Chapter 355: Outsmarting the Dust Python
Chapter 355: Outsmarting the Dust Python
This strange python had just poked its head out of the cave, with most of its body still inside the cave, making it difficult to see its full appearance.
Ivan has quietly used his secret method and sensed that the strange python possessed the power of three elements: earth, fire, and wood. The earth element is the strongest, followed by the fire element, and the wood element is relatively weak.
The strange python has tremendous power in its body, and its strength level has reached the peak of level three. Its aura is slightly superior to that of the swamp ant.
"Although this elemental power composition is not the best choice, it is also very good. Don't be too demanding." After he learned the specific situation, he made a decision in his mind. He decided not to be picky and decided on this "Dust Python".
He activated the three-colored earth-type beads, drawing out a hint of obscure aura and letting it dissipate from his body.
The next second, the Dust Python smelled something, and its strange-looking head glanced at him, and the flames reflected in its eyes danced more happily. However, the Dust Python did not pounce directly, but swam leisurely towards the bait in the middle of the road.
From the behavior of this dust python, Ivan saw the calmness and composure of a top predator, which was indeed a bit domineering.
This guy is definitely a ruthless person!
In response to this, the expression on his face was particularly solemn. He raised his right hand and slowly waved it backwards, signaling everyone to step back a distance and not make too much noise.
The others did not suspect anything and followed him as he retreated step by step, staring at the dust python while it was eating as if it were a formidable enemy.
The dust python opened its mouth and sucked lightly. The bait placed in the middle of the road fell into its mouth. It savored it carefully for two or three seconds.
Afterwards, the dust python floated towards the group of people, still moving slowly. Perhaps it was used to being the king in the deep cave, so it displayed an attitude of a cat playing with a mouse.
On the black gem road, one party retreated gently while the other party slowly pursued.
After a while, the entire body of the dust python swam out of the deep cave. It was more than 20 meters long, but it was not that scary.
"Why don't you take action, boss?"
"How can you be so arrogant when you are just a scoundrel? You should be more serious now!"
Locke actually didn't like this kind of silent contest. As time went on, he couldn't help but complain in his heart. How long would this confrontation last?
Soon, his wish came true.
"Roar!"
The Dust Python finally lost its patience. With a roar, a rudimentary domain halo emerged. The python's body suddenly stretched and grew larger, occupying almost half of the Black Gem Road.
The huge python head suddenly sucked the group of people, and an overbearing suction force covered the entire road in the blink of an eye, leaving no escape.
"Hold on, hold on!"
Ivan exerted force with his feet, as if his feet had taken root, but his robe kept being pulled forward, making a rustling sound.
Inadvertently, some debris rolled out from the robe, including a yellowish gem. All of these things were sucked into the mouth of the dust python and swallowed into its stomach.
"Roar!"
The most tempting thing was in hand, and the dust python couldn't help but roar with joy.
However, the dust python refused to give up. It roared and increased its suction power, trying to swallow up the entire group of people.
However, it didn't know that someone on the opposite side had mastered the power of the earth, and was secretly cheating and quietly grabbing the people around it, making them look shaky, but in fact they were standing firm on the ground.
In the eyes of the Dust Python, it was only one step away from devouring the person in front of it. While digesting the treasures it had just obtained, it was competing with the person in front of it, and its expression became neither arrogant nor impatient.
The situation became deadlocked, and time passed by minute by minute.
"It's done."
After a moment, the solemn expression on Ivan's face disappeared, and was replaced by a relaxed smile.
The heart of the ritual has become one with the dust python.
He raised his hand towards the Dust Python, and with a thought, the Dust Python showed a rare look of fear, but it calmed down in an instant, closed its mouth, and the suction covering the black gem road dissipated.
Then, the dust python's body shrank rapidly and returned to its previous appearance.
This was not the end. The dust python shrank further, and its body seemed to be deflated. In the end, only a three-colored bead was left floating there, which slowly fell into his hands.
Compared with before, the three-color beads of the earth element have lost a lot of their precious charm.
"Is it that simple?" Locke stared at the bead with wide eyes. He could see a tiny version of the dust python wandering inside.
"It's simple as shit. If the three-colored beads weren't attractive enough, it wouldn't be so easily fooled." Ivan rolled his eyes at him. He had been worried and anxious for more than a day because of this.
What's more, the power of sacrifice is not obtained out of thin air.
"Boss, your method is really overbearing." Locke exclaimed.
"Is it overbearing?" Ivan didn't think so. "Overbearing," said the silkworm queen, who glanced at the swamp ant next to her.
Back in the Ant-Man secret vault, it witnessed Ivan using the advanced puppet heart to control the swamp ants in the beast egg. The swamp ants still had the strength to resist, but now this strange python showed no signs of struggling.
From this we can see that the sacrificial spirit is very overbearing.
"It's different. This one actively merged. It's just too greedy. Once it notices something, it will definitely resist. It won't be easy to subdue it then."
Ivan understood what the Silkworm Queen meant, so he explained the difference.
Just as he said, the Dust Python did actively fuse, but it absorbed and fused the energy of the three-colored earth beads, and ended up merging the Heart of Ritual that was mixed in.
By the time the Dust Python realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
In terms of tyranny, he still felt that Puppet's Heart was even worse.
"Jenny, you did a good job just now." Ivan turned his head and praised.
"It's my job." Jenny said calmly.
"Boss, I pretended well just now, didn't I?"
"No flaws have been revealed. Well, let's not waste any more time talking. The Spiral Valley is not a place to stay for long."
The biggest purpose of this trip has been achieved. Ivan didn't say much and directly led the others to walk in the opposite direction along the Black Gem Road. The return journey was faster than the way there.
Soon, they jumped up from the steep cliff against the force of gravity.
After reaching the top of the cliff, they were out of the Spiral Valley, but it was not time to relax yet, as the surrounding areas were still medium to high-risk areas.
"The danger has not been resolved yet, please remain vigilant."
Ivan emphasized this and continued to evacuate with the others without even looking at the Spiral Valley again.
From this trip, they only saw the tip of the iceberg of the Spiral Valley, and the real danger never appeared. Even so, Ivan felt great pressure.
He thought he would never come to such a place again unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Boss, where are you going next?"
"First, leave the Nine-Colored Tiankeng, then return to Encart City, meet up with Wizard Randall, and then go directly back to Dongdu."
In just a short while, Ivan had a plan in mind. The next thing, of course, was to be promoted to a third-level wizard.
Promotion matters will definitely not be chosen in the Nine-Colored Tiankeng. Choosing this place is undoubtedly an act of seeking death.
He would not choose Encart City either. This promotion would require a special transformation, which would take an uncertain amount of time, so he had to choose a safe and secure place.
"Don't we still have time? There are still many low- and medium-risk territories that we haven't visited yet. Aren't we going to go treasure hunting?"
"No, greed is not a good thing in many cases."
Seeing Ivan say this, Locke felt a little regretful, but he had to give up.
They walked carefully on the way back, and it was not until the next morning that they arrived at the familiar Fire Territory, the territory where the Frost Flame Flower was born.
The shortcut to the original landing place had long been closed.
The edge of the Nine-Colored Sinkhole is nothing more than a layer of force field, and there are traces to follow. It is not difficult for Ivan to pry open a path along the original shortcut passage. With his current level, he does not even need to borrow the "Thousand Changes Star Cone".
In an instant, a winding passage appeared in front of him.
Ivan and Ze Yi were the only ones left on the ground. They jumped into the passage and continued upwards along the winding passage. There were some minor setbacks along the way, but they finally flew out of the Nine-Colored Tiankeng smoothly.
Jenny, Locke and others reappeared.
"The Bellizzi family is so unkind. Not only did they disappear, but their airship is also missing." Locke cursed.
"Forget it, let's go back to Encart City by ourselves." Ivan was also speechless. It was indeed a bit rude to use people to go forward instead of backward.
He returned early, but the people from the Bellizzi family arrived earlier, so it was undoubtedly the right thing for him not to stay there longer.
After taking a final look at the forbidden land emitting colorful halos, Ivan led his group back into the blue sky and continued his return journey.
(End of this chapter)