337: Chapter 337 Purple wisp of mysterious flowers

'Boom!'

Nie Ning, who had rushed into the mouth of the Wimms Giant Python, directly unleashed a reinforced version of Light Break Impact.

Although the level of this spell wasn't high, with the support of fusion energy from his powerful strength, it still displayed impressive power.

The Wimms Giant Python's upper and lower jaws were blown apart, instantly becoming a bloody mess with bits of flesh flying everywhere, and its entire body crashed to the ground uncontrollably.

At this moment, the formidable vitality of a high-tier exotic beast was perfectly displayed.

Even after suffering such heavy damage, the Wimms Giant Python did not die.

It twisted its massive body in agony, its flailing tail destroying all the surrounding stone pillars.

Once it regained its senses, the Wimms Giant Python shot Nie Ning a resentful glance before turning to flee toward the deep darkness.

"It's a bit too late to think about escaping now!"

Nie Ning snorted coldly and summoned a Formation Plate from his spatial ring.

After fighting for so long, there was no way he would let this fellow escape so easily!

The Formation Plate flew into the air, followed by a green barrier that quickly expanded outward, enveloping the Wimms Giant Python in an instant.

Gale Spirit-Shrouding Array!

'Bang~'

As expected of an exotic beast nearly promoted to the fifth tier.

Under the impact of its powerful strength, the entire barrier shook violently.

However, the strength of a fourth-tier array was not weak; it could hold back even a fifth-tier exotic beast for a moment.

The subsequent battle was without suspense.

Under the grinding of Nie Ning and Xiao Guang, the heavily injured Wimms Giant Python was simply unable to withstand the combined attack of the man and fox; only death could bring it peace.

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Nie Ning and Xiao Guang sat on the ground panting, while opposite them lay the massive, battered snake corpse.

Although the battle seemed relatively easy, it had taken a massive toll on them.

After all, it was an exotic beast on the verge of advancing; its strength was undeniable.

Furthermore, Nie Ning needed to rely on the Exquisite Ten-Element Illusion Extinction Array Map to release high-power spells.

Even with two god-forbidden rings to borrow power from, it still felt somewhat insufficient over a long period.

Because the god-forbidden rings could not advance, their amplification and energy storage levels had slightly declined. Coupled with the fact that Nie Ning hadn't increased his cultivation much lately, it was why it felt so strenuous.

Even so, he still had to rely on the power of Xiao Guang, who was close to advancing; otherwise, it would have been even more difficult.

The higher the level, the greater the gap in strength. Fortunately, it wasn't the gap between the sixth and seventh tiers—that would be a true situation of total suppression.

After resting for a short while, Nie Ning began to dismember the Wimms Giant Python's corpse.

Practice makes perfect.

After killing so many exotic beasts, Nie Ning's butchering skills had become increasingly adept, and it didn't take long for him to finish dismembering the snake's body.

Nie Ning specifically collected and sealed the snake blood because Xiao Guang might need it later.

As if sensing that the Wimms Giant Python was dead, the hidden Triangular Boundless Weasels reappeared within Nie Ning's dark vision.

However, the Triangular Boundless Weasels didn't stay long. Over a dozen of them suddenly became restless and then ran off in the same direction.

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning seemed to think of something. He quickly sealed the Corrupted Wizard and then, holding Xiao Guang, chased after them.

If there really was some kind of bloodline-type treasure here, there was a high probability that the Wimms Giant Python had been guarding it.

Now that the Wimms Giant Python was dead, and since exotic beasts have a natural greed for Natural Treasures, these Triangular Boundless Weasels might be heading for that extraordinary treasure.

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After ten minutes, a faint fragrance entered Nie Ning's nostrils, and a flickering green light appeared in the distance.

Nie Ning and Xiao Guang exchanged a glance and couldn't help but quicken their pace.

When the man and fox stepped forward, they saw a strange small flower with hexagonal green leaves and bright purple blossoms, accompanied by specks of green fluorescence.

Nie Ning rapidly searched his mind and soon found the relevant memory.

purple-threaded eerie strange flower!

No wonder it could allow an exotic beast to step onto the threshold of the fifth tier.

The purple-threaded eerie strange flower would bear fruit similar to lotus seeds, which had the magical effect of strengthening blood-qi and refining flesh, blood, and bones.

For Knights, this was a rare and precious item.

After all, Knights followed the path of blood-qi. The stronger the blood-qi in the body, the higher the burst of their Battle Qi, making it easier to break through existing bottlenecks.

The same was true for exotic beasts, and the effect was even more significant.

Because the effect of the purple-threaded eerie strange flower's fruit was to stimulate blood-qi power—and bloodline power was naturally included in this scope—it could enable an exotic beast to achieve a leap in advancement to a higher tier.

This was also why the Earth-Ripping Lizard and the Wimms Giant Python were able to evolve ahead of time.

It was also because it only promoted bloodline advancement that their internal energy levels hadn't kept up.

Once the mana in their crystal cores reached the corresponding level, the exotic beasts would automatically step into a higher tier.

Nie Ning wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth; this was an extremely rare and good thing.

Sure enough, in such a peculiar place, there would always be some unexpected surprises.

But when Nie Ning looked closer, his expression suddenly froze.

"Where is the fruit?!"

The purple-threaded eerie strange flower stood there alone, but there was no fruit on the flower.

Besides the flower, the Triangular Boundless Weasels were popping their heads up nearby from time to time, seemingly having also discovered that the fruit was gone.

Moreover, there were scattered rocks nearby, and many bloodstains, claw marks, and scattered scale fragments were left in the area; clearly, a fierce battle had broken out here previously.

Nie Ning shook his head slightly with a hint of disappointment.

Without the fruit, the medicinal efficacy of the purple-threaded eerie strange flower was greatly reduced, not even one-twentieth of a normal fruit.

After a moment of thought, Nie Ning still didn't pick this strange flower.

Even the Triangular Boundless Weasels that arrived first didn't take the flower; how could Nie Ning do something so shortsighted as to drain the pond to catch the fish?

He looked down at Xiao Guang. Seeing there was no fruit, Xiao Guang immediately showed a lack of interest and tucked his head back into the clothes.

"It really was a trip for nothing."

Nie Ning sighed softly.

It was only because they arrived a bit late that they missed it.

Otherwise, after a scramble, they might have been able to obtain all the fruits of the purple-threaded eerie strange flower.

After all, at that time, the Earth-Ripping Lizard and the Wimms Giant Python hadn't advanced yet. With only the strength of the peak fourth tier, it would have been hard for them to stop this man-fox duo.

But it was too late to say anything now.

Furthermore, if it weren't for that Earth-Ripping Lizard, they might not have discovered this place at all; they only came here out of curiosity.

However, Nie Ning was already mentally prepared.

Exotic beasts weren't stupid; if there was something good, they would have eaten it long ago. Places like the one with a whole pond of azure blue disc flowers were the minority.

Besides, back then there was only one Ethereal Claw-Rending Eagle, and that many azure blue disc flowers were enough for it to digest for a long time.

Nie Ning glanced around; other than the Triangular Boundless Weasels, there were no other creatures.

And the Triangular Boundless Weasels were quite timid. Seeing that even the Wimms Giant Python had died, they didn't have the guts to come forward and provoke Nie Ning and the others.

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