"Bang! Bang-bang!"
"Crack! Hee hee hee!"
"That vastness! Rumble!"
"Sizzle! Lu~ Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!"
...
After a series of intense combat sounds, all the energy-devouring water monkeys lay dead in the swamp. Naturally, Ye Feng's available points increased by 23.
"Just like before..."
Ye Feng stood in the waist-deep swamp, feeling the surge of power in his muscles, quite pleased.
Because through the close-quarters combat with the energy-devouring water monkeys, his muscles and skin had been further tempered. Although quite a bit of arcane energy was consumed, his physical strength had become even greater...
"My cultivation method seems different from ordinary arcane cultivators... Arcane energy is absorbed by the body to enhance physique..."
Ye Feng muttered, then continued to move in the direction indicated by the arcane pointer with Xiao Xiao.
However, Ye Feng did not sit in the rubber boat like Xiao Xiao but walked directly through the swamp.
Firstly, he was covered in mud and water. If it dried on the rubber boat, it would be very uncomfortable, so it was better to stay in the water. Secondly, the swamp was getting deeper and deeper, eventually submerging him over his head...
Ye Feng, who rarely trained in water before, decided to try and practice swimming and breathing in the water...
...
More than two hours later,
"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!"
Deep in the swamp, mist swirled, and a small rubber boat was moving rapidly. It was the one Xiao Xiao was in.
However, Xiao Xiao was no longer paddling. Ye Feng was supporting the rubber boat from below and swimming forward rapidly...
Initially, Ye Feng was swimming in the water, practicing holding his breath. Later, he found it boring and decided to increase the difficulty for himself...
"Xiao Xiao, this crucian carp looks good. We can make soup with it later~"
Ye Feng surfaced and put a crucian carp he had just caught into the rubber boat.
"Oh, okay~"
Xiao Xiao nodded and used the butt of his AK47 to knock out the thrashing crucian carp in the rubber boat.
"En?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng frowned.
Because there was a disturbance on the water surface not far away, and something seemed to be moving towards them.
"Splash~"
There was a lot of mist on the water surface, and Ye Feng couldn't see clearly. He immediately re-entered the water.
"Holy crap, is that a giant python?"
As soon as Ye Feng entered the water, he saw a huge, thick figure swimming rapidly towards him.
"Beep~ Detected Venomous Swamp Python, position, 10 meters ahead!"
"Venomous Swamp Python: A venomous swamp creature. Its blood is highly toxic. It possesses immense strength and can easily constrict and crush an adult crocodile to death. It is aggressive and may possess water-element arcane energy!"
The black python swam very fast, and within a few breaths, it reached Ye Feng's position, about 10 meters away.
At this moment, the system prompt also sounded.
"Highly toxic blood..."
Ye Feng frowned slightly and swam directly towards the black venomous swamp python.
"So big..."
From a distance, coupled with the swamp water, visibility was not clear. Now that he was closer, Ye Feng realized how huge this venomous swamp python was.
The venomous swamp python was over ten meters long, and its thick body diameter was likely over 40 centimeters, like a large water barrel...
"Splash!"
While Ye Feng was thinking, the venomous swamp python suddenly accelerated, twisted its body, and instantly moved to the side, swimming rapidly around Ye Feng. Within a few breaths, it had firmly bound Ye Feng.
"The strength is indeed quite great~"
Feeling the immense pressure from the venomous swamp python's body, Ye Feng muttered to himself.
As if to exhaust Ye Feng's stamina, the venomous swamp python tightly wrapped Ye Feng with its body and dragged him through the water for a while...
"Swish-swish~!"
Gradually, the venomous swamp python seemed to feel it had had enough. It stopped, twisted its body wrapped around Ye Feng, and moved Ye Feng towards its head.
As it neared the venomous swamp python's head, it opened its gaping maw, revealing sharp, crimson fangs, and was about to swallow Ye Feng whole...
"Whoa..."
Ye Feng let out a surprised yelp. He exerted his arms with all his might, instantly breaking free from the python's coils. Then, he clenched his fists and delivered a barrage of punches to the water-barrel-thick snake body.
"Crack~ Crack-crack-crack~"
"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh~!"
Because it was in the water, Ye Feng's punches generated a lot of splashing sounds as they frictioned with the water. The force was greatly weakened, and it seemed to have little effect on the python's thick body.
However, Ye Feng's actions clearly enraged the venomous swamp python. Its eyes suddenly turned crimson, and its water-barrel-thick tail violently struck Ye Feng's upper body.
The venomous swamp python's tail swept through the water rapidly, even creating strange ripples!
"Bang!"
In the swamp water, a dull thudding sound echoed, as Ye Feng was squarely hit by the venomous swamp python's tail.
"Ugh! Water-element arcane energy..."
Ye Feng grunted, and a surge of blood and qi churned in his chest.
"Clang~ Splash!"
Ye Feng was directly blasted out of the water by this strike, imbued with water-element arcane energy from the venomous swamp python.
"The venomous swamp python's water-element arcane energy is so powerful in the water... Is this the advantage of home turf!"
As Ye Feng plummeted back into the water, he was surprised. At the same time, he became even more interested in mastering the attribute variations of arcane energy...
"Whoosh~ Splash!"
As Ye Feng rapidly fell back into the swamp, the venomous swamp python lunged towards him.
Just as Ye Feng was about to hit the water, the venomous swamp python's tail, filled with water-element arcane energy, shot out from the surface and struck towards Ye Feng.
Seeing this, Ye Feng's hands surged with arcane energy, and he met the python's tail head-on.
"Bang! Splash!"
"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh!"
As the arcane energies clashed, the water droplets carried by the venomous swamp python's tail transformed into numerous fine needles, shooting towards Ye Feng.
"Hiss-hiss-hiss!"
Ye Feng's body was covered in arcane energy, protecting him, but perhaps because his body was wet, he still felt a sharp pain.
Immediately, Ye Feng's eyes narrowed. As he fell into the water, he directly grabbed onto the venomous swamp python, his arcane energy-glowing right fist relentlessly striking the python's body.
"Gasp~ Gasp~"
The venomous swamp python immediately let out a pained cry and then opened its mouth to bite at Ye Feng. However, Ye Feng dodged them all. At the same time, Ye Feng's hands were not idle, continuing to smash the python's body with his fists, causing it to yelp in pain.
Ye Feng did not use any sharp weapons like knives or swords, because the venomous swamp python's blood was highly toxic, and he did not want to be sprayed with unknown venom...
"Gasp~ Gasp~"
After failing to bite or strike Ye Feng with its tail, the venomous swamp python roared a few times and submerged into the swamp water, swimming rapidly. Its body writhed continuously, and it deliberately slithered through areas with mud and debris, all to shake off Ye Feng.
However, Ye Feng's left hand, covered in arcane energy, acted like a steel claw, firmly gripping the python's body, while his right fist continued to rain blows upon it...
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