Unfazed by the disdainful gazes of a group of people, Wang Xiaoqiang paid them no heed.

To be honest, among this group, only the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body of the Immortal Venerable gave Wang Xiaoqiang some pressure, the remaining eighteen were no match for him.

After glancing at Wang Xiaoqiang, the group paid him no further attention and started to flatter one another, especially those with weaker cultivation bases who were eager to ingratiate themselves with the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body, calling themselves 'little brothers' with sycophantic smiles plastered on their faces.

The two female cultivators, although somewhat attractive, clearly lacked virtue and integrity. In order to gain favor from the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body, they actually fluttered doe-eyes at him and vamped like brothel women, cooing around the powerhouse with an obsequious eagerness.

Wang Xiaoqiang had always looked down on such people; he would never demean himself with such groveling, so he intentionally lagged behind the group.

One of the women, with a face as long as a fox's, saw Wang Xiaoqiang—a weakling with low cultivation—walking far behind, alone, not socializing or clinging to the strong; a look of contempt crossed her face as she said to the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body, "Brother Xia, look at that boy, so lowly yet acting all high and mighty and slow as a turtle at that. It's people like him I'm afraid will hold the entire team back, hmph!"

Surrounded and flattered by the crowd, and with two fairly attractive female cultivators fawning over him, the man with the Fourfold Body became vain and forgot himself. Hearing the woman's comment, he patted her playfully and said with a chuckle, "Hehe, Liyan, what would you have us do then? We can't very well leave him behind, can we!?"

Startled by the man's touch, the woman yelped like a kitten, then shot him a seductive glance and said, "Let's take to the sky for a bit and leave him trailing. Let him fend for himself and see if he keeps up his airs then! Hmph!"

Another woman disagreed, saying, "We mustn't; flying in Yan Mountain is akin to seeking death!"

"Tch, we're just at the edge of the mountain range, not flying for a long time. Just lift off for a hundred meters or so, then descend. Besides, with Brother Xia here, are we supposed to be scared of those flying beasts?" the woman said with a disdainful glance at the other woman.

Emboldened by the conversation, the man with the Fourfold Body boasted even more proudly, laughing heartily, "Exactly, Liyan makes a good point. It's not just at the edge of the mountain range, even if we were to fly deep into the mountains, I wouldn't be afraid."

Having said that, the man named Xia stopped in his tracks, looked back with a look of disgust at Wang Xiaoqiang, then commanded the group, "Everyone, follow my lead and take to the sky. We'll touch down after a hundred meters."

Without waiting for any agreement from the group, he wrapped his arm around the waist of the female cultivator named Liyan and took off into the sky, not forgetting to cop a feel in the process.

The others knew that flying in Yan Mountain attracted flying beasts and was extremely dangerous, and they internally disapproved of the idea, but seeing the Immortal Venerable with the Fourfold Body lift off, they didn't want to offend him and consequently took to the air one after the other, following him.

Wang Xiaoqiang, realizing that the group took to the sky in order to shake him off, naturally did not deign to follow, merely raising his head to watch the group ascend, a sly smile on his face as he murmured, "Good luck!"

The woman named Liyan, pleased that the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body was willing to follow her suggestion, felt quite self-satisfied. Seeing that Wang Xiaoqiang had not followed, a hint of surprise crossed her mind. She thought to herself, isn't this a mere fifth-stage True Immortal just seeking death by not sticking with the group?

The more Wang Xiaoqiang acted this way, the more aggravated she became, and she said to the powerhouse with the Fourfold Body, "That kid really is something. He didn't even follow."

"Hmph, he knows his place. If he dared to follow, I'd kill him!" the man with the Fourfold Body said viciously.

Wang Xiaoqiang walked slowly, leaving that group of scoundrels behind and actually found some peace and quiet to himself.

Though he was cut off from the team, his array of demon spawn techniques was not something one or two spirit beasts could contend with, unless he encountered an extremely powerful spirit beast.

After about half an hour, when he reached a depression in the mountains, he felt something was off. Three hissing sounds came from behind him, sending shivers down his spine.

The Spiritual Spring within and outside his body vibrated in unison, and the Patterned Beast on his back let out a roaring warning.

Just as Wang Xiaoqiang turned around, he saw three snakes, as thick as logs, lunging towards him.

The Patterned Beast flew out from Wang Xiaoqiang's body, taking its place in front of its master, and let out a lion-like roar towards the three large snakes.

"ROAR!!"

This roar, an ultimate technique he had grasped from the stars of Leo, was mighty in power. It immediately made the three snakes recoil.

Clearly, the snakes had not expected Wang Xiaoqiang to be carrying a large pet beast.

The three snakes, recoiling, spread out into an echelon formation, encircling Wang Xiaoqiang. Then their bodies shimmered and transformed into human figures with snake tails.

And they were three snake maidens.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but inwardly exclaim, "Thousand Illusion Snake."

"Hmph, you've got a good memory, boy! Remember me?!" the Thousand Illusion Snake in front of him snorted. "Last time you insulted me, and today you've fallen into my hands. Kneel and apologize at once... or I'll make you wish you were dead!"

Wang Xiaoqiang looked closely and realized that the Thousand Illusion Snake before him was the same Serpent Maiden he had encountered during the first contest, who had been shot by one of his arrows.

Looking at the Serpent Maiden's lovely visage and her face flushed with anger, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but let out a playful laugh. "Haha, it really is a small world, running into you again. I regretted not capturing you last time, and now that we've met again, I won't let you go so easily. Will you submit willingly, come to me, or shall I take you by force...?"

Neither the Serpent Maiden nor the other two Thousand Illusion Snakes expected a mere fifth-stage True Immortal like Wang Xiaoqiang to have such audacity. Not only was he unafraid upon meeting them, he even made brazen claims.

After a split second of surprise, the Serpent Maiden turned to her kin and ordered, "Attack, kill him!"

And with that...

Three Thousand Illusion Snakes transformed back into their serpentine forms and with gaping maws, lunged at Wang Xiaoqiang.

With a thought, Little Qiang's Patterned Beast opened its mouth and spewed a jet of flame, slamming into the Serpent Maiden charging straight towards him.

Wang Xiaoqiang leapt into the air and landed on the back of the Patterned Beast, evading the encirclement by the two snakes.

Then, atop the Patterned Beast, Wang Xiaoqiang went through a variety of visualizations, imagining himself as a colossal scorpion from above the Nine Heavens, while simultaneously making all sorts of bizarre motions.

Suddenly, with Divine Sense connecting heaven and earth, the Power of the Stars was drawn down, and the skies churned with wind and clouds, as three mighty forces descended onto his arms and back,

On his arms, a pair of Scorpion Claws materialized, and on his back, a pipa-shaped scorpion tail - though this tail was invisible.

However, the tail was not visible to the eye.

While the Thousand Illusion Snake was but a First Level Spirit Beast, its strength was not to be underestimated. Just as the Scorpion Claw and Scorpion Tail on Wang Xiaoqiang had formed, one of the snakes took advantage of the moment to sweep its long tail, knocking Wang Xiaoqiang off the Patterned Beast and then coiling tightly around him.

The powerful strength of the snake's body twisted continuously around Wang Xiaoqiang, and had it not been for the Spirit Cocoon Treasure Robe that could take his place in death, Wang Xiaoqiang would likely have been severely injured by now,

Seeing that it could not break Wang Xiaoqiang's body, the Thousand Illusion Snake jerked its head forward and bit at him.

Wang Xiaoqiang's eyes flashed, and the newly formed Scorpion Claw on his arm snapped shut.

Pu pu!

With two sounds of rupture, the huge Scorpion Claw pierced through the oncoming snake's head.

Blood spurted out, and the Thousand Illusion Snake did not even get a chance to hiss before its body went rigid and remained still.

With a flick of the Scorpion Claw, Wang Xiaoqiang hurled the snake's corpse against a mountainside, where it crashed down with a thud.

Wang Xiaoqiang stared at the snake, which was dead beyond any doubt, feeling somewhat dazed. It wasn't that he lamented the Serpent Maiden's death, but rather he was astounded by the immense power of the Scorpion Claw—it was enormous!

To think that a First Level Spirit Beast was killed with a single pinch.

And there wasn't even a sliver of time for a response.

Too strong!

Wang Xiaoqiang gazed at the Scorpion Claw on his arm with a secret thrill of delight.

While Wang Xiaoqiang was momentarily stunned, another Thousand Illusion Snake launched a surprise attack from behind.

Hearing the sound of the wind, Wang Xiaoqiang flipped his invisible scorpion tail, silently piercing the head of the snake, and then injected its venom…

In an instant, the serpent ceased all movement, even more abruptly than if it had died.

Wang Xiaoqiang knew it wasn't dead but merely paralyzed by the venom, so with a swing of his tail, he hurled the snake against a mountainside.

Before the snake's body even hit the ground, Wang Xiaoqiang took out his Sun-Shooting Bow and fired three arrows in quick succession.

Whiz whiz whiz!

The sound of the arrows cutting through the air was followed by Gang Qi Arrows successively striking the snake's head, its seven inches, and its tail,

The three arrows, aligned in a straight line, pinned the paralyzed Thousand Illusion Snake against the mountain.

It looked incredibly ridiculous.

The other Thousand Illusion Snake was engaged in combat with the Patterned Beast. The beast's Flame Technique was the bane of snakes, and under the fierce assault of the fire, the snake was clearly struggling and continuously beaten back.

Wang Xiaoqiang looked up and saw that the remaining snake was the same Serpent Maiden he had encountered before. Upon seeing her delicate and seductive face, Wang Xiaoqiang's lips curled into a playful smile, and then he leapt towards her, landing behind the Serpent Maiden. His arm, featuring the Scorpion Claw, reached out and pinned the tail of the Serpent Maiden to the ground.

"Ah!" The Serpent Maiden let out a delicate cry, her beautiful face turning pale with a hint of panic as she turned to stare at Wang Xiaoqiang, threateningly, "Brat, for killing my sisters, I… I will not let you go."

"Haha, right now, instead of threatening me, you should be kneeling and begging for mercy!" Wang Xiaoqiang pulled out the Scorpion Claw and then drew towards his chest. The Serpent Maiden's body involuntarily toppled towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

Seeing the Serpent Maiden falling towards him, Wang Xiaoqiang closed his Scorpion Claws in front of him, the three-meter-long pincers enclosing the upper half of the Serpent Maiden's delicate body within.

The Serpent Maiden, trapped by Wang Xiaoqiang's Scorpion Claws, turned deathly pale, acknowledging that her own death was inevitable. She closed her eyes and said with dignity, "Just kill me!"

"To kill you would be such a waste. Heh, you've become so beautiful, your little mouth is so tender, and your adorable little tongue can curl so delightfully. Hehe, today I shall enjoy your little mouth, your sweet little tongue… hehe, this is going to be fantastic!"(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to the starting point (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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