John, concealed within the shadows and moving through the forest using the Shadow God technique, suddenly halted.
In a clearing ahead, a massive snake was coiled up. John, hidden in the shadows, smiled. To think that I would come across a Demonic beast at the peak stage of Foundation Forging.
It can't sense my presence, but what's it doing just lying around in the open?
John, still hidden in the shadows, used his Shadow God technique to move closer to the beast. There's no need to keep thinking about it, he decided.
John leaped out of the shadow, thinking, All I have to do is kill it, and swung his hand, using the Ghost Flame technique to send black flames flying towards the snake.
The flames landed on the beast, which let out a painful growl, thrashing its body to extinguish them.
John landed on the ground, looking at the Demonic beast that had managed to get rid of the Ghost Flame. It now towered over him, its eyes fixed on him.
He smiled and thought, I guess the Ghost Flame isn't as strong as I thought.
The Demonic beast suddenly lunged towards him, its jaws wide open. It bit down, but John managed to evade it using his Shadow God technique.
The Demonic beast moved its eyes around, trying to find him. John reappeared above it and swung his hand, using the Qi-woven thread to tie around the beast's neck.
Landing on the ground, he pulled the threads, trying to cut off its head, but the thread only tightened around its neck, unable to slice through its scales.
Seeing this, John, still pulling on the threads, thought, What the hell? I'm not even able to scratch its scales!
Suddenly, he was interrupted from his thoughts as the massive tail of the snake struck him.
Damn it! John thought, the force sending him flying, crashing into a tree. He coughed out a mouthful of blood. Damn, I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to scratch it.
Green spiritual energy began to emanate from his spiritual root, and his injuries started to heal.
He smiled, raising his hand and wiping the blood from his mouth, looking at the beast towering over him, now fully recovered.
John, still looking at the beast, thought, Lucky I'm able to heal myself. He suddenly smiled, with his eyes glowing, he said, "Damn bastard It's time to die."