Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

The seven-inch mark is the common weakness of all snake-like demon beasts. Although the giant python demon king has extremely strong body defense, the defense at the seven-inch mark is still relatively weak. Therefore, it dares not easily give this spot to Shangguan Wan to attack.

However, Shangguan Wan's attack came so suddenly, and it was accelerated by the momentum of the giant python demon king.

Therefore, before the giant python demon king could react, Shangguan Wan's attack struck its vital spot.

Shangguan Wan was already powerful, and with the added enhancement of her top-grade spiritual weapon longsword, this sword strike became even more powerful.

Instantly, Shangguan Wan's long sword pierced directly into the giant python demon king's vital spot.

Fortunately, the giant python demon king reacted quickly, rapidly tightening its scales and muscles at the seven-inch mark, firmly blocking Shangguan Wan's sword and preventing it from piercing deep into the seven-inch mark.

Otherwise, this sword strike would have severely injured it.

At the same time, because the sword in her hand was stuck, Shangguan Wan's body was also frozen in place.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the giant python demon king launched a counterattack, its blood-filled maw lunging directly at Shangguan Wan's body.

At the same time, the giant python demon king contracted its entire body, trapping Shangguan Wan firmly in the middle to prevent her from escaping.

Shangguan Wan clearly hadn't expected the giant python demon king to react so quickly, resulting in her fatal blow not only failing to work but also putting her in danger.

In that critical moment, Shangguan Wan's mind raced.

Finally, a sword-shaped jade pendant, about the size of a finger, appeared in Shangguan Wan's hand.

Then, a wisp of spiritual energy from Shangguan Wan's body traveled along her fingertips and entered the sword-shaped jade pendant in her hand.

In an instant, the sword-shaped jade pendant shone brightly.

Immediately afterwards, a giant sword composed entirely of sword energy, yet seemingly substantial, suddenly appeared in front of Shangguan Wan and thrust directly into the giant python's mouth.

"This sword energy is an attack at the Martial King level!"

The giant python demon king was startled and immediately closed its gaping maw, lowering its massive head to meet the sword strike head-on.

Before reaching the Demon King Realm, or rather, before reaching the Martial King Realm, whether human or beast, the soul within the body is scattered throughout the body, consisting of individual soul fragments.

Therefore, at this time, both humans and monsters can only control their bodies with their consciousness.

The soul fragments of powerful beings at the Demon King and Martial King realms have all fused together, forming a complete soul that controls their bodies.

The soul is many times more powerful than consciousness.

Therefore, those at the Demon King and Martial King realms far surpass cultivators below these realms in their problem-solving abilities, reaction speed, and body control.

This is the fundamental reason why the giant python demon king was able to make timely defensive moves at such a critical moment.

If it were a demon beast below the Demon King realm, it would have been killed the moment Shangguan Wan's sword appeared.

Of course, even though the giant python demon king defended in time, the power of this sword strike was a genuine attack from a Martial King realm expert.

In an instant, a cloud of blood mist drifted out as the giant sword pierced directly into the head of the giant python demon king.

Immediately, the giant python demon king couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and its snake body involuntarily relaxed, revealing a slit.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wan dodged and prepared to escape the encirclement of the giant python demon king.

However, at this moment, the injured giant python demon king was truly enraged.

Despite the excruciating pain, he launched a counterattack against Shangguan Wan.

Instantly, a cloud of pink mist spewed out from the giant python demon king's mouth, completely enveloping Shangguan Wan's body.

Upon seeing the pink mist, Shangguan Wan sensed something was amiss and quickly held her breath.

However, it was too late.

She still inhaled a little bit of pink mist.

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Wan immediately mobilized her spiritual power to envelop the pink mist, intending to control it first and deal with it slowly after returning to the sect.

However, to Shangguan Wan's horror, this pink mist was all-pervasive, ignoring the spiritual energy surrounding her body, and directly drifted into her mind.

Suddenly, Shangguan Wan felt her mind become somewhat confused, and her body began to feel weak.

This pink mist is the primordial poison of the Giant Python Demon King, and its power is extraordinary. It can even bring down a Martial King, let alone a Martial Venerable cultivator like Shangguan Wan.

Meanwhile, the giant python demon king, who had been severely injured, had caught his breath and, seeing that Shangguan Wan had been poisoned by his gas, immediately seized the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on her.

Although Shangguan Wan's mind was somewhat confused, she was still generally clear-headed. Seeing the giant python demon king attack, she once again activated the sword-shaped jade pendant in her hand.

Suddenly, another giant sword appeared, its sword energy striking the top of the giant python demon king's head.

The giant python demon king clearly did not expect that Shangguan Wan could launch a second powerful attack at the Martial King level.

Caught off guard, he was struck by a sword again.

As luck would have it, the giant sword pierced the wound that had been left on the head of the giant python demon king.

Instantly, the giant sword plunged straight in, piercing through the head of the giant python demon king.

Severely injured, the aura of the giant python demon king rapidly declined. Its massive head slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater, and then it lay motionless in the crater.

Upon seeing that the giant python demon king was dead, Shangguan Wan breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to collect the giant python demon king's corpse before leaving.

However, due to the delay, the toxins in Shangguan Wan's body spread further, and her mind became very blurred. The world in her eyes was all double images, and she could no longer see the corpse of the giant python demon king clearly.

Just then, a loud shout suddenly came from the side.

"Beware of the giant python demon king's sneak attack!"

The one who made that sound was Chu Yunfan.

It turned out that Chu Yunfan had not fled directly, but had instead hidden behind a nearby boulder, watching Shangguan Wan's battle with the giant python demon king.

Chu Yunfan had experienced the python monster feigning death and being ambushed, so he knew the cunning and treacherous nature of snake monsters.

Therefore, upon seeing Shangguan Wan kill the giant python demon king, instead of immediately finishing him off, she stood there in a daze, and he couldn't help but speak up to remind her.

However, at this moment, Shangguan Wan's mind was already very confused, and she couldn't hear what Yun Fan was saying at all. She could only hear voices coming from beside her ear.

Just then, the seemingly dead giant python demon king suddenly opened its eyes.

Then, the enormous snake tail rose into the air and directly whipped Shangguan Wan's body away.

The power of the Demon King is terrifying.

Instantly, Shangguan Wan spat out a mouthful of blood, and her entire body flew away like a cannonball.

Fortunately, the clothes Shangguan Wan was wearing were top-grade defensive magical artifacts, which saved her life.

Otherwise, if she had taken the full force of the giant python demon king's attack, she wouldn't have just coughed up blood; she would have turned into a cloud of blood mist.