Jujutsu: Eight Magical Skills At The Beginning, Admission Is A Special Level

Chapter 54: As Long as Life is Not About Money

With the help of the domineering aura of the Golden Scale Little Snake, the Wang Snake Formation was unimpeded. In just a moment, the two of them had moved far away from the area where the Coiling Snake Flower Pillar was located.

Not receiving any notification, Lu Bei couldn't help but sigh. The Wang Snake Formation had been passed, but the one who could clear the level was She Xuan. He was just someone who relied on others, and because he didn't defeat the enemy through skill, he lost out on 100,000 experience points.

Just as he was thinking about this, Lu Bei and She Xuan didn't know who triggered a mechanism. Amidst the rumbling sound of the earth shaking, a huge stone slab collapsed, revealing a deep hole that was pitch black and bottomless.

Lu Bei looked at the distant pyramid and then at the seemingly shortcut deep hole, unable to decide and let She Xuan make the decision.

"Run!"

She Xuan's expression suddenly changed, as if sensing something. His body turned transparent and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Bei was taken aback, and a chilling sensation ran through him, causing goosebumps to appear on his skin. In front of him, within the hole, a hazy gray mist floated like flames. A pair of lantern-like eyes emitted a glow, accompanied by a hissing sound as a giant python over ten meters long emerged.

The python was entirely covered in black scales, with a cold and heavy metallic luster. Just from its appearance, it was an enlarged version of the black snake that had blocked their path before. Its head was covered by the gray mist, and as it moved, a chain could be seen extending from the mist to the ground, as if the mist was chained up.

At this moment, Lu Bei saw that the situation was not good and he was a hundred meters away.

Listening to the sound of the chain being dragged behind him at a rapid pace, Lu Bei's forehead broke out in sweat. The speed of the python was even more exaggerated than he had imagined. With a base speed of over 200, plus the hundred meters it had caught up, he couldn't shake off the python and instead was being chased closer.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem. They were not far from the pyramid. How could a mere little worm like the python stop him? It could eat his dust.

Boom!

On the eastern side of the outer perimeter of the pyramid, at the edge of the Wang Snake Formation, slabs of stone collapsed, and gray mist pythons over ten meters long crawled out, spitting venom towards Lu Bei's location.

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Lu Bei abruptly stopped, holding his long knife in his hand, and turned around to kill the python behind him.

It was him, flaunting his smoky head, spreading second-hand smoke everywhere. Lu Bei had been annoyed by it for a long time.

The skill 'Blood Rage' was activated, capturing, but the judgment failed.

The skill 'Dark Tide' was activated!

Lu Bei narrowed his eyes, suppressing the cold light deep in his eyes. The Dark Gold Straight Knife trembled, enveloped in a layer of white blade aura.

The python sensed the heavy killing intent and slowed down its pursuit. It raised its head and spewed out gray poisonous mist, locking its lantern-like eyes onto its prey. When Lu Bei charged into the optimal hunting range, the snake's head suddenly lunged forward, opening its huge mouth to bite at Lu Bei's head and torso.

Both sides moved at astonishing speeds, leaving afterimages in the air. Only a flash of white blade light could be seen, and Lu Bei...

Whoosh!

Lu Bei dodged the highly toxic gray mist with a sliding tackle, then quickly got up and ran even faster. In just a few breaths, he arrived within the range of the Coiling Snake Flower Pillar.

The black snakes poked their heads out, sensing the pressure from above, and quickly retreated.

Lu Bei circled around the stone pillar in a zigzag pattern several times, successfully entangling the giant python that was chasing after him. The chain formed a dead knot, and no matter how much the python struggled, it couldn't break free.

Doesn't seem very smart!

Lu Bei wiped the sweat from his forehead. The skill 'Blood Rage' rarely failed to judge. Either the enemy's level was higher than his own, or they were just dumb. The situation with the gray mist python leaned towards the latter.

There's killing intent!

Sensing a disturbance in the airflow behind him, Lu Bei didn't hesitate. He swung his sword horizontally, directly slashing out.

"Lu, are you crazy?!"

In the air, She Xuan's furious voice could be heard. In a distorted light and shadow, she struggled to get up from the ground, her anger still evident on her face. "I was actually planning to help you, but if you want to kill me, just say it directly instead of stabbing me in the back."

"Uh, you were behind me..."

Almost killing his teammate, Lu Bei knew he was in the wrong. He changed the subject and pointed towards the pyramid. "Those pythons are chained up and their pursuit is limited. Can our snake sister control them? If she can, maybe we can take the risk."

"No, they have lost their intelligence. They don't have a brain to speak of, so bloodline suppression won't work."

She Xuan almost acted on her own, still feeling frightened. After taking a deep breath, she said, "Judging from the appearance of the pythons, they have probably been enchanted by someone. If you can kill one of them easily, I don't mind taking the risk. But if it's not easy..."

As she said this, she pointed to the hole where the pythons emerged. "There might be a way out there, directly into the tomb."

"Do you think so too?"

"Yes."

With that said, the two understood each other without further explanation. Lu Bei took out throwing knives from his Universe Bag and threw five in succession, exploding the iron skull of the python, revealing its flesh and blood amidst the gray mist.

As She Xuan had said, the pythons had been artificially modified. After breaking the Opening Heaven spirit, they were covered in cold iron armor. Once the wounds healed, the flesh and the armor would merge completely. If the pythons exerted force to break free from the iron chains, the outcome was self-evident.

Another five throwing knives were sent out, and the python hissed and fell to the ground, its scales and flesh blurred, but its strong vitality kept it alive.

Considering that snakes could survive for some time even after being cut in half, Lu Bei didn't waste any effort on a finishing blow. He nodded at She Xuan and took a shortcut into the hole.

Shortly after the two entered the hole, a group of ten black-clad individuals entered the King Snake Formation, each wearing a mask with a cold and indifferent aura.

"You remnants of Qing Qian!"

The leader of the group glanced at the snake flower pillar and snorted coldly, leading the team towards the pyramid.

As they passed by the hole, the leader paused for a moment before continuing forward. The ten people drew their swords and rushed towards the final obstacle of the King Snake Formation.

Half an hour later, a light cough came from the dark hole. Lu Bei peeked outside, confirmed the safety of the surroundings, and waved for She Xuan to hurry up.

She Xuan walked out of the hole with a dark face, muttering to herself. She knew that using someone else to do the dirty work was a good plan, and she had set up similar schemes before, but...

Somehow, when she used Lu Bei to do the dirty work together, her sinister and ruthless demeanor disappeared, leaving only a sense of slyness.

At the final obstacle of the King Snake Formation, to the east of the pyramid, the ground was littered with the remains of the python, mixed with blood and venom. The smell made Lu Bei feel nauseous, even though She Xuan had her own snake venom antibodies and could barely tolerate it.

"What a formidable group of thick-skinned people. Following them, this trip should be safe and exciting." Lu Bei said, already lying down. This relic exploration was another jump on the map, and he didn't want to think about side quests anymore. Earning 800,000 basic experience points was enough to make it worthwhile.

"How do you know there will be people behind us, and are you sure they will help?" She Xuan asked, "Did you invite unexpected guests?"

When the group of ten people passed by the hole, She Xuan could sense their investigation. Not only did they know that she and Lu Bei were hiding in the hole, but they also knew that they planned to use them to clear the King Snake Formation.

Are they such close friends, like blood brothers?

"I don't have that much face. Friends helping each other, that's all." Lu Bei raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Aren't you afraid that friends can't be relied upon?"

"There are some, after all, these people only care about their lives and not money."

Lu Bei rubbed his chin and said in She Xuan's stunned expression, "No problem. If they can't be relied upon, I don't need to give them face either. Everyone will show their weapons and see whose life is harder."

(End of this chapter)