Chapter 330: All or Nothing

　　The piercing screech was dizzying.

　　Stimulated by the call, the python opened its blood-red maw and bit fiercely at Lu Fei.

　　Lu Fei did not dodge.

　　There was only one chance.

　　Aiming for the vital spot, he struck down with the thunderstruck wood with all his might.

　　Boom!

　　Dazzling electric flashes flickered.

　　In an instant.

　　The pond water bubbled and the cave shook.

　　Rumbling thunder and the wails of beasts filled the entire cave.

　　He Yunsong and Wu Tie desperately covered their ears.

　　The python violently writhed its massive body, thrashing its tail around, causing rocks to roll down.

　　Jing Jian was thrown who knows where.

　　The black umbrella flew back and covered Lu Fei.

　　Fragments of rock clattered and pounded against the umbrella surface.

　　Chaos reigned in the cave.

　　Lu Fei gritted his teeth and held the black umbrella tightly, hearing the sound of the python gradually weakening.

　　Finally, with a loud thud, it fell heavily, twitching a few times before completely stopping.

　　Once the python died, the black dragon seemed to suffer a severe blow, letting out a pained howl. Its massive body actually shrank by one-third, lying powerless in the depths of the pool.

　　The water surface gradually calmed down.

　　"Jing Jian!"

　　Lu Fei crawled out from the dust and found Jing Jian amidst a pile of broken stones.

　　He was wrapped in the embrace of the beauty snake, his eyes tightly closed.

　　The beauty snake was covered in wounds, with no part of its skin intact, having shielded him from most of the stone fragments.

　　Lu Fei was stunned for a moment, then cautiously approached.

　　The beauty snake's body relaxed, releasing Jing Jian. Its head weakly rested on a stone, seemingly on the brink of death.

　　Lu Fei checked Jin Jian's breath.

　　"Still alive! Jin Jian, wake up!"

　　Jin Jian slowly opened his eyes, seeing the swirling smoke and dust, looking confused and despondent.

　　"Lu Fei, have we arrived in the underworld?"

　　"Shut your trap! We're both alive and well!" Seeing that he was not seriously injured, Lu Fei let out a long sigh of relief and looked up at the black dragon deep in the pond.

　　The black dragon had shrunk to half its original size, apparently severely wounded, and it seemed unable to stir up any more waves.

　　Perhaps the python was its transformation.

　　With the python dead, it would also suffer from backlash.

　　"Serves it right!"

　　Lu Fei felt elated.

　　"I made it again! You saved my life once more. When that python coiled around me, I thought I could see my great-grandmother..."

　　Jing Jian showed a smile of relief.

　　"It wasn't me who saved you." Lu Fei pointed beside Jing Jian, "It was it!"

　　"Who?"

　　Jing Jian propped himself up and, upon seeing the beauty snake, his smile froze. He quickly scrambled away from it.

　　The beauty snake was already exhausted, covered in wounds and dust, lying like a rag between the rocks, looking at Jing Jian with a sorrowful gaze.

　　"Lu Fei, don't scare me. Why did it save me?"

　　"How would I know? You can ask it yourself."

　　Lu Fei looked around, searching for He Yunsong and Wu Tie.

　　With all the commotion earlier, he had no idea what had happened to them.

　　Jingjian looked at the beautiful snake with a taboo, as if recalling something, his expression instantly became very complicated.

　　The luster in the beautiful snake's eyes grew dimmer and dimmer, but its gaze never left Jingjian.

　　Jingjian opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing.

　　"Little Lu..."

　　Lu Fei took a few steps forward, and upon hearing He Yunsong's hoarse shout, hurriedly ran over.

　　Supported by Wu Tie, He Yunsong staggered out from the corner; both of them were covered in dust, their bodies bearing many injuries from falling debris.

　　"Old He!"

　　"We are fine. It was just too dangerous before. I didn't expect there would be another python. Thanks to you! The two of you were actually able to fight the snake demon..."

　　He Yunsong gazed deeply at Lu Fei. He had long heard from his old friend that this young man was extraordinary, but seeing it for himself, he realized his friend's praise was still quite understated.

　　Wu Tie looked at Lu Fei as if he were looking at a heavenly general.

　　"Glad you're alright. Take a rest for now, we still have something to take care of,"

　　Lu Fei nodded at the two and walked up to the python's corpse.

　　The python's mouth was wide open, with black blood oozing from the corners. Its once emerald vertical pupils had turned into a dull gray-white.

　　A snake demon of this size must have an inner dan.

　　Lu Fei took out a dagger and cut open the python's head. He reached in and searched for a while, finally pulling out a small, dark green bead.

　　"As expected!"

　　However, the inner dan cannot be used as a magical object.

　　"I heard that snake gallbladders are also quite good."

　　Then, Lu Fei slit open the python's belly, retrieved a fist-sized gallbladder, wrapped it in a sealed bag, and put it in his backpack.

　　"What a pity. Xiaohei isn't here. I wonder if he would eat the snake meat."

　　After doing this, Lu Fei looked once again at the black dragon in the depths of the pond, then asked Jing Jian.

　　"Brother Jing, do you still have any strength left?"

　　"What do you want to do now?"

　　The beauty snake was already motionless. Jing Jian retracted his complicated gaze, got up, and ran to Lu Fei's side.

　　"Finish what we started." A hint of coldness appeared in Lu Fei's eyes.

　　"Isn't this too risky? After all, it's a dragon." Jing Jian was taken aback.

　　"We've already made a deadly enemy of that monster. If it ever breaks free from the Dragon Suppressing Stone and becomes powerful, it will definitely come after us first. Now that it has suffered backlash, this is our best chance to act!"

　　Lu Fei's tone did not sound like he was negotiating.

　　Jing Jian considered it and, gritting his teeth, said, "I still have some magic power left."

　　"Charge!"

　　The two acted immediately, jumping into the cold water pond.

　　"Them!"

　　He Yunsong and Wu Tie were greatly startled, hastily standing up and nervously watching their retreating figures.

　　Water splashed in all directions.

　　The black flood dragon suddenly raised its head, its ink-green vertical pupils warily staring at the two.

　　Its body had shrunk by a whole size, no longer exuding the terrifying pressure it had before.

　　"This flood dragon hasn't transformed into a dragon yet; its weak point is still at the seven-inch mark!"

　　"Understood!"

　　Lu Fei and Jing Jian cautiously swam toward the black flood dragon, their eyes firmly locked on its seven-inch mark, their gaze filled with murderous intent.

　　The black flood dragon's neck retracted, its vertical pupils flashing with disbelief as it opened its mouth to let out an angry roar.

　　The pond water began to churn.

　　Lu Fei and Jing Jian channeled their magical powers, striving to stabilize their bodies.

　　As they had speculated, the black dragon, having suffered from backlash, could no longer create large waves.

　　They glanced at each other with joy, then, against the current, made an effort to swim towards the black dragon.

　　At this point, the black dragon's size was only slightly larger than that of a python, and its tail was still pinned down by the True Dragon Stone, preventing it from lashing about like a python. It could only attack with its head.

　　"Go!"

　　Upon reaching the side of the black dragon, the two immediately split up, one going left, the other right.

　　Wielding their magic weapons, they each found an angle from which to strike the black dragon.

　　The black dragon could not defend against both of them at once; if it focused on one, it could not fend off the other, and so it raged in helpless fury.

　　Jing Jian skillfully drew the black dragon's attention.

　　"It's your turn!"

　　Lu Fei opened the black umbrella.

　　The black umbrella didn't move.

　　Lu Fei reached out and patted it, and only then did strands of black hair reluctantly emerge, flying out to wrap around the black flood dragon.

　　Then, he pulled forcefully.

　　Using this force, Lu Fei directly pounced on the vital point of the black flood dragon.