Blue Phoenix Chapter 45 – The Horned Snake

As they traveled through the cave, each day brought them closer and closer to their destination. Every day was spent exactly like the first.

After having travelled with Hui Yue and his friends for a short time, the awkward atmosphere between the formation specialists and the rest quickly softened up. Conversation started appearing between the two groups.

Although no one spoke about important things, nor did they give away any important information. Instead, they conversed about the enticing battle which they were rushing towards; other talk included the weather or the vegetation they passed by.

Although the conversation was not deep, nor especially important, it managed to bring forth a much more comfortable atmosphere. Everyone was calm and relaxed as the groups made their way towards the dense mountain ranges looming in the distance.

Day by day they got closer to the mountains. One late afternoon they finally found themselves standing at the foot of the mountains. Excited smiles appeared on their faces as they got ready to climb the final stretch which was standing in their way.

Seeing that they were so close, everyone pushed their limits to the extreme. They rushed towards the top of the mountain climbing the rough and steep ground at an incredible speed. The twelve cultivators raced towards the top.

Hui Yue was the first to reach the top, most likely due to Zhou Long holding back the others. His eyes gazed down towards the valley between the two parallel mountain ranges, only to widen in surprise as Hui Yue sucked in a deep breath of air.

When Zhou Long had stated that the beast was gigantic, he had in no way overstated the size of the creature. Although it was true that it did not fill the entire valley, it was at least a few kilometers long.

The scales were mud-green, and each scale’s height was as tall as Hui Yue, its width double the human. The long body was laying completely still within the valley and right below Hui Yue was the snake’s head. The head was so large that Hui Yue started wondering w

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