Chen Xuan felt something strange,
squinting his eyes.
Although the heavy rain affected his vision,
however,
a moment later, he finally understood.
The big snake was laying eggs.
Through the slight gap revealed in the coiling of the big black snake, he saw a barely visible white snake egg.
"Hehe~~~"
Chen Xuan chuckled softly, no wonder.
No wonder this big black snake was hissing so much just now.
He was puzzled,
having encountered this big black snake a few times, it would only give him a slight warning before, never this loud.
Now it seems,
it must be in pain.
"Perhaps now is the best chance to kill it?"
With that thought, Chen Xuan's courage suddenly rose.
As a hunter,
though this big black snake was a bit bigger and fiercer,
but still,
just a snake!
Thus,
when laying eggs should be when this big black snake is the weakest,
especially at the moment of laying.
That would be the best time for him to strike.
"Let's do it!"
Chen Xuan steeled his resolve.
Firstly, his enhanced strength brought him great confidence, though still in the Seventh Grade, now his strength should far exceed those of ordinary martial artists of the Seventh Grade Realm.
Secondly, this big black snake's territory was too vast, making hunting in these back mountains nerve-wracking as he tried to avoid its domain each time, yet sometimes one would slip up and fail to notice,
resulting in him being chased by this big black snake several times.
For this reason,
he lost quite a bit of prey.
So,
strike while it's weak, take its life.
And test his current strength.
"┗|｀O′|┛Ow~~"
The big black snake continued hissing nonstop, the egg-laying process brought it immense pain, and although a human was nearby, whom it always chased away,
but,
this was its weakest moment,
therefore,
it kept hissing, warning the human.
However,
Chen Xuan,
acted as if he hadn't heard, standing there quietly still.
However,
his eyes were fixed on it.
Waiting for the moment the big black snake laid its egg.
That's when he'd act.
Crash crash~~~~~
The downpour was torrential!
The sound of rain mixed with the snake's hissing.
Man and snake stood off in the back mountains.
At this moment,
for the first time, Chen Xuan transformed into a hunter, one hand gripping his bow, the other tightly clutching an arrow.
Waiting for the perfect moment!
"┗|｀O′|┛Ow~~, ┗|｀O′|┛Ow~~~~~"
Suddenly,
the big black snake let out rapid hissing sounds,
immediately,
Chen Xuan's eyes focused, in an instant, he nocked an arrow.
Both arms exerted full force,
eyes like torches!
Aiming at the seven-inch spot of the big black snake.
"Whoosh!"
Under the heavy rain,
an abrupt sound of arrow release.
This arrow,
flew with such speed,
even Chen Xuan who shot it barely caught a glimpse of its shadow.
Let alone,
the big black snake that had just laid its eggs.
It had no time to react,
"Slurp....
Chen Xuan could even hear the sound of the arrowhead piercing through the snake skin at the seven-inch spot.
"┗|｀O′|┛Ow~~"
The big black snake, having just endured the excruciating pain of laying eggs, was now weak, and with an arrow lodged in its crucial spot, the piercing pain,
caused it to hiss continuously, its snake body violently thrashing against the surrounding rocks, venting.
"Hit it!~"
At this time,
Chen Xuan shouted internally, swiftly shooting all the arrows in his quiver,
at this moment,
the big black snake was a sitting duck.
Arrow after arrow.
Snake body, snake eyes, snake head...
In the moment Chen Xuan shot, he couldn't think, he just fired at whatever part he saw.
"Hmm?"
It wasn't until his hand grabbed at an empty quiver,
that he realized,
there were no arrows left.
"Boom!!!"
This several-meter-long big black snake, after being shot dozens of times by Chen Xuan, finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Fell from the huge rock above,
smashed heavily into the trees,
"Crack, crack!"
Every tree the big black snake rolled onto broke.
One could see how heavy the snake was.
And at this moment,
Chen Xuan remained rooted in place, not taking a single step forward.
His chest heaving, gasping for air.
Though it was all over in a moment, it seemed to have drained all his strength, now even his legs felt a bit weak.
Whew~~~~
After a long while,
amidst the heavy rain, Chen Xuan let out a long breath.
"Creak, creak."
His feet sinking into the muddy hills, made a sound.
Slowly, cautiously walking towards the big black snake.
Until,
he saw its full body,
but then he stopped again.
Turned his ear,
listening carefully, with great patience.
He needed to be sure,
this big black snake was completely dead, devoid of any breath.
The vitality of a snake is too strong,
moreover,
this snake that dominated this area wasn't just an ordinary, solely instinct-driven beast.
So,
Chen Xuan was this cautious.
If he wasn't careful,
and got bitten by this big black snake before it died, even with his current physical body, he might not withstand it.
"Is it dead?"
Not only was there no sound of breathing, he couldn't even hear the heartbeat.
With his current hearing ability, plus the close distance, if this big black snake were faking death, it shouldn't fool his ears.
However,
careful as he was,
first he went to the snake's tail, slowly approaching the seven-inch spot.
Pulled out the arrow that was halfway in.
Splash!
The arrowhead carried with it the mixed snake skin, snake meat.
Rain falling on the arrowhead, light-colored snake blood flowed along the shaft to his hand.
In the next moment,
Chen Xuan followed the wound at the seven-inch spot, directly reaching in with his right hand.
Searching up, down, left, right within the snake body,
in the next second,
a fist-sized, bright red snake gall was in his hand.
"Hehehe~~~"
Chen Xuan grinned, smiling!
This thing was a treasure, great for health.
Moreover,
it's the gall of this big black snake.
That goes without saying.
He carefully placed it into the burlap sack he carried with him.
Gazed again at the big black snake on the ground.
Now he faced the problem of what to do with the several-meter-long big black snake.
This thing, not to mention taking it home, just appearing in the village could shock people to death, easily causing panic.
"Sigh, killed but can't bring it back!"
Chen Xuan shook his head with a wry smile.
This time,
he didn't have a sack that big!
"What to do?"
After rubbing his forehead for some time,
the only solution he could think of was to directly sell it at the black market.
However,
carrying this big black snake there would be too conspicuous.
As for,
cutting it up into pieces,
that's not impossible, but its value would be greatly reduced.
Just that complete snake skin was worth a fortune.
"Forget it, I'll go back first, think about it tomorrow."
He sighed.
But,
he couldn't just leave this big black snake here.
He had to hide it well.
As for the snake egg the size of a small leg laid by the big black snake, he also hid it along.
He didn't do this for fear of someone else taking advantage,
no one else dared to come to these back mountains besides him.
It was more to guard against other wild beasts.