Chapter 8: A Moment of Life and Death

  "Beautiful teacher, I'm fine, just a bit too hot and need to cool down."

  "Is it hot? I don't feel anything."

  As for the meaning of Lin Yun's words, Ye Mei'er didn't understand at all and looked puzzled. However, Tong Yu was very clear about it, glared fiercely and said in a cold voice: "If you speak nonsense again, I'll kick you out with one foot."

  "Stinky vagrant."

  With the same glare, Ye Wei'er started humming again. In the end, Tong Yu really had no choice and could only say helplessly: "Alright, I can agree to let you two stay, but you must promise me that no matter what happens, you will not act rashly or leave my side even half a step, okay?"

  "No problem."

  "I'm fine too."

  "In that case, let's eat something first and then start looking for the attribute spirit beast."

  "Alright, I'll go hunt for wild chicken now," Lin Yun immediately got up and left the cave. Along the way, cooking was his responsibility, and every meal was either wild chicken or wild rabbit. Although it was a bit hard to eat at first, as time went on, the taste of the food gradually improved.

  The three of them simply ate a bit and then headed towards the interior of the Heavenly Punishment Forest. After all, on the outskirts, they could only see first-level spiritual beasts, and if they wanted to encounter attribute spiritual beasts, they had to continue walking further in. However, Tong Yu's grasp was good, and he stopped at the eight-tenths mark, where there were congenital third-level spiritual beasts, which was also where attribute spiritual beasts appeared.

  This time, Tong Yu plans to continue acquiring a life-bound martial skill related to body techniques, so he has been searching everywhere for spiritual beasts with body technique skills along the way. However, finding a suitable spiritual beast is not easy.

  Before I knew it, two days had passed.

  In these two days, the three of them were almost always searching for the tracks of the spiritual beast. They had encountered dozens of different types of spiritual beasts with various attributes, including those with water attribute, fire attribute, and earth attribute. Among the eight attribute powers, the two most difficult to encounter were space attribute power and thunder attribute power, followed by wind attribute power.

  Most of the wind-attributed spirit beasts have skills that belong to physical skills, so Tong Yu has been searching for a wind-attributed spirit beast all along. However, in the past two days, he encountered dozens of different attribute spirit beasts, but none of them were wind-attributed spirit beasts.

  In the pitch-black night, under the illumination of the moonlight, only a few wolf howls kept echoing, three people sat around a bonfire burning in front of them under a towering tree.

  "It seems I'm out of luck this time, and it looks like I'll have made a wasted trip again."

  Seeing the disappointment on Tong Yu's face, Lin Yun chuckled and said, "Don't be disappointed, beautiful teacher. Who knows, maybe tomorrow morning we'll encounter a spirit beast with wind attributes."

  "Hmph, that sounds good coming from you. You think it's easy to encounter a wind-attributed spirit beast? It's effortless for you to talk big, I'm too lazy to bother with you."

  You little girl, you've been making it hard for me to get by all along. If I ever get my hands on you in the future, I'll definitely execute you on the spot. Lin Yun thought shamelessly, a sly smile spreading across his face.

  "It's indeed hard to encounter a Wind Attribute Spirit Beast, but fortunately, this trip to the Heavenly Punishment Forest wasn't in vain. You've finally obtained your innate martial skill, and when you return, I'll be able to report back to the principal."

  "Teacher Tong, are you going back?"

  Nodding, although there were 10,000 unwilling thoughts in his heart, Tong Yu's heart was very clear that this kind of innate martial skill was a matter of chance and not something you could seek out. It wasn't like you could just encounter a wind-attributed spiritual beast whenever you wanted; otherwise, people with wind-attributed innate martial skills wouldn't be so rare.

  "I have decided that after dawn breaks, we will leave the Heavenly Punishment Forest and return to the Heavenly Punishment City."

  "Beautiful teacher, aren't you going to obtain your innate martial skills?"

  "It seems it's not going to work this time, but in three months, the Dean will personally come to Tianfa Forest to obtain his innate martial skill. At that time, I'll go with the Dean, and who knows, maybe we can get an even better wind attribute innate martial skill."

  Dean? The dean of the Heavenly Punishment Academy has always been a mysterious figure, and the beautiful teacher's words were already very clear. This time she didn't continue to stay and obtain the ultimate martial skill was because she was afraid that something would happen between the two of them. In the end, it was still due to their low strength, otherwise they wouldn't have left the Heavenly Punishment Forest by dawn.

  As for Lin Yun, he was planning to wait until the two of them fell asleep before quietly leaving to hunt and kill a First-Order Spiritual Beast, thereby obtaining his Innate Martial Skill.

  Desolate mountains and wild ridges, the wind is blowing, the clouds are moving, none of the three people have fallen asleep, each lost in their own thoughts. At this moment, no one noticed that a super giant python, over ten meters long, was slowly crawling towards them from afar.

  "What sound?"

  "Shut up, you stinky rascal! I'm going to sleep. If you dare make another sound, watch out or I'll kick you."

  Wave his hand, stopped Ye Wei'er, Tong Yu's face also somewhat solemnly said: "Seems to be a sound, you guys listen carefully."

  Hiss... hiss... hiss..., hiss... hiss...

  "It's a snake," Tong Yu and Lin Yun exclaimed in unison, and the snakes that could appear in this area were 100% congenital third-level attribute spirit beasts.

  "Ah, it's not a snake, it's a giant python."

  Ye Mei'er shouted, and the two of them looked back in the direction she was pointing. When they saw the giant python Ye Mei'er was talking about, they were both stunned on the spot, because what appeared before them was not a snake, but a giant python over ten meters long.

  The python's body is not only over ten meters long, but its entire torso is also divided into two colors, one is cyan and the other is fiery red. What's even more frightening is that the giant python has two huge heads, one side is cyan and the other side is fiery red.

  "What the f**k is this thing?!" Lin Yun, who had never liked to curse in front of others, couldn't help but swear loudly at that moment. He had never seen such a bizarre giant python from childhood to adulthood. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that there was actually such a double-headed python existing in this world.

  "With dual attributes of ice and fire, this giant python is too much for me to handle. You two, quickly leave this place."

  Ice and Fire Giant Python with dual attributes?

  When Lin Yun heard the beautiful teacher's words, a piece of information suddenly appeared in his mind, and this information was exactly about the dual-attribute power of the spiritual beast.

  Originally, in the Tian Dong continent, there were eight major attribute powers. Whether human or spiritual beast, once they achieved innate martial artist or innate third-level realm, they could only obtain one attribute power. However, this world was not lacking in super geniuses who could possess dual attribute powers.

  Whether it's a human or a spiritual beast, once they possess dual-attribute power, not to mention those of the same level, even an existence one rank higher than themselves can be easily annihilated. This is just like how a low-level martial artist with dual attributes can effortlessly defeat a mid-level martial artist.

  "Teacher Tong, does this giant python have dual attribute powers of fire and ice?"

  Ice attribute, is the evolution of water attribute, but its power is not to be underestimated. Nodding his head, Tong Yu's face became increasingly unsightly, because no one had expected that they would encounter a dual-attribute spiritual beast here, nor did they know if it was their good luck or bad luck.

  "Get out of here quickly, otherwise none of us three can leave."

  Leave? From the moment the double-headed python appeared, its cold eyes had already locked onto them. Even if they wanted to leave, it's unlikely the python would agree. Moreover, this dual-attribute giant python in front of them must be very fast. Once they make a move, the double-headed python will probably rush up recklessly, and the consequences will be unthinkable.

  Seeing the two still standing in place without moving, Tong Yu was thoroughly angry and directly shouted: "What are you two still standing there for? Are you both going to die here before you're satisfied?"

  "Teacher Tong, we...we..." Perhaps frightened, Ye Mei'er's voice was urgent and stuttering, her face deathly pale. If not for the last thread of consciousness supporting her, she might have collapsed long ago.

  At this moment, Lin Yun, who had been calm all along, suddenly said: "If we go together, we will definitely die, so you two go first, and I'll cover the back."

  What the...?! Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, Tong Yu and Ye Mei'er were instantly stunned. Neither of them had expected that at this critical moment of life and death, the usually shameless and timid person beside them would actually dare to take the initiative to volunteer to cover their retreat. Was this for real?

  Stupidly staring at the young man beside her, especially at the tattered clothes he was wearing, Ye Wei'er didn't know what she was thinking about at this moment, as if she had forgotten to be afraid. Her mind kept replaying the words the young man had just said: "You guys go first, I'll cover the back." How much courage did it take to say that?

  However, both of them knew in their hearts that leaving Lin Yun alone would surely mean his death. No matter what, Lin Yun was just an ordinary person and hadn't even reached the level of a martial artist.

  Seeing the beautiful teacher and Ye Mei'er had no intention of leaving, but instead stared at him foolishly, Lin Yun was completely panicked. After all, having a double-attribute double-headed python, just one attack could easily take their lives. Rather than dying together, it's better to be a hero who saves the beauty and leaves a good name.

  "What are you two still standing there for? Do you want to die together?"

  Just now, Tong Yu's words were repeated by Lin Yun, but the tone was completely different. He didn't bother to care about the two of them anymore, because he knew that instead of waiting for death, it was better to take the initiative to attack. This way, there might still be a glimmer of hope. Suddenly, a purple light shot out from between Lin Yun's eyebrows and instantly transformed into a purple sword in his hand.