"If this were a life-and-death fight, I wouldn’t give up so easily!"
The Giant Python Monster launched an attack, seemingly having foreseen that Jia Yan would make a slight evasive maneuver, and even guessed that Jia Yan would counterattack in an instant.
Those confident in their own strength all do this—don’t ask how the python knows, it’s all about experience!
Indeed! Just as Jia Yan dodged the attack, because he intentionally evaded only slightly, the distance between them was extremely close, and then he raised his mouth needle, shooting his proboscis attack at the Giant Python Monster!
Within the proboscis, the mouth needle had long been as hard as iron, and at this moment, if it struck the opponent, Jia Yan was confident it would puncture a huge hole!
However, the highly experienced Giant Python Monster had anticipated Jia Yan’s move; how could it possibly be hit by his subsequent attack?
The body of the Giant Python Monster, after lunging, directly collapsed to one side!
Its massive body fell clumsily to the ground, but it evaded Jia Yan’s thrusting mouth needle attack!
"Huh?..." Jia Yan missed his strike and was utterly astonished.
But the Giant Python Monster had even anticipated this. Its fall wasn’t graceful, but the tail it swung was able to slash high in an instant. Using this motion, it sent its tail whipping fiercely at Jia Yan who had missed his attack!
Jia Yan was feeling surprised, seemingly unprepared for the tail that was swatted his way.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
The huge whooshing sound of the tail whip reached Jia Yan’s filament-like ears, and only when it was almost upon him did he realize its approach.
"This creature! Its combat experience is so profound!"
Shocked, Jia Yan hurriedly activated his speed!
With all six legs pushing at once, in that instant, Jia Yan’s speed almost reached eighty percent of his limit.
The attack landed, striking fiercely on the ground.
The earth suddenly cracked open, forming a long trench—the monster’s attack had literally flipped the ground over.
That Jia Yan could dodge had somewhat surprised it, too.
"His speed is actually faster than before, it’s simply not a speed that should be possible at the initial level!" the Giant Python Monster thought, watching Jia Yan’s extraordinary evasion, its expression growing more solemn.
And Jia Yan also felt a sense of seriousness towards his aged opponent, who was not short on speed, power, or reaction.
"It seems that combat experience can also greatly enhance combat power. This creature, with its extensive combat experience, poses an intangible suppression for someone like me with less experience fighting Starry Sky Monsters. But..."
A bright glow shone in Jia Yan’s Compound Eyes!
"Even if the gap in combat experience is vast, if there’s too much difference in strength, then experience becomes insignificant."
A look of realization appeared in Jia Yan’s Compound Eyes. He originally intended to not exert his full strength in the first fight, to hide as much of it as he could. But facing such an opponent, he had no choice but to unleash his power!
"Then, let’s use about seventy percent of my ability!" Jia Yan thought nonchalantly. In a normal fight, he might have entertained the idea of engaging longer to see where his experience falls short, but now, in the middle of a competition, with someone close to the Mid-Starry Sky Period waiting to face him, a quick resolution was imperative!
Big Mosquito suddenly launched into action at this moment, activating his speed.
His forelimbs lifted gently, almost in the exact same angle as the previous premeditated attack; the only difference was that this time, the attack Jia Yan initiated used about seventy percent of his peak strength!
The Python Monster’s expression turned to one of terror at that moment. It sensed that Jia Yan was holding back his strength, but it did not anticipate it would be to such an extent!
It had judged the angle of Jia Yan’s attack early and reacted to dodge, but now it felt its own speed was utterly insufficient.
"Ah, such is the gap in strength, impossible to bridge," the Python Monster thought in extreme frustration at that moment.
It wouldn’t let Jia Yan have it easy, though!
The Python Monster, realizing it had no chance of victory at that moment, still exerted its last bit of resistant power!
A horrifying glint shone in its eyes, and simultaneously, a hint of blood color appeared on its body.
"Hmm?" Jia Yan was slightly startled, but it was no longer possible to stop his action; he had to continue the attack.
The opponent’s body seemed to swell in an instant, and at the moment Jia Yan attacked, the light around seemed to warp.
"I can sense that this creature’s body is emitting a kind of energy I’ve never seen before; what kind of energy is it?"
Facing the unknown, a tinge of fear arose in Jia Yan’s heart.
But his speed did not slow down, and he continued his assault.
His forelimb struck fiercely against the monster’s body. The Giant Python Monster had no chance to dodge whatsoever.
But Jia Yan’s heart sank a little as well.