Chapter 282 [Taotie]

As the light faded, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao found themselves still in that artistic conception world.

However, the artistic conception world at this moment seems to have undergone new changes:
The originally peaceful and harmonious atmosphere was replaced by a thick haze, and a depressing and terrifying atmosphere filled the air.

At this moment, a huge gluttonous monster exuding an evil aura suddenly appeared in front of them.

It opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp fangs, and roared deafeningly, as if it wanted to devour everything.

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao did not retreat at all.

They knew that this was not only a test of their sword skills, but also a test of their mind and will.

"Are you ready?" Li Chengqian asked in a low voice.

Ning Yao nodded firmly:

“No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must face them together!”

The two men stood side by side, their eyes revealing unyielding determination.

With a roar, the Taotie monster took the lead in attacking, and its huge body rushed towards them like a moving mountain.

Li Chengqian and Ning Yao quickly spread their bodies, used flexible steps to avoid attacks, and looked for opportunities to counterattack.

After an arduous battle, Li Chengqian seized the opportunity and simultaneously performed the double sword technique they had just learned with Ning Yao.

I saw two long swords interweaving in the air to form an impenetrable sword net, covering the Taotie monster.

As the last sword fell, the Taotie monster let out a shrill scream and eventually turned into a ball of black smoke and disappeared.

Just as the two were preparing to celebrate their victory, something unexpected happened:
The originally shattered illusion was reorganized again, and an even more terrifying enemy, the Hydra, slowly emerged before his eyes.

This Hydra has nine ferocious heads, each of which emits energy fluctuations of different attributes. Its body is covered with extremely hard scales, as if no attack can cause any damage to it.

Faced with such a tough opponent, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

They knew very well that if they wanted to defeat Hydra, they must find its weakness.

Through observation, they found that although the Hydra's defense was amazing, every time it changed its attack method, there would be a brief gap at the connection of its neck.

So, the two of them immediately adjusted their tactics, taking turns to attract Hydra's attention and taking advantage of the moment when the opponent's defense was weak to launch a fatal blow.

After countless failures, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao finally found the best way to cooperate.

At the perfect moment, Li Chengqian used his extraordinary speed to get behind the Hydra, while Ning Yao blocked the sight of the other eight heads with precise sword moves.

At this moment, Li Chengqian burst out with all his strength, and the sword in his hand pierced through the only vulnerable part of the Hydra that was exposed like lightning.

As the Hydra fell down with a wail, the entire illusion collapsed again.

When everything settled down, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao found themselves still in a dream.

Just when Li Chengqian and Ning Yao thought they had defeated the Taotie monster and everything would return to normal, suddenly, the entire illusion began to shake again.

The ground cracked, mountains collapsed, and huge cracks appeared in the sky, as if the whole world was collapsing.

A huge monster with three heads and six arms slowly crawled out from the crack.

This monster has three hideous heads, each with a pair of fierce eyes with a sharp gaze.
The six arms wielded various weapons, including two giant axes, two long swords and two iron chains. Each blow was enough to shatter rocks.

The monster's body is covered with hard scales, like natural armor, with amazing defensive power.

Li Chengqian and Ning Yao quickly adjusted their breathing and refocused their minds.

The opponent before them was stronger than before, but the two were not afraid at all.

They looked at each other, their eyes conveying firm trust and support.

"We have to be more careful this time," Ning Yao reminded, "Its defense is very high, we need to find a breakthrough."

"That's right," Li Chengqian nodded, "We can't fight it head-on, we must use speed and flexibility to fight it." After that, Li Chengqian took the lead and rushed towards the monster like a flash of lightning. The long sword in his hand turned into countless sword shadows, trying to attract the monster's attention.

At the same time, Ning Yao quietly went behind the monster, ready to launch a fatal attack.

Upon seeing this, the monster immediately mobilized four arms to fight Li Chengqian, and the other two arms holding the chains quickly turned around and tried to entangle Ning Yao.

However, Ning Yao was already prepared. He twisted his body and easily dodged the attack of the chain. He rolled in the air, pulled out the dagger behind him, and chopped at one of the monster's heads.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, Ning Yao's dagger collided with the monster's head. Although it failed to cause fatal damage to it, this blow successfully forced the monster to be distracted.

Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian immediately used the double sword technique he and Ning Yao had created together. The two of them were like two beams of light, moving quickly around the monster, and every confrontation would leave slight scars on the monster.

As time went on, the monster got more and more scars and its movements became slower.

Li Chengqian and Ning Yao seized the opportunity and launched the final offensive in tacit understanding. Li Chengqian pointed his sword directly at the monster's abdomen, while Ning Yao attacked its heart from the side.

"Boom!" With a deafening noise, the monster's body was completely penetrated by the combined force of the two people, and it let out a painful roar.

At the last moment, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao jumped up at the same time and combined their swords.

With the combined efforts of the two, the body of the Taotie monster began to collapse, turning into black smoke and dissipating into the air.

The victory was hard-won, but before Li Chengqian and Ning Yao could catch their breath, the scene before them changed again.

The illusion that had originally returned to peace due to the death of the Taotie monster began to distort again, and a new challenge was forming.

After a flash of blinding light, a huge snake with nine different heads appeared in front of them.

Each head of this nine-headed snake radiates a different color. Its scales are extremely hard and gleam with a metallic luster, giving people a feeling of invulnerability.

"It never ends..." Li Chengqian was speechless.

Ning Yao was also speechless.

“It looks like this is going to be another tough battle.”

Ning Yao said softly, although there was fatigue in his tone, his fighting spirit had not diminished.

Li Chengqian nodded and thought of a countermeasure in his mind.

The Hydra didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack. Instead, it circled slowly, looking at the two intruders with its changing eyes.

"We have to find its weakness." Li Chengqian analyzed, "Although the Hydra is powerful, every creature has its weaknesses."

"You're right." Ning Yao agreed, "Let's try to distract it first."

So, the two of them once again cooperated tacitly and took action.

Li Chengqian took the initiative to attack, attracting the attention of one of the snake heads at a rapid speed, while Ning Yao took the opportunity to observe other parts.

After several tentative encounters, she noticed that when one of the heads was attacked, although the other parts would quickly come to support, there was still a short reaction time lag between them.

After discovering this, Ning Yao immediately shared the discovery with Li Chengqian.

They then adjusted their strategy, taking turns launching quick and precise strikes on different parts of the Hydra.

Whenever one of the heads was pinned down, the other would quickly follow up, ensuring that the other side couldn't focus all its efforts on a single side.

After this went on for a while, the Hydra finally showed signs of fatigue.

Its movements became much slower, and cracks began to appear on its scales that were once as strong as iron.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian and Ning Yao intensified their offensive without hesitation, and finally at a decisive moment, they both inserted their swords into the location of the Hydra's heart.

As the huge body of the Hydra fell to the ground, the entire illusion shook again. This time, as the giant beast disappeared, the illusion also began to collapse...

(End of this chapter)