Splatter!

With a dull thud, the stone pierced through the serpent's scale armor effortlessly, killing the snake instantly.

The remaining serpents, not expecting Ye Guichen to be so fierce, were momentarily stunned but quickly resumed their attack.

"Get into the cave first!"

Ye Guichen ordered sharply, simultaneously grabbing Wu Caijun and Ma Xiangqian and tossing them towards the cave.

They felt a strong force pull them forward, and they were flung towards the cave entrance.

Upon landing, they felt as if the force of their descent had suddenly lessened, touching the ground with no impact at all.

Ma Xiangqian, still in shock, was dumbfounded.

The control over force was simply astonishing.

Wu Caijun, already aware of Ye Guichen's skills, couldn't help but say to Ma Xiangqian, "Although you were with that group before, since Mr. Ye is saving you, you're not dying today."

Ma Xiangqian stared at Wu Caijun in wonder, "Is this guy really powerful?"

"No shit, he's more than just powerful!" Wu Caijun lifted his head proudly, "Mr. Ye's abilities are like miracles!"

As the two chatted, Ye Guichen arrived at the cave entrance.

Surprisingly, the serpents seemed to fear the cave deeply, stopping four to five meters away, flicking their tongues but not daring to advance.

"Mr. Ye, should we go in?" Wu Caijun asked respectfully as Ye Guichen approached.

Ye Guichen pointed to where Luo Qianqi and his group had disappeared within the cave, "Mr. Wu, do you have any impression of this cave?"

According to Wu Caijun, he had also been to Snake Head Mountain before and had inadvertently stumbled into a tomb. He had expected to gain a lot but ended up losing a comrade and nearly perishing himself.

This time following Ye Guichen, Wu Caijun's primary objective was to find his comrade's body to bring it back for a proper burial.

Upon hearing Ye Guichen's question, Wu Caijun looked intently into the cave but after a long while, shook his head helplessly and bitterly smiled, "Mr. Ye, you're overestimating me. We stumbled into the tomb by chance and didn't know any entrance well. But based on my years of experience, even though this isn't the main tomb entrance, it's probably close."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in."

Ye Guichen didn't hesitate.

He came here searching for the Seven-colored Lotus Jade, and having found the place, he couldn't let Luo Qianqi's group get it first.

Hearing Ye Guichen and Wu Caijun's decision to enter the tomb, Ma Xiangqian panicked, "Hey, there's a Mountain God Grandpa here! He was already angry before, entering is suicidal!"

Wu Caijun gave Ma Xiangqian a sidelong glance, "Buddy, even if there is a Mountain God Grandpa, he'd have to show great respect for Mr. Ye!"

"This, this..." Ma Xiangqian, seeing Wu Caijun's exaggerated praise of Ye Guichen, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

He glanced at the serpents at the cave entrance, sighed deeply, and obediently followed Ye Guichen and Wu Caijun into the cave.

Though he felt Wu Caijun idolized Ye Guichen too much, it was far safer to follow them than to be eaten by the serpents.

The cave was extremely deep, with an occasional baby's cry echoing through.

The deeper they went, the more the humidity increased along with waves of bone-chilling cold.

Though the light was dim, Wu Caijun had prepared flashlights and glow sticks, which didn't hinder their visibility.

The initial part of the cave seemed artificially carved, but after about a kilometer, two passageways lined with gray bricks appeared ahead.

"Is this really a tomb?"

Seeing the gray bricks, Wu Caijun was invigorated.

Ma Xiangqian, however, was murmuring prayers nervously.

Ye Guichen took a deep breath, carefully discerning which direction to take.

"Waa!"

To attract their attention, the baby's cry came from the right passageway.

Simultaneously, sounds of fighting emerged from within.

"Ahhh, a monster!" Just as Ye Guichen was about to head towards the right passage, a man's voice came from the left.

Immediately, a blood-covered figure stumbled out from the passage.

"A monster, a monster!" Seeing Ye Guichen and the others, the man clung to them as if they were his last hope, "There's a monster inside, a monster!"

At a glance, Ye Guichen recognized the man as the bodyguard who had threatened him earlier.

But before the bodyguard could reach Ye Guichen, Wu Caijun had already stepped in front of him, expressionless, blocking the bodyguard's path.

The bodyguard was terrified, with one arm missing and blood dripping from the stump; he was covered in wounds, barely alive.

"Save me, please save me!" The bodyguard, sensing Wu Caijun's hostility, forgot his earlier threats and collapsed in front of Wu Caijun, "I, I don't want to die."

Wu Caijun kicked the bodyguard away, but before he could say anything, a gust of cold wind came from the passage.

"It's coming, the monster's coming," the bodyguard felt the cold wind and shivered, not caring about Wu Caijun anymore, he scrambled up and tried to flee.

But at that moment, a shadow flashed like lightning towards him.

"Waa!"

Along with a baby's cry, the shadow opened its mouth wide, shooting out a nearly meter-long tongue that wrapped around the bodyguard.

The tongue tightened, instantly tearing the bodyguard in half.

It pulled the lower half of the bodyguard back, swallowing it whole, leaving only the upper half, staring in frozen horror.

"Ah...Ugh!" Ma Xiangqian, horrified by the scene, vomited on the spot, backing away rapidly but falling in his panic.

Ma Xiangqian dared not linger for a moment.

He rolled and crawled, retreating more than ten meters.

Wu Caijun also gasped, his scalp tingling.

He glanced at Ye Guichen, seeing his calm face gave him confidence, "Beast, you're asking for death!"

He raised an axe, ready to strike the serpent.

"Don't throw your life away!" Before Wu Caijun could charge, Ye Guichen pulled him back, positioning Wu Caijun behind him, "This might be just one of the serpents, stronger than the one at the Land God Temple."

As he spoke, Ye Guichen surveyed the serpent before him.

The serpent was half-crouched, its head nearly touching the cave top.

It was covered in black scale armor, its eyes as large as lanterns, mouth wide open, still dripping with blood and remnants of the bodyguard's clothes.

More terrifying was its tongue, which had a baby-like head on it.

However, this head looked different from the one they had seen at the Land God Temple.

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