บท 4: - Green Flame Python -

After an unknown time, Long Yun was lying on the ground, drenched in sweat. However, there was a clear smile on his lips.

"That kind of feeling… is really painful, but very refreshing!"

He stood up and sat in the lotus position as he ran his eyes over her new body. After careful consideration, he couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.

He felt that there was suddenly a refined and pure aura around him, differentiating his temperament from the people around him. Aside from his handsome face, it was as if he embodied a deity that had been banished to the world of the living.

In a word, he was handsome.

In two words, he was very handsome. Unfortunately, he was still just a six-year-old that no one would take seriously.

"System, open my status!"

___ Ding!

Name: Long Yun.

Age: 6.

Health: Healthy.

Soul Spirit: Flood Python. / Blade of the Nine Suns.

Spirit Power: 15.

Spirit Ring: 0.

Abilities: Soul Search.

...

"S-system... what was the rating of the health pill I took?" Long Yun asked shocked when he saw the change in his stats.

Not only has his body gotten much stronger, but his spiritual power has also increased a lot. He didn't know what the rate of improvement of his spirit power was, but it shouldn't be that fast.

[Replying to Host: According to the above ratings, the health pill should be classified as an A rating item.]

"A-A rated? So... considering the medicinal effects so strong in this small rating, what about an S rated pill or even SSS?" – Long Yun felt like a new world had opened up to him at this moment.

[Host, don't be an idiot! Even if you get a Level S pill at this point, your body can't handle it. Not to mention, pills are extremely rare items to get, so don't have too many thoughts on that.]

"Oh, is that how it works? Hehe, I thought I could jump straight to a higher level by eating pills." Long Yun smiled sheepishly.

Now with his body refreshed, Long Yun realized that he would draw a lot of attention if he stayed in the village for too long. After all, he didn't have a good excuse for so much change in such a short period of time.

Thus, he realized that it would be better to go out and find a spirit ring with the system's help, and just stay away from the village for a while. After three months had ended, he could meet Tang San at Nuodding Academy.

"System, you have a space to store various items, right?" – Long Yun suddenly asked.

[Yea! It only costs 500 pts to use it; you accept?]

"Ugh! A little pricey, but let's go with it. I'll take it!" – Long Yun bit his lip and replied with some pain in his heart to see his points dropping to 100 pts.

[Ding! Thank you for your understanding.]

...

Two days passed quickly.

Early the next day, Long Yun left after storing enough water in his system and dried meat to survive. Wearing a dark cloak covering his face, he left Holy Spirit Village and headed towards Nuodding Town.

"Nuodding City, here I come!" Looking at the distant forest that stretches to the end of the horizon, Long Yun clenched his fist and began to run fiercely.

If he wanted to go to Nuodding academy, then he would have to go through the mountain forest frequented by a lot of ferocious beasts. It was a long way to go, fraught with danger, but as long as he made it safely to the other side of the forest, he would have reached his destination city.

The big cities are the meeting places for all the greatest experts, with Nuodding City being separated from the village of Espírito Santo by a very large forest, and any weak person who carelessly enters this forest will meet his end.

...

Half a day later, Long Yun had already walked more than ten kilometers into the forest. The deeper he went deeper into the forest, the colder the surrounding aura became, giving a sense of potential danger.

It was still midday, but the entire forest was extremely dark.

"Hua! Hua! Hua!"

Suddenly, Long Yun heard the sound of water flowing. The sound was crisp and thick, like the roar of a majestic tiger.

"Must be a waterfall!"

Long Yun muttered to himself as he hurriedly walked towards the voice.

About ten minutes later, Long Yun finally arrived in front of the waterfall. When he lifted his head, he saw a meandering stream of water that looked like a real dragon coiled around it.

"Gole!"

Long Yun couldn't help but swallow a few sips of water. It was sweet and refreshing. After washing his face, Long Yun began to observe his surroundings. The scenery here was beautiful, peaceful and serene, with lush plants growing everywhere and colorful animals passing by occasionally.

"This is not right!" Long Yun muttered when he sensed something wrong.

[Host beware, I feel intense Assassin intent very close to your location] – System suddenly warned

Looking at the landscape around, Long Yun abruptly came out of his daze as he frowned. This place looked very nice, but it was filled with a slight sense of strangeness. The system's warning only served to make him even more on guard against any potential danger.

"It's too quiet!"

This kind of silence caused Long Yun to become more and more vigilant. A chill suddenly rose up behind him!

"Silvo!"

A strange sound sounded behind Long Yun as if something sinister was looking at him.

To dodge!

Long Yun didn't have time to ponder this, as he directly circulated his spirit energy to avoid it.

"Ssss! Ssss!"

As soon as he dodged, a bolt of green light, accompanied by a strong stench and the sound of air scraping against each other, quickly shot towards the stone where Long Yun was sitting.

"Shhh! Shhh!"

The rock had actually been eroded away, forming a pit that continued to emit green smoke.

"What a terrible poison!"

"Swoosh!!"

Seeing that the poison attack failed, a scaly figure instantly came out from behind the waterfall and appeared in Long Yun's line of sight.

This was a terrifying giant snake. His body was twenty feet long and all green. His bloody mouth continually spewed out scarlet tongues, making people shudder in dread and disgust.

....

Ding! Analyzing...

Name: Green Flame Python!

Age: 976 years.

Abilities: Destruction Wave. / Corrosive Poison.

Host Compatibility: 87%

Chance of success: 98%

...

Long Yun's expression changed a lot when he saw this. First was the shock of discovering a new system ability, and second of knowing that this was a nearly millennium-old spiritual beast.

However, before the thought of fighting appeared in his mind, he turned and fled.