On the way home.

The cool breeze gently brushed by, and Xu Ping's restless heart gradually calmed down. His thoughts began to swirl, planning his next actions.

"Now that the Profound Celestial Trapping Array is in hand, hunting the demon is also on the agenda!" he mused to himself.

Although the canyon was remote, if discovered, it would inevitably cause unnecessary trouble, so he must act quickly.

But before that, he still needed to prepare something.

Two days later.

Xu Ping went to the Puppet Tower and acquired two sets of First Rank Upper Grade Puppets.

These puppets had no offensive power, but their thick skin made them barely suitable for restraining the Snake Demon.

With the array, talismans, and puppets ready, the plan to hunt the demon could commence.

...

Three days later.

Xu Ping boarded Wang Shan's Spiritual Boat and left Qiu Xuan Immortal City, heading to the Yellow Dragon Mountain Range.

The fog in the Yellow Dragon Mountain Range remained thick, swirling incessantly, as if concealing terrifying creatures within.

Without hesitation, Xu Ping ventured in.

After more than half an hour.

He put away the Flying Boat and landed on the ground.

Crack!

Xu Ping stepped on fallen branches and leaves, producing a crisp sound.

He surveyed his surroundings.

Towering trees stood like silent sentinels, with thick trunks and lush foliage. Sunlight barely pierced through the thick fog, casting weak beams that seemed to be swallowed by this mysterious veil.

The fog permeated the air, moist and heavy, carrying a faint rotten scent that was suffocating.

From memory, he hurried towards a direction heading to the canyon.

Despite being cautious along the way, he was still targeted by a giant wolf demon, but fortunately, it was just a First Rank Demon Beast and didn't cause him much trouble.

...

Three hours later, Xu Ping arrived once again at the lair of a Second-stage Demon Beast.

Through a wall of vines, a large pond came into view, with Purple Flower Grass swaying with the wind on the island in the center.

"It's still there!"

A glimmer flashed in his eyes, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

If it had been picked, all the effort would have been in vain.

He took out the Profound Celestial Trapping Array Plate from his storage bag.

These plates were three feet wide, dark purple throughout, with densely packed array patterns interwoven to form a special array diagram.

Next, Xu Ping took out four Mid-grade Spirit Stones and inserted them into the array plate.

"Activate!"

Xu Ping struck a spell into the array plate.

Rumble!

In the next moment, streams of azure spiritual light appeared from the Array Flag, radiating intense light!

Buzz!!

A layer of spiritual light shield instantly expanded hundreds to thousands of times, enveloping the entire canyon, a vast spiritual pressure intimidating all directions.

A moment later.

"Hiss!!!"

The calm water surface suddenly became turbulent, demonic power stirred, and angry hisses came from beneath the waters.

Apparently, the commotion from the array caught the Snake Demon's attention.

In an instant, a giant snake about six to seven yards long, its entire body crystal white, broke through the water surface and charged out.

Whoosh!

Amidst water spraying everywhere, the Snake Demon let out an angry hiss, dark green eyes glinting coldly, staring deadly at Xu Ping.

"Trap!"

Xu Ping softly uttered a word, pinched a magic technique, and the array plate lit up brilliantly.

Buzz!

Suddenly, several massive chains of spiritual light appeared in the sky, intertwining, and wrapped towards the Snake Demon.

Bang!

The Snake Demon bellowed with rage, flipping its body like an earth dragon, flinging the chains off.

Witnessing this scene, Xu Ping remained impassive, immediately activating a Second-stage Talisman.

Suddenly, the temperature around dropped sharply.

A vortex of freezing air nearly ten feet wide, accompanied by a blizzard of ice and snow, bombarded the Snake Demon.

Second-stage Lower Grade Talisman, Ice Soul Talisman!

The Snake Demon was encased in a layer of snow-white frost, its movements rigid, and even a large portion of the water surface was frozen into ice!

The Ice Soul Talisman had low lethality but strong control.

The Snake Demon erupted with demonic power, flashes of white crystal patterns on its body, struggling fiercely, and the frost condensing on its serpent body shattered inch by inch.

"Trap!"

Xu Ping once again manipulated the array to restrain the Snake Demon.

In the sky, numerous massive chains of spiritual light tightly coiled around the restricted Snake Demon.

"Slash!"

Seizing the moment the beast was trapped, Xu Ping wielded his sword with one hand, unleashing his mana.

Rumble!

With a burst of sword energy accompanied by thunderous roars, it slashed towards the Snake Demon.

Boom!

The Snake Demon's demonic power erupted fully, managing to break free from the chains, its tail trailing a ghostly shadow, attempting to dodge.

But the speed of the sword energy was too fast, slicing through with a sharp gleam, leaving a foot-long bloody gash on the serpent body.

"Hiss!!!"

The Snake Demon was utterly enraged, spitting a dazzling white beam straight at Xu Ping.

Xu Ping's face was grim, hurriedly slapping his storage bag, deploying two puppets to shield him, then activated a Second-stage defensive talisman, forming a protective shield around him.

Puff! Bang!

The puppets in front of Xu Ping were pierced by the dazzling beam.

The large, heavily armored puppets began to corrode extensively on the surface instantly, rotting. It's hard to imagine the outcome if it hit a fleshly body.

After breaking through the Heavy Armor Puppet, the beam's power was significantly reduced, hitting the Second-stage shield with sizzling sounds and thick smoke, but ultimately, it blocked the remaining beam.

"That was close!"

Xu Ping was dripping with cold sweat; without the puppets to block, even the Second-stage Talisman might not have held up.

This Snake Demon was probably already approaching a Second-stage Middle Grade Demon Beast!

"Trap!"

Xu Ping was also getting ruthless, pushing the array to its limit, regardless of the damage it might incur to the array.

Buzz!!

The array plate's spiritual light was so dazzling that it was hard to open one's eyes. In the sky, an enormous spiritual power cage formed instantly, enveloping the Snake Demon.

The Snake Demon darted around like lightning, trying to escape this power.

"You can't escape!" Xu Ping's heart grew resolute, his palm gave a mighty wave, the array plate's spiritual light intensified abruptly, and the chains lunged at the Snake Demon like living creatures, trying to completely immobilize it.

"Hiss!!!" The Snake Demon let out an angry hiss, its eyes glowed with fierce light, powerful demonic power surged from its body, attempting to tear apart the chains of spiritual light.

"Hmm!"

Xu Ping let out a cold snort, his eyes suddenly emitted spiritual light, glaring at it.

The Snake Demon immediately felt a chill sweeping over, its vision darkened suddenly, and its struggling movements froze.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the gigantic spiritual power cage overwhelmed and firmly trapped the Snake Demon.

"Hiss!!"

The Snake Demon snapped awake, its demonic power surged incessantly, attempting to break the cage binding it.

Crackling...

Under the fierce struggles of the Snake Demon, the sound of the metal breaking in the spiritual light cage echoed.

Seeing the Snake Demon was about to break free, Xu Ping would certainly not give it this chance.

"Die!!"

Xu Ping's eyes were icy, gripping his sword tightly, gathering all his spiritual power, Sword Qi Thunder Sound bursting to the limit, slashing towards the Snake Demon.

Rumbling!!

Like the descent of the Thunder God, the sword energy turned into a brilliant light, tearing through the air, heading straight for the Snake Demon.

At this moment, the Snake Demon was trapped by the array, unable to dodge at all.

"Hiss—"

It sensed the deadly threat, letting out a despairing hiss, trying to struggle, but it was already too late.

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