Pulsations

Chen Kai had been traveling for a few months now, and still, he had a long way to go it could be said that he had reached 2/3 of the distance he needed to travel before reaching the Xuixin Empire, he was now in a snowy plain, where only a few dead trees and rocks of different sizes filled the area

Chen Kai barely felt the cold weather despite his thin clothes, he knew by Shallot's words that the weather wouldn't be an issue to him even if they were extreme conditions " If I follow this road, I could reach a city or something, I hope I'm not lost " Chen Kai wondered looking at the map that Tercres gave him

The snowy road looked empty with nothing in front and nothing behind but it was visible by some rocks marking the path that made Chen Kai feel a little comfortable

" Mmm? " Chen Kai frowned the moment he felt multiple presences in front of him, There were too many to count them but they were very far from where he was so ' A city? Finally, I could sell the Life Gems and see if there is a blacksmith there that could forge me the swords '

Chen Kai kept walking in the city's direction when suddenly he began to feel a very strange ki coming from his left " What's this? the energy is growing and lowering in a weird matter, it's like a pulsation " Chen Kai turned to see the direction where the ki was pulsating and then he remembered " Does a raw knowledge stone cause those pulsations? "

Chen Kai frowned and ran at the pulsating Ki " It's a little far but I shouldn't take long to get there "

As Chen Kai kept running he noticed more energy near the raw knowledge stone ' 5 more energies, they aren't humans, all of them seem to be 1 Star Silver beasts, so I think I can take them on '

Chen Kai reduced his speed when he felt the energies getting close, he began to move slowly, he even crouched until he used a big rock as a cover and when he used the rock as cover he peeked from the top of the rock to see what kind of beasts he is going to face

Chen Kai heard the snow crawling from the approaching beast, the snowy climate hid the beast until it was a few meters close

' It can't be! ' Chen Kai showed a scared expression looking at the beast crowling in the snow. The Beast was a huge white snake, the snake was around 10 meters long, it had dark blue eyes and a blue tongue coming out from its mouth repeatedly, besides, that there were 4 small ice blue sparrows in its head cleaning their shiny feathers with their white peaks

Chen Kai bows his head looking scared of the beast ' It's a Frost Cobra, why there is a Frost Cobra here? '

Chen Kai had fought a Frost Cobra before when he was on that island full of beasts where Shallot made his test. Chen Kai managed to survive thanks that the snake took him to her nest after he fell unconscious from her venom those monsters like to feed their born springs with live beings, thankfully they were still eggs so he could escape after the mother left, but there was another problem ' Those damn Ice Sparrows '

The Ice Sparrows are known for being attached to the Frost Cobras and feeding on their dead skin, they aren't strong but their abilities are dangerous, they can go through any being like ghosts, and frost everything in their path, they are very aggressive to anything that attacks the Frost Cobra, their source of food, they are the reason why Chen Kai lost his arm last time

' What should I do? What should I do? ' Chen Kai still felt fear of those beasts after what they had done to him still he looked at the big Cobra who suddenly stopped and raised half of his body from the ground putting out its tongue like liking the air

Chen Kai frowned at the sight of that ' It knows that I'm here ' The little Sparrows began to fly around the snake's head as well, Chen Kai clenched his fists feeling the pulsations of the raw knowledge stone coming from the snake, he now knew that the stone was inside the Frost Cobra and if he wants it he has to kill the beasts in front of him

' That thing eats the raw knowledge stone, if I want it I have to kill it, is not going to be like a few years ago, I'm far stronger and the Frost Cobra is very young yet, even those damn Sparrows are a lot of loss than the ones who cut my arm, I can do this! ' Chen Kai frowns and ties the horns to his back then he jumps high in the air as the Frost Cobra turns to see him

" Eat this! HAA! " Chen Kai shoots his Spirit Cannon at the Frost Cobra head and *BOOM* " Sha! " The Frost Cobra fell back from the impact bleeding from the top of its head

" Now you! " Yelled Chen Kai at the approaching Ice Sparrows who avoided his Spirit Cannon, they moved very fast leaving a trail of blue light behind them

*SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* Chen Kai begins to shoot a barrage of Ki blasts at the 4 Ice Sparrows " Goddammit! " Yelled Chen Kai when he saw the Sparrows avoid his Ki blasts with quick movements while they were getting close to him

" This time I won't commit the same mistake! " Said Chen Kai as he kept a Ki sphere in each of his hands and when the Sparrows got too close to him " Ha! " He punches one of them with his right hand and *BOOM* the ki ball explodes at the contact with the sparrow

Chen Kai fell to the ground from the shockwave created by the explosion, he turned to see the sky and noticed the 3 sparrows flying at him ' Did it die?! ' Chen Kai wondered, the sparrow didn't appear from the Black cloud created by the explosion it seemed that he had blown it into pieces

" ...! " Suddenly the sparrows changed their direction alerting Chen Kai who jumped back and suddenly *BANG* " Hiss! " The Frost Cobra's head crashes where he was standing before

" Hiss! " The Frost Cobra raised its head covered in blood, dust, and snow, Chen Kai saw it and his confidence shook a little by the sight ' I barely hurt it! That thing's skin is tougher than I thought! ' Chen Kai then turns around and " Haaa! " *BOOM* he heard one of the Sparrows come from his back, this time the explosion didn't move Chen Kai still he jumped forward feeling the Frost Cobra charging at him again

The Frost Cobra opens its mouth wide and " SHAA! " It releases a lot of white snow from it, the Frost Cobra shook its head left and right filling the place with a white cloud and making its big body disappear

' I Know what you are trying! ' Chen Kai thought as he jumped back, at the same time a barrage of blue liquid came from inside the fog, last time that attack was the one who poised him so he knew what to do now

Chen Kai charged his spirit cannon and shot it at the smoke cloud where the Frost Cobra was still spitting venom at him then *BOOM* a huge explosion occurred and Chen Kai saw the Frost Cobra silhouette inside the mist fell again but he knew that it wasn't dead but still he smiled ' I can kill them ' Then he concentrated on the incoming Ice Sparrows shooting a barrage of ki blasts at them and hitting one in the process but when the others were getting close he jumped back once again and the Sparrows followed after

Chen Kai lands and jumps forward and *BOOM* *BOOM* hits two last sparrows one after the other as the other but Chen Kai doesn't have time to celebrate when *BOOM* " HISS! " The Frost Cobra appeared under him and swallowed half of his body " Bastard! You won't eat me! " Chen Kai said as he tried to open the Frost Cobra's mouth using his legs and arms to do so

The sharp teeth of the Frost Cobra make deep injuries on Chen Kai's back and stomach but nothing that could put his life at risk

Chen Kai couldn't release himself from the Frost Cobra's mouth as the bite force was too strong so no matter how much he pushed he only could move it a few centimeters ' You damn creature! ' Chen Kai thought with clenched teeth, then Chen Kai raised his right hand ready to shoot his Spirit Cannon directly inside the Frost Cobra's mouth but he stopped a second before blowing it to pieces after all the Raw Knowledge Gem could be destroyed by such explosion so instead he grabs one of the horns in his back and *SWOOSH* *STAB* " SHA! " He stabs the Frost Cobra's paladar making it scream in pain

" Do you like that?! " Chen Kai yelled as he stabbed the Frost Cobra's mouth continuously

" SHAA! " The Frost Cobra hissed in pain as it shook its head trying to take Chen Kai out of its mouth *PAM**PAM* The Frost Cobra hit the ground with its head but Chen Kai didn't flatter he only tightened his grip with his left hand as he continues to stab the Frost Cobra with the other then after a continues struggle from the Frost Cobra it suddenly stopped and fell lifeless to the ground

The Frost Cobra's blood was very toxic and a drip of its blood could kill a Spirit Ocean Cultivator still Chen Kai came out crawling from the inside of the Frost Cobra's mouth covered in it and doesn't seem that the blood or the venom had done anything to him

" Agh, you damned snake " Chen Kai said with disgust, he stood and grabs the bag of Senzu Beans from inside his vest then he proceeded to eat one and put the bag inside his vest once again

Chen Kai walks towards the Frost Cobra's corpse with a smile of satisfaction ' I did it, now the Raw knowledge gem and their life gems '

Chen Kai stabs the Frost Cobra's head with the horn he still has in his right hand carving its skull until he sees a fist size light blue colores gem covered in dark blue blood ' This will do, a couple of hundred golden taels from just this gem, now... '

Chen Kai walked towards the middle part of the Frost Cobra's body where he could feel the continuous pulsations, he kneeled and began to open the Frost Cobra's body as he did with its head then when he opened a big hole

" What the hell?! " Chen Kai yelled and stood quickly from the surprise. From inside the Cobra, a human corpse comes out, it still has flesh half digested but the other half of it is just bone. The corpse was of a young blond-haired woman, her clothes were still there but dissolved and tattered

Chen Kai watched the young woman's corpse with a frowning expression ' By the looks of her clothes she must have been from a rich clan, she must have died a few days ago, I wonder who she was and why she was the only one inside the Frost Cobra '

Chen Kai watched the young woman's corpse until he noticed the necklace hanging on her bony neck

' The raw knowledge gem! ' Chen Kai kneels next to the corpse and grabs the necklace and with both hands he says "I'm sorry " before pulling the necklace without damaging the corpse

Chen Kai watches the gem in his left hand, then after cleaning it he puts the gem on his forehead " Argh " Chen Kai clenched his teeth as the gem dissolved in his forehead then a few seconds later a bunch of images appeared in his mind with the name of the technique " Galick Gun " Chen Kai whispered with a serious expression ' By the memories of it that technique is far more devastating than my Spirit Cannon, I have to be careful when I even try to practice it '

Chen Kai watches the young woman's corpse and thinks ' I won't leave you there, you deserve a proper burial

A half-hour later Chen Kai bowed his head with eyes closed at the tomb where he buried the young woman then he opened his eyes and walked away