For all of Liam's powerful techniques and their ability to rely on extreme Qi consumption, they remained one level below the fake magical beast.
Liam's cultivation wasn't advanced enough to close that gap through his divine talent, so he had relied on the basic strategy of being in the snake's blind spots, dwelling in the areas where it couldn't express the entirety of its superiority.
However, the green snake was superior. It was why Liam couldn't kill it with that safer strategy. He just couldn't inflict significant damage before his Qi reserves ran out.
It was also why a single instance in which the magical beast could play to its strengths had become a killing move.
The sharp fangs pierced Liam's chest and left leg, drawing blood. Other shorter curved teeth were also coming, ready to stab him all over, immobilizing him for good.
