Liu Jian did not answer. With a cold laugh, his shoulders trembled slightly, and several wisps of black qi rose from his body, tangling together and transforming into a giant black python that shot toward the young woman.
"This..."
Though Ye Ru was also a cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Realm, as the only daughter of the family head, everyone usually gave way to her somewhat, and she rarely exchanged blows with others. Seeing such a bizarre spell, her pretty face could not help showing a trace of panic.
She still had other spiritual artifacts on her, but it was already too late to take them out. Left with no choice, she could only part her sandalwood lips and spit out a wisp of reddish-white flame.
Innate True Fire!
A faint grave look appeared on Ye Ru's face. Her hands formed incantation gestures, making an orchid-finger sign, and she gave a light shout toward the flame: "Go!"
With a whoosh, the Innate True Fire swelled sharply, becoming a palm-sized clump as it went up to meet that strange giant python.
Ye Ru let out a breath of relief. She was still fully confident in the power of her lifebound true fire, but in the next instant, her beautiful eyes widened.
How was that possible?
The giant python neither dodged nor evaded, directly colliding with the flame. Soon its entire body was set ablaze, yet the giant python showed not the slightest sign of pain. Instead, in an utterly eerie fashion, it assimilated her Innate True Fire... the flames turned black and wrapped around the python's body.
Then the strange python, its entire body burning with roaring demonic flames, charged at her to kill.
Ye Ru's face went white as paper. At this point, it was already too late to dodge.