In the Beast Region, within a vast canyon, a massive black serpent lay coiled. A terrifying aura radiated from its body, and with every breath, clouds of black mist continuously rose, their poison and corrosive power easily melting the hard rocks.
The thousand-zhang black serpent basked beneath the sun. Snakes were naturally cold-blooded and liked warm sunlight, as was the instinct of most serpents. Yet at the Dou Sheng level, few snakes would still sun themselves so brazenly.
The giant python was a full thousand zhang long. Its pitch-black scales gleamed beneath the sunlight, and around the spot seven inches below its head was an irregular white marking. Its shape resembled a white cloud.
Its appearance was somewhat vicious, with a huge scar across its face. Combined with its chilling aura, it filled anyone who saw it from afar with fear.
It slept there, exuding an icy, bloody aura. There were also quite a few bloodstains around it, as though it had just fed.
Then, the giant serpent suddenly opened its eyes. Its scarlet vertical pupils stared straight up at the sky, where two figures stood suspended in the void.
"Hisss... I didn't expect dinner to come knocking right after I finished breakfast. Though I've just eaten my fill, humans... can be dessert after the meal...!"
The great serpent opened its eyes, fierce light blazing within them. It looked at the young man and woman, its gaze gradually moving away from Xiao Heng and settling on Qing Lin. A lewd glint flashed through its eyes as its grating, hoarse voice rang out.
"Little lady, you're quite pretty. Though you're a monkey, this king rather likes the aura on you...!"
Seeing that the great serpent did not take him seriously in the slightest, Xiao Heng smiled. Honestly, he had not encountered