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Feeling the ground tremble continuously beneath their feet, amid the howling gale.

Magic Monk Renguang and the young girl Tsukimi Sakura finally found the valley where the giant snake lay.

Even after hearing the villagers' descriptions, Renguang had tried to imagine the great serpent in the most exaggerated way possible.

Yet when the colossal snake, over fifty meters long, gathering wind and clouds around itself and radiating dazzling golden light, appeared before him, even the devout monk could not help but feel the urge to prostrate himself in worship.

"What a sacred being..."

Renguang murmured.

The instant he saw the great serpent itself, Renguang had already concluded that it was absolutely not some monster or wild beast corrupted by the Red Moon.

It was a true god.

Other than a god, who could summon wind and clouds that swept through the forest? Who could possess such a vast and perfect body?

More importantly, the giant snake before him clearly carried not the slightest trace of the Red Moon's aura, yet possessed majesty and power far surpassing that of ordinary monsters.

That was something only the gods of legend could accomplish.

"How beautiful."

Even the young monk, who had grown up in a temple and possessed remarkable composure, was too stunned for words.

Let alone a girl born in a mountain village.

Tsukimi Sakura blankly raised her head. Her beautiful cherry-pink hair danced in the air, and crystalline light shimmered at the corners of her eyes.

Whether it was because the great serpent's radiance was too dazzling or because the emotions pent up in her heart had spilled over, she did not know.

Whoosh...

It seemed to have noticed the two of them.

The raging wind gradually subsided, but the rainbow clouds gathered by the gale did not disperse. They still floated in wisps around the great serpent's golden scales.

The giant snake lowered its head. Its dark golden pupils brimmed with majesty and a sacred radiance beyond humanity.

Making people tremble, unable to raise their eyes.

And upon seeing these two strangers, Su Heng fell into thought as well.

Anyone able to travel alone through the mountains and forests was certainly no ordinary person, let alone these two with their peculiar attire: a monk and a sword-bearing young woman with an upright figure.

No matter how he looked at them, they seemed like formidable figures among humans.

Su Heng could not judge their exact Life Levels. He could only rely on Little Snake's senses to determine that these two did not seem especially vigorous in vitality.

But then again...

Vitality could not simply serve as the standard for measuring combat power, especially since humans were not a race that relied heavily on their physical bodies.

Su Heng could only roughly guess that they were not weak. Otherwise, they would not have appeared here.

Yet judging by their somewhat shocked expressions just now, they probably were not particularly strong either.

Still, that did not mean Su Heng would lower his guard.

Humans were best at righteous group beatings. Beat up the young ones, and the old ones would come running out—an endless nuisance.

So, when he had first discovered traces of humans, Su Heng's first thought had been to stay as far away as possible.

But given the current circumstances, where he had no choice but to appear before human society.

It was still necessary to maintain a good relationship with them, provided he could protect himself.

In this situation, the best response was to keep quiet and pretend to be an expert, responding to all changes by remaining unchanged!

With that thought, Su Heng lowered his head and examined the two tiny figures before him with his dark golden eyes...

Drip!

A bead of cold sweat rolled down Magic Monk Renguang's smooth forehead and fell to the ground.

Even with his head lowered, Renguang could feel the coldness in the serpent's gaze, as well as the impatience radiating from its body.

He was still too young!

He had clearly guessed that the other party might be some extraordinary existence, yet he had rashly disturbed it without even preparing a present worthy of offering.

If this continued, once the Snake God completely lost its patience.

He would surely die here!

His death was not much of an issue. Before coming here, Renguang had already prepared himself for sacrifice.

Besides, dying in the belly of a god was absolutely a fate that ordinary people could never cultivate...

But while losing his own life was one thing, if his recklessness caused the Snake God to develop a hatred for humanity, then that would be a grave sin worthy of hell and rebirth in the animal realm.

"My lord, this humble monk is a Magic Monk from Moon Country."

Enduring immense pressure, the young monk Renguang lowered his head and stammered.

"...I came especially to pay my respects and thank you for saving the lives of several hundred villagers from the mountain village. I cannot express my gratitude enough."

Before such a true god.

Naturally, Renguang could not say that he had originally come to see what sort of monster the being before him was.

As a monk, he was not stubborn about such matters, so he switched to a somewhat stiff excuse.

Su Heng, however, did not think much of it.

This place looked rather undeveloped, but the people were quite simple and honest... Su Heng thought to himself.

"I have cultivated here for a long time, sitting through the night listening to the wind, sleeping by day while listening to the rain, comprehending how the moon wanes and how the heavens grow old."

A mysterious, slightly husky female voice drifted down from the air, ethereal and elusive. "Saving the lives in that village was merely done in passing. I seek no reward, nor do I wish to be disturbed. You may leave."

After entering the Extraordinary Domain.

The python's intelligence was no longer much different from that of an ordinary human. It could speak as well, and its voice was rather pleasant.

Like a babbling stream flowing through stone crevices in spring, it was clear and gentle, carrying a strange power that gripped the soul.

Comprehending how the moon wanes and how the heavens grow old... Renguang pondered the words briefly, only to feel that these two simple lines were filled with philosophy.

His heart jolted, and his guess became even firmer.

A monster influenced by the Blood Moon could never possess such unfathomable wisdom.

"This humble monk understands."

Renguang bowed, then quickly departed with the somewhat dazed girl at his side.

The Snake God did not wish to be disturbed, so it would be best not to spread news of it throughout Moon Country.

But the villagers in that small mountain village had personally witnessed the Snake God's Divine Might. No matter what, once he returned, he had to offer them a little warning.

If the mountain villagers truly mistook this god for some monster of the mountains and angered the Snake God.

The entire village would face utter destruction.

Within the valley.

Su Heng's time online for the day was nearly used up.

He was somewhat tired, but when he thought of what he had gained today, his spirits rose again.

Little Snake had successfully entered the second realm of life evolution.

Then once he returned, perhaps his Blood Cancer could be completely cured because of it. And the template fusion function should, in theory, also be usable now.