Leaving

"They really were together."

The eight shared a common hatred and formed hand seals together.

They believed that if these humans had not appeared, Her Majesty the Queen's evolution would have gone smoothly and would never have ended up like this.

What enraged them most was the humans' cunning.

They had seemingly left, but in secret, they had long since sent spies to infiltrate the city.

They had even used some bizarre method to take Her Majesty the Queen away.

Unforgivable.

The instant the eight formed their seals, a faint black-green energy barrier materialized out of thin air, firmly enclosing them within.

"Eight Snake Asura Seal, activate!"

With Yue Mei taking the lead, the light in the eight people's palms suddenly flared. A moment later, eight enormous black-green energy pillars several zhang thick shot violently from their palms.

They converged above their heads into a black-and-green energy serpent over a hundred zhang long.

The moment the energy serpent appeared, the heavens and earth changed color, fierce winds rose, and the full moon hanging in the sky was obscured by Dark Clouds.

"Damn it, shouldn't it be the Five Snake Poison Fiend Seal? How did it become the Eight Snake Asura Seal?" Chen Mo's face was full of shock as he looked at the energy serpent, dozens of zhang larger than the one in the novel.

"A combined Earth-tier Dou Skill." Yun Yun's delicate brows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes carrying a trace of gravity. The aura emanating from this giant energy serpent far surpassed even her own.

"Go." Yun Yun grabbed Chen Mo's robe. He scooped up the little snake and took the opportunity to wrap an arm around her slender waist.

Yun Yun lightly tapped the yellow sand with the tip of her foot. A pair of cyan wings condensed behind her back, and with a beat of those wings, she shot into the sky.

"Hmph, trying to run."

Yue Mei snorted coldly. The eight formed seals at once, and the hundred-zhang energy serpent above them sprang into motion, twisting its massive body as it rapidly lunged toward Yun Yun and Chen Mo.

The energy serpent swam swiftly through the air. Its astonishing speed left even Yun Yun, a Dou Emperor, clicking her tongue in disbelief.

Noticing the intense sound of something tearing through the air behind her, Yun Yun suddenly gripped her sword hilt. Her entire aura instantly turned razor-sharp. Her longsword trembled violently, and as she turned and slashed, a tiny, profound beam of light, barely the size of a thumb, shot forth in an instant.

"Extreme Wind, Meteor Kill."

The instant the beam appeared, even the night sky brightened considerably.

Chen Mo could feel that Yun Yun's ultimate move had become far more powerful than it had been in the Beast Mountain Range. If he was not mistaken, this was likely the effect of the Purple Spirit Crystal.

The moment the beam sliced into the giant serpent's head, its speed visibly slowed.

But in the next moment, both of them sucked in a cold breath.

Only a small gash had been cut into the serpent's head. Given the serpent's enormous size, the wound was no different from a human getting a finger cut.

The giant serpent shook its head, as though the attack had merely scratched an itch. Its speed abruptly increased, and it charged at them without losing any momentum.

The howling created by its moving body echoed through the desert.

Yun Yun's expression changed. Since her attack had been ineffective, she could only take Chen Mo and dodge in every direction.

Fortunately, Gu He and the others arrived just then.

"What is that thing?" Gu He sensed a trace of danger from the giant serpent.

"This is the Snake-People leaders' combined Dou Skill. Teacher's attacks are ineffective against it. Hurry and attack those people." Yun Yun had no time to split her attention, so Chen Mo pointed at the eight below and spoke.

At that very instant, the giant serpent's tail fiercely lashed at the air beside Yun Yun. Even the void where it struck rippled violently.

Only then did the others notice the Eight Great Tribes' leaders below. Their expressions grew solemn. The Snake-People Race's combined Dou Skills were quite famous across the Dou Qi Continent, and they had heard of them before.

But they had never expected such terrifying power.

"You brat really have some face. You actually made the leaders of the Eight Great Tribes come out together just to deal with you alone. Even I've never enjoyed such treatment."

Yan Shi gave an unusual compliment. Fierce Dou Qi surged from his body as he dived downward and shouted coldly, "Let me see just how formidable the eight leaders are."

Feng Li followed close behind.

"Thousand Thunder Art."

Thunder rumbled through the night sky as a menacing bolt of lightning descended toward Yan Ci below, who appeared to be weaker.

As a mage, the Sixth Elder would not choose close combat.

Watching two long-renowned Dou Wangs dive toward them, the leaders of the Eight Great Tribes immediately darkened their expressions.

The Eight Snake Asura Seal required all eight of them working together to maintain its greatest power. Once one of them was interrupted, the giant serpent would not vanish, but its power would be greatly reduced.

"Damn it! Lu Luo, Tu Yan, Yan Ci, go deal with them. We'll switch to the Five Snake Poison Fiend Seal."

As soon as Yue Mei finished speaking, three people withdrew from the group of eight, formed Dou Qi Wings, and flew toward Yan Shi and the other two.

With three people gone and the seal changed to the Five Snake Poison Fiend Seal, the giant serpent rapidly shrank from over a hundred zhang to barely more than ten zhang.

Even so, the aura it gave off was still not to be underestimated.

"Oh? Do you look down on alchemists that much?"

Seeing that everyone else had someone to deal with while he alone had been left hanging, a hint of anger rose in Gu He's heart.

After all, I'm a Dou Wang too.

"Fireball Technique." With a sharp shout, Gu He swept his hand, and pale blue flames rapidly condensed into a fireball before him, which he hurled down at the five of them.

The moment the pale blue flames appeared, the surrounding temperature surged sharply. Though they could not compare to Heavenly Flames, they were far stronger than ordinary fire.

Though the five of them looked down on Gu He's combat strength, he was still a Dou Wang. If he joined the battle, the Five Snake Poison Fiend Seal would be difficult to maintain.

Once the Five Snake Poison Fiend Seal shattered and that female Dou Emperor was freed up, they would inevitably be defeated one by one, with little hope of surviving.

If only the Great Priest were here.

In just a few moments, the five of them understood that the situation had already turned against them. If they continued fighting, all of their lives would be in danger.

"Today, you have forged this enmity with our Snake-People Race. One day, we will repay it in full." Even in defeat, she refused to lose face. Yue Mei gave Chen Mo a deep look, engraving his appearance firmly in her mind, before coldly shouting, "Retreat!"

"But Her Majesty the Queen—" Yan Ci, who was fighting Yan Shi, hesitated upon hearing Yue Mei's words. Then, after understanding the current situation, he shot Chen Mo—who appeared utterly harmless—a deeply resentful glare. Forming a seal with both hands, his body suddenly burst apart, and several small energy snakes shot off in all directions across the desert.

Yue Mei and the others did the same.

Yun Yun and the others did not pursue them. Instead, they all turned their gazes toward Chen Mo.

The meaning was obvious.

What exactly had he done?

Why had they still stared at him with such hatred even as they left?