Bai Yujun hid in an underground river and slept.
She was suddenly jolted awake by violent spiritual energy fluctuations. The disturbances were chaotic yet incomparably vast, sweeping in like mountains toppling and seas overturning; even hidden in the underground river, she could feel them clearly.
In the darkness, the snake raised her head, seized by an inexplicable panic, as though something terrible had happened.
How long had she slept? Five days? Ten? Was the battle outside over? Who had won in the end?
She twisted her body and swam through the underground river toward the exit. She had an unshakable feeling that she had to go out and see for herself. She did not know whether the Central Plains or Southern Wasteland had won the great battle.
Her enormous body sped through the pitch-black underground channel until she found the little pool that served as an exit, then swam straight toward the surface.
The instant she glimpsed the sky above the water from afar, she shuddered violently...
The small patch of sky above the pool was entirely suffused with fiery red. Ash and leaves kept falling onto the water, while all manner of debris and dirt slowly sank beneath the surface. Clumps of mud, trailing bubbles, drifted past her and swayed down into the depths of the underground river until they vanished into the darkness.
Snake Valley...!
Her tail lashed hard, and she shot toward the exit!
With a boom, she burst from the water in a spray. The moment she emerged, she froze in shock.
"No..."
Bai Yujun transformed into human form and stared in horror at the red glow that filled the distant sky. Flames carpeted the dim heavens, dyeing the black clouds crimson. Countless birds shrieked as they fled, and beasts continuously sprang from the forest and