In the Blackwater River, at the edge of the forbidden zone, where the snake nest lay.
A streak of brilliant light shot in like an arrow, instantly sending the snakes into an uproar as they hissed and surged forth.
Among them, the most conspicuous was a long snake measuring nine feet in length.
Its entire body was black and covered in patterns. A fleshy tumor grew atop its head, within which a sharp horn seemed to be taking shape.
A fleshy tumor atop its head, a single horn faintly visible—it already possessed the bearing of a flood dragon!
Given some time, it might well have become a vicious flood dragon of poison.
Unfortunately, Xu Yang would not give it that time.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
The green fish swam in like a dragon, setting the snakes into a frenzy as their hisses rose in unison.
There were no shortage of great snakes at the Spirit Monster and Exotic Beast levels among them.
But...
It was utterly useless!
Xu Yang simply swung his body and tail, slapping left and right, sending every attacking snake flying.
"Hiss!!!"
The Snake King flew into a rage and personally entered the fray. Its nine-foot body darted forward in an instant, its jaws opening to bite the green fish.
Xu Yang neither dodged nor evaded, allowing its venomous fangs to strike.
"Click! Click!"
The collision rang out, scattering green sparks. The Snake King's incomparably sharp venom fangs shattered against the Azure Jade Scales.
The Azure Jade Scales were Xu Yang's innate talent as a green fish. Enhanced by "supplementing form with form" and the Dragon Bloodline, their toughness ranked among the finest even among monsters, far surpassing the shell of the Red-backed Lobster King.
Though the Snake King's venom fangs were sharp, they were still unequal to