If the White Snake Sage neither moved nor spoke, she seemed like the earth—or rather, she had already become one with it.
In her hands, the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique was no longer merely a technique. It was as if the earth moved according to her will, reaching a state where she could do whatever she pleased.
The ground throughout the cavern surged like waves. In an instant, it liquefied and hardened again, forming countless crisscrossing spikes that enclosed Ye Zi, who had transformed into a devourer.
If he could not stop them, Ye Zi's enormous body would become a complete pincushion.
As countless spikes sealed off every possible escape and shot toward him, Ye Zi's mind stirred. In the form of a devourer, he likewise used the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique.
His mental energy merged with the earth controlled by the White Snake Sage. Just as the countless spikes were only a handspan away from his body, they suddenly stopped.
Seeing Ye Zi forcibly halt the earth under her control as if they were engaged in a tug-of-war, the White Snake Sage remained expressionless, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
However, being able to contest her for control of the earth in a critical moment and forcibly halt the attack unleashed by the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique meant that Orochimaru had to admit Ye Zi, this human, really could use the Inorganic Reincarnation Technique with agility.
However, this technique was something she had taught Ye Zi. Instead of using another defensive method, he had taken the initiative to link up with her and engage in a tug-of-war. In the White Snake Sage's eyes, that was simply courting death.
Could it be that he thinks... he can defeat me?
The White Snake Sage thought coldly. Sitting cross-legged upon her throne, she looked indifferently at