Black Snake had reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Even injured, his senses remained sharp.
He sensed danger and reacted at once, dodging swiftly.
But he was still too slow.
A shadow flashed out of the void and slammed a fist into him.
Bang!
The force blew Black Snake's body apart.
Then three chains emerged from the void.
The three chains joined to form a Heavenly Immortal-level barrier, sealing away most of the snake demon's body.
The rest of Black Snake's body drew together, but formed only one head.
"Jiang Ping An! That's impossible!"
At the sight of the man before him, Black Snake recoiled and cried out in horror, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He had seen Jiang Ping An ignite his Origin and blow himself up.
Why? How had Jiang Ping An come back to life?
Jiang Ping An had not come back to life, of course.
He really had ignited his Origin.
But he had ignited only nine Source Stars.
He had anticipated that his enemies might catch up, so from the moment he left the Sky Dragon Realm, he had sent an Avatar ahead to flee and scout the way.
His remaining body had broken through a World Tree branch and hidden outside the Domain.
As it turned out, caution had been the right choice.
In the end, he had lost only nine Source Stars and escaped death.
But Jiang Ping An was furious now.
He had lost nine Source Stars. With his habit of repaying even the slightest grudge, how could he simply leave?
Once the two Heavenly Immortals separated, he chose to take revenge at once, laying an ambush for Black Snake on the way back.
Seeing Jiang Ping An charge at him, Black Snake opened his jaws and cast the immortal art Ice Shield,