At that moment, a tremendous boom rang out. Lin Taichu saw a stone stele abruptly appear before him, blocking the terrifying flames. Though it was burned red-hot, it remained standing firmly, completely unharmed.
"So it's a defensive spiritual artifact." Lin Taichu understood. This defensive spiritual artifact was a top-grade spiritual artifact, worth a fortune. It was considered a treasure even within this ruin; otherwise, those flames would have destroyed it in an instant.
"Roar!"
At that moment, the Black Dragon King let out an angry roar. Its enormous body rolled through the air, crushing the void like a colossal mountain. Blades formed from black lightning condensed one after another, shooting toward the stone stele in a sky-covering barrage, as if they intended to split it apart.
Yet the stone stele remained standing there without budging. No matter how the countless blades struck it, they could not damage it in the slightest, as though it did not truly exist.
"What's going on?"
Lin Taichu was shocked. The attack unleashed by that giant black python was so powerful, yet this stone stele had actually withstood it. This deeply shook him.
The giant black python seemed to know that its attacks could do nothing to the massive stone. It halted in midair, its vicious eyes fixed tightly on it as though pondering how to deal with it.
Suddenly, a sly glint flashed through the giant black python's eyes. Its body wriggled, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a young man. A mocking expression appeared on his face as he looked provocatively at the stone.
"Just as I thought!" Lin Taichu narrowed his eyes. This giant python truly possessed the ability to take human form, but how did he know the stone could not be touched, and why had he