Dugu Bo immediately brought the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to a halt, its green eyes warily scanning the area ahead.
"Where? How come I don't see it?"
"Behind that huge rock to the left of the cave entrance. It's curled up there, catching its breath." Su Yu pointed toward the spot.
"It just finished shedding, so it's exhausted. This is when it's most off guard."
Soul Power quietly circulated around Dugu Bo, and the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor shot out like a green bolt of lightning. Its massive tail slammed toward the rock.
"Hiss—"
A sharp hiss rang out as a dark cyan figure suddenly shot out from behind the rock.
It was a stout Nether Spirit Snake. Its scales were still coated in mucus that had yet to fully dry, clearly showing that it had shed not long ago.
Although intimidated by the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's aura, it did not flee immediately. Instead, it raised its upper body, flicked its forked tongue, and stared at them with viciousness in its eyes.
Even though it was a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Nether Spirit Snake had just shed its skin and was practically drained of strength, its combat power reduced by more than half.
The Nether Spirit Snake's scales had lost their former luster, and even the motion of its tongue seemed weak.
Seeing several people closing in on it, it suddenly raised its head and let out a sharp hiss, trying to scare them away with its innate ferocity.
But in the face of an absolute disparity in strength, its show of bravado seemed especially feeble.
Dugu Bo did not even lift an eyelid as he controlled the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to lunge forward.
Its stout tail swept out with a howling gust of wind. With a crisp