"Big fella, just stay here and relax."
Ying Yue summoned the Totem Black Snake, letting the colossal creature coil around the mountaintop.
Jiang Yu looked toward the distant mountain peaks, which rose a thousand meters into the sky.
Beneath the Totem Black Snake's massive form, mountains several hundred meters tall seemed no bigger than little mounds of dirt.
Even thousand-meter peaks couldn't hide it. Only the tallest mountains, standing several thousand meters high, could count as mountains next to the Totem Black Snake.
That was how Mount Baishan got its name.
The mountain was simply too tall. The higher it rose, the thinner the air became. Snow covered its slopes year-round, so the mountain was white...
"Isn't this mountain even taller than Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world?"
"Truly a world beyond the ordinary."
Jiang Yu was astonished.
Outside the city, Mount Baishan and its thousand caves stood taller than anyone could have imagined.
"Big fella, I need a little of your blood."
Ying Yue took out a small bottle.
The Totem Black Snake opened its massive mouth without hesitation. Its enormous tongue flicked out, and a stream of hot blood flowed into the bottle like a little river.
"That's enough, that's enough. No need to give me any more."
Ying Yue watched the blood flowing across the ground, heart aching as she filled the bottle.
She hadn't expected the big fella to give so much. She had only wanted a little blood to see if she could make a vaccine for the plague.
In the blink of an eye, the Totem Black Snake shrank like a collapsing mountain and swiftly returned to Mount Baishan's thousand caves, disappearing inside.
Only then did Ying Yue finally breathe easy.
The Totem Black Snake was safe.
"Xiao Yu, your blood will