"Bang—"
The explosion rang out, but Ye Chen's speed protective shield only developed a slight crack.
Ye Chen looked up and said to the giant python, "Senior, that move of yours wasn't much, was it?"
The giant python did not hesitate. He said to Ye Chen, "I was only testing you with one move to see how you were. I didn't expect you to be pretty good. Again—this time, I'll use the real thing."
A flash of red light appeared, and the giant python transformed into human form. At the same time, he brought his hands together before his chest, and a ball of light condensed between them.
A massive pillar of light, two meters in diameter, suddenly rose with the giant python at its center. The giant python smiled at Ye Chen and said, "Good boy, have a taste of my Eight-Star Golden Light Array."
Immediately afterward, a golden light suddenly descended from the heavens and savagely struck Ye Chen's protective shield.
That golden light actually ignored the shield's defenses. The instant it struck, it pierced straight through and landed directly on Ye Chen.
Ye Chen reacted extremely quickly as well. Just as the golden light reached him, his body moved rapidly, leaving a string of afterimages behind him. He lunged forward, crossing dozens of meters in an instant.
But he was still a step too slow.
The golden-purple light drilled straight through, and the protective shield shattered instantly.
"Boom—"
The entire protective shield erupted in a massive explosion from the top down. Even the surrounding flowers and grass were blasted into pieces, transforming into a Metal Storm that scattered in all directions.
Ye Chen also suffered a considerable impact from the explosion. He spat out a mouthful of blood and said to the giant python, "Again. There's still