Pfft!
After gnawing for a while, the great black snake discovered that its new prey seemed remarkably sturdy. Unable to breach his defenses at all, it changed tactics.
It opened its enormous mouth and swallowed Jiang Yan.
Clack!
But at the very last moment, two palms braced against either side of its mouth. With a little pressure, they forced its already-closed jaws wide open again.
Jiang Yan hopped lightly down onto the ground.
He paid little attention to the great black snake, instead looking around to survey his surroundings:
He stood on an immense plain. The earth was pitch-black, stretching far, far into the distance without an end in sight.
Above him, there were neither stars nor moon, only murky darkness. Layer upon layer of heavy clouds piled together, their very sight oppressive.
Sizzle!
Sizzle!
And that was not even the most pressing concern. Jiang Yan lowered his head slightly and looked at his right palm. Wisps of black mist, seemingly alive, were frantically trying to burrow into his flesh and wreak havoc.
"If even a single wisp of this Fierce Sha energy appeared in the mortal world, a human martial artist at the Innate level would probably have to expend considerable effort just to withstand it."
"So this is the Weird World?"
"This is only the region along the Mother River's edge. Farther in, the contamination here will exceed anything imaginable."
Whoosh!
The great black snake's eyes were blood-red, with nothing left in them but instinctive madness.
It never considered how this slightly smaller human could withstand its bites and climb out of its belly without the slightest effort.
It had no wish to consider such things, nor did it fear this human. It only wanted to swallow him whole.
There was no other reason!
In the great black