The Nine-Headed Snake was lifelike, as though it were a living creature. The two sharp fangs in each serpent mouth were like twin swords, seemingly capable of piercing anything. Yet when they bit into the giant wolf, they were blocked by the protective barrier covering its surface and could not pierce its body.
As a result, their offensive posed too little threat to the giant wolf.
Lu Ye understood that it was not because their Array Talisman was inadequate, but because the cultivators controlling it were too weak to bring out its full might. With an equally matched formation, they certainly would not have performed so poorly.
He urged his Spiritual Power and exerted himself fiercely. Only then did he feel the fangs of the serpent head he occupied pierce through the giant wolf's protection and slowly sink deeper.
But such damage was clearly still not enough.
The two colossal creatures remained locked in a contest of strength, neither retreating. The Eastern Division dared not withdraw, lest the giant wolf use its horn to unleash that ferocious attack again. The Western Division, meanwhile, held a certain advantage and had no need to yield.
During that brief deadlock, everyone in the Eastern Division realized that things were going badly. Their Spiritual Power was being rapidly drained, flowing toward the serpent head occupied by Zhang Chao. His head had been bitten by the wolf's jaws and thus suffered the greatest expenditure. The other two serpent heads caught by the wolf's claws did not yet require much concern.
This stalemate was undoubtedly extremely unfavorable for the Eastern Division. Once the serpent head occupied by Zhang Chao could no longer hold on and was bitten off by the giant wolf, even if their Array Talisman did not break, its power would be diminished. The