The giant python circled once in the air, its body gradually shrinking. As its dazzling colors drew in, a graceful figure in a black dress slowly emerged.
Cai Lin stood in midair, a few strands of nine-colored light still lingering in her long hair. Seven-colored snake patterns coiled around her fair wrists. They were no mere decorations; faint pulses of life emanated from them, as if countless tiny Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Pythons lay dormant within.
She lifted her eyes to look at Xiao Ze, and a radiant smile bloomed across her cool, beautiful face. Like a peony bursting into bloom after being frozen in ice, it made the world around her pale in comparison.
"Xiao Ze." Cai Lin moved lightly toward him, a faint halo of nine-colored light swirling around her. In just a few steps, she was before him, her beautiful eyes brimming with laughter. "I'm out of seclusion."
Xiao Ze stepped forward and naturally took her hand. When his fingertips brushed the snake patterns on her fair wrist, he could clearly feel the ancient power they contained. "Did your seclusion go smoothly? This Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python bloodline certainly surprised me."
"I owe it to the blessings of my ancestors." Cai Lin nodded lightly, a trace of warmth passing through her eyes. "The ruins of the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Clan lie beneath Yellow Spring. I awakened the remnants of my ancestors' souls, and they attached themselves to me, helping me fully activate my bloodline. My strength is probably around the Four-Star Dou Sheng level now."
"Four-Star Dou Sheng?" Yao Ming had just come over, and at her words, he immediately sucked in a sharp breath.
After all, he had cultivated for hundreds of years to reach Four-Star Dou Sheng. Cai Lin, after only a few months in seclusion, had