"Cough, cough, you can't put it that way. After all, the wager between Cloud Master and me this time wasn't entirely a life-or-death struggle. And I have to admit, this Great Wilderness Sect's sole remaining Saint-rank expert was indeed a man whose word carried weight. Once he lost, he didn't drag his feet or shamelessly renege. That, at least, I admired..." Zhang Tie replied solemnly.
"So these two snakes are what he lost to you?" Bai Suxian shifted her curious gaze back to Zhang Tie's wrist.
"That's right!"
"They seem to have gotten much smaller!"
"I don't know what these two snakes are either. They might be ancient primordial variants—their abilities are simply inconceivable!"
"Can I touch them?"
"I'll wake them up and let you have a look!"
"Ah, here? Isn't that dangerous?"
"It's fine. They've acknowledged me as their master now, so they aren't dangerous!"
As Zhang Tie spoke, a thought stirred in his mind, and he awakened the two snakes once more. Under everyone's curious gazes, the two snakes, like works of art crafted from gold and platinum, slowly began to move. They raised their heads from Zhang Tie's wrist again, flicked out their tongues to lick his wrist twice, then flew back into the air and floated there, circling around Zhang Tie.
The moment the two snakes moved, Bai Suxian was fine, but everyone else in the room—including Treasure Flame Divine Lord and Divine Lord Jianmu—instantly went taut as steel wire. Their eyes widened as they cautiously watched the snakes' every move, looking ready to unleash their protective Battle Qi at any moment. Having personally witnessed how these two snakes had turned a Sky Knight into ash in an instant, no one could face them without feeling tense. What snakes were these? They were practically two Sky