Piercing, ear-splitting screams spread across the heavens and earth, sending chills down the spines of those who had been watching from afar.
Beneath the inverted poisonous pool in the sky, the Snake Venerable's bizarre figure vanished, replaced by a blood-drenched Viper Snake. A wound deep enough to expose bone ran across its back, its scales, muscles, and flesh carved away, its tendons forcibly severed, leaving it unable to move.
"It's the true form of the Myriad Poison Snake Venerable!"
"Th-this... why?"
"Who could cripple an Earthly Supreme with a single sword strike?"
"Even an Earthly Supreme was unable to fight back. Could that mean—?!"
Amid their alarm and uncertainty, the speculation that made everyone tremble gradually caused them to lower their voices, until they could only exchange looks.
What realm lay above the Earthly Supreme? Naturally, everyone knew such common knowledge.
Even so, it was still utterly shocking.
How could an existence capable of ruling an entire continent and making heaven and earth change color appear on Tianluo Continent?
Yet when Xiao Xiao saw that sword light descend and the blade subsequently withdraw, the delight on her face only deepened.
"I knew Aunt Nalan had come too."
"If you won't cultivate properly, then this calamity can count as your punishment."
Nalan Yanran sheathed her three-foot azure sword. Though seeing Xiao Xiao unharmed was indeed a relief, Nalan Yanran's expression still turned stern in the face of her cheerful laughter, her voice rather unsympathetic.
"Aunt Nalan, you've wronged me. I was asleep for a hundred years; I only had so much time to cultivate. You can't compare me to my younger brother, can you? His starting point was already a summit that others might never reach in their entire lives."
Xiao Xiao spoke with a hint of grievance, and her words