Sorry, I Came Too Late

Although Yao Wan found the Insect Dragon's wing-flapping posture somewhat comical, its speed was not slow in the slightest.

The moment her words fell, the three-headed monster had already lunged at them.

"Get out of the way!"

Medusa's snake pupils instantly contracted to needle-thin slits. She violently shoved Yao Wan aside, then immediately erected a Dou Qi barrier. Snake scales gleaming with nine-colored radiance appeared across its surface, and the instant the defense took shape, savage, bizarre claws stabbed down.

The violent collision erupted in blinding sparks, but it lasted only an instant.

In that moment, it was as though heaven and earth were collapsing. Even the power of the Heaven Swallowing Python, which had shown no fear against the many Tunling Clan members earlier, now seemed utterly inadequate.

That seemingly indestructible Dou Qi barrier collapsed the moment it made contact. An indescribable force instantly shattered the exceptionally resilient shield.

Bang!

Amid a deep hiss, the lovely figure before Yao Wan vanished, transforming into a streak of nine-colored light that flew backward. Even with its enormous body stretching thousands of zhang, it was blasted back a thousand li by that terrifying force. The earth trembled as though an earth dragon had overturned, and every mountain range along its path was crushed flat.

Yao Wan's heart immediately sank. Only then did she see that the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, having revealed its true form, had barely steadied itself. It slowly rose and hissed at the vicious three-headed Insect Dragon before it, its eyes filled with killing intent.

Her gaze then fell upon the Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Even an ancient magical beast with an extraordinarily powerful body and strength capable of shaking the heavens now bore several savage, horrifying bloody wounds across its formerly flawless, dazzling nine-colored scales.

The force of