"Hiss, hiss, hiss."
The giant serpent stared at Ye Lin with its enormous eyes, wariness filling its gaze. It couldn't understand how a mere Human Race Foundation Establishment Realm nobody could stand toe-to-toe with it.
"Human, I have no grudge against you. Why are you relentlessly pressing me?"
The giant serpent spoke, sending ripples shivering across the lake.
"Golden Core Realm Demon Beasts can already speak?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Ye Lin's eyes. He didn't know much about this. Could Golden Core Realm Demon Beasts really talk?
Then why did Little Red still just chirp at him?
"Since ancient times, humans and demons have been mortal enemies. You dare claim that you reached this level without eating a few people?"
Ye Lin raised Evil Slayer and pointed it at the giant serpent, his face stern.
"In the cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak. If I ate them, it was because they were weak."
"Nicely said. The strong prey on the weak. Now that I'm about to kill you, that's because you're weak."
As soon as Ye Lin finished speaking, he raised his Long Sword and charged at the giant serpent.
The giant serpent twisted its enormous body to dodge. Every time it attacked, it burned through its lifespan at an alarming rate. If it went all out again, it might run out of years and die before long.
"If I were in my prime, how dare you act so arrogant?"
The giant serpent roared and lashed its tail at Ye Lin.
"Embrace Heaven and Earth, wield its power as my own—strike!"
Suddenly, Ye Lin hovered in the lake as an ineffably mysterious aura drifted around him. Evil Slayer trembled incessantly in his hand.
A transparent water sword a hundred meters long appeared in the lake and slashed