The sky was clear for miles.
Above a forest beyond the Jia Ma Empire,
a dark shadow shot past at astonishing speed. The pressure it faintly gave off sent nearby magical beasts trembling into their dens.
A closer look revealed an enormous serpent with eight wings on its back and hard black scales covering its body. All eight wings beat together, driving it forward at incredible speed. A faint, multicolored mark shaped like a crown adorned its brow, and a sly, almost human glint flashed through its slit-pupiled eyes.
"Lu Man, are you sure?"
The huge black beast spoke in a human voice.
Upon its broad back, which spanned over thirty meters with all eight wings spread,
sat a beautiful woman in a Pale Cyan dress, around thirty years of age. Her light-green eyes were filled with delight as she gazed at the unconscious young girl cradled in her arms.
She lifted the girl's eyelid and glanced at the faint petal-shaped marks around her jade-green pupil. A smile tugged at her lips.
"White Fang, your senses are as sharp as ever. These really are the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. There's no mistake."
In truth, the moment the girl had summoned a Dou Wang expert of the Snake-People Tribe and a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, they had both been convinced. This was merely one last check before they sent word to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
"Well, well..." The huge black beast beneath her marveled. "I never thought a freak like this would emerge from somewhere as remote as the Jia Ma Empire. And Lu Man, do you know why I urged you to leave so quickly?"
"To report back sooner, obviously." The woman in green rolled her eyes. "I know. You don't have to rush me. I was planning to