The great black snake writhed and struggled on the ground. After being swallowed, the white snake had kept burrowing through its belly, attacking from within and tearing into its organs and intestines.
Li Yishui realized something was wrong and cried out in panic, "Erhei, what's wrong with you?"
A streak of white light pierced the great black snake's belly as the white snake bored its way out. It had torn all the black snake's internal organs to shreds; the creature was clearly beyond saving. Everyone in the Mottled Sect had a venomous pet, which they regarded as half their own life. Seeing his pet killed by the white snake, Li Yishui's eyes nearly split with rage. He let out a agonized cry, and a black shadow swept from his right hand-a flexible whip lashing toward the white snake.
The white snake was extraordinarily agile. It dodged the whip and slithered away, disappearing beside Xi Yan in the blink of an eye.
The black whip changed direction in midair, coiling toward Xi Yan's throat like a living snake.
Xi Yan showed no fear of the whip and reached out to grab it with her right hand. A gleaming silver glove covered that hand. Crack! The whip struck her hand and wound around its back, but its barbs could not pierce her glove. With a twist of her wrist, Xi Yan caught the tip. Pulled by both her and Li Yishui, the whip stretched taut. Dozens of brightly colored venomous insects crawled from Li Yishui's sleeve onto it and raced toward her.
Xi Yan giggled. "Even a rice-grain pearl dares to shine!" Several slender white insects, translucent as jade, appeared where she held the whip. They spread and coiled around it like a white chrysanthemum in full bloom. The moment the colorful