At the very instant Yao Ming broke free, a cold, sinister man in black abruptly opened his eyes upon a throne in another Palace far away in the Nether Snake Mountain Range.
"Hm?"
The man, who had been toying with the beauty in his arms, suddenly widened his half-lidded eyes, a trace of shock flashing within them.
"Impossible!"
Shock and fury surfaced in the black-robed man's eyes. He hurriedly transmitted his voice through space. "Great Elder!"
Shortly after his words fell, an old man with a crimson venomous snake coiled around him appeared before the black-robed man.
"Clan Chief, what happened?"
The old man frowned slightly. It had been a long time since his Clan Chief had shown such a shaken expression.
"The seal suppressing Yao Ming suddenly broke!"
The black-robed man abruptly rose to his feet, his voice icy, and the Great Elder's expression changed drastically.
"We must hurry over. If Yao Ming escapes, we'll be in serious trouble."
The Great Elder looked somewhat anxious. Yao Ming's talent was actually the greatest in the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. Had the two of them not ambushed him together, he would likely have become a formidable figure even among Dou Sheng by now.
"Relax. He only just escaped and must be terribly weak. With my current strength, killing him will be child's play."
Yao Xiaotian sneered, then left the great hall with the Great Elder.
"I never imagined that I, Yao Ming, would live to see the day I escaped!"
Deep within the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, excitement showed on Yao Ming's face. Although incomparably weak, he was overjoyed. Looking at Xiao Yan, he could not help laughing. "Brother, I still haven't learned your esteemed name."
"Brother?"
Xiao Yan glanced at Yao Ming with a smile, yet that glance suddenly