Elsewhere, after stepping into the teleportation formation, Bibi Dong saw everything go dark, then brighten again a moment later.
She opened her eyes and looked around, finding herself in a vast, boundless void, with countless multicolored stars shining brilliantly in every direction.
Beneath Bibi Dong lay an enormous blackish-purple creature hundreds of thousands of meters long, looking neither like a snake nor a dragon.
Its streamlined body looked as though it had been cast from molten iron. Purple light flickered intermittently over its six pairs of purplish-black dragon horns, and each of its purplish-black scales was as large as a hill, gleaming with a faint glow.
Between its brows was a third eye, a vertical pupil that flashed with black and white divine light as it opened and closed.
Yet Bibi Dong was utterly bewildered, because this enormous creature that resembled neither snake nor dragon had its entire body soaking in an incredibly broad volcanic vent.
One dragon claw held a glass filled with crystal-clear liquid, while the other held a piece of some unknown red meat. It looked utterly at ease.
The sight struck her as intensely familiar! She felt as though she had seen it somewhere before, and more than once.
As a Soul Master, she had a good memory, and she soon remembered.
But Bibi Dong's expression darkened further, because unless she remembered incorrectly, this was exactly how her teacher behaved every summer.
Wearing brightly colored shorts and something apparently called sunglasses, he would lounge in an outdoor swimming pool with wine in one hand and grilled meat in the other.
"Little girl, are you the one who wishes to obtain my power?"
The voice that suddenly sounded in her ears interrupted her thoughts, and Bibi Dong looked over.
The unknown being's long dragon body now coiled