At the same time.
In the land of Wànjiāng in the Shanhai Realm, on the other side of the Heavenly River Red Water from the Pureblood Yao Alliance.
The surging waters of the Heavenly River flowed without cease, roaring deafeningly.
Beneath those waters, inside a vast, dark cavern, a giant serpent more than four thousand meters long, coiled there like a mountain, abruptly opened its eyes.
This serpent was likewise black all over. Its scales looked as though they had been cast from adamantine steel, giving off an unfathomably deep luster.
A single eye was as large as several wagon wheels, while its enormous Spinal Snake Bone looked ready to soar into the sky and take wing at any moment.
This was surely one of the supreme beings of the mountain realm.
Even if it had not reached the Yao Emperor Level, it stood at the pinnacle among Yao Emperors.
"You're saying that vixen sent the Tushan Demon Race to the Black Tortoise Yao Realm? What has she discovered?"
A cold, hoarse voice rang out, followed by silence.
No one answered, but the giant serpent continued speaking to itself.
"The Azure Yao Emperor? I don't believe he's still alive. All that remains in this world are the corrupted thoughts of his One Qi Transforms into Three Purities avatars."
"Back then, I risked shattering my Yao Body, even leaving it locked in that damned place, all to tear his soul apart. He couldn't possibly have survived."
"My Yao Body? We can't retrieve it. That Kun is too strange. We'd best not act rashly for now. Besides, I went through a thousand hardships to escape that damned place. I will never enter it again without absolute confidence."
Another silence followed these words.
"Ascend to the Yao Emperor Realm again?"
"No, there's no