Ascension Island.
Dark clouds blanketed the distant sea, and sinister winds gusted.
Countless snake silhouettes surged between the clouds and waves, their hisses merging into a scalp-prickling tide that drew ever closer.
An immense, chilling, terrifying aura, brimming with greed and murderous intent, bore down on Ascension Island!
At the island's edge, Tagitsuhime watched with a pale face as the snakes all but blotted out the sea and sky. At their center, an enormous white-scaled serpent coiled atop a sinister cloud-
The White Snake Sage!
Oh no, I overdid the bluff...
Tagitsuhime's heart lurched, and her palms grew slightly sweaty.
At the underground laboratory's entrance, Nonō, Kurenai Yuhi, Kabuto, Yumi, Ayumi, and Miyamoto Ichirō all felt that suffocating pressure, their expressions grave.
"It's Ryūchi Cave... They really came for us!"
Nonō glanced into the depths of the laboratory, where Lin Ze's original body still lay quietly inside the preservation apparatus.
She hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head.
I can't disturb him. He's at a critical stage right now. Besides, he trusts us to protect this place.
At that thought, Nonō's gaze grew resolute.
She swiftly formed hand seals and slapped both hands onto the ground!
"Summoning Technique!"
Bang! Bang!
Two enormous clouds of white smoke burst forth!
The first to emerge from the smoke was Mountain Lord, over five meters tall, snow-white from head to toe, with an imperious, majestic gaze!
The moment he appeared, the ferocious aura of the King of Beasts spread outward, dispelling some of the chill brought by the snakes.
Then the other cloud of white smoke dispersed, revealing a figure over two meters tall.
It was the anomaly of the Enma Clan, the Six-Eared Dragon Ape-Qingtian!
Simply standing there, he gave the impression of an immovable mountain, yet one containing explosive power.