Before the Nine-Headed Serpent arrived, a foul stench accompanied by a powerful presence swept toward them.
Even through the Three Yin Demons, Han Shuo still could not see the Nine-Headed Serpent, but some peculiar changes in the wind allowed him to roughly guess its location.
As the Nine-Headed Serpent flew along, the clear pools around it were instantly polluted, becoming foul places like open sewers. The moist soil slowly became abnormally dry as well, turning dark brown. It all seemed to have been affected by the Nine-Headed Serpent's power.
Han Shuo summoned the Demon-Slaying Edge. While the Nine-Headed Serpent approached, he and Gilbert had already prepared to launch the first attack as soon as it came close, giving it an unforgettable blow.
The rank stench in the air grew stronger and stronger. Han Shuo, who had closed his eyes to regulate his breathing, felt briefly dizzy when he first inhaled it, but once his Demonic Essence filtered it out, his body immediately returned to normal.
As a member of the Evil Dragon Clan, the Black Dragon Gilbert possessed a powerful, resilient body and could also spit Acid Poison. The Dragon Clan's physical resistance was strong enough that, before the venom landed on his body, this foul poisonous gas could not affect him.
Suddenly, the Nine-Headed Serpent seemed to stop moving. Beside a towering tree, the wind steadied and ceased its unusual changes, as though the Nine-Headed Serpent had stopped there.
Han Shuo was inwardly surprised. Just as he was wondering why the Nine-Headed Serpent had not approached, four streams of dark brown liquid spurted out like fountains, shooting straight toward the tree where he and Gilbert sat.
An intense stench instantly filled the air. It was unbearably foul, and some of the magical beasts nearby stiffened as soon as they