Huge, seamless scales covered its body, and its erect forebody faced the crowd, its emerald eyes coldly scrutinizing them from the air.
When Xu Long was stared at by a pair of emerald green eyes, he felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck him, and a chill ran through his body, shooting straight to the back of his head, where the hairs on the back of his head stood on end.
He immediately had a thought, and the sword light in the air instantly swirled around to his side.
The giant python's eyes were emerald green, gleaming with anthropomorphic intelligence. It stared intently at the crowd, its long body already occupying most of the space as it coiled within the barrier.
The crowd was squeezed into a corner by its previous attack. At this moment, Deng Shouchong's eyes gleamed brightly as he looked at the giant blue python, seemingly lost in thought.
"Is this Desolate Beast or...?"
Ma Fang, standing behind him, asked half a question tremblingly. His words carried a fear he was reluctant to mention, as if he had been terrified the moment the giant python appeared.
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to play it by ear!"
Deng Shouchong did not answer Ma Fang's question. He stared intently at the giant python, and in its emerald eyes, he seemed to see anthropomorphic disdain.
Hiss!
The giant blue python hissed twice at the crowd, its voice filled with endless anger and deep disdain, as if blaming this group of ants for rudely intruding into the center of the city and disrupting its peace.
After a whoosh, the giant python began to raise its coiled body. Its blue scales shimmered in the sunlight, and it moved towards the group with a strong sense of oppression. In its emerald eyes, it paid no attention to the ants below.
"Imperial Edict!"
Seeing that something was wrong, Deng Shouchong instantly unfurled the Dharma banner above his head. Everyone knew that now was not the time to discuss who contributed the most, so several powerful bursts of Magic Power erupted from behind the Dharma banner.
Suddenly, the fortress shone brightly, and the energy fluctuations caused unusual ripples in the vast city. Eyes hidden within the city opened, as if scrutinizing this group of uninvited guests with the gaze of their masters.
The giant blue python was completely unaffected by the group's Magic Power, its emerald eyes filled with anthropomorphic disdain.
The raised head was aimed at the crowd in the corner below, and the crowd felt the blazing sunlight above them suddenly dim.
The giant python's forelimbs and body were already raised high, its body coiled within the barrier remained in place, while its head was already lunging towards the group.
When it opened its enormous maw, it brought with it an extremely pungent, fishy stench. Although it didn't intentionally spew anything out, everyone still felt an extremely dangerous aura emanating from it.
The head struck with a whooshing sound, the blow as powerful and heavy as a collapsing mountain.
If they were to be struck head-on, their living space would be further reduced. At that point, the giant python could easily separate them, and the question of life or death would be irrelevant.
The crowd in the corner unleashed their Magic Power and magical phenomena. Deng Shouchong, amidst the precious light, had an extremely solemn expression. He felt immense pressure emanating from the giant python, a pressure that no Desolate Beast could possibly possess!
Sensing the approaching danger, he instinctively turned his head and looked at a figure in the corner beside him. Could the star that had once shone in his peripheral vision be him...?
Before Deng Shouchong could even finish his thought, the giant python's body had already crushed down. Deng Shouchong changed drastically in the light of the treasure, and the totem creature shattered instantly before it could even take a breath in the air.
The giant python's casual strike truly possessed the power to collapse mountains; as it crashed down with tremendous force, those below were utterly powerless to retaliate.
Xu Long knew he couldn't wait any longer. The giant python's raised head had already locked onto everyone with its imposing presence. If they were any later, the attack would surely disrupt them and separate them, and the Magic Power they could muster would be scattered.
Buzz!
A sword's cry and furious roar echoed through the fortress, and amidst the anxious gazes of the crowd, a streak of light suddenly burst forth from a corner behind them.
Although they didn't know where the fierce sword light in the basin came from, everyone could see clearly now that it was coming from Mo Yu's side.
I thought Mo Yu was just a formation cultivator who joined halfway through his training, but I didn't expect him to be so well-hidden.
The imposing sword light in the basin was still deeply imprinted in everyone's minds, and seeing it again now miraculously alleviated their anxiety.
When Deng Shouchong heard the sword's roar, he felt a sense of relief for some reason. He continued to perform hand seals, pouring his Magic Power into the banner in the air.
He telepathically instructed everyone to follow behind the sword light, just as before, and engage in a head-on battle with the attacking giant python!
At this moment, no one had any other thoughts. They all unleashed their Magic Power on their weapons, and strange phenomena of heaven and earth frequently flashed within the barrier. One after another, powerful energies followed the sword light in a rather orderly manner.
Xu Long suddenly paused in the corner, feeling as if this moment had happened somewhere before.
But he had no time to think. The stench of blood from above swept over him, and a bone-chilling cold almost seeped into his bones. A tremendous sense of crisis rose from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Long immediately activated his sword light, which swept upwards. Deng Shouchong his gaze. The Dharma Banner spun around once and then shone brightly. The runes on it moved silently with the light, and an energy that influenced the rules of the Dharma appeared on it.
With a flick of his wrist, the Dharma banner, carrying energy, followed directly behind the sword light. The others followed suit; in the face of life and death, only a single sword light had given them hope.
In this moment of crisis, the sword light burst forth once more, determined to carve out a path to survival amidst the peril!
boom!
A tremendous explosion resounded within the fortress, the soaring energy carrying smoke and dust engulfing its interior. The vast city, suspended in mid-air, trembled for a moment.
Amidst the surging energy, two sharp gazes could be vaguely seen scanning the crowd. A sword light swirled around in the air, followed by a surge of energy that poured onto the giant python's head.
The booming sounds were incessant, and amidst the clanging of metal, sparks of fire flashed. After the sword light shattered the giant python's first attack, everyone's offensive was successful.
The sharp gaze within the energy dimmed slightly, and everyone felt the pressure around them suddenly ease. Then, without needing to transmit their voices, the group stepped out in unison, assuming a posture of encirclement within the fortress.
The giant python retracted its head amidst the energy, revealing a patch of black on its blue scales. The group gathered their Magic Power and delivered a terrifying blow, yet they still couldn't break through its scales!
Now, the disdain in its eyes had been replaced by rage. The body of a higher being had been defiled by a group of ants, and its blue eyes were filled with anthropomorphic anger.
However, its body remained motionless, standing upright only with its front half, silently confronting the crowd through the chaotic energy fluctuations, seemingly wary of something.
The group's offensive showed no signs of abating. They knew their strength was far inferior to the giant python, so they needed to capitalize on their momentum to gain a temporary advantage before seeking other ways to avoid a direct confrontation.
Taking advantage of the momentum built up by the swirling sword light during the standoff, Xu Long's mind stirred, and the light in his eyes suddenly surged. The trajectory of the tail sheath swept out from the energy center and rushed towards the giant python opposite him once again.
The group behind them perked up. They had been waiting for Xu Long's attack. Now that their divine senses caught the sword light, streams of Magic Power followed it, creating a series of whooshing sounds in the air above the city.
The giant python behind him narrowed its eyes, a strong killing intent flickering in its emerald eyes, its long forked tongue flickering as it tracked the sword's trajectory through the air.
A look of struggle appeared in its eyes, as if it were weighing the pros and cons. When the sword light and the magical Magic Power behind it approached, the killing intent in its green eyes completely replaced its hesitation. A superior being would not allow itself to be violated by ants!
The giant python, which had been coiled in the center of the fortress, slowly rose up. At this moment, it swam in the air like a dragon, and darkness fell above everyone's heads. The blazing sun was instantly blocked by the python's body.
When the sword light burst forth in the green eyes, the mountain-like body had already completely taken off, as if a blue dragon was swimming in the air.
Xu Long, standing behind, sharpened his gaze. His intuition told him that this was no ordinary beast; this was...
There was no time to speculate; the will attached itself to the sword light and soared forth. The whistling sound in the air grew more and more intense, and streams of air were instantly torn apart. The sword light, carrying thunder and rain, seemed to rip through space until it reached the top of the giant python's head.
A deafening roar echoed throughout the vast city. A tremendous surge of energy erupted above the giant python's head. Before the battle could even be clearly seen, the mind only caught a fleeting glimpse of a phantom, and the sword light transformed into a streak of light, rapidly swirling towards the sky.
Xu Long's face was rather grim in the corner. He had intended to unleash his full-force attack on the giant python's head, but he hadn't expected the enormous python to be so agile in its evasive maneuvers.
The moment the sword light struck, Tian swirled up, abruptly altering the trajectory of the attack from above. At that moment, a small crack appeared on the scales of the giant python's waist and abdomen.
It used its flexible body to block the fatal blow of the sword light, while the attacks from the crowd behind it were already coming one after another, and a strong killing intent flashed in its green eyes.
The giant python that had been roaming in the air transformed into a dragon and soared up, with a muffled "boom" echoing through the air. The azure dragon coiled its massive body, releasing energy as if a mountain had collapsed.
Completely concealed beneath its body, it revealed a disdainful look in its eyes, its body swirling in the air utterly shattering the surging energy.
As everyone watched the giant python swam in the air, their expressions changed several times. The giant python, shaped like a mountain, had now completely stretched out its long body. Behind the center of the barrier where it had been coiled, everyone witnessed an extremely terrifying scene.
At this moment, the broken walls and ruins within the city were still affected by the energy generated by the battle, and the sight of things within the fortifications caused everyone to pause in their movements.
Time has kept the city in the yellow sand still for thousands of years, but today, under the visit of a group of uninvited guests, it has been completely shocked, and the truth buried for countless years is about to surface!
"That's the missing Fellow Xu Tao!"
As Ma Fang's terrified scream rang in his ears, Xu Long's pupils also contracted sharply.
He felt his lips turn white, the hairs on the back of his body stand on end, every pore on his body open and close, and his face was filled with horror. Everyone else had the same expression as him.
After the giant python fully coiled its body, what appeared before one's eyes was an extremely terrifying scene.
Behind the barrier were ice sculptures of monks piled up like a small mountain, with the missing Xu Tao at the very front!
Xu Tao had already disappeared when they were outside the city, and no one could find him for a while.
His body had already been spotted behind the ramparts. When had Xu Tao arrived at the ramparts before the others?
Xu Long's heart stirred; after Xu Tao's disappearance, he had caught a glimpse of a phantom in his mind.
The phantom moved extremely fast. Xu Long did not choose to defend at that moment, but instead subtly urged his sword light to prepare for an attack. The phantom disappeared in an instant.
He wondered: If I had been a step slower, would I be in the same situation as Xu Tao now?
At this moment, everyone looked at the ice sculpture cultivator Xu Tao, each pondering something in their hearts. Looking at the giant python in the sky, a great fear surged in their eyes.
On the faces of the cultivators who had turned into ice sculptures and Xu Tao, there was an expression of extreme horror. This was their last appearance when they lost consciousness, and the look remaining in their eyes was as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in their lives.
Their bodies stood upright in place, not moving an inch in the face of the impending crisis, as if they were bound by something, letting the crisis descend upon them.
Meanwhile, he could only watch helplessly as his body turned into an ice sculpture, his flesh forever losing consciousness and control, his soul unable to enter the Reincarnation Temple Heavenly Dao, suffering endless torment in the mortal world.
At this moment, white objects resembling tumors had grown on his body, and countless ice sculpture cultivators behind him also had strings of tumors growing on their bodies.
These tumors, about the size of a human head, were intertwined in an irregular oval shape, each one seemingly growing directly onto the ice sculpture of the monk.
The tumor constantly expands and contracts, as if there were living creatures wriggling inside, a sight that is truly terrifying.
The countless ice-sculpted cultivators behind them were covered in foul-smelling slime. As the giant python stirred its massive body, the smell that had been trapped in the slime instantly spread throughout the fortress.
All of them were great cultivators who could suppress their five senses, but when the slime emitted a stench, they all felt a strong sense of nausea.
The foul-smelling viscous liquid was very thick, clinging to the bodies of countless ice-sculpted cultivators, mixed with tumors, completely covering their bodies, appearing as a murky yellow color.
At this moment, the ice sculpture cultivator was like a vessel in a cauldron, his entire body inhabited by white tumors. The things wriggling within these tumors had taken root in the ice sculpture cultivator's body, making the two appear indistinguishable.