At first glance, it looked as if several white heads had sprouted from its neck, making it appear particularly ferocious and terrifying.
"It's protecting the eggs! Quick! It's too late! Attack the eggs!"
Deng Shouchong's voice was filled with horror and anxiety. He had forgotten to use his divine sense to transmit his thoughts when he saw this horrifying scene, and instead shouted directly at everyone.
His face had lost all its usual composure; his eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets, and he poured all his magical Magic Power into the banner, as if he were about to fight the giant python to the death.
Xu Long's doubts about the egg-laying were somewhat resolved. No wonder this city was so strange; there wasn't a single cultivator in such a large city.
Even with the sword energy blocking the way in the basin, there should still be cultivators coming to explore.
Only now did I realize that the Central Plains the city and the cultivators from elsewhere had probably all been turned into ice sculptures here.
But Xu Long's doubts only deepened at this point. What kind of beast would want to live with a cultivator to lay its eggs?
Now is not the time for speculation. Deng Shouchong's words were clearly meant for Xu Long. With a thought, a sword light, poised to strike, swept across the sky in an instant.
The group then unleashed their Magic Power and followed the banner in the air. They split into two groups: Deng Shouchong led the group to attack the giant python, while Xu Long went to destroy the beast eggs on the ice sculpture cultivator.
As everyone had clearly seen, the giant python was extremely concerned about the beast eggs. Dealing with the python alone would have been too much for them, but splitting into two groups put the python in a difficult position: should it protect itself or the beast eggs?
The streak of light in the air arrived in an instant. The giant python in the air clearly understood Xu Long's intention. A strong killing intent flashed in its green eyes, and after its forked tongue flickered for a moment, it went straight for Xu Long.
But just as its coiled body in the air was about to straighten, the precious light from the Dharma banner enveloped it, and several streams of Magic Power followed closely behind the banner.
The giant python was somewhat overwhelmed at this moment, constantly twisting its massive body amidst the precious light. The energy in the air was compressed layer by layer. As it saw the sword light getting closer and closer to the beast egg, a look of anxiety finally flashed in its green eyes.
Meanwhile, Deng Shouchong and the others below were using all their magical Magic Power to hold it back tightly, realizing that they would not be able to escape for the time being. The anxiety in the giant python's eyes turned into a resolute look.
roar!
An angry growl came from the python's gaping maw. The giant python, enveloped in a radiant light, rose up in fury. Its scales on its belly writhed, and with two "thumps," a pair of fleshy wings unfolded beneath the scales.
These fleshy wings are very slender and semi-transparent. They appear light and graceful, yet they generate a strong gust of wind as they spread out in the air.
After the roar, the enormous head and forelimbs gradually shrank, appearing only as a humanoid shape through the blurred energy.
Deng Shouchong and the others felt that on the other side of the energy was a creature that was half human and half snake. At this moment, the giant python, which had transformed into a half-human form, forcibly broke free from the restraints of the Dharma Banner and looked at the people on the ground with intense killing intent in its eyes.
Seeing the approaching Magic Power and strange phenomena, it suddenly swung its giant tail, and with a "boom," everyone in the fortress took a step back as a terrifying energy pressed down from the air.
The precious light atop the Dharma banner dimmed instantly, swaying slightly in the air after being struck by the snake's tail. Deng Shouchong horrified. His mind raced as he surveyed the situation, and he hurriedly transmitted his voice to the crowd:
"Fellow Daoists, in this time of crisis, we must split up and act separately. Take the treasures within the city yourselves!"
Before he finished speaking, an extremely cold aura suddenly emanated from above his head. Deng Shouchong's face turned somewhat ferocious. He immediately bit his tongue and spat out a small mouthful of blood essence, which dispersed into a cloud of mist in the air and enveloped the Dharma banner.
Deng Shouchong spat out a mouthful of blood essence, looked somewhat listless, but he forced himself to cheer up, his Adam's apple bobbing as he let out a low shout, and the swaying banner stabilized again amidst the blood essence.
The totem-like creature, tinged with a layer of blood, reappeared in the sky, its intense radiance powerfully resisting the corrosive chill from above.
The crowd below exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions varying. Deng Shouchong's words implied that in this critical moment, everyone had to look after themselves; spreading out might increase the danger, but individual gains no longer needed to be shared with the others.
Thinking of the treasures in the city, everyone cast apologetic glances at Xu Long to the side.
Then each of them transformed into a streak of light, heading towards the armory and treasury behind the fortress, respectively, under Deng Shouchong's slightly ferocious expression.
After a flash of light and everyone dispersed, Deng Shouchong, his face contorted with rage, raised his hand towards the sky. The extremely cold aura was instantly repelled by a surge of immense energy, and the blood-red totem creature vanished into a shadow.
" Mo Yu, the beast egg is the lifeline of the Mist Beast. You must flee immediately after attacking it!"
Taking this opportunity, Deng Shouchong glanced at Xu Long beside him with a complicated expression, left a sentence, and then disappeared into the fortress in the form of lightning.
A fierce disdain flashed in its blue eyes. The Human Python spread its fleshy wings at its waist, and a gust of cold wind swept through the air as its long body headed towards the sword light.
Xu Long was absolutely furious. He finally understood why the scene he had just witnessed seemed so familiar.
Earlier, when facing the Heaven-Slaying One Sword in the basin, everyone left first under Deng Shouchong's Dharma Banner, leaving Xu Long to fight alone in the basin.
This moment is just like that moment!
A strong wind carrying a chill swept towards Xu Long; although the Human Python's fleshy wings were small, they moved extremely fast.
Xu Long's gaze sharpened, and the falling sword light was even faster than the Human Python. He looked at the writhing beast eggs, and the Power of Oblivion in his body surged wildly.
With a loud "boom," the falling sword light burst forth with a burst of intense energy, causing the ice sculptures of cultivators, piled up like small mountains within the barrier, to collapse layer by layer.
The Human Python in the air roared angrily, its emerald eyes filled with intense killing intent. It spread its fleshy wings and charged towards Xu Long, while the sword light struck and then quickly circled back towards Xu Long below.
But before he could escape, the giant tail in the air struck. Xu Long sensed a dark shadow rushing towards him with a whooshing sound, and the sword light beside him flashed out again.
With a clang, the color of fire and stone burst forth from the barrier. Xu Long's body was carried into the air by the energy shockwave. Before his feet even touched the ground, the attack from behind pressed down on him again.
The Human Python's body coiled up in the air, about to unleash a powerful attack on Xu Long. Anyone caught in the python's body would surely die.
The Human Python was several times faster than Xu Long, and it looked like Xu Long was about to be torn to pieces by the Human Python's body.
However, the sword light that had just struck did not return to protect its master. Instead, it burst forth with a sharp edge in the air, taking advantage of the moment to strike directly behind.
Deng Shouchong said that the beast eggs are the key to the fate of the Mist Beast!
The sword light swept through the barrier, its tail sheath tracing a graceful path in the air. The ice sculpture cultivator behind it was already locked on, waiting to wreak havoc on the beast eggs when the sword light struck.
A hint of tension flashed in the Human Python's emerald eyes. It seemed to be very concerned about the beast eggs behind it, and it glared venomously at Xu Long's back. This ant had caused it quite a bit of trouble.
With a whoosh, Xu Long's body swayed in the strong wind like a leaf. An energy that had been compressed to its limit was finally Human Python, and the huge body that had been rolled up in the air nimbly turned back.
His heart, which had been pounding in his throat, calmed slightly as Xu Long steadied himself amidst the strong winds.
Meanwhile, the Human Python attacking from behind was already chasing the sword light. It stared intently at the trajectory ahead, its fleshy wings rapidly unfolding in the air. At this moment, a look of worry appeared in its blue eyes.
Looking down at the collapsed ice sculpture of the cultivator, the murky sap on it had begun to dry slightly, and the beast egg had also developed cracks from the attack.
At this moment, Xu Long broke free from the Human Python's restraints. He glanced at the armory and treasury on both sides, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, before fixing his gaze on the City Lord's Manor behind the beast eggs.
A flash of inspiration struck him, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the beast egg. To enter the City Lord's Manor within the fortified walls, he had to overcome the ice sculpture cultivators and the Human Python!
At this moment, the Human Python in front of it was filled with rage, keenly sensing the harassment and pestering from the ants.
Although this ant's cultivation was weak, its Magic Power was quite strange, making it difficult for even a higher being like myself to understand. I had already spared it from the fatal blow just now, yet it still dared to follow me. It was simply courting death!
The vertical pupils in its emerald eyes shifted slightly, and its body began to fall from the air. The ground below trembled, and the enormous body of the Human Python began to move rapidly within the barrier.
Its long body was as supple as flowing water. As it swam, it used its body to encircle the collapsed ice sculptures of the monks below, while its upper body stood upright in the air.
A streak of light flashed in the emerald eyes, and the sword light shot forth with a deafening boom. The sudden burst of light unleashed a violent burst of energy on the Human Python.
The human figure standing in the air was instantly knocked over by the sharp edge, and the rolling energy formed a huge shock wave. The ice sculpture cultivators surrounded by the python's body behind them were all shaken, and the cracked beast egg was already seeping out a few drops of clear liquid.
The sword light flashed out at the center of the collision, and the barrier was filled with a chaotic energy fluctuation. Within the energy, a bolt of lightning shot out, coming straight from behind the giant python.
It seemed he intended to seize this moment to cross the barrier of the Human Python and reach the City Lord's Manor behind him. At this moment, a ruthless glint flashed in his green eyes.
Taking advantage of the swirling sword light, the Human Python spread its fleshy wings, and its massive body soared into the air in an instant, causing the intense sunlight within the barrier to dim abruptly.
After the person who had just been upside down twisted in mid-air in a bizarre posture, the blue-eyed figure was now staring straight at the incoming lightning, the two staring at each other across the chaotic energy.
The sword light was now soaring into the sky that it could no longer turn back. Xu Long was now unable to spare any attention. The mockery in his green eyes grew stronger. He seemed to already see the lightning bolt pierce through the energy and collide directly with the python's body.
The coiled body compressed immense energy in mid-air; the all-out attack of a higher being was nothing more than an ant's death!
As chaotic energy surged to both sides, an ancient and mysterious energy suddenly emanated from the city.
The Human Python keenly sensed this mysterious energy fluctuation. A hint of doubt flashed in its emerald eyes. Before it could react, it felt as if a ferocious beast was about to leap out from the energy opposite it.
An overwhelming aura swept towards the python's body, and the human figure that stood up immediately looked up at the sky, where a tall shadow appeared within the barrier.
A look of shock flashed in his blue eyes, and amidst the chaotic energy, an extremely powerful aura had already emerged, the energy spreading out to both sides seemingly clearing a path for a ferocious beast behind them.
The sound of "thump, thump, thump" echoed through the city, like a giant running at full speed through it. What was before that lightning bolt made people feel a strong sense of oppression.
The Human Python stopped compressing energy as its body coiled in the air, a hint of hesitation flashing in its emerald eyes. But before it could figure it out, the enormous ferocious beast behind it had already charged out.
The vertical pupils in the blue eyes contracted sharply, reflecting a massive Dharma Body. The coiled body seemed to be heading straight for a train engine, being violently rammed into by the approaching Dharma Body.
boom!
The two massive energies collided within the barrier, and the resulting burst of energy swept away the surrounding barriers, creating a huge shockwave in the air.
A beam of light shot into the sky from the vast yellow sand, piercing the darkness overhead and seemingly generating a world-destroying energy within the city, illuminating the long-dormant civilization once more.
The people in the city felt the ground beneath their feet tremble. They all raised their heads and saw a Dharma Body standing in the sky. The ferocious face of the Dharma Body was deeply imprinted in their hearts.
Everyone's expressions froze. They sensed an extremely mysterious energy emanating from this Dharma Body, an energy aura they had never encountered before in the Land of Exile.
Who is this?! Could it be Mo Yu?
Deng Shouchong thought about more things, but for some reason, when he saw the Dharma Body, he immediately thought of Xu Long.
From the large-scale Spirit-Gathering Array to the starlight sword light, and now to the enormous Dharma Body, Xu Long, this cultivator who joined halfway through his cultivation journey, seems to be shrouded in endless mystery, giving Deng Shouchong, who is usually very strategic, a slightly unexpected feeling.
Is this friend or foe?
Deng Shouchong, and he abruptly stopped his escape. A glint of light began to flicker in his eyes as he quickly swept across the vast city before hurriedly searching within it.
Before the crowd could even get a proper look at the Dharma Body Dharma Body after seeing it once, it shattered into pieces and fell to the ground, while the Human Python that had been leaping up from the barrier was now prostrate on the ground.
The blue scales covering its body were now cracked, and traces of blood seeped from beneath the cracks. Its outstretched wings had been retracted, and its body, lying prostrate on the ground, was still completely wrapped around the ice sculpture cultivator.
The green eyes were now filled with rage as it stared through the energy shockwave at a streak of lightning. Something seemed to be condensing at the throat of the human figure.