When facing the attack of the Human Python, Xu Long summoned an array diagram. As he transformed into a bolt of lightning and fled, a huge Dharma Body condensed in front of him.
The enormous body of the Dharma Body was enough to briefly contend with the Human Python. The force of their collision was earth-shattering. There was no debris left in the barrier, but the ice sculpture cultivator behind it was firmly protected by the Human Python.
Deng Shouchong was right; these beast eggs were indeed its Achilles' heel!
Xu Long narrowed his eyes amidst the lightning, a glint of light flashing within them. Through the rolling energy shockwave, he had already manipulated the sword light beneath the sky to strike!
For the Human Python who blocked Xu Long from entering the City Lord's Manor, the only option was to strike while the iron was hot and finish him off!
As the Dharma Body collided with the Human Python, the sword light was already poised to strike. Before the Human Python on the ground could even launch a counterattack, Xu Long's offensive had already begun.
The intricately linked tactics greatly unsettled the Human Python, and the anger in its blue eyes grew increasingly evident. As the sword light approached, it transformed into anxiety. When had a higher being ever been threatened in this way by an ant?
However, it cannot move now. What is hidden beneath it are the hard-won eggs it laid. Just now, in the collision with the Dharma Body, it forcibly endured its own injuries in order to protect the eggs.
Snakes are said to be cold-hearted, but at this moment, the Human Python is extremely concerned about these unborn eggs. These eggs are practically everything to it, and for some reason, the ants opposite it are determined to destroy everything.
Now, even as the sword light struck, it didn't move an inch. The anxiety in its green eyes turned into determination, its bobbing throat stopped abruptly, and its face became ferocious. A chilling aura, forcibly condensed within its body, had already reached its lower abdomen.
The falling sword light struck in an instant, accompanied by a whistling sound. The Human Python glanced disdainfully at the sword light above its head and then looked away, knowing that the true master of the sword light was the lightning bolt that had swept in.
The human-shaped head faces the lightning following the energy; it waits patiently in the midst of crisis, ready to turn the tide of battle if given a chance.
A clang rang out from within the fortress as the falling sword light slammed into the body of the Human Python. A crack instantly appeared in the ground of the fortress, and the chilling sword energy pierced through a layer of blue scales, striking the ice sculpture cultivator below.
With a "crackling" sound, the ice sculpture cultivator beneath the Human Python body was instantly shattered by the chilling sword energy. The turbid, sticky fluid on it was instantly evaporated, leaving a trail of clear liquid on the remains of the ice sculpture cultivator.
Each solidified beast egg was shattered by the sword energy. The embryos that had already formed within the eggs died and then turned into liquid, spilling out along with the sword energy.
roar!
As some of the beast eggs burst open, the Human Python coiled on the ground let out a roar of extreme grief and rage.
Ignoring the swirling sword light and the severe injuries on its body, it quickly coiled itself up again, letting the wounds on its scales be torn apart, tightly protecting the beast eggs below.
Some changes occurred on the ice sculpture cultivator. The white beast eggs began to deform from their oval shape, and the wriggling movements of the eggs became more and more frequent, as if the young beasts inside were about to hatch.
The Human Python and the beast egg seemed to have a blood connection. When it sensed the movement of the beast egg beneath it, it gently adjusted its long body and coiled itself around the ice sculpture cultivator once more.
With a venomous glint in its emerald eyes, the Human Python coiled around the ice sculpture cultivator and began to move rapidly. Its long body moved with the agility of flowing water, allowing it to traverse the city quickly even while carrying an ice sculpture cultivator the size of a small mountain.
The ant's methods were too unpredictable; it was already wary of whether Xu Long had any other tricks up his sleeve. The beast eggs were everything to it, and it could not allow any more accidents to happen.
After the swirling sword light disappeared, lightning flashed out from behind the energy, the resentment in the green eyes grew stronger, and a chill that had been condensing in the abdomen was forcibly expelled from the throat.
After it and the beast egg were completely away from the barrier, it opened its mouth and spewed a blast of cold air at Xu Long, then enveloped the ice sculpture cultivator and disappeared into the center of the city.
Xu Long seized the moment when the Human Python was protecting the beast egg and darted out. He wanted to break through the Human Python's obstruction and reach the City Lord's Manor behind it, which is why his sword light attacked the beast egg without regard for anything else.
As expected, the Human Python's attention was firmly drawn to the beast egg. The shattered egg had already Human Python immense grief, and Xu Long clearly saw the venom in its eyes.
At this moment, the Human Python did not react violently after the attack, but Xu Long did not dare to be careless at all. When he approached the Human Python, he had already formed multiple layers of curtains.
But the Human Python only exhaled a breath of cold air at him before automatically clearing the passage to the City Lord's Manor. Xu Long was puzzled; what was this cold air...?
The doubts in his heart were quickly replaced by shock. A blast of cold air was exhaled from the Human Python's mouth and expanded dozens of times in the air. As it expanded, the cold air quickly turned into mist, and in an instant, the barrier was completely shrouded in a blue mist.
After the fog dissipated, everything was instantly frozen in place, and the billowing dust turned into stiff ice sculptures standing in place.
The layers of curtain walls began to crumble in the mist, as if no energy could withstand the erosion for long beneath the bluish fog.
Xu Long was horrified. He suddenly thought of the ice sculpture cultivators beneath the Human Python. Had they also been corrupted by the azure mist?
He now understood why Xu Tao had been subdued so silently; even he couldn't dispel the blue mist, and Xu Tao's subjugation happened in an instant.
But his body couldn't stop moving quickly through the curtain wall, yet the blue mist pierced through the barrier like a sharp sword.
Then, Xu Long stepped out from behind the curtain wall and landed in the City Lord's Manor behind the barrier. Looking back, he saw that the blue mist had completely filled the barrier.
However, it seemed that without the continuous cold air exhaled by the Human Python, the mist lacked its destructive power and appeared to be somewhat lacking in stamina.
However, Xu Long was suddenly filled with fear. As the curtain wall shattered, a wisp of blue mist shot out and coiled around his arm like a thin snake.
The mist was as slippery as a snake. After wrapping around the arm, it tightened up quickly like a thin snake. Before Xu Long could capture it, it had already burrowed into the inside of the arm.
A sense of foreboding washed over him. Starting from his arm, Xu Long's body instantly stiffened as if frozen. The mist that entered his arm threatened to turn Xu Long into an ice sculpture.
At this moment, his expression changed drastically. Half of his body had lost sensation, and his soul in his mind was showing signs of being imprisoned. If he waited any longer, he would probably end up like those ice sculpture cultivators.
The Human Python's chilling methods were so bizarre that he had no time to think. With a thought, his face instantly turned somewhat ferocious.
The black pupil in his left eye vanished in an instant, leaving only the whites of his eye without a pupil. One eye appeared normal, while the other was a blazing white, making it look rather terrifying.
Xu Long's face contorted in a ferocious expression. A surge of intense energy erupted from his body, surging forth and mixing with Magic Power as it flowed through his limbs and bones.
Xu Long felt as if he were being roasted over a fire. After his Heavenly Eye was activated, he no longer restrained himself and let the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire surge within his body.
He intended to use this Sacred Fire to erode the frozen mist. The Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire stirred his Magic Power within his body, and immediately began to roam Wuji through his meridians.
The chill permeating his body stopped freezing Xu Long's body instantly upon encountering the intense energy of the Sacred Fire.
Two completely different energies met within a single body. Without Xu Long's manipulation, the sheer power they unleashed upon meeting determined the victor in an instant.
Xu Long felt his body being tormented by two energies. Under the dual shock of ice and fire, his meridians were being violently torn apart, and even the soul in his mind was trembling.
After the Heavenly Eye was opened, the Sacred Fire swept away the mist in an instant, and the blazing energy burst forth continuously within the body. The Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire truly lived up to its reputation as the most powerful flame in the world. After arousing Magic Power, it became even more powerful within the body.
Xu Long's left eye was a blinding white, and the mist retreated continuously under the Sacred Fire. The Sacred Fire, carrying Magic Power, burned continuously within his body, and amidst the intense energy, the extremely cold mist gradually shrank.
Then the mist that had covered half of his body quickly retreated, finally condensing into a thin, snake-like wisp of mist that completely settled on his arm.
No matter how the Sacred Fire burned and eroded, the mist on Xu Long's arm remained stubbornly entwined like a malignant tumor, never dissipating. However, it no longer possessed the power to freeze everything under the Sacred Fire.
Despite the intense heat coursing through his body, Xu Long couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine; he hadn't expected the Human Python's chilling aura to be so bizarre.
His Body of Oblivion was virtually immune to all poisons, and his body, tempered countless times, was now a supreme treasure on the path to enlightenment.
It can recover quickly from any attack and is not afraid of any damage, but even such a powerful Body of Oblivion was still possessed by Poison Curse.
The Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire in the Heavenly Eye is a sacred object of heaven and earth. It is a heavenly fire that can burn everything. If it were to fall to the ground, it could form a sea of fire. Yet, it is still not enough to deal with a wisp of mist.
Xu Long naturally sensed the venomous look in the Human Python's eyes at the end. When he shattered the beast egg with his sword light, it filled the Human Python with great resentment. The venomous look in its green eyes wished it could tear him to pieces.
The chilling aura condensing beneath its abdomen was already imbued with the Human Python's Poison Curse. Its intelligence was no less than that of human cultivators, and after shattering the beast egg, the condensed Poison Curse possessed causal power.
Xu Long already understood that this was a wisp of mist that the Human Python had forcibly released at the last moment. It had been condensed under its belly for a long time and had been strengthened several times over. It was an extremely cold aura that had been compressed with a massive amount of energy.
The Human Python and Xu Long had a blood feud, and its target was Xu Long's life. Therefore, the mist on Xu Long's body was far superior to that on other cultivators.
If Xu Long hadn't been suppressed by the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, it would have used this extremely cruel method to completely annihilate Xu Long!
Now, Poison Curse, Xu Long is locked in a life-or-death struggle with the Human Python. However, thanks to the suppression of the Sacred Fire, he is temporarily out of danger.
However, this thin, bluish-green snake had become entangled on my arm like a malignant tumor, and I needed to find an opportunity to remove it completely!
A hint of worry flashed in Xu Long's eyes. He suppressed his thoughts, glanced at the misty barrier, and waved his hand. A streak of light streaked across the sky and disappeared from sight beside him.
Then Xu Long turned around and headed towards the City Lord's Manor behind him.
As they entered the center of the city, Deng Shouchong had already pointed out the directions to the armory and the treasury.
The most important treasures and valuables of a city are usually kept in these two places, and the cities of Land of Exile are no exception. Therefore, when people were fleeing, they naturally chose to go in these two directions.
However, Xu Long did not blindly follow suit. In the barren Land of Exile, others might care about Spirit Stone stones and treasures, but for Xu Long, those things were not important to him.
At this moment, he was still pondering the background of the Land of Exile. After he entered this world, the Main God did not provide him with any background information, and as Xu Long explored on his own, too many doubts had accumulated in his heart.
Now that he has finally reached the true heart of the city after going through so much trouble, all he wants to know is about the Land of Exile and to resolve the doubts in his heart, not the treasures left over from ten thousand years ago.
Upon seeing the City Lord's Manor behind the Human Python body, he had already decided to investigate it, believing that all the information about the city should be contained within the City Lord's Manor.
Behind the fortress lies the City Lord's Manor, the most central and safest place in the entire city. Given the Human Python's desperate attempt to protect the beast egg, it had placed its most important possession City Lord's Manor.
Beyond the fortifications, the buildings became denser, with heavy walls completely surrounding the City Lord's Manor. Over ten thousand years, a layer of dust had accumulated on the surface of the entire city.
At this moment, all that could be seen was a hazy gray expanse. A tall building behind the wall caught Xu Long's attention, and he stopped in his tracks.
The tall building was a large hall built of stone. The hall had a rugged shape and a style that was different from any building Xu Long had ever seen before.
Above it is an arched dome, and the outstretched eaves are like two long arms embracing the sky.
Several mythical beasts with their heads turned upwards sat at the entrance, their ferocious expressions seemingly roaring at the heavens.
Even though ten thousand years have passed, the indomitable look in his eyes has remained to this day.
Scattered around the main hall were nine deep pits, which Xu Long recognized at a glance as being used to anchor the array flags.
Several magic pestles, neither made of metal nor wood, remain in the sinkhole. The banners that once adorned them have long since been destroyed by time, leaving only the marks of time.
As Xu Long approached, he saw that the stone hall in the center of the City Lord's Manor was quite majestic, giving the entire hall a fierce aura. Even after ten thousand years, there were still faint traces of Geng Metal Qi remaining there.
The array of mythical beasts, the soaring eaves and domed ceilings—this magnificent scene is enough to make one's heart tremble at first glance, and standing outside the main hall inevitably evokes a sense of one's own insignificance.
Perhaps its original purpose was to intimidate foreign races, display its majesty between heaven and earth, and let its aura endure beyond the heavens!