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"Hiss—!!!"

Seven snake heads lifted skyward, their mouths gaping wide to expose enormous fangs as they emitted a cry of utmost agony.

Transformed into a Naga and bereft of the majority of its cognitive abilities, it couldn't comprehend what had happened, only that the seemingly insignificant insect that had inexplicably filled it with a sense of danger had vanished abruptly, only to reappear at its side, followed by a sensation of being torn apart.

An excruciating pain tore through its heart, and a wave of terror it had never felt before, as if it were the prey of a natural predator, swept through its entire body.

Its robust flesh began to weaken at a rapid pace, becoming more fragile, as if turning from stone into an egg, its once-flawless, Divinity-infused scales progressively dulled, dried up, then cracked, withering away like fallen leaves.

In the end, the densely packed scales on its body were blown away by the wind, falling off and precipitating a rain of snake scales within hundreds of meters.

"What!?"

Xu Wenkui had not anticipated that the Naga Giant Snake would suffer such severe damage from Xue Jing right at the outset.

First, an ability resembling spatial transfer that he had not shown before had caught her off guard. In her moment of inattention, not quick enough to use the Silent Nether Nest Eye to help its defense, the strike successfully hit the Naga Giant Snake.

Moreover, for some reason, he seemed to have some power that could suppress the Naga Giant Snake. A single attack, which didn't appear particularly intense, caused the entire body of the Naga Giant Snake to exhibit a state of withering.

With all the abilities he had displayed before... what was going on with this man?

Without time to ponder further, Xu Wenkui immediately focused her gaze, using the Silent Nether Nest Eye to freeze the Naga Giant Snake in place.

"Bang—!"

Having successfully struck his blow, Xue Jing immediately circulated his Power and threw an Eye-Pointing Punch, trying to follow up with another hit, but it landed on the immobile body of the giant snake. His fist was deflected, and he was hurled dozens of meters back by the recoil, only stopping after that distance.
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"Hm?"

He looked over at Xu Wenkui on the other side, an eyebrow raised.

This woman's eyes are quite troublesome...

Although he could break it with Ban's ability to absorb Divinity, the absorption of Divinity also took time—about less than a second of continuous contact.

This allowed her a certain range of operation. As just happened, she could apply the Silent Nether Nest Eye on the Naga Giant Snake in the instant Xue Jing's attack connected, immediately repelling his strike.

"But luckily, I caught her off guard with the suddenness of Shadow Leap... I've already seized the upper hand; now it's just a matter of finishing things up."

In the instant he attacked the giant snake with the Serpent Slayer Spearhead, Xue Jing poured all the power of the Serpent Slayer Spearhead that Ning Fengwan had shared with him into the giant snake's body.

His hands had returned to their original appearance, sans the silver-white claws.

"I need to figure out a way to kill this woman first..."

In the blink of an eye, Xue Jing considered his next actions.

He inhaled deeply, drawing in a vast amount of oxygen, and then rotated his Power with an intensity that would typically overload a Martial Artist's body and result in a catastrophic failure, but his True Martial Body easily coped with the strain.

A faint, golden Qi Force began to seep out from all over his body, gathering beside him and taking the form of a pale golden translucent figure resembling him.

Qi-powered avatar.

After that, invisible rifts opened in the space beside him, and dozens of thick tendrils emerged, coiling and refolding in the sunlight, casting numerous shadows that pulled out streams of black energy, transforming into Dark Flame that gathered and swirled around the Qi-powered avatar.

The Dark Flame continued to burn and expand, reaching several meters, then tens of meters, and nearly a hundred meters...

In no time, a hundred-meter-tall Shadowflame Giant clad in full ornate armor took shape, wielding a Giant Sword over ninety meters in length, fashioned after the Zhao Ye Blade.

"..."

Xu Wenkui and her companions stared blankly at the slowly forming, immensely oppressive giant.

"Exactly what... are we facing?"

One of the Xu Family members who had survived Three months in the same day swallowed hard and spoke in a somewhat numb tone.

Everyone trembled with trepidation, unease in their hearts, yet the Shadowflame Giant did not even glance at them and simply turned, the motion generating powerful air currents as it flew towards the Naga Giant Snake, which had already broken free from its stationary state.

"Hiss—!!"

The reddish-gold giant snake, its scales nearly all shed, looked like a seriously diseased snake with skin issues. Its presence had diminished significantly from when it first appeared, lacking the earlier luster and imposing aura.

But it was still a behemoth stretching hundreds of meters long. At this moment, its seven heads opened their mouths wide to let out a fearsome roar, its might still considerable.

It immediately spotted the highly conspicuous Shadowflame Giant, and its body quickly slithered towards the giant.

"Bang—!"

The two massive creatures collided. The Shadowflame Giant grasped a snake head in one hand, restraining it, while the other hand held the long sword, battling against the remaining snake heads. Every move from both the giant and the beast caused enormous sounds and air disturbances, creating a profoundly oppressive atmosphere that left onlookers aghast.

As the Naga Giant Snake became entwined with the Shadowflame Giant, the people of the Xu Family slowly turned their heads, their expressions stiffening as they looked towards Xue Jing, who was also looking their way.

Not far from them, the Forgotten Greatsword and the Zhao Ye Blade kept darting back and forth, emanating an ill-intent that made one feel as though they were being cornered in an alley by thugs, preventing the girls from escaping...

"...Uh, is it too late to surrender now?"

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