Chapter 164 This Is Your Belonging

Although Ye Jiuyao was not afraid of the behemoth before him, adhering to the principle of peaceful coexistence, he did not want to stir up extra trouble.

However, the matter could not be settled easily at this moment.

Therefore, Ye Jiuyao took a step forward.

"You attack its left flank, and I will encircle the right. We will strike it so that it can protect neither side."

At the very instant Ye Jiuyao unleashed his power, he sent a telepathic message to Xing Yanyu.

After nodding, Xing Yanyu also erupted with power right after Ye Jiuyao. Their two streams of energy surged like rainbows, launching a pincer attack from both flanks.

In an instant, the two forces formed a terrifying aura, plunging the entity within the mire into an even greater rage.

"Roar!"

This sound was genuinely the roar of a giant dragon.

This roar seemed to seize the profound creation of heaven and earth.

Suddenly, the winds and clouds in the heavens and earth shifted, as if trying to devour the entire firmament, while a terrifying might rushed toward them.

"Attack its eyes!"

Ye Jiuyao's telepathic voice rang out once more.

Xing Yanyu nodded, and a long sword appeared in her hand, inscribed with a pattern of the seven stars. A terrifying power erupted from it, revealing it to be an extraordinary weapon indeed.

With that, Ye Jiuyao surged forward.

"Sword-Drawing Technique!"

Ye Jiuyao directly summoned his most formidable strength, lunging to pierce its eyes with a terrifying force that seemed capable of tearing heaven and earth asunder.

"Mortal ants!"

The massive serpent exhaled once more, instantly generating a terrifying might. Two streams of condensed white mist formed an overwhelming pressure that erupted outward in the blink of an eye.

"Well-timed!"

Ye Jiuyao roared aloud.

His formidable power surged toward the white mist in a split second, crashing directly into it and triggering a fierce collision.

"Boom!"

"Crash!"

Simultaneously, Xing Yanyu also collided with the white mist.

For a time, three distinct forces intertwined between heaven and earth, erupting and generating a terrifying aura.

Yet it was far from over. The three powers crossed, breeding wave after wave of killing intent amidst a continuous series of rumbling explosions.

Still, it did not stop.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Successive roars reverberated endlessly. A terrifying aura permeated the world, and a rainbow light appeared in the sky, a seven-colored radiance flashing and rising upwards.

"Mortal ants, do you really think you can shake me?!"

The massive beast spat another mouthful of turbid white mist toward the two of them, this time far more terrifying than before.

It radiated a biting chill, causing Ye Jiuyao's pupils to constrict. Within this mist was carried a turbid intent of death.

Such a thing could never be condensed by ordinary serpents unless they walked a crooked path of evil.

However, the massive beast before them clearly did not belong to that category.

That could only mean one thing: this giant serpent was unquestionably a true dragon, and moreover, one that had marched across the world, coming forth from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Otherwise, how could such a murderous aura manifest upon the body of such a serpent?

"Heavenly Fiend Fire!"

Feeling this intense killing intent, Ye Jiuyao hesitated no longer. He communicated directly with Cang Sangsang and summoned a surging torrent of power.

In an instant, heaven and earth fell completely silent!

Even the giant serpent halted its attack, allowing Xing Yanyu's offensive to land squarely upon its body without obstruction.

"Boom!"

A heaven-shaking explosion rang out, yet it produced not the slightest ripple, as if a massive boulder had plunged into the deep sea.

It stirred no waves at all, leaving Ye Jiuyao utterly speechless.

However, they failed to notice that a look of sheer disbelief had surfaced in the giant serpent's eyes, which were now fixed unblinkingly upon Ye Jiuyao.

"Eh?!"

Ye Jiuyao suddenly snapped to his senses, and the sword qi about to fall from his hand came to an abrupt halt within a fraction of a second.

"We're not fighting anymore?!"

Stopping in his tracks, Ye Jiuyao looked at the giant serpent and asked.

"You... you have come?!"

Yet the giant serpent wore an expression of ecstatic surprise, asking in a trembling voice.

"I... have come?!"

Ye Jiuyao was somewhat perplexed.

"Watch this!"

Xing Yanyu's voice erupted in a fierce roar. At this moment, she displayed the unyielding strength of a woman, but Ye Jiuyao's expression shifted drastically.

"Stop!"

Having managed to halt the battle with such difficulty, how could Ye Jiuyao let it resume? He immediately bellowed for Xing Yanyu to stop.

Soaring through the air, Xing Yanyu desperately tried to check her momentum at Ye Jiuyao's roar, but she still plunged downward.

Even so, she managed to recall eighty to ninety percent of her full strength.

"Bang!"

Xing Yanyu's strike still landed heavily.

After all, a sage's blow might be no more than an itch to someone of a vastly superior realm, but it was terrifyingly potent against an opponent of roughly equal standing.

"Roar!"

Struck by this blow, the giant serpent's massive body whipped about frantically. It let out an angry roar, its entire body bristling with tension.

Ye Jiuyao: "............"

He was genuinely speechless. Just when he thought they finally didn't have to fight, everything had been ruined by Xing Yanyu's single strike.

"You have come?!"

Yet, after letting out that angry roar, the giant serpent looked back at Ye Jiuyao once more, leaving him thoroughly bewildered.

"Me?"

Ye Jiuyao pointed at himself, his tone filled with confusion.

He simply could not fathom what the giant serpent was trying to do.

"You, the Heavenly Fiend Fire, the Seal Master!"

Seeming somewhat apprehensive, the giant serpent glanced briefly at Xing Yanyu before speaking with cautious deliberation.

"It... knows me?!"

Ye Jiuyao was instantly startled, utterly unable to understand how this giant serpent could possibly know his identity.

"I am the beast guardian of this treasure!"

"A few days ago, I sensed the disappearance of Rat Changtong, followed by that small flame. Now... I understand."

The giant serpent muttered to itself as it looked at Ye Jiuyao.

Ye Jiuyao, on the other hand, was somewhat taken aback. Why was everyone he met along the way essentially on his own side? This left him with no way to show off his prowess at all.

"Um... you... come over here."

Ye Jiuyao called out to Xing Yanyu.

"Senior, speak your mind."

Fearing that this erratic creature might suddenly lash out again, Ye Jiuyao summoned her directly to his side.

The giant serpent watched Ye Jiuyao and gave a slow nod.

"I know not how long it has been, but I knew you were the one I was waiting for. Not for any other reason, but because you carry the lingering aura of that person from years ago..."

"Thus, today I finally understand the mission bestowed upon me by the Astral Clan when they sealed me away: it was to wait for you..."

"They feared I would run away with the treasure... Today, I am finally liberated..."

The giant serpent said with great excitement.

Xing Yanyu, however, frowned deeply, unable to understand why the giant serpent was slandering the Astral Clan, yet she wisely chose to keep silent.

"Then..."

"Now, I shall return your belongings to you, while I shall continue my deep slumber, awaiting your return..."

With that, the giant serpent's massive form suddenly coiled and twisted.

Immediately, towering waves surged, the winds and clouds of heaven and earth shifted dramatically, and a perfectly square object emerged into view.