Baiyu stared coldly ahead at this moment.

Herman sensed something was amiss. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Its massive serpentine tail swayed continuously, its venomous eyes fixed on Baiyu, as various thoughts surged in its mind.

Some of the other named ones had betrayed it.

So this human race fellow had obtained the means to manipulate the seal. Although the seal couldn't kill it, it could gravely injure its vitality.

Moreover, the pain from the seal's activation was unbearable.

"If you want to use the seal to threaten me, I will definitely not help you..."

Heruo hadn't finished speaking.

The seal fused within its body suddenly erupted, and the intense pain caused it to scream out once again, and Baiyu paid no heed to its threats; after all, these named ones were generally spineless.

Despite their loud cries.

If their lives were truly threatened, they would immediately yield. Their endless lifespans had long stripped away their original ferocity.

This fact.

Was clear not only to Baiyu but also to the Tai Mai Ancient Tree.

So it instructed Baiyu to torment Heruo with the seal, knowing the opponent would eventually give in. The Tai Mai Ancient Tree's prediction proved correct.

After a moment of torture from the seal.

Heruo cried out in pain, admitting it couldn't endure anymore.

It wasn't just the excruciating pain on both the physical and mental levels; its power was continuously being consumed by the seal, causing psychological trauma.

In the same way, death was the most feared thing for these named beings.

The loss of power was their second greatest fear.

Now both forms of suffering were inflicted upon Heruo, making it wish for death.

"Human, you can't do this to me. I am the god of the Snake God Race, the king of my people. If you dare to treat me this way, the Snake God Race will hunt you down with no chance of recovery."

Heruo shouted angrily.

However, Baiyu remained unaffected.

When the pain from the seal surged again, Heruo could no longer hold out.

"I agree to cooperate with you!"

"Wouldn't it have been better if you relented earlier? Then you wouldn't have to endure so much suffering," Baiyu looked at it, saying in a deep voice, "Can you become smaller?"

This was nearly redundant.

As a named entity of the Seven Coils, Heruo naturally had mastery over spirit techniques involving size control.

A white light began to spread within its body.

Soon enough.

Its massive form diminished again, becoming roughly the size of a twenty-year-old woman.

Though the face remained the same.

But without the serpentine body, it looked much more pleasing to the eye.

"Let's go. Are you not intending to stop the resurrection of the Seven Coils this time? At least a hundred Martial Artists have already died inside the Seven Coiling Hall, and with more people flooding in, the number of deaths will only increase.

If you truly want to stop the Seven Coils.

We have no time to lose," Baiyu said gravely.

Heruo took a deep breath at this moment, "Don't worry, the Seven Coils will not be resurrected, the ritual for its named one's resurrection will not succeed."

Heruo clearly understood who its current great enemy was.

Baiyu was merely a human.

No matter how much trouble he caused, his ability to control the seal within him would only last a few hundred years, akin to taking a brief nap compared to its long, monotonous life.

But the Seven Coils.

Once successfully resurrected, it would never be able to rise again, becoming a slave to the Seven Coils forever.

Some named ones.

Gained their titles by strengthening their connections with divine spirits, performing various rituals to curry favor with the divine, and eventually receiving the divine power, rising to become named.

Whereas other named ones.

Became so due to their immense strength, worshipped by specific tribes as deities, only to be subdued and named by the Seven Coils after losing a battle.

Clearly.

Heruo belonged to the latter category.

So whether for its freedom or to preserve its life.

It must prevent the return of the Seven Coils.

Fools might be played with, but once the Seven Coils resurrected, it would be helpless forever.

"Let's go to the seventh underground level, where the main site for the resurrection of the Seven Coils is, and where that named one can be found in the underground palace's seventh level."

Heruo said in a deep voice.

Baiyu, after asking Tai Mei discreetly, confirmed there were no issues, and then proceeded through the passage with Heruo.

Since the Gatekeeper on this level had already been killed, Herman encountered no obstacles along the way. Even if they did, Baiyu trusted him to deal with them.

"Once this matter is settled, we will part ways, and let neither of us disgust the other in the future."

Heruo said seriously.

Baiyu, however, didn't mind: "Okay, as long as you don't do anything to endanger the world or purposely seek me out, we should have few chances to meet in the future.

The restraint inside you.

Should only be triggered by specific individuals.

And in this world, only you and I know about the seal, which means once we part, no one will affect your life."

Herman let out a silent sigh of relief.

What it feared most was Baiyu using the seal to blackmail it, which would become a true nuisance.

Luckily, the other party had no such intention.

The passage opened.

The two advanced to the third level.

Here, many Martial Artists were searching for the treasures once buried beneath the Seven Coils' underground palace. Instead of taking the passage guarded by the Keepers of Light, Herman led Baiyu through another hidden passage on this level.

This passage should have led to the fourth layer of the underground palace.

However.

When they reached the end of the passage, they found themselves on the vast battlefield ruins.

"This is the seventh layer, also the place where the Seven Coils originally fell," Heruo introduced to Baiyu, "This is the battleground of the godly war, the sole place where the Seven Coils can be resurrected. Do you see that mountain-sized heap of bones in the middle? Those are the Seven Coils' former remains."

Baiyu focused on the center of the charred, barren battlefield.

A massive skeleton, under the illumination of countless phosphorescent creatures, exuded a terrifying oppression.

"Even though the Seven Coils is dead, its bones still contain vitality. Look at those primitive houses ahead, those are built by the people who have come over the years to study the bones of the Seven Coils, who've lived and constructed there."

Heruo pointed at the vast cluster of buildings before them.

The people on the seventh layer.

Were far more numerous than Baiyu had initially imagined.

Many had not been exposed to sunlight for extended periods, leading to ghostly pale skin, dazedly residing on this level, surviving by consuming the earth surrounding the Seven Coils' bones and the strange grass growing nearby.

Their mental faculties had mostly faded.

They probably only served as nutrients for the Seven Coils' resurrection.

"Let's go inside the ancient battlefield," Herman said gravely, "To stop the Seven Coils' resurrection, you just need to destroy the altar within its bones.

There, however, is a named one that guards it at all times.

To destroy the array,

You must first kill this named one."