The Snake of Destruction was an Overlord Level creature from the Spirit Realm.

Its very name was synonymous with death and destruction.

As Snakes of Destruction, they never knew the meaning of satiety. They were driven only to devour and destroy everything in sight, turning all of existence into sustenance for their growth.

Worlds, creatures, or anything else—nothing was refused.

A Snake of Destruction possessed immense power, grew at an astonishing rate, and was nearly impossible to kill.

They were infamous and universally loathed.

She had been in this world for tens of thousands of years.

’How could I not know that a Snake of Destruction existed in this world?’

’Could it be that an egg of the Snake of Destruction fell into this realm before I arrived and hatched while I was slumbering?’

Mother Earth was filled with astonishment and doubt.

Just then, a tremendous, thunderous hiss echoed through the void.

The sound waves were so powerful they caused the vacuum of space to ripple violently.

In the next instant, the white light receded.

Two enormous, blood-red lanterns flared to life, their glow piercing the dim vacuum. Under their gaze, the surrounding stars seemed to dim and lose their luster.

Hu Qi’s original form had vanished.

In his place was a colossal black snake. Its winding body seemed vast enough to encircle stars, its black scales shimmering with a mysterious, dark light. Faint, golden glimmers seemed to flow from within the scales.

The giant snake’s lantern-like, blood-red eyes now stared over, brimming with avarice.

’It really is the Snake of Destruction!’

Mother Earth’s gaze fell upon the giant snake’s forehead, where she saw a closed, vertical slit.

An overwhelming aura of destruction emanated from it.

Upon seeing this, her expression changed drastically. She didn’t hesitate for even a moment.

Her massive figure blurred, as if about to fade into the void and vanish.

However, just as she did, a terrifying, jet-black tail whipped out, stirring up torrents in the void.

But the attack wasn’t aimed at the spot where Mother Earth was vanishing. It was aimed in a completely different direction.

Mother Earth, who had appeared to be in front of Hu Qi, had somehow circled behind him and was struck squarely by the tail, sending her reeling backward.

The figure of Mother Earth in front of him dissipated; it was merely an afterimage.

Even though sound could not travel in the vacuum, the attack still unleashed a tremendous shockwave.

The aftershocks from their collision swept over the nearby Earth Star. The atmosphere enveloping the planet rippled like the surface of water, sending out concentric waves that spread in all directions.

The clouds within it instantly disintegrated, blown aside.

This caused the air on that side of the planet to thin in an instant, making it incredibly clear.

At that very moment, more than half of the ordinary people on Earth Star looked up at the sky.

The shifting atmosphere created ferocious gales.

After the gales passed, their eyes were met with an utterly terrifying and shocking sight.

There was a giant snake so vast its end couldn’t be seen, its body undulating like a mountain range, and a black-haired woman with countless black tentacles for a lower body, a face as pale as frost, and hauntingly beautiful features.

The sky above was dark yet clear, with no clouds to obscure the view, allowing the ordinary people below to see with perfect clarity.

On a street corner, a burly, heavyset man wearing a tank top, his arms and back covered in tattoos, stood well over six feet tall, staring up at the scene.

His mouth went dry, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

A dark stain even began to spread from the crotch of his dark brown trousers, making the scene all the more apparent.

It wasn’t that he was a coward; his reaction was not an isolated case.

Most people were reacting the same way.

If it were just a visual spectacle, ordinary people might have dismissed it as some natural phenomenon, a mirage.

But the oppressive pressure a higher being’s Life Level exerted on a lower one, which emanated from the two monsters, made it undeniably clear to everyone that they were real.

Some physically frail or weak-willed individuals even fainted on the spot the moment they laid eyes on the two beings.

Even the Secret Martial Artists who cultivated Qi and Blood and had broken through the limits of the human body fared little better, trembling uncontrollably.

Only the Martial Arts Families who had unlocked the Essence Element Divine Treasure could barely withstand this pressure.

At this moment, Lei Bao, Meng Ke, Wang Jing, and Xuanqing all looked up toward the sky.

’That is...’

The others didn’t recognize it, but Xuanqing sensed a familiar aura from the giant snake.

After a moment’s thought, he realized it was Hu Qi.

’The Shexin Sect’s Inheritance Secret Martial Arts is a Martial Art that imitates the Red Snake. Could it be that once a Secret Martial Artist reaches the Void Realm, they can transform into the very source of their art!?’

With no time to dwell on it, he waved his sleeve.

A beam of cyan light shot toward the heavens.

It spread out like a magnificent canopy, radiating a clear light that shielded a portion of the city below.

This managed to offset some of the unintentional pressure waves and spiritual might emanating from the two behemoths in space.

Lei Bao, Meng Ke, and Wang Jing, all three being at the Refining God realm, did likewise, acting in unison to form a barrier in the sky.

Otherwise, if the auras of the two beings were left unchecked, they would likely cause massive casualties among the ordinary people.

The Life Level of the two beings was simply too high. Even if they had no intention of attacking Earth Star, a mere glance could inflict unimaginable trauma on an ordinary person.

...

"There is no grievance between us. Why must you do this?"

Mother Earth’s figure materialized, her expression dark.

She gazed at the black snake, which was now even larger than her own colossal form, and her expression was grim.

"Fine. I won’t fight you for this world."

At this moment, Mother Earth had surprisingly chosen to yield.

After all, the Snake of Destruction before her was no weaker than she was, and her own injuries had not yet healed.

She was unwilling to fight it unless absolutely necessary.

In her eyes, the creature was only after this world. If worse came to worst, she could just cede it.

However, Hu Qi couldn’t be bothered to waste words on her.

He shot forward, opened his maw, and tore off several black tentacles, swallowing them whole.

Modification Point +512 (1%)

Modification Point +318 (61%)

...

Lines of text scrolled past his vision.

Each tentacle provided almost as many Modification Points as one or two Refining God Venerables.

Upon this discovery, the crimson in its serpentine eyes grew even more vivid, as if they might start dripping blood at any moment.

Feeling the loss of her black tentacles, Mother Earth couldn’t help but cry out in pain.

Her remaining tentacles writhed as her massive form retreated, putting distance between herself and Hu Qi.

At the same time, a black mist billowed from the severed stumps, and the tentacles began to regenerate.

However, this act clearly consumed Mother Earth’s own essence.

An eerie light flashed in her eyes.

Hu Qi’s actions had stirred the violent rage within her.

She knew that today, a victor had to be decided between them.

Escape would be impossible otherwise.

With this thought, she made a grasping motion with her right hand, and a Giant Spear materialized in her grasp.

The Giant Spear was pitch-black, like a vortex of absolute darkness that seemed to swallow all surrounding light.