Chapter 39: Departure

"As expected, they are together."

The eight of them united in their hatred, simultaneously forming hand seals.

They believed that if it weren't for the appearance of these humans, Your Majesty the Queen's evolution would have proceeded smoothly and would never have turned out like this.

What angered them the most was the cunning of these humans.

While they appeared to have left, in reality, they had already sent spies into the city.

Moreover, they used mysterious methods to bring Your Majesty the Queen out.

Unforgivable.

The moment the eight of them completed their seals, a faint black-green energy shield materialized out of thin air, firmly enveloping them.

"Eight Snakes Asura Seal, activate!"

Led by Yue Mei, the palms of the eight individuals suddenly shone brightly. In an instant, eight massive black-green energy pillars, each several zhang in size, shot out from their palms.

Above their heads, the energy pillars coalesced into a colossal black-green energy snake, over a hundred zhang long.

The moment the energy snake appeared, the heavens and earth changed color, and a fierce gale swept through. The full moon hanging in the sky was also obscured by dark clouds.

"Holy crap, shouldn't it be the Five Snakes Poisonous Asura Seal? How did it become the Eight Snakes Asura Seal?" Chen Mo's face was filled with astonishment as he looked at the energy snake, which was dozens of zhang larger than described in the novel.

"Earth Rank Fusion Dou Skill," Yun Yun frowned slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with a trace of gravity. The aura emanating from the energy snake far surpassed her own.

"Let's go." Yun Yun grabbed Chen Mo's robe, and he quickly picked up the small snake, wrapping his arm around her slender waist.

Yun Yun lightly tapped the yellow sand with her toes, and a pair of cyan wings formed behind her. With a flap of her wings, her figure shot into the sky.

"Hmph, trying to escape?"

Yue Mei snorted coldly. The eight of them simultaneously formed hand seals, and the hundred-zhang energy snake above their heads prepared to strike, its massive body twisting as it swiftly charged towards Yun Yun and Chen Mo.

The energy snake moved through the void with astonishing speed, even causing Yun Yun, a Dou Emperor, to gasp in surprise.

Noticing the intense sound of air being torn behind her, Yun Yun tightly gripped her sword hilt. Her entire aura suddenly became sharp and fierce. With a flick of her wrist, a slender, almost thumb-sized deep light beam shot out as she turned and slashed.

"Extreme Wind, Annihilation."

The moment the light beam appeared, even the night sky brightened considerably.

Chen Mo could sense that Yun Yun's ultimate move had become much more powerful than when they were in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. If he wasn't mistaken, this should be the effect of the Violet Spirit Crystal.

The moment the light beam cut into the snake's head, its speed noticeably decreased.

But in the next moment, both of them gasped in shock.

The snake's head only had a small cut. Given the snake's massive size, this cut was equivalent to a human getting a small nick on their finger.

The snake shook its head, as if the attack had merely tickled it, and its speed suddenly increased, continuing its relentless charge towards the two.

The sound of its massive body moving through the air echoed across the desert.

Yun Yun's expression changed. Since the attack had no effect, she could only dodge around with Chen Mo in tow.

Fortunately, at this moment, Gu He and the others arrived just in time.

"What is that?" Gu He felt a dangerous aura emanating from the giant snake.

"This is the Snake-People Leader's Fusion Fighting Skill. The teacher's attacks are ineffective against it. You all need to attack them quickly," Yun Yun said, unable to spare any attention. Chen Mo pointed at the eight figures below.

At that moment, the giant serpent's tail lashed out violently at the void beside Yun Yun, causing the very space to tremble.

Only then did the group notice the eight leaders below, their expressions grave. The Snake-People's Fusion Fighting Skill was quite renowned on the Dou Qi Continent, and they had heard of it before.

But they never expected it to be so powerful.

"You've got quite the reputation, kid, to have the leaders of eight tribes come after you alone. Even I haven't received such treatment," Yan Shi remarked with a hint of admiration. His body surged with fierce Dou Qi as he dove down, shouting coldly, "Let me see what the eight leaders are made of!"

Feng Li followed closely behind.

"Thousand Thunder Incantation!"

In the night sky, thunder roared as a menacing bolt of lightning descended toward the seemingly weaker Yan Ci.

As a mage, the Sixth Elder would never choose close combat.

Seeing the two long-famous Dou Kings charging down, the faces of the eight tribal leaders darkened.

The Eight Snakes Asura Seal required all eight of them to maintain its full power. If even one of them was interrupted, although the giant serpent wouldn't dissipate, its power would be greatly diminished.

"Damn it! Lu Luo, Tu Yan, Yan Ci, you three handle them. We'll switch to the Five Snakes Poisonous Asura Seal," Yue Mei commanded. Immediately, three of the eight broke away, their Dou Qi forming wings as they flew toward Yan Shi and the others.

With three members gone, the Five Snakes Poisonous Asura Seal caused the giant serpent to shrink drastically, from over a hundred zhang to just over ten zhang.

Even so, the aura it emitted was still formidable.

"Oh? Do you look down on Alchemy Masters so much?"

Seeing that everyone else had someone to deal with, while he was left alone, Gu He felt a surge of anger.

After all, I'm also a Dou King.

"Fireball Technique!" Gu He shouted sharply, waving his hand. A pale blue flame rapidly condensed into a fireball before him, which he hurled at the five below.

As soon as the pale blue flame appeared, the surrounding temperature soared. Though it couldn't compare to a Strange Fire, it was far stronger than ordinary flames.

Although the five looked down on Gu He's combat abilities, he was still a Dou King. If he intervened, it would be difficult to maintain the Five Snakes Poisonous Asura Seal.

If the Five Snakes Poisonous Asura Seal were to break, freeing that female Dou Emperor, they would inevitably be picked off one by one, with little chance of survival.

If only the High Priest were here.

In just a few moments, the five realized the situation had turned against them. Continuing the fight would put their lives at risk.

"The grievances you've incurred with our Snake-People today will be repaid in full in the future," Yue Mei said, her gaze lingering deeply on Chen Mo as she committed his face to memory. Then she shouted coldly, "Retreat!"

"Your Majesty the Queen," Yan Ci, who was engaged in battle with Yan Shi, hesitated upon hearing Yue Mei's words. After quickly assessing the situation, he shot an extremely resentful glance at Chen Mo, who appeared harmless and innocent. With a swift hand seal, his body erupted, and several Energy Snakes shot out in all directions across the desert.

Yue Mei and the others did the same.

Yun Yun and her companions did not give chase. Instead, they a

ll turned their gazes toward Chen Mo.

The implication was clear.

What exactly did you do?

Why did they glare at you with such hatred before leaving?