Ma Zhou’s eyes drifted around, then he looked up at the giant snake’s head. Its head was like a mountain ridge, and the scales on its body were smooth, free of dust, even smoother than a mirror. How could mere mortals climb up?
Ma Zhou’s eyes darted around, and the next moment he pulled out a talisman from his chest. As he chanted a spell, the talisman transformed into a pale yellow cloud, about ten meters in size, within which divine lights flickered faintly.
Ma Zhou then jumped onto the cloud, which transformed into a stream of light and carried Ma Zhou into the sky, landing directly on the head of the Ba Snake.
Zhang Chen saw this scene and was somewhat astonished: "Goodness, he can actually ride clouds now, and the key is that the cloud moves fast, at least faster than my Divine Water Transformation and Vampire Bat. That cloud seems like a mystery?"
Zhang Chen looked at the cloud with some envy; riding clouds and mist is a stubborn dream ingrained in the minds of children who grew up listening to mythical tales.
Then Zhang Chen saw Ma Zhou reach the Ba Snake’s eyes. The snake’s eyes were also huge, larger than a building.
Ma Zhou stared at the Ba Snake, with a look of contemplation in his eyes: "Wow, these eyes are so big, how should I start?"
Meanwhile, Ma Zhou drove the cloud, circling around the Ba Snake’s two huge eyes. He then took out a dagger and tried to pierce the Ba Snake’s eye, only to find that the eye was like a diamond, impervious to his blade.
"Damn! Truly worthy of being a mysterious creature, even its eyes are unbreakably hard," Ma Zhou muttered, gripping the dagger’s handle tightly, with a look of embarrassment.
"Must I really use my last resort?" Ma Zhou stood on the cloud, surveying the surroundings. Finally, he took off his shoes and pulled out a golden rune from beneath his foot.
The rune glimmered with metallic luster, mysterious and mesmerizing, appearing far from ordinary.
Zhang Chen observed from afar. In his True God Golden Light Dharma Eye, he saw the rune flashing with mysterious energy, infused with divine power and incense aura, looking extraordinary.
"This treasure is intriguing," Zhang Chen murmured with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Metal runes are rare in this world, especially with unknown metallic material that’s flexible like cloth. Moreover, this rune bears resemblance to my own Golden Talismans and Jade Talismans.
"This rune is not simple; Ma Zhou has some real goods. No wonder he was sent by the Yellow Heaven Dao leadership to pluck Liu Feng’s peaches." Zhang Chen’s curiosity was piqued, yet he did not know what the rune was meant for.
Zhang Chen watched Ma Zhou stick the rune onto his steel dagger. The rune seamlessly merged into the dagger; in Zhang Chen’s Dharma Eye, countless vein-like patterns emerged in the dagger, extending outward.
Ma Zhou examined the dagger and then glanced at the Ba Snake’s eye below: "Let’s see if this will work; it’s a gamble now. If this fails, I’m out of options."
Ma Zhou thrust the steel dagger toward the Ba Snake’s eye, and the next moment, the dagger pierced through the snake’s eye socket as smoothly as slicing tofu. Then it transformed into a beam of golden light, flying from Ma Zhou’s hands deep into the Ba Snake’s eye.
Blood spurted out, showering Ma Zhou, who was overjoyed instead of disgusted, and he leaned over the snake’s wound to suck the fresh blood.
From afar, Zhang Chen shivered at this scene: "What’s the origin of that rune? This is the body of the Ba Snake. Even if the eye isn’t covered by scales, it is still a weak spot. Yet the snake’s skin surpasses even the Fruit Realm’s existence, and it was pierced by a rune-attached steel dagger?
Cut like tofu, just like that?
Zhang Chen’s eyes were filled with disbelief: "Impossible!"
Ba Snake is an existence surpassing the Fruit Realm!
"What’s the origin of that talisman?" Zhang Chen’s heart was moved.
Meanwhile, Ma Zhou crouched down, licking the Ba Snake’s blood. Black gas emitted from the snake’s body continually infused into Ma Zhou. Black mist surrounded him; snake hissings emanated from his mouth, until suddenly the Ba Snake’s eyeballs flew out, shrinking to marble size, and embedded themselves in Ma Zhou’s eyes.
The Ba Snake’s eyeballs emitted a spiritual light, integrating with Ma Zhou’s eyes, emitting inconceivable energy.
The eyeballs sprouted countless blood and flesh tendrils, penetrating Ma Zhou’s body at every pore.
Ah~
A painful shriek arose, Ma Zhou held his head, tumbling into the excavated eye socket pit, which had gathered into a blood river, immersing him.
"What happened?" Zhang Chen stood afar, watching Ma Zhou’s transformation, horror-struck.
"The flesh of the Ba Snake isn’t easy to consume; although the remnant soul is gone, the snake’s blood still retains its will. That bit of will is insignificant to Ba Snake but is akin to its soul to mortals. The Ba Snake’s realm allows even a remnant thought to potentially resurrect. Now Ma Zhou has consumed too much snake blood, his spirit tainted by the snake’s will, which perceived a resurrection chance and drove the eyeballs into Ma Zhou’s body, attempting possession." Great Freedom Celestial Demon explained to Zhang Chen: "Know that a Great Divine Power User can resurrect from a drop of blood, and the Ba Snake’s eyes, refined over eons, have unparalleled capabilities."
"So the Ba Snake intends to possess Ma Zhou?" Zhang Chen was shocked.
"This isn’t possession; it’s just a remnant settling in Ma Zhou. Yet this remnant, even insignificant for the Ba Snake, isn’t weak compared to a mortal soul and surpasses even a Yin Soul Realm cultivator." Great Freedom Celestial Demon replied.
Zhang Chen was speechless, feeling sorry for Ma Zhou, an unlucky fellow, causing such a mess.
First, he lost his Divine Position mysteriously, being schemed against, and now he’s unwittingly entangled with the Ba Snake’s remnant, unlucky beyond belief.
"According to what you said, if Chen Xu was splattered by snake blood, wouldn’t he be invaded by Ba Snake?" Zhang Chen thought of Chen Xu, quickly asking.
"That’s an innate mosquito proboscis you have; have confidence in your method, please? The snake’s blood will was annihilated upon entering your proboscis, so the blood given to Chen Xu is purified." Great Freedom Celestial Demon responded.
Zhang Chen pondered, contemplating the Ba Snake’s blood in the vacant eye socket; he should inform the Fox Spirit of this chance, which could be a boon to enhance his Dragon Qi.
He should also inform Xie Lingyun.
With this in mind, Zhang Chen activated his skill to summon the Fox Fairy Nannan.
"Kid, why summon your ancestor..." Fox Fairy Nannan’s spirit appeared, about to question Zhang Chen, but the next moment, sense the surrounding energy, the Ba Snake’s sprawling ten-kilometer body, stunned in shock.
The next moment, Fox Fairy Nannan regained his senses, exclaiming: "What is this thing? My soul is trembling! Even my thoughts are quivering!"
Fox Fairy Nannan’s voice was filled with horror; without hesitation, he dived toward the blood pit.
For the soul-form Fox Fairy Nannan, the blood in the pit was an immense boon.
"Wait, don’t rush to absorb it. Extend a message to Xie Lingyun; tell him about the creation here," Zhang Chen said as he used Divine Techniques to pull Fox Fairy Nannan out just before he fell into the blood pit.