Chapter 37

"Stop running!" The great demon beast An roared angrily as it also stepped on the water waves to chase, but the water waves it stepped on exploded one after another. After all, it had not reached the realm of harmony with heaven and earth, and could only rely on its outwardly released demonic power to step on the water. Moreover, it was merely a land beast, so its speed on the water surface was naturally much slower!

In fact, even in the mountains and grasslands, its speed was slightly inferior to Ji Ning, let alone on the water surface! It could only watch helplessly as Ji Ning quickly escaped.

"Ugh." The great demon beast An had to return, seeing the vast array where the Azure Green Snake King was struggling wildly, sometimes becoming extremely large and sometimes extremely small, "How can this Azure Green Snake withstand the power of the array? No matter how much it struggles, it will eventually submit!"

...

The array, drawing on the power of heaven and earth, produces all kinds of mysterious and unpredictable abilities!

The power of the Yin-Yang Two Qi Array was far beyond what the Azure Green Snake demon could resist.

"Ha ha ha..." Tumu Zhan stood on the water, pointing at the huge green snake entangled by countless black and white gas streams, "Azure Green Snake, you have entered my great array. No matter how much you struggle, it is useless. You might as well submit and recognize me as your master, so you can suffer less!"

"Roar~~" The Azure Green Snake raised its head and roared angrily.

"Will not submit?" Tumu Zhan, though he did not understand, could sense the Azure Green Snake's anger and hostility, and immediately sneered, "Azure Green Snake, the true rulers of this vast land are the human race! The leader of this land is the Great Xia Dynasty! No matter how powerful you are, can you turn the sky upside down? Even if I let you go, others will come to capture you in the future. I suggest you submit to me!"

Tumu Zhan kept talking.

But no matter what he said, the Azure Green Snake demon ignored him, which made Tumu Zhan very angry: "I want to see... whether your pride is harder or my Yin-Yang Two Qi Array is more powerful!"

"Swish swish swish~~" The black and white gas streams entangled wildly, like millstones, crushing the Azure Green Snake's scales to pieces, and green blood splattered. Such intense pain from tearing scales and cutting flesh did not make the Azure Green Snake demon bow its head at all.

Whoosh!

The Azure Green Snake suddenly shrank to the thickness of a finger, temporarily escaping the entanglement of the black and white gas streams, but they quickly surrounded it again.

Qi, gathering and dispersing without regularity! How difficult it was to avoid the encirclement of the gas streams?

"Ah!" The small green snake, now as thick as a finger, cried out mournfully, then instantly grew to an enormous size, even larger than the Winged Snake! It alternated between being large and small, struggling with all its might. Only in this way could it minimize the time it was crushed by the Yin-Yang Two Qi, for being crushed was extremely painful.

While struggling, the small green snake also tried to pounce on Tumu Zhan. However, the power of the Yin-Yang Two Qi Array was too strong, and it could not touch Tumu Zhan at all.

Struggling repeatedly, it was covered in wounds, its scales shattered, and green blood splattered.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

It cried out mournfully again and again.

The Azure Green Snake King was struggling desperately. As a divine beast, it was extremely proud and would not easily submit to the human race. If it were a Purple Mansion cultivator, it might have been willing to lower its head, but Tumu Zhan did not have that qualification.

"Hmm?" After a long time, Tumu Zhan frowned.

"Why is it still struggling?" Tumu Zhan looked at the severely injured and nearly dying Azure Green Snake demon, which was still struggling wildly, "Although only part of the power of the Yin-Yang Two Qi Array was used, it is courting death. If it continues, it will surely be ground to death by the Yin-Yang Two Qi Array! Does it prefer to die rather than submit to me?"

Tumu Zhan gritted his teeth, and with a thought, the black and white gas streams that had been restraining the Azure Green Snake demon began to disperse.

"Azure Green Snake!" Tumu Zhan pointed at the injured snake, "I am suppressing you with the power of the great array, and you probably don't accept it! Let's fight, without the array's assistance... if you can defeat me, I will let you go. If you lose, you will submit to me, okay?"

"Ah!"

The Azure Green Snake demon growled in hatred, immediately transforming into a body about ten meters long, the size at which it could exert its greatest strength, and then pounced on Tumu Zhan!

"Hmph." Tumu Zhan's right hand appeared with a black whip, with naturally grown sharp spikes on it. This black whip was the magical treasure 'Black Wood Vine Whip,' and also the magical treasure that made Tumu Zhan famous in the Yan Mountains. He swung the whip, which instantly turned into a huge black shadow sweeping towards the Azure Green Snake demon.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The Azure Green Snake demon quickly dodged, avoiding the whip.

"Swish swish swish~~" Tumu Zhan, however, swung the long whip in his hand, and the whip coiled in circles, covering the sky and the earth, and then with a tearing sound, a piece of the Azure Green Snake demon's scales and flesh was torn off.

"Hisss~~" The Azure Green Snake demon roared in anger, determined to pounce despite the injuries.

Tumu Zhan, however, sneered and swung the Black Wood Vine Whip repeatedly. He had already fought the Azure Green Snake demon before and was skilled with the whip, completely able to counter the Azure Green Snake's agility! The Azure Green Snake could escape very quickly, and in the past, he had no way to stop it, but now the Azure Green Snake demon was trapped in the array and could not escape.

"How about this?" Tumu Zhan stood there, swinging the long whip, each strike powerful enough to split a small mountain, beating the Azure Green Snake demon until its skin was torn and flesh exposed, "My strength is greater than yours. You might as well submit."

"Slap!"

"Slap!"

The collision of the magical treasure and the physical body, plus Tumu Zhan being a late-stage innate spirit, completely overpowered it.

"Whoosh!"

While dodging the flying long whip, the Azure Green Snake suddenly vanished. It then reappeared dozens of feet away.

This made Tumu Zhan stunned, and then his face changed: "Not good!"

"Hisss~~" The Azure Green Snake demon, however, called out excitedly, and each time it moved, it could instantly appear dozens of feet or even further away.

"Die!" Tumu Zhan's face was fierce, almost mad.

Rumble~~

The great array changed dramatically, and a large amount of black and white gas streams crushed the Azure Green Snake demon. The Azure Green Snake demon, however, coldly glanced at Tumu Zhan and then vanished.

"Boom!" The collision of the black and white gas streams created a large amount of turbulence.

"Damn!" Tumu Zhan roared, his hands waving wildly, "Damn!!!"

"Void traversal! Void traversal!" Tumu Zhan's face was fierce, his eyes red, clearly hysterical, "This Azure Green Snake can actually perform void traversal. Yes, it's that Ji Clan child. That Ji Clan child, who has fought this Azure Green Snake several times... must have helped the Azure Green Snake improve, allowing it to reach the realm of harmony with heaven and earth in its movement, and perform void traversal!"

Tumu Zhan was extremely angry.

The Azure Green Snake, although only one in the Yan Mountains, was quite common in the vast land ruled by the Great Xia Dynasty. Therefore, Tumu Zhan was very clear about the power of the 'Azure Green Snake' and was extremely eager to capture this one.

Generally, great demon beasts could control water, poison, fire, etc.

Even the Water Rhinoceros King and the Winged Snake, which were not divine beasts, had these innate abilities, but as a divine beast, the Azure Green Snake King did not have any special abilities...

Actually, it did have them!

But the Azure Green Snake King's innate abilities were too powerful, and it could not use them when its strength was low. Just like ordinary demons could not control water in the innate stage, but could do so after becoming innate spirits. The Azure Green Snake King's innate ability was in 'void,' and even after becoming an innate spirit, it had to reach the realm of harmony with heaven and earth to instantly merge with the void and perform void traversal!

"Void traversal!" Tumu Zhan gritted his teeth, "An Azure Green Snake that has mastered void traversal will soon become incredibly powerful!"

Void traversal...

allows the Azure Green Snake to go to very mysterious places, even to steal some heavenly fruits, and its strength will enter a period of explosive growth! Undoubtedly, this Azure Green Snake King will leave Dongshan Marsh and begin wandering, for only by going to more places can it steal more heavenly treasures and grow faster. If it stays in one place, it will waste its innate abilities!

"Given its hatred for me, it will likely return to the Yan Mountains in the future to seek revenge." Tumu Zhan was both angry and shocked!

"Ah ah ah!!!"

Tumu Zhan roared in anger, his roar causing the lake water to explode!

Anger.

"It's all because of that Ji Clan boy!" Tumu Zhan gritted his teeth, hating him deeply.

If Ji Ning had not helped the Azure Green Snake King improve so much, how could it have suddenly broken through in this battle? He would have already captured the Azure Green Snake. Now, not only had he failed to capture it, but he had also made a strong enemy. The Azure Green Snake demon would certainly remember this hatred!

...

The vast array dissipated, and after Tumu Zhan put away the eight array flags, he stepped on the water with a gloomy face.

"Master." The great demon beast An transformed into a black-clothed man and rushed over. Seeing his master's face, he knew the capture had failed and said, "Master, there's no need to be angry. This Azure Green Snake demon is too foolish and deserves to be killed by you!"

"It didn't die!" Tumu Zhan said coldly.

"Didn't die?" The black-clothed man was stunned, "Then where is it?"

Tumu Zhan shook his head: "It has mastered void traversal and escaped."

"This... this..." The black-clothed man also found it hard to believe that the Azure Green Snake demon had mastered void traversal at such a critical moment.

"It's all because of that Ji Clan boy." Tumu Zhan said coldly, "His strength is comparable to the Azure Green Snake demon, and they have fought several times, greatly improving the Azure Green Snake demon. That's why it could sense the harmony with heaven and earth this time and merge with the void to perform void traversal! This Ji Clan boy has ruined my plans, and I will definitely peel his skin and extract his tendons, or I won't be able to vent my anger!"

The black-clothed man nodded: "Master, don't worry. I shot him with a back spike, which is coated with 'Ice Flower Liquid.' A small amount of Ice Flower Liquid has already stuck to him. As long as I release the Ice Bees, they will surely find him."

"Um." Tumu Zhan took out a gray bag from his waist, loosened the bag's mouth, and a translucent, crystalline bee quickly flew away.

"Follow."

Tumu Zhan and the great demon beast An followed the Ice Bee and quickly chased after it.

After they left, a green snake suddenly emerged from the calm lake water, looking into the distance with a hint of hope in its eyes. It had fought Ji Ning multiple times, and they were evenly matched, respecting each other. Moreover, its ability to reach the realm of harmony with heaven and earth and master void traversal was partly due to Ji Ning. It was somewhat grateful to Ji Ning.

"Hisss~~" The Azure Green Snake called out softly, hoping Ji Ning could escape this crisis. It could only do so much, for although it was good at escaping, it was far from being a match for Tumu Zhan in strength.