Chapter 1172: Giant Serpent Appears, White Eagle

As they drew closer, the sense of dread in everyone's hearts grew more real.

Suddenly, someone smelled a scent and stopped in their tracks.

"Why is there a fragrance here?"

"Fragrance? No—it's a stench!"

Everyone halted and turned again to look at the green mountain.

Because they were now close, this time they saw more clearly:

It was indeed countless massive green-gold scales, densely covering the entire mountain.

"It really is a stench!"

"Could this truly be a giant serpent?"

Everyone's hearts filled with terror.

The scent was unique—slightly fishy, yet richly sweet.

Unlike the stench of ordinary snakes.

This was because the giant serpent had evolved, and its body's odor had changed.

"Shall we still move forward?"

"Go. I don't believe this is a snake!"

The closer they got, the more they realized the sheer scale of the mountain range.

How could such a vast mountain range possibly be a living creature?

"Perhaps this is the corpse of an ancient species—if it's real, we're rich!"

Tempted by profit, their eyes gleamed; they suppressed their fear and pressed forward.

Crack!

In the forest, the sound of snapping dead branches echoed intermittently.

Moments later, they reached the side of Qingshan.

Someone couldn't resist sprinting forward and reached out to touch the mountain's surface—its touch was icy, like metal.

"So cold!"

He tapped Qingshan lightly again, and immediately, a metallic ting-tong rang out from the mountain.

"Everyone, come quick! This isn't a living thing—it's a special mineral deposit. We've hit it big!"

"We've discovered this massive deposit—we'll go down in history! We'll become famous!"

Hearing this, the crowd cheered and ran forward.

Just then, the ground began to shake.

Those running felt the earth tremble beneath their feet, lost their balance, and fell to the ground.

Suddenly, someone caught a horrifying sight out of the corner of their eye.

The green mountain was moving—like a living thing.

"That mountain is alive!"

Hearing this, everyone gasped and turned—sure enough, Qingshan was slowly slithering, like a serpent.

"This can't be real!"

"How could such a massive monster exist in this world?!"

"Run!"

Terrified beyond measure, they tried to rise and flee, but their legs turned weak—they couldn't stand, only crawled and rolled away in panic.

Fortunately, the giant serpent wasn't targeting them.

Thus, in moments, they crawled hundreds of meters away.

Looking back, they saw the giant serpent rearing upright, its head already piercing the clouds.

"What is this? Even the giant dragons of Eastern legends aren't this huge!"

The metallic-gleaming scales, the eyes as large as sun and moon—each detail proclaimed the serpent's terror.

"Run!"

"If we don't leave now, we're dead. Oh God, we've met a demon!"

Overcome with primal fear, they bolted.

Suddenly, a gale swept through.

The next instant, the giant serpent's head lunged downward, fixing its gaze on them.

Everyone froze instantly, not daring to move an inch, standing like statues.

"Was it you who sought the Blood Orchid?"

Suddenly, the giant serpent spoke—a calm voice rang out.

"This serpent can talk?"

The crowd was utterly terrified, staring at the serpent, faces filled with disbelief.

The giant serpent didn't wait long—it opened its mouth and spat out a wisp of flame.

Wherever the flame touched, people instantly turned to ash.

"No!"

Someone screamed, trying to flee—but like prey facing a natural predator, their tendons, muscles, and bones refused to obey; they couldn't even lift a leg.

In the end, they were consumed by the flame.

White Eagle.

Inside a military fortress, satellites continuously monitored the entire globe.

Suddenly, a staff member's expression changed, and he shouted loudly.

"Oh, guys, look what I found!"

At these words, the other staff members couldn't help but gather around.

"Giant Snake!"