Chapter 400: Development Is Too Fast!

The person hovering above the ground was dubbed a Great Snake by Shenle; judging by that lanky look it was most likely the so‑called Yatsukashi Great Snake, a thing that calls itself the Earth's Will Entity. All the Great Snakes present should have been scared stiff, and they poured all their power into the resurrected Great Snake.

The Great Snake, without any courtesy, raised a hand and pointed at Lu Ka Er, and instantly an indescribable, pulsating black wave shot out like a black hole at breakneck speed. To Bai Lang it seemed impossible to block, and he thought, "It's basically space tearing and repairing; this Great Snake's power is quite formidable."

Bai Lang of course knew the Great Snake was powerful, especially since it had a full‑screen attack: "It seems to be a shout of 'Let everything return to nothing!' followed by sunlight bathing everything." Yet this seemingly ordinary aerial technique turned out to be unblockable, which surprised Bai Lang.

Lu Ka Er's skill was also impressive; with a flash he nullified that move, then delivered a downward punch from above onto the Great Snake. The Great Snake also flashed forward, hard‑blocking Lu Ka Er's strike, but immediately seized Lu Ka Er, and one hand seemed to reach for his kidneys; then it lifted and pinched, sending Lu Ka Er blasting away.

Bai Lang then joined in; he stopped the encirclement, but a rotating wheel battle was justified. He struck with his right claw, pulling down forcefully, dragging his body's illusion along; the claw, bathed in crystalline light, covered the Great Snake.

The Great Snake was extremely proud; Bai Lang suspected it might feel no pain and certainly lacked normal human reasoning—though mischievous, Bai Lang knew not to judge a demon‑spirit psychopath with human logic.

Since the Great Snake was proud, it didn't dodge but raised an arm in a blocking stance—pride doesn't make it foolish; having descended using Ke Li Si's body, it was well aware this wasn't its true form and still needed to be cautious. Then a burst of blood‑colored light erupted…

"You're not the only one with an unblockable skill; I have a defense‑breaking technique too!" Bai Lang's claw came down, his left hand using the momentum to twist and grab backhanded, the body's illusion kept advancing; the second claw again emitted a streak of blood‑colored light, and the third strike was both claws together, smoothly launching a wave.

But Bai Lang only managed to release a half‑broken wave, making himself look like a fire‑triggered projectile. That was because Lu Ka Er had no concept of teammates; after being blasted away, he returned and immediately unleashed a super move, striking even Bai Lang.

It was a continuous, ever‑changing, multi‑stage charged Caesar Wave, also Lu Ka Er's ultimate technique. Yet as Bai Lang dodged the first wave, the Great Snake with the Eternal Overlord Body, free of Stiffness, launched its move. "Let everything return to nothing!" it shouted, and after striking a pose the sky suddenly blazed brilliantly.

Within the endless radiance lay boundless Qi, which here turned into light—light with fierce lethal power. Though this light was all‑penetrating, it could still be blocked, but the blocking requirements were higher… the entire body could not have the slightest flaw. Once a flaw appeared, it would be pierced instantly, and the defense would collapse.

The Caesar Wave was nullified, and Bai Lang crouched to defend, crossing his arms to shield his head and torso, his single‑knee‑down leg protecting his chest and abdomen. His true Qi roared, truly forming a golden bronze bell. "Even the illusion of a Golden Bell Shield is riddled with cracks; no wonder it can kill with a single blow when unguarded," Bai Lang thought.

Indeed, Lu Ka Er was done for. While the Great Snake activated its technique, the Great Snake's blood that Lu Ka Er had previously been able to control went berserk, causing Lu Ka Er to lose control briefly; thus the Caesar Wave was completely nullified, and he also swallowed the latter half of the Great Snake's move. Under the double onslaught, Lu Ka Er temporarily lost his combat ability…

"What a filthy mortal world!" the Great Snake said proudly again, and Bai Lang straightened his posture. "You say that while the blood's still flowing; do you think you've already won?" After speaking, Bai Lang prepared to act. At that moment, a seemingly unbothered girl standing aside stepped forward.

Bai Lang glanced around; now, aside from himself, Shenle had just fallen, dead‑beat and powerless, while Cao Ti Jing, low on health, was still trying to regulate his Qi, the Great Snake's attack having dealt him considerable damage. Yet the nun was completely unharmed, as if the Great Snake's full‑screen attack had been a gentle breeze.

The girl walked a few steps, then suddenly halted, looking up at the sky. Bai Lang's expression changed and he leapt backward, while the Great Snake again unleashed Sunlight Bathing. Within the radiance, darkness appeared, and a strike from above shattered the Great Snake's ultimate technique. "Xi!" With that abrupt shout, the Great Snake was knocked to the ground, forming a "Heaven" character with its body.

"Hm?!" Bai Lang's eyes nearly popped out; wasn't that a rogue soldier right in front of him? The Great Snake rose, and the rogue soldier flashed in, darkness instantly devouring the light. "A thousand strikes in an instant!" accompanied by exploding radiance, Bai Lang raised his palm to shield his face.

The Great Snake, called the Earth's Will, that sought to annihilate humanity lay pitifully in the crater, its back turned to Bai Lang; behind the sky‑piercing‑hair man stood a bizarre script that seemed divine above and mortal below. The man then leapt and vanished… "Damn! Shenren Hao Gui?! No! That sneaking aura of demonic qi—just looks like the temperament of someone hardened in a kiln for years! The disguise has cracks!" Bai Lang cursed a bastard in his mind.

That bastard rogue soldier vanished the moment he arrived, slipping away gleefully; wouldn't that leave Bai Lang to take the heat? Bai Lang could almost picture that if this guy showed up, the pursuers might also arrive, and then someone would say, "You seem pretty close to this rogue; want to go discuss it in the heavenly prison?"

Bai Lang muttered curses as he walked into the crater where the Great Snake lay and said, "Whoa, that's pretty badass." Inside lay a blurry mosaic of broken bones, its very aura indicating a death that was hard and blunt; the Great Snake's qi had long been completely dispersed, and Bai Lang couldn't even tell whether the Great Snake's soul still existed—whether it was sealed or captured by that rogue soldier's master.

To Bai Lang, the Great Snake's qi was just so; because this creature was one of this world's "Will", its power manifested more smoothly than Bai Lang's. Bai Lang estimated it to be about forty‑to‑fifty percent of what his own world could fully unleash, already qualifying as an Innate Expert.

And that monster master of his… never mind, mentioning it would just be disheartening.

When "Hao Gui" appeared, the girl remained motionless; after that guy slipped away, the nun slowly walked to the crater, glanced at Bai Lang, lifted her palm slightly, and instantly a Tornado rose from the pit, tearing the mosaic to pieces, turning it into dust invisible to the naked eye and scattering it.