Chapter 104: A New Opponent

The breathing of the four people had become somewhat rapid. They did not know what the Two-headed Snake was doing; inside the mouth of the giant white snake head, a pair of hands was still pushing upward with force, as if trying to break free from the constraints of the snake's maw.

Suddenly, a pair of hands, white and clean as jade, pushed with all their might, and immediately, two snake heads—one black and one white, each the size of a fist—emerged from inside the snake's mouth. Judging by their appearance, they were exactly the same as the two heads of the Two-headed Snake.

Above the two snake heads, four eyes flashed with a sharp glint and looked toward Zhang Nuo and the other three. At this sight, all four felt their hair stand on end, and waves of chill could not help but rise from their spines.

Before the four could make any reaction, the pair of jade hands in the snake's mouth pushed with force once more. With a soft "Swish—" sound, a black shadow jumped out from the mouth of the giant snake head, and upon landing, it let out a faint, light cry.

Upon seeing the thing that had emerged, a strange look flashed in Zhang Nuo's eyes. He could not quite believe everything he was seeing. After blinking his eyes a few times to confirm he was not seeing things, he then drew in a deep, cold breath.

The other three were no better off than Zhang Nuo. Yu Lei even retreated several steps, and with a movement of his Divine Sense, he recalled the Blood-colored Small Sword to his side, assuming a defensive posture.

It could be seen that the thing that had come out of the snake's mouth was extremely strange. Its body, the size of a normal person, had no head, but at the neck, two snake heads—one black and one white—had grown out, and the lower body had no legs, being instead the body of a snake. Looking at it as a whole, it was a monster with a human body and snake heads.

As for the giant body of the Two-headed Snake that had been struck by Chu Budong's hammer, it lay shriveled on the ground like an empty skin, devoid of the slightest vitality, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into fly ash and vanished without a trace!

"Hiss, hiss."

The two snake heads, one black and one white, flicked their tongues incessantly, emitting an extremely eerie sound. Just hearing this sound was enough to make one's skin crawl. The white snake head turned back to look at the place where the original body of the Two-headed Snake had disappeared, and there was actually a hint of joy in its eyes!

"The Two-headed Snake has evolved!"

Zhuge Qing was so frightened by the scene before her that her face lost all color. However, she could be considered composed; after a moment of thought, she understood the reason behind it.

In the process of cultivating, snake-type demonic beasts undergo several kinds of evolution, and each evolution brings them one step closer to the Transformation Stage—that is to say, when their cultivation reaches a peak, the demonic beast will evolve into human form!

Looking at the current state of the Two-headed Snake, it should be one of these evolutions, but this evolution seems to have been interfered with by external factors, belonging to the type that breaks and then stands!

"Evolution?"

Zhang Nuo stood beside Zhuge Qing, the look of astonishment on his face not yet faded, and in an instant, it turned into fear. Every time a demonic beast evolves, its strength also increases. Dealing with the Two-headed Snake before it evolved had already been very strenuous; now that the opponent had evolved, its cultivation and strength had improved even more. Was there still any way to fight this battle?

Yu Lei and the others had thoughts similar to Zhang Nuo's. Each of them had sweat in their palms, especially given their current state, where eight or nine-tenths of the Spirit Power in their bodies had been exhausted, leaving them with no initial offensive capability!

"Everyone, don't be afraid yet! The Two-headed Snake was only forced to evolve; its cultivation and strength cannot possibly increase as fast as a normal evolution. We just need to seize the time and launch a strong attack to take it down before the grand formation is broken!"

Fearing that everyone would be timid, Zhuge Qing hurriedly explained. However, even she herself did not quite believe these words; after all, this was only her conjecture. Without having fought the evolved Two-headed Snake, this conjecture could serve to stabilize people's hearts!

"Let me try it first!"

Chu Budong gritted his teeth, a fierce light appearing in his eyes. He cast incantations with both hands toward the Golden Heavy Hammer. With a "Hum—" sound, the surface of the heavy hammer glowed with intense Golden Light, rose from the ground, and struck directly at the evolved Two-headed Snake.

The hammer head, a zhang in size, whistled through the air and smashed mercilessly toward the body of the Two-headed Snake. The other three also watched the effect of this strike without blinking!

"Bang!"

After a muffled sound, it was seen that the Two-headed Snake's pair of white arms had forcibly received the attack of the heavy hammer, though its body was also knocked back more than a zhang by the force of the hammer's strike!

Even so, the four people felt a sense of certainty. Chu Budong's hammer-type Magic Treasure had always been famous for its great force; ordinary cultivators, even if their cultivation was a bit higher than his, would absolutely not dare to take this strike head-on!

Yet the Two-headed Snake before them had relied on a pair of arms to receive the attack of the heavy hammer! It was evident that the demonic snake's cultivation at this moment was already far above the four of them.

Zhang Nuo felt a slight shock in his heart, but quickly shifting his thoughts, he also launched an attack. The four Flying Swords beside him simultaneously radiated bright spirit light, and after a hum, they transformed into four White Threads and slashed toward the Two-headed Snake!

The speed of the four Flying Swords was fast to the extreme. As they streaked through the void, one could only see the traces left by the faint tails of Spiritual Qi! The black snake head moved, and upon discovering Zhang Nuo's attack, the snake head suddenly elongated, and with a swirl in front of it, it neutralized all the attacks of the four Flying Swords.

Following four slight clashing sounds, Zhang Nuo's Flying Swords were all knocked off course, grazing past the side of the demonic snake's body! At the same time, the demonic snake stretched out its arms and, seemingly with ease, threw the Golden Heavy Hammer to the side.

All of this happened very quickly; in the blink of an eye, the Two-headed Snake had finished it all. The body that had been elongated by the black snake head also slowly retracted back into its body, and a few glints of light flashed within its eerie snake eyes.

Through the attacks of power and speed just now, Zhuge Qing had already confirmed that the Two-headed Snake's cultivation had not only not been affected by the evolution but had actually become a bit stronger, which made the difficulty of them killing the demonic snake increase even more.

"We cannot give it any more time to catch its breath, otherwise, once its cultivation advances another step, we will truly have no chance!"

It was the first time seeing Zhuge Qing so anxious; her previous composure and calmness had vanished completely!

"Yu Lei and I will carry out the main attack on the Two-headed Snake, while Zhang Nuo and Chu Budong, you two wait for an opportunity to act from the side! Zhang Nuo's Fast Sword has astonishing speed; although it does not have the force of Chu Budong's Magic Treasure attack, as long as you attack the weakest point of the demonic snake, you will surely succeed!"

In just an instant, the young girl had formulated a battle plan! The agility of her mind made the three people present feel somewhat ashamed! After speaking, Zhuge Qing did not wait for the three to agree, and she was the first to charge forward. With a wave of her jade hand, she led the Moonlight Wheel, and the Magic Treasure slashed toward the Two-headed Snake demon with a "Swish—" sound!