Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

The first snake coiled around her leg, the second around her waist... the third, the fourth, the tenth, the twentieth...

The swarm of snakes rushed toward her, enveloping her legs, waist, chest, arms, and head. With each snake that merged into her, her body swelled up.

three meters.

ten meters.

Thirty meters.

Fifty meters.

finally--

A giant snake-man appeared in front of Liu Nian.

It was composed of dozens of giant snakes, which writhe inside its body. Every now and then, a snake's head would emerge from its body, hissing, flicking its tongue, and then retracting. The entire monster was like a nightmare woven from countless living snakes, enough to send chills down one's spine at first glance.

Liu Nian looked up at the fifty-meter-tall monster, his expression slightly solemn:

"Is this your true strength?"

The sound of scales splitting came from deep within the monster, muffled and distorted, like countless sounds overlapping:

"Liu Nian, you are strong. But in this form, I am invincible!"

Is this another one claiming to be invincible? I've already encountered so many idiots who call themselves invincible.

Liu Nian did not refute, but squinted and examined the monster in front of him.

This thing... is interesting.

Instead of a total health bar on its head, each giant snake has its own independent health bar. Does this mean that the current Riftscale has dozens of lives?

Therefore, to kill her, all the giant snakes must be killed...

The true form of Riftscale is hidden among these snakes. If her bizarre regeneration ability can also be used on these snakes, then this thing will be even more difficult to kill, and may even be able to resurrect infinitely!

But that's not the most important thing.

Rather, it was a message that Riftscale revealed through this move—

Is it possible for her to merge with only these few dozen snake people?

Is it possible for her to merge even more? Hundreds? Thousands? Or even tens of thousands?

Or rather, she has the ability to fuse the entire snake-people race into an unimaginable super monster?

Liu Nian took a deep breath.

"As expected of one of the ten great races..."

he murmured.

Liu Nian took out the Shadow Spider Queen's Gift from his storage space and drank it down his throat.

The icy liquid slid down his throat, instantly transforming into a torrent of heat that surged wildly through his limbs and bones. The force felt as if it would burst his body; every muscle trembled, and every blood vessel roared.

The giant serpent monster also launched an attack at the same time.

Countless snake heads simultaneously raised their heads, opened their mouths, and spewed out various rays of energy at Liu Nian—venom, fire, frost, shadow, arcane... The multicolored attacks poured down like a torrential rain, overwhelming everything, leaving no place to escape.

Liu Nian didn't try to dodge at all.

The serpent-headed god protected him, and Liu Nian charged forward despite the barrage of attacks!

This form of Rift Scale is actually what Liu Nian fears the least! Because the opponent has lost its unpredictable speed!

Rushing towards the enormous serpent monster, Liu Nian clenched his right fist and pulled it back—

[Deliberately unleashed a powerful punch (full power)]!

In that instant, the entire battlefield fell silent, and even the light dimmed.

Only the black light at the tip of Liu Nian's fist grew brighter and brighter.

The air in front of them began to distort, forming a powerful suction force. The hundred-meter-long monster composed of dozens of giant snakes was actually pulled forward a few steps by this suction force. Countless snakes hissed and struggled, wrapping their tails around the ground and pulling each other with their bodies to resist that invisible force.

Rift Scale had already sensed something was wrong; her voice came from deep within the monster, tinged with surprise and fear:

"What...what kind of skill is this?!"

Liu Nian did not answer.

He simply threw a punch.

"boom----!!!"

In that instant, a fan-shaped, violent shockwave erupted from the fist, instantly engulfing the monster's massive body.

The air was torn apart, space was distorted, and the ground was lifted, exploded, and shattered like paper.

The shockwave from the deliberate, powerful punch obliterates everything in its path!

The giant snakes, which were intertwined together, couldn't even let out a scream before they exploded into a cloud of blood mist!

When the blood mist dissipated, the monster and the giant snakes all disappeared.

All that was left was a pile of minced meat.

Among the bits of meat, a golden skill stone actually fell out. Liu Nian picked up the stone and suddenly felt something was wrong. The meat under his feet was trembling!

Liu took a step back and stared at the pile of flesh and blood.

The scattered flesh and blood were wriggling and coming together, as if they were reweaving something.

Within the flesh and blood, a blurry human figure is taking shape.

A few seconds later, the human form fully appeared—Splitter Scales.

She struggled to crawl out of the thin membrane of flesh, soaking wet and covered in slime. She knelt on the ground, panting heavily, like a newborn baby taking its first breath.

Liu Nian squinted.

How could it survive?

Could this guy really be able to regenerate indefinitely?

He stepped forward, stood in front of her, and looked down at her.

Lie Lin raised its head.

Eyes facing each other.

Liu Nian saw a hint of excitement in her eyes.

His gaze was as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Riftscale struggled to its feet, patted the slime off its body, and took a deep breath.

"You're very strong." Her voice was hoarse but calm. "Much stronger than I expected."

She paused, looked at Liu Nian, and said, word by word:

"So, I want to work with you!"

Liu Nian was stunned.

"cooperate?"

He thought he had misheard.

The scales nodded.

Liu Nian frowned: "Are you sure? Shouldn't we have some kind of grudge?"

"A grudge?" Lie Lin shook his head. "The most we have is that you killed a few of our people. They can be resurrected here, so our losses are negligible! What kind of enemy is that? Compared to the benefits of our cooperation, I think any grudge can be resolved!"

Liu Nian narrowed his eyes. This guy is not simple...

"Tell me, what kind of collaboration is it?"

"I discovered a hidden dungeon in the Battlefield of the Heavens, which no one has ever explored before. The monsters inside are around level 350, and I can't handle them by myself."

Liu Nian squinted his eyes.

Level 350?

That is indeed a bit high.

Lie Lin continued, "I need two people to cooperate with me! In all this time, I've only found one suitable one, the Dragon Demon Chakna, who is ranked ninth on the combat power list."

She looked at Liu Nian.

"I originally wanted to find the top four on the combat power ranking, but whether it's Skylock, who's number one, or the other guys, they either have a grudge against me or are too greedy! So I haven't been able to reach an agreement..."

Liu Nian seemed to be deep in thought.

What he really wanted to ask was: How can you be sure I'm not greedy?

But it's probably best not to say that...