Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan's expression became more solemn. Then, he crossed his hands and waved them downwards, and huge fireballs rained down like a storm. The fireballs grew larger and larger in the air, and the scorching air currents quickly evaporated the surrounding water.

"Roar~~~"

The hydra opened its mouth wide and roared. As it opened its mouth, a series of water jets were lifted up by a strange force and rushed towards the fireballs filling the sky. The fireballs and water jets collided in the air, making a hissing sound, and a white mist rose from where they met.

Yan's figure suddenly appeared from the white mist, aimed at one of the snake heads and rammed into it. That snake head was the first one to emerge and had been injured before. It couldn't dodge in time and was struck in the center of Yan's flaming blade.

Yan's Flame Blade was quite powerful. The Hydra's head screamed in agony as it was struck, blood splattering everywhere. A deep gash appeared on its head, the wound so deep that bone was visible.

One of the snake heads was severely injured, and the remaining eight snake heads immediately launched a frenzied attack on Yan. This time, Yan did not use flames, but instead raised his left hand and surrounded himself with a wildly rotating yellow light.

The yellow light, imbued with the power of the earth, caused gravity to compress the water waves, creating a shockwave of ice and water tornadoes. Sharp ice blades, mixed with the rotating force, spread outwards. Under the attack of the shockwave, the three snake heads that were in the first place were immediately severely injured. The one in front exploded with a bang, while the other two were also sprayed with blood.

The four severely damaged snake heads drooped limply to either side, their blood staining the lake water crimson. The hydra thrashed violently in the water.

The four wounded snake heads quickly retreated, while the remaining five snake heads launched an attack to provide cover. Huge waves of water surged towards him, almost extinguishing the flames completely.

Chapter 541 Girl in White

Deep within the misty swamp, an untimely woman appeared in the sky, silently watching the ever-fluctuating and churning white mist, appearing so out of place among the creatures frantically fleeing for their lives around her.

Although she was just standing there, there seemed to be a special aura around her that attracted the attention of all living things around her.

It is an aura that can thaw the ice in the spring breeze, making it impossible for people to have any evil thoughts, as if just looking at her is like facing the bright sunshine.

She veiled her face with a light gauze, concealing her appearance and making it impossible to tell her age, but she had a head of unusual white hair.

The flowing, snow-white hair did not look like the gray hair of an elderly person. Each strand of hair seemed to have a life of its own, shining with a lustrous sheen, as if it were drawn from the most beautiful white jade.

On either side of her forehead, there was a strand of deep blue hair, which added a touch of vibrancy to her otherwise white outfit.

She silently watched the retreating creatures. Her deep purple eyes were gentle yet still captivating, as if she had absorbed all the brilliance of the world. Her slender, delicate body was devoid of any trace of human warmth.

As the commotion from the depths of the mist grew louder, more creatures began to flee desperately towards the outside world. But it was at this moment that she made her move. It was impossible to tell which foot she lifted first, but she seemed to soar through the air like a celestial fairy, heading towards the depths of the mist.

"Roar~~~"

The white-haired woman moved very fast, darting into the white mist and quickly approaching the battlefield. However, the deeper she went, the more dangerous the various celestial beasts she encountered became, until finally one of the beasts couldn't help but let out a warning roar.

The white-haired woman's gaze sharpened, revealing her right hand. Her slender, long fingers were crystal clear, with a faint white halo shimmering around them. On her fair and delicate wrist, five pure ice-type beads, shrouded in icy mist, had quietly appeared.

"Chirp~~~"

The cry from the depths of the white mist rose again, this time much clearer. It was a huge blue and white waterbird that hesitated slightly when it saw the girl, clearly sensing her extraordinary aura.

The white-haired woman looked up at the water bird, gently raised her left hand, and a thick, milky-white halo flowed out, quietly sweeping towards the Azure Water Dove. The moment the milky-white light collided with the Azure Water Dove, the Venerable-level celestial beast trembled.

The woman in white formed a hand seal with her right hand and slapped it onto her left. The milky white light suddenly turned golden, and the celestial beast, a supreme-level creature, trembled violently in the golden light, its eyes flashing with a look of struggle.

Its wings suddenly opened, and streams of water-like blades swirled around its body as it attacked the woman in white. The ear-piercing sound of shattering grew louder as it approached, but at the last moment it stopped.

A suppressed, sharp screech suddenly rang out from its mouth, and the constantly shooting water blades abruptly scattered into water droplets that fell into the swamp. The water dove flapped its wings and flew towards the woman.

The white-haired woman seemed to have been in control of everything that was happening before her eyes. Her purple eyes showed no emotion. With a flick of her left middle finger, a golden light quietly landed on the forehead of the water dove.

Instantly, the body of the Azure Wave Water Dove was enveloped in a thick golden light, and the aura it released was amplified exponentially, almost leaping to the level of a sect master.

A golden mark appeared on its forehead. The white-haired woman finally spoke; her voice was very soft and melodious, gentle and moving, but without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

"From now on, you belong to the Snow God and will be my mount."

The water serpent nodded repeatedly, and its fierce cry abruptly stopped. This celestial beast, which was originally full of ferocity, became incredibly docile. With a flap of its wings, it landed at the feet of the white-haired woman and carried her on its back.

"Hmph! That wretched guy left me outside and made such a commotion inside. I have to find out what he's up to."

The woman in white gazed at the increasingly frequent energy fluctuations in the deep mist, a hint of resentment and annoyance in her eyes. Pointing in that direction, she commanded, "Let's go over there and see what he's up to."

The Azure Water Dove naturally obeyed its new master's orders, spreading its wings and disappearing into the depths of the swamp amidst the white mist, rapidly approaching the battlefield following the energy fluctuations emanating from it.

"Boom!"

Deep within the mist, violent energy surged forth amidst the collision, creating towering waves. Huge waves erupted beneath the hydra, causing the entire surface of the water to boil, with splashes reaching tens of meters high.

This attack caught Hydra completely off guard, and the scales of the remaining five heads exploded. However, before Yan could press his advantage, the four heads that had just escaped and sunk into the water reappeared, with some pink flesh still visible at their wounds. These four heads had actually recovered.

Hydra's regenerative ability is truly terrifying. The injuries caused by Flame are extremely unusual. After absorbing the spiritual fire of heaven and earth from Fire Spirit Mountain, his flames are almost divine. Any guy at the title level who dares to touch him will die.

"You've recovered pretty quickly, but do you think that's enough to wear me down? I'm not afraid of any war of attrition."

Yan twisted his body to dodge the successive attacks from the four snake heads. His casual counterattack with his flaming blade turned one of the snake heads a blood-red color. The blood and flesh emitted a foul stench under the high temperature of the flames, which was truly intoxicating. A girl who was secretly watching the battle almost vomited.

However, Yan's eyes did not change. His right hand suddenly turned from a fist into a claw. A flash of dark golden light passed by. Yan's palm gripped the snake's head firmly, and then he tore it apart with both hands. Large pieces of flesh and blood flew into the sky and shot in all directions.

"Roar~~~"

This time, the painful tearing wound caused the snake's head to let out a miserable howl. Its glowing eyes flashed with yellow light as it violently struggled to break free. At the same time, the remaining three barely healed heads attacked Yan, who was still holding onto its snake head.

Yan's left hand gripped the snake's head tightly, while his right hand swung wildly several times, shooting out golden light. The Dark Gold Terror Claw possessed the power to tear the sky apart. Yan's current cultivation level was even higher than that of the Bear King of the Star Dou Great Forest, so the power of this move was naturally extraordinary.

With a series of cracking sounds, three enormous snake heads detached from their bodies. The snake necks thrashed wildly as if venting their pain, and the snake heads, still hissing, opened and closed, then plunged into the water with a splash and finally perished.

The hydra's blood stained a large area of ​​the lake red. As its frantically throbbing neck retracted, pink flesh grew out, and more parts continued to grow.

High in the misty sky, on the back of a water dolphin, a girl in white looked at the severed snake head, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

"Is this the legendary Nine-Headed Sacred Serpent? Its combat power seems a bit weak, not worthy of the legend. But its regenerative ability is amazing. When they work together, it might not be inferior to the Heavenly Emperor level. But what kind of monster is that? How could it cut off the serpent's head so easily?"

The woman in white muttered to herself as she watched the snake's head, which had been wildly thrashing and retracting, begin to reappear in its outline. Even as a well-informed expert on celestial beasts, she was somewhat bewildered. How could she possibly defeat a celestial beast with such rapid regenerative abilities?

"This is really a troublesome ability."

Yan casually dispersed the six snake heads that had surrounded him. Looking at the three snake heads that had recovered to about half their original size, even though he already knew about this thing's regenerative ability, he was still somewhat shocked.

"Rest! Rest! Rest!"

After testing the attack and strength of the nine snake heads, he stopped attacking blindly and instead dodged the rapidly approaching snake heads with a series of swift movements, as if he had given up on continuing to attack and only knew how to dodge.

Yan's figure flickered in and out of the vast white mist. Before one afterimage disappeared, a new one would form. Nine snake heads shot out like whack-a-mole, constantly biting and scattering Yan's afterimages.

The snow-white fangs collided and sparked, while the saliva that stretched in the air was incredibly foul-smelling. However, despite all the activity, not a single one of the nine snake heads actually managed to bite its target.

Yan's figure reappeared in the sky. After this round of pursuit, his aura remained largely unchanged, while the snake heads that had been covered in wounds had fully recovered and were now roaring fiercely.

If it weren't for the three snake heads still lying at the bottom of the lake and the large expanse of foul-smelling, blood-red swamp water, it would be hard to imagine that the nine-headed sacred serpent had just suffered such a great loss.

"Hey guys, you've had enough fun! You should be awake by now. Let's get serious!"

Above the sky, Yan flapped his fiery wings and hovered in mid-air, staring at the nine serpent heads that were spinning and shooting towards him below. Flames ignited in his eyes, and his figure transformed into a beam of flame as he charged out, clashing head-on with the nine serpent heads.

"Boom!"

A large area of ​​fireworks spread out and engulfed the nine snake heads. Accompanied by a series of shrill screams, the white-clad woman watching from the outside saw snake heads and pieces of snake bodies splashing out.

As expected, the nine-headed holy serpent suffered a great loss in the previous collision. Not only were its heads chopped off one by one, but Yan also cut its body into pieces, though it was unclear what kind of method this was.

"Peng peng peng peng peng..."

Snake heads and sections of snake bodies splattered in all directions along with a rain of blood, making it seem as if a snake rain had fallen deep within the misty swamp.

As the flames dissipated into sparks, Yan's figure reappeared. At this moment, only a section of the nine wildly thrashing snake necks remained, trembling and writhing as if they were about to perish.

However, at this moment, Yan's expression became extremely serious. He tilted his ear slightly as if listening to something, and in the next instant, he quickly pulled away and struck the white-clad woman watching the battle with a palm.

"That bastard, even if you win, you don't have to act like this!"

The woman in white and Bibo Shuijiu were sent flying hundreds of feet away by the force of that palm strike, which made her furious and she immediately started complaining.

Chapter 542 Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes - Nuwa's Giant Beast

"Boom!"

Amidst a deafening roar, the entire Misty Swamp churned, and from the depths of the endless mist, an enormous figure could be vaguely seen slowly rising.

"How could there be such a gigantic celestial beast? What kind of monster is this?"

The girl in white rode the Azure Wave Water Dove away from the battlefield, and as she watched the humanoid silhouette slowly rising from the depths of the mist, she was filled with immense shock.

She was a celestial beast in human form, and her bloodline was among the best in the vast continent. However, in front of this behemoth, she felt a change in her bloodline. This was an incredibly ancient and powerful celestial beast, which made her feel fear.

"So it has finally appeared, the legendary Mother of Ten Thousand Snakes."

Above the Misty Swamp, Yan looked down at the churning mist below, where he could vaguely see the ruins resembling an altar leaping out of the water, as if being lifted up by something.

Nine more hissing snake heads were born, but Yan's mind was completely focused on the terrifying entity beneath those snake heads, which was lifting the massive ruins upwards.

The first thing that came into his sight was an enormous snake tail. The tail was so huge that Yan could only see a few dozen meters of the end at a glance, with most of it still shrouded in mist. However, even this small section of the tail was thicker than any snake head, making it hard to imagine what kind of monster it was.

Yan was about to continue observing when suddenly the mist ahead churned, and an enormous hand slapped directly at him, like someone angrily swatting a fly after being woken up by it.

"Boom!"

Yan naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. Instantly, terrifying flames rose from his body, rolling and spreading to form a huge fireball. However, the fireball was directly smashed apart in the next second, but he took the opportunity to escape safely.

After scattering the fireball, the enormous hand did not continue to pursue Yan. Instead, it plunged into the swamp and pushed forcefully, causing large bubbles to rise to the surface.

Yan hurriedly ran behind the vaguely visible, enormous body to observe, and saw that with the continuous exertion of two arms that seemed to support the sky, a huge monster finally appeared completely in front of him.

This monster was incredibly large, resembling the Gorgon he had once seen in the highest imprinting palace of the Feli Empire, but in terms of size, she was far larger than the Gorgon.

This legendary Mother of a Thousand Serpents wore an enormous stone crown atop the altar where she had previously stood. Above the altar was snake hair, at the ends of which were nine writhing, hissing serpent heads.

At the edge of the battlefield, the woman in white saw the enormous, ancient monster clearly and her eyes filled with fear. "An ancient giant beast! This is the legendary Nuwa beast! How could such a creature still be alive?"

Ancient giant beasts refer to the colossal divine beasts of the ancient times when the world was first created. Countless creatures that have multiplied on the continent today originated from these beings. However, with the development of the times, these giant beasts either transform and ascend or die and return to nothingness, making it virtually impossible for them to survive.

"Such a colossal beast possesses energy that is probably more terrifying than that of a god. It's just a pity that it lacks intelligence and will only be eliminated by the times."

Above the misty sky, Yan looked at the enormous monster roaring from its mouth, a hint of amazement in his eyes.

Such colossal beasts typically only appear in the early days of creation. The Dragon God of Douluo Continent and the first Dragon King of the Five Elements Continent, who merged with a giant mountain, are examples of this type of being.

They possess the most ancient and savage bloodline, and are basically at the pinnacle of the mortal world from birth. However, they are limited by the shackles of their bloodline, and most of them have their bestial nature overpowering their divinity. Only a portion of them can transform into spiritual wisdom and eventually enter a completely new level.

Those beings that cannot transform will become nourishment for their descendants in the subsequent development of the world. Eventually, their descendants will become smaller in size through reproduction, but they will also possess some intelligence, thus ushering in a new era of plane development.

"The peak of the Celestial God level is infinitely close to the cultivation of a god, but the energy it contains is far more terrifying than that of an ordinary god."

Yan carefully sensed the terror of this giant serpent of the mortal world and quickly realized that something was wrong with it. The aura of this beast was not in harmony with the surroundings. "That's right, the existence of this kind of giant beast, the energy it breathes out is too terrifying, and it is not suitable for the development of the future era."

Therefore, such beings either ascend to godhood and leave the mortal realm, or they die and their essence dissipates, like a whale falling, their energy returning to the void, and their bloodline benefiting future generations.

The Mother of Ten Thousand Serpents avoided death by falling into a deep sleep; however, once she awoke, she found it difficult to adapt to her new environment—or rather, the environment was far too hostile to a colossal beast like her.

With a thought, Yan unleashed his first martial soul. His seventh soul ring flashed instantly, unleashing endless flames. The Heavenly Fire God Pillar pierced the heavens and earth, and a colossal fire god, towering between heaven and earth, appeared before the ancient giant serpent.