"Heh, that's not something you need to worry about!" the captain of the court mages sneered.
The surrounding court mages were getting closer and closer to Tang Yue. As long as she made any unusual move, the magic in their hands would erupt at any moment!
There was no other way. Tang Yue alone could not possibly escape the blockade of so many court mages.
The totem pearl seeped out wisps of mist.
"Attack!" the captain of the court mages shouted.
Everyone threw out their magic without reservation, clearly not caring about Tang Yue's life or Death.
If no one had instructed them, they would never have dared to execute a Mid-Order Mage without a trial!
The mist enveloped them. After the magic fell into it, it seemed to be swallowed by something, without causing the slightest ripple.
And the mist became thicker and thicker, quickly covering an area of several hundred meters. The cold mist made it impossible to see one's hand in front of their face, and the vision was completely black.
Within the sea of mist, the colossal silhouette of the Totem Beast was concealed.
Xuan Serpent coldly watched the court mages in the mist, wanting to quickly kill them and then take Tang Yue away from here.
Its snake tail swept across, and the incredibly sturdy snake scales, carrying brutal force, slammed into them. Just a touch, and they turned into a puddle of flesh!
Many people thought Xuan Serpent was very weak during its molting period.
But they didn't even think with their brains. Based on physical strength alone, Xuan Serpent exterminating a group of elite High-Order court mages was as simple as blowing out a candle.
After dealing with the court mages, Xuan Serpent's body suddenly swayed, and its aura significantly weakened.
The time for molting was getting closer and closer. It had to find a safe place.
Xuan Serpent returned to the totem pearl.
Tang Yue found a direction and ran desperately.
By the time Luo Mian, the mastermind, received the news, Tang Yue had already escaped a long distance.
Luo Mian cursed his subordinates, and then personally led the court mages to pursue Tang Yue.
He was a Shadow Super-Level Mage, and darkness was his domain.
Under Luo Mian's leadership, they quickly caught up with Tang Yue.
The cold dark aura blocked Tang Yue's steps, making her involuntarily retreat a few steps, her body trembling uncontrollably.
Damn it, she was caught.
"Tang Yue, where else do you want to escape to?" Luo Mian's voice was like cold iron.
"Why do you insist on killing Xuan Serpent? This plague cannot possibly be caused by it! If it weren't for Xuan Serpent's protection, Hangzhou would have been swallowed by demons long ago!" Tang Yue tightly protected the totem pearl, looking absolutely determined not to hand it over.
"Foolish! The plague is just an insignificant minor matter. The most important thing is that the Totem Beast is a hidden danger to Hangzhou, which could erupt at any time. I cannot allow such a ticking time bomb to remain in Hangzhou. It must die, and it must die by my hand!"
"Be obedient and hand over the Totem Beast to me. I can let you live, otherwise, you will be buried with the Totem Beast. After you die, I will still kill it. No one will help it, except you!"
Luo Mian's voice was chilling, his entire being seemed to merge with the darkness, and the devilish smile on his face looked terrifying.
Even so, Tang Yue still did not hand over the totem pearl, her hateful eyes fixed on Luo Mian.
She knew that no one would help her today, but she just refused to give up.
Xuan Serpent was the god of her tribe, and also the guardian god of this land.
She would use her life to defend it until the last moment!
"You're dreaming, I will never allow you to invade the guardian god!" Tang Yue cursed.
Luo Mian gently shook his head and walked closer step by step: "You utterly foolish woman, I have nothing more to say to you. Just wait to die painfully in the curse. I wonder if you have experienced the taste of a curse. If not, that's okay, you'll experience it very soon."
Tang Yue's face was pale. How much she wished someone could help her at this moment; she was so isolated and helpless.
Luo Mian felt that everything was under control. Scarlet curse power clung to his palm. He gently waved his hand and sneered: "Why isn't your guardian god coming out to save you? Or have you been abandoned by it?"
As soon as his words fell, the curse power transformed into a giant shadow of an evil spider, pouncing towards Tang Yue.
At a critical moment of life and Death, Xuan Serpent in the totem pearl completely disregarded Tang Yue's obstruction and its body's weakness, leaving the totem pearl again and appearing before Luo Mian.
The evil spider was wrapped by Xuan Serpent's tail and easily dispersed into energy, scattering in the air.
"If you weren't in your molting period, I would never target you, but you are currently in your molting period, your power has greatly weakened, and it is still continuously weakening. Even if it's just me alone, it's enough to deal with you!" Luo Mian said.
A battle was about to erupt!
Luo Mian erupted, and the dark power, like thick ink, filled the entire sky.
Xuan Serpent used its power to resist.
Its body, being on the verge of molting, had significantly decreased in power and strength, making it very difficult to face Luo Mian's Shadow Super-Level magic.
Every attack left dark corrosive wounds on Xuan Serpent's body, and black blood flowed.
However, Luo Mian's sinister cunning was not limited to this. He knew that Xuan Serpent cared deeply about Tang Yue, so he also diverted energy to attack Tang Yue.
To protect Tang Yue from harm, Xuan Serpent was forced to expose more weaknesses.
"Roar~~~!!!!" Xuan Serpent roared in agony, looking up at the sky.
Just then, space seemed to subtly tremble.
The Sha Abyss entrance, merged with blackness, drifted above this place and rapidly expanded.
As soon as the aura of the Hell Furnace appeared, both Xuan Serpent and Luo Mian's attention were completely drawn to it.
With the help of dark power, Luo Mian saw everything clearly in the darkness.
He looked at the Sha Abyss in disbelief: "This is the Sha Abyss, how could it suddenly appear here?!!!"
As if in response to Luo Mian, the Sha Abyss extended a colossal decaying undead hand and slammed it heavily towards him.
This hand covered the sky and obscured the sun. Although seemingly slow, it arrived in an instant.
Luo Mian didn't even have time to use his shadow to escape before the decaying undead hand suppressed him with a single palm!
Subsequently, the owner of this undead hand slowly climbed out of the Sha Abyss.
It grew larger and larger, larger and larger.
Its body towered into the clouds, with countless undead bodies writhing upon its form, like a mountain of undead!
Its eyes were like an abyss of blood, surging with the light of Death from hell, coldly and emotionlessly scanning its surroundings.
Finally, that chilling gaze fell upon Luo Mian, who was firmly pressed down and unable to move.
Just then, a figure clad in ancient armor robes appeared without warning directly above Xuan Serpent's head.
This scene was witnessed by everyone, including Xuan Serpent.
In the entire area, only Xuan Serpent, which had lived for a long time, and Luo Mian, who held a high position, recognized this figure.
In the depths of Xuan Serpent's memory, this figure was once the absolute ruler of this land, controlling the supreme and terrifying Emperor-level Forbidden Curse power. During its reign, heaven and earth bowed before it.
And in Luo Mian's understanding, this figure was the terrifying ruler of the undead kingdom.
It controlled all the Death beings in the world. Its might extended not only across the vast land, but even the underworld was under its dominion. Anyone it gazed upon would fall into endless darkness!