"Oh my! Playing for real, such a big commotion. Those guys didn't even buy tickets, is it really necessary to put in so much effort? Well, since it's a duel scene, I won't hold back, either. Speaking of which, we're all people of the Hidden World, so it's okay to go all out, right?"

Yang Yan's last sentence was particularly loud, not directed at the thousand-year-old Snake Spirit in the lake, but meant to show his stance to the onlookers around.

"Stabilizing the Waves!"

As soon as Yang Yan's words were spoken, the fierce winds and huge waves around suddenly stopped, calming down instantly.

As if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion.

All members of the Eight Divisions gasped, because they clearly saw that the waves on the lake surface seemed frozen, maintaining their original form.

"Words Become Law?"

Duke Herbert's eyes widened, murmuring to himself.

"Reached that level already? Truly unexpected!"

The Sword Immortal's snowy brows shuddered, unable to resist whispering.

As Yang Yan calmed the winds and waves around Meilan Lake, a gurgling sound emerged from the lake.

Yang Yan took a few steps forward.

He knew, the main character was about to come out.

Boom!

The previously calm Meilan Lake suddenly erupted with a loud explosion, a giant green snake, about a foot thick, burst out of the waves.

In just a moment, its length exposed above the lake was already ten meters, not to mention how much was still submerged.

Snakes turn into pythons, pythons into boas, boas into flood dragons, and flood dragons into dragons.

The one before us is no longer just a snake; it lies between a boa and a flood dragon.

It has two prominent horns on its head, but the legs on its body have yet to grow.

"A thousand years, and only at this level? Even in the End of the Dharma Era, the cultivation progress shouldn't be this slow!"

Yang Yan frowned slightly, then murmured:

"No, are you trying to walk the Ancient Paths?"

At this point, he raised his head to look at this massive giant snake.

"So it's actually taking the Ancient Paths!"

The Sword Immortal on the sidelines was shocked by the reminder and exclaimed.

Duke Herbert just felt something was off about this creature before him, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

Something just wasn't right.

This creature should be roughly on par with him.

Yet it brought him a strong sense of danger.

This was something even the experienced Duke Herbert couldn't understand.

It was his first encounter with such a situation.

"You're on the Cyan Dragon Road; otherwise, five hundred years would be enough to become a flood dragon. Especially back then, when no one made any contracts with the Heavenly Dao, your path to becoming a spirit would have been much easier."

Yang Yan stated indifferently.

"Despicable human, die!"

The green snake suddenly opened its mouth full of sharp fangs and lunged viciously at Yang Yan.

If Yang Yan got bitten, it would be over in one bite.

"I hide among the sparkling stars, I am in the absence of stars. Under the starry sky, who is king?"

With a chant that seemed slow yet fast, silver and purple light radiated from Yang Yan.

These two dazzling beams of light entwined into a column of light centered on him, shooting skyward.

Yang Yan extended his right hand, rebuking fiercely, and the giant green snake was instantly flung away upon collision.

Bam!

With a loud noise, the giant snake's massive body fell into the water, creating a huge splash.

"As expected of Moonlight! Truly lives up to the name!"

Duke Herbert muttered to himself, glaring with blood-red eyes.

"Indeed impressive!"

Though the Sword Immortal's tone was calm, his eyes shone brightly, clearly being awe-struck by Yang Yan's terrifying prowess.

As for those members of the Eight Divisions around, they were all too shocked to speak.

On the side, having arrived on the scene, both the Lion King and the Dog King also had looks of amazement in their eyes.

The Lion King let out a wry smile.

Though they hadn't fought with their full strength last time, he had already exerted effort.

If Yang Yan performed as he did now that day, he feared he wouldn't withstand even one move.

He felt secretly relieved that nothing happened to that girl named Su Ye back then; otherwise, if Yang Yan had unleashed his wrath, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"Indeed stronger than I imagined!"

The Dog King clenched his fists tightly, trembling slightly with excitement.

Having been punched into the water, the giant snake turned around, shook its head fiercely, and then fixed a deadly stare at Yang Yan.

It knew that it probably had kicked an iron plate.

However, being on the Cyan Dragon Road gave it an inherent pride, unable to swallow the humiliation in its heart.

The green snake's body emitted a bright green light, causing the entire lake surface to tremble violently.

Its body grew smaller and smaller, transforming into a wisp of dark light, becoming a woman in a long green dress.

Or more accurately, a cute little girl with a pretty face.

Yang Yan was taken aback at seeing his opponent transform into this form.

Although he heard the opponent speak in a female voice earlier, he never imagined it would transform into such a little girl.

"What's this all about?"

Yang Yan looked at this little green-clad girl who seemed no older than Zhou Hanyu and instinctively asked.

"Hmph! You humans, untrustworthy and deceitful, today it's either you die or I die! I won't hesitate even if it overturns this place."

Though small in stature, her tone was far from small.

Yang Yan listened to her voice as clear as a silver bell and frowned, saying:

"What? You want to fight to the death? Aren't you also from the Hidden World? You don't recognize me? Since when am I this unknown? That's illogical!"

Yang Yan thought the opponent transformed into human form must have recognized him, yet now he's being threatened. Is she too uninformed or just overconfident?

As it is known, his signature fighting style is unique worldwide, known to all people of the Hidden World.

Pfft!

Duke Herbert couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.

Yang Yan and the girl transformed from the Cyan Snake both looked over, frowning.

They had, of course, long noticed Duke Herbert's presence, yet it was fine when he just muttered quietly to himself, but laughing out loud suddenly was really disrespectful.

Before Yang Yan could speak, the Cyan Snake already frowned and questioned:

"Hey! What's so funny? Laugh again, and I'll kill you."

"Kill me? You better deal with that terrifying guy in front of you first!"

Duke Herbert raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

The Cyan Snake opened her mouth, but finally swallowed back her words.

The other party was right; Yang Yan nearby was a lifelong enemy, and she wasn't confident in defeating him at all.

However, she didn't expect that at this moment, Yang Yan spoke again.

And the previously pleased expression on Duke Herbert's face froze instantly, eyeing Yang Yan warily, unable to utter a word.

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