Ch. 856 - Python & Python

A powerful force exploded out, accompanied by scales shattering, flesh splitting open, revealing the cold white bones underneath.

Ao Nan’s figure was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the guardrail of the arena.

With a loud bang, the sight made everyone’s hearts jump.

“This…” a few holy sons from the imperial lineages below frowned slightly.

They knew Ao Nan’s strength well, yet now he seemed so utterly outmatched.

At this moment, on the arena stage.

Ao Nan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up.

“You’re looking for death,” he said coldly to Xu Zimo.

The purple robe around his body fluttered in the wind as a powerful aura burst from within him.

Hidden within it was a faint draconic might pressing down.

“This is all you’ve got?” Xu Zimo gave a light laugh.

With a metallic ring, Shadow Tyrant drew itself from its sheath on his back.

Xu Zimo directly Nineteen Forms of Dao-Seeking, carrying an awe-inspiring blade intent as he attacked.

On the opposite side, a cracking sound echoed,

Ao Nan’s body began to be covered layer by layer in purple dragon scales.

The dragon scales were like battle armor, covering him from head to toe.

At this moment, although Ao Nan was not a true dragon, he was absolutely akin to a dragonman, possessing the might of dragons.

Facing the incoming Shadow Tyrant, Ao Nan raised both hands, intending to meet the strike head-on.

On the surface of the dragon scales, purple lightning crackled fiercely.

With a boom, blade intent and lightning spread out together.

A surge of force burst out from Shadow Tyrant.

“I possess the body of a Dragon God, how can you compare?” Ao Nan coldly snorted. “Thunder Seal Execution.”

The moment his words fell, the lightning around him began to gather.

Endless lightning roared violently.

It formed a tadpole-shaped seal that floated in midair.

Then, from within that seal, endless lightning poured down, transforming into a storm of thunder, mountains, and rivers,

Crashing toward Xu Zimo with overwhelming force.

Xu Zimo raised his hand, Shadow Tyrant stirring endless wind and clouds as it slashed toward the seal.

In an instant, the lightning within the seal condensed into a single stream, clashing with Shadow Tyrant.

Ao Nan took the chance to pull back, slightly crouching with both arms crossed in front of his head.

On his forehead, an identical thunder seal appeared.

“Heaven-Devouring Annihilation.”

His eyes snapped open, and the next moment, his entire body transformed into a streak of light that merged into the thunder seal from before.

In that instant, the seal’s power skyrocketed.

…

The people below the stage, seeing this, subconsciously stepped a few paces back.

They were afraid of being injured by the aftershocks, they could fully sense the terrifying power contained in the seal.

“This Ao Nan… he’s using his full strength right from the start. Looks like the pressure is huge.”

“That thunder seal was supposedly created by the Ancient Dragon Emperor himself, wasn’t it? Not bad at all.”

“Thunder is the ultimate force of yang and rigidity, let’s see how the opponent handles it.”

As discussions spread below,

The next moment, everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

On the arena stage, Xu Zimo made no move to defend or dodge.

He simply stood there, taking the thunder head-on.

The thunder seal floated high in the air, endless lightning crashing down onto Xu Zimo’s body.

Not only did it fail to destroy him, Xu Zimo’s expression remained calm, his brow not even furrowing.

As if he could not even feel the pain.

“This guy…” the woman in white below muttered softly.

“He’s looking down on him.”

“I thought you were stronger,” Xu Zimo said, shaking his head in disappointment.

Shadow Tyrant was raised high above his head, endless blade intent and momentum gathering together, obliterating the void as it came down.

Half the sky was swallowed under the blade.

Naturally, this included the floating thunder seal.

In the next moment, with a deafening boom, the part of the sky where the thunder seal hung collapsed completely.

A scream rang out.

Ao Nan’s body was blasted from the center of the explosion.

Everyone looked at this scene, exchanging baffled glances, unsure what to say.

At this moment, Ao Nan’s dragon scales were shattered, his body utterly battered.

Not a single patch of flesh was unscathed.

“A holy son of the imperial lineages is just so weak?” Xu Zimo said.

Ao Nan’s eyelids lifted slightly, but for once, he didn’t throw any harsh words back at Xu Zimo.

He lowered his head to look at his severely injured body, his expression calm.

A very unusual spiritforce began gathering around him.

Xu Zimo frowned slightly.

This energy was unlike any he had encountered before.

It carried a heavy beastly aura, as if it wasn’t spiritforce at all, but true demonic beast energy.

“They say Ao Nan inherited the legacy of Grand Emperor Jia Nan, looks like it’s true.”

“Mm. This beast-type spiritforce is unique to Grand Emperor Jia Nan, ordinary people can’t cultivate it.”

Below, those who knew the inside story discussed with interest.

Xu Zimo looked up to see Ao Nan’s entire body starting to change.

His dragon scales shifted, from the large purple scales before to smaller, denser ones.

Then Ao Nan’s legs transformed into a single tail.

His body continued to change.

Black and white light shot skyward from around him, dyeing the entire sky in two colors, split evenly into black and white.

“A python?” Xu Zimo watched the transformation with surprise.

He had expected Ao Nan to transform into a dragon, after all, dragons were one of the oldest and most powerful beast clans, far stronger than any python.

The sky changed color, and Ao Nan’s body transformation continued.

As his body altered, his head also began to change.

A deep, oppressive roar echoed out,

It didn’t sound at all like something a human should make.

The next moment, as one roar after another rang out,

Xu Zimo felt the pressure on him surge, and a wave of blood and stench swept toward him.

The air was thick with the metallic scent of blood.

“What is that?” one of the watching students said in surprise, staring at the changes on the arena stage.

Ao Nan had disappeared, replaced by a massive two-headed python.

The python’s body was over a hundred meters long, its scales black and white, interlocked in a crisscross pattern.

The scales were tightly packed and extremely tough.

The most striking feature, however, was its two heads.

One head was like some primeval behemoth, savage and violent.

The other head was particularly eerie, surrounded by countless small snakes coiling around it,

Like hair, dense and swarming, enough to trigger trypophobia.

“Heaven-Devouring Rainbow Python and Earth-Demon Underworld Python.”

Zhang Chunyang, standing below, said this with a grave expression.

“This was Grand Emperor Jia Nan’s ultimate technique.”

Everyone below felt their hearts skip a beat,

Being stared at by those two snake heads sent a chill straight to the soul.

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