Chapter 953: Chapter 78: Spiritual Beast? Fierce Beast? (Part 2)

However, the length of this giant serpent is truly terrifying. Just its length alone probably reaches thousands of meters.

It’s important to note that the enormous Holy Light Giant Dragon summoned by Xing Han, Little Light, is only about a hundred meters in length.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it already seems like an existence that covers the sky, equivalent to a thirty-story skyscraper.

But now, the length of this giant serpent’s shadow before them surpasses Little Light by more than tenfold.

If converted to building floors, wouldn’t it be over three hundred stories?

Zhang Xiaoman looked from the sky, feeling that what lay below was not just a giant serpent, but rather like a mountain range stretching before him.

“Was that sound just now made by it!?”

He looked down with suspicion, never expecting that such a fierce beast was hidden right in the middle of Tianyuan Mountain.

He suddenly felt an impulse to turn and flee, even willing to abandon Tianyuan Mountain altogether.

But this thought only existed for a moment before he quickly suppressed it.

Zhang Xiaoman was no longer a complete novice in the Transcendent realm. With various methods and hidden cards, even if he couldn’t defeat the opponent, he could still escape.

Moreover, he considered the recent performance of the giant serpent; weak in tone, its aura scarcely perceptible. Through Spiritual Vision, he observed that its internal Dark Energy was nearly depleted.

Zhang Xiaoman surmised that this creature might have been affected by the apocalyptic catastrophe.

Even though he didn’t know how it had survived these three hundred years, it was certainly at its weakest now. If it had enough ability to harm him, it would have attacked by now.

While he was swiftly pondering his next move, the voice of the giant serpent reached his ears once more.

“Friend, please save me…”

The serpent’s voice was weak, like a dying man’s final plea.

Zhang Xiaoman looked at its silhouette and secretly prepared protective measures, then asked:

“Who are you? Why are you here? And why have you become like this?”

After he spoke, he waited for a moment before hearing a response from below:

“I am… inverse… Guardian of Tianyuan… trapped by the end of magic… please, my friend, save me…”

The serpent’s voice was intermittent, but Zhang Xiaoman pieced together a rough idea from its fragmented words.

It seemed the serpent wanted to convey that it was some kind of Guardian Mountain Spirit Beast of Tianyuan Mountain.

Due to the cataclysmic end of magic, it had become like this and wanted Zhang Xiaoman to save it.

But this was just its one-sided story. How could Zhang Xiaoman simply believe it?

For all he knew, the truth might be the opposite of what the serpent claimed.

It might not be a Guardian Mountain Spirit Beast at all, but a fierce beast suppressed there.

After a century, the formation weakened, and it could finally speak, attempting to deceive him into breaking its seal.

Such a scenario was common in many novels.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoman did not immediately believe it and continued to ask:

“You claim to be the Guardian Mountain Spirit Beast of Tianyuan Sect. Do you have any evidence?”

There was silence below, with no response.

Zhang Xiaoman asked again:

“The apocalyptic catastrophe saw even the Immortals perish. How did you survive?”

The lake surface remained silent.

He continued to ask:

“At the bottom of your lake, is there another formation? Inside Tianyuan Mountain, are there others like you?”

Three consecutive questions yielded no answers.

The serpent in the lake remained silent, whether it couldn’t answer or was too weak to respond.

All that met Zhang Xiaoman was unyielding silence.

Shaking his head and preparing to leave, he suddenly heard a weak voice from below again.

“Friend… I know your doubts… but… I am lifeless… truly…”

The voice stopped here as if speaking even a single sentence was extremely difficult for it.

Zhang Xiaoman pondered for a while and asked:

“Then tell me, how can I save you?”

Hearing this, the serpent seemed to be invigorated, mustering enough strength to respond:

“Below me… there is a great formation… for centuries… the Spiritual Energy is exhausted… just throw… Spirit Stones into the lake… it will activate… to help me…”

The serpent’s voice further faded, as if it exhausted its strength and couldn’t speak any longer.

Zhang Xiaoman waited for a moment and seeing no further response, turned and left.

From the serpent’s earlier explanation, Zhang Xiaoman learned that to save it, he needed to throw Spirit Stones into the jade lake, which would help restore its vitality.

However, one cannot be too cautious; he didn’t plan to blindly trust it.

In any case, he must first find out the creature’s true identity.

What if it truly was a fierce beast suppressed at the bottom of the lake for a hundred years?

Freeing it could lead to his own doom.

With these thoughts racing through his mind, he arrived at another peak of Tianyuan Mountain.

This place seemed to be where disciples practiced cultivation.

Seven peaks, each likely corresponding to the seven elders within the Tianyuan Sect.

The disciples taken in by the elders practiced in their respective mountains.

This information was discovered by Zhang Xiaoman inadvertently while browsing books in the Book Storage Building, providing a basic understanding of Tianyuan Sect.

With this in mind, he rummaged through his storage ring, retrieved the book, and intended to see if it contained any information about the serpent in the lake.

After quickly reading through the content, Zhang Xiaoman closed the book disappointedly; there was no mention of the serpent in the lake.

“It must be in another book… but with so many books, I can’t search them all at once…”

He felt at a loss until a sudden idea dawned on him, bringing a smile to his face. Swiftly waving his hand, he brought out all the books from the storage ring.

At that moment, hundreds of ancient books, each from the Tianyuan Sect’s Book Storage Building, were neatly arranged on the ground before him, creating an impressive sight.

Zhang Xiaoman flew into the air, activated his Star Network Terminal, and displayed a screen that enveloped all the books.

Then, he initiated a Dark Energy Shock, a gentle power accompanied by a breeze spreading across each book, causing them to start turning pages.

Meanwhile, the Star Network Terminal recorded the contents of these books at high speed, storing them as information.

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Zhang Xiaoman’s face.

This method was indeed effective.

Since he couldn’t review hundreds of volumes in a short time, he let the capable “person” do it.

Evidently, the artificial intelligence of the Star Order could accomplish this.

The downside was that he needed precise control to browse through so many books simultaneously.

If he wasn’t careful, he might use too much force and damage the books.

Only someone with Zhang Xiaoman’s exceptional talent could achieve this.

Within the Star Alliance, no one else could complete the task.

Fortunately, pairing it with the newly learned Wind Control Technique and using a gentle breeze reduced the difficulty of control, so he didn’t risk damaging the books.

Quickly, all the tomes were flipped through, and Zhang Xiaoman instructed Star Order to search for information on the serpent in the lake.

“Star Lord, the content you need has been found; there are two results.”

Almost instantly, Star Order replied.

“Open!”

Zhang Xiaoman commanded.

Then, a projection appeared with a line of text enlarged before him.

PS: Thanks to “Ray Luo” “Expectations” for the 100 coin reward, thank you!