Jian Yumei beheld the two crowned king serpents with a sense of enchantment.
Tonight had been filled with too many extraordinary events, leaving him truly astounded.
Yet, in his life's journey, encounters with such marvels had become somewhat customary for Jian Yumei.
Observing the two crowned serpents drifting through the air, he witnessed their graceful approach.
Meanwhile, the fox spirit watched them, laughing triumphantly. "You've arrived just in time! Let's settle our old scores. You've roamed Mount Zhongnan for years, but do you truly believe your master still reigns? I vanished years ago to evade your master's pursuit. Now that your master is gone, what can you two little snakes possibly do to me?"
With a roar of laughter, the fox spirit transformed into a giant fox before their eyes, revealing her true form. Perhaps sensing the imminent showdown, she unleashed her full power, preparing to confront the two crowned king serpents in her original shape.
With a resounding roar, she lunged forward, aiming to bite one of the king serpents.
The serpents swiftly evaded her initial strike, circling around her, one in front and one behind, effectively trapping the fox spirit.
The threatening stance of their attack was chilling, leaving the fox spirit unable to fend off attacks from both ends. However, the crowned king serpents refrained from attacking, patiently swaying their heads as if awaiting something.
Growing impatient, the fox spirit let out another loud roar and charged forward to bite one of the serpents. But no matter how she lunged, she couldn't make contact with the elusive serpents, who skillfully avoided her attacks, leaving her to flail helplessly.
Frustrated, the fox spirit opened her mouth wide, emitting a thunderous roar before spewing forth a large fireball aimed at the king serpents.
This time, the serpents did not evade. Understanding that the fireball was a manifestation of the fox spirit's energy, they countered by spraying a stream of water from their mouths directly at the fireball.
The collision extinguished the fireball instantly, causing it to plummet to the ground and vanish without a trace.
Enraged, the fox spirit's voice grew louder as she recklessly leaped into the air, heading towards the foremost king serpent.
The two serpents hissed in unison. Suddenly, Jian Yumei witnessed a giant head protruding through the window—a colossal snake's head to be precise. Startled, Jian Yumei hastily retreated to the corner of the room.
The snake was too large to enter fully; only its head and part of its body extended into the room.
The fox spirit attempted to flee, but an inexplicable force rooted her to the spot.
She realized it was too late.
As the enormous snake opened its gaping jaws, she cried out for help, but no one came to her aid. In an instant, the snake swallowed her whole. Though she struggled, a powerful force rendered her immobile, and she could only watch in horror as she was devoured, her face contorted in terror.
First, her head disappeared into the snake's mouth, followed by the rest of her body.
Watching her being engulfed, Jian Yumei felt a wave of revulsion, but he knew the snake was here to assist him, so he resisted the urge to recoil, observing the events unfold.
With a shake, the snake's body, from its neck down, bulged noticeably, indicating the presence of the fox spirit within. Slowly, the bulge disappeared as the snake rolled on the ground.
During this process, the two crowned serpents continued their incessant hissing, seemingly cheering on the giant snake.
Realizing that the fox spirit had been consumed by the snake, the two crowned serpents suddenly expelled something into the air.
Hovering in the air, Jian Yumei saw a translucent pearl. Initially small, it gradually expanded, emitting a pure white light that illuminated the entire room.
Unable to keep his eyes open in the blinding light, Jian Yumei observed as the two crowned serpents encircled the glowing pearl, spinning rapidly around it.
As the pearl began to rotate, the crowned serpents, along with the luminous orb, floated towards Jian Yumei.
Jian Yumei, still bewildered by the situation, found himself gaping at the sky. At this moment, his eyes seemed to penetrate through the roof of the room, revealing the serene moon and countless stars gazing down at him from the distant heavens. Suddenly, those stars and the radiant moon emitted an ethereal white light, which Jian Yumei recognized as the mystical cosmic illumination.
Radiating immense energy, these celestial bodies converged their power in front of Jian Yumei, merging into each luminous orb. Jian Yumei instinctively understood the significance, as a persistent voice reminded him that the gathering cosmic energy, if ingested, would bestow upon him tremendous superhuman abilities.
The energy spheres originated from the five-hundred-year-old fox spirit, augmented by the energy pearl expelled by the hundred-year-old demon Hua Ainiang, and further magnetized by the thousand-year-old white snake. Now, infused with the manifestation of the cosmos, this pearl possessed unparalleled potency. With the universe's revelation, all the cosmic light converged, making this energy pearl extraordinary.
Witnessing the gradual descent of the energy pearl into his mouth, Jian Yumei felt a refreshing coolness pervade his entire being, an indescribable sense of comfort enveloping him!
Using his inner vision, Jian Yumei observed the crystalline white pearl spinning at the center of his brain's mystic palace, within his lower dantian. As it reached a certain velocity, beams of white light illuminated every corner of his mystic palace, bathing each cell in divine radiance. Jian Yumei suddenly realized that not only could he peer inwardly, but he could also perceive distant places. He caught a glimpse of his uncle's home, where his uncle conversed with his aunt. However, Jian Yumei knew he must not be distracted and swiftly withdrew his divine sight.
The pearl descended further, passing through the crown point, through the pillar of light between the Baihui and Huiyin acupoints, until it reached the sea of qi in his chest, the location of his middle dantian. There, it began to rotate, emitting a peculiar light that illuminated his middle dantian. Jian Yumei felt a sudden change within his middle dantian, though the specific benefits of this transformation would reveal themselves over time.
Subsequently, the luminous pearl descended to his lower dantian. Jian Yumei sensed the pearl merging with his original true qi, blending together harmoniously. Together, they churned within his lower dantian, enveloping all of his true qi within the pearl. Jian Yumei had never felt his qi so abundant, permeating his entire being with an unparalleled sense of vigor and power.
Overwhelmed by the surging qi, Jian Yumei couldn't contain his exhilaration. With a mighty shout, he waved his hand, creating a gaping hole in the opposite wall.
Jian Yumei was filled with astonishment at the unexpected outcome of this extraordinary encounter. He knew that the pearl held many more capabilities, awaiting his exploration.
Opening his eyes, he found the two crowned king serpents still gazing at him, but the giant python had vanished.