At the very moment when the Nine-Headed Serpent, entirely composed of lightning, appeared, all the life within the Sand Realm felt a surge of brutish power of destruction. It seemed as if everything in the world would soon be annihilated. This was particularly true for Yao Wumeng, Hao Chen, and Bu Yun—the three of them sensed the terrifying destructive force most acutely. The four golden ants also sensed the threat of that enormous serpent with nine heads in the sky and gathered together, touching antennae as if they were communicating with each other.