C2296 The Snail God

"Kuna, is this another deity from a foreign land?"

The old devil chuckled dryly, slapping his thigh and exclaiming, "What do we have here? A surprise, or perhaps a double dose of good fortune?"

The emanating miasma and toxic smog from the spring were utterly ineffective against him.

Even if the deity named Kuna were to descend in her true form, Beilstein would stand fearless.

Having ascended to the ranks of the Supreme with the essence of his soul, his amethystine demonic form, along with his Golden Dragon Armor, were impervious to any poison.

"It should indeed be called a double dose of good fortune."

Yu Yuan gave Chen Qinghuang a knowing glance, aware that if they could intercept Kuna, who had traversed from the Destruction God's domain via the Destruction Spring, it would significantly bolster Chen Qinghuang's powers.

"Yes, a double dose of good fortune."

The Secular Bird Queen nodded subtly, her lithe figure shrouded in miasma and smoke, her eyes ablaze with intensity.

She detected the scent of the foreign deity navigating the Destruction Spring, a being who wielded a complex and potent poison, clearly a sovereign of a profound truth.

The venomous power she had mastered from her arch-nemesis, the Disaster Snake, was now stirring within her.

She effortlessly altered her internal energy, transforming her power into a toxic miasma and smog, deliberately to lure the other.

"This delightful flavor, it feels so familiar to me."

An excited shriek echoed from within the spring as the toxic mist, spreading wildly, also generated a forceful pull.

This pull caused the Destruction Spring to swell, gradually revealing an immense face.

It was the visage of a woman, slightly swollen, adorned with multicolored patterns across her cheeks.

Her earlobes were enormous, heavy as if concealing the greatest treasures of the heavens and earth.

"Foreigner!"

Upon her appearance, she let out a shrill screech, her luminous eyes immediately fixed on the Secular Bird Queen.

But in an instant, she shifted her gaze to Yu Yuan, who stood on the Dragon Slash Platform, obstructing the Destruction Spring.

"Such a vast reserve of flesh and blood energy!"

Unlike Galuba, she spoke, using the common tongue of the Origin Realm's Starry Behemoths.

"I merely intended to see what Galuba was plotting, but now that I've seen you..." she clamored with excitement, "Seeing you compels me to truly come forth!"

Yu Yuan appeared to be the very prey Kuna had been yearning for!

Following her head, the section of her body below her neck began to emerge from the Destruction Spring, revealing her true form—a gigantic, patterned centipede.

As she gradually made her way out, her numerous legs became visible. Some were razor-sharp, while others were soft and jointless, swaying and drifting like tentacles.

The patterns that adorned her face began to undulate eerily, emitting an aura of extreme danger that emanated from her body and visage, prompting Yu Yuan to slightly furrow his brow.

For some inexplicable reason, he sensed a threat from this foreign deity named Kuna.

The toxic powers she wielded seemed to have a particular effectiveness against his Yang God physique.

With a whoosh, Kuna expelled a vibrant, multicolored toxic smog from her mouth.

The smog quickly dispersed, filling the air with a pungent, corrosive stench that swiftly enveloped the entire decaying realm like a poisoned canopy.

The desolate realm now seemed draped in a kaleidoscopic veil, resembling a massive umbrella suspended in the void.

The "ribs" of this veil were akin to Kuna's slender centipede legs, each harboring a unique toxic principle that shrouded both the heavens and the earth.

"You are mine!"

Upon stepping out of the Destruction Spring and unveiling her true form, her body extended for thousands of miles, with innumerable centipede legs sprawling out.

Hiss, hiss!

The miasma and smoke that permeated the shattered realm mingled with the essence of Yu Yuan's Yang God, generating an even denser cloud of venomous smog.

Her ability to corrode flesh, including any substance rich in life force, was exceptionally potent!

The innate, pure blood energy within Yu Yuan's Yang God form, once it came into contact with the toxic vapors, was instantly tainted by her power.

"I will have you!"

Kuna, with her endless centipede legs, undulated and lunged toward Yu Yuan.

Many of her legs were incapable of supporting her torso, causing her to lurch awkwardly through the void as she pounced, which was an oddly comical sight.

Yu Yuan, taken aback, hadn't anticipated being her primary target. He had no choice but to transform his inner strength into a shimmering wall of ice.

The crystalline barrier, infused with the profound essence of the Cold Domain's freezing spirit, was designed to be impenetrable.

Yet, even this icy bastion began to erode under the assault of the noxious smog, hissing as it succumbed to the toxic onslaught.

Conversely, the Great Demon God Beilstein, with his body like purple crystal, remained completely unscathed amidst the spreading toxic smog.

"Any material being with flesh and blood will be tainted by the poison."

The old demon chuckled, cautioning Yu Yuan to be vigilant and not to be overpowered by this foreign deity, "You should use the Dragon Slash Platform. Don't let her poison your Yang God body."

"Be cautious—the more powerful the flesh and blood, the more susceptible it is to her powers."

Chen Qinghuang also called out a warning.

Yu Yuan inquired of the Destruction God Galuba, "And who might she be?"

"The Muddy Domain, the Snail God, Kuna!"

Crackling sounds filled the air as Galuba began to move within his statue, twisting and emitting bizarre cries.

He was visibly thrilled at the sight of the Snail God Kuna arriving and overpowering the Yang God Yu, exclaiming, "Kuna, these outsiders have set a trap to hunt me down!"

"Ha! Your timing is perfect. Let's join forces and slaughter them!"

After Kuna spoke in the tongue of the Starry Behemoth, Galuba, in the blink of an eye, seemed to grasp this ancient language and began to converse in the same manner as Kuna.

"I want him for myself!"

Kuna, the Snail God, made a beeline for Yu Yuan.

"He's all yours!"

The Destruction God Galuba instantly concurred, noticing that Yu Yuan had activated the Dragon Slash Platform and was harnessing the power of the Artifact.

With no Soul Cleansing Brilliance obstructing the spring, he saw an opportunity to return to the Thunder Domain.

However, Galuba chose not to act on this.

Now that Kuna had arrived and appeared to have a hold over Yu Yuan, he felt no urgency to depart.

Moreover, with the Soul Cleansing Brilliance no longer blocking the spring, he could maintain communication with his true form in the Thunder Domain.

He was plotting to gain even more.

"Thunder, Flame, Light."

Yu Yuan held the Dragon Slash Platform lightly, moving it in a sword-like motion. Before him and Kuna, he conjured a tempestuous pool of lightning, a tumultuous sea of flames, and a luminous river of light.

He was experimenting with different forces to strike at this foreign deity, eager to discover which would prove most effective.

With his Yang God form, he sought to manifest the true essence of the Ten-level Soul Altar. Naturally, it lacked the might of his true form and could not deliver the ultimate destructive power.

Boom! Boom!

Lightning and thunder tore through Kuna's serpentine form, blasting holes and spilling blood plasma, yet despite her agonized screams, she pressed on.

The Snail God's wounds healed rapidly as she soared through the air.

The power of the thunder seemed to have little effect on her.

However, upon sensing the energy in the sea of flames, the Snail God chose to detour around it!

Yu Yuan silently nodded in acknowledgment, realizing that fire was one of the key weaknesses of the Snail God.

She also disregarded the sea of light that resembled a galaxy, daring to traverse it without flinching as beams of radiant energy pierced her body without eliciting so much as a whimper.

Clearly, she feared not this form of power.

The Great Demon God Beilstein, aware that Yu Yuan was discerning the Snail God's vulnerabilities, spoke with a calm detachment, "The Disaster Snake that perished in the Gray Domain must have encountered this Snail God."

Within the Gray Domain were thirty-six energy vortexes, each corresponding to one of thirty-six other worlds.

The Disaster Snake had lurked in the Gray Domain, which had been without a master for an extended period following the death of the supreme Titan Spinosaurus.

It's possible that the Disaster Snake communicated with the Snail God through one of the vortexes leading to the Muddy Domain.

Otherwise, the Snail God wouldn't understand the language of the Starry Behemoth.

"I know the one you're referring to."

With considerable effort, Kuna turned her head and gestured with a blade-like foot toward Chen Qinghuang.

"The scent on her originates from that peculiar snake. There are records of it in my Muddy Domain. My predecessor, the former Snail God, learned of another world through that snake."

Kuna huffed, "We will get there eventually!"

"Your predecessor, the Snail God?" Chen Qinghuang asked, somewhat astonished.

"Yes, it's dead. After I consumed it, I became the new Snail God, assuming control over the Muddy Domain."

Kuna spoke nonchalantly, adding, "That snake had communicated with the former Snail God, seeking to gain greater power, but alas, it failed to achieve its desires."

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