C2296 Snail Goddess

"Kuna, is this another deity from the Otherworld?" chuckled the big devil, slapping his thigh in amusement. "What do we have here? A surprise or a double blessing?"

The miasma and toxic smog wafting from the Fountain of Destruction were utterly ineffective against the big devil. Even if Kuna were to descend in his true form, Bertain would remain undaunted. Having ascended to the Supreme Realm through Mind Magic, his amethyst demonform and Golden Dragon Armor rendered him immune to all poisons.

"It should be considered a double blessing," Yu Yuan remarked, casting a glance at Chen Qinghuang. He was aware that if they could intercept Kuna, who had traveled from the domain of the God of Destruction using the Fountain of Destruction, it would significantly bolster Chen Qinghuang's power.

"Indeed, a double blessing," the Secular Bird Queen agreed with a subtle nod. Her lithe figure was shrouded in miasma and smoke, her eyes ablaze with intensity. She detected the presence of the extraterrestrial deity traversing the Fountain of Destruction, a being who clearly wielded the ultimate truth.

The power of poison she had gleaned from the Chaos Serpent stirred within her. Effortlessly, she altered her internal aura, transforming her strength into a miasma and smoke laden with poison, deliberately luring the deity.

"This delightful flavor is so familiar to me," an excited shriek echoed from within the spring. A foul, poisonous smog erupted like a waterfall, spreading wildly and exerting a pulling force.

This force caused the Fountain of Destruction to swell, slowly revealing a vast face. It was a woman's visage, slightly swollen with colorful patterns adorning her cheeks. Her earlobes were enormous, appearing as though they concealed the greatest treasures of the heavens and earth.

"Otherworld!" she screeched, her piercing cry resonating as her bright eyes fixed upon the Secular Bird Queen. But in an instant, her gaze shifted to Yu Yuan, who stood on the Dragon Slaying Stage, obstructing the Fountain of Destruction.

"Such boundless vital energy!" Unlike Galuba, she spoke the common tongue of the cosmic giant beasts from the Origin Realm. "I only intended to see what mischief Galuba was up to, but now that I've seen you..." she exclaimed with fervor, "I must come over now!"

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

Just behind her head, the portion of her body below her neck finally emerged from the Fountain of Destruction.

To his astonishment, her torso was that of a massive centipede!

As she gradually emerged, a multitude of legs became visible, some razor-sharp like knives, while others were soft and boneless, swaying and drifting like tentacles.

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

For reasons unknown, he sensed a threat emanating from this deity known as Kuna.

The potent toxins she mastered seemed to have a certain dominance over his Solar Spirit Body.

With a whoosh, Kuna expelled a vibrant, multicolored toxic smog.

The smog quickly dispersed, filling the air with a pungent, corrosive stench that blanketed the world in an instant, like a deadly canopy.

The shattered world now resembled a colorful tent, suspended in the void like a vast umbrella.

The "ribs" of the tent seemed to be Kuna's elongated centipede legs, each harboring a type of poisonous cosmic order that shrouded both the heavens and the earth.

"You are mine!"

After stepping out of the Fountain of Destruction and revealing her true form, she spread across thousands of miles, her countless centipede feet sprawling out.

Hiss! Hiss!

The miasma and smoke that permeated the ruined landscape reacted violently upon contact with Yu Yuan's vitality, generating even more toxic fumes.

Her power had a formidable corrosive effect on flesh and blood!

Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit Body, brimming with abundant and pure vital energy, naturally emitted an aura that, once it touched the toxic smog, was instantly tainted by her influence.

"I will have you!"

She lunged at Yu Yuan, her countless centipede feet flailing. Many were unable to support her weight, causing her to lurch awkwardly through the void, her approach almost comical in its clumsiness.

Yu Yuan paused, taken aback that he was her initial target. He had no choice but to transform his inner power into a crystalline ice wall.

Whoosh!

The ice wall, infused with the true essence of the ice spirit, was akin to the barrier that sealed the Frostlands.

Nevertheless, the wall was still being eroded by the toxic smog, hissing as it succumbed to the assault.

In contrast, Bertain's demonform, as resplendent as amethyst, remained completely unscathed amidst the spreading toxic smog.

"Any being with flesh and blood will be tainted by her venomous power."

The big devil chuckled, cautioning Yu Yuan to be wary of falling prey to this foreign deity. "Use the Dragon Slaying Stage. Don't let her corrupt your Solar Spirit Body."

"The stronger the flesh and blood, the more susceptible it is to her power," Chen Qinghuang called out, echoing the warning.

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

"From Xaplica, the Snail Goddess, Kuna!" Galuba responded, his statue coming to life as he twisted and let out bizarre cries.

Seeing the Snail Goddess Kuna arrive, he grew excited at the prospect of Yu Yuan's Solar Spirit Body being suppressed, exclaiming, "Kuna, these beings from the extraterrestrial have laid a trap to hunt me down!"

"Ah, your timing is impeccable. Together, we shall slaughter them!"

After Kuna spoke in the tongue of the cosmic giant beast, Galuba blinked and appeared to grasp this ancient language, conversing with Kuna in kind.

"I desire only him!"

The Snail Goddess Kuna made a beeline for Yu Yuan.

"He's yours to take!"

The God of Destruction Galuba instantly consented, noting that Yu Yuan had activated the Dragon Slaying Stage and was channeling the power of the Divine Artifact.

With the Soul Cleansing Brilliance no longer obstructing the Fountain of Destruction, Galuba saw an opportunity for his soul to slip back to Deichakeon.

Yet, Galuba refrained from doing so.

With Kuna's arrival seemingly imposing a limitation on the formidable Yu Yuan, Galuba felt no urgency to depart.

Additionally, with the Soul Cleansing Brilliance removed, he could communicate with Deichakeon's core.

He aspired to gain even more.

"Thunder, Flames, Light."

Yu Yuan gripped the Dragon Slaying Stage, its sword form tracing through the air, conjuring a tempestuous pool of lightning, a tumultuous sea of fire, and a gleaming river of light before him and the Snail Goddess.

He experimented with various forces to assail this deity from the Otherworld, seeking to discover which would prove most effective.

Employing his Solar Spirit Body, he endeavored to manifest the profound truths of the ten-layered Soul Altar. Naturally, it lacked the might of his true form and struggled to deliver the full extent of its lethal potential.

Boom! Boom!

Thunder and lightning tore through Kuna's sinuous form, blasting holes and spilling blood plasma. Despite her screams of pain, the Otherworldly deity pressed on.

The Snail Goddess's wounds were rapidly healing as she soared forward.

The force of the lightning seemed to have little effect on her.

Yet, upon sensing the energy within the inferno, the Snail Goddess opted to detour around the sea of flames!

Yu Yuan silently acknowledged this, realizing that fire was one of the key weapons against the Snail Goddess.

Like a galaxy of light, the Snail Goddess paid no heed to the radiant sea in the Star River. She boldly traversed it, not uttering a sound of pain as beams of light pierced her body.

Clearly, she feared not this kind of power.

The Demon God, Bertain, aware that Yu Yuan was deducing the Snail Goddess's vulnerabilities, spoke with unexpected calm, "The Chaos Serpent that perished in the Ashlands might have encountered this Snail Goddess."

In the Ashlands, there existed thirty-six energy vortices, each corresponding to another world.

The Chaos Serpent had taken refuge in the Ashlands, and following the death of the almighty Titan Spinosaurus, the realm had been without a ruler for an extended period.

It's possible that the Chaos Serpent communicated with the Snail Goddess through one of the vortices leading to Xaplica.

Otherwise, the Snail Goddess from the Otherworld wouldn't comprehend the language of the cosmic giant beasts.

"I know the one you speak of."

Kuna strained to turn her head, pointing a blade-like leg at Chen Qinghuang.

"The scent on her originates from that peculiar serpent. There are records of that serpent in my Xaplica. The previous Snail Goddess I succeeded knew of a world through that serpent."

Kuna huffed, "We will make our way there eventually!"

"Was it your predecessor, the Snail Goddess?" Chen Qinghuang asked, somewhat taken aback.

"Yes, she's dead. After I consumed her, I ascended as the new Snail Goddess, assuming control over Xaplica."

Kuna spoke nonchalantly, "That serpent had dealings with the former Snail Goddess, seeking to gain greater power, but alas, it was not to be."

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