"Not good!" The Zhenjun's face changed drastically as he hurriedly flew towards the giant snake that had bitten Qin Yan, attempting to rescue him.

"I'm fine!" A voice came from the mouth of the giant snake that had bitten Qin Yan. The Zhenjun focused his gaze and realized that the giant snake's mouth biting Qin Yan was half-open, not completely closed.

At the critical moment, Qin Yan had propped up his great sword, wedging it into the giant snake's mouth to protect his body. The blade of the great sword was pressed against the upper and lower jaws of the giant snake, preventing it from biting down and thus unable to harm Qin Yan.

"I'll cover you, get out quickly!" The Zhenjun's third eye emitted a strong golden-red beam, shooting directly into the giant snake's mouth, burning it and causing the snake to feel pain. Involuntarily, it opened its mouth wide, and seizing this opportunity, Qin Yan quickly flew out of the snake's mouth with his great sword in hand.

The Zhenjun looked at Qin Yan and, seeing that he wasn't much injured, calmed down. He turned towards the nine-headed serpent, one of whose heads had been severed by Qin Yan, and said, "Good, the strategy seems effective. Let's continue with the same method!"

As he spoke, the Zhenjun flew up towards the nine-headed serpent again, attacking it from the air with his spear to draw its attention, just as before. Yi Tianchou flew up from the other side, launching attacks on the nine-headed serpent from a distance.

Although one of its heads had been severed earlier, the nine-headed serpent seemed not very smart, failing to learn its lesson. It still sent out four of its heads to attack the two of them.

While the Zhenjun and Yi Tianchou distracted the nine-headed serpent, Qin Yan took the opportunity to continue charging his great sword. Lin Shiqi used her magical abilities from a distance to summon giant fireballs and thunderballs, providing energy for Qin Yan's great sword. After a while, Qin Yan felt that the great sword had stored enough energy and flew directly towards the nine-headed serpent, launching an attack on one of its heads.

At this moment, eight of the nine-headed serpent's heads were restrained by Yi Tianchou and the Zhenjun, leaving none to attack Qin Yan. Unhindered, Qin Yan easily approached one of the giant serpents, using the power of his great sword to alter time and deliver three consecutive slashes, severing the serpent's body. After severing the serpent's body, Qin Yan immediately flew away from the nine-headed serpent, timely escaping its attack range and preventing the other seven serpent bodies from attacking him.

"Good, let's continue like this." Seeing that two of the serpent's bodies had been severed, the Zhenjun's confidence grew. He and Yi Tianchou continued to draw the nine-headed serpent's attention, restraining its movements, while Qin Yan charged his great sword, preparing for the next attack. After a while, Qin Yan successfully severed another head of the nine-headed serpent, leaving it with only six heads.

The nine-headed serpent, having lost three heads, suffered heavy injuries and began to feel fear. Its remaining six bodies gave up attacking the Zhenjun and the others, turning their heads and crawling towards the riverbank, seemingly trying to escape.

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"No need to chase, let it go." The Zhenjun said, feeling that there was no need to risk exterminating the nine-headed serpent, so he did not pursue it.

Just then, an angry shout came from the sky above: "Who are you people, daring to injure my subjects!?"

"Not good, it's that guy!" The Zhenjun's face changed, and he looked up into the sky with a serious expression, as did the others upon hearing the voice, looking towards the sky.

A thin, serpent-like object flew down from the direction of the sacred mountain towards Qin Yan and the Zhenjun.

"What is that, a snake?" Qin Yan wondered inwardly. The serpent-like object flew very quickly, and in no time, it was within a hundred meters of Qin Yan and the others.

At this moment, everyone gradually made out the appearance of the serpent-like object. It was a gray giant python, but on its head, it had a human face.

"This guy has the body of a snake and the head of a human?!" Qin Yan was taken aback, having seen some monsters with human faces and beast bodies before, but this was his first time encountering a monster with a human face and a snake body.

After the human-faced, snake-bodied monster flew down from the sky, it hovered in the air near Qin Yan and the others, staring at the Zhenjun, Qin Yan, and the others, seemingly observing them.

At the same time, Qin Yan and the others were also observing this human-faced, snake-bodied monster. The monster's snake body was about ten to twenty meters long, with the face of a middle-aged man, long red hair, and a silver hoop on its head. The monster glared with its large eyes, its face full of horizontal flesh, exuding a fierce and formidable appearance.

"It's been a long time, Gonggong." The Zhenjun seemed to recognize this human-faced, snake-bodied monster and spoke towards it. However, it seemed that his relationship with the monster called Gonggong was not very good, looking at Gonggong with deep caution.

"Who do I think it is, if not you, Three-Eyes?!" The human-faced, snake-bodied monster chuckled dryly, staring at the Zhenjun and saying, "You, Three-Eyes, always come to my territory to cause trouble. This time you even brought people to kill and injure my subjects. How despicable!"

The Zhenjun smiled slightly and said, "We were just passing by. It was your subordinates who attacked us first. We were merely defending ourselves."

Gonggong snorted heavily, about to say something else, but then his gaze settled on Qin Yan, or more accurately, on the black great sword in Qin Yan's hands. Gonggong's expression changed immediately.

"This sword, could it be the Emperor's Sword? How did you get this sword?!" Gonggong shouted at Qin Yan in surprise.

Qin Yan was not familiar with this monster and felt its unfriendly demeanor, so he did not respond to the monster's question.

The Zhenjun said loudly, "Since you know this is the Emperor's Sword, you should also understand that the person wielding this sword is the successor to the Emperor. You should obey the orders of the one who holds this sword. Now, take your subordinates and leave this place, lest you offend the Emperor!"

"He is the Emperor?!" Gonggong glared at Qin Yan with a venomous and resentful look, then sneered, "How do I know you're not lying to me? And I don't even know if that really is the Emperor's Sword. I can't see the sword clearly from so far away. How about this, young man, come over here and let me have a good look at that sword, to see if it really is the Emperor's Sword."

The Zhenjun said sternly, "How dare you, the Emperor's Sword is not something you can just look at!"

Gonggong's eyes shifted, and he said loudly, "Since you refuse to show me the sword, then you can't prove that what he's holding is the Emperor's Sword. I won't acknowledge him as the Emperor, nor will I obey his orders. Now, you Three-Eyes have brought these people to my territory, killing so many of my subjects, even chopping off the head of my most beloved subject. How should we settle this account?"

The Zhenjun sneered, "Your subordinates have always been doing evil deeds, helping you to do evil. Chopping off a few of their heads is nothing. I advise you to take your six-headed snake away, try to reattach its heads. If you wait too long, those heads won't be able to be reattached, and you'll be left with just those few heads."