At this time, within a few hundred meters around Gonggong, the air was densely packed with ice spikes. If Qin Yan and Lin Shiqi flew directly towards Gonggong, they would inevitably collide with these ice spikes and sustain severe injuries.

“Shiqi, it’s up to you now. Turn all these ice blocks into water,” Qin Yan said to Lin Shiqi by his side.

“No problem,” Lin Shiqi replied, concentrating her magical abilities on all nearby ice blocks. In an instant, the ice spikes within a thirty-meter radius around her melted, turning into water spheres.

Qin Yan and Lin Shiqi flew into the dense water spheres. Since water spheres were not as sharp and hard as ice blocks, their bodies only got wet upon collision and did not get injured.

“Look there, we’re almost there,” Lin Shiqi pointed to Gonggong and Zhen Jun above them. At this moment, Gonggong was fully engaged in battle with Zhen Jun and did not notice their approach.

“This distance should be enough…” When they got forty meters away from Gonggong, Qin Yan let go of Lin Shiqi’s hand. He gripped the great sword with both hands, aiming in Gonggong’s direction, ready to launch an attack. Lin Shiqi used her full magical abilities on the ice spikes between Gonggong and Qin Yan, turning them into water to clear the path for Qin Yan.

“Move aside!” Qin Yan shouted. Zhen Jun reacted extremely quickly. Hearing the shout, he immediately flew away from Gonggong. Qin Yan seized the opportunity, using the power of the great sword to alter time, flying towards Gonggong at full force, swinging the great sword towards Gonggong’s head—

Gonggong only felt a blur of a figure flying towards him from below at an incredible speed. With a dull “thump,” Gonggong felt a severe pain in his head as Qin Yan’s great sword struck him hard on the forehead.

Gonggong’s head was indeed tough. Although Qin Yan’s great sword struck him directly on the forehead, his skull was not completely split open. Instead, a deep wound was inflicted, and the glowing silver hoop on his head was cut off, falling from his head and plummeting downwards.

“What’s that, could it be a treasure?” Lin Shiqi saw the shimmering hoop fall from Gonggong’s head, feeling it must be something valuable, and summoned a gust of wind towards the hoop, blowing it towards her. She reached out and grabbed the hoop in her hand.

After being struck hard by Qin Yan, Gonggong’s head, although not split open, was severely injured. He felt dizzy and could no longer fly in the air, falling straight from the sky. With a “thud,” he landed on the ground, and the ice spikes in the sky also fell, crashing down to the ground with a rattling sound.

“Well done!” Zhen Jun saw Gonggong being slashed down by Qin Yan’s sword and couldn’t help but smile. With his own strength, he really couldn’t defeat the fierce Gonggong.

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Qin Yan flew to Zhen Jun’s side and said, “The Hydra has been driven away, and Yi Tianchou is severely injured. What should we do next?”

Zhen Jun thought for a moment and said, “Let’s go down and see the situation first.”

“Hmm,” Qin Yan replied, and he and Zhen Jun flew down from the sky, landing on the ground.

At this time, Yi Tianchou was still unconscious, with Yu Ji taking care of him. After examining Yi Tianchou’s condition, Zhen Jun said, “His injuries seem severe. It looks like you have to give up your plan to return to the human realm for now. Let’s retreat for today.”

The others also agreed with Zhen Jun’s suggestion. So, Yu Ji carried the severely injured Yi Tianchou, and everyone walked away from the holy mountain. Not far away, a haughty shout came from the nearby sky: “Where are you going?!”

Everyone was startled and quickly looked up, discovering the snake-bodied Gonggong floating in the sky, glaring angrily at them.

“This guy is really tough. Even after I chopped his head and he fell from such a height, he’s still fine,” Qin Yan thought to himself, preparing for battle at any moment.

Zhen Jun raised his head, looking at Gonggong in the sky with a look of reproach, and said, “Gonggong, your subordinates have already been defeated and driven away by us. Do you still want to oppose us?”

Gonggong turned his head around in the air, looking around. After realizing that the Hydra was gone, he was both shocked and angry, shouting loudly, “Don’t be too proud. Even if it’s just me, I can still kill you all.”

“Really? Do you still want my sword to chop your head?” Qin Yan walked a few steps towards Gonggong, lifting the black great sword as a threat to Gonggong.

Gonggong’s face showed a look of panic. Although Qin Yan’s sword didn’t split his head and kill him, it had caused him great pain. He did not want to be cut by that sword again. Gonggong turned his head and flew towards the riverbank.

“Haha, it looks like Gonggong is scared. He’s running away,” Lin Shiqi looked at Gonggong flying into the distance, mocking with a laugh.

However, after reaching the riverbank, Gonggong stopped in the air. He opened his mouth, and the river water automatically emerged from the river, flying into the air and into his mouth. Meanwhile, the nearby soil and green grass, as well as other plants, also flew up and entered Gonggong’s mouth. In addition, the nearby air also continuously flowed towards Gonggong, being absorbed by his body.

“What is that guy doing there, eating so much for what?” Qin Yan watched Gonggong in the distant sky, completely baffled by Gonggong’s actions.

Zhen Jun suddenly thought of something and said loudly, “No good, this guy wants to change his body, making himself gigantic to increase his power.”

“Make himself gigantic?” Qin Yan also remembered. Previously, in the dead city, the leopard man he encountered could also eat things and absorb the surrounding air elements to transform and strengthen his body, making himself extremely large. The leopard man, after becoming gigantic, had his strength, defense capabilities, and recovery abilities greatly increased, almost leading them to a total annihilation in that city.

Zhen Jun was right. During the period Gonggong was frantically swallowing and absorbing river water, grass, soil, and air elements, his body underwent dramatic changes. His head began to swell and enlarge, and his body also kept growing longer. In less than half a minute, his head had doubled in size, and his twenty-meter-long python body had grown to more than twenty meters long and was still expanding.

“No, we can’t let him complete the transformation. Otherwise, it will be terrible,” Qin Yan thought, flying towards Gonggong, reaching his side, and swinging the great sword at Gonggong’s body.

Although Gonggong noticed Qin Yan approaching, he ignored him, continuing to devour river water, grass, soil, and air. Qin Yan’s sword accurately struck Gonggong’s snake body, inflicting a huge wound, almost severing his python body in half.