As the colossal form was about to swallow the minuscule human before it, a hint of unease flickered in the silver-white flying snake's eyes upon witnessing the subtly wicked smile on Bai Ye's face. A premonition of ill omen washed over it.
As expected, its massive body, charging forward with a thunderous roar, suddenly collided with something, coming to a halt with a dull thud.
Even more terrifyingly, it felt as if unseen hands had tightly gripped it, immobilizing its hundred-meter-long body in mid-air. Despite its struggles and exertion, it found itself unable to break free.
"Can't move at all?"
Bai Ye's voice, laced with amusement, reached its mind, filling the silver-white flying snake with both shock and fury.
"Roar! Roar!"
Its scarlet, vertical pupils, fixed on Bai Ye, suddenly constricted sharply. The human before it wielded an exaggeratedly large club, swinging it down with great force.
*Bang!!!!*
"Roar!"
The giant ice-stick brutally struck the silver-white flying snake's head. A muffled, heavy sound echoed, accompanied by the silver-white flying snake's enraged roar. Simultaneously, with a crack, the ice-stick, capable of shattering the shell of a terrifying spider, broke again, fragmenting into pieces and falling.
"Oh!"
Gazing at the wildly shaking giant snake head, Bai Ye's expression revealed a hint of surprise. He had exerted his full strength, yet this solid, forceful blow to the head hadn't injured the silver-white flying snake. Its scales, each as large as a meter, remained completely intact.
"Don't get agitated, one more hit."
Bai Ye conjured another identical giant ice-stick.
The silver-white flying snake struggled with all its might, its massive vertical pupils emitting a chilling scarlet glow, and lightning crackling fiercely around its body. But no matter how it thrashed, it couldn't break free from the bizarre restraint.
The next moment, the colossal ice-stick in Bai Ye's hand slammed down onto the silver-white flying snake's head, at the exact same spot.
*Bang!!!*
"Roar, roar!"
*Crack!*
The familiar loud noise and angry roars once again reverberated through the entire forest.
In the imperial capital Yanhuanghai and the magical city Mingdao, high-ranking officials and military officers watched as the giant ice-stick in Bai Ye's hand turned to fragments once more. They felt the terrifying force within it and collectively gulped, swallowing with difficulty.
"Good heavens, isn't he a mage? How is his strength more terrifying than a warrior's?"
"Here it comes again!"
On the reconnaissance video, which flickered incessantly and suffered severe signal interference, they saw Bai Ye's previously shattered giant ice-stick become whole again.
The next moment, without the slightest hesitation, he expertly swung it down towards the colossal head of the silver-white flying snake.
*Bang!!*
"Roar!"
The reconnaissance video flickered and went black.
The officers exchanged bewildered glances, dumbfounded. They had initially expected a battle of earth-shattering magnitude between the two, potentially reducing the entire Wolong Mountain range to ruins, and even affecting Zhejiang Province and the magical city. They had even prepared defensive measures.
But they hadn't expected Bai Ye to be so overwhelmingly powerful from the outset. He had directly thrashed the terrifying quasi-disaster-level giant snake.
Thinking of the silver-white flying snake's muffled, furious roars, the high-ranking officials and officers couldn't help but look at each other in disbelief.
For a moment, a ridiculous thought crossed their minds: "Have we overestimated this giant snake's strength?"
However, they quickly dismissed this foolish notion. They understood that they had underestimated Bai Ye's terrifying capabilities.
"This brat really keeps surprising us!"
Elder Song's gaze could no longer remain calm, a smile appearing on his face. Bai Ye's ability to suppress this terrifying silver-white flying snake was truly unexpected.
Suddenly, Elder Song's eyes narrowed as if he had thought of something. "If Qianqian can truly be with this brat, then perhaps my nephew can also inherit his magic???"
Elder Song?
The nearby officers were startled to see the commander's eyes suddenly light up. This was the first time they had seen the usually steady and authoritative Elder Song display such an expression in front of them.
A few bold officers whispered among themselves.
"The commander seems a bit excited."
"Could it be that the commander wants to recruit Bai Ye into our army?"
"Unlikely! The commander tried to invite him once, offering him the rank of major general directly, but Bai Ye refused."
"No! That look resembles how my father-in-law used to look at me."
"Hiss... I heard the commander has a beautiful granddaughter."
"Shh!"
Sensing Elder Song's icy gaze, the officers felt their souls jolt and pretended to be nonchalant, continuing to watch the reconnaissance video as it recovered.
"Which hit is this now?"
"The fifth, sixth, seventh? I forgot!"
"If only we had found him sooner, we would have had so much less trouble!!!"
*Bang!!!*
Another deafening collision echoed. Bai Ye shook his arm, feeling a slight numbness, and then conjured another familiar giant ice-stick.
"Huh?"
As he looked at the silver-white flying snake before him, a hint of surprise flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.
"This guy… he's not roaring anymore."
And in the corners of its scarlet, vertical pupils, besides immense hatred and fury, tears were streaming.
"This…"
Bai Ye was a bit lost. This fierce creature was actually crying!
"No way? I just hit your big head a few times. Not even a single scale is cracked!"
Bai Ye began to doubt if his strength was truly too small. He slowly retracted his ready-to-strike posture and tentatively asked, "Big fella, does it hurt a lot?"