People gazed at the sea surface where sudden, massive changes were occurring, only to see two giant lanterns glowing with eerie green lights slowly brighten in the pitch darkness of the ocean. Closer inspection revealed these weren't ordinary spherical lights but elongated vertical shapes, especially noticeable at the center where jet-black thin splits exuded a chilling and menacing aura.

"It's the Immortal River Mystic Serpent." Tang Mengqi shuddered and pointed at the creature with lantern-sized eyes on the sea, "This beast was actually sealed here!"

"Meng Qi, have you seen this serpent before?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

Gazing at the two glowing circles slowly approaching the coast amid the turbulent waves, Tang Mengqi's voice carried a hint of fear, "I've only read about it in the demon books of the Immortal Realm. It's a powerful Barbaric Demon, that's why I remember it so distinctly."

"So, what level is this Barbaric Demon?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

Tang Mengqi responded, "It should be classified as a Second-Level Demon Barbarian. However, I've heard that this Immortal River Mystic Serpent is a descendant of the Ancient Demon Gods, ferociously unmatched. Only those above the Fifth Transformation of the Immortal Realm can restrain it. We probably can't handle it; it might be wise to retreat early."

"If we retreat and let this serpent roam freely, running into the human world, wouldn't it be a grand calamity!" Wang Xiaoqiang said.

His remarks made everyone shiver.

Zhao Wushuang suddenly stepped closer to Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Senior Brother Wang, I'll stand by you in slaying this demon."

"Standing together to slay the demon, haha, you're also overestimating yourself! Have you even considered your own cultivation level?" Tang Mengqi scorned.

"Little Qiang, what should we do?" As the god-like gigantic serpent neared, even True Person Taiyi was at his wit's end and couldn't help but ask Wang Xiaoqiang for advice.

"Anyone below the Cultivation of the Transformation Stage, get into my ring," Wang Xiaoqiang had not even finished speaking when immediately, all disciples below the Cultivation of the Transformation Stage were stored into the Sumeru Ring by Wang Xiaoqiang.

It was close now, the Immortal River Mystic Serpent was approaching.

Now, everyone could clearly see that those two huge lights, almost as big as a basket, were actually a pair of enormous eyes.

Seeing the serpent's tremendous eyes, everyone gasped, yet Wang Xiaoqiang was unafraid, unshakably calm, even more so than when facing ordinary demons, for reasons unknown.

The sea wind was fierce and struck their faces, bringing not a faint salty scent but a pervasive stench that was choking.

An immensely gigantic black serpent slowly emerged before them. Its lower half was coiled, soaked in the seawater, and the people didn't even reach a third of its massive body's thickness. Even just the Mystic Serpent's upper half, standing midway in the air, was already tens of meters above the ground. The snake eyes emitted a faint green glow, and from above, it looked down at the people who appeared as mere ants to it.

No one had ever imagined such a gigantic creature could exist in this world. They thought that the Heavenly Silkworm Frog and the Blood-Eyed Crystal Frog were big enough, the largest demon beasts in the world. However, compared to the Immortal River Mystic Serpent before them, those two water monsters were like novices before a master.

Not to mention them, even the two Yans sisters and Tang Mengqi from the Immortal Realm had never seen such an enormous beast; they all stood there dumbstruck, unable to utter a sound.

The waves gradually calmed down, but the fear in everyone's hearts did not subside in the slightest. The gigantic body of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent coiled there, towering like an ancient Demon God.

The colossal creature slightly moved its head. It seemed to not expect to encounter cultivators here; it observed everyone a bit longer, and for the moment, it did nothing.

Yans Ruxue was the first to recover. Turning her head, she saw her sister Yans Ruyu still staring up at the Immortal River Mystic Serpent and gently tugged at her sleeve.

Yans Ruyu trembled and turned around. Yans Ruxue softly said, "Little Yuu, let's back away."

Yans Ruyu instantly came to her senses and nodded slightly; both sisters moved back. Tang Mengqi, standing behind them, caught sight of this and exclaimed, "Don't move..."

The Yans sisters were startled but in the blink of an eye, a fierce red light burst from the giant eyes of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent, as if startled by something, it let out a earth-shattering roar, making everyone cover their ears, yet they still felt a buzzing in their ears.

Wang Xiaoqiang was alarmed. In an instant, he saw the Immortal River Mystic Serpent move; its huge tail, originally soaked in seawater, swept across, instantly creating a wall of water tens of meters high and dozens of meters wide, accompanied by the black tail mixed within, charged with boundless demonic power.

The spray was still several meters away, but the fierce wind made it hard to stand. If they were really hit by this tsunami-like wall of water and struck by the gigantic tail, they would likely be smashed to pieces.

Wang Xiaoqiang, without hesitating, released all 2000 Spiritual Springs from within his body, forming a massive Spiritual Spring Barrier in front of everyone, like a city wall.

The water wall was like a tsunami, and just as Wang Xiaoqiang managed to erect the Spirit Spring Barrier, it fiercely collided with the barrier,

blasting thunderously. The sound of the water was deafening.

Wang Xiaoqiang wholeheartedly summoned his Spiritual Power, his mind virtually empty of any other thought, desperately maintaining the Spiritual Spring Barrier, refusing to let it be overpowered by the water wall.

However, just as Wang Xiaoqiang blocked one water wall, the Immortal River Mystic Serpent lashed out another, striking furiously towards the people.

Everyone was terrified and tried to struggle and fly away, but they were tightly locked in by the aura of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent and couldn't move an inch.

As the towering waves surged wildly, engulfing everyone, Yan's Family's two daughters and Tang Mengqi, who had just been beside them, vanished in the roaring darkness in the blink of an eye. Wang Xiaoqiang was also caught off guard, his mind in complete chaos. Under these circumstances, he had no choice but to abandon the group, fly up into the air, and with a thought, the Spirit Spring Barrier burst open, transforming into 2,000 Spirit Springs, which then returned to his body.

The Immortal River Mystic Serpent didn't expect to encounter a cultivator of the Solidification Realm on Earth and was momentarily shocked.

Opening its massive mouth, it spat a jet of water at Wang Xiaoqiang.

The roaring sound was earth-shattering as the water jet reached Wang Xiaoqiang, suddenly turning into a water dragon that tightly coiled around him,

Wang Xiaoqiang felt as if he was being squeezed so tightly by tremendous forces that he was about to burst when suddenly, amidst the splashing waves, a black shadow flashed in the thunderous sound, and the massively huge black tail of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent rushed towards him like a mountain.

The path of that black gigantic tail was marked by shooting water splashes, its momentum unparalleled, and even Wang Xiaoqiang dared not confront it with his life on the line.

Just at this critical moment of life and death, Wang Xiaoqiang's entire body erupted with Spiritual Power, and then he erected a Spiritual Energy Protective Shield. This was no ordinary Spiritual Energy Shield but one of Five Element Spiritual Energy; then the Penglai Immortal Sword in his hands burst into light and slashed towards the giant tail sweeping towards him from the Immortal River Mystic Serpent.

The Immortal River Mystic Serpent, sensing the power of the Penglai Immortal Sword, retracted its tail midway.

Seizing the victory, Wang Xiaoqiang let out a long cry, soared into the sky, and the Sword Light of the Penglai Immortal Sword in his hand rose like a mountain, slashing towards the Black Water Dark Serpent.

In this strike, Wang Xiaoqiang mobilized the Fire Element Spiritual Energy. On the Penglai Mortal Immortal Sword, the flames flickered, and a red Sword Light, dozens of meters long, cut through the air towards the Immortal River Mystic Serpent.

The two large eyes of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent, upon seeing the Penglai Immortal Sword, showed no surprise, but upon seeing the red flame-like Sword Light, it immediately exhibited a terrified expression and quickly shrank back into the depths of the sea.

The red Sword Light slashed onto the sea, stirring up waves tens of meters high, and the Fire Element Spiritual Energy ignited a vast swathe of seawater around it, boiling it fiercely.

The Immortal River Mystic Serpent burrowed into the sea and dared not come out again for a long time.

As snakes fear fire, so too the Immortal River Mystic Serpent evidently feared the Fire Element Spiritual Energy; as expected, Wang Xiaoqiang's strike using the Fire Element Spiritual Energy had scared it away.

But Wang Xiaoqiang had no intention of letting it go. This was not the Immortal Realm, where many strong beings check and balance the Barbaric Demons. This was Earth, and if such a massive and powerful Demon Barbarian appeared here, it would be a great disaster for humanity; therefore, the Immortal River Mystic Serpent must be eradicated.

With a thought, 100 Spirit Springs floated out of his body, forming a red Spirit Power Shield around him; this shield, formed from Fire Element Spiritual Energy, could not only ward off water but also resist attacks from the Immortal River Mystic Serpent.

Once the Spiritual Power Shield was formed, Wang Xiaoqiang plunged into the sea, releasing his Divine Sense to search for the Immortal River Mystic Serpent.

The Immortal River Mystic Serpent, such a prized giant creature rich with demonic power, was soon found by Wang Xiaoqiang. It was coiling its vast serpent body around a mountain on the ocean floor, completely encircling it.

To his surprise, Wang Xiaoqiang discovered that the mountain which the Immortal River Mystic Serpent was coiling around was the last mountain sealing a Demon Barbarian.

As Wang Xiaoqiang approached the Immortal River Mystic Serpent, it actually showed a fearful and submissive posture, speaking in human language, "Supreme Patriarch, spare my life, I surrender."

Wang Xiaoqiang, astonished, replied with a forceful voice, causing it to resound thunderously, "Minor Demon, what did you call me?"

"Supreme Patriarch, aren't you the Supreme Ancestor of the Immortal River? I am your pet beast, the Immortal River Mystic Serpent," said the Immortal River Mystic Serpent, showing an admiring and frightened demeanor towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

"You're calling me the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River...?" Upon hearing the title "Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River" again, Wang Xiaoqiang's doubts deepened. Could it be that the Five Elements Spirit Spring within me is somehow connected to the Supreme Patriarch of the Immortal River?

"Supreme Patriarch, please stop pretending. Although you are reborn as a human and appear younger, the Five Elements Spiritual Power within you remains unchanged..."

The Immortal River Mystic Serpent had barely finished speaking when suddenly, a loud boom came from the mountain it was coiling around.

The body of the Immortal River Mystic Serpent coiled around, immediately disengaging from the mountain.

Then...

Boom!

After the loud noise, the mountain exploded apart, and from within emerged a crab-like Demon Barbarian, huge as a mountain, waving its two front claws and exuding demonic power all over, carrying a domineering and recklessly fearless demeanor.

The last Demon Barbarian broke free from its seal, and now Wang Xiaoqiang faced another formidable enemy. He didn't dare to be careless and immediately retreated several dozen meters.

Unexpectedly, the crab-like Demon Barbarian shot two green strange lights from its eyes towards the spot where Wang Xiaoqiang stood. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at QiDian (qidian.com), buy monthly passes, and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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