In an instant, a man and a snake locked eyes across the distance, a nameless atmosphere silently spreading throughout the valley.
"Sss—"
Ronan took a deep breath, suppressing some restless cold emotions within his chest, his voice unconsciously growing hoarse and deep while his whole demeanor became profound and commanding.
"I'm leaving..."
Benny looked at him and nodded.
Ronan gave him a reassuring look before abruptly soaring into the sky.
As he flew out of the valley, Ronan saw the full form of the Ice Crystal Demon Snake.
In the three years since their last encounter, it had already ascended to the status of a Third Rank Magical Beast, its body growing over a hundred meters long, with its massive bulk comparable to a pointed peak.
The pure Ancient Snake Species Bloodline further awakened within it, with its icy crystal horn atop its head glinting chillingly, and a continuous fall of Ice Frost seemingly bringing along a force field of a [Small Blizzard].