The stars shone so brightly that Zhang Lie felt as though he were immersed in the Milky Way itself. The glowing moon slowly turned dim as the serpent wrapped around it, opening its mouth wide so that its sharp fangs were visible. As it hissed, an immense pressure descended on the room, causing the reinforced floor to creak.

All around Zhang Lie, the ground seemed to tremble. He was shocked by the strength of the attack: [Ninecarp Transformation] and [Eclipse] seemed to be growing more and more compatible with each other, and the combination skill formed from both techniques promised a devastating blow.

Furthermore, it seemed as though an improvement in one technique would also spark faster growth in the other.

Suddenly, he thought to himself, What if I were to let the serpent swallow up the moon completely? Just what could an attack of that magnitude achieve?

Zhang Lie tested out his hypothesis immediately, forcing the two techniques to combine more intimately than they ever...