The Ruins Snake God didn’t show the same fear toward Jiang Ke’er as that code had.
Instead, it displayed endless killing intent and fury.
It lunged to swallow Jiang Ke’er whole, but she could only retreat deeper into the tunnel.
She didn’t understand what grudge existed between the Ruins Snake God and herself—or rather, the energy inside her.
Still, the Ruins Snake God clearly didn’t want to explain.
Venom sprayed at her without restraint. Jiang Ke’er could only flee, flee endlessly.
Thankfully, this venom-filled hall wasn’t the end of the White Mountain Cave.
The cultivators had no choice but to continue fleeing into the pitch-black depths.
“We can’t go any further!” the Tiger Clan Uncle panted, face full of worry.
“No one who went down there ever came back. There are terrifying things below.”
“It’s still not as terrifying as the Ruins Snake God!”
Zhao Yue charged in first.
Dodging left and right at full speed while constantly opening spiritual shields to block the Ruins Snake God’s attacks had nearly drained everyone’s stamina and cultivation base.
Of the original twenty-plus people, only Jiang Ke’er, the Tiger Clan Uncle, Li Lao’er, Changsun Qingyue, Mu Guoguo, Zhao Yue, and two of Zhao Yue’s team members remained.
“I can’t run anymore…” one of Zhao Yue’s team members said with a grimace.
“If I keep going, I’ll just drag you all down.”
“I’ve already called the rescue team. Let’s hold on a bit longer,” Zhao Yue panted as he ran ahead.
“Once they get here, they can lure the Ruins Snake God away. Maybe we’ll still have a chance to escape… No matter what, we have to hold on until then. Don’t give up. Think of your kids at home—they’re waiting for you to earn their sect tuition.”
Mentioned of his children, the team member first sighed, then couldn’t help but smile.
He was too exhausted from the intense running to speak. If not for the dire situation, he’d probably be pouring out a bellyful of family troubles.
The path ahead grew darker and darker.
It felt as if something in the air was absorbing the light. Even the spiritual light orbs in their hands could no longer illuminate the way.
But the roar of the Ruins Snake God behind them never stopped, and it was drawing closer, forcing Jiang Ke’er and the others to not dare stop for a single step.
They kept running.
They could only run.
“Why isn’t the rescue team here yet?”
Zhao Yue’s voice trembled.
“We… we’ve been abandoned…” one team member muttered.
“No. It’s night. They can only move during the day,” the Tiger Clan Uncle shook his head.
“Hasn’t it turned day yet?” Zhao Yue asked in surprise.
In their fear, time felt like it had stretched on for a whole year.
“Should be soon,” the Tiger Clan Uncle sighed.
“But… I’m afraid I won’t make it… You all run… I really can’t escape anymore…”
He stumbled and suddenly fell weakly to the ground.
Jiang Ke’er grabbed him and pulled him along.
Even though she herself had reached her limit, her spiritual power was still plentiful, but her body couldn’t take much more.
Only at times like this—or when she was stopping Qiao Xiaoxian—did she remember that she was only a year and a half old.
Even if the demon race had different transformation structures, she should still be in her growth period…
Still, as long as her spiritual power wasn’t exhausted, she could use it to drive her body. It would just be a lot more tiring.
“Don’t worry about me…” the Tiger Clan Uncle said anxiously, trying to break free from Jiang Ke’er’s grip. “You run. You’re still young. I’m useless now…”
Jiang Ke’er just ran, not speaking. She felt talking wasted too much energy.
And so she kept running—until the ground disappeared beneath her feet.
Then screams from Zhao Yue, Li Lao’er, and the others came from below.
Midair, Jiang Ke’er hurriedly stabilized herself, slowed her descent, and entered a flying state.
But the gravity down here was extremely abnormal—normal flight maneuvers didn’t work at all.
She could only try to reduce her speed… yet she still plummeted down at terrifying speed!
Then she felt layers upon layers of fine, soft silk wrap around her, supporting her body, slowing her fall.
Below, a source of light gradually emerged.
It was light from an arrow.
The silver-white arrow shaft was straight and hard, gleaming like plated silver. Its soft fletching was unusually long, shining with a holy white glow.
It was the only source of light here, in this dark mountain cave, like a dawn piercing the darkness.
The front half of the arrow was firmly embedded in the rear rib of a huge, white skeleton.
It had pierced through the rib and sunk deep into the wall, pinning the skeleton to the wall.
The skeleton’s bony hands hung between the gaps of its front ribs, as if clutching its chest in death, astonished by this earth-shattering arrow.
It truly was an earth-shattering arrow.
Jiang Ke’er looked up and followed the skeleton’s gaze to a small hole faintly lit from outside—the other end probably led outside the mountain! This arrow had actually broken through the mountain from the outside!
What incredible archery.
Jiang Ke’er was shocked. She wanted to get closer, appraise the arrow, and find out the truth.
But the silk wrapped around her made it hard to move.
She suddenly realized this wasn’t the time for research.
These strands were extremely soft at first, but the moment they broke, they became incredibly hard.
They instantly shrank, tied knots, and pulled tight, as if they had a mind of their own!
Heaven knew how many strands had wrapped around her when she fell.
Now she was completely cocooned, unable to move at all!
Jiang Ke’er noticed several other cocooned skeletons nearby, some not even fully decomposed, giving off a foul stench. So this was why no one ever returned.
These bodies were cultivators who had once fallen here.
‘Trouble.’
She mentally summoned Frost Shadow and tried to cut the silk.
‘As expected, it can’t cut it.’
“What is this thing?!” one of Zhao Yue’s team members screamed in panic, struggling desperately.
But the more he struggled, the more tangled and tighter the strands became.
They too noticed the surrounding corpses and realized their situation. Their hearts sank to the bottom.
Clearly, these strands existed to trap cultivators.
Even though whoever set them was probably dead, the strands remained and were extremely troublesome.
Jiang Ke’er thought for a moment, then closed her eyes.
A moment later, fine scales appeared on her skin.
Her eyes turned into cold, narrow vertical pupils. She opened her mouth, and tiny holes had appeared on her teeth.
A drop of venom gathered at the tip of her fang and slowly dripped down.
“Hssss—”
The venom made contact with the strands and reacted quickly.
The hard silk dissolved and snapped at lightning speed, releasing Jiang Ke’er and flying in all directions.
“Looks like these strands can’t hold back the Ruins Snake God,” Jiang Ke’er said as she stood up, relieved.
The others also relaxed, no matter what Jiang Ke’er’s ability was, at least they were saved.
Too bad they couldn’t relax for long.
From above came a huge screech, filled with a piercing, murderous cry: “Heavenly Demon! Die!”
Oh no—the Ruins Snake God had jumped down too!