Their joint techniques could combine multiple people's power to challenge higher levels.
Judging from the energy they were releasing, this fusion technique was at least high-rank Xuan level, one of the strongest that only the eight major tribe leaders could learn.
"Five-Snake Doom Seal—LAUNCH!"
With Yin Shi's roar, five towering green energy pillars blasted from their palms.
The five beams intertwined in the air—
And transformed into a massive energy column.
A violent, bloody aura surged outward.
Then the column twisted—
And became a green energy serpent over ten meters long.
"Hisssss!"
The serpent appeared and the desert winds exploded, swirling violently around it.
It rushed at Ye Chen with terrifying momentum.
Ye Chen, however, stayed calm.
"Heh…
Fusion techniques are interesting.
But in front of absolute strength—
They mean nothing."
His soul suddenly connected to his small world.
He summoned—
Ling You.
An overwhelming aura erupted beside him.
"HE STILL HAD ANOTHER TRUMP CARD?!"
"By the heavens—this is another sixth-rank magical beast!"
The faces of Yin Shi and his group instantly lost color.
Huā Shé'ér, leading the Medusa Guards, froze in shock.
The moment Ling You appeared, she vanished—
Then reappeared in front of the massive green serpent.
A tidal wave of black flame burst out from her body.
Like a flood swallowing everything....
The flames engulfed the energy serpent in a single breath.
The serpent melted instantly, like snow meeting boiling water.
In just a blink, the massive attack vanished completely.....
Leaving only a faint, dying hiss echoing in the sky…
Before even that disappeared.
Impossible… how can a small black cat release such terrifying beast fire!?"
"Damn it, the five commanders can't hold it back at all!"
As Lingyou's casual strike shattered the combined technique of Yin Shi and the other serpent leaders, countless serpent warriors froze in fear.
Compared to the previous appearance of Yao Chen, this scene shook them far more deeply.
It wasn't because Lingyou was stronger than Yao Chen—
It was because her sudden appearance pushed the serpent tribe beyond the limit of what they could resist.
She was the final straw crushing their last hope.
"How… how can this human have a sixth-rank magical beast helping him!?"
"And where did that beast even come from? Why didn't we sense anything before? She appeared out of thin air!"
On another battlefield, the four serpent elders fighting Yao Chen and the Purple Demon Eagle also felt their hearts tremble.
They had hoped the five serpent commanders would join them…
But now, instead of providing support, the commanders themselves needed saving.
"Fourth sister! Go help them!"
The Great Elder shouted anxiously.
"But…"
The Fourth Elder hesitated.
Even with four of them together, they were already suppressed by Yao Chen's soul form and the Purple Demon Eagle.
If one left, this side would collapse immediately.
But Yao Chen did not give them the time to struggle.
A blazing white flame erupted around his soul, wrapping him completely as a fiery white ruler took shape in his hand.
"This is…?"
The Great Elder's pupils tightened.
The flame around Yao Chen was blazing hot—but at the same time, it felt like… pieces of ancient ice.
How could something feel like both burning fire and freezing ice?
"What kind of terrifying flame is this!?"
The four elders swallowed nervously.
If even a spark of this flame touched them, they would suffer endlessly.
Their serpent bodies were naturally yin and cold.
This kind of alien flame restrained them completely.
Before, with Yao Chen not using this flame, three of them combined could still barely fight.
Now—even four together might not be enough.
"Let's end this."
Yao Chen smiled strangely, raising the white ruler as its glow intensified like a miniature sun.
With a low shout, he brought the ruler down toward the Great Elder.
"Flame-Splitting Tsunami Ruler!"
A massive arc-shaped white flame blade shot out, tearing through the sky.
The heat wave made all serpent warriors feel like they were drowning in fire.
"Such terrifying power!"
The four elders quickly unleashed their strongest attacks to block it.
BOOM!!
The sky exploded with thunderous shockwaves.
Sand and stone flew everywhere as the landscape twisted under the energy.
But even after four elders combined their strength, the white flame blade still cut through—
striking the Great Elder and shattering her Dou Qi armor.
She spat blood, barely staying aloft.
"Great Elder!"
Panic spread among serpent warriors watching from afar.
"If even the elders can't win… are we truly doomed?"
"Where is Her Majesty!? Why doesn't the Queen appear!?"
"She must come… she must!"
Meanwhile, on the city wall, Yin Shi, Mobas, and the other commanders were being roasted black by the Ghost Flame Cat, barely hanging on.