Chapter 166
Ye Bai did not use her skills to attack Kedal. The spell damage she could inflict, even if reflected, would merely tickle the Demon Serpent Lord; it would be a drop in the bucket in aiding Kraken, offering little significance.
“Dong, dong, dong…”
The scene of the two giants locked in combat was fierce and intense, shaking the very ground beneath them. It seemed like a back-and-forth struggle, but Ye Bai knew the situation was dire. Kraken's methods were far too limited compared to the Demon Serpent Lord.
Due to its biological structure, Kraken needed to wrap its tentacles around Kedal's head before bringing its mouth close. This was Kraken's ultimate move; if it could get a bite, it would mean the immediate incapacitation of that head—though Kedal could regenerate, it would still require time and energy.
However, fulfilling the condition of getting it into its mouth was no easy task. The Demon Serpent Lord was no fool; its heads would assist each other to avoid being bitten by Kraken, and unlike Kraken's tentacles, Kedal's six heads were six mouths in their own right!
While battling Kraken, those heads were also relentlessly gnawing at Kraken's tentacles.
After landing, Ye Bai's gaze locked onto Kedal's head, or more precisely, the Infernal Mark on its neck.
The concepts of demigod and third-tier profession were worlds apart, not to mention that she was still only a second-tier profession. Ye Bai understood that her ability to intervene in this battle was extremely limited, so she had to think of a different approach.
At that moment, a thought that had crossed her mind when she first encountered Kedal resurfaced.
Ye Bai took out the scroll containing the paper man and quickly explained the current situation before asking, “Wuming, do you have a way to change the Infernal Mark on the Demon Serpent?”
It wasn’t just ‘books’ that used words; the Infernal Mark was essentially a form of demonic script.
According to the lore, demonic language, as a magical script, was similar to spell scrolls. The Infernal Mark on the Infernal Lord was said to grant it power. Could it be that the mark was some form of ‘skill mapping’?
From a lore perspective, Ye Bai felt this was entirely plausible, but she wasn’t sure about the details. After all, she had only constructed a rough outline of the divine realm and had no idea what kind of evolution occurred when a Demon Serpent ascended to become an Infernal Lord.
Upon hearing Ye Bai's words, the paper man paused for a moment, quickly grasping her intent, and then couldn’t help but praise, “You’re truly a genius!”
Then the paper man looked toward the Demon Serpent's position and explained, “But just like last time, we need to get within a certain distance.”
Ye Bai nodded and replied, “I’ll create an opportunity for you right away, but… can you try not to alert it? Just confirm if you can change it.”
The reliable paper man thought for a moment and gave an affirmative answer, “That shouldn’t be a problem.”
“Are you wary of the Demon Serpent’s countermeasures?”
Ye Bai nodded, then immediately sprang into action, rushing toward the battle where Kraken was at a disadvantage.
At that moment, most of Kraken's tentacles were entangled with one of Kedal's heads capable of casting ice magic. As a deep-sea creature, Kraken had the highest resistance to water magic, and its instincts told it that this head was the easiest to deal with.
However, just then, the other heads of Kedal suddenly moved, the coiled serpent body tensed and shifted, and the five exposed eyes gleamed with a fierce excitement.
That expression was one of a long-awaited prey finally caught!
And Kedal's largest head, which had been buried in the magma fortress, finally emerged, reaching out toward Kraken.
Ye Bai leaped onto Ottofis's back, quickening her pace.
Previously, Ye Bai had noticed that the head of Kedal, which had never opened its eyes, was the largest and clearly the most powerful, yet it had remained inactive.
All these circumstances led Ye Bai to think of a legendary spell from the Infernal skill set.
This was one of the reasons Ye Bai had instructed the paper man not to alert Kedal, because if it was that skill, she would only have one chance!
In the next moment, Kedal's largest head reached a suitable distance in front of Kraken.
Kraken's tentacles wrapped around one of Kedal's heads, while the remaining tentacles defended against the attacks from the other heads, pulling with all their might to bring that head closer to its mouth. At that moment, the two colossal beings were momentarily locked in a stalemate.
In that instant, the Demon Serpent Lord intentionally sacrificed one of its heads as bait, swimming swiftly above Kraken, and slowly opened its eyes.
The five heads that had been attacking and suppressing Kraken's tentacles did not move closer; instead, they all pushed aside slightly.
Finally, those slowly opening eyes fixed their gaze on Kraken.
Unlike the other Demon Serpent heads, these were a grayish-blue, imbued with a sense of deathly stillness.
From those eyes, two beams of gray ‘sight’ could be distinctly seen.
As those beams fell upon Kraken, a transformation occurred.
Wherever the gaze landed, Kraken's red tentacles rapidly faded, turning a grayish-white.
Not just the color, but the texture also underwent a violent change, shifting from strong flesh to a stone-like quality. This was a fundamental transformation; no matter how powerful the tentacles had been, at that moment, they became mere stone.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The gaze fell upon the middle of Kraken's tentacle, and the change only occurred there; the parts connected to its body and the tentacle's end remained unchanged. However, due to the essential transformation in the middle section, the latter half of the tentacle lost its connection to the body, softening and becoming lifeless.
The serpent body that Kraken had swallowed began to struggle violently.
This struggle could not shake Kraken's powerful tentacles, but at that moment, where Kedal's gaze landed, the texture truly changed, becoming ordinary stone. With a single struggle, it shattered.
As a result, four tentacles fell from Kraken, devoured greedily by the five heads waiting nearby.
Just as Ye Bai had ominously suspected, Kedal's gaze revealed a legendary spell—Petrifying Gaze.
The former demigod lich had unleashed legendary magic relying on the power of the Tome of Death, but Kedal's largest head truly wielded legendary magic, and it was one of the most difficult to counter.
Petrifying Gaze, this legendary spell, was inspired by the ‘Gaze of Medusa’ from Ye Bai's reality. During the gaze, enemies within sight would be petrified, with the duration of petrification depending on the level difference. If the level gap was too great, a mere glance could result in instant death, turning the target into true stone.
If the level difference was not significant, the target could spend time recovering after averting their gaze, but while the skill was active, they could not return to their original state.
This ability, acquired by the Demon Serpent, was like adding fuel to the fire, bordering on a game-breaking level.
Because, just like the current situation, when the Demon Serpent was watching, the target turned to stone, and its other heads could still use magic to damage the petrified parts, causing truly irreversible harm.
This was the true killing move of the Demon Serpent Lord!
“Ang—!”
Kraken let out a long, painful wail, unable to control its physical form, and released the half-eaten serpent body.
That half-eaten serpent head had already been digested, leaving behind a broken remnant.
Previously, after enduring attacks from the other heads of the Demon Serpent, Kraken's tentacles bore many wounds, but it remained unfazed, focused on the battle and trying to consume its opponent. This was the first time Kraken had passively released food that had already entered its mouth!
Kraken's entire spiritual form radiated a green light, desperately trying to resist the effects of the magic, but it was futile, only able to slow the spread of petrification on its physical form.
Ye Bai heard Kraken's first cry of agony, and it felt as if that sound struck her heart, causing her mind to buzz in an instant.
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