"Come on... come on..." Ning Yu cried out in his heart, "I need you... I need power..."

Finally, the force showed a slight sign of weakening. Ning Yu felt a powerful energy surging within his body, impacting his meridians as if to tear him apart. He gritted his teeth, enduring unimaginable pain, and struggled to control this violent force.

The giant python seemed to sense Ning Yu's change. It shifted its body uneasily, a hint of doubt flashing in its scarlet vertical pupils. It loosened its coils around Ning Yu, raising its massive head high, preparing to deliver a fatal blow.

Ning Yu also sensed the giant python's intention. He suddenly opened his eyes, a resolute light flashing within them. He finally succeeded in triggering that new power. A powerful energy fluctuation erupted from his body, forming a visible shockwave that caused the surrounding trees to sway wildly.

"Roar!" The giant python let out a deafening roar, opened its blood-red maw, and pounced on Ning Yu.

"Now!" Ning Yu roared, and his body began to emit a dazzling light, which grew stronger and stronger until it enveloped both him and the giant python...

“Ning Yu…” The man in black hiding in the shadows suddenly stood up. “This, this power is…”

The giant python sensed an unsettling force, not from the familiar supernatural energy fluctuations, but a more primal, more violent sense of oppression. It hesitated, its enormous serpentine eyes fixed on the human it considered its prey, its seemingly certain strike frozen in mid-air.

Ning Yu's body was enveloped in light, like a star that suddenly erupted from the depths of the universe. The light grew brighter and brighter, and the surrounding temperature rose sharply. The originally humid air became dry, and a faint smell of burning could even be detected.

The man in black, hiding in the shadows, narrowed his eyes. The sudden surge of power made his heart pound. He instinctively took a few steps back, muttering to himself, "This power... could it be..."

The giant python writhed uneasily, trying to retreat and distance itself from the terrifying human. But it was too late.

Ning Yu opened his eyes in the dazzling light. His once deep black eyes now resembled burning golden magma, as if they contained a world-destroying power. He felt the surging power within him, an unprecedentedly powerful sensation filling his entire body. This power was so pure, so violent, as if it would tear him apart.

"Roar!" The giant python let out a defiant roar, abandoning its retreat and determined to fight to the death. Its massive body shot out like an arrow, accompanied by a foul stench, its enormous jaws snapping at Ning Yu.

"Ning Yu, watch out!" Mu Xue exclaimed, rushing out without thinking, trying to push Ning Yu away.

However, the next second, everyone was stunned.

Ning Yu slowly raised his right hand, gently pinching the giant python's two fangs between his index and middle fingers, a contemptuous smile appearing on his lips. "Is that all the strength you've got?"