Deep within the mineral vein, Sunxiao moved at incredible speed, yet the ride was perfectly smooth. After what felt like an eternity, they finally saw a halo of light ahead.
The next moment, Sunxiao carried them out of the tunnel and back to the surface.
"It's morning."
Sunxiao brought them to a patch of level ground, set them down, and shifted back to his human form.
Now, a serpentine red mark had appeared on the space between both his and Qiao Lie's eyebrows—the exclusive sigil of the Sky-Swallowing Giant Python.
The Sacred Crystal's energy had broken the Original Stone Curse, allowing them to fully fuse the power of the Sky-Swallowing Giant Python into their very blood and bone. This meant that Sunxiao could now perfectly control the immense power originating from his python bloodline.
