Sensing the massive power of death gathering, the great snake couldn't help but panic.
Although it lived in the Underworld and had excellent resistance to the power of death, even being able to absorb a portion for its own use, it was still a living being.
Its heart beating vigorously and blood flowing throughout its body were clear signs of a living being.
In fact, most native races living in the Underworld were living beings; they were just accustomed to living alongside the power of death.
After all, those undead creatures were the filth accumulated from the world's soul cycle, harmful substances that existed in a gray area where they were present but not permitted.
Jean was clearly aware of this, which is why she had been searching, searching for the weakness of a living being: the heart.
Here, she condensed a large amount of the power of death into a dagger, while simultaneously infusing White Wind with the power of death.
At this moment, White Wind displayed an effect similar to Lia's holy sword; after the life force was converted into the power of death, the blade turned pure black.
Likewise, the entire blade became ominous.
Next was Jean's final step: activating the Changer's effect, drawing a tiny, tiny bit of her own soul power and coating the edge of the dagger with it.
There was no helping it; that was all Jean could muster, and she couldn't coat the whole thing.
During this time, the great snake kept shaking its body, even rolling like a crocodile, trying to shake Jean off or crush her.
However, its scales were too large; after Jean pried one off, the resulting gap was actually much higher than Jean herself. With Stardust Wind gathered above her head to withstand the impact, Jean's feet hadn't even moved the entire time.
With no other choice, the great snake stopped its movements, opened its gaping maw, and gathered astonishing energy.
Jean was very familiar with this move. Although she didn't know why a snake could learn to use breath attacks, one look at the power told her it wouldn't be small.
However, it was aiming at the location where Jean was, which was its own body. It seemed the threat Jean's actions posed meant it no longer cared about being injured itself.
But even if it didn't care about its own injuries, Jean did. Having already marked this great snake as her meal, how could Jean let the snake meat go to waste?
Without hesitation, she stabbed the jet-black White Wind into its skin.
Of course, the length of a katana wouldn't be enough to penetrate deep inside, even a nodachi wouldn't suffice, but this was White Wind, a divine weapon forged from Ruyi Gold Steel. Following Jean's will, it extended wildly, driving deeply into the great snake's heart.
Into what was originally a vast sea of life force, the power of death penetrated. This single strike was like adding a ladle of cold water to a pot of boiling oil.
The result was naturally the pot exploding; the blood that originally supported its body began to surge inside the heart. A truly heart-piercing pain flooded all of the great snake's nerves.
Jean certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity to kick it while it was down. She activated her mental technique at maximum output, striking the great snake's mind for the third time.
At the same time, Jean immediately retracted White Wind.
She knew that the lower the density, the more fragile White Wind became. If it were stretched that long and crushed by the great snake's muscles, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.
Taking advantage of the great snake falling into endless agony again, Jean threw the dagger made of the power of death into the wound.
The wound that had pierced the heart didn't heal easily under the high-pressure blood flow, so the resistance to the dagger was near zero. Because of this, the fragile dagger Jean had created was able to penetrate deep inside.
Although she could destroy its heart directly, Jean didn't choose that option. After all, she didn't know if some cliché event like it having a second heart might occur.
While the great snake was unable to resist, Jean made the dagger fly through its body along its blood vessels.
The dagger, composed entirely of the power of death, could naturally be controlled according to Jean's will, and its target was clear: the great snake's soul.
Although she didn't know how many hearts it had, that massive soul was so unique and conspicuous in Jean's vision.
The dagger coated with soul power rushed straight toward the great snake's soul, and before the soul power on it was exhausted, it completely severed all connection between the soul and the body.
Then, the power of death on the dagger exploded. Although this bit of the power of death wasn't enough to turn the great snake from living to dead, it was enough to carry its soul and push it out of the body now that the connection had been severed.
As the soul moved away, the body's activity gradually weakened, but it was as if the body still had sensation; it opened its giant maw and bit toward its own soul, wanting to swallow its soul back down.
However, Jean was one step faster in the end. She arrived in front of this soul and lightly coated White Wind with a bit of soul power.
At the same time, Jean began to try and see if she could store this soul in her spatial pouch, although the description of the spatial pouch stated that conscious things could not be stored.
But at this moment, the great snake's consciousness was clearly in its body. Furthermore, just before, the Saint of Winter's consciousness was still present in the jade disc containing the Third Magic, yet it had been stored away.
Based on the principle that trying wouldn't hurt, she opened the spatial pouch's entrance, gave it a push with her mental power, and the entire soul floated in like a balloon.
Although the size wasn't quite right, the soul was unexpectedly elastic, and after giving it a good squeeze, it was stuffed inside.
Next, after dodging the great snake's giant maw that had lunged at her, she looked in the direction where it landed. At this moment, the massive body was already lying on the ground, motionless, and was gradually losing its life.
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A satisfying battle, a satisfying victory.
With a look of satisfaction, Jean called Humphrey and told him to send people to transport the great snake back.
This snake was entirely Jean's spoils of war; whether it was its flesh, scales, or tendons and bones, they were all quite good materials.
She had originally wanted to prepare a set of equipment for FrostNova and the others, and now she had all the materials.
Then, after reporting that she was safe to FrostNova and the others, Jean waited here. There were many magical beasts in this area, and if she didn't guard it, she was afraid the snake she had gone to such trouble to catch might be stolen.
Of course, Jean was overthinking it. A king of this caliber still had residual might even in death, and magical beasts that lived by instinct would naturally not approach easily.
In the distance, a flash of pink light streaked by. Milim had been watching Jean's battle the whole time, and seeing it end successfully, she flew over and threw herself directly onto Jean.
"Jean, you're so amazing! To have achieved this much without even awakening."
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