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At this moment, Zijing was about twelve to thirteen meters long, as thick as the mouth of a bowl, with purple scales all over his body gleaming even more brightly and barbs appearing more ferocious.
His eyes were blood red, vivid and full of deterrence.
"Your strength has improved very quickly!"
Ying Yue patted Zijing's head and said with a cheerful smile.
"Mhm, the energy in the valley is very abundant, much stronger than Coffin Hollow where I used to stay!"
Zijing nodded his head and spoke happily.
"By the way, Zijing, can your Hook Snake clan transform into dragons?"
Ying Yue suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask.
"Transforming into a dragon is an evolutionary direction only for snake species that contain the True Dragon Bloodline, and our Hook Snakes are not like that!"
Zijing answered, "We Hook Snakes are pure snake species, and the pinnacle of our evolution is the Divine Beast Teng Snake, which is different from ordinary snakes!"