Rumble!

　　When Xia Yu gripped the purple Genesis Rune Brush, the mountain beneath her feet suddenly began to shake violently. In the next instant, the mountain split open as a stone serpent emerged from its belly the mountain with a loud roar, and charged towards Zhou Yuan.  

　　That stone serpent ferociously rushed forward, shaking the surrounding Genesis Qi as it howled. 

　　As the stone serpent's shadow began to engulf him, a grim expression filled his face. Xia Yu currently controlled the boundary core, allowing her to use its alarming power. 

　　The Heaven Yuan Brush in Zhou Yuan's hand swept forth as a Genesis Rune was formed. It immediately dissipated, transforming into a gale that brought Zhou Yuan's figure into the sky.

　　The stone serpent missed its mark. 

　　However, it quickly gave chase with a roar. 

　　In the sky, Zhou Yuan continued to draw with the brush in his hand, numerous Genesis Rune strokes appeared in the air.  

　　"Ice Mountain Rune!"

　　A ma.s.sive ice mountain emerged from within the rune. Together with a bone-chilling cold, it viciously smashed into the stone serpent. 

　　"Dragon Binding Rune!"

　　The ice mountain shattered as the stone serpent was pushed back. Genesis Qi swiftly gathered around the serpent's body, transforming into chains that bound its limbs. 

　　Zhou Yuan had used two grade four Genesis Runes in succession with excellent coordination and timing. Even a sixth layer Alpha-Origin disciple would be trapped by this combination.  

　　However, the young girl atop the mountain merely watched with calm eyes. Unfortunately for Zhou Yuan, the stone serpent that could borrow the power of this boundary was not going to so easily dealt with. As long as the Genesis Rune hidden within its body was not destroyed, its pursuit would not stop.  

　　Roar!

　　Just as Xia Yu predicted, the stone serpent suddenly roared as a burst of violent Genesis Qi erupted, forcefully breaking the Genesis Qi chains, before the serpent once again began  charging towards Zhou Yuan. 

　　Zhou Yuan immediately dodged the attack as he frowned slightly. It seems like this stone serpent was not weaker than a sixth layer Alpha-Origin disciple...

　　"Since the stone serpent is created from a Genesis Rune, the only way to destroy it is to destroy the rune in its body." Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered in thought. However, the rune was hidden deep within the serpent's body and was nearly impossible to find. Therefore, it was naturally  going to be extremely difficult to destroy. 

　　Fortunately… this wasn't really a problem for him.  

　　With a deep breath, an ancient Saint Rune slowly surfaced in the depths of his eyes. 

　　The Decoder Saint Rune. 

　　The rune that could find any weak point.