Invincible Snake Emperor

’Damn it, how could this be happening?’

Rage burned in Tu Xiao’an’s eyes. Judging by the incessant screams coming from all directions, at least dozens of people had collapsed and fainted.

And that was just a preliminary estimate. The actual number was likely over a hundred.

A hundred people fainting at once was a major incident. This sudden disaster threatened to completely ruin the lively Snake King Festival.

”Li Shun, carry all the unconscious to the temple and administer Snake King Water!”

Tu Xiao’an spread his Consciousness Power, located Li Shun, the man in Daoist robes, and hastily gave the order.

’I don’t have the authority to command them directly,’ Tu Xiao’an thought. ’Someone needs to take charge.’ As the manager of the Snake King Temple, Li Shun’s words carried some weight.

Soon, Li Shun rushed over with a group of people, shouting, ”Everyone, make way! The Lord Snake King has given an order! Carry the unconscious to the temple for immediate treatment!”

Four or five people lifted the middle-aged woman and rushed toward the Snake King Temple. The streets were so packed and chaotic that they needed someone to clear a path ahead of them.

Tu Xiao’an ran toward another unconscious person. When he arrived, he found a large, noisy crowd had also gathered, creating a chaotic scene.

Two people lay unconscious on the ground. They looked like a couple who had collapsed while strolling through the festival.

”What kind of venomous snake could do this? It’s so potent! The wound is already starting to fester over a large area.”

Some people in the crowd were still convinced it was a snakebite, as the symptoms strongly resembled snake poisoning.

Tu Xiao’an was about to step forward and explain. He couldn’t let people believe that venomous snakes were attacking them.

After all, this wasn’t just one or two isolated incidents. If venomous snakes were blamed, life for the people of Bai Town would become unbearable.

If things escalated, the relevant government authorities might even ban the Snake King Festival altogether.

”This poisoning has nothing to do with snakes.”

Tu Xiao’an froze, surprised that someone had beaten him to it and started explaining to the uninformed crowd.

Just then, a wheelchair was pushed through the crowd. In it sat a slender, middle-aged man. With a furrowed brow, he moved forward to seriously examine the condition of the unconscious victims.

It was an awkward process for him in the wheelchair; he needed someone to help him get out of it.

Seeing the man in the wheelchair, Tu Xiao’an was utterly astonished. ’How could it be him?’

The man in the wheelchair was none other than Dr. Snake, Chen Mo of the Shanye Group. What shocked Tu Xiao’an the most was that Chen Mo had no lower body. His trouser legs were empty, a fact that was plain to see.

The renowned Dr. Snake, a Human Awakened, had become a cripple with no legs. Tu Xiao’an watched as, even in this state, Chen Mo had his assistant help him down, then lay prone on the ground to examine the victims.

It was a truly heart-wrenching sight.

Tu Xiao’an stared blankly. He wasn’t sure if he and Dr. Snake, Chen Mo, could be considered enemies.

Chen Mo was the one who had captured him and held him captive at the Shanye Group. But in hindsight, the experience hadn’t really harmed Tu Xiao’an; on the contrary, he had benefited quite a bit.

At the very least, he had obtained the Giant Snake Gene, causing his power to skyrocket.

Deep down, Tu Xiao’an held no real hatred for the man. He just felt that scientists like him were all madmen, and couldn’t be judged by conventional logic.

Besides, the Vampire Snake he had cultivated had become a Fierce Beast.

And then there was his apprentice, who was nothing more than a beast devoid of all humanity.

But it was clear that Dr. Snake, Chen Mo, had received his punishment from the heavens—losing both legs and becoming a permanent cripple in a wheelchair.

”Everyone, I have determined that this is not snake venom. As for what the toxin is, I’m afraid we won’t know until they are sent to the hospital for immediate examination.”

After a quick examination, Chen Mo spoke loudly from his prone position on the ground.

”Doctor, let me help you up.”

The renowned doctor from the Shanye Group, lying with the upper half of his body on the ground, his lower half completely gone—it was a bizarre and tragic sight.

But Chen Mo paid it no mind, saying sternly, ”Saving them is the priority. We can’t wait for an ambulance; it’ll be too slow. Xiaowang, go get our car. This poison is no small matter. If we delay, their lives will be at risk.”

His assistant, Xiaowang, looked troubled. ”Doctor, there are so many people here. How could a car possibly get through?”

”All of you, make way! What are you looking at? If you keep gawking, you’ll be staring at two corpses!” Chen Mo roared at the densely packed crowd.

The onlookers exchanged glances and slowly began to part. Just then, Li Shun arrived with his men. Seeing the two poisoned victims on the ground, he quickly commanded, ”Quick, carry them away!”

Chen Mo saw them and asked, ”Where are you planning on taking them?”

”To the Snake King Temple.”

Li Shun answered instinctively. The moment the words left his mouth, he stared blankly at the middle-aged man on the ground, the one missing the lower half of his body.

He was clearly taken aback.

’You’re in that state, and you’re still worried about others?’

”They’re severely poisoned. What good will taking them to the temple do?” Chen Mo quickly retorted.

Seeing the man’s condition, Li Shun explained patiently, ”The Lord Snake King commanded it. The Snake King Water can save them.”

As the two unconscious victims were carried away, Chen Mo seemed to fall into a daze, muttering to himself, ”Snake King... Snake King...”

Chen Mo knew better than anyone that there was no Snake King in Bai Town. ’What is this Snake King nonsense?’ he thought.

He himself had once intended to create a peerless Snake King as a contribution to the world. But not only had he failed, he had paid a terrible price for his ambition.

His apprentice, Jiang Xingze, had taken the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake. Soon after, people in Bai Town began to go missing, and She Mountain was sealed off.

During that time, however, Chen Mo had been in a coma. His legs had been bitten off by the Vampire Snake, and it was a miracle that he had even survived.

After waking up, Chen Mo had been deeply worried that his unscrupulous apprentice would wreak havoc with the Vampire Snake, so he constantly sent people out to gather information.

The news he eventually received was that a man-eating monster had appeared on She Mountain. Chen Mo knew at once that this so-called monster was the Vampire Snake. But before he could even get out of bed, more news arrived: the Bai Town Snake King had manifested and entered the mountain to subdue the demon.

A few days later, word spread through Bai Town that the Snake King had eliminated the man-eating monster, and She Mountain was reopened.

Many questions arose in Chen Mo’s mind. He knew all too well how far the Vampire Snake had developed; it was not something an ordinary person could possibly deal with.

Furthermore, he didn’t believe in any so-called Bai Town Snake King for a second.

He was born in Bai Town; the Snake King people worshiped simply didn’t exist.

But now, a ”real” Snake King had appeared in Bai Town, and the Snake King Festival was being held in grand style. Chen Mo had come today and personally witnessed the giant snake shadow manifest in the sky over the town. The impact it had on him was immense.

He wasn’t just Dr. Snake; he was also a Human Awakened. He knew far more than the average person.

That giant shadow manifestation was, at best, just an elaborate trick—smoke and mirrors.

’This is a snake at the Snake Spirit Level, deceiving the people of Bai Town!’