Serpent Ancestor

”Anything else you want to ask? Let’s settle it all at once,” Hei Huang said.

Xu Hei pondered for a moment, then took out the fragments of the bone arrow and asked, ”What kind of demonic beast’s bone is this?”

This arrow was extraordinary. When it hit, it caused spiritual qi to leak out, far more mysterious than the magical artifacts confiscated from humans.

”Hmm?”

Hei Huang picked up a piece of the bone fragment, observed it for a while, and said, ”This is made from ivory. Its owner should have the bloodline of the ancient beast, the Spirit-Devouring Elephant, and their cultivation should have reached the mid-Foundation Establishment Stage.”

Xu Hei suddenly understood.

No wonder it looked so familiar before; it turned out to be ivory.

”Ivory is an excellent material for refining treasures. It requires almost no technique. Just by polishing it, it possesses the power of a magical treasure. In ancient times, the Spirit-Devouring Elephant used its tusks to absorb the essence of spiritual veins. Its ivory was known as the strongest spirit-breaking artifact, often hunted for its tusks, nearly driving it to extinction.”

Hei Huang added, while skillfully putting all the bone fragments into his storage bag.

Seeing this, Xu Hei couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This old dog really couldn’t change his nature, trying to pocket even these scraps.At this moment, Xu Hei’s eyes flashed as he suddenly remembered something.

”By the way, Hei Huang, where are those three flying swords from that old geezer? Where did you take them?” Xu Hei shouted.

Hei Huang’s face instantly stiffened, and he stammered, ”Wha... what flying swords? You must be mistaken.”

”Bullshit! There were clearly three flying swords, stuck by my Earth Shield. Are you trying to keep them all for yourself?”

Xu Hei was instantly furious. He had almost forgotten about it.

The storage bag was fine since Hei Huang had finished off the guy alone, but trying to keep those three flying swords was just too much!

Hei Huang looked a bit embarrassed and laughed, ”Oh come on, as a snake, you shouldn’t be so petty. The more you think about, the more trouble you get.”

”Give them back to me!”

Xu Hei was furious and lunged at Hei Huang, wrestling with him.

”Xu Hei, I made a puppet for you. You can’t be ungrateful!”

”That’s a separate matter. Besides, those are Core Formation treasures!” Xu Hei roared.

”...”

After a bout of scuffling, Hei Huang reluctantly took out three top-grade spirit stones and handed them over.

”I sold those three flying swords. They only fetched six top-grade spirit stones in total. We split fifty-fifty. I didn’t cheat you out of a single copper coin,” Hei Huang said helplessly.

”Just... three?”

Xu Hei was speechless. He had three top-grade spirit stones in his black jade stone alone.

Core Formation flying swords were worth so little?

He seriously suspected the old dog of hiding some, but he had no evidence.

”Damn it,” Xu Hei was furious.

Hei Huang felt a bit guilty and didn’t want to stay any longer. He hurriedly tried to leave.

He was also feeling depressed. He thought he could get away with it, but Xu Hei found out, so he had to accept his bad luck.

”The taste of dog meat is really nice...”

At this moment, Xiao Chou, who was asleep, let out a silly laugh, drooling from the corner of his mouth.

He was talking in his sleep, smacking his lips, who knows what he was dreaming about.

Hei Huang, already in a bad mood, heard this and his dog eyes widened. He walked over and said, ”What are you eating?”

Xiao Chou, still in deep sleep, grabbed Hei Huang’s dog paw and brought it to his mouth, taking a couple of bites.

Without a word, Hei Huang bit back.

”Ahhh!!!”

A piercing scream echoed through the cave dwelling.

...

After a while, Xiao Chou slowly woke up, his whole body in pain.

He looked around, frowned, and muttered, ”That was terrifying! I dreamed I was bitten by a dog, and it was a dog being cooked in a pot.”

He touched the bitten area, the pain was excruciating, almost like it was real.

”Senior, did something bite me just now?” Xiao Chou asked Xu Hei.

”Of course not. You must be confused from sleep,” Xu Hei shook his head.

Xiao Chou still felt something was wrong. The pain was too real! It didn’t feel like a dream.

He rolled up his pant leg and his face changed dramatically. His leg was indeed swollen, with a black bite mark, and the bone seemed to be fractured.

”Oh my god, I’m cursed!” Xiao Chou exclaimed.

...

In the distance, at the horizon.

A Wild Giant Elephant was stepping through the sky, bringing with it a rolling demonic wind. On its back stood a white-haired old ape and seven or eight other monkeys.

Before long, they saw the valley at the end of their sight.

”Is it there?” the Wild Giant Elephant frowned.

”Yes, inside there are two snakes and a human. They took my territory and slaughtered my tribe,” the white-haired old ape said.

”Alright.”

The Wild Giant Elephant nodded and said no more, heading towards the valley.

The white-haired old ape’s face was grim. With this Great Perfection Foundation Establishment demonic beast, any means would be futile. Even if they hid underground or in a cave dwelling, the Wild Giant Elephant could flatten everything.

The monkeys beside them were also excitedly chattering, as if they could already see the scene of their revenge.

...

At this moment, Xu Hei’s scouting snake outside the valley immediately saw the dark clouds pressing down from the distance, the demonic wind sweeping, and the earth shaking.

He saw a massive Wild Giant Elephant stepping through the sky, its momentum terrifying, heading straight for them.

”Wild Giant Elephant?”

Xu Hei was stunned. What was this elephant doing in the valley?

Then, Xu Hei noticed a group of monkeys standing on the elephant’s back, led by the white-haired old ape. Xu Hei’s mind raced, instantly realizing something.

”Could it be that the old ape called the Wild Giant Elephant for revenge?”

Xu Hei carefully analyzed the old ape’s actions, and it was highly likely.

Considering the old ape had ivory weapons, it indicated a past connection with the elephant tribe.

Xu Hei couldn’t help but be secretly alarmed. This old ape had quite the connections, able to call upon such a powerful demonic beast!

At this moment, the Wild Giant Elephant glanced over and noticed the scouting mechanical snake, frowning.

Xu Hei sighed inwardly, ”As expected of a Great Perfection Foundation Establishment, it even noticed my scouting puppet.”

This little snake had almost no cultivation, designed for concealment. It had fooled many Foundation Establishment cultivators but couldn’t hide from this giant elephant.

The Wild Giant Elephant took a deep look at the scouting snake but didn’t bother with it, quickly arriving in the valley.

The monkeys on its back jumped down one by one, standing at the edge of the valley, eagerly waiting for a show.

”Children, we’re about to get our revenge. That snake is a great supplement, and the many magical treasures and pills on him will belong to our tribe. Our tribe will surely grow strong again.”

The old ape’s voice was filled with long-lost excitement.

”Squeak squeak squeak!!”

The monkeys cheered excitedly, waving their arms and legs.

The giant elephant stood in the air, in the center of the valley, and shouted, ”The owner of this place, please come out to see me.”

His voice was loud, echoing in the valley, but his tone was polite.

Even his astonishing momentum had been restrained a lot, and the surging demonic wind had disappeared.

This attitude made the old ape pause, completely different from what he had imagined.

”Did it recognize me?” Xu Hei wondered.

The giant elephant waited for a moment, then looked at the scouting snake and said, ”I hope my friend can show yourself.”

This made the old ape’s face change slightly, a bad premonition rising in his heart.

”What does this mean? Does the giant elephant leader have a past with that snake demon?”

The white-haired old ape was suspicious.

The monkeys beside him also had changes in their expressions.

The giant elephant leader descended from the sky, landing on the ground, completely restraining its momentum, like an ordinary elephant.

”Friend, won’t you come out to see me?”

He stared at the scouting snake puppet, his gaze persistent, wanting to confirm his suspicion.

Xu Hei sighed helplessly.

By nature, he didn’t want to have any contact with the elephant tribe, but since they had come to him, he had no choice.

He released a small lizard, which came out of the cave dwelling.

The moment the giant elephant saw the small lizard, its pupils contracted, its heart shook, and scenes from the past flashed in its mind.

If it weren’t for the help of that person in the dark, not a single one of the elephants would have survived.

Even the two pregnant mother elephants and three baby elephants would have been killed by humans.

That person in the dark had saved a tribe!

Seeing the scouting snake had made the giant elephant suspect, but the appearance of the small lizard confirmed his thoughts.

”Savior, I bow to you!”

The giant elephant shouted, bowing deeply, performing the ritual of a demonic beast.

The entire valley fell silent, the previously noisy monkey group instantly dumbfounded.