Serpent Ancestor

Liu Ruyan’s heart was in turmoil.

The Thunder Tribulation Pearl, a devastating weapon of war, was priceless and unattainable!

The creation of this pearl was extremely difficult. Only when a cultivator reached the Core Formation Stage and attracted the Heavenly Tribulation, with a great divine ability user nearby to condense the tribulation lightning into a single point using supreme artifact refining techniques, could it be formed.

Such stringent conditions made mass production of the Thunder Tribulation Pearl impossible; each use meant one less in existence.

Who was this person, to possess a Thunder Tribulation Pearl?

”Fellow Daoist, don’t be impulsive. Everything is negotiable. How about putting down the Thunder Tribulation Pearl?” Liu Ruyan had never been so flustered.

”I’m not impulsive at all, just a bit shaky. I can’t handle stimulation, so you’d better not say anything to provoke me,” Xu Hei said calmly.

”Alright, we’ll do as you say. Let’s continue with the second round, okay?” Liu Ruyan was truly scared; this guy was a lunatic.

The biggest feature of the Thunder Tribulation Pearl was that it didn’t distinguish between friend and foe. Once used, it meant mutual destruction, but its power was undeniable.

Back then, she had set up countless third-tier defensive formations, used numerous magical treasures, and had senior experts protecting her, barely surviving the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, and was severely injured as a result.If the tribulation were to be triggered without any preparation, not only she but the entire Heavenly Dragon Casino and even half of the commercial district would be doomed!

Xu Hei stared at her for a long time before finally putting down the Thunder Tribulation Pearl and putting it away.

Liu Ruyan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The crowd watching had long lost their interest in the spectacle.

Except for a few who were not afraid of death and returned, most had scattered, fleeing the Heavenly Dragon Casino to avoid being caught in the explosion if the lunatic really detonated the Thunder Tribulation Pearl.

Bai Qiushui hesitated for a long time but finally steeled himself and returned.

Who knows what was going through his mind.

Moments later, only the casino staff, slaves, and a few spectators remained.

Liu Ruyan sent an old slave at the Foundation Establishment Stage onto the arena. At Xu Hei’s command, the two immediately began to fight.

At this moment, the old manager with a severed arm returned.

”Master, I’ve investigated the matter. The cause is as follows...”

The old manager explained the situation through sound transmission.

”Those two bastards...”

Liu Ruyan’s face twisted upon hearing the explanation, cursing Zhang Kuang and Manager Zhu’s ancestors for eighteen generations. These two jinxes, of all people to provoke, they had to provoke a lunatic like this.

Running a casino involved many shady dealings, especially in debt collection—forcing people into prostitution, kidnapping, and murder were commonplace.

They could even lure the families and children of those unwilling to gamble into gambling.

With these methods, the Heavenly Dragon Casino, under the Myriad Treasure Pavilion, was the most profitable business.

Usually, Liu Ruyan couldn’t be bothered to intervene.

But these two didn’t even investigate who they were dealing with. A week ago, they extorted 1,300 spirit stones from Ma Teng, who didn’t cause trouble, which was already lucky. Now, they even incited Ma Yuanyuan to plot against him.

No wonder someone came to make trouble.

”Ahhh!!”

Manager Zhu’s limbs were twisted, and he screamed miserably, ultimately ending in self-destruction, taking others down with him.

In an instant, the Heavenly Dragon Casino lost two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

An unprecedented humiliation!

Liu Ruyan sighed inwardly, accepting her bad luck for the day, and handed over 10,000 spirit stones.

”Continue!”

Xu Hei took out the Thunder Tribulation Pearl and walked towards the casino’s interior.

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth and followed.

”I wonder, how long does this esteemed guest plan to play?” Liu Ruyan asked.

”Until the end of time, until I lose everything!” Xu Hei sneered.

Lose everything... Liu Ruyan’s eyelids twitched.

The casino members nearby all had expressions of gritted teeth.

”Heh, your people invited me to play back then, so why am I not welcome now?” Xu Hei said with a fake smile.

”You misunderstand, we certainly welcome you!”

Liu Ruyan outwardly flattered him while inwardly cursing those two again.

Next, Xu Hei started playing human vs. demonic beast battles.

The Heavenly Dragon Casino raised many demonic beasts, either bought or captured, all fitted with Beast Control Rings for human manipulation.

Using these small tricks, they secretly controlled the outcomes to earn gambling money.

In gambling, nine out of ten bets are lost, nine out of ten bets are scams; the only way to win is not to gamble.

Of course, Xu Hei’s method was an exception.

If you could carry explosives into a casino, they would ensure you win.

”Let that rat fight that big cat. I bet 10,000 spirit stones on the rat winning!” Xu Hei pointed to the caged rat demon and cat demon.

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

The rat was only at the mid-stage of Spirit Communion, while the cat demon was at the later stage, with a bloodline suppression. How could it win?

Liu Ruyan signaled to someone, and the manager immediately arranged for the two demonic beasts to be brought to the arena.

The battle began.

With just one move, the rat demon was caught in the cat’s mouth, unable to fight back.

”Crack!”

Suddenly, Xu Hei’s hand trembled, causing a slight vibration in the Thunder Tribulation Pearl, and his body tensed up.

”Stop!”

Everyone’s faces changed drastically.

The old manager immediately willed the rat to go berserk, escaping the cat’s mouth, while the cat mysteriously weakened, having its neck bitten off.

The rat demon won narrowly!

Xu Hei’s hand stopped shaking, and he took his winnings, feeling pleased.

Bai Qiushui suddenly regretted coming to watch this spectacle.

This was clearly dancing on the edge of a knife!

”This guy is a lunatic, a maniac!”

Bai Qiushui, usually arrogant, couldn’t muster any arrogance in front of such a ruthless person.

As for why he followed, he was mainly curious about how the other person showed off in front of others; he wanted to learn.

This was a profound skill.

Among the onlookers, a few fearless bystanders focused on the fact that the casino could easily manipulate the outcomes! What did their previous bets mean then?

Liu Ruyan’s face was extremely ugly; this was not just a slap in the face but also ruining their reputation!

However, she couldn’t let these people leave.

”You, and you, get on stage and fight that bear.”

Xu Hei randomly pointed to two people in the crowd.

”Me?”

These two were casino employees, responsible for reception and such, and were dumbfounded.

The old manager waved his hand, directly throwing them onto the stage.

As expected, Xu Hei won another 10,000 spirit stones, and the two employees died.

Then, Xu Hei played various games, winning a total of 50,000 spirit stones.

Such a loss made even Liu Ruyan feel a pang of pain.

They earned a lot, but most of it had to be tributed, leaving them with little.

”Hurry and find out which disciples from the Heavenly Puppet Sect have come to Chuyang City!” Liu Ruyan secretly urged.

”Yes!” The old manager quickly left.

...

Xu Hei arrived at the stone gambling area.

These stones were claimed to be from spirit stone mines, potentially containing high-grade spirit stones and rare artifact refining materials.

But most were junk.

Xu Hei didn’t bother to look closely, taking out the Spirit Devouring Sword, cutting one after another, slicing through rows of stones, revealing many materials, and even damaging some treasures in the process.

Everyone watching had twitching mouths.

This area had a total of 1,000 stones, each priced at least ten spirit stones, the most expensive over a hundred, all casually cut through!

More absurdly, Xu Hei only found two high-grade spirit stones and a pile of worthless stuff, showing how stingy it was.

”So black, too black!”

Xu Hei cursed loudly.

Everyone else was angry but didn’t dare to speak.