Serpent Ancestor

The fierce wind blew, yet Xu Hei remained standing on the sandy ground. Half of his body was covered in shredded flesh, and as he straightened up, his appearance was fully exposed to everyone’s view.

All eyes were vacant with shock.

These cultivators, daring to venture deep into the ruins, were people of courage who had seen all kinds of corpse puppets, their minds far surpassing ordinary people’s resilience.

Yet even so, upon witnessing Xu Hei’s appearance, they couldn’t help but gasp in horror.

”What kind of monster is this?”

”A demon cultivator! This is definitely a demon cultivator!”

”Hiss!”

A chill ran down everyone’s spine.

At this moment, Xu Hei’s enormous bald head was exposed, covered with various human faces, each with different expressions. Over twenty eyeballs adorned his head, and his body was full of bizarre lumps of flesh. From the exploded half of his body, countless writhing limbs were squeezed together.

With a thought, Xu Hei’s exploded body regenerated, and his arm grew back.He looked at Zhou Wenjun in front of him, who was already semi-conscious, yet a continuous stream of vitality flowed into her, healing her wounds.

”Can’t kill you, huh?”

Xu Hei grabbed Zhou Wenjun, and a grotesque mouth split open on his head, swallowing her whole.

”Crunch, crunch!”

The chilling sound of chewing echoed.

Zhou Wenjun was devoured in one bite, swallowed into the butcher’s body.

Such a terrifying act left the black-clad assassins completely frozen, as if struck by lightning.

In the next moment.

A new face appeared on the butcher’s skullcap, Zhou Wenjun’s face, filled with fear, her eyes bulging as if she had endured immense torment before her death.

”What the hell is this?”

”This is terrifying! Could it be an ancient fiend?”

”I can’t take it anymore!”

Terrified cries erupted from the crowd, even among these carefully selected cultivators, none were weak-minded.

This scene was too horrifying, something none had ever witnessed, even leaving a psychological scar!

Liu Buqun swallowed hard; dealing with such a creature, was like negotiating with a tiger, a sure path to death!

Even Tianji Shangren was stunned, disbelief flashing in his eyes.

”Impossible, I calculated that there would be a child of destiny here, but how could it be so sinister? There must be someone else,” Tianji Shangren muttered to himself.

The phantom of Zhou Qingxuan could no longer suppress his murderous intent, igniting into a sword of light, shooting towards Xu Hei.

”Demon, today I will kill you!”

Zhou Qingxuan’s phantom unleashed unprecedented energy, burning his entire avatar for this strike, the strongest blow, reaching the Core Formation Stage.

”Save... save me...”

Suddenly, from the top of the butcher’s head, Zhou Wenjun’s face emitted a faint cry for help.

Zhou Qingxuan felt a ”boom” in his mind, his scalp tingling, and his forward momentum stalled.

He quickly realized it was a trick!

But it was too late!

Xu Hei acted decisively, the Jiao Python lunged forward, self-destructing half its body, along with five snake spirits, further weakening Zhou Qingxuan.

Then, with a wave of the Soul-absorbing Flag, Zhou Qingxuan was sucked in, along with all the snake spirits.

The snake spirits pounced, devouring the phantom Zhou Qingxuan completely.

This all happened in a flash, from Zhou Qingxuan’s attack to his being swallowed, in the blink of an eye.

Life and death in an instant, hesitation leads to defeat!

Zhou Wenjun had long been dead, the cry for help was Xu Hei’s deliberate manipulation, meant to disrupt the opponent’s mind.

Zhou Qingxuan fell for it, hesitating for just a moment.

But that moment was enough for Xu Hei to seize the opportunity, sacrificing half a Jiao Python and five snake spirits to capture him in the Soul-absorbing Flag, successfully eliminating this major threat.

Xu Hei had to do this.

If he fell behind or suffered even a slight setback, the others watching like hawks would immediately pounce, reducing this grotesque monster to dust.

He needed to use thunderous means to perfectly kill Zhou Qingxuan to serve as a deterrent!

Now, Xu Hei turned his gaze to the remaining dozen or so people.

The twenty eyeballs on his head rotated in unison, each locking onto a person, sending a chill through their hearts.

”Everyone, such an evil being must be eradicated! Let’s join forces and kill this demon!” the black-clad assassin shouted hoarsely.

However, upon hearing this, the people on either side stepped back, distancing themselves from her.

This was intimidation!

Not just visual intimidation, but also intimidation through means. Xu Hei’s appearance was merely auxiliary; the real impact came from his devouring Zhou Wenjun and killing Zhou Qingxuan!

Xu Hei looked at the black-clad assassin and said coldly, ”Liu Ruyan, you’re quite lucky to still be alive.”

The black-clad assassin’s body stiffened instantly.

”Liu Ruyan?”

”That name sounds familiar.”

Liu Buqun’s mind raced, and he immediately remembered.

In Chuyang City, the master of the Heavenly Dragon Casino was Liu Ruyan.

Last year, due to poor management, Liu Ruyan provoked someone she shouldn’t have, detonating a Thunder Tribulation Pearl, blowing up the casino and destroying several shops in the commercial district, causing heavy losses and numerous casualties.

The Myriad Treasure Pavilion couldn’t catch the culprit, so they pinned all the blame on Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan had to atone by becoming an assassin, protecting the Zhou Family disciples.

It was the most degrading position.

She was no longer the high-ranking manager but a lowly assassin, forced to risk her life at the Zhou Family’s command.

”You’ve got the wrong person.”

Liu Ruyan stared at Xu Hei, her voice still hoarse.

In truth, from the moment she witnessed the Body Swap and the spirit of the Jiao Python, she recognized him as the one who detonated the Thunder Tribulation Pearl, causing her downfall.

That day, she was blasted to pieces, her Golden Core shattered, and was humiliated by two low-level cultivators, nearly expelled from the Myriad Treasure Pavilion afterward.

It was the pain of her life!

She had long vowed to grind the bones of the one who wronged her into dust, no matter the cost.

Yet, when she finally faced the culprit, she felt no anger as she had imagined, but rather, fear.

So much so that she dared not act.

Fear stemmed from the unknown!

Was this grotesque monster truly his true form?

If so, it was terrifying!

If not, it was even more terrifying!

”Why don’t you act? I destroyed your Heavenly Dragon Casino, reduced you to an assassin, why don’t you kill me? Are you afraid?”

Xu Hei continued to taunt, attacking her mind with words.

As Xu Hei advanced, his bloated body sprouted numerous arms, growing from his shoulders, abdomen, and chest.

On his head, seven or eight more heads emerged, eyes covering his entire body, transforming into an indescribable ancient fiend in an instant!

Liu Ruyan’s face turned pale, her legs weak, cold sweat dripping down her back, despite being at the Core Formation Stage, she was terrified.

She struggled to stop trembling, but her body wouldn’t obey, her mind replaying the scene of Zhou Wenjun being swallowed, her face crying for help, causing her head to buzz.

”Are you afraid?”

All of Xu Hei’s eyes turned in unison, locking onto Liu Ruyan, all mouths speaking in unison.

With those words.

Liu Ruyan’s spirit completely collapsed.