Serpent Ancestor

They’ve returned, all of them have returned!

Every demonic beast Xu Hei knew was present.

Looking at those familiar figures, Xu Hei was so overwhelmed with emotion that he couldn’t speak.

He had been prepared to fight to the death, but seeing the massive figure of Man Jin before him, Xu Hei exhaled and said, ”Thank you... all of you!”

For the first time in his life, Xu Hei uttered such words.

In contrast, the members of the Snake Catchers Sect looked as if they were in a daze.

At this moment, Yin Mingzi’s face was as dark as it could be.

”Where is the Four Sects Alliance? Where are our people?” Yin Mingzi raged impotently.

The demonic beasts had come to help, yet there was no movement from the Four Sects Alliance.

What he didn’t know was that the Four Sects Alliance had always been reluctant about exploring the ruins. They had no share in the benefits but were expected to risk their lives first. Why would they sincerely act?When the Divine Puppet Sect responded by pressing their entire army towards Wuyou City, the Four Sects Alliance lost all their utility.

”Whoosh!”

Suddenly, a Core Formation cultivator who had just used a forbidden technique manifested a faint light in his hand, tearing open a rift with terrifying power and slipping into the space crevice, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

”He ran away?!” The crowd was in an uproar.

Meanwhile, another cultivator who had sacrificed his arm to summon a snake statue rode on the snake’s back, soaring into the sky at an astonishing speed, heading towards the horizon. The snake beneath him moved like the wind, covering thousands of feet in an instant.

Another one ran!

”Die, you scoundrel!”

Lei Meng shouted, spewing lightning that struck its target. The fleeing Core Formation cultivator was hit by the thunder, screaming in agony, and the snake beneath him let out a piercing wail.

The old monkey king swung a heavy club, striking him and instantly shattering him into pieces, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

He didn’t manage to escape and was beaten to death!

With one main force dead and another fled, the remaining disciples of the Snake Catchers Sect turned pale, losing all will to fight.

Even Yin Mingzi felt the urge to retreat. The premise of fighting to the death was having a chance to kill the opponent, but now, what chance was there?

His eyes flickered, and with a gritted teeth, he took out a large boat made of snakeskin, boarded it, and fled far away.

He actually ran away too!

With so many elders dead, Yin Mingzi’s heart bled, but he had no choice. Going up meant certain death. What else could he do?

In this battle, the Snake Catchers Sect had deployed more than half of its core strength, leaving only a few old immortals with little lifespan to guard the sect.

The high-level losses were severe, and the disciples below suffered equally.

This was the worst disaster for the Snake Catchers Sect in nearly two hundred years.

The old monkey king chased after Yin Mingzi, while the demonic beasts attacked the remaining disciples, mercilessly beating the fallen.

The people of the Snake Catchers Sect were utterly panicked, fleeing in all directions, either burrowing underground or taking out flying magical artifacts, using all means, their forces in complete disarray.

”Boom!!”

Suddenly, a loud explosion erupted from a distant mountain stream, rocks flying, mountains exploding, and a blood-colored figure shot into the sky, wielding a Dragon Slaying Sword, dyeing half the sky red.

It was Xu Qingzhi.

”Perfect timing!”

Inner demon Xu Qingzhi rubbed his hands together, hoisting the Dragon Slaying Sword, ready to engage in a great battle.

At this moment, Xu Qingzhi seemed to have made up his mind. His eyes were cold as he took out a mass of fresh red Flood Dragon blood.

With the Flood Dragon blood in hand, Xu Qingzhi’s face was reflected in a crimson hue. He no longer hesitated and swallowed the blood in one gulp.

Originally, he wanted to personally kill Xu Hei, infusing his entire body with Flood Dragon blood to perfectly form a Nascent Soul.

But now, killing Xu Hei had become a luxury. Without breaking through the inner demon, he couldn’t even get close!

Xu Qingzhi could only settle for the next best thing, using the Flood Dragon blood left by his ancestors to attempt forming a Nascent Soul. Although the success rate wasn’t high, there was still a chance to enhance his cultivation and reach the pseudo-Nascent Soul level.

”Boom!!”

After consuming the dragon blood, Xu Qingzhi’s body roared and vibrated, blood energy surging, forming a crimson wave that swept around, forcing the inner demon back a thousand feet.

”Oh? You think you’re the only one who can break through?”

The inner demon also took out a drop of Flood Dragon blood, swallowed it, and his aura rose as well, forming a tornado that whipped up an even greater storm.

Xu Qingzhi’s expression was cold and indifferent. Without saying a word, he stepped on the Dragon Slaying Sword, transforming into a long rainbow, flying towards the distance, ignoring the inner demon.

He needed to find a place to go into seclusion, wait for his realm to stabilize, and then come back to settle the score.

No matter what, he had to slay that Flood Dragon.

”Hey, hey, hey! You’re ignoring me again. How many times have I told you, you think I don’t exist, huh? I’m going to kill you!”

The inner demon shouted angrily, stepping on the Dragon Slaying Sword, chasing after Xu Qingzhi, also transforming into a long rainbow, and the two disappeared at the horizon’s end.

This scene was reminiscent of how Xuan Yangzi had come.

With Xu Qingzhi’s departure, the blood-colored clouds in the sky dissipated, and the oppressive crimson feeling vanished without a trace, along with the nausea and discomfort.

The dark clouds in the sky also disappeared, a thick cloud layer splitting open to let a warm ray of sunlight shine down, illuminating the Wu Mountain Range and the distant Wuyou City.

Xu Hei exhaled, feeling the world spinning, and collapsed.

He was too exhausted.

From returning to reality until now, he hadn’t rested, from the Core Formation thunder tribulation to killing Li Si, and then to the battle with the Snake Catchers Sect, Xu Hei felt like he had been running with a boulder on his back.

When the pressure was lifted, the taut string snapped, and Xu Hei lost consciousness as soon as he hit the ground.

Before he fainted, he fell into a patch of green lotus, as if he were in a hibernating nest, comfortable and warm, putting his mind at ease.

This time, his slumber didn’t last long.

Perhaps only a stick of incense, less than half an hour.

A rumbling explosion came from afar, shaking the heavens, as if the earth was being overturned, an indescribable surge of energy sweeping in from all directions, crashing into Xu Hei’s mind.

The tremor was so intense that it forcibly woke Xu Hei from his slumber.

He slowly woke up, immediately alert, looking towards the distant valley.

That was where Wuyou City was located.

”What happened?”

Not only him, but all the nearby demonic beasts also looked towards Wuyou City, eyes filled with shock.

In the direction of Wuyou City, a dazzling white light appeared, blinding to the eyes, expanding rapidly from a single point until it enveloped the entire Wuyou City!

It was like a sun rapidly expanding, growing larger and larger, covering the entire Wuyou City.

”Boom!!!”

The tremor spanned the sky, leaving everyone deaf and nearly blind.

It was a cataclysmic disaster, akin to the end of the world.

Even from a great distance, Xu Hei felt an irresistible heavenly might, a sense of insignificance arising from the depths of his heart.

This was a thousand times more terrifying than a full-force strike from an Elemental Infant cultivator!

When the sun-like light disappeared, half of Wuyou City was gone, leaving only ruins and rubble.

Xu Hei was utterly shocked.

The scene just now replayed in Xu Hei’s mind, etched into his memory.

”Crack, crack, crack...”

Countless dense cracks appeared in the surrounding space, torn open by a pair of large hands, and one by one, disheveled figures emerged from the rifts, falling to the ground.

These were the members of the Chu Tian Alliance.

Xu Qingfeng, Ah Yin, Ku Xuan, Zhang Tie, Zhao Wenzhuo, Xiao Chou, and in addition, two more figures.

One was Little Overlord Xiang Fei, whom Xu Hei had seen before.

The other emitted a white halo all over, obscuring his appearance, only his silhouette visible. His stature was as tall as a mountain, limbs robust, eyes like thunder, aura like a fierce tiger, exuding an imposing presence, with an air of lifting mountains.

The spatial rift just now was torn open by him with his bare hands.

With just one glance, one could feel the aura of a hero from this person, definitely a giant in his own right! Comparable to Qin Xuanji!

Xu Hei instinctively thought of one person—the leader of the Chu Tian Alliance.

After this person appeared, he glanced at Xu Hei, without any conversation, just nodded slightly.

Xu Qingfeng and the others also nodded in greeting to Xu Hei.

Xiao Chou glanced at Hei Huang, instinctively shrinking his neck, showing an awkward yet polite smile.

”Whoosh!”

A token shot over, landing in front of Xu Hei. This token was different from the previous one; it was personally given to him by the person suspected to be the leader.

After delivering the token, there were no extra words.

He took out a black cauldron, quickly enlarging it, and took the members of the Chu Tian Alliance inside.

At this moment, a pair of majestic eyes appeared in the sky, peering down from the clouds, like a human emperor in the world, reigning over all, overlooking all beings, with an irresistible imperial might.

Just a glance would make an ordinary person tremble with fear, not daring to meet its gaze.

However, the hero before them merely glanced calmly at those eyes, saying indifferently, ”He can be replaced!”

After saying this, the black cauldron carried everyone, soaring into the sky, heading towards the horizon.

Before leaving, Xu Qingfeng cupped his fists and said, ”Fellow Daoist Xu, Chu territory is no longer a place to linger. The universe is yet to be determined, we shall meet again!”

The black cauldron tore through the void, disappearing into the sky.

And those eyes filled with imperial might merely scanned the ruined Wuyou City before disappearing, as if it were all just an illusion.

Hei Huang said, ”No need to look, this place is not suitable for staying, we should leave too!”

This indeed wasn’t a place to linger.

Xu Qingzhi, who had left, might return at any time, and who knew what level of cultivation he would have reached by then.

With Xu Hei’s current strength, he couldn’t contend with the Great Perfection of the Golden Core.

Hei Huang whistled, and the wolf king immediately ran over. Hei Huang mounted it directly.

Xu Bai also crawled over, using a cactus to support Xu Hei on her back.

Er Gou followed along, looking at Xu Bai with a somewhat fearful gaze.

Back then, Er Gou had eaten Xu Bai’s pills like meals, resulting in various mutations. Fortunately, he wasn’t poisoned to death. Later, he joined the wolf clan of the Wu Mountain Range and became a young master.

Although still pathetically weak, only at the Foundation Establishment level, a three-colored mixed spiritual root breaking through to Foundation Establishment was already a great fortune.

”Thank you, Boss Bai,” Er Gou said, shrinking his neck in gratitude.

Xu Bai smiled and said, ”I’ve just developed a Longevity Pill and need a few testers. Do you want to try it?”

”No, no, Boss Bai’s kindness is more than enough, I can’t bear it,” Er Gou shivered in fear, quickly retreating.

”Humph! Ungrateful!” Xu Bai rolled her eyes.