Serpent Ancestor

He stared at Xu Hei, nodding slightly, his eyes full of admiration.

”You’re different from other snakes. In you, I see the potential of a Flood Dragon. As long as you survive, you’re destined to become a ruler.”

”Such talent is rare in the world. I’ve only seen it in one peerless king snake before, and that king snake was me!”

Hai Teng began with a round of praise.

But the last sentence made Xu Hei’s mouth twitch slightly.

You’re praising yourself so seriously, don’t you feel embarrassed?

Yet Hai Teng’s face remained calm, speaking with confidence, as if it were only natural.

Hai Teng declared loudly, ”Now, you have two choices. One, become my follower. Although one sea cannot accommodate two dragons, I, Hai Teng, wish to emulate the sages of humanity and gather talents. You will be a great general under my command.”

”Two, oppose me and face a dead end!”

”I heard from Hai Meng that you have the ability to fight beyond your level. But defeating two shrimp soldiers and crab generals is nothing to boast about. If I were at the early stage of the demon core, I could do the same!”Hai Teng’s words were filled with strong confidence.

In the ocean, even with the same level of cultivation, strength can vary greatly. Shrimps can be among the weakest sea beasts, while the mightiest whales can fight several levels above.

Hai Teng returned from his studies with absolute confidence, ready to crush all his peers. Even against whales, he could fight!

Xu Hei merely sneered, ”You can try.”

Upon hearing this, Hai Teng laughed instead of getting angry.

”Haha, as expected of the snake I admire, you have spirit!”

Hai Teng laughed loudly, staring at the group of dolphins appearing behind him, ”Are you waiting here to prevent me from bullying you with numbers? There’s no need!”

”I, Hai Teng, am upright and disdain to rely on others. Let’s have a fair fight, dare you?”

As he spoke, Hai Teng’s cultivation level suddenly plummeted, his aura retracting. In an instant, he suppressed his level from the late stage of the demon core to the early stage, matching Xu Hei’s level.

This made Xu Hei’s eyes widen in surprise.

Suppressing his cultivation? What a joke! Doesn’t he know the meaning of death?

”Hai Teng, what are you doing? This is too risky!”

Behind Hai Teng, a giant sea eel appeared, repeatedly warning him.

This sea eel was enormous, over three times Hai Teng’s size, with a flat body and eyes that sparkled with electricity, possessing the cultivation of Great Perfection.

”Senior brother, don’t worry. Since I, Hai Teng, want to win, I must make my opponent truly convinced!” Hai Teng said with a smile.

Xu Hei was speechless; in terms of courting death, he had to admit defeat.

”Are you sure you want to suppress your cultivation?” Xu Hei reminded.

Hai Teng nodded, ”Of course, I want you to be completely convinced and submit to...”

At that moment, Xu Hei suddenly disappeared, transforming into a streak of lightning, charging towards Hai Teng.

Xu Hei’s movement didn’t even cause a ripple in the water, reaching within an inch of Hai Teng in an instant.

”So fast!”

Hai Teng’s pupils contracted.

The distant sea eel’s expression also changed drastically.

Too fast! So fast that no one could react in time. Xu Hei’s sudden attack caught everyone off guard.

Moreover, this speed surpassed any immortal spells they had seen.

”Unbeatable! Unbeatable!”

A signal of extreme danger rose in Hai Teng’s heart, making his whole body tingle, his scalp numb, as if with just a thought, he would perish immediately.

No more holding back! This is serious!

Finally, at the moment Xu Hei rammed into him, Hai Teng stopped suppressing his cultivation, rising to the mid-stage of the demon core, with surging true essence forming a protective barrier. Almost in the next instant, Xu Hei crashed into his chest.

”Poof!!”

Hai Teng’s protective true essence was shattered, the remaining force surging up, instantly creating a large hole in his chest, blood splattering, and the entire snake was sent flying like a broken whip.

Even at the mid-stage of the demon core, he was severely injured with one strike!

This was partly due to Xu Hei’s sneak attack, but more so, it was the perfect combination of speed and power, along with the fact that his first dragon vein was about to be opened, enhancing his strength to a new level, achieving success in one strike.

”Weren’t you going to suppress your cultivation?”

Xu Hei sneered, once again using the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique, attacking Hai Teng, beating the snake while it was down.

”Despicable! You ambushed me!”

Hai Teng was furious, caught off guard while he was speaking. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so embarrassed.

However, Xu Hei’s strength was indeed beyond expectations, forcing him to get serious.

”Immortal spell, Water Tornado!”

Hai Teng shouted, and the surrounding seawater surged, forming tornadoes that circled around him, integrating offense and defense, making it impossible to get close.

However, Xu Hei’s Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique had already reached the fifth level, allowing him to traverse any terrain as if it were flat ground, even ignoring some formations. This water tornado was useless!

”Boom!!”

In the next second, Hai Teng was hit again, blood spurting out as he was sent flying, while a large piece of flesh appeared in Xu Hei’s mouth, which he swallowed in one gulp.

”This sea snake doesn’t taste great, not as good as lobster,” Xu Hei commented.

”You wretched creature, courting death!”

In the distance, the sea eel was utterly enraged, lightning sparking in its eyes, ready to act. The dolphin army was also prepared to intercept.

Hai Teng shouted, ”Senior brother, don’t intervene, leave it to me!”

The sea eel halted, the lightning in its eyes retracting.

At this moment, Hai Teng hovered ten meters below the sea surface, the water tornado vanished, the churning seawater calmed, and his eyes were unprecedentedly calm.

He stared at Xu Hei, took a deep breath, and released his cultivation, finally returning to the late stage of the demon core.

The missing piece of flesh on his body was covered with a layer of sea beast leather. Instead of anger, a rare excitement appeared in Hai Teng’s eyes.

”Body cultivation, it’s actually the rare body cultivation, and the cultivation technique you practice is the ancient White Emperor’s Diamond Suppression Technique, isn’t it?” Hai Teng said.

This statement left Xu Hei stunned, and even the sea eel was taken aback.

”I spent three years in the Scripture Repository, reading extensively, and hold great respect for the sages of humanity, so of course, I know the name of the White Emperor.”

Hai Teng stared at Xu Hei, speaking solemnly, ”You have the qualification to make me go all out!”

Xu Hei just shook his head, ”You sure talk a lot of nonsense.”

At this moment, Hai Teng closed his eyes, and strange scenes appeared around him, images shifting, vaguely revealing the shadow of a giant dragon rising from the sea, its majestic gaze surveying the world, the dragon swimming across the seas, summoning winds and rain, lightning and thunder, the sea flooding, and all demons submitting.

This scene seemed almost real, captivating and genuinely awe-inspiring.

”Phenomenon! Junior Brother Hai Teng has actually cultivated a phenomenon of heaven and earth, this should be the Dragon King Patrolling the Seas phenomenon!” the sea eel exclaimed.

Dragon King Patrolling the Seas, a phenomenon of heaven and earth.

It was the first time Xu Hei heard such a term, sparking his curiosity.

His eyes flashed, and he once again took the initiative to attack, using his pure physical body to charge into the phenomenon.

However, this time, his movement was hindered, as if trapped in a muddy swamp, unable to move an inch, his speed slowing down.

”Within my phenomenon, I am the absolute ruler!” Hai Teng declared.