Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei didn’t plan to interrogate these two people for anything; he just wanted to eliminate some hidden dangers, nothing more.

Too much curiosity is a big taboo for demonic beasts. Xu Hei didn’t even intend to check their storage bags.

After cleaning up the scene, Xu Hei quietly returned to the clinic, but Xu Bai had already left, leaving only a box of copper coins.

When Xu Hei entered the room, the copper coins flew up automatically, hovering in front of him, and he reached out to catch them.

”This is Xu Bai’s consultation fee.”

Xu Hei looked at the copper coins in his hand, lost in thought.

Treating one person, collecting one coin, this box had about three hundred coins—was this Xu Bai’s deliberate gesture?

Xu Hei felt that these copper coins were not simple and carefully put them away.

He didn’t want to disturb Xu Bai’s life too much. When he came yesterday, he found Xu Bai treating patients, so he didn’t show himself and only observed in secret, leading to the scene just now.

As Hei Huang said, Xu Bai also had her own inheritance, a path unique to her.Xu Hei sighed and left the clinic.

...

Before long, Xu Hei returned to his cave dwelling, which he rented. It was located halfway up a mountain, abundant in spiritual qi, well-lit, equipped with formation restrictions, and quite expensive.

Xu Hei took out eel meat, cut it into strips, marinated it with sea salt, and hung it on a drying rack in the yard.

Most of Lei Man’s fish bones were integrated into the butcher’s body, giving it a significant enhancement.

”Ha!”

With a low shout, countless fish spines erupted from Xu Hei’s body, transforming him into a porcupine.

”Mm, this look should be enough to scare people.”

With a thought, Xu Hei retracted the spikes.

A demonic beast at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core was a treasure in itself, and Xu Hei wouldn’t waste it.

”Where are the storage bags of those two you killed?” Hei Huang suddenly appeared and asked.

Xu Hei took out the storage bags and placed them on the ground.

Hei Huang stared at the two storage bags, sniffed them hard, and his eyes glowed red.

”Yes! It’s that disgusting smell, no mistake!”

Hei Huang’s gaze turned cold as he took out a large number of formation flags and placed them around, inscribing immortal patterns. It took him an hour to set up an unknown formation.

The structure of this formation was vastly different from what Xu Hei was familiar with, unlike the formation systems of this world.

Xu Hei watched intently, not blinking.

”Open it and see,” Hei Huang said.

Xu Hei nodded and controlled the butcher to step forward and open the storage bags.

The contents scattered on the ground were all ordinary items for a cultivator, spirit stones, and magical treasures, all fitting the level of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, one item caught the attention of the two demons.

It was a token with a black sun pattern on it.

”Black Sun?” Xu Hei frowned.

From this token, he sensed a familiar power, the same source as the poison in Bonan’s body.

”Hmph! This is the so-called emblem of the Sea God Sect!”

Hei Huang’s gaze was icy.

At that moment, the token suddenly vibrated, and a sinister and evil force seeped out, turning the space pitch black. Both humans and demonic beasts could feel the extreme malevolence!

Hei Huang formed a hand seal, and in an instant, the formation activated, the scenery changed, and Hei Huang’s figure vanished, while the butcher transformed into the appearance of the surviving senior brother.

At this moment, the black sun on the token rose into the air, materializing into a human shadow.

This person was entirely black, covered with hideous giant mouths full of sharp teeth, and his limbs were covered in bone spurs. From his appearance, he didn’t look human at all, more like a monster born from the fusion of a human and a fierce beast.

In terms of fright, only the butcher in full form could compare.

”Ye Kong, why has your junior sister’s soul lamp extinguished? Give me an explanation!” the demonic shadow asked, staring at the butcher.

Xu Hei thought things were not looking good; he had killed one of the two, leaving only one alive!

If he had known, he would have left two alive! This was indeed his oversight.

In a split second, Xu Hei’s thoughts raced, and he seemed to have thought of something.

Xu Hei’s eyes flashed, and he sneered, ”The junior sister was more of a hindrance than a help, so I ate her!”

This response was clearly unexpected for the demonic shadow.

”Oh? You ate her?”

The demonic shadow stared at Hei Huang, eyes narrowing, and the world turned dark in an instant, with boundless fear descending, light swallowed, dark clouds pressing down, and darkness reigning.

Xu Hei involuntarily tensed up, his transformed Ye Kong figure’s hair stood on end, face pale, yet he continued to meet the demonic shadow’s gaze without fear.

Time ticked by, and Xu Hei was drenched in sweat, yet he maintained eye contact for several breaths without flinching.

Xu Hei’s performance even surprised the demonic shadow.

”Heh, not bad, to maintain such composure in front of me, you’re a promising talent!”

The demonic shadow nodded and said, ”If you can form a core, I can promote you to a steward!”

Xu Hei appropriately showed a look of surprise and said humbly, ”Thank you, my lord!”

In an instant, the boundless fear vanished without a trace, and the demonic shadow disappeared.

”Remember, at such critical moments, don’t cause any more trouble, or else, death!” The voice faded away, and the sky cleared up.

A gentle breeze blew, and the sun shone brightly,

As if what just happened was merely an illusion.

Xu Hei slumped to the ground, drenched in sweat. Even though it was just a puppet, facing that supreme demonic shadow brought an indescribable pressure, like an ant facing the ocean, fear arising from the heart.

”Was that the Sea God Sect’s leader just now?” Xu Hei asked, his face pale.

”Heh, not the leader, just one of the Sea God Sect’s four guardians, the Nightmare Demon Lord, at the peak of the mid-stage Elemental Infant,” Hei Huang said disdainfully.

”Mid-stage Elemental Infant...”

Xu Hei drew a sharp breath; this was even more terrifying than the ancestor of the Qin Kingdom.

If the mid-stage Elemental Infant was so frightening, what about the later stages, or even the Divine Transformation stage?

”This Nightmare Demon Lord specializes in the Dao of Fear. As long as he can induce fear, he can exert the power of his intent. It’s normal for you to feel this way. In terms of fright, even some late-stage Elemental Infants can’t compare to him,” Hei Huang said.

”Fear...” Xu Hei mused.

At the Elemental Infant stage, it’s not just about cultivation and realm; there’s also intent and the Dao.

This is the fundamental measure of an Elemental Infant cultivator’s strength.

With Xu Hei’s current strength, facing an Elemental Infant stage was still too challenging.

”You seem quite familiar with them?” Xu Hei felt he had discovered a blind spot.

”Such tricks, anyone with a bit of common sense can see through,” Hei Huang said.

Xu Hei naturally didn’t believe this, but he didn’t press further.

Having gone through all this, Xu Hei felt increasingly aware of his own insignificance in terms of strength.

Xu Qingzhi of the Snake Catchers Sect, Qin Xuanji of the Heavenly Puppet Sect, and now the Sea God Sect has appeared.

”Still too weak,” Xu Hei shook his head silently.

In the days that followed, everything was calm, and in the blink of an eye, it was the day of the trade fair.

During this time, Xu Hei did nothing but strengthen the butcher.

Lei Man’s fish bones were completely refined by Xu Hei, including a piece of whale spine, which was also integrated into the butcher’s body.

Now, the butcher’s physical strength had reached an astonishing level, capable of tearing apart a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator with bare hands, without exaggeration!

Compared to the original body using the Diamond Suppression Technique, it was not much different, and in terms of durability, it was unmatched.