Serpent Ancestor

In just a brief moment, the entire trading venue descended into chaos. Shouts of killing, cries for help, and screams of escape echoed incessantly, blood splattered everywhere, and the screams were piercing.

Xu Hei suddenly noticed that both Li Yu and Zhao Xing had a black sun symbol on their foreheads, indicating that they were also members of the Sea God Sect.

No wonder so many outsiders had infiltrated Twin Islands; even those responsible for inspections had been bribed.

After killing several people, the two exchanged a glance and simultaneously charged toward the box where Hei Huang was.

Clearly, these two held a grudge against Hei Huang and seized this opportunity to exact revenge and wipe away their humiliation!

”You filthy beast, still daring to bite? Today, I’ll stew you and eat black dog meat!” Zhao Xing’s eyes were cold, and the long knife in his hand gleamed with a chilling light, exuding a bloodthirsty killing intent.

Having been bitten twice, he had long harbored a deep hatred for Hei Huang. If it weren’t for the task at hand, he wouldn’t have tolerated it until now.

Li Yu remained calm, producing countless talismans in his hand, which he hurled toward Hei Huang’s box, intending to seal it first and then capture him like a turtle in a jar.

Compared to the chaos in the hall, this small detail went unnoticed by anyone.

The slaughter began, and in just a moment, nearly a hundred cultivators were slain out of a thousand.Every deceased person’s body emitted a red glow, and then the corpse turned into a dried husk, its life essence completely drained.

Without exception, the floating red glow was absorbed into Xu Fu’s body, causing his already plump figure to swell even more.

Xu Fu patted his belly and laughed heartily, ”Haha, this is true life essence. What you provided before doesn’t count at all!”

This scene terrified everyone, filling their hearts with intense fear, prompting them to turn and flee.

Panic spread among the crowd; no one expected such a terrifying attack on Twin Islands, one of the three major islands of the East Sea, and even the trading venue of the Sea Commerce Guild had fallen!

However, they had nowhere to escape!

Once they left the trading venue and the range of the pagoda’s light, they would disappear into thin air, meeting the same fate as those who left earlier.

”Activate the formation!”

Suddenly, a loud shout echoed through the venue.

An elderly man in luxurious robes appeared, holding a formation disk in his hand, which he slammed into the ground. Instantly, a towering formation emerged within the venue, and the phantom of a sea flood dragon appeared, coiling in the void and letting out a deafening roar.

Each branch of the Sea Commerce Guild had a fourth-tier formation spirit underground, capable of holding its own even against Elemental Infant stage cultivators.

This elderly man in luxurious robes was Hong Yuan, the branch president of the Sea Commerce Guild’s Twin Islands branch, whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the Core Formation stage, having long been in sync with the formation spirit.

”Fellow Daoists, we are a thousand strong; how can we fear mere dozens? Channel your spiritual power into this formation and help me slay the old thief Xu Fu!”

Hong Yuan shouted, pointing forward, and the phantom of the sea flood dragon charged, opening its massive jaws to bite Xu Fu.

”Fight, we have no retreat!”

A mid-stage Core Formation cultivator also shouted, joining the resistance.

With someone leading, the other cultivators quickly steadied themselves, eyes fierce, no longer fleeing but instead attacking the evil faction cultivators within the venue.

”We cultivators cannot bow to the evil faction!”

”That’s right! We have the numbers; we need not fear them!”

”Kill! Fight our way out!”

More and more people joined the resistance, either channeling spiritual power into the formation or attacking the evil faction cultivators.

Rather than fleeing the venue and disappearing into thin air, it was better to turn back and fight to the death for a chance at survival!

Xu Hei also joined the resistance, blending in with the crowd, not standing out, which was his usual style. Of course, he remained vigilant, knowing things wouldn’t be so simple.

Xu Fu’s smile grew even brighter, ”Fellow Daoists, I, Xu Fu, have always repaid kindness with kindness. I gave you gifts before, and now it’s time to return them!”

Xu Fu clapped his hands.

At this moment, a pitch-black demonic mark appeared on his forehead, a symbol of flames.

”Sow the seed, reap the fruit; good and evil have their rewards, blessings and misfortunes are intertwined...”

Xu Fu chanted, pointing forward.

Suddenly, the phantom of the sea flood dragon froze mid-air, and its illusory form began to burn.

Not only the formation spirit but also the charging cultivators were engulfed in flames.

”Ah!!”

”No, save me!”

”Ahhh!”

In an instant, the hall was filled with horrific screams. In just a moment, most of the thousand present were engulfed in flames, turning into firemen as the flames consumed their bodies.

All forward-charging figures halted, their faces turning pale, lips white, eyes wide like copper bells.

Xu Hei was stunned, his heart in turmoil.

He had always been attentive to details.

If observed closely, it could be seen that those engulfed in flames were precisely those who had received Xu Fu’s favors.

The greater the favor received, the fiercer the flames! Especially the mid-stage Core Formation cultivator who had bought a Qingyuan Pill needed for a breakthrough with fifty thousand spirit stones; now, the flames within him had turned deep purple, burning him to the point of heart-wrenching agony.

Even the magical treasures and spells mid-flight were engulfed in flames, consumed entirely.

Xu Hei also felt a discomfort, as if flames were igniting within him, but they extinguished in the blink of an eye.

”Did I also receive a favor?”

Xu Hei thought of the two hundred and forty top-grade spirit stones, the price for selling his millennium spirit medicine.

However, he didn’t consider it a great bargain, as it was obtained from Wuyou City and was inherently more valuable.

What surprised him was that Han Te remained completely unaffected, not a single spark igniting. Previously, he had sold several millennium spirit medicines to Xu Fu, making a significant profit, so why was there no reaction?

Similarly, a few other cultivators present, who had also received Xu Fu’s favors, were unaffected by the flames, only showing slight discomfort.

”How... could this happen?”

Hong Yuan’s face turned pale, panting heavily, drenched in sweat, and even the formation spirit was engulfed in flames.

”Hong Yuan, during my time on Twin Islands, you’ve received quite a bit of care from me, with profits exceeding the sum of the past ten years. So, where’s your return?”

Xu Fu smiled, looking at Hong Yuan.

Hong Yuan trembled all over, the pallor on his face growing stronger, and suddenly, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which ignited in flames.

He too was attacked by flames, even more intensely than others, tenfold!

More terrifyingly, the few evil faction cultivators who had been killed in the previous battle stood up again, their injuries healed, as if they were immortal.

This plunged everyone into the depths of despair, completely losing hope.

Bai Luo stood in a corner against the wall, clutching a pile of escape items in his hands, such as void talismans, teleportation talismans, and divine travel shuttles, all used to no avail.

”What do we do? What do we do?”

Bai Luo broke out in cold sweat, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He was afraid, experiencing fear for the second time in his life.