Serpent Ancestor

”So fast?” Xu Hei was taken aback.

At this moment, the man was panting heavily, his steps unsteady.

”Did you get in?” the alluring woman asked.

”...” The man remained silent.

The atmosphere in the pavilion was somewhat tense.

”I’ve been... not in the best state recently, but this is definitely not my true level,” the man suddenly said.

The alluring woman immediately raised her eyebrows, teasingly saying, ”I went through so much trouble to bring you in, and this is all you can do? What a waste of my expression!”

The man gritted his teeth and said, ”Who knew that the disciples of the Melodic Sect, who seem so pure and innocent on the surface, could be so skilled in private? Who could withstand that?”

”I don’t care. If you don’t satisfy me, I’ll report you immediately!” the alluring woman threatened.

The man shivered at the thought. If he were caught in the Melodic Sect, he’d surely be skinned alive.He steeled himself and swallowed a red pill, his body immediately heating up, ready to go again.

Xu Hei shook his head, not intending to watch the scene unfold. There was nothing worth seeing, just the usual.

He was about to leave when suddenly a sharp, piercing scream erupted from the pavilion.

”Ah!!”

The man’s entire body turned pale, trembling, as his life force rapidly drained away, being absorbed by the woman.

The alluring woman’s skin became even more radiant and her cheeks flushed. She giggled, ”Is this your true level? I really like it!”

The male cultivator wanted to speak but couldn’t utter a word. His eyes rolled back, foam at his mouth, convulsing as his body visibly withered.

In just a few breaths, the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator turned into a dried corpse.

But it wasn’t over; even the corpse shrank, rapidly diminishing, with the bones being absorbed.

In just about ten breaths, the man had vanished, leaving only a storage bag and an empty robe.

A living person, gone in ten breaths.

”Hiss!” Xu Hei gasped.

What the hell just happened? In the blink of an eye, he was gone!

From their conversation, this woman was a disciple of the Melodic Sect, not an evil faction cultivator. How could she have such a technique? Absorbing life force, this was clearly a demonic art!

”This Star Island isn’t as peaceful as it seems,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

Xu Hei had the ability to discern people, and this woman was clearly unrelated to the Sea God Sect, purely cultivating this demonic art on her own.

Evil cultivators were everywhere, on the sea and on the mainland, nothing surprising.

Of course, what people called evil cultivators was just a human-defined term. From Xu Hei’s perspective, from a demonic beast’s point of view, wasn’t the Whale Hunting Gang also evil?

Fighting against the heavens, battling the earth, plundering all beings, Xu Hei had already seen through the essence during his enlightenment in Wuyou City.

Even Xu Hei himself could be defined as an evil cultivator, just by creating the butcher, a man-eating monster, he couldn’t be more evil!

However, Xu Hei had his own bottom line.

The alluring woman stretched lazily, licked her lips, and walked out of the pavilion with cat-like steps, planning to find her next prey. Unknowingly, her appearance became even younger, and her cultivation level increased.

Xu Hei stuck to his original plan, not intending to get involved.

He took out a decoy, placed his true self into a cloth bag, and with a few flashes, left the area.

Not long after Xu Hei left, about the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn.

The alluring woman suddenly returned, landing back in the pavilion.

She sank into the ground, arriving at the place where Xu Hei had been in seclusion, which had been handled by Xu Hei, leaving no trace of anything unusual.

”Master, who was here just now?” the alluring woman asked.

A moment later, a gentle voice floated from the void, ”I don’t know.”

”...” The alluring woman fell silent.

”This person is only at the early Core Formation stage, but his concealment ability is extremely strong. He bears no hostility towards you, so he probably isn’t here for you. Don’t delve into this matter, just pretend it never happened,” the voice in the void continued.

”Yes!” The alluring woman cupped her fists.

…………

Star Island was formed by a fallen star from the heavens, possessing rare star power.

The island was divided among eight major forces, each occupying a portion of Star Island’s territory. Each force had a cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core overseeing it.

The closer to the center of the island, the denser the star power. The open and covert struggles among the eight forces for territory had never ceased since ancient times.

Of course, to establish a foothold on the island, besides having strong personal strength, one also needed backing! Each force had hidden high-level support behind them.

For instance, the Whale Hunting Gang had close cooperation with the Sea Commerce Guild.

They would give up some of their interests to gain strong backing support; otherwise, they couldn’t have lasted long on Star Island.

At this moment, in a secret hall of the Sea Commerce Guild.

The leader of the Whale Hunting Gang, Ye Hai, and the deputy leader, Ye Lu, sat on one side. Standing before them was a middle-aged cultivator dressed in simple attire, wearing a storage ring, with a gentle and amiable demeanor, showing no emotions.

This person was the cultivator tracking the storage ring.

”According to reliable information, Ye Hai, one of the two demonic beasts you froze has died,” the refined cultivator said.

”Died?”

Ye Hai was taken aback. He had only struck casually, deliberately holding back half his strength. How did it die?

”Those two demonic beasts were already severely injured, and with your interference, it’s normal for one to die. Now, the Sea Serpent lineage in the Penglai Sea is causing trouble for your Whale Hunting Gang everywhere. You probably won’t be able to go to sea for the next three to five years,” the refined cultivator said.

”...” Ye Hai fell silent.

Not going to sea for three to five years, how would they support all the people under the Whale Hunting Gang?

”Mr. Li, the leader only killed a sea serpent, is it that serious?” Ye Lu frowned.

”If it were an ordinary sea serpent, I could mediate for you, but that sea serpent has a significant background. They may not give me face,” the refined cultivator sighed.

Ye Hai gritted his teeth, ”Is there no way?”

The refined cultivator took a sip of tea, remaining silent.

Ye Hai’s expression was grim. After hesitating for a long time, he steeled himself and handed over a storage bag to the refined cultivator.

The refined cultivator glanced at it, his face expressionless, but he didn’t refuse. He just waved his hand and said, ”Go back and wait for my news.”

”Thank you, Mr. Li!”

Ye Hai respectfully cupped his fists and left the Sea Commerce Guild with Ye Lu.

Mr. Li weighed the storage bag in his hand, took a sip of tea, and shook his head with a smile, ”It’s difficult!”

Is it really difficult?

…………

Xu Hei walked down the street, gathering information about Star Island through questioning.

The island’s territory was roughly divided among eight major forces, each with backing support.

The main backers were three: the Sea Commerce Guild, Penglai Island, and the Bounty Alliance.

The Sea Commerce Guild was the largest merchant group in the East Sea, nothing more to say, he had seen them before on Twin Islands.

Penglai Island was the largest immortal sect in the East Sea.

The Bounty Alliance was somewhat special, a group of bounty hunters formed a team, their main targets were hunting pirates for rewards, or taking on private jobs.

As long as there was money to be made, they’d do any job.

Therefore, they became the backing for some forces, known as guest elders, but of course, this group was the most unreliable.

Xu Hei walked to the entrance of the Sea Commerce Guild, intending to buy a cave dwelling, simply because he was most familiar with the Sea Commerce Guild.

Suddenly, Xu Hei stopped, quickly retreating to the corner of the street.

He saw a shirtless burly man walk out of the Sea Commerce Guild’s entrance, adorned with various sea beast teeth as ornaments, with blue pupils and messy hair, it was Ye Hai.

Ye Hai appeared preoccupied and didn’t notice Xu Hei’s decoy puppet. He and Ye Lu left together, disappearing in a flash.

Xu Hei inadvertently witnessed this scene, his expression immediately darkening.