Serpent Ancestor

What kind of gaze was this?

With just a glance, the two felt as if they had fallen into an abyss, their scalps tingling as if they had seen a primordial beast.

No wonder this serpent could slaughter an entire ship; it was indeed extraordinary, rivaling even the prodigies of the heavens.

Fortunately, they were not ordinary people either. Even if the serpent had broken through, so what? With their preparations, even someone at the late Core Formation stage would meet their end.

”Just a mere mid-stage Core Formation, so what if you’ve broken through? Today, you will surely die!”

Around Ye Lu appeared countless flying knives, crackling with electricity, splitting into two, then four, multiplying endlessly, covering the sky and earth, spanning thousands of miles.

”Your serpent head is worth five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. As long as I kill you, I can live comfortably for ten, no, twenty years.”

Xie Yunfei’s eyes burned with intensity. As bounty hunters, they lived for the hunt. Xu Hei had already made it to the top ten on the bounty list, making him their prime target.

It was fortunate that he was a guest of the Whale Hunting Gang, allowing him to obtain this valuable information. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity he would not miss!

Xie Yunfei spared no expense, directly summoning a handful of black Thunder Pearls. These pearls, crafted from special materials, could integrate into flesh and explode from within, possessing immense power, specifically designed to deal with Demonic Beasts, capable of blasting a bloody hole with each explosion, a bane to large Demonic Beasts.”Die!”

Ye Lu pointed forward, tens of thousands of lightning flying knives shot out in unison, transforming into dazzling arcs of electricity, attacking Xu Hei, covering all directions, leaving no room for retreat.

”Blood Killing Sword Formation!”

With a thought, Xu Hei summoned eight blood-colored flying swords, forming a massive sword formation in front of him, clashing with the countless lightning knives.

”Clang, clang, clang...”

Blood shadows intertwined with lightning shadows, sparks flying, shaking the heavens and earth. The sword formation only lasted for two breaths before showing signs of collapse.

Ye Lu’s eyes flashed with disdain, but then he saw a ninth flying sword appear within the Blood Killing Sword Formation, merging the nine swords into one, with Sword Qi soaring.

The Blood Killing Sword Formation only displayed its greatest power when reaching the pinnacle of nine swords. At this moment, under Xu Hei’s execution, its power far surpassed that of Zhou Qing in the past.

”Boom, boom, boom!!!”

With the support of nine swords, Ye Lu’s lightning knives were beaten back step by step, the situation reversed in an instant. Ye Lu’s face turned grim as an eight-sided thunder seal appeared in his hand, and another thunder dragon roared out, charging towards Xu Hei.

”Dragon Shatter Roar!”

Xu Hei sank his Qi into his Dantian and let out a thunderous shout, the dragon’s roar shaking the heavens, forming a terrifying sound wave that instantly shattered the thunder dragon, then continued upwards, rushing towards Ye Lu.

This terrifying roar was beyond everyone’s expectations in its power.

”What?”

Ye Lu’s face changed drastically. Just as he was about to act, he was struck by the sound wave of the Dragon Shatter Roar, blood gushing from his nose, ears, and mouth, his seven orifices bleeding, his mind blank for a moment.

Xu Hei’s Dragon Shatter Roar had reached the soul-shattering level, capable of killing with a single strike. Even if it couldn’t kill Ye Lu, it could leave him in a temporary daze.

That was enough!

”Die!”

Xu Hei unleashed his Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique, instantly closing in to attack the momentarily bewildered Ye Lu.

For this strike, he used no Magical Treasure.

Xu Hei’s most lethal Magical Treasures were the Ten Thousand Poison Gourd and the flying sword fused with his true form. However, he had used these treasures once on the whaling ship, and if the opponent examined the battle traces, they might be on guard.

Although Xu Hei didn’t believe the opponent could defend against them, to be safe, he changed his combat strategy and unleashed his strongest strike!

Magical Treasure? He himself was the strongest Magical Treasure!

”Diamond Suppression Technique!” Xu Hei’s true essence compressed madly, converging at the single horn on his forehead, his entire body radiating a dazzling light, his physical body as hard as glass.

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...”

Xie Yunfei flicked his wrist, and Thunder Pearls shot towards Xu Hei, some intercepting his path, but Xu Hei didn’t dodge, charging straight through.

Under the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique, most Thunder Pearls were evaded, but three still made contact with his body. These pearls were extremely strange, instantly melting and integrating into the gaps between his dragon scales, appearing inside his body.

In that brief moment, Xu Hei had already reached Ye Lu.

Ye Lu opened his eyes, regaining clarity from his daze, only to see the dragon horn and that point of blackness right in front of him.

”Die!”

Xu Hei rammed forward, releasing all his true essence, enhancing his physical strength to the limit. At the tip of his horn, a tiny black particle appeared, capable of destroying the heavens and earth.

”Explode!”

Simultaneously, Xie Yunfei let out a low shout, clenching his fist, and the three Thunder Pearls that had integrated into Xu Hei’s body exploded instantly.

Ye Lu was terrified beyond belief. He had no time to dodge, couldn’t even summon his life-saving Magical Treasure, and could only hastily activate all his true essence to form a shield in front of him.

”Boom!!!”

With a thunderous roar, Ye Lu’s true essence shield was utterly destroyed. The so-called Great Perfection of the Golden Core defense was as fragile as paper against Xu Hei’s horn.

Xu Hei’s horn pierced through Ye Lu’s chest, creating a massive hole. Upon contact with the black light, the hole rapidly expanded, spreading to his abdomen, then to his head.

Despair filled Ye Lu’s eyes. He couldn’t imagine that he would fall under a single strike!

Xie Yunfei was equally shocked, unable to fathom how Xu Hei could ignore the Thunder Pearls, willing to risk severe injury to trade his life for Ye Lu’s!

Such ruthlessness and decisiveness were something he had never encountered in his bounty hunting career!

”Poof!!”

Ye Lu’s body shattered, revealing layers of defensive shields inside, some against poison, some against swords, but they were helpless against Xu Hei’s strike. His body was torn apart, blood mist exploded, leaving only a head soaring into the sky, carrying the perfect Golden Core.

Unfortunately, he hadn’t reached the Nascent Soul stage, unable to escape like Xu Fu, his soul severely damaged by the Dragon Shatter Roar, doomed to die.

Ye Lu’s eyes were filled with intense unwillingness. He couldn’t accept dying at the hands of a mid-stage Core Formation Snake Demon. He had many killer moves yet to use, many Magical Treasures unutilized, all because of that moment of distraction, leading to his instant demise, rendering everything futile.

He was unwilling!

”Boom! Boom! Boom!!”

Inside Xu Hei, three earth-shattering explosions echoed as the Thunder Pearls detonated, wreaking havoc on his body, tearing flesh apart. But under the reinforcement of the Diamond Suppression Technique, Xu Hei’s body was greatly strengthened, its resilience and hardness defying logic.

After the bombardment, blood gushed from the gaps in Xu Hei’s dragon scales, his body swaying with three large, deep, bone-revealing holes.

Yet Xu Hei endured it, not retreating a single step, not even furrowing his brow!

”How is this possible?”

Xie Yunfei gasped, utterly stunned.