Serpent Ancestor

Xu Fu formed a seal with one hand, and black mist surged from his body, enveloping him like a ball of cotton. The mist liquefied, turning into a viscous liquid, as the Yehuo burned fiercely, accompanied by the wails of vengeful spirits.

Mo Xuan’s head charged forward like a battering ram, crashing into Xu Fu’s body.

”Boom!!”

With a loud explosion, Xu Fu’s defense shattered like paper, his physical body and countless vengeful spirits disintegrating into fragments, scattering into the sky, and igniting into a raging fire with continuous screams.

”Is this... Dragon Raising Its Head?” Xu Hei was stunned.

Xu Hei had never been able to master Dragon Raising Its Head, not even qualified to touch it.

During his seclusion, every time he witnessed that painting, he was overwhelmed by its terrifying aura and blasted out of the cave dwelling without exception.

It was not a divine ability he was qualified to grasp!

But at this moment, Xu Hei witnessed a true Dragon Raising Its Head.

Having the form was useless without the spirit! Awakening from slumber, erupting from silence, like the rising sun, like an Azure Dragon emerging from its cave! A spark could ignite a towering inferno!At this moment, Mo Xuan was no longer the lifeless, aged old man, but a newly born Flood Dragon, embodying the essence of Dragon Raising Its Head!

”Roar!!”

The dragon’s roar echoed throughout the universe, and Xu Fu’s physical body was shattered with a single blow!

Xu Fu’s form and spirit were broken, his soul crumbling, leaving only an Elemental Infant encased in a red-glowing magical treasure, rising from the shattered flesh and transforming into a beam of light, fleeing at high speed.

A familiar situation.

Only this time, Xu Fu didn’t even have a piece of flesh left, just a solitary Elemental Infant.

Elemental Infant cultivators, even if their physical body is destroyed, can survive briefly with just their Elemental Infant, but they need to find someone to body snatch or use rare heavenly spiritual treasures to reconstruct a new body.

Once reaching the Divine Transformation Stage, the Elemental Infant becomes a primordial spirit, making it even harder to kill. As long as the primordial spirit is not destroyed, and lifespan is not exhausted, they will never perish.

Xu Hei glanced in the direction Xu Fu fled, then decisively took to the sky, his Water Thunder Wings unfurled, and he pursued with full speed using Ever-changing Fish and Dragon.

”Xu Bai!”

Without needing a reminder, just a glance, Xu Bai immediately understood, spitting out a mouthful of green light that fell on Xu Hei, restoring part of his true essence.

Xu Hei’s speed surged, reaching the level of an Elemental Infant, closing the distance with Xu Fu.

Xu Fu’s Elemental Infant clearly sensed the danger, terrified, and sent a divine sense transmission: ”Kid, let’s talk this out, don’t force me to self-destruct!”

As he spoke, his Elemental Infant ignited, shrinking a portion, and his speed increased, once again surpassing Xu Hei.

Xu Hei also accelerated, burning his Golden Core, increasing his speed again.

Even if it meant sacrificing some cultivation, he was determined to drive Xu Fu into a corner!

”Kid, it was all a misunderstanding before, don’t be impulsive!” Xu Fu’s voice came again.

Xu Hei ignored him, his Golden Core burning fiercely, his face expressionless, filled only with killing intent and coldness.

”Dragon Shatter...”

Xu Hei’s true essence gathered at his throat, rapidly compressing, preparing to unleash the Dragon Shatter Roar to completely annihilate Xu Fu!

”Damn it!”

Xu Fu’s eyes flashed with sorrow, his Elemental Infant shrinking by a third, suddenly transforming into a stream of light, shooting towards the sky at a speed Xu Hei couldn’t catch, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Xu Hei continued the pursuit for a while, but when he couldn’t find any trace of the opponent, he had to stop.

”He still escaped.” Xu Hei lowered his head, silent.

The top bounty on the list, ten million spirit stones, slipped away right before his eyes.

To say he wasn’t heartbroken would be a lie.

This made Xu Hei realize the gap even more deeply, the chasm between the Elemental Infant stage and the Core Formation stage. Even if the opponent’s physical body was destroyed, just an Elemental Infant was not something he could kill.

However, Xu Hei never had full confidence; he just wanted to see how far he could push the opponent.

In the end, Xu Fu’s Elemental Infant burned a third of itself, likely suffering severe damage, and his cultivation would drop significantly.

In fact, just as Xu Hei guessed.

Although Xu Fu escaped the Penglai Sea, his cultivation fell from the peak of the mid-Elemental Infant stage to the peak of the early Elemental Infant stage, a whole realm. Not to mention, he lost his physical body.

Of the four protectors, three retreated unscathed, only he was the most miserable.

Fortunately, it was within the Sea God Sect; otherwise, in another place, he wouldn’t have been able to restore his physical body.

”Xu Fu, how did you end up like this again? Even worse than last time!”

The butcher appeared beside him, sneering as if mocking.

”If you had gone to hold back Mo Xuan, it would have been even worse!” Xu Fu retorted coldly.

The butcher didn’t argue, just sneered, ”Your cultivation has dropped significantly now, afraid another elder will replace you. I can point you to a bright path, join me, and I guarantee you the best position.”

Xu Fu wasn’t in the mood for jokes, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Moments later, the Sea God Sect began counting its numbers, only to find half the elders perished, and almost all the deacons were dead.

Aside from the three protectors, the lower ranks suffered severe losses!

The loss was enormous this time, and the Sea God Sect would likely remain inactive for three years.

Originally, they could have made the Penglai Sea pay the same price, but Yu Jianqiu’s sword shattered the Sea God’s methods, minimizing casualties.

”Reclaiming the Sea God’s Heart makes it all worth it. When the Sea God descends, not just the Penglai Sea, but the East Sea, and even the entire cultivation star, will be under the Sea God Sect’s control!” thought the Soul Refining Demon Lord.

…………

Deep in the East Sea.

This was an unremarkable black island, with a large teleportation array constructed underground, capable of transporting the Sea God Sect members from this distant place to a million miles away.

Long-distance warfare brought various disadvantages, but with the teleportation array, all difficulties vanished.

This was why other forces struggled to attack the Sea God Sect.

The distance was too far, yet the opponent could teleport in real-time, coming and going freely. They could even empty your home after you left and leisurely teleport back, ready for battle. Along the way, there were various traps, and reaching the destination was a problem.

It was like a group of barbarians on foot fighting against cavalry and chariots, a pure death wish.

But today.

”Boom!!!”

A thunderous explosion echoed deep underground on the black island, the terrifying tremor nearly flipping the entire island.

”Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Three elders of the Sea God Sect arrived instantly, horrified to find a thousand-foot-wide crater on the island, with the formation’s patterns already destroyed.

The three searched everywhere, divine senses spread out, but found no trace of anyone.

At the same time, on three other islands with teleportation arrays, similar explosions occurred.

The Sea God Sect’s teleportation arrays were not limited to one.

But at the same time, all the teleportation arrays were destroyed, flames soared, shaking the surroundings, causing massive waves, plunging the entire Sea God Sect into chaos.

Elders stationed everywhere arrived at the scene as quickly as possible, but without exception, no suspects were caught, and the teleportation arrays were destroyed.

Meanwhile, millions of miles away, the Soul Refining Demon Lord, just leaving the Penglai Sea, suddenly sensed something, his face changing.

”Damn!”

He quickly reached the teleportation array’s endpoint, intending to return as fast as possible.

However, the other end of the teleportation array was already destroyed, with no connection point, rendering the formation ineffective.

”The teleportation arrays are destroyed, everyone, return to the Sea God Sect as quickly as possible!” The Soul Refining Demon Lord’s order was swiftly relayed back.

…………

Penglai Sea.

Xu Hei arrived at the small island where Mo Xuan resided. Mo Xuan, as usual, lay at the cave dwelling’s entrance, dozing off, not even glancing at Xu Hei.

”Elder Mo.” Xu Hei hesitated to speak.

”Did you see that move just now?” Mo Xuan’s voice was breathless.

”I saw it, nearly killed Xu Fu, it was very enlightening for me.”

Xu Hei’s voice carried reverence, and it was genuine. That move taught him a lot, making him realize that divine abilities must have both form and spirit to unleash their full power.

”Sigh, I’m old, can’t even kill a small fry, I’m useless now.” Mo Xuan sighed.

Xu Hei was silent for a moment, then said, ”An old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop a thousand miles. As long as the heart is not old, senior is not old at all.”

Mo Xuan opened his eyes, looking at Xu Hei, and asked, ”Do you have any doubts about today’s events?”

Xu Hei’s mind immediately recalled everything he witnessed today, pondering, ”I have many doubts.”

Today, Xu Hei witnessed many puzzling things, like why the high-level officials chose to hide the Sea God Sect’s invasion?

Moreover, from the Sea God Sect’s attitude, it seemed like the high-level officials deliberately lured them here?

This indirectly caused the deaths of many innocents!

Many deaths could have been avoided! Why did the high-level officials do something so infuriating?

”Xu Hei, since ancient times, humans and demonic beasts have been at odds. Do you know why in the Penglai Sea, humans and demonic beasts coexist harmoniously?”

”And why is Yu Jianqiu’s external incarnation in human form? Don’t you find it strange?”

Mo Xuan posed two more questions.

These questions were also points of long-standing confusion for Xu Hei.

Since ancient times, humans and demonic beasts have been at odds, a fact engraved in Xu Hei’s mind since his intelligence awakened, and everything he saw and heard confirmed this.

Except in this peculiar ancient space, humans and demonic beasts, and marine creatures, coexisted in rare peace.

Penglai Island, Penglai Sea, Xu Hei initially thought it was due to the connected space, but today it seemed there was more to it.

”I humbly ask senior to enlighten me!” Xu Hei lowered his head.

Mo Xuan studied Xu Hei, then glanced at the motionless Xu Bai beside him. She also lowered her head, saying, ”If it involves secrets, I can leave.”

”No need, both of you have the inheritance of ancient celestial lords, you have the right to know.”

Mo Xuan sighed, seemingly lost in memories.

The lifespan of a Flood Dragon is long, far surpassing human cultivators. How many years Mo Xuan has lived is unknown; perhaps his cultivation was once sky-high, but now, he is just an aged old man.

Mo Xuan slowly said, ”The most effective way to unite two opposing races is to introduce a third party that threatens to eliminate them all, forcing them to join forces!”

”A third party?”

Xu Hei’s breath quickened.

He knew the two races Mo Xuan referred to were humans and demonic beasts, historically at odds. So, what was the third party?