Serpent Ancestor

Feeling the heat in his heart, Xu Hei’s entire body was warming up, as if his blood was about to ignite.

He understood that the first drop of dragon blood within him had been born.

”Creating dragon blood, I’ve finally birthed the first drop of dragon blood,” Xu Hei thought excitedly.

However, he didn’t know why the dragon blood had been born; he had merely expressed his own ideas. Could this be related to the dragon blood?

”The Penglai Sea belongs to the Demon Clan, and outsiders are not allowed to trample it. Is this the meaning of bloodline inheritance?” Xu Hei pondered.

He had stumbled upon the creation of a drop of dragon blood by accident and didn’t understand the principle behind it.

No matter what, having dragon blood meant he had a powerful trump card and could perform the Dragon Soul Descent.

Xu Hei returned to his cave dwelling, and after a moment of thought, an idea suddenly came to him.

He forced the drop of dragon blood out of his body.

A drop of purple-gold blood hovered in mid-air, like a gem, emanating a powerful pressure.”This is my dragon blood,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

With the emergence of the dragon blood, Xu Hei clearly felt that all the spirit insects he was raising in the cave dwelling became quiet and quickly retreated into their nests.

These were low-level insects, instinctively fearing higher-level creatures.

Losing a drop of dragon blood, Xu Hei immediately felt weak and powerless.

According to past patterns, the dragon parts on his body could regenerate. For instance, dragon scales could regrow after being plucked if he consumed a large amount of spirit medicine.

Even the section of his tail that had broken off, and the few missing dragon bones, had regrown.

As long as he consumed a large amount of resources, these dragon parts could regenerate, although he would enter a period of weakness.

Xu Hei stored the drop of dragon blood in a jade bottle and sealed it with a heavy seal.

He wanted to see how much it would cost to regenerate a drop of dragon blood.

Xu Hei immediately took out a large handful of spirit medicine and swallowed it, along with a big gulp of the Demon Lord’s true essence.

A week later.

Xu Hei had almost consumed all the thousand-year-old spirit medicine on him, and his condition had recovered, but the dragon blood still hadn’t reappeared.

”After eating so much, why hasn’t it replenished?” Xu Hei was quite puzzled.

During this time, he also consulted related materials.

Heart blood, also known as life essence blood, is extremely difficult to recover once lost and can only be slowly replenished.

For this reason, Xu Hei even went to the third floor of the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he could, boiled them into porridge, and consumed them. But apart from his body healing, the dragon blood never reappeared.

He struggled for a whole month without any success.

Just as Xu Hei was about to give up.

Suddenly, he felt a warmth in his heart, and a warm current surged forth. He quickly looked inside his body and saw a drop of purple-gold blood flowing in his heart.

The new dragon blood had appeared.

”Finally, it’s a success!” Xu Hei breathed a sigh of relief.

This proved his theory was correct: as long as there were enough resources, the missing dragon parts on his body could regenerate.

But the cost was quite high, and Xu Hei was unwilling to go through it again. To restore a drop of dragon blood, he had consumed more than half of his resources. It was evident how precious dragon blood was.

Now, it was time to set off for the outer battlefield.

A month ago, Xu Hei had already informed others of his plan. The Chosen of his generation unanimously decided to head to the outer battlefield for training.

The day before departure, the teacher found him and brought him a gift.

”Open it and see.”

The teacher took out a jade box and handed it over.

Xu Hei accepted the jade box and opened it to see a cyan pill inside. The pill’s surface was engraved with dragon patterns, emitting a cyan halo, faintly forming the image of a Kylin.

The pill’s aura took shape, indicating it was close to a fifth-grade pill!

”This is...”

Xu Hei immediately closed the box, looking at the teacher in surprise.

”Kylin Pill, made from the life blood of a Water Kylin, and there’s only this one,” the teacher said solemnly.

In Xu Hei’s mind, the image of the Water Kylin appeared.

He didn’t refuse and carefully stored the jade box.

”I heard you exchanged heavenly materials and earthly treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, but the real treasures are never shown there. I hope you understand,” the teacher explained.

Xu Hei understood his meaning and cupped his fists, saying, ”Thank you, senior.”

Xu Hei knew the value of this pill even surpassed dragon blood. If he had taken this pill at the time, a drop of dragon blood could have been restored instantly.

”No need for thanks, just remember!”

The teacher stared at Xu Hei, enunciating each word: ”Come back alive!”

Xu Hei nodded heavily.

He had to come back alive, not just for himself, but for the Penglai Sea and this world.

…………

At the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion.

”Hey kid, I heard you’re leaving tomorrow?”

Wang Zhen lazily lay on the ground, his tentacles now twelve in number, casually accepting the leaves Xu Hei handed over.

”Yes, the next time I send leaves, it’ll be ten years later,” Xu Hei said with a smile.

Wang Zhen stored the leaves, scratched his head, and after a moment of thought, he suddenly grabbed one of his tentacles.

Then, under Xu Hei’s shocked gaze, there was a loud sound—

”Snap!”

He tore off a tentacle.

”I don’t have much to give you, so I’ll give you a piece of my tentacle. Whenever you’re hungry, you can take a bite, guaranteed to be delicious!” Wang Zhen said, tossing the tentacle over.

Xu Hei was completely dumbfounded.

It wasn’t until the tentacle flew over that he hurriedly caught it, still standing there in a daze.

”What? Not enough? I have more!”

Wang Zhen said, about to tear off another one.

”Enough, enough, it’s already enough!” Xu Hei quickly retreated.

He was utterly speechless, never having seen someone give away their tentacle. Was he crazy?

”Hahaha! Let me tell you, my tentacle is delicious whether pickled, dried, or smoked. If you need more, just let me know, I’ll make sure you’re full!” Wang Zhen laughed heartily.

Xu Hei suddenly felt that Wang Zhen’s brain seemed a bit off.

”Thank you for your kindness, Brother Wang. Farewell, farewell,” Xu Hei said, storing the tentacle and hurriedly leaving.

Next, he arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Repository.

The white-haired monkey was still sitting there with vacant eyes, holding a book. Upon seeing Xu Hei approach, it immediately put the book away and sat up straight.

Seeing that the other party made no move, Xu Hei cupped his fists and said, ”Senior, farewell for now, see you in ten years!”

He turned and left.

Shortly after Xu Hei left, the white-haired old monkey took out a page of the book, thought for a moment, and wrote four words on it—Safe Arrival.

Before leaving, all the Chosen received gifts from their elders to help them cut through thorns and thistles on the outer battlefield.

Among them, each received a jar containing the Demon Lord’s true essence, which could quickly replenish true essence, more effective than any Rejuvenation Pill.

…………

The next day.

Xu Hei, Hai Teng, Nine-Headed Worm, Bai Luo, Bai Qiushui, Ah Yin, and Xiong Dabao formed a small team, representing the Penglai Sea and Penglai Island, embarking on a long journey.

Bai Luo took out an armored ship as the vehicle for this journey.

The ship was quite large, with eight rooms inside.

Each room was equipped with the most luxurious facilities, including separate pill refining rooms, artifact refining rooms, and training rooms, with all the necessary living equipment. The space was also large enough for any demonic beast to move freely.

However, the demonic beasts had all transformed into human forms, as a matter of etiquette.

Originally, one of the eight rooms was prepared for Xu Bai, but Xu Bai had already left the team and ventured out alone.

Xu Hei sat cross-legged in his room, waved his hand, and took out the Simulated Combat Tower.

This tower had ultimately been brought out by him.

According to the Demon Lord, this tower was the most precious item in the Penglai Sea, capable of connecting to the outer realm, hiding secrets beyond Xu Hei’s imagination.

He directly entered the tower and began matching battles.

…………

At this moment, Bai Luo stood on the deck, staring at the calm sea in the distance, his brows deeply furrowed.

A week had passed since their departure.

The sea remained calm and sunny, without encountering any difficulties, not even a slight storm.

The defensive formations he had meticulously prepared had not been put to use at all.

”Strange,” Bai Luo muttered, rubbing his chin in thought.

Based on his sailing experience, this was unusual, a bit too lucky.

On this route, there were at least ten potential troubles, but so far, not even a pirate had appeared, let alone a slightly larger fish.

”Perhaps the blessings have taken effect. Confucian Sages can speak the truth of heaven and earth, and although the master hasn’t reached that level, it can still have some effect,” Bai Qiushui said calmly.

Bai Luo nodded, having no other explanation.

They continued eastward, reaching the end of the East Sea, where a vast sea of fog lay ahead, shrouding the world, making it difficult for Divine Sense to spread, and slowing their pace.

Fortunately, there was a safe route left by the predecessors, and as long as they followed this route, they could reach their destination.

After another five days of sailing, it remained calm. The fog gradually dissipated, the sun appeared, and they passed through the sea of fog.

On the horizon ahead, a vast continent finally appeared.

—The Little Cang Realm.

The Little Cang Realm was the entrance to the outer battlefield.

According to Night Owl, the Western Cang Realm lay just beyond the Little Cang Realm, separated by a strait, reachable in a day. The Little Cang Realm was like an island attached to the outside of the Western Cang Realm.

Although it was an island, its area was vast, comparable to the Qin Kingdom, almost a continent. However, compared to the Western Cang Realm, it was still too small.

The ship docked, safely arriving. The group landed on the island and quickly advanced into the depths of the Little Cang Realm.

Along the way, they encountered many unfamiliar faces, all here to participate in the outer battlefield.

These unfamiliar cultivators were mostly at the Core Formation Stage, with most having Elemental Infant stage elders leading them. Among them were mid-stage and even late-stage Elemental Infant cultivators. It was evident that the overall strength of cultivators in the Western Cang Realm and Little Cang Realm far surpassed that of the Central Divine Continent.

According to tradition, Xu Hei and his group would also have elders escorting them, but most of the high-level figures in the Penglai Sea had perished, and the teacher had to stay behind to watch over Meng Sheng, leaving them to come alone.

With Xu Hei’s strength, he didn’t need an escort.

Xu Hei, clad in a black robe, wrapped himself completely, with a mask covering his face.

Hai Teng, usually flamboyant, seeing the situation, followed suit, wearing a deep blue long robe, wrapping himself tightly, and he too became more reserved.