Serpent Ancestor

”Boom!!”

The rocks from the ceiling fell, the ground collapsed, and everything within the cave dwelling was swallowed by the earth, as if a cataclysm had struck.

Xu Hei’s Star Sword Formation could no longer hold and vanished into nothingness. The True Dragon Sword flew out from a crack in the stone and was caught by Xu Hei.

The remaining flying swords also emerged from the crevices of the stone ruins, but out of the 108 swords, Xu Hei only managed to retrieve half, with the rest buried completely.

”Come on, the spiritual liquid is on me, if you dare, come and take it! Hahaha!”

Xu Hei laughed heartily, ignoring the swarm of insects chasing him from behind, and with a swift step, he reached the side of the Insect Emperor.

Near the Insect Emperor, three Ghostface Stone Spiders leaped towards Xu Hei. With a flick of his wrist, the True Dragon Sword sliced one spider into pieces as if teleporting.

Then, Ji Ying whirled like a fierce wind, burrowing into the body of another stone spider, rendering it immobile.

The last one was caught by Xu Hei, who crushed it with the Sky-Tearing Claw, causing it to explode.

The Insect Emperor squirmed backward, sensing danger and attempting to flee.This Insect Emperor, akin to a queen ant, was only capable of producing offspring, lacking combat strength, and relying on soldier ants to fight.

Xu Hei moved like a startling swan, swift as lightning, and mounted the Insect Emperor’s back.

The swarm behind him fell into chaos, countless Spirit-Eating Ants and Ghostface Stone Spiders charged at Xu Hei madly, trying to protect the Insect Emperor.

This eased the pressure on the people fleeing outside.

Xu Hei was about to strike down with his sword to end the Insect Emperor when he noticed its body suddenly deflate, turning into an empty shell in an instant.

From within the shell, a shadow flew out, darting into a stone crevice.

”Golden Cicada Shedding!” Xu Hei’s expression changed slightly.

The Insect Emperor had such a method to escape danger, which was beyond Xu Hei’s expectations. He decisively sent Ji Ying into the crevice in pursuit.

Seeing the insect army outside rushing into the Insect Emperor’s cave dwelling, ready to surround and kill Xu Hei, he made a quick decision, slashing his sword horizontally at the ceiling.

”Boom!!”

At this moment, the Insect Emperor’s cave dwelling finally couldn’t hold and completely collapsed, like the last supporting beam breaking.

Rumble!

Rubble fell, the earth shattered, countless insects were buried, and numerous spiders were smashed to pieces.

The red-haired woman had just burned away the stones, poking her head out of the ruins, only to be buried completely by the endless falling rocks.

”You deserve to die!” The red-haired woman shouted in unwilling anger before being completely buried.

Before being buried, Xu Hei leaped into the spiritual pool with the remaining spiritual liquid. Soon after, the pool was struck by countless falling rocks, deeply buried underground.

The ground shook continuously, and the formation maintaining this place finally collapsed, everything buried in the ruins.

…………

At the entrance of the underground cave.

A group of figures hurriedly emerged, each heavily injured, with two people left dead inside.

The only ones who managed to escape were Luo Gang, Gongsun Bo, Xue Yang, a man suspected to be from the Divine Puppet Sect, and Lin Tianhe.

Everyone else was buried inside.

Not long after, even the entrance to the underground cave was buried, completely collapsed, and inaccessible.

The terrain here was extremely solid, being the site of an ancient cultivator’s cave dwelling, impossible for ordinary people to break in from the outside unless they reached the Divine Transformation Stage, otherwise, it was inaccessible.

”What a pity, Fellow Daoist Xu is buried just like that.” Luo Gang sighed.

Being buried alive underground, though not fatal, made escape impossible.

To break through the rock and reach the surface would take an eternity, given its hardness, it might take hundreds of years.

Moreover, there were countless insects underground, posing a huge threat. If surrounded by insects, even ten lives wouldn’t be enough.

Xue Yang’s face was extremely gloomy; not only did he gain nothing from this trip, but he also lost three companions.

”Lin Tianhe, is this the opportunity you spoke of?” Xue Yang glared at Lin Tianhe.

Xue Yang had planned to absorb the spiritual liquid from the pool to advance to the Divine Transformation Stage, but everything was ruined.

Lost both the lady and the soldiers.

”What could I do? Who knew such a change would occur?” Lin Tianhe was also troubled; the appearance of the red-haired woman was beyond everyone’s expectations.

Luo Gang said nothing, grabbing Gongsun Bo and leaving on a cloud of dust.

His magnetic sand was mostly depleted, and encountering danger again would be troublesome.

”Today was too unlucky, almost died here! If I could roll a six, I’d definitely kill that woman, at least I wouldn’t leave empty-handed!” Gongsun Bo gritted his teeth.

”Can’t you cheat?” Luo Gang frowned.

”Cheat, then it’s not gambling, is it?” Gongsun Bo retorted.

Luo Gang was left speechless.

What they needed to do now was to investigate the origins of the red-haired woman and send a rescue team to see if they could retrieve Xu Hei.

Though the hope was slim, there were always experts in such matters. As the City Lord of Liefeng City, Luo Gang had connections across various circles, and what he lacked least was a network.

…………

Deep underground, at an unknown depth.

Xu Hei was wedged in a rock crevice, unable to move, but fortunately, he was skilled in earth-based divine abilities. By using Earth Concealment Escape, he could merge with the earth, making it slightly more bearable.

However, using Earth Concealment Escape to escape directly was no easy task.

The depth was significant; it had taken them over an hour to descend, and returning the same way would take several days.

Moreover, the rock hardness here had reached an unimaginable level.

He didn’t know what kind of existence the Divine King’s Hall was, but judging from the cave dwelling’s structure, the owner back then was likely above the Divine Transformation Stage.

Of course, this was all Xu Hei’s speculation; he hadn’t even seen the Divine Transformation Stage, let alone above it, which was already at the legendary immortal level.

Xu Hei’s Divine Sense casually swept around and discovered many Spirit-Eating Ants buried nearby.

These Spirit-Eating Ants were instinctively gathering towards Xu Hei.

”Still want to kill me?” Xu Hei’s expression was uncertain.

He tried to contact Ji Ying but couldn’t, unsure if Ji Ying had dealt with the Insect Emperor.

”Right, there’s still someone buried here!”

Xu Hei’s expression shifted, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

Based on his memory of the location, the red-haired woman seemed to be not far to the east.

Xu Hei used Earth Concealment Escape to move east, his speed very slow.

Although the opponent was strong, as an earth-based cultivator with a Heaven-grade Earth Spiritual Root, this hard underground depth was his domain.

Moreover, the opponent was injured; if he couldn’t handle her, Xu Hei might as well not live.

”Fire-based cultivator, in the earth, let’s see how you play with me, hehe.”

Xu Hei chuckled sinisterly, stopping a hundred feet away, where his Divine Sense could just penetrate the rock and locate the opponent.

At this moment, the red-haired woman had melted the surrounding rocks, creating a small area, and was sitting cross-legged.

This space was just enough to accommodate her alone.

The red-haired woman swallowed a translucent blood-red pill, fully refining it, the sword scars on her body slowly healing, and her true essence and vitality recovering.

Just then, her eyebrows twitched, sensing Xu Hei’s Divine Sense sweeping over.

”You can actually move!”

The red-haired woman was incredulous; in such a solid underground, Xu Hei could actually move.

This was the cave dwelling of an ancient cultivator, yet Xu Hei could move freely, which was impossible.

”Hmph, heard you want to kill me, let me send you a Gravity Technique first!” Xu Hei took a deep breath and directly activated the Gravity Technique.

”Boom!!”

With the increase in gravity, the space the red-haired woman had just burned out collapsed again, burying her in rocks.