Serpent Ancestor

The person hidden in the space seemed to have reached their limit and couldn’t hold on any longer.

”Boom!!”

The heavenly tribulation exploded, the space collapsed, and the surrounding formations were destroyed. Like a chain reaction, the violent tribulation spread out, destroying everything nearby.

Xu Hei and the others quickly retreated, putting some distance between them.

Moments later, a hidden space was revealed in front of them.

Inside the space, the heavenly tribulation continued to fall, striking a spider with a body as white as jade. With each strike, the spider’s aura grew stronger.

Despite being covered in scars, its aura fluctuations continued to intensify.

The moment the Sea Star Demon Clan saw the spider, their pupils shrank, and their bloodlines trembled uncontrollably.

Shi Lan exclaimed, ”Ancient royal bloodline!”

The ancient royal bloodline, often referred to by the people of the Divine Continent Star as ancient beasts, includes creatures like the Zhēng, Kunpeng, and Demon Phoenix, all of which possess royal bloodlines.This bloodline is extremely powerful; some are born at the Core Formation stage, and as adults, they reach the peak of the Elemental Infant stage, showcasing their talents to the fullest.

Wang Zhēng merely activated the ancient royal ”Zhēng” bloodline, causing his strength to soar. But what kind of existence is a living ancient royal?

There was once a living ancient royal on Sea Star.

—The Azure Sea Dragon King!

He was the strongest of the previous generation on Sea Star, successfully surpassing the Divine Transformation Stage and reaching the Ascension Realm.

This is the power of the ancient royal bloodline.

One can imagine their feelings upon seeing this spider.

Without hesitation, Shi Lan took out a communication talisman and sent the most urgent message to the clan leader, requesting immediate assistance.

This is a matter that could decide the future of Sea Star, more important than any war.

Upon seeing the spider, Xu Hei also understood where that familiar feeling came from.

Wasn’t this the very Bai Zhi who disappeared from his cave dwelling?

As for why she appeared here, the answer was obvious.

”Zhao Nanqi, get out here!”

Xu Hei glared at a shadow in the space and shouted angrily, sending the Dragon Shatter Roar sweeping towards it, forcing the shadow out.

Zhao Nanqi appeared, standing near the heavenly tribulation, without a hint of fear on his face, but rather a relaxed smile as he looked at Xu Hei. ”Oh, isn’t this Ancestor Xu? And Ancestor Qin, you’re here too!”

Qin Xuanji didn’t respond, knowing these two had a grudge. He simply stepped back half a step, remaining silent.

Xu Hei glanced at Zhao Nanqi, who was under the heavenly tribulation but not affected. He had removed all protective formations, leaving only one beside him to protect himself, clearly prepared to prevent any attacks.

Until the heavenly tribulation ended, Xu Hei couldn’t do anything to him.

”Zhao Nanqi, you said you didn’t steal my insect. Now, how will you deny it?” Xu Hei said with a sullen face.

At the time, after checking Zhao Nanqi’s record jade slip, Xu Hei almost believed that he indeed hadn’t taken Bai Zhi.

Although Xu Hei had his suspicions, he had no evidence and couldn’t act rashly.

But now, seeing that not only had Zhao Nanqi stolen her, but he had also secretly nurtured Bai Zhi to the Divine Transformation stage, it was clear he had been raising her for years!

In that case, Jiang Nine Phoenix might have been stolen by him too.

”Oh, Ancestor Xu, this insect wasn’t stolen from you. I caught it from a faraway place, so don’t falsely accuse a good person! Besides, spirit insects and spirit medicine belong to the world, and they don’t have your name on them, so you can’t say they’re all yours.”

Zhao Nanqi shrugged, looking at a mass of dark clouds in the sky. ”Grand Elder Night Owl, why don’t you judge this?”

From the clouds, a pitch-black figure appeared, with only a pair of deep eyes visible—it was Night Owl.

Night Owl said nothing, merely watching silently from above.

Seeing this, Zhao Nanqi directly took out a record jade slip and projected its contents.

The jade slip recorded the entire process of him capturing Bai Zhi, at a location in the northern part of the Western Cang Realm, far from Xu Hei’s cave dwelling.

”Grand Elder, look, this spirit insect doesn’t have Xu Hei’s name on it. Why can’t I catch it? Why can’t I raise it? This is my opportunity!” Zhao Nanqi said confidently.

Throughout this process, the Sea Star Demon Clan watched intently.

Though they were professionally trained not to laugh easily, their facial expressions were somewhat uncontrollable, with the corners of their mouths slightly curling up.

”Heh, internal strife.”

”Internal strife is good, hopefully, they’ll fight.”

”The rumors are true, Xu Hei indeed has a conflict with Zhao Nanqi.”

”Be careful, they might be putting on a show.”

While those in the Divine Transformation stage remained calm, the Elemental Infant demonic beasts in the distance began to discuss, sneering continuously.

Shi Lan took out a communication talisman, sending the latest developments to the higher-ups and urging them to speed up.

”This is a heaven-sent opportunity. If they start fighting, we’ll have a chance to exploit it,” Shi Lan communicated.

At this moment.

Whether it was Xu Hei, Qin Xuanji, or Zhao Nanqi, they all looked up at Grand Elder Night Owl. He was the backbone, and although his attitude couldn’t decide everything, it could stabilize the situation.

However, Night Owl said nothing, offering no opinion.

He didn’t even move his eyes, as if he were dead.

”Why is the Grand Elder silent?” Xu Hei glared.

Night Owl still didn’t respond.

Feigning death, Xu Hei had no choice but to look at Bai Zhi. Under the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, he could barely make out Bai Zhi’s outline. From the center of her brow, Xu Hei vaguely saw a lightning mark.

This made Xu Hei’s eyes flicker imperceptibly.

The heavenly tribulation continued.

In the blink of an eye, three more days passed.

More and more sea demons gathered nearby, all summoned by Shi Lan, and Hai Teng also arrived on the scene.

However, they were all native Sea Star demonic beasts. The main forces of the Divine Continent Star were still entangled with each other, and no one was present.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, day after day passed, and the heavenly tribulation finally neared its end.

”Boom!!”

The last bolt of lightning disappeared, revealing Bai Zhi’s battered form.

Her eight legs were broken, her body charred black, covered in scars, and her flesh indistinguishable, resembling a corpse. Yet, the powerful fluctuations emanating from her body and the mighty aura of her primordial spirit signified she had officially reached the Divine Transformation stage!

Once her injuries healed, she would be an ancient beast of the Divine Transformation stage, an ancient royal bloodline!

Bai Zhi’s individual combat power might not be outstanding among the Divine Transformation stage, but this insect had one major advantage—she could reproduce! Given time to breed, which Divine Transformation stage wouldn’t be troubled?

Seeing the heavenly tribulation disappear, Xu Hei immediately leaped forward, teleporting towards Zhao Nanqi.

”Activate the formation!”

Zhao Nanqi waved a flag, and a boundary line appeared before Xu Hei, stretching the originally instant distance infinitely, making Xu Hei grow farther from Zhao Nanqi.

This little trick, Xu Hei could easily break, but suddenly, a cold laugh came from afar, ”Heh, so it’s common for you Divine Continent Star folks to fight among yourselves?”

As the voice echoed, Xu Hei felt his limbs turn cold, and the space froze—it was Shi Lan who had made a move.