Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei originally didn’t believe Zhao Nanqi’s words. Such a cunning person could fabricate any lie to save his life when facing death.

Therefore, Xu Hei planned to strike mercilessly, regardless of what the other party said, not giving him a chance to speak.

But when he saw the expressions of the two people behind him, he hesitated.

Could what this person said be true?

Xu Hei hesitated slightly and picked up the crescent jade stone. With a slight force in his palm, the jade stone emitted a gentle silver moonlight and remained completely still. It was indeed an extraordinary item.

”Xu Hei, I’m not lying to you. If I’m lying, may I be struck by lightning and have my soul destroyed!” Zhao Nanqi cried out miserably.

Xu Hei frowned deeply, calming himself down.

He had just reached the Divine Transformation stage and had no concept of ascension, but those old monsters who had been at the Divine Transformation stage for hundreds or thousands of years, what kind of obsession would they have with ascension?

With the lifespan of a Divine Transformation cultivator, they would have to sit in meditation and pass away in as little as three thousand years or as much as five thousand years. The only way to continue living was to ascend!

Once there was a clue to ascension, no matter the cost, it had to be pursued!Xu Hei took a deep breath, completely calming himself. He stared at Zhao Nanqi inside the Demon God Cauldron and said, ”Tell me everything you know!”

Hearing this, the terrified expression on Zhao Nanqi’s face finally disappeared, as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.

Then, he closed his eyes and fell into a coma.

This made Xu Hei’s expression freeze.

”Bastard!”

Xu Hei cursed loudly.

As soon as Zhao Nanqi saw the crisis was over, he immediately fell silent. What a cunning person.

In fact, Zhao Nanqi’s primordial spirit was more than half exhausted, and he had long reached the brink of unconsciousness. The only reason he held on was the fear of not finishing his words and being killed by Xu Hei, this madman.

He knew that some weird cultivators wouldn’t discuss benefits. Even with the temptation of ascension before them, they would kill you without reason.

Zhao Nanqi was truly afraid. Even in a coma, he was terrified of being killed in his sleep. He still kept a trace of his divine sense outside to prevent Xu Hei from suddenly making a move.

”Xu Hei, did you kill that man?” Night Owl asked.

Xu Hei extracted Zhao Nanqi’s primordial spirit and said, ”He’s not dead yet.”

Night Owl breathed a sigh of relief and said, ”Well done, this person can’t be killed for now.”

”I know he can’t be killed.”

Xu Hei looked at the crescent jade stone in his hand, his eyes flickering, and put it away.

At this moment, the spirit insects floating in the air, having lost Zhao Nanqi’s control, hovered motionlessly. Upon closer inspection, they were actually Spirit-Eating Ants, shrunk countless times, numbering thirty thousand!

Although their size had shrunk, their strength had greatly increased. Previously, they could only devour spiritual qi, but now they could even devour laws.

If a Divine Transformation cultivator were besieged, they would have to shed a layer of skin.

”Collect!”

Xu Hei took out the Spirit Beast Ring and tried to collect them, but found that these insects didn’t obey his commands at all.

He still had to indirectly control them through Bai Zhi, but Bai Zhi had also fallen into a coma.

”Come back!”

Xu Hei continued to issue commands, but the swarm of insects remained motionless.

Night Owl hovered nearby, quietly watching.

Xu Hei’s face was somewhat embarrassed.

The problem he faced now was how to collect these insects. He couldn’t just leave them here, could he?

Night Owl coughed twice, looked at Shi Lan and the other demons, and said, ”Do you have any other business? If not, get lost!”

Shi Lan’s face darkened and said, ”This is Sea Star, and you want us to leave? Are all you Divine Continent Star people so rude?”

”Oh, then please leave!” Night Owl said politely.

”You...” Shi Lan’s face turned even darker.

But staying here was indeed pointless. The insects were clearly being collected by Xu Hei, and Zhao Nanqi had been subdued. If they didn’t fight to the death, they wouldn’t gain any benefits.

But as the war progressed, Divine Transformation cultivators had already avoided taking action, which was a huge drain on both sides.

”Clan leader, what should we do?” Shi Lan communicated via talisman.

This time, Gong Jiang responded quickly, ”Retreat! Also, inform Xu Hei that I will personally lead an army to reclaim the Northern Continent in a week.”

Gong Jiang’s quick response left Shi Lan stunned, and he hurriedly said, ”Clan leader, have you returned?”

”Yes, I have returned to Sea Star and will immediately return to the clan. I have a grand meeting to convene!” Gong Jiang ordered.

”Understood!”

Shi Lan put away the communication talisman and shouted, ”Everyone, retreat!”

Then, Shi Lan, Zhang Yu, Long Kai, and the vast army of sea demons in the distance quickly retreated in an orderly manner.

Hai Teng glanced at Xu Hei, clenched his fists, but said nothing, following the army as they swiftly departed.

Once all the demonic beasts had left.

Night Owl spread his hands and said, ”Alright! The outsiders are gone, you can continue to make a fool of yourself.”

Xu Hei was taken aback and said, ”So, you told them to leave for this reason?”

”What else?” Night Owl shrugged.

Xu Hei was speechless.

He looked at the motionless swarm of insects, took out the Spirit Beast Ring, and shouted, ”Get in here! Or die!”

The insects still didn’t move.

Xu Hei switched to Zhao Nanqi’s Insect Emperor’s ring, using the same method, but after several attempts, it was still ineffective.

These Spirit-Eating Ants had no intelligence, like pieces of wood. How could there be such a big difference between insects? Look at Ji Ying, so smart.

Speaking of Ji Ying, after consuming the Divine Transformation corpse, Ji Ying fell into a deep sleep for several years, and Xu Hei had stopped paying attention to it.

When coercion didn’t work, Xu Hei took out Spirit Stones to entice them, but it was still useless. All attempts were in vain.

Throughout the process.

Night Owl quietly watched from the side, while Qin Xuanji found an ice floe and closed his eyes to rest.

Although Night Owl showed no actions or expressions, Xu Hei always felt like he was being mocked.

Those dark, hollow eyes stared intently, following him wherever he went, silently ridiculing him, making Xu Hei’s face twitch.

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed.

After continuous attempts, Xu Hei finally found a clumsy method.

He picked up an insect, wrapped it with his divine sense, and then forcibly stored it in the Insect Emperor’s ring.

Just like collecting a magical treasure.

Then, Xu Hei picked up a second one, using the same method, and stored it in the Insect Emperor’s ring. He was very careful, afraid of crushing it.

And so, one by one.

A total of thirty thousand insects, Xu Hei collected from morning till night, and then from night till morning.

It took him a whole day and night to collect all the spirit insects.

Night Owl watched him collect them all. In the end, he clapped his hands, making a clapping sound, and praised, ”Truly a one-in-a-million insect cultivator, indeed very powerful!”

Although it was a compliment, Xu Hei wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Xu Hei replied expressionlessly, ”Thank you for the compliment, you’re very strong too.”

”Just average.”

Night Owl casually released a large swarm of crows, dense and covering the sky, numbering over a hundred thousand, and then effortlessly retracted them into the shadows.

Xu Hei watched in silence.