Serpent Ancestor

Since Hei Xuan could use this treasure to kill someone at the late stage of Divine Power, it was certainly no ordinary item.

In Dark Star, where magical treasures were extremely scarce, the origin of this item was even more thought-provoking.

Next, Xu Hei took out the transparent cloak, which he also couldn’t quite understand.

When Xu Hei put it on, the cloak automatically adhered to his skin, and his figure immediately changed, blending with the color of the stone chamber.

This transformation wasn’t just a simple change in appearance; it was more like merging into the surrounding environment.

Even in a sandstorm or a magma zone, this integration could better reduce damage.

”No wonder Hei Xuan could survive in the sandstorm; it was thanks to this treasure,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

However, the cloak could only change appearance and couldn’t block Divine Sense detection. Xu Hei’s Divine Sense easily swept over and found Hei Xuan’s hiding place.

It seemed to blend with the environment, yet it wasn’t fully integrated.

Suddenly, Xu Hei had a flash of inspiration and took out the Night Demon Wings, using them simultaneously.Xu Hei’s figure turned completely black, and on top of blending with the environment, he vanished entirely.

”Oh? Using these two magical treasures together can achieve such an effect?” Xu Hei was quite surprised.

At that moment, an unexpected change occurred.

The Night Demon Wings behind Xu Hei began to slowly merge with the transparent cloak, the two becoming one.

”What’s happening?” Xu Hei’s face changed dramatically.

Instinctively, Xu Hei wanted to retract them, but found that the two were stuck together like glue, impossible to separate.

”Old Tree, take a look at what’s going on?” Xu Hei shouted.

Old Tree was also in a daze and said, ”You ask me, who should I ask?”

Xu Hei tried a few more times, but unable to stop the fusion, he could only watch as the two magical treasures merged into one.

”The Night Demon Wings were given to me by Night Owl, and the transparent cloak was snatched from Hei Xuan. They are completely unrelated, how could they be connected?”

Xu Hei’s mind was in chaos.

If he had known, he would have spared Hei Xuan’s life to thoroughly question the origin of this cloak.

”When I reach the Wood Spirit Clan, I must find out how Hei Xuan obtained these two magical treasures,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

Before long, the Night Demon Wings and the cloak completed their fusion, turning into a pair of black, semi-transparent wings.

Xu Hei inexplicably thought of a crow’s wings.

But there were only two or three feathers on it, and Xu Hei felt that this treasure was not yet complete, just a defective product.

What was truly lacking was probably the feathers.

Xu Hei tried to activate it and found that this magical treasure could freely merge into his body, coming and going at will, but its concealment effect was mediocre, even inferior to the Night Demon Wings alone.

One plus one was less than two.

”This is worse than not merging them,” Xu Hei shook his head silently.

…………

Half a day later, the caravan set off again.

After this experience, everyone was much more cautious.

Perhaps having witnessed Xu Hei’s strength, the traitor was more restrained, and no trouble occurred in the following week.

However, what was meant to happen eventually did. A week later, as they crossed a dry riverbed.

A group of bizarre stone men, holding piles of oddly shaped explosives, emerged from the ground and charged forward to self-destruct.

Not only did they explode themselves, but the explosives they held also detonated, causing terrifying destruction, shaking the heavens and the earth, and making the entire void tremble.

This ambush resulted in the immediate death of two stone men at the early stage of Divine Power from the Yan family, and one person from the Oli family also died, with the rest severely injured.

Even Xu Hei’s stone chamber was blown to bits, leaving not a trace, but he himself was unharmed as he hid inside the Demon God Cauldron.

The explosion quickly subsided.

When Xu Hei emerged from the Demon God Cauldron, only a vast abyss remained on the ground.

As for the goods on the cart, Ao De managed to protect the Oli family’s goods with his life, so they were mostly intact, while Xu Hei preserved the Yan family’s goods.

”No!!” Yan Feng wailed mournfully.

The Yan family’s expedition team, except for him, was completely wiped out, all dead!

This outing was the most disastrous loss in the Yan family’s history.

He could only collect his companions’ bodies with tears, to use as food later.

”Fing hell, Divine Transformation stage stone men just self-destructed like that, these aren’t puppets, they’re real people!” Old Tree was completely stunned.

Xu Hei was also dumbfounded.

The stone spirit clan’s mindset was entirely different from outside cultivators, even willing to sell their lives!

He couldn’t even imagine what price the Flame Demon Ancestor paid to make such a group of stone men self-destruct.

How difficult is Divine Transformation? Those who reach the Divine Transformation stage have all survived countless near-death experiences and have their unique insights, yet this group of stone men seemed devoid of that, like mass-produced machines.

Yan Feng was both mourning his companions and devouring their bodies to heal.

Xu Hei sighed and said, ”Everyone, heal here, I’ll guard you.”

Xu Hei was the only one in the team who wasn’t injured and immediately sat down, eyes scanning the surroundings.

Soon, three figures emerged from the shadows, tall and armed, resembling bandits among humans.

”Speak, who sent you?”

Xu Hei calmly asked the approaching three.

”Heh, once you’re dead, I’ll tell you!”

The leader wasted no time, drawing a gleaming stone knife and lunging at Xu Hei...

A few breaths later.

Of the three stone men, two were crushed to powder by Xu Hei, and the last one was pinned under Xu Hei’s foot.

Without even activating the three-phase fusion, Xu Hei easily subdued these bandits using some spirit insects and his own Divine Abilities.

”Now, can we talk properly?” Xu Hei said indifferently.

”Yes, I’ll talk! I’ll talk now! A masked cultivator told me a group of fat sheep would pass by here, and had us wait. Those self-destruct soldiers were also provided by him, I know nothing else,” the bandit leader said fearfully.

After some interrogation, with no useful information gained, Xu Hei stomped the man to pieces.

As for the spoils, aside from three weapons made of hard materials, there were less than a hundred pieces of spirit sand, pathetically meager.

”This traitor is really well-hidden.”

Xu Hei glanced at the Oli family members, then at the sole survivor of the Yan family, Yan Feng, said nothing, and continued on the road.

…………

Inside a massive tree trunk within the Wood Spirit Clan’s territory.

The Flame Demon Ancestor held a Token, looking at its contents, his face livid with rage, trembling all over, even steaming from his head.

”Damn it! A bunch of useless fools, truly a bunch of useless fools!”

He slammed the table, shattering it to pieces.

The two ambushes he arranged were increasingly vicious. Hei Xuan aside, even someone at the late stage of Divine Power could be successfully assassinated. Even if they couldn’t kill Xu Hei, they should at least severely injure him, to test his limits.

Yet, they were instantly defeated!

As for the latter wave, it was his meticulously prepared self-destruct soldiers, combined with the Western Mountain Three Bandits. This plan was so secretive that even his planted spies weren’t informed. He was willing to sacrifice his own men for a decisive kill.

Yet, Xu Hei emerged from the self-destruction unscathed.

The Western Mountain Three Bandits were also a bunch of fools, knowing Xu Hei was difficult to deal with, yet still rushing in.

Now, not only did they fail to kill Xu Hei, but they also handed over a bunch of benefits.

Even if, by some miracle, they couldn’t kill Xu Hei, if they could at least severely injure him, he could swoop in and reap the rewards, which wouldn’t be a bad strategy.

But with Xu Hei’s current state, he had little confidence in taking him down.

”No matter, just a minor setback! I’ve painstakingly laid out my plans for thirty years, I refuse to believe I can’t kill you!” The Flame Demon Ancestor’s face was grim, eyes flashing with murderous intent.