Serpent Ancestor

Han Te landed beside Xu Hei, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Wang Dashan and laughed, ”Mr. Xu, a hundred Supreme Spirit Stones, are you sure?”

”Of course.”

Without hesitation, Xu Hei took out a thousand spirit sands he had previously obtained, placed them into a storage bag, and tossed it over to Han Te.

Han Te caught it, weighed it in his hand, and pocketed it with a smile, ”A hundred Supreme Spirit Stones, that’s not just about stalling this person.”

”Oh? Is there an extra benefit?” Xu Hei asked in surprise.

”Haha, Mr. Xu is an old member, so enjoying a bit of extra service is only natural. By the way, if Mr. Xu has more spirit stones, you can choose to recharge. Recharge up to five hundred, and you’ll receive an extra hundred, plus a permanent thirty percent discount, which is exclusive to old members,” Han Te said with a smile.

”...” Xu Hei was momentarily speechless.

He suddenly felt that recharging was quite a bargain.

But where could he get five hundred Supreme Spirit Stones? Besides, Han Te comes and goes without a trace; what if he takes the money and runs?

”I don’t have any spirit stones, let’s talk about it next time,” Xu Hei said.At this moment, Qing Xuan had regained his composure. He stared at Xu Hei and Han Te with a sinister look and said, ”What do you two mean by this?”

”Nothing, just self-preservation.”

Xu Hei replied coldly, ”You didn’t really think I believed your nonsense, did you? Going out now would only get me blocked at the exit, waiting for you to kill me, am I right?”

Qing Xuan stared at Xu Hei, and this time, he surprisingly didn’t refute, just sneered.

”Heh heh heh! Indeed, you cultivators from the outside world are more cunning and sly than one another.”

”It seems I’ve been too low-key, leading you to the illusion that attacking us here gives you a better chance of survival than leaving now.”

As Qing Xuan spoke.

Outside the cave, the sound of countless plants growing suddenly appeared. Xu Hei turned to look and saw that, at some point, the outside had become a world of thorns.

Endless, stretching beyond sight!

Except for the areas where spatial rifts appeared, every other place was covered in thorns.

At this moment, these thorns were surrounding the cave at a terrifying speed.

Seeing such a shocking scene, even Xu Hei gasped, his heart surging with waves.

”This is the Thorn King’s Inescapable Prison!”

Qing Shuang’s face immediately turned grim.

When was this planted?

Could it be that the Thorn King is also here?

The Thorn King, one of the three Grand Elders of the Wood Spirit Clan, the strongest of the Thorn Clan, with unfathomable cultivation, is said to be half a step into Void Shattering, just one step away from reaching the legendary realm.

This step has trapped him for countless years. Although his cultivation hasn’t progressed, his divine abilities have been growing stronger.

It’s no exaggeration to say that below Void Shattering, the Thorn King is invincible!

Except for the other two Grand Elders who can balance him, no one here is his match.

”No, it’s impossible! The Thorn King couldn’t have left the Wood Spirit Clan silently to support this place!” Qing Shuang gritted her teeth.

”Naturally, it’s not the Thorn King himself, but he left a thorn seed, which I planted at the entrance, and I just activated it early, allowing it to grow here,” Qing Xuan said with a cold smile.

At this moment, Qing Shuang quickly transmitted a message to Xu Hei, explaining the dangers of the Inescapable Prison, which is the Thorn King’s killing move, and must not be entered.

Xu Hei took a deep breath and sensed three different law powers in the thorns outside.

Without a doubt, this is a Three-turn Divine Ability.

”Just as I thought.”

Xu Hei confirmed his suspicion and said to the Flame Demon Ancestor, ”Flame Demon Ancestor, you shouldn’t be foolish, you know what this means, right? He never intended for us outsiders to leave alive!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor remained silent.

How could he not know the risks of this choice?

But no matter which path he chose, he wasn’t completely confident, so he might as well choose a relatively safer one.

Qing Xuan laughed, ”You’re right, from the beginning, I never intended for the three of you to leave alive, including Flame Demon Daoist. Once this woman dies, I’ll deal with you all. I, Qing Xuan, don’t trust any outsiders I’ve never dealt with.”

At this point, Qing Xuan changed his tone and said, ”However, I’ve changed my mind now. Flame Demon Brother, as long as you perform well and join me in taking down Xu Hei, I can make an exception and let you join our Thorn Clan as a guest elder, so you won’t be considered an outsider.”

”I heard you cultivators from the outside world like to swear oaths. I can swear an oath to guarantee it. What do you think?”

Qing Xuan smiled warmly, and instead of hiding and being suspected, it was better to speak openly, so there was room for negotiation.

The Flame Demon Ancestor remained silent.

Swearing an oath? That might have some effect on righteous sects, but for their Blood Refining Sect, all oaths are nonsense.

They themselves wouldn’t keep oaths, believing them would be foolish.

”Qing Xuan Daoist, what are you saying? I’ve never doubted you from the beginning. I’m just here to deal with Xu Hei, nothing else.”

The Flame Demon Ancestor said calmly.

”Foolish!” Xu Hei cursed.

”Haha, Flame Demon Brother is a wise man. Let’s be honest with each other, consider this a small gift for our first meeting.”

Qing Xuan took out a wooden token with the words ”Guest Elder” written on it and handed it to the Flame Demon Ancestor.

”No need, I’ll take it after I deal with Xu Hei!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor didn’t take it and continued walking towards Xu Hei.

With each step, his aura grew stronger, his skin cracked, and fresh blood seeped out, burning with flesh and blood, turning from deep red to pitch black.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into the third form of the Flame Demon.

Except for the certain-death fourth form, this was already his strongest combat form.

At this moment, the Flame Demon Ancestor’s blood soul power reached its peak, comparable to the Great Perfection of the Divine Transformation Stage. With a single thought, he could disrupt the opponent’s mind and draw out their blood, a move used only in desperate situations.

Xu Hei didn’t hesitate either, performing the three-phase fusion, channeling three law powers into his body, raising his cultivation to the late-stage Divine Transformation.

”Ha!”

Xu Hei’s skin and flesh cracked, his meridians ached, but this time, the pain of the laws infusing his body was far less than before, and the power boost was stronger than before.

This surprised him.

”Could it be because of cultivating the White Emperor’s Sutra?” Xu Hei speculated.

”Whoosh!”

Suddenly, two black cold lights attacked from the shadows, forming a cross, slicing through space, and intersecting through Xu Hei’s body.

”Cross Shadow Killing Technique!”

The figure of the Night Sky flashed and disappeared.

However, this cross blade light was intercepted by countless intertwined tree roots below, unable to cut upwards towards Xu Hei.