Serpent Ancestor

”You finally showed up!”

The Night Sky glared at the roots suddenly emerging from beneath Xu Hei, his gaze cold and sinister.

He had long sensed that there was an old monster behind Xu Hei, the only one capable of seeing through his concealment techniques.

The Shadow Clan’s greatest strength, once seen through by an opponent, would drastically reduce its combat effectiveness.

He was determined to eliminate such a threat!

”Xu Hei, leave this half-baked Shadow Clan member to me,” said the Old Tree.

”Alright!”

Xu Hei nodded.

The Old Tree emerged from the ring, connecting with the roots on the ground, transforming into a complete tree. The roots spread rapidly in all directions, forming a vast net.

”Wood Spirit Clan?”Everyone was taken aback.

”No, it’s not the Wood Spirit Clan! It’s just a Soul Nourishing Wood, with a remnant soul parasitizing it,” Qing Xuan immediately saw through the Old Tree’s true nature.

The Night Sky dared not be careless. His body stretched, releasing countless sharp threads, slicing towards the Old Tree.

But on the surface of the Old Tree, countless vortexes of demonic energy appeared, seemingly predicting the opponent’s attack. Each vortex precisely absorbed the threads, swallowing them without any harm.

At this moment, things returned to their original state.

Xu Hei was once again facing the Flame Demon Ancestor.

”Flame Demon Ancestor, do you truly believe that person’s words?” Xu Hei transmitted his voice in secret.

The Flame Demon Ancestor sneered, transmitting back, ”If I don’t believe, what can I do? Do you naively think we can join forces? Don’t you find that idea laughable?”

Xu Hei remained silent.

”Xu Hei, even if I actively sought to join forces with you, would you trust me?”

”We are mortal enemies, destined to fight to the death. Neither of us would trust the other! Even if we temporarily formed an alliance, given the chance, I would stab you in the back without hesitation, and I believe you would do the same.”

”You think I’m a fool for joining forces with Qing Xuan, then wouldn’t joining forces with you be even more foolish?”

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s words made Xu Hei see things clearly.

Xu Hei trusted no one.

Similarly, the Flame Demon Ancestor trusted no one, especially not his mortal enemy.

Qing Xuan seemed more reliable than Xu Hei, at least on the surface, they hadn’t torn each other apart yet. But Xu Hei truly intended to take his life.

”In the previous battle, I only used half my strength. Now, I’m at my peak!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s blood surged continuously, each drop capable of igniting into a miniature sun, forming countless suns around him, as if a deity had descended.

At this moment, the Flame Demon Ancestor was like a sun, surrounded by drops of blood that were like stars.

”Was I really going all out before?”

A mocking glint flashed in Xu Hei’s eyes.

Immediately, he pointed at his forehead, Nine Dragons Unite.

Two streams of Dragon Qi, representing the Law of Gold and the Earth Law, simultaneously poured into Xu Hei’s body. Utilizing the power of external laws, Xu Hei strengthened once more.

But that wasn’t all.

Xu Hei took out the Green Emperor’s pills, the Divine Pill to enhance divine sense, and the Spirit Transformation Powder to unleash spiritual power, swallowing them in one gulp.

These two pills were for short-term power bursts, limited in number, using one meant one less.

Now, Xu Hei was risking everything.

”Boom!!”

Vast and boundless power erupted, Xu Hei stood at the center of the storm, the ground cracked, the cave dwelling shook, the world trembled, and his cultivation was forcibly elevated once more.

The Gate of Hell opened, demonic flames surged into Xu Hei’s palm, and the Black Fire Meteor appeared again.

Time was of the essence. If he didn’t quickly deal with the Flame Demon Ancestor, and let Qing Xuan make a move, it would spell disaster.

”Die!”

The small suns around the Flame Demon Ancestor all flew out, colliding with Xu Hei’s Black Fire Meteor, creating an unprecedentedly terrifying explosion.

”Boom!!”

The void exploded, space cracked, and even the cave dwelling was blasted into a ten-thousand-foot abyss, the entrance completely collapsed, turning into a vast flat land.

Outside, the Infernal Realm was also devastated by the explosion, the thorny thicket was scorched by the flames, retreating tens of thousands of feet.

At the center of the explosion, two figures were blown away, simultaneously flying out of the cave.

They landed right at the edge of the thorny thicket.

”Not enough, let’s go again!”

The Flame Demon Ancestor shouted, unleashing a move called Nine Suns Radiance, nine blazing suns in his palm, swinging towards Xu Hei.

Xu Hei was not to be outdone, rubbing his hands together, two more Black Fire Meteors appeared, hurling them at the Flame Demon Ancestor.

”Boom! Boom!”

Outside the cave, two more earth-shattering explosions occurred.

The Infernal Realm was once again devastated by the explosion, the thorny thicket ignited and burned away, the Infernal Realm was collapsing.

”What is happening?!”

Qing Xuan’s face darkened.

His Infernal Realm, the trump card given by the Thorn King to seal off escape routes, was half-destroyed just like that.

The attacks of these two were truly terrifying, reaching the peak of the Divine Transformation Stage. The explosion from their clash was absurdly powerful, even threatening the Infernal Realm.

Whether intentional or not.

The two of them fought further and further away, leaving the cave and flying outside.

Qing Xuan initially intended to chase after them, but another change occurred nearby.

”Bang!!”

Han Te wielded a heavy sword, swinging it horizontally like swatting a fly. Wang Dashan’s massive body was sent flying, crashing into the stone wall.

Just like before, when he punched Han Te away, now the situation was reversed, and he was the one being knocked back.

The battle between the Night Sky and the Old Tree was also at a stalemate. The assassination techniques, known for their speed, had killed countless opponents of the same level.

At this moment, the Night Sky’s moves were ineffective, under the absurdly strong divine sense, all his methods were exposed and predicted.

After a long fight, he only managed to cut off some branches, without harming the main body.

”Buzz!!”

Suddenly, Qing Shuang emitted a dazzling green light, vines grew wildly, like agile tentacles, burrowing into the ground, attempting to escape with her entire body.

”Don’t even think about escaping!”

Qing Xuan gritted his teeth, forced to take action to suppress her.

…………

Xu Hei and the Flame Demon Ancestor, after a prolonged exchange, had distanced themselves from the group, flying tens of thousands of feet away.

The nearby thorny thicket, affected by their battle, had been blown to smithereens.

This place was filled with spatial rifts, one wrong move, and being struck into a rift, no one could guarantee a safe retreat.

Both of their movements slowed down.

The Flame Demon Ancestor’s eyes flashed, taking out the formation flag used to break the seal, and without hesitation, charged towards the exit.