Serpent Ancestor

”Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...”

In an instant, the space around Xu Hei was pierced as if by ten thousand swords, creating long, narrow cracks. Each crack that grazed Xu Hei drew out a large amount of blood.

Even with his physical body, being affected by these spatial cracks would result in severe injuries.

The Thorn King clenched his fist, and all the cracks suddenly converged, aiming to kill Xu Hei at the center.

”Ha!!”

Xu Hei burned his primordial spirit, compressing his true essence into his palm, and struck out with several times his previous strength. With a loud bang, the confined space shattered, and Xu Hei was flung out, narrowly escaping the encirclement of the cracks.

At this moment, Xu Hei was drenched in blood, staring intently at the Thorn King, his heart heavy.

”Another Three-turn Divine Ability! How could he suddenly learn so many divine abilities?”

”This person must be possessed by something!”

Xu Hei immediately saw through the true nature of his opponent.Xu Hei had thought he was no longer afraid of Void Shattering Stage cultivators, but as one powerful divine ability after another was unleashed, he realized his disadvantage.

However, in the Thorn King’s eyes, Xu Hei had taken two of his killer moves and only suffered minor injuries, which was beyond his expectations!

”Hmph, you’re even stronger than I imagined! But the next move is a trump card I’ve prepared just for you. Let’s see how you handle it!”

The Thorn King waved his hand, and countless white, fluffy substances flew out from his sleeve, slowly drifting towards Xu Hei.

These fluffy substances seemed to float slowly, like willow catkins in the wind.

But when Xu Hei moved backward, he found that these fluffy substances were moving towards him at the same speed.

In other words, no matter how Xu Hei retreated or tried to distance himself, the distance between him and the fluffy substances was always shrinking at a constant speed.

The space between them seemed to be locked.

”Another strange law! This way, I can’t dodge any divine ability he uses; I can only take it head-on unless I use all my strength to forcibly break the space, which would be a huge drain on me.”

Various thoughts flashed quickly through Xu Hei’s mind as he considered strategies to counter his opponent.

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration.

Since the opponent was possessed, he must be unable to perfectly control the Thorn King’s body.

There must be a flaw he didn’t know about!

But the opponent didn’t seem possessed at all, showing no abnormal reactions. His tone, demeanor, and even the fluctuations of spiritual power were all like the original Thorn King.

This left Xu Hei baffled!

Just as Xu Hei was pondering, those fluffy substances all floated close to him, forming an encircling stance, moving to trap him.

”Parasite!”

The Thorn King uttered in a low voice.

”Boom!!”

Xu Hei raised his hand and punched out, the terrifying power erupting like a volcano, blasting most of the fluffy substances. But more and more fluffy substances appeared, growing roots and sprouting.

At the same time, Xu Hei suddenly felt his own power being drained away.

Once these fluffy substances got too close, they could absorb his power.

”Wood grows from the earth, and Xu Hei, you are the best earth-type nourishment! This is something I meticulously prepared to restrain you, Jianmu Fluff. I refuse to believe that you, an earth-type, can escape Jianmu’s devouring!”

The Thorn King’s voice thundered, and all the fluffy substances simultaneously grew roots, extracting Xu Hei’s energy from a distance.

And Xu Hei was utterly powerless.

At this moment, Xu Hei was like a rogue cultivator whose cultivation level had caught up, but whose divine abilities and magical treasures were still at a primitive level, only able to take the hits.

”Lunar Mystic Fire!”

Xu Hei ignited into a blazing fire, unleashing the Lunar Mystic Fire, burning the surrounding area into a sea of flames. Only then did the growth of the fluff slow down.

Fire overcomes wood, and wood overcomes earth.

Xu Hei never thought he would one day be forced to use the principle of the Five Elemental cycle to confront an enemy.

This only showed that brute force was no longer effective; he had to rely on skill.

”It’s useless. A mere mortal world’s flame can only slow down your death, but it can’t stop the power of Jianmu!”

The Thorn King waved again, and more Jianmu Fluff came whistling, which was already his entire stock.

Under the influence of that strange law, they got closer and closer to Xu Hei.

Hai Teng watched anxiously, gritting his teeth, his dragon scales leaving his body, mixing with blood, and condensing into a giant sword in mid-air, charging at the Thorn King.

”Clang!!”

Suddenly, a flying leaf blade teleported from afar, intercepting Hai Teng’s dragon scale giant sword with a crisp clang, as the Leaf King made his move.

”Alien, even though going up there is seeking death, my task is to eliminate all interference,” the Leaf King said calmly.

With the Thorn King’s current displayed strength, even adding Hai Teng, this group of aliens wouldn’t be a match for the Thorn King, unable to change any situation.

But he still followed orders, blocking others to give them a chance for a one-on-one fight.

This was the Thorn King’s arrangement.

…………

In just a few breaths, Xu Hei’s aura weakened, with more than half of his spiritual qi drained.

Even his physical body shrank, reverting from a bulky figure.

Xu Hei forcibly detonated the laws within him, thoroughly shattering the space around him, allowing him to escape the area.

Then, he aimed downward, diving into the ground, drilling towards the depths of the Dark Star.

”Trying to escape?”

A mocking look flashed in the Thorn King’s eyes as he flickered, diving into a section of tree root, spreading rapidly underground.

Separated by a thousand miles, he reached out towards Xu Hei’s position, a square law mark appearing on his brow.

At this moment, it was as if an invisible bridge connected the space between him and Xu Hei.

As Xu Hei fled downward at full speed, the Thorn King didn’t need to move himself; he was pulled along downward.

The distance between them remained constant.

”Again with this move, what kind of law is this?” Xu Hei’s face was as calm as water.

The laws of heaven and earth were nothing more than the Five Elemental, Yin and Yang, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, but the Thorn King’s law was bizarre, locking the sense of distance between them.

The Thorn King wore a cold smile, with no intention of explaining, his body darting out like a silver snake, instantly closing the distance with Xu Hei.

”When you die, I’ll introduce you to what kind of law it is,” the Thorn King sneered.

Xu Hei’s expression turned extremely grim.

Seeing the distance between them closing, a resolute look flashed in Xu Hei’s eyes.

”Rip!”

Suddenly, Xu Hei reached out and tore open the space ahead, creating a spatial crack.

Within the crack was a tunnel leading deeper, seemingly a pre-prepared passage.

Without a second thought, Xu Hei rushed in, taking out a compass, boarding it, and activating it instantly.

It was the Star Compass for escaping!

”Whoosh!”

The Star Compass activated for just a moment, pulling away an unknown number of miles, directly from the shallow surface of the Dark Star, rushing into its depths.

At the same time, under the law’s effect, the Thorn King was also dragged towards the deep underground, unable to stop abruptly!

Because Xu Hei was simply too fast!