Serpent Ancestor

A pack of Thunder Lions was already enough to handle, and now an elephant had appeared.

The elder of the Snake Catchers Sect initially believed that with his strength combined with the Nascent Soul ancestor in seclusion and the Mountain Protection Array, they could hold out until reinforcements arrived from headquarters.

But now, seeing that giant elephant, his heart sank.

This wasn’t an ordinary Core Formation demonic beast; it was the most powerful elephant!

”I’m going in!”

Man Jin raised his trunk, took a deep breath, and sank his Qi into his dantian, compressing his True Qi into a single point within his Golden Core.

Then, he suddenly released it. Man Jin stepped into the void, charging forward like an immense, boundless mountain toward the city wall.

”Boom, boom, boom...”

It was like a war chariot rolling across the sky; the heavens and earth trembled. Even before he arrived, a massive earthquake erupted within Rock Serpent City, and the deafening roar echoed in everyone’s ears.

The sky collapsed, the earth shattered, and the sun and moon dimmed.In everyone’s eyes, it seemed as if it wasn’t an elephant charging but the heavens and earth themselves.

”Fire the cannons! Release the arrows!” The white-bearded elder shouted in terror.

The soldiers aimed their cannons, but there was no time to fire. Man Jin had already arrived!

”Boom!!!”

Man Jin’s body collided with the protective barrier. The entire Rock Serpent City seemed about to be blown away. The barrier, already covered in cracks, was instantly pierced by sharp tusks. His physical body crushed forward, and the entire formation was like glass on the verge of shattering.

The white-bearded elder, who was controlling the formation, immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying, crashing down from the city wall. The soldiers were shaken to death on the spot.

The coiled serpent was also affected, letting out a miserable scream, its phantom dimming significantly.

”Ha!”

Man Jin roared, took a few steps back, and charged again. This time, the barrier shattered completely, turning into countless fragments.

Man Jin’s momentum didn’t stop. He crashed into the city wall. The ten-meter-high wall crumbled like fragile paper under his massive body. With a loud ”boom,” the entire wall collapsed into ruins.

One hit, two hits—boom!

From the start of the battle to the breach of the city, it took only a few breaths, setting a record for the fastest city breach in history.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They had seen humans attacking cities, but never demonic beasts, and certainly not in such a straightforward and brutal manner.

It wasn’t until the city wall collapsed that the Nascent Soul ancestor in seclusion within Rock Serpent City finally arrived, looking at the devastated battlefield, completely stunned, unable to advance or retreat.

...

Rock Serpent City, Listening Wind Tavern.

”This information is definitely worth thirty thousand. You won’t regret buying it. Why don’t you believe me?”

”...”

”Hey, twenty-eight thousand, how about that? I’m already giving you a discount!”

”...”

Han Te, with his messy purple hair and clothes filled with weapons, was haggling with a middle-aged man in black.

The middle-aged man in black was the manager of Listening Wind Tavern, the largest intelligence organization between the two countries, responsible for intelligence transactions and also purchasing information.

Han Te’s information was about the specific situation in Myriad Serpent Valley that day and the whereabouts of Xuan Yangzi.

He directly asked for thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

That was today’s price; two days ago, he even asked for fifty thousand.

”Daoist Han, it’s not that the information is bad, but your asking price is too outrageous. Even if I sell this information to the Snake Catchers Sect, I won’t make a profit. You should look elsewhere,” the middle-aged man in black said helplessly.

”I don’t want to argue anymore. Twenty-five thousand, final offer!”

”Daoist Han, are you insulting me?”

”Then what’s your price?”

The middle-aged man held up five fingers and said, ”Five thousand.”

”Damn! Are you trying to brush off a beggar?”

Han Te cursed and turned to leave.

Five thousand? For someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage, it might be a fortune, but for someone at the Core Formation Stage, it was nothing.

Qian Dachun sneered inwardly, not in a hurry. With Han Te’s greedy nature, he wouldn’t let the information rot in his stomach; he would eventually sell it to him.

Han Te didn’t dare sell to the Snake Catchers Sect because they would capture and interrogate him directly.

If he wanted to exchange it for money, this was his only option. He had already waited two days; he could wait a bit longer.

”Boom!!!”

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, as if something had crashed into Rock Serpent City’s formation. The shockwave swept across the city, and the sky trembled.

Even several nearby buildings collapsed.

Fortunately, Listening Wind Tavern had a separate formation for isolation; otherwise, they would have been affected too.

”What’s going on?”

Qian Dachun’s face darkened as he stood up and went outside.

Han Te disappeared in a flash. After a moment, he reappeared, urgently saying to Qian Dachun, ”Five thousand, I’ll sell! I’ll sell!”

Qian Dachun sensed something strange and didn’t immediately agree. Instead, he went to the edge of the city to take a look. What he saw nearly made his eyes pop out.

The western city wall had completely collapsed, overturned by a ten-meter-tall giant elephant!

”Roar!!”

Man Jin raised his trunk and let out a loud trumpet, hot air spewing from his nostrils, his battle intent soaring.

”Roar!!”

Behind him, a male lion and eight female lions charged into the city, unleashing lightning and thunder, bombarding the buildings. Various demonic spells rained down, and screams filled the city, blood and gore everywhere.

”Demonic beasts attacking the city?”

”Oh my god, something big is happening!”

The cultivators in Rock Serpent City were scared out of their wits, fleeing for their lives. They never imagined that demonic beasts would attack a city.

And three Core Formation great demons at that—who could withstand this?

Qian Dachun quickly understood what had happened.

”Xuan Yangzi has caused such a huge mess, what a disaster!” Qian Dachun cursed inwardly.

At this moment, the lion pride was besieging the Nascent Soul ancestor. The male lion led the attack, while the female lions formed a formation to assist, working in perfect harmony. The ancestor spat blood, beaten so badly he couldn’t even escape.

Lions were naturally good at teamwork, a trait they had inherited since their days as wild beasts.

As for the coiled serpent formation spirit, after the formation was broken, its form became illusory and weakened significantly, but it still had considerable combat power.

However, when facing Xu Hei, for some reason, there was deep fear in its eyes. It coiled in place, trembling, not daring to attack.

Man Jin didn’t interfere. His gaze swept through the city, searching for other experts.

Soon, he locked onto someone.

”It’s you!”

Man Jin immediately spotted the conspicuous Han Te, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Without a word, he charged forward.

Han Te’s face turned green, and he turned to run.

”Misunderstanding! I’m just passing by, I have nothing to do with that person!”

”Passing by? Then today I’ll just pass by too,” Man Jin said coldly.

Qian Dachun finally understood why Han Te had agreed to lower the price so quickly—it was because his enemy had come knocking.

Man Jin stepped through the air, and wherever he passed, buildings collapsed one after another, like a bulldozer, leaving a long trench. The ground sank several meters deep.

Han Te’s face twitched. If he got ”passed by,” there wouldn’t be anything left of him.

Although he was also at the Core Formation Stage, as a rogue cultivator, he didn’t have the numerous treasures and trump cards of a sect elder. His combat power was among the lowest in his realm.

Of course, as a rogue cultivator, surviving until now, he relied on his ability to escape.