Serpent Ancestor

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Hei opened his eyes, carefully recalling the content that had just flashed through his mind.

Dragon Shatter Roar, a mid-tier dragon clan ultimate technique.

Unlike traditional spells, it is a perfect fusion of True Qi and the physical body, not necessarily suitable for human cultivators, but extremely fitting for demonic beasts with powerful physical bodies.

When used in conjunction with the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon, it can unleash destructive power far beyond the current cultivation level.

”Let’s give it a try.”

Xu Hei took a deep breath, rapidly compressing the True Qi within his body, concentrating it towards his tailbone.

Using the bone to produce sound, this is the minimum requirement for the Dragon Shatter Roar.

After a long while, Xu Hei felt the True Qi had compressed to its limit, and his bones began to tremble. He immediately took out a piece of reactor debris, placing it in front as a target.

Xu Hei opened his mouth wide towards the debris, and the compressed True Qi within him roared out.

”Dragon Shatter Roar!”A deafening explosion reverberated, sound waves swept through, and the soil in front was instantly blown away. The piece of reactor debris immediately cracked and within a breath, shattered into pieces.

”So powerful!”

Xu Hei was internally shocked.

Although the reactor was scrapped, its material was still above third-tier, yet it was shattered by the Dragon Shatter Roar.

This was his most powerful attack without relying on a magical treasure!

”Crack... crack...”

Suddenly, Xu Hei’s bones emitted a faint cracking sound, showing signs of fractures. He quickly stopped the spell, letting the True Qi disperse, and his breath calmed down.

At this moment, Xu Hei felt his whole body ache, utterly exhausted.

In just that instant, he had consumed half of his True Qi.

His entire skeleton was in piercing pain, with wear and tear everywhere except for the intact dragon bone at his tail.

”The cost of this move is too great. It should be a spell aimed at the Core Formation Stage, requiring a full set of dragon bones, which I currently cannot handle,” Xu Hei thought to himself.

A low-tier dragon clan ultimate technique requires Foundation Establishment.

A mid-tier dragon clan ultimate technique requires Core Formation.

The true dragon statue probably didn’t expect Xu Hei to collect a hundred high-grade spirit stones before reaching Core Formation.

”Dragon Shatter Roar is truly not something ordinary people can withstand; it can only be used as a trump card.”

Xu Hei took out a pill and consumed it for healing.

This journey cost him quite a few trump cards, but he also gained a lot.

…………

South of the Blood Corpse Cave, Wuyou City.

After recovering, Xu Hei headed straight for Wuyou City. After a long journey, he saw the massive city in the distance, coiled like a giant black dragon.

The sky was dark, covered with clouds, and the underground world never saw the sun. The air was cold and damp, with corpse puppets scattered in every corner.

Xu Hei found it hard to imagine that in ancient times, this place was prosperous, known as the most peaceful place in the world.

Most of Wuyou City was shrouded in dark clouds, with only a few visible areas.

At this moment, a crowd was gathered at the distant city gate.

Some passing rogue cultivators were also heading there.

Xu Hei pondered for a moment, took out a random passerby, removed the face, put on a helmet, and then separated an external incarnation to control the puppet, walking forward.

The main body can only control the puppet within a thousand feet.

But if the incarnation controls it, it can be far away; as long as the incarnation doesn’t die, even thousands of miles apart is fine.

When Xuan Yangzi ambushed him, he sent an incarnation.

Of course, the external incarnation Xu Hei created was done casually, with only thirty percent of the main body’s combat power, minimizing the cost.

As the incarnation approached, Xu Hei discovered that the Zhou Family was recruiting soldiers on the city gate.

”Everyone, join our Myriad Treasure Pavilion, and you can receive a large amount of spirit stones every day. If you perform well, you can also receive ancient spirit medicine rewards.”

”Once out of the relic, you can leave freely, with no constraints. Our cooperation is limited to within the relic.”

Zhou Qingxuan stood on the city gate, continuously giving speeches.

The rogue cultivators looked at each other, some joining, some hesitating, and some discussing behind the scenes.

Xu Hei sneered internally. The Zhou Family had suffered heavy losses, first being bombed by his Thunder Tribulation Pearl, then being killed by corpse puppets in the Blood Corpse Cave, and finally intercepting the Chu Tian Alliance, losing another large group.

Even their strongest force, the two ancestors, were gone.

If they didn’t recruit more, they probably couldn’t continue.

The Myriad Treasure Pavilion, the wealthiest force in the Qin Kingdom. In fact, many of their previous teams were also hired mercenaries.

However, those who have survived in the relic for so long are not fools. They won’t easily become cannon fodder and can somewhat see the Myriad Treasure Pavilion’s predicament, so the price they demand is naturally exorbitant.

”Fifty thousand spirit stones, plus a thousand-year-old spirit medicine, and our five members of the Blood Robe Sect are at your service.”

The five members of the Blood Robe Sect stepped forward.

In the past, hiring five Foundation Establishment cultivators only required ten thousand spirit stones, but now the price had quintupled.

Zhou Qingxuan glanced over, using his divine sense to assess the five, frowning slightly.

What he needed wasn’t this kind of Foundation Establishment cannon fodder, but Core Formation!

For the upcoming actions, without Core Formation cultivation, nothing could be accomplished.

However, to cover his intentions, Zhou Qingxuan still nodded, ”Blood Robe Sect, accepted! But only half the deposit can be given, and the spirit medicine will be paid in a week. You should trust the reputation of our Myriad Treasure Pavilion.”

”No problem!”

After some discussion, the Blood Robe Sect joined.

The Myriad Treasure Pavilion’s reputation was trustworthy; as long as they didn’t die, the spirit medicine would surely be delivered.

Zhou Qingxuan looked over the rogue cultivators who had joined, feeling quite heavy-hearted. They had been recruiting for two days and only one Core Formation had joined.

As pioneers, they had the latest information regarding the greatest inheritance in the ancient relic. Without Core Formation, they couldn’t even qualify to participate.

They wanted to request support from headquarters, but time was tight, and it would take several days for a round trip, with potential mishaps along the way, leaving them no choice but to take this approach.

”Are there any more Core Formation cultivators willing to join? Our reward for Core Formation is higher than usual, with a thousand-year-old spirit medicine paid unconditionally.”

Zhou Qingxuan decided to go all out and said.

”I don’t want spirit medicine; I want two hundred thousand spirit stones, paid upfront!”

At this moment, a purple-haired youth walked over, weapons strapped all over, with a lazy expression.

As he moved, his body exuded the aura of Core Formation, drawing everyone’s attention.

”Bounty hunter Han Te?”

Zhou Qingxuan’s eyebrow twitched, a look of disdain flashing in his eyes.

”What, don’t trust me? I, Han, may not have much else, but I have professional integrity. I do the job once paid, no ambiguity!” Han Te smiled brightly.

The remaining members of the Zhou Family looked at each other.

Han Te had long been notorious. Although he was Core Formation, he was known as the weakest Core Formation in history, even fleeing from False Core stage corpse puppets. Who would dare hire him?

Xu Hei’s incarnation and puppet were not far away, quietly observing, with a hint of speculation in his heart.

”The Myriad Treasure Pavilion, no matter how wealthy, can’t be spending like this! Hiring five Foundation Establishment for fifty thousand spirit stones? Spending two hundred thousand for an early Core Formation? The markup is through the roof.”

”Yet despite the high markup, many people are still hesitant.”

Xu Hei’s eyes flickered, suspecting that the other party might have some secret and urgently needed manpower.

The size of Wuyou City, compared to the outside world, isn’t large, but in this restricted underground city, there are still many unexplored areas, an unknown territory.

Discovering opportunities in these unknown areas wouldn’t be surprising.

Sure enough, after much hesitation, the Zhou Family still took out the spirit stones and recruited Han Te.

”Hahaha, happy cooperation, big client!”

Han Te cheerfully stored away the spirit stones, his eyes gleaming. He had never done such a big deal in his life.