Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei stealthily entered the underground, arriving within the formation.

”Activate!” With a clap of Hei Huang’s claws, the light of the formation immediately enveloped Xu Hei.

The space twisted, as if a Small Teleportation Talisman had been activated. Xu Hei’s figure swiftly transformed into a streak of light, diving into the void and traversing at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Hei had escaped the confines of Wuyou City, passing through the blockade and reaching the outskirts.

Finally, he descended onto a mountainside in the Wu Mountain Range.

The Wu Mountain Range was shrouded in mist, with a humid climate.

Looking back, Wuyou City was not far behind, resembling a massive black dragon lying coiled in a cracked valley.

Even from this distance, the terrifying fluctuations of battle could still be felt, occasionally accompanied by earth-shattering booms, as Elemental Infant cultivators clashed.

However, the blood-red figure in the distance continued to approach Xu Hei, as if it had locked onto him.

”Blood Source Tracking Technique, this person has devoured the blood of your kin, and won’t rest until they catch you!” Hei Huang said.Xu Hei said nothing, taking out a spirit stone and beginning to construct a formation.

As the City Lord of Wuyou had said, this was his karma, and this battle was unavoidable.

He never intended to flee, merely to change locations to kill quietly, avoiding interference and misleading others into thinking he was running away.

At this moment, not only was the blood-red figure closing in rapidly, but also some cultivators from the Snake Catchers Sect were flying out from the top of Wuyou City, also heading towards Xu Hei.

The Snake Catchers Sect was Xu Hei’s karma!

The name of this sect destined that only one side could survive.

At this moment, the entire Snake Catchers Sect, from the sect master and ancestor to the foundation-building disciples, all charged towards Xu Hei.

They had received orders to spare no effort in eliminating Xu Hei, to drink his blood, gnaw his bones, and seize his fortune!

Xu Hei was an unprecedented great fortune for the Snake Catchers Sect, a living flood dragon! Every inch of his body was a treasure, each scale a supreme treasure, every drop of blood capable of helping disciples break through.

In an era where true dragons were extinct and flood dragons were hard to find, Xu Hei was a rare gem.

”They’re here!”

Gazing at the approaching blood-red figure, Xu Hei’s eyes were solemn.

He had already recognized who it was—the sect master of the Snake Catchers Sect, Xu Qingzhi, the strongest snake catcher of the current generation.

And even stronger than the rumors suggested!

The sky darkened, blood-red murderous aura filled the heavens, and wherever Xu Qingzhi passed, the air turned crimson, a result of slaughtering millions of snakes.

Before Xu Qingzhi even got close, he let out a low shout, and the surging murderous aura pressed towards Xu Hei.

But Xu Hei was unaffected, his eyes not showing fear but instead burning with immense fury.

”Hmm?”

Xu Qingzhi frowned slightly, clearly surprised by Xu Hei’s reaction. Even a flood dragon should be somewhat affected.

”No matter what, today you will die under the Dragon Slaying Sword of our ancestor!”

Xu Qingzhi took a step, covering a thousand feet, rapidly closing in, almost reaching Xu Hei in the blink of an eye.

Xu Hei didn’t hesitate, taking out a golden storage bag, and with a flick of his snake tail, a mirror appeared.

The Heavenly Demon Mirror!

The Heavenly Demon Mirror aimed at Xu Qingzhi, but the latter vanished instantly, like an illusion, not captured like Xuan Yangzi had been.

However, the Heavenly Demon Mirror was no ordinary item, automatically seeking its target, aiming at a distant void.

There, Xu Qingzhi’s figure reappeared, and in the Heavenly Demon Mirror, an identical image of Xu Qingzhi emerged.

”What is this?”

Xu Qingzhi had heard rumors of this mirror two years ago and was prepared, creating a wisp of illusion to approach and see if he could trick the mirror out.

He succeeded, as Xu Hei indeed used the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

But he also failed, as he was still captured.

From the Heavenly Demon Mirror, a figure identical to Xu Qingzhi stepped out, clad in blood-red robes, handsome in appearance, and the sky was immediately covered with overwhelming blood-red murderous aura, standing in opposition.

The difference was, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

”The rumors are true, you really have a mirror that creates inner demons!”

Xu Qingzhi’s eyes narrowed, but he also let out a cold smile.

”You can copy me, but can you also copy the Dragon Slaying Sword...”

Before Xu Qingzhi could finish his sentence.

He saw another Xu Qingzhi take out a Dragon Slaying Sword, identical, with murderous aura reaching the heavens, seemingly having also slain a flood dragon.

Xu Qingzhi’s pupils contracted.

He had never seen an inner demon in his life and had no idea how they worked.

There were only rumors that the Mountain-moving Patriarch encountered an inner demon during his nascent soul formation, leading to his death and the dissipation of his Dao, but the details were unknown.

Then, Xu Qingzhi took out various magical treasures and talismans, but without exception, they were all mirrored by the other Xu Qingzhi.

”I underestimated you, but since I anticipated this scene, how could I not be prepared?”

Xu Qingzhi sneered, sending a message: ”Master, you can act now!”

”Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Suddenly, three black chains shot out from the void, piercing through the inner demon Xu Qingzhi with lightning speed, firmly anchoring him in the void.

At the other end of the chains appeared an old man with silver hair, clad in a red robe, stepping out from the void, holding the chains, his aura vast and unending like the ocean waves.

He was the previous sect master of the Snake Catchers Sect, the Fifteenth Ancestor.

A Core Formation stage sect master over three hundred years old would retire, passing the position to the next generation. The Fifteenth Ancestor was slightly younger than the Thirteenth Ancestor, but still four hundred years old, his cultivation stalled at the late Core Formation stage.

The chains in his hand, called the Inner Demon Chains, were specifically prepared to target inner demons.

To prevent the Inner Demon Chains from being copied, he specifically called the Fifteenth Ancestor to act instead of himself.

”You can copy me, but can you copy my master?” Xu Qingzhi sneered.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw chains shooting out from the Heavenly Demon Mirror, aiming at him.

”Not good!”

The Fifteenth Ancestor’s expression changed, attempting to intercept, but the chains accelerated, ignoring the spatial distance, piercing through Xu Qingzhi before he could dodge, locking him in place, unable to move.

From the mirror of the Heavenly Demon Mirror stepped out an old man.

Clad in red robes, with silver hair, holding the other end of the chains, his aura vast and unending like the ocean waves.

Identical to the Fifteenth Ancestor!

”How can this be?” Both were dumbfounded.

Xu Hei was also stunned.

Two inner demons! This Heavenly Demon Mirror can replicate two?

”Hey, hey, don’t just stand there, do something! My time is precious!” urged the inner demon Xu Qingzhi, shaking the Dragon Slaying Sword impatiently.

”Do what? I’m already four hundred years old, these old bones can’t handle fighting! A few more hits and my lifespan will be gone.” The inner demon Fifteenth Ancestor cursed.

At this moment, the scene was deathly silent.

Xu Qingzhi and the Fifteenth Ancestor’s eyes were wide as saucers, not knowing what to do.

They had rehearsed ways to deal with inner demons, but the current situation was completely unexpected.

Xu Hei’s mind buzzed, quickly sending a message underground: ”Hei Huang, what’s going on? Why can this mirror replicate two people?”

However, there was no response from Hei Huang.

Xu Hei scanned with his divine sense, only to find that Hei Huang had long disappeared, whereabouts unknown.

Soon, the Snake Catchers Sect’s army arrived at the scene, led by Grand Elder Yin Mingzi. They exchanged glances, tacitly keeping their distance from the inner demons in the sky, encircling Xu Hei instead.

In their view, it was best to stay as far away as possible from such bizarre phenomena.