Serpent Ancestor

This was a pitch-black island, with a gloomy sky and the roar of the sea echoing from afar. Not far from the ocean, Divine Sense was not suppressed and could easily spread out for miles.

Beside Xu Hei, the teleportation array remained active, and another group of evil faction cultivators emerged from it.

These people were all members of the Sea God Sect who had attacked the Twin Islands and were now returning.

Xu Hei assessed his physical condition, found he could move freely, and immediately applied an Invisibility Talisman, using the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique to distance himself from the group.

He didn’t act rashly; this might be a stronghold of the Sea God Sect, and one wrong move could lead to death.

The evil faction cultivators rose into the air, landing in the eastern area of the teleportation array, sitting cross-legged.

Only then did Xu Hei notice that those who had been captured seemed unable to move, their bodies bound by some restraint, while the evil faction cultivators moved freely.

”Why can I move?”

Xu Hei’s eyes flickered as he thought of a reasonable explanation: he was the only uninjured Core Formation cultivator; the others were either too weak or severely injured by karmic fire.

Of course, Xu Hei also considered another possibility.At this moment, a violent spatial fluctuation appeared above the teleportation array, and a pitch-black figure emerged, shrouded in a terrifying mist, with only a pair of hollow eyes visible.

All the evil faction cultivators lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

”Nightmare Demon Lord...”

Xu Hei held his breath, not daring to move.

The Nightmare Demon Lord appeared without saying a word, raised a hand to his chest, and extracted a piece of compressed flesh, burning with flames and emitting black mist.

Xu Hei’s eyes narrowed; these flames were the same demonic flames from the door summoned by Hei Huang.

The Nightmare Demon Lord tossed the flesh into the air, and with a point, it quickly disintegrated, turning to ash along with the demonic flames.

He exhaled deeply, his aura rapidly declining, and the terrifying atmosphere dissipated significantly.

Only then could his appearance be seen clearly: a middle-aged cultivator in black robes, with hair like a waterfall, a pale complexion, a slender build, and bloodless skin, his features indistinct.

Xu Hei couldn’t shake the feeling that he had a scholarly air.

But this appearance was fleeting, as the Nightmare Demon Lord was once again enveloped in a mist of terror, with various ominous visions—ferocious beasts, ghostly apparitions, demonic tentacles—making one afraid to look directly.

”One of the Sea God Sect’s protectors is Xu Fu. This one seems to have some background too!”

Xu Hei speculated silently.

The Nightmare Demon Lord opened his mouth and inhaled, drawing in a large amount of Spiritual Qi from the ground, meditating for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense before opening his eyes to look at the captured crowd.

His gaze swept over those burned by karmic fire, cursing, ”Finally caught some, and Xu Fu burned most of them to death. Damn it!”

This complaint was not hidden, and everyone could hear it clearly.

”Even if they weren’t burned to death, they’d be scared to death by you. What’s the difference?”

A mocking voice came from the air, and Xu Fu appeared at some point.

However, Xu Fu was left with only a head, attached to an arm, his torso burned away by demonic flames, his aura barely perceptible.

Beneath his mangled body, a glowing little figure was holding up his head, his Elemental Infant.

An Elemental Infant cultivator, even if their physical body is destroyed, can still rebuild it as long as the Elemental Infant remains, fundamentally different from a Core Formation cultivator’s Golden Core.

Reaching the Elemental Infant stage means initially breaking free from the shackles of the physical body; reaching the Divine Transformation Stage allows the primordial spirit to leave the body and live independently.

The Diamond Suppression Technique, when fully cultivated, focuses not just on the physical body but on mental will.

Of course, the physical body is the vessel for the spirit and equally important, and a honed body combined with spirit can transcend the mundane and shatter the void.

Xu Hei eyed the glowing little figure, a hint of fervor in his eyes despite his caution.

This was an Elemental Infant; if he could devour and refine it, how much would his cultivation improve? It was richer in energy than whale blubber, the essence of an Elemental Infant cultivator’s lifetime.

At this moment, the Elemental Infant seemed to sense Xu Hei’s gaze and looked over, Xu Fu’s eyes turning cold, a sneer forming at his lips.

”Whoosh!”

A flame mark appeared on his brow, spewing a wisp of karmic fire towards Xu Hei. The Invisibility Talisman was child’s play in front of an Elemental Infant mid-stage.

”Enough!”

The Nightmare Demon Lord snorted coldly, waving his hand to extinguish the karmic fire.

”Oh?” Xu Fu raised an eyebrow, sneering, ”What use is there in keeping a Sea God Sect traitor if not eliminated?”

Sea God Sect traitor? Xu Hei frowned slightly.

The Nightmare Demon Lord didn’t explain, only coldly said, ”Get lost! If you don’t, I’ll absorb your Elemental Infant!”

In that instant, Xu Fu felt a wave of fear and didn’t dare hesitate, quickly leaving, his Elemental Infant carrying his head off into the distance.

The Nightmare Demon Lord’s gaze shifted to Xu Hei, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

”Boom!!”

Suddenly, Xu Hei felt as if struck by a heavy blow, his Invisibility Talisman shattered, revealing his true form, and the heavy armor wrapping his body also broke apart, the mask exploding to reveal the butcher’s true face.

Some of the evil faction cultivators couldn’t help but glance over, quickly averting their eyes, their faces turning pale.

This was a giant, broad-shouldered man, like a small giant, covered in faces, with a grotesque head on his neck, eyes scattered everywhere, facial features twisted together, mouths and noses all over.

His neck had four octopus tentacles, and his body had whale-like skeletal organs forming a keratin layer on the skin.

His limbs were thick, with many branching arms growing in unexpected places, like a fusion monster!

Just from his appearance, he was undoubtedly a peerless fiend!

This was not an illusion caused by the Nightmare Demon Lord’s terrifying atmosphere but a real person.

Many evil faction cultivators curiously glanced but regretted it, quickly looking away.

”Ye Kong, the young master of the Whale Hunting Gang, one of the infiltrators among the Twin Islands’ followers.”

The Nightmare Demon Lord stared at the butcher, speaking slowly, ”You said before that you ate your junior sister. So that’s what you meant.”

He looked at a certain part of the butcher’s face, where the face of a female evil faction cultivator, killed by Xu Hei, was located.

Xu Hei remained silent, knowing that saying too much could lead to mistakes, and silence was the best option.

”Explain to me why you attacked your own people during the Twin Islands operation?” the Nightmare Demon Lord asked coldly.

He had observed the butcher, and there was only one living entity inside, Ye Kong; the rest were corpses, ruling out the possibility of impersonation.

Even if his judgment might be wrong, the teleportation array wouldn’t be; it was set up by the Sea God himself, and any outsider would be restrained, only Sea God Sect members could move freely.

This person was indeed Ye Kong, yet for some reason, he had turned into this form.

Xu Hei remained silent, looking in the direction Xu Fu had left, a hint of greed in his eyes.

”Daring to covet Xu Fu’s Elemental Infant, could he be insane...” the Nightmare Demon Lord thought to himself.