Serpent Ancestor

In just a moment, a strong sense of despair surged in his heart.

It was too sudden. The barrage of magical treasures came too quickly. Ma Fugui didn’t even have a chance to resist. He had just stepped into the cave dwelling and was immediately finished.

His trump cards, his talismans and magical treasures, all the strategies he had meticulously prepared, didn’t even have a chance to be used before he died instantly.

To prevent this person from faking death, Xu Hei even threw out his only Minor Annihilation Talisman.

”Thud, thud, thud...”

Under the chaotic slashing of the Blood Killing Sword and the Black Dragon Sword, combined with the effects of the poison, Ma Fugui died instantly, his body torn to pieces, turning into a pile of minced flesh, emitting wisps of toxic gas.

His blood was drained by the Blood Killing Sword, his physical body corroded by the poison, and his Golden Core pierced by the Black Dragon Sword, dead beyond any doubt.

Xu Hei quickly retrieved the Minor Annihilation Talisman.

Just now, if there had been even a sliver of a chance that this person survived, he would have unhesitatingly activated the Minor Annihilation Talisman to deliver a massive blow.

”Who is this person?”Only then did Xu Hei focus his attention, and from the shattered remains, he could vaguely discern that it was a steward, at mid-stage Core Formation, but had concealed his cultivation, clearly possessing a Golden Core of the late Core Formation stage.

It seemed that this person had just summoned a string of ancient beads, but they immediately lost their effect upon contact with the poison.

Xu Hei beckoned the ancient beads into his hand, and upon a brief inspection, found it to be a top-tier third-grade magical treasure.

”This person isn’t completely dead?”

Xu Hei’s pupils contracted, and he instantly leaped up, rushing out of the cave.

He discovered that the string of ancient beads bore the opponent’s Divine Sense imprint, indicating that the opponent wasn’t dead, and the imprint remained stubbornly intact!

Xu Hei didn’t even have time to pick up the storage bag before he dashed out of the cave, speeding towards the wellhead.

From the moment Ma Fugui entered the cave and died, to Xu Hei rushing out, it all happened within a single breath.

As soon as Xu Hei exited the cave, he headed straight for the wellhead. Both his true self and the butcher moved simultaneously, and soon, they spotted a lit Seven Star Lamp floating out of the wellhead, flying into the distance.

”Look, what is that?”

”A Seven Star Lamp? Ma Fugui’s Seven Star Lamp?”

”Even using his life-saving item, what danger did he encounter?”

The appearance of the Seven Star Lamp caused a stir among the stewards, and Ma Fugui’s familiar group of gamblers all widened their eyes, knowing what the Seven Star Lamp signified, especially a lit one.

After the oil well anomaly earlier, Ma Fugui suggested drawing lots to decide who would go down, and it ended up being Ma Fugui himself.

He was just supposed to go down and investigate, but who knew it would result in a fatality!

”Take action!”

The banker of the gamblers was the first to move, flashing to the wellhead, and the other three gamblers immediately followed suit.

The Seven Star Lamp flickered with a ghostly light, quickly burning out, transforming into a phantom figure, which was Ma Fugui’s soul. He targeted the nearest person, his figure flashing as he rushed into that person’s forehead.

This was a slave in Xu Hei’s team, at early Core Formation stage, who was now clutching his head and screaming in agony, desperately resisting Ma Fugui’s body snatching.

”Boom!!”

The wellhead exploded, and a burly figure burst out, none other than the butcher, along with Xu Hei’s true self, the Black Dragon Sword.

”It’s you!?”

The gamblers recognized Xu Hei immediately, realizing he was the one presumed dead in the well a week ago, unexpectedly still alive.

After Xu Hei appeared, his gaze shifted, instantly locking onto a Core Formation cultivator in his team.

”Body snatching? Let’s see how you do it!”

A ruthless glint flashed in Xu Hei’s eyes as his flying sword shot out, and the butcher also unleashed a barrage of tentacles, attacking Ma Fugui, while the Ten Thousand Poison Gourd was ready to be deployed at any moment.

”Stop!”

The banker shouted, summoning a large flag, which whipped up a fierce wind, blowing away the butcher’s tentacles and even severely hindering the true self Black Dragon Sword, reducing its speed as if trapped in a quagmire.

”Do you dare to stop me?” Xu Hei’s gaze turned icy.

The banker, named Blood Vengeance, was the leader of this group and the strongest in cultivation, being the only one among the sixteen stewards who hadn’t concealed his Great Perfection of the Core Formation stage.

Such a powerful cultivator, when fully exerting his strength, would indeed be difficult for Xu Hei to take down, forcing him to watch helplessly as Ma Fugui attempted to snatch another’s body.

”Ma Fugui was just going down to investigate, yet you suddenly killed him. Why? Give me an explanation!” Blood Vengeance demanded.

Meng Hao also arrived, demanding, ”What’s going on?”

As the only third-level steward here, Meng Hao was the main person in charge of extracting heavy oil, and everyone had to follow his orders.

”Meng Hao, you’re just in time. You know about the drawing lots earlier, right? Ma Fugui went down to investigate, but this person destroyed his physical body and now wants to pursue his soul. I had to intervene!”

Blood Vengeance’s face was grim as he stared intently at Xu Hei.

Meng Hao looked at Xu Hei, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes, and said, ”Give me an explanation!”

Killing a fellow steward was a capital offense.

Previously, killing Xu Sheng could be explained as Xu Sheng harboring ill intentions and plotting against Xu Hei, with only two witnesses, the impact was minimal and could barely be glossed over.

But now, in front of all the stewards and slaves, killing a fellow steward was far more severe than before!

If this wasn’t handled impartially and was covered up privately, it would cause huge trouble.

Moreover, the Nightmare Demon Lord only mentioned giving him some care, not covering up a capital offense, which was a completely different matter.

Meng Hao held a token in his hand, his third-level steward token, and he locked his gaze on Xu Hei, shouting, ”I give you three breaths to explain, or face immediate execution!”

Within the Sea God Sect, the hierarchy was strict. A third-level steward had the authority to mobilize forces, could request the intervention of Elemental Infant cultivators, and could directly contact protectors! No one dared to disobey!

Xu Hei, however, couldn’t be bothered to explain. After three breaths, Ma Fugui would have successfully snatched a body, and he wasn’t skilled in words. Engaging in verbal sparring with humans was undoubtedly foolish.

He didn’t believe he could out-argue Ma Fugui. Once the other party completed the body snatching and made a few clever arguments, it would all be in vain.

Moreover, what reasoning could be had with a group of evil faction cultivators?

Xu Hei directly summoned the Minor Annihilation Talisman, activating the incantation.

”Stop!” Meng Hao’s face changed.

Blood Vengeance’s expression also shifted dramatically, and he rapidly retreated. While he wanted to stand up for Ma Fugui, it didn’t mean he was willing to take such a huge risk.

The other gamblers were all panicked, retreating en masse to avoid being caught in the blast. Clearly, the Minor Annihilation Talisman had a formidable reputation within the Sea God Sect! It was a deadly weapon that didn’t differentiate between friend and foe!

”Stop immediately! If you persist in your folly, I will have no choice but to summon the protector!” Meng Hao coldly warned.

Xu Hei remained unfazed, having already decided to abandon the butcher and have his true self escape, with a plan in mind.

”Capture!”

Suddenly, a low shout came from afar, and a spell seal was cast, flying into the head of the Core Formation slave.

The next moment, Ma Fugui’s soul phantom was forcibly extracted by a large hand, held in its palm. On the soul’s forehead appeared a large ”Capture” character.

The owner of this large hand was none other than the scholarly Lin Ziye.

Xu Hei’s pupils contracted as he stared at the character on Ma Fugui’s forehead, but he quickly regained his composure.

”Meng Hao, don’t you have the ability to kill and interrogate souls? Just kill this person and interrogate the soul, won’t that suffice?” Lin Ziye’s lips curled into a bright smile.

Meng Hao replied, ”Are you joking with me?”

Interrogating a soul required killing the person first. Without evidence, killing Ma Fugui would be absurd.