Serpent Ancestor

The nest was riddled with cracks, covered in countless holes resembling a lotus pod, with a fleshy queen worm wriggling inside—a true nightmare for those with trypophobia.

”Kill!”

With a low shout from Wen Tailai, the poisonous insects gathered into a storm, howling as they surged towards Xu Hei.

The swarm numbered in the millions, impossible to count, akin to a locust plague devouring all life, laced with venom so deadly that a single bite could be fatal, rivaling even the Spirit-Eating Ants.

”Ji Ying, it’s up to you!” Xu Hei thought to himself.

”Buzz!!”

Ji Ying flew out from the dragon scales, spinning rapidly in mid-air. As it spun faster, a sharp wind arose, shredding the approaching swarm into pieces, scattering insect limbs everywhere, leaving the ground littered with corpses. The remaining insects halted at a distance, not daring to advance!

”What is that?” Wen Tailai’s expression changed.

The swarm piled up before Ji Ying, forming a thick wall of insects, yet they dared not cross the storm.

”Ji Ying, devour them all!” Xu Hei commanded.Ji Ying flickered, activating the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon, and instantly pierced through the swarm, heading straight for the nest, targeting the queen inside.

The speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, Ji Ying had entered a hole and devoured a queen’s head.

The insects sensed danger and hurried back, but it was too late. In mere moments, Ji Ying had consumed three queens.

Even more astonishing, it took control of the queens’ heads and issued commands.

A command echoed, causing three waves of insects to fall into chaos, attacking each other with countless casualties, unable to form any formation.

Thus, Wen Tailai’s ultimate weapon, the swarm, collapsed.

The onlookers were utterly shocked.

Wen Tailai’s swarm was effortlessly dealt with by Xu Hei’s strange insect—unbelievable. You have a trump card, but mine is stronger!

Gong Tianhe’s face was gloomy, cursing inwardly, ”That damned Yuan Hua, the information was inaccurate, almost got me into trouble!”

Yuan Hua wasn’t closely related to him, only sharing the same Merman Clan origin. If not for Yuan Hua paying a hefty price, he wouldn’t have intervened.

He didn’t know Xu Hei’s true strength, but from what was displayed, Xu Hei was a match for him.

”You little brat, die for me!”

A boil on Wen Tailai’s back burst, releasing a terrifying black smoke that transformed into the shadow of five poisons, rushing towards Xu Hei.

It seemed he intended to kill Xu Hei to break Ji Ying’s assault.

Xu Hei summoned the Ten Thousand Poison Gourd, and with a gulp, most of the poisonous smoke was absorbed.

Wen Tailai had seen this Magical Treasure before and was prepared. With a thought, the shadow of five poisons rushed inside, expanding and regaining control of the smoke.

He wanted to seize Xu Hei’s treasure!

Xu Hei wouldn’t be polite, unleashing his Divine Sense, the suppression power of the Ten Thousand Poison Gourd increased several times, instantly suppressing and rapidly refining Wen Tailai’s shadow of five poisons.

Wen Tailai only controlled it for a breath before losing connection with the shadow.

”No way?” Wen Tailai’s mouth gaped, eyes filled with disbelief.

Xu Hei’s Divine Sense was stronger than his!

Seeing the dwindling number of queens in the nest, Wen Tailai was overwhelmed with grief and anger, shouting, ”I... concede!”

A Chosen, surrendering in public.

What a humiliation!

His goal was first place, but faced with Xu Hei’s several killer moves, all were dismantled, the swarm broken by Ji Ying, his best poison techniques countered, and his Divine Sense utterly defeated!

He found no reason to win!

Though he could still fight, releasing the Ten Thousand Poison Source Pill accumulated over years, boosting his strength, the cost would be a regression in cultivation, damaging his foundation, leaving him unable to fight again.

If he reached the finals, it might be worth it, but for a spot in the top eight, it wasn’t.

After Wen Tailai conceded, Ji Ying flew back.

The chaotic swarm in the air separated, part of it flying to Xu Hei, these were the insects Ji Ying had taken control of.

Xu Hei wasn’t shy, storing the swarm in the Golden Dragon Pagoda, then placing the pagoda in his Storage Bag.

Wen Tailai’s heart bled, most of his queens were dead, and the swarm nearly gone—this battle was a huge loss.

”I’ll remember you! Those insects, I’ll let you keep them for now, but I’ll personally reclaim them later!” Wen Tailai said coldly.

”I’ll be waiting,” Xu Hei replied with a cold smile.

The battle ended.

Cheers erupted from the sidelines, and Xu Hei turned to see a group of dolphins cheering for him.

”Xu Hei, well done!”

”Xu Hei, go for first place!”

”Xu Hei, strongest Demonic Beast!”

Led by Bopu and Boqi, a large group of dolphins chanted slogans, creating an impressive scene.

They had been there all along, wanting to cheer for Xu Hei, but only dared to shout after his victory.

After all, Xu Hei truly won, earning a spot in the top eight, definitely qualified to compete for the championship.

However, Xu Hei just wanted to find a hole to hide in.

”So embarrassing, I can’t take it!” Xu Hei quickly ran off the stage.

Hai Teng, on the other hand, thought it was a very cool thing.

Hai Er saw through his thoughts at a glance and transmitted to the Sea Serpent Clan behind him, ”Later, when Hai Teng goes on stage, you all shout too, as loud as possible, don’t be outdone.”

The serpents looked at each other strangely but nodded.

…………

In the Penglai Sea, battles raged everywhere.

This time, the Sea God Sect had gone all out. Though the Penglai Sea was strong, it couldn’t defend every point, and several locations were breached.

At this moment, in front of the Prison Tower of the Shark lineage.

”We’ve searched everywhere, and there’s no sign of the Sea God’s heart, so there’s only one possibility.”

The Devouring Demon Lord’s voice was cold and merciless, gazing at the Prison Tower.

Rumor had it that this was where ancient fiends were suppressed, sealing unimaginable horrors, and it was reasonable to assume the Sea God’s heart was sealed within, something they had anticipated.

The place was heavily guarded, and it took them a while to break through the defenses.

However, entering the Prison Tower was extremely risky, and they considered whether it was a trap to lure them in.

But at this point, whether it was a conspiracy or not, they had to go in.

”You stay outside and hold off others, the Prison Tower, I’ll enter myself!”

A ghostly voice echoed in the Void, sending shivers through one’s Divine Sense, its aura terrifyingly strong.

It was the Soul Refining Demon Lord, in person!

The strongest among the four protectors, said to be half a step away from Divine Transformation, unmatched in the East Sea.

”Hehe, with the chief protector acting, there should be no problem!” the Devouring Demon Lord sneered.