Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei explored the entire cave, searching everywhere except for the chamber where a fierce battle was taking place.

There were a total of 108 murals, recording the lifelong learnings of a top cultivator.

From easy to difficult, Xu Hei could sense the artistic conception within them, but there was always a barrier preventing him from fully comprehending it.

”Ever-changing Fish and Dragon, transform!”

Xu Hei transformed himself into a semi-human form and tried to comprehend it again, but failed.

Even for someone like Xu Hei, it was challenging; for the other two, it was like looking at ordinary walls, no different at all.

”Xu Hei, you can actually sense the artistic conception?” The Nine-Headed Worm was quite surprised.

”Just a little bit.” Xu Hei shook his head and sighed.

This Divine Transformation cultivator not only mastered demon-slaying techniques but also formations, body refining, sword forging, and more, all of which Xu Hei wanted to learn.

Most importantly, the Dragon Subduing Sect had a deep understanding of Flood Dragons.If Xu Hei could obtain the inheritance related to Flood Dragons, it would be immensely beneficial to him.

They slay dragons and hunt dragons, yet they understand dragons so well that even a piece of dragon scale can be used to create the strongest weapon. A drop of dragon blood can be refined into a holy pill.

Xu Hei was not yet a dragon; he was still on the path.

”Ouch! My head... it hurts!”

At this moment, Xiong Dabao slowly woke up, crawled a bit, and then sat back down.

He felt dizzy, unable to open his eyes, with a severe headache.

”What just happened? Where are those beasts? Hey, Brother Xu Hei!” Xiong Dabao looked around in confusion and shouted at Xu Hei from afar.

”They’re all taken care of.” Xu Hei was speechless.

He had drunk so much that he lost his memory.

Xiong Dabao was simply outrageous.

Xiong Dabao got up, walked around a couple of times, and then sat back down, shouting to Xu Bai, ”Sister Xu Bai, I’m dizzy, can you treat me?”

Xu Bai ignored him.

”Drink a few more sips, and you won’t be dizzy,” the Nine-Headed Worm interjected.

”No more, no more, I absolutely won’t drink anymore, that wine is too strong,” Xiong Dabao complained.

As he spoke, he suddenly realized the wine jug was missing and became anxious.

At this moment, Xu Hei stopped in front of a mural. This particular mural was enormous, depicting a battle between the Divine Transformation cultivator and a Flood Dragon.

The Flood Dragon was entirely earth-brown, with mountain-like scales on its back, exuding a heavy aura. Although it was a static painting, in Xu Hei’s eyes, it seemed alive, as if it could move.

”Hmm?” Xu Hei made a soft sound of surprise.

He discovered that this mural was different; it contained not only the artistic conception of the Divine Transformation cultivator but also another artistic conception.

—The artistic conception of the earth Flood Dragon!

This was the only unique aspect Xu Hei found after examining so many murals.

Two artistic conceptions intertwined within the mural, and in Xu Hei’s eyes, the scene seemed to move slowly. The earth Flood Dragon rose to the sky, the human cultivator wielded a sword to strike, confronting each other as if reenacting the epic battle of the past.

While Xu Hei was immersed in it.

”Boom!!”

Suddenly, a loud explosion came from outside, deafening, shaking the entire cave, jolting Xu Hei out of his contemplation.

”What happened?”

Xiong Dabao looked outside.

The Nine-Headed Worm said, ”Someone has broken in again!”

”What?” Xiong Dabao widened his eyes.

At this moment, a powerful pressure emerged from the depths of the Netherworld Mine, like a prehistoric beast awakening after years of slumber.

This pressure was as strong as that of the Master and the Water Kylin, a truly top-tier powerhouse.

”Vile creatures, I’ve been waiting for you! Prepare to die!”

A thunderous roar echoed through the Netherworld Mine, the voice of the Nine-Headed Snake.

Then came the sounds of intense battle, booming and deafening, audible even from afar.

Xu Hei immediately understood that there was an external invasion.

The Soul Refining Demon Lord was severely injured and couldn’t come again. Xu Fu only had his Elemental Infant left, so it couldn’t be him.

Xu Hei didn’t sense the Butcher’s approach, so the Nightmare Demon Lord was also ruled out.

Thus, it could only be the Devouring Demon Lord. This person’s cultivation ranked second among the four guardians, also at the late Elemental Infant stage.

”Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Suddenly, two more powerful auras crossed the battle line, rapidly approaching this side.

They reached the edge of the pit and descended, heading straight for Xu Hei and the others.

These two didn’t hide, openly intending to achieve their goal quickly.

”Humans have come down!” the Nine-Headed Worm shouted, as one of its black snake avatars kept watch outside, connected to its mind, clearly seeing the two figures.

Xu Hei also released a puppet and saw the approaching individuals.

The two outside wore ghost-face masks, clearly members of the Sea God Sect.

Although they concealed their cultivation, Xu Hei could slightly sense their strength through his danger perception. One was at the mid-Elemental Infant stage, and the other at the early Elemental Infant stage.

Upon discovering the mid-Elemental Infant stage, Xu Hei immediately dismissed the idea of confronting them.

They could fight across levels, but crossing another realm to battle a mid-Elemental Infant was suicidal.

Xu Hei directly summoned twelve flying swords, setting up a sword formation on the spot, intending to use it to delay and seize the opportunity to retreat.

This was the first form of the Star Sword Formation, the Twelve Celestial Sword Formation, extremely powerful, but the drawback was that it required time to set up.

As long as they dared to enter the depths of this cave, they would be trapped by the sword formation.

”Just give me a few breaths of time, and it will be enough!” Xu Hei thought to himself.

The two outside didn’t sneak around; they wanted to enter the cave as quickly as possible to obtain what they needed.

Achieve their goal and leave; they weren’t here to fight to the death.

”Whoosh! Whoosh!”

The two entered the cave together, Jiang Chong carrying a spear, Xu Qingzhi holding an ordinary large knife.

He didn’t use the Dragon Slaying Sword, simply to avoid early exposure. After all, if the opponent knew he was the inheritor of the Dragon Subduing Sect, he would definitely be targeted.

The Nine-Headed Worm, Xu Bai, and Xiong Dabao stood not far from the cave entrance. As the three entered, Xiong Dabao pounced with a howl.

”Get lost!”

Jiang Chong kicked Xiong Dabao, sending him flying far away, crashing into the wall like a pile of mud.

”If you don’t want to die, stay put!” Jiang Chong pointed his spear forward, coldly shouting.

He didn’t use lethal force; otherwise, Xiong Dabao wouldn’t just be injured.

”Mid-Elemental Infant stage!” The Nine-Headed Worm’s face turned grim.

Besides the four guardians, the Sea God Sect had a mid-Elemental Infant expert, which was unexpected. They were definitely not opponents.

However, it was strange that this masked person didn’t kill them.

Xu Hei watched the two rapidly approaching, his gaze locked on Xu Qingzhi.

This person wore a ghost-face mask, shrouded in shadows, resembling an ordinary elder of the Sea God Sect. Yet, in Xu Hei’s perception, the bloody scent on this person was unmistakable.

This was the culprit behind the blood sacrifice of a million snake demons on Wu Mountain, Xu Qingzhi.