Serpent Ancestor

”Die for me!”

When it comes to beauty, Jiang Nine Phoenix is undoubtedly a peerless beauty, with a flawless figure and an aura of sacredness and pride unique to the Ancient Jiang Clan, not to be desecrated.

Faced with such an extraordinary presence, and under the constant interference of the evil formation, Xu Hei had no improper thoughts.

The first thing that came to his mind was to kill and silence her, to eliminate this hidden danger, or else troubles would keep coming.

”Crack, crack, crack!”

Suddenly, the Divine Wutong Tree, which had been burned to charcoal before him, shook violently. A charred branch flew out from the charcoal, intercepting Xu Hei’s dragon claw.

Xu Hei squinted his eyes and slammed his dragon claw down hard, breaking the branch and storing it in his storage bag.

”You’re not dead either?” Xu Hei frowned.

He stared at the Divine Wutong Tree, observing for a while, and muttered to himself, ”No, you’re already dead, just a lingering obsession remains.”

Xu Hei had deep knowledge of obsessions. As long as one’s cultivation was high enough and the obsession deep enough, it could exist for countless years, still affecting the world.The obsession of this Divine Wutong Tree was to protect Jiang Nine Phoenix.

However, it was already dead, and this remaining obsession was just a drop in the bucket, unable to stop Xu Hei.

Xu Hei struck again, drawing his Star-Moon Sword to slash, cutting down a large section of the obstructing branches with ease, and approached Jiang Nine Phoenix, aiming his sword at her head.

”Boom!!”

Suddenly, the nearby charcoal shook violently, unexpectedly moving in front of Xu Hei, blocking the sword.

”Clang!”

The Star-Moon Sword struck the tree trunk, as if hitting a piece of refined iron, leaving only a scratch, showing its hardness.

”Courting death, are you?”

Xu Hei’s eyes flashed with cold light, saying, ”Then I’ll chop you down first!”

The Star-Moon Sword in Xu Hei’s hand flickered with starlight, growing brighter, like a galaxy in the universe. His true essence within was also being compressed madly, concentrated on the sword.

But just then, Xu Hei heard a voice: ”Kid, are you stupid?”

This voice appeared in his ear, identical to his own.

Xu Hei knew that the Inner Demon was speaking again.

”What do you mean?” Xu Hei frowned.

Originally, he was very resistant to the Inner Demon, but after hearing Hei Huang say that the Inner Demon had its value, it changed Xu Hei’s perspective.

”This is the Divine Wutong Tree, a divine object of heaven and earth! There are only a few in the entire world, and you’re just going to chop it down, isn’t that wasteful?”

The Inner Demon sneered, ”Why not use this woman as leverage to make the Divine Wutong Tree submit to you? Once you’ve used up this divine object, then kill the woman, wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?”

Hearing this, Xu Hei thought it made sense and nodded, ”Yeah, why didn’t I think of that!”

”Heh, what are you pretending for? I am you, and you are me! Since I can think of it, you must have thought of it long ago, right?” the Inner Demon said meaningfully.

Xu Hei was left speechless, no longer dwelling on the matter.

He stared at the Wutong Tree before him and said, ”Is she your fiancée?”

The Divine Wutong Tree did not respond.

”Do you think, with your current state, you can protect her?” Xu Hei revealed a sinister smile, saying, ”If you don’t want your fiancée to be trampled by thousands, surrender now and become my material. I can spare her life and not harm her! Otherwise, once I finish you off, I’ll deal with her immediately and hand her over to those demonic cultivators on the outer battlefield...”

Before Xu Hei could finish, he saw the Divine Wutong Tree shaking violently. Despite being just a piece of rotten wood, it exuded intense anger.

It was a visible, overwhelming fury.

”Do you think I’m joking with you?”

Xu Hei’s smile remained unchanged, and under the intense compression of true essence, the sword in his hand emitted a dazzling brilliance, a combination of the Diamond Suppression Technique and the Galaxy in the Sky.

”Whether you believe it or not, I give you only three breaths to consider,” Xu Hei’s cold voice echoed.

After a moment, the Wutong Tree before him stopped shaking.

A sigh filled with sorrow and indignation came from it: ”Alright.”

Just one word, and then silence.

Seeing no abnormalities, Xu Hei stepped forward, grabbing the trunk of the Wutong Tree, which did not react.

Xu Hei knew he had succeeded. The other party couldn’t go back on its word in such matters because it knew the consequences.

With a thought, Xu Hei stored the Divine Wutong Tree in a storage bag, but as soon as it entered, the bag exploded into fragments.

Only then did he realize that divine objects of heaven and earth couldn’t be stored in a storage bag.

But this didn’t stump Xu Hei. Using Void Stones as materials, he refined a spatial magical artifact on the spot. The process lasted a week and even attracted a thunder tribulation.

In the end, he successfully stored the Divine Wutong Tree inside.

As an artifact refining master, Xu Hei knew the Divine Wutong Tree could serve as divine material for crafting a fifth-tier magical treasure, though he currently lacked the ability to do so.

Then, he looked at the bare Jiang Nine Phoenix, whose eyes showed a struggle, seemingly resisting something, her expression filled with shame and anger.

Xu Hei realized that he had the Heavenly Demon Technique to withstand the evil formation’s invasion, but Jiang Nine Phoenix did not.

As a result, she was likely experiencing some strange illusion.

Xu Hei said nothing, stepping forward to grab her head, intending to store her in the Spirit Beast Ring.

Suddenly, Jiang Nine Phoenix awoke.

The moment Xu Hei entered the formation, she sensed it and finally awoke at this moment.

Seeing Xu Hei for the first time, her eyes flared with astonishing anger, filled with sorrow and shame, ready to burn her life essence and self-destruct!

But she quickly realized she was still in a sealed state.

Let alone self-destructing, even moving was difficult.

”Beast, let go of your hand!”

Jiang Nine Phoenix bit down on Xu Hei’s wrist.

In her sealed state, she resorted to the most primitive form of attack, using her mouth to bite.

On Xu Hei’s wrist, a sharp dragon scale automatically appeared, and in an instant, her mouth was filled with blood.

”Courting death!”

Xu Hei initially wanted to teach her a lesson but noticed the Wutong Tree in the storage ring starting to move.

”Forget it, for the sake of the fifth-tier magical treasure, I’ll endure.”

Xu Hei shook his head, giving her a slap that left her dizzy, causing her to fall to the ground.

Jiang Nine Phoenix raised her head, glaring at Xu Hei with bloodied lips, saying, ”Kill me! Kill me!”

From her expression of shame and anger, it was clear she had experienced something in the dream.

However, upon waking and finding herself unharmed, she realized it was all a dream. Yet, Xu Hei’s ability to set up such a formation indicated he was undoubtedly a demon.

Thinking of what might happen next, Jiang Nine Phoenix thought it would be better to die and end it all.

”Fine, I’ll kill you first, then refine your little lover into a dung ladle! Trust in my artifact refining skills,” Xu Hei said leisurely.

Hearing this, Jiang Nine Phoenix was momentarily stunned.

Only then did she realize that the Divine Wutong Tree, which had always been by her side, had disappeared.