Serpent Ancestor

”Great idea! If they dare to go, we’ll play the role of the fisherman; if they don’t, it means they’re severely weakened, and we can swallow them whole!” White Tiger sneered.

The Nine-Headed Snake organization, which emerged nine years ago, initially pulled off a few big deals and gained some reputation.

But with the opening of the Void Realm, the three main forces of the Nine-Headed Snake all went and never returned, dealing a heavy blow to the organization, leaving it in decline and no longer on Tianwang’s radar.

Thus, they thought of annexation.

After all, there are still a few talents within the Nine-Headed Snake.

”Let’s do it! I’ll send someone to issue a bounty to the Nine-Headed Snake and see how they respond,” Qilin nodded.

…………

That night, the Nine-Headed Snake organization received a bounty notice.

The leader quickly gathered the core members to discuss the matter.

”To kill a black flood dragon that has lost its Divine Sense, the bounty is fifty million Spirit Stones, with a deposit of ten million. What do you think?”The Nine-Headed Worm took out a jade slip containing information.

Beside it was a storage bag with the ten million Spirit Stone deposit. Since the organization’s founding, they had never taken on such a large job.

This Nine-Headed Worm was one of his avatars, possessing independent consciousness. His true self had gone to the Void Realm and had not returned, leaving him unsure if the original was dead or alive.

”Who issued this bounty?” Bai Luo asked from the side.

”The Ancient Tomb Sect, one of the five super sects,” Nine-Headed Worm replied.

He pointed at the jade slip, projecting its contents, which included a map marking Xu Hei’s location and his portrait.

”The black flood dragon is indeed Xu Hei,” Bai Luo said, staring at the flood dragon’s image.

Having returned from the Void Realm, he naturally heard of Xu Hei’s series of deeds, including the battle at Liefeng City, the massacre of Tianhen City, earning him the notorious title of Insect Demon.

For the past year, they had also been investigating Xu Hei’s whereabouts, but their intelligence was still no match for Tianwang.

”Xu Hei lost his Divine Sense, how did that happen?” Bai Luo pondered.

The jade slip detailed Xu Hei’s situation.

He had lost his Divine Sense and remained motionless for an entire year, guarded by a near-fifth-tier sword spirit, attacking anyone who approached.

”Before my true self returns, it’s best not to act rashly. Moreover, this could very well be a trap set by Tianwang,” Nine-Headed Worm said helplessly.

Bai Luo remained silent.

After a long while, he lifted his head and said solemnly, ”I plan to go.”

”Why?” Nine-Headed Worm looked at him and said, ”You should know how dangerous this trip is!”

Bai Luo shook his head and said, ”Most of the team that entered the Void Realm died, but three people from Xu Hei’s team survived, and I am one of them.”

”This only means one thing: he saved me.”

”Now that he’s in danger, how can I sit idly by?”

Bai Luo’s eyes were firm, filled with an unshakable conviction.

”Even though I may not be able to help, since someone is targeting him, I can’t just ignore it!”

After saying this, Bai Luo walked towards the door of the meeting hall without hesitation.

No one knew what kind of inheritance he received in the Void Realm, and he had lost the memory of his journey there.

However, all his puppets had been enhanced, each marked with the character ”Mo.”

It was the inheritance of the Mo family.

He didn’t know if the Mo family’s path was correct, but he would unwaveringly try it out.

”Wait!”

Suddenly, a clear voice came from behind.

”What’s the matter?”

Bai Luo turned around and saw a figure in white, wearing a scholar’s long robe, looking nothing like a Nine-Headed Snake assassin, more like a scholar.

”We’re all compatriots from Divine Continent Star, I’ll go too,” Bai Qiushui said calmly.

”What are you going for, to be a burden?” Bai Luo mocked mercilessly.

In his view, anyone who hadn’t experienced the Void Realm was just a waste, going there would be courting death.

”I’m your elder, naturally, I’ll collect your body after you die,” Bai Qiushui said indifferently.

”You...” Bai Luo’s face turned livid, but he couldn’t be bothered to argue, saying, ”If you’re not afraid of death, then come!”

He took out a flying warship and jumped onto it.

”And... me!”

Another weak voice came from behind, and a silver-haired girl appeared, walking barefoot. Despite the years, she still looked youthful; it was Ah Yin.

”Whoosh!”

Ah Yin’s body twisted, and in the next second, she appeared on the warship.

Bai Luo was shocked internally; was this... teleportation?

Bai Qiushui didn’t board his warship, instead, he muttered incantations and pointed forward, saying, ”I can travel a thousand miles in one step.”

With that, he took a step, and indeed, he crossed a thousand miles, reaching the horizon.

Words followed by action!

The Nine-Headed Worm’s avatar watched and sighed; each of these people was more monstrous than the last. Unfortunately, his true self was likely dead in the Void Realm, never to return.

…………

In the desolate mountains.

The rocks around Xu Hei had been cleared by the Star-Moon Sword, leaving an open area.

Xu Hei lay there, his eyes gray and lifeless, with no sign of Divine Sense.

A masterless flying sword hovered around him, emitting sharp sword light, attacking anyone who approached.

With Tianwang leaking the information, figures began to appear in the once-empty mountains.

An eagle-nosed elder from the Ancient Tomb Sect, his body like a rock, perched thousands of feet away from Xu Hei, his hawk-like eyes fixed on the Star-Moon Sword, a greedy glint in his eyes.

”A near-fifth-tier flying sword, and it’s masterless. If I get it, I’ll be the next Grand Elder of the Ancient Tomb Sect,” the eagle-nosed elder sneered.

But out of caution, he didn’t act immediately. He had heard that the Nine-Headed Snake organization would try first, so he just needed to watch.

”Whoosh!”

Before long, a massive ship landed not far from Xu Hei.

Then, a black-robed, masked figure emerged, releasing a dozen puppets that flew towards Xu Hei.

”Swish, swish, swish...”

The Star-Moon Sword slashed repeatedly, cutting down all the approaching puppets.

”So it really is like this.”

Bai Luo exhaled, put away the ship, and sat down nearby.

Although he was confident he could subdue the masterless flying sword, he didn’t do it. His task was simple: guard the area and prevent anyone from harming Xu Hei, and that was enough.

It was a trivial task.

But to others, it was baffling.

”Is this the Nine-Headed Snake’s assassin? Why isn’t he taking action?” the eagle-nosed elder frowned.

At the same time, the hidden Tianwang assassins Qilin, White Tiger, and Rosefinch were equally puzzled.

This was a bounty of fifty million Spirit Stones; did an assassin organization not want money?