Serpent Ancestor

Shen Shaopeng, after escaping, didn’t take the opportunity to attack Zhao Nanqi.

The two didn’t exchange a single word. Without hesitation, Shen Shaopeng took out a pill and swallowed it. As the pill entered his body, it transformed into lightning, enveloping him and reforging his physical body.

His body swelled, emitting crackling electric sounds. His limbs regrew, and he soared to a towering height, transforming into a giant of thunder, a hundred feet tall, in the blink of an eye.

Zhao Nanqi cast countless black beans into the soil, chanting incantations to form a peculiar formation that enveloped Xu Hei from above.

The two, from mortal enemies to allies, had reached an understanding in an instant.

At their level of cultivation, the focus was always on benefits. From the beginning, their goal was the same: to seize the spiritual liquid from the Creation Furnace.

But now, a third party had intervened, siphoning away half of the spiritual liquid, which was intolerable to them.

There was only one way now: kill Xu Hei and refine him to recover their loss!

”Boom!!”

A thunderous crash came from above. Xu Hei’s dragon tail descended like a falling star, overturning the earth. The black beans Zhao Nanqi cast exploded in half, and the thunder giant Shen Shaopeng had become was heavily struck, his body riddled with cracks.With just one strike, their offensive crumbled.

”What immense power, how could this be...”

Shen Shaopeng’s face was as if he’d seen a ghost.

”We’ve exhausted ourselves, and this thief took advantage. If I were at my peak, how could I fear him?”

Zhao Nanqi’s face was equally grim. He knew this was Shen Shaopeng’s setup, for which he had prepared many trump cards, just waiting for the opponent to take the bait. But he hadn’t expected someone as terrifying as Xu Hei to appear.

He suspected Xu Hei might not be dead and had even tried to refine him in the Creation Furnace. But unexpectedly, this Black Dragon’s methods were absurd, not only surviving the furnace but also absorbing the spiritual liquid.

”We can only try that move. If it fails, we must flee immediately.”

Zhao Nanqi’s mind raced, formulating a plan.

At this moment, Xu Hei was frantically compressing the true essence within him. Having just absorbed a large amount of spiritual liquid, his Diamond Suppression Technique had reached an incredible level, turning his true essence golden, and his physical body as indestructible as a fortress.

This made his Azure Dragon Combat Technique, with each strike, comparable to top-tier divine abilities.

”Azure Dragon Combat Technique, Electric Drill!”

Xu Hei’s body spun rapidly, like a spiral drill, boring towards Shen Shaopeng. The air whistled, and even space twisted into a spiral.

Seeing such a terrifying strike, Shen Shaopeng was scared out of his wits. He immediately used his last Thunder Talisman, sticking it to his chest with a loud shout.

”Thunder Body!”

With a thunderous roar, divine lightning descended, striking Shen Shaopeng and illuminating the entire area.

Shen Shaopeng transformed his body into lightning, using heavenly thunder to temper himself, forging the strongest shell. Originally, this method was used to craft fifth-tier puppets, but he applied it to himself.

However, the effect was remarkable. In a flash, the laws of lightning entered his body, and his physical form reached the standard of a fifth-tier puppet. The cost was great, though, as his meridians couldn’t withstand it and burst instantly, but his body had already formed.

In the next second, Xu Hei’s drill-like dragon head collided with Shen Shaopeng’s body like a cannonball.

”Boom!!”

Shen Shaopeng’s massive, giant-like body was sent flying backward. He stepped on the void, retreating thousands of steps, then with a roar, he grabbed Xu Hei’s dragon horns, his heels digging into a mountain.

”Boom boom boom...”

Flattening five mountains in succession, Shen Shaopeng finally stopped, gripping Xu Hei’s dragon horns firmly in the middle of a mountain.

”Fifth-tier divine puppet?”

Xu Hei’s expression changed. At this moment, Shen Shaopeng’s body had swelled to a hundred feet, bathed in the laws of lightning, like a deity, reaching the standard of a fifth-tier puppet.

A fifth-tier puppet, also known as a divine puppet, was the highest level of puppet, the origin of the Divine Puppet Sect’s name.

However, Xu Hei also noticed that after blocking this strike, Shen Shaopeng’s aura quickly weakened, and the laws of lightning were fading.

This brought Xu Hei some relief.

But suddenly, Xu Hei felt a chilling sense of danger, as if something perilous was about to happen. He decisively retreated.

Zhao Nanqi’s eyes were cold as he said, ”Thank you, Junior Brother Shen.”

His hands moved rapidly, slamming the ground. Countless complex runes spread from him across the mountains, like a torrential rain connecting every inch of land.

”All Things in Nature, Hell’s Gate!”

Zhao Nanqi raised his hands and clapped.

An awe-inspiring scene unfolded. The mountain range where Xu Hei stood began to move, rising up like a monstrous maw, engulfing Xu Hei in an instant.

At that moment, every inch of land, every rock, every blade of grass, under Zhao Nanqi’s control, became his puppet.

This was Zhao Nanqi’s most powerful killing move, All Things in Nature!

With this move, everything in heaven and earth, even a speck of dust in the air, could become his puppet. Anything within his divine sense could be used by him.

This power to control the world was something only those at the Divine Transformation Stage could achieve.

After using this strike, Zhao Nanqi’s face turned deathly pale, his aura plummeting as if his remaining true essence had been drained, even his core Elemental Infant shriveled slightly.

However, Xu Hei was trapped by a mass of rocks, being compressed towards the center. The density of the rocks increased, emitting terrifying explosions as countless puppets detonated.

”So strong.” Witnessing such a move, Shen Shaopeng realized how foolish it was to try and seize Zhao Nanqi’s resources.

With this divine ability, even against a true Divine Transformation Stage cultivator, Zhao Nanqi could hold his own.

”Senior Brother Zhao, you’ve hidden your strength well.” Shen Shaopeng’s body had reverted, staring at Zhao Nanqi with a grave expression.

Zhao Nanqi gave no response, his eyes fixed on the chaotic mass of rocks in the air, surprise turning to shock.

”How is this possible?”

Zhao Nanqi’s pupils contracted. Without hesitation, he grabbed Shen Shaopeng with a massive hand of rubble, hurling him into the air. Simultaneously, he retreated swiftly, boarding a flying boat to escape at top speed, abandoning even the Creation Furnace.