Serpent Ancestor

”How is he not dead?” Xu Hei was dumbfounded.

But upon closer thought, considering the opponent had copied his own body, if Xu Hei were in his place, he wouldn’t have been blown to pieces by just a few swords either.

”Damn it! Why do I keep feeling something’s wrong with my body, like something is devouring my physical body?”

The sea god cursed inwardly while soaring through the air.

The series of tactics Xu Hei had prepared, combined with the assistance of this group of helpers, had indeed caught him off guard.

Although it left him severely injured and in a sorry state, it was far from being fatal.

If it weren’t for something constantly causing trouble inside him, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a predicament. He wouldn’t have been caught off guard by that group of strange crows, leading to the subsequent lethal moves that he had almost no defense against, taking them all head-on.

This series of chain reactions successfully plunged him into a life-and-death crisis.

”Could it be...”

Suddenly, the sea god realized something.At this moment, above the ruins of the altar, a pitch-black spatial tunnel appeared, with overwhelming demonic energy pouring out, directly connecting to the other end of the Demon Realm.

”Splurt!”

Just as the sea god was about to reach it, he suddenly spewed out a large mouthful of pitch-black demonic blood, mixed with shattered internal organs.

A pitch-black seed, brimming with vitality and shining darkly, created a strange domain.

This seed was the Demon Seed!

”My Demon Seed!” The sea god’s face changed dramatically, and a slender tentacle instantly grew from his twisted flesh, reaching for the Demon Seed.

”Woof!”

Beside the Demon Seed, a bark suddenly sounded. The demonic energy transformed into a dog head, grabbed the Demon Seed, turned around, and dashed towards the Heavenly Demon Mirror in Xu Hei’s hand.

”It’s that old dog!”

Xu Hei’s eyes widened, and he quickly took out the Heavenly Demon Mirror, absorbing the dog-shaped demonic energy into it, along with the Demon Seed.

”Solitary Star, you’re courting death!”

On the sea god’s remaining head, a third vertical eye opened at the center of his forehead, shooting a beam of pitch-black light, condensed to the extreme, at the dog-shaped demonic energy, moving too fast to intercept.

This was the light, the light seen by the third eye.

”Boom!!”

The old dog took a hit from behind, yelping in pain, but he still held onto the Demon Seed tightly, rolling and crawling into the Heavenly Demon Mirror, disappearing without a trace.

”You’ve been marked by me. I will reclaim this Demon Seed sooner or later, with interest, and take yours as well!”

The sea god, like a ghostly light, rushed into the spatial rift, leaving behind a chilling message echoing over the East Sea.

After the sea god left, the overwhelming demonic energy also disappeared, and the pollution over the sea receded, vanishing from sight.

It seemed that this time, the sea god had truly suffered a severe blow, unable to even maintain this level of power.

”Solitary Star?”

Xu Hei recalled the name the sea god called before leaving. Could it be that this was Hei Huang’s real name? Or perhaps his title in the Demon Realm?

Having lost the Demon Seed, the sea god still thought about reclaiming it. Did he really have such power?

”Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...”

In the distance, numerous figures flew over, and the two who hadn’t dealt with the extraterrestrial demons also managed to do so with the help of many others.

”Is it resolved?” Night Owl asked.

”Temporarily resolved,” Xu Hei nodded.

Next, everyone joined forces to set up a grand formation at this location, sealing off the area around the Sea God Altar for thousands of miles, prohibiting anyone from approaching.

They didn’t question Xu Hei for details.

When Xu Hei asked for their help, they stood up without hesitation, without the slightest refusal, not even asking about the risks involved. That was trust.

Although they hadn’t managed to eliminate the sea god, the plan to reclaim the Demon Seed was barely completed.

With the plan successful, everyone gradually returned to their sects.

Xu Hei arrived at the forbidden area of the Divine Puppet Sect, returned to his cave dwelling, and spent a week healing his injuries. Then, he took out the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

”Old dog, can you hear me? Hey?” Xu Hei called into the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

No response came from inside.

Xu Hei extended his Divine Sense, but as soon as it touched the mirror’s surface, it recoiled as if electrocuted.

”It’s actually sealed off, damn it!” Xu Hei cursed inwardly.

He took out five flying swords, laying them flat on the ground. They were all crafted by Han Te, made from Divine Phoenix Wood, Heavenly Star Sand, Ultimate Flame Black Gold, and other materials only found on Dark Star.

Han Te had crafted a total of ten flying swords, and Xu Hei had blown up half of them.

”Old dog, remember, these flying swords were blown up to save you. When you come out, remember to return them with interest!” Xu Hei shouted into the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

Then.

Xu Hei took out a storage bag and said, ”I tried to shatter the void before, costing me a thousand Supreme Spirit Stones. Remember to pay me back when you come out.”

These spirit stones weren’t wasted by Xu Hei; nine crystal cores had been fully condensed, ready to break through the void at any time.

However, Xu Hei still put the debt on the old dog.

Next, Xu Hei continued, ”Also, having Han Te craft the flying swords cost me five hundred Supreme Spirit Stones. This is also on you, remember to reimburse me!”

”Additionally, I asked five friends for help. That’s no small favor. Each person should get at least three hundred Supreme Spirit Stones. I’ll cover it for now, but remember to pay me back when you come out.”

”And my personal mental anguish, time cost, let’s call it a friendly price, giving you a discount, just a thousand Supreme Spirit Stones.”

”…”

Xu Hei listed all the losses over these days to the Heavenly Demon Mirror, including everything, whether it was relevant or not.

He knew the old dog could definitely hear him.

These things, the other party had to acknowledge, whether they wanted to or not.

Finally, Xu Hei took out the Soul Nourishing Tree and placed it next to the Heavenly Demon Mirror.

”This is the container for storing your split soul. I saved it for you too. This is priceless, but between us, let’s call it eight hundred Supreme Spirit Stones.” Xu Hei calculated and gave a reasonable price.

He didn’t care if Hei Huang could afford it or not. If he couldn’t, they could arrange installments, just calculate the interest.

After saying all this, Xu Hei put away the Wutong wood sword and left the cave dwelling.

A whole year had passed since Xu Hei’s return.

The high-ranking members of the Blood Refining Sect had been missing for an entire year, with no activity.

Xu Hei had already planned to send people out to attack their lair and seize some resources.

Currently, Xu Hei’s Supreme Spirit Stones were exhausted, and he didn’t plan to break through the void for now. He intended to use his limited time and resources to gain the maximum benefit to face the upcoming challenges.

Everyone gathered in the sect’s main hall and quickly discussed the plan.

”The main base of the Blood Refining Sect is located on Flame Star, closest to the Sun. The journey is long, but with my current cultivation level, and using the teleportation array, it will only take two days to get there.”

Xu Hei looked around and said seriously, ”Everyone else stays in the sect. If anything happens, notify me immediately.”