Serpent Ancestor

”Is it really him? That madman has appeared again!”

Mo Xingtian immediately recognized Han Te, the madman who had once chased him relentlessly, making his life unbearable.

To deal with this person, Mo Xingtian had long prepared various countermeasures. In fact, as soon as he arrived in the mortal realm, he began investigating Han Te, hoping to root him out and avenge the grudge from years ago.

However, apart from discovering that Han Te was a rogue cultivator, he found no other clues. Prioritizing the bigger picture, he temporarily gave up the pursuit.

But unexpectedly, Han Te appeared at his weakest moment.

The timing of his appearance was perfect. A moment earlier or later, and Mo Xingtian would not have been in such a dire state. It was at this critical juncture that he was forced to self-destruct his physical body.

”Boom!!”

Han Te was blasted away, while Mo Xingtian seized the opportunity to escape from the earth’s crust. Wrapped in the Phoenix Feather Sword, he instantly flew out of the surface, heading towards the cosmic void.

He needed to reach Jiang Bufan’s side; only then could he save his life.

But just as he broke through the surface and instinctively glanced back, his soul nearly flew out of his body in fright.Han Te appeared behind him like a ghost, stabbing forward with a sword!

He took a self-destructive hit and was unscathed??

What a joke! Is this still a mortal realm cultivator?

”Han, my friend, let’s talk this out. I have spirit stones, as many as you want!”

In a life-and-death moment, Mo Xingtian thought of Han Te’s bounty hunter identity. He could only treat a dead horse as if it were alive, taking out a large handful of supreme spirit stones and throwing them in all directions.

Han Te’s gaze was cold, responding icily, ”I told you, this is a personal vendetta!”

A sword flew towards Mo Xingtian’s primordial spirit.

Mo Xingtian burned his primordial spirit, his speed suddenly increasing. The Phoenix Feather Sword blocked behind him but was flicked away by Han Te’s sword. This strike was unavoidable.

Even more astonishing was that the already half-crippled Xu Hei also flew out. Riding the Star Compass, he burned the remaining half of his primordial spirit, pursuing Mo Xingtian.

The two were joining forces to cut off Mo Xingtian’s last escape route!

Finally, at the last moment, Mo Xingtian saw a glimmer of light.

It was Jiang Bufan’s void warship, like a glimmer of light in the darkness, shining on his face.

”Deacon Jiang, save me!”

Mo Xingtian shouted in panic, reaching out towards Jiang Bufan.

On the void warship, a trace of astonishment flashed in Jiang Bufan’s eyes.

He immediately saw Mo Xingtian’s miserable state and the two pursuers behind him, his expression turning hideous and terrifying as he roared, ”Stop right there! Dare to kill a member of the Jiang family, and I will annihilate your entire mortal realm!”

The words were loud, the momentum strong, accompanied by a powerful sense of oppression.

However, Jiang Bufan did not take any rescue action.

He did not accelerate to meet him, nor did he launch any attacks. All he did was verbal intimidation!

Despair appeared in Mo Xingtian’s eyes.

”Whoosh!”

A sword flew over, piercing through his primordial spirit, splitting it in two.

One small part of the primordial spirit was absorbed by Xu Hei with a wave of his hand, directly sucked into the Demon God Cauldron. The other half was shredded by the sword light, instantly turning to nothingness.

Xu Hei did not greedily absorb all of the opponent’s primordial spirit, fearing that the primordial spirit of a Void Shattering cultivator still possessed significant destructive power.

Even though it was just a small portion, it was already enough for Xu Hei.

”Whoosh whoosh whoosh...”

The pitch-black demon sword flew back, bringing with it a storage ring and a crimson flying sword, the Phoenix Feather Sword.

At the same time, a large pile of scrap metal flew from afar, all flying swords crafted by Han Te himself, each carrying a string of supreme spirit stones.

Though he claimed it was a personal vendetta, he still collected every spirit stone Mo Xingtian had thrown away.

Then, the spirit stones melted like liquid, directly merging into Han Te’s body.

The darkness in Han Te’s eyes quickly faded, and the demon sword reverted to an ordinary iron form, rusty and misshapen, resembling a long iron plate rather than a sword.

His rationality returned, and a look of terror appeared in his eyes.

At this moment, Jiang Bufan’s void warship had already arrived nearby. He stared in the direction where Mo Xingtian had disappeared, his eyes filled with anger, and said, ”Damn it! Dare to kill a Jiang family elder in front of me, I will personally destroy your cultivation star!”

With a wave of Jiang Bufan’s hand, five figures leaped from the warship, rushing towards Xu Hei and Han Te with lightning speed.

”Run!”

Without a word, Han Te unsheathed all his flying swords, assembling them into a makeshift warship, and fled towards the distant void.

Xu Hei also burned his primordial spirit, fully controlling the Star Compass, fleeing towards the direction of the Divine Puppet Sect.

By now, he was at the end of his rope.

To kill Mo Xingtian, he had destroyed most of his physical body and burned half of his primordial spirit. Although he had gained a small amount of Mo Xingtian’s primordial spirit power, there was no time to refine it.

For a normal Divine Transformation cultivator, losing half of the primordial spirit would lead to deep unconsciousness.

Losing seventy percent of the primordial spirit meant death was not far away.

Xu Hei had already burned nearly sixty percent of his primordial spirit.

But he dared not hold back, desperately burning his primordial spirit to speed up the Star Compass! If he didn’t fight for his life, he would surely die.

Han Te also dared not hold back, his speed almost matching Xu Hei’s, as they fled in different directions.

However, he threw the Phoenix Feather Sword and the storage ring to Xu Hei. The spirit stones were taken, but the rest belonged to Xu Hei, as they had agreed beforehand.

The Five Elemental Heavenly Corpses, halfway through the pursuit, changed direction, converging to attack Xu Hei.

Compared to chasing Han Te, Xu Hei was more important!

”That Han Te, he actually has an ancient demonic artifact, quite peculiar... Let’s ignore him for now. After capturing the Demon God Cauldron, I’ll report to the family and let them handle it.”

Jiang Bufan knew the priorities.

The family’s task for him was to seize the Demon God Cauldron; other side issues could be ignored. At worst, he would report later and let the family send experts to handle it.

As for avenging Mo Xingtian? The thought was laughable.

If Mo Xingtian hadn’t been so severely injured, Jiang Bufan might have saved him, as he could be a significant help. But seeing him on the brink of death, what was the point of saving him?

A person with no value, dead was dead.

It wasn’t his fault, after all.

”Mo Xingtian, though you’re dead, you’ve accomplished a great feat by inflicting such damage on the target. I’ll report it truthfully and ensure the family rewards you.”

Jiang Bufan smiled slightly, piloting the void warship as it descended towards the Divine Continent Star.

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Divine Continent Star, Divine Puppet Sect.

Xu Hei fell from the sky like a meteor, streaking across the sky, heading towards the Divine Puppet Sect’s mountain gate.

He was at the end of his rope, his physical body half-destroyed, and his primordial spirit burned to seventy percent.

His consciousness was fading, and it was already miraculous that the remaining thirty percent of his primordial spirit could keep him conscious.

Beyond the instinct to burn and accelerate, Xu Hei could do nothing else.

He couldn’t defend, couldn’t attack, couldn’t evade, not even control the Star Compass to change direction.

”Look at the sky!”

At that moment, all the cultivators on the battlefield outside the Divine Puppet Sect’s mountain gate stopped what they were doing and looked up.

They saw a meteor burning with flames, descending towards the Divine Puppet Sect’s mountain gate, piloted by Xu Hei.

However, Xu Hei now had only half of his body left.

He had reverted to his flood dragon form, with half his head missing, his tail gone, and his body covered in ghastly wounds.

More importantly, his spirit was depleted, his primordial spirit injured, which was the most fatal point.

As a Divine Transformation cultivator, even if the physical body was completely destroyed, there was a chance for rebirth and body snatching. But once the primordial spirit was too depleted, it was irreparable.

Fifty percent unconsciousness, seventy percent near death, this was an iron law.

If the primordial spirit loss exceeded seventy percent, revival was impossible, at most leaving some remnants of the soul and consciousness in the world.

Behind Xu Hei, a massive void warship was pursuing at an incredible speed. In front of the warship were five figures of different colors, exuding overwhelming pressure, corpse Qi filling the sky, each zombie possessing Void Shattering Stage cultivation.

The Five Elemental Heavenly Corpses, along with Jiang Bufan.

With such a formidable lineup, how could Xu Hei’s side resist?

Not to mention, outside the Divine Puppet Sect were so many Blood Refining Sect cultivators. Even without Spirit Realm cultivators, any mid-stage Divine Transformation cultivator could easily take Xu Hei’s life.

”Hahaha! Today marks the end of the Divine Puppet Sect!”

”Xu Hei’s days are numbered.”

”The main forces of the Ancient Tomb Sect and Tianhen Sword Sect have been wiped out. From now on, we will reign supreme.”

Blood Refining Sect cultivators were all in high spirits, exhilarated. They had chosen the right side, and from now on, they would become the supreme power in the mortal realm.

Mo Xingtian had long told them that Spirit Realm cultivators could support mortal realm forces, and as long as they served obediently, there would be no shortage of benefits in the future.

This was the unique fortune of the Blood Refining Sect, about to be fulfilled!

”Huang Tiancheng dared to provide the teleportation array coordinates, truly courting death! Next, we’ll deal with them!”

The Blood Knife Patriarch was well aware of Huang Tiancheng’s secret dealings with Xu Hei, but he simply had no time to deal with it.

”Of course! Betraying the Four Sects Alliance, I’ll make them feel that death is a luxury!” Ren Pizi sneered sinisterly.

But in fact, even if Huang Tiancheng hadn’t betrayed them, once the Divine Puppet Sect was destroyed, the Yan Dao Sect would eventually be swallowed up, and even more miserably.

The Seven Stars Alignment was limited in time, ending in five hundred years.

The Blood Refining Sect would never allow other sects to develop further.

They would eradicate the foundations of the other five stars, sending blood corpses to cleanse day and night, turning them into hell on earth.

They would ensure that the Blood Refining Sect remained the strongest.

…………

Xu Hei didn’t know where else to go, where there might be hope for survival.

He didn’t know!

He didn’t know what to do to survive! He had tried his best, but couldn’t think of any possible way out. His remaining primordial spirit could no longer engage in effective thinking.

All his instincts had only one directive—

Go home!

Even if he died, he wanted to die on his home star, to return everything to the earth... This was the reason his remaining consciousness drove him towards the Divine Continent Star.

Night Owl looked up at the sky, his figure turning into a shadow, disappearing on the spot.

”Whoosh!!”

Xu Hei’s figure plunged into the sea, gaining significant cushioning, then was grabbed by Night Owl, instantly disappearing, returning to the forbidden area of the Divine Puppet Sect.

The forbidden area behind the Divine Puppet Sect was located in a separate secret realm, requiring the opening of the secret realm’s barrier to enter.

Night Owl reappeared, already in the middle of the forbidden area, placing Xu Hei’s broken body on the ground.

”Grand Elder, the sect now...” Xu Hei could only barely make a sound.

”Xu Hei...” Night Owl interrupted him, speaking quickly, ”I know, you’re the most special one, always have been! What others can’t do, you can!”

With thirty percent of his primordial spirit and a half-broken body, anyone would see him as a dead man.

But Night Owl wasn’t encouraging him, just stating facts.

He took out a pill, the last healing pill left from the war, and although it was just an ordinary Divine Pill, he resolutely scattered it into Xu Hei’s body.

At the same time, he continuously infused spiritual power, not knowing what effect it might have.

Xu Hei barely gained a trace of consciousness, merely sighing as he supported his body, curling into a circle.

In his mind, a tombstone in front of Myriad Serpent Valley appeared.

Xu Hei closed his eyes, slowly saying, ”Grand Elder, there’s no need to try, just let me... sit here and pass away.”

Xu Hei’s broken figure became ethereal, transforming into a human shape, sitting cross-legged with hands clasped, resembling a Buddha or a dying old man.

Night Owl’s actions stopped, falling into silence.

Though not in Myriad Serpent Valley, not in front of his own tombstone.

But to sit and pass away in the Divine Puppet Sect was a good resting place.

Xu Hei had tried his best, fought with all his might, and killed Mo Xingtian, but ultimately couldn’t defy fate.

Xu Hei had imagined his own end, so the arrival of this day didn’t bring him excessive fear.

His consciousness was fading, with thirty percent of his primordial spirit, he could fall into unconsciousness at any moment, and then be captured by Spirit Realm cultivators.

If lucky, he might be studied for a while; if unlucky, he’d be refined, enslaved, absorbed.

Rather than being taken away and dying outside, it was better to sit here and pass away, offering everything to his home star.

Xu Hei didn’t want to leave.

If there was such a thing as reincarnation, then if one Xu Hei died, as long as he remained on the Divine Continent Star, perhaps another Xu Hei would be born in the future.

Since he couldn’t ascend, he would stay here, and in endless years, the Divine Continent Star would surely rise again, stronger than now!

Night Owl quietly watched this scene, saying nothing, just turning away, leaving the sect’s forbidden area.

In his life, he had seen too many fallen comrades and understood Xu Hei’s feelings, choosing to respect them.

By now, few members of the sect remained alive, only those with numerous life-saving means and extremely strong fates had survived to this point.

This was also due to the Blood Refining Sect cultivators not daring to fight to the death, as forcing some to self-destruct would cause heavy casualties.

But with the arrival of Spirit Realm cultivators, it was all over.

No need to fight desperately, Jiang Bufan alone could crush the Divine Puppet Sect, even if the Heavenly Mechanism Formation was tenacious, it couldn’t withstand the means of Spirit Realm cultivators.