The cold wind howled, and the world was icy.

Outside, it was the height of summer, but Xichuan Town was in the depths of winter, like two different worlds. Now that the barrier was broken, hot and cold air currents flowed, and it was sleeting, damp and cold.

The eerie mist wouldn't dissipate quickly.

The sky was still filled with a chilling aura that made one's skin crawl, but people were already pouring out in droves, leaving Snake King City, crossing the wilderness, and entering the eerie mist forest.

Before, people would get lost entering the eerie mist forest, but now they walked straight out, arriving in the outside world, as if they had suddenly traveled from the north to the south. Warm air rushed towards them, carrying the fresh scent of grass, trees, and soil.

"Hahaha, we're finally out!"

Everyone cheered.

But from the dark jungle came rustling sounds. Ancient trees trembled, and waves of fierce energy spread. Pairs of scarlet eyes looked over.

"Ah, something's biting me... Damn it, I'll bite you to death!"

Someone screamed, ambushed by a monster from the dark mountains, and fell into the valley with it, tearing and biting each other, sending rocks tumbling.

The others were startled, realizing that it wasn't safe outside.

They didn't know how many monsters were gathering in the darkness, their killing intent surging.

But these people had survived the bloody storms of Xichuan Town. There were few weaklings among them. Realizing the danger, they immediately entered battle mode, grinding their teeth and extending their claws, their ferocity erupting.

"Boom!"

A large tree was knocked down with a single claw. A stinking wind and immense force swept over, and a dark shadow covered them with malice, but it was instantly killed on the spot, its corpse falling heavily to the ground.

"It's a wild bear."

Said a person who belonged to the tiger zodiac. He raised his blood-stained claws, licked the blood from them with his tongue, and scanned his surroundings with his green eyes.

"Having experienced the suffering of being oppressed and hunted by the king cobras in Xichuan Town, and having seen what true ferocity and bloodshed are, these guys are really far behind."

He sneered arrogantly.

Facing the king cobra, he had been humble and dared not speak loudly, but now he had an attitude of looking down on all enemies. He raised his head and let out a tiger's roar that shook the mountains, and his hundred-meter-tall body leaped up and plunged into the forest to kill and devour.

The others, not wanting to be left behind, also fought on their own.

Some even hunted with their children, running quickly through the mountains.

Their evolution was a passive beast transformation forced by the eerie mist. After primitive elimination and slaughter, and after experiencing the hunting of the king cobra, the weak and those who could not adapt had long become bones and sand. Those who survived were all ruthless and strong.

Most of them had eaten monster king broth when they were laborers in Snake King City, laying a deep foundation. Their blood and energy were extraordinary. If not for the shackles of flesh and blood, they would have already advanced to ancient beasts.

At this moment, they were ninth-level ferocious beasts, but each one was unusually fierce.

They were the real ferocious beasts and monsters.

Compared to the timidity and weakness they had when they first turned into monsters and dared not even eat flesh and blood, their claws had now become harder than steel and sharper than swords, and drinking blood was commonplace.

"Rumble..."

Explosions, the sound of ancient trees falling, and screams constantly echoed through the mountains.

In Xichuan Town, they lived humble and inconspicuous lives, at the bottom of the ladder, oppressed and enslaved. But tonight, they also tasted the deliciousness of fresh blood and enjoyed the pleasure brought by their claws and fangs. Blood and flesh swirled in their mouths, and excited howls rose and fell.

"Maybe, this is what the king cobra felt back then. I think I probably get it!"

"I get it too!"

In the dark jungle, people briefly communicated with each other, their voices filled with emotion, followed by the sound of drinking blood and eating meat.

More and more people poured out of Xichuan Town, advancing on mountain paths paved with blood and bones, hunting in the dark night, and searching for the way home.

"Governor Liu, are you also out hunting?" Liu Youshan took his confidant Gao Xin out for a walk and met Prime Minister Bei Liu and National Preceptor He Zhiguo on the road.

They were now in high positions of power. When they traveled, they were protected by soldiers wearing snake scale armor, who were experts they had recruited themselves.

In today's Snake King City, many high-ranking officials recruited retainers or powerful experts to act as bodyguards or guards for their residences, and the pay was excellent.

Liu Youshan glanced at Bei Liu and He Zhiguo, and said with some emotion, "Hunting, I don't need to. I've just been cooped up in Xichuan Town for so long, I wanted to come out for a walk and breathe some fresh air without the eerie mist."

He Zhiguo, the Blood Armor Crocodile Snake, flicked his forked tongue and smiled, "It doesn't seem like there's any fresh air. The smell of blood is also very strong here."

Liu Youshan nodded, "Since becoming beasts, where is there any good place? Isn't it all like this?" He paused, took a ten-meter-long dry tobacco pipe from Gao Xin's hand, took a puff, and asked, "Are you out here for something?"

He Zhiguo looked at Bei Liu, and Bei Liu whispered in his ear, "We came out to scout the area and look at the terrain. We plan to build a summer villa for His Majesty the Snake King outside."

Liu Youshan's eyes lit up. He pointed with his rat claw and said, "Very good, good idea, but building a summer villa won't be of much use to Lord Snake. You know, Lord Snake prefers things that are valuable to him."

He Zhiguo lowered his head in thought. He had overlooked this key point.

Compared to himself, Liu Youshan, Lord Snake's confidant Eunuch Liu, understood His Majesty the Snake King the best.

The two humbly asked for guidance, "Please enlighten us, Governor Liu."

Liu Youshan was the governor of the West Depot, so he was called Governor Liu.

Liu Youshan glanced at them and said, "Longma Er's sister said that those king-level tribes and top-level powers in the Great Wilderness like to build temples for their kings and enshrine statues. Why don't you build a Snake God Temple for Lord Snake?"

"If Lord Snake sees the statue of the Snake God enshrined in the Snake King Temple, he will definitely like it."

This idea came to him from when Hu San built the Snake King Temple for Lord Snake. He felt that building a Snake God Temple was the best opportunity now.

"The Myriad Monster Kingdom has been established. The people need faith to stabilize the rule of the monarchy. This is the same as what the West does with the church. Lord Snake is so powerful that many people will definitely be willing to enshrine Lord Snake as a god and be Lord Snake's believers."

He Zhiguo and Bei Liu's eyes lit up as they discussed the specific matters with Liu Youshan.

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Chapter 2

Snake King City.

Zhenfu Department, Jinyiwei Commander's Hall.

A white husky was tied to the door, yawning boredly.

In the hall behind him,

A huge shadow sat cross-legged above, breathing and cultivating. Wisps of eerie mist were absorbed into his body, and the aura on his body was boiling. After a long time, he finished his practice. His scarlet eyes opened and closed, and a sharp, fierce light flashed past.

"The eerie mist is becoming thinner, and the efficiency of using the eerie mist to cultivate is getting slower and slower. Outside is Yuan Qi, so I have to find a new cultivation method."

Hu San muttered to himself, his brows furrowed.

In fact, he did not quite agree with lifting the eerie mist blockade of Xichuan Town. Here, he was in a high position and did not have to worry about food and drink, and the efficiency of using the eerie mist to cultivate was very high.

But now, the eerie mist blockade has been broken, and the mist is becoming thinner and thinner. Outside is Yuan Qi, and the breathing method he obtained from the Dog Phase Heavenly Tablet is very general for absorbing Yuan Qi.

The sound of footsteps came from outside. A Chinese Pastoral Dog arrived.

It was Huang An, Hu San's confidant. Although he was a dog, he stood upright, wearing snake scale armor and carrying a snake scale knife. He was majestic and awe-inspiring. Now he was the Jinyiwei Commander, and he was also a pivotal figure in Snake King City.

"Reporting to Commander, the secret agents reported that the West Depot Governor, the National Preceptor, and the Prime Minister are secretly planning to build a Snake God Temple for His Majesty the Snake King."

Huang An stood upright, cupped his paws, and reported the latest news. Obviously, their intelligence sources were very efficient and accurate.

"Snake God Temple?!" Hu San pondered and ordered, "Go and invite Mr. Cao!"

"Yes!"

Huang An bowed and retreated. Before leaving, he threw a piece of demon king meat to the white husky outside the hall, which made it wag its tail happily. It was devouring it when it saw a few small snakes swimming over.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at them, and quickly barked a few times towards the hall.

Hu San in the hall heard the barking and quickly came out of the hall. He saw the few small snakes and quickly put on a smiling face and said, "So it's a few princes arriving, please come in quickly."

These snakes were not ordinary snakes, but Zhang Ji's offspring.

They swam with their front bodies upright, their triangular heads held high, their expressions very arrogant, and their eyes were filled with disdain. While flicking their forked tongues, they said:

"Hu San, Father broke the eerie mist blockade, and everyone went out to watch the fun. Why are you still here?"

Asked the king cobra leading the way.

As he spoke, a few people behind him craned their necks and looked around in the hall, and some even entered the hall.

They inherited Zhang Ji's powerful bloodline and were born extraordinary. Although they were called small snakes, they were actually ten meters long, with fangs and sharp teeth, highly poisonous, and their movements were fast and agile. Each one had gloomy eyes, and their ferocity far exceeded that of ordinary snakes.

Especially the snake ninety-eight leading the way was the most terrifying. He was born with snake claws and snake wings, could fly short distances, and was extremely fierce and cold-blooded, but also sinister and cunning.

When walking, he imitated Zhang Ji, deliberately carrying his two snake claws behind his back.

Hu San once mistakenly thought that this was what Lord Snake looked like.

Because he perfectly inherited Zhang Ji's character traits and appearance, and was even more brutal.

"Everyone says that you, Hu San, have unspeakable secrets on you, is that right?" Snake Ninety-Eight looked at Hu San and asked with a smile, "If you do, I want to see them."

He raised his triangular head, and his cold vertical pupils flashed with a cold light.

Hu San smiled ingratiatingly, "Ninety-Eight Prince is joking, how could I have any secrets? Everything I have was given to me by His Majesty the Snake King."

Snake Ninety-Eight chuckled, obviously not believing him, but he didn't press the matter and asked, "Hu San, you have followed my father for a long time, so you should know him well. I want to ask you, what are my father's preferences? I want to give my father a gift."

Hu San immediately understood when he heard this. Snake Ninety-Eight wanted to please Lord Snake.

Lord Snake had as many as three hundred descendants. Although Snake Ninety-Eight was excellent, there were still many brothers and sisters who were about the same as him. Hu San knew that there were still a few people whose potential was very terrifying and far exceeded Snake Ninety-Eight, so he could understand Snake Ninety-Eight's pressure and eagerly wanted to do something to attract Lord Snake's attention and appreciation.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly thought of the Snake God Temple that Liu Youshan and others were secretly planning to build. He rolled his eyes and said, "Snake King is invincible in the world. If you ask what he likes, there is only one thing, and that is the flesh and blood of powerful living beings."

Snake Ninety-Eight shook his head.

The flesh and blood of living beings that Father wanted to eat must be as powerful as Father, and he could not provide it.

"Are there any other ways?"

Hu San said, "Besides that, if you want to give a gift to His Majesty the Snake King, I suggest you build a Snake God Temple to enshrine the statue of His Majesty the Snake King."

"Building a temple, is it useful?"

"Yes, His Majesty the Snake King will definitely like it!" Hu San vowed to guarantee, and whispered in his ear, "After building the temple, you have to let people burn incense and worship to ensure that the incense is strong, so that His Majesty the Snake King will definitely be happy when he sees it."

After Hu San finished speaking, he saw that Snake Ninety-Eight was still hesitating, so he smiled and said:

"We live in Snake King City, and we don't have to worry about food and clothing because we are protected by His Majesty the Snake King. But outside, there are still many people who are in dire straits and living in misery. They urgently need someone to give them hope and light."

"The Snake God Temple is the hope to guide them, and His Majesty the Snake King is their light. Imagine, if everyone on this planet believes in His Majesty the Snake King and worships His Majesty the Snake King as a god, how happy His Majesty the Snake King would be."

Snake Ninety-Eight's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he laughed loudly, "Good you, Hu San, you are indeed the most relied upon confidant of Father. Let's do it this way, build a Snake God Temple for Father."

Hu San quickly corrected him, "Not one, but ten thousand, the more the better, so that as many living beings as possible believe that Lord Snake is the Snake God."

Snake Ninety-Eight nodded as he listened, and looked at Hu San, "Are you willing to work with me on this matter?"

Hu San quickly cupped his paws and said, "It's an honor."

The two immediately began to plan, allocating manpower, transporting supplies, and looking for skilled craftsmen at the same time.

Snake Ninety-Eight had a very high reputation. Under his leadership, a large number of people were quickly recruited. With demon king broth as a reward, people worked hard, day and night, and first built a Snake God Temple in the wilderness outside Snake King City, and then dug earth and started construction on the mountain outside Xichuan Town.

Liu Youshan was very surprised when he got the news, and he was also a little depressed. This was originally something they had planned, but the news was leaked and done by Hu San and Snake Ninety-Eight Prince.

Not wanting to be left behind, he immediately went to find Princess Snake Thirty-Two, another princess who had a good relationship with him and whose status and talent were no less than Snake Ninety-Eight, and asked her to take the lead and start building a Snake God Temple.

In order to distinguish the two, his construction style was very different from Hu San's.

The Snake God Temple storm caused a sensation in Snake King City, especially since the two sides had repeatedly clashed over the shortage of labor, and in just a few days, the relationship between the snake prince and the snake princess also deteriorated sharply, and they agreed to fight in the wilderness, resulting in both of them being seriously injured.

The eldest princess, Bilian Snake Woman, had no choice but to stand up and suppress the storm, which brought it to an end.

But after this incident, the relationship between the sons of the Snake King was no longer as close as before. They fought openly and secretly to win favor, and on the streets of Snake King City, snake princes and snake princesses could be seen fighting each other from time to time, which was very fierce.

Each of them was not a kind person. They inherited Zhang Ji's bloodline and ruthlessness, had strong blood and energy, and had terrible bodies with great destructive power. Many buildings were damaged.

Bilian Snake Woman reported this matter to Zhang Ji.

Snake King Hall.

Zhang Ji was practicing ancient forbidden techniques while coiled. The aura on his body became more and more profound. When he heard Bilian Snake Woman's report, he raised his snake head, and a smile appeared in his scarlet vertical pupils: "Fighting is what good children of this king should do. What future is there in following rules and regulations? This world is not a peaceful paradise, but a dangerous hell."

He raised his snake claw, pulled out a snake scale and threw it out. The snake scale flew into the sky above Snake King City and turned into a circular iron-blooded battle arena, exuding a majestic aura.

"Fighting is not allowed in Snake King City. If you want to fight, go here to fight in the arena. Those who can persist in ten consecutive victories can come to this king to receive a reward."

Zhang Ji's voice spread throughout Snake King City, falling into everyone's ears.

Everyone was surprised and clamored, knowing that this was the Snake King talking to his group of warlike children, and that he not only did not care about these snake princes and snake princesses, but encouraged them to fight.

"The king cobra is extraordinary. His method of cultivating his children is worth learning. Unlike my child, he is spoiled and only knows how to eat all day long."

In restaurants and restaurants, people were talking about it, but suddenly they caught sight of a commotion outside Snake King City. When they turned their heads to look, they found that a group of strangers had come at some point.

This was a group of real people, not monsters and beasts, with old and young, walking into Snake King City cautiously. Leading the way was an old Taoist priest, and next to him was an old man with white hair.

They seemed very afraid, especially since the people coming and going on the street were ferocious beasts and monsters that were hundreds of meters tall, surrounded by evil spirits, and their fangs and sharp teeth were terrifying.

But among them, the old man with white hair shouted loudly: "Second uncle, I've come to see you, where are you..."