Chapter 1 A Figure Descends

In the void, a figure appeared.

Over five meters tall, he wore a pure white hairpin and a shadow-silver jade hat. Adorned in a purple-gold nine-tiger robe, fastened with a jade-red leather belt, his face was like fine jade, and his purple eyes resembled cold stars. He stood in the void like a towering mountain, his aura intensely oppressive.

"I am Hu Lie, elder of the Tiger Clan of the Twelve Divine Kingdoms. I have been commanded to come and capture the heterogenous evil serpent. Will you not come out and meet your death?!"

He announced his name.

The booming voice caused the wind and clouds to change color, and strange phenomena appeared in the sky. His tone was extremely tyrannical, seemingly impatient, and he did not bother to conceal his purpose. He directly named his target.

This arrogance stemmed from his immense confidence in his own strength.

The strange mist could not obstruct his vision; evidently, he possessed a secret method to see through heaven and earth.

He saw Snake King City, and he also saw the survivors of Xichuan Town laying bricks and moving wood. Furthermore, he saw Hu San leading his white-haired husky and Huang An, along with a group of Dog Hall subordinates, walking the streets, each of them exuding an evil and sinister aura.

Hu Lie's gaze narrowed, and he coldly snorted, "Corrupted evil seeds, are they!"

"The predictions of the divine elders were indeed correct. This heterogenous evil serpent has truly matured and can develop evil clans!"

His killing intent was undisguised. The entire Snake King City felt as if it had fallen into an ice cave, and a cold, bleak atmosphere permeated the air, filling everyone with fear and despair.

"This ancient remnant land has no need to exist. It shall be destroyed!"

He pronounced the fate of Xichuan Town. His baleful aura stirred the winds and clouds in the void, causing lightning and thunder.

Seeing the terrified and trembling expressions of the people of Xichuan Town, he laughed heartily. He was in no hurry to act, as he enjoyed their terrified expressions; it gave him great pleasure.

"Hmm?! Why can't I see that heterogenous evil serpent? Where did it go? The divine elders predicted that it should have broken through to the Ancient Beast realm by now, with a body length of one thousand meters… A one-thousand-meter snake, where is it hiding?"

His purple eyes swept across the sky and the ground, searching for his target.

He saw the Misty Forest, and he also saw some dilapidated city ruins. Finally, he saw a tens-of-thousands-meter-long blood-red mountain range lying across the earth. However, he still did not see the evil serpent that the divine elders had mentioned.

"Strange… Could it be hiding? Let me take another look. A one-thousand-meter snake should be relatively easy to find."

He carefully searched, not in a hurry, holding a cup of fragrant wine in his hand, sipping as he scanned the ground.

On the desolate wilderness...

Zhang Ji was very puzzled. Why was he invisible to the other party despite being so large?

He had only subconsciously restrained the fierce and bloody aura of his entire body; he had done nothing else. After all, his length of fifty thousand meters was right there.

Yet, the other party simply ignored him.

Beside him, Cao Xinyin, one of the nine Danghu Chicken officers, excitedly whispered, "Lord Snake, did you see? My divination has come true! A powerful enemy has descended, targeting you."

Zhang Ji nodded and smiled. "Not bad. You really do possess the art of divination. I have been blind, failing to recognize your talent. From now on, follow me. The Heavenly Snake Gang needs someone like you."

Cao Xinyin was overjoyed.

Hu San had repeatedly invited him to join the Heavenly Snake Gang, but he understood that if he agreed to Hu San, he would at most become Hu San's subordinate. But if Lord Snake took a fancy to him and he joined the Heavenly Snake Gang, he would be Lord Snake's man.

His status would not be lower than Hu San's, and his future prospects would be even brighter.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Snake. This subordinate vows to follow you until death. If I ever have any disloyal intentions in the future, please, Lord Snake, stir-fry me into spicy chicken!"

Cao Xinyin swore an oath, with a serious and earnest expression.

Zhang Ji gave him a deep look and said, "Spicy chicken, is it? When I was human, my favorite food was chicken. I always ordered it during company dinners."

Cao Xinyin felt a chill in his heart. As expected of a protagonist of the great villain category, even his warnings were so unique, scaring him half to death.

Zhang Ji ignored him and looked up at the void, curious as to why the guy who was yelling about making him meet his death was not attacking yet.

"Sensing his aura, he should be able to withstand an attack from one of my claws. Perhaps it will take two claws to take him down. He is a master. I wonder how many evolution points he is worth…"

Zhang Ji anticipated, and the perceptive abilities of the Tiger Aspect Spiritual Platform spread out, sensing whether anyone else was coming.

At the same time...

Deep within Snake King City, in a hidden hall of the Snake King Palace...

The surroundings were arranged with secret formations, concealing all aura fluctuations from this place.

White Wolf Snake Two and Green Lotus Snake Girl paced anxiously. Beside them was a three-meter-large soft egg, its aura unfathomable, radiating strange fluctuations, absorbing the surrounding strange mist into the eggshell, transforming it into pale golden immortal energy, sacred and noble.

It was actually using the strange mist to cultivate immortal spiritual power, and the oppressive aura it exuded was even stronger than that of Hu Lie in the sky.

If Zhang Ji saw this scene, he would be greatly shocked.

Seeing White Wolf Snake Two and Green Lotus Snake Girl were anxious, the soft egg emitted a滄桑 voice...

"No need to worry. This Tiger Clan elder Hu Lie sent by the Twelve Divine Kingdoms is a demon emperor, a ninth-level Heavenly Beast, a top-tier powerhouse, and he carries a Dao artifact. Cobra King is no match for him."

This was the Son of Heaven Dao Master transmitting his voice, his tone very calm.

White Wolf Snake Two respectfully said, "What Dao Ancestor says is absolutely correct. According to my observations, Cobra King's strength should be around the fifth-level Heavenly Beast. He has been stuck in a bottleneck for the past month, and his cultivation has not increased."

"He deserves to be suppressed!" White Wolf Snake Two's eyes were filled with excitement.

He had previously wanted to invest in this Cobra King, hoping that he could evolve and cultivate with him. However, he later discovered that the other party was fierce, cold-blooded, hypocritical, and ruthless, and he had always been wary of him.

His kind intentions were completely unappreciated, and the way he looked at him several times was not right, and he was also thinking about the Son of Heaven Dao Master, which was simply shameless and greedy.

From that moment on, White Wolf Snake Two knew that he was a 白眼狼 (ungrateful person), and his father, Cobra King, was even more of a 白眼狼 among 白眼狼s (the most ungrateful person). Following him would only lead to being eaten, with no good end.

"Nine Heavens Phoenix Maiden, you can stay here in peace. Once Cobra King is dead, we can cultivate in peace. Dao Ancestor has already found a method to shield this place from the shackles of heaven and earth, which can be shared with you then," White Wolf Snake Two said with a smile, his eyes mysterious.

Green Lotus Snake Girl sighed lightly and nodded. "Thank you for your concern, I am very grateful!"

As she said this, she glanced at the soft egg and White Wolf Snake Two with worry.

The two of them were both giants of the Daoist sect, especially this Son of Heaven Dao Master, who was also known as Dao Ancestor, unfathomable, and had silently cultivated to the realm of Demon Emperor.

She was very worried that if Cobra King died, she would probably be in grave danger as well.

They would never let go of her, a giant of the demon race. Her immortal soul was also a great tonic for them.

Struggling and hesitating in her heart, Green Lotus Snake Girl was extremely conflicted. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again, her eyes already calm, as if she had made a decision.

Beside her, White Wolf Snake Two had been observing Green Lotus Snake Girl with his peripheral vision, sensing her emotional fluctuations. His gaze narrowed, and he looked at the soft egg next to him, his ears twitching, as if he was being transmitted something.

He nodded slightly and suddenly pounced on her, his killing intent instantly exposed. He struck first, catching Green Lotus Snake Girl by surprise. Just as she was about to counterattack, a stream of immortal spiritual power shot out from the soft egg, instantly binding her.

"Nine Heavens Phoenix Maiden's immortal soul possesses the power of fire. Wan Jie, how about we each devour half?"

"Good!"

White Wolf Snake Two nodded, his eyes flashing with greedy light.

Green Lotus Snake Girl screamed in despair, her eyes turning blood red, and shouted, "You forced me to do this!"

A flash of light appeared in her hand, and suddenly a blood-red snake scale appeared. Holding the snake scale, she shouted, "Great Cobra King Father, save me!"

White Wolf Snake Two did not care, because this place had been shielded by the Son of Heaven Dao Master, and no message could be transmitted out. However, the blood-colored scale in Green Lotus Snake Girl's hand turned into a stream of light, broke through the shielding of this place, and disappeared.

White Wolf Snake Two was shocked. "Not good, she notified that Cobra King!"

The soft egg emitted fluctuations. "Don't panic. Cobra King is having trouble saving himself; he has no time to care about this place. Immediately suppress this woman, devour her immortal soul, and I can break out of my shell!"