Starting as a Snake: Defying Heaven with Invincibility

After being tormented by Xiao Long for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Liao Huoyun finally reached his breaking point...

"Ugh!"

He spat out a blood arrow that stretched dozens of meters and finally collapsed to the ground, his energy severely depleted.

At this moment, Liao Huoyun's hair was disheveled, and his clothes were tattered, no longer resembling the master of a sect.

"Already done? Sigh! How unsatisfying!"

Xiao Long shook his head helplessly. It took 128 soul needle piercings before dissipating. The owner of this soul imprint had decent endurance, probably an Innate Expert, likely the Fire Cloud Sect Master.

I wonder what he's thinking now, would he be driven mad with rage?

Liao Huoyun indeed looked like a madman now, surrounded by a group of people who were too scared to speak first.

Looking around the Fire Cloud Hall, it was already in ruins.

"Sect Master, what just happened?" Xue Wuqing dared to ask.

Liao Huoyun let out a bitter laugh and said dejectedly, "The soul imprint seed is gone."

Everyone gasped, immediately understanding why the Sect Master went mad earlier. It turned out he was being tormented through the soul imprint seed!

Finding the soul imprint seed itself was incredible, indicating the opponent's soul power was at least at the Innate level. To torment Liao Huoyun through the soul imprint seed, only special soul techniques could achieve that.

This meant they had provoked a formidable rogue cultivator, the most troublesome kind. Their open strength might not be impressive, but their underhanded tricks were endless, especially adept at soul techniques.

The pain on the soul level is the hardest to endure, no wonder the Sect Master ended up like that.

Liao Huoyun waved his hand: "Pass the order, in a month, lead everyone to the outskirts of Qingyang Town, and start clearing the land!"

"What!"

"Clearing the land?"

A fierce look flashed in Liao Huoyun's eyes: "Who dares to disobey! Death!"

Everyone understood that their Sect Master was truly enraged!

Clearing the land meant a massive human attack on the forests where demon beasts resided, exterminating all the demon beasts along the way, akin to a massacre.

The downside was that it could easily trigger a beast tide!

A small beast tide was manageable for an ordinary sect, but a large one could be a catastrophic disaster for the entire Tianfeng Kingdom.

The Fire Cloud Sect Master's decision clearly showed he was furious to the extreme, nearly losing his mind. No one dared to voice any objections, fearing bad luck.

"This person must be a powerful beast tamer with strong soul power, usually hiding in the demon beast mountains to train beasts. Once we find his lair, I will kill him!"

"Send a message to Qin Feng, the Beast Taming Sect Master. I will personally visit in a while. Their help in clearing the land will make things much easier," Liao Huoyun said solemnly.

"Yes!"

The Beast Taming Sect, one of the four major sects in Tianfeng Kingdom, was a leader among one-star sects. Sect Master Qin Feng was not only an Innate Expert but also a powerful beast tamer. His mount was a genuine Demon King, the Blood Wolf King.

With the Blood Wolf King holding the line, the demon beasts' momentum would be suppressed, making extermination much easier. Most importantly, the Blood Wolf King would remember the scent left by the demon beasts, ensuring the capture of that Black Spine Snake and its master!

Xiao Long was unaware that his actions would lead to such consequences. Even if he knew, he would just laugh and curse him as an idiot.

"That ant will surely come for revenge, but with his soul injured, it will take at least a month to recover. When the time comes, I'll be ready to play along."

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In his past life, as the Burning Heaven Dragon Emperor, Xiao Long had destroyed countless sects. The mere Fire Cloud Sect was nothing to him.

With the system, who knows what level Xiao Long will reach in a month? Right now, his strength is too weak, and he can't unleash his full potential. Once he reaches the Demon General level, he won't fear even the Prenatal Realm.@@novelbin@@

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At this moment, Da Hei sent a thought: "Boss! The herbs you wanted are almost all collected, except for one, guarded by a monkey. We can't beat it."

A monkey?

"Stay there, I'll be right over."

Xiao Long slithered toward Da Hei's location. After about half an hour, he arrived in a valley where Da Hei and Er Hei were coiled on a rock, with the herbs they collected underneath.

In front of them was a massive three-meter-tall ape, holding a tree, staring at the two snakes.

"Vajra Ape?"

Xiao Long recognized it as an eighth-rank demon beast. Da Hei and Er Hei were third-rank demon beasts, but having practiced the Subdue Dragon Art, their bodies emitted a faint dragon aura, making the ape hesitant to approach.

An eighth-rank demon beast was no challenge for Xiao Long, who had cultivated the Azure Dragon Tome to the second level. Moreover, with his profound-level movement technique, Fish-Dragon Shifting, it was uncertain if the ape could even touch him.

Seeing Xiao Long approach, the two snakes showed excitement in their eyes.

"Boss, this monkey's cave has many treasures!" Da Hei said eagerly.

"I went in once and saw a pool of glowing green water. I feel that water can help me break through!" Er Hei added.

Glowing green water? Xiao Long thought for a moment, could it be a Spiritual Spring?

If it truly was a Spiritual Spring, that would be a huge gain! For demon beasts, a Spiritual Spring was a priceless treasure. Soaking in it could strengthen the body, cleanse the meridians, and breaking through realms would be as easy as eating and drinking.

"Roar!" The Vajra Ape saw Xiao Long and roared at him from a distance, pounding its chest in a threatening manner.

"A beast is just a beast!"

Xiao Long's figure flickered, turning into a black arc of lightning, his tail striking the Vajra Ape's waist.

"Smack!"

The Vajra Ape howled in pain, reaching for Xiao Long, but he was as slippery as an eel, dodging to the ape's feet and striking its knee with his tail.

Xiao Long's strength was on par with an eighth-rank demon beast. After the strike, the Vajra Ape staggered and fell to its knees, swinging the tree in its hand wildly.

Boom boom boom boom...

In an instant, dust flew, and rocks scattered. Xiao Long, with Fish-Dragon Shifting fully activated, darted around, not even a scale touched.

"Smack!"

Another tail strike landed on the Vajra Ape's face. Finally enraged, it roared to the sky, its skin turning a faint red, its body seemingly growing a meter taller, its aura surging from an eighth-rank to a tenth-rank demon beast level.

"Berserk mode? This ape actually has the bloodline of the ancient giant ape tribe," Xiao Long showed a look of interest.

In ancient times, the giant ape tribe was one of the four divine beast races, standing alongside the dragon race. Over the years, they had declined into history.

Finding a demon beast with the giant ape tribe's bloodline piqued Xiao Long's interest. Such a demon beast had great potential, very intelligent, and might be of use to him.

Boom!

The ape swung its club again, causing the ground to collapse, the entire valley seemed to tremble. Xiao Long quickly darted away.

In berserk mode, the Vajra Ape's strength surged to a tenth-rank demon beast. Ape-type demon beasts were naturally strong, its power likely reached the human Qi Condensing Realm level.

However, this low-level bloodline berserk mode had a counter. Xiao Long just needed to seal its seven major acupoints, causing its blood to reverse, and it would collapse on its own.

"Roar!" The ape charged, and Xiao Long's snake body bent, forming a drawn bowstring, then shot out suddenly.

At the same time, the dragon inner qi from the Azure Dragon Tome was fully unleashed, creating a supreme pressure that enveloped the ape.

Proofreader & Editor: Howard Wong