Starting as a Snake: Defying Heaven with Invincibility

The giant ape tribe may possess the bloodline of divine beasts, but the Vajra Ape's blood is exceedingly thin. In contrast, the Azure Dragon Tome that Xiao Long cultivates is one of the highest techniques of the dragon clan, inaccessible to lower dragon clans and reserved only for the high nobility among dragons.

Moreover, the bloodline of Xiao Long's body is extraordinary, perfectly complementing the Azure Dragon Tome. The Vajra Ape's aura was immediately suppressed, and a look of fear flashed in its crimson eyes.

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Compared to humans, the class oppression among demon beasts is more pronounced. Higher species always dominate lower ones, and the oppression from bloodlines is irresistible.

In the moment the Vajra Ape hesitated, Xiao Long had already reached it. His inner Qi transformed into seven fine needles, piercing the seven acupoints on the ape's body.

The Vajra Ape instantly deflated like a punctured balloon, collapsing to the ground. Its violent aura dissipated in the blink of an eye, and its skin returned to a brownish hue.

Xiao Long withdrew his pressure and quietly observed it.

The Vajra Ape involuntarily scooted back, seemingly very afraid of Xiao Long.

However, Xiao Long had no intention of punishing it. Instead, he issued two commands to Da Hei and Er Hei, then ignored the Vajra Ape and proceeded to climb toward the ape's cave.

As Da Hei and Er Hei passed by, they flicked their tongues at it, showing off before following Xiao Long into the cave.

The Vajra Ape scratched its head, seemingly unwilling, but cautiously followed behind.

Upon entering the cave, Xiao Long did not sense any spiritual Qi fluctuations, which piqued his curiosity.

"Huh? It's actually a natural concealment array!" Xiao Long exclaimed.

The cave was located at the northernmost part of the valley, a place of extreme yin associated with water. Judging by the surrounding mountains, this was the center of the range, connecting the celestial and terrestrial energies, forming the heart of the valley's array. A natural formation was not surprising.

As Xiao Long stepped inside, he immediately felt the spiritual Qi rushing toward him. Not far ahead was a small emerald green pool, a spiritual spring!

Beside the spring were various herbs, including rare and precious spiritual medicines, even a Soul-Reviving Grass, and an even higher-grade Revitalizing Flower.

This astonished Xiao Long. How could a mere eighth-tier demon beast like the Vajra Ape, even in its berserk tenth-tier state, find so many spiritual herbs? Even a Demon General wouldn't have such a rich collection.

Xiao Long set aside his curiosity for now and leapt into the spiritual spring, activating the Azure Dragon Tome. The energy in the spring swirled into his body like a vortex.@@novelbin@@

"Experience gained: 35 points!"

"Experience gained: 29 points!"

"Experience gained: 31 points!"

The system notifications began to flash rapidly, filling his mind with a long string of messages, and his experience bar surged continuously.

"Ding! Congratulations on reaching Level 7! You need 8000 more experience for the next level!"

Before long, the system's level-up notification sounded, and Xiao Long laughed excitedly.

This is the advantage of the system—no bottlenecks whatsoever. Unlike before, where breaking through required several days of preparation and the breakthrough process itself took days, and encountering a bottleneck could lead to failure and wasted time.

He reached into the water and found two dark green spirit crystals, which he promptly stored in his inventory.

"Da Hei, Er Hei, come down!"

"Yes, Boss!"

The two snakes swam in one after the other, quickly reaching the peak of the third-tier demon beast. Their bodies grew to one and a half meters long, but to break through to the fourth tier, they would still need a few more days of cultivation.

The Vajra Ape watched eagerly from the side, occasionally letting out strange cries of "wah wah," pounding its chest in frustration, but Xiao Long paid it no mind.

"Experience gained: 21 points!"

"Experience gained: 19 points!"

"Ding! Congratulations on reaching Level 8! You need 15000 more experience for the next level!"

The notification for Xiao Long's second level-up quickly sounded, but he was speechless to find that the color of the spiritual spring had faded significantly, turning a pale green.

His experience gain rate had also decreased by more than half. Initially, he gained 30 experience points at a time, then around 20, and now only 10, occasionally even single digits.

"Sigh! It's really not satisfying." Xiao Long reluctantly climbed out of the spring. If he continued absorbing, the spring might be drained dry.

However, since this cave was the heart of the valley's array, spiritual Qi would naturally gather here again. It wouldn't be long before the spring returned to its deep green color.

Seeing that Da Hei and Er Hei were still stuck at the peak of the third-tier demon beast, Xiao Long threw out a large number of spirit stones, arranging them near the spring to set up a simple Gathering Spirit Array to aid Da Hei and Er Hei in their breakthrough.

While Xiao Long did this effortlessly, the Vajra Ape watched in a daze.

Apes are among the smartest of demon beasts, and with its ancient bloodline, it inherited some memories of the giant ape tribe, possessing intelligence far beyond ordinary demon beasts.

The sudden appearance of numerous spirit stones arranged into an array indicated that Xiao Long had a human storage ring and was proficient in formations.

The Vajra Ape was dumbfounded, its mind struggling to process this.

"Hey, do you understand what I'm doing?"

Seeing its astonished and confused expression, Xiao Long used his inner Qi to simulate the language of the giant ape tribe and asked.

To his surprise, the Vajra Ape hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Being able to understand the language of the giant ape tribe means it has inherited the tribe's memories. This is interesting!" Xiao Long showed an amused expression.

Xiao Long stared at it and began to use the skill "Beast Taming."

"Congratulations! You have successfully tamed a Vajra Ape, Level 8, current tamed beast count 3/3."

A peculiar light flashed in the Vajra Ape's eyes as it realized it no longer felt the same aversion toward Xiao Long. Instead, it felt a sense of attachment.

"Kid, from now on, I'm your boss. Seeing that tuft of yellow hair on your head, I'll call you Huang Mao."

The Vajra Ape's expression changed, and it jumped up, shouting "wah wah wah."

Xiao Long understood; it was probably saying that "Huang Mao" sounded too unpleasant and wanted a different name.

"What, you don't agree?" Xiao Long stared at it, releasing the dragon clan's pressure. The Vajra Ape immediately shrank back, nodding obediently.

"Alright! From now on, you'll be called Huang Mao. Those two are your big brother and second brother. Once they break through, remember to greet them."

The Vajra Ape could only nod in agreement. There was no choice; even before Xiao Long's breakthrough, it was no match for him. Now that he had reached the eighth-tier demon beast, it stood even less of a chance. Besides, it felt a subtle reluctance to resist Xiao Long.

"Good! As a welcome gift, I will teach you a supreme technique of the ancient giant ape tribe, the 'Battle Saint Physique.' It's only the first half, but if you can master even a move or two, you'll be invincible among your peers."