Starting as a Snake: Defying Heaven with Invincibility

Xiao Long was now penniless, with only a few herbs left in his inventory and not a single spirit stone. Even the soul power he had painstakingly recovered had reverted to its original state in an instant.

With a helpless sigh, he crawled out of the formation to absorb spiritual qi and restore his stamina.

Under Xiao Long's oppressive aura, the demon beasts watched from afar, not daring to take a step closer. Even eighth and ninth-level demon beasts didn't dare to approach.

Time flew by, and before he knew it, a day had passed.

Xiao Long glanced at the large pit. The energy of the formation inside was nearly exhausted, and the Soul-Reviving Pill had long since turned into nourishment. Yet, the white fox showed no signs of waking up.

"What a pity!" Xiao Long felt a twinge of regret. If she still couldn't wake up after all this, it was likely hopeless. He regretted wasting so many resources on her.

At this moment, Xiao Long looked into the distance.

"Haha! Finally here!"

"There's a big pit ahead. The phenomenon from yesterday happened there. Maybe some incredible treasure appeared!"

"Let's go check it out!"

Xiao Long saw a group of people rushing towards him from afar, about ten of them, all wearing fiery red cloud-patterned robes. They were disciples of the Fire Cloud Sect.

This place was closest to the Fire Cloud Sect, and given the magnitude of yesterday's phenomenon, it wasn't surprising they found their way here.

Xiao Long concealed his aura and used the Breath Concealment Technique, burying himself beneath the sand and dirt.

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"Huh? There's another formation here." As the group approached, the leading man’s eyes lit up.

"This formation is set up so skillfully that I can't see through it."

"If even Senior Brother Fang can't see through it, could the one who set it up be a Qi Condensing Realm formation master?"

"Very likely."

Xiao Long sneered inwardly. It would be strange if they could see through it. This formation was his unique creation, using soul power as a bridge to connect with the power of the stars. Not even a Martial Emperor could necessarily set it up!

"Let's go in and see what's inside." The man named Fang stepped in first, completely unaware that he was stepping on Xiao Long.

At that moment, Xiao Long moved instantly. He burst out from the sand, activating his Fish-Dragon Shifting technique. Before anyone could react, he slammed into Fang's abdomen, his inner qi piercing like steel needles, instantly crippling Fang's dantian.

"Ugh!"

Fang spewed blood and was sent flying, crashing headfirst into the ground.

"My dantian!" He clutched his abdomen, his face turning deathly pale. With his dantian destroyed, he was reduced to a cripple, a fate worse than death.@@novelbin@@

"The Black Spine Snake!"

Only then did everyone realize that the attacker was the infamous Black Spine Snake, the one causing such a stir in the Fire Cloud Sect!

Initially, people didn't think much of it, not understanding why the sect leader would offer such a high bounty for a snake. But now it was clear that this was no ordinary matter.

A snake smart enough to conceal its aura, ambush humans, and cripple their dantians—had it become a spirit?

"Kill!"

The remaining people charged forward. Having made it through the rugged mountains to the depths of the forest, they were no weaklings. Even the weakest among them was at the seventh level of the Body Refining Realm, with most at the eighth or ninth level, and two at the peak of the tenth level.

Facing the assault of ten people, Xiao Long's figure flickered as he swiftly moved to the right. His tail struck the ground, propelling him forward like an arrow, piercing through Fang's throat, whose dantian had been destroyed.

Even in death, Fang couldn't understand why he was the first to be killed when he was already crippled and posed no threat.

"You have killed an 8th-level wild monster, gaining 600 experience!"

System notification: You have picked up a "lower-grade storage spirit ring."

Killing was the only way to gain experience and level up.

Without time to inspect the storage ring, Xiao Long immediately dodged away. A barrage of chaotic martial arts attacks struck the spot where he had just been, and had he been a moment slower, he might have been obliterated.

"Quickly notify the sect! This snake demon is extremely cunning and fast. If it escapes, it will be a disaster!"

With that, they launched signal flares into the sky, exploding like fireworks. It wouldn't be long before experts from the Fire Cloud Sect arrived.

Xiao Long dared not delay. He charged forward, his body flickering continuously. His tail transformed into a black whip, sweeping across, accompanied by the sound of bones cracking. Several people's legs were broken, and they fell to the ground, wailing.

"I'll finish you all in three minutes!"

Xiao Long was furious. He never attacked unless provoked. Since the Fire Cloud Sect wanted him dead, he would kill every single one of them!

"Senior Brother Liu, Senior Brother Zhou, kill him! Kill him!" The ones with broken legs cried out for help, but it was too late...

With a blade in his mouth, Xiao Long became a black phantom, weaving through them. Blood splattered wherever he passed, and blood marks appeared on their necks, gushing like fountains, leaving them all dead.

"You have killed an 8th-level wild monster, gaining 600 experience!"

"You have killed a 7th-level wild monster, gaining 400 experience!"

"You have killed an 8th-level wild monster, gaining 600 experience!"

"You have killed a 9th-level wild monster, gaining 960 experience (20% bonus for challenging higher levels)!"

Xiao Long's eyes were blood-red. After killing four more, he charged back into the crowd, moving as fast as lightning, like a reaper harvesting wheat. Screams echoed, and blood sprayed into the sky like it was free.

As an eighth-level demon beast, Xiao Long was only half a meter long, yet faster than anyone. The Fire Cloud Sect disciples unleashed all their martial arts in a frenzy, but they couldn't touch him.

Even Liu Ming and Zhou Hong, at the peak of the tenth level, couldn't do anything to Xiao Long despite using their most powerful techniques.

They were geniuses of the sect, always defeating demon beasts of higher levels, never having been killed by one. Yet now, they couldn't even touch the fur of an eighth-level demon beast. As geniuses, they had never encountered such a situation.

As time went on, their mental state began to collapse.

"He's not an eighth-level demon beast! He's a Demon General hiding his strength!"

"That must be it, or he couldn't be this powerful!"

"Run!"

Someone took the lead, and the rest began to flee.

As disciples of one of the four major sects in Tianfeng Kingdom, they were revered wherever they went. They were too proud to accept their defeat, choosing instead to deceive themselves into believing Xiao Long was hiding his true strength.

Xiao Long found it amusing. What right did this rabble have to be his enemies?

The system was right; these people were just wild monsters, delivering experience points!