Water Runs Deep

The Nine Netherworld Python Clan has many branches on the surface of the Beast Region, but their true stronghold is deep underground.

The Nine Nether Nether Python Clan ranks first in number among the Three Great Races, but its bloodline is becoming increasingly impure. According to calculations by some elders, the Bloodline Power of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will be completely depleted within a thousand years.

At that time, the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will no longer be able to produce new Ninth-Rank Magical Beast comparable to Dou Sheng, and will lose its status as one of the three major Magical Beast races.

The Nine Netherworld Python Clan was deeply divided over the issue of bloodline. Fortunately, the appearance of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and the Ancient Heaven Snake Remnant Soul eased the situation.

The Nine Nether Earth Abyss is a major passage into the Underground World, also occupied and guarded by the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan, and its defenses are quite strict. However, with Yao Xiaotian, the Patriarch of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan, leading the way, Xiao Yan naturally passed through without any hindrance.

The Underground World has two more directions, up and down, compared to the surface, making the terrain exceptionally complex. It took the group half a day to finally arrive at the ancestral home of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan — the Dark Snake Earth Vein.

The Underground World is filled with cold, yin energy. There are countless Snake People Tribe along the way. This Dark Snake Earth Vein is not only the headquarters of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan, but also a sacred place in the hearts of many Snake People Tribe.

"I never expected to encounter Snake People Tribe here, and they are countless times more powerful than my tribe." Queen Medusa also somewhat surprised.

"I once saw in the family genealogy that my tribe also migrated to the Tagor Desert a long time ago. I wonder if they migrated from this Beast Region."

Yao Xiaotian thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out where the Tagor Desert was, nor did he know which Snake-People Tribe had escaped. He could only make up a story. "Bloodline Power can't be faked. It must have flowed out from here. The Nine Nether Yellow Spring is the ancestral land of your tribe."

Deep within the Dark Snake Earth Vein lies a massive, dark abyss, hundreds of feet wide, its interior shrouded in gloom.

A chilling aura, like a gale, continuously howled upwards from its depths. Those with insufficient strength would tremble all over simply by standing here, feeling a chill surging from the depths of their souls.

Xiao Yan stood by the deep ravine, suddenly stopped, and remained silent.

"Master, have you sensed the danger here? The Nine Nether Yellow Spring is extremely cold and gloomy, and some special creatures live inside. Even the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan has not been able to find out anything about it." Yao Xiaotian quickly distanced himself from the situation.

Ignoring him, Xiao Yan ignited an invisible flame in his eyes. His Soul Power swept across the deep ravine, pierced through the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, and descended along the bottom of the Yellow Springs, penetrating into the endless depths of the earth, until it was finally stopped by a Space Barrier.

In Xiao Yan's perception, this barrier was like an unchanging ice wall, where time could hardly flow. With just a slight touch, a Xiao Yan aura invaded his body through his Soul Power.

"Cough cough..."

A violent coughing sound rang out, and a drop of blood spurted from Xiao Yan's mouth, quickly condensing in mid-air before turning into a dark red ice block that fell into the deep ravine.

"This..."

Yao Xiaotian was terrified. He knew Xiao Yan's strength very well. It would be easy for Xiao Yan to kill him in one move. The scorching flame fluctuations made his soul tremble. At this moment, he felt a chill enter his body.

"The water here is very deep!" Xiao Yan said, wiping his mouth.

With Xiao Yan's current strength, probably only Dou Emperor could do this.

Furthermore, some strange creatures live in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, completely ignoring the cold power of the Yellow Springs water, and even able to turn it into their own, much like the Flame Lizardmen under the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.

Perhaps, deep underground, there is a cave dwelling of a Dou Emperor Magical Beast?

Xiao Yan clutched his chest, glanced at Yao Xiaotian was at a loss and almost turned into a snake, and said calmly, "Is the one tied up below a traitor of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan?"

Seeing that Xiao Yan did not blame him, Yao Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's right. In the Patriarch competition back then, I defeated him, but he secretly hid my clan Patriarch's token, the Nine Nether Nether Staff. Please ask the master to search his soul and find the Nine Nether Nether Staff."

"Of course, if you like it, Master, you can leave the Nine Nether Nether Staff behind. The Nine Netherworld Python Clan has been doing just fine all these years without that Patriarch's token."

Xiao Yan nodded, and led Queen Medusa and Qing Lin into the deep ravine.

Yao Xiaotian hesitated for a long time, but in the end he didn't dare to follow. If there was any danger, Xiao Yan would definitely prioritize protecting the two Dou Zun, and only help him if he had the spare strength.

The distance to the bottom of the deep ravine was unknown, and it took Xiao Yan several minutes to cross that distance.

As you approach the ground, an extremely large lake comes into view.

The lake water is a deep yellow color, and within this deep yellow, there are traces of scarlet color like fresh blood.

Wisps of pale yellow air, tinged with a hint of blood, continuously escaped from the lake water, whistling as they rushed into the sky.

It is obvious that the gale surging from the deep ravine originates from this lake.

"Wait for me a moment."

After settling Queen Medusa and Qing Lin, Xiao Yan flashed and darted through the bottom of the deep ravine. In a few leaps, he arrived at a place where the Nether Wind was strongest.

"Waaaaah..."

A series of irritating gusts of wind arose, and the jet-black flames were silenced and suppressed due to Xiao Yan's arrival.

Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed the long-formed Nine Nether Wind Flame, which was directly pinched. The so-called strange wind sound had no effect on Xiao Yan at all.

Perhaps it is because this Nine Nether Wind Flame was born from the gale emanating from the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, its yin and cold power is extremely strong. Although it is ranked tenth, it is already comparable to a High-level Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan swallowed it whole, and with a turn of his Dou Qi, the Nine Nether Wind Flame merged into the Emperor Flame, causing Xiao Yan's cultivation at the Six-star Dou Sheng Late Stage to tremble slightly.

After clicking his tongue, Xiao Yan returned to the two women's side. The pitch-black Nine Nether Wind Flame instantly enveloped the two women, and the cold power within it actually made the two women quite comfortable.

"This is the Nine Nether Wind Flame? You just found it here?" Queen Medusa, somewhat surprised.

"Hmm, this Nine Nether Wind Flame shares the same origin as the power of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, and can effectively conceal one's aura—there's a group of Strange Snakes in the Yellow Springs water, Qing Lin, you can try to control them later." Xiao Yan nodded, and then took the lead in leaping into the lake.

The yellow lake water was slightly murky and filled with a chilling power. Even though he completely enveloped himself with the Nine Nether Wind Flame, Xiao Yan still felt a chill and his Dou Qi was slightly resisted.

Both women felt a bone-chilling cold, but their Dou Qi circulation speed subtly increased, clearly indicating that the environment here was extremely compatible with their Bloodline Power, helping them break through their cultivation levels.