Snake Magical Beasts' Little Treasury
Once he confirmed that the two women were unharmed, Xiao Yan unleashed his full power, gliding across the murky yellow lake water and hurtling towards the bottom.
As Xiao Yan continued to descend, a huge and sinister black shadow appeared in the eyes of the three.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
A series of piercing screams rang out, and the dark shadow was actually formed by countless Strange Snakes, all black in color and covered with eerie scales.
These Strange Snakes twisted their bodies, staring intently at the black flames where Xiao Yan was, their small, triangular eyes fixed on them, wondering what these flames were.
In an instant, the cold Nine Nether Yellow Spring seemed even more sinister and eerie.
"Young Master, are those the Strange Snakes you mentioned?" Qing Lin timidly approached Xiao Yan, her delicate body trembling slightly.
Xiao Yan examined Qing Lin's head. These Strange Snakes weren't very strong, but the scene in the underworld was indeed challenging to one's mental state.
"Hiss..."
The two black areas rapidly approached each other, and these Strange Snakes, even when still some distance apart, had already opened their ferocious snouts.
In an instant, countless jets of dark black water shot out from the mouths of these Strange Snakes.
The lake water split open automatically, not only not hindering the water arrows, but actually helping them, increasing their speed to the maximum between the two black areas.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
After the water arrow entered the Nine Nether Wind Flame, it was immediately evaporated into a chilling gale, and then swallowed up by the pitch-black flames, leaving no trace.
Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed, and the dark flames trembled violently, instantly engulfing hundreds of Strange Snakes and imprisoning them in front of Qing Lin.
With Xiao Yan by his side, Qing Lin felt more confident, and a bright light suddenly shone from her emerald green eyes, enveloping the Strange Snakes.
Almost instantly, black lines appeared on the top of the Strange Snakes's head, forming a strange mark that completely blocked the green light.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for several breaths before the green light penetrated the black patterns, forcibly striking three small, emerald-green flowers onto the Strange Snakes.
"Hmm..."
Qing Lin was about to collapse from exhaustion when Xiao Yan her and she nestled against his chest, whispering, "Young Master, these Strange Snakes cannot leave the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, and they have an inviolable 'god' in their minds. Even if I control them now, I cannot make them disobey the 'god's' commands."
"What..." Xiao Yan murmured, then continued, "Then let's not waste our energy on them."
The pitch-black flames then shot downwards, instantly shaking off the Strange Snakes.
These Strange Snakes are not very strong, but their water arrows, combined with the environment, are difficult for even Half-Saint to resist. Only a true Dou Sheng Expert can move freely through them.
It's like selecting a successor.
Calming his mind and suppressing his desires, Xiao Yan led the two women directly into the bottom of the lake.
The lakebed is a vast expanse of sand and gravel, with scattered pebbles emitting rays of light that illuminate this desolate region.
Hiding in the mud, struggling to withstand the chilling power of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, Yao Ming sensed this power—different from the Dou Sheng power of Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder —and immediately felt a surge of hope, shouting, "Save me! Save me!..."
However, Xiao Yan did not come to save him.
Xiao Yan cleaved the ground, reached out and pulled, and all the mud disappeared, revealing four thick chains.
At the end of these chains was a withered, skeletal figure.
"Save me! Save me! Save me, and I'll make the entire Nine Nether Nether Python Clan serve you as their master!" Yao Ming became even more excited.
Xiao Yan didn't speak, but simply formed a few hand seals, trapping Yao Ming's consciousness in the Nightmare Heavenly Mist; then he summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, which split into several balls of flame, transforming into Dragon Phoenix, a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and Ancient Heaven Snake, suppressing Yao Ming's soul and body to their limits.
At the same time, the chains were continuously injecting cold energy into Yao Ming's body, eroding his Dou Qi. At this moment, Yao Ming's Dou Qi, body, and soul were all suppressed.
"Go ahead, this is a Two-star Dou Sheng, he can easily escort you all the way to Dou Sheng," Xiao Yan said.
Qing Lin nodded obediently, first using the Heavenly Tier Dou Technique "Bewitching God Pupil Light" on Yao Ming, and then fully activating the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, leaving three small green flowers on Yao Ming's forehead.
Although it was only with the help of many factors that Yao Ming was finally brought under control, the suppression of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was already in place. As long as Yao Ming was controlled to use all the restored Dou Qi to nourish Qing Lin, there would be no problem.
However, Qing Lin was inevitably distracted when breaking through his realm, so Xiao Yan still left a flame seal on Yao Ming as a backup plan.
"Qing Lin, make him hand over all the good stuff."
"Yes, young master."
With a single command, Yao Ming spat out more than a dozen blood-red crystals in succession.
These crystals varied in size, the largest being the size of a head and the smallest the size of a fist. Within these crystals, it seemed as if endless blood was flowing, making them look extremely eerie.
This is the Yellow Spring Blood Essence, which is quite rare even in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring. It takes nearly a thousand years for a single piece the size of a palm to condense in a large area.
Meanwhile, the Yellow Spring Blood Essence in the nearby area was completely devoured by Yao Ming. Normally, Yao Ming could only barely cultivate and break through by absorbing the power of the Yellow Spring Blood Essence.
After spitting out the Yellow Spring Blood Essence, Yao Ming did not stop. He then spat out some of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan's inheritance scrolls, which were still a black scepter about half a zhang long.
The scepter is entirely black, with two lifelike black venomous snakes coiled around its top. Between the snakes' snouts is a fist-sized black bead that emits a faint, cold light.
This is the Patriarch's token of the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan. The round bead contains the purest bloodline of the Nine Nether Royal Clan. Yao Ming swallowed it and was constantly nourished by the Snake Pearl, which purified his bloodline to a certain extent.
Multiple factors combined enabled Yao Ming to break through from the Half-Saint realm when he was first imprisoned to the Two-Star Dou Saint Late Stage.
This Nine Nether Nether Staff must have been the most precious thing inside Yao Ming's stomach. After spitting out the Nine Nether Nether Staff, there was no further movement.
Xiao Yan carefully put away the Yellow Spring Blood Essence and the Dou Technique Scroll, then held the Nine Nether Nether Staff in his hand and examined it closely.
The Myriad Beast Spirit Flame rippled with energy, seemingly trying to devour the Snake Pearl. However, what concerned Xiao Yan even more than the fluctuations of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was the faint connection between the scepter and the depths of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.
Holding the Nine Nether Nether Staff, Xiao Yan felt a series of calls in his ears, like the connection between the Tou She Ancient God Jade and the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. Perhaps this Nine Nether Nether Staff was the key to unlocking the inheritance deep within.
However, even with Xiao Yan's powerful perception, he could only barely detect it. If one's soul cultivation is insufficient, one would need to go deeper and thus require a higher level of Dou Qi cultivation.
In other words, it might take a Nine-star Dou Sheng level Nine Nether Nether Python to discover the anomaly while cultivating deep underground.