Fang Xin dragged the paralyzed Jiang Zaiyue toward the workshop at a run.
After a brief moment's thought, he decided he had no choice but to seek help from the Snake Mother.
He hoped this High-ranking Familiar wandering the Netherworld would take pity on him and grant him a way to escape.
Anyone bearing the symbolic emblems of the Four Pillars couldn't possibly be weak.
A chosen one rarer than even a Martial God seedling would be fought over by all Four Great National Universities as soon as they were discovered.
They'd have to be entrusted to top scholars of academician rank for painstaking cultivation, and wouldn't be released to gain experience and prestige until they'd graduated.
For someone like that to suddenly appear in a small place like Tai'an and even take part in the Inspection Department's Xingjian Operation...
All he could say was that his luck was terrible!
"Wuwuwu... he... isn't!"
Jiang Zaiyue puffed out his cheeks and wailed incoherently. The Snake Mother's special paralytic venom had swollen his tongue several times over, leaving him unable to form words.
"Shut up!"
Fang Xin slapped him across the face, making Jiang Zaiyue see stars.
Then he conjured four Qi Serpents, wrapped them tightly around Jiang Zaiyue's hands and feet, and steadily tightened their coils until his joints snapped.
This guy had the highest Life Force, making him the one who needed the most vigilance. Fang Xin couldn't afford to let his guard down.
Fang Xin hurriedly drew a dagger and began draining the blood.
He arranged the site and ritual according to the Esoteric Cult's rites.
"Above us, Snake Mother, I offer the blood of a hundred people and the bones of a hundred people as a feast! Grant me the 'Serpent Eyes' mutation..."
Fang Xin was an Esoteric