Slash!!!

Frost condensed within the Dragon Bone.

The temperature dropped at a visible rate.

Evil Qi howled.

"Interesting!"

That dog, Hundred-Eyed Devil, actually delivered goods to his doorstep again.

It never learned its lesson!

Su Qingqiu felt it was quite amusing.

Along with the cold air, the evil snake followed closely.

After devouring dozens of small Spiritual Snakes, its body was now over eight meters long. Its scales were pitch black, entwined with Evil Qi, its eyes blood-red – clearly a difficult opponent.

The evil snake was visibly surprised to see Su Qingqiu coiled at the bottom of the Dragon Bone, seemingly not expecting this newly promoted Spiritual Python to be so large.

However, the benefits of the previous devouring were also evident. Seeing Su Qingqiu's lack of reaction, the evil snake let out an excited roar.

The red light in its eyes flashed, and the Evil Qi around its body surged towards Su Qingqiu.

As soon as it came into contact with the Evil Qi, Su Qingqiu's body felt a tingling sensation.

"Hmm? This is similar to the ability of that Giant Rat back then? Not only does it gnaw bones and liquefy blood, but the Evil Qi also has a strong corrosive effect."

Su Qingqiu's heart stirred. He instantly felt that this snake, a Demon formed from rats, was similar to the Giant Rat he had devoured, which refused to die even in death.

No, to be precise, they were from the same origin.

Could it be that those so-called Giant Rats were also secretly controlled by Hundred-Eyed Devil? Was this creature behind the theft of food from the Human Race during the great drought?

"It certainly has some tricks, but it deserves to die even more!"

Thinking of the delicious food... no, that wasn't right. Thinking of the poor people who starved to death because there was no food, Su Qingqiu's expression darkened.

His massive tail suddenly moved, and the head of the giant Big Snake, which had been coiled in the inner circle, slowly lifted.

Golden scales, accompanied by mysterious Spirit Veins, suddenly erupted with boundless Spiritual Light.

The Crimson Fire Horn on its forehead flickered with surging flames, instantly raising the air temperature within the Dragon Bone by more than three times.

A torrent of flames shot directly from the Crimson Fire Horn.

The Demon had no time to dodge and fell directly into the crimson fire. It was like falling into a pot of oil, and its Evil Qi immediately began to boil.

"What's going on? You..."

"I have a horn on my forehead... Damn it, what kind of Spiritual Python is this."

The evil snake's mouth actually spoke human words, filled with disbelief and unbearable pain.

It was going mad!

For so many years, Spiritual Snakes with a single horn on their forehead were only recorded in the ancient texts of various sects. Who had ever seen such a creature in the real world?

Was it truly about to transform into a dragon?

Its Giant Rat's bone-dislocating Spiritual Power, and the Evil Qi's flesh-dissolving power were completely ineffective. Was this strange Monster's Python-snake body made of iron?

At this moment, the evil snake's muddled mind became even more chaotic.

Su Qingqiu paid it no mind. Watching the struggling evil snake, his heart remained unmoved.

"I'll see if you're a snake or a rat!"

With that, the flame Spiritual Light from his reverse scale continuously flowed into the Crimson Fire Horn. The majestic Spiritual Light poured in, causing the crimson fire to surge by another third.

Screech!!!

The evil snake let out continuous, indescribable screams. Its face kept changing, sometimes a snake's head, sometimes a Giant Rat, sometimes an old man's face, sometimes a young boy's.

Finally, its appearance settled on a giant eye, exactly like Hundred-Eyed Devil's No. 25 sub-soul, except this eye bore the number seven!

As this eye materialized, it hadn't even opened yet, but it was already trembling. Su Qingqiu felt a sense of danger flash through his mind.

It was the Eyes of the Spiritual Snake warning him!

He absolutely could not let this eye open.

Thinking this, he rushed into the crimson fire, bit the Devil eye into his mouth, and then, along with the evil snake's body, was swallowed whole by Su Qingqiu.

No matter what danger it posed, he would swallow it in one go.

[Devoured Hundred-Eyed Devil · Sub-Rat Soul Fragment]

[Exorcism and Blessing in progress...]

Three years ago, in Yanfeng Nation of the Ten Nations.

The Kundun Region.

Heavy snow had fallen for three consecutive years. Unlike the continuous three-year drought in Zhaoyang Country, the cold in Yanfeng Nation had persisted for a full nine years.

Each year, only two to three months were relatively warm, while the rest of the months were extremely frigid.

In such extreme climates, food became the most important and valuable commodity in Yanfeng Nation.

To this end, the major sect Kundun Region of Yanfeng Nation, the Divine Rat Sect, offered a worldwide exchange: spiritual rats for money and grain. Immediately, from Ten Nations and Twelve Veins, and even the barbarians of the far northwest and island nations beyond the East Sea, people flocked to make the exchange.

One day, a person clad in a dark blue scholar's robe, a three-foot sword at his waist, and a feather fan and silk scarf, arrived with a massive convoy of grain and fodder to exchange for spiritual rats...

Su Qingqiu's mind was flooded with memories.

These rats were purchased by the Hundred-Eyed Devil from Yanfeng Nation among the Ten Nations. The buyer was the seventh soul fragment of the Hundred-Eyed Devil:

Zi Shu Mo!

"These must be the evil rats controlled by Zi Shu Mo, which means it shouldn't be far from Dragon-Raising Temple."

"Let me see where this stinking rat is. It's a good chance to test the attack power of Crimson Fire Horn."

Su Qingqiu's heart stirred.

A wisp of consciousness attached itself to Spiritual Light and slowly infused into Crimson Fire Horn.

The next moment...

Flowing light swirled within his body. Crimson Fire Horn aimed at the seal entrance above, its eyes suddenly snapping open. The surrounding air temperature surged, and a crimson streak shot out of the entrance with lightning speed.

Muna, guarding the seal entrance, was completely unaware.

The outside world was bathed in bright sunlight, a beautiful, clear day.

Major Rain Accumulation Technique activated!

Over nine thousand strands of Spiritual Light, equivalent to nine thousand years of Daoism Cultivation's Magical Power, surged. In an instant, dark clouds gathered densely within a hundred-mile radius of Dragon-Raising Temple.

Just moments before, it was a clear sunny day, but the next second, it was as if dark clouds were pressing down on the city.

The sudden change in the heavens stunned everyone present.

Muna, guarding the seal entrance, looked up sharply, his prayer beads tightening unconsciously in his hand.

In the Dragon-Snake Hall, Yuanhui, with hands clasped, trembled slightly.

In the East Temple, Yuanming was jolted awake from his meditation, looking up at the sky with a shocked expression.

In Chiyang City, the Temple Attendant of Dragon King Temple, the City Lord Fang Wenshan, and the Daoist nun Chuchen chanting scriptures in the Daoist temple...

At this moment, all of them, witnessing this celestial phenomenon, were plunged into deep shock, unable to extricate themselves.

The heavens, it seemed, could truly change in the blink of an eye!

Within Snake Abyss, Su Qingqiu, having unleashed all his crimson fire Spiritual Light without the seal's obstruction, finally understood the terrifying extent of his Major Rain Accumulation Technique.

Over nine thousand strands of Spiritual Light, nine thousand years of Daoism Cultivation's Magical Power – the energy accumulated within him was truly unparalleled!

Crimson Fire Horn stood proudly, pointing directly at the void. Endless crimson fire silently merged into the dark clouds above.

At this moment, within the clouds blanketing a hundred miles, it seemed as if a true fire dragon was rising and moving, like a real dragon descending, suppressing the entire world.

"Found you!"

Su Qingqiu's eyes lit up!

The next moment...

"Slash!"

Simultaneously, from within the dark clouds, a cold, emotionless voice suddenly echoed.

At this very instant...

Heavenly light descended, and fierce flames attacked from the sky. A massive fireball, like a meteor, shot out from within the dark clouds, heading towards a nameless mountain peak fifty miles away from Dragon-Raising Temple.

BOOM!

Heaven and earth changed color.