Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing reached a peaceful understanding with the White Snakes and continued through their territory. As they drew nearer to the human corpses, Dales Yi wondered what the snakes were hiding.

• Uchiha Madara questioned whether Dales Yi’s Big Brother had been turned, but Dales Yi insisted the summoned White Snakes could not betray them.
• The black Orochi hissed at Dales Yi, who admitted he had not understood its words, while Uchiha Madara doubted the snakes had become friendly.
• Uchiha Madara led the group onward, and the White Snakes opened a path for them.
• Uchiha Madara teased Dales Yi and Helunaixing about their superstition as the group passed through the White Snakes’ territory.
• Dales Yi sensed that they were nearing the stench of death and wondered why the White Snakes were hiding the human corpses.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing followed the scent of fresh blood through the cave and discussed Helunaixing’s hidden motives for seeking the Seven-Colored Butterfly. Their journey continued until Dales Yi’s black Orochi suddenly stopped, alerting them to something nearby.

• Helunaixing warned Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi not to expect much, but they followed a fresh scent of blood toward nearby corpses.
• Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing concluded that the cave had other passages, and Helunaixing wondered whether the corpses were connected to the legged white snake.
• Helunaixing proposed naming the snake after themselves, but Dales Yi and Uchiha Madara teased him for being childish and questioned why he wanted to be remembered.
• Dales Yi and Uchiha Madara deduced that Helunaixing had concealed his real reason for seeking the Seven-Colored Butterfly, and Helunaixing admitted it was his own business.
• As the three continued through the cave, Dales Yi’s black Orochi suddenly stopped, and Uchiha Madara suggested its sharp senses had detected something.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing followed the black Orochi through the White Forest until it warned them of danger. A giant white Orochi appeared, resembling a Dragon, and Helunaixing said it was not one but feared what it might be.

• Uchiha Madara explained that sensing danger could reveal his presence to others, so he and Helunaixing avoided using their sensory abilities.
• The black Orochi arched its body and hissed, and Dales Yi realized it was warning them about danger ahead.
• Helunaixing sensed that the first attack was coming as a pale yellow glow appeared in the forest.
• Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing saw a giant white Orochi with glowing eyes, thick scales, large claws, and a rugged head.
• Helunaixing wondered if the creature was a Dragon, then said it was not one because it had no horns, though it resembled Dragons described in books.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing faced a massive Orochi blocking their path and debated whether to fight it or spare it. Uchiha Madara used his Sharingan to control the Orochi, whose eyes turned blood-red as Dales Yi and Helunaixing prepared for a possible attack.

• Helunaixing explained that the unfamiliar creatures in the cave could be relatives of known animals that had lived there unseen.
• Dales Yi asked how they could get past the Orochi, while Helunaixing argued that killing it would waste a creature that might become a dragon.
• Dales Yi proposed having Big Brother communicate with the Orochi, but Uchiha Madara stepped forward to handle it himself.
• Uchiha Madara used his Sharingan to control the Orochi after struggling to bring it under control.
• The Orochi's eyes turned blood-red, and Dales Yi raised his Demon Codex as Helunaixing took a fighting stance.

Uchiha Madara led Dales Yi and Helunaixing onward after making the great white snake obey him, though he refused to explain how. As the trio approached their destination, they encountered an overwhelming stench of corpses, and the chapter left them wondering what awaited ahead.

• Uchiha Madara told Dales Yi and Helunaixing that the great white snake was now his big brother and ordered it to move aside.
• The great white snake obeyed Uchiha Madara and led the way with the black snake as Dales Yi and Helunaixing followed.
• Helunaixing questioned Uchiha Madara about controlling the snake, and Uchiha Madara said he was not a mage and wanted Magic Stones to find his way home.
• Uchiha Madara denied understanding the great white snake, comparing their communication to Dales Yi and his big brother.
• The trio noticed the stench of corpses growing stronger, and Uchiha Madara suggested many bodies had been left piled up for years.

Uchiha Madara, Helunaixing, and Dales Yi discovered a clearing filled with corpses and white snakes. Uchiha Madara suspected the snakes used human bodies to reproduce and evolve, while the group noticed that Helunaixing’s victims had also been brought there.

• Uchiha Madara led Helunaixing and Dales Yi through the white forest toward a blackened area where a strange smell came from.
• The three found a vast clearing piled with corpses and stones, and Dales Yi wondered whether a war had taken place.
• White snakes crawled out of a corpse’s mouth, leading Helunaixing to suggest that they had changed after nesting inside human bodies.
• Dales Yi spotted a huge flesh ball made from people Helunaixing had killed, and Helunaixing lifted it while snakes fell from it.
• Uchiha Madara proposed that white snakes gathered corpses to produce snakes with legs and boss-level snakes, describing a cycle in which humans and snakes sought benefits from each other.
• Helunaixing asked whether Uchiha Madara could be certain of his explanation.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing discovered that white snakes in the White Forest used human corpses to cultivate and evolve. They concluded that the snakes’ bait drew greedy hunters to their deaths, then decided to leave the colony alone and head back.

• Dales Yi questioned how the White Forest’s white snakes had changed, and Uchiha Madara said they could evolve into monsters but would never become dragons.
• Dales Yi wondered how so many bodies from No Man’s Land had accumulated, and Helunaixing explained that a few people had died there each day over many years.
• Helunaixing said greedy people entered the White Forest to hunt valuable white snakes that could improve cultivation.
• Uchiha Madara explained that the colony sent its lowest-ranking white snakes out as bait, sacrificing them in exchange for human lives to cultivate with.
• Dales Yi asked what they should do, and Uchiha Madara said they should head back and leave the snakes alone.

Helunaixing, Uchiha Madara, and Dales Yi debated whether to intervene in the White Snakes’ development, then agreed to leave them alone for now and return to the surface. Helunaixing said they could reconsider later, since he already knew how to reach the place.

• Helunaixing worried that the White Snakes might grow powerful and threaten the future Elzeran Continent, while Uchiha Madara argued that humans would continue evolving faster.
• Uchiha Madara said he wanted to return home and leave the White Snakes to develop naturally, and Dales Yi agreed that they should not decide an entire race’s fate without knowing the future.
• Helunaixing explained that he feared the growing number of White Snakes could become a danger after the three of them were gone, but Uchiha Madara said no one needed to sacrifice themselves to address the situation.
• Dales Yi pointed out that the White Snakes had not killed the people whose corpses were brought there, and argued that the Continent was resilient enough to withstand future trials.
• Helunaixing accepted their views and proposed returning, with the option to revisit the place later.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, Helunaixing, and Xiao Ming considered whether anyone could still be alive among the corpses and white snakes in the White Forest. After Xiao Ming used his perception, Uchiha Madara sensed a hidden danger and fled with Dales Yi and Helunaixing, leaving the threat unexplained.

• Uchiha Madara wanted to leave the White Forest and resume searching for his Magic Stone, while Helunaixing argued that their discovery was important.
• Dales Yi suggested someone might still be alive among the corpses and asked the others to help search.
• Helunaixing proposed using his necromancy to move the corpses, and Uchiha Madara questioned whether Dales Yi could control so many at once.
• Xiao Ming activated his perception to search the corpses and surrounding area for living people.
• Uchiha Madara suddenly grabbed Dales Yi and Helunaixing and raced away, saying that something big was hidden there.

Uchiha Madara fled with Dales Yi and Helunaixing from a colossal creature pursuing them through the cave, warning them not to look back. He reached what he thought was the exit, only to find White Snakes blocking it and realize the route did not look familiar.

• Uchiha Madara carried Dales Yi and Helunaixing at a run after sensing an enormous creature behind them.
• The ground shook and the creature's shadow blotted out the sunlight, while Uchiha Madara warned the others not to turn around because it could sense their gaze.
• Dales Yi spotted White Snakes blocking the cave entrance, and Uchiha Madara explained that they wanted to use the trio's powerful energy to improve their cultivation.
• Uchiha Madara set Dales Yi and Helunaixing down near a mountain, then noticed that the supposed exit did not look like the route they had taken into the cave.

Uchiha Madara, Helunaixing, and Dales Yi found their supposed way back blocked by white snakes and realized they had to turn around. They discovered the enormous, unrecorded magical beast Orochi, which rushed toward them and blocked out the sunlight, leaving them facing a fight with no clear plan.

• Helunaixing identified the apparent cave entrance as a false one, and Uchiha Madara concluded they had no choice but to turn back.
• The three turned around and saw a colossal creature that resembled a dragon, though Helunaixing said it was not one.
• Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing warned that they did not know the creature’s level, while Dales Yi anxiously took out the Demon Codex.
• Orochi noticed the three and slithered toward them at great speed, crushing everything in its path.
• Uchiha Madara, Helunaixing, and Dales Yi faced Orochi as its massive body blocked out the sunlight.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing faced an enormous intelligent giant snake, and Helunaixing blocked its first attack while the others considered how to escape. Unable to find the changed entrance, they chose to stand together, and Helunaixing prepared to negotiate with the creature.

• Helunaixing worried that killing the giant snake would waste a unique creature, while Uchiha Madara said he would not let anything block his way home.
• The giant snake charged, and Helunaixing stopped its bite with his ability, then told Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi to find the entrance.
• Uchiha Madara said the environment had changed and they would not find the exit, so the three stayed together.
• Dales Yi opened his Demon Codex, but Uchiha Madara closed it and told him to save its pages and his trump cards.
• Helunaixing said he would try to negotiate with the giant snake and called out to it loudly.

Helunaixing spoke with Orochi and claimed the giant snake had welcomed them, but Orochi suddenly attacked the three travelers. Helunaixing used spatial transposition to move them out of danger, leaving Dales Yi curious about what had happened and Uchiha Madara intrigued by Helunaixing’s ability.

• Helunaixing addressed Orochi, and after it stayed still, he told Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi that the giant snake had welcomed them back to visit.
• Helunaixing explained that powerful magical beasts were intelligent and generally had good temperaments, while Dales Yi praised him for resolving their predicament.
• Orochi swung its enormous tail at the three, and Dales Yi challenged Helunaixing’s claim that the danger had passed.
• Helunaixing used spatial transposition to move the three away from Orochi’s attack.
• Uchiha Madara asked about Helunaixing’s space ninjutsu, and Helunaixing noted that people in Uchiha Madara’s homeland had similar abilities.
• Helunaixing reassured Dales Yi that he had kept his promise to protect the young people, and Dales Yi acknowledged that he had come through when it mattered.

Helunaixing, Uchiha Madara, and Dales Yi faced Orochi as it unleashed poisonous gas. Dales Yi used a summoned pig to absorb the poison and fire it back at Orochi, but the attack seemed to have little effect.

• Helunaixing promised to protect Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi as Orochi attacked them again.
• Uchiha Madara warned that Orochi was releasing poisonous gas, and the three held their breath as it withered the forest.
• Dales Yi summoned a pig from the Demon Codex and ordered it to suck up the poisonous gas, nearly suffocating the group in the process.
• The pig absorbed the gas, grew larger, and fired a blast of the poison at Orochi.
• The blast struck Orochi's head, but it appeared too small to do much damage.

Dales Yi, Helunaixing, and Uchiha Madara faced an enraged Orochi after their attacks failed to harm it. As the sky darkened and a storm seemed to approach, Helunaixing assured Dales Yi that Uchiha Madara would know how to deal with the beast.

• Dales Yi's poison-laced air bullet barely affected Orochi, and Helunaixing explained that it was a genuine high-level magical beast.
• Uchiha Madara observed that Dales Yi's attack had enraged Orochi, then argued that Orochi's humble origins limited its potential despite its evolution.
• Dales Yi rejected Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing's claims that talent mattered more than effort, and Uchiha Madara pointed out that Dales Yi himself was exceptionally gifted and possessed the Demon Codex.
• The sky darkened as the three anticipated Orochi's next attack, while Dales Yi regretted choosing this route and Helunaixing joked about teaching him a lesson about life.
• Helunaixing told Dales Yi not to worry and said Uchiha Madara would find a way to handle Orochi.

Uchiha Madara, Dales Yi, and Helunaixing faced a giant snake as it gathered storm clouds and prepared to attack with lightning. Dales Yi opened his eyes with a pale face, and the three looked up as the attack approached.

• Helunaixing asked what they should do about the giant snake, while Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi discussed Helunaixing’s fear of death.
• The giant snake darkened the sky and brought on rain, leading Uchiha Madara to conclude that it was gathering lightning rather than trying to drown them.
• Uchiha Madara warned Dales Yi and Helunaixing to prepare for a powerful attack as the lightning grew larger and more frequent.
• Dales Yi closed his eyes and murmured, then opened them with a pale face; Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing looked up at the sky.

Dales Yi summoned a horde of corpses to absorb random lightning strikes, but Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing questioned his plan as Orochi’s storm gathered overhead. A massive bolt targeted the three of them, and a translucent barrier appeared in its path before the flash obscured everything.

• Dales Yi summoned numerous low-level corpses from a black magic circle, prompting Uchiha Madara and Helunaixing to question their purpose.
• Dales Yi explained that he hoped the corpses would share the damage from the coming lightning, but Helunaixing warned that Orochi could control its attacks.
• Uchiha Madara told Dales Yi to put the corpses away and said Orochi needed neither selective attacks nor control to threaten them.
• A tree-thick bolt of lightning struck toward the three, and a translucent barrier appeared between them and the lightning.
• The bolt hit with a blinding flash, leaving the outcome unclear.

Helunaixing blocked Orochi’s devastating lightning attack, but warned Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi that his barrier could withstand only one more strike. As dark clouds gathered again, the three had yet to agree on a plan, and Helunaixing grew frustrated with their casual banter.

• Helunaixing shielded Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi from Orochi’s lightning, which scorched the surrounding forest and left Helunaixing’s hands blackened.
• Orochi roared and began gathering dark clouds for another attack, while Uchiha Madara guessed the previous strike might have been its strongest move.
• Helunaixing warned that his barrier would fail if it took another strike, and Dales Yi urged Uchiha Madara to use the powerful slash he had used against a bone dragon.
• Uchiha Madara hesitated to kill Orochi because he wanted to preserve it for research, but Dales Yi insisted that surviving mattered more than keeping the creature alive.
• As rain fell and another attack seemed imminent, Helunaixing raised a new barrier while Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi joked about how comfortable it was.
• Helunaixing withdrew the barrier and scolded Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi for chatting while he struggled to protect them.

As a serpent prepared its third lightning attack, Helunaixing admitted that the first two strikes had drained his strength, and Dales Yi realized he had used a powerful weapon made from someone’s hands. Uchiha Madara offered to try trapping the serpent as the group braced for the next attack.

• Helunaixing’s barrier withstood a second, stronger lightning strike, and his hands briefly changed into slender, pale hands before returning to normal.
• Dales Yi guessed that Helunaixing was using the preserved hands of a powerful person as a weapon, and explained that organs could retain magical power.
• Helunaixing said he could no longer block another strike, while Uchiha Madara admitted he was not from the Elzeran Continent.
• As dark clouds gathered again, Helunaixing said they could not escape the lightning’s range and joked that the others should visit his grave if he died.
• Uchiha Madara said he would try to trap the serpent, and Dales Yi confirmed that it was more powerful than a bone dragon.

Helunaixing used his power to hurl the enormous serpent away and lift a mountain, shocking Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi. The serpent realized the three opponents might be beyond its strength, and a mountain loomed over it as it tried to get back up.

• Dales Yi, Helunaixing, and Uchiha Madara discussed the serpent’s increasingly powerful attacks, and Dales Yi boasted that he could use the Demon Codex against it.
• Helunaixing closed the Demon Codex and told Dales Yi that he and Uchiha Madara could still handle the serpent.
• Helunaixing lifted the serpent into the air with his power and hurled it away.
• Helunaixing raised a mountain into the sky as Uchiha Madara and Dales Yi watched in amazement.
• The serpent recalled that it had emerged to silence the three witnesses and realized they might be too formidable to defeat.
• As the serpent tried to rise, it saw the mountain floating directly above it.