The Snake
As Lu Li and his group were about to arrive in Yangxian City, his physical fitness finally reached 2.00, successfully taking a step forward, breaking through the limitations of the human body, and achieving superhuman physical fitness. With the improvement of his physical foundation, his soul also had the potential to improve under its influence.
Lu Li could feel that his soul was also at a critical juncture. If he took another step forward, his soul would completely transcend the concept of being human. At that time, Lu Li's mental strength and Shadow Magic would also experience a great breakthrough.
The group caused a great commotion when they pushed the White Tiger King's corpse into the city. Many people gathered on both sides of the street to watch from a distance. Although the tiger was dead, its power remained. The White Tiger King had been dead for a day or two, but no mosquitoes dared to approach it. The White Tiger King virtually no parasites, so its corpse still looked as if it had just died, and the wounds on its body seemed to still be bleeding.
The huge, bright orange tiger's eyes were still open, looking around. Anyone who met those eyes would feel a chill in their heart, and then look away. After entering the city, Zhou Chu pushed his cart directly to the market entrance. With a shout, he lifted the South Mountain Tiger's body, causing gasps from the onlookers, and threw it onto the stone platform at the market entrance.
In ancient times, executions and beheadings were mostly carried out at the execution grounds. Firstly, the area was spacious and easy for people to gather. Secondly, this stone platform was the center of the city, gathering the momentum of the entire city. Exposed to the scorching sun, the midday sun would suppress any strange occurrences when someone was executed here.
The White Tiger King's corpse fell onto the stone platform, and its bright orange tiger eyes slowly closed. Seeing this, the accompanying hunters breathed a sigh of relief. These hunters had been hunting for many years and knew that ordinary prey was fine, but if it was an animal that had taken a human life in its mouth, or an animal with spirituality such as a fox or monkey, it was easy for strange things to happen if it was not handled properly after death.
The White Tiger King has taken hundreds of lives. If its corpse is not handled properly, it will likely become a menace. The fact that it stopped at the entrance of the mountain village last night terrified these hunters. Otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed here with the corpse the next day without even taking a break.
Now, by using the momentum of the entire city to suppress his corpse, once the seven-day mourning period is over, the essence of the White Tiger King's corpse will dissipate and begin to rot. Then, the White Tiger King will be unable to cause any trouble.
Seeing the crowd's excitement at the sight of the South Mountain Tiger's corpse, Zhou Chu climbed onto the stone platform and, seizing the opportunity, stepped on the White Tiger King's corpse to announce that he would once again go to hunt down the Flood Dragon in the Yixing River in a few days to rid the people of another scourge. The atmosphere at the scene became even more lively, and Zhou Chu excitedly struck up conversations with some of the bolder people.
Lu Li glanced at Zhou Chu, who was becoming increasingly excited, and shook his head. People change so quickly. Zhou Chu was also constantly changing. If it were the original Zhou Chu, he wouldn't have had the patience to talk to each of these people one by one.
Feeling bored, Lu Li opened his umbrella and left alone, avoiding the crowd. Although Zhou Chu was not seriously injured after killing the White Tiger King, he was also very tired, which is why he said he would not eliminate the Flood Dragon for several days.
With nothing else to do, Lu Li arrived at the riverbank Yangxian City. From afar, Lu Li saw several pieces of dead wood floating on the river. As the water flowed, the mask at Lu Li's waist flew up under his control and hovered beside Lu Li.
A pretty figure appeared beside Lu Li. The Snake Woman, Lilith, touched the mask on her shoulder and complained coquettishly, "Master is so cruel! He hasn't let me out for so long. But whenever I see Master, my whole body goes weak."
The Snake Woman wriggled closer to Lu Li, her snake tail tip curling up, its smooth scales rubbing against Lu Li's feet. Two blushes appeared on her face, and her slender hands rested on Lu Li 'Lu Li shoulders, her fragrant breath gently caressing his neck.
"Stop fooling around, we have important business to attend to." Lu Li turned around, reached out and pinched the Snake Woman's pointed chin, and said with a smile.
Lilith frowned slightly, but still turned around and asked, "What are your orders, Master? Lilith will do her utmost to fulfill them."
"Look ahead," Lu Li said, pointing to the river. "Those crocodiles with Flood Dragon bloodlines, also known as 'Dragon-Sow,' are rampant in this river. Don't you think this is a great place to hunt for food?"
"Master means it's time to release our little babies?" Lilith said with a coquettish smile. What she said was actually true. The snake eggs she produced originally came from the "insects" created by Lu Li. It wouldn't be wrong to say that they were from both of them.
After receiving confirmation from Lu Li, Lilith went to the riverbank, waving her hand in the water. Wisps of purplish-red liquid floated from her fingers. The potion, containing strong life force, attracted the Dragon-Sow, which gathered around. Some of the Dragon-Sow even opened their blood-red mouths and lunged at Lilith.
Lilith chuckled softly, swiftly retracting her delicate hand and slapping it against the Dragon-Sow's upper jaw. Her small hand possessed considerable strength; the Shadow Magic combining the powers of Giant Species and Beast Species invaded its brain along with Lilith touch.
A trickle of blood oozed from the nostrils of the Dragon-Sow, its body jerked and fell still. The other Dragon-Sow immediately dared not proceed, instead surrounding the dead one and nibbling at it incessantly. The Flood Dragon had many offspring, but food was scarce; these Dragon-Sow often cannibalized each other, but they didn't realize that as they ate, the barely visible snake eggs from the purplish-red potion seeped into the water and entered their mouths.
Lilith's snake tail wriggled, and she returned to Lu Li's side. Sensing the arrival of many adorable babies, Lu Li pinched Lilith's beautiful face, giving his approval. He then waved his hand, and Lilith turned into black smoke, drifting back into the Shadow Mask.
Lu Li looked at the once clear river water, now murky and littered with blood and flesh, but he knew that it wouldn't be long before it returned to calm and became clear again, as if it had never been dirty at all.
The tiny snake eggs entered the bodies of the feeding Dragon-Sow. Sensing the warm flesh and blood of these Flood Dragons, along with their immense life force, they quickly hatched. The purplish-red snakes quietly eroded the bodies of these Dragon-Sow, absorbing their life force and growing rapidly. All of this was done silently, and because of the purplish-red potion, they even felt stronger.
Some of the purplish-red potions even drifted further afield along the river, where they were absorbed by all sorts of creatures—a snake plague was about to occur!