The system's sudden voice rang out, making Lin Yan, who was about to continue on his way, pause in surprise.
He had never expected to complete a sign-in in a place like this, and the sign-in reward was incredibly lavish!
It wasn't a Heavenly Flame, a cultivation technique, or a weapon.
The reward for signing in this time was actually a magical beast.
And this magical beast had an extraordinary origin.
The Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python was a super magical beast on the Dou Qi Continent, capable of matching the Primordial Void Dragon.
This kind of magical beast was exceedingly rare. Even Queen Medusa, Xiao Yan's wife on the Dou Qi Continent, had first evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python through the evolution brought about by the Green Lotus Core Flame, before evolving again into a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python.
Thinking of this, Lin Yan rubbed his chin and pondered.
"But if it's a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, then it shouldn't be Queen Medusa, right?"
"After all, when Queen Medusa evolved through the Green Lotus Core Flame, she only became a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python. She later evolved into a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python because she cultivated among the Nine-Nether Deep-Underworld Python Clan and found a cave belonging to a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python."
Lin Yan let out a breath.
"But then again, it's hard to say. The system is involved, so anything is possible."
"Besides, when the system brought Senior Yao Lao over last time, didn't it also restore his soul power while it was at it? Who knows whether the system might have given Queen Medusa a push during her evolution and directly turned her into a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python?"
Lin Yan shook his head and didn't dwell on it.
Whether it was a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python or Queen Medusa—
Since the system had given her to him, she was his snake.
Xiao Yan didn't have a system, yet raising the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python from a young age had already earned him plenty of affection from her. With the system's help, Lin Yan could raise his from the start, too. By then, the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python's feelings for him would be even deeper than her feelings for Xiao Yan.
And once he raised this Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, she would become a powerful ally in the later stages, one whose strength was in no way inferior to Yao Lao's.
"Claim the reward!"
"Show me the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python."
Thinking this, Lin Yan immediately issued his instructions to the system.
"Reward distribution initiated!"
"Please claim your reward, host!"
The system dutifully delivered the reward.
A flash of nine-colored light appeared before Lin Yan, and then a little snake, about twenty centimeters long, appeared right in front of him.
When the little snake first appeared, she looked somewhat bewildered. But the moment her gaze swept over Lin Yan, she suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of closeness. She flicked her forked tongue, slithered to Lin Yan's leg, and rubbed her head against him affectionately. Her eyes narrowed into happy little slits.
"Just as I thought!"
"Good, good, good!"
Lin Yan's eyes lit up. Delighted, he held out his hand and picked up the little snake, then gently stroked her head.
"Little friend, where did you get this magical beast?"
"Isn't this the legendary Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python?"
Yao Lao's voice suddenly rang out. After noticing the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python before him, even his tone grew unsteady.
After all, this was a creature from the Dou Qi Continent, and Yao Lao was well-informed. He knew just how terrifying the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python was.
So when he saw Lin Yan holding her in his hand, and saw how affectionate she was toward him, Yao Lao was dumbfounded. He couldn't help asking Lin Yan:
"That's right, Senior Yao Lao. This little snake is the legendary Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python."
"As for how the little one got here, I'd guess her situation is much like yours, Senior Yao Lao."
"So it seems she feels especially close to me."
Lin Yan quickly answered Yao Lao.
Yao Lao more or less understood the situation.
He also understood why the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python felt close to Lin Yan.
After all, even he could sense, after being summoned to this world, that he couldn't make an enemy of Lin Yan. The Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python was still in her infancy, so naturally the influence on her was even greater.
Thinking this, Yao Lao cupped his hands toward Lin Yan and said with a smile:
"Then I must congratulate you, little friend!"
"You've obtained such a rare magical beast."
"Although this Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python is still in her infancy and rather weak,"
"if you can raise her well, she'll be at least a Dou Zun, and perhaps even a Dou Sheng, in the future. Converted to this world's power system, she should be beyond the Death Profound Realm—somewhere around the Samsara Stage or Reincarnation Stage."
"She'll be an incredibly powerful ally."
Lin Yan smiled happily as well.
"Then I'll take you at your word, Senior Yao Lao!"
He looked at the little snake again and noticed that she seemed hungry. Her stomach was rumbling.
This left Lin Yan at a loss. In the original story, Xiao Yan had fed her Amethyst Companion Source, but he didn't have anything that precious on hand right now. So he was stumped over what to feed the little snake.
"Little friend, the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python is fire-aligned, so she likes wood- and fire-attributed heavenly treasures the most."
"Of course, I know you don't have any right now, but you can use wood- and fire-attributed demon cores as a substitute."
"Later, when you have time, you can also refine pills of those two attributes to feed her."
Yao Lao immediately saw Lin Yan's dilemma and offered his advice.
After hearing this, Lin Yan picked out several fire- and wood-attributed demon cores he had obtained earlier and handed them to the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python.
The little one was indeed interested. She excitedly flicked her tongue, then swallowed them in one bite.
She rubbed her head against Lin Yan affectionately, then grew drowsy and fell asleep, looking completely satisfied.
Lin Yan couldn't resist stroking the little snake, but he was stumped over where to keep her. He couldn't just hold her in his hand all the time, could he?
"You can put her in the Na Ring, little friend."
"Although ordinary Na Rings can't hold living creatures, my Na Ring seems to have already been modified by your system. Not only is the space inside enormous, but it can even hold living creatures."
Yao Lao said with a smile.
Lin Yan was delighted to hear this. Following Yao Lao's instructions, he quickly put the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python into the Na Ring.
Only after he had done that did Lin Yan contentedly withdraw his attention.
He had now completed the sign-in he'd been longing to do here, and even received the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, far beyond his expectations.
That left only the Hunting War as his next goal.
As mentioned before,
he didn't much care for the Lei and Xie Families.
But he couldn't do anything about Lei Bao and Xie Qian for the time being.
So he could only take his anger out on Lei Li.
Besides, Lin Yan had thought that the kid looked pretty confident earlier.
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