Snake Corpse, Hunting!

If not for Zhang Yunlong's tug, it really would not have been easy for him to plant the Diamond Gu into those four people.

Watching their retreating backs, Bai Yu slowly climbed down from the tree, keeping a long distance as he quietly followed behind the eight of them.

Along the way, Tiger-Striped Green Snakes in the grass grew more numerous. Whenever they encountered An Lingxiu and the others, they instinctively avoided them.

Bai Yu followed in silence, drinking all the water from his flask while casually collecting the Tiger-Striped Green Snakes' venom.

The eight walked and stopped. The number of Tiger-Striped Green Snakes here had reached a terrifying level; with nearly every step, they startled great numbers of green snakes fleeing in all directions.

"Here... we're here..."

Mo Da stopped, his voice trembling.

As soon as he spoke, Zhang Yunlong surveyed their surroundings. Before them stood a towering stone wall, covered in vines and moss. Trees and brush ringed it, lending the place a gloomy air.

"Get over here!"

"Open your damn dog eyes and look! Where the hell does this look like a nest?!"

Seeing this, the fat man strode forward, grabbed Mo Da by the hair, glared at him ferociously, and roared.

Clearly, he thought this fellow was making fools of them!

"It's here!"

"But to enter the nest, another method is needed!"

Mo Da looked at the fat man in terror.

"Then why haven't you said so?!"

"I can tell you, but after I help you open the nest, you have to let us go!"

Though Mo Da's legs were already shaking in fright, as the eldest brother, he still raised his terms for his brothers' lives at this moment!

At his words, An Lingxiu and Zhang Yunlong exchanged a look, their faces filled with contempt.

"Hehe, look at that. Such a lowly mortal actually dared to bargain with us."

"Sigh, we've been too easygoing. Sometimes, the hollow reputation of a righteous sect is truly hard to bear."

Zhang Yunlong sighed, shook his head, and slowly stepped forward.

Looking at the terrified Mo Si, a kindly smile rose on his face.

The next instant, before everyone's eyes, he slowly took off his shirt. The pale skin on his chest gradually split apart, and two blood-red fleshy tubes burst forth, coiling around Mo Si and slowly lifting him up!

Before Mo Si could say anything, Zhang Yunlong bent slightly. The bloody maw on his back opened wide and directly pulled down the fleshy tubes, devouring Mo Si!

Crunch, crunch!

Mo Si's head was chewed apart, while his body seemed to enter a meat grinder, slowly swallowed into the giant mouth amid spraying blood.

"Fourth!"

Seeing the latter half of Zhang Yunlong's body, Mo Da let out a miserable cry. It was this scene!

It had been this scene back then, and now even Mo Si had been eaten!

"Hahaha, Senior Brother Zhang's Golden Light Body Refinement Art is becoming ever more exquisite!"

Watching Zhang Yunlong's actions, the fat man praised him without reservation, his eyes full of envy.

Senior Brother Zhang had been nourished by great medicines and developed a new form of the Golden Light Body Refinement Art. He was deeply valued by their master!

This was talent. He had eaten quite a few great medicines too, so why could he not develop it a little?

Gurgle, gurgle!

Mo Si's body was completely devoured. Zhang Yunlong's body slowly returned to normal, residual blood flowing down his back.

"Not bad. As expected of someone with the Snake King Bloodline—what a tremendous tonic!"

Zhang Yunlong was brimming with excitement.

Seeing this, An Lingxiu took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood from his back, her eyes filled with worship.

"Have you decided whether you'll talk now?"

"If you still refuse, your two remaining brothers will die even worse. I'll eat them bit by bit. Even if only their heads remain, I can guarantee they'll still be alive."

Zhang Yunlong threatened.

Seeing Mo Da on the verge of being frightened mad, An Lingxiu stepped forward, pinched his chin, and gently stuffed the bloodstained handkerchief into his mouth.

"Be good. Speak."

"If there are enough opportunities inside, and this fairy is in a good mood, perhaps I'll let you three brothers go."

"Don't think of us as villains. Before this, hadn't you heard that the Iron Sword Sect was a righteous sect that protected people like you?"

An Lingxiu coaxed.

Listening to the two of them, Mo Da painfully dropped to his knees.

Right now, he had no choice at all!

Looking at his two brothers' terrified faces, Mo Da let out a heavy sigh. Then, dragging his trembling legs, he approached the stone wall and recalled the map in his mind.

Very quickly, he found a protruding bluestone.

He bit his finger open and drew a strange symbol on the bluestone.

The instant the bluestone absorbed the blood, the ground suddenly began to tremble.

Buzzzzz!

Amid waves of droning, the stone wall began to change. The moss upon it vanished, and a vast black hole appeared in the wall. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into an ancient-looking cave!

Whoooosh!

A fierce gale blew up, making it hard to keep one's eyes open. The surrounding Tiger-Striped Green Snakes gave off teeth-grating hisses, as though mourning in grief!

A massive serpent-shaped skeleton lay coiled within the cave. Its enormous skull could be seen even from the entrance.

Upon the crystal-clear snake skull, two black Dragon Horns released terrifying Sha Qi. At the point where the Bronze Broken Sword pierced the skeleton atop its head, golden light radiated forth, firmly suppressing that unwilling resentment!

Looking at the snake corpse before them, Zhang Yunlong and the others were utterly stunned. It was real—the Snake King had already succeeded more than halfway!

Only, an accident had occurred while it was undergoing the Dragon Transformation Tribulation!

"Ancestor..."

Mo Da looked at the skeleton before him, dropped to his knees, and spoke in a trembling voice.

"This snake corpse has grown Dragon Horns. Doesn't that mean there might very well be a Dragon Pearl within these remains?!"

An Lingxiu's eyes were full of excitement as she cried out.

"Hahaha, whether there is one or not, this opportunity belongs to the four of us!"

"These two Dragon Horns and the snake corpse alone will be enough for us to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, with nothing obstructing our path!"

Zhang Yunlong said excitedly.

The four of them eagerly walked forward, preparing to dismantle the Snake King's corpse.

But the next instant, an abrupt change erupted!

The fat man had just reached the cave entrance when his steps suddenly halted. In an instant, he felt an immense force madly tearing at his intestines. The extreme agony made his eyes bulge as he dropped straight to his knees!

Aaaahhh!

A heart-rending scream rang out. An Lingxiu and the other two were about to say something, but soon followed in the fat man's footsteps!

"What is happening?"

"The ancestor has revealed his spirit!"

Hearing the miserable screams, the three Mo Family brothers stared in terror at Zhang Yunlong and the others rolling across the ground, blurting it out instinctively.

Before they could recover their wits, a wooden water flask was hurled toward them and suddenly exploded in midair!

Bang!

Empowered by spiritual force, the green venom exploded outward and fell over the three like raindrops. The moment it touched their skin, red blotches instantly rose.

Eeeek! Eeeek! Eeeek!

Their cries of pain grew even more intense. Then, a series of shrill squeaks rang out. Everyone looked over in terror, only to see a huge black centipede already wrapped around the fat man's neck.

Its sharp teeth bit through his throat!