Inside the cave, only the Luminous Stone seemed unaffected, still emitting a soft glow.
Seeing the thing that had been in his hand somehow appear in Zhao Li's, Xiao Yan felt even more certain that he had stepped on a massive landmine.
Hearing Zhao Li's question, he swallowed, then scratched his head and gave a dry laugh as he explained, "It really wasn't me who abducted it. To be honest, I don't know why it followed me either."
Zhao Li shook his head slightly at Xiao Yan's appearance. He was just a youngster; no matter how good his temperament was, he could not possibly be flawless.
It would have been better if he had not explained himself. Once he did, it practically amounted to a confession. Zhao Li stopped teasing him, shifted his gaze away, and focused on the Nine-Colored Little Snake in his palm.
Perhaps it had realized that its comfortable sleeping place was gone. Its tiny head swayed from side to side as it looked blearily at Zhao Li. Yet each flick of its tongue carried a peculiar allure.
Zhao Li was genuinely curious about this bloodline. He remembered that the Medusa in the story had originally possessed the soul of a Sixth Tier Purple Nether Flame Snake. After evolving successfully, it became a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, before later obtaining an opportunity and transforming into nine-colored.
Yet this little snake was already a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. Judging solely by its bloodline, its evolution had unquestionably been extremely thorough.
What puzzled Zhao Li was why, after evolving, it seemed like an entirely newborn soul.
"Hmm, let me think. The Snake People Tribe is neither snake nor human. Soon after they are born, a secret technique is used to pour the soul of a snake-shaped magical beast into