Dou Venerable Old Mansion Lord, Heavenly Serpent's Trump Card
"Golden Snake, there's a saying that all's fair in war. Your Heavenly Serpent Mansion was unprepared, so how can you blame our Imperial Family?"
The Heavenly Serpent Emperor showed no embarrassment whatsoever regarding the Golden Snake's explanation.
As he said, the conflict between their Imperial Family and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion would inevitably erupt sooner or later, and naturally, all's fair in war, it would be a test of whose methods were more skillful.
Judging from the current situation, their Imperial Family is clearly the more skillful one!
Now that the Former Mansion Lord, Golden Snake, and Wood Snake have all been injured by Earth Snake's sneak attack, their Imperial Family's chances of winning have increased even further.
"Your Heavenly Serpent, is there anything else? If you have any other methods, please use them."
The Former Mansion Lord, who seemed to be lost in thought, spoke calmly after the pain in his back subsided.
The Former Mansion Lord's calm demeanor somehow made the Heavenly Serpent Emperor begin to feel uneasy.
However, thinking about the Cultivation Method and Dou Technique he was currently practicing, he regained his confidence.
"Former Mansion Lord, I think you shouldn't be thinking about other things. It would be better to deal with the current situation first, wouldn't it?"
The Heavenly Serpent Emperor squinted at the Former Mansion Lord while his right hand gripped the Son of Heaven Sword at his waist!
The Heavenly Serpent Emperor originally thought that the Former Mansion Lord would refute him, but to his surprise, the other party actually nodded.
"That makes sense. Well then, Heavenly Serpent Majesty, let me see just where your confidence in completely suppressing my Heavenly Serpent Mansion truly lies."
As he spoke, the Former Mansion Lord ruthlessly made his move.
The Former Mansion Lord stretched out his right hand and gently grabbed at the direction of the Heavenly Serpent Emperor.
The next second, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor felt the surrounding space actually squeezing towards him.
Sensing this change, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor's expression instantly changed drastically.
"Dou Venerable! How is this possible! Old Golden Snake, didn't you fail to break through?!"
Sensing something was wrong, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor instantly retreated.
Even after dodging the Former Mansion Lord's casual attack, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor still seemed shaken.
He was absolutely certain that such absolute control over Spatial Power was not something that someone at the Dou Zong Realm should possess!
Therefore, it is quite obvious that the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion is at the Dou Zun Realm!
However, he was certain that the other party had clearly failed to break through because their seclusion had been forcibly interrupted.
Why am I still at the Dou Venerable cultivation level?
The Heavenly Serpent Emperor did not understand.
If that's the case, what was his purpose in bringing so many Dou Zong to the Heavenly Water Cold Pool?
It was precisely because he discovered that the Former Mansion Lord the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was Dou Venerable that Xiao Lin had previously sentenced the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family to death in his mind and immediately left to go to the Imperial Palace to beg for alms.
Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only a fine line between Nine-Star Dou Zong and Dou Venerable.
However, this gap is not something that can be easily bridged.
Even though the Former Mansion Lord was slightly injured by the Earth Snake's sneak attack, Dou Venerable is still Dou Venerable, not Nine-Star Dou Zong.
Seeing the Heavenly Serpent Emperor's ever-changing expression, the Former Mansion Lord did not immediately launch an attack, but instead revealed a contemptuous smile.
"I did fail to break through, you're not wrong about that, but who told you I failed to break through to Dou Venerable? I broke through to One-Star Dou Venerable more than ten years ago."
I just failed to break through from One-Star Dou Venerable to Two-Star Dou Venerable Zun.
It's because I sensed that your Imperial Family might be planning something against my Heavenly Serpent Mansion that I've been pretending all these years that I haven't yet broken through to the Dou Zun Realm.
Your Majesty, Heavenly Serpent, do you understand now?
As the Former Mansion Lord finished speaking, this time it was the Heavenly Serpent Emperor who gritted his teeth.
He never expected that despite all his scheming, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion would still turn the tables on him.
Or rather, it was precisely because of the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's constant pretense that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family was deceived.
Little did they know that many years ago, the Former Mansion Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had already sensed the Imperial Family's conspiracy.
Although he didn't know exactly what the Imperial Family was going to do, including the matter of the Earth Snake, he really hadn't expected it.
However, once he breaks through to the Dou Venerable, all his schemes and tricks will vanish in the face of his absolute strength.
The saying "One force can overcome all laws" perfectly describes the current Heavenly Serpent Mansion's Former Mansion Lord, who possesses the cultivation level of Dou Venerable.
The fact that the Former Mansion Lord had already broken through to the Dou Venerable level was known only to Golden Snake, the current lord of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
This is why he has always been so confident in the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
With a Dou Zun-level old mansion master around, the royal family can't cause any trouble at all in front of his Heavenly Serpent Mansion!
At this moment, long before the Former Mansion Lord and the Heavenly Serpent Emperor clashed, the Golden Snake and the Wood Snake also engaged in battle against the Earth Serpent, Yellow Serpent, and Earth Snake of the Imperial Family, fighting in pairs.
On one side were Eight-Star Dou Zong and Six-Star Dou Zong, both slightly injured. On the other side were the Earth Serpent and the Yellow Serpent and Earth Snake, whose cultivation levels had respectively increased to Six-Star Dou Zong Three-Star Dou Zong after drinking the Crimson Flame Immortal Spirit Liquid.
Because of their injuries and the fact that they were fighting two against three, although they had the advantage in cultivation, they were still one person short, so the two sides were now barely even.
Therefore, the decisive factors are naturally the Former Mansion Lord and the Heavenly Serpent Emperor.
However, even if a Dou Venerable suffers a minor injury, he is still no match for a Nine-Star Dou Zong.
The situation is indeed quite obvious.
However, strangely enough, apart from his initially grim expression when he learned that the Former Mansion Lord was Dou Venerable, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor calmed down afterward.
This change in expression also puzzled the Former Mansion Lord.
"Your Majesty, now that you know my cultivation level, do you still not intend to admit defeat? Or do you think that just because I'm slightly injured, you can challenge me with your Nine-Star Dou Zong cultivation?"
The Former Mansion Lord asked calmly.
"Admit defeat? Hahaha, I never even considered the word 'admit defeat' when I was preparing for all of this! Former Mansion Lord, didn't you just ask me what other tricks I had up my sleeve?"
Okay, I'll tell you now!
"The Water Serene Demon Python at the bottom of the Heavenly Water Cold Pool, your Heavenly Serpent Mansion no longer needs to worry about it coming to our aid. The Dark Abyss Sect and the Gray Wolf Valley have already reached an agreement with our Imperial Family; they will be responsible for containing the Water Serene Demon Python."
At this point, the Heavenly Serpent Emperor paused for a moment.
The Former Mansion Lord, Golden Snake, Wood Snake were also aware of this.
No wonder the Water Serene Demon Python didn't appear even though they were at war with the Imperial Family; it turns out they were being held back by the Imperial Family's allies.
Considering the recent Founding Ceremony, where the Dou Zong from the Dark Abyss Sect and the Gray Wolf Valley were indeed openly and secretly cooperating with the Heavenly Serpent Emperor in their performance, it's not surprising.
However, even if the Water Serene Demon Python was held back, what made the Heavenly Serpent Emperor think he could defeat Dou Zun expert?
Keep in mind, the advantage still lies with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!
"As for my final trump card, it's my own power!"
For the first time, the Emperor of the Sky Snake Empire used the title "I" when facing the people of the Sky Snake Mansion.
He is the emperor, the emperor of the Heavenly Serpent Empire, the dominant power in the Northwest Continent!
Naturally, he had ample confidence in his own abilities.
Today, he will challenge a Dou Zun expert with the strength of Nine-Star Dou Zong!
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"Clang"1
The Son of Heaven Sword is drawn!