"Holy shit, this bloodline is badass!" Xia Jiba exclaimed loudly as he read the description of the mutated Heaven Swallowing Python bloodline.
With a bloodline this badass, what couldn't he do?
He was the chosen one now, all right.
Before that, though, he would keep a low profile and build up his strength.
While he was at it, he would find out how far things had progressed.
How was Xiao Yan, the original chosen one, doing now?
How many Heavenly Flames had he subdued, and what level had he reached?
And what about the Spirit-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation the Soul Clan had laid out in the Central Plains?
He needed to get to the bottom of everything.
What troubled Xia Jiba was that he had taken over this body too late. Its soul had already been extinguished, so he hadn't inherited a single memory.
That meant he couldn't draw on the memories within his body to learn about this world or determine what stage events had reached.
Still, although he couldn't obtain any information about this world from the original owner's memories, Xia Jiba wasn't discouraged.
There were plenty of Snake-People around anyway. He could just grab one and ask.
His most urgent priority, however, was to repair this body.
Being nothing but skin and bones, scrawny as could be, really ruined its overall aesthetic.
For someone who was a stickler for beauty, it was truly unbearable to look at.
So Xia Jiba went straight to the system.
"System, repair this body of mine."
Ding~! The host has spent 100 System Points to redeem the body repair function. Ding~! The host's remaining balance is now 100,000 points. Ding~! The host's body has been fully repaired. Please confirm.
As the Quick-Transmigration System's voice faded, Xia Jiba felt a gentle, warm