"My lord, how long will it take for these black marks to disappear?"
The two walked slowly and carefully across the snow. Even Chen Qing dared not touch the remnants of the venom. The black residue left behind by the Poison Mother was merely the remnants of toxins excreted from her body, not a carefully crafted deadly poison. However, even so, it was still extremely deadly.
In Chen Qing's view, this thing was somewhat overkill for the second version, because even if it died, the poisonous miasma it created would be enough to destroy an area, or even create a new instance.
"Without sorcerers conducting specialized research and purification, it would take at least a hundred years for it to naturally disappear."
Shen Qi choked and stared at Chen Qing in astonishment.
century?
The places you casually crawl over take a hundred years to recover. Isn't this thing a bit too dangerous? No wonder the King of Qin of Qin sealed away the ancient past; the monsters that emerge from here are more terrifying than the last.
"Actually, it's just a hundred years under the current circumstances." Chen Qing didn't know how to explain it for a moment. A hundred years is determined by the current strength of the world. But later, the Earth Spirit Revival, and all things in heaven and earth will evolve in a short time. The strength will naturally be different from now. Even the purification ability of ice and snow will be much stronger than before. If the third version arrives, it will be a different story.
"You young man, you know quite a lot."
A heavy voice came from afar, and Shen Qi's scalp tingled. He didn't even dare to look up. Almost instantly, his body was warning him not to look up, or the consequences would be severe.
Chen Qing looked up directly at the scene.
Snakes generally cannot see far, and they cannot hear. Biologically speaking, they rely on heat sensing and smell in the air to perceive the world around them.
But clearly, this guy had long since overcome his congenital disability. In Chen Qing's setting, snake demons are generally the most difficult to communicate with unless they transform into humans. The reason he approached this place was to determine how big the difference was between the Heavenly Python of this world and the Heavenly Python he had set up.
As for whether he would be suddenly attacked, he wasn't afraid. He was no match for this kind of monster in a head-on fight, but he was confident he could escape unscathed. He didn't believe that, given the current level of power in the world, the monster would recklessly pursue him.
The giant python stared at Chen Qing, its huge snake eyes not lively, but rather fixed, though its mind was actually quite active.
Its own lineage is actually becoming increasingly rare. It hasn't seen its own kind for hundreds of thousands of years. Ever since those Reincarnator took away the most powerful forces, many rules of this world have changed. For example, Heavenly Python with such destructive power as itself generally doesn't dare to come to this world anymore.
Arriving too early will result in being targeted and eliminated as soon as possible; arriving too late will render you useless, turning you into someone else's delicacy or medicine.
Snakes have a long lifespan after ascending to heaven, which is actually a great advantage. If they fail once but survive, they can escape to outer space or lie dormant somewhere in this world, waiting for the next Samsara. There will always be a chance to make a fortune. Many predecessors have obtained excellent opportunities in this world. He even knows of a predecessor who became a supreme Outer Heaven Demon Statue, a natural disaster that no one in the entire outer realm dares to provoke.
But ever since that group of people arrived, they have been particularly harsh on these snakes, especially the Poison Mother's lineage. They almost kill them on sight, often without regard for the consequences.
This makes the cost-effectiveness of this world increasingly low. Back in the last Samsara, after it narrowly escaped, it vowed never to come back.
But
A hint of helplessness flashed in the python's pupils. Its internal organs were failing day by day. Snakes have long lifespans, especially evolved ones, but even the longest lifespans will eventually lead to old age. Unless they can continue to evolve, this is their fate.
The Poison Mother's lineage grew up in an extremely cruel environment, suffering far more torment than ordinary Heavenly Python, and she died just like that. She was unwilling to accept it; she had no offspring, and hadn't found a mate of her own kind for hundreds of thousands of years. No other creature would be willing to mate with the Poison Mother; only the Poison Spirit could withstand Poison Mother. But she couldn't find Poison Spirit.
In my memory, there was one that, when it left, chose to stay in this world. It didn't know if the other was still alive, but the Poison Spirit was small and easy to hide, making it easier to survive than the Poison Mother.
Driven by the desire to reproduce and the desire to prolong its life, it ultimately broke its original vow and came here.
"Senior." Chen Qing stepped forward and gave a slight bow, her eyes clear yet also holding a hint of inquiry as she looked at the other person.
The giant python silently observed its opponent. This guy carried the scent of Reincarnator, a scent it originally loathed most. But he was different from others. The Reincarnator it had encountered before were either afraid of it or filled with murderous intent, as if they were natural enemies.
This was the first time it had ever encountered someone showing it kindness.
"Why have you come here?" the giant python asked, looking at the other side.
This guy probably didn't come here specifically to kill me; in this world right now, there's no one who can kill me.
"This city that you besieged, senior, is now my territory. I came here after receiving a distress signal." Chen Qing looked up and faced the other person directly. "May I ask why you besieged this place, senior?"
"Isn't it only natural for demons to besiege human cities?" the giant python sneered.
"Demons are bloodthirsty, but not stupid. With your abilities, you could have massacred the city long ago. The fact that you didn't shows you knew the consequences. Yet, even knowing the consequences, you still besieged this city. I suppose there's something in this city that you really want, right?"
The giant python remained silent. It truly dared not slaughter the city. This city had barriers left behind by the forces that it feared. The barriers were not very strong, but there were quite a few of them. If it disregarded them and destroyed this place, it would probably trigger a full-scale hunt!
The Reincarnator are very hostile to monsters like it, but the competition here is fierce, and they won't really hunt it down relentlessly unless absolutely necessary. Just like in the past, if you keep a low profile, you still manage to survive, right?
But if you destroy the cities they've been trying so hard to seize and kill their people, that's a different story.
"Do you know what's inside?" the giant python asked Chen Qing.
"I can guess some of it." Chen Qing nodded. "For someone like you, the most demanding thing is a vengeful spirit with potential. The more powerful the vengeful spirit, the better the quality of the poison you make. If you can make a living Poison Spirit, that would be the best."
"You know quite a lot. Many Reincarnator these days have no idea what we want." The giant python laughed. When a snake laughs, it looks like it wants to eat people. Chen Qing's face twitched.
But then, the giant python changed its tone, saying in a low voice, "You know quite a lot, but you don't know what's inside. It seems the distress signal gave you limited information."
This is a clever snake, Chen Qing thought to himself.
"Senior's insight is truly remarkable. This junior genuinely does not know what is inside. Would senior be willing to reveal some information?"
"What benefit do I get from this?"
"The reason you didn't personally go in to capture it is because that thing was hiding among the crowd. And because of your own characteristics, unless you are determined to slaughter the entire city, you simply cannot guarantee the survival of the humans inside while capturing the vengeful spirit, right?"
"So what if it is?"
Shen Qi, standing behind Chen Qing, was utterly bewildered. A demon would actually cower before a human's life?
This is probably a joke, and not many people would believe it.
Chen Qing, however, showed no surprise and continued, "Senior provides the intelligence, and junior will do the work to force that thing out."
"Forced out." The giant python grinned at Chen Qing: "With your abilities?"
Chen Qing frowned. His energy level was crystal clear, almost on par with the Dragon King's, yet the other party actually thought he wasn't qualified?
What exactly is inside?
"Never mind." The giant python suddenly sighed. "There's no other way now. Although I don't think you can beat it, at least there's some hope. Come here, I'll tell you about it."
"Just tell me the name of that thing, senior," Chen Qing said calmly.
The giant python shook its head upon hearing this. "Its name... cannot be read!"
Chen Qing: "."
The name is unreadable? Could it be...?
Sorry for the late update, I was held up by some things today.