Unreconciled, Crocodile Bones!

Everything was completely different from what Sha Lie had anticipated before he arrived.

Both he and Su Tai were wrong.

A transaction can only be completed when both parties have a certain degree of respect for each other.

And what is he?

A fighter who came to Nabang from a remote town was not even as good as a stray dog on the roadside in the eyes of the high and mighty Wengzan Jiangshi!

The crystal that Su Tai gave him was taken away, but none of his intended goals were achieved. He was also injured by Peng La's disciples and lay unconscious by the roadside for two whole days.

He was completely robbed, and if it weren't for his extraordinary willpower and Body Sha fighting skills, he would have died long ago.

Of course, Sha Lie now felt that he was not far from death.

The injuries he sustained from the Curse Arts were worsening, and he might not be able to hold on at any moment.

"Call--"

Sha Lie gasped for breath, enduring the pain, and slowly pulled a dark, jerky-like object from his trench coat pocket, forcing himself to chew and swallow it with great difficulty.

He didn't want to die; he wanted to live, even if there was only a sliver of hope.

"Rustle..."

In a damp, dark corner, something crawled out from the depths of the narrow alley.

Sha Lie instinctively looked in the direction of the sound, and soon he saw a centipede!

--A terrifyingly large centipede, with a red head, black back, and bare legs, as thick as an adult's forearm! Even in the most primitive and treacherous rainforests of Nantu, such a ferocious and enormous centipede should be considered extremely rare.

Sha Lie felt a chill run down his spine. He stopped eating and instinctively tried to stand up by supporting himself against the wall.

If he hadn't been injured, he would have chosen to step over the centipede's corpse even if the poisonous insect in front of him were twice its size.

But now, let alone such a ferocious giant centipede, even an ordinary person with a little bit of basic fighting knowledge could take his life.

Driven by a strong will to survive, Sha Lie quickly got up, wanting to escape towards the light outside the alley.

But the giant centipede was even faster. In the blink of an eye, it darted in front of him, its long body stretching out to block all of Sha Lie's escape routes.

Sha Lie sweat beaded on Sha Lie's forehead as he pressed his body against the wall, his mind racing to devise a solution.

However, at that moment, the ferocious-looking giant centipede suddenly emitted a hoarse, deep male voice.

Do you hate it?

Um?!

Sha Lie suddenly looked up and met the pair of insect eyes that emitted a mysterious, eerie light. He wondered if he had misheard.

The same sound rang out again, and this time Sha Lie saw clearly that it was indeed coming from the giant centipede's mouth.

"You're not reconciled, are you?"

"This is how the people of Wengzan have always been, not just you, but also those lower-ranking surrendered troops..."

At this moment, Sha Lie had forgotten his fear; his mind was filled only with shock.

His Adam's apple bobbed a few times as he stared at the giant centipede before him, and he spoke with difficulty, "Who... who are you?"

"Me? Heh..."

It's hard to imagine that Sha Lie could see such a self-deprecating expression on the face of a centipede.

"I'm just like you, a stray dog being chased and killed..."

The giant centipede's tone suddenly turned cold, seemingly filled with endless resentment and anger.

"For a single spirit seed, Wengzan's men chased me all the way from the Royal State to Wuda Prefecture! What royalty? Strip away the facade, and they're nothing but a bunch of hypocritical and shameless scoundrels!"

The giant centipede hissed, its massive body thrashing about on the ground, making a rustling, restless sound.

More centipedes crawled out of the damp corner and onto the bodies of the two thugs that had been killed by Sha Lie, moving in and out of their mouths and noses as if they were having a horrific carnival.

The horrifying scene before him reignited his fear. Sha Lie trembled as he leaned against the wall, clenching his teeth, his eyes filled with terror and horror.

But soon, the giant centipede calmed down, and its voice returned to normal.

You can call me... Tanier.

Come, if you desire revenge, I will grant you true power...

The giant centipede glanced at Sha Lie for a moment, then began to crawl back into the darkness it had come from, its final whisper mingling with the rustling sound of its thousand-legged descent.

"Only surrendered troops... can fight against surrendered troops."

These words were like an invisible arrow, piercing Sha Lie's heart.

Sha Lie trembled, as if something inside him had shattered.

He lowered his head, glanced again at the large, charred, and festering wounds on his body, and his eyes flickered a few times.

In the end, dragging his weary body, he resolutely chased after the centipede into the darkness...

The entire Serpent Palace was shrouded in a vast, invisible, evil force field.

In the huge glass showroom, no trace of the python could be seen anymore; only a large amount of black, tar-like slime was continuously flowing down the four glass walls.

Cheng Sheng knelt in front of the glass curtain wall, his entire body radiating heat from every pore. His skin was burning red, and it felt as if thick snakes were constantly writhing and twisting beneath his skin.

His face was contorted, blue veins bulged on his skin, his bones trembled, and his hair grew rapidly, hanging down his shoulders, wet and glistening...

As the malevolent power from the Abyss continued to pour in, Cheng Sheng's aura grew increasingly intense, eventually transforming into a fierce, damp, and oppressive aura that rapidly spread out from him...

"Boom!!"

An invisible wave of energy erupted within the Serpent Palace, and the scorching wind stirred up the dust on the ground.

When all the commotion subsided, in the center of the Serpent Palace, a tall and slender figure slowly rose from the ground.

"Call--"

Cheng Sheng exhaled, his eyes closed, as if still savoring the wonderful moment when the power surged like a tidal wave.

This is undoubtedly the most obvious, direct, and significant improvement in physical strength since the six sacrificial rites began.

Whether it was due to the type of offering this time, or the power of the Abyss succubus who acted as his intermediary, his size did not undergo a particularly exaggerated change during this sacrifice.

Instead, it became more symmetrical than before, with firmer skin, a fairer complexion, and even its hair, each strand of which became jet black and glossy, growing rapidly like a waterfall of fine silk.

With her increasingly refined features, she exudes a sinister and alluring aura.

"Hiss--"

Cheng Sheng casually delivered a chop to the neck, which produced a sharp, low whistling sound, as if a blade was slicing through the air. A faint white mark was even left in the air where his arm had passed.

"Strength and explosiveness are several times greater than before, the effects of Spiny Skin and Crocodile Sinews have been further enhanced, and..."

"Click--"

Cheng Sheng shrugged his shoulders and arms, his body emitting a series of tight sounds, like the interlocking of machinery.

The effects of Spiny Skin and Crocodile Sinews were simultaneously manifesting on his body. In addition, obvious bony protrusions appeared under the skin and flesh of his spine, shoulder blades, and some key joints.

This made him, who was originally charming and handsome, appear somewhat domineering and ferocious.

"Black Killing Style Secret Technique, Third Level - [Crocodile Bones]!"

Cheng Sheng lightly shook his arm, and the ridges growing under the skin emitted a slight "humming" sound, like thunder.

His eyes flickered slightly, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Within the entire Black Killing Style, besides Sha Lie, he was the first among all the core disciples to master the third level of [Crocodile Bones].