Eating the Snake Den Empty

Perhaps it was the special influence of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, or perhaps it was the reason for having two bodies, or perhaps it was the effect of powerful mental strength, but Zhang Xuezhou was able to maintain his conscious state almost flawlessly.

As long as he is conscious, Zhang Xuezhou will not experience symptoms such as drowsiness.

He doesn't need sleep, nor can he experience the absurd and wonderful dreams of others.

Badun also has a similar ability, allowing him to stay awake day and night.

But for most living beings, drowsiness is inevitable.

Behind the Seven-Colored Pagoda, many ferocious beasts were in a very comfortable state of sleep, and even the injured white dragon was curled up in a state of rest and recuperation.

"At the very least, it serves as a warning!"

Qinmengzhong is governed by the Principle of the jungle. Not only do humans need to be cautious when entering it, but even strange beasts and ferocious monsters will engage in endless battles.

Food is a perpetual theme of conflict, and the enormous size of large, ferocious beasts, with their massive appetites, exacerbates this struggle.

A sufficiently valuable treasure would undoubtedly keep the ferocious beast at ease, freeing it from the need for constant vigilance and patrols.

Judging from the white dragon, this ferocious beast rested very peacefully even after suffering a blow. It was not panicked because of the attack, but was in a very stable recovery state.

Although the number of ferocious beasts opposite the top of Snake Cave Mountain is limited, these beasts resemble a small social group and are not unbalanced due to racial differences.

Zhang Xuezhou had only ever seen such a scene in the Xieluosi River Holy Land.

This made him more cautious, and he did not become greedy upon seeing the treasure.

However, Zhang Xuezhou had already guessed part of the treasure's abilities, so he even positioned his Yang Soul slightly back to avoid being enveloped when the treasure's warning range expanded.

"They need to wake up!"

The first rays of morning sunlight did not shine directly on these ferocious beasts; it was nearly half an hour later that the sunlight finally pierced through the stone pillars above the snake cave and shone down.

Zhang Xuezhou saw the white giant horse raise its head, and the flames on its right-angled head, about the length and thickness of a forearm, quickly went out.

As if absorbing sunlight to replenish itself, Zhang Xuezhou saw the giant white horse taking small steps, making its entire body as visible as possible in the sunlight.

If the white giant horse were shrunk tenfold, its small steps would certainly be considered very cautious.

But no matter how the large white horse moves, it will cause a commotion.

Zhang Xuezhou saw dust rise more than a meter high from the ground, and the small lion that was sleeping at the front was immediately choked and sneezed repeatedly.

"Bai Yin, you really should be smarter! You haven't been able to condense a smaller form after all this time of cultivation!"

A dull, spiritual fluctuation emanated from the dust, causing the giant white horse to shake its head repeatedly.

"Being big is certainly good, but how many times do I have to tell you to understand that being big requires too much energy expenditure? The advantage of size can't compensate for the loss of energy; it will only make you a sitting duck, making it difficult to have the ability to fight for a long time!"

"The white pheasant still retains the foolishness of a savage beast; it's too difficult to enlighten it!"

A different mental fluctuation spoke again, and the dust it kicked up was swept to the ground in an instant, revealing a golden lion and a blue-furred tiger with sharp teeth.

"That Wild Serpent is too stubborn. Without the help of the Void Furnace's fire, enlightening him will be quite troublesome," the Golden Lion leaped ten feet away.

"The serpent is hiding in a cave a hundred meters underground, and... I didn't call you an idiot!"

The blue-furred tiger with sharp teeth had just made a sound when the giant tortoise with white shell poked its head out and rubbed against the tiger for a while, until it flipped the tiger over before retracting its head.

"'Hao' is too useless. I originally wanted him to be the vanguard, but I didn't expect him to be so incompetent. After fighting around aimlessly, he was captured by humans!"

After flipping over, the sharp-toothed tiger leaped steadily onto the white giant tortoise and looked towards the snake pit.

"Those humans are despicable, constantly coming here to hunt. Should we go and hunt them down?" the golden lion said with a disgruntled mental fluctuation.

"Those fools who were captured just happened to guide genetic evolution; it's no big deal if a few die," said Sharp-Toothed Tiger. "The smart ones already knew to seek to drive evolution. The more they kill, the more will come seeking refuge with us. This is not only not a bad thing, but a good thing!"

"Even so, some did not choose us, but instead chose other masters!"

"We'll eliminate those wicked Shadow Clan members sooner or later!"

The sharp-toothed tiger shook its head and inhaled, causing the seven-colored pagoda on the ground to shrink to the size of a palm and be stuffed into its mouth.

After chewing, the sharp-toothed tiger raised its paw and slapped it out. The giant sheep-deer beast that had been sleeping with its head down suddenly leaped up and began to gnaw wildly at the ground.

"Hehe~"

"Golden Antelope, stop eating grass, keep catching insects to eat!"

The sharp-toothed tiger roared loudly, and the ferocious beast, which had been thrashing about on the ground, finally stopped its agitated behavior.

"Dinner's ready!"

The sharp-toothed tiger stomped on the giant white tortoise beneath its feet, and the tortoise immediately strode towards the snake pit.

"Once we finish eating all the food the Wild Serpent has, it won't be able to hold on any longer and will emerge," said the Sharp-Toothed Tiger. "Its body is enormous and cannot shrink; even if it doesn't move, it will still suffer continuous losses!"

"Can we kill these bugs and get something else to eat?" the golden lion complained as it caught up. "We've been eating bugs for ages!"

"Aside from a few birds, where else can we find food within a thousand miles? Wandering around aimlessly will only make us easy prey for the shadows!"

The sharp-toothed tiger urged them on impatiently, and the other ferocious beasts had no choice but to step forward.

The seven-colored pagoda, retracted within the jaws of the sharp-toothed tiger, swayed back and forth, drawing out beams of dazzling light.

As if bewitched, the snakes in the snake pit occasionally emerged.

Before they could even emerge from the snake den, the wandering snakes were caught by numerous ferocious beasts, stuffed into their mouths, and swallowed whole, skin and flesh.

Compared to the scene of countless snakes when Zhang Xuezhou first entered the snake den, the number of snakes in the den has obviously decreased significantly now.

Under normal circumstances, the outer perimeter is usually filled with small snakes, but drawn by the Seven-Colored Pagoda, some pythons that are one or two zhang long have already wandered out, and there are even some strange beast pythons that are nearly three zhang long.

The ferocious beasts devouring snake dens is not just a joke; these beasts truly possess the ability to lead and devour swarms of snakes.

Zhang Xuezhou considered many ways to break into the snake den, including using explosives, poison to fumigate the snakes, continuous deterrence and slaughter, and relying on Ren Yisheng to communicate through mental fluctuations, but Zhang Xuezhou never thought of eating all the snakes in the snake den.

The strength of the pack of ferocious beasts led by the Sharp-Toothed Tiger is unknown, but they are undoubtedly very voracious eaters.

After eating them for several months, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the snake population in the snake den was likely running out.

What about Feixun?

As if remembering something, the sharp-toothed tiger, which was catching and eating snakes, looked up and asked a question, which caused the white dragon to emit a series of 'hissing' echoes.

"You didn't find 'Hao' during your patrol, but you ran into that dwarf from the Celestial Craftsmen Clan. Did he capture Fei Xun?"

The white dragon's ability to express itself was clearly limited, and the difference in species made it difficult for the sharp-toothed tiger to understand the detailed information.

It asked in confusion, while the white dragon nodded repeatedly.

Amidst the angry mutterings of the sharp-toothed tiger, Zhang Xuezhou, who was eavesdropping on the Snake Cave Stone Pillar Mountain, couldn't help but change his expression.