BTTH: From Genius to Invincible-Chapter 564: King of the Central Plains Snake Tribes

Chapter 564: Chapter 564: King of the Central Plains Snake Tribes

Word Count: 2,766 Words

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"A contracted spirit beast!" First Elder Yao Ce cried out in shock. "You actually tamed a Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent!"

Hiss, hiss!

The Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent’s main head flicked its tongue. Though clearly displeased by the remark, it didn’t bother to refute him. Whether one called it a transaction or taming, the result was ultimately the same.

A battle of such magnitude erupting across the Yellow Springs Mountain Range was bound to draw attention. Rogue cultivators who had ventured into the Beast Region seeking opportunities sensed the disturbance and rushed over to witness the spectacle.

"T-That’s... t-that... that’s the Snake-People Tribe of the Yan Alliance!"

"It’s Medusa! Is she truly attacking the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe?!"

One rogue cultivator who had once seen Medusa in person could hardly believe his eyes. In most people’s minds, there was still some distance between the Yan Alliance and the Two Sects, to say nothing of the even stronger Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe.

Wasn’t this simply courting death?!

Xiao Yan, who had been ’babysitting’ on the sidelines, slowly lifted his head and carefully studied the distant Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent. A quiet nod of satisfaction escaped him as he appraised his own ’handiwork.’

"Although this Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent’s bloodline strength is still somewhat incomplete, contending with that late-stage 1-star Dou Saint First Elder shouldn’t be a problem," he murmured, nodding again. His Intermediate Heavenly State Spiritual Strength then swept across the entire Yellow Springs Mountain Range, penetrating rock and earth to reach the underground world below.

Through his spiritual perception, the situation became crystal clear. The Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe’s forces in the underground world were already locked in fierce combat with Yue Mei, the Snake-People warriors, and experts from the Sky Serpent Mansion.

The defenders remaining underground weren’t particularly strong. The truly powerful Nine Serene Snake Guards and the tribe’s elders had all emerged to fight on the surface, leaving the battle below in a tense stalemate.

Taking advantage of Yao Xiaotian’s departure from the underground world, Xiao Yan pushed his spiritual perception to its absolute limit. His Spiritual Strength enveloped nearly the entire underground world, reaching all the way to the deepest parts of the Underground Serene Snake Network. There, fierce Yin winds howled around everything. Forget mere Spiritual Strength perception; even a Dou Venerate without special methods would be annihilated by these winds.

’Hmm? Is this the legendary Nine Serene Yellow Spring?’

The corners of Xiao Yan’s mouth lifted slightly. Ordinary Spiritual Strength could never breach these Yin winds, but he had cultivated the Emperor Soul Technique. Even having mastered only the upper volume, his soul had already gained certain undying qualities. These common Yin winds could corrode an ordinary soul, but against him, they were utterly ineffective.

His Spiritual Strength condensed into a great soul blade that slashed through the Yin wind with a single stroke. Transformed into a transparent ripple, his spiritual probe drilled inward and soon discovered a deep yellow pool hidden beneath the churning winds. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

A powerful chill immediately surged outward. That bone-piercing cold, capable of freezing both the Dou Qi and soul within a person’s body, spilled forth from the deep yellow pool.

The lake was incomparably vast. Its waters ran a deep, muddy yellow, and within that yellow, faint streaks of blood-colored light seemed to flow. Wisps of pale yellow air, threaded with a faint blood hue, continuously seeped out, then rose and whistled skyward, gathering into the special Yin wind that screamed through the depths of the underground world.

’Truly worthy of being a supreme body-tempering ground. The level of this Nine Serene Yellow Spring is no lower than the Void Lightning Pool.’

The chill radiating from the Nine Serene Yellow Spring made Xiao Yan frown. This strange cold aura could actually travel along his Spiritual Strength and seep back into his physical body. In an instant, a fine layer of frost formed over his eyebrows and hair.

"Wah, Daddy, are you cold?" Xiao Xiao’s concerned voice reached his ears.

Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes and smiled. With a soft whoosh, the Bone Chilling Flame surged from his Acceptance Soul, instantly burning away the chill of the Nine Serene Yellow Spring.

The cold from just the spring’s surface was already this potent. His Spiritual Strength could never probe deeper into the spring itself, so Xiao Yan abandoned further exploration.

"Yes, I am! Xiao Xiao, give Daddy a hug!" He scooped her up, his face lighting with a doting father’s smile.

Hiss, hiss!

Xiao Cai dispatched an overconfident giant beast with a single strike and immediately coiled around Xiao Yan. Yet those icy scales didn’t warm him in the slightest; if anything, they made him feel a few degrees colder.

"Hahaha."

While Xiao Yan laughed and played with the children, the atmosphere on the other side could not have been more different.

The appearance of the Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent was destined to shake the entire Beast Region to its core!

No matter who ultimately won this battle, the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe’s dominion over the Central Plains snake tribes would be completely overturned. The primary reason they had sat atop the hierarchy had always been simple: they were strong enough.

The Ancient Heaven Serpent bloodline merely lent a veneer of legitimacy. The real foundation of their power was that the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe’s former leader, Yao Ming, had been a Dou Saint, while First Elder Yao Ce and Yao Ming’s younger brother, Yao Xiaotian, were both Half-Saints. Without such strength, how could the entire Central Plains snake race have accepted their rule?

Now, however, a Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent had reappeared in the world, and at Rank 9 no less. Qing Lin possessed the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Medusa was a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, and after comprehending beneath the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree and absorbing some of its life energy, her cultivation had risen to match Little Fairy Doctor’s, reaching Six-Change Dou Venerate.

In terms of orthodox bloodline, they had the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. In terms of raw might, they had a Rank 9 Ancient Heaven Serpent. The Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe simply couldn’t compare.

Many of the spectators understood that the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe was finished. Even if they managed to win this battle, the snake tribes scattered throughout the Beast Region would inevitably be absorbed by the Snake-People Tribe and the Sky Serpent Mansion, all bowing to Medusa.

Combined with the fact that the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe’s bloodline was inherently weaker, the writing was on the wall. Within a hundred years, Yao Xiaotian’s throne as snake emperor would undoubtedly be claimed by Cai Lin!

Among the vassal snake tribe leaders who had been rushing from afar to support the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe, more than a few couldn’t suppress the flicker of uncertainty that passed through their eyes.

"Tribe Leader, aren’t we going to help Yao Xiaotian?"

"No. Wait and see. The ruler of the Central Plains snake tribes may be about to change. We must pick the right side. One wrong move could mean annihilation."

They weren’t alone in this thinking. Every snake tribe leader across the Beast Region who had received the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe’s summons to ’save the king’ had halted in their tracks, choosing instead to observe from a safe distance.

Sitting on the mountain to watch the snakes fight!

To the victor goes the crown!

Yao Xiaotian’s lungs nearly burst with rage when he sensed those vassal tribe leaders halting in the distance.

"Damn them! Damn them all! Once this is over, I’ll wipe out every last one of those tribes!" He ground his teeth, his expression darkening to something truly terrifying as his gaze locked onto Qing Lin. In his mind, there was no doubt whatsoever: this was entirely the fault of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

"All Elders, hear my command! Form the Ten Thousand Snake Grand Formation and slaughter everyone here!"

The many Elders hovering in the sky narrowed their eyes at his roar and responded in unison. "Understood!"

Wind-splitting sounds filled the air as these Elders, all far from weak in their own right, shot outward in all directions and arranged themselves into a strange battle formation.

Qing Lin’s jade-like hands flashed through a sequence of seals as the space of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils tore open. Powerful giant pythons poured forth one after another.

Among them, two serpents stood out as the mightiest: a sea-blue Flood Serpent and a pitch-black python.

"The Flood Serpent Demon Venerate and the Ancient Heaven Demon Python!"

"Heavens above... even these two are under her control! They must already be at Five-Change Dou Venerate level!"

"How terrifying those Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils truly are."

The sudden appearance of this massive serpent army darkened the expressions of even the Dou Saint-level Yao Xiaotian and Yao Ce. Ever since Xiao Yan had led Qing Lin to conquer Dragon Palace City, her serpent army had grown vastly more formidable.

’We absolutely cannot let the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils grow any stronger. If she reaches Half-Saint, wouldn’t we all fall under her control?!’ A heavy sense of dread settled in Yao Xiaotian’s heart. He exchanged a meaningful look with First Elder Yao Ce.

The two nodded simultaneously and burst forward in the same instant.

"Die!"

Both Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder recognized the terrifying potential of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Their expressions turned cold as they vanished in a blur and reappeared before the Space Shuttle Boat in a flash. The energy of the world exploded around them. A terrifying gale swept outward as two Tian Class Dou Techniques were unleashed in unison, blasting straight toward Qing Lin. Their strategy was clear: use overwhelming speed to eliminate Qing Lin before anything else. Only by killing her could they neutralize the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Two Dou Saints attacking simultaneously created power that truly shook the world! Their Tian Class Dou Techniques roiled the surrounding energy like a descending calamity, and the entire Yellow Springs Mountain Range began to tremble!

One opponent was a middle-stage 1-star Dou Saint; the other, a late-stage 1-star Dou Saint. Their combined might was nothing short of terrifying, and any carelessness against such power could easily prove fatal.

Hiss, hiss!!

The Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent withstood the Tian Class Dou Techniques head-on, then erupted with power in the next instant. Nine heads lashed out like a storm of writhing serpents, striking from all directions at the charging Yao Xiaotian and Yao Ce.

"Your Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent is merely a middle-stage 1-star Dou Saint! Withered Leaf Palm!"

Yao Ce unleashed his full strength. A Tian Class palm descended, even more fearsome than the Yellow Spring Finger. A massive energy palm print surged forward and intercepted the Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent.

"Hmph! No matter how strong the Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent might be, your own cultivation is nothing more than that of a Dou Venerate!" Yao Xiaotian appeared directly before Qing Lin in a flash, his hand reaching out to seize her.

Qing Lin’s expression turned solemn. The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils blazed as her hands formed a seal. "Jade-Green Snake Illusion!"

"The Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils aren’t invincible!"

Yao Xiaotian bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of Dou Saint essence blood. The blood radiated crimson light, forming a barrier that actually blocked the green glow of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

"Die!" His face contorted with savage fury. Once he eliminated the bearer of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, the Six-Change Dou Venerate Medusa wouldn’t even be worth mentioning.

But he had completely overlooked one crucial detail. Besides Cai Lin and Qing Lin, a white-clothed woman stood quietly to the side, cradling a small white beast in her arms.

In that split second, the little white beast in Little Fairy Doctor’s embrace suddenly opened its eyes. In a flash, it appeared directly before Yao Xiaotian, as if shielding Qing Lin with its own body.

"Get lost!"

Qiuqiu!

Tuan Tuan’s eyes snapped fully open. It inhaled deeply, drawing in the natural energy of the world until its round little body puffed up like a ball.

Thud!

Yao Xiaotian’s claw slammed into Tuan Tuan’s body. An overwhelming rebound force instantly surged back through his arm, and his expression twisted from ferocity into stunned disbelief.

A Dou Saint!!

BOOM!

The terrifying rebound sent Yao Xiaotian staggering back three steps. Tuan Tuan’s small body was blasted away, but it quickly flew back, seemingly unharmed.

Woeful Demon Poison Claw!

Before Yao Xiaotian could recover from his shock, the Woeful Poison Body erupted. Little Fairy Doctor, her hair white as snow, launched a Tian Class Dou Technique. Her fingers curled into claws, condensing the virulent Woeful Poison, and she swiped at the reeling Yao Xiaotian.

The deadly poison surging within that strike made even Yao Xiaotian wary. Despite his body’s natural poison resistance, he didn’t dare take it head-on. A Dou Saint struck by such toxins would suffer grievously.

"Ghostly Poison Fiend Claw!"

His cultivation far surpassed Little Fairy Doctor’s. When the two poison claws collided, her Woeful Demon Poison Claw shattered. Even so, it greatly diminished the power of his attack. The moment three residual poison claw strikes thundered toward her, that little white beast appeared once again.

Qiu!!

Tuan Tuan opened its mouth wide and sprayed out an energy storm. Although it knew no Dou Techniques and had only just stepped into the Dou Saint realm, in a two-against-one fight, it could still barely hold the line.

"So powerful... what kind of magical beast is that?"

When Tuan Tuan withstood yet another world-shaking blow from Yao Xiaotian, everyone finally realized that the adorable white creature was, in fact, a Rank 9 magical beast!

"Strange... why can’t I sense any magical beast aura from it?"

"Indeed, I can’t sense one either. Logically, a Rank 9 magical beast’s bloodline should be unimaginably powerful. There’s no way it could completely hide its magical beast aura..."

Several elder experts exchanged meaningful glances, a terrifying notion surfacing in their minds.

BOOM!

Another deafening explosion echoed across the mountains. The earth trembled violently as crack after crack split the Yellow Springs Mountain Range. The Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent’s colossal body rampaged across the battlefield, and First Elder Yao Ce found himself actually being suppressed, despite his cultivation being slightly higher than the other party!

If not for the Yellow Springs Mountain Range being so vast and boundless, the entire range would likely have been reduced to rubble and sunk into the earth under the Dou Saints’ exchange.

"Yao Xiaotian! What are you doing?!" First Elder Yao Ce roared in fury. The Nine-Headed Heaven Serpent was an existence that even their ancestor, the Ancient Heaven Serpent, had feared. Even with his slightly higher cultivation, he still wasn’t its match.

Yao Ce’s urgent roar made the situation crystal clear: if this dragged on until the First Elder fell, Yao Xiaotian himself would be doomed as well.

A grave light flashed through Yao Xiaotian’s eyes. His body blurred, and boundless cold air erupted from within him as his frame suddenly expanded. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a colossal black serpent stretching a thousand meters in length. Towering killing intent spread outward, like an evil god descending upon the world.

"Sealing Technique, Yellow Spring Great Seal!"

The moment his voice fell, the Nine Serene Yellow Spring deep in the underground world began to boil. Countless streams of icy Yellow Spring water flew upward like waterfalls. Under Yao Xiaotian’s control and combined with his own torrential Dou Qi, the frigid power rapidly coalesced into a black giant seal as massive as a mountain peak, its entire surface covered in countless strange runes.

’An Intermediate Tian Class Dou Technique?!’

Xiao Yan’s gaze sharpened. He hadn’t expected that Yao Xiaotian, a mere 1-star Dou Saint, could borrow the Nine Serene Yellow Spring’s power to unleash an Intermediate Tian Class Dou Technique!

As Yao Xiaotian drew away vast volumes of Yellow Spring water, the spring, which had originally radiated overwhelming cold, suddenly weakened.

A pair of eyes abruptly snapped open at the bottom of the spring. There was actually someone hidden beneath the Nine Serene Yellow Spring!

Xiao Yan’s expression shifted. His gaze pierced through the earth toward the Nine Serene Yellow Spring, and he murmured, "So the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe truly does have another card to play."