Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 116 - 114: Battle of the Two Snakes

With a great shout, Elder Zhao aimed the dagger in his hand and lunged forward with it.

As he stabbed, everyone watched the dagger's trajectory, their eyes wide with horror.

Instantly, some people cried out, shutting their eyes, unable to bear the sight. Elder Zhao wasn't stabbing toward the Crowned Snake but at his own heart. With the force he was using, the blow would be fatal.

The Crowned Snake's Gaze glinted sharply, its expression one of pure ecstasy now that its great revenge was at hand. Everything it had done was for this moment—to force Zhao Changmin to commit suicide right before its eyes.

Fifty long years had passed. It had started as a simple, verdant, non-venomous House Snake, and step by step, it had made itself stronger. It had become a deadly venomous snake, then a mutated House Snake, fully awakening its intelligence and becoming an Essence, a Demon—all to exact revenge on the Zhao Family.

Its master could not have died so tragically for nothing.

An image quietly surfaced in the Crowned Snake's mind. A young woman was looking at it with a smile. "Will you be my one and only House Snake?"

It had coiled its body and rested its little head down. It had agreed, consenting to be her House Snake and protect only her.

The memory lingered, unfaded after fifty years, though its master was long gone, without even a trace of her bones.

After the crowd outside the mourning hall gasped, Elder Zhao froze, stunned. No matter how hard he tried, the dagger in his hand refused to pierce his chest.

It was as if a powerful and Formless force was preventing the blade from plunging in.

A ripple of energy shimmered beside Elder Zhao's dagger. The Crowned Snake's Killing Intent instantly surged as it whirled to face the Gold and Silver Snake, bellowing in fury, 'You dare stand in my way?'

That's right, it was Tu Xiao'an who had intervened. He'd been a bystander for long enough; it was time to finally do something.

He couldn't just watch Elder Zhao kill himself. In the past, Elder Zhao had been a Snake Catching Master whom Tu Xiao'an greatly respected. He didn't care what the grudge was between Elder Zhao and this snake.

But no matter how great the grudge, weren't six lives enough? Besides, Elder Zhao was already so old; even if he were allowed to live, he only had a few years left.

He had watched the show long enough. It was time to catch this snake.

'Fight me. If you kill me, you can continue to kill anyone you want.'

Tu Xiao'an didn't speak aloud but instead transmitted his thoughts via Consciousness Power.

'Then I will devour you! By devouring you, I will become even stronger!'

Ferocious and wild, the Crowned Snake opened its gaping, bloody maw and shot toward the Gold and Silver Snake, arriving in an instant.

'Bring it on!'

After his strength had skyrocketed, Tu Xiao'an himself didn't know the extent of his growth. From Level 8 to Level 15, modified by the Giant Snake Gene and strengthened by the system, he even felt the thrill of ascending to the heavens in a single step.

CLANG... CLANG... CLANG...!

Immediately, the sound of striking metal rang out in the courtyard as sparks flew everywhere. This was a battle between snakes, a collision between their physical bodies, a vicious biting and tearing.

For snakes, which have no hands or feet, combat is simple and brutal.

You either overwhelm your opponent with your aura or bite and poison them to death.

The evolution of the two snakes had made their bodies as hard as iron, impervious to blades. A single strike from a tail contained incomparable power, instantly sending sand and stones flying while spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground.

The Crowned Snake changed color, its aura growing even more terrifying. This was its combat form.

The Mutated Bloodsucker Snake had once struck fear into the hearts of Bai Town's residents, but compared to this snake, it was like a novice meeting a master.

Fortunately, this snake was only targeting the Zhao Family. Otherwise, if it had the vicious temperament of the Vampire Snake, attacking anyone on sight, it would truly be a disaster.

However, the Vampire Snake of today had already been completely reborn; who knew how much it had grown.

The two snakes clashed head-on, like a duel between two Martial Arts Masters. They moved like phantoms, constantly changing position as the shockwaves from their impacts rolled out one after another.

The courtyard looked as if it was being ravaged by a hurricane, while the crowd outside the mourning hall was in a state of stunned disbelief.

'Are these two things really fucking snakes???'

This time, Tu Xiao'an didn't release his Electric Bees to attack, because he understood perfectly well that against Rank Two Creatures, they were merely a minor trick.

Although they were a form of Thunder, the power of the electricity was far from enough to cause any substantial damage to this Mutated Chicken Crowned Snake.

The only way was to meet it head-on, beat this snake down, and emerge the victor. Then, he could devour its body.

ROAR...!

Just then, the two snakes collided and broke apart. The Crowned Snake let out a sky-shattering roar, instantly stirring up the winds. A powerful gust swept toward the Gold and Silver Snake. With that roar, countless hidden small creatures in the courtyard were inexplicably shaken to death.

The people outside the mourning hall clamped their hands tightly over their ears, their faces twisted in agony.

As the strong wind hit, Tu Xiao'an's body shuddered. A burst of power erupted from him, directly scattering the gale. Immediately after, the Gold and Silver Snake was seen rising gracefully into the air, hovering high above as it looked down on the Crowned Snake on the ground.

"The snake... it's flying?"

Many people began to doubt their own eyes, even questioning their reality.

This snake of unknown origin was also terrifyingly powerful. Ever since the two started fighting, the butler had helped Elder Zhao back into his wheelchair.

Seeing the Gold and Silver Snake take flight, Elder Zhao muttered excitedly, "Could this be the arrival of the Snake King, here to save my Zhao Family?"

News of the Snake King's emergence had already been circulating in Bai Town. Could it be that this snake was the legendary Snake King?

Only the Snake King could ride the clouds and mist.

From another perspective, a head was peeking over the outer wall. It was none other than Li Qingzhao, whom Tu Xiao'an had sent away just moments ago.

That girl was anything but the obedient type.

She hadn't left at all. Instead, she had stacked up some bricks again and was peeking over the wall to watch the goings-on in the courtyard.

She watched Master Zhao Lai's failed suicide attempt and now the two snakes battling like a dragon and a tiger. This was more exciting than a sci-fi movie.

Scared? Not a chance.

Li Qingzhao's pretty, jade-like face was filled with excitement and exhilaration as she held up her phone and began recording the spectacular battle between the two snakes.

'This is so exciting, way too exciting! If I started a livestream, my channel would probably get swamped. A few million concurrent viewers wouldn't be a dream.'

Back at the scene, the Crowned Snake saw Tu Xiao'an flying and immediately became exceptionally violent. It roared toward the sky, its Killing Intent surging forth.

WHOOSH...

It transformed into a streak of purple light and shot upward.

The hovering Gold and Silver Snake's Gaze flashed. With a single Divine Dragon Tail Swing, it brutally swatted the ascending Crowned Snake, sending it crashing down.

BOOM...

The ground shattered, leaving a large crater, and the entire courtyard seemed to tremble as if struck by an earthquake. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

'Just as I thought...'

Tu Xiao'an had once heard a rumor that the Crowned Snake had a strange quirk: it loved to compete over height. If it jumped higher than you, you were sure to die.

But if you jumped higher than it, it would become afraid and choose to flee.

Of course, this was merely a fallacy. How could a creature like this, one that had awakened its intelligence and become an Essence, simply get scared and run away on a whim?

However, Tu Xiao'an flying into the sky had indeed provoked the Crowned Snake, making it furious and causing it to lose all reason.

He was high above, holding a supreme geographical advantage. As long as the Crowned Snake dared to leap up and attack, Tu Xiao'an could effortlessly swat it back down.

Tu Xiao'an had been a Snake Catcher when he was human, and a lot of his knowledge about how to handle snakes was still useful to him now.

For example, if a snake is chasing a person, they must never run in a straight line; they should run in a constant, winding path. Eventually, the snake will give up the chase.

But if you run in a straight line, not only will you be caught easily, but you will also further stimulate the snake's predatory instincts.

This applied to the entire Snake Race.