Free Web NovelChapter 503: Chapter 491: Heaven-defying Snake Demon
"You useless centipede! How can you be so worthless? You can’t even withstand snake venom!"
Inside the ring of flames, Miss Baihua, the Flower Demon, was exasperated. She had hoped the Centipede Great Demon would save her from the sea of fire, but it wasn’t long before the centipede itself succumbed to the snake venom, unable to escape its effects.
’It was clearly a case of a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river—he couldn’t even save himself. It was one thing for a plant-type Demon Spirit like me to be unable to withstand the Celestial Fire, but for a Deep Mountain Great Demon who was a poisonous creature himself to be unable to handle a single drop of snake venom... he was just too useless.’
"This Snake Demon is invincible! Only if the White Demon King and Gray Demon King come in person is there any hope of killing him."
The hidden Demons watched, their hearts trembling with fear. They had already elevated the Snake Demon to an incredibly high pedestal, saying that even with a Demon King’s arrival, there would only be a *chance* of killing him, not a guarantee.
This Snake Demon had defeated the Black Mountain Eagle King with a single punch, Miss Baihua with a blast of flame, and the Centipede Great Demon with a single drop of venom. All three were illustrious figures of the Deep Mountain Great Demon Level in the Yaoling Mountain Range.
Before the Snake Demon, they were as fragile as children.
Scene after scene felt as unreal as a nightmare. The power of the ascended snake was like that of a Divine Spirit.
Tu Xiao’an rose into the air and floated, as if he’d just done something trivial. He looked at the Flower Demon in the ring of flames, who was on the verge of being burned into revealing her true form. "Still not surrendering? Do you really want to be burned to death?"
"You still have a chance to surrender. As for that ugly centipede, I, the Snake King, won’t even give it the chance."
It was no longer a matter of accepting anyone who surrendered as a Battle Companion. He had no desire for a centipede that ugly.
The Flower Demon was in agony within the Celestial Fire, but she remained defiant. ’For a Flower Demon like me, my human form is too beautiful. If I surrender and become a servant, not only will I lose my freedom, but I fear my chastity will be at risk as well.’
’I’d rather die than surrender. Yes, surrendering means becoming a slave.’
The Flower Demon clenched her jaw.
"Little Sister Hua, hurry up and bow to my master! Surrender to him! You won’t lose anything by surrendering. In fact, you might even have the chance to become a Demon King Level existence in the future. My master is totally badass!"
"Did you see the Bull Demon King and the Divine Beast Azure Dragon? My master raised them into Pseudo Demon King powerhouses before he even ascended. Now that my master has ascended, he’s even more invincible!"
Outside the flames, Tree Spirit Charlie was desperately trying to persuade the Flower Demon, his own ulterior motives clear.
The Flower Demon’s weak voice came through: "If I surrender to him, will I really not lose anything? He won’t... force me to do things I don’t want to do?"
"No, no! My master is very democratic, very kind, positively amiable! He would never force his Battle Companions to do anything they don’t want to."
’As he said this, the Tree Spirit was crying on the inside. What a lie! After he was subdued, his master had used every despicable trick in the book to get his fruit.’
’But for the sake of his beloved Little Sister Hua, he had no choice but to ignore his conscience for now.’
"Don’t you dare call me Little Sister Hua! I have been in Cultivation for nearly a thousand years. You’re just a little Tree Spirit, you don’t know your place! How dare you be so familiar with me!"
The Tree Spirit froze. ’Her scolding made sense. It wouldn’t even be an exaggeration to call her Ancestor Hua.’
"This isn’t the time to quibble over that! If you don’t surrender to my master, you’ll really be burned to ashes. And then... how can we have our union of tree and flower?"
"Union of tree and flower?"
The Flower Demon, burning in the flames, was suddenly swept up in an overwhelming Killing Intent. She was so angry she wanted to flay the giant tree outside alive.
’A mere Tree Spirit at the Spirit Monster level actually dared to have designs on a grand Flower Fairy like her. It was a classic case of a toad lusting after a swan!’
"Get lost! I’d rather be burned to death!"
Uh... Tears streamed down the Tree Spirit’s face. ’Did I say something wrong???’
At that moment, Tu Xiao’an couldn’t be bothered with the Flower Demon in the flames or the centipede in the venom. They couldn’t even save themselves, so they posed no threat to him.
He turned his gaze to a fierce battle zone.
That was the battlefield of the Ape King and the Bloodthirsty Wolf King. With two Deep Mountain Great Demon Level experts fighting, the surrounding area was a vacuum; no living creature dared to approach.
Moreover, both of these Deep Mountain Great Demons possessed the combat power of a Pseudo Demon King. As they fought, the land was turned to ruins inch by inch, and no tree or forest was spared.
Normally, when two Great Demons whose strengths were not far apart fought, a result couldn’t be decided in a short time. It would take several days and nights to determine a victor.
So far, the two race leaders had only been fighting for about an hour—barely a warm-up.
Tu Xiao’an fixed his eyes on the Bloodthirsty Wolf King. He remembered this character. When he was ascending and shedding his skin, this wolf and a Black Pig King had emerged to try and kill him.
The Black Pig King had been devoured by his three Super Battle Pets, and the Bloodthirsty Wolf King was about to be killed by the Bull Demon King’s hand, but was saved at the last moment by the White Demon King.
’The Ape King already has the combat power of a Pseudo Demon King. For this wolf to be able to fight him so evenly means its strength must have improved significantly since it went back.’
It had failed to kill him last time, and now it was the first to charge in again. Tu Xiao’an snorted coldly. ’Looks like you have a death wish.’
Although Tu Xiao’an was smiling, his deep, dark eyes were incomparably cold. He wouldn’t let a single person who wanted to kill him get away.
After his ascension, he had no more scruples. He would settle all scores, repaying every grudge. Not a single one would escape.
WHOOSH!
Tu Xiao’an suddenly vanished from his spot!
The next second, he appeared in the battle zone between the Ape King and the Bloodthirsty Wolf King.
"Ape King, stand down. Have all of your monkeys and apes retreat. Leave this to me."
The Ape King saw Tu Xiao’an and said, "Master, if all my monkeys and apes retreat, what about the countless Little Demons of the Wolf Race and Rat Race?"
"What’s to fear from a swarm of Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals? Don’t forget, I am the ascended Snake King, the master of my race," Tu Xiao’an said with contempt. When it came to numbers, did they really think an ascended Snake King was a commander with no army?
The Ape King was stunned by his words. ’That’s right. When it comes to the power of a race, the Snake Race of the Yaoling Mountain Range is a massive clan.’
’They were even once the largest race in the Yaoling Mountain Range.’
With Tu Xiao’an’s words, the Ape King secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His Monkey Race had already suffered disastrous losses; their vitality was severely wounded. Retreating from the warzone now would allow them to preserve what little Primordial Qi they had left.
Without another word, the Ape King turned and left, summoning the entire Monkey Race to withdraw from the warzone.
The Bloodthirsty Wolf King saw the ape run off but didn’t try to stop him. After all, his purpose today was to kill the snake. But now that this snake had personally served himself up, the Wolf King grew grim, as if facing a formidable enemy.
’Before, killing an ascended Snake Demon would have been nothing special.’
’But this Snake Demon was a monster. The Black Mountain Eagle King, the Flower Demon, and the Centipede Great Demon had all tried to kill him, and all had failed. Every single one of them was at the Deep Mountain Great Demon Level, no weaker than itself.’
’Damn it, how could a Snake Demon who had just ascended be this strong? Just standing before him exerted an intangible, heavy pressure.’
’It was the kind of pressure one would feel when facing a Demon King.’
