Free Web NovelChapter 509: Chapter 496: The Snake King’s Domineering Qi
The strength of a race is determined entirely by its population and the number of its Rank Three Demon Spirits.
Now, the snake tide advanced. A sea of snakes swarmed across the ground, dense and innumerable. The sky was not empty either; more than a dozen enormous Giant Snakes, exuding a terrifying aura unique to the Snake Race, soared through the air like Divine Dragons. Their target was clear: the domain of Monkey Mountain.
Within the borders of Monkey Mountain!
The rat tide had already surrounded them, leaving not a single blade of grass in its wake. Countless Rat Beasts, like devouring machines, consumed everything in their path completely.
You cannot imagine such a horrifying scene.
Many racial factions had been watching from the periphery, but with the arrival of the rat tide, they suffered annihilation. Only one or two in ten managed to survive.
Most of the survivors were Demon Spirits, or perhaps some Flying Birds.
The Ape King, who had already led the Monkey Race in retreat to the rear, was now filled with utter despair. He felt as if his entire world had gone gray.
The sweeping arrival of the rat tide might not pose a threat to a Deep Mountain Great Demon like himself, but what about his monkey children and grandchildren? They had no way to resist and would be devoured completely in an instant.
Under all the heavens, probably no one could stop the rat tide, unless a Rank Four Divine Spirit descended from above.
Despair. The Ape King had followed his Master Tu Xiao’an’s order, retreating to the rear with the surviving members of the Monkey Race. Before he could even catch his breath, disaster had struck.
The majestic Deep Mountain Great Demon just wanted to say one thing: ’Fucking hell.’
There was truly nowhere left to hide. Behind him, countless monkeys grew frantic, letting out sorrowful screeches.
They could sense death, a death that drew closer with every passing second.
The Ape King couldn’t help his monkeys resist the rat tide. It wasn’t that he was unwilling, but that he completely lacked the ability. If he tried to stop it, he too would be annihilated without a trace.
In the past, the Ape King would have surely joined the Crimson Sun Giant Ape in cursing that damned Snake Demon for causing so much harm. But now that he was someone else’s Battle Companion, he had obviously lost even the right to curse.
"Big Brother, our Monkey Race is finished. Utterly finished. In less than ten minutes, the Monkey Race will vanish completely from the Yaoling Mountain Range, wiped from existence."
The Crimson Sun Giant Ape wailed, painfully beating its chest with its giant arms. Not long ago, it had been gloating over the Wolf Race’s tragic fate.
Now, it seemed the Wolf Race was fortunate. They had only lost a king and over a hundred thousand wolves. Although their Primordial Qi was greatly damaged, they could still return to their Wolf Mountain, recuperate, and await their future resurgence. The Monkey Race, however, now faced a rat tide. Once it passed, not even a single monkey hair would be left behind.
"Little Brother, don’t be so pessimistic. There’s still a glimmer of hope. Our Monkey Race still has a chance to survive."
The Ape King cast his gaze upon the domineering figure on the Cyan Dragon’s back, hoping he could perform a miracle.
"Big Brother, even if he is the Snake King, even if he can summon the entire Snake Race to swarm here, distant water can’t put out a nearby fire! The rat tide is already upon us!" Tears of despair streamed down the Crimson Sun Giant Ape’s face. "Unless he can single-handedly halt the rat tide’s advance and buy time for the Snake Race to arrive."
The Ape King fell silent. The horror of the rat tide was not something one person could withstand. It was a crushing force that even mountains couldn’t block. Anything that stood in its way had already vanished.
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Standing on the Cyan Dragon’s back, Tu Xiao’an could feel it—the auras of countless powerful members of the Snake Race. His heart swelled with heroic pride. This summoning was different from before; it was on an absolutely massive scale.
He couldn’t even imagine how many powerful Snake Species would appear before him, ready to obey his command as the Snake King.
But the rat tide was coming too quickly, like a tornado that arrives the moment it’s mentioned. His great army of the Snake Race still needed a little more time to arrive.
That small amount of time was enough for the rat tide to raze all of Monkey Mountain to the ground.
"Three-headed Evil Snake, Golden Pupils, return to me!"
With a thought, Tu Xiao’an quickly recalled his two great Battle Companions into his system.
The rat tide was too terrifying, and they couldn’t ride the clouds. If they remained on the ground, they would be annihilated in an instant once the tide arrived.
BOOM...!
The Fat Rat King, who had been smashed into the ground earlier, shot back up, roaring, "Snake Demon, your doom has come! The Gray Demon King launched a rat tide because of you. You should be proud!"
The Fat Rat King had now assumed his true combat form: a gargantuan, dinosaur-sized rat. Demon Qi seethed around his body. His Pseudo Demon King Level was no joke; the ferocity of his true form was enough to scare someone to death.
The Fat Rat King was now brimming with confidence. The arrival of the rat tide was a powerful Calming Pill that could crush anything in its path. The Rat Race was invincible!
"Proud, my ass!"
The sight of the giant rat hovering in mid-air infuriated Tu Xiao’an. He vanished from the Cyan Dragon’s back and, a second later, reappeared directly in front of the Fat Demon King’s rat form. With a magnificent and ferocious aura, he threw an utterly tyrannical and powerful punch.
As the punch flew, the sky filled with a torrent of Flame. The Pseudo Demon King Level giant rat had no time to react before it shrieked and was sent smashing down into the rat tide like a meteor.
RUMBLE...!
The impact killed tens of thousands of Rat Beasts, and the Fat Demon King himself was instantly and severely injured.
A punch from Tu Xiao’an, infused with the Celestial Might of his Flame, was definitely no joke. It packed a serious punch.
An ordinary Rank Three Demon Spirit would have been pulverized by that one punch.
"Let me, Tu Xiao’an, test the might of this rat tide for myself!"
After sending the Fat Rat King flying with a punch, Tu Xiao’an descended directly to the ground. Upon landing, he exuded an indomitable aura, as if he could swallow mountains and sweep across the world.
"Master, don’t! It’s too dangerous!" the Cyan Dragon hurriedly tried to stop him. The rat tide was no joke. Even as the Divine Beast Azure Dragon, it didn’t have the courage to go down and face it.
If one were to be surrounded and trapped in that vast ocean of a rat tide, they wouldn’t be able to fly. Countless Rat Beasts would make it impossible to escape, even with wings.
"It’s fine. I know what I’m doing. You don’t need to come down."
Don’t be fooled by the Cyan Dragon’s powerful Divine Beast aura and its colossal size. If it fell into the rat tide, it would be wiped from this world in less than a second.
Before the rat tide, it didn’t matter if you were the Divine Beast Azure Dragon or anything else—all things were nothing.
"Come on. Before my Snake Race army arrives, I, the Snake King, will have some fun with you all!"
Tu Xiao’an, who possessed four Elemental Attribute Abilities, was least afraid of numbers.
Although the sheer numbers he faced this time were indeed overwhelming, Tu Xiao’an was still confident he could hold them off for a while.
It wasn’t that Tu Xiao’an was trying to act tough for the sake of it. The lineage of the Monkey Race was behind him, and he already owed them a great deal. Furthermore, having taken the Ape King as a Battle Companion, he had to take responsibility for its clan.
If the Monkey Race were to be exterminated, Tu Xiao’an’s guilt would be immense.
Therefore, for whatever reason, he had to give his all to stop the advance of the immense and overwhelming rat tide.
