Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 26: Somewhat smart but not much

At the foot of the cliff, the wolf king, whose tail had been burned off, endured the excruciating pain and struggled to stand up, his eyes filled with sorrow and anger.

The wolf pack was dead, and his tail was severed—all because of that damned human!

He wanted revenge, but he was powerless. The human was too strong, so strong it made him despair.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered the order Xu Hei had given him—

"If you see any sign of humans, report to me immediately!"

The wolf king hadn't taken the order seriously before, but now, it was the only thought in his mind.

"Snake, I need to find the snake!"

The wolf king stood up, quickly gathered the remaining wolves, and issued the order to find Xu Hei.

The wolf pack scattered, searching the mountains and fields.

These days, Xu Hei had been restless, unable to find peace. Even when practicing spells, he couldn't calm his mind.

It felt as if something significant was about to happen, making it impossible for him to stay composed.

Xu Hei wandered around the mountains, catching two wild animals, but the feeling only grew stronger.

The birds in the sky and the beasts on the ground all showed signs of panic, as if they had been severely frightened.

Such panic only occurred during torrential rains and thunderstorms, as wild animals were most afraid of the power of heavenly thunder.

"Something's wrong."

Xu Hei had a foreboding feeling.

At that moment, a gray wolf spotted him from a distance and immediately turned to leave.

Not long after the gray wolf left, Xu Hei heard a loud howl in the distance.

He saw an injured Moon Cang Wolf running towards him, panting heavily—it was the wolf king.

The wolf king was charred all over, his tail bare. Upon seeing Xu Hei, he ran over like he had found a family member, letting out sharp cries, his eyes filled with panic, as if trying to convey something.

"Someone's coming?" Xu Hei asked.

"Howl!" The wolf king nodded quickly.

Xu Hei hesitated for a moment, then chose not to flee but to rush towards his own territory.

Sure enough, the snake catchers had come. They had their own methods of finding snakes, even knowing them better than the snakes themselves. Xu Hei couldn't hide from them.

There was no one-size-fits-all solution.

If he didn't want to abandon his territory, there was only one way—kill all the intruders!

Of course, Xu Hei wasn't a reckless snake. If he couldn't win, he would escape immediately and had already planned his escape route.

Led by the wolf king, Xu Hei returned to the scene of the incident.

On the ground, there were scorch marks and faint waves of spiritual energy.

"The intruder is not weak. The power of this strike is about half of my Fireball Technique," Xu Hei estimated silently.

This person's strength should be similar to Mu Yun's.

But since Xu Hei had killed Mu Yun, the other side wouldn't just send someone of Mu Yun's level. There must be someone stronger.

Xu Hei immediately spread his divine sense and rushed towards the cave, hoping that the Serpent Fruit tree and the little white snake inside were safe.

For the first time, Xu Hei was concerned about someone else's safety.

As Xu Hei approached, his divine sense suddenly touched another divine sense.

The owner of that divine sense trembled and quickly approached, arriving in a few flashes. The person was young, dressed in a black python robe, holding a thunder seal—it was Mu Lei.

The moment he saw Xu Hei, Mu Lei didn't say a word. He pointed the thunder seal at him.

"Whoosh!"

A bolt of lightning shot towards Xu Hei, who quickly burrowed into the ground. The lightning struck the ground, creating a ten-meter-wide crater.

Such a scene surprised Xu Hei. This person's cultivation was similar to Mu Yun's, but the power of this magical treasure was far beyond Mu Yun's.

"Is it you, this little eel, who killed my brother?"

Mu Lei looked down on him.

A Flood Dragon? It didn't look like one at all. Could it be a mistake? This was clearly a Black Yin Snake!

He had been guarding the place under his master's orders, waiting for the prey to come, while his master used a compass to search the perimeter.

And he had indeed waited!

For his safety, Chen Daoling had given him many defensive magical treasures, with multiple layers of protection, making it impossible for him to meet the same fate as Mu Yun.

But to be safe, he still took out a communication jade talisman, intending to throw it into the sky.

Suddenly, his eyes widened.

Xu Hei turned and fled without hesitation, rushing down the mountain.

"Escaped?"

Mu Lei was stunned. The snake actually escaped?

"Master instructed me not to be impulsive when I see you, to delay for a stick of incense's time, and he would arrive."

Mu Lei's eyes flickered. It was said to be for his safety, to avoid being killed by the snake demon.

But now, this snake was only at the fourth level of the Spirit Communion Stage, two levels below him. How could it kill him when it was fleeing at the sight of him?

As a snake catcher, killing a snake demon of the same realm was a basic skill. If he couldn't even do that, he shouldn't be called a snake catcher.

Not to mention, he was two levels higher.

"Could it be as Junior Brother Zhao said, this snake demon is extremely cunning, possessed by a great power, capable of fighting above its level, deliberately showing weakness to lure the opponent into pursuit, and then counterattacking?"

Mu Lei's contempt turned into a sense of caution.

He took a few steps back, hid behind a tree, activated the communication jade talisman, and silently threw it into the distance.

Then, he returned to his original spot, feigning arrogance, and shouted, "A mere fourth-level Spirit Communion Stage beast, and you need my master? I can kill you myself!"

He chased in the direction Xu Hei had fled.

Mu Lei was certain that the opponent hadn't escaped and was waiting for him somewhere.

His brother, at the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Refining Stage, couldn't have been killed by a fourth-level beast. The opponent must have used despicable means!

Today, those despicable means would be useless against him. He would use all his trump cards!

At the same time, he had already informed Chen Daoling. With his master handling it, the snake demon couldn't escape!

"Come out, I found you!"

His divine sense quickly locked onto Xu Hei, who was rapidly moving underground.

Mu Lei's eyes flashed. He took out two talismans and stuck them on his legs, then used the Earth Escape Technique to burrow underground, chasing after Xu Hei.

He seemed to be chasing at full speed, but in reality, he was only using half his speed, keeping the other half in reserve.

Similarly, Xu Hei wasn't fleeing at full speed either, using only a fraction of his speed and not even employing the Earth Escape Technique, deliberately leading the opponent on.

"This person's speed is so slow, not even half of Mu Yun's. He's clearly pretending to be weak!" Xu Hei thought to himself.

This kid looked young but was very cunning, not as easy to fool as Mu Yun.

As for his earlier posturing, saying he didn't need his master and could handle it himself, it was clearly a case of "no silver here."

Most likely, his master would arrive soon.