A calm voice rolled through the great hall like a shadow creeping in from nowhere
"Are you speaking of me"
The sound came from Hun Miesheng who now stood inside the grand chamber as if he had been there all along His stance was utterly relaxed yet the weight in his eyes suggested a predator who had already set his fangs into its prey Yao Tianxiao's expression shifted in an instant the casual arrogance on his face hardening into alarm
"Who are you" Yao Tianxiao demanded his voice low and cold "How dare you trespass into the territory of my Nine Nether Earth Python clan"
Around them three powerful Dou Zun warriors moved swiftly their figures blurring as they formed a tight circle around the intruder Their eyes gleamed with hostility and battle intent
Hun Miesheng's lips curved into a faint almost amused smile "You were just discussing me moments ago and now that I am here you claim not to know me"
In the next breath the immense oppressive aura of an eight star Dou Sheng burst forth flooding the hall like a collapsing mountain The force was so overwhelming that more than half of those present including all three Dou Zuns were struck unconscious in an instant
From that storm of power a vast black hand of energy surged forward reaching straight for Yao Tianxiao
The serpent king's eyes narrowed For all his cruelty and cunning his instinct for survival was razor sharp Knowing he could not evade the strike he acted without hesitation His palms slammed viciously into the backs of the two serpent maidens draped beside his throne The women barely had time for their eyes to widen before they were reduced to bursts of bloody mist The violent shock of their destruction shook the very air causing the fabric of space itself to tremble
Seizing that fleeting distortion Yao Tianxiao tore open the void in a desperate bid to escape
A soft clicking of the tongue came from Hun Miesheng "Not bad Your ruthlessness is nearly a match for my own"
Even as the words fell chains of absolute darkness burst into existence wrapping themselves around Yao Tianxiao's body with a metallic hiss The void closed with a snap as he was yanked bodily back into the hall The next instant his head was driven to the floor beneath Hun Miesheng's boot
"Do not kill me" Yao Tianxiao's voice cracked with fear His pride was gone replaced by the raw desperation of a beast caught in a hunter's trap "I will serve you I will be your slave your hound I will lead the entire Nine Nether Earth Python clan to submit to you"
Hun Miesheng stepped back just enough to lift his boot from the serpent king's skull His sigh was quiet but laced with contempt
"You act with ruthless decisiveness but in the end you are just another coward" he said "At best you are the kind of low ranked villain who can only snap at scraps" His eyes narrowed and a cold smirk touched his lips "A dog that seizes its brother's throne is not one I care to keep"
Shock rippled through Yao Tianxiao's gaze "How do you know about that"
Hun Miesheng's answer was as merciless as it was simple "I will not kill you for there is someone else who will"
Without another word he seized Yao Tianxiao as one might grab an animal by the scruff of the neck and dragged him bodily from the hall
Candle Li's eyes widened as he saw the proud serpent lord dangling like a lifeless carcass in Hun Miesheng's grip "That is Yao Tianxiao the patriarch of the Nine Nether Earth Python clan" His heart pounded A one star Dou Sheng reduced to such a pitiful state was a sight that shook even his weathered composure
Beside him Black Qiong met his gaze They needed no words to know they shared the same thought The era of the three great magical beast clans was about to change
The old serpent Candle Li exhaled softly "If the young mistress follows this man I cannot tell if it will bring her fortune or calamity"
Black Qiong merely shrugged unconcerned "All I know is that for now the situation of the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan is improving"
Yet both of them felt a quiet certainty in their bones The rise of such a man would shake the entire Dou Qi Continent
Hun Miesheng turned to Zi Yan and Queen Medusa "We are going to the Nether Serpent Earth Vein"
The three of them descended into the depths together The Nine Nether Earth Python clan was not known for many high ranking experts In truth beyond one hidden figure deep below Yao Tianxiao himself was the only Dou Sheng among them But what they lacked in quality they made up for in sheer numbers
The deeper they went the more oppressive the atmosphere became The cavernous abyss stretched endlessly downward Every shadowed crevice was home to coiled serpent forms glittering eyes peering from the darkness Serpents of the Dou Zun and even Half Saint level were present in number but under the crushing might of an eight star Dou Sheng they could do little more than shiver in their dens
The wind here was sharp and cold laced with a strange yin force that could strip flesh from bone The air itself seemed to groan under the pressure of the abyss
As they neared the lowest reaches Hun Miesheng suddenly slowed his eyes narrowing
"What is it elder brother" Zi Yan asked curiosity bright in her tone
Hun Miesheng did not answer Instead he raised his hand and from his palm drifted a single droplet of water black as obsidian yet gleaming with faint blue light
The moment the drop appeared it gave a clear ringing hum and began to circle Hun Miesheng's body like a living thing The air grew heavy the space around them thickening until even the abyss seemed to quiver in response
Zi Yan and Queen Medusa felt the shift in the world around them Their faces paled and it was only Hun Miesheng's steady grip that kept them from slipping into the void
A slow smile touched Hun Miesheng's lips "The Primordial Heavy Water has awakened its own spirit"
This was the first time he had witnessed such a thing In the past the only time he had forced it to display intelligence was in his battle against the Void Devouring Flame
One of the ten innate divine waters each droplet could rival the might of the most fearsome Heavenly Flames At the same rank there were few things in existence that could surpass it If flames like the Fallen Heart Flame or the Green Lotus Core Flame could nurture a spark of will then there was no reason this ancient water could not do the same Unless it simply chose not to
The droplet spun once more around him before transforming into a streak of light diving deeper into the abyss Its weight was such that space itself cracked in its wake leaving behind a widening black fissure
Hun Miesheng's eyes followed the path It was heading directly for the Nine Nether Yellow Springs
"Move" he said without hesitation Drawing Zi Yan and Queen Medusa with him he plunged after the fleeing droplet
Within dozens of breaths they emerged above a vast underground lake The scale of it was staggering stretching beyond the horizon The waters were a murky deep yellow and from time to time faint veins of crimson pulsed through the depths
From the lakebed below wisps of yellow tinged with blood drift upward breaking the surface to coil into the air The chill of it was absolute sinking through flesh and bone straight into the soul
Nine Nether Yellow Springs
Zi Yan and Queen Medusa were both at the Dou Zun level yet even they trembled slightly under the oppressive yin cold Hun Miesheng took each of their hands letting his own warmth drive the frost from their meridians His attention however was locked on the Primordial Heavy Water now suspended above the lake
"Is it planning to devour the waters of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs" His pupils contracted slightly
A moment later the answer came The droplet let out a note as clear as a chime and a halo of deep blue radiance burst from it The aura of water in its purest form swept across the subterranean world
The lake shuddered violently Waves rose like ramparts of liquid stone smashing against one another The cold grew so intense that ice crystals formed instantly in the air
Even Hun Miesheng had to summon his purple black Heavenly Flame to shield against the invading frost
Before their eyes the stagnant lake transformed In the space of a breath the waters began to spin faster and faster until the entire expanse became a colossal whirlpool Its center was a gaping vortex that drew every drop of the Nine Nether Yellow Springs upward into the waiting droplet above
"Back" Hun Miesheng ordered Feeling the power here shift into an intricate rhythm bound by the laws of heaven and earth he retreated a hundred li in a blink still carrying the two women
The droplet no larger than a thumb continued to drink in the lake without pause The space within it was infinite without limit The water level of the Yellow Springs dropped before their eyes
"It is really going to consume the entire Nine Nether Yellow Springs" Zi Yan breathed in astonishment her gaze fixed on the impossible sight
(End of Chapter)
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