127: Chapter 128 The End of Shangguan Xuanyi's Story

Before the great army of the Snake-Person Tribe, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, having restored her appearance to its Peak, stood alone, clutching her staff, solitary and resolute.

The violent wind whipped her long, jet-black hair and robes, and the pressure belonging to the strongest of the Chilian Tribe, like an invisible mountain, caused the tidal wave of the Snake-Person Tribe's army to falter in its advance.

"Snake King." Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's voice was cold and clear, echoing across the wasteland. "What is your intent in leading your forces to my Chilian Tribe?"

Atop a giant python, the Snake King, wearing a crown, looked down at her, her golden slit pupils filled with undisguised contempt.

"Chilian King, your question is truly amusing."

She pointed her snake-headed staff at the corpses littering the tribe, then gestured toward the few remaining, wounded female warriors behind Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi.

"Your Chilian Tribe's elite forces are all but wiped out. Tell me, what could I possibly be here for?"

"I've heard that the women of the Chilian Tribe are the most tender, so I might as well capture them and take them back to serve as playthings for the male slaves of my Snake-Person Tribe!"

"Hahaha!"

The male slaves of the Snake-Person Tribe burst into shrill, mocking laughter, their vile insults filling the air.

There was not a trace of anger on Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's face; she merely raised the chilian staff in her hand slowly.

"Then let us see if you have the ability to do so."

She slammed her staff heavily against the ground!

"Hum!"

An invisible ripple spread out from her as the center, causing the ground beneath her feet to crack inch by inch. Violent lightning energy coiled around her body, emitting a "crackling" sound!

The Snake King's slit pupils narrowed slightly, but she did not move, merely lifting her chin with nonchalance.

Behind her, two exceptionally tall female Snake-Person warriors immediately understood. They rushed out of the formation with sinister grins, one on the left and one on the right, their scimitars carrying a bloody stench as they slashed toward Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi.

Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi raised her left hand, fingers splayed, and lightning flashed explosively in her palm as she grabbed the head of the Snake-Person warrior on the left.

"Sizzle!"

The violent thunder surged in instantly; the Snake-Person warrior didn't even have time to scream before her entire body was reduced to a charred husk amidst the electric light.

At the same time, she clenched her right hand into a fist and threw a punch forward.

"Bang!"

Before the scimitar of the Snake-Person warrior on the right could even touch her robe, her entire chest was collapsed by the punch, sending her flying back into the Snake-Person army formation.

One grab, one punch. Two elites, dead on the spot.

The mocking laughter of the Snake-Person Tribe ceased abruptly.

The smile on the Snake King's face did not change, as if the ones who had died were merely two insignificant ants.

She lifted her chin again. Two more Snake-Person warriors rushed out. The result was the same: two punches, two corpses.

The Snake King was not angry, and her eyes signaled again. The third round. The fourth round. The fifth round.

In front of Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, ten corpses of the Snake-Person race had already fallen. She stood in the center of the corpses, her robes fluttering without wind, like an invincible female war god.

However, in the distance, Shangguan Wuqing and Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei watched with aching hearts.

They could clearly see that every time their mother struck, her aura weakened by an imperceptible fraction.

That bastard, the Snake King, had clearly seen the time limit of their mother's secret technique and wanted to exhaust her to death!

"Mother, let me go!"

Beside the Snake King, a young snake-woman dressed in fiery red leather armor with an incredibly hot figure could no longer hold back and volunteered. She was the Snake King's most pampered youngest daughter, She Hongying.

"No rush." The Snake King shook her head, her golden slit pupils staring at the tall, upright figure in the distance with great interest.

The sixth round. The seventh round.

When four more corpses fell, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi stood holding her staff, her breathing having become noticeably heavy, and the hands gripping the staff even began to tremble slightly and uncontrollably.

The Peak battle power she had exchanged for via her life-burning secret technique was rapidly fading away.

The Snake King saw this and finally smiled.

"She Hongying, go. Take her head, and that staff."

"Yes, Mother!" She Hongying let out an excited shriek, her figure like a streak of red lightning, instantly pouncing toward Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi!

"Old hag, your era has ended!"

The two fiercely clashed.

Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi's life force had already begun to decline, but relying on her rich combat experience and the remaining power of her secret technique, she was surprisingly able to fight She Hongying to a standstill for a time.

Lightning and flames intertwined, fist winds and blade radiances collided, emitting bursts of roars!

The hearts of Shangguan Wuqing and Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei were in their throats, their eyes locked on the battle.

They could only watch from afar, watching their mother slowly exhaust her strength, each attack a fraction slower than the last.

They knew their mother was about to collapse.

Just at this moment! Hum—! The silent Seven-Story Stone Pagoda in the distance, the sixth floor, suddenly burst with dazzling white light without any warning!

This sudden light was like the dawn, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

"The sixth floor... it lit up!" Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei exclaimed involuntarily.

She Hongying, who was fighting Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, paused, subconsciously turning her head to look.

On the battlefield, the smile on the Snake King's face also froze for the first time.

That was the Holy Tower of the Chilian Tribe, the sixth floor? Someone was challenging the Holy Tower. The Snake King knew what the Holy Tower meant; the Snake-Person Tribe also had its own Holy Tower, which had been built a thousand years ago by the person who had swept across the eight great tribes.

A strong sense of unease welled up in her heart. This old hag was stalling for time!

"She Hongying, fall back!" The Snake King made a decisive decision and let out a violent shout.

A thick look of unwillingness flashed in She Hongying's eyes. She was so close; with just ten more moves, she was absolutely certain she could cut down this panting old woman before her!

But she dared not disobey her mother's order. She feinted a move and retreated rapidly.

Following She Hongying's withdrawal, Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi could no longer hold on. She spat out a mouthful of blood with a "puff," her body staggering as she used her staff to support herself on the ground to keep from falling.

She gasped heavily for air, and that jet-black, lustrous long hair was turning back into pale, silvery strands over a large area at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The secret technique was about to end.

The Snake King leaped down from the giant snake, her aura exploding around her.

"Pass on my royal order: the entire army is to attack, raze the Chilian Tribe! Kill all the men, and as for the women... capture them all!"

"Roar!" Hundreds of Snake-Person warriors let out bloodthirsty roars, like a flood from a broken dam, launching a full-scale attack toward the tribe!

The Snake King did not move; she only slowly walked toward the swaying Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, her golden slit pupils filled with cruel killing intent. She wanted to personally finish off the last King of the Chilian Tribe.

"Charge!" "Kill them!"

Watching the swarming Snake-Person army, Shangguan Wuqing and Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei exchanged a glance. At that moment, all barriers, schemes, and grudges transformed into a monstrous Battle Intent of shared hatred against the enemy!

"Kill!"

Shangguan Wuqing rushed out first, lightning flashing around her body like a female war god, heading toward the Snake-Person army formation.

Young Mistress Shangguan Wulei followed closely behind, her gaze locked tightly on She Hongying not far away.

"Your opponent is me!" Before the words had even faded, she ferociously pounced toward She Hongying!

On the other side, the Snake King had already arrived before Old Chieftain Shangguan Xuanyi, looking down at the woman whose hair was already mostly gray and who could barely stand.

"The game is over." The Snake King slowly raised her snake-headed staff. "The Chilian Tribe will be wiped from existence today."