78: The blood pool rippled, and a crimson flame serpent appeared.

Yang Mi's heart jolted when she saw this scene.

This isn't cinnabar, it's a blood pool... Is this whole pool filled with blood?

"A blood pool?"

Yang Mi's voice trembled as she spoke.

"Huh? A blood pool?"

Hearing this, Wu Jing quickly squatted down to stare at the pool.

Looking closely, he finally saw clearly that the pool was filled with blood, and it was still slowly flowing.

"Is this flowing blood?"

"Where did all the blood in this pool... come from?"

Wu Jing's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly looked at Ye Bai.

Just after Wu Jing finished speaking, Reba and Zhang Dada's hearts skipped a beat.

They hurriedly squatted down to examine this blood-red blood pool.

The undercurrents were surging; it wasn't obvious on the surface, but the blood was flowing underneath, completely invisible from the outside.

"This is all blood? How many people had to be killed to get this much blood..."

Bai Lu's face turned deathly pale. She instinctively stood by Ye Bai's side, her hand still tightly clutching his clothes.

Seeing this, Reba was immediately displeased. She also 'panicked' and stood by Ye Bai's side, her hand instinctively pulling on Ye Bai's arm.

As if this could give her a sense of security.

Cai Xukun and Huang Zitao, upon hearing this, hurriedly took a few steps back, looking at the pool of water with apparent disgust.

Ye Bai paid them no mind, his eyes fixed on the blood pool.

The water inside the blood pool underwent a slight change.

Inside the Live Stream Room.

[Holy crap! I thought that was red soil or cinnabar before, I didn't expect it to be blood!!]

[This is a pool! The area doesn't look small. If it's filled with blood, how much blood would that take? Oh my god! The monarch of the Yelang Kingdom was truly brutal...]

[The more I look at this blood pool, the more terrifying I find it. I'm breaking out in cold sweat now. This is freaking scaring me to death.]

[Wait! What's the point of this blood pool? Is it to cultivate the Corpse Scent Konjac? But isn't the main material for the Corpse Scent Konjac rotting flesh? How is there no rotting flesh, only blood?]

[Oh, damn! Look! Something seems to be moving inside the blood pool.]

[Stop talking nonsense. What could be in the blood pool? I don't see anything, unless there are Blood Vines or Corpse Scent Konjac in there too.]

[No! There really is something in this blood pool, I freaking saw it too. Look! The fluctuations in the water aren't right.]

When the viewers saw the fluctuations in the blood pool, they were all shocked.

It would be a miracle if there were no living creatures inside this blood pool.

Inside the Tomb.

Ye Bai keenly noticed that the fluctuations in the blood pool were getting larger.

"Get back."

Ye Bai suddenly spoke and pulled Bai Lu and Reba back a few steps.

Wu Jing, Yang Mi, Meng Ziyi, and Yang Chaoyue hadn't reacted yet.

In the next second.

A red snake suddenly appeared from the water. It was three meters tall, its neck held high, its eyes glowing with a red light as it stared at everyone.

Its blood-red scales were covered in layers of bloodstains, and a bloody stench instantly surged at that moment.

The blood snake's eyes emitted a crimson glow, sweeping over everyone present one by one.

Wu Jing and Yang Mi didn't dodge in time. The moment the blood snake emerged, they were splattered with quite a bit of blood, but they were in no mood to worry about the stains on their clothes right now.

The two of them tilted their heads back, staring blankly at the blood snake that towered over them.

Cai Xukun, Zhang Dada, and Huang Zitao were now paralyzed... especially at the moment the blood snake appeared, they felt as if the world had come to a standstill.

What's going on?

There was actually a red blood snake inside the blood pool? This... Reba and Bai Lu had been forcibly pulled away by Ye Bai. When they saw this massive blood-red snake, they completely forgot to breathe, their hands clutching Ye Bai's clothes tighter and tighter!

The bullet comments in the Live Stream Room—despite having hundreds of millions of viewers—actually went blank for a moment when the blood snake appeared.

But in the next second!

[Holy crap, holy crap!! Snake, snake, snake!!!1]

[Damn! The fluctuations I saw earlier were actually a snake! A snake!! Ahhh!!!]

[I'm most afraid of snakes. First it was the Titanoboa, now what's the deal with this snake? Why is it like this? Can someone explain?]

[The scales on this snake are truly terrifying, oh my god!!]

[Wait! All that blood in the pool was actually to raise a snake?]

[What's the name of this snake? This thing doesn't look like something to mess with. Being raised in a blood pool has turned its eyes all red...]

[Damn! You upstairs, if you can talk, say more; if not, just shut up!!]

The viewers were stunned for a moment when they saw the blood snake emerge, but once they snapped out of it, their bullet comments flashed across the screen in unison.

They were all shocked; there was actually a blood-red snake in this world.

It completely shattered their worldview.

Inside the School of Biology at this moment.

Professor Han and Xiao Song had gathered the professors from the School of Biology together to watch Ye Bai's live stream.

When those biology professors saw historical artifacts appearing, they were actually quite bored.

They didn't understand that stuff; they were just watching.

But now it was different. The moment the blood snake appeared, the previously bored looks in those professors' eyes suddenly turned to shock.

Had they seen it correctly?

This blood-red Crimson Flame Serpent had actually appeared before their eyes?

The eyes of these professors instantly lit up.

Several professors even rubbed their eyes.

"Am I seeing this right? Is this a Crimson Flame Serpent? Is it really a Crimson Flame Serpent?"

One of the professors was the first to speak in shock.

Professor Han and Xiao Song's mouths were wide open. They were shocked that there was a snake in the blood pool, not by its species... It was only when that professor spoke that they snapped out of it. Looking at the scales on the blood snake, they finally realized its species.

"The Crimson Flame Serpent... to think it wasn't a legend, but real..."

Professor Han also whispered in horror.

"Professor, what is a Crimson Flame Serpent?"

Xiao Song looked around and saw the look of shock on the faces of all these professors.

He couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Professor, is Crimson Flame Serpent the name of this blood snake? Is this species of snake very special?"

Hearing Xiao Song's words, Professor Han suppressed his shock and looked at him solemnly.

"This Crimson Flame Serpent is no ordinary snake. It's a snake tempered by fire. The most venomous snakes are placed in a vat, then soaked in special medicinal herbs and blood—specifically, the blood of young boys. Once the vat is filled with blood, it's placed in a raging fire to be tempered."

"After forty-nine days, the snake that survives is the Crimson Flame Serpent. These snakes are extremely bloodthirsty and are kept in blood water, just as you see now."

"Ah?"