177: Chapter 177 The Green Snake said, "Even when they're small, they're still cute."

"This Silly Snake, the dragon gate is right in front of him, what is he still hesitating for?"

Xu Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Silly Snake hurriedly turned its head and looked at Xu Qing.

"I wasn't talking about you."

After hearing this, Silly Snake turned its head back and continued eating seafood.

"The dragon gate is ahead."

"Roar!"

Jiang Mo let out a snake cry that sounded like a flood dragon's roar.

Transforming into Jiao at this birthday banquet.

Could there be a more dashing way to achieve Transforming into Jiao in this world?

Jiang Mo transformed into his black snake original form, with a pair of horns growing on his head and two claws emerging beneath his belly.

His scales were like black iron, shimmering with a flowing light, appearing extremely extraordinary.

He twisted his body and, under the gaze of all the aquatic tribes at the birthday banquet, rushed out of the Dragon Palace, kicking up alarming waves as he charged toward the dragon gate.

His pair of snake eyes narrowed into thin vertical pupils.

At this moment, there was nothing else in Jiang Mo's eyes except for that dragon gate.

The dragon gate can be leaped.

But it is not that easy to leap over.

Jiang Mo felt immense resistance as a terrifying pressure radiated from above the dragon gate.

"What powerful pressure."

"Rather than saying that leaping dragon gate allows one to achieve Transforming into Jiao..."

"It's better to say that those who can leap over the dragon gate were destined to achieve Transforming into Jiao sooner or later."

Feeling the pressure of the dragon gate, Xu Qing thought to himself.

At this moment, all the aquatic tribes watched Jiang Mo, whose scales were beginning to shatter as he charged toward the dragon gate.

They were both envious and full of respect.

"Alas, he's not going to make it."

A Nascent Soul aquatic tribesman remarked.

In the next instant, Jiang Mo let out a mournful cry.

The scales all over his body began to fall off piece by piece, and blood gushed out, dyeing the surrounding seawater blood-red.

"That's not necessarily true."

"You underestimate the heart of this Min River God to achieve Transforming into Jiao."

The Dragon King stroked his beard and said with a smile.

It was clear that the Dragon King's mood seemed to be very good.

After all, his own mentally challenged son had just drunk the green snake wine and actually said that 569 + 111 equals 680!

Three-digit addition and subtraction!

His intelligence had increased greatly!

The Dragon King was naturally incredibly happy.

"Roar!"

Jiang Mo's eyes were blood-red. Ignoring the pain of losing his scales, he gritted his teeth and charged toward the surface of the sea.

He leaped up, riding the clouds and mist.

He spat out his Golden Core and held it with his front claws to resist the pressure of the dragon gate, still pushing upward.

The various aquatic tribes on the seabed all activated their dharma eyes, looking through the seawater at Jiang Mo as he rode the clouds toward the dragon gate.

Even though he was covered in blood and his scales had all fallen off, his speed did not decrease in the slightest.

"Crack."

His pair of horns was also covered in cracks.

Then, they broke into fragments and shot out in all directions.

On the seabed, Xu Qing finally managed to suppress the urge to rush out and pick them up to sell for money, continuing to watch the Transforming into Jiao.

A rare scene like Transforming into Jiao was a significant gain for all the aquatic tribes present.

At this moment, Jiang Mo's body was a wretched sight.

But the Escape Light he drove became faster and faster, never stopping.

"Dragon King, if this continues, I'm afraid this Min River God's life will be in danger."

A Nascent Soul aquatic tribesman beside the Dragon King said.

"Hmph, if one doesn't even have the resolve to risk their life for Transforming into Jiao, they wouldn't succeed even if there were ten dragon gates."

The Dragon King spoke thus.

"This King bets that today, this Jiang Mo will surely become a Jiao Dragon."

"Today, this Cultivation World will have one more Black Jiao."

The Dragon King spoke with a certain tone, while looking at the no-longer-snake-like Jiang Mo with an appreciative gaze.

Several Nascent Soul aquatic tribesmen glanced at each other and stopped speaking.

However, inside the Dragon King's heart at this moment:

'Damn it, I got carried away in the moment!'

'How can something like Transforming into Jiao ever be a sure thing!'

'Jiang Mo, you cannot fail. Otherwise, at this birthday banquet, my Dragon King's Face will be lost throughout the entire East Sea rivers!'

The Dragon King was simply too happy at today's birthday banquet.

So much so that he acted on impulse...

In short, he regretted it, he regretted it very much.

Jiang Mo was still constantly accelerating.

A crack even appeared on the Golden Core in his claws, and it was still spreading.

'Perhaps, I was wrong?'

'Is Transforming into Jiao still too early for me?'

'It hurts so much, I feel like I'm going to die...'

Such thoughts couldn't help but appear in Jiang Mo's mind.

If he continued to charge, it seemed like a narrow escape from death.

'Die, will I really die?'

'I haven't even taken a wife yet, I haven't carried on the family line.'

Jiang Mo felt the urge to retreat.

Continuing to charge meant a narrow escape, but retreating meant he could at least survive.

He gripped the Golden Core tightly.

"Roar!"

He did not retreat, charging toward the ever-closer dragon gate with a death-defying resolve.

He didn't know what he was thinking either.

It seemed like it was just because if he retreated, his Face would be completely lost among the aquatic tribes.

Or perhaps, he was thinking of more.

"Crack."

The Golden Core was already covered in cracks.

The dragon gate was already right before him.

One leap.

And he was through.

"Crack!"

The Golden Core was completely covered in cracks and shattered at this instant.

As the outer layer shattered, it fell off piece by piece.

A small dark-gold bead emerged from within.

It was precisely the flood dragon pearl.

He had achieved Transforming into Jiao.

"Roar!!!"

The flood dragon roar spread throughout the entire East Sea.

"Hahaha! Was this King not right! Was I not right!"

The Dragon King looked at the Black Jiao soaring up and down in the sky and laughed incessantly.

"The Dragon King's insight is beyond what we can reach."

Several Nascent Soul aquatic tribesmen hurriedly stepped forward to flatter him.

"He actually succeeded."

Xu Qing, holding seafood, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

At the same time, he put away the jade slip in his hand.

Five large characters flashed across the jade slip.

Insights from Observing Transforming into Jiao

Such insights were equivalent to inspiration.

Once one method is mastered, a hundred methods follow; it would always be useful.

For example, in the future, if he lacked inspiration while deducing the Green Snake Heart Method, he could take it out and have a look.

"Today, at the birthday banquet, a new Jiao has been added. This is a great joy!"

"Everyone, don't go home until you're drunk, don't go home until you're drunk!"

The Dragon King raised his cup and downed it happily in one go.

The aquatic tribes all returned the toast, drinking their cups dry.

The birthday banquet continued for another three days and nights, with Fish Maiden singing and dancing without pause.

Afterward, Jiang Mo also recovered from his injuries from Transforming into Jiao and returned to the birthday banquet to drink heartily.

He even sat on the Dragon King's right side, conversing with him the whole time.

The corners of his mouth were almost wider than the Dragon King's, who had been laughing non-stop in the main seat.

Truly a 'crooked-mouthed Dragon King'.

At this time, the Dragon Princess sat down next to Xu Qing again.

"Does Her Ladyship have time?"

"Three days have passed. Is Her Ladyship willing to accompany me to retrieve the dragon gate?"

The Dragon Palace had a rule that after using the leaping dragon gate once, a grand banquet must be held in the sea for three days.

"After Transforming into Jiao, there will be remaining benefits from the dragon gate."

"If Her Ladyship goes, I am willing to share some with you."

This Dragon Princess was indeed a very good person.

Xu Qing had thought he was being asked to do free labor.

"The Dragon Princess is too kind. With the Dragon Princess's company, it is naturally something I'd love to do."

The two left the birthday banquet again.

This drew sidelong glances from the aquatic tribes, as this wasn't the first time the two had left the feast together.

They arrived at the pillars of the dragon gate.

At this time, the dragon gate was still incomparably massive, having not yet returned to its normal size.

"Retrieve!"

The Dragon Princess pressed her hand against the dragon gate and formed hand seals.

The massive dragon gate began to shrink rapidly, churning the seawater into a frenzy.

Soon, the dragon gate turned into the size of a palm, floating in the Dragon Princess's palm.

One could not tell at all that this was the same dragon gate that had just reached the sky and churned the sea.

But.

Small ones are also very cute.