69: Chapter 69 What to do when the Green Snake is too kind?

"If This Snake says it's a snake, then This Snake is a snake!"

Xu Qing understood the principle of learning from others' strengths to offset one's own weaknesses.

By learning the strengths of both humans and Yao Beasts, he could become an even more outstanding snake.

"My Clones, charge with This Snake!"

A Giant Wood Snake led the other phantoms in a downward charge.

"Wait a second, I think I've exposed the position of my original body!"

The leading Giant Wood Snake panicked and hurriedly tried to retreat behind the phantoms.

"Hmph, Green Snake, do you think I'll fall for such a petty trick!"

Erbaiwu did not attack the Giant Wood Snake that had retreated behind the phantoms.

"Frost Storm!"

He formed hand seals and slapped the head of the ice dragon beneath him.

Freezing ice Qi gushed out, transforming into a massive tornado that met the surging Giant Wood Snakes.

At that moment, all the Giant Wood Snakes opened their mouths to spit out green flames.

From all directions, the Green Fire descended like a crushing cloud of flame.

However, most of those flames were illusions.

Erbaiwu knew this well. The ice dragon beneath his feet roared, and a bone-chilling cold current met all the Green Fire.

The Frost Storm also enveloped all the Giant Wood Snakes.

Yet, all the Giant Wood Snakes dissipated into white smoke, and the descending Green Fire cloud lacked even a hint of heat.

"They're all fake!"

Erbaiwu quickly looked around alertly.

"Gouging your eyeballs!"

A green snake suddenly lunged out in front of him, unexpectedly canceling its Giant Wood Snake form. A wooden claw swiped toward Erbaiwu's head.

Startled, Erbaiwu hurriedly retreated as ice Qi shot out from his vertical pupils.

But the green snake in front of him dissipated into white smoke the moment it touched the ice Qi.

"Another illusion!"

High up in the sky.

Xu Qing gripped the black flood dragon horn with one claw and smashed it down hard against a golden figure condensed from a Talisman.

The golden figure was shattered in one blow, turning into a dim golden Talisman.

"Good stuff, it's specifically designed to counter Magic Treasures."

Xu Qing unceremoniously stuffed the Talisman into his eye.

"Weapon-Breaking Golden Shadow Talisman!"

Seeing Xu Qing suddenly appear and destroy his Talisman, Erbaiwu cried out in instinctive heartache.

Seeing Erbaiwu's pained expression, Xu Qing was certain.

It was indeed good stuff.

"You bastard snake, are you even a Yao Beast!"

"Fight using the methods of your Yao Race! What kind of Yao Beast uses my Human Race's methods to fight humans!"

Erbaiwu was so angry he was talking nonsense.

"Why should I listen to you?"

"Bite me if you have the guts."

Xu Qing's claws formed hand seals as he once again manifested the green flood dragon ring.

Knowing he couldn't gain the upper hand, Erbaiwu hurriedly steered the ice dragon, intending to flee.

"Human, don't you dare run!"

Xu Qing used his Spatial Pupil for the first time in a while.

Layer upon layer of Space Barrier unfolded along Erbaiwu's retreat path.

This Spatial Pupil hadn't been upgraded for a long time and was still LV3; it really couldn't keep up with combat anymore.

Erbaiwu crashed through layer after layer of barriers, but his speed slowed down.

Xu Qing hurriedly pushed his Demonic Power. Thick tree roots burst from the ground beneath Erbaiwu, lunging at the ice dragon like venomous snakes and entwining around it.

The ice dragon struggled and thrashed, its cold Qi permeating the roots layer by layer.

Even as the roots surged forward to Constrict it, they were frozen into fragments piece by piece.

"Silly Snake!"

Xu Qing shouted quickly.

Silly Snake, who had long since developed a perfect understanding with Xu Qing through countless battles, immediately unleashed its Snake Venom.

Erbaiwu's body trembled as a sensation of paralysis spread through his entire being.

Xu Qing seized the opportunity. The already prepared green flood dragon ring slipped over Erbaiwu's neck.

"Constrict!"

He spat out the green flood dragon pearl and injected Demonic Power, forcibly activating the green flood dragon ring.

The scales on the green flood dragon ring began to writhe and tighten, suppressing all of Erbaiwu's magic power.

Without the support of magic power, the ice dragon also shattered into pieces and dissipated.

Erbaiwu fell straight toward the ground.

Xu Qing also descended, canceling his Giant Wood Snake form. His wooden body turned into individual wooden strips that fell, burrowed into the ground, and vanished.

He slowly slithered over to Erbaiwu's side.

Why slither slowly? To have the aura of a Great Yao, of course!

"Spare me! Spare me, and I promise I won't seek revenge."

"You want to break through to the Golden Core too, right? I'll find a way to get you a golden core imprint!"

"I beg you, I beg you! My cousin is a Golden Core!"

Realizing the situation was hopeless, Erbaiwu quickly softened his tone.

"I still preferred your previous arrogant and unyielding look."

"Gouging your eyeballs!"

Xu Qing extended a sharp wooden claw and pierced it straight into Erbaiwu's forehead.

He gripped tightly and yanked outward with force.

Blood gushed out.

"Aaaah!"

"My Frost Dragon Pupil Bead!"

Erbaiwu screamed in heart-wrenching agony.

Xu Qing hadn't expected this guy to be so professional as to provide an explanation service.

Such a good person; this green snake is moved to tears.

Xu Qing looked at the bead in his claw and spat out Green Fire to burn it.

The blood on the bead turned to ash and dissipated in the flames, leaving behind an ice-blue bead with a dark blue pattern resembling a vertical pupil.

Even though it had just been burned by Demonic Fire, it felt icy cold.

The System could only provide information on items produced by the System.

Or information on items he had refined himself.

Insight could only perceive life forms, not items.

So Xu Qing decided to ask for after-sales service.

"Lin Donglan, you translate."

Lin Donglan walked over without saying a word, took out a Talisman, and slapped it onto Erbaiwu's head.

Under Xu Qing's Insight, Erbaiwu's skill bar gained [Snake Language LV2] (23:59:59).

"Hey, how do you use this thing? What is it for?"

"If I tell you, will you let me go?"

Erbaiwu didn't want to let go of any chance to live; he didn't want to die.

Once he got out, he'd bring his cousin back for revenge.

He would stew this abominable green snake into snake soup!

He'd make boots from the snake skin and use the snake head as a lampstand in his room.

"If you don't tell me, I definitely won't let you go."

"...Then I'm not telling."

Erbaiwu gritted his teeth and turned his head away.

"Oh, playing hard to get?"

Xu Qing activated Fearsome Might LV2 and spat out a poisonous mist to slowly corrode Erbaiwu's skin.

Erbaiwu screamed in pain and, before long, began to beg for mercy.

Xu Qing ignored him.

"We'll talk once the proficiency is maxed out."

Capitalist Green Snake would not pass up any opportunity for exploitation.

Erbaiwu was now in a position where no one could hear his cries for help.

[Ding, proficiency has reached the requirement.]

[Fearsome Might LV2 has been upgraded to Fearsome Might LV3.]

Xu Qing deactivated the skill and then activated his Heal skill.

He couldn't waste a single punching bag.

"This is a Spiritual Artifact refined primarily from the eyeball of a Blue-Scaled Arctic Sub-Dragon."

"It can assist in casting ice-based Divine Abilities and can condense Sub-Dragon Dragon Qi."

Erbaiwu looked at Xu Qing as if he were looking at a demon.

This green snake was truly terrifying.

"I see."

A Sub-Dragon was not a true dragon, but a general term for species possessing Dragon Clan Bloodline.

"It really is good stuff."

Xu Qing stored the bead in his left eye.

This feeling of collecting various treasures was simply too satisfying.

"Um, can you let me go?"

Erbaiwu asked cautiously.

"I can send you on your way."

[Ding, killed Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator.]

[Dao Cultivation +5, evolution points +20.]

[Obtained item: unmelting ice x1.]

[unmelting ice] is also known as the Eternal Frost Stone. It is a block of ice that never melts and is extremely rare. It can be used to Cultivate ice-attribute Cultivation Techniques, and can also serve as an Artifact Refining material or Alchemy material. It has a wide range of uses.

It is a treasure for ice-attribute Yao Beasts and Cultivators.