388: Hydra Clone (2-in-1 Thank You)

On an unnamed island, it was gray, gloomy, and damp, with vegetation mostly consisting of low thorn bushes.

This was vastly different from other islands in the vast sea.

On the island, with a ripple of Spirit Light,

countless rays of light appeared within a snake cave.

They wore Duan Family attire, carrying spirit hoes on their backs, and excitedly rushed into a giant black iron tree.

Under the charge, the black iron tree strangely shattered, revealing the unique Spirit Light of a Formation.

It also revealed a large complex of buildings, neatly and orderly arranged on the flat ground.

“Fifth Elder, new discovery!”

Several Cultivators wearing Duan Family attire exclaimed with joy.

They handed a spirit beast pouch to a Middle-aged cultivator.

The Middle-aged cultivator had a mole on his mouth. He habitually tilted his head slightly and released the spirit beast pouch, revealing a giant Snake Egg before their eyes.

The Snake Egg was as large as a wooden house. Although it didn't emit Spirit Light, it appeared extraordinary to everyone.

After all, even they could only compare to a corner of the giant egg.

“Fifth Elder, a large hall was newly excavated in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. The hall was empty except for a Snake Egg, and there was no giant snake shedding its skin!” The leading green-eyed youth joyfully continued to explain.

No snake skin meant no giant snake, and no danger.

And the potential of this Snake Egg was such that it could at least grow into a Fourth-Order Yao Beast in the future.

After all, even a Dragon’s egg wasn't this large. If it weren’t for the lack of Spiritual Qi, they would even think it was the egg of a True Dragon or True Spirit.

“Fifth Elder, has Ancestor Zhengxing emerged from seclusion? Should we show it to him?”

“We cannot disturb Ancestor. Ancestor is in death seclusion for this Breakthrough to Purple Mansion. Even if the Formation is destroyed, the Lin Family won’t find us. However, it’s also thanks to the Lin Family’s arrogance that our Duan Family has a chance to Breakthrough to Purple Mansion.” The Middle-aged cultivator shook his head.

He glanced at the leading youth but didn't say anything further. He knew the young Cultivator’s thoughts, but the ownership of this egg could only be decided by Duan Zhengxing, the highest-ranking Cultivator of the Duan Family.

The green-eyed Cultivator in front of him was clearly worried that he would take the Spirit Egg.

Because of this, he couldn’t help but sigh, never expecting that even at this point, there would still be people scheming within their Duan Family!

“Since such a Spirit Egg was excavated beneath the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, we also need to be careful of the Cheng Family!”

“They might also excavate such a Spirit Snake!”

“Additionally, the Formation must not be deactivated, ensuring that not a single trace of Spiritual Qi leaks out to the Outer Sea. With so many Snake Eggs, there might be a Great Demon of the snake type exceeding Fourth-Order!”

The Middle-aged cultivator frowned as he made arrangements one by one… On the purple wind boat, Lin Shijie led the way at the front of the spirit boat, with many Cultivators resisting the strong winds.

Lin Shijie resisted with Sword Intent.

Behind him, Lin Houwei, Lin Houshou, and other Lin Family Cultivators resisted either with their Physical Body or their respective spirit shields.

Even Daoist Nine Heavens on the deck couldn't help but look sideways. The Lin Family was indeed the most special Family he had ever seen.

From top to bottom, the feeling he got was that their will was extremely unified.

They constantly used the strong winds to temper their physique and spiritual power.

Not to mention, now there was a group of Cultivators doing this.

Moreover, Lin Family Cultivators would also have a limit. Once their spiritual power reached a certain boundary, they would stop to replenish it, or if their physique was damaged, they would immediately recover.

This would not change whether Lin Shiming was present or not.

It was just that when Lin Shiming was present, they could have a few more Cultivators do this.

Suddenly, two Third-Order Yao Beasts appeared in front of the spirit boat, rushing towards it, attempting to knock it down.

Lin Houwei’s wine gourd flew out, pressing down on the two Third-Order Yao Beasts.

Two drops of heavy water instantly crushed the two Yao Beasts into a puddle of flesh and blood.

He waved his large hand, collecting the minced Spirit Beast meat, without any expression throughout, as if he had just scooped up a bottle of seawater.

The others also remained expressionless, as if nothing had happened, and the spirit boat continued forward.

Daoist Nine Heavens looked at Lin Shiming, but Lin Shiming was too calm, which made him feel a little apprehensive.

One must know that they had encountered too many Yao Beasts on this journey.

Far exceeding their imagination.

Even several Purple Mansion Great Demons had appeared, making this journey unusually dangerous.

If it was purely to test him, he felt Lin Shiming was a bit childish.

This did not align with his previous impression of Lin Shiming.

“Roar!”

Just then, another Yao Beast surged up from below, rushing towards the spirit boat.

The speed of this Yao Beast was not much slower than the purple wind boat.

Its giant tentacles, like dense wooden vines, prevented the purple wind boat from escaping safely.

Each tentacle was covered with many suckers, sticking to the deck, and the immense force directly pulled the purple wind boat to a halt.

And the Spirit Light of the octopus Great Demon emerged, proving that it was a Great Demon that had reached the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

At this moment, even Daoist Nine Heavens’s expression changed.

Fighting a Yao Beast of the same Realm in the vast sea was definitely not a wise choice.

The other Lin Family Cultivators also stood ready, facing a formidable foe. This was not the first Purple Mansion Great Demon they had encountered, but this one was a Fourth-Order Late Stage Great Demon.

In terms of cultivation, only Daoist Nine Heavens could compare, and he had only just broken through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, we must act quickly!” Daoist Nine Heavens waved his hand, and thirty-six silver snow needles shot out.

They flew towards the octopus Great Demon.

With his other hand, he unleashed several flying dagger Magic Treasures, severing all the tentacles, allowing the purple wind boat to continue its escape.

The octopus Great Demon instantly became enraged, frantically shooting out tentacles.

They were densely packed, stirring up the sea in a chaotic frenzy.

Daoist Nine Heavens’s expression worsened at this moment. Although he still held the advantage, Lin Shiming did not immediately make a move.

Moreover, he sensed that many Purple Mansion Great Demons were rushing towards them from nearby.

This was the Outer Sea, and it was entirely possible for a Golden Core Demon King to appear.

And at this moment, he finally saw Lin Shiming make a solemn move.

He saw his finger press upwards, and a Yuan Magnetic Ring shot towards the octopus Great Demon.

The spiritual patterns on the octopus Great Demon instantly dispersed, and a golden sword shot out, carrying supreme Sword Intent.

The Heaven-Slaying style was unleashed!

Immediately, countless sword lights appeared, and Sword Grass grew one after another.

His eyes also revealed a look of disbelief; this was clearly the third Realm of the Dao of the Sword, Sword Genesis Myriad Laws.

Lin Shijie, next to him, also watched with extreme seriousness. His eyes held a certain fanaticism, yet they were also extremely focused.

He diligently tried to find common ground between the Dao of the Sword and his Fire Forging Sword Intent. Even if it could allow him to reach Sword Qi Coagulation, in his opinion, it would be a huge improvement.

All paths lead to the same destination, and the Dao of the Sword was no different.

With a single sword strike, the octopus Purple Mansion Great Demon was cut down by more than half, but its demonic power was still abundant. However, in the next moment, the illusory spirit gourd flew out, and as the Illusory Spirit Mist covered it, the octopus Great Demon became even more disoriented.

It was cleanly cut down by Lin Shiming with a few swift sword strikes.

Lin Shiming collected the Yao Beast's inner core and the Yao Beast itself, then controlled the purple wind boat and quickly fled.

“Now, full speed ahead!” Lin Shiming sensed the Great Demons behind him, and his heart already understood.

There weren't many Fourth-Order Spiritual Veins in these sea regions. The appearance of so many Purple Mansion Great Demons already indicated that a Demon King was driving Purple Mansion Great Demons to gather in Human Race sea regions.

This was in preparation for the upcoming beast tide.

The Human Race in the South Sea region was not weak, and there was no agreement between Demon Kings and Golden Core Immortal Masters.

Once the beast tide started, it would be an all-out war.

There were many Yao Beasts in the sea region, but gathering them also required time.

In the next twenty years, the number of Yao Beasts entering the Six Great Sea Regions would likely increase.

Currently, they were concentrated on the periphery of the Six Great Sea Regions, and when the time came, all Yao Beasts would surge in.

And the Lin Family must seize this opportunity to further enhance the Family’s strength, at least adding several more Purple Mansion Cultivators.

And his cultivation must also Breakthrough to Purple Mansion Late Stage, otherwise, even with the Yan Yang Sword, he would be fighting a losing battle.

Lin Shiming controlled the purple wind boat, and its speed was naturally on a different level.

The Lin Family Cultivators could no longer train their physiques, but instead rushed towards Ten Thousand Snake Island with all their might.

The Yao Beasts along the way could only see a streak of light and were unable to stop it at all.

Another half a day later, the Lin Family finally saw a black island in the distance, appearing at the end of the sea.

“Shiming, that island in the distance is what the Duan Family calls a Spirit Island. The Spiritual Vein on it is a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein!”

“Above it is a Ten Thousand Snake Cave, where, in addition to a large number of newly hatched Spirit Snake Yao Beasts, there are many Spirit Snake Eggs!”

“According to the Duan Family, there might be a geomantic vein below that is beneficial to snakes!”

“Hmm, the Duan Family Cultivators are still there, Second Uncle. This trip has been relatively smooth!” Lin Shiming also nodded.

The Formation was still active and glowing with Spirit Light, indicating that the Duan Family had not discovered that the Lin Family had already found them.

After all, the Lin Family’s spirit boat had returned to Tianxiang Island that day. If there were any informants, they would have thought the Lin Family had stopped there.

But Lin Shiming led a group of Cultivators out, secretly departing from another route on Tianxiang Island.

The purple wind boat also concealed itself with all its might, making it virtually impossible for anyone other than a Purple Mansion Cultivator to discover it.

It was normal for the Duan Family not to have noticed.

[Please kill the Demon King’s Clone as much as possible to prevent the Nine-Headed Serpent Demon King from recovering its Fifth-Order strength!]

A System prompt suddenly appeared, making Lin Shiming pause.

There was a Demon King on this island!

However, it seemed to be a Demon King that had suffered an accident.

And the System prompt actually told him to go and kill it.

Surprised as he was, Lin Shiming was not timid. His greatest confidence was that the Yan Yang Sword was with him. If he returned to Shuangmu Island, the Yan Yang Sword might return to the Sword Pavilion.

But for now, he could still use five thousand years of Spirit Medicine to ask the Yan Yang Sword to take action.

Since there was a snake Demon King, the numerous Snake Eggs and Spirit Snakes in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave could be explained. He even felt that he might encounter a Fifth-Order Spiritual Vein in the snake cave, or at the very least, a Fourth-Order High-Grade Spiritual Vein!

This made his heart pound.

His grotto-heaven was currently lacking a sufficiently strong Spiritual Vein.

Of course, he was also curious as to why the Duan Family Cultivators were still safe on the island.

“Second Uncle, take out the war treasure ship!” Lin Shiming said.

The purple wind boat was a speed-type Magic Treasure, and its defensive power could not be compared with the war treasure ship.

Everyone moved from the purple wind boat to the war treasure ship, activated the concealment Formation, and headed towards Ten Thousand Snake Island… Above the island, a solemn mansion.

Two Duan Family Cultivators, carrying Storage Pouches, entered the mansion's gate but stopped at the entrance.

These two were the youths from before. After discussing in the Duan Family hall, he still, under the pretext of being a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, retrieved the giant egg from the Duan Family Fifth Elder and entrusted it to the two of them to deliver to the Breakthrough Duan Zhengxing.

Duan Zhengxing was precisely in seclusion within the mansion, attempting to Breakthrough to Purple Mansion.

The leading green-eyed youth stopped as he reached the mansion courtyard, then took out the giant egg and began to drip his essence blood onto it.

The Cultivator next to him immediately grew anxious. This was not what they had agreed upon beforehand. However, they clearly hadn't expected the green-eyed youth to act on his own initiative and directly blood-bind the giant egg.

As the essence blood dripped, the blood contract began to condense.

The green-eyed youth glared at the latter, warning him to know his place.

However, in the next moment, the giant egg began to show spiritual patterns one after another, looking incredibly eerie.

And the spiritual power fluctuations also gradually appeared.

This made the green-eyed Cultivator overjoyed. This giant egg indeed had boundless potential; such an anomaly appeared as soon as it was blood-bound.

The spiritual patterns on the giant egg became more and more numerous, and in the next moment, they had already covered the entire egg.

“Crack, crack, crack!”

Net-like cracks began to appear on the egg.

This made the green-eyed Cultivator even more delighted. On the contrary, the Cultivator next to him couldn't help but say:

“Brother Qingyun, this doesn’t seem to be an egg…”

“Of course it’s an egg! A blood contract has already been established, and this aura, at the very least, belongs to an innate Third-Order Yao Beast!” The green-eyed Cultivator was initially excited, but hearing this, he was clearly a bit annoyed.

Just as he was about to continue lecturing, he saw the giant egg behind him transform into a huge, spiny red Spirit Snake, opening its massive maw and swallowing the green-eyed youth whole.

And it crunched and chewed… Above the island, the arrival of the Lin Family Cultivators went completely unnoticed by the Duan Family and the Cheng Family on the other side of the island.

Yao Beasts always made a grand entrance; they wouldn't be as subtle as the Lin Family.

As the war treasure ship appeared, the Formation vibrated violently, and the Duan Family Fifth Elder's face immediately turned incredibly grim.

“Quickly go and invite Ancestor Zhengxing! Everyone else, prepare to scatter and leave! Survive if you can!” The Duan Family Fifth Elder hastily issued commands.

And just then, the Formation was directly shattered, and some of the Lin Family’s Spirit Beasts began to slaughter the Duan Family Cultivators.

The Duan Family Fifth Elder grew even more anxious, and finally, he rushed directly towards Duan Zhengxing’s secluded cultivation spot.

Others were too slow, so he decided to go himself. After all, Duan Zhengxing possessed the purple profound treasure jade. As long as he survived, he could find a place on his own.

Then the Duan Family could still be a Purple Mansion Family!

However, by the time he arrived at the mansion, it had already turned into ruins. He saw a ferocious fire snake with its bloody maw agape, lunging to bite him.

“What a strange Purple Mansion Peak Yao Beast!” At this moment, Lin Shiming and Daoist Nine Heavens also arrived simultaneously.

It was Daoist Nine Heavens who spoke, as the spiritual power of this Spirit Snake was continuously soaring.

Only Lin Shiming had a sudden realization.

This Yao Beast was somewhat similar to the Rebirth Undergoing Tribulation of a Wood Demon.

His Divine Sense penetrated the ground. Unlike Foundation Establishment Cultivators, a Purple Mansion Cultivator’s Divine Sense was many times larger.

He quickly discovered the other eight giant eggs.

These giant eggs also began to glow with spiritual patterns, and their fluctuations grew stronger.

And within the ground, countless Spiritual Qi surged.

As the Spirit Eggs underwent their transformation, the Spiritual Vein fully unfolded.

And as he had expected, it was a hidden Fourth-Order High-Grade Spiritual Vein, not far from a Fifth-Order Spiritual Vein.

As long as the Lin Family operated properly, they could completely upgrade the Spiritual Vein to a Fifth-Order Spiritual Vein.

And those eight giant Snake Eggs were clearly Clones of the Nine-Headed Serpent.

However, his nine Clones were all in different states!