14: You...you are that useless snake?

Deep within the dense forest, Ye Tian walked leisurely with a cruel and arrogant smile hanging on his lips.

Beside him, the Second Order Demon Beast known as the "Crimson Flame Tiger" walked with steady strides, its entire body wreathed in blazing flames that scorched the surrounding bushes until they curled and turned yellow, fully displaying the dominance and majesty of the king of beasts.

"Hmph, Ye Feiyan... you piece of trash, how dare you compete with me for the position of heir? Today, I will let you and that equally useless Spirit Snake of yours become food for my Crimson Flame Tiger!"

Ye Tian sneered in his heart, as if he had already seen the image of Ye Feiyan dying and begging for mercy at his feet.

However, just as he was immersed in his pleasant fantasies, the Crimson Flame Tiger beside him suddenly halted its forward pace!

"Roar—!"

A low growl filled with vigilance and unease erupted from the depths of the Crimson Flame Tiger's throat.

The flames on its body seemed to freeze for an instant, its sturdy body crouching slightly into a defensive posture, and its tiger eyes stared fixedly at the dark forest ahead, as if facing a great enemy!

"What is it, Crimson Flame?" Ye Tian frowned.

The Crimson Flame Tiger did not respond; instead, the growl in its throat became increasingly suppressed, even carrying a hint of... fear?

Ye Tian grew even more puzzled.

At this moment, a massive, suffocating black figure silently slithered out from the dark forest.

It was a five-meter-long black giant python, its body as thick as a water bucket, covered in layers of mysterious scales that shimmered with a dark luster, as if they could devour all light.

It raised its massive head, and a pair of cold snake eyes devoid of any emotion quietly stared at them.

A terrifying pressure originating from the primordial wilderness surged forth like a tangible tide, overwhelming everything!

Under this pressure, Ye Tian felt as if an invisible mountain had crushed down upon him; his breathing halted abruptly, and his face instantly turned deathly pale!

"An... Early Second-Rank Yao Beast?!"

Ye Tian's heart twitched violently, and a chill surged from the soles of his feet straight to his scalp!

This aura was too strong!

However, after a brief moment of fear, an even hotter, more insane greed instantly occupied his entire brain!

"Hahahaha! Heaven is helping me! Truly, Heaven is helping me!"

Instead of being afraid, Ye Tian let out a burst of ecstatic laughter!

A wild Black Water Profound Python with such a pure Bloodline!

This was simply a supreme Opportunity bestowed upon him by the heavens!

He seemed to have already envisioned the scene where he beat this giant python half to death, forcibly formed a contract, and from then on possessed two great Second Order Spirit Beasts as his aides, rampaging unchecked and invincible among the younger generation of the Ye family!

"Crimson Flame! Attack!"

Ye Tian, whose brain was clouded by greed, excitedly issued an order to his Spirit Beast, "Remember! Don't kill it! Just leave it with one breath! I'm determined to have such a top-grade beast!"

Hearing this incredibly stupid order, the Crimson Flame Tiger's massive body couldn't help but stiffen for a moment.

In its heart, using the most simple language of a Yao Beast, it viciously cursed: "Idiot!"

Don't kill it? Are you fucking blind?!

Both being Early Second-Rank, it could clearly feel that the aura of the Black Water Profound Python opposite it, whether in terms of density or Bloodline level, was steadily suppressing it!

You still want to subdue it? If the two of us aren't swallowed alive by it today, it would be a miracle!

However, the constraints of the contract made it unable to disobey its master's command.

"Roar!" The Crimson Flame Tiger let out a roar filled with tragedy and determination, transforming into a fiery red stream of light and fiercely pouncing toward Mysterious Ink!

At the same time, Ye Tian also mobilized all his spiritual power to assist from the side.

"Wind Blade Spell!"

He pinched a seal with both hands, and dozens of cyan wind blades condensed from spiritual power, like a plague of locusts, slashed overwhelmingly toward all the vital parts of Mysterious Ink!

Facing this joint pincer attack from the man and the tiger, a trace of extreme disdain and mockery flashed within Mysterious Ink's cold snake eyes.

He didn't even bother to dodge, just quietly coiled in place!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Crimson Flame Tiger's sharp claws, capable of tearing through refined iron, and Ye Tian's incomparably sharp wind blades, the moment they made contact with Mysterious Ink's mysterious scales, unexpectedly erupted into a series of harsh, metallic clashing sounds!

Sparks flew everywhere!

However, the scene of scales shattering and blood splattering that he had imagined did not appear at all!

Not even a decent white mark was left on Mysterious Ink's body!

Absolute Defense!

"This... How is this possible?!" The ecstasy on Ye Tian's face instantly froze, replaced by endless shock and confusion!

As for the Crimson Flame Tiger, it was shaken by the terrifying rebounding force, causing its tiger claws to go numb, and its heart was already cold!

Just as their minds were violently shaken, Mysterious Ink moved!

That five-meter-long giant snake tail, like a whip of death swung from the Nine Netherworld, swept out toward the man and the tiger with terrifying power capable of tearing the sky!

Bang!!!

The Crimson Flame Tiger was struck first, letting out a shrill howl of agony as its massive body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing through several large trees!

As for Ye Tian, at the last moment, he clumsily activated a defensive Magical Artifact, barely blocking the remaining power of the strike, but he was still shaken, his blood and Qi surging, and he retreated more than ten steps!

With just one strike, the difference in strength was immediately clear!

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Ye Tian was both shocked and angry. He couldn't understand why the defense and strength of a Yao Beast could be so perverted to such an extent!

But this, instead, further ignited the greed and possessiveness in his heart!

"Evil beast! I must subdue you today!" He roared, mobilizing his spiritual power once again, and along with the Crimson Flame Tiger that had just climbed up, they attacked Mysterious Ink frantically from left and right.

In the forest, a two-on-one battle completely erupted!

However, the situation of the battle presented a one-sided crushing momentum!

Mysterious Ink fought one against two, not only not falling into a disadvantage but fighting more bravely as the battle went on, beating the man and the tiger until they were retreating step by step, in a miserable state!

The Crimson Flame Tiger's heart was already filled with despair.

This opponent was too strong! Whether in strength, speed, or defense, it completely surpassed it!

This was simply not a battle between evenly matched opponents, but a one-sided beating!

It had already developed thoughts of retreating, but its stupid master was still red-eyed, looking like a madman.

"Take it down! Must take it down!" Ye Tian's mouth kept letting out excited roars.

Hearing this, the Crimson Flame Tiger was speechless to the extreme.

Take down Mysterious Ink? If the opponent hadn't scattered our ashes by now, it would be considered showing mercy!

Just at the moment when the man and the tiger had different mindsets, Mysterious Ink, who had been acting with ease all along, finally seized an excellent Opportunity!

He tanked one of Ye Tian's Spells, his massive body twisted at an incredible angle, precisely avoiding the Crimson Flame Tiger's pounce and bite, and his giant tail, which had long been ready, struck like black lightning from bottom to top, fiercely slamming into the Crimson Flame Tiger's soft abdomen!

Pfft—! A muffled, drum-like sound!

The Crimson Flame Tiger's massive body, as if hit head-on by a battering ram, instantly arched into a strange shrimp shape.

It sprayed a huge mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments from its mouth, its massive body flew backward, crashed heavily onto the ground, twitched a few times, and then completely lost its combat capability!

One move, heavily injured!

"Cri... Crimson Flame!" At this moment, Ye Tian finally panicked.

The greed and fanaticism on his face were extinguished instantly, as if a basin of ice water had been poured over his head, leaving only endless coldness and fear!

His greatest reliance had just been crippled like this?!

And that black giant python, like a demon god, after dealing with the Crimson Flame Tiger, had already turned those cold, emotionless snake eyes to lock onto him tightly!

"No... Don't come over!" Terrified out of his wits, Ye Tian retreated repeatedly, screaming with a harsh tone but weak heart, "I warn you! I am the only son of the Ye Family Great Elder, Ye Tian! If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, my father, and even the entire Ye family, will never let you go!"

However, responding to him was a cold and infinitely mocking Divine Thought that exploded directly in his mind.

"The only sprout of the Ye Family Great Elder? It's you I'm here to finish!"

Boom! Ye Tian's brain went blank instantly.

He... What did he hear? This snake... could actually transmit via Divine Thought?! And... it was coming specifically for him?!

Suddenly, as he looked at that hideous snake face drawing closer and closer, an inexplicable sense of familiarity surged into his heart.

Although the giant python before him had undergone earth-shaking changes in size and aura, those eyes... those eyes, he seemed to have seen them somewhere before...

In a trance, a scene filled with mockery and disdain that he had long thrown to the back of his mind flashed across his brain like lightning!

—The day of contracting the Spirit Beast, that piece of trash Ye Feiyan pulled out from a corner... that... congenitally deficient, dying, said to be shunned even by dogs... little black snake!!!

"It's you!!!"

Ye Tian's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of needle points, his face written with endless absurdity, horror, and disbelief!

"You... You are actually that... that Wasted Snake?!"