11: Earthly Fiend Technique borrows wind and spews flames!
"Your 2000th Offspring has been born, possessing a Superior Physique; you have gained three years of Cultivation Level!"
Two thousand Offspring already, so quickly?
Xu Qing moved his thoughts, and the System panel appeared.
[Name: Xu Qing]
[Identity: Lord of Taihang Mountains]
[Bloodline: Ancient Return (122 / 1000)]
[Body Length: 41.2 meters]
[Cultivation Level: 805 years]
[Number of Descendants: 2000]
[Earthly Fiend Techniques: Light Generation, Soul Seizing, Spitting Flame]
[Spells: Spirit Eye, Divine Movement Technique]
His Cultivation Level had risen to over eight hundred years!
Liu Mei had said that a thousand-year Cultivation Level was a threshold, and now Xu Qing was approaching it.
At the current rate, in at most a few days, he would be able to stick half his body into that threshold.
Liu Mei fell into a deep sleep; she was too exhausted.
Xu Qing came outside the nest.
The full moon hung in the sky, casting down cold moonlight that illuminated the bloody slaughter in the mountain forest.
Under the illumination of the moonlight, his cyan scales took on a touch of luster.
The massive cyan snake coiled atop the high mountain, a pair of vertical pupils coldly watching the mountain forest that blanketed the earth below.
Wisps of moonlight fell, drilling into Xu Qing's body, which was now over forty meters long.
Divine beings live by consuming Qi!
Possessing the Guiding method, Xu Qing could directly absorb the essence of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and his Physical Body was slowly strengthening.
Unlike the Qi Refining methods of ordinary Cultivators, Xu Qing's Guiding method was an Earthly Fiend Technique, a true great Divine Ability.
What was absorbed through the Earthly Fiend Techniques was all essence of Heaven and Earth, not ordinary spiritual power.
These essences of the sun and moon could temper his body, slowly allowing Xu Qing to undergo a transformation.
Xu Qing felt that he was not quite like a normal demon.
Ordinary demons were usually filled with sky-high Evil Qi and murky Demonic Qi.
Yet, he did not have a shred of Evil Qi on his body; his magical power was pure and clean, and his Demonic Qi was even more upright and peaceful, pure to an outrageous degree.
What should this be called?
A Demon Immortal?
Xu Qing shook his head; it was too early to consider these things now.
His Cultivation Level was not yet a thousand years; he could get by in the outermost periphery of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, but if he were to venture deep into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, he probably wouldn't make it.
He dispelled the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
Xu Qing utilized his Spirit Eye and glanced in the direction of Profound Yin Mountain.
If that Ink Cloud King was not a fool, he would certainly be able to guess that Liu Mei would flee in the direction of the Taihang Mountains.
Therefore, after it finished reorganizing matters in the territory of Profound Yin Mountain, it was very likely that it would send demons over here to investigate.
By then, he, the Lord of Taihang Mountains, would inevitably have a great battle with the Ink Cloud King.
No, that wasn't right.
According to Liu Mei's account, the Ink Cloud King and his subordinates were all insidious and cunning; they would most likely join forces to besiege him.
Xu Qing glanced at his growing Cultivation Level, a trace of ferocity and anticipation flashing in his golden vertical pupils.
Possessing eight hundred years of Cultivation Level, he could be considered a fierce beast of the mountains.
Even if he had been human in his past life and was born with intelligence, in his bones, there would still be a trace of the violence belonging to a Vicious Beast!
Slaughter was merely an instinct!
A semi-transparent System panel appeared.
His Cultivation Level was increasing bit by bit, advancing towards the thousand-year milestone.
Perhaps it was because the female snakes Xu Qing found later were too close to the edge of the Taihang Mountains; their Bloodlines were too ordinary, and the Offspring they produced had average Physiques.
Xu Qing was not in a hurry; there were at least over a thousand more Offspring yet to be born.
Once they were all born, he could pile up a thousand years of Cultivation Level just by accumulating them!
Just at this moment.
A System notification sound caught Xu Qing's attention.
"Your 2100th Offspring has been born; because its mother consumed an exotic fruit, its Bloodline has transformed, and it was born a demon. Reward: Divine Ability: Earthly Fiend Technique -- Spitting Flame!"
"Earthly Fiend Technique -- Spitting Flame: Can spew raging flames to incinerate demons and evil!"
Another Earthly Fiend Technique reward!
Before Xu Qing could react, another notification sound rang out.
"Detected the host's first demonized Offspring; you have gained the Divine Ability: Earthly Fiend Technique -- Wind Borrowing!"
"Earthly Fiend Technique -- Wind Borrowing: Borrow the wind power of Heaven and Earth to freely command the natural wind!"
In just a short moment, he had obtained two excellent methods.
Joy appeared in his vertical pupils.
"Wind Borrowing!"
A muffled whisper rang out on the peak of the Taihang Mountains.
The next moment.
"Whoosh!"
A sharp sound suddenly appeared; it was the sound of wind rushing past at high speed!
On the high mountain, a gale rose from the flat ground, the surrounding air was disturbed, and withered branches, fallen leaves, and dust were swept up, transforming into a roaring wind dragon that rushed towards the mountain wilderness in all directions!
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
In the wilderness around the Taihang Mountains, countless large trees swayed, the wind wove between the branches and leaves, and all sorts of sounds rang out in the forest, as if the wind was whispering.
"Wind is the wild horse, the dust; it is living things blowing at each other with their breath!"
Wind Borrowing is one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts; naturally, it is not an ordinary wind-controlling Spell.
It is the true 'Wind of Heaven and Earth', not a wind driven by magical power.
It truly changed the weather of a region!
Xu Qing felt his own Qi being drawn, as if he were about to fly.
This feeling of floating fascinated him, so he simply let go and gave it his all.
"Wind, come!"
The whisper of the Lord of Taihang Mountains was like a decree of Heaven and Earth.
Magical power surged within his body, and the wind of Heaven and Earth howled!
A trace of excitement flashed in Xu Qing's eyes; possessing great power made his Rebirth as a snake worthwhile.
He silently recited a Spell in his heart, and a dazzling electric light lit up in his eyes.
Immediately after.
"Boom!"
A thunderous explosion echoed through the world, and dazzling electric light shattered the night curtain, illuminating the dark mountain wilderness for a hundred miles around!
Five Thunders Incantation!
For a time, gale-force winds raged for nearly a hundred miles around the Taihang Mountains, accompanied by thunder and lightning!
The Vicious Beasts that were hunting dropped the prey in their mouths and looked towards the Taihang Mountains in terror, a tremor originating from their Souls spreading throughout their entire bodies.
The master of the Taihang Mountains was displaying its power!
Some small demons who possessed Cultivation Level and had awakened their intelligence were extremely terrified, deciding to be more cautious in the future.
The few snake demons at the foot of the mountain were dumbfounded, their bodies trembling uncontrollably as they gazed at the massive cyan figure on the mountaintop, as if they were witnessing the rise of a Snake King.
Inside the nest, Liu Mei struggled to support her body, gazing at that majestic figure outside, her heart trembling slightly.
In the world of demons, the strong are respected.
After witnessing Xu Qing's display of power, she was completely captivated.