99: Section 99

The Snake-Human Queen kept her eyes tightly closed, holding her head high to welcome the final trial.

On the platform of about a hundred square meters, the massive fireball could easily swallow her whole.

Xiao Bai hurriedly retreated; he wanted to shout out to stop her, but his strength was too small to reverse any of this.

"Oh my, why is this stubborn girl so obstinate? There are many ways to increase Cultivation; why must she choose this suicidal method?"

"If nothing else works, she could just learn from those silly sons of the Bibo Sea and take pills."

"I had better hide further away; this is too terrifying. Saving my snake life is what matters."

Xiao Bai retreated at top speed. With a loud boom, a mushroom cloud rose in the distance, and the scorching energy wave instantly melted all the surrounding rubble.

Fortunately, Xiao Bai was usually quite good at digging holes, so he found a nice little cave to hide in and avoided being melted instantly.

The scorching heat wave still burned his skin. Immediately after, a torrential rain began to fall from the sky, seemingly intending to cool down the burning earth.

Xiao Bai crawled out of the cave and hurriedly dashed toward where Feng Yun was located.

"With this kind of energy, she's definitely going to die."

The platform where Feng Yun had been was now a massive crater with a diameter of several kilometers and a depth exceeding two hundred meters.

Xiao Bai looked down at the massive crater, searching for traces of the Snake-Human Queen.

A giant purple python was hanging on a rock, covered in wounds, with over 80% of its snake skin scorched.

Xiao Bai went up and licked the Snake-Human Queen's face, his voice choking with emotion: "Hey, wake up. I told you not to push yourself, why didn't you listen?"

"Strange, why can I speak now?"

The Snake-Human Queen could barely feel her own breath at this moment; her eyes were tightly closed, and her long eyelashes were still visible.

"Whoa, there's a cute little guy here who can actually talk."

"Who?" Xiao Bai looked around.

A white-bearded old snake-human appeared out of thin air above the clouds, with a pair of wings on his back.

"I am the Snake Spirit. Do you want to save Yuner?"

"Duh, of course I do. You old geezer, you're really wicked. It's not like this is the only way to advance; why force her to throw her life away?"

The Snake Spirit stroked his beard: "You little guy aren't very big, but you certainly have a big temper."

"This old one can tell you are no ordinary snake."

Xiao Bai had no heart to bicker with the old man now; saving the Queen was urgent. She had given him the demon emperor fragment without asking for anything in return, so if there was any way to save her, he definitely would.

"Old man, you talk too much! Get to the point. If you don't have a way, don't waste my time."

The Snake Spirit made a greasy gesture and smiled lewdly: "Do you understand this old one's meaning?"

"Of course I do. When I was on the fast track, you didn't even have a driver's license."

"Are you sure this method is feasible? Don't let it fail and leave me with the reputation of being a lecherous snake."

"The method has already been told to you. By the way, let me tell you, Yuner is still pure."

"Farewell!"

The Snake Spirit disappeared into the clouds. Xiao Bai was in a state of chaos, looking at his own body over a meter long, and then at the Queen's original form, which was over fifty meters long.

He fell completely silent: "The size difference is so big, how am I supposed to do this? Does anyone understand?"

Chapter 131: Can 'snake-making' actually save a life?

"If there's such a good thing, why didn't that Old Guy do it himself instead of telling me? He must have dug a hole waiting for me to jump in."

"That old geezer is really wicked. 'Snake Spirit'? I think 'Snake Pit' is more like it."

Xiao Bai circled the giant purple python several times; he could barely feel Feng Yun's aura, and it was no different from being dead.

Having endured eight violent attacks of heavenly fire, especially the last one that created a mushroom cloud, the Queen's snake body still hadn't completely melted. Her strength was unquestionable.

"Your Majesty, how about we discuss this? Hurry up and turn back into a snake-human; that would be easier to handle."

"This has nothing to do with me; it's all that rotten idea from your so-called Lord Snake Spirit, who said this is the only way to save you."

"I am a snake full of positive energy; I would never take advantage of a snake in danger."

Xiao Bai tried his best to distance himself, constantly comforting himself this way. This was his first time doing something like this.

She was already in such a state, and he was still thinking about 'snake-making'—he was practically worse than a beast.

"Sigh, forget it! I can only treat a dead horse as if it were alive; I hope this old man didn't scam me."

"Using such despicable means, if I fail to save the Queen, how will I ever survive in the Monster Realm again?"

"What will those wives and children think of me?"

After clearing his mind of distracting thoughts, Xiao Bai decided to follow the method the Snake Spirit had suggested to save the Queen.

He had already wasted over half an hour hesitating. As for the physiological structure, Xiao Bai was quite familiar with it.

An incredibly dark, long, and narrow tunnel appeared before Xiao Bai's eyes.

He curled his lip: "This... my whole body could fit in there. Are you sure this is normal? The old man is indeed unreliable."

Subsequently, Xiao Bai looked at two green bean sprouts, and black question marks instantly appeared over his head, with several crows flying past...

"This won't work either. Is there any kind soul who can guide me? What should I do?"

"Looking at that old man's sleazy expression, if I fail to save the Queen, I'm afraid I'll never be able to leave here."

"My wives, Su Su, Xiao Qing, Xiao Wei, Yu Yan, you must be patient. Don't be fooled by Old Wang next door. Your husband will come to find you as soon as I get out."

"Wait, I seem to have missed one. What was my First Wife, the Spider Demon, called again? I forgot for a moment; let's call her Zhu Zhu for now."

"And the Cat-eared Girl and the Niu sisters, all of you must wait for me to return."

He said a bunch of nonsense, like a last will and testament. In fact, there was nothing to agonize over; if he really died, those wives would naturally be taken over.

Only Bai Su might be reliable enough to truly remain a widow; perhaps the sisters Yu Yan and Yu Wei were already living happy lives in Misty Cloud City.

After comforting himself, Xiao Bai decisively crawled into the tunnel. The pungent, fishy stench choked him until tears streamed down his face, and he felt like he couldn't breathe.

Before entering, Xiao Bai didn't forget to ask: "Is there any Fellow Daoist who hasn't boarded yet?"

"There was not a shred of light inside; it was pitch black as far as the eye could see."

Xiao Bai wanted to find a narrower area to get things done, so he could save the Snake-Human Queen.

"Everyone can bear witness; I am truly saving the Queen."

Hiss, hiss, hiss!

Xiao Bai could only flick his tongue to distinguish the direction. He had dug quite a few holes in his time, but this was the most unique one.

"Hmm, almost there! It looks much narrower inside. A little further ahead, and we'll start right away."

Along the way, Xiao Bai kept muttering to himself, explaining the structure of the tunnel and mentioning any strange smells, as if he were livestreaming an outdoor adventure.

It seemed he had reached the end. He picked up his tool and hammered hard at the inner wall of the tunnel. After about half an hour, he felt the entire tunnel begin to shake.

"What's going on? Is it going to collapse?"

"I must run quickly; I don't want to fail to save the Queen and end up getting myself killed."

Suddenly, a hand grabbed Xiao Bai and pulled him out.

"Xiao Bai, why were you inside?"

Feng Yun appeared out of thin air before his eyes, still in her snake-human form. Xiao Bai blinked his eyes forcefully, thinking he was having a hallucination.

"Xiao Bai, what were you doing just now? Why were you...?"

"Uh..."

Taken by surprise, Xiao Bai was momentarily speechless, quickly organizing his language to defend himself.

"Your Majesty, you were seriously injured while Undergoing Tribulation and were about to die. I just saved you; have you forgotten?"

Feng Yun was full of question marks, and her expression was quite astonished: "Xiao Bai, you... you can actually speak."

Xiao Bai's mouth twitched, and those few white hairs on his head shook along with it. He was a little embarrassed to be caught red-handed.

"I also just learned to speak."

Feng Yun looked suspiciously at the foul-smelling Little White Snake before her, feeling a bit disgusted: "I have been Cultivating in this Secret Chamber and have never left."

At this moment, Xiao Bai was already in the Cultivation Secret Chamber. The Queen didn't seem to remember what happened during the Undergoing Tribulation, only that the Little White Snake was digging a hole.

Xiao Bai couldn't explain himself even with ten thousand mouths, and the smell emanating from him was being disliked by the Queen, not knowing that this was the very smell from her own body.

"The voice is a bit familiar; it seems I've heard it somewhere."

"No, no! Your Majesty must have misheard."

Xiao Bai changed his tone to try and cover it up, but suddenly a surge of energy came from within his body, and he immediately transformed into a White Python. Now he was completely exposed.

The Secret Chamber was too small, and he was afraid of causing a collapse, so he decisively turned into a snake-man and pretended that nothing had happened.

"Bai Bing, you are actually the Little White Snake."

Feng Yun quickly covered her chest, feeling as if she wasn't wearing anything. A blush quickly appeared on her face, fortunately hidden by her golden mask.

She nervously picked at her palms, starting an intense internal monologue.

"What do I do? My body has been seen by him, and just now, he actually..."

Every time she thought of this, the Queen felt very shy.

Xiao Bai forced an explanation: "You didn't ask, so how was I supposed to say?"

Feng Yun used her True Qi; Xiao Bai thought she wanted to kill the snake to silence him, so he decisively turned into a mosquito and wanted to run away.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yun was just expelling unnecessary energy from her body. She looked happy: "It's so magical; I've actually reached the Level 8 Demon King."

"What exactly happened? Why was this advancement completely without the difficulties of before? Is it really that simple? It's simply inconceivable."

"Xiao Bai... where did he go?"

Seeing that it was safe, Xiao Bai turned back: "I'm here. Congratulations to Your Majesty for the Breakthrough in Realm. If there's nothing else, I'll be going."

At this moment, the stone door of the Secret Chamber opened, and Xiao Bai decisively left.