78: Chapter 78 Dragon Kingdom Major General, Frost Horned Python.

The next morning.

Heavy snow fell, the biting wind cut to the bone, and the mountains were blanketed in white.

Bai Xuan soared through the air, heading toward the final area that needed to be cleared.

"There is only one last place left. Let's finish it early, then go back and enter seclusion."

Bai Xuan had been working since early yesterday morning. His body wasn't particularly tired, but he was getting impatient; his mouth was almost numb from speaking, and he had killed many fierce beasts.

The Bear Country Soldiers also began to take action. A thousand meters from the designated area, they were building reinforced concrete walls. For this, they even hired the Dragon Country, known as the "Construction Maniacs," to help, striving to build a hundred-meter-high wall in the shortest possible time.

This was naturally very frustrating for them; to have to build walls on their own land to defend against external enemies was a helpless situation, but they would just have to settle this score later.

"The efficiency of this fierce beast is truly high. How much time has passed, and it has already cleared almost everything."

Major General Long Shaoyang of the Dragon Country had come to visit in person—or rather, to see Bai Xuan's masterpiece and gain a better understanding of him.

At the same time, this Major General from the Dragon Country possessed a cultivation level of Tier 3, Stage 2, placing him among the top tier of Dragon Country martial artists with a limitless future.

He received many resources, but you have to be strong yourself to forge iron. This Major General's talent was not low; he had awakened the Violent Thunder Attribute, and his mastery of thunder power was superb. Even fierce beasts known for their tough physiques were not necessarily his match.

"This guy has been working since yesterday morning. His stamina is terrifying; where we come from, he could be called a model worker."

Major General Kardik, the Bear Country Officer, smiled, using humor to ease the tense atmosphere.

"That's true." Major General Long Shaoyang chuckled and nodded in agreement.

"By the way, how far has the development of spiritual energy weapons progressed in your Dragon Country?"

Major General Kardik was very curious. The Dragon Country had collected quite a lot of spirit stones from all over the nation, and with the domestic fierce beasts mostly suppressed, they even had numerous spirit beasts.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy weapons displayed to the outside world a while ago were numerous, ranging from improved cold weapons to improved firearms. Their power was immense, and the Bear Country military had seen it all and was incredibly envious.

If it weren't for the fierce beasts in Siberia and the Far East holding them back and consuming vast amounts of manpower and resources, their research should have been able to compete with the Dragon Country.

"You should have seen everything that could be shown; as for what cannot be shown, I apologize, but I cannot disclose it. It is a military secret that I cannot talk about casually. I hope Major General Kardik understands."

Major General Long Shaoyang replied with a bitter smile. How could national interests be disclosed so casually? Even if they had reached a cooperation agreement with the Bear Country as a friendly nation, it couldn't be disclosed easily.

Major General Long Shaoyang was also clear that Major General Kardik wanted to fish for information. He wasn't surprised by this; after all, the development of the Dragon Country was obvious to all, and it was perfectly normal for him to act this way.

He had only one thing to say: if they wanted cooperation, they should go talk to the Dragon Country; he couldn't make that decision.

"Just give me a hint on the down-low. Anyway, our two countries have already signed a cooperation agreement. A little hint won't hurt; I will never tell anyone else."

"Major General Kardik, please don't tease me."

"Hahaha, I'm just joking, don't take it to heart."

"That won't happen. If you hadn't said you were joking, I would have thought you were testing me."

Major General Long Shaoyang responded in a bantering tone.

Was this kind of thing something to joke about? If things went wrong, he could end up in a military tribunal.

Major General Long Shaoyang would not gamble with his reputation or his faith. He felt somewhat displeased with Major General Kardik, but he did not show it.

...

Meanwhile.

Bai Xuan arrived inside a cavern.

The cavern was filled with dense swarms of white snakes. The cold air was biting, and ice had frozen everything over. Those white snakes were piled up inside the cave.

Logically speaking, they should have been in hibernation, and their numbers shouldn't have been this high. But the times were different now; the resurgence of spiritual energy had caused their living habits to change significantly. Their reproduction rate had soared, and they were mating and hatching snake eggs to create more snakes and expand their tribe.

This was not surprising. Most fierce beasts were now racing against time to strengthen themselves, simply because they didn't want to be eliminated or become food.

After those white snakes discovered Bai Xuan, they swarmed toward him without a word, opening their bloody maws, revealing sharp fangs with venom dripping from the tips.

Bai Xuan frowned slightly, flicked his wings, and ice spikes condensed, killing all the attacking white snakes.

"Why are these white snakes a bit strange?"

He had even released his aura, yet not only were they not afraid, but they were even more ferocious, charging at Bai Xuan as if they didn't care about their lives. This was the first time Bai Xuan had seen this in the past two days.

Hundreds and thousands of white snakes were killed by Bai Xuan, but this did not make them shrink back; instead, they launched even more violent attacks.

Seeing this, Bai Xuan had no choice but to counterattack. He released cold air from his body, freezing all the incoming white snakes into ice sculptures. Bai Xuan flew over their heads and landed on a patch of ground on the other side that was free of white snakes.

Located on an open space on the stone wall above the cavern, Bai Xuan had shrunk his body; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to enter the cave entrance.

"They aren't afraid of death?"

This left Bai Xuan puzzled. It was as if they were meeting an enemy, their eyes turning red with hatred, looking as though they were sworn to kill him.

At the same time, the white snakes that had been frozen by Bai Xuan shattered into bits and fell to the ground. Dense swarms of white snakes followed one after another, rushing toward Bai Xuan from every path that led to his position, like a tidal wave.

"Whoever is in charge, come out, otherwise don't blame me for being impolite."

Bai Xuan released his own pressure and spiritual consciousness, covering the entire cavern.

The Snake King was not on the outer perimeter or the first layer of the inner cave, but on the third layer deep underground. At the same time, Bai Xuan also sensed a massive amount of spirit stones.

"What is that?" Bai Xuan muttered to himself. Just as he was about to charge in, a Tier 3, Stage 1 Ice-Horned Python, with a body forty meters long and as thick as a water bucket, crawled out from a cave opening.

The surrounding white snakes seemed to make way. After the Ice-Horned Python emerged, their emotions stabilized somewhat, but they still harbored great hostility toward Bai Xuan.

The Ice-Horned Python raised one-third of its body, reaching a height of over ten meters. Above its eyes were two small, protruding horns, light blue and crystal clear. Its entire body was covered in pure white scales, and it flicked its tongue. It had evolved from a snake into a python, possessing venom sacs and sharp, elongated fangs.

It mastered the Ice Attribute and also possessed cold venom. Even fierce beasts two stages higher had to be wary of it. Its venom volume was high, and it could even spray it out to corrode skin and enter the opponent's body. Fierce beasts of the same rank would succumb to the poison within two and a half minutes.

"Who are you? Why do you trespass into my clan's territory?"

The Ice-Horned Python could see Bai Xuan's strength and did not attack immediately, instead asking Bai Xuan. It would be best if it could drive him away, but if that didn't work, it would have no choice but to start a war. With so many venomous snakes and their lethal toxins, it didn't believe they couldn't kill Bai Xuan.