Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Senior Brother, I’m Ling’er

The four islands of the merfolk race were in pandemonium.

Dense heterogeneity invaded everything, and corpse poison spread all over.

The surviving merfolk cultivators all had grim expressions, and their eyes were filled with savagery, as if they wanted to die together with the Seven Blood Pupils disciples.

However… they soon noticed that something was wrong.

Although the giant nine-headed snakes were growing stronger and stronger, although there was more and more heterogeneity and corpse poison spreading on the islands, although more and more corpses were reviving from the dead… most of the Seventh Peak disciples seemed to already be prepared.

Some of them took out a large number of White Pills to stuff down their throats.

Others took out talisman treasures specialized in isolating heterogeneity for a short time and activated them freely.

Some dug holes in the ground to avoid the tide of corpses, although they still had to face the heterogeneity and corpse poison head-on. Most of those who chose this method had powerful cultivation bases.

Some took out their magic boats and fortified themselves inside.

There were also some who took out array plates and set up defensive arrays. They even charged their fellow disciples a fee to enter into their protection.

The most surprising one was someone on Image Island. They actually used some unknown method to control a few dozen corpses to swallow the heterogeneity and corpse poison all around them. That disciple was able to be completely relaxed within the circle of corpses and even let some other disciples in. Of course, they had to pay to enter.

There really were all kinds of methods on display…

There were even some disciples who directly ran into the tide of corpses to snatch their leather bags, and people luring revived corpses into an ambush were everywhere.

It was clear that they didn’t care about the eight giant nine-headed snakes. Or rather, even though those nine-headed snakes were terrifyingly strong, the disciples’ desire to get rich was even stronger.

All of them seemed desperate, as if you would have to kill them to stop them from enriching themselves.

This scene made all the merfolk cultivators feel a strong sense of helplessness in their hearts. And soon, they knew why the Seventh Peak disciples weren’t afraid of the nine-headed snakes.

Up in the sky, Seventh Master had been watching the excitement with a smile on his face. But when he saw the eight giant snakes, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly pressed down with his hand.

Three of the eight snakes instantly let out plaintive howls. Their bodies collapsed, and they turned into black fog that rushed out of the formation and was sucked in by Seventh Master.

After gathering the fog in his hands, Seventh Master revealed a look of surprise on his face.

“Hey, this is good stuff.”

The thirteen Core Formation elders were also tempted. They all made their moves, although they weren’t strong enough to directly bypass the formation like Seventh Master.

Nevertheless, with thirteen Core Formation cultivators taking action, wisps of black qi instantly seeped out of the formation. The elders quickly used their own methods to gather the wisps up.

How could the hundred-over Foundation Establishment cultivators just sit and watch? They also did their best to gather the black qi, some of them even flying right up to the formation in order to gather it better.

Soon, the five remaining giant snakes withered, and their auras weakened in an instant. One of them was even directly sucked dry, dissipating with a plaintive howl.

The remaining four had already dropped out of Core Formation, and they quickly weakened until they were only at the level of early-stage Foundation Establishment.

And it still wasn’t over. The snakes were still weakening, although at a slower speed.

When the merfolk ancestor saw this scene, saw the excitement on the faces of the Seven Blood Pupils cultivators all around him, he completely fell into despair.

“Seven Blood Pupils is too strong. Ever since Zheng Kaiyi became the peak lord of the Seventh Peak, everything changed…”

At the same time, the Seven Blood Pupils disciples down on the ground grew enthused and joined forces to take care of the weakened snakes.

On Juying Island, Ding Xiaohai’s robe was in tatters but he was still in high spirits. He was the first disciple to rush out of the fish skeleton city and charge toward the nearest giant snake, with three other disciples following along to fight together.

However, those three wanted the loot, while Ding Xiaohai wanted the glory of the kill.

As booms reverberated, Xu Qing took note of the three disciples who attacked together with Ding Xiaohai. Each of them was definitely very strong, and among them was a girl in a gray Daoist robe who was very eye-catching.

She had a petite figure and was incredibly charming. Her face was like a lotus, her eyebrows were like willows, her eyes were even more charming than peach blossoms. Her beautiful hair fluttered in the wind, and her bright red lips were slightly curled. She was an extraordinary beauty.

The Daoist robe looked a little big on her, but as her body shook, the curves of her full breasts and peach-like butt could be seen clearly. Her waist was extremely thin and supple, further adding to her charm.

Zhang San gulped, but the pressure from the giant snake caused his mind to tremble. With his strength, if a snake head struck him, he would be heavily injured, if not dead.

Xu Qing’s expression didn’t change at all as he focused in on on the giant snake. The appearance of this snake was clearly the same as the one in the mural. Xu Qing was surprised, but more than that, he became incomparably vigilant.

Since this snake could appear, then… would the giant bearing two great worlds on its shoulders also appear?

As for the captain, he had already forgotten to continue asking Xu Qing about the feather. The upper half of his body on Zhang San’s back stared at the giant snake with a greedy gaze.

“Good stuff, good stuff. Such powerful heterogeneity is definitely the dream of all sorts of evil people!”

“The array is suppressing it right now, so it won’t be too hard to for us to get it. It can definitely be sold for a fortune to those guys up the mountain. Damn, that Ding Xiaohai looked so straightforward, but he actually had this sort of plan, huh? He knows that’s good stuff, so he wants to snatch it?”

“Not happening. It’s mine, all mine!”

“Zhang San, let’s go!!”

Zhang San’s face twitched. Without hesitation, he turned around and fled, as if saying he would never be so stupid as to court death and fight the giant snake.

“Zhang San, don’t be a coward. Come on, that’s valuable stuff!”

“How about I put you down and you can crawl over by yourself?” Zhang San replied.

The captain sighed, then turned to look at Xu Qing.

“Xu Qing, you go. That’s real good stuff, you know.”

Xu Qing ignored him. He already got his hands on a peerless treasure, so he didn’t want to take any more risks. The only thing he wanted to do right now was get out of here as soon as possible, return to the sect, and immediately breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.

Seeing Xu Qing not move, the captain let out a long sigh. He took out the apple he was eating earlier, which was already half-black by now. His face was full of regret as he took a bite, staring at the giant snake with a pained expression as if someone was robbing him.

At that moment, that charming girl of Ding Xiaohai’s quartet was circling the giant snake nimbly, seemingly looking for something. She suddenly turned and looked over at Xu Qing, the captain, and Zhang San.

When she noticed Xu Qing, the girl’s eyes immediately lit up, and she quickly nodded in greeting.

But Xu Qing didn’t pay her any attention. The flight talisman on the girl’s body shone, and she left the giant snake, flying straight over to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing immediately raised his head vigilantly, and the black skewer appeared in his right hand. He narrowed his eyes as he stared at the incoming girl, ready to scatter poison powder at any moment.

He and she had nothing to do with each other. With her rushing over like this, Xu Qing was naturally on guard.

Seeing Xu Qing about to release poison, Zhang San quickly backed away in fright before turning his head to look at the girl coming over.

The captain narrowed his eyes, and a smile that wasn’t a smile appeared on his face.

“Hello, senior brother.” The girl seemed to be completely oblivious to Xu Qing’s vigilance as she happily flew over. Raising her right hand, she actually took out a cloud of black fog.

This was the substance that the giant snake was made of. The girl had captured it in a clear bottle earlier.

“Senior brother, I’m Ling’er from the Intelligence Department. I want to ask you a question. If you tell me, I’ll give you this, okay?”

The girl’s voice was clear and pleasant like a songbird. However, she didn’t seem to know about observing people’s expressions, and she immediately asked her question before Xu Qing could open his mouth.

“Senior brother, do you like snakes, or do you like eating snake gallbladder?”

The girl had an expectant look on her face, as if this was a question that had been buried in her heart for a long time. After she finished speaking, she looked straight at Xu Qing, completely ignoring the captain and Zhang San.

Zhang San looked at the beautiful young girl in front of him, then at Xu Qing, then let out a sigh internally.

Xu Qing frowned and instinctively stepped back a little. He was completely on guard, but also a little surprised by the other party’s question. He spoke slowly and clearly.

“Snake gallbladder is too bitter.”

“So you like snakes!”

The girl’s eyes immediately brightened. She didn’t hide her emotions at all, and joy radiated from her face. She even spun around in excitement.

Then she tossed the bottle in her hand to Xu Qing and ran back in contentment, apparently to continue fighting the giant nine-headed snake.

On Zhang San’s back, the captain glanced at the bottle in Xu Qing’s hand and suddenly shouted at the departing girl.

“Junior Sister Ling’er, you can also ask me a question. Or three. Ten is fine too!”

Ling’er turned her head and stuck her tongue out at the captain before quickly running away.

The captain looked upset and patted Zhang San’s head with some dissatisfaction in his tone.

“Why? My looks aren’t bad. Ten questions for me aren’t worth a single one for Xu Qing?”

“'Why' what? Just take a look at your own lower body.” Zhang San muttered.

The captain was stunned for a moment. He wanted to refute, but he saw that Zhang San was about to drop him, so he bit his tongue and kept quiet.

Just like that, time passed slowly. The remaining four giant snakes grew weaker and weaker as the Seventh Peak cultivators outside the array continued to collect wisps of black qi.

Moreover, the disciples inside the array soon realized the value of the snakes and swarmed over like a pack of wolf pups. Gradually, the giant snakes collapsed and dissipated one after another.

Finally, the last nine-headed snake dissipated, signaling the end of the great competition.

At that moment, the sky-sealing array suddenly opened. Outside, it was already early morning of a new day. Sunshine fell on the merfolk race’s ravaged islands and on the Seven Blood Pupils disciples with bulging leather bags.

Although half of the disciples had died, all of those remaining had a new light shining in their eyes.

Xu Qing was among them. He looked up at the many cultivators in the sky, then at that figure standing atop the greatwing.

“Well done. I see the Seventh Peak will welcome some new Foundation Establishment cultivators soon. I congratulate you in advance.”

The aged voice was full of satisfaction.

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