Chapter 1593 - 1525: The Ghost Serpent Emperor!

"Daring to disturb my research—you're really courting death."

The white-clothed youth's eyes flashed with killing intent. He looked at Qin Feiyang and said, "You go take a look."

"Me?"

Qin Feiyang froze, then hurriedly said, "I definitely can't. Look at me, I only have Six Star War Emperor cultivation—wouldn't I be going to my death?"

"Spineless."

"I'll order those Nine-Star War Emperor ghostly snakes to assist you."

The white-clothed youth said.

Qin Feiyang said, "What if the people who barged in are at peak Nine-Star War Emperor realm? And what if they have Divine Artifacts and Divine Arts?"

"How can there be so many 'what ifs'?"

The white-clothed youth glared at him in irritation.

Qin Feiyang chuckled awkwardly. "Better safe than sorry, right?"

The white-clothed youth rolled his eyes, then looked toward the ghostly Empress.

The ghostly Empress said, "My cultivation is even inferior to Qin Dahai's, but if you tell me to go, I won't refuse."

The white-clothed youth raised his brows, then said helplessly, "Forget it, I'll go personally."

With that, he took a step out of the Divine Power barrier and then vanished from Qin Feiyang and the ghostly Empress's sight like lightning.

"What's going on?"

Qin Feiyang was stunned.

He'd refused to go on purpose.

It was precisely to draw out the Snake Emperor of the ghostly snakes.

Because if he didn't go, and the ghostly Empress didn't go, then only the ghostly snakes' Snake Emperor would be sent.

But this man actually chose to go in person.

Could it be he'd been overthinking all along, and the ghostly snakes' Snake Emperor isn't in this valley right now?

Qin Feiyang turned to look at the loft. His gaze flickered slightly as he transmitted, "I'll go in and take a look. You cover me."

The ghostly Empress nodded.

Swish!

Qin Feiyang activated his Divine Art of Concealment and flashed into the loft.

After entering the door, there was a spacious hall with an exquisite tea table and four chairs.

On both sides of the hall were several rooms, filled with assorted clutter.

There was also a kitchen inside.

Pots, bowls, ladles—everything was complete, but they'd never been used; all of it was brand new.

Qin Feiyang waved his hand, and the Snake Emperor of the ghostly snakes appeared.

The reason he only let the Snake Emperor out to help was because it could turn invisible. If the ghostly snakes' Snake Emperor was really lurking in the loft, they could avoid exposing their tracks.

As for White-Eyed Wolf and Fatty, they couldn't.

Qin Feiyang transmitted, "You search the first floor. I'll go check the second floor."

"Alright."

The Snake Emperor of the ghostly snakes nodded, changed the color of its skin, and began carefully searching the hall.

Qin Feiyang also headed toward the second floor.

The layout of the second floor was similar to the first.

The center was a hall, with several rooms on both sides.

Inside the rooms were beds, desks, wardrobes, and so on.

One of the rooms even had a dressing table, and the arrangement inside was very cozy—pink curtains embroidered with mandarin ducks, and clean, neatly folded bedding.

Clearly.

This was a woman's boudoir.

It should be the room the white-clothed youth prepared for the ghostly Empress.

Qin Feiyang searched room by room, thoroughly checking every corner, but found nothing.

"Boss, hurry to the kitchen."

Suddenly.

The Snake Emperor's voice sounded in Qin Feiyang's mind.

"Did you find something?"

Qin Feiyang was startled. He quickly went downstairs and entered the kitchen, where he saw the Snake Emperor sprawled in a corner, lowering its head to scan the floor.

Qin Feiyang walked over, scooped the Snake Emperor into his hand, and asked, "What is it?"

The Snake Emperor stared at the floor and said, "It seems like there's a hidden door here."

"A hidden door?"

Qin Feiyang lowered his head to look at the ground.

The floor was a seamless whole, without the slightest crack; it didn't look like there was a hidden door at all.

But since the Snake Emperor would say so, it definitely had a basis.

Qin Feiyang crouched down and knocked hard on the floor. Immediately, echoes came from beneath.

"There really is a hidden door!"

Qin Feiyang's eyes glinted as he said, "If there's a hidden door, there must be a mechanism. Hurry and look for it."

Man and snake began searching the kitchen.

Suddenly!

Qin Feiyang bumped into an oil lamp.

The oil lamp was hanging on the wall.

Although he'd only brushed it unintentionally, since the lamp was hanging, it should at least sway a little no matter what.

But this oil lamp didn't move at all.

Qin Feiyang looked at it suspiciously for a bit, then reached out to grab the lamp, shaking and tugging it forcefully. Still, it didn't budge; it was very solid.

Moreover, he discovered that this oil lamp wasn't made from ordinary material—it was extremely hard.

Next.

He tried twisting the oil lamp.

And to his surprise, it could turn!

He also discovered that the inside of the lamp was hollow, with no oil.

"Could this be the mechanism?"

With a face full of doubt, Qin Feiyang forcefully twisted the lamp.

When he turned it to forty-five degrees, the floor suddenly split open, revealing a secret room.

Qin Feiyang quickly carried the Snake Emperor over and looked down into the secret room.

The secret room was about ten zhang across.

Inside, there was only a single stone platform, and on the platform sat a small square glass container about one foot long and half a foot wide. At the bottom was a pool of purple-gold liquid.

That was precisely purple-gold Dragon Blood!

Qin Feiyang suddenly understood. "So this is where he's conducting his research."

"Researching what?"

The Snake Emperor asked.

"How would I know?"

Qin Feiyang jumped into the secret room and looked around, but found nothing suspicious. Then he walked up to the stone platform and lowered his head to look at the glass container.

And with that one look!

Both Qin Feiyang and the Snake Emperor reacted as if they'd seen something terrifying; their expressions changed drastically.

Qin Feiyang even, at the very first instant, carried the Snake Emperor and bolted out of the secret room.

Because inside the glass container, they'd seen a ghostly snake!

Although that ghostly snake was very, very small, and had almost no aura, the fact that it was there was enough to show that it was the Snake Emperor of the ghostly snakes!

But after rushing out of the secret room, Qin Feiyang suddenly halted, his brows knitting slightly.

Why didn't that ghostly snake chase after them?

He turned around in puzzlement and looked down, only to see that inside the glass container, there was no movement at all.

"What's going on?"

The Snake Emperor asked in bewilderment.

"No idea."

Qin Feiyang shook his head, thought for a moment, and secretly mused, "Could it be that because of the Divine Art of Concealment, it didn't notice us?"

"It's possible."

"Go down and take another look?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor suggested.

"This…"

Qin Feiyang hesitated.

If that really was the emperor of the ghostly serpents, going down again would be like a lamb walking into a tiger's den.

The Ghostly Snake Emperor murmured, "If it's because of the Concealment Divine Art, I don't think that's likely."

"How so?"

Qin Feiyang asked.

"Because earlier, we opened the secret door."

"The noise of the secret door opening would definitely have startled it."

"But up to now, it still hasn't reacted. Don't you think that's strange?"

"It is strange."

Qin Feiyang nodded.

In the end.

He gritted his teeth, took the Ghostly Snake Emperor with him, and once again jumped into the secret chamber, carefully walking toward the glass vat.

Even though he had the Concealment Divine Art and was in an invisible state, he still couldn't help being nervous.

Step by step, he drew closer.

Finally.

He once again arrived before the stone platform and lowered his head to look at the ghostly serpent in the glass vat.

"Hm?"

Looking more closely this time, he discovered that this ghostly serpent seemed to be in a state of unconsciousness.

And.

The body soaking in the purple-gold Dragon Blood also had many wounds.

"Is it severely injured?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor was surprised.

Qin Feiyang raised his hand, carefully reached into the glass vat, lightly poked the ghostly serpent, then withdrew his hand like lightning.

The ghostly serpent in the glass vat still didn't move!

"Does it have breathing and a heartbeat?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor asked.

Qin Feiyang reached out again, gently placed his hand on the ghostly serpent's body, and after a moment nodded: "It has a heartbeat."

"Then it's unconscious from severe injury."

"That really scared me."

The Ghostly Snake Emperor let out a breath of relief.

Qin Feiyang also exhaled a long breath and curiously sized up the ghostly serpent.

Although this ghostly serpent was seriously injured and unconscious, the faint aura it gave off carried a trace of weak Divine Power.

It seemed it really was the emperor of the ghostly serpents!

But how did it end up severely injured?

You have to know.

To badly wound a pseudo-god level vicious beast, and even knock it out cold, is not something an ordinary person can do.

"Something feels off!"

Suddenly.

The Ghostly Snake Emperor spoke.

Qin Feiyang froze for a moment, turned to look at the Ghostly Snake Emperor, and saw its eyes now full of suspicion.

"What feels off?"

Qin Feiyang asked.

The Ghostly Snake Emperor said, "Look at the injuries on its body. With its pseudo-god strength, could wounds like these really make it pass out?"

Qin Feiyang frowned, scrutinizing the ghostly serpent.

In the end, he simply sank his mind into the serpent's body.

"This…"

Immediately.

A trace of horror crawled across his face.

"What is it?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor asked in shock.

"Not only is its Qi Sea shattered, even its Sea of Consciousness is broken. Just who has such ability to injure it to this extent?"

Qin Feiyang was stunned.

"Damn, the one who injured it that badly, could it be a true War God?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor exclaimed.

"It's possible."

Qin Feiyang nodded thoughtfully.

"Help me…"

Suddenly.

A weak voice sounded, almost inaudible.

"Hm?"

Qin Feiyang was slightly taken aback, looked at the Ghostly Snake Emperor, and asked, "Did you hear some kind of voice?"

"A voice?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor was startled, then shook its head: "No!"

"No?"

"Was it an illusion?"

Qin Feiyang frowned.

"Save me…"

But suddenly.

The voice sounded again, and it was louder than before.

This time, not only did Qin Feiyang hear it clearly, even the Ghostly Snake Emperor heard it.

Man and serpent simultaneously looked toward the glass vat.

Because the voice was coming from this glass vat.

Qin Feiyang looked at the ghostly serpent and asked, "Was that you speaking?"

"Yes… me…"

The ghostly serpent did not open its eyes, but its voice rang out again.

Qin Feiyang and the Ghostly Snake Emperor stared at each other.

This was really strange!

This was the territory of the ghostly serpents; as their emperor, how could it be asking them for help?

"I've been controlled by that human. I beg you, help me…"

"And I can sense that one of you is emanating the aura of a ghostly serpent. I think that one must be my kind…"

"Please…"

"For the sake of being the same kind, give me a hand…"

The ghostly serpent's voice spread out again, broken and intermittent, carrying an inescapable weakness and also a trace of anger.

As for the "same kind" it spoke of, it naturally meant the Ghostly Snake Emperor.

"Controlled?"

Qin Feiyang was utterly shocked.

A pseudo-god level vicious beast, actually controlled by someone? If he hadn't heard it with his own ears, he wouldn't have believed it even if he were beaten to death.

"The person you're talking about, is it that white-clothed youth?"

The Ghostly Snake Emperor asked.

"Yes, that's him."

The ghostly serpent's voice answered.