Chapter 713 - 654: The Snake King’s Right Eye Appears

Chapter 713: Chapter 654: The Snake King’s Right Eye Appears

The Ba Snake was utterly dumbfounded. It immediately dropped into a fearful prostration, scarcely daring to breathe.

’Snake King? The Snake King... Heavens!’

’That little Earth Snake from back then had actually become the Monarch of the entire Snake Race.’

The Ba Snake was stunned. Its entire worldview had been shattered. ’This world is insane!’ And yet, the other’s Snake King aura was impossible to fake.

The moment the aura spread, even an Ancient Ba Snake like itself, which had just crossed its tribulation, was powerless to resist. From the depths of its soul welled an impulse to prostrate itself in worship.

"This Ba Snake greets the Lord Snake King."

The Ba Snake was filled with unspeakable bitterness but had no choice but to face reality.

It had been shocked enough thinking the other had merely succeeded in its tribulation first. But it turned out that was far from the biggest bombshell.

With that bombshell dropped, the Ba Snake was filled with utter despair. It could only submit.

"Ba Snake, I have fulfilled our agreement," Tu Xiao’an said, his voice cold and impassive as he looked down at the prostrating Black Snake. "I helped you successfully cross your tribulation, so the slate between us is clean. Now, I am going to Devour you. Do you have any objections?"

The Ba Snake: "..."

’You’re going to eat me, and you’re asking if I have any objections? Isn’t that taking tyranny a bit too far?’

"Lord Snake King, spare my life!" the Ba Snake pleaded in terror. "The Ba Snake lineage is part of the Ancient Snake Clan! You can’t eat me!"

The gap between the two snakes had changed so drastically it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

It hadn’t even had a moment to savor the joy of successfully crossing the tribulation before being overwhelmed by the fear of death. For the Ba Snake, it was like being cast from heaven straight into Hell.

"Ba Snake, we are old acquaintances. I originally had no intention of devouring you," Tu Xiao’an said placidly, pronouncing the Ba Snake’s death sentence. "Unfortunately, you possess the Water Element. It is said that an ordinary man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime in itself. Just accept your fate."

’Is it a crime to possess an Elemental Ability? How many snakes today can control the Heaven and Earth Elements?’

’Could it be that he’s worried I’m a threat to him?’

"Lord Snake King, I have no intention of competing for the throne! You will always be the Snake King. This Ba Snake is willing to follow your every command!"

The Ba Snake scrambled to pledge its loyalty.

Tu Xiao’an paused. ’Was that what I meant?’

It was true that the Ba Snake lineage was an overlord among the Snake Race, and now that this one had succeeded in its tribulation, its future prospects were limitless. But the Ba Snake could spend its entire life trying and still never catch up to the heights Tu Xiao’an had already reached.

"Ba Snake, you may go in peace."

"No! You can’t kill me! Even if you are the Snake King, you can’t just do as you please! You stole my child, and now you want to eat me! I am a Ba Snake of the Ancient Snake Clan, noble by birth! Are you trying to drive the entire Ba Snake race to extinction?"

The Ba Snake completely lost its composure and began roaring and screeching frantically. ’This little Earth Snake is my nemesis! Nothing good ever comes from meeting him!’

’Stole his child?’

Speaking of which, Tu Xiao’an did remember. He chuckled. "Ba Snake, so you’re still thinking about that offspring of yours, the one born from a human womb."

"How could I forget my child? Did you eat him too?"

’Many Cultivated snakes advance their Cultivation by eating their own kind. This Earth Snake became the Snake King in less than a year. He must have eaten countless exceptional Snake Species.’

’Yes, that must be it! He ate my child, and now he’s come to eat me! The monster! He’s not leaving me any path to survival!’

"Ba Snake, since you’re at death’s door, I’ll let you in on a little secret. Your child isn’t dead. In fact, it crossed its tribulation long ago. I have personally raised it to the level of a Deep Mountain Great Demon. Now that I’ve told you this, perhaps you can rest in peace."

’Crossed its tribulation long ago? A Deep Mountain Great Demon?’

The Ba Snake suddenly sucked in a sharp breath. ’How is that possible?’

’How long has it been since the offspring it conceived with that human woman was even born?’

"I don’t believe you! I want to see my child! If what you say is true, I can die without regrets!" the Ba Snake yelled.

Tu Xiao’an pondered for a moment, then gave the Ba Snake a long look as his eyes narrowed. "Manifest the image."

Suddenly, a strange image materialized before the Ba Snake.

The image showed an incomparably malevolent Three-headed Evil Snake in the middle of Crossing its Tribulation. With roars and hisses, it swallowed Celestial Thunder and devoured Celestial Fire, its arrogance absolute. The sight was terrifying beyond measure.

"Th-this is my child?" The Ba Snake was stunned as it watched the scene. ’You can cross a tribulation like that? Treating the Celestial Tribulation itself as food?’

’Such a ferocious snake... was this truly the bloodline he had created with a human womb?’

’And it was undergoing a forty-two-fold Celestial Tribulation...!’

The powerful visual impact left the Ba Snake utterly dumbstruck, unable to believe its eyes.

’Even if that was his child, it couldn’t possibly be this terrifying.’

’He himself had just faced a thirty-six-fold tribulation and had only barely passed with the help of the Cyan Dragon.’

"Ba Snake, your child is far more outstanding than you. It passed even a forty-two-fold great tribulation with ease," Tu Xiao’an continued. "I have raised your child to be this magnificent; in the future, it may even become a Demon King. So now, even if I eat you, I can say I have done right by you."

"I want to see my child. Bring it here," the Ba Snake demanded.

Tu Xiao’an shook his head. "You ask for too much. It’s time for you to be on your way."

His Evil Snake didn’t know the bizarre truth of its origins, much less that it had a Ba Snake for a "father."

Tu Xiao’an felt he had been more than courteous to the Ba Snake, even allowing it a final glimpse of its own bloodline before death.

"No, please! Lord Snake King, I worked so hard to succeed in my tribulation! I don’t want to die! For my child’s sake, I beg you, spare my life!"

"Hmph." Tu Xiao’an snorted. "Ba Snake, I raised your child to be so magnificent, with no conditions attached. Do not think you can use that as a bargaining chip. The weak are prey for the strong—this is especially true for our Snake Race. You are weak, so you will be devoured."

Tu Xiao’an was unwilling to waste any more words on the Ba Snake. He had said enough. His mouth opened slightly, and his eyes narrowed into slits.

The weakened Ba Snake floated into the air, completely powerless to resist, and was drawn straight into Tu Xiao’an’s open mouth.