Chapter 415 - 416: The Nine-headed Serpent’s Avatar

Chapter 415: Chapter 416: The Nine-headed Serpent’s Avatar

’Nine-headed Serpents and the Giant Dragon Race have never gotten along. Could it be that a pair of true lovers emerged from the two clans?’

’But if that’s the case, then how do you explain the carcasses of the two Nine-headed Serpents I found earlier?’

At this point, Andre couldn’t help but feel a little confused.

Andre would never believe that this Giant Dragon had nothing to do with the Nine-headed Serpent.

The Giant Dragon’s tongue was proof that it possessed the bloodline of a snake-type Magical Beast.

Furthermore, this was a potent bloodline among snake-type Magical Beasts. It was so strong that not even the Giant Dragon Bloodline could erase its characteristic traits.

And among snake-type Magical Beasts, besides a few legendary species, the bloodline of the Nine-headed Serpent was the noblest of all.

’Forget it. No point thinking about this.’

Andre shook his head, stored away the Giant Dragon’s head, and continued onward.

After walking a little further, Andre stopped.

Before him lay the final area, which housed a vast number of Magic Plants.

However, these weren’t the kind of Magic Plants that increased one’s Power; they were all poisonous.

Each plant’s poison was incredibly potent. For instance, there was Xuming Grass. The name sounded pleasant, but it was actually a spatial poison.

If the entire plant was ground into a powder and ingested, even a Level 7 Creature would be half-dead, if not killed outright.

Next to the Xuming Grass was another Magic Plant, the Stone Wheel Flower.

This was a temporal poison. It could directly reduce the lifespan of any living being who consumed it by ten thousand years.

If a being’s lifespan was less than ten thousand years, the poison would cause instant death. Not even a being at the Red Sun Grand Wizard Level could withstand it.

Next to the Stone Wheel Flower stood a tree called the Mother Tree of Ten Thousand Poisons, one of the rarest toxic Magic Plants in the entire Star Realm.

The Mother Tree of Ten Thousand Poisons was not inherently toxic, much like a pufferfish.

But if one continuously watered its roots with various poisons day after day, over time, the Mother of Ten Thousand Poisons Wood would become the most potent poison in the Star Realm.

And there was no antidote. Even if a victim ingested the antidotes to every single poison used to water the tree, it would be impossible to neutralize.

’Is this Nine-headed Serpent trying to become a Level 7 Creature through the unique path of poison?’

Looking at the poisonous Magic Plants, Andre quickly understood the Nine-headed Serpent’s intention.

However, the difficulty of becoming a Level 7 Creature through the path of poison was no less than that of the most difficult paths, like time, space, and destiny.

Poison wasn’t a simple Law, so it was difficult to find a corresponding universal Law to use as a reference. One could only rely on their own Power to achieve a breakthrough.

And any being in the Star Realm who managed to break through by relying on their own Power was, without exception, a true powerhouse.

"Sigh." Andre sighed at the Nine-headed Serpent’s ambition, then promptly collected all the Magic Plants it had gathered, placing them in a separate Storage Ring.

If he put these Magic Plants in his other Storage Rings, their toxicity might contaminate his other belongings, which would be disastrous.

After storing the Magic Plants, Andre immediately activated his Eye of Space to search the Nine-headed Serpent’s lair.

But just as he activated his Eye of Space, a figure suddenly appeared before him, giving him a start.

Andre instantly unleashed a torrent of flame, forcing the figure out from the depths of subspace.

"You weren’t captured?" Andre stared at the figure before him, a hint of apprehension on his face, as he began calling out to Stone through his Soul Brand.

The reason Andre was calling out to Stone was that this figure looked exactly like the Nine-headed Serpent he had once encountered in the Star Realm. They were practically identical.

With such a resemblance, it had to be either a blood sibling or a clone.

’But how could a Nine-headed Serpent have a blood sibling?’

(Note: A blood sibling for a Nine-headed Serpent refers to siblings hatched from the same Snake Egg, not from different eggs.)

Therefore, this had to be the Nine-headed Serpent’s clone.

"You despicable thief! I can’t believe you’re stealing my collection."

The Nine-headed Serpent’s clone snarled at Andre through gritted teeth.

’I remember now. Besides allowing its different heads to wield different Powers, a Nine-headed Serpent can also sacrifice a head to cheat death.’

"And after those two abilities, there’s another: creating clones independent of the main body. So, which number clone are you?"

Andre nodded at the Nine-headed Serpent and asked.

"Hand over my collection!"

The Nine-headed Serpent completely ignored Andre’s question, flicking its forked tongue out at him instead.

Among snake-type Magical Beasts, flicking out one’s tongue is both a way to sense prey and a sign of impending attack.

"Hand over your collection? Your main body has been captured. Are you sure any of this still belongs to you?"

Andre raised an eyebrow at the Nine-headed Serpent.

"You can’t possibly think you can beat me, can you?"

The Nine-headed Serpent bared its fangs. Andre was a Morning Star Creature, and so was this clone.

But her main body was a Level 6 Creature, two full Realms higher than Andre. With the superior insight from those two Realms, she could crush Andre as easily as an adult beating a child.

"And you’re so sure you have me beat?"

Andre stared back at the Nine-headed Serpent. Ever since he had taken his first step on the path of the Chaos Truth, few opponents at the same level had been his match.

The same held true even for the clone of a Level 6 Nine-headed Serpent.

"Then let’s see you try," the Nine-headed Serpent said to Andre. Its body flickered, and it reverted to its true form.

A smaller version of the Nine-headed Serpent lunged at Andre, opened its jaws, and sank its fangs into his neck. A massive dose of venom was instantly injected into his body.

After confirming that the venom had been successfully injected, the Nine-headed Serpent leaped away from Andre, avoiding any potential last-ditch counterattack.

But Andre, looking completely unscathed, simply rolled his neck and gave the Nine-headed Serpent a strange look.

"You!" The Nine-headed Serpent’s eyes went wide at Andre’s reaction.

His action meant her venom had no effect on him. ’But how is that possible?’

’My venom comes directly from my main body!’

’A single bite with my main body’s venom would make even a wild boar suffer for years!’

’But now, my venom has absolutely no effect on Andre!’

"Is that all your venom’s got?"

Andre rolled his neck again, then pressed a hand to the wound.

He squeezed out several drops of an incredibly foul-smelling liquid.

"How is that possible? My venom should have instantly entered your bloodstream!"

The Nine-headed Serpent stared at Andre, its eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.