Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 142 - 140: Ancient Snake Species

Tu Xiao'an had no way of knowing this Snake Spirit's strength or Level right now. While it was possessing Chen Xiang's body, he couldn't use his Insight scan.

The only thing he could be certain of was that it definitely hadn't reached the Rank 3 Realm. Otherwise, it wouldn't have gone to such lengths to possess Chen Xiang.

If it were truly Rank 3, there'd be nothing Tu Xiao'an could do. The mission would be impossible for him to complete.

So his current task was to force the Snake Spirit out and make it reveal its true form.

"All the better if you don't come out. You can just turn to ash along with Chen Xiang."

Sparks of electricity danced around the Gold and Silver Snake, growing ever more intense. The entire suite was filled with a great roar of thunder, the sound of thunderclaps unending.

Suddenly, the entire suite looked as if it would be torn apart by the Thunder, a strange phenomenon bursting forth. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"When this Immortal comes out, I will swallow you whole!"

Under this strange phenomenon, with the silver snake of lightning darting and flashing overhead, the Snake Spirit grew nervous. Hiding in a human body, it was just a sitting duck.

All at once, Chen Xiang's body began to glow. A phantom image shot out from the top of his head. In the blink of an eye, Chen Xiang crumpled bonelessly to the floor.

ROAR...

In an instant, a drawn-out roar erupted, followed by a suffocating pressure. The entire suite began to shake, as terrifying as an earthquake.

Looking up, the shadow of a snake now occupied the suite. It held its head high, its scales a mix of azure, yellow, red, and black. Its burning Snake Gaze was locked onto the Gold and Silver Snake. The serpentine aura it radiated was overwhelming, and the air grew tense, as if one were treading on thin ice.

The temperature in the suite plummeted, approaching freezing.

'It's finally out.'

Tu Xiao'an breathed a sigh of relief. In truth, he was just bluffing to scare the Snake Spirit. He could never have actually blasted Chen Xiang to smithereens; that would be killing an innocent.

But he had to act as if he didn't care about human life to make the Snake Spirit yield, to make it understand it couldn't act with impunity.

'Insight.'

"Ding! Awakened Exotic Beast: Cultivated Snake. Level 27. Overlord of the Snake Race, possesses Water Ability."

After the system scan, the Snake Spirit's data immediately appeared in Tu Xiao'an's mind.

'An Exotic Beast? A Cultivated Snake?'

Tu Xiao'an was stunned, his expression involuntarily souring. Many people might not have heard of the Cultivated Snake, but it had another name: the Ba Snake.

The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* says: "In the Southwest is the Ba Kingdom, and also the Country of Zhu Quan. There, a Black Snake with an Azure Head is said to eat elephants."

This was the Ba Snake.

This snake was truly famous—an Exotic Beast from myths and legends. Tu Xiao'an never expected such a Snake Species to actually exist in the real world.

It was said this snake could grow large enough to swallow an elephant. The reason it was called a Cultivated Snake was because this Snake Species was born with an innate understanding of Cultivation. It possessed extraordinary Talent, a remarkable bloodline, and limitless potential for growth.

Tu Xiao'an couldn't help but give a bitter smile. 'Now I'm in trouble. I've really stirred up a final boss this time. Every Snake Species I run into is stronger than the last.'

'Just a mere Snake Embryo, and it lured out a legendary Snake Species... Level 27, with the ability to control water.'

Needless to say, its Level alone was a full ten Levels higher than Tu Xiao'an's, the Gold and Silver Snake.

The Snake Spirit's appearance exerted a mountain-like pressure on Tu Xiao'an, making him feel as though he were suffocating. It felt like the suite itself couldn't bear the strain and was about to collapse.

Tu Xiao'an's knowledge of this snake was limited to its legendary reputation. What he didn't know was that this Snake Spirit's origins were in no way inferior to his own as the Bai Town Snake King.

This was a snake from a different region. In the Southwest Region, rain was scarce, and local customs included snake worship. Legends spoke of a Snake Immortal; people would make sacrifices to it, praying for rain, and a downpour would follow. That Snake Immortal was this Cultivated Snake. The local people had built a tomb and a temple for it, and it had amassed numerous followers.

It appeared to be the very image of a True Snake, but its disposition was eccentric, and it acted entirely on its own whims.

It performed good deeds and committed evil acts. It would even kill someone on a whim.

As for why it had come to Bai Town, no one knew.

Tu Xiao'an looked at the revealed Snake Spirit, the Cultivated Snake. Its body was striped with azure, yellow, red, and black, and its scales looked harder than steel. The very air around it trembled in fear of its aura.

'Strong. Incredibly strong. Its aura is overwhelming.'

"Earth Snake! You truly don't know your place! How dare you meddle in this Immortal's affairs and enslave my child! Not even the Daluo Immortals can save you now!"

Its voice was like the howl of a ferocious beast, sending a chill down one's spine.

The Cultivated Snake was currently over three meters long, but now that Tu Xiao'an knew its identity, he was certain this was not its true size. It must possess Divine Techniques that allowed it to change its size.

The description "Black Snake, Azure Head, eats elephants" was no exaggeration.

"Hmph... We'll see who lives and who dies."

Tu Xiao'an snorted coldly. He might be shocked, but he couldn't afford to show weakness.

'As the saying goes, even a mighty dragon can't crush a local snake. This is my territory. I don't care if you're some Ancient Exotic Beast. If you come to Bai Town, you'd better lie down and behave.'

With a snort, the Gold and Silver Snake moved. In a flash, it shot out the suite's window.

Seeing this, the Snake Spirit roared, "Earth Snake, trying to run? This Immortal will make a meal of you!"

It immediately shot out the window in hot pursuit, sticking to him like a shadow.

The Gold and Silver Snake flew through the air as if on solid ground. Tu Xiao'an could feel a savage presence behind him, locked onto him with brutal intensity.

It was like a phantom in the darkness—impossible to shake. No matter where you ran, even to the ends of the earth, it would find you.

'Looks like this Snake Spirit can fly too, soaring through the pitch-black night sky.'

'A legendary Exotic Beast, truly living up to its name.' Tu Xiao'an was not surprised.

'Run? Not a chance.'

How were they supposed to fight in a small suite, barely a hundred square meters? Besides, this was a residential area, and Tu Xiao'an had no desire to cause a panic.

He was luring the Snake Spirit toward She Mountain. Once they were there, he wouldn't have to hold back.

As he flew, Tu Xiao'an thought of Shu Yao's strange dream. She had said she kept dreaming of a large snake slithering into her bed and wrapping around her.

When Tu Xiao'an first heard about it, he assumed she was being haunted by an Awakened Snake.

Now it seemed it was just that—a strange dream.

The Snake Spirit was possessing Chen Xiang's body; it could have done anything it wanted to her.

The reason she only had nightmares when Chen Xiang wasn't home must have been a conditioned reflex. Every day, she slept with her boyfriend, who was possessed by the Snake Spirit—tantamount to sleeping with the spirit itself. Over time, her body must have developed a sense for it. Whenever Chen Xiang wasn't there, she would dream of a large snake crawling into her bed.

'This was a prophetic dream.'

From ancient times to the present, human dreams have been seen as warnings. In the cultures of many countries, dreams are considered a form of prophetic warning.

The fact that many of these dream omens came true only made people believe in them more.

Dreams foretell the future, and their omens can be used to divine good or bad fortune.

Shu Yao sleeping with the Snake Spirit was what caused the prophetic nightmare, a warning that the one sleeping beside her each night was, in fact, a great snake.

And that was how she had come to carry the Snake Embryo.