Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 78 - 77: A Flying Snake

A mutt doing fancy flips in midair was a strange sight indeed. From a distance, it looked as if the dog were riding the clouds, bearing the majestic air of the mythological Heaven-Howling Dog.

Tu Xiao'an was having a blast. After his initial fright, Xiaobai actually stopped his frantic yelping and began to enjoy the game.

After all, how unbelievably cool was it for a dog to be able to fly?

This was something he could brag about to other dogs for the rest of his life.

Suddenly... a flash of inspiration struck Tu Xiao'an's mind. As if he had thought of something, his Consciousness Power suddenly slipped. Xiaobai's joy turned to sorrow as he plummeted from the sky, smashing hard onto the ground with a THUD.

"WHIMPER..."

With his mouth suddenly full of blood, Xiaobai growled resentfully at the Silver White Snake from the ground. 'This is murder!'

"Ah... Xiaobai, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Tu Xiao'an was shocked, too. He had just realized something: 'If I can use my Consciousness Power to make Xiaobai fly, can't I do the same for myself?'

'Using my Consciousness Power to control my own snake body would be just like having a pair of formless wings, allowing me to fly wherever I want.'

It was a mind-blowing idea, and it seemed completely achievable.

And in his excitement, Tu Xiao'an's control over his Consciousness Power had slipped, nearly smashing Xiaobai to death.

Xiaobai lay on the ground, looking like it was on its last breath. The fall had clearly been serious; it seemed like it couldn't catch its breath and was about to die.

"Don't be scared, Xiaobai. Your master is here. You're not going to die."

Tu Xiao'an felt extremely guilty. He decided to subdue Xiaobai and bring him into the system, which had a magical, built-in Healing function.

Any injured creature that entered the system would emerge completely healed.

If he let Xiaobai go through one course of treatment inside, he would come out as lively and energetic as ever.

'Envelop with Consciousness.'

Tu Xiao'an's Snake Pupils narrowed. His Consciousness Power once again enveloped Xiaobai. The dog was merely Level 6, so he could subdue it by force.

Besides, it was already his pet; there was no real need to "subdue" it in the first place.

Enveloped by the Consciousness Power, Xiaobai once again floated off the ground. Blood oozed from the torn wounds on its front and hind legs, the bones nearly exposed.

The sight was heart-wrenching for Tu Xiao'an. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he was abusing his own pet.

"Bring..."

Before he could finish the command, Tu Xiao'an suddenly frowned. He discovered a faint stream of Qi in the air being transmitted to Xiaobai's body along the path of his Consciousness Power.

Something miraculous happened. Xiaobai's wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

'What is this faint stream of Qi?'

*[Ding! Host has consumed 10 Energy Value.]*

The system's voice suddenly sounded.

'Holy crap,' he thought, 'this faint stream of Qi is my Energy Value?'

Tu Xiao'an was astonished. The Energy Value was traveling through his Consciousness Power into Xiaobai's body, healing its injuries.

A look of pleasant surprise immediately appeared on Tu Xiao'an's face. So, it turned out his Energy Value could be released externally to produce a Healing effect.

The wounds on Xiaobai's body healed with incredible speed. The gashes on its front and hind legs were all starting to close.

*[Ding! Host has consumed 10 Energy Value.]*

*[Ding! Host has consumed 15 Energy Value.]*

*[Ding! Host has consumed 20 Energy Value.]*

Energy was continuously transferred into Xiaobai's body, and Tu Xiao'an's Evolutionary Energy Value was rapidly depleting.

In just a few moments, not a single wound remained on Xiaobai's body. Moreover, its eyes began to shine brightly, and an expression of pure bliss slowly spread across its face. Its fur grew increasingly smooth and glossy.

Tu Xiao'an glanced at his stats and saw that his Evolutionary Energy Value had nearly bottomed out. Alarmed, he quickly retracted his control. Xiaobai dropped back to the ground, and the stream of Energy abruptly vanished.

'That was close,' he thought. 'If I had kept going, I would have been in danger of losing a Level.'

Ever since Tu Xiao'an had advanced to Level 8, he hadn't done any grinding or monster farming, so he didn't have much Energy Value to begin with. On top of that, evolving the Killer Bee had left him completely broke.

Evolutionary Energy Value: 15/20,000.

"WOOF WOOF..."

Xiaobai now circled the Silver White Snake, wagging its tail excitedly. Its barks were full of vigor and even carried a hint of an imposing power.

'This little guy was originally Level 5,' Tu Xiao'an mused. 'It benefited from my own evolution and advanced to Level 6. If I had kept infusing it with that stream of Energy, it probably would have leveled up again.'

But Tu Xiao'an had no more Energy Value to spare, so he had to drop the idea.

Still, this was an unexpected discovery. Not only could his Energy be released externally, but judging by what had just happened, it not only had a magical Healing effect but also the ability to physically transform a body.

Take Xiaobai, for instance. When it was injured, the stream of Energy entered its body to heal and nourish it, closing its wounds. But if it hadn't been injured, the stream of Energy would have instead transformed and strengthened its body.

It would make it stronger.

After all, Tu Xiao'an himself relied on Energy Value to level up and grow stronger.

'This is amazing!' he thought. 'If this is how it works, I can use this stream of Energy to improve Mom's physical constitution, strengthen her body, and make her immune to all illnesses.'

'Combined with her taking the Killer Bee honey every day, making her look twenty years younger might not even be impossible.'

Xiaobai's fall had been worth it. It allowed Tu Xiao'an to gain a deeper understanding of his own abilities.

After this little interlude, Tu Xiao'an ignored Xiaobai and enveloped his own body with his Consciousness Power.

"Rise..."

His Snake Pupils narrowed. The Silver White Snake, which had been holding its head high, slowly rose into the air. It ascended gradually until it was hovering at a height of two meters.

"Haha, this is great! It really works!"

Tu Xiao'an was as excited as a child. A Snake that could fly through the air was no longer just a crawler on land, but a flying Dragon.

As the saying goes, Dragons fly in the sky while Snakes crawl on the ground. That is the most obvious difference between the two.

But this Snake, Tu Xiao'an, was going to shatter those shackles, ascend to the heavens, and soar across the firmament.

And now, he had done it.

At the moment, the Silver White Snake was twisting about stiffly in the air, clearly unaccustomed to it. Since it was his first time using his Consciousness Power to control his own body in the air, Tu Xiao'an was not yet proficient.

He couldn't fly as freely as a bird.

He would need time to completely master this flying Skill.

Just then, his older sister, Tu Xiaoyue, came into the backyard. Seeing the Silver White Snake writhing in midair, she was utterly dumbstruck. Her jaw dropped, and she stared blankly at the hovering Snake.

"Oh my god, little brother, how are you doing that?"

After a moment, Tu Xiaoyue came back to her senses and stammered.

A Snake flying in the sky... She almost thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.

"Hehe, Sis, what do you think? Your little brother is pretty awesome, right?" Tu Xiao'an's eyes shone brightly. "Sis, if I told you I'm not actually a Snake, but a Dragon, would you believe me?"

Hearing this, Tu Xiaoyue numbly nodded her head, showing no trace of doubt.

'What kind of Snake in this world can fly?' she thought. 'That's a privilege reserved for Dragons.'

A Snake flying right before her eyes was, needless to say, a tremendous shock. However, Tu Xiaoyue had seen her fair share of strange things lately.

Having already accepted the fact that her brother had turned into a Snake, she found herself accepting other bizarre things with exceptional speed.