Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 614 Serpent Descendants
Outside the Beast Mountain, Lu Wu subdued and suppressed the Ice Armored Demon Dragon that had once ravaged the Cold Wasteland with just a few words, binding it between the Thousand Mountain Jade Pillars. However, within its body, the Taotie encountered a rather troublesome situation.

Bang!
The sonic boom ripped through the air, shattering forests and breaking bones. The Taotie charged forward furiously, its barrage of spear beams impenetrable, smashing the sharp bone forest protruding from the dragon's esophagus into countless fragments like a bulldozer!
"Waste! Waste!"

Perhaps sensing the changes in the outside world, and discovering that the Ice Armored Horned Demon Dragon, which he had spent a huge amount of true essence to unseal, was easily subdued by Qin Huai, the Old Ancestor of the West Sea was so enraged that the Soul-Stealing Eye in the center of his forehead instantly turned from dark blue to scarlet, and a dazzling light shot out like lightning, crashing straight into the Taotie's eye.

Snapped!
Taotie frowned, and a burst of clear, lustrous light erupted, retaliating in kind. The crimson light vanished in disarray, and the Western Sea Ancestor's vision turned bloodshot. He felt as if a thousand-pound bronze pestle had struck his chest, and he coughed up blood and staggered back, crashing heavily onto the huge black and red tumor. His face was contorted, and he could hardly struggle to get up.

"You little thief, taking advantage of a moment's weakness is hardly heroic!"

With most of his true essence gone and his strength reduced to less than one-tenth, the Western Sea Ancestor looked at the Taotie that was about to kill him. He didn't care about the life or death of the Ice Armored Horned Demon Dragon. He stretched his big hand back and deeply inserted it into the throbbing black and red tumor. Visible scarlet torrents rushed from his arm into his limbs and bones.

Immediately afterwards, his threat rating in Qin Huai's "A Glimpse of Beauty" vision turned a deep red, which was quite terrifying.

"Dragonborn Gu Heart, Snake Granny, help me!"

Blood surged forth like a roaring dragon. In a short moment, the Western Sea Ancestor, who had already transformed back into his beast form, suddenly brightened his brow. Countless arcs of light roared and collided in all directions, besieging the Taotie who was advancing alone with a spear.

bang~
Taotie felt a sudden white light before its eyes as it was struck by a powerful spiral force and thrown violently away. Fortunately, Kunlun protected its master, and the surging flames sprayed onto the uneven ice wall in time, dissipating the impact.

Then Taotie stopped, kicked off the wall, and its True Qi surged like a raging tide, reversing and flying back. Its sinful blade pierced the air, the dragon's roar never ceased, and the spear light crisscrossed, attacking the Western Sea Ancestor like a storm.

Having absorbed all the essence of the [Gu Heart Source], the Old Ancestor of the West Sea laughed wildly, his aura surging, his demonic eyes flashing with blood-red light, captivating souls and seizing spirits. The demon-slaying blade in his hand was extremely sharp, actually keeping up with the movements of the Taotie. In the blink of an eye, they had already fought for more than thirty rounds, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

The real damage that comes with committing evil deeds always leaves a wound on the giant-like Old Ancestor of the West Sea, and blood will gush out from his body. After a little repetition, the wound will heal and he will be back to normal.

"die!"

The black light on the Seven Sins Spear suddenly intensified, radiating an overwhelming deadly threat. Seeing this killing spear that had shattered his Demon-Slaying Blade, the Western Sea Ancestor's expression changed drastically. He roared, and the blood-red light of his Soul-Stealing Eye burst forth, shooting towards the Taotie Divine Court like lightning. All his true essence and magical power were concentrated in front of him, attempting to use the [Netherworld Heaven Great Law] to slightly block the killing spear, and then use the demonic power of the Demon Eye to shake the Taotie's mind, seizing the opportunity to strike and turn the tide of battle.

roar~
Taotie's expression changed drastically, and it activated its inheritance stance. Many brownish-yellow tiger hairs grew on its neck and temples, and its blood-patterned sinful blades flew like lightning, shattering the Netherworld Heavenly Shield. Its body did not stop moving, and it actually withstood this soul-stealing blood light that Yanzi was determined to win!
The Taotie's form is desolate and drastic!

Seeing that Qin Huai was clear-headed and unaffected by the demonic power of the demonic eye, the Old Ancestor of the West Sea was momentarily flustered and furious. A crimson light flashed in his Soul-Stealing Eyes, and he hurriedly chanted incantations. His mental power was boiling, and a buzzing incantation resounded in the air. Suddenly, thousands of giant rocks and ice blocks around him gathered and twisted, forming a huge stone dragon in mid-air. It flew and danced, and struck Taotie like lightning, clearly intending to use a diversionary tactic to rescue the enemy.

But Taotie seemed oblivious, its desolate tiger body withstanding the heavy blow. The enormous stone dragon suddenly shattered into thousands of tiny stones, scattering and dancing in a gray haze. Amidst the deafening roar, the spear still accurately pierced the chest of the Western Sea Ancestor, penetrating through his chest and abdomen, bringing him to the brink of death with a single strike.

The next instant, Qin Huai grabbed the soul of Yanzi with his large hand and threw it into the mouth of Taotie. He began to carefully search the memories of the True God of the West Sea, trying to find the Gu Master who had not yet shown himself.

After a full day and night, Qin Huai finally found traces of the Gu master in Yan Zi's vast and complex memories.

"Snake descendants? The Snake Clan Dynasty? The death of this God Emperor is indeed not so simple."

Qin Huai looked at the snake clan history and snake lineage origins that Zero had helped collect and organize, which appeared on his iris. He went directly to the outside world and handed over the Yanzi soul spirit spat out by Taotie and the animal skin scroll given by the Cold Wasteland King to Lu Wu's main body.

"solved?"

Lu Wu, who was lazily basking in the sun on the horn of the demonic dragon and had set up a small table to cook a hot pot, took the two items. As if he had mastered the Soul Searching Technique without any instruction, he instantly took Yanzi's soul and the demonic dragon's primordial spirit under his feet into his brow. Lu Wu's power swept and washed away their existence in no time.

You have killed the unique demonic species: the Ice Armored Horned Demon Dragon.

Special purchase privileges have been activated: The Secret Treasure of the Frostfall! This purchase privilege is permanently reserved, but you must complete this Yamafu event before you can purchase it.

Your inherited Lu Wu tail has absorbed the power of the Cold Metamorphosis!
Lu Wu's Tail Awakening Level increased by 30%. Since the current Awakening Level is 100%, the excess has been included in the additional Awakening Level.

[Dao Ling] gains additional enhancement effects!
The effect is as follows: Walking will passively absorb the power of ice between heaven and earth to generate a substitute ice armor. Any enemy that damages it will be affected by the frost, becoming slow in movement and rigid in thought.

When the substitute ice armor breaks, it will cause a high-intensity, high-power ice blast to all surrounding targets indiscriminately.

Note: The number of substitute ice armor layers is fixed at one layer, but Lu Wu can actively condense ice power to accelerate the generation of substitute ice armor.

You killed Yanzi, the true god of the Western Sea.

Special purchase privileges have been activated: Yanzi's Secret Treasure! This purchase privilege is permanently available, but you must complete the current Yanfu event before you can purchase it.

Your legacy, Lu Wu's Tail, has devoured the power of Yanzi!
Lu Wu's Tail Awakening Level increased by 25%. Since the current Awakening Level is 100%, the excess has been included in the additional Awakening Level.

[Dao Ling] gains additional enhancement effects!
The effect is as follows: The majesty of the Heavenly Emperor and his chief minister is inviolable. He can condense water elements at any time and summon the waves of the Western Sea, which span nine million miles, to forcibly repel nearby enemies.

Yanzi's power can connect Kunlun Hill to the Western Sea Eye and extract substances and water from it, freeing Kunlun Hill from the restriction of water element.

The current connected sea eye is: [Fruit Hair · Bingyin 341] · Western Sea Extreme Western Sea Eye. Please note that each time you leave and enter the fruit, you need to actively use Yanzi's power to find and reconnect to the Western Sea Eye within the fruit.

This option will not work if the fruit does not contain the Western Sea; alternatively, you can harvest the exclusive fruit to solve the problem once and for all.

Note: The water in the Western Sea is quite salty, so remember to purify and filter it.

In addition, Lu Wu's main body also had two spheres emitting a faint glow in his hand. They looked similar to the essence-type items that could be purchased when the Yanfu incident was settled. In reality, they were unexpected surprises obtained by Qin Huai when he used the Soul Searching Technique to deconstruct Yanzi's soul and the demon dragon's primordial spirit.

[Level 4 Spiritual Affinity Technique Essence: Netherworld Demonic Art!]

The insights gained from the lifelong cultivation of the Netherworld Demonic Arts by the Western Sea Ancestor Yanzi not only recorded many techniques of water magic and sorcery, but also demonstrated the ability to preserve youth and maintain a youthful appearance.

Upon use, you will gain the [Codex: Netherworld Demonic Art], equivalent to 80% of your specialization!
Note: Be mindful of the weight you carry and avoid getting stuck!

caution!
You have obtained the complete Dharma code and studied its contents; you must relinquish the Jambudvipa tradition!
caution!
Since you used the secret technique [Soul Search] to transform this complete codex into the essence of spiritual resonance, studying this codex will not cause stagnation, but it will still add a burden to your wings. Please reconsider!

Of course, you can also choose to sacrifice the item after returning to the Yama Realm to unlock the complete list of [Netherworld Demonic Arts] skills. Purchasing a skill only costs one Yama Point and you can learn it without meeting any requirements. However, it occupies a skill slot, and you need to spend Yama Points to remove one skill before you can learn it.

"Stranded? I myself am the one who rescues stranded people. Even if I really become stranded after I finish my studies, I can just pull myself out myself."

With the [Divine Travel] ability, this weight was practically meaningless to him. Qin Huai smiled and looked at the essence left behind by the Ice Armored Horned Demon Dragon's primordial spirit.

【Frosty Wasteland Ice Marrow】: A treasure for transforming ice-attribute artifacts. After use, it can upgrade the quality of any ice-attribute artifact to legendary. Alternatively, it can be used as the main material to create unique ice-attribute items by finding a suitable master craftsman.

Note 1: This ice marrow is naturally compatible with the Ice Armor Dragon Tendon Zither. If a master craftsman with a skill level exceeding 100 is found, the quality of the Ice Armor Dragon Tendon Zither will leap to the top! Alternatively, Yan Fu can be asked to perform a risky rework.

Note 2: Legend has it that in the distant Seven Kingdoms of Jie (Jie·Yichou 92), there was a master craftsman famous throughout the world for making musical instruments (this information was provided by Ace Ninja).

"A master of treasure refining? Is this Teacher Zhan's territory? I'll go check it out when I have time."

Thinking of the Seven Kingdoms Key [Yongguan Token] that was still lying in the Imprint Space, Qin Huai nodded slightly and put away the [Frosty Wasteland Ice Marrow] that he didn't need for the time being.

After all, when it comes to the guqin and guzheng, only Ma Fu among Qin Huai's four avatars knows a little about them, while the others are completely clueless. However, at this moment, the fifth brother is still engrossed in his research in the cold winter and has no time to deal with the Yanfu incident. Therefore, even if the Ice Armor Dragon Tendon Zither has completed its quality leap, Ma Fu will not be able to use it for the time being. It is better to put it aside for the time being and let him go to the Seven Kingdoms of Jiezhi to experience the charm of treasure refining when he has some free time.

"You've seen what's in Yanzi's mind. What do you think of that snake-blooded person?"

After gulping down another large bowl of beef, Taotie finished his pineapple beer and asked Lu Wu, who was looking at the unicorn at his feet with a hint of interest.

"If what the snake descendant said is true, and they really found the reincarnation of Nuwa, then this inheritance trial will probably not be something we can easily overcome by fighting alone."

Lu Wu looked at the Yanfu prompt on his iris, a strange light flashing in his calm golden eyes.

Legend has it that after the goddess Nuwa sealed away the ferocious beasts and mended the sky and leveled the earth, she was exhausted and ascended to heaven. The eight elders of the snake clan then took over the Great Wilderness and began their rule that lasted for more than 1,600 years.

In the year 1651 of the Snake Calendar, the five major demon races of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which had risen to power, could no longer tolerate the tyranny of the snake race. They gathered the demons of the Great Wilderness and began to rebel. For more than a hundred years thereafter, the Great Wilderness was plunged into chaos.

Until the year 1772 of the Snake Calendar, the allied forces of the Earth and Fire tribes decisively defeated the 180,000-strong Snake army, captured the Snake Capital, and slaughtered thousands of Snake nobles. The dynasty, which had lasted for nearly two thousand years, collapsed with a bang.

The remaining eight tribes of the snake clan scattered to various places, hunted down by the five tribes, and were almost wiped out. Those who remained either hid in remote and desolate places or were assimilated by the demons of the various tribes, multiplying and branching out into the five barbarian states.

For three thousand years, although the snake clan has been extinct, its descendants still have an invisible influence on the Great Wilderness. There are tribes in various places that use giant snakes as their totem beasts, and there are countries built by snake descendants of various ethnic groups. Among them, the Wuxi Kingdom of the Water Clan and the Ba Kingdom of the Fire Clan are the most famous. Even the Xuan Shui True God Zhulong, who is now powerful and influential in the world, is said to be a descendant of the snake clan.

More than a hundred years ago, the snake witch Zhu Juan of the Wuxi Kingdom was ambitious. She regarded the black snake of the North Sea as a divine beast and Snake Mountain as a holy capital, and attempted to rebuild the snake clan dynasty. In an instant, war raged across seventy-six cities, and the snake-descended barbarians of the world were eager to join the rebellion.

In the end, the Wuhu Serpent Army was defeated by Shennong (the previous God Emperor) and the Black Emperor. Zhu Juanshi was also subdued by Shennong and exiled to Pingqiu in the North Sea. He was forced to swear a poisonous oath that he would never leave the area for the rest of his life.

This Zhu Juan Shi is none other than the so-called Wu Hui Snake Granny, the most notorious demoness in the Great Wilderness. Legend has it that she was as beautiful as a flower, but with a heart of a serpent, possessing extraordinary magical powers and an immortal body. Even Shennong fought her for over four hundred rounds before finally subduing her. For over a hundred years, although she was sealed off to guard Pingqiu, her fearsome reputation was infamous and known to all. The people of the Shui tribe even used her to frighten disobedient children. Just hearing the words "Wu Hui Granny" would terrify even the most unruly child, leaving them speechless and motionless.

The mysterious Gu master who secretly colluded with the Western Sea Ancestor and the barbarian high priest Chu Ning, using the snow disaster and the Gu calamity as a pretext, attempted to use the vast ocean of the Western Sea to overthrow the Cold Wilderness and turn it into a swamp country. He was actually a snake-descended elder from the North Sea!
The Snow Corpse Gu, Gu Luo Fish, Demon Dragon Gu Embryo, and Gu Heart Source that Qin Huai saw along the way were all made by this snake-descendant elder. His purpose was to transform the cold wasteland environment to make it more suitable for snake-descendants to live in.

First, the Snow Corpse Gu will infect the eight barbarian tribes, causing them to become monstrous and loyal to the Snake Clan. Then, the Gu Luo Fish and the Flesh Fungus will digest the corpses of beasts, multiply in large numbers, release heat energy, and modify the environment. Once the Mi Mountain collapses, the Snake Clan army can use the Dark River to attack the rear of the Gold Clan. At that time, the Western Sea Demons and the Snake Clan army will join forces, and the Gold Clan, attacked from both sides, will inevitably be unable to hold on. When the Western Regions, which have the most gold, silver, copper, and iron mines in the Great Wilderness, fall into their hands, the Great Wilderness will be drawn into an even larger vortex of war.

"I think it's unlikely. If those snake descendants really had the reincarnations of Fuxi and Nuwa backing them up, they would have come to our door openly and honestly long ago. Why would they need to resort to these underhanded and insidious schemes?"

Taotie neither confirmed nor denied Lu Wu's speculation.

(End of this chapter)