Traveling through time to cultivate immortality: a life and death test

Chapter 408: Recruiting the Snake Tribe

"Very good. A man who knows the times is a hero. Don't look so sad. This may be an opportunity for your clan." Seeing that the snake demons had surrendered, King Kong nodded with satisfaction and said lightly.

"One chance?" The snake demons were puzzled and looked confused.

"Okay, no need to say more, you will know it naturally in the future. You should go and appease the snake demon army first, and bring the snake demons above level five here for a meeting." King Kong waved his hand, looking unwilling to say more.

The five-tailed transformed snake demon had no choice but to walk out anxiously.

"Green Snake King, what do you think King Kong means by opportunity?"

"I don't know."

"Organizing a meeting of Level 5 and above, what do you want us to do? Do you want to wipe out our Serpent Clan leaders in one fell swoop?"

"Hmph, why would you go to such great lengths to eliminate something that only takes a thought to destroy me? I think you're trying to plant the same restrictions on the men below so that you can control our entire clan."

"Control us all! Then our clan will never be able to recover!"

"What do you think?"

"King Kong is so cruel, should we arrange for some of our tribesmen to escape secretly and leave some incense behind?"

"Shut your mouth right now! It's best to put aside your little thoughts and follow King Kong's arrangements, otherwise the disaster of genocide is imminent!" The ninth-level snake demon roared, exploding in everyone's mind.

The power of a Level 10 King Kong might not be apparent to a Level 8 demon beast, but he knew a thing or two. With the Snake King dead, the entire snake clan no longer had the slightest power to resist. If he hadn't been nearly subdued, he could have escaped and made his way to Dinosaur Island. Now, there was no chance of recovery.

King Kong ignored the snake demons' voices and discussions. He sat respectfully on the throne, his lips moving silently as if communicating with someone. After Liu Xing arranged the next steps for the snake clan reorganization, he entered the harem and casually refined several puppets. The puppets immediately took action, and in half a day, he had transformed the luxurious harem into an alchemy and weapon refining room.

"Oh, I have to start doing hard labor again!" Liu Xing muttered to himself.

The next day, the snake demons disarmed and formed into formations, under the watchful eye of the ape soldiers. Some of the snake demons were bewildered by their superiors' capitulation, especially the snake king's loyal subjects, who insisted on seeing the queen before they obeyed. The transformed snake demons didn't waste time discussing this, but instead attacked and killed the rebels on the spot, leaving a river of blood. From then on, the snake demons were completely submissive, and no one dared to speak out again.

Five transformed snake demons led nearly a hundred snake demons above level five, each of them shrinking their bodies and filing into the Snake Palace's meeting hall, where the restrictions were immediately lifted. King Kong didn't hesitate, planting the forbidden mind-control technique on these snake demons below level seven in a matter of seconds.

The snake demons realized they had been tricked, and some of the more volatile ones were about to explode. King Kong didn't hesitate, triggering the restrictions immediately. The rioting snake demons instantly exploded and died, their bodies covered in blood and flesh. While Level 5 and above demon beasts couldn't transform, their intelligence was comparable to that of humans. Seeing this bloody and brutal scene, they finally accepted reality and calmed down. Observing the transformed snake demons, each one watching their own noses, their hearts trembling, their eyes and noses trembling, their hearts trembling, afraid to even utter a word of protection, it was clear that they too had been controlled.

"Your queen has been killed. From now on, the snake tribe will become a vassal of my ape tribe and must obey my orders, otherwise this will be your end! If you dare to disobey me and make some tricks behind my back, I don't mind wiping out the entire snake tribe and making you disappear from this world!" King Kong's voice was not loud, but it was full of murderous intent. When the snake demons heard it, it was as if they were struck by lightning, and their faces turned pale.

"Why don't you kneel down!" King Kong roared, and the pressure of his powerful spiritual power made the snake demons present dizzy.

"Plop!" The frightened snake demons all crawled on the ground.

"The lower tribe greets Master King Kong and all the elders of the upper tribe." The transformed snake demon spoke in human language, while the other snake demons spoke in animal language.

Green Ape and the other transformed ape demons had already lined up behind King Kong, accepting the snake demon's surrender. Seeing all the higher-ups of the snake demons subdued and respectful, their faces beamed with joy. Centuries of resentment at the hands of the snakes, along with nearly a decade of arduous training, were now paying off. Their hearts overflowed with joy, and their bottlenecks began to loosen. All this was thanks to their leader, King Kong. Their gazes toward King Kong were filled with even greater admiration, even the Green Ape was convinced. Consequently, the apes united firmly around King Kong, with no further aspirations.

"Get up! From now on, as long as you work wholeheartedly for our ape tribe, we will not treat you unfairly."

"This is a copy of 'Cloud-Piercing Arrows'. I bestow upon you, commanding you to raise an army and train them. Within five years, you will follow me to conquer Dinosaur Island!" King Kong issued the order. The snake demon transformed and took the copy. After briefly browsing through it, a look of surprise crossed his face. This was undoubtedly a top-tier secret technique. If our tribe mastered it, their combat effectiveness would undoubtedly double.

"Where is the Green Ape?"

"I am here!" The green ape stepped out and spoke in a loud voice, his pride evident in his expression.

"I order you to assist the Snake Tribe in training their troops. You must double their combat effectiveness within five years!"

"I obey your command!" Qingyuan Gaosheng accepted the order and rubbed his hands to prepare for training these bastards.

King Kong then began issuing orders for mining and collecting medicinal herbs, tasks familiar to Ape Two, Ape Three, and Ape Four, requiring them to complete within a year and a half. Snake Island was 30% larger than Skull Island, and naturally possessed far greater resources.

The transformed snake demons watched King Kong give out orders one by one in an orderly manner, with clear goals and distinct rewards and punishments. His overall management ability was more than a hundred times stronger than the queen's. They admired him in their hearts and felt that the snake tribe might develop better under King Kong's rule.

Construction and military training on Snake Island began in earnest. Miners dug, trees were felled, herbs were gathered, and soldiers were trained—a scene of bustling activity. Vast quantities of demon elixirs, demon beast carcasses, and elixir ores were delivered to the Snake Palace, filling the harem with materials. Liu Xing once again frantically refined elixirs and artifacts, batches of elixirs and bows and arrows being delivered to King Kong for distribution. King Kong had been with Liu Xing for some time, receiving his personal guidance and having ample materials to practice with. His skills in alchemy and artifact refining had improved significantly, and he could now easily refine elixirs below level five and artifacts below the highest grade.

Snake demons below level five were immature and acted on instinct, so King Kong didn't bother to control them. However, he issued a collective punishment order: if any member of the clan escaped, the entire clan would be implicated and killed. From then on, the ape clan no longer had to worry about it; the snake demons would monitor each other, and anyone who dared to escape would be captured by their own people first.