Chapter 25: Fuck You, Snake
The water was icy cold, and everything before him was a bright red. Before Xu Xingxing could adjust himself, the Hades Snake was violently dragged back into the pool by its chains. Its massive body slammed directly into the water, sending ripples everywhere.
Before Xu Xingxing could react, her body was slammed against the pool wall by the fierce waves. She groaned, her breath was broken, and the fishy pool water immediately poured into her mouth and nose.
It was a strange feeling. Her body was in great pain, her limbs were numb, and her mouth and nose were filled with disgusting pool water, yet she was still able to think calmly.
Xu Xingxing tried her best to make her body soft, so that she could save a lot of energy by drifting along with the current. She forced her eyes open, even though her eyeballs were stung by ice chips and covered in blood, she forced herself to observe her surroundings.
When another wave came, she saw the opportunity when it was about to hit the wall of the pool, turned over, pushed her feet hard on the wall of the pool, and finally controlled her body and swam forward.
She held her breath again, and the spiritual power she had circulated was enough to allow her to stay in the pool for a while. While trying to call Xiao Hei, she searched for the Nine Netherworld Snake in the pool.
Specifically, find its head.
It was huge and lay at the bottom of the pool, but the water was turbid and the light at the bottom was very limited, so she could only follow its long body to find its head.
The Hades Snake was as thick as if it were hugged by three people. She swam along its body and felt even more heartbroken when she saw its horrible wounds.
Broken flesh oozed blood from time to time, dyeing the surrounding pool water even redder. Rotting flesh floated silently in the water, like skin that had been torn off alive. Occasionally, one could see the broken and dull scales stuck to the body, covered in blood and with no color at all.
Unconsciously, Xu Xingxing's tears began to flow again, but they were not in the water and no one noticed.
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Xiao Hei, who was guarding outside Zhou's house, immediately frowned and looked in the direction of the barrier. Fang Zhiming saw his expression change slightly, and just when he was about to say a few words to comfort him, he saw Xiao Hei had already stood up and teleported away.
Fang Zhiming asked Qin Feng to stay where he was and quickly followed.
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Finally, Xu Xingxing heard heavy gasps. She looked forward and saw a huge snake head looking down at her, its eyes emitting a bright red light in the dirty water.
She stopped in the water and handed the bottle of medicine in her hand over. This was the medicine she had just exchanged in the prize pool. It had the effect of healing internal and external injuries. She wanted it to take it quickly while she went to find a way to break free from the chains.
But the moment the Hades Snake saw the medicine in her hand, its body tensed up instantly and its eyes became even more crimson. Xu Xingxing cried out in her heart that something was wrong, and saw the Hades Snake opening its mouth wide and attacking her.
It was not difficult for her to dodge the attacks, but every time she dodged, she could feel the Hades Snake's rage growing even more violently, and every time she exerted force, more blood would flow out of its body.
Xu Xingxing was so anxious that she rushed out of the water. She stopped in mid-air, looked at the snake that had emerged from the water with her, and said, "I'm here to save you!"
The Hades Snake obviously didn't listen and opened its mouth to bite her directly. She seized the opportunity and threw the medicine into its huge mouth. The Hades Snake seemed unaware and suddenly exerted force with its body to bite Xu Xingxing's arm.
The Hades Snake swung its head in the air in an attempt to tear Xu Xingxing apart. Seeing that it had no effect, it grabbed Xu Xingxing and slammed her against the wall. Her body hit the stone wall directly, and her chest was compressed. She felt a surge of blood in an instant, and she spit out a mouthful of blood.
But she was unwilling to even use a little bit of spiritual power to protect herself, for fear of hurting it even a little bit.
Although she was treated so roughly, the injuries she suffered were not serious. Although her arm was wrapped in the mouth of the Hades Snake, she did not feel any pain. This was because its fangs had been pulled out and it had no weapons in its mouth to protect itself. It could only rely on this primitive method to resist the attack.
"You can't even defeat a bug like this?" Zhou Qing suddenly asked, "Do you think you're worthy of your father's teachings?"
Xu Xingxing was filled with grief and anger. He felt extremely disgusted when he heard his voice. He slapped the wall with his palm, and instantly thick hard ice grew on the wall, attacking Zhou Qing like an iceberg!
Zhou leaned back, but the iceberg pressed down heavily, leaving no room for him to move, and actually blocked him outside the door!
One-third of the room was covered in ice. Seeing that Zhou Qing couldn't get in for a while, Xu Xingxing felt a little relieved. She no longer had time to think about where Lin Yue had gone. She said to the dark snake soothingly, "I won't hurt you. Don't be afraid."
She tried to touch it with her other hand, but only its two eyes remained intact. Every part of its head was bleeding. Xu Xingxing burst into tears and started cursing: "Who the hell did this to you? I really fucked up its whole family!"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here. I will definitely get you out and won't let anyone hurt you again," Xu Xingxing said, her face covered in blood and tears, no longer caring about her image. "You asked me to save you. The chain is still pulling at your bones. Let me break it. I can break it! Don't move. Does it hurt? Let me help you."
The Hades Snake seemed stunned and stared at her for a long time, and the evil spirit in its body finally dissipated slowly.
It opened its mouth slightly, and when it saw Xu Xingxing take his hand out, its strength weakened instantly. It could no longer hold on and fell down. Xu Xingxing hurriedly dragged it with snowflakes and gently placed it on the shore.
Xu Xingxing condensed an ice blade and chopped at the iron chain, but the chain did not move at all. In fact, every time she chopped it, red light and shadow could be seen flowing in it, causing the Hades Snake to roll around in pain. She was heartbroken, but fortunately the medicine worked, and the flesh and blood on the Hades Snake was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The ice at the door suddenly made a loud noise, and Xu Xingxing quickly put the Hades Snake back into the pond.
We can’t let Zhou Qing find out that the Hades Snake is recovering.
Before long, the ice layer completely broke, and Zhou Qing stood outside the door, dressed in dark blue, as bright as a jade tree. If it weren't for such a scene, Xu Xingxing would have sighed: This guy is quite handsome.
But now when she saw his appearance, she felt extremely disgusted and just wanted to find an opportunity to spit in his face.
"Yes, with such spiritual power, Xu Yi's efforts for you are not in vain." Zhou Qing said calmly, "But you can't break the iron lock. If you force it open, it will only drill deeper into the snake's body."
He said two sentences in total, and mentioned her father in each sentence. Does this person know Xu Yi?
Isn’t he a casual cultivator?
"You're currently at the Nascent Soul stage, but the spiritual power you just burst out was as high as the Divine Transformation stage. How strange." He took a step forward and asked, "Are you about to break through to the Divine Transformation stage?"
Xu Xingxing didn't want to pay attention to him and just said, "Can you please stop talking nonsense and ask if you want to fight or not?"
"You can't beat me." He looked at a child who was being unreasonable. "Xing'er, I'll help you break through to the God Transformation Realm, okay?"
Fuck you, you were the one who called me Xing'er?
"Help me break through?" Xu Xingxing sneered, "You are so confident, a mere Transformation God."
He shook his head, his face still as calm as ever: "You are wrong, Zhou Qing is indeed in the realm of Divine Transformation, but I am not Zhou Qing."
Xu Xingxing was stunned for a moment, then regained his composure. If it wasn't the transformation of the spirit, then it was the refining of the void?
"Who are you then?"
"It doesn't matter who it is." Zhou Qing looked at her. "In just one hour, I can help you break through. Are you willing to become my disciple?"
"Be your father's teacher!"
Xu Xingxing finally couldn't hold it in any longer and cursed, "What are you teaching me? Taking over a living person's body or peeling off a snake's skin? Save your evil and unholy skills for exchanging your mother's soul! Don't pretend to be kind and compassionate, you evil ghost!"
He looked straight at her, and when Xu Xingxing thought he was going to attack her, he suddenly smiled: "You are very similar to your mother."
"Xing'er, since you and I have met by chance, uncle will teach you something."
What kind of bastard dares to call himself my uncle?
Xu Xingxing was about to curse when she suddenly felt the house shaking. Several holes appeared in the surrounding walls, and several iron chains came out from them. The chains meandered in the air and attacked her like snakes!
She condensed an ice blade to block, but suddenly she felt her meridians stagnate and she was unable to move. In the blink of an eye, she was entangled by the chain and hung in the air!
What... happened?
"I know your abilities. If we really fight, I'm afraid you'll turn this house upside down. Poison is better." Zhou Qing walked in.
When was the poison administered?
Her mind was spinning rapidly, remembering the bottle of medicine that Lin Yue asked her to smell.
"It wasn't your fellow Taoist." Zhou Qing explained patiently, as if he knew what she was thinking. "She was just bewitched by me. She didn't really betray you. In her attempt to break free from my control, she almost damaged her immortal roots. That's why I knocked her out and took her away."
"The Nine Netherworld Snake is a high-ranking spiritual beast. How can it be controlled with just a few chains? This pool is filled with a poison that dissipates spiritual energy. You've been in there for a long time, and the medicinal effects are only now taking effect. This is already very good." Zhou Qing praised, "You are worthy of being the savior predicted by the Tianji Pavilion. You are truly gifted."
Xu Xingxing got the key point. Lin Yue really hadn't betrayed her! So when was she poisoned?
She thought back to when she was investigating Rongjun's identity, and how Fang Zhiming and the others had fought against Zhou Qing. If Zhou Qing hadn't intentionally let them off, how could the three Jindan cultivators have escaped from Lianxu's grasp?
"So you already knew our plan?"
Zhou Qing did not deny it: "When I saw you this morning, I tried to avoid you, but I didn't expect you to be so persistent. So I just followed your wishes."
"I also know the location of your other fellow Taoists, but I will not actively harm them. If they persist in their wrongdoings, I will have no choice but to protect myself."
Xu Xingxing was worried and tried to struggle, but the chain only tightened around her, causing her skin to hurt.
"Don't move. This chain is a Kunlun magic weapon. You can't force it open with brute force."
Zhou Qing said, "One hour. I will let you down after I help you break through."
How could this guy be so crazy that he insisted on helping her break through? Xu Xingxing was too tired to complain, so she stopped struggling and waited to see what tricks he had up his sleeve.
He clapped his hands to signal, and some disciples came in. Two of them carried one person and lined up neatly on the shore. After releasing the fish, they left in an orderly manner.
At this time, there were ten people lined up neatly on the shore, all facing her direction.
Lin Yue was also among them.
She realized that the matter was not simple, frowned and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"In this world today, let alone those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage, even those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage are few and far between. We can only make do with these Core Formation cultivators."
"Make do with what?"
"Help you break through."
Xu Xingxing pressed on, "How can you help me? What is the process, the way, the method?"
"You are the savior of the world. If you continue to practice hard, when will you be able to overcome the tribulation and become an immortal?"
Zhou Qing chuckled bitterly, "Your father is stubborn and pedantic, he won't listen to advice. Now I'm almost breaking through to the Fusion stage, but he's only just reached the Void Refinement stage. Such a huge gap doesn't wake him up, and he just keeps following the old ways. How foolish."
"If I help you reach the Mahayana stage, will he still be so stubborn?"
"So," Xu Xingxing gritted her teeth, "I'm asking you what the method is?"
"Aren't you asking me why I am?"
Zhou Qing looked at her calmly, "There's still some time, I'll tell you."
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