The wolf's howl immediately attracted the attention of the Frost Serpent swarm. One by one, the Frost Serpents turned their heads and looked in the direction of the sound, looking eager to attack.
"Oh no!" Jiang Wang's expression changed drastically, and a look of madness flashed in his eyes.
The one howling was the son of the Jade Ice Crystal Python—the Black-Striped Ice Wolf.
It is said that the Black-Striped Ice Wolf lives deep in the Nanling Mountains, hundreds of miles away from here. Moreover, this Black-Striped Ice Wolf possesses the cultivation level of the fourth level of the Innate Realm and has astonishing combat power. Even the Black Jade Ice Crystal Python dares not provoke it.
At this moment, this black-striped ice wolf should not have even left the canyon yet, so why has it wandered here?
No wonder Jiang Wang smelled a strong, fishy stench when he was attacked halfway through the journey.
It turns out that the Frost Pythons roaming around the canyon were all cubs of the Black-striped Ice Wolf.
"That beast is indeed cunning!" Jiang Wang's eyes widened in fury, his heart filled with rage.
Moreover, the Jade Ice Crystal Python is extremely intelligent. After sensing the aura of its young, it knew that the murderer who killed the cub had come to the cave.
"Roar!" The giant black jade ice crystal python let out a deafening roar, and then its huge body shrank rapidly, returning to the size of a palm.
Its enormous pupils revealed a human-like, mocking smile as it coldly stared at Jiang Wang and crawled over step by step.
"What...what are you going to do?" Jiang Wang's body stiffened, and cold sweat broke out on his back.
He could clearly feel a sense of danger rising in his heart.
The giant black jade ice crystal python grinned, its sharp teeth gleaming with a cold light, making it look particularly eerie.
"Gulp..." Jiang Wang swallowed hard.
He knew that this giant black jade ice crystal python wanted to eat him.
"Little guy, quickly take me to a safe place!" Jiang Wang shouted, hoping that Xiaobai could understand human speech.
However, he failed.
"Awoo!" The giant black jade ice crystal python roared and took another step, preparing to pounce.
Jiang Wang's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and his heart almost stopped beating.
At this moment, Jiang Wang was utterly desperate.
Jiang Wang wasn't stupid; he naturally knew that under these circumstances, escaping was practically impossible.
"Kid, I really have to thank you."
Jiang Wang smiled bitterly. He had resigned himself to his fate and sat there quietly, waiting for death to come.
However, to his surprise, the Jade Ice Crystal Python did not make a move for a long time. Instead, it looked at him with its cold and strange eyes, as if it was thinking about something.
Jiang Wang frowned and asked in confusion, "Little guy, you're not going to eat me?"
Upon hearing this, the giant black jade ice crystal python was slightly taken aback, then its eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if it understood Jiang Wang's words, and it excitedly swayed its body.
Jiang Wang stared blankly for a moment, then asked, "Little guy, what did you mean by those two barks?"
The giant python tilted its head and thought for a moment. Then, a hint of human-like joy flashed in its eyes. It then raised its head and let out a long roar, as if answering Jiang Wang's question.
Jiang Wang stared blankly at the giant black jade ice crystal python. After a moment, a look of excitement suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he asked in surprise, "You can communicate with me now?"
The body of the giant black jade ice crystal python was trembling violently, seemingly very excited, with a look of longing in its eyes.
"It seems you really can understand me." Jiang Wang took a deep breath to calm himself down and continued to ask, "Then can you tell me why you came to me?"
Jiang Wang was quite certain that there was some kind of connection between him and the giant black jade ice crystal python.
"Awoo~" The giant black jade ice crystal python roared, its huge pupils filled with intelligence, as if it understood Jiang Wang's question.
"So, your ancestors left treasures here?" Jiang Wang suddenly realized, a burning desire appearing in his eyes.
The giant black jade ice crystal python let out a low roar, a hint of excitement flashing in its cold eyes.
This scene further confirmed Jiang Wang's suspicions, and his greed grew stronger.
“I can help you, but you must pay me. Otherwise, why should I help you retrieve the precious treasures left by your ancestors?” Jiang Wang said in a deep voice.
The giant python made of black jade ice crystals hesitated for a moment, then bit the tip of its tail, making a "whoosh" sound as it cut through the air.
"This is... a Yuanqi Pill?" Jiang Wang's eyes lit up. He quickly put the Yuanqi Pill into his storage ring, then took out a crimson rock from his pocket and handed it to the Black Jade Ice Crystal Giant Python, saying, "This is a Grade 3 spirit stone. Although it doesn't contain much Yuanqi, it's better than nothing."
What Jiang Wang took out was none other than a Yuan Qi Stone!
However, the color and texture of the Yuanqi Stone were far inferior, completely incomparable to the one provided by the Black Jade Ice Crystal Giant Python.
The giant black jade ice crystal python glanced at the crimson spirit stone, then looked up at Jiang Wang.
Jiang Wang blinked, looking bewildered.
The giant black jade ice crystal python flicked its scarlet tongue, opened its blood-red maw, and lunged at Jiang Wang.
"Holy crap! What did I do to offend it?" Jiang Wang was so scared that he almost jumped out of his skin. He hurriedly retreated and fell to the ground with a thud, scrambling and crawling.
However, something that terrified Jiang Wang happened.
The giant black jade ice crystal python's fangs plunged deep into the pit, then extended outwards, and a thick tentacle wrapped around Jiang Wang, pulling him sharply.
In an instant, Jiang Wang was dragged into the underground cave.
The giant black jade ice crystal python opened its mouth and swallowed Jiang Wang whole in an instant, then began chewing his corpse.
Click!
Bright red saliva dripped down the scarlet tongue of the giant black jade ice crystal python.
"Hiss..." The giant black jade ice crystal python hissed excitedly, then curled up into a ball and began to digest slowly.
A pale blue halo appeared on the belly of this giant black jade ice crystal python.
These pale blue halos, emitting peculiar fluctuations, gradually merged into Jiang Wang's body and became part of his being.
"What the hell is this?" Jiang Wang stared wide-eyed at the pale blue halo in utter horror.
The pale blue halo was very gentle, slowly merging into Jiang Wang's body, like a trickle of water nourishing his internal organs.
In a short moment, Jiang Wang felt refreshed all over and floated up.
Jiang Wang even felt that his strength had subtly increased slightly, though the increase was small, it was still noticeable.
"Phew~" After a while, when the pale blue halo completely dissipated, Jiang Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, extremely surprised.
At this moment, Jiang Wang finally understood why the giant black jade ice crystal python had roared at him in a human-like manner.
This pale blue aura is its bloodline inheritance, something that can only be sensed among its own kind.
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