Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 358: Eight Separation Divine Serpent

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: Eight Separation Divine Serpent

Shi Feng stopped abruptly in mid-air, landing in front of five members of the Snake-man Race, and said, "There’s no need to be so aggressive towards me. I have no malicious intent. Even if I did, you wouldn’t be able to stop me." His tone was arrogant, which the Snake-men found conceited.

However, Shi Feng was right. Among the five Snake-men, the highest in realm was a One-star Martial King Realm Snake-man Clan woman. The other three men and one woman were merely in the Martial Spirit Realm, whom he could eliminate in a blink of an eye.

"Zi Ya is a friend of mine. Take me to see Zi Ya first!" Shi Feng added.

"Princess Zi Ya? Human, what do you want with Princess Zi Ya?" the woman with a yellow serpent tail at the Martial King Realm level asked Shi Feng, still full of hostility.

Not just her, but the other four Snake-men also looked at Shi Feng with hostility. Deceitful, despicable, sinister, and ruthless — these traits of the Human Clan had long taken root in the hearts of the Snake-man Race.

Those not of our clan must have different hearts, especially those from the Human Clan!

"I told you, Zi Ya is my friend. I once promised her that if I ever passed by the Snake-man Clan’s territory, I would surely come to visit her! For the sake of Zi Ya, I do not wish to be enemies with your Snake-man Race. Maybe one of you could go inform Zi Ya, just tell her Shi Feng is here," said Shi Feng.

After hearing what Shi Feng said, the five Snake-men looked at each other. Then, the Martial King Realm woman whispered to one of the men, "Jiulong, go notify Priest Lord that a Human Clan man, Shi Feng, is asking to see Princess Zi Ya!"

"Yes!" A powerful and mighty Snake-man male responded. He then flicked his tail and leaped down from the massive Two-winged Sand Scorpion, dashing towards the center of Stone City, straight into the grand monumental stone buildings as he landed.

"Why, when I ask to see Zi Ya, do you inform your priest instead?" Shi Feng heard the Snake-man woman’s hushed voice clearly, so he pressed the group of Snake-men for an answer.

"This is the custom of our Snake-man Race!" the leading woman retorted coldly. "Human, are you suggesting that our Snake-man Race should follow the customs of your Human Clan?"

"Hmph!" Hearing the cold retort from the Snake-man woman, Shi Feng also let out a cold snort. He had already shown enough respect to these Snake-men; if it were not for Zi Ya, why would he bother standing outside the city when he could have simply appeared at its center?

At the heart of Stone City, within Snake-man territory, stood the tallest building, made entirely of black mysterious Crystal Stones. This building was the Priest Hall, passed down from the Ancient Times.

Inside the Priest Hall, the light was dim, and fist-sized Purple Flames floated throughout the grand hall, emitting a dim and eerie purple glow.

At the center of the hall, there was a massive hexagonal Dark Ancient Array engraved on the floor, surrounded by a black circle connecting its six points.

Named the Six-star Dark Array, the array was filled with densely packed, bizarrely twisted Ancient Runes. Together with the ancient formation, it emitted a dark light. The light, seemingly drawn to Zi Ya’s petite and fiery body, moved like smoke towards the center and was absorbed into Zi Ya’s body.

In the center of the ancient formation, a petite figure with a coiled serpent tail sat within, approximately thirteen or fourteen years old. Her eyes slightly closed, her face youthful yet enchantingly charming, with a figure to match, and a long purple serpent tail below. This was Princess Zi Ya of the Snake-man Clan, the very one Shi Feng was meant to meet.

At this moment in the Priest Hall, outside the Dark Six-Star Ancient Array, several Snake-man men and women stood, their gazes fixed on that figure within the array, each face showing grave expressions.

"Priest, can the princess truly awaken the part of the Eight Separation Snake God’s power within her through the ancient formation?" asked a middle-aged Snake-man woman of similar bewitching appearance and voluptuous figure, full of allure. She inquired worriedly to an elderly Snake-man woman beside her.

"Oh, I don’t know!" the elderly Snake-man woman’s face was full of wrinkles, deep as ravines, showing her ancient age. She was a priest of the Snake-man Clan, the oldest in the Snake-man Territory, and, next to the Empress, held the highest authority.

Holding a Purple Serpent Staff, the elderly woman sighed after hearing the middle-aged woman’s query and shook her head.

Then, the elderly woman continued, "Within Princess Zi Ya, there is a sealed part of the spirit that our Snake-man Clan has passed down for generations, the Purple Serpent Body of the Eight Separation Divine Serpent. She is of utmost importance to our entire Snake-man Clan.

Legend tells that in ancient times, the Eight Separation Divine Serpent divided into seven embodiments. If these seven merge, the Eight Separation Snake God will return to the world, leading our Snake-man Clan back to the glory of the Ancient Period. Thus, we must never hand over Princess Zi Ya to the Dark Elf Clan!" The elderly woman’s face became resolute as she spoke.

"Now, only through the Dark Six-Star Ancient Array can we attempt to awaken the true power of the Purple Serpent Body within Princess Zi Ya. Perhaps then, our Snake-man Clan could stand a chance against the Dark Elf Clan!"

"Ah." Hearing the old woman’s words, the middle-aged Snake-man woman also sighed and said, "If it weren’t for Empress Zi Shali’s disappearance five years ago, our Snake-man Clan might not have feared the Dark Elf Clan!"

"Report, to report to Priest Lord, and to all respected individuals, outside our territory, there is a man from the Human Clan named Shi Feng requesting to see Princess Zi Ya." Just then, a Snake-man man holding a spear had rushed to the Priest Hall to report.

"Shi Feng?"

"Shi Feng?"

"Shi Feng!"

All those present in the hall were important figures of the Snake-man Clan, and the name of the Mad Demon Shi Feng, who had recently wreaked havoc among the humans, had also reached the Snake-man Clan. At hearing the name Shi Feng, they all showed surprised and exclaiming faces.

"It’s him!" A girl in the crowd, similarly with a purple tail and a charming face, suddenly spoke. This girl was Zi Ya’s elder sister, Zi Lin.

Then, Zi Lin’s purple serpent tail swayed as she moved toward the priest and said, "Priest Lord, he is not the Mad Demon Shi Feng we have heard of. Do you remember when my youngest sister went missing last time? She disappeared in the desert with that young man from the Human Clan named Shi Feng."

"Oh!" Everyone who heard this from Zi Lin nodded in realization. It was just a coincidence of name and surname then! They had thought it was the Mad Demon Shi Feng from the Human Clan coming to attack their Snake-man Territory!

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