Serpent Ancestor
Chapter 546: Breakthrough to late Elemental Infant stage

Wang Xiu went on a killing spree, breaking through amidst the slaughter, while Ding Yi finally relieved the hunger he had suppressed for five hundred years.

As for City Lord Luo, witnessing Liefeng City's fall from its peak glory to desolation, the stark contrast was a sublimation of the Aura of Desolation.

The four from Liefeng City all found their breakthrough points in their own realms, at the cost of sacrificing a city.

Chen Zimo saw through it all and attempted to stop it. As a descendant of the Mo family, he sought out Ji Shu of the Divine Puppet Sect, offering the benefits of the Mo family's inheritance, all to save Liefeng City.

Unfortunately, he met his demise midway.

Qin Xuanji could not allow someone who saw through his identity to leave alive.

Moreover, even if he hadn't been body-snatched and was still Ji Shu himself, would someone as ruthless as him really fulfill his promise to Chen Zimo?

"This matter is of great importance. You must hide for a while and not disclose this information to anyone."

"When I obtain the Mo family inheritance, I will not stand by idly regarding Liefeng City. I will personally take action to save the people from disaster. This is my promise to you and to Liefeng City!"

These were the words Ji Shu said to Chen Zimo after learning the truth.

If he hadn't been body-snatched, would he really have kept his word?

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Outside Liefeng City, on the other side of the yellow sand.

A hundred-man army was marching grandly towards Liefeng City. Every member of the team was an Elemental Infant cultivator, elites among elites, led by more than a dozen renowned experts at the Great Perfection of the Elemental Infant stage.

Five super sects had formed an army, joining forces to besiege Liefeng City!

The alliance of five sects was an unprecedented event in history.

Their goal was clear: to seize the inheritance of the laws!

As for capturing Xu Hei, it was merely an insignificant excuse. If Liefeng City was sensible enough to hand over Xu Hei voluntarily, they would still find a reason to take action.

Possessing three inheritances of the laws and obtaining benefits that even major sects envied was Liefeng City's original sin.

Of course, Xu Hei also had an inheritance of the laws, which was why they had to eliminate him.

"Hiding a criminal is unforgivable!"

"Today, Liefeng City will be flattened!"

"Those who stand in my way shall die!"

The hundred-man coalition formed five battle formations, advancing at full speed towards the end of the yellow sand.

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Liefeng City, the center of the storm.

With a continuous supply of spiritual energy, Xu Hei's breakthrough was exceptionally smooth, progressing from mid-stage to late Elemental Infant stage effortlessly.

The only surprise was Xu Hei's unimaginable demand for spiritual energy. He didn't even know how many spirit stones he had consumed, fearing it was a significant amount.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Hei opened his eyes and exhaled a powerful stream of air, impacting the walls of the cave dwelling.

His physique had expanded by a circle, and the Elemental Infant within the Demon God Cauldron had transformed from a young dragon into a sub-adult dragon, resembling a golden sculpture coiled in mid-air, its eyes shining with divine might.

This was Xu Hei's Elemental Infant, also his second body.

The next step was to transform the Elemental Infant into a primordial spirit, achieving Divine Transformation! However, this step was particularly lengthy.

Xu Hei had the experience of predecessors who had undergone Divine Transformation. Simply put, it involved sublimating one's realm into laws. If one had an inheritance of the laws, they could avoid many detours.

The process was indescribable to outsiders and could only be experienced personally.

Everyone's laws were different, even if two people had the same wood law, they would have their own unique insights.

"Laws... I know nothing about laws now, only that they are very strong, beyond my current reach," Xu Hei thought to himself.

After breaking through to the late Elemental Infant stage, his true essence quality, divine sense range, physical body strength, and so on had all greatly improved. Even the same divine abilities were now several times stronger than before.

And wielding a quasi-fifth-tier magical treasure like the Star-Moon Sword was now more effortless.

With a thought, Xu Hei's body quickly shrank, transforming into a human form.

He still looked the same as before, unremarkable, like a passerby, but his aura had undergone a dramatic change.

He took out three coffins and placed them in front of him.

The Three-Life Coffin, which he hadn't dared to take out before for fear of being detected by the Ancient Tomb Sect, was now something he no longer feared. Even if discovered, what could they do? This was the confidence that came with strength.

Xu Hei's divine sense entered them, and in just a stick of incense's time, he broke through the imprint left by Gu Yunsong and refined the three coffins.

"The Three-Life Coffin can divide the soul into three parts. As long as the main soul remains, one can live eternally..."

After obtaining the information about the Three-Life Coffin, Xu Hei shook his head. This wasn't the magical treasure he wanted.

Though precious, it wasn't suitable for him and could only be used by those practicing evil arts. However, it could be used for smashing or sealing.

Xu Hei put away the Three-Life Coffin and took out the strange magical treasures left by Gu Yunsong before his death, checking and refining them one by one for his use.

"The Evil Spirit Bell can collect the souls of the deceased and refine them into evil spirits, or make them into soul bombs."

"The Corpse Ghoul Talisman can imprison the souls of deceased Elemental Infant cultivators within their bodies, refining them into corpse ghouls for manipulation until their soul power dissipates."

After inspecting each magical treasure, Xu Hei shook his head, "All just demonic and unorthodox."

He didn't reject them, though. As long as they could be used by him, they were good things.

Of Gu Yunsong's possessions, only these three magical treasures were barely usable; the other items were too low-level for him to even consider.

Having organized his supplies, Xu Hei stood up and walked out of the cave dwelling.

Once outside, Xu Hei scanned the area casually and couldn't help but frown.

Liefeng City was eerily quiet, empty, devoid of people.

Looking around, there wasn't a single ghostly figure on the neighboring streets, only faint remnants of sword qi and... deathly aura.

Such deathly aura only appeared when many people had died, and Xu Hei's perception couldn't be wrong.

"What happened?"

Xu Hei immediately soared into the sky, his divine sense, now several times stronger than before, sweeping out.

Then, something shocking happened—

There wasn't a single living person in Liefeng City.

Xu Hei's first reaction was disbelief, but he quickly realized that this wasn't an illusion; it was a real scene.

He then wondered if everyone had gone out.

However, Xu Hei realized he was just deceiving himself. With such obvious deathly aura and an increasingly strong smell of blood, how could they have just gone out?

Moreover, there were clearly many storage bags left on the ground, left behind by deceased cultivators.

Xu Hei landed at the entrance of the stone gambling house, picking up a storage bag and a piece of clothing from the ground, recognizing it as belonging to a female vendor.

"Are all the people of Liefeng City dead? What calamity befell them? Why did they suddenly die?"

With a head full of questions, Xu Hei moved swiftly, picking up storage bags one after another. Many of them had been opened, and the spirit stones inside were nowhere to be found.

The spiritual energy in Liefeng City was indeed much denser than before.

Xu Hei stopped in his tracks, his eyes wide open.

In all his years of cultivation, this was the first time he had encountered such an event.