I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

"Wait!"

Ye Henshui reacted, exclaiming: "Don't come over, there's something in the lake..."

Before he could finish speaking, a vortex appeared on the lake's surface, with waves surging violently.

Boom——

The lake water parted, raising a wall of water several meters high!

Amidst the mist, a massive serpentine shadow broke through the waves, opening its bloody mouth to bite Chen Mo!

Chen Mo was already prepared, lightning flickered on his body, and his speed suddenly surged, vanishing from the spot in an instant!

In the blink of an eye, he crossed a hundred meters, arriving before Ye Henshui.

He drew the Broken Jade Blade, slashing towards the wooden pillar——

Clang——

The sharp sound of metal clashing echoed, the massive force jolting his wrist.

On the wooden pillar, runes lit up, forming a translucent shield isolating Ye Henshui within.

Immediately after, the giant shadow pressed from behind, and one could even smell the stench of its breath!

"Watch out!"

Ye Henshui's pupils contracted.

Chen Mo stood his ground, flames igniting around him, with fiery tongues rising like glass, forcing the massive shadow back.

"Sizzle, it burns..."

"..."

Chen Mo turned his head to look.

A giant python hovered above the water, its body covered in black scales, its triangular head as large as a small mountain, with protruding sides on its crown, imprinted with the word "Si."

"The Twelve Earthly Branches?" Chen Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Not bad eyesight," Si Snake's pair of ghostly green vertical pupils stared at him, speaking in a hoarse voice: "Are you Chen Mo?"

Chen Mo nodded and said: "That's me."

Si Snake asked again: "Did you kill my son?"

Chen Mo frowned and said: "I've killed many demons, which one is your son?"

Noticing those pitch-black scales, he realized, "You mean that half-transformed Blood Flood Dragon?"

"It was you indeed!"

Si Snake's eyes grew colder.

Compared to other races, the Snake Clan reproduced incredibly quickly, never lacking offspring, but this also meant that their bloodline was extremely diluted.

The snake demon Chen Mo killed was the only one in three generations that possessed "Jiao Blood!"

Though it was just a trace, it represented endless possibilities!

That's why Jue Tong had entrusted it to refine the Dragon Qi at the river's bottom, a typically safe task that was nearly completed until it was killed, resulting in the total annihilation of the Geng Team!

And the culprit is the man before them!

During their conversation, Ling Ningzhi and others had swiftly arrived, standing beside Chen Mo, confronting the giant Black Python.

"What use is numbers?"

The Si Snake sneered.

Countless vortexes surged on the lake below, and one python after another emerged from the water, rising high, their vertical pupils illuminating the night, creating a suffocating demon energy!

The Si Snake's massive body slithered like city walls, encircling everyone, its huge head overlooking them from above.

"Lord Jue Ning orders to leave only Chen Mo alive, kill everyone else!"

"Hiss——"

The snake demons hissed, their eyes filled with excitement and greed.

After being in the desolate Northern Territory for so long, they were almost bored to death, finally able to taste the tender skin and meat of the Human Race!

Ching——

Qin Yi and the others turned pale, but displayed no fear, all drawing their weapons.

At this point, there was no retreat, only a death-defying fight!

Chen Mo shook the long blade in his hand, speaking: "Zhi'er, leave the other snake demons to you, I'm going to slay the largest one."

"Alright."

Ling Ningzhi nodded in response.

She formed Thunder Patterns with her hands, stepping Yu Steps, her Moon White Daoist Robe fluttering without wind.

"Thunder City's Twelve Gates, Reflected Mud Palace..."

Dark clouds converged on the horizon, momentarily obscuring the moonlight, the world plunged into dimness, with hidden thunder snakes extending through the clouds.

The overwhelming pressure made the air incredibly heavy.

"Thunder originates from the heart's fire, a single thought clears ten thousand tribulations!"

Vermilion lips uttered an incantation——

Boom——

A sky-piercing lightning instantly flooded the entire lake!

Electric plasma spread through the lake water, the scent of burning permeating the air, with piercing wails of the snake demons!

The barrier that trapped Ye Henshui now acted as a protective shield, otherwise he would have turned to ashes under the lightning!

"This is..."

A flash of fear passed through Si Snake's eyes.

Back when the Demon Clan wreaked havoc across Jiu Zhou, the Great Yuan was on the brink of collapse until the Three Great Holy Sects intervened, driving the demons away, with Tianshu Pavilion playing a crucial role... That terrifying Thunder Technique was a nightmare every demon could never forget!

"Lord Jue Ning never mentioned dealing with a Tianshu Pavilion disciple!"

"Stop watching, your opponent is me." An icy voice rang out.

Si Snake returned to its senses, its pupils reflecting the azure blade light as brilliant as a meteor!

In an instant, the blade edge arrived!

Ching——

The Broken Jade Blade, imbued with sharp Sword Qi, slashed at the serpent's head, erupting in a flurry of sparks, dazzling in the dark night!

Yet even such a fierce strike only left a deep knife mark on the scales, drawing but a trickle of fresh blood, failing to inflict real damage.

The Snake Demons were powerful precisely because of their armor-like scales.

The Blood Flood Dragon was just the same; a warrior of the same level couldn't pierce its defense!

"If it were the Thunder Technique of Tianshu Pavilion, I might be wary, but just a mere Martial Artist, what can you do to me?"

Si Snake's focus was entirely on Ling Ningzhi.

As long as this Daoist Nun was killed, the others posed no threat!

"Is that so?"

Chen Mo's eyes were cold, tinged with mockery.

"Hm?"

Si Snake inexplicably felt a twinge of danger.

In the next moment, a spark erupted from the knife mark, fierce flames spewing through the scale crevices, engulfing the massive body in an instant!