26: Chapter 26 Green Snake is Conscripted
Just as the two snakes were burying their heads and eating happily...
A majestic Demonic Qi pressed down on them.
Like two Huskies with their heads pushed into their food bowls, the two snakes could not move.
They could only struggle and let out snake cries.
"Not bad, one Three-Colored Venomous Snake and one Green Water Snake."
Xu Qing, who was nearly scared out of his wits, saw that the newcomer had mistaken him for a Green Water Snake again. He immediately realized it was another illiterate, which made him feel slightly more at ease.
A Resurrection Green Snake and a Green Water Snake were highly similar; this might be the world's final bit of tenderness toward him.
But a Green Water Snake is also good Material for making snake soup!
He was uneasy again!
"You two snakes, you have both been requisitioned by this Yao!"
"Follow this Yao to launch a beast tide and attack the humans."
It was a domineering tone that brooked no argument.
Xu Qing forced his head up and finally saw the newcomer.
Short legs, hands on hips, red hair, and red vertical pupils.
Heavenly King covers the Earthly Tiger, the Great Yao is one and a half meters tall.
No Yao features could be seen, but the dense Demonic Qi confirmed it was a Yao.
Generally, after a Yao transforms, their Yao form cannot be seen.
As for the White Flood Dragon, Xu Qing suspected it was a special hobby of hers.
Xu Qing tried using Insight.
A massive amount of information flooded his mind, making it throb with pain.
[Yao Beast] Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane
[Dao Cultivation] 999 years
[Realm] Golden Core Perfection
[Skills] Flight lv7, Divine Sense 6, Fire Feathers lv5, Poison Reduction lv4, Fire Reduction lv4, Strike Reduction lv4, Swiftness lv6, Demon Breaker lv3, Water Control lv5, Concealment lv4, See Through lv3, Fearsome Might lv3, Armor Break lv6, Crane Feathers lv6, Wing Flap lv5, Sky Render lv4, Self-Healing lv5, Self-Destruct lv1, Hypnosis lv2, Heal lv2, Wind Magic lv5, Deterrence lv5, Saber Technique lv6, Saber Qi lv5, Beast Taming lv3, Beak Strike lv4, Wind Escape lv5, Escape Breaker lv2, Vicious Beast lv5, Auspicious Beast lv1
[Divine Ability] Great Strength lv5, Flame Lord lv5 (Fire talent, increases damage and reduces incoming fire damage), Wind's Favor lv4 (Wind talent, increases damage and reduces incoming wind damage)
"Hey, hey, hey, what on earth is this?!"
"For this thing to appear at this stage is really game-breaking."
Xu Qing lowered his head even further.
He was terrified that the eye-shadow scales around his eyes would be discovered, leading to his species being identified.
Didn't the books say that high-level Yao Beasts are rare in this Cultivation World?
Why do I keep running into them?
Miscellaneous books have really done this snake a disservice.
Xu Qing didn't want to use up his luck in this way.
This thing even wants to start a beast tide to attack humans.
Are you kidding? If humans discover that he is a Resurrection Green Snake, it's all over!
"Did you hear me, you two little snakes?"
The one-and-a-half-meter-tall Great Yao stood with hands on hips, her red hair looking as if it were about to ignite.
Her intimidation grew even stronger.
Too terrifying, this loli is too terrifying.
Xu Qing nodded hurriedly and used his tail to smack the head of the completely dazed Silly Snake beside him; only then did the Silly Snake snap out of it.
"Very good!"
"Then it's you two. Follow me."
The one-and-a-half-meter-tall figure turned and flew into the sky. For a moment, Xu Qing thought about running away.
But as soon as he remembered that terrifying skill list, he didn't dare to act rashly.
It was impossible to escape.
This girl catching him would probably be like catching a chick.
Moreover, her race was a crane—a great crane that fed on snakes—and this one clearly had a bad temper.
Only a fool of a snake would think about running and crossing her.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
The Silly Snake nudged Xu Qing and pointed behind them with its tail, wearing an expression that said, "Quick, let's take this chance to run!"
Well, here was one fool of a snake.
Xu Qing smacked the Silly Snake's head hard and dragged it along to catch up with the one-and-a-half-meter-tall girl.
Fortunately, they weren't the only unlucky ones.
There were over a dozen other unlucky souls who had been caught, including another snake.
Most were in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, with only two in the Middle Stage and one in the Late Stage.
Xu Qing couldn't help but start fantasizing about how many evolution points he would get if he killed all the Yao here.
He even looked at the one-and-a-half-meter-tall irritable loli, and a dangerous thought crossed his mind.
How many evolution points would this crane be worth?
At least a thousand, right?
Xu Qing began to think as high as possible.
Furthermore, the species of this Yao Beast was not ordinary: a Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane.
It was introduced in the miscellaneous books he had read.
Feathers like flaming fire, eyes like glazed glass, a tail like a Phoenix, and feet treading on the wind—a wind and fire attribute Yao Beast.
Naturally, it wasn't as precious as he was.
He was an out-of-print, ultra-rare limited species.
But in terms of Bloodline grade, she was at least as high as him, if not higher.
As the group of Yao Beasts moved forward, the one-and-a-half-meter-tall girl recruited several more Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts.
Xu Qing watched happily, feeling a sense of schadenfreude.
It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality.
If he were the only one caught, Xu Qing wouldn't be able to accept it no matter what.
But if all the Yao were caught, it was much easier for Xu Qing to accept.
He could even gloat.
He almost prayed in his heart for the one-and-a-half-meter-tall girl to catch a few more.
Soon, almost all the Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts in the vicinity had been caught, though there might be a few that slipped through the net.
Unfair! Why are there those who slipped through? He was envious to death.
Xu Qing secretly cursed those few lucky ones.
"Hmm, not bad."
"Follow this Yao to kill the enemy in a moment. Whoever kills the most Foundation Establishment Stage enemies will be greatly rewarded by this Yao!"
With a wave of her small hand, the Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane painted a grand vision.
As for the Yao Beasts below the Foundation Establishment Stage, they had already finished gathering.
The suppression of a higher Bloodline over a lower Bloodline in Yao Beasts was absolute.
The larger the Bloodline gap, the more obvious the effect.
Under the influence of the Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane's Demonic Qi, all the Yao became excited, and their roars echoed through the sky.
Although Xu Qing wasn't much affected, he still pretended to be, letting out a loud snake cry.
He also slapped the Silly Snake, who wasn't crying out loudly enough, with his tail.
After all, the Three-Colored Venomous Snake's Bloodline wasn't low either, so the influence wasn't that great.
Perhaps he should teach this Silly Snake about the ways of the Yao world in the future.
Honestly, shut-in snakes like this are really a handful.
"Good, follow this Yao in the charge and trample those humans who hunt Yao Beasts!"
The Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane turned into a red streak of light, leading the beast tide formed by dozens of Great Yao at Foundation Establishment and lower-rank Yao Beasts toward the north.
Dozens of Foundation Establishment Yao Beasts vied to fly high into the sky, letting out roars.
Xu Qing used his tail to pull down the Silly Snake, who was also stupidly trying to charge upward.
"You're a Three-Colored Venomous Snake! Flying that high—are you rushing to give yourself to the humans to be made into poison pills?!"
Xu Qing slapped the Silly Snake's head hard.
Others dared to charge up because they weren't expensive.
For the two of them—a large mobile treasure chest and a small one—to fly that high, wasn't that a joke?
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
The Silly Snake covered its head with its tail and flicked its tongue aggrievedly; that hit really hurt.
"If it doesn't hurt, you won't learn your lesson."
Xu Qing pulled the Silly Snake behind him, trying his best to block it from the humans' sight.
Among the humans, there was that Heavenly Poison Sect with people hunting Three-Colored Venomous Snakes.
His current appearance closely resembled a Green Water Snake, and the value of a Green Water Snake was still slightly lower than that of a Three-Colored Venomous Snake.
"I hope that one-and-a-half-meter-tall girl can block the high-level Cultivators among the humans."
Xu Qing looked at the Crimson-Tailed Burning Flame Crane in the sky, who had her arms crossed over her flat chest and wore a fierce expression.