8: Chapter 8 Green Snake and Lord Bai

"Are these the kind of movements a spider should have!?"

Before Xu Qing could finish complaining, a pitch-black spider leg stabbed straight at him.

The sharp spider leg glinted with a cold light, leaving an afterimage in the air.

With the help of Detection Lv2 and his vision, Xu Qing barely managed to catch the trajectory of the spider leg.

"Barrier!"

A transparent Space Barrier appeared in front of him.

But it only held for an instant before shattering and vanishing.

Xu Qing took the opportunity to twist his body and dodge the attack, but he was sent flying by the shockwave from the spider leg.

Giving him no time to react, the remaining spider legs followed in quick succession.

Xu Qing could only twist his long, slender snake body based on guesswork, barely dodging several spider leg attacks.

Yet his body was still grazed, leaving several bloody gashes, and one spider leg even pierced a bloody hole directly into his side, pinning him to the ground.

The intense pain made Xu Qing unable to stop himself from thrashing.

"That hurts like hell for a snake!"

Except for the leg pinning Xu Qing down, the rest of the spider legs rose again.

A new round of spider leg thrusts shot out once more.

A fierce light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes. With a flick of his tail, a Wind Blade sliced through his own pinned body, allowing him to wriggle free.

Narrowly dodging several spider legs, he slithered toward the spider's abdomen.

[Ding, proficiency requirements met.]

[Agility Lv1 has been upgraded to Agility Lv2.]

His speed increased once more, turning into a green shadow that dragged a trail of blood across the ground.

Under the spider's abdomen, it was difficult for the spider legs to mount an attack.

But Xu Qing had clearly underestimated the spider's intelligence.

The spider quickly retracted its legs, and its car-sized body pressed down toward Xu Qing.

It seemed intent on crushing Xu Qing to death.

Xu Qing had a sudden flash of inspiration; the pupil of his left eye constricted and elongated, and a fragrant fruit was brought out.

The spider hurriedly extended its legs to prop up its body, fearing it would crush the Spirit Fruit.

Secretly praising his own wisdom, Xu Qing turned into a green shadow and slithered behind the spider's rear.

The spider lifted its rear, seemingly about to shoot spider silk at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing opened his mouth, and a ball of flame condensed, intending to burn the silk.

But unexpectedly, what shot out wasn't silk.

A stream of foul-smelling venom shot toward Xu Qing.

Xu Qing hurriedly shut his mouth. With no time to dodge or release a skill, he braced himself, tilted his head, and charged toward the venom.

The venom hit Xu Qing's upper body, corroding his scales into a pitted mess.

Xu Qing hissed continuously in pain.

Enduring the pain, he didn't dare stop, fleeing toward the river.

He could already see the light reflecting off the water.

"Stinking spider, I'll remember this grudge."

Plunging into the river, the cool water made his pain slightly more bearable.

Controlling the water's flow, he pushed himself downstream.

But before he could swim far, a sensation of paralysis came from his neck, leaving his whole body unable to move, while dizziness slammed into his brain.

Paralysis took effect.

The toxins took effect.

"Hey, hey, hey, what kind of broken skill is this!?"

Xu Qing was frantic.

The cool flowing water enveloped him, dissipating the toxins bit by bit. The Natal Scale on his head emitted a green light, allowing him to regain some clarity.

Divine Ability: Water Heal Lv1.

The spider jumped into the water, getting closer and closer to him.

"Natal Scale, shatter!"

The lush green scale on his head cracked down the middle, spiderweb-like fissures spreading across it.

A dense green light spread from the cracks, enveloping Xu Qing's entire body.

The paralysis and dizziness receded, and the pain from his wounds was suppressed.

Dense granulation tissue grew and wriggled rapidly in his wounds.

It looked quite disgusting.

But Xu Qing didn't care; he couldn't see it anyway.

Seeing that Xu Qing was about to recover, the Spider Spirit let out a sharp hiss, its eight legs thrashing wildly in the water as it tried to close in.

To an outsider, it might have looked like Xu Qing had stolen something from the spider.

In just a few breaths, Xu Qing had fully recovered. His Natal Scale was covered in cracks and had lost its luster; it seemed it would take a long time to restore.

"There's plenty of time. We'll meet again in the..."

"A Green Water Snake, how truly rare."

A figure suddenly appeared behind him, grabbing him by his seven-inch mark with a single hand and lifting him out of the water.

His whole body felt weak; he had no way or opportunity to resist.

Absolute suppression of Dao Cultivation!

A Cultivator, an Advanced human Cultivator.

Seeing that things were taking a turn for the worse, the Spider Spirit didn't hesitate and turned to flee.

It looked as if it were saying, "I'm just passing through, you guys carry on, don't mind me."

There was no trace of the arrogance it had shown while chasing him earlier.

You damn Spider Spirit, you certainly know when to back down.

Yet the Cultivator in front of him didn't even spare a glance at the fleeing Spider Spirit.

It was obvious.

He was worth much more than that Spider Spirit!!!

But this was hardly something to be happy about.

No one would refuse a mobile treasure vault that came with a delicious serving of snake soup.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

Xu Qing put on a fierce expression, assuming a threatening posture.

"How rude."

He was greeted with a slap across the face. Do you know how much psychological damage a slap does to a green snake?

A warrior can be killed but not insulted; it really infuriated the snake.

Xu Qing raised his head, about to bite the damned human.

Then came another slap.

"Xiao Qing, stop it."

This slap sent Xu Qing's head reeling, finally allowing him to clearly see the person holding him.

Beneath the white dress were smooth legs, and behind her was a long, white, scale-covered tail.

Two pure white small horns poked out from her silver hair. One hand held him, while the other was poised to deliver another slap.

By human standards, she was quite good-looking.

No, she was top-tier. Wait, why was he becoming a bit face-blind toward humans?

"She doesn't seem human."

"Could she be a Transformed Great Demon!?"

Xu Qing settled down.

If she was a demon, maybe he still had a chance to survive.

Once he became a Great Demon himself, he would come back to avenge these two slaps.

For now, he would swallow his pride and suck up to this Great Demon.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss~"

Xu Qing went limp, staying obediently still.

"Xiao Qing, such a good boy."

"Who's Xiao Qing? Your whole family is Xiao Qing."

The woman stroked Xu Qing's head. A soft white light flashed, and the shattered Life Snake Scale on his head was instantly restored to its original state.

[Ding, devoured a portion of the White Flood Dragon's Spiritual Qi.]

[Dao Cultivation +3.]

[Unlocked new evolution path: Little Green Flood Dragon.]

[Little Green Flood Dragon] A Spirit Snake, an extremely rare Spirit Snake. A green snake possessing a weak Flood Dragon Bloodline, with Water, Wood, and Wind attributes. Skilled in Water and Wind techniques. Its meat is said to be the finest in the mortal world, its blood can improve Aptitude, and its scales, skin, and bones are rare high-grade Materials for Magical Artifacts.

(Note: Because it is as rare as a Flood Dragon, it is called a Little Green Flood Dragon; it usually has no blood relation to a Green Flood Dragon.)

"I am Xiao Qing."

Xu Qing decided that from today on, his name was Xiao Qing, and no one could tell him otherwise.

Looking closely, she wasn't just top-tier beautiful; she was practically a celestial maiden descended to earth.

Please allow me to call her Madam Bai.

As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue, wanting to lick Madam Bai's hand.

This was a golden opportunity to devour Spiritual Qi; he had to devour as much as possible, as such a chance wouldn't come twice.

"You certainly know how to trim your sails to the wind; your intelligence isn't low, is it?"

Madam Bai didn't stop Xu Qing, laughing happily like an owner being licked by a puppy.

[Ding, devoured White Flood Dragon Spiritual Qi, Dao Cultivation +0.5.]

[Ding, devoured...]

Xu Qing also licked happily.

You've got to be kidding me; the chance to meet a dim-witted White Flood Dragon doesn't come often. Every lick counts.

[Ding, cultivation has broken through to the second level of Qi Refining.]

Before long, his Dao Cultivation surpassed twenty years, reaching the second level of Qi Refining.

Forget about some dim-witted White Flood Dragon; this was his Madam Bai.

Spirit Medicine, Vermilion Fruits, Cultivation—none of it was as practical as taking a few licks of Madam Bai.

This person is a humanoid Spirit Medicine.

Madam Bai, I'm hungry, feed me.