98: Chapter 98 Only in this way can the Green Snake feel at ease.

"Aaaah..."

Yang Ling felt as if something vital was vanishing from his body.

The life aura within him was actually dissipating at a rapid pace.

This Green Snake was actually extracting his Lifespan!

"No, stop!"

Yang Ling spoke with great difficulty.

In short, he was filled with immense regret right now; what on earth was this Green Snake!

"Hmph, if I stop just because you say so, This Snake would lose too much Face!"

Xu Qing ignored him completely.

He had to at least replenish his own Lifespan to the full first.

Forming hand seals with both hands, the green flood dragon ring flew off his tail and locked around Yang Ling's neck.

Yang Ling felt as if he couldn't mobilize a single shred of his magic power, as if he had become a Mortal.

Panic instantly gripped his heart to the extreme.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing was silently calculating.

Activating the green flood dragon pearl had consumed ten years of Lifespan, and just now, entering that boundary between life and death had consumed another ten years.

Lisheng Green Snake? More like Life-Burning Green Snake.

Though powerful, many of its top-tier abilities required consuming Lifespan to activate.

"Hmm, is there a loss during the Lifespan extraction process?"

Xu Qing discovered that after extracting ten years of Lifespan from this Golden Core old man, his own Lifespan only increased by three years.

Seventy percent was lost during the extraction process.

"My Fierce Birth skill is Rank lv3; does that mean I can only obtain thirty percent of the Lifespan during extraction?"

Xu Qing pondered.

However, loss was loss.

It wasn't his own Lifespan being lost anyway.

Watching Yang Ling constantly beg for mercy, Xu Qing felt every cell in his body screaming with satisfaction.

That's for being arrogant and overbearing, and for looking down on others.

That's for disregarding This Snake and for bullying the weak.

Today, this Green Snake would steal his Storage Pouch, eat his Medicinal Pills, and drain his Lifespan.

"Monster, let my grandfather go!"

Although the prince spoke those words, his entire body was trembling uncontrollably.

"If you release my grandfather, he might spare your life!"

"My grandfather is a Xuanyun Sect Elder!"

Even in this situation, the innate arrogance and sense of superiority in the prince's bones had not vanished.

"Old man, This Snake needs you to spare my life?"

"Today, I'll see exactly how you spare my life."

Xu Qing continued to absorb the Lifespan, while Yang Ling's Face was now ashen like dead embers.

He only wanted the people from the Sect to hurry over.

In this short while, he had already lost a hundred years of Lifespan; this was more painful to him than being killed.

"Elder Li!"

"Elder Li, please spare the... snake?"

The arriving Elder Chen only felt that the world had become very strange.

He had sensed the aura of a battle through the Formation, which was precisely the aura of Xu Qing and that newly promoted Golden Core Elder Li.

He immediately rushed over.

He knew that Elder Li; he wasn't a good person.

But since he had made significant contributions to the Sect, the Sect had turned a blind eye to his actions.

Elder Chen was terrified that something might have happened to Xu Qing.

After all, he was a distinguished guest invited by the Nascent Soul Elder, and a Righteous God of a river.

How long had it been since a Righteous God appeared within the borders of the Gaoyuan Kingdom?

If this Righteous God encountered danger, it would surely provoke the wrath of those Nascent Soul Elders in the Sect.

As a result...

Seeing Xu Qing pinning the Golden Core Elder under his tail, he wondered if something was wrong with the world.

"West River Maiden!"

"West River Maiden, please stay your hand!"

Elder Chen quickly changed his wording.

"West River Maiden!"

"That West River actually produced a Righteous God, you are the West River..."

With a flick of his tail, Xu Qing delivered another heavy slap to Yang Ling's Face.

Dammit, calling me 'Maiden' one after another; if others can't deal with you, this 'Maiden' certainly can.

"Maiden!"

"This Elder Yang is, after all, an Elder of our Sect. Could you..."

Elder Chen also felt a headache coming on.

"Hmph, he bullied This Snake, used his strength to oppress the weak, and couldn't distinguish right from wrong."

"He tried to kill This Snake without even asking for the facts."

"If This Snake didn't have some skills, it would be This Snake lying dead here today!"

"Is this your Sect's way of treating guests?"

No matter what was said today, Xu Qing would not let this old man go.

If Uncle Snake can endure it, Auntie Snake cannot! (Even if the most patient person could bear it, I cannot!)

This is infuriating for a snake.

"Elder Chen, you must act on behalf of my grandfather!"

"It was this Green Snake who bullied me yesterday, and today when my grandfather came to reason with him, he humiliated our Sect's Elder."

"This arrogant snake demon should be executed!"

Seeing Elder Chen, the prince immediately leaned in and began a litany of complaints.

For a man in his twenties to complain like this was truly an eyesore.

But at this moment, both Xu Qing and Elder Chen looked at this "big boy."

Expressions of admiration appeared on their Faces one after another.

To be ridiculous to this extent, to be honest, Xu Qing had started to feel a bit of admiration.

Elder Chen obviously thought so too.

He knew Xu Qing; he was a genuine Auspicious Beast, a beautiful and kind-hearted snake who protected his region.

How could he possibly do something characteristic of a Vicious Beast?

Even if those didn't count.

With another Nascent Soul Stage Elder Li backing him up, even a Vicious Beast would be considered an Auspicious Beast.

Moreover, he was an Auspicious Beast to begin with!

"Absurd! The West River Maiden is the West River Righteous God, an Auspicious Beast recognized by Heaven and Earth."

Exactly, exactly.

"How could he possibly commit such acts!"

Exactly, exactly.

"I see it is you and Yang Ling who have grown accustomed to being arrogant and overbearing in the Sect!"

Exactly, exactly.

"Today, this Elder shall execute justice on the spot, cripple your cultivation, and expel you from the Sect!"

"I will ensure you can never step onto the path of cultivation again for all eternity!"

As he spoke, Elder Chen brought a palm down on the prince's head, erasing his entire Dao Cultivation.

"Maiden, I wonder if you could hand Elder Yang over to me for disposal."

"The result will surely satisfy you."

Elder Chen once again cupped his hands and bowed to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing lifted his tail, looking at the gritting-toothed Elder Yang.

Although he wished he could finish this guy off quickly, they were currently on someone else's turf after all.

As the saying goes, one must show respect for the master when dealing with the servant.

Since Xu Qing was currently in the Xuanyun Sect's territory, he couldn't go too far no matter what.

He could only hand this bastard over to the Xuanyun Sect to deal with.

He had no choice but to let the tiger return to the mountain.

If they were outside, a bastard who provoked him like this would definitely be stripped bare, stuffed into a sack to be used as a punching bag to level up skills, have his Lifespan extracted, and finally be killed for his Dao Cultivation and evolution points.

"Green Snake, we are irreconcilable enemies. I will make sure you suffer for this grudge."

Seeing that Xu Qing didn't dare to kill him, Elder Yang's confidence surged as he spoke through gritted teeth.

Sooner or later, he would make this Green Snake pay the price.

Since this Green Snake was the West River Maiden, he couldn't touch him directly and couldn't win in a fight.

But he could kill the people around this Green Snake, making him fly into a rage and trigger his demonic nature, driving him mad.

At that time, who would still believe this West River Maiden was a Righteous God?

When that happens, a demon is a demon, and everyone will want to kill him as quickly as possible.

"..."

*Sigh.*

Xu Qing let out a deep sigh and tossed Elder Yang toward Elder Chen.

Elder Chen also breathed a sigh of relief. When Yang Ling was making those threats just now, Demonic Qi was surging; he had thought things wouldn't end well today.

It seemed the West River Maiden was still reasonable.

"Rest assured, Maiden, this Elder will strictly discipline Elder Yang and will not let him act against you again."

Looking at Yang Ling being tossed toward him in mid-air, he relaxed.

"This Maiden cannot rest easy."

*Boom!*

Green flames erupted from Yang Ling's body.

The green flood dragon ring locked him down firmly, preventing him from moving even a hair's breadth.

He then turned into green smoke and vanished.

"Only like this can This Maiden rest easy."

"After all, I am just a snake."