296: Chance

On the square.

A group of Ghost Vipers were drinking wine and singing unknown melodies, but in Xiao Weiqing's eyes, it was a complete chaotic dance of demons.

This revelry continued until midnight before it ended.

Xiao Weiqing, meanwhile, was on the roof of a certain building, waiting quietly.

However.

What Xiao Weiqing didn't expect was that the three Demon Venerables not only ate together but also lived together.

What was even more unexpected.

After the sun rose.

A new round of revelry began again.

It was a scene exactly like last night, a chaotic dance of demons; the only difference was that one was at night and the other was during the day.

The three Demon Venerables were still sitting in their original positions.

On the square, two Ghost Viper Demons were still engaged in hand-to-hand combat, but this time they were Fifth Realm Great Demons. The friction between the Ghost Viper Demons' hard scales produced a piercing sound that made Xiao Weiqing's scalp tingle.

In the corner.

Xiao Weiqing suppressed his thoughts and waited quietly; at this time, he could least afford to be impatient, as he only had one chance.

Time passed bit by bit.

The sun rose and set again.

Night fell, and a bonfire was lit on the square.

Just as Xiao Weiqing thought these Ghost Viper Demons were going to be like last night, Demon Venerable Bi Ze suddenly stood up.

In an instant.

The square fell silent, waiting for Demon Venerable Bi Ze to speak.

"Everyone, we will be heading to the Blue Star battlefield tomorrow. The revelry ends here. When I return, the lights of the entire city will not go out for ten days."

The Ghost Viper Demons immediately cheered with joy.

The revelry ended.

The demons retreated.

Demon Venerable Bi Ze flew directly into the air to the room at the top of the building.

The other two Demon Venerables separated from Demon Venerable Bi Ze this time, each leaving toward a different location.

Xiao Weiqing immediately perked up; the opportunity had come.

The heavenly soul flower was a Heaven And Earth Treasure used by the Ghost Viper Demon race's Demon Venerables to increase Divine Soul power in preparation for a Breakthrough to Demigod. Although Demon Venerable Bi Ze was powerful, he was far from the Eighth Realm Peak, at most the Eighth Realm Middle Stage.

Departing for the battlefield tomorrow.

So, Demon Venerable Bi Ze would either bring the heavenly soul flower with him or hide it.

Xiao Weiqing leaned towards him hiding it; after all, this was Demon Venerable Bi Ze's territory. If he brought it along, there would be many unexpected situations on the battlefield, and it was even possible he might be killed by his own people.

The city's clamor ended, and looking down from above, there were only faint lights.

Xiao Weiqing slowly approached the top of the Attic; he didn't dare go too fast for fear of being discovered.

Just then.

A mysterious energy permeated the air, making Xiao Weiqing's mind clear and very comfortable.

"This is..."

Nourishing the Divine Soul?

The heavenly soul flower, it must be the heavenly soul flower.

Xiao Weiqing remained calm and slowly approached the room where the lights were still on.

Finally.

Through the window of the Attic, Xiao Weiqing finally saw the situation inside.

At this moment, Demon Venerable Bi Ze sat behind a wooden table, on which sat a silver-white flower the size of a palm.

The flower had nine translucent petals arranged in an alternating pattern, with starlight flowing within each petal, one of which was slightly dim.

The petals swayed gently with great regularity. With each sway, they emitted a faint energy. This energy was different from Universe energy particles; it was very gentle, making people unable to resist wanting to be close to it and immerse themselves in it.

Most of the energy emitted by the heavenly soul flower was absorbed by Bi Ze, with only a tiny portion escaping into the air, which seemed to show signs of increasing Xiao Weiqing's Mental Energy.

One could imagine how precious this heavenly soul flower was; it was a treasure possessed only by gods.

"You've been watching for so long, it's time to come out."

The cold voice startled Xiao Weiqing, but he didn't panic; he just backed away imperceptibly because Bi Ze wasn't talking about him.

Swish~~ Swish~~~

Two tall figures appeared.

They were the other two snake race Demon Venerables who had been drinking and chatting happily with Demon Venerable Bi Ze during the day.

Demon Venerable Bi Ze put the heavenly soul flower into a box and said coldly:

"Qing Ya, Shi Jun, to visit so late at night, I wonder what the matter is?"

"Hahaha..."

Demon Venerable Qing Ya said, "Tomorrow we will rush to the battlefield. Coming here to find Brother Bi Ze is, of course, to discuss the war affairs. Shi Jun and I want to learn from you."

"Indeed, who doesn't know how formidable you are, Brother Bi Ze? In the last Three Star Civilization war, you killed a Demigod with Eighth Realm strength."

Bi Ze shook his head. "That was because that Demigod was already dying. Knowing he was going to die, he targeted us two brothers. My elder brother fought to the death to create a sliver of opportunity for me, and I was only able to kill that Demigod with Demigod venom."

"If we had a choice, we would definitely have fled rather than fought to the death."

Qing Ya said, "That is still very impressive. A Demon Venerable killing a Demigod—it might not even happen once in a thousand years in the Yao Race."

"True, true. Brother Bi Ze, you are too modest. Every snake demon knows about this. For that, the god Ran Luo even rewarded you with a heavenly soul flower."

The corner of Demon Venerable Bi Ze's mouth curled up slightly as he opened the box. "The heavenly soul flower is indeed a rare treasure."

The moment Demon Venerable Qing Ya and Demon Venerable Shi Jun saw the heavenly soul flower, greed appeared in their eyes.

The two Demon Venerables approached imperceptibly.

"Brother Bi Ze, the heavenly soul flower is indeed a treasure for Divine Soul cultivation. Even taking a single breath of it makes one's whole body feel much more comfortable," Demon Venerable Qing Ya said, flicking his snake tongue.

"Indeed. Presumably, within a few years, the Ghost Viper Demon Bi clan will add another Demigod," Demon Venerable Shi Jun laughed.

Demon Venerable Bi Ze also smiled and took out a jade bottle and three jade cups.

"Please sit, you two."

Demon Venerable Bi Ze poured fine wine from the jade bottle. "Please!"

Then, he picked up a wine cup and took a gulp.

The two Demon Venerables glanced at each other and, without standing on ceremony, sat down in turn.

Demon Venerable Qing Ya picked up the wine cup, flicked his snake tongue across the air, and then drank the wine in the jade cup.

Seeing this, Demon Venerable Shi Jun also drank the wine in his jade cup in one gulp.

"Blue Underworld Life Dew, good stuff." Shi Jun sighed with emotion. "The territory of the Ghost Viper Demon race is truly enviable."

Demon Venerable Bi Ze said, "It is all thanks to the Demigod Bi Ling that my Bi clan can possess everything we have now."

The two Demon Venerables nodded; the Demigod Bi Ling was indeed different from other Yao Race Demigods. At least he wasn't bad to his subordinates and didn't just think about his own ruling status while desperately squeezing medium and small tribes.

Otherwise, the heavenly soul flower would not have fallen into Demon Venerable Bi Ze's hands.

For a god to bestow a heavenly soul flower upon Demon Venerable Bi Ze, it had to go through a Demigod. How could an ordinary Demon Venerable have the chance to contact a god?

Even they knew that this heavenly soul flower was requested from the god by the Demigod Bi Ling. After successive wars, the Bi clan had lost more than half of its high-end combat power.

This was indeed the case.

The Demigod Bi Ling had once told Demon Venerable Bi Ze that he hoped the Ghost Viper Demon race would have one more Demigod to deter other demon races.

Otherwise, in the long run, this blessed land for cultivation, the Blue Underworld Swamp, would be targeted by other snake demons.

For example, the two Demon Venerables before him.

Soon.

The three Demon Venerables finished the bottle of Blue Underworld Life Dew, and Demon Venerable Bi Ze also shared some insights.

"This time we are going to the Centaur territory to fight the Blue Star Human Race, and we will take over the primary offensive."

"According to current intelligence, no high-end combat power of the Blue Star Human Race has been seen. The strongest are only at the Eighth Realm Peak, but their actual combat power is very strong. At the same Realm, our combat losses far exceed theirs."

"A god has passed down an oracle stating that Blue Star has no gods and ordering us to seize the Blue Star world entrance in the Centaur territory as soon as possible."

"Oh? No gods, yet their actual combat power is very strong. Is this still a civilization that was born not long ago?"

Bi Ze shook his head. "Not much is known at present. The limited intelligence was revealed by Blue Star believers who worship our Yao Race gods, but it is only for reference."

"We won't know the specifics until we seize a piece of Blue Star territory."