38: Big snake, a monster taking over someone else's body?

Qingyang Mountain Range.

The area extending from the periphery to the center.

Lin Yongrong poured his spiritual power into his feet, which made his speed faster than normal running.

He had been trying his best to catch that Pouch Rat, but with his speed, how could he possibly catch up to a Pouch Rat accustomed to running through the forest?

“Damn it! Damn it!”

Lin Yongrong cursed continuously, his handsome face twisted with anger.

He had actually been scared earlier; the surrounding area was unfamiliar, but if he retreated now, he would surely be ridiculed by the Lin Family Hunting Squad.

As the eldest legitimate son of the fourth generation of the Lin family, he had never encountered setbacks since childhood, nor had he experienced many displeasing things.

The most unsatisfactory thing for him was probably his attempt to target his cousin, Lin Yongmao, but he hadn't even harmed him in the slightest.

Even if there were dangers on the path ahead, he tried his best to overcome his fear of the unknown and pursued it.

The Pouch Rat was only the size of a normal rat, so its figure was extremely agile. It leaped among various ancient trees and bushes, avoiding most obstacles. It was actually impossible for Lin Yongrong to catch it.

However, the Pouch Rat did not completely shake off Lin Yongrong, but always maintained a certain distance between them.

Lin Yongrong cursed again, “Damn it! This cursed Yao Beast is toying with me!”

The Pouch Rat looked back at Lin Yongrong, a human-like look of disdain in its eyes.

Lin Yongrong grew anxious. He took out a Talisman and activated it with spiritual power without hesitation.

Ice Seal Talisman.

This was one of the life-saving methods his father, Lin Yuheng, had given him before he left.

Functional Talismans like the Ice Seal Talisman were extremely difficult to draw, and even a first-tier High Grade Talisman was very expensive.

The Ice Seal Talisman was successfully activated, and a wave of coldness spread forward. The Pouch Rat's agile figure did not completely avoid it, and one of its legs was frozen by the ice formed by the cold.

“You’re dead!”

Lin Yongrong’s eyes burned with fire, wishing he could ignite the Pouch Rat.

He used such a trump card to capture the Pouch Rat alive and bring it back to the Hunting Demon Team.

The Pouch Rat tried its best to break through the ice, but after two attempts, it had no effect. It squeaked, somewhat despairingly.

Immediately, a resolute look appeared in its eyes. It actually bit off one of its own legs.

Golden Cicada Shedding Its Shell!

At the cost of one leg, it temporarily broke free from the ice seal.

It no longer had any intention of toying around and darted towards the core area of the Qingyang Mountain Range. Losing a leg did not affect its escape speed.

Lin Yongrong was somewhat dumbfounded when he saw this scene, and he quickly chased after it.

But soon, the Pouch Rat disappeared from his sight, and after chasing for a while, he couldn't even see any traces.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard. Lin Yongrong felt a bit panicked.

“Where is this?”

Not to mention traces of Yao Beast activity, there wasn't even the sound of ordinary birds, beasts, or insects.

Only ancient trees, dozens of meters tall, completely obscured the area, making the visibility somewhat dim.

Coupled with the humid, stuffy climate, his mood also became somewhat irritable.

His intuition told him that there must be some danger here.

He prepared to retreat, even if he was laughed at back at the Hunting Demon Team, he would accept it.

“immortal cultivator?”

Suddenly, a voice reached his ears, like an abrupt clap of thunder, making his heart skip several beats.

Did that mean the other party wasn't human?

Could it be that he ran into a ghost?

Although the existence of ghosts and monsters was normal in the Cultivation World, he had no means to deal with them!

Lin Yongrong trembled and said, “Who is it? Stop being sneaky, come out!”

From the withered fallen leaves in front of him, a Great Serpent slowly emerged.

The Great Serpent's body was the same color as the withered leaves, so even though it was right in front of Lin Yongrong, he hadn't noticed such a presence.

The dark brown Great Serpent was more than ten meters long. Unlike its complete concealment of its aura just now, it now released its pressure, making it difficult for Lin Yongrong to breathe.

Lin Yongrong could not discern the cultivation Realm of this Great Serpent Demon Beast.

To be able to speak human language, it had to be at least a third-tier Yao Beast, no doubt about it.

“Senior…”

Lin Yongrong's legs felt a bit weak.

“Heh heh, no need to be nervous. There is a great Opportunity waiting for you here.”

A glint of light suddenly appeared in Lin Yongrong's eyes. Sure enough, he was the Son of Luck; he had obtained a great Opportunity upon entering the Qingyang Mountain Range for the first time.

“Senior, what will you bestow upon me?”

The Great Serpent Demon Beast spoke in human tongue, saying, “I will bestow upon you a great fortune. Release your Dantian and Sea of Consciousness, and do not harbor any thoughts of resistance.”

Lin Yongrong hesitated for a moment before complying.

Although he was somewhat worried about being tricked, it seemed he had no choice when facing such a third-tier Yao Beast.

The gray-brown Great Serpent's body gradually went limp on the ground, and a round pill the size of a lychee emerged from its body, along with a faint, hazy gray gas.

The hazy gray gas gradually solidified, actually transforming into the shape of the gray-brown Great Serpent's original body.

Seeing Lin Yongrong obediently comply, the gray-brown gas entered his Sea of Consciousness, and the Demon Core entered his Dantian.

Lin Yongrong's eyes widened. He was worried, thinking, “This can't be Possession, can it? High-level Cultivators or Yao Beasts have one chance of Possession when their Physical Body is damaged, which will completely occupy the original owner's body.”

If he were truly Possessed, he would completely lose his self-awareness, and even his Soul would not be able to enter Reincarnation again.

“Human, this is not Possession. I am merely temporarily borrowing your Physical Body.” The voice was transmitted from Lin Yongrong’s Sea of Consciousness.

The two could now communicate directly through consciousness.

“Senior, why do you need to borrow my Physical Body?” Lin Yongrong was puzzled. Did he have any extraordinary qualities?

“Heh heh, these are not things you should know now. What you need to do now is to diligently improve your strength.

Don't worry! With this King's Demon Core, your current cultivation Realm improvement speed will be very fast.”

Lin Yongrong asked in surprise, “Demon Core, Senior, are you a third-tier Yao Beast?”

“According to your human Realm divisions, this King is indeed equivalent to your human Golden Core Stage Cultivators.” The voice in the Sea of Consciousness patiently answered Lin Yongrong’s question.

The gray-brown Great Serpent's conscious form explored Lin Yongrong's Sea of Consciousness for a while, then carefully examined Lin Yongrong's body.

“This body?”

Before the Great Serpent Demon Beast could finish speaking, he quickly and excitedly said, “Senior, does my body have anything special about it? Is it that its potential hasn't been awakened, or does it have a special Physique?”

Lin Yongrong had dreamed of Awakening a Heavenly Spiritual Root or an unusual Spiritual Root since childhood, but unfortunately, his dream was shattered.

When he was seven, he was tested to have a three-attribute Spiritual Root, which could be said to be below average Aptitude, far behind Lin Yongrong's dual Spiritual Root.

Now, a Senior actually said that his body had something special, which made him suddenly feel that Heaven had treated him well.

Even if this Senior was a Yao Beast.