Chapter 301: The Deadly Serpent Mother

The national priest, severely wounded on the ground, regained consciousness. Struggling, he crawled toward the soldiers' ranks, hoping to escape death by blending into the crowd.

However, at this moment, the national priest was completely naked, making him all too obvious among the soldiers.

"Stop!"

Mu Chen, holding the Chaos Sword, was still panting heavily. Anyone could see that after using such a powerful spell, his internal energy was running low.

The national priest froze, standing in place.

"Mu Chen!"

At this moment, Xiao Bai also approached Mu Chen, helping him up as she examined his body. She asked with concern, "Are you okay? Are you injured? Where are you hurt?"

"Xiao Bai, use the jade hairpin to absorb his power," Mu Chen instructed.

"Absorb his power?" Xiao Bai looked at Mu Chen, puzzled.

"Yes." Mu Chen nodded heavily, saying, "Since he can absorb your energy, why can't you absorb his?"

"Can it be done?" Xiao Bai was astonished.

"You humans, you truly haven't disappointed me!" The voice of the Serpent Mother came from the direction of the snake cave, filled with smugness.

"Hurry up, don't just stand there," Mu Chen urged.

Xiao Bai's heart tightened, and she obeyed Mu Chen's command, removing the jade hairpin from her hair.

"How should I use it?" Xiao Bai asked.

"Use the jade hairpin as a medium and devour his true energy," Mu Chen instructed.

"Xiao Bai, Xiao Qing, stop!" The Serpent Mother's furious voice rang out ahead.

"Please don't kill me, don't kill me! As long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything. The emperor listens to me, and you can have anything you want," the national priest, fully aware of his weakness, and still heavily wounded, kneeled before Mu Chen.

"He has killed countless people and committed innumerable wrongs. This is his retribution. Quickly, don't hesitate," Mu Chen urged.

Xiao Bai nodded, controlling her true energy, and began using the jade hairpin to absorb the national priest's cultivation.

"Don't!"

"Don't!"

"Don't!"

The national priest screamed in defiance, trying to struggle and fight back, but at this moment, he was immobilized by a strange force and couldn't move.

"It's you!"

The national priest's gaze turned to Mu Chen, especially noticing the smug curve at the corner of Mu Chen's mouth. This only confirmed his suspicions. He couldn't move because Mu Chen had secretly made his move again.

"Why? Why... You... you clearly have the power... How... how could...?"

The national priest was utterly confused, unable to comprehend why Mu Chen, with such great strength, had been so badly beaten by him earlier and almost killed.

A performance!

The national priest suddenly realized that Mu Chen had been pretending all along!

But why?

The national priest's gaze was filled with confusion. Mu Chen could have killed him with a single sword strike, so why had he acted as if he was struggling?

In the midst of Xiao Bai's absorption, the last trace of the national priest's true energy was consumed. As for Xiao Bai, her body erupted in radiant light, transforming into a giant serpent hundreds of meters long.

Crack!

Mu Chen swung his sword, severing the head of the now-dying national priest.

"Xiao Bai, I told you to stop! How dare you not listen to me!"

At that moment, the Serpent Mother arrived, furious, glaring at Xiao Bai, who had transformed into a massive snake, looking as though she had just had her candy stolen.

"Master, we've finally avenged our great enemy. Your jade hairpin is now returned to you." Xiao Qing, her legs transformed into a green snake tail, swam over to the Serpent Mother and respectfully handed her the jade hairpin.

"I asked your senior sister to take the jade hairpin and assassinate the Taoist, but I never expected she would end up stealing the power and transforming into this giant serpent," the Serpent Mother said, taking the jade hairpin from Xiao Qing.

"Master."

Upon hearing the Serpent Mother's impending scolding, Xiao Qing immediately grew anxious, speaking quickly, "Master, senior sister only did this to kill the Taoist, she didn't mean to..."

Xiao Qing, as she spoke, cast a reproachful look at Mu Chen. It was all Mu Chen's foolish idea that had caused her master's anger.

"Now that the Taoist is gone, what use do I have for this jade hairpin?"

The Serpent Mother waved her hand and tossed the jade hairpin aside. Then, she extended her hand and seized Xiao Qing by the throat, lifting her entire body into the air with a ferocious look on her face, saying, "This Taoist has caused me great suffering. To put it bluntly, it was because my cultivation wasn't strong enough. If my cultivation had been perfected, how would he dare to treat me like this? One day, I suddenly realized. If the Taoist can cultivate, so can I. If the Taoist can take, I can take your power too."

"Senior sister!"

"Mu Chen!"

"Run!"

The broken voice escaped from Xiao Qing's throat.

Roar!

Upon hearing Xiao Qing's cry, Xiao Bai straightened her serpent body and opened her enormous mouth to roar at the Serpent Mother.

"You're seeking death!"

Whoosh!

Just as Xiao Bai was about to attack, a silver light fell from the sky. The Serpent Mother gripped Xiao Qing's hand and fell toward the ground. Xiao Qing, still choked by the throat, also fell to the ground.

A low-level Xuan rank combat skill — Absorption Palm.

As soon as Xiao Qing landed, a terrifying force pulled at her body. By the time Xiao Qing regained her senses, she was already in Mu Chen's arms.

"Mu Chen!"

Xiao Qing's expression was startled as she looked blankly at the arms that were holding her.

All of this transpired in the blink of an eye. A shrill scream then escaped from the Serpent Mother's mouth.

"Ah!"

The Serpent Mother's right arm snapped, blood pouring out as she glared at Mu Chen, saying, "It's you!"

"Yes, it's me." Mu Chen nodded and released Xiao Qing.

Roar!

Xiao Bai opened her massive mouth again and continued to roar in fury at the Serpent Mother.

"If you were in your prime, I might not even be your match. But now that the Taoist has drained most of your true energy, do you really think you can still defeat me?" Mu Chen's voice was calm, as he looked at the Serpent Mother's gathering energy, which began to swirl into a vortex.

A familiar scene unfolded. The true energy from all the serpent demons was being frantically absorbed by the vortex. The Serpent Mother's body began to rise slowly. As for the serpent demons whose energy had been drained, they were all reverted to their original forms.

"Share and return, all flows return to the source!"

The Serpent Mother's energy surged, bursting with dazzling light. When the light faded, a massive serpent, hundreds of meters long, appeared before them.

This serpent was different from Xiao Bai. Its head was covered in spiky barbs like a hedgehog, and it had two serpent heads. The blood-red eyes sent a chill down their spines.

"Master!"

Xiao Qing stared at the scene before her in shock. Even Xiao Bai was stunned, staring at the Serpent Mother in disbelief. Was this really the selfless master they once knew?

"Is this still your master?" Mu Chen asked.

Xiao Qing didn't answer. Her eyes were now filled with fury as she stared at the massive serpent before her.

Roar!

The red-eyed giant serpent roared angrily at Mu Chen, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing

, as if saying: "Don't be in such a hurry. Your true energy is mine now. Once I've absorbed it, I will ascend to the skies!"

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