Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 149 - 147: Jiang Xingze’s Cruelty

An iron gate cordoned off the cage, with dedicated guards posted outside.

The sound of unhurried footsteps approached. Jiang Xingze appeared, dressed in a black robe. He calmly prepared to walk in, but was unexpectedly blocked by a guard.

"Young Master Jiang, the Doctor gave explicit orders. Without his permission, no one is to enter."

Hearing this, Jiang Xingze tilted his chin up slightly. His face was hideous as he let out a low, bestial growl. "Say that again. I don't think I heard you clearly."

The guard's face paled, and he stumbled back several steps. The face revealed beneath Jiang Xingze's hood was more terrifying than a Fierce Ghost's. His eyes, in particular, locked onto you, making you feel as if you were being stalked by a venomous snake, the hairs on your body instantly standing on end.

"Young... Master... Please don't make things difficult for a humble subordinate like me. It's just that the Doctor..."

Before the guard could finish stammering, Jiang Xingze's hand shot out violently and clamped around his neck. He effortlessly lifted the man into the air and rasped in a hoarse, chilling voice, "Do you have any idea what will happen if I don't go in? I'll die. Is that what you want? For me to die?"

"Young... Master... spare... me..." The guard's neck was constricted, and the suffocating pressure made it impossible for him to breathe. His face instantly turned crimson.

Beneath the black hood, Jiang Xingze's expression was one of pure madness. Combined with his pockmarked, hideous face, a single glance was enough to give someone nightmares for days.

"Do you want me to die? Tell me! Do you want me to die?!"

The guard struggled desperately, but the hand was like an iron clamp, making it impossible for him to break free in the slightest.

Jiang Xingze was wild and arrogant, his eyes filled with killing intent. "Anyone who wants me dead will die by my hand first."

"Help... help... me... Help me..."

The guard's eyes had already started rolling back in his head. The stench of death enveloped him.

*CRASH...*

Jiang Xingze slammed the guard heavily onto the ground. The man immediately coughed up blood, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out cold.

"Useless trash. And you thought you could stop me?" The violent Jiang Xingze sneered contemptuously. Then, he threw back the hood of his black robe, revealing his entire ferocious and terrifying face. His eyes were just like a Snake Gaze—vicious, cruel, and cold-blooded.

"Master, you're the one forcing my hand. By not letting me in, do you regret saving me?"

He stood there, muttering to himself with a disdainful sneer.

Jiang Xingze, who had reclaimed his life through a Nirvana-like rebirth, had received only hatred and madness in return. He was now like a condemned soul walking the edge of Hell. Having died once and become neither human nor ghost, he had instead become Spiritual and Fierce.

The Jiang Xingze of the past had been a handsome young man. Though proud and arrogant, he had still lived in the light. But now, not only was his appearance savage and monstrous, but his heart was also like that of a deadly venomous snake, ready to strike and kill at any moment.

As the old saying goes: the foolish fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those with a death wish.

He was now a crazed gambler with a death wish, one who would turn on his own family.

He cast an indifferent sidelong glance at the unconscious guard and started walking toward the depths of the cage. He had only taken two steps before he stopped, returned to the guard's side, and pulled the corner of his mouth into a cold smirk. He then grabbed one of the guard's feet with his bare hands.

And began dragging him inside.

An iron gate was opened, and he was immediately met with a damp, bloody stench in the air that was enough to make one retch.

Jiang Xingze felt no discomfort. Looking into the depths of the cage, he saw patches of fiery light scattered throughout the darkness. The flames leaped and flickered, tearing through the boundless night as if trying to break free from the shackles of the dark and soar away.

*ROAR...*

The moment Jiang Xingze stepped into the cage, a beastly roar that sounded like it came from an Abyssal Hell erupted, soaring to the heavens. The patches of fiery light began to flow, growing more and more intense until it looked like he was about to be consumed by a Sea of Fire.

"Baby, catch!"

Jiang Xingze's gaze hardened. With a powerful heave, he threw the unconscious guard toward the leaping, flickering flames.

In an instant, the fiery light transformed into a long, massive, fiery shadow that shot forward. In a flash, it coiled around the guard, wrapping him in circle after circle. Then, a huge Snake Head emerged, swaying in the air. Its eyes glowed with bloodlust as it stared at the guard trapped in its coils, its expression one of greedy excitement.

"Oh god, oh god, help me, help me!"

The guard was jolted awake by the sudden movement. He opened his eyes to see a huge, terrifying Snake Head staring at him, its eyes glowing with greed as it flicked its long tongue in and out.

At this sight, the guard was scared out of his wits and immediately began to scream in terror.

His scream was cut short as a gigantic, bloody maw enveloped him. In an instant, all signs of life were gone.

What followed was the incredibly cruel scene of a snake devouring a man. The leaping flames were nothing more than the fiery red scales on this Giant Snake's body, which looked like a boiling, burning Flame.

This was the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake, a peerless Snake Species that had evolved after Dr. Snake injected it with the Giant Snake Gene. It possessed an enormous body and incomparably destructive power.

And the man-eating monster from the recent rumors surrounding Shanye Group was, without a doubt, this very Vampire Snake.

Jiang Xingze, now neither human nor ghost, was its accomplice.

"Baby, eat your fill. Only by following me will you have meat to eat."

Jiang Xingze smiled as if admiring a masterpiece, watching with great relish. The "meat" he spoke of was human flesh, not that of livestock.

The peerless Snake Species that Shanye Group and Dr. Snake had spent countless resources to create was a treasure. If excavated properly, it could bring immense benefits to humanity. But in Jiang Xingze's eyes, this peerless Snake Species, the Mutated Bloodsucker Snake, was a killing machine—indestructible and invincible. If he could control this Snake, he would be able to act with absolute impunity.

It even gave him hope for revenge. That was why he was now desperately trying to curry favor with the Snake, secretly feeding it human flesh behind Dr. Snake's back.

The Vampire Snake was feasting heartily, a living person slowly being devoured bit by bit. Jiang Xingze just watched quietly, appreciating the sight. Suddenly, his body began to tremble. His pockmarked skin started to squirm, as if countless ants were tearing at him from within. The pain became unbearable, and his whole body began to convulse.

"Damn it, the bee poison is acting up again."

Jiang Xingze's gaze fell upon the feasting Vampire Snake with its fiery red scales. He let out a hoarse voice, "Baby, now it's my turn to enjoy myself."

A sharp dagger appeared in his hand. He plunged it violently into one of the brilliant red scales. The feeding Vampire Snake let out a low hiss, but it seemed accustomed to this and paid it no mind, continuing its meal.

He stabbed and pulled back. Like a volcanic eruption, a gush of dark red blood surged from the wound. With a crazed look in his eyes, Jiang Xingze leaned in and began to drink it frantically, as if he were savoring celestial nectar and jade wine.

Faintly, a GULP GULP GULP sound could even be heard in the air, sending a chill down one's spine.

The Snake devoured the man while he drank its Snake Blood. The man and the Snake seemed to have a long-standing tacit understanding, each taking what they needed without disturbing the other.