Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 164 - 162: Superior Snake Species, the Mutated Devil Snake

With hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes on the move, their momentum was unstoppable, as if they could slay gods and buddhas alike. They were domineering beyond belief. Any bird that flew past and saw such a dense, massive swarm would be scared to death on the spot.

This Snake Gully, this She Mountain, was the domain of the Snake Race. No other creature could stand against them.

Not even humans.

Just as this terrifyingly vast legion surged forward like a tide, a venomous snake, shimmering with gold and silver light, appeared out of thin air, blocking the massive swarm's path.

Like a well-trained army, the swarm came to an abrupt halt in the blink of an eye.

The snake hung in the air, its head held high. Its Snake Gaze swept over the hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes, utterly impassive and cold—an indifference so profound it was almost crystalline.

In that moment, the snake was the picture of awe-inspiring dominance. In that moment, he was the Snake King. It seemed nothing in the world could stand in his way, and every Snake Species would have to bow at his feet.

In an instant, the entire area fell deathly silent. The sky seemed on the verge of collapse, and a suffocating pressure descended upon the whole clearing.

"Submit to your king!"

The Gold and Silver Snake let out a long hiss, its body radiating an incomparable, world-shaking kingly Qi. It was a boundless, majestic aura that overwhelmed and sought to destroy all, kicking up wild gusts of wind.

Its dominance ability went into full effect, and a kingly aura swept across the entire clearing.

WHOOSH...

In an instant, the hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes began to stir in panicked agitation. A fear that sprang from the very depths of their souls erupted.

Trembling in terror and awe, the venomous snakes, one after another, involuntarily prostrated themselves before the hovering Gold and Silver Snake, bowing their heads to welcome their emperor.

The aura emanating from the Gold and Silver Snake left them no choice but to submit. Resistance was impossible.

The low-Level venomous snakes prostrated themselves with almost no hesitation, while some of the larger members of the Snake Race tried to resist.

The Gold and Silver Snake's impassive Snake Gaze swept across them. The moment the struggling members of the Snake Race met that gaze, their wills shattered, and they limply prostrated themselves.

The hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes collapsed like a routed army, falling in waves with the force of a landslide.

They all lay prostrate on the ground, trembling, as if awaiting judgment from a superior being.

It was a scene beyond the imagination of any ordinary person.

Within a few breaths, the entire swarm of hundreds of thousands of snakes had prostrated themselves in submission to the hovering Gold and Silver Snake, covering the ground in a thick, multicolored carpet.

A scene like this was a once-in-a-century event. If it were ever filmed and shown in the Human World, it would be enough to stun all of humanity.

What is a Snake King? This. This is a Snake King. When the King appears, all snakes kneel.

Tu Xiao'an looked down imperiously upon the hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes. 'Under my dominance ability, who dares to make a move? All of you, kneel and submit to me.'

Hmm?

Tu Xiao'an suddenly frowned. He had spotted several venomous snakes still holding their heads high. Amidst the sea of prostrated bodies, they stood out starkly.

It was as if hundreds of thousands of people were kneeling, with only a few still standing—they stood out like cranes among chickens.

'I'm Level 18. For them to be unaffected by my dominance ability, their Levels must be higher than mine.'

'Interesting. Without a doubt, they're High-Rank Awakened Snake Species.'

'If they weren't Awakened Snake Species, it wouldn't matter how high their Level was.'

Three of them. Out of the hundreds of thousands of venomous snakes, only three held their heads high. Their Snake Gazes even held a faint disdain for the Gold and Silver Snake; the word 'defiance' was practically written on their faces.

Forcing them to submit would be impossible. They were all kings in their own right, powerful beings who commanded tens of thousands of venomous snakes.

Tu Xiao'an focused his attention on these three Snake Species. They were clearly extraordinary, exuding a frigid, sinister aura as cold as the dead of winter.

The first had black rings covering its body. It was large and imposing, with a faintly domineering air. A full sixteen meters long, it was a snake that had grown to the Giant Snake Level.

It had clearly encountered some good fortune.

An Awakened Snake Species, the Emperor King Cobra, Level 19. If it broke through to the next level, it would reach the rank of a Snake Spirit.

The second was even more immense. Its body was covered in brilliant golden stripes, a coloration very similar to Tu Xiao'an's. It wasn't a snake; it was a Giant Snake by nature.

An Awakened Giant Snake, the Golden Ring Snake, also Level 19. It possessed a strength that could uproot mountains and was a full eighteen meters long—over five zhang. If it reared up, it would be as tall as a four or five-story building.

They were both feudal lords in their own territories, leading tens of thousands of venomous snakes toward the depths of Snake Gully. Yet now, all of their subordinates had submitted to a Gold and Silver Snake.

How could they not be furious?

The third one...

Hmm?

A flash of surprise crossed Tu Xiao'an's eyes, and his expression turned grave.

It wasn't because this snake was massive and imposing. On the contrary, it was a small snake, only a meter long.

It was exquisitely formed, its body covered in yellow scales as smooth as polished jade and glistening with a faint luster. Its appearance was bizarre; its body was very flat, as if it had been run over by a large truck, completely different from any other snake. Its Snake Gaze was particularly strange—a deep blue that flickered with an eerie light.

'Insight.'

This snake was far from ordinary. After a single glance, Tu Xiao'an immediately used Insight on it.

"Ding... Mutated Devil Snake, Awakened Snake Species, Level 20. A super-strong Snake Species, the likes of which might appear only once in hundreds of thousands."

'What a snake. This is the kind of peerless Snake Species that rarely appears in the world.'

'The other two are huge, but they're only Level 19. I don't even consider them a threat. This Mutated Devil Snake, however, is different. It's at the Rank Two Snake Spirit Level.'

'A bloodline for this very Snake Species once appeared in the System Mall.'

'The fact that it was in the Mall means the bloodline itself is extraordinary. They all have the potential to become a Snake King.'

'Excellent. Since you three don't wish to submit, you can become this Snake King's Evolutionary Energy Value.'

'The depths of Snake Gully are unfathomable. Not only are the Vampire Snakes in there, but there are also many other unknowns. I'm only Level 18 right now. If I can raise my Level to 20 before I enter... then I'll have stepped into the Realm of a Snake Spirit.'

'My confidence and chances of success would be much higher.'

"ROAR..."

The sixteen-meter Emperor King Cobra was the first to show its defiance, letting out a roar at the hovering Gold and Silver Snake. The sound was powerful enough to pierce the clouds and shatter stone, booming like a great bell as it echoed to the heavens.

'Then I'll make an example of you first.'

A flash of Killing Intent crossed the hovering Gold and Silver Snake's Snake Gaze. It vanished from its spot, reappearing the next second above the sixteen-meter Emperor King Cobra. Its one-meter body instantly swelled to fifteen meters, and a terrifying aura, like that of a vast abyss, radiated outward.

Before the Level 19 Emperor King Cobra could even react, it was enveloped by a set of bloody jaws.

Shock. All the venomous snakes in the clearing were shocked, because what they witnessed next was the terrifying sight of a Giant Snake devouring a Giant Snake.

The Gold and Silver Snake, radiating a kingly Qi, had swelled to fifteen meters and begun to devour the Emperor King Cobra—a creature even larger than itself. It was a bloody and cruel sight.

「Ten minutes later.」

"Ding... Congratulations, Host, for devouring the Level 19 Awakened Snake Species, the Emperor King Cobra. You have obtained 200,000 Evolutionary Energy Value."