Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 208 - 204: Summoning the Mosquito Army

Mutated Silver Mosquito, Level 12.

Tu Xiao'an obtained the data on this large mosquito, and he wasn't surprised.

The only thing that surprised him was that this type of Mutated Mosquito could actually feed on a person's Essence Blood.

This was no small matter.

A person's Essence Blood was equivalent to their Life Force. Losing even a single drop would drastically shorten their lifespan and leave their body exceptionally weak.

Looking again at the large mosquito, its entire body was silver-white. Its proboscis was long and sharp, and its wings glinted with a cold light, as sharp as blades—a single touch could be fatal.

Tu Xiao'an never imagined a mosquito could reach such a state. It was as if it had been evolved by a system.

At this moment, Tu Xiao'an seemed to understand why some of the poisoned people in the temple were severely affected while others were only lightly poisoned. It now seemed that the lightly poisoned ones had been bitten by those white mosquitoes.

'And the severely poisoned ones must have been this Silver Mosquito's doing.'

'After all, an Awakened mosquito biting someone to death didn't seem particularly surprising.'

Tu Xiao'an reached out and pinched the Silver Mosquito's wings, bringing it completely under his control. A few thoughts flashed through his mind. 'This kind of Awakened mosquito is a once-in-a-century sight. It would be a shame to kill it.'

'Might as well subdue it and keep it for fun.'

"Submit to me."

Tu Xiao'an focused his Consciousness Power back onto the Silver Mosquito, unleashing his Consciousness Suppression.

Instantly, the Silver Mosquito began to screech strangely and struggle. On the large green rock, the hawknose man's expression changed drastically as he roared, "What are you doing?"

The moment he finished roaring, he inexplicably coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Meanwhile, the Silver Mosquito that Tu Xiao'an had been pinching in his hand had vanished.

"Where's my mosquito? What did you do to it?"

The hawknose man looked as if he'd been struck by lightning. He realized that his connection with the Silver Mosquito had been severed.

'How is this possible? It was just a mosquito, but it was his pet, bound to him by a Soul Contract.'

He had completely lost his telepathic link to the Silver Mosquito. Coughing up that blood meant the Silver Mosquito was as good as dead, and he had suffered a backlash.

"It's mine now."

Tu Xiao'an's lips curved slightly, a hint of amusement in his bewitching eyes. With a thought, the vanished Silver Mosquito reappeared out of thin air, circling around him as it flew.

Seeing this, the hawknose man couldn't believe his eyes. 'My own pet has rebelled? It's acknowledged him as its new master?'

'How on earth did he do it?'

'A monster. This is a monster, through and through.'

For Tu Xiao'an, forcibly subjugating a Level 12 creature was trivially simple. After all, he was Level 23.

Ignoring the hawknose man's fuss, he looked at him coolly and said, "Tell me, why are you using these mosquitoes to harm people?"

For now, Tu Xiao'an couldn't figure out the man's motive for doing this.

'Could it be just to get revenge on society? He's a Human Awakened, he wouldn't do something so moronic, would he?'

"This has nothing to do with you. We should mind our own business. If I have inadvertently offended you, I apologize. Give me back my mosquito, and I'll leave this place immediately."

The hawknose man's heart was bleeding as he spoke, his voice filled with extreme wariness.

"Mind our own business?" Tu Xiao'an looked as if he'd heard the funniest joke in the world, glancing sidelong at him. "Do you know why the streets are so crowded today? Today is Bai Town's Snake King Festival. It's *my* festival. You ruined my festival, and you still expect to leave Bai Town in one piece?"

These words struck the hawknose man like a clap of thunder. He was in utter disbelief.

'Today is the Snake King Festival... *my* festival?'

Instantly, the hawknose man stared at Tu Xiao'an with wide eyes. The man's aura was powerful, but it was also incredibly cold and sinister, not like a human's aura.

Now, after hearing what he'd said, the hawknose man was utterly astonished. 'Could he be a Snake Spirit?'

'No, a Snake Demon? In human form?'

'But how could a Demon Level being possibly exist in human territory?'

Countless thoughts raced through the hawknose man's mind in the space of a few breaths. It seemed he had truly picked a fight he couldn't win.

He had now experienced this person's monstrous power twice. The first time, he had formlessly killed a hundred of his white mosquitoes. This time, he had silently stolen his Awakened pet.

Retreat. All he wanted to do now was retreat.

"If you don't talk, I'll make sure you die a miserable death."

Tu Xiao'an looked at the hawknose man on the large green rock with extreme coldness.

"Hmph... Humans and Demons cannot coexist. Don't take it too far!" Energy surged around the hawknose man's body, his hair whipping in the wind.

Tu Xiao'an smiled. "A cornered dog will bite, is that it?"

"I don't care what you are, give me back my mosquito! Otherwise, I'll strike, no matter the cost!" The hawknose man's expression was grave. At some point, an exquisitely carved Jade Flute had appeared in his hand. The moment he took it out, it radiated a bone-chilling aura. It was clearly no ordinary item.

Tu Xiao'an had never truly fought a Human Awakened before.

He had only suffered a major loss once, at the hands of Dr. Snake, Chen Mo.

'This time it's another Human Awakened. I'd really like to see what tricks he has up his sleeve. I'll probably run into more and more Human Awakened in the future.'

'The events of this Snake King Festival have caused a huge stir. I've been constantly showing off and revealing my powers, so I'm bound to have attracted the attention of some... special groups.'

But Tu Xiao'an wasn't afraid. Strength decided everything.

"I'll give you a chance to make your move," Tu Xiao'an said, his aura imposing and completely fearless.

"I'll risk it all!" The hawknose man's brow tightened. He gritted his teeth and brought the exquisite Jade Flute to his lips. A long, drawn-out melody slowly began to rise. The tune was ethereal and melodious, flowing like an unbroken thread, reminiscent of a Vermilion Bird's soft cry, yet it carried a soul-stealing, bewitching quality.

In an instant, the air seemed to boil, and all the creatures in the surroundings grew restless and agitated.

The sound of the flute was like a Formless wave of Energy, drifting mysteriously up into the forest above.

Tu Xiao'an stood his ground, watching coldly. He didn't know what the man was trying to do, but 'that Jade Flute in his hand looks pretty good. It must be a treasure.'

Vaguely, Tu Xiao'an was reminded of the whistling sound Dr. Snake, Chen Mo, used to make. The two seemed to be different methods achieving a similar result.

However, when Dr. Snake's whistle sounded, Tu Xiao'an had been in extreme pain. This man's flute music, on the other hand, had no effect on him at all.

'It was just like listening to a piece of music.'

But as the melodious flute music continued, something strange happened. From the foot of the mountain and within the forest, countless wild mosquitoes hidden in the dark flew out, BUZZING. Batch after batch gathered in an endless stream above the large green rock. As the flute's sound spread, the number of mosquitoes grew and grew, until they terrifyingly formed a dreadful black cloud. The cloud blotted out the sky, shrouding the hawknose man on the rock below.

The cloud formed from mosquitoes completely blocked out the starlight and moonlight from above.