Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 53: Peerless Snake Species

In the city of Wencheng, there was a publicly listed company called the Shanye Group. The corporation was dedicated to medical applications involving venomous snakes, as both venomous and non-venomous snakes possess a degree of culinary and medicinal value.

The hemostatic medicines and serums that the Shanye Group brought to market were exceptionally effective and highly acclaimed. It is often said that every part of a snake is a treasure, but perfectly processing every part of a venomous snake into products beneficial to humanity is no simple task.

Two years ago, the Shanye Group launched another innovative product: the Snake Venom Face Mask.

This mask contained snake venom components that promoted skin metabolism and fought wrinkles. It also contained hyaluronic acid to further moisturize cells, enhancing the skin’s flexibility and elasticity to achieve an anti-aging effect.

Upon its release, the Snake Venom Face Mask was met with widespread public acclaim.

The Shanye Group had managed to grow so large because it owned a massive laboratory dedicated to researching the value of venomous snakes.

Leading the research was a famous man known as Dr. Snake, who had spent decades tirelessly studying venomous snakes, intent on unlocking their greatest potential value.

Dr. Snake, whose real name was Chen Mo, was an expert in the Snake Race and also a doctor specializing in snakebites. To prevent innocent people from being harmed by venomous snakes, he had dedicated his entire life to their study. He once conducted his research in solitude, with only a mountain and an ivy-covered wooden cabin for company. But later, he was recruited by the Shanye Group, which built a large-scale laboratory specifically for his scientific research on the Snake Race.

He had been bitten by venomous snakes nine times. After surviving nine near-death experiences, he was left with a disfigured middle finger. Through his own blood and life-threatening work, he created a unique and miraculously effective method for treating snakebites that defied conventional medicine.

It was worth noting that Chen Mo originally hailed from Bai Town. In his youth, he had been an outstanding Snake Catcher. After witnessing many of his fellow Snake Catchers die from venomous snakebites, he became a snakebite doctor, and eventually the Dr. Snake he was today.

In recent years, Chen Mo had been researching the ultimate application of snake venom. Venom possesses anti-cancer properties, and cancer is one of the three major diseases that threaten human health. He wanted to use snake venom to create an anti-cancer serum. More than that, he wanted to use it to create a "Spirit Medicine"—a potion that would grant eternal youth and free people from the suffering of old age.

This wasn’t entirely impossible. There was once a remarkable man who, for decades, had injected himself with various snake venoms. Miraculously, not only did the venom fail to kill him, but his body grew strong and his face remained youthful.

At fifty years old, he still possessed the face of a man in his twenties. It was truly miraculous.

Snake venom did indeed have anti-aging properties, but ordinary people could not withstand its ravages. Only those with a special constitution could manage it.

Dr. Snake’s ambition was immense. He wanted to create a miracle. If this experiment succeeded, his name would go down in history, forever remembered by all.

However, Chen Mo discovered that ordinary snake venom couldn’t achieve the effects he envisioned. Even the venom from the rarest Snake Species with the purest bloodlines in the world was insufficient.

Only the venom of a venomous snake of a High Rank, one beyond a rare species, could accomplish his goal. That would be a peerless Snake Species.

Only a venomous snake from a peerless Snake Species would be qualified to be called a "Snake King." And only a Snake King’s venom could produce the results he desired.

But what kind of venomous snake could be a Snake King? In Chen Mo’s eyes, none of the world’s many prized venomous snakes were worthy. What he needed was a peerless Snake King. Only the venom of a peerless Snake King would be uniquely potent and possess the miraculous properties he required.

Chen Mo had spent his life "dancing with snakes." Since such a creature didn’t exist, he would simply create a brand-new, peerless Snake Species himself.

Once created, it would be the Snake King.

There are two general types in the Snake Race: small ones are "snakes," and large ones are "pythons." Although snakes are small, they possess venomous fangs; although pythons are large, they are non-venomous.

If a snake and a python could be fused into one, what kind of creature would that create? It would be the largest snake in the world, and also the most venomous. The two combined would be the peerless Snake King.

This was what Chen Mo considered to be a peerless Snake Species.

Six months ago, the Shanye Group had paid an enormous price to locate a Giant Snake deep in the mountains of Shennongjia. It was a full sixteen meters long, weighed over five hundred kilograms, and was utterly terrifying.

It took Chen Mo a long time to successfully extract the Giant Snake’s genes. His plan was to inject these genes into a rare Snake Species, allowing the two to fuse and cultivate a peerless Snake Species.

By injecting python genes into a venomous snake, its body would grow larger—a transformation akin to a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

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「Inside the Shanye Group’s large-scale laboratory.」

More than a dozen researchers in white lab coats bustled about. Among them, a pale, middle-aged man held up a vial of a potion, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "The experiment can finally begin!" he exclaimed. "This is wonderful!"

This man was none other than Dr. Snake, Chen Mo. Before him was a long, rectangular table, upon which rested an adult venomous snake. The snake’s entire body was vividly colored, its tail was white, and its head was a distinct triangular shape. Its markings made it resemble a piece of hot iron, hinting at its extraordinary species. It was just over two meters long.

From a distance, the snake’s appearance was like a beautiful landscape—vibrant and dazzling. A single glance was enough to know it was no ordinary creature.

A snake’s appearance is as important as a human’s. The more vibrant a snake’s coloration, the higher its species rank and the more potent its venom.

There was also an ancient belief that the more beautiful a snake and the more vibrant its Snake Skin, the older it must be. It would have undoubtedly undergone countless sheddings; only through constant molting could its skin become so brilliant.

The greater its age, the closer the snake was to achieving spiritual Cultivation. Perhaps it had already succeeded and could even take on a human form.

The snake before Dr. Snake had a significant history. It was a modern, rare Snake Species that he himself had discovered in his youth on a mountain in Mangshan. He had personally named it the Mangshan Iron Head.

There were only 300 to 500 Mangshan Ironhead Snakes in the entire world, making them even more endangered than giant pandas. The snake had been placed on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

It had earned the nickname "Panda of the Snakes," and because of its dazzlingly brilliant stripes, it was also known by the beautiful name "Lesser Cyan Dragon."

It was a venomous snake found exclusively in this country. Its venom was even more terrifying than that of the Five-step Snake or the King Cobra. In terms of size, it resembled a King Cobra; adults grew to over two meters long and, like the King Cobra, could spray their Venom.

At that moment, Dr. Snake Chen Mo held a dose of the Snake Gene Potion, his eyes glowing with excitement as he gazed at the Mangshan Iron Head. He was about to use this very snake for his experiment.

This snake was, in fact, the most suitable subject for the experiment. First, Chen Mo himself had discovered and named it. Second, it was a rare Snake Species, making it a worthy candidate. Its venom was incredibly potent. As long as it was injected with the python gene—and as long as it could withstand it—its bloodline would be elevated once more. It would be like a carp leaping the dragon gate, becoming a peerless Snake Species.

Once it became a peerless Snake Species, it would only require a little nurturing to become a true Snake King, capable of commanding all other snakes, none daring to disobey.

Its venom would be the key ingredient needed to achieve Chen Mo’s ultimate goal.