Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 73 - 72: Jiang Xingze’s Last Bottom Line

"This is wonderful! We're saved! We don't have to be fed to the venomous snakes!"

The sight filled them with overwhelming excitement, like a ray of hope piercing the darkness.

"Long live the Snake King! Long live!"

They kowtowed once more to the Silver White Snake in the distance, then scrambled and clawed their way through the opening the snakes had formed.

Jiang Xingze's expression shifted rapidly, his face turning deathly pale. 'What the hell? Are they leaving me here alone to be fed to the snakes?'

He didn't want to die, and he certainly didn't want to die such a gruesome death. Jiang Xingze clenched his jaw, and with all his might, shamelessly bolted for the opening as well.

BAM...!

Someone suddenly kicked Jiang Xingze to the ground, roaring, "Don't you drag us down with you!"

It was obvious to everyone that the Silver White Snake was only targeting Jiang Xingze. If he came with them, perhaps none of them would be able to escape.

"You bastards! How dare you do this to me! My master won't spare you!"

"You brought this on yourself by offending the Snake King. You deserve to die!"

The last few people fled through the opening. The horde of snakes moved again, and the path was immediately sealed off, leaving only rows of ferocious, venomous snakes standing with their heads raised, baring their fangs.

Just like that, Jiang Xingze was surrounded by over a thousand venomous snakes. If the horde moved, he wouldn't last a minute.

Everything that had happened was so incredible, yet it unfolded before their very eyes. It wasn't a dream, but reality. The Silver White Snake commanding the horde, the snakes intelligently parting the way—everyone watched, dumbfounded. This was even more exciting and fantastical than a TV show.

Many people secretly took out their phones to record the miraculous scene. If this was uploaded to the internet, it would absolutely start a tidal wave of clicks. A million views would be a piece of cake.

One person was holding his phone, happily recording, when it suddenly began to vibrate violently. It then fell to the ground and immediately exploded.

"What's going on?"

This didn't just happen to him. He wasn't the only one filming with a phone. Every single phone being used to film the scene exploded.

Immediately, they felt an icy gaze upon them. Following the line of sight, they nearly pissed themselves in fear. They saw the Silver White Snake's unsettlingly beautiful Snake Gaze glowing with a cold light as it stared at them.

In an instant, they understood. Their actions had offended the Snake King. Cold sweat poured down their backs as they fell to their knees, kowtowing repeatedly to beg for forgiveness.

Tu Xiao'an knew his actions today had been too conspicuous and would cause a huge public stir. While such a stir wasn't necessarily a bad thing in Bai Town, he didn't want videos of himself, a snake, being spread online.

'After all, my actions are already shocking enough. I have no desire to become a research subject for some special organization.'

That was why he had used his Consciousness Power to forcefully make any phone recording him explode.

Having done all that, he turned his gaze back to Jiang Xingze, who was surrounded by hundreds of snakes. 'This guy really has a death wish.'

Right now, he looked like a pitiful piece of paper, battered and torn by a storm.

"Do you want to die, or do you want to die right now?"

A cold, strange voice echoed in Jiang Xingze's mind. He snapped his head toward the Silver White Snake. It stood with its head held high, staring at him, its Snake Pupils glowing with a cold, eerie light. It was like a lofty Divine Spirit looking down upon him. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

'What's the difference between "want to die" and "want to die right now"?' Jiang Xingze wanted to curse aloud. 'What the fuck is the difference?'

"I don't want to die."

He clenched his fists, his face a sickly white. The horde of snakes was already squirming at his feet; one was even flicking its tongue as it slithered up his calf.

'It wants to climb onto me.'

At that moment, Jiang Xingze truly didn't dare to move. He was afraid that the slightest movement would provoke the venomous snakes into a frenzied attack.

'I would die a miserable death.'

In a daze, he felt as if he had fallen into a Snake Cave.

"Kneel, shout 'Long live the Snake King,' and I might spare your life."

Tu Xiao'an watched Jiang Xingze mockingly. 'You refused to admit I'm the Snake King? Fine. I'll make you eat your own words in public.'

Jiang Xingze clenched his jaw, his body trembling. He didn't want to kneel again. He had never kneeled so much in his life. Kneeling at the drop of a hat... he was practically on intimate terms with the ground.

Most importantly, Jiang Xingze didn't want to admit this snake was the Snake King. That would completely betray his original intentions.

This was his last line, and he wanted to hold it.

But...!

At his feet, venomous snakes slithered all around him. Their Snake Pupils glowed with a malevolent light, their forked tongues flicking as they stared at him with pure greed, as if they couldn't wait to swallow him whole.

He could die at the fangs of these venomous snakes at any moment. The feeling of terror was unprecedented.

'This is a nightmare.' All Jiang Xingze wanted was to wake up.

Jiang Xingze didn't kneel, his mind in turmoil. 'I can't kneel. Absolutely not. If I kneel, I'll have no dignity left. I'll have sold my soul.'

"Shit!"

A brightly colored venomous snake suddenly sank its fangs into his calf. Jiang Xingze felt a sharp prick, as if stabbed by a needle, followed immediately by a searing pain.

"This is a common venomous snake. Its venom isn't fatal. I'm giving you one more chance. Kneel and shout 'Long live the Snake King.' If you don't, the next one to bite you will be a rare species."

The strange voice appeared in Jiang Xingze's mind again, pressing him relentlessly.

Hearing this, his face first turned ashen, then flushed a deep crimson. 'I can't get bitten by a rare venomous snake! I'll die!'

This was the scene at that moment: on one side, groups of Snake Catchers were kneeling all over the ground like scattered flower petals. On the other, Jiang Xingze was surrounded by over a thousand venomous snakes.

Now, no one dared to remain standing, not even the big boss from the provincial capital and his daughter who had previously wanted to acquire the Supreme Profound Snake.

They too were obediently kneeling on the ground. As for the Snake Catchers who had just escaped through the opening, although they had been spared, they didn't dare to flee, either.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on Jiang Xingze. They were basically looking at him as if he were already a dead man.

This was the price for offending the Snake King.

"HISS HISS..."

From within the horde, a venomous snake, a full three meters long, suddenly rose up. Standing erect, it was almost as tall as Jiang Xingze.

"A King Cobra!"

Someone cried out in horror.

That's right. It was an adult King Cobra, a rare Snake Species. Even someone who knew nothing about snakes would know that a King Cobra's venom is terrifying. Moreover, this type of snake is notoriously ferocious; countless people worldwide have died from this Snake Race's bite.

The three-meter-plus King Cobra stood erect just like that, face-to-face and eye-to-eye with Jiang Xingze, ready to strike at any moment.

One bite, and his life would be over.