Serpent Ancestor

The Wild Giant Elephant tribe had only six groups under its command, totaling less than a hundred elephants. Due to frequent human hunts, they were on the brink of extinction.

Each elephant's life was extremely precious.

Because of this, when the old ape saved a baby elephant, it was greatly rewarded and even given an ancestor's ivory.

But now, this demon in front of them had saved an entire tribe. What a tremendous favor! Far surpassing that of the old ape!

"Benefactor, I will remember your kindness for life!"

The Wild Giant Elephant's voice trembled with excitement.

"You don't need to thank me. The Snake Catchers are my enemies too. I just did it in passing."

Xu Hei controlled the little lizard and spoke.

The Wild Giant Elephant stood up, nodded heavily, and pondered, "So, they are called Snake Catchers."

"The Snake Catchers are extremely powerful, with Core Formation Stage cultivators among them. If you encounter them again, don't act impulsively," Xu Hei reminded.

No matter what, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Since this Wild Giant Elephant had a grudge against the Snake Catchers, it was also considered Xu Hei's ally. He couldn't let it die easily.

"Thank you for the reminder, Benefactor! However, my Wild Elephant tribe is extremely powerful individually. Even in the Core Formation Stage, I am not afraid! Besides, I can condense my core at any time!"

The Wild Giant Elephant said in a deep voice, with a hint of pride.

The elephant tribe was almost the strongest individual existence in the animal kingdom, with no natural enemies. The elephant demons were the same, unmatched in the same realm.

Only some larger sea beasts in the deep sea could compare.

"Condense your core at any time?" Xu Hei was puzzled.

"That's right!" The Wild Giant Elephant sighed and said, "But condensing a demon core requires a long retreat and will attract the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, which will severely injure me. My tribe has always been coveted by humans. If I am seriously injured, the tribe will face extinction!"

"I see..." Xu Hei suddenly understood.

As a great demon, he had too many ties and constraints: family, territory, and a tribe on the brink of extinction. The Wild Giant Elephant had too many things to consider.

A slight oversight could lead to extinction, not even daring to attempt condensing a demon core.

Unlike Xu Hei, who was alone and had no ties.

However, the Wild Elephant so easily revealed such an important matter without any guard, which surprised Xu Hei.

Didn't he know the importance of being cautious? Even though Xu Hei wasn't human.

"I am Man Jin, the leader of the Wild Elephant tribe. May I know the name of my benefactor?" the Wild Giant Elephant asked.

"Xu Hei."

Xu Hei did not hide it. This was the first time he revealed his name to an outsider.

"I have important matters to attend to, so I won't stay."

Xu Hei's little lizard flashed and chased in a certain direction.

At the same time, Xu Hei fully activated the Earth Escape Technique, heading straight for the direction the old ape had fled.

Just as they were talking, the white-haired old ape saw the situation was not right and fled. Xu Hei had been secretly watching.

He originally wanted to use puppets to surround it secretly, but the old ape escaped faster than he expected. Before the puppets could encircle it, it had already fled.

"Xu Hei, I will remember you."

Man Jin nodded and flew in the direction the old ape had left.

He didn't intend to intervene, just wanted to see the final result.

At this moment, the white-haired old ape had two talismans stuck on its body, a cloak on its back, and its body had turned completely transparent, speeding through the forest.

He couldn't care about his monkey descendants now. He had to escape to a volcanic area, where he had a slim chance of survival.

Xu Hei didn't know where the other party was going, but he had one thing to do: intercept!

"Competing in speed, huh? Let's see who's faster!"

Xu Hei swallowed a pill that made his True Qi surge, and at the same time, he stuck three Swift Wind Talismans on himself. His speed was like an arrow leaving the string, shooting straight towards the target ahead.

At the same time, he used the Gravity Technique on himself, increasing his speed by another fifty percent.

He used all the means to increase his speed, like a shooting star crashing forward.

Xu Hei could feel the distance between him and the old ape closing.

One thousand meters, eight hundred meters, five hundred meters...

Two hundred meters, one hundred meters!

When the distance reached a hundred meters, Xu Hei let out a low shout, "Earth Spike!"

This was Xu Hei's usual interception method.

The soil in front of the white-haired old ape suddenly exploded, and a sharp stone pillar shot up into the sky, blocking the old ape's path.

If the old ape dodged, the delay would instantly close the distance to within thirty meters!

However, unexpectedly, the old ape did not dodge!

He took out an iron pot and blocked it below.

"Boom!!!"

The stone pillar collided with the iron pot, making a deafening sound. The old ape sat on the iron pot and was directly propelled into the sky.

Using this momentum, he raised a wind sail, instantly shifting his position and gliding forward at extreme speed.

The distance between them not only didn't close but instead widened.

"This..."

Xu Hei was dumbfounded.

Such a maneuver?

He had learned to use the Earth Spike to stop opponents from Ye Haichuan, and it had always worked. But now, he had fallen into a big trap, being used by the other party.

That magical iron pot could actually withstand the impact of the Earth Spike, which was quite astonishing.

However, the old ape suffered from the shock force and was severely injured internally, with blood spraying out in the air, paying a heavy price.

After a dive to accelerate, his speed also slowed down.

"Drinking poison to quench thirst, let's see how many times you can block!"

Xu Hei's eyes were cold, planning to use the Earth Spike to stop him again.

But suddenly, he realized, was the blood the other party spat real or fake?

After pondering for a moment, he didn't use this move but continued to chase, slowly closing the distance.

After a while, the distance was once again reduced to within a hundred meters.

But when the distance reached fifty meters, the old ape's skin turned red, entering a berserk state, increasing his speed and keeping pace with Xu Hei, unable to close the distance further.

Ape demons could berserk their bloodline, temporarily boosting their cultivation.

"Really troublesome!"

Xu Hei gritted his teeth, his mind moved, and he activated a spell.

"Earth Spike!"

A stone pillar suddenly appeared below the old ape.

The old ape immediately took out the iron pot and blocked it below, but suddenly, the stone pillar stopped moving.

The Earth Spike did not appear. Instead, a powerful pulling force acted on the iron pot, causing it to tremble violently as if it was about to fly away.

This spell was not the Earth Spike but... Gravity Technique!

The old ape was caught off guard, and the iron pot was instantly pulled away by Xu Hei and thrown far away.

"This..." The old ape's expression changed.

He had been tricked!

The other party's target was not him but the iron pot!

In terms of survival experience and cunning, Xu Hei might not match him, as the latter had lived for over a hundred years.

But in terms of learning ability, Xu Hei far surpassed anyone.

He would not make the same mistake twice!

"Now, let's see how you block!"

Xu Hei's eyes turned red as he once again used the Earth Spike. A stone pillar shot up from below the old ape.

The old ape finally changed his expression. He was forced to stop, let out a sharp howl, and turned around to punch Xu Hei.

This was the desperate struggle of a cornered beast. The wind from his fist blew away all the trees within a hundred meters, creating a deafening explosion, even compressing the air.

This strike reached his limit!

The old ape was very decisive. Since he couldn't move forward, he turned around to launch a sneak attack. Under such a sudden attack, most people wouldn't be able to react.

Unfortunately, he encountered Xu Hei.

Xu Hei didn't even bother to fight him. He immediately stopped, using the Earth Shield, golden shield Talisman, thick earth armor, and various defensive magical treasures, while retreating.

"Boom!!!"

With one punch, the ground shook violently, all defensive measures shattered, turning to dust, the force like a roaring thunder.

This strike stunned even Man Jin in the sky.

This seemingly ordinary old ape, at the peak of the Spirit Communion Stage, actually unleashed a strike with the power of the Core Formation Stage, and its power wasn't weak among Core Formation cultivators.

A wolf in sheep's clothing!

Even more absurd, Xu Hei blocked it.