Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 271: Competing for territory, the diversity of marine life

The sound waves surged with the tide, forcing Xu Hei to stop and look into the distance.

The golden-armored crab also halted, landing nearby, trembling all over with a weak aura.

The speaker was a slender, ring-patterned sea snake, its body covered in silver rings, with a small, narrow head and pitch-black eyes staring at Xu Hei, exuding a sense of danger.

This snake was also at the mid-demon core stage, but close to the late stage.

Unlike Xu Hei's sturdy physique, the sea snake resembled a slender whip, clearly not suited for body cultivation, yet it possessed venom.

"Are you here to cause trouble? You've eaten enough already, and now you want to devour others. What do you take this place for?"

"The remains of the senior belong to everyone. If you devour them alone, what will others eat?"

This sea snake, unlike the shrimp soldiers and crab generals who acted directly, launched a verbal attack, standing on the moral high ground to accuse Xu Hei.

In an instant, Xu Hei was placed in opposition to all the demonic beasts.

"After eating whale meat, he still wants to devour others. Is there no order here?"

"This place doesn't welcome the greedy!"

Three other sea snakes chimed in, clearly supporters of the large sea snake.

The sea snake family had been residing here for a month, and those at the Foundation Establishment Stage had made breakthroughs. One sea snake had even just successfully formed its core, indicating the benefits of whale meat.

But with Xu Hei's devouring, the food they could share would be greatly reduced.

This large sea snake was also on the verge of the late Core Formation stage. Just one more month, and it could attempt a breakthrough.

Such a rare opportunity couldn't be disrupted by an outsider.

"Oh?" Xu Hei raised an eyebrow and said, "When we were dividing the whale blubber earlier, why didn't you speak up? Now you're here to criticize me?"

Whale blubber was the most energy-rich substance, with ninety percent of the whale's essence concentrated in the fat.

The large sea snake frowned and said, "That was for the strong. What does it have to do with us?"

"So you know it's for the strong! Now, I'm stronger than you. If you have the ability, take me down; if not, stop whining!" Xu Hei mocked coldly.

These words infuriated the large sea snake.

If she had broken through to the late demon core stage, she wouldn't need Xu Hei to say anything; she would have acted immediately.

But now, even if she could fight Xu Hei, it would be extremely difficult, and she might get injured. In such an environment, with threats all around, getting injured was not a good idea.

"Everyone, this snake is greedy and has started a killing spree, severely disrupting order. Why don't we join forces to slay it and share the spoils?" the large sea snake said loudly, trying to incite others.

The demonic beasts looked at her, but few responded.

Only her fellow sea snakes echoed her.

Xu Hei's abilities were witnessed by all the demonic beasts. If anyone dared to step forward, they might be made an example of.

Not everyone was like her, on the brink of a breakthrough, desperately needing that bit of meat. They were all here to get free benefits, to eat a few bites along the way, and no one wanted to fight.

As time passed with no response, the sea snake's expression turned awkward.

"Come on, start fighting already!"

A young dolphin said gleefully.

"Sea snakes, don't be cowards, attack together and take down that Big Black!"

Another dolphin shouted, both brothers just wanting to watch the fun.

The silver-ringed sea snake looked at the two dolphins and said, "Could you two lend a hand?"

"Of course, we support you spiritually!"

"Yes, we'll cheer for you!"

The two dolphins said in unison.

The large sea snake's face turned almost black with anger.

The first part of their response pleased her, but the latter almost made her spit blood.

Xu Hei couldn't be bothered to argue, returning to continue eating meat. Unfortunately, the crab got away due to the interruption.

"The sea snake family is quite a nuisance."

Xu Hei calculated in his mind, considering his chances if a fight had broken out earlier.

The female sea snake was at the mid-demon core stage, close to the late stage, with three early demon core stage helpers, weaker than the previous Snake Catchers Sect ambush.

But in this deep-sea environment, with many sea beasts watching, he didn't want to end up heavily injured like last time.

Moreover, sea beasts of the same realm were stronger than land demonic beasts and much stronger than humans, given they were in the sea. Xu Hei was new here and hadn't fully adapted to the environment.

"Sister, what should we do?"

"Are we just going to let him go?"

"This is your rare chance to break through!"

The three sea snakes whispered.

The large sea snake's eyes flashed with killing intent and said, "Don't worry, he won't escape. My big brother recently returned from the Penglai Sea and learned some immortal techniques. With his late demon core stage cultivation, he can kill this beast effortlessly. Why should we take the risk?"

"Big brother is coming back!"

The sea snakes' eyes were filled with excitement.

The Penglai Sea, rich in Spiritual Qi, was a place of immortals that sea beasts longed for. There, it was like the ancient times in the human world, where every sea beast had terrifying cultivation.

In the same realm, they were unmatched, let alone having an advantage over their opponents.

The sea snakes continued eating, ignoring Xu Hei.

The large sea snake's eyes flickered as she secretly released a scale, which disappeared into the ocean current.

Unlike her siblings, she had been enlightened by an immortal from Penglai Island in her childhood, possessing extraordinary intelligence, and was given a name, Hai Meng.

Hai Meng had no deep hatred for Xu Hei. Her actions were purely out of curiosity about why Xu Hei could eat so much and fight beyond his level.

She speculated that Xu Hei must have a great opportunity!

"He must have a storage artifact, and the whale meat is stored in it. This opportunity comes from an immortal, and he must have an immortal inheritance!" Hai Meng speculated internally.

Demonic beasts living in the ocean rarely encountered humans, but she knew what immortals meant, unimaginable benefits.

Whatever it was, she had to obtain it!

At the same time, Xu Hei also frowned, pondering the large sea snake's actions.

"This snake didn't attack me directly but incited others to join in, which is unusual. Moreover, her gaze was always off, too much killing intent."

"With such scheming, she definitely won't let it go. She's plotting against me!"

Facing such an opponent, Xu Hei wouldn't treat her as an ordinary sea beast but as a human.

He needed to find a way to eliminate her and remove any future threats.

"Hey, brother, could you come over for a moment?"

At this moment, a barely audible voice came from the side; it was the dolphin speaking.

Xu Hei glanced at him and frowned, "What is it?"

The dolphin hesitated for a moment and approached, "Brother, do you have any human treasures?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Xu Hei's eyes turned cold, wary, "What do you mean?"

"Don't misunderstand, brother!" The dolphin quickly waved its fin, explaining, "It's just that my sister likes human jewels and gems. I wanted to see if you could sell me some. If not, it's okay, I'll leave."