Chapter Twenty-Four: The Parting of the Ancient Beast
In Bi'er's room, Shi Yan was resting, the space around him shook slightly, and the old man of the ancient beast appeared in front of Shi Yan's bed.
"Master, why did you come out," Shi Yan asked.
"Stinky boy, you're too impulsive, you should have broken your own seal, it's time to suffer," the old beast said.
"I'm sorry, I didn't control it at the time," Shi Yan said.
"You're lucky this time, if she really wants to kill you, it will be difficult for the teacher to protect you," said the old man of the ancient beast.
"What? Can't the teacher beat her? Shi Yan asked.
"If she forcibly breaks the seal, I am not her opponent, unless I get the fire of the South Hell, I don't know if this demon snake clan has the fire that the old man wants," the old beast old man said.
"Does the teacher have to get the fire of the South Hellfire to be able to beat Medusa?" Shi Yan asked.
"If it weren't for your little oil bottle, I would naturally be fine, her nine-layer power was not fully opened, she was the same as you, her power was sealed, but your seal was in your body, and her seal was in her hair" The old man of the ancient beast said.
"Huh? Can hair also seal strength? Shi Yan was surprised.
"Yes, but I've heard that when the demon snake clan is at its peak, their hair will transform into nine snake heads, each snake head represents a kind of power, and if you combine these nine powers, you can reach a god-like realm," said the old man of the ancient beast.
"Master, the more you talk, the more mysterious it becomes," Shi Yan said.
"Forget it, let's talk about it when we have a chance, your junior sister and junior brother are coming soon, leave first for the teacher, and come out if necessary" The surrounding space was slightly The old man of the ancient beast disappeared in place.
"Brother Xiaoyan, are you feeling better?" said Xiaoyu.
"Okay, okay, I'll be relieved to know you're okay," Shi Yan smiled.
"Senior brother is fierce, for your sake, I crackled with that demon snake, and the lake was blown up," Arus said.
"Hehe, how can it be so exaggerated" Shi Yan said with a smile.
"Little junior brother, you're starting to brag again," Xiaoyu said.
"I'm telling the truth, that group of demon snake sisters are especially good at joking~"
"Okay, okay, it's all over," Shi Yan said.
"By the way, Brother Xiaoyan" Xiaoyu said, telling Shi Yan about the scene just now, Shi Yan looked at Arus, and thought about the ring again. I feel that what Medusa said is right, even if the ring is very powerful, it is estimated that Arus will not need it in this life, and it can be exchanged for a superb attribute, which is better than holding something that is not needed, and it is actually good to take what you need.
"By the way, Xiaoyu, do you know if there is a teacher here who wants the Southern Hellfire"
"I didn't ask about this, I'll help you ask when I see the Queen," Xiaoyu said.
"Hmm" Shi Yan nodded, the three of them hadn't had a good chat for a few days, put aside the troubles, and began to talk about some children's things, but most of them still cheered up Arus.
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Early the next morning, Arus was called out by some of the beautiful sister of the demon snake to a strange altar, in the middle of which was a round stone pier, and it was full of charms. There are four stone statues of the Demon Snake clan in each of the four places, each with a stone plate on its head, and the flames inside emit a green light.
"Take off your clothes," a demon snake woman said coldly.
"Oh," Arus said, taking off his shirt.
"Take off your pants too," the snake woman continued.
"Oh," Arus said, taking off his pants as well.
"And ~"
"I can't take it off," Arus said.
"Okay, don't take it off, wait a minute, there will be a very powerful heaven and earth qi poured into your body, if there is a foreign body blocking it, your place will not dissipate heat in time, and it may explode."
"Sister, are you joking with me?" Arus asked very seriously.
"You can try," the Serpent Handmaid said, looking at Arus with a blank face.
"It's miserable to have it, it's even worse to have it without it, forget it, or it's shameless," Arus said, taking off the last layer of underwear that could be covered.
"Oh yo ~ hehehe, you human race is so strange, the tail grows in front" The demon snake women around suddenly surrounded in shock.
"You guys, didn't you let me take it off just to see this?" asked Arus, blushing.
"No, it's just that I haven't seen anything strange," the snake women began to take their positions.
"Can I ask a question?" Arus said as he lay down in the middle of the altar.
"Say"
"Does it hurt?"
"Yes," the woman said, smiling slightly, and pressed against the altar, and the other three women did the same.
Arus only felt as if he was sucked by the magic circle all of a sudden, his body couldn't move, the four girls quickly sealed, and the thunder elemental spirit stone slowly floated to Arus's stomach. Arus only felt that the only trace of fighting energy in his body was absorbed by the magic circle~
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In the Demon Snake Hall, Queen Medusa sat cross-legged on the throne, looking at Shi Yan and Xiaoyu~
"You want to leave the South of the Dead?" Medusa asked, looking at Shi Yan.
"Yes," Shi Yan nodded.
"Oh~" Medusa pursed her lips, made a thought gesture, and said softly after a long time, "Nan Shen Lihuo, could it be that the ancient beast predecessor is the 'Southern Ming Ancient Beast' in the ancient period."
"How do you know?" Shi Yan said.
In Shi Yan's impression, Queen Medusa had never seen her teacher, and thought that it might be Nanming Lihuo who revealed the identity of the teacher.
"Boy, I don't know how it became your master, but it's very unusual for humans to worship ancient beasts as their teachers," Queen Medusa fiddled with her hair with her delicate white fingers. Shi Yan looked at the demon snake woman in front of him, and was also shocked by her beauty.
"I do have it, but why should I give it to you?" Queen Medusa asked.
"This?" Shi Yan was stopped by Medusa.
"Queen, can we exchange it, I also have a ring here, you can see if you can exchange it for Nanming Lihuo" Xiaoyu said and took out the ring from his neck.
"Hehehehehe" Medusa suddenly laughed, looking at Xiaoyu's appearance, she was a little helpless. But Medusa still twisted her body and walked over to Xiaoyu.
"Is that okay?" Xiaoyu took off the ring and handed it to Medusa.
However, the moment Medusa touched the ring, her whole body seemed to be frozen by something, Xiaoyu saw that she didn't move for a long time, and shook her hand in front of her, but Medusa just frowned and looked at the ring. It was a long time before Medusa slowly straightened up. The Medusa who stood up straight was nearly 3 meters tall.
"I want the ring, I can take it away from the fire," Medusa said as she looked at Shi Yan and Xiaoyu.
"Great," Shi Yan and Xiaoyu smiled happily.
"But~" Medusa changed her words and continued.
"But what?" Shi Yan asked.
"This girl is going to stay here," Medusa said, pointing to Xiaoyu.
"Huh?" Shi Yan and Xiaoyu were stunned at the same time.
"Why?" Shi Yan was surprised.
"Don't worry, it won't be too long, five years will be fine," Medusa said.
"Brother Shi Yan," Xiaoyu said, holding Shi Yan's hand.
"I won't leave her alone," Shi Yan said.
"It's just an exchange, in exchange for the South Hell's Separation from the Fire, but don't worry, we won't treat her badly here, and I will teach her not only witchcraft, but also the spirit and magic of the demon snake clan," Medusa said as she returned to the throne.
"I don't understand, why?" Shi Yan asked.
"There is no reason, Xiaoyu can be achieved here, but unfortunately, it can't be achieved for you, you can follow your teacher to continue to study in the Strange Stone Continent until you become a strong person, and after 5 years, whether you do it or not, you can come and take her away" Medusa said.
"No," Shi Yan shook his head.
"Brother Xiaoyan" Xiaoyu looked at Shi Yan and said in a low voice.
"It's okay, it's going to be a long time before that Arus completes the ritual anyway, you can think about it slowly," Medusa said.
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Because Shi Yan never thought about it, Arus's magic circle lasted for 1 month, and during this period, Queen Medusa also talked to Shi Yan and Xiaoyu several times. At first, Shi Yan and Xiaoyu were a little hesitant, until later, Medusa talked to Xiaoyu alone, and Xiaoyu resolutely told Shi Yan that she wanted to stay after she went back, although Shi Yan didn't know what they said, but Shi Yan knew that Xiaoyu must be unwilling.
"Teacher, what do you think?" Shi Yan looked at the necklace and asked.
"Medusa won't leave Xiaoyu behind for no reason, she must have sensed half of Xiaoyu's elven blood," the old beast said.
"Just because Xiaoyu is a mixed-race child, she has to keep her for 5 years, Master, why did she do this?" Shi Yan asked.
"I don't know her purpose, but I do know that she will leave Xiaoyu behind no matter what," said the old beast.
"Teacher, is it worth exchanging Xiaoyu's 5 years for Nanming Lihuo?" Shi Yan asked.
The old man of the ancient beast did not speak, and when he learned that Xiaoyu was willing to stay, Medusa took out the fire of the South Soul and sent it to Shi Yan on the same day, and what surprised Shi Yan was that the South Flame was different from other flames, since it was a blue flame flower that kept blooming, the petals would dissipate after opening, and then another petal would be born, and the cycle would repeat itself, layer by layer.
"This is the spark you want, and as for how to use it, I believe I don't need to tell me," Medusa said.
Stretching out his hand, this beautiful blue flame flower slowly floated in front of Shi Yan, and as soon as the blue flame flower approached, the temperature around it began to rise slowly.
"Teacher," Shi Yan shouted softly.
"Got it," the old man's voice came from inside the necklace.
I saw that the necklace lit up slightly, and two golden rays of light turned into thin lines and flew out of the necklace, as soon as they approached the blue flame flower, the temperature of the flame flower suddenly increased, and the sudden heat made Shi Yan feel a little difficult to breathe, only to see the two golden threads slowly entangle the blue flame flower, and finally slowly integrate into the flame flower.
"Xiao Yan, take off the necklace and stay away," the old man said.
"Oh," Shi Yan nodded.
Shi Yan hurriedly took off the necklace, only to see that the necklace floated in the air on its own and was flush with the blooming Southern Hell, and the blue began to spread along the gold thread towards the necklace, and the fire became smaller at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally dissipated with a 'bang', turning into a little bit of blue spark.
"Alas~ a spark is gone," Queen Medusa said with some regret.
The necklace in the air trembled slightly, then slowly quieted down and fell back into Shi Yan's hand, and then the surrounding air fluctuated slightly, and the ancient beast old man slowly appeared in the main hall. Shi Yan looked at the old man of the ancient beast, it was not the same as what he had seen before, the golden light that enveloped the old man of the ancient beast weakened, and was replaced by a faint blue light.
"This feeling is back," the old beast man laughed.
"Teacher, congratulations" Shi Yan said with a smile, and at the same time, Shi Yan also found that the soul of the old man of the ancient beast had become very thin.
"Huh?" Medusa frowned and looked at the old man in front of her, how could there be any ancient beast form, it was clearly a human form.
"The feeling I haven't seen for a long time," the old man of the ancient beast slowly fell.
"Ancestor" Medusa bowed respectfully.
"Thank you, I didn't expect that after many years, my Southern Immortal Ancient Beast would receive the favor of the Demon Snake Clan," the Old Beast said with a smile.
"The ancestor has won the prize, but the ancestor has accommodated the fire spirit, which has consumed a lot of soul power, and with the current state of the ancestor, I am afraid that it will not be able to withstand the backlash of the aura of heaven and earth," Queen Medusa said.
"Indeed, it's time to leave," said the Old Beast Elder.
"Teacher, where are you going?" Shi Yan said curiously.
"Stupid, the soul power is less than that of heaven and earth, and the aura will be absorbed by heaven and earth, and it is impossible for the ancestors to stay with you," Medusa said.
"I'm sorry Xiao Yan, the fate of you and my master and apprentice is here for the time being," the old man of the ancient beast said embarrassedly.
"I don't understand, aren't you just going to be able to protect us by taking back the Southern Hellfire?" Shi Yan asked.
"This? Originally, yes, but the Southern Soul Separation Fire has burned out the remaining seal of the Heavenly Emperor, and my soul state is exposed between heaven and earth without that seal, you must know that my soul power cannot resist the qi of heaven and earth for a long time, I can only go back as soon as possible to retrieve my remaining strength, only then can I override the qi of heaven and earth," said the old man of the ancient beast.
"Is the teacher leaving me?" Shi Yan asked.
"Yes, but don't worry, give me some time, as long as I finish my cultivation again, I will definitely go to you," said the old beast man.
Shi Yan lowered his head and didn't speak, looking at the expressionless Medusa in front of him, probably understanding that the ancient beast didn't really want to teach himself, but was waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to get the Southern Hell. Although the old man of the ancient beast did not tell him the truth, Shi Yan thought about it and chose to believe the ancient beast in front of him.
"What? Feeling sick? Medusa looked at the ancient beast and smiled.
"Teacher, why didn't you tell me at first" Shi Yan asked as he looked at the old beast man.
"Little ghost" The old man of the ancient beast looked at Shi Yan and smiled, "I said, what can I do, you are still too young to help me, and I hope you can forgive the teacher"
"En" Shi Yan nodded and cried, "Teacher, since you have a hard time, then you can go, don't worry about me."
"Xiao Yan, I owe you for my teacher, I don't have much time, and it's useless for me to say more now, but don't worry, once I repair my soul and restore my strength, there are only a handful of people on this continent who can cause harm to you," said the old man of the ancient beast.
"I only hope that the teacher can be well, and I hope that when we meet again, the teacher can return to his peak condition," Shi Yan said with tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I won't say it, I'll leave a trace of the soul mark on you, if you face a great enemy who can't be subdued, as long as you break the soul seal, even if you go to heaven and earth as a teacher, you will rush to save you," the old man said.
Shi Yan just nodded, did not speak, the old man of the ancient beast took a deep breath, he had already broken the child's heart, but the old man of the ancient beast secretly made a poisonous oath, he would definitely assist this child to become the number one powerhouse on the continent one day.
The surrounding air shook slightly, and the old man of the ancient beast watched Shi Yan slowly disappear in front of Shi Yan. Losing Xiaoyu all of a sudden, in exchange for the teacher's parting, Shi Yan felt a little aggrieved in his heart, but he still held back his tears, lowered his head and didn't speak.
"I'm sorry," Medusa said suddenly, looking at Shi Yan.
"What?" Shi Yan looked at Medusa and asked.
"Actually, I guessed such a result, but~" Medusa smiled slightly, this smile did not have any evil thoughts, which made Shi Yan look very comfortable.
"But what?" Shi Yan asked.
"I want to say, I will indeed teach Xiaoyu to make her a strong person, as for you, you can stay here until that waste finishes the Italian style, maybe I'm in a good mood and can teach you something else" Medusa looked at Shi Yan, her hair squirmed slightly, and a few snake heads loomed, but they quickly disappeared.
"Oh?"
Medusa was not wrong at all, Shi Yan had indeed stayed for a long time. To improve the strength of Arus, snake venom is needed to stimulate the tenacity of the meridians in Arus's body, but because Shi Yan has refused to leave a light rain, Medusa had to use Arus to drag Shi Yan, causing Arus to be poisoned too deeply, and after improving his attributes, he turned to the detoxification stage. During this period, Medusa was very bored, and would find Shi Yan to come to the Five Martial Arts Arena from time to time to compete with herself, Shi Yan's 5 Dou Qi could already conjure up two afterimages, and she could use the Double Shadow Fist three times in a row to attack three times. But Medusa's strength is too amazing, every time she doesn't wait for Shi Yan and the afterimage to get close to her, she is beaten out by her three times "pop, pop, pop". Shi Yan always gets up and endures the pain again.
"Pap, pap, papa" Medusa's white snake tail slapped three times in a row, breaking up Shi Yan's afterimage and knocking Shi Yan's body out.
"Ah~ Ghost Fist" Shi Yan roared again, his body quickly split into two afterimages, and flew towards Medusa.
Medusa saw a trace of sadness in Shi Yan's eyes, probably because the departure of the ancient beast had a great impact on him, Shi Yan always attacked as if he was trying his life for a few days, until after the seal was triggered, his whole body was weak, and he collapsed and lay down.
"Okay boy," Medusa said as she looked at Shi Yan.
"Huhuhu~" Shi Yan lay on the ground, panting heavily.
"Actually, I'm very similar to you, I have this extremely powerful ability, but I can't fully use it," Medusa said as she looked at Shi Yan on the ground.
"You?" Shi Yan lay there, looking at the Medusa who was high above.
"Yes, since ancient times, the demon snake clan has not appeared in the nine-headed Medusa, and every next Medusa will take out a lifetime of experience to practice, but unfortunately none of them can break through the limit and reach the realm again, so they can only pass on the unfulfilled long-cherished wish from generation to generation, and pass on those impossible things to me along with a lifetime of cultivation, but the demon snake is the same as humans, every age has a limit, although I have inherited a strong ability, but I can only exert less than thirty percent of the power" Medusa looked at Shi Yan and said.
"Why do you want to tell me?" Shi Yan said with a smile.
"I hope you cheer up, you're really happy compared to me, because I can't get out of here, and you can," Medusa said, turning to leave.
"Alas~" Shi Yan was lying on the ground, closing his eyes and intending to rest, when he suddenly felt something gasping for breath in his face.
"Ah~" Shi Yan opened his eyes and saw the green Arus.
"Ahh "Green is a little greener, but I feel like I'm really getting stronger," Arus said.
"How are you?" Shi Yan looked at Arus's green face and didn't know what to say.
"What are you, why do I keep hearing the sound here, popping, popping, what are you doing?"
"Practice," Shi Yan said.
"Alas~ I didn't expect it to be so painful to improve my attributes, since they let me strip naked and poison me, demon beasts are demon beasts, it's too evil."
"Brother Xiaoyan" Xiaoyu ran over.
Xiaoyu didn't expect the ancient beast teacher to leave Shi Yan, so she knew that Shi Yan must be very painful, but fortunately, Medusa saw Xiao Yu's thoughts, and accompanied Shi Yan to keep talking, so that Shi Yan had the opportunity to vent well, and wanted to persuade Shi Yan well, but when he looked up, he saw Arus's green face, and he was surprised and saw that it was Arus.
"Little junior brother, you, are you okay?" Xiaoyu asked softly.
"Hmph~ I can't die, it's just very uncomfortable, it's all green to the roots" Arus said helplessly.
"What of your stats have improved?" Shi Yan said curiously.
"They grafted the thunder attribute to me, and what I have now is not within the five elements, I feel very powerful," said the green Arus.
"Boy, count yourself lucky, the demon snake clan has a lot of rare treasures, and this thunder spirit stone is also something I wasted a lot of effort to get my hands on, to be honest, I'm really a little reluctant to give it to you," Queen Medusa said.
"Hehe, thank you, I didn't expect you to be so righteous," Arus laughed.
"Cut~ What kind of thank you is this, you are now in the detoxification stage, you can leave after detoxification" Medusa finished speaking and turned to leave.
"Kill the donkey," Arus dissatisfied.
"What do you mean by that?" said Medusa, puzzled.
"I've been watching you for a month, and I'm not responsible for reading it, at least give me the poison," Arus said.
"Who is rare" Medusa snorted coldly and left without paying attention to anyone.
According to the agreement, after Arus recovered, Shi Yan and Arus left Demon Snake City, and it was 3 months later that they returned to Strange Stone Town, and on the last night after leaving Demon Snake City, Shi Yan broke through the 5th stage and became a 6th stage fighter. Xiaoyu didn't come out to send Shi Yan and Arus in the end! Medusa didn't come to see them off in person, but Tuo Bi'er gave Shi Yan a spirit stone and asked him to hand it over to the president of Ten Thousand Snake Town.
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