Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Fortune Out of Misfortune and Another Breakthrough

“How did I get out?!”

Xu Hei’s face changed drastically as he hurriedly tried to crawl back into the snake’s den.

Outside, there were many wolves and a bear demon at the mid-stage of spiritual enlightenment—creatures he could not provoke.

But he was soon horrified to find that his body had become swollen like a large ball, nearly four meters long, as if he had swallowed a gigantic entity.

Struggling to move several meters back, Xu Hei looked around in confusion.

Snow continued to fall, covering the world in a blanket of white. The wolf pack had long vanished, and the bear demon was nowhere to be seen.

Xu Hei felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, causing intense pain.

“What just happened?”

His head throbbed, and fragmented memories surged back, quickly piecing together the events.

Earlier, in the snake’s den, he had accidentally drunk too much alcohol, his body overheated, and he wanted to cool off.

He had eaten a lot of rabbits and apparently even a pig, but in this icy world, how could there be a pig?

Xu Hei realized with shock that the wolves he had thought were rabbits were, in fact, wolves!

As for the so-called pig…

Xu Hei swallowed hard and looked at the black bear’s head lying under a tree, staring back at him.

“I… didn’t mean to.”

Xu Hei felt a bitter pang in his heart.

This was a bear demon at the mid-stage of spiritual enlightenment, capable of killing snake catchers with a single slap. Even if he had a hundred lives, he wouldn’t dare to provoke it!

He had only been drunk and foolishly ended up killing the bear demon.

It was dangerous! He could have lost his life!

Xu Hei was deeply afraid, and he vowed never to drink alcohol again.

“If there’s anyone to blame, it’s humanity. Not only did they kill their own, but they also killed you, my demon brother. If you’re angry, go after them; don’t come after me.”

Xu Hei silently muttered these words, bowed deeply, and crawled forward to swallow the bear’s head.

This place was no longer safe.

He couldn’t return to his original spot, so Xu Hei had to find a new wintering place.

Taking a deep breath and using his remaining strength, Xu Hei crawled outside.

At this moment, he felt waves of pain—not only from swallowing but also from the bear demon’s slap. Xu Hei recalled the battle; it had been excruciating.

Facing such a gigantic beast, charging at it head-on was suicide.

Fortunately, his tough hide only resulted in a few broken bones; otherwise, a normal snake demon would have been killed multiple times over by a single slap.

Xu Hei could barely crawl; he had to wriggle like a worm, moving forward with the help of his tail scales. Fortunately, his speed was not slow.

Having lived in the mountains for many years, Xu Hei was familiar with the terrain and had prepared several wintering spots.

Soon, Xu Hei reached a crevice in the mountain rock, where a hidden pond lay below.

The pond was frozen, and Xu Hei crawled into the crevice, breaking through the ice and diving into the icy water.

The entrance to the pond was small, but the interior was vast, connected to a cave. It was extremely concealed, one of Xu Hei’s pre-selected wintering spots.

He swam for a while, then surfaced and entered the cave.

The cave was pitch black, and Xu Hei preferred this kind of environment. He lay on the ground, absorbed in digesting the bear demon meat, breathing and nurturing.

The snow continued to fall heavily, and the strong wind outside buried the corpses.

It was as if everything had never happened.

…………

That night, the government immediately organized a

An old snake skin fell off, replaced by a more resilient new skin.

Spiritual enlightenment, third level!

This was a critical juncture; the next four levels would lead to the mid-stage of spiritual enlightenment, marking a significant difference from the early stage.

At this moment, there was still plenty of the bear demon’s blood and qi left, and Xu Hei continued to absorb and refine it at an incredible speed.

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Outside Chen Family Town, in a dilapidated mountain temple.

The place was desolate, with only some beggars frozen to death, no other figures in sight.

According to old tales, this place was not a mountain god’s temple but a place of an evil deity. It had seen several murders, causing fear among people.