A mere half-day was like blinking an eye to those in cultivation.
However, for the Nine Nether Earth Python Race today, half a day was enough to accomplish many things.
Chen Xiao returned the way he came. Just as he ascended from the Nine Nether Yellow Spring to the Nether Snake Earth Vein, he saw Yao Ming savagely beating a man who bore a slight resemblance to him. Also suffering alongside the man was a gloomy-faced elder.
Meanwhile, on an unobserved mountain peak, Grand Elder Green Mountains watched leisurely, completely at ease and unhurried.
"Yellow Spring Finger! Die!"
"Ghostly Poisonous Claw!"
Two shouts echoed through the void.
The next moment, a massive energy finger descended from the sky, carrying extreme chilling energy, and pressed down fiercely on Yao Ming.
Simultaneously, the elder who had been suppressed to the point of utter helplessness quickly formed seals. Many black, viscous liquid droplets condensed on his hand. As the liquid dripped, it even corroded space into nothingness.
Facing the desperate counterattack from the two, Yao Ming's expression was exceptionally solemn, yet he was fearless.
"My good brother, have you forgotten? I know the Dou Skills you know!"
"Yellow Spring Finger!"
Yao Ming roared, his Dou Qi surging. The energy of heaven and earth stirred up gusts of wind, instantly condensing into a colossal energy finger hundreds of feet long. It ferociously met the attacks of the two.
Boom!
The collision of the three Dou Skills unleashed a world-shattering roar. The terrifying residual energy overflowed like a tsunami, reducing the surrounding mountains within thousands of feet to dust.
Chen Xiao's figure flickered as he arrived on the mountain peak where Grand Elder Green Mountains was. Gazing at the terrifying residual energy, he couldn't help but click his tongue.
Dou Sheng experts, truly terrifying!
This was the first time he had witnessed a battle between Dou Saints firsthand. Compared to the Green Mountains Grand Elder's previous effortless crushing of opponents, he could now more directly feel the terror of a Dou Saint.
The residual energy from just their clash was enough to shatter mountains and split seas. It was no wonder Chen Xiao had so many trump cards. The old Dragon Emperor had told him that very few experts within the Dou Zun realm could pose a threat to him, but he hadn't mentioned the Dou Saint realm at all.
Truly, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth!
"Grand Elder, what percentage of his strength has Yao Ming recovered?"
Arriving beside Green Mountains, Chen Xiao observed the battle in the void and asked curiously.
He had clearly instructed Yao Ming to recover his strength first before settling scores. With Grand Elder Green Mountains' help, Chen Xiao believed that if Yao Ming wanted to leave, neither Yao Xiaotian nor that Grand Elder would be able to stop him.
The fact that he was fighting so fiercely now only meant one thing: Yao Ming had initiated this battle himself.
He couldn't wait to get his revenge!
"Between eighty and ninety percent. After coming out of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, I took him around the Beast Region. As soon as he recovered sixty percent of his strength, he couldn't hold back. I estimated that sixty percent strength wouldn't be enough to kill those two, but self-preservation would be fine. So, I let him be. Look at him now, Yao Ming is getting stronger and stronger, while those two opposite him are not far from their demise."
Grand Elder Green Mountains chuckled and shook his head. Like Chen Xiao, he had no intention of intervening.
One must avenge their own grievances. This was an internal conflict of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race, and Yao Ming was handling it rationally.
Chen Xiao glanced at Yao Xiaotian and the elder, whose faces had turned pale after a head-on clash, and nodded slightly.
It was good that Yao Ming could handle it himself. It saved him trouble.
In the void, Yao Ming fought with increasing ferocity. With his hair disheveled, he looked like a demon from hell. He stepped through the void, slowly advancing towards Yao Xiaotian and the Grand Elder.
"My good brother, and you, you old bastard, today, I will return all the suffering you have inflicted upon me over these past few hundred years!"
With a few flashes, Yao Ming appeared before Yao Xiaotian and the elder. A ferocious expression contorted his face.
Boom boom boom!
It was a fight to the death. Even an extra word was a waste. The three attacked almost simultaneously. Fierce fist force clashed, instantly piercing the void. Large swathes of space shattered. Under the distorted light, it was impossible to see clearly, only the terrifying residual energy waves madly radiated in all directions, tearing deep, bottomless fissures into the Nether Snake Earth Vein.
"It's over…"
After a short while, Chen Xiao heard Grand Elder Green Mountains murmur softly.
Following that, Yao Ming's cold laughter echoed from high above.
"My good brother, after all these years, this is all the progress you've made? You've truly disappointed me!"
As soon as the words fell, a world-shattering roar suddenly sounded, followed by the screams of Yao Xiaotian and the elder.
"Yao Xiaotian has been defeated!"
Hearing the screams, the elders of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race all looked up. They saw Yao Xiaotian and the elder falling from the sky like dead dogs, crashing heavily onto the peak of a mountain, causing a mountain that was originally thousands of feet tall to collapse by more than half!
Bang!
Yao Ming appeared and stomped fiercely on Yao Xiaotian's body. Terrifying shockwaves erupted from his foot, directly pulverizing nearby large rocks into powder. Yao Xiaotian, on the other hand, spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs.
Seeing this scene, many members of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race flinched. If one were to only look at the current scene, who would have thought they were brothers?
Yao Xiaotian was in an extremely sorry state, his breathing uneven, appearing as if he had more air going out than coming in, with barely half a life left.
Of course, Yao Ming didn't look any better. His hair was disheveled, his body covered in bloody wounds, and blood flowed down from his messy hair, looking gruesome.
Fighting two opponents simultaneously, and not in peak condition, it was already difficult to defeat them so decisively. It was impossible for him to emerge unscathed.
However, fueled by hatred, Yao Ming was like a puppet unaware of pain, a true desperate fighter.
"Big brother, big brother, spare me! I was also incited by the Grand Elder back then, and made acts worse than that of pigs and dogs in a moment of confusion!"
Yao Ming had Yao Xiaotian pinned firmly under his foot, crushing his heart. Yao Xiaotian's bloodless face was instantly etched with terror, and he screamed for mercy.
"Now you know to call me Big Brother? All the suffering I endured these past few hundred years was because of you!"
Yao Ming's tone was sinister as he slowly crouched down, placing a hand on Yao Xiaotian's head. A fleeting gentleness crossed his blood-stained face. "Before you attacked me back then, you were the relative I cared about most. If you hadn't betrayed me, the position of Clan Leader would have been yours sooner or later. What a pity..."
"From childhood to adulthood, you always got the best things first. If you wanted me dead, you shouldn't expect to get away unscathed yourself!"
As Yao Ming's palm touched the crown of his head, Yao Xiaotian trembled violently. He could clearly sense the surging killing intent within the other man, and a ferocious glint flashed in his eyes.
However, just as the Dou Qi in his body was about to surge in reverse, intending to self-detonate, Yao Ming's eyes suddenly turned icy. His hand, like the sharpest blade, plunged fiercely into Yao Xiaotian's head!
Blood and brain matter sprayed out wildly, black, red, white...
All scattered across the ground!
"Tear~"
Yao Ming slowly withdrew his hand, his expressionless face. A black, fist-sized bead lay in his palm.
The bead was smooth and lustrous, with wisps of black mist swirling within, coalescing into a screaming face – Yao Xiaotian's likeness.
And this was none other than the Magic Core of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race!
Across the land, all the members of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race gazed towards the mountain peak. They could clearly feel that Yao Xiaotian's aura and bloodline fluctuations had completely vanished from the world.
Those who had supported Yao Xiaotian now stood pale-faced, trembling like sieves, no longer daring to make a move.
Clutching the black bead, a flicker of sorrow crossed Yao Ming's eyes. Though his great revenge was achieved, he felt little elation in his heart.
Fratricide was the most tragic thing in this world.
Taking a deep breath, Yao Ming turned to look at the elder, who was cowering not far away.
"Gulp..."
Under Yao Ming's gaze, the elder's throat bobbed as he slowly swallowed.
He hadn't expected Yao Ming to be so ruthless, leaving no room for Yao Xiaotian to survive, even digging out his Magic Core with his own hands. It was clear he intended to give Yao Xiaotian no chance of a comeback.
"Grand Elder, next it's your turn. You colluded with him, so don't keep my younger brother waiting too long."
Yao Ming threw his head back and exhaled a long breath. With a wave of his sleeve, he collected Yao Xiaotian's corpse, then looked up, his face contorted into a ferocious sneer.
Catching sight of Yao Ming's extremely ferocious expression, the Grand Elder's body jolted.
He knew in his heart that if Yao Ming could kill his own brother without hesitation, his own fate would be a hundred times more miserable than Yao Xiaotian's. He would likely truly experience the torment of wishing for life but being unable to live, and wishing for death but being unable to die.
The thought struck him, and he dared not delay any longer. Gritting his teeth, he made a decision.
"Nether Snake Heaven Burst!"
With a roar, the Grand Elder rapidly formed a strange seal with his hands. Immediately, his body began to swell, something writhing rapidly beneath his skin, as if about to burst forth.
Seeing this, Yao Ming's heart tightened. He immediately retreated rapidly, instantly creating a distance of several thousand feet.
"Boom!"
The moment Yao Ming retreated, the Grand Elder's body erupted with a world-shattering roar. The terrifying energy surge instantly leveled all the peaks within sight, not even sparing the mountain where Chen Xiao and Grand Elder Green Mountains were watching.
"Chichi!"
Accompanying the burst of terrifying energy, countless dark energy snakes surged outwards in all directions. As soon as these snakes touched the ground, they vanished without a trace.
"Old man, did you really think you could escape by hiding your Magic Core within a clone?"
Yao Ming sneered as he looked at the Grand Elder's final move, shaking his head.
Hearing Yao Ming's contemptuous voice, the surrounding elders of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race were puzzled.
But soon, they understood the source of Yao Ming's confidence.
The space above distorted violently, and then, two figures slowly appeared.
In the hands of the handsome young man dressed in green robes was a black bead slightly larger than Yao Xiaotian's Magic Core.
As the black mist swirled, the frightened face that formed could only be that of the 'escaped' Grand Elder!
"Clan Leader Yao Ming, please handle this person's Magic Core."
Chen Xiao appeared and remotely offered the Magic Core in his hand to Yao Ming.
It happened by chance. He and Grand Elder Green Mountains had no intention of intervening, but that old man, in his panic, had fled directly towards their location with his clone containing the Magic Core...
Furthermore, given Yao Ming's current state, he might not have been able to stop him. Chen Xiao had asked Grand Elder Green Mountains to intercept it casually.
Looking at the Magic Core in Chen Xiao's hand, Yao Ming smoothed his messy hair but didn't step forward to take it. He cupped his fists and said, "Pavilion Master, you're being too polite. Since this old fellow fell into your hands, you can deal with him as you see fit. It can be considered a small token of our gratitude."
The value of a Dou Sheng-level Magic Core was self-evident.
However, Yao Ming could see that Chen Xiao was somewhat interested in the Magic Core. Understanding this, Yao Ming decided to do him a favor.
Chen Xiao nodded slightly, his gaze towards Yao Ming becoming more amiable.
"Since that is the case, I shall not decline."
As Chen Xiao put away the Magic Core, the Nine Nether Earth Python Race members within the Nether Snake Earth Vein were also discussing amongst themselves.
"Who are these two people?"
"Clan Leader Yao Ming seems to know them."
"Could it be that the reason Clan Leader Yao Ming was able to escape was because these two helped him?"
It wasn't that they were slow to react; it was just that everything that happened today was too sudden.
Many Elders were still eating, singing, and drinking when they suddenly received news of a powerful enemy invasion. Then, they inexplicably followed Yao Xiaotian to pursue the intruders.
After chasing for a long time with no success, just as they thought they would return empty-handed, the enemy proactively appeared. Their identity was even more shocking: it was Clan Leader Yao Ming.
Immediately after, the two brothers presented their own accounts. Yao Ming even took out the Nine Nether Underworld Staff and exposed Yao Xiaotian and the Grand Elder's treacherous plot.
Following that, a deathmatch erupted just like that.
From beginning to end, these clan members didn't have much time to react or to think about how the severely weakened Yao Ming could have escaped, or how he could have outdistanced them during their pursuit.
Only now did everything finally have an answer!
With the ownership of the Magic Core settled, Yao Ming flashed and appeared beside Chen Xiao and Grand Elder Qingshan. He looked down from above and shouted at the numerous members of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race below, "From this day forward, the Purple Firmament Pavilion of the Central State and the Void Ancient Dragon race are honored guests of the Nine Nether Earth Python Race. You must treat them with courtesy. Anyone who offends them will face the clan's rules!"
Yao Ming was quite shrewd. When making his announcement, he not only mentioned the Purple Firmament Pavilion as promised but also included the Void Ancient Dragon race, instantly leaving the clan members speechless.
After all, they might not know much about the Purple Firmament Pavilion, but the Void Ancient Dragon race was renowned far and wide!
"Yes!"
The Elders immediately responded respectfully.
Yao Ming already had considerable prestige within the Nine Nether Earth Python Race before. Although he had been missing for several hundred years, the ferocity he displayed by directly killing Yao Xiaotian was enough to awe all his clansmen.
"Congratulations to Clan Leader Yao Ming on returning to his rightful position. We will swear our loyalty to you!"
Many Elders who had previously sided with Yao Ming quickly stepped forward and respectfully said to Yao Ming.
"Indeed, I will trouble all the Elders to take care of the clan's affairs. Those who should not remain need not be kept any longer!" Yao Ming nodded and calmly instructed.
For him to regain control, he had to thoroughly eliminate Yao Xiaotian's cronies; otherwise, it would inevitably leave hidden dangers and be an eyesore.
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the Elders quickly replied respectfully.
Watching Yao Ming methodically handle the clan's affairs, Chen Xiao and Grand Elder Qingshan exchanged glances and nodded slightly.
Although this man was sealed for so many years, his decisiveness was still present. If things go smoothly in the future, he would surely become a formidable figure.
"Pavilion Master, Grand Elder, please accompany me into the hall. This will give Yao Ming an opportunity to express his gratitude."
After arranging the clan's matters, Yao Ming turned to Chen Xiao and the other said.
Having been led around by Grand Elder Qingshan for a while, he had also learned of the Grand Elder's specific identity.
Qingshan remained noncommittal and looked at Chen Xiao, his meaning clear: the decision was his.
Chen Xiao's thoughts flickered; he had just obtained three Yellow Spring Blood Crystals and was eager to see how they could be utilized.
Also, he was somewhat interested in the Yellow Spring Stone Tablet within the Nine Nether Earth Python Race, though he wasn't sure if he could seize this opportunity.
With that thought, Chen Xiao immediately nodded in agreement.
"Then we shall impose upon you."
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