After finding out that he can talk to snakes on his cousin's birthday, Harry decides the best thing to do is investigate. 
Of course, with his luck, he finds out some life-changing news.

Ten minutes later...
 
The Cold Snakes looked at the Ice Bead several times but didn't swim toward the shore.
 
The Congealed Ice Bead supposedly very effective to attract the ice type monster beast, almost the same with Blood Black Gold to metal type monster beast, but these four snakes as if didn't have a slight interest with it.
 
But Yang Dingtian quickly thought a reason, the Unfrozen Water had a massive quantity of Cold Profound Qi, enough for the Cold Snakes to absorb them for innumerable years, this Ice Bead, although the Profound Qi inside was thick, the use was not that big for elementary ice type monster beast.
 
Since the plan thoroughly failed, Yang Dingtian took back Congealed Ice Bead, using another means to enrage the snakes. 
 
He dug out several stones, then threw them at the snakes.
 
The snakes evaded Yang Dingtian's stones, glaring at him while relaying out a hiss of displeasing.
 
Yang Dingtian ignored them, picking up another stone, throwing it at the snakes.

The Four Legs Cold Snakes shunted, their eyes turned blood red as if had been enraged.
 
Yang Dingtian threw more stone.
 
*Whiz!* the snakes shot out Ice Blade together, delimiting the stone before it arrived on the pool.

Yang Dingtian launched other stones, the snakes with violent anger spat Ice Blade toward him directly. He lashed out the Flame Feather, turn the Ice Blade into water.
 
Then the process didn't know how long had been occurring, Yang Dingtian threw stones, four cold snakes spat Ice Blade, and he melted it with Flame Feather before it could hit him.
 
Finally, the four snakes Cold Profound Qi had exhausted, but still persistent hiding in the pool. Yang Dingtian tried to use the stone method again, they simply sank into the water, making him truly at wit's end.
 
Should I enter the water? Yang Dingtian wondered. Since he couldn't bait them to the shore, then might as well he came after them directly, besides their Cold Profound Qi had consumed completely.

Yang Dingtian clenched his teeth, staring at the chilly climate of the Unfrozen Pool, he turned very quiet, then...
 
*Splash!* Yang Dingtian jumped into the calm Unfrozen Water directly. 
 
"Brrrr…" Yang Dingtian's body trembled, the quantity of heat inside almost drained in the instant.
 
He had imagined the temperature of the Unfrozen Water, but after truly entered it, the frosty condition was far beyond his imagination. 

He thought own body somewhat became stiff.
 
The four snakes saw Yang Dingtian plunged into the pool, their eyes revealed ominous light, 3-4 meter long body flushed toward him, big mouth revealed their sharp fangs.
 
They had been trying not to get angry at Yang Dingtian's previous tease, but now they had regarded him as their complete mortal enemies. Because these snakes had claimed Unfrozen Pool as their territory, now someone had intruded in, of course, they couldn't tolerate his presence inside.
 
In the instant seeing these snakes swam toward him, Yang Dingtian prepared to swing the Flame Feather, but it was unexpectedly stood still.
 
Because his whole body completely stiffened, moreover, the water's density caused his speed to slow down several times.
 
"Hiss Hiss" two snakes came out to the water's surface, big mouth prepared to bite Yang Dingtian's head to death. 
 
*Shua Shua* Flame Feather also pushed toward the surface, the blade shivered fiercely, despite his speed had been reduced, but his Sword Technique didn't less majestic.
 
*Puchi Puchi* two snakes were cleaved by him into several sections, the mutilated corpse hung in the air.
 
But both his legs felt hemp, cold energy invaded inside as he was actually being nipped by another two Cold Snakes. The cold poison was effective immediately, his two legs in the instant were stiffened, as if he didn't have them in the first place, the two snakes clung onto Yang Dingtian's ankle area with their fangs, trying to drag Yang Dingtian downward.
 
Leave, I have to leave!
 
Without having a chance to loot the ice monster cores out of the snake's corpse, Yang Dingtian thrust Flame Feather to the solid rock on the shore, then he shouted while made an effort to pull himself, his body successfully flung outside the pool.
 
*Bang!*
 
Had exhausted all strength, while still holding the Flame Feather with both hands, his body tumbled and somersaulted in the air, leaped toward the shore near the pool.

The Cold Snakes on his legs loosened their grip, about to propel their body to return back into the pool.

Didn't waste the chance, Yang Dingtian flung Flame Feather fiercely, a red shadow projected.

*Wuzz Wuzz*  one snake in the air was cut into half by Flame Feather, corpse trashed onto the ground.
 
Flame Feather that was moving in a circular arc, returned back to Yang Dingtian's hand.
 
Yang Dingtian hurriedly looked at the wound on his ankle, clear two deep holes marked the surface, but it was covered by a layer of ice. His entire leg turned blue, had been frozen thoroughly.
 
Thankfully he had the most formidable Nine Yang Profound Vein, as he left Unfrozen Water, the hot energy resisted the ice poison inside his legs, thus they gradually restored the warm temperatures, and the ice layer was melted inch by inch.
 
Five minutes later, his Profound Vein compelled the blue colored toxin, flowing it out from both holes on his ankles, Yang Dingtian's legs returned to normal.
 
After making sure own wounds were alright, Yang Dingtian walked to the Four Legs Cold Snake's corpse, pricked its monster core. 

It was very attractive, resembling an ice crystal to be the same, also had glittering and translucent carving, on the above had a different trace of drawing, beautiful incomparable.
  
"Succeeded four, now only the last one…" Yang Dingtian said while he stored the ice type monster core, his heart couldn't help but feel satisfied.
 
Despite the accidents that even almost killed him, he had obtained the metal type monster core and ice type monster core smoothly.
 
Sister Ningning is waiting outside, cannot make her worried. 

Yang Dingtian thought while looking at the Unfrozen Water's pool longingly because under this pool might have big treasure.
 
"Don't deliberately create any trouble, this matter can be handled at the other time, must prepare for the Five Elements Yin-Yang Array…" Yang Dingtian thought then he turned around to leave the mine tunnel.
 
"Little Brother, I have watched you for so long, can you help explain several matters that is strange to me?"

Suddenly, inside the cavern had resounded the voice of an old man, the sound was hoarse as if dying in general, very gratifyingly uncomfortable.

 (***)
 
There is someone inside this cave? Who?

Yang Dingtian thought while he was startled, as long as the duration of his hunt inside the cave, he hadn't discovered the other party's presence.
 
Does Sister Ningning have a danger? Yang Dingtian said inwardly as the thought came into his mind. 
 
"Who is senior? Why hide from me?" Yang Dingtian controlled his own breath, but the hair on his skin straightened up fiercely.
 
"On your body is all treasure, but your cultivation just Enlightened, also taking out Rank Five Wonderful Spirit Pill when you're injured. You have Blood Black Gold and Congealed Ice Bead, using them to attract respective monster beast, can resist the flame from Rank Two Demon Lizard directly, lastly, your body can resist the ice poison of the Cold Snakes," the old man said: "the treasures you have, can be traded for ten thousand monster cores, yet you casually take them out to hunt these trivial Rank One monster core, why?"
 
"Doesn't have any special reason, I like hunting them," Yang Dingtian said.
 
"Hmm…" the old man said: "You are lying, I think you want to arrange certain formation with these monster cores, carrying out a method to breakthrough Profound Qi?"
 
Yang Dingtian's heart jumped, this information was acquired from the Swine Murdering Sword Technique's illusionary space, how did this old man know? 
 
"It's not difficult to guess, the world has many formations with monster cores as the requirement, moreover must be hunt by oneself. You just Enlightened, certainly not refining Martial Soul's formation, also impossible to refine a battle puppet, thus trying to breakthrough Profound Qi is the last option," the old man said: "Each formation of swallowing Profound Qi is extremely mystical, can you tell me?"
 
Five Element Yin and Yang Array, requiring five monster cores with different elements, resigning each on five-point of star-like formation. Of course, this was not a rare one, it was the Profound Qi circulation's chant that was rare, also the condition to apply it which needed to be in Yin and Yang Festival, where the Twin Moons Intersected with the Twin Suns.
 
Yin and Yang festival is a world-class, perhaps whole universe only chance, though it's not impossible to tell people, since the most important is the refining chant, without this, even the Array didn't have any use.
 
"Senior, this breakthrough only work for a beginner like me, on you doesn't have any effect," Yang Dingtian said.
 
"I have a younger generation, a strange formation like this is difficult to search, therefore I must know," the old man said slowly.
 
*Shua!* the box inside Yang Dingtian's bosom suddenly sucked out by incomparably formidable strength, it held the three monster core; two metal type and one ice type.
 
Clearly, the old man was an expert, taking away Yang Dingtian's items without slight trouble from him.
 
"You had braved many hardships to attain these monster cores, even almost cost own life, thus these monsters were definitely very valuable to you," the old man said: "Say what formation and its chant, otherwise I destroy your treasure."
 
Yang Dingtian suppressed his anger, coldly said: "Senior is an expert, don't you feel embarrassed bullying a younger generation, moreover a beginner like me?"  
 
"No," the old man simply said.
 
*Bang!* the tunnel's wall suddenly exploded, the thick ice layer blasted open, a grayish-white hair and poor clothes old man walked out.
 
A very thin figure, his eye socket was protruded, while his nose curled, his expression was extremely grim. 
 
The old man took out the only ice type monster core, his frail finger pinched it in relax, "Tell me, or I destroy it…"
 
Yang Dingtian clenched his teeth, just coldly staring at him.
 
*Pu* the old man's palm squeezed the ice type monster core, it broke to pieces immediately, Yang Dingtian felt pain inside his heart.
 
Then, the old man grasped the remaining two metal type monster cores, coldly looked at Yang Dingtian, "Tell me, otherwise these two monster core, I'll ruin them too."

"Go get the leather net and then follow me!" Chu Xian shouted behind him and then jumped into the water.

 "Splash!"

 With a series of splashes, Sword Two and the others followed closely behind, each of the mermen holding a leather net in their hands.

 Chu Xian checked the position of the sea snake, and with a thought turned into a fish.

 His fish form was now a huge creature over four meters long with a snake like body that caused layers of waves as he pushed forward in the upper sea layer.
"There it is!"

 A sea snake about 1.5 meters long appeared in the distance; its upper body was grey, and he could clearly see a golden glow from his god's eye view. Sea snakes did not count as fish, so he could not use Rule on it, and so he directly rushed forward and grabbed it with the arms on his head.
"Hiss hiss!"

 The sea snake looked at the huge creature charging towards it and raised its head a little, staring back with cold eyes and an extended tongue.

 "Just a little thing like you should just give up and let us capture you!" Chu Xian smiled confidently - his huge body had never let him down.

 Sea snakes very rarely run from danger, and would usually arch their bodies and prepare to fight.

 Chu XIan stared with his fist sized eyes, his body wrapping around as he tilted forward to grab at the snake.

 The sea snake stared at the oncoming monster with its beady eyes, and as it swam its body kept turning; there was something almost amusing about it until you looked into the eyes of the snake, and then all you felt was your heart jump.
"Hiss hiss!"

 At that moment, Chu Xian suddenly sped up, and the arms on his head quickly reached towards his back. (sic, author uses pronoun for human male as opposed to neuter object)

 But he had not expected that the sea snake was even quicker than he was, and in a flash of golden lightning, before his arms could reach the snake, it had already bitten into his arm. The smallish mouth was stretched open to its utmost limits, and its sharp poisonous teeth glinted in the water.

 "Fuck!" Chu Xian immediately felt his hand numb a little, and the color of his face changed a little; he hurriedly thrashed his arm to the side.

 But the mouth of the sea snake was sunk tightly into his arm, and though he kept shaking his arm he could not throw the snake off.

 "Fuck me. No wonder fewer people are catching sea snakes nowadays!" Chu Xian's heart was shook, and he could feel the numbness spreading in his arm. With a quick thought, electricity flooded down his arm.

 "Pala!" With a soft sound, the sea snake quickly let go of his arm.

Chu Xian turned towards his blacking arm and his expression changed; with a quick decision, he did not hesitate as he used a claw to cut off the arm.[1]

 "Ah, it hurts so much! Looks like catching sea snakes really isn't something regular people can do!" Chu Xian couldn't resist opening his mouth.
"Incredibly poisonous, fuck, it must be a Stoke's Seasnake (Astrotia Stokesii)!" Chu Xian's heart turned cold.

 An adult Astrotia Stokesii was usually between 1.2 to 2 meters in length and could reach 5 kilograms in weight; the thickest part of its body could reach a width of 26 centimeters. In Chinese waters, they usually lived off the coasts of Taiwan. They usually lived in coastal areas or rocky waters where clean water was around 30 meters deep. The snake is incredibly poisonous, and can kill an adult human within hours of the bite.
"Just randomly finding a snake and it's actually such a poisonous one - it looks like we really can't be careless while chasing sea snakes." Chu Xian felt that he had been too confident just now, and followed the sea snake with his gaze - it was still swimming in the near distance. Chu Xian smiled coldly.

"You still want to run? you think you can get away after biting me!" Chu Xian opened his mouth slightly and shot forward an electrically charged ball at the snake.[2]

 "Pow!" The ball of electricity slammed in the Astrotia Stokesii, immediately jolting it and causing it to twitch violently and curl up.

 Chu Xian paused a moment to focus and the severed arm slowly grew back, with a new addition of densely packed fish scales armoring the limb.

 "This way even if it gets bitten it won't be able to get through the thick fish scales!" Chu Xian hid a small smile as he swam forward next to the sea snake and reached out and grabbed it.

 "One sea snake worth tens of thousands of rob. How profitable!" Chu Xian peered closely at the snake.
The sea snake was around eight catties and felt high quality; he casually threw it backward toward Sword Two.
Sword Two carefully placed the sea snake into a bag and then followed along behind Chu Xian as he swam forward.

 The Gulf of Thailand was a world famous sea snake area, but even here there were very few sea snakes; after catching the Astrotia Stokesii, they continued onward towards the location of another sea snake.

 This time Chu Xian did not recklessly swim forward and use his hand to directly grab at the snake; instead, he used his god's eye view to observe for a moment.

 The sea snake had black and green patterns and a vaguely triangular shaped head; it lay wrapped around a stone on the sea bed, resting its neck on its body.

 'Triangular headed sea snakes are usually very poisonous, and are just as poisonous as landed cobras."
Chu Xian quietly thought. In fact, there are over 60 types of sea snakes across the globe, most belonging to the Elapidae category, and were thus closely related to cobras. Cobras are very terrifying snakes and extremely poisonous, but actually fall short of the lethality of many sea snake poisons.

 In the modern world, there were many incurable sea snake venoms without any antivenin serums, and if someone was bit everything was down to luck. If the venom did not get too deep into the body, they might survive, but if they were unlucky they would definitely die. In those situations there was no chance of survival, that was how terrifying sea snakes were.
"This one should be a Laticauda Laticaudata." Chu Xian thought back to the information he'd looked up about sea snakes these past few days and pondered to himself.
"Let's be cautious and attack first!" The poison of this particular sea snake was far more deadly than that of the Astrotia Stokesii, so Chu Xian took no risks and opened his mouth and shout out a ball of electricity.

 The electric ball was as large as a human head and slammed into the Laticaud Laticaudata and jolted it into collusion. Chu Xian had not blasted it with his full power, so he was not worried that he would kill the sea snake.

 The electricity coursing through the sea snake paralyzed it for the moment, and Chu Xian quickly swam over and grabbed it with his hand. He threw it back towards Sword Two and the others.

 "That's two. It took us about ten minutes to catch two sea snakes; this speed is still a little slow. If I let Sword Two and the others go by themselves, they might be even slower, but they can definitely use an ordinary person's method to capture them."

 Chu Xian frowned for a moment and then laughed, swimming forward again.

 Sea snakes hid well, and their patterns were easy to miss if you weren't paying close attention. To counter their camouflage, Chu Xian swam at a steady pace, pinging out his sonar to scan the waters above him, and keeping an eye on the coral and stone under him with his god vision.

 "Yi, there are three snakes above!" After swimming for about five to six hundred meters, Chu Xian detected three sea snakes on the sea surface; he guessed that they must have surfaced for a breath.

 Sea snakes cannot stay underwater forever like fish can; they need to breath, though they had a biology adapted to their unique existence. Sea snakes have lungs stretching from head to tail, and have skin they can breath through. Their upward facing nostrils can be closed over with a membrane and so the snakes bottle up their fresh oxygen and dive underwater for up to 30 minutes, and deep-sea sea snakes can even stay underwater for up to three hours.

 "Gun One, Gun Two, come up here. There are three snakes up ahead, you two go and catch them!" Chu Xian did not go up himself but instead called over two of the fishermen; after all, Chu Xian couldn't possibly stay here forever, and in the future Gun One and the others would need to function on their own.
The mermen nodded and immediately swam forward. These past few days had seen them familiarized with all kinds of sea snakes, and Old Huang had explained with great detail how they should go about capturing them.
The seven members of the Gun mermen series were all extremely strong, and their musculature and physics ranked at the top of the mermen types; and for the quick marlin, even remolded into mermen their speed was still noticeably faster than that of Sword One and the others.
The seven mermen exchanged glances, and the first three sped up to the front, their prepared leather gloves and forearm coverings extended forward.
The disturbance in the water immediately alerted the three sea snakes, and they all turned their beady eyes in cold stares at the incoming offenders.

 Gun One signaled to Gun Two and Gun three, and the three mermen slowly separated, surrounding the three sea snakes in a loose formation.

 In the end, sea snakes had no cleverness beyond their basic instincts, and though one snake marked Gun One, two turned towards Gun Two.

 Gun One and the others flashed signals to each other, and the unwatched Gun Three immediately darted forward, pouncing at one of the distracted sea snakes.

 Gun Three's speed was incredibly fast, and the water parted around him as his hand flashed forward and grabbed the head of the snake. The strong grip immediately locked down the snake, and the mermen quickly placed the snake into a net tied to his waist.

 The other two sea snakes turned at the commotion and pounced forward in fury at the mermen.

 But just at that moment, Gun One and Gun Two moved; their quick hands rapidly dispatched the two remaining sea snakes, and their prey were soon stowed away in respective bags.

 "Not bad!" Chu Xian nodded in approval from where he watched in the near distance. No ordinary person could compare with the mermen's ability to capture sea snakes.

 "Let's return!" Chu Xian checked his surroundings before swimming upwards towards the fishing ship.

 "Boss, how was the haul?" Old Huang called out as they climbed aboard.

 "Pretty good!" Chu Xian nodded. In a short half hour, they had caught five sea snakes - this pace was already quite excellent.

 "Boss, we should move forward a little bit, and then use some lights to attract the sea snakes!" Old Huang suggested.
Chu Xian considered his plan and then nodded. Sea snakes are attracted to lights, and when regular people went out to sea to catch snakes they used this sort of method, or they opened up nets. When Chu Xian left, Gun One and the others would use this sort of method.

 "Have Gun One and the others try it out!"
With Chu Xian's command, the fishing ship headed forward. Old Huang kept a vigilant lookout in every direction, and it was as if he could sense something invisible.
"Stop, right here!" Old Huang called out to Old Mu, and Gun One turned to switch on the lantern light. The light hung from the tip of a wooden pole, and its powerful glare lit up the surroundings.

 "Into the water!" Old Huang ordered, and Gun One and the others dived into the ocean, and immediately fanned out.

 Chu Xian surveyed with his sonar, and as Old Huang had somehow predicted, there really were three sea snakes swimming slowly toward the light. Below the surface, Gun One and the others waited silently.

 After about ten minutes, the three sea snakes neared the light one after the other. The three were spread apart, with one near the water surface, and the other two around midway in the depths.

 Normal sea snake catchers use nets to try to capture the sea snakes on the surface, but even this would sometimes fail.

 Sea snakes are incredibly agile creatures, and they can manage outstanding bursts of speed. From relative stillness, they could dash forward in reaction to danger, and most professional crews could only catch one snake out of every four or five.

 As for snakes deeper in the water, a crew might be able to use a combination of net and light, and lower it down slowly as a lured trap. When the sea snake wandered into the gap of the net, the crew would pull up and trap the snake.
But this method had a clear disadvantage, and limited the amount of snakes that it could attract. This was without even taking into consideration the limited range with which this trap could be used - after all, the net could not be lowered past forty or fifty meters.

 The three sea snakes got closer and closer, and Gun One and the others paired off to each face a single snake.

 A pair of two mermen who each were already faster and more agile than any of these sea snakes ended with a predictable success, and in less than a minute, all three snakes were safely stored within leather bags.

 "Forward again!" Old Huang called back to Old Mu. He turned to Chu Xian and reported. "It usually takes at most ten minutes for sea snakes to gather around the light. If nothing has happened in this time, there are either no sea snakes nearby, or they're down at the seabed and aren't going to come up. When this happens, we change locations!"
Chu Xian nodded. The fishing ship sailed another thousand meters before stopping again, and the mermen repeated the same method to catch sea snakes.
Chu Xian accompanied the boat for about an hour, and during this time Gun One and the others caught over ten snakes. Their efficiency compared to other sea snake crews was already quite terrifying.
"If we can keep up this pace we'll catch a hundred sea snakes each night, and every night make five to six million. If you count the hibernation season of sea snakes, there's about a hundred and eighty days in a year that we can catch these snakes, and the annual income will be around 900 million! Nine hundred million!"
When Chu Xian thought about this number his heart blazed with emotion, but very quickly his ambition grew. 

 In the Gulf of Thailand and Veitnam, over three billion USD was made every year in the sea catching business. This was more than twenty billion RMB, and he had only just taken up four percent of that. It couldn't count as that much!

 "If only we could catch sea snakes faster, that would be the best!" Chu Xian thought to himself.

 The truth was, according to all the records of the sea catching company, the mermen were already incredibly efficient. The Li family had only made a hundred million every year, and that was with hundreds of sea snake catchers working together.

 "You guys keep catching sea snakes, I'll go check some places nearby." Chu Xian told Old Huang, and then grabbed a leather net and entered the water.

 After turning into a fish, Chu Xian quickly swam away.
"As long as I stay within twenty kilometers of the fishing ship, I won't lose me way!" Chu Xian thought to himself, and swam into the distance.
"Here is one!"
WIth Chu Xian's sonar ability, he very quickly found sea snakes, and swam towards them without fear.
"Electric ball!" When he got within ten meters of a snake, without any hesitation, Chu Xian would shoot an electric ball and stun the snake.

 In this manner, Chu Xian easily subdued the snake, and could swing out his arm and quickly store the snake into his leather net.
"If only the mermen could be as efficient as me. What a pity, there are too fish that both have gifts and large size!"

 Chu Xian shook his head in disappointment as he swam further into the waters.
 "Yi? What is that?"
At that moment, Chu Xian suddenly saw in his sonar vision a huge silhouette. This four meter long shadow darted forward with extreme speed and swallowed something whole!

 "Four meters? Is this a large fish?" Chu Xian thought quickly, and a suspicion grew in his heart. He turned toward the direction of the shadow, and swam towards the image of the fish.
[1] (t/n isn't he supposed to have a poisonous body/resistance or something)
[2] (t/n cause fuck science, I'm a m**f**ng fish).


A chance to change, challenge destiny, make dreams a reality, and live a legend! A regular man gains a system that allows him to turn into a fish! 
In the modern world, a young man gains an unconventional system that gives him the power to transform into a fish! With this strange power, he shoots for the stars!

"I'm Taiyi Old Man!" the sage-level knight of Taiyi Fantasy Sect replied calmly; which sounded patient and kind at least for those onlooking knights. He was not like having a duel with Zhang Tie. "This is Heavenly Hunyuan; this is Shenkong Old Man!" Taiyi Old Man then introduced the other two to Zhang Tie. 
Of course, Zhang Tie didn't think Taiyi Old Man was a good man because of his tender attitude. As the old saying went, those dogs who bite people never bark. Taiyi Old Man's attitude made Zhang Tie alert, and he realized it was not a simple battle.
"Hahahaha, glad to see you!" Zhang Tie cupped his hands towards them calmly as he asked straightforwardly, "I wonder who would fight me?"
"Don't be so anxious, Immortal Qianji!" Taiyi Old Man said calmly and righteously, "It's not that we three sects have turned hostile against Immortal, but we have to preserve our dignity. We must pay off the lives who sacrificed in the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect. The destructive snakes of Great Wilderness Sect killed so many knights of our three sects. It's said that the snakes are in your hand. As long as Immortal could hand out the two destructive snakes, we will not make you embarrassed. No matter what, as human knights, if we fight each other in the holy war, demons would gain benefits from it. That would be irrational!" 
The three sects were expecting for a good honor as a whole. Strictly, the two destructive snakes were just weapons of Yun Zhongzi. Anyone who knew the details of Great Wilderness Sect should know that. As the destructive snakes killed their knights, it was shameless for the three sects to have Zhang Tie hand out his weapons instead of fighting Yun Zhongzi. 
Taiyi Old Man neglected the position of the two destructive snakes in the Great Wilderness Sect and the fact that they were under control; instead, he just took them as mutated beasts. Zhang Tie then became an accomplice to a certain degree. Therefore, the three sects sent black invitation cards to Zhang Tie. 
They were lying. Zhang Tie felt that the three sects might have already known that the two snakes were the key to the entire Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect. Therefore, they stuck to their opinion.
After hearing Taiyi Old Man's words, Zhang Tie understood that the three sects intended to stomp him to their feet or kill him. At the same time, they would continue to stand on the commanding height of morality and maintain their paramount positions in Taixia Country in case of any gossip. Therefore, they performed in this way. 
Perhaps some onlooking knights could be puzzled by Taiyi Old Man's words; after Taiyi Old Man finished his words, Zhang Tie took a look at those knights hundreds of miles away as he found many people among them were nodding as if they felt reasonable about Taiyi Old Man's words. Of course, it was reasonable for them to avenge their disciples' murders. 
However, Zhang Tie instantly figured out the purpose of the three sects. Now that they longed for good honor, Zhang Tie would peel off their fake skin fiercely. 
"Hahaha, Taiyi Fantasy Sect is really righteous..." Zhang Tie burst into laughter generously as his sound rumbled across the region, "Given the words of Taiyi Old Man, this battle is completely a misunderstanding. We don't need to fight anymore in case of breaking harmony between us. Why not judge the result of this combat using the number of heads of demon knights at the bank of Weishui River? See you at the bank of Weishui River..."
Zhang Tie said as he turned around and intended to fly back.
"Wait, Immortal Qianji!" Taiyi Old Man stopped Zhang Tie at once as he moved a few more steps forward, saying, "Immortal Qianji, why do you intend to leave now..."
After turning around, Zhang Tie patted his forehead as if he suddenly thought up something. He then said with a solemn look, "Oh, my poor memory, I almost forgot that you just want the two snakes. To tell the truth, the two b*stards were reckless as before. Although being tamed, they were still recalcitrant; when I was in secluded cultivation a few days ago, they wanted to raid me and were finally killed by me. They've already become dust. I've already avenge your disciples' murders for you..."
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, the three sage-level knights became silent while all the onlooking knights were in an uproar. Many knights looked pleasant; those who cared about Zhang Tie let out a deep sigh. 
In the holy war, as top Hua powerhouses, such a battle should better stop. This was the consensus of many knights. 
After being silent for a short while, Taiyi Old Man opened his mouth again. This time, his voice became muffled and rigid, "Immortal Qianji, do you have any evidence?"
"Evidence? The two animals have become dust. What else do you want, Taiyi Old Man? Oh, when I killed them, I kept some skin and scales. Here you go..." Zhang Tie said as he threw a piece of molt and some scales towards the three sage-level knights from 10,000 m away. 
As Yun Zhongzi said the snakes' molt and scales would be very useful, Zhang Tie kept some. The two snakes were now with Yan Feiqing. Unless Yan Feiqing came out to reveal Zhang Tie's lie, nobody could identify that Zhang Tie was lying. 
Under the control of Zhang Tie's spiritual energy, the piece of molt and scales instantly arrived at the front of the three sage-level knights. Taiyi Old Man, Heavenly Hunyuan and Shenkong Old Man became silent once again. They didn't take them; instead, they just had them float in front of them. 
As Zhang Tie threw the "remains" of the two destructive snakes to the three sage-level knights, the atmosphere above Yinhai became weird at a stroke. Nobody could imagine such a performance. 
"Hahaha, if there's any doubt, you could take those things and have someone authenticate them!" Zhang Tie continued in a casual manner, "As I've avenged your disciples' murders, I wonder how do you appreciate me. Are you negotiating about how to thank me? Hehheh, I like the Taiyi Soul-Building Pills of Taiyi Fantasy Sect. If Taiyi Old Man gifts me 8,000-10,000 pills, I would accept them. As for Heavens Holding Pavilion and Qionglou Pavilion, you could also gift me whatever you have. As Iron-Dragon Sect has just started, we won't decline it..."
The three sage-level knights were in weird silence. However, Zhang Tie knew that the three old d**chebags might be working out a solution secretly. They must have not imagined that Zhang Tie could be so "shameless". What was more, Zhang Tie had the molt and scales of the two destructive snakes, which verified that the two snakes had already been killed by him. 
"After reaching an agreement, please send your gifts to Iron-Dragon Sect. I have to go first. As for the piece of molt and scales, just take them as my gift. Take them back and offer a sacrifice to those knights and disciples of your sects in the Dongtian of Great Wilderness Sect using them!" After saying these words, Zhang Tie flew back. 
"Wait..." A rigid voice drifted once again. All the three sage-level knights surrounded Zhang Tie soon after Zhang Tie moved back. 
"Immortal Qianji, your name is known to everyone across the country. Everyone knows that Immortal Qianji has a myriad of tricks. Therefore, we don't believe in your words!" Shenkong Old Man said as he lowered his eyelids. 
"Even if I could tell a lie, the molt and the scales won't. You could have someone authenticate it!" Zhang Tie said sarcastically with a smile, "What? Don't you three want to avenge your disciples' murders? Why do you ignore the remains of your foes? Why not even check it? Given the current situation, I'm afraid those who didn't understand what happened might think it's me who killed the knights and disciples of your sects."
"Black invitation cards couldn't be revoked. I'm afraid that Immortal would tell the truth after the duel!" Heavenly Hunyuan said. 
"Hahaha..." Zhang Tie burst into laughter as he wove his hand, causing the molt and scales to fly back. He then put them into his space-teleportation item before saying, "Therefore, no matter what, now that I've arrived, I should not leave. Why not say it earlier? Why do you find the excuse of avenging your disciples' murders and make me the scapegoat of the death of your knights and disciples? Now that you want to be whores, how could you preserve your honor? Don't be that mean anymore. Is that what Taiyi Fantasy Sect, Heavens Holding Pavilion and Qionglou always do? Ridiculous, ridiculous, too ridiculous, hahaha..."
All the onlooking knights were in an uproar. Many people immediately figured it out that the three sects didn't send black invitation cards for the sake of the destructive snakes, but to have Zhang Tie involved in this battle so that the sage-level knights of the three sects could deal with Immortal Qianji aboveboard. A lot of knights' faces turned red out of fury as they started to swear loudly in the distance...
　　


After the Catastrophe, every rule in the world was rewritten.
In the Age of Black Iron, steel, iron, steam engines and fighting force became the crux in which human beings depended on to survive.
A commoner boy by the name Zhang Tie was selected by the gods of fortune and was gifted a small tree which could constantly produce various marvelous fruits. At the same time, Zhang Tie was thrown into the flames of war, a three-hundred-year war between humans and demons on the vacant continent. Using crystals to tap into the potentials of the human body, one must cultivate to become stronger.
The thrilling legends of mysterious clans, secrets of Oriental fantasies, numerous treasures and legacies in the underground world — All in the Castle of Black Iron!
Written by Drunk Tiger, this novel is a prime example of fantasy steampunk. Let us journey through the world of limitless possibilities and inventions together!
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**Warning: This novel contains mature content**


In the dark holes, there was something red like lanterns shining. When the red lights rose to the surface, they were revealed to be the triangularly-shaped heads of snakes. The red lights were their gleaming eyes.
Now, black things were pouring out of the dark holes. They came straight for Han Sen, making a sharp noise.
Han Sen was startled as he looked at them. Old Cat had already escaped with incredible speed.
"Xie Qing, run!" Han Sen shouted and started to run.
They did not know what those black-scaled snakes were, but if Old Cat had run away upon seeing them, they thought it was a good idea to follow after him.
Xie Qing King did not want to run, but he obliged Han Sen's request and went along with him.
The toxic snakes were coming at them like a breaking tide. They were very fast, but thankfully, they were slower than Han Sen.
The trio kept on running as fast as they could. But a while later, the snakes appeared in front of them. The greenhouse also ended up in front of them, too. Somehow, through means unknown, they had been forced to make another loop.
Now that they had snakes in front and behind, they were firmly sandwiched.
Seeing the groups of snakes gathering together, Xie Qing King unleashed a silver light. His fists were like a volcano, spewing silver fire as he threw them forward to punch the black snakes.
"Alu-Alu-Alu!" The raging fists of silver light killed a vast number the black-scaled snakes upon contact. The toxic blood was thrown everywhere.
"I thought these things were something scary! They're this weak?" When Xie Qing King stopped punching, the place had undergone a makeover to look like a slaughterhouse. The bodies of the snakes were everywhere, and not a single one had survived his rampage.
Old Cat looked at him as if he were an idiot, and he said, "Are you stupid? If this was that easy to deal with, why would we have run? You killed so many of those snakes, she is going to go mental!"
"Old Cat, what do you mean?" Han Sen asked with a frown.
Old Cat did not answer. An explosion came from the greenhouse, one that sounded like the earth tearing apart. Something emerged from the ground.
It was a person with long hair and a beautiful body. Or at least the upper-part was, for the lower body was a slithering snake. She'd have been a beautiful woman if she was a complete one.
She opened her eyes, but there were no pupils. She even had the eyes of a snake. She stared at the three of them intensely.
"Don't move. Don't make a sound. Her vision is bad, so there is a chance she'll be unable to see us right here," Old Cat told them, retreating to the side.
"She can't see, but she's not deaf. You're so loud, she'll certainly hear you," Xie Qing King said, not moving.
"She can't hear, either. She can see moving objects, so if we don't move, she won't be able to see us," Old Cat said.
Han Sen and Xie Qing King did not believe him, but when Lady Snake came out, she made a noise with her tongue but did nothing else. She didn't pay them any attention.
Lady Snake moved around a bit, but it appeared as if she couldn't see the three of them. It was as if she was moving around in search of something.
"She really can't hear or see us? If that's the case, why are we afraid of something so dumb?" Xie Qing King was shocked.
"Dumb? You better hope she doesn't find us. She can kill you as easily as she might a chicken." Old Cat looked at him with disdain.
"Stop it, you two. She's coming," Han Sen said, looking at Lady Snake.
Lady Snake could neither see nor hear, but she was sure Han Sen was around there. It kept searching and searching, leaving him unable to move.
"What should we do? She will bump into us sooner or later. And when that happens, we'll have no choice but to move," Han Sen said.
"She can't hear and she can't see. Why don't we just get rid of her when she comes too close?" Xie Qing King said.
Old Cat laughed and said, "No one is stopping you from trying. If you want to die, be my guest; I will be running."
"How do we escape?" Han Sen asked.
Old Cat laughed and said, "I don't know. But judging from the way she's searching, she'll be bumping into you first. And when she's busy with you two, I can have a chance to run."
"You're f*cking shameless." Han Sen shot him a glare. "That sounds like a good idea, but even so, you cannot leave here completely. She will hunt you down, one way or another. If we are all going to die, why don't we work together, find her weakness, and kill her through co-operation?"
Old Cat said, "No. We cannot fight her. I am old, and I still want to live a while longer. I will run first, anyway. There's nothing you can do about that. Look around you, man. Don't you think this place looks a little different? Maybe her rising made the restrictions disappear. Perhaps we can waltz out now."
"Okay. If you want to run off, why don't you tell us what it is?" Han Sen said.
Old Cat looked at Lady Snake, and then said, "If I'm correct, this thing is a new creature. One combined with a Naga. She has the power of a Naga, and she's got the creature's genes. That makes her even scarier."
"What are their weaknesses?" Han Sen asked.
"I told you. Her vision and hearing are awful," Old Cat said.
"And? How do we kill her?" Han Sen pressed.
"Haha! Nagas are a noble race, and any of them can easily destroy the tribes and families of others. Where the crystallizers found Nagas, I have no idea. But I really don't think you can kill her. It would be best if you decide which of the two of you would rather die first. Who knows? Maybe one of you can make it out while the other is mauled." Old Cat sounded quite spiteful.
After that, Lady Snake came right before them. If she slithered in another circle, she'd undoubtedly bump into them. She'd hit Xie Qing King first, too, judging from her position.
When Lady Snake was only thirty meters away from Xie Qing King, the spirit said, "If she's as strong as the cat says, I will try and fend her off while you make a break for it. Just remember to upload my comic."
Han Sen wished to say something, but the monster suddenly changed direction. It was supposed to hit Xie Qing King, but now it was going for Old Cat instead.
"Oh, sh*t!" Old Cat's eyes widened.


In the magnificent interstellar era, mankind has finally developed teleport technology, but when trying to teleport, they are not sent to the future, the past, or any land known to men...

This mysterious space is called God’s Sanctuary, where lived numerous unknown creatures. Here, humans will make the greatest leap in their evolution to create the most glorious epoch in history.

"Sacred-blood creature black beetle killed. Beast soul of sacred-blood black beetle gained. Eat the meat of sacred-blood black beetle to gain 0 to 10 geno points randomly."

"You are too impulsive, lad," the old Halfling couldn’t help but warn. "I am as angry as you are. But the Twin Snakes Cult has too many people."
Marvin shook his head and didn’t continue with this topic.
"What have you found?" he asked.
Old Tucker pointed at a location far away in the Shrieking Mountain Range.
"They are hiding inside, but there are too many people. With only the two of us, we aren’t their match," he said with a grave expression.
"We have to get the East Coast’s guards and at least a 3rd rank Wizard in order to completely eliminate this Twin Snakes Cult tumor that took root in this region."
"Don’t act recklessly. These guys are many times stronger than you imagine. They aren’t comparable to those stupid spiders."
Old Tucker was afraid Marvin would be too impetuous.
Marvin appreciated his words of caution, but despite old Tucker’s warnings, he still had to go.
"I do know the means of the Twin Snakes Cult very well. My father died under their plot."
He considered his words and then added, "Most of the people they are controlling are innocents. Their abilities are very limited, the real threat is those few high level ones."
Old Tucker nodded. "But regardless, we should still return to Tornado Harbor first."
"No use." Marvin shook his head. "Tornado Harbor has just suffered from the Red Dragon Ell’s attack. You should have heard the noise. Now they are already not allowing most people in."
"I met Little Tucker in Trojan Town, and entrusted him to take my follower Lola to the Black Dock Harbor a little to the north."
"But those two are quite young after all. If you want to return to the Six Pearl Harbors, it would be better to look for them at Black Dock Harbor."
Then, the two argued once again. Old Tucker clearly saw that Marvin was preparing to break into the Twin Snakes Cult base and strongly advised against it.
Marvin stated that he had a proper plan and wouldn’t just play with his life recklessly.
Finally, the old Halfling compromised, and went on with his own plan, returning to the Six Pearl Harbors to inform the guards.
He was a Thief after all, not a frontline fighter. Marvin requested that he take care of Lola, and then asked one more thing.
"Do you happen to have an item that would raise dexterity? I have a feeling I’ll need this in the fight against the Twin Snakes Cult followers."
Of course, Marvin wasn’t just randomly asking.
Old Tucker’s equipment was extremely good. This guy was a robber before he changed his ways. He had robbed for many years without being found, amassing quite a lot of good things.
Since both sides had already established a certain trust, there was no harm in asking whether he could borrow something.
Sure enough, Old Tucker hesitated, before finally taking out a ring and handing it to Marvin.
Marvin took the ring, somewhat pleased.
As expected, Thieves were relatively wealthy!
He had run around for quite a while and had only earned a lot from Black Jack’s body. But one week of robbery in Tornado Harbor would probably get Old Tucker even more than that.
"This Thunder Ring is something I used in my youth. Since you are going to fight the Twin Snakes Cult alone, let’s not talk about borrowing, this ring is yours!"
The old Halfling was rarely generous. Perhaps it was because he acknowledged Marvin’s guts.
‘Well… Seems it’s a backup item, so no wonder he is being so generous.’
Marvin took a glance at those dark rings on the old Halfling’s hands and couldn’t help but click his tongue inwardly.
Aren’t those rings a lot better than the Thunder Ring?
But this Thunder Ring was also pretty good. It at least satisfied Marvin’s basic requirement.
[Thunder Ring]
Quality: Uncommon
Effect: Dexterity +1
Requirement: None
...
Uncommon items could adapt to the size of the wearer. Marvin put it on and his dexterity reached 24 points.
He only needed to change his [Rope Master] title to [Chaotic Battle Expert]. That way, when facing the Twin Snakes Cult’s followers, he could reach the 25 dexterity threshold, making him faster and giving him the ability to use Flicker.
Marvin sincerely thanked the old Halfling for giving him the ring and was about to leave when suddenly, the old Halfling took out another item.
It was a faint golden belt.
"A Rock Giant Belt. This is something I fetched from Elizabeth’s stomach."
The old Halfling’s face stayed the same as he said, "The Red Spider was your kill, so this loot should have been yours. But there was an urgent situation at that time so I collected it on your behalf. Then I forgot about it. Since we met once again, I can return this belt to you."
The old Halfling maintained a totally straight face as he said that.
‘Damn…’
Marvin took the belt while inwardly mocking, ‘I couldn’t find anything in the Red Spider’s stomach… I had thought it was just bad luck.’
‘I didn’t expect it was taken away by that old Halfling.’
‘This guy looks so upstanding and righteous on the surface but his hands actually itched?’
But regardless, as a Thief, Old Tucker gave back something he stole. It already could be considered as being quite loyal.
Moreover, this belt’s properties were very amazing!
Although it was still an uncommon item, it was one of the best uncommon items.
[Rock Giant Belt]
Quality: Uncommon
Effect: Strength +2
...
This property was simply fierce!
What was Marvin lacking most right now? It was Strength! Dual wielding Rangers originally renounced power to raise attack speed.
His Strength was lacking to the extent that a lot of times, when attacking a large monster, he would break a dagger, or he would need a flip or some other method to stab the enemy vital point!
Those movements weren’t just so Marvin could look handsome… It was just that he really lacked power!
As long as these moves to increase his force were properly chained they would be effective. But if he fought against an expert, this would turn into a deadly weakness.
These two points of Strength were just perfect.
Marvin immediately put on the Rock Giant Belt and his Strength rose from 12 to 14 points.
After gettings his hands on two Uncommon items, Marvin finally bid farewell to the old Halfling and went on alone toward the southwest Shrieking Mountain Range.
...
Nightfall. Marvin stopped in front of a barren hill. The horse apparently sensed something and began to act somewhat scared.
It was a frightening atmosphere, but only the most perceptive and keen animals could detect that with their instincts.
Marvin released the reins, setting the horse free as it rushed toward the northeast.
Thus, he wouldn’t leave too many traces behind.
The hill in front was an important branch of the Twin Snakes Cult in the East Coast, the Hidden Granary.
There was only one entrance to the Hidden Granary, and it was guarded very tightly.
But this was nothing before Marvin’s 101 points of Stealth!
He already found the cave. The outside of the cave seemed absolutely deserted, but it was actually extremely well defended.
Two 2nd rank Clerics were watching the surroundings, alert. They were hiding in the shadow of the cave, not easy for others to find.
And they both had a lazy Osse Dog at their feet.
This kind of dog was relatively rare on the East Coast. It was a creature from the Osse Island in the north. Osse Dogs had a very sharp sense of smell, and most importantly, they had a certain chance of seeing invisible targets.
Thus, this creature was regularly used to guard important entrances.
Marvin looked at the two completely spiritless Osse Dogs and knew that these pitiful little guys had already been numbed by the Twin Snakes Cult’s nauseous breath.
The Twin Snakes Cult Clerics might not know about it, but the Osse Dogs’ sense of smell and sharp eyes were easily stained by filthy things.
This Hidden Granary would make sacrifices each month at regular intervals, making the ghosts of the dead gather there, in this excessively chaotic hill burial.
The Osse Dogs’ perception had clearly already been numbed by this, so they simply couldn’t notice his Stealth.
But even so, Marvin still waited.
Waiting for the darkness.
It was a lot better for a Night Walker to act in the night.
...
The sky was dark.
Marvin’s operation slowly started.
The Hidden Granary belonged to the wilderness, and Ranger’s Stealth wouldn’t be penalized in the wilderness. And there was the Night Walker bonus.
He lightly went through the entrance.
Just as he thought, those two dogs were basically blind, and as for those two Clerics, they didn’t have any good method for Stealth detection.
Marvin successfully infiltrated the Hidden Granary.
He moved very slowly, each step in accordance with the proper movements for Stealth. This was a very valuable experience from his previous Thief life.
During Stealth, footwork was very important. Sometimes, a correct and steady pace could even raise the effectiveness.
There were small braziers burning at regular intervals in the dark cave. There was a design of the World Ending Twin Snakes on the braziers.
As Marvin infiltrated deeper in the Hidden Granary, he passed quite a lot of people blindly walking around.
They had lost their own will and were brainwashed by the Clerics, making them pray everyday to the World Ending Twin Snakes.
If they found an enemy, these followers would crazily attack the intruder.
They were frightening brutes, but they were also innocents.
If the Cleric controlling them was killed, they would be freed.
Thus the Hidden Granary instance didn’t follow typical gameplay!
If a team used the usual approach, killing everything on their way, they would die. Killing these ordinary people wouldn’t give them much experience and would result in a decline in Fame. It would also waste a great amount of time, experience and potions.
The Hidden Granary was basically designed for Stealth experts.
Because this was a special place.
It was a walk in the park for Marvin who was familiar with the game. He still remembered this place’s terrain. He walked for half an hour, passing by ordinary people and 2nd rank Clerics and finally arrived at the entrance of the Officer Cleric’s cave!
The Hidden Granary’s defenses were tight outside, but lax inside. There was only one simple curtain hanging in front of the Officer Cleric’s place, and no defenses.
Marvin lightly went in.
The cave was as big as it was in his memories. In a far corner, a silhouette was whispering.
He seemed to be talking to someone!
Marvin thought of something and moved closer.


Legendary player Marvin transmigrated to the eve of the Great Calamity. 
This was the end of the fourth era, all gods joined hands to destroy the Universe Magic Pool.
The fourth Fate Tablet had begun maturing and all gods, demons, legends, devils, liches, dragons and other legendary creatures were appearing one after the other. 
In order to protect his loved ones, Marvin has no other choice but to delve into the shadows. 
This is the story of a young ranger growing into the Ruler of the Night during the Chaos Era.
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TL: After transmigrating into a weak noble body, Marvin discovered that he was familiar with the world, this was the game he played in his previous life and... Damn! He only had six months before the Great Calamity!
As a former top player, he would obviously fight to save the world... Yeah, no. Time to plan and prepare for the upcoming events, better to use that knowledge to get ahead rather than fight with gods.
Follow Marvin's journey through this new world.

The item which Justice had felt in his embrace was the Pistil of Serpent's Spit which Ling Tian had previously used against him.
Being a medicinal expert in the world, Justice naturally knew the usage method of the Pistil of Serpent's Spit. Breaking a finger-long piece into ten small segments, he lit them all up and threw them in different directions. With his powerful inner qi, each and every section was thrown a few hundred feet away and surrounded the whole area! According to Justice's guess, Ling Tian would definitely be within this area! Thinking about the pitiful looks of Ling Tian upon being surrounded by snakes, Justice could not help but feel delighted in his heart as he let out a snicker.
Justice's guess was indeed correct, and Ling Tian was in this area!
As Ling Tian was observing his surroundings, he suddenly saw a flint sparking in the distance and a small flame being thrown near him. Then, he could smell a fishy smell and immediately knew what was going on!
With this item being present, the snakes in his surroundings would definitely become agitated and come to surround him. Although the snakes wouldn't pose any threat to him at all, he couldn't even move right now! As long as he made the slightest movement, Justice would definitely spot him!
However, how could he remain still if thousands of snakes were to climb onto him?
Ling Tian could not help but be filled with anxiousness! Will I fall prey to my own methods?!
What is this?! As the number one expert in the world today, why are you learning how to use such strange things? Furthermore, how can you act like a scrap collector, collecting the thing I left behind to harm you! Ling Tian could not help but be speechless. An unparalleled expert was different indeed, not letting go of any item that could possibly be of use to him.
Rustling sounds could already be heard in the bushes and while it was sparse, it was a sign that the snakes had already picked up the scent of the pistil.
Justice could naturally hear the snakes as well and could not help but smile with delight. This sound which had almost angered him to death earlier this afternoon now sounded like a heavenly tune in his ears! Ling Tian, enjoy the gift that you gave me! Haha.
The rustling sounds became louder and louder, and more and more densely concentrated. It was as though all the snakes in the forest were being attracted to Ling Tian and he could already hear the hissing sound of the snakes. The air was filled with a fishy stench which would make one gag upon smelling it. Ling Tian was not Justice, and he could not block his senses and become one with the world!
I can't wait any longer! If I continue to stay still, I will end up as the supper of these snakes! In the darkness, many pairs of green glowing eyes were already nearing Ling Tian.
Just when he wanted to stand back up, an idea flashed past in his head and his eyes lit up. Justice obviously didn't have much of the pistil and the single stick which he threw was already about to be burnt up. However, Ling Tian still had another full two sticks in his embrace! This could definitely be a game-changing move, if…
Thinking about this, Ling Tian hesitated no longer and darted into the air. With the flash of his blade, he darted further into the forest and dismembered all the snakes in his way!
The moment Ling Tian made a move, Justice discovered him and let out a hearty laugh, "Ling Tian, do you still think you can escape? How does it feel to fall prey to your own technique?" With a swing of his arms, Justice darted into the air like a swallow and gave chase like a bolt of lightning.
At the instant Ling Tian took into the air, he took out another stick of pistil from his embrace and crushed it into dust with his hands. Then, he lit it up and threw it behind him. The next moment, a thick fishy smell filled the atmosphere.
The snakes, all attracted by the smell, shot towards the place where the smell was the thickest!
Right when Justice shot into the air and arrived at Ling Tian's previous location, the snakes had just sprung into the air and had not landed! They were all hanging in mid-air and formed a wall of snakes, blocking Justice's way!
The accuracy and timing of Ling Tian's action were too astounding!
If he was slightly earlier, the snakes would have already landed on the ground and he would definitely be caught up in the resulting mess. If he was slightly later, Justice would definitely have left already! Only by grasping the exact timing would he be able to block Justice's way with the wall of snakes! This small delay in time was just what Ling Tian needed!
If Justice was blocked, he would definitely have to kill the snakes first! If not, he would have to wait for the snakes to land before giving chase to Ling Tian! Regardless of his choice, he would definitely have to slow down for a moment! At the same time, Ling Tian's movement technique would be unleashed at the full speed, and he would have accelerated fully!
This was the instant which he wanted to grasp!
The moment Justice slowed down, he would definitely take time to accelerate to his full speed again! Just this slight delay in time already determined the fact that he wouldn't be able to catch Ling Tian!
With a large screen of sword light flashing in the air, the snakes in the air were all dismembered into pieces. The bloody smell filled the forest and completely covered the previously fishy smell!
A shining blade light then shot into the air and landed on the branches of a tree. Justice's body stood steadily on top a thin branch as he looked into the horizon.
However, Justice was not frustrated in the slightest and even let out a smile as he muttered, "A peerless talent indeed! I myself probably wouldn't be able to make such a swift adaptation in such a short time! However, even if you can escape, how will you be able to escape from my grasp? I'm enjoying this cat and mouse hunt more and more!"
Cat and mouse hunt? However, who was the cat, and who was the mouse between the both of them?
***
The second afternoon after Ling Tian left the Ling Residence, the Yu Family's First Elder, Yu ZhanShui, and Third Elder, Yu ZhanKong, arrived at the Sky Bearing City!
Hearing this piece of news, the whole Ling Residence was stunned silly because the Yu Family's purpose of this visit was actually to send their dowry! Both their families had only confirmed the engagement two days ago and the Yu Family had already sent the dowry over. According to their traditions, their actions were far too improper and not befitting of the actions of a thousand-year-old family!
For a huge aristocratic family like theirs, no matter how anxious they were about the marriage, they should at least go through the proper rites before confirming the marriage. However, their birth charts had not even been matched, and the Yu Family had actually sent Yu BingYan's dowry over already! The whole Ling Family could not help but feel that something was extremely odd! Furthermore, the luxury of the dowry was also unprecedented!
Top grade silk from the Southern Ocean: 500 meters of red, 500 meters of purple, 500 meters of black, 500 meters of green, and 500 meters of blue. A full three chests of top-grade jewelry, and five carriages of top-grade sandalwood… a whole fifty carriages were required to carry the dowry. This could no longer be called a dowry, it was no different from the Yu Family shifting house!
With their in-laws right at the doorstep, their Ling Family couldn't possibly not go out and receive them, right? Along the way, Old Madam Ling thought about the dowry and said thoughtfully, "Ting'er, did you notice that the so-called dowry items are all extremely heavy and space consuming? Although they are all valuable items, the actions of the Yu Family this time really aren't befitting of the number one family in Heavenly Star. This old lady thinks that there is something strange about this dowry."
"Mmm," Chu Ting'er's brows were also furrowed, "I have never heard of something so odd before and I also feel that something is wrong here. However, it won't be easy for us to guess the intention of the Yu Family, so it is best for us to be careful. Also, Tian'er going out on a trip with that expert also seems far too rushed and the date of the dowry arriving is far too coincidental…"
"That's right, while there should be some security to escort the dowry, the number of people the Yu Family sent is a little exaggerated. On the Heavenly Star Continent, who would dare to touch the Yu Family in their territory…" Old Madam Ling was filled with worry. "Just what does the Yu Family want to do? Why do I have a feeling that the Yu Family is hiding their malicious intentions?"
"I have long heard of First Elder and Third Elder's heroic name. It is indeed better to see someone in person then hear of his legends and seeing the both of you today is indeed our honor. Our Ling Family is truly grateful for the trouble the both of you went through to personally send the dowry." After finally being free from his previously mummified state, Ling Xiao was extremely energetic and full of smiles. With his fists cupped, he recited the words which Chu Ting'er had forced him to memorize under her supervision. But while the words were all recited without error, his tone was completely monotonous as though he was a child reciting his dictation.
"You're too polite, for General Ling to personally come out to fetch us, this old man is overwhelmed by this favor." The one who replied was the First Elder, Yu ZhanShui. He was sixty-plus years old with a snow-white beard, green robes, and a scholarly appearance.
"Please!" Ling Xiao stretched out his arms.
"Please!" The both of them walked side by side.
As the Yu Family's huge troops entered the city, Old Madam Ling carefully observed the Yu Family's troops through the window. The more she looked at them, the greater her worries became.
All of them were experts! Any random person chosen would definitely be much stronger than the guards in their Ling Family and those dressed in white were obviously a notch above those dressed in purple. At the same time, the gazes of those in purple were obviously filled with respect and fear when they looked at those dressed in white. These troops were probably no weaker than Ling Tian's forces in the Ling Family Courtyard, right? However, they were all here as mere guards for the dowry. With the fame of the Yu Family, would they require a thousand experts as guards? Was there really such a need? Probably a dozen of purple dressed experts and three white dressed experts would be more than sufficient. However… Old Madam Ling could not help but be alarmed as her brows were furrowed.


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At this moment, Li Du's identity was of great convenience to him.
He was the second-largest stakeholder in Harry -Winston Inc. The Harry Winston Group had a professional jewelry luxury sales channel. Although the gold treasure was not a jewel, it was also considered a luxury item.
The purchase of jewelry luxuries and expensive collectibles were often done by the same group of people. Many of the gold items that Li Du found were works of art, not just metal.
Through the network of the Harry Winston Group, the origin of the gold had been confirmed. Li Du contacted the old man Martin, who was an expert in history. He would be able to provide him with assurance in this regard.
In addition, Li Du also told the old man of the discovery of the ancient rock paintings in the Blue Ridges. That had excited the old man very much. He had contacted a group of American archaeology and history scholars to back Li Du's claim.
After Steve received the coordinates from Li Du, he flew to Blue Ridges. He was now examining the rock paintings in the cave. When he ended the investigation, Li Du would be able to announce it to the public.
Now the old man and his high-profile companions were working for Li Du, to identify a series of gold artifacts. Then, he would put them up for sale via the connections of the Harry Winston Group.
There were mostly gold ingots amongst the treasure. As the smelting technology had been relatively primitive, the gold ingots of the Kochena tribe contained impurities and needed to be refined.
Through the old man, Li Du contacted a precious metal identification expert named Francis. Francis became a visiting consultant of Li Du's company and was responsible for the pricing of precious metals.
In addition to these gold ingots, the Tavisi tribe still had some more gold waiting for Li Du to take over. Hence, he needed an expert to provide him with professional advice.
There was also snake venom and snake serum. Those things were also very valuable. Similarly, Li Du needed professional staff to provide him with advice. Hence, he wanted to find a biopharmaceutical or reptilian expert.
It happened that the Magic Hand had set up a party for Li Du once he knew that Li Du was coming to settle down in Los Angeles. At the party, Li Du talked about his needs, and Magic Hand introduced a man to him.
That person was not a biopharmaceutical or reptilian expert. He was a man who raised snakes, and his name was Griffin Wiesler. He made money from catching snakes and breeding them. Hence, he was very familiar with snake venom and snake serum.
Magic Hand passed Griffin's contact information and address to Li Du. So after the party, Li Du went to visit the snake-raising man, bringing along Lu Guan and Brother Wolf.
Griffin lived in Pasadena, a place similar to Santa Monica, but larger and more populous. It was a medium-sized satellite city in the Greater Los Angeles area.
It was located in the northern part of Greater Los Angeles, fifteen kilometers from the old downtown Los Angeles. It was connected to the city center and other communities by highways and subways.
Li Du had already seen that place beforehand. He was more familiar with Pasadena than Santa Monica, because the protagonists in his favorite drama, The Big Bang Theory, lived there.
In Los Angeles, he began to enjoy the convenience of a modern city. The subway was well connected and more comfortable than driving. Staying in the car all day can tire people out, and taking the subway was a different experience.
The snake farm could not be located in the heart of the city. Griffin's farm was Northwest of Pasadena. There were also many vegetables and animal farms around the area.
Once he was out of the subway, Li Du got onto a cab and had a smooth journey.
Griffin's snake farm was unusual. It was like a bunker. There were two layers of walls outside. Due to fear that a poisonous snake would escape, the security was strict.
Li Du and others got out of the car and that very moment, someone came over to drive them away. "Hey, don't stop here, hurry and leave, it's dangerous."
Lu Guan went ahead and said, "Thank you for the tip, man. We have deliberately come all the way here. We are looking for Mr. Griffin Weissler. Can you help us find him?"
The man, who was a security guard, looked at them. Suspicious, he asked, "Why are you guys looking for Griffin?"
Li Du said, "Wanted to see if we can work with him. We are here to offer him a deal. Of course, under the condition that he is willing to take up the partnership."
The man told them to wait outside and then went in. After a short while, a handsome middle-aged man who looked to be of mixed race walked out and asked, "I'm Griffin Wiesler. Who wants to work with me?"
Li Du extended his hand and said, "Hello, I am Li Du."
Griffin shook his hand and said, "Alright, come with me. Be careful. Since you guys are here to look me up for a partnership, you must know what I raise here."
Li Du took a few people to go through the first gate, and after walking some distance, a building appeared. That was Griffin's office.
At the entrance of the building, there was a young man who was handling some snake eggs under the sun. There was a small cage next to him, with more than a dozen small snakes in it. The eggs were probably going to hatch soon.
Looking at everyone, the youth glanced at the older man and asked, "Griffin, these are the customers who want to buy snakes? Asians? Are they reliable?"
Griffin replied casually, "Who knows, we haven't talked about business yet. It would depend on what they offer. Let me talk to them."
Hearing the conversation, Li Du interrupted, "Oh, sorry, you guys must have misunderstood. We are not here to buy snakes."
"Then you must be here to buy snake venom," Griffin started to grow cautious. "I don't sell that sort of thing easily. Have you guys permission to buy it?"
The youth by his side tilted his head and analyzed the visitors. Then he asked, "You guys are not here to buy snakes? Seemed like you are a Chinese. You Chinese like to eat snakes. Why don't you buy a few of our snakes and take them home to cook up?"
Li Du said, "I'm indeed Chinese. However, there are not many Chinese who like eating snakes…"
"How can that be?" The youth pursed his lips. "Our snakes have all been snapped up by you Chinese. God, you guys really eat everything, dog meat, snake meat, and any organs of animals!"
Griffin waved his hands. "Hey, Singer, shut up, don't quarrel with the customers."
Saying that, he looked at Li Du unenthusiastically and said again, "Alright, man, you're not here to buy snakes. Then what are you here for?"
Li Du took out two small bottles of serum and two small bottles of snake venom. Then he started to say, "I'm here to…"
He just started talking when the youth interrupted him instantly. He smiled, "Ha, Griffin, these people are in our trade. You guys are here to promote your serum and snake venom? If that's your plan, then you've come to the wrong place. Besides, I dare to bet that those things you have in your hands come from pet snakes, right? To be frank, that's trash!"
The attitude of the other party was very problematic. Li Du started to feel unhappy. Frowning, he said, "Can you guys let me finish? First off, I must tell you that these materials in my hand came from free-range wild snakes. The venom that you guys produce, however, comes from farm snakes, right?"


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