On the opposite side of the river, in the water, a pair of eyes were peering through the water surface, greedily observing Fu Tianyu. Suddenly, the old man turned his head and fixed his gaze on him. At the same time, a pebble that he had casually picked up shot out from his hand.
Fu Tianyu, upon hearing the old man's reply, noticed his strange behavior and immediately forgot about it. A memorable scene suddenly appeared in his eyes. With the light of the night pearl, Fu Tianyu saw a transparent shadow-like thing. It emerged on the opposite riverbank as the old man's stone struck it. It was a large coiled snake, completely transparent, but its horn was very distinct. The lower jaw of the snake's head had two long lower whiskers, and there was even some blood on them.
At that moment, Fu Tianyu knew for sure that this guy had used those lower whiskers to drag him.
The Iron Fool let out a strange cry and hid behind Fu Tianyu. He was trembling a little, which made Fu Tianyu speechless. Although he was also a little frightened, he wasn't as extreme as the Iron Fool.
"Snake spirit essence?" The old man said solemnly. With a wave of his hand, he suddenly had an extra small wooden sword.
Fu Tianyu was confused. Could this be the legendary peachwood sword, specifically for driving away ghosts? But such a small thing like a toothpick-shaped wooden sword didn't seem to match the huge snake body at all.
"Quaqa, finally I got it. It's been thousands of years. Ha ha ha." The spirit essence let out a strange cry and actually spoke.
The old man's expression changed again. A spirit essence that could speak had a relatively high level of cultivation. Plus, this spirit essence said it had been waiting for thousands of years. Without a doubt, this was a thousand-year-old or even an eternal spirit essence, definitely very difficult to deal with.
Fu Tianyu suddenly felt a chill running through his body because he noticed that the spirit essence was staring at him intently, as if it wanted to eat him. For the old man and the Iron Fool beside him, he didn't even glance at them.
"Master, what should we do?" Fu Tianyu called out sincerely, "Master, I really want to find someone I can rely on right now. And the old man is undoubtedly the best choice."
"You are the snake demon that dug that cave?" The old man ignored Fu Tianyu and asked in a deep voice. At this moment, he had already thought that the cave they had descended down earlier seemed to have been confirmed.
"Quaqa, good. That cave was dug by me. Unfortunately, it was injured by that Lingered Pearl and only had its soul left. But now, since you have come down from there, you must have obtained the Lingered Pearl. As long as you are devoured, the Lingered Pearl will still be mine. I have waited for thousands of years, and finally, I have waited for it." The spirit essence floated up. Originally, he wanted to suddenly pull Fu Tianyu into the water and take him away. Now that it had been interrupted, there was no other way but to use force. The first three people were just ordinary martial artists with average strength, and he didn't take them seriously.
"Did you know about the Lingered Pearl?" The old man's eyes sparkled with excitement, as if hearing something incredible.
"Yes, actually, I am a snake spirit born to protect the Lingered Pearl. No one knows the role of the Lingered Pearl better than me. Boy, since you have been claimed by the Lingered Pearl, as long as I eat you, I can obtain the inheritance of the Lingered Pearl and walk out of this damned world freely, not being trapped here forever." The big snake seemed very excited.
Fu Tianyu was a little confused. How did he get the inheritance of the Lingered Pearl? Apart from being tortured to death and having a foul smell, he seemed to have gained nothing.
Now, Fu Tianyu still didn't know what changes had occurred in his body. Because since he woke up, he hadn't had time to check yet.
"Originally, you are the guardian spirit snake. You have become greedy, so it's no wonder you ended up like this. Now, you still haven't given up, have you?" The old man asked coldly. The Iron Fool was stunned. This master seemed a little strange now. Facing such a spirit essence, he didn't flinch, unlike before.
"Humph, why must Linglong Pearl fall into the hands of this guy? Why is the inheritor supposed to be him? I can't stand it! I can't stand it!" The big snake roared, with its transparent body, it was able to produce such a sound wave. It was truly amazing.
"Since that's the case, then you guys solve it." In Fu Tianyu's stunned expression, the old man shamelessly pushed Fu Tianyu to the front and himself pulled the iron fool, actually retreating to the side.
"Damn it, old man, you don't even have to do this. You want me to fight this guy alone?" Fu Tianyu wailed pitifully. What kind of nonsense was this? With his unarmed state, fighting a thousand-year-old ghost, how could his cheap master come up with such an idea.
The old man grabbed the iron fool who wanted to help and then said very seriously.
"Student Fu Tianyu, this is between you and it. Linglong Pearl is on your body, and only you can deal with this guy. Although it is a spirit creature, because it guarded Linglong Pearl, it gained some benefits. I am not able to deal with it."
"•••" Fu Tianyu was speechless. This old man was clearly trying to provoke me, using me as bait to escape. How could he come up with such a grand reason.
However, at this moment, it was no longer his choice. The big snake had already floated in front of him. Fu Tianyu couldn't help but retreat repeatedly, eventually his back was pressed against the rock wall beside the riverbank.
"Kid, if you completely merge with Linglong Pearl, I might not be able to do anything to you. But now, just obediently die." The big snake flicked its long tongue and suddenly pounced forward.
Fu Tianyu had no way to avoid it. Soon, the big snake entwined him, and his entire body was immersed in the big snake's body.
"Master, we can't just watch our younger brother be eaten by that snake. You don't come, I will." The iron fool, who was originally trembling, immediately got angry when he saw Fu Tianyu's joyful expression under the snake's entanglement. Although they had only been together for less than half a day, the iron fool had already regarded Fu Tianyu as his younger brother. How could he let go and not help? He broke free from the old man's hand and pulled out his short blade, rushing forward.
The old man failed to catch him. The iron fool's strength was very strong. He saw the snake's tail swishing and sending him flying away, then coming back faster, crashing onto the rock wall behind him.
"You, iron fool, they all said only your master could deal with this snake spirit. Be obedient." The old man glared at the iron fool, then nervously looked at Fu Tianyu. He didn't have full confidence either.
Because that spirit creature was protecting the Linglong Pearl, its soul absorbed the essence of the Linglong Pearl and was about to break out of the realm of the spirit creature. The small wooden sword in his hand for dealing with the spirit creature was simply not enough to handle it.
Fu Tianyu, although unable to see the situation of Tie Lunzi, knew that Tie Lunzi must have been seriously injured. Although his body was now fragmented-like, Fu Tianyu's ferocity was also aroused.
"Ah." Fu Tianyu let out a roar with both hands on the snake's body. At this moment, his entire body was entangled, and only his hands could move.
"Still want to resist? Then let you die a miserable death." The big snake said fiercely, opening its mouth and biting over. Other spirit creatures might not have the ability to attack with their bodies, but it was different. It could change between physical and virtual forms at any time.
Fu Tianyu quickly moved his hands to meet it. His left hand held the snake's head, and his right hand pressed on the big snake's chin.
Suddenly, Fu Tianyu's right hand emitted a burst of colorful spiritual light. The big snake trembled violently and let out a mournful scream.
"Ow ow ow, how could you have the Soul-Defending Pearl on you." As if encountering something extremely terrifying, the big snake loosened its around Fu Tianyu's body, but its chin couldn't break free from Fu Tianyu's right hand.
"Soul-Defending Pearl?" Fu Tianyu was stunned and immediately realized that his right hand was exactly the seven Soul-Defending Pearls that were suppressing a Demon King.
"Ji ji ji, such pure spirit power. Ha ha, I accept it." In a daze, a strange cry rang out from Fu Tianyu's right hand, as if it appeared out of nowhere. Fu Tianyu heard that it was the voice of the Demon King that brought him here. This guy had woken up.
Fu Tianyu couldn't help groaning. One spirit creature was already enough to deal with him. Now even the Demon King was joining in the fun, and he was doomed.
However, what surprised Fu Tianyu was that the big snake, upon hearing the Demon King's cry, became frightened and struggled desperately, carrying Fu Tianyu into the air. But it couldn't break free from Fu Tianyu's right hand. The colorful Soul-Defending Pearl's light had spread to its entire snake head.
Tie Lunzi got up from the ground, looking at Fu Tianyu in the air and the seemingly restrained big snake, dumbfounded. He never expected that in just a few moments, Fu Tianyu seemed to have the upper hand.
Under the gaze of the old man and Tie Lunzi, the big snake was gradually completely enveloped by the colorful Soul-Defending Pearl's light, and it was slowly shrinking. No matter how it struggled, it couldn't escape.
"Ah, I can't be so helpless." The big snake let out a miserable roar and then sank into Fu Tianyu's right hand. Fu Tianyu also fell from the air.
After landing with a bump, Fu Tianyu stared blankly at his right hand. The Soul-Defending Pearl was still emitting colorful light, but the big snake had disappeared completely. Only the Demon King's life symbol was chewing, as if eating something, and the Demon King's eyes showed an extremely satisfied expression.
Could it be? That big snake was actually eaten by this Demon King? Fu Tianyu suddenly had an unimaginable thought.
The old man and Tie Lunzi came over and looked at the constantly chewing Demon King's mouth, and they were all somewhat incredulous.
"Student Fu Tianyu, your life is really strong. If you hadn't taken the Soul-Defending Pearl by chance, if I hadn't sealed and trapped this spirit king's life symbol in your hand, you would probably have been doomed this time." The old man felt a pang in his heart. He never expected this to be the result. Now, the big snake was finished, but the Demon King had received a great benefit. The future was likely to be even worse.