People fight and become emperors in advance

Chapter 251 Clan Feud, Master-Killing and Disciple-Rebellious, Brothers Turn Against Each Other

The Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void is simply an 'exception to the rules' of the Dou Qi Continent. Their unique spatial abilities are simply beyond reason.

The more Chen Xiao interacted with them, the stronger this feeling became.

Just like right now, even though there was a Dou Sheng powerhouse guarding the Nine Nether Earth Serpent Clan's main camp, with Elder Qingshan accompanying them, they went deep into the Nether Serpent's veins without being detected in the slightest!
Without any incidents or obstacles, the three of them arrived at the deepest part of the Nether Serpent's Vein smoothly.

Here lies a vast, dark abyss, hundreds of feet wide, with no bottom in sight. A terrifying, chilling aura howls upwards from the bottom of the abyss like a gale. If an ordinary Dou Zong expert were to stand here, their blood and even their Dou Qi would likely be frozen instantly.

However, upon arriving here, despite the formidable strength of Elder Qingshan, Chen Xiao and Cai Lin both felt as comfortable as if they had returned home.

That terrifying, chilling aura not only had no negative effect on them, but also caused their internal fighting spirit to circulate even more rapidly.

"It seems this place isn't just for me, it's for you too!"

Noticing Chen Xiao's condition, Cai Lin chuckled and transmitted her voice.

Chen Xiao nodded silently. At this moment, he also remembered that in the original story, Xiao Yan had prepared the Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill in advance in order to subdue the Pure Lotus Demon Flame.

The main ingredient of this pill, Yellow Spring Blood Crystal, was obtained here!
For someone with ice attributes like him, a cold and yin substance that could even be used to refine the Pure Lotus Demon Flame was a kind of opportunity.
Perhaps, this time there will be some unexpected gains!
With anticipation in his heart, Chen Xiao looked towards the deep ravine.

At the bottom of this deep ravine lies the sacred pool of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.

The Netherworld and the Yellow Springs!

And this is also the destination of Chen Xiao and his two companions' trip.

There were no guards beside the deep ravine, because everyone knew that the howling, chilling winds in the ravine were the most natural barrier. Even a Dou Zong level expert would not dare to venture deep into the ravine in the face of these winds.

"It will be even easier here. The experts of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan probably wouldn't have expected that someone could come here quietly. Their soul perception detection hasn't even reached this area."

Elder Qingshan glanced at the dark abyss below and smiled slightly.

Without pausing, he waved his sleeves again, and the dense spatial power directly enveloped Chen Xiao and Cai Lin, forcefully breaking through the extremely cold gale and plunging into the bottom of the pitch-black abyss.

The ravine was extremely deep. Even with Elder Qingshan's speed, it took nearly ten minutes to reach the bottom of the ravine with Chen Xiao and Cai Lin.

As they approached the bottom of the ravine, an extremely large lake suddenly came into view, and the chilling aura that could freeze a person's fighting spirit emanated from this lake.

The lake is extremely large, and its water is a deep yellow color. However, within this deep yellow, there seems to be a trace of blood flowing through it. Wisps of light yellow air mixed with a faint blood color constantly seep out of the lake and then rise and rush into the sky.

"This is... the Netherworld..."

Gazing at the yellow lake, the three of them slowly approached.

As they drew closer, Chen Xiao and Cai Lin felt a subtle, chilling power continuously flowing into their bodies.

This chilling power, like a strange energy, did not cause the two any discomfort after entering their bodies. Instead, it was as if they had taken a natural elixir, causing their fighting spirit to increase to varying degrees.

"Good place!"

Chen Xiao's eyes shone with brilliance, and he felt an irrepressible urge to retreat and cultivate in seclusion here for a period of time.

Elder Qingshan glanced at him and chuckled, “There’s no need to say more about Cai Lin. The Yin and Cold Power here is extremely concentrated, which is most compatible with her. As for you, even normal ice attribute would be hard to match with you. Your battle qi has actually already subtly changed and can no longer be regarded as normal ice attribute.”

Chen Xiao nodded. He had absorbed and refined many good things, so it would be strange if they were still the same as ordinary ice-attribute items.

Just like the Ice Venerable of Ice River Valley, who could freeze the fighting spirit within others, Chen Xiao could do the same with ease.

In contrast, Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's ice attribute is slightly more ordinary; being able to freeze a city or a pond is already his limit.

"Elder, let's go down."

"Hmm... wait!" Qingshan nodded, but he quickly sensed something was wrong and raised his hand to stop Chen Xiao and the other person.

Cai Lin was puzzled, and Chen Xiao didn't disturb her, knowing that the Grand Elder must have noticed the situation beneath the Nine Netherworlds.

As expected, after closing his eyes and carefully sensing for a while, the Grand Elder finally opened his eyes.

"There is an anomaly down here, but it doesn't matter. Let's go, I'll take you to take a look."

With his expression relaxing, the Grand Elder waved his sleeve and took the lead, leaping into the Netherworld.

Chen Xiao and Cai Lin followed closely behind.

"puff!"

In the depths of the murky yellow lake, three figures darted about like lightning.

One of the old men seemed to be surrounded by an invisible spatial barrier, making it impossible for the surrounding lake water to get close to him, creating his own independent little world.

The remaining two seemed relatively normal, like fish in the water, without much protection, and swam straight to the bottom of the lake.

However, the deeper they went, the more the surrounding cold energy increased exponentially. Eventually, the two had to erect a protective shield to resist it.

After all, that terrifying, chilling power was beyond what they could digest in a short time.

“Hiss…”

Just as the three of them were rapidly descending, a faint sound suddenly reached their ears.

Although the voice was soft, all three of them heard it clearly.

Cai Lin, in particular, was very familiar with this sound.

"It's a snake-like magical beast?!"

As soon as Cai Lin finished speaking, she immediately felt the water behind her suddenly begin to surge.

boom!
In the instant the water flowed rapidly, Chen Xiao suddenly punched Cai Lin from behind. The terrifying force penetrated the water in a peculiar way, slamming into a dark figure and instantly turning it into a cloud of blood mist.

"Hiss hiss hiss..."

They punched the shadowy figure to pieces, and before they could even catch their breath, they felt the water suddenly churn violently.

Immediately afterwards, a thick cloud of "black mist" quickly spread out from where they could see.

As the "mist" drew closer, the three were able to see clearly that it was not black mist at all, but rather composed of countless strange snakes with jet-black bodies and bizarre scales. The piercing hissing sound was also coming from these snakes.

"They're just small trinkets, nothing to worry about. But it's quite strange that they can survive in this Netherworld. You know, even the Netherworld Python Clan can't stay here for long," Elder Qingshan said with a smile.

Chen Xiao nodded slightly.

As the saying goes, strange places give rise to strange things; it's normal for special environments to give rise to special creatures.

Just like in the magma world beneath Canaan Academy, there are living examples like the fire lizardmen.

Without giving the black snakes a chance to attack, the Grand Elder said something and then led Chen Xiao and Cai Lin to continue diving down.

Upon seeing this, the black snakes that were nearby immediately hissed sharply and pounced on the three of them without hesitation.

However, there seemed to be an invisible spatial barrier around the three of them. Whenever these black serpents got within ten feet, they would instantly burst open, blooming into clouds of blood mist in the pale yellow lake water.

Like moths to a flame, the black snakes charged forward one after another, and countless died in just a few minutes.

Finally, faced with this bizarre situation, the black snakes seemed to grow fear and gradually stopped, no longer daring to approach. They could only follow the three at a distance, constantly spitting black water arrows to vent their dissatisfaction...

Without these distractions, the three descended more quickly. A few minutes later, Chen Xiao glanced down and noticed a glimmer of light at the end.

"We're almost at the bottom of the lake."

The elder's words confirmed Chen Xiao's judgment. They immediately increased their speed, and after a short while, the three of them finally arrived at the place where the light was.

"Is this the bottom of the Netherworld?"

Before the three of them lay an extremely wide expanse of sandy and gravelly ground, covered with fist-sized pebbles that emitted a faint glow, making the area quite bright.

Looking at the scene before her, Cai Lin was a little puzzled. How could the Nine Netherworlds, which was so difficult to reach, be so ordinary?
“This shouldn’t be the original appearance of the Nine Netherworlds underground. There is a kind of Yellow Springs Blood Crystal in the Nine Netherworlds, which is quite famous, but now, looking around, you can’t see a single one,” Chen Xiao explained.

Upon hearing this, Cai Lin suddenly realized what was going on.

Elder Qingshan, standing to the side, nodded and smiled, "The truth is mostly as you say, and the person who changed the appearance of this place..."

The elder paused abruptly, raising his hand and grabbing at the gravel ground.

"Crash!"

The elder struck down with his palm, leaving a clear handprint on the gravel ground. As the sand and gravel rolled, a massive iron chain, hundreds of feet long, was completely exposed to the three of them.

Upon seeing the incredibly thick iron chain, the Grand Elder narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a swift movement, he slowly pulled the chain out.

As the chains were pulled out, the ground around them suddenly shook, and three more huge chains were pulled out of the mud.

These four iron chains, like four collapsed pillars of heaven, connect to four massive mountains at the bottom of the Netherworld in four different directions.

The three of them did not focus their attention on where the chains were connected, but instead turned their gaze to the point where the four chains intersected in the center.

There, a large mass of dark silt had accumulated...

Looking at the clump of mud, Chen Xiao's fighting spirit surged slightly, and with a casual wave of his hand, the mud was shaken apart.

As the silt receded, the object inside was revealed—it was a person!

A person who was emaciated and looked like a skeleton!
"To imprison a two-star Dou Sheng here, the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, what a grand gesture..." Looking at the skeletal figure, even though Elder Qingshan had sensed it beforehand, there was still a hint of surprise in his eyes.

A two-star Dou Sheng is now on par with the Grand Elder on Donglong Island.

The other Dragon Islands would certainly not do something as foolish as imprisoning a two-star Dou Sheng.

The ancient dragon clan is like this now, and the Heavenly Phoenix Clan would never do it, but the Nine Netherworld Python Clan did it!

Ironically, Elder Qingshan could clearly sense that none of the powerful figures in the Nine Netherworld Python Clan were stronger than the person in front of him!
Therefore, he absolutely does not believe that there is no story behind it.

Upon hearing the Grand Elder say that this person was actually a two-star Dou Sheng powerhouse, a look of shock flashed across Cai Lin's eyes, and she had a momentary misunderstanding of the overall strength of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.

"Great Void Ancient Dragon... Your Excellency, save me! If you save me, I will make the entire Nine Netherworld Python Clan obey the orders of the Ancient Dragon Clan!"

Just as the three were examining the withered figure, the person's eyes suddenly snapped open from their sunken sockets.

His eyes were filled with madness as he stared intently at the three of them. His hoarse roars echoed at the bottom of the Yellow Springs, like the wailing of ghosts and wolves, sending chills down one's spine.

"Who are you? Why are you imprisoned here?"

Faced with the other party's tempting words, Elder Qingshan remained calm and asked without any change in expression.

"Whoosh..."

The skeletal figure seemed to have exhausted a lot of strength during his struggle, and his breathing was somewhat rapid at the moment.

All three could feel the extremely cold energy emanating from the four enormous chains, consuming their fighting spirit and keeping them in a state of extreme weakness, yet without harming their lives. They could only eke out a living in this endless drain.

Such methods are even more vicious than killing him, no wonder he harbors such overwhelming hatred.

"I am Yao Ming, the patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan..."

Faced with Elder Qingshan's question, the skeletal figure took a moment to catch its breath before finally speaking.

His voice was extremely hoarse, like sand scraping against glass, harsh and unpleasant to hear.

"Save me, sirs! If you can get me out of here, I'll give you anything you want!" Yao Ming stared at the three men with almost pleading eyes.

"The patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan?"

The Grand Elder frowned, remaining unmoved, and said calmly, "As far as I know, the Demon Clan Chief of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan perished hundreds of years ago when he was about to take over the position. The current clan chief is his younger brother, Yao Xiaotian, isn't he?"

Although Qingshan had been in seclusion for many years as the Grand Elder of Donglong Island, he was still aware of some important events.

The change of patriarch for the Nine Netherworld Python Clan was a significant event at the time.

"What you say is true, Yao Xiaotian! That bastard, that son of a bitch! He's the one who stole my position with his treacherous schemes and sealed me at the bottom of the Netherworld! Ah! That beast, he made me suffer the torment of being tortured by the power of Yin and cold for hundreds of years. If I ever see the light of day again, I, Yao Ming, will make him wish he were dead!"

Upon hearing the name Yao Xiaotian, Yao Ming's eyes instantly turned blood red, and boundless resentment surged from them, his mad roar echoing endlessly at the bottom of the Yellow Springs.

Elder Qingshan stared at him for a moment and said, "If you are Yao Ming, then you are Yao Xiaotian's elder brother. How could he be so cruel to you for the sake of a clan leader position?"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ming chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"So what if he's a brother? There's nothing he wouldn't do for that position!"

"Since you know about the change of patriarch in my Nine Nether Earth Python Clan, you must also know that I was the most legitimate candidate for patriarch back then. Many elders in the clan favored me. As long as I was alive, Yao Xiaotian would never have become patriarch. He also understood this in his heart."

"So, he was always very respectful to me, but secretly he plotted against me. He first poisoned me, which greatly reduced my strength, and then defeated me. Afterwards, he claimed to the outside world that I had perished, but in reality, he secretly sealed me at the bottom of the Netherworld, making me suffer endless torment!"

Yao Ming's hatred was intense, and his tone grew colder with each word, his killing intent completely undisguised.

After listening to Yao Ming's account, the Grand Elder nodded slightly.

The situation of the Ancient Dragon of the Void was actually not much better.

Didn't those three Dragon Kings also commit acts of rebellion for the sake of power?

Han Feng, the personal disciple of Medicine Venerable Yao Chen, even dared to kill his master for personal gain.

Therefore, it's not surprising that brothers can turn against each other.

Having learned the whole story, Elder Qingshan ignored Yao Ming and turned to look at Chen Xiao and Cai Lin, casually blocking Yao Ming's sight and hearing.

"It's pretty much certain that what he said is true. A Dou Sheng powerhouse can't just appear out of thin air. Yao Ming's death was already full of suspicious points, but now that he's said this, it all makes sense."

As for whether or not to save him…

"Chen Xiao, it's your decision."

If it were a few years ago, with Yao Ming's promise, the Grand Elder would definitely have won over this ally.

A two-star Dou Sheng, plus the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, this is a considerable force that can greatly alleviate the pressure on Donglong Island.

But things are different now. The old Dragon Emperor has been found, and Zi Yan is already absorbing and digesting the energy of the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit!
In the eyes of the Grand Elder, those so-called Three Dragon Kings were like grasshoppers in autumn, unable to hop around for long and no longer able to stir up any waves.

Therefore, whether or not to save Yao Ming is not so important.

(End of this chapter)