Invasion Myth: Starting with the Schoolteacher

Chapter 881 Super Little Green
When the tribulations of love turn against them, they may very well give birth to the most terrifying demons in the human world.

Unaware of the other person's thoughts, Xu Xuan got up from the ground and followed Bai Suzhen to a huge open space at the bottom of the lake.

Before me was a green snake undergoing a metamorphosis.

Unlike the last time when it turned into an egg after taking over Taihu Lake, this time it's a normal molting.

The green snake, which was dozens of feet long, was covered in a grayish dead skin, which looked somewhat ugly, but it was in line with the natural process of evolution.

The surrounding decorations were incredibly luxurious:
The light of the stars fell like a veil, and the essence of the sun and moon poured down like a waterfall. The concentration of spiritual energy was so high that it was almost condensed into liquid; one breath could make someone drunk and die.

The incense for calming and soothing the mind rises gently, while the array paved with millennia-old warm jade emits a soft glow.

The scale of this secluded retreat far surpasses that of a hundred of Xu Xuan's shabby little houses.

She truly lives up to her status as the younger sister of a wealthy woman; her treatment is impeccable!

Standing outside the formation, Xu Xuan could feel Xiao Qing's faint life force rapidly increasing, and it was not just rising, but also becoming more profound, as if the power of time had been compressed into it, giving it a sense of antiquity.

In layman's terms, it's high-class.

But he quickly noticed a detail: "Why are there so many sharp, jagged rocks here?"

The entire space is clearly exquisite and sophisticated, yet these stones seem out of place.

Bai Suzhen said calmly, "During the transformation, she may lose control of her body. These stones can help her cut through her old body."

That's very thoughtful... Indeed, only snakes understand snakes.

Xu Xuan and Bai Suzhen sat cross-legged at the bottom of the water, quietly protecting the Dharma for three days.

During this time, someone acted as if nothing had happened and started chatting with Miss Bai again.

On the third day, the Great Cold arrived.

Deep within West Lake, the undercurrents are still, and even the ripples seem frozen.

Xu Xuan suddenly looked up and felt a familiar aura. It was the gaze of Heaven, or perhaps a calamity was about to befall him.

My gaze fell back, and the green snake directly in front of me began to move.

The old scales, which had been nestled among the formations and rocks, gradually loosened and instinctively rubbed against the jagged rocks at the bottom of the lake.

Wisps of bluish light seeped from between the scales, like will-o'-the-wisps in the night, scorching through the decaying shell inch by inch.

Suddenly, she abruptly straightened her snake body, and a hideous slit split appeared in her lower jaw!

The molting process has begun.

The spiritual energy of the entire West Lake is being poured in like crazy!

A massive whirlpool formed underwater, its mouth gaping wide like a bottomless abyss, greedily devouring a vast amount of spiritual energy.

The fish and dragons sleeping at the bottom of the lake fled in panic, and the aquatic plants withered and grew wildly again. Life and death were in the blink of an eye in her mind.

The aura rose steadily, the old skin peeled away inch by inch, and the newly grown blue scales shimmered with an eerie light, each reflecting ancient patterns.

Xu Xuan's spiritual senses had witnessed Xiao Qing's several transformations.

At first glance, it was nothing more than a giant python that dwelled in the desolate mountains, breathing in spiritual energy, with mottled green scales like moss-covered stones and cold, serpentine eyes reflecting the moonlight.

Then it transformed into the Water Lord of Taihu Lake, its snake body divided into yin and yang, its scales reflecting the four seasons, and every move it made subtly conformed to the five elements of mutual generation and restraint, resembling the appearance of an ancient giant python.

Each evolution is breathtaking, and this time... it has completely and gradually transcended the category of "snake".

The newly formed green shadows lingered on the bottom of the water, like an ancient mountain range that had been sleeping for a long time suddenly awakening.

A divine spirit dwells in the abyss of darkness, its azure scales blazing as it pierces the eternal night!
Its shape resembles Kunlun Mountain cutting across the sky, with its crimson mane pointing upwards, like a pillar of heaven bursting forth from ten thousand years of magma.

Its eyes, like the sun and moon hanging in a hazy blur, its golden pupils opening and closing, instantly dispelling the chill of the wind and snow of the eight directions;
With each breath, thunder and lightning surge at the bottom of the lake; with each exhale and exhale, the four seasons change between the scales.
With a flick of its claws, the phantom of mountains turned to ashes; with a sweep of its tail, the stars for a thousand miles flickered in and out of existence!
Even more bizarrely, the illusion of the ancient people's sacrificial dance faintly appeared around him, and the vast and desolate chants echoed in the water palace. It was neither a bell nor a drum, but it made Xu Xuan's soul tremble.

This commotion... Lungmen is truly a wonderful thing.

The light in his divine vision was more dazzling than before. Although it was not as bright as the moon in the sky as Bai Suzhen, it was still an auxiliary star that could not be ignored.

The evolution of the demon race is both primitive and efficient.

The outside world has also reacted.

The West Lake in winter should be as calm as a mirror, but at this moment the sky suddenly darkens!

Dark clouds poured down like thick ink, instantly blotting out the sky and the sun.

The lake surface was calm, yet waves rose, as if a colossal creature was churning beneath the surface, with surging undercurrents and waves rising one zhang higher than the next!
"Boom—!!!" A bolt of purple lightning struck down, but it didn't come from the sky; instead, it shot upwards from the bottom of the lake into the heavens!

Lightning bolts, like dragons, tore through the clouds and illuminated the entire city of Qiantang.

In other cities, such an unusual phenomenon would have caused great chaos, but this is Qiantang.

The people looked up at the sky, remaining calm and composed.

"The thunder was quite loud today."

"The colors are more vibrant than before."

"I still think the commotion on Feilai Peak last time was the biggest; it shook three of my roof tiles off in the middle of the night..."

In the entire Qiantang region, perhaps only the newly arrived Magistrate Ximen was in a state of panic and confusion.

What's going on here?!

In fact, the anomalies went far beyond this; the water levels of Taihu Lake and Dongting Lake in the distance rose simultaneously in a bizarre manner.

The sleeping demons awoke with a start, trembling as they looked eastward.

They sensed... the aura of a king was awakening!
Standing on the water, the Dragon King of the Yangtze River looked towards West Lake and knew that the green snake, whose destiny had taken a turn for the worse, was rising.

She might become a dragon, or she might become something even more terrifying; it all depends on what opportunities and dangers Xu Bailian will bring to Xiaoqing later.

Repeatedly navigating between life and death, evolution becomes increasingly extreme; this is the true purpose of the Dragon Gate.

As expected, the Dragon Lord reached out and restored order to the disordered seasons in the Jiangnan region, dispersing the surging water vapor and minimizing the situation so that other cultivators could not find the source.

This is the enlightenment of a happy dragon.

The molting process in West Lake is also nearing its end.

When the last piece of the green snake's old skin fell off, it tried to open its eyes, but an invisible force was too heavy, causing it to close them again.

The world suddenly went dark, as if plunged into eternal night!

When it lit up again, a layer of serene blue light appeared on the lake surface, like moonlight spreading out.

One dark, one bright.

Darker and brighter.

The moment darkness descended for the third time, Xiaoqing vanished from Xu Xuan and Bai Suzhen's sight in an instant!

It's important to know that one of these two is a top-tier demon, and the other is the White Lotus Saint Father. Both are among the most powerful figures in the world, so it's hard to imagine what kind of powerful methods could be used to deceive their senses.

"Wow!"

The water burst open, and a tall, slender figure emerged from the water, standing on the waves!

Her hair was as black as a waterfall, her skin as white as snow, and the lingering serpentine vertical pupils in her eyes transformed into human form in the blink of an eye, and that special power dissipated as well.

She walked barefoot on the waves, looking at the dark clouds and lightning in the sky, feeling great.

Indeed, this is the kind of scene that deserves the suffering I, the Great King, have endured.

A slight smile played on his lips as he chuckled softly.
"A century of dormancy is broken in a single night, old bones shed to forge a new demon."

Swallowing the spiritual energy of the three lakes, I laugh and point at the heavens, saying, "What can they do to me?"

Snapped!
Before he could finish the last word, he was interrupted by the iron palm that had been chasing after him!

Xu Bailian slapped her on the back of the head and said coldly, "What kind of thing is so arrogant? 'Laughing at the heavens'?"

"I've never dared to do that before!"

Xiaoqing covered her head, looking aggrieved: "You surnamed Xu! I just finished my transformation..."

"Shedding your skin isn't like shedding your brain. This poem was prepared a long time ago, wasn't it? Who wrote it for you?" The cold, sharp retort exposed the little monster's little scheme.

Super Xiaoqing's face instantly turned red. Who do you think you are?

I wrote it myself!

"No wonder it's so simple."

The two hall masters, Xu and Qing, broke up instantly due to their differing literary philosophies, and the biggest internal war in Baoan Hall was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)