Amid screams, everyone dashed into the depths of the cave at the fastest speed of their lives.
The Ruins Snake God’s body had shrunk enough to squeeze into the cave.
It followed leisurely, like a predator toying with its prey, savoring the sight of its quarry scattering in terror.
The already pitch-black cave became even darker as the snake’s body blocked the moonlight, plunging it into total darkness.
Pressure, urgency, and terror made everyone feel as if the Ruins Snake God was already coiled around them, ruthlessly twisting every bone and squeezing their organs like balloons.
They could only run—panting, aimlessly—deeper into the cave, praying that the Ruins Snake God’s body wasn’t long enough, or that it had tied itself into a messy knot.
White Mountain was vast, its caverns complex and filled with mystery. In their panic, no one knew exactly where they were.
Moreover, to prevent the Ruins Snake God from tracking all of them, many chose to split up and duck into different caves. The group grew smaller and smaller.
Soon, Brother Nian’s team split from Squad Leader Zhao Yue’s team.
Thud
A muffled sound came from ahead. Zhao Yue covered his sore nose and gloomily illuminated with his spiritual power.
It was a black wall.
Upon closer inspection, he could see fine scales on it.
Everyone immediately held their breath, not daring to make a sound.
It was the Ruins Snake God’s body.
The massive serpent body firmly blocked the cross-shaped intersection ahead, trapping Jiang Ke’er’s team in this small cage, unable to advance or retreat.
Fortunately, the Ruins Snake God wasn’t chasing in this direction. Otherwise, with a body ahead and a head behind, it would be a disaster scenario.
“What do we do now?” the Tiger Clan Uncle asked softly.
“Should we take the opportunity to strike?” Jiang Ke’er was eager. “It hasn’t spotted us yet. Let’s just give it a slash!”
Zhao Yue shook his head.
“Many cultivators have tried. They can’t break through these scales. Attacking now will only anger it and reveal our position. We can’t take that risk.”
“We can’t just wait to die,” Li Lao’er muttered.
“Hey, why are you here?”
Wasn’t Li Lao’er in Brother Nian’s team?
“Following you gives me a sense of security,” Li Lao’er said with a foolish grin, looking at Jiang Ke’er.
“You’re clever.”
Mu Guoguo and Changsun Qingyue were also here, which put Jiang Ke’er somewhat at ease.
But facing such a huge creature, she didn’t have much confidence in protecting them all.
“I bumped into it just now. It should have sensed us. We’d better leave quickly,” Zhao Yue said apologetically.
“But the paths here are too complicated. We should make some marks so we don’t circle back.”
“I’ll lead the way. I’m familiar with this area,” the Tiger Clan Uncle volunteered.
“Which cultivator around White Mountain hasn’t been chased into the mountains by the Ruins Snake God a few times? I’m always getting blocked, so I know the way well.”
“How do you usually escape?” Zhao Yue asked curiously.
“I wait. Just wait until the Ruins Snake God thinks we’re dead. At least half a month, at most a year,” the Tiger Clan Uncle said bitterly.
“No choice. These Void Gods are terrifying. All we can do is hide.”
“Yeah, if anyone could kill a Void God, that would be amazing,” Zhao Yue said with longing.
“Don’t look at me like that. I know it’s impossible… Can’t I even daydream?”
“Haha, I understand. When I first came to the Realm of No Regret, I daydreamed too,” the Tiger Clan Uncle laughed.
“But after a few encounters, I stopped having such ridiculous dreams…”
“Countless super hunter groups have died at the hands of the Void Gods. The largest siege—both clans mobilized hundreds of super hunter groups to surround a single Void God—resulted in over half casualties, with the Void God unscathed,” Zhao Yue sighed.
“After all, a Void God is the king of void kings, a shadow over the Realm of No Regret.”
“Excuse me, but what does the Ruins Snake God’s meat taste like?” Jiang Ke’er asked curiously.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
Everyone stared at Jiang Ke’er in horror, completely unable to understand why she would suddenly come up with such a terrifying idea.
“I’ve heard snake meat is very tender…” Jiang Ke’er swallowed.
“I wonder about this one…”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Right now it wants to eat you,” Li Lao’er said, rubbing his forehead.
“But I want to eat it too.” Jiang Ke’er’s eyes sparkled.
“It must be a good new ingredient. Let me think how to cook it better…”
“Wake up. You can’t beat it. First figure out how to survive before thinking about other things.”
“A newborn calf isn’t afraid of a tiger,” everyone around laughed. The Tiger Clan Uncle said, “Don’t think too much. You really can’t deal with it. Poisoning from inside or outside, electrocution—every method has been tried by someone. But the Ruins Snake God is still alive and well, still eating and drinking… Only an Honored One could harm it, but this is the Realm of No Regret. Honored Ones can’t enter.”
“Theoretically, if we could stack countless damages on a single point in an instant, the unit damage could reach Honored One level,” Jiang Ke’er frowned.
“If it were that person, they could easily do it. I’m afraid I can’t… Or use a giant axe hard enough, and strike it together, but there’s no axe that can withstand that.”
“All methods have been thought of. Don’t struggle,” the Tiger Clan Uncle said.
“Plus, theory is just theory. No chance to practice.”
“Actually, there’s another method,” Jiang Ke’er thought.
“Find its vitals, the heart position, strike hard, use vibration to damage the heart, cause instant blood loss and dizziness… That depends on vibration technique. I can try.”
“Hurry and run. Don’t think too much. Once the Ruins Snake God finishes eating others, it’ll be our turn… Instead of thinking about this, think about how to escape.”
Changsun Qingyue tugged at the muttering Jiang Ke’er, who was deep in thought, and the team continued running deeper into White Mountain.
Boom
A white streak shot past, and the Human Clan cultivator running at the front vanished instantly!
“Brother Sun!” Zhao Yue froze, staring in terror at the massive snake wall that had suddenly appeared before them.
The snake wall was slowly retracting.
Clearly, the cultivator it had just swallowed wasn’t enough to satisfy its hunger. It was about to turn its giant mouth toward Jiang Ke’er’s group for another gulp.
“Run!” Zhao Yue retreated with tears in his eyes.
“Follow me,” the Tiger Clan Uncle said, running ahead to lead.
He led everyone to a downhill cave entrance.
The cave was pitch-black with a strong stench of rotten fish, and the ground was sticky.
“Go!”
The Tiger Clan Uncle charged in first.
After passing through the downhill tunnel, the space opened up.
“Watch your step! Don’t fall in!”
The Tiger Clan Uncle cupped a glowing spirit orb in his hands to illuminate. Jiang Ke’er saw a bottomless lake at her feet; she had almost stepped into it.
The lake water was green.
“Over the years, all the venom spat out by the Ruins Snake God has flowed here, gradually forming a super large poison lake. Even the Xubeasts that cross over at night avoid this place, so it’s relatively safe… It’s a bit smelly, and breathing it too long causes poisoning.” Entering here, the Tiger Clan Uncle breathed a sigh of relief and explained.
“Smelly?” Jiang Ke’er frowned and sniffed, but she felt a strange sensation.
‘It is indeed smelly, most of the air is terribly foul… but there seems to be a faint fragrance somewhere?’
‘Is it my imagination?’
‘No, there really is a strange fragrance, hard to detect amid the stench of venom.’
Jiang Ke’er tilted her nose and followed the scent, searching around.
It seemed to come from the middle of the lake.
Beneath the green, acidic lake water, a faint white light flickered in and out of view.
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