Chapter 107: Subduing the Formless Snake
ㄴ At that time.
ㄴ When the employees within 5090 had mastered this standard procedure; when Xu Zhengyang had grasped the method to sever the soul-link between a cultivator and their artifact...
ㄴ His combat tactic of directly NTR-ing others’ magical artifacts in battle would be instantly formed!
ㄴ Just thinking about this made Xu Zhengyang incredibly excited!
ㄴ So, just as he was preparing to head over to the Scripture Repository to see if there were any secret arts that met his needs—
ㄴ Suddenly.
ㄴ The little snake Xu Zhengyang had thrown on the floor twitched, finally awakening from the overwhelming flood of information he had transmitted.
ㄴ There was a response from the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique.
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang immediately sensed the unusual movement of the mysterious little snake and said, “Awake?”
ㄴ The mysterious little snake coiled into a circle and communicated with Xu Zhengyang through telepathy.
ㄴ 『You actually have karmic insight...』
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang responded indifferently, “Enough.
ㄴ You should have seen the current situation clearly by now. Speak—tell me where you come from.”
ㄴ “……”
ㄴ The mysterious little snake paused in silence for a moment. In the end, it could not resist the control of the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique and had no choice but to answer truthfully:
ㄴ 『I possess one-eighth Formless Snake bloodline.』
ㄴ “Formless Snake?”
ㄴ Upon hearing this name, Xu Zhengyang immediately searched through all the classics he had read.
ㄴ Moments later.
ㄴ Confirming that none of the classics he had read contained any records of the Formless Snake, he said, “Tell me everything you know about the Formless Snake.”
ㄴ 『I’m too young and weak. Aside from some cultivation knowledge, basic techniques, and practical protective secret arts gained from the bloodline inheritance...
ㄴ There’s only a chaotic, but vast amount of memory within it.』
ㄴ At this point.
ㄴ The little Formless Snake paused, then continued telepathically to Xu Zhengyang, 『I already stuffed all those memories into your Sea of Consciousness in one go.
ㄴ Since you’re fine...
ㄴ It means you’ve already digested them.』
ㄴ Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengyang directly ordered, “Show me those cultivation methods and secret arts.”
ㄴ “……”
ㄴ Seeing the little Formless Snake still trying to resist passively—
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang sneered coldly. He immediately activated the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique, increasing the strength of the soul-branding to the maximum.
ㄴ Then, using his soul power to form a whip, he harshly lashed the little Formless Snake several times.
ㄴ Only then did he say mercilessly, “One, from now on, call me ‘Master’; two, if you disobey orders—you die!”
ㄴ A Demonic Beast was, in the end, a Demonic Beast.
ㄴ Even if its intelligence had just begun to awaken, at its core, it still believed in the law of the jungle—survival of the fittest.
ㄴ Precisely because of this—
ㄴ After Xu Zhengyang’s harsh training, the little Formless Snake finally accepted reality. Through the telepathic bond of the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique, it submitted to Xu Zhengyang:
ㄴ 『Yes, Master.』
ㄴ At the same time—
ㄴ Streams of information surged into Xu Zhengyang’s mind. After a brief review, he recognized them as the Formless Snake’s cultivation method and some secret arts.
ㄴ The cultivation method was unique to the Formless Snake, called the Formless Scripture.
ㄴ Although the Formless Scripture appeared profound, it was only a Tier 1 technique, and it required the unique meridians and acupoints of the Formless Snake to function.
ㄴ Precisely because of this—
ㄴ Even if others obtained this method, they couldn’t cultivate it.
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang merely skimmed it before casually storing it in his database, then began reviewing the so-called protective secret arts sent by the little Formless Snake:
▶ Collapse of Mount Sumeru 《须弥山崩》
ㄴ …
ㄴ This secret art was overbearing beyond compare. It did not discriminate by bloodline or race—any who walked the path of Body Cultivation could cultivate it!
ㄴ The cultivator only needed to refine their own blood essence in advance with a unique method and seal it within a special acupoint called “Mount Sumeru” in their body.
ㄴ At the moment of life-and-death battle—
ㄴ With a single thought, the cultivator could ignite the sealed blood essence within “Mount Sumeru”, doubling their physical strength and Martial Qi in a short time!
ㄴ Moments later.
ㄴ After Xu Zhengyang finished reviewing the cultivation method and effects of Collapse of Mount Sumeru, he immediately realized why that Iron-Arm Ape had transformed into a giant gorilla!
ㄴ A faint smile appeared on Xu Zhengyang’s face, and he said, “What a ‘Collapse of Mount Sumeru’!
ㄴ Truly domineering, with the might to shatter mountains and crack the earth!”
ㄴ After speaking.
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang recalled the strange ability the little Formless Snake had to distort his perception and said coldly, “The information in your bloodline inheritance...
ㄴ Surely there’s more than what you’ve shown me?
ㄴ The method you used to distort my and Junior Brother Yang’s perception—why haven’t you handed that over as well?”
ㄴ 『I’ve already handed over everything I know to Master!』
ㄴ The little Formless Snake was terrified of being punished by the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique, so it hurriedly explained via telepathy, 『What Master mentioned is the Formless Snake’s Life-Bound Divine Ability:
▶ Formless 《无相》』
ㄴ “Formless?”
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang asked curiously.
ㄴ 『Yes!』
ㄴ The little Formless Snake even nodded anthropomorphically, then explained telepathically:
ㄴ 『As long as the bloodline concentration of a Formless Snake reaches a certain threshold, this Life-Bound Divine Ability will automatically awaken.
ㄴ This ability allows me to enter the “Formless” state.
ㄴ Although the Formless state consumes a lot of Spiritual Energy, as long as I maintain it—whether human or ghost—
ㄴ They will subconsciously ignore my presence!』
ㄴ With the telepathic bond of the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique, Xu Zhengyang knew the little Formless Snake wasn’t lying.
ㄴ Precisely because of this—
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang sighed with some regret, “So it’s a Life-Bound Divine Ability…”
ㄴ As he spoke—
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang said to the little Formless Snake, “From today onward, you shall be called Xuan Ying. Remember that, alright?”
ㄴ For some reason—
ㄴ Demonic Beasts had a particular...
ㄴ Obsession?
ㄴ So when Xu Zhengyang bestowed the name “Xuan Ying”, he sensed through the Blood-Oath Beast-Taming Technique that all the resentment Xuan Ying felt toward him suddenly vanished.
ㄴ The little snake raised its head and flicked its tongue, even showing a trace of reverence in its expression, and respectfully said to Xu Zhengyang:
ㄴ 『Thank you, Master, for granting me a name!』
ㄴ “Mm.”
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang nodded in acknowledgment and tossed a supreme Tier 1 Blood Pill to the little snake. “From today onward, as long as you remain loyal—
ㄴ I promise your cultivation speed will soar a thousand miles a day, far beyond what it was before!”
ㄴ The dense and pure blood essence within a Tier 1 supreme Blood Pill was an unparalleled tonic for Demonic Beasts!
ㄴ Precisely because of this—
ㄴ Xuan Ying swallowed the Blood Pill in one gulp and said via telepathy, 『Thank you for Master’s grace.
ㄴ Xuan Ying is willing to die for Master’s cause!』
ㄴ The tactic of a stick followed by a sweet date worked even on humans—let alone this young Demonic Beast whose intelligence had only just awakened.
ㄴ Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang finally instructed, “In the future, if you gain any new inherited memories from your bloodline...
ㄴ Make sure you report to me immediately.”
ㄴ 『Yes, Master.』 Xuan Ying responded.
ㄴ “Mm.”
ㄴ Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then closed his eyes and began to study the explosive secret art he had just obtained from Xuan Ying: Collapse of Mount Sumeru!
ㄴ With the Technique Manager in his possession—
ㄴ No matter how difficult the secret art was to cultivate, it posed no obstacle for Xu Zhengyang.
ㄴ Precisely because of this—
ㄴ In the time it took for one incense stick to burn, Xu Zhengyang had already refined a portion of his own blood essence using the secret method and sealed it within his “Mount Sumeru” acupoint!