Kapitel 56: Chapter 56: Medusa, the Queen of Snakes; Dark Emperor Demon Vine, Descendant of the Death God (II)
"ROAR——"
A terrifying roar shook the surroundings, accompanied by an overwhelming shockwave like mountains collapsing and seas overturning. In the Eternal Day region, towering ancient trees toppled like wheat being harvested, as a swift black figure leaped down.
It was a wolf-shaped spirit beast, appearing remarkably small compared to the usual behemoths measuring tens of meters. Its shoulder height did not exceed two meters, and its body length was only three meters. However, its physique was exceptionally sturdy, with bundles of muscular tendons bulging all over. Its beautiful silver-white fur reflected an incomparable brilliant radiance under the illumination of the Eternal Day light.
Luminous Silver Wolf!
A unique spirit beast of the Eternal Day region in the Luminous Mystic Forest!
Legend had it that one of the two Great Beasts of the Luminous Mystic Forest was a Wolf Emperor with cultivation surpassing 100,000 years. Therefore, the Luminous Silver Wolves became the dominant species in the Eternal Day region. Yet this Luminous Silver Wolf, whose cultivation had reached the 10,000-year level, enough to walk sideways in the forest, was actually fleeing at this moment!
BOOM——
A beam of black light tore through space and shot forward rapidly. Its speed, like a meteor chasing the moon, made it appear as if flames were burning on its surface. Everything obstructing its path turned to ashes.
As a 10,000-year spirit beast, it was extremely sensitive to danger. The silver-white fur of the Luminous Silver Wolf stood on end, and a layer of eggshell-like smooth spirit power shield condensed over its body.
The Luminous Silver Wolf's reaction could not be said to be untimely, but the black light was too fast and had too strong penetrating power. The instant it made contact with the spirit power shield, the shield began to tremble violently like a pot of boiling water.
Following a crisp shattering sound, the black light grazed the left hind leg of the Luminous Silver Wolf and plunged into the ground, revealing its true form. It was a sharp black lance with a forked tip resembling a python flicking its tongue.
The Luminous Silver Wolf let out a miserable howl as its body crashed to the ground and rolled several times. Its once-dazzling fur became dirty, disheveled, and drenched in blood. It glanced back resentfully at the snake lance. Knowing it couldn't escape death, it clung to its last breath and frantically fled toward its intended destination.
Mere seconds later, two figures arrived at the spot where the Luminous Silver Wolf was injured. It was none other than Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire and Snake Lance Spirit Douluo She Chong.
She Chong pulled out the snake lance with one hand and asked Xu Jiujiu with concern, "Your Highness, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Just don't lose track of it."
Xu Jiujiu's face was flushed, and she was slightly out of breath. The speed of a 10,000-year Luminous Silver Wolf was not something her Star Crown could compare to. Tracking the wolf was indeed strenuous for her.
She Chong smiled confidently and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. That beast was struck in the hind leg by my lance. It won't be able to run far before succumbing to its severe injuries."
"Good."
Xu Jiujiu nodded, raised her head to look at the sky, and flash of worry passed through her eyes, "Uncle She, the Luminous Silver Wolves never set foot in the Eternal Night region. But why do I feel like this Luminous Silver Wolf is fleeing toward it?"
"I think it's just running in a panic without any sense of direction!" She Chong waved his hand dismissively.
A woman's sixth sense told Xu Jiujiu that something was vaguely amiss, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She sighed, "I hope so. Let's keep pursuing!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
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Meanwhile, Ling Bai dared not delay for a moment as he rushed toward the location of the petrified spirit beasts, blood-red light swirling in his jet-black pupils.
The movements of Xu Jiujiu, She Chong, and the Luminous Silver Wolf were all monitored by the demon spiders along the way, and he knew even more than Xu Jiujiu!
Ling Bai was certain that the place with the petrified spirit beasts must be the lair of the Snake Queen Medusa. The Luminous Silver Wolf was utterly resolute, preferring death, but determined to lead Xu Jiujiu and She Chong to Medusa, using her to ensure mutual destruction!
The problem was that although the Snake Queen Medusa was formidable, her 10,000-year cultivation was insufficient to eliminate a Spirit Douluo!
Therefore, there must be an even more terrifying creature living in Medusa's lair!
With this thought, Ling Bai dared not delay any longer. While he could easily handle a 10,000-year Medusa, this mysterious creature... might just have She Chong pushing up daisies!
"Hah... Hah... Hah..."
The Luminous Silver Wolf stopped in its tracks, its mouth wide open, transparent saliva dripping continuously. The destructive spirit power from the snake lance had nearly soaked its entire rear half in blood, but it seemed not to care at all. Its wolf eyes scanned the various gray-white beast-shaped stones around it, as if it could see through time and space to witness the profound fear of these spirit beasts before their deaths!
She Chong and Xu Jiujiu followed closely behind. The scenery of the Eternal Night region was in stark contrast to that of the Eternal Day. The sky was dark and lightless, and the dense trees resembled endless malevolent spirits. They too saw those petrified spirit beasts, and a chilling sensation welled up in their hearts.
Xu Jiujiu lightly bit the tip of her tongue, her delicate body unconsciously leaning closer to She Chong. Forcing a smile, she said, "Uncle She, the petrified spirit beasts... seem to be the work of Medusa."
"Damn beast, trying to play us even on the verge of death!" She Chong cursed angrily. "Princess, this subordinate will go capture it alive. Once we're out of the Luminous Mystic Forest, you can kill it and absorb its spirit ring!"
"Alright! Make your move quickly!"
Xu Jiujiu believed this was the best choice. No Spirit Master wanted to become enemies with a Medusa of unknown cultivation!
She Chong took the lead as soon as she finished speaking. Two yellow, three purple, and three black—eight spirit rings—suddenly rose up. The third purple spirit ring shone brilliantly, and the snake lance drew a mysterious semicircle in the air!
Third Spirit Skill: Coiling Snake Thrust!
Facing She Chong's furious attack, the Luminous Silver Wolf did not dodge or evade. Instead, it raised its head and exposed its vulnerable throat to welcome the attack. She Chong was momentarily stunned and unable to withdraw his move, and could only watch helplessly as the Luminous Silver Wolf died under his snake lance!
"Awoo——"
The Luminous Silver Wolf fell unwillingly. With its dying breath, it howled toward the sky with all its might, as if unwilling to perish like this, and more like loudly providing coordinates to certain creatures!
"Hiss—Hiss!"
Hearing the piercing howl of the Luminous Silver Wolf, pairs of cold, sinister green eyes instantly lit up in the darkness. Snake-type spirit beasts of various cultivation levels and species surged forth from all directions like a tide!
At the center of the snake swarm was a spirit beast with a human head and a snake body. She had a head full of snake hair and a pair of boar-like tusks. Her face and neck were covered with snake scales. The third eye in the center of her forehead was tightly closed. It was said that any creature caught in the gaze of her third eye would be instantly petrified into stone!
"The Snake Queen Medusa!"
She Chong instinctively clenched his buttocks. But after a closer look, he relaxed and laughed, "Turns out it's just a Medusa with 10,000-year cultivation. If her cultivation had surpassed 50,000 years, plus the encirclement of the snake swarm, the Princess and I would truly be in grave danger this time."
Xu Jiujiu's pretty face was tense. Unlike the reckless She Chong, she knew that the Luminous Silver Wolf must have had something to rely on to desperately charge into the Eternal Night!
Sure enough, after Medusa appeared, she immediately retreated to the side, relinquishing her position as leader. Accompanied by a sound resembling the giggle of a young human girl, another spirit beast appeared before the two!
Like Medusa, it had a human head, but its lower body was covered in black vines. Each of its hands bore a flower bud, and a huge black and white eyeball was embedded in its chest cavity. The whites of its eyes resembled a hideous spiderweb filled with green blood vessels, and the gray-black pupils radiated a cold, piercing light. The suffocating aura of death that rushed toward them was overwhelming!
"The Dark... Dark Emperor Demon Vine!"
Xu Jiujiu recognized it, and that's precisely why her face instantly turned deathly pale!
Ling Bai, who had been observing the battle while concealing his presence, muttered to himself:
"The Death God's Descendant, Dark Emperor Demon Vine... wasn't this spirit beast declared extinct long ago? And this one in the Luminous Mystic Forest has actually reached 50,000 years of cultivation!"
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//Hey everyone,
Unfortunately I haven't had much time to respond to comments or communicate with all of you, so I wanted to update you on a few things!
I've noticed some questions in the comments regarding the update schedule for this story.
Allow me to clarify: currently, the update schedule is 2 chapters every 4 days. The chapters that were initially released were already completed on Patreon after several months of work and only needed final editing before being published here.
The main reason for the current schedule is that starting from chapter 63, each chapter until the conclusion will be over 2,800 words, making each chapter the equivalent of 2 regular chapters (and even 3 regular chapters for some special ones).
However, starting tomorrow, which marks the beginning of the next month, I will initiate a vote on Patreon that will be repeated at the start of each month. In this vote, you can decide which of my two current translation projects you would like to "accelerate," and during that month, any extra time I have to invest will be allocated to the winning project.
I've also been thinking of ways to make this story more attention-grabbing and appealing to potential readers. These ideas include:
Slightly changing the title (using "Douluo" instead of "DD2")
Changing the cover
Adding a harem list
Providing more details in the synopsis
Creating a review that explains what readers can expect before starting the story
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