Chapter 27

The Queen Snake was very clear that the Dragon Spirit Pearl could never be retrieved. She was all too aware of the magical properties of the Dragon Spirit Pearl. For so many years, she had been obsessed with the idea of reclaiming this incredibly powerful gem, but she never imagined that the gem would actually merge with this detestable human.

Since she couldn't retrieve the gem, she might as well eat the human, perhaps inheriting a portion of the gem's power.

The Queen Snake suddenly exerted her strength.

Xiaohai suddenly felt as if all his bones were about to be crushed by the Queen Snake, his face turning from red to purple! This sensation was even more painful than the severe injuries he had suffered from the thylacine!

However, despite being in grave danger, Xiaohai was not overly worried. Although the Queen Snake had developed some intelligence, she did not know that her essence would soon be completely drained, and yet she dared to tangle with Xiaohai!

She was courting death!

Xiaohai quickly mobilized his spiritual energy. In less than a second, the Queen Snake's vast essence would flow into his body... one second, two seconds...

There was no reaction at all!

The Queen Snake tightened her grip, but Xiaohai could not absorb even a trace of her essence!

Xiaohai exerted his strength again, but the outcome was the same as before—the Queen Snake was completely unaffected by his attempt to absorb her essence!

Xiaohai was greatly alarmed. He struggled to free one hand and delivered several punches to the snake's body. These punches were incredibly powerful, capable of dispersing the essence of a thylacine. However, to his greater shock, the Queen Snake remained completely unaffected!

Was he dealing with a case of bronchitis? Was the Queen Snake afraid of her husband? Did the Dragon Spirit Pearl lose its effect upon seeing the Queen Snake?

In just a few short seconds, Xiaohai was already on the brink of death. The Queen Snake's constriction became increasingly terrifying, and Xiaohai was gradually suffocating. Only a stream of spiritual energy stubbornly protected his consciousness, preventing him from immediately losing consciousness.

Xiaohai had never encountered such a terrifying situation before. The Dragon Spirit Pearl had lost its power for the first time!

Xiaoqi barked fiercely and leaped forward!

Compared to the Queen Snake, Xiaoqi's strength was negligible, but seeing his master in danger, he no longer hesitated and rushed to help.

He bit the Queen Snake, but it did not harm her at all. The Queen Snake rolled over, pinning Xiaoqi under her, and then threw him far away.

If it weren't for the power Xiaoqi had received from the Dragon Spirit Pearl, this single press would have shattered his bones and killed him.

However, this roll caused the Queen Snake to be slightly distracted, and her constriction loosened a bit, giving Xiaohai a chance to catch his breath. A fresh breath of air entered his body, and Xiaohai's muddled mind instantly cleared.

Without hesitation, Xiaohai immediately sent out several threads of consciousness, not knowing if they would have any effect.

Before he could think of another way to escape, the Queen Snake suddenly increased her constriction again!

This time, it was really over! Without the power of the Dragon Spirit Pearl, Xiaohai was no match for the Queen Snake!

Suddenly, the sky darkened.

Countless sparrows appeared! A vast, black cloud!

These sparrows were so insignificant compared to the Queen Snake. With one opening of her mouth, she could swallow a dozen sparrows. However, at this moment, the sparrows seemed to have gone mad, launching wave after wave of aerial attacks on the Queen Snake!

Almost suicidal attacks!

Each attack, under the Queen Snake's counterattack, resulted in numerous dead and injured sparrows. Before long, the Queen Snake was surrounded by countless sparrow corpses.

But the sparrows kept gathering, thousands upon thousands of them. They completely forgot their fear of snakes and launched relentless, fearless charges!

Although the Queen Snake was incredibly powerful, she gradually became overwhelmed by the sheer number of sparrows. She had to kill Xiaohai while also dealing with the endless attacks from the sparrows, and her constriction finally loosened a bit.

Then, something even more infuriating happened!

Countless snakes appeared! And these snakes were the ones she had recently sent to kill Xiaohai!

These snakes were not there to help the Queen Snake; instead, they attacked her!

The gem in Xiaohai's body was the Dragon Spirit Pearl, the ancestor of all snakes! Once the snakes sensed the presence of the Dragon King, the Queen Snake could no longer control them. They obeyed only the commands of the Dragon King!

At this moment, a once-in-a-millennium scene unfolded:

In the sky, sparrows attacked; on the ground, snakes attacked. The mortal enemies, sparrows and snakes, joined forces to fight a common enemy!

A once-in-a-millennium event!

The consciousness Xiaohai had thrown out in the dire situation had an effect, and an effect so great that it was hard to imagine.

In a short time, nearby sparrows and snakes received his command and quickly rushed to the battlefield to join the fight!

This was also Xiaohai's good fortune. With the current power of the Dragon Spirit Pearl, he could only use his mental power to control low-level creatures like sparrows without engaging in battle. The Dragon Spirit Pearl, however, was taken from the body of the king of all snakes, and it had a terrifying influence over all snakes.

Coincidentally, the Queen Snake had just driven a large number of snakes to attack Xiaohai, and they had not yet dispersed. Upon receiving the command of the Dragon King, the snakes immediately joined the battle.

These factors combined to create this spectacular scene.

At another time and place, such a spectacle would never happen again!

After the Queen Snake's constriction loosened, Xiaohai, who had caught his breath again, immediately issued orders: the sparrow army was to attack the Queen Snake's eyes and the three-inch mark on her body, while the snake army was to attack the seven-inch mark on her abdomen!

Even the strongest animals have their weak points. The eyes are obvious, and the three-inch mark is on the spine, the most vulnerable and easily broken part of a snake's body. When the spine is broken, the communication between the nervous system and the rest of the body is disrupted.

The seven-inch mark on a snake's abdomen is where its heart is located. A fatal injury here would be fatal.

Originally, the sparrow army and the snake army were attacking aimlessly, but with Xiaohai's guidance, they immediately focused their attacks.

No matter how strong the Queen Snake was, her eyes, the three-inch mark, and the seven-inch mark were not invulnerable. The two massive armies took turns attacking, and although they suffered heavy casualties under the Queen Snake's defense, they repeatedly hit these three areas. Especially the snake venom, which was repeatedly injected into the Queen Snake's body. Although her tough skin provided some protection, the venom did not cause significant harm, but over time, she began to show signs of panic.

It was working!

The Queen Snake's changes did not escape Xiaohai's notice. He knew his strategy was effective! The abdomen was the Queen Snake's weakest point, and the accumulation of venom from so many snakes was starting to damage her body!

At this point, the exhausted Queen Snake gradually loosened her grip on Xiaohai. Xiaohai freed one hand and, taking advantage of the Queen Snake's next roll, delivered a powerful blow to her abdomen.

A trace of essence, almost imperceptible, flowed from the Queen Snake's abdomen into Xiaohai's hand, then quickly entered his body. The long-dormant Dragon Spirit Pearl, as if awakened, immediately consumed this essence!

Although the essence absorbed was negligible, Xiaohai's sensitivity was so acute!

It was here—the Queen Snake's greatest weakness was here. To absorb the Queen Snake's essence, one must target her abdomen!

The Queen Snake instantly realized her weakness had been discovered by the human. She tried to tighten her grip on Xiaohai again, but her abdomen was hit once more!

More essence flowed in! Xiaohai was overjoyed and delivered a series of rapid punches, and the flow of essence accelerated twofold!

The Queen Snake was in a panic. She was in a very passive situation. She could not continue to tighten her grip on Xiaohai, and if she loosened, she would be putting her life in Xiaohai's hands!

In this hesitation, Xiaohai's attacks became faster and more powerful, one punch after another. At first, it was a small stream of essence, then a larger stream, all of which was absorbed by the Dragon Spirit Pearl!

The Queen Snake was in agony. On one hand, her essence was being drained, and on the other, her abdomen, the most vulnerable part of her body, was being hit so fiercely that even her centuries-old snake body could not withstand it.

The Queen Snake wanted to run, but where could she go?

She finally released Xiaohai. As soon as he was free, Xiaohai quickly saw through her attempt to escape. He stepped on the Queen Snake and delivered a rain of punches to her abdomen.

Under the continuous assault, a wound opened in the Queen Snake's body, and the essence she had stored for centuries gushed out like a flood! The Dragon Spirit Pearl, which could never be filled, did not waste a single bit of the essence it absorbed.

There was one strange thing, however. According to past experience, once the Dragon Spirit Pearl absorbed essence, it would immediately convert it into spiritual energy, enhancing Xiaohai's body, helping to open acupoints, and advancing his power.

But this time, the Dragon Spirit Pearl did not do that. It acted like a storage vault, storing all the essence from the Queen Snake without converting it into spiritual energy. Otherwise, with the Queen Snake's centuries of essence, Xiaohai's Du Meridian might have been opened.

That would have allowed him to immediately enter the second level of the Dragon Spirit Pearl.

Xiaohai was very intelligent and quickly understood the reason. There was a special connection between the Dragon Spirit Pearl and the Queen Snake. At this moment, the Dragon Spirit Pearl was like a treasure-filled safe, and he needed a key to open it!

But where was the key? Xiaohai had not yet figured it out.

There was no time to worry about that now!

When the last bit of the Queen Snake's essence was absorbed by the Dragon Spirit Pearl, the once-mighty Queen Snake, who had almost killed Xiaohai, died.

Her entire essence was drained, and her vital points were hit hundreds of times. No fierce beast could have survived such an assault.

She had sought revenge on humans and wanted to reclaim the Dragon Spirit Pearl, but in the end, she died at the hands of its true owner.