Chapter 1199 - 743: Supreme?
The master and apprentice once again inquired in detail about the Bamboo Snake’s demon skills.
What surprised Du Yu was that the demon skills of the Bamboo Snake race were unexpectedly powerful!
At the Earth Level, they already possess healing-type demon skills. The Bamboo Snake can summon a special bamboo and wood, climb onto it, and replenish life force.
When they reach the Heavenly Level, the Bamboo Snake’s compatible demon skills are even more astounding!
In times of crisis, they can disassemble the back half of their body, achieving a "tail-shedding for survival" effect.
This inevitably led Du Yu to imagine wildly.
Because this is only the effect of a Level Three· Glory Gold Quality demon skill.
If Bamboo Snakes reach the Demon General or Demon Emperor levels, with higher quality demon skills, what would that be like?
Might they survive with just a snake head left?
That’s a bit terrifying!
And the Bamboo Snake’s next words further stunned Du Yu!
The Bamboo Snake stated that after disassembling the back half of its body, it can find suitable bamboo on the spot.
Then, it can splice the bamboo onto itself, and as it grows, the bamboo will turn into its own body!
"No way..." Du Yu was completely shocked.
The Bamboo Snake appears to be made of bamboo and wood, but essentially, it is a flesh-and-blood creature.
Yet it can connect bamboo to itself and slowly transform it into flesh?
Du Yu just felt his head buzzing... Wait a minute!
If the Human Race cooperates with the Bamboo Snake to jointly perform this demon skill, it seems...
Limb regeneration is no longer a dream, right?!
"Master Qing!" Du Yu was greatly stirred, turning to look at the woman, "Senior Cheng Feng has a severed arm."
Yang Qingqing immediately understood her disciple’s meaning.
The healing-type demon skills in the world can help living creatures replenish life force and heal wounds, but they can’t regenerate severed limbs.
However, the Bamboo Snake race’s demon skills are simply a blessing for the disabled!
At this moment, even Emperor Qing couldn’t stay calm, and said in a deep voice: "Many soldiers have physical disabilities."
"Ah!" Du Yu held the Bamboo Snake’s tail in his hands, his heart agitated.
He only thought of Senior Cheng Feng because he had limited knowledge.
But Master Qing, who has been in the military for more than ten years, naturally witnessed too many soldiers suffering from pain.
If people could repair their bodies through the Bamboo Snake race...
What would be considered a great achievement and virtue?
What would be considered "relieving the suffering of all beings"?
"Goodness~" Du Yu murmured.
The next time, when the king offers incense to Empress Huangtu, won’t she rise to the sky?
"After we return, let’s report about it," Yang Qingqing held up the snake head and casually tossed it forward.
The freed Bamboo Snake immediately tried to escape.
However, Du Yu’s hands were still holding the snake tail.
"Hey?" Du Yu reacted quickly and grabbed the Bamboo Snake’s tail.
"Crack~"
Right in front of the master and apprentice, the Bamboo Snake demonstrated how to survive by shedding its tail.
Du Yu was left holding a piece of emerald green bamboo wood, about a meter long, in his arms.
Threads of fresh blood flowed, and Du Yu looked inside the "bamboo tube," where snake flesh was wriggling.
"Eww~~" Little Fen Yang had a look of disgust, "Throw it away, throw it away!"
Du Yu marveled at the wonder of biological structures and casually discarded the snake tail.
The Bamboo Snake swiftly slithered away towards the bamboo grove without looking back.
Yang Qingqing whispered, "Stand still."
The Bamboo Snake immediately froze in place.
Yang Qingqing raised an eyebrow, thinking the Bamboo Snake was smart, since it didn’t understand the Human Race’s language.
"Pick a piece of bamboo to repair yourself," Yang Qingqing casually pointed to a bamboo.
The Bamboo Snake indeed showed its intelligence, figuring out the meaning through guessing.
"Hiss~" The Bamboo Snake looked around and then found a bamboo, skillfully coiling around it.
With a crisp "crack" sound, the Bamboo Snake used its agile body to easily break off a section of bamboo and attach it to the end of its tail.
After all this, it turned to look at Yang Qingqing.
Those deep green snake eyes were meant to be fierce and terrifying, but now they were full of pleading.
Unfortunately, Emperor Qing was unmoved.
She didn’t speak, but pointed to the ground.
The Bamboo Snake’s eyes shrank, seeming to struggle inside before resigning itself to crawl back to the woman’s feet.
What could it do?
It couldn’t escape!
The Bamboo Snake naturally remembered how it was captured in the first place.
Yang Qingqing summoned the snake tail, examining it carefully.
The junction between the broken tail and bamboo was stained with a trace of blood, and the size fitted nicely.
However, the snake had turned into a "tube," with the newly-attached tail having no point, just a cross-section.
"I promise I won’t hurt you," Yang Qingqing’s palm released a Demon Soul, imprinting it into the Bamboo Snake’s body, "Go on, lead us to find the Chi Bear."
"Yes." The Bamboo Snake cautiously withdrew its tail and crawled forward.
Du Yu leaped onto Bai Yujing’s back, then guided the deer to the woman’s side, leaning down and reaching out: "Master Qing."
"Discovering the Bamboo Snake race alone makes this trip worthwhile." Yang Qingqing grasped her disciple’s hand, her body lightly lifted and seated herself sideways behind him.
"Indeed." Du Yu nodded in agreement, "I really wonder how such creatures evolved."
Yang Qingqing: "Presumably for survival."
Du Yu was reminded: "I guess the Bamboo Snake hunts the Chi Bear every day, gets torn apart by the Chi Bear Race, torn for over a hundred years, and evolved through constant tearing?"
Yang Qingqing: "..."
It’s quite possible.
The Bamboo Snake crawled through the bamboo forest, continuously making "hissing" sounds.
The Snow Deer followed the long snake, watching its surroundings with caution, fearing an ambush.
A snake, a deer, and a pair of humans traveled a long time in the endless bamboo forest, and eventually, the persistent calls of the Bamboo Snake received a response.
"Hiss..."
"Hiss!!!" From deep within the bamboo forest, several sharp hissing sounds echoed.
Du Yu immediately became excited, Bai Yujing translated: "The creatures in the bamboo forest are warning our snake to leave."
"Hiss~" The guiding Bamboo Snake in front of the deer curled its body repeatedly.
It was frightened!
One aspect is cowardice, but a bigger reason is the oppressive power from within the race itself!
Previously, Du Yu found it difficult to understand what the internal hierarchy suppression felt like among the Demon Beast race.
But ever since he had personally seen Empress Huangtu, Du Yu experienced it firsthand.
It’s a kind of intrinsic fear and inferiority complex that stems from the inside out.
As if you were naturally born inferior, destined to be oppressed and driven, you could even describe it as "despicable".
In short, this Heaven and Earth Laws are quite unfriendly.
"Oooh~~" another roar echoed, sending a shock through Du Yu’s heart!
Chi Bear?
"Go, Xiaobai!" Du Yu hurriedly urged.
Bai Yujing didn’t dare delay, Snow Hoof in motion, leapt over the Bamboo Snake’s body.
A pair of Burning Sun Eyes, a pair of Sea of Sorrow Eyes.
Both pairs of eyes locked onto the fighting figures in the deep forest almost simultaneously.
The enormous black and white Chi Bear made Du Yu’s excitement surge.
Finally found the target!
The opponent’s size exceeded 5 meters, it should be a Demon General, and the three Emerald Giant Pythons fighting the Demon General Chi Bear?
A lowly three-against-one fight?
Moreover, these three Emerald Giant Pythons were all clung to the thick bamboo wood, commanding the bamboo to attack the Chi Bear.
Demon Skill: Bamboo Grove!
Xuan Platinum Bamboo Grove summons a section of bamboo forest where the Bamboo Snake can hide to evade enemy attacks.
Upon advancing to Cold Jade Level, this bamboo grove would be fully controlled by the Bamboo Snake.
The Bamboo Snake race has never been a close-combat type.
This race excels at disguise, hiding, escaping, and ambushing.
Even in a three-to-one scenario, having prey surrounded, they would choose to cast spells from a distance instead of attacking directly.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss~" The sharp cries of the Bamboo Snakes pierced the eardrums of living beings.
In the forest, each giant bamboo seemed like a supple giant python, relentlessly whipping the Chi Bear.
"Ooh~!" Chi Bear stood unafraid.
It wore a green Bamboo Leaf Cloak, a green Bamboo Leaf Conical Hat, wielded green bamboo wood, moving fluidly.
Countless bamboo woods surrounded it, the attack like a dense rain.
Chi Bear stood unwavering, the defense impenetrable.
The sound of crackling and popping was endless, what a bear-snake fight it was!
Du Yu naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, he held his hands in front of his face, a surge of Fire Demon Breath churning.
"Ying~" Hu Xiaoyan landed, wanting to nuzzle and cuddle with her owner, but since she appeared facing outward, she saw the battlefield immediately.
Prince Yan’s delicate body instantly tensed, leaping onto the deer antlers in front, her fiery red fox tail blooming like a flower, and the tips pointing forward.
"Hiss!"
"Ying?" Interestingly, the fighting parties suddenly paused in their life-and-death battle?
The three Emerald Giant Pythons were visibly startled!
These guys... What are they?
Why do they look so oddly shaped?
The Bamboo Snake apparently had never seen the Human Race, let alone the Beautiful Demon Fox and the Beautiful Immortal Deer.
Compared to the frightened Bamboo Snake, the Chi Bear seemed somewhat bewildered.
These skinny and small beings...
Are they the legendary Human Race?
"Ying!" At the tip of Hu Xiaoyan’s tail, several dazzling beams had been shot out.
Du Yu couldn’t care less about that!
Just go for it!
"Hiss!"
"Hiss~~" The three thick and long pythons screamed, diving straight into the depths of the bamboo forest.
The bamboo leaves growing on either side of their snake heads flapped like small wings, the scene had quite a comedic feel.
"Ying?" Hu Xiaoyan blinked, her face full of questions.
They’re running already?
Oh no! Play a bit longer~
Prince Yan slightly adjusted the tail tip, and Fox Tail Flowing Flame swept through the bamboo forest like a laser cutter.
"Crash~"
"Crash!" The dense bamboo forest was neatly sliced and toppled, including a Bamboo Snake’s body.
Hu Xiaoyan: ???
She was thinking of taking credit but found that the Bamboo Snake she cut in half didn’t seem to be harmed at all and continued to dart away rapidly.
"Ying~" Prince Yan was very unhappy, turned around, and dove into Du Yu’s arms, seeking a hug.
"Du Yu." A voice came from behind, it was Master Qing.
"Master Qing?" Du Yu wondered.
Earlier, the woman had been quietly meditating, no one knew what she was pondering.
Yang Qingqing pointed to a giant bamboo: "Did you notice anything wrong?"
"Hmm?" Du Yu gently pressed down on Xiaoyan, who was sticking and rubbing against his face, and turned to look at the Emerald Giant Bamboo.
These bamboos were exceptionally huge, clearly all summoned by the Bamboo Snake.
"Poof~" Abruptly, the giant bamboos in the bamboo forest shattered, turning into scattered Demon Breaths and vanished without a trace.
Yang Qingqing’s face was serious: "We previously asked the Guiding Snake what the strongest being in their race looked like."
Du Yu’s eyes widened slightly as he immediately realized the issue!
The image provided by the Guiding Snake was that of its kin coiled in the bamboo forest.
The master and disciple judged the size of the opponent by the bamboos.
Yang Qingqing: "What if the bamboo forest we saw is not ordinary bamboo, but are all of this size? Or even larger?"
Du Yu’s heart sank: "Then the Bamboo Snake’s length would be more than sixty or seventy meters."
Yang Qingqing continued: "You once told me, Kui Chou, the Supreme’s body isn’t that magnificent.
And before Celestial Cyan Porcelain used Dragon Transformation Demon Skill, it was only about a hundred meters long."
"Gulp." Du Yu’s Adam’s apple bobbed, "Master Qing means... Supreme?"
Yang Qingqing placed a hand on Du Yu’s shoulder, softly saying: "If the commander of the Bamboo Snake cannot match the Chi Bear leader equally...
Then the Bamboo Snake race should not dare to hunt Chi Bear so recklessly."
Du Yu: !!!