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But the reason they have achieved their current power and status is because of their sheer numbers!
The Nine Netherworld Python Clan is the most numerous among the three major races, and it also has a large number of branch groups.
While this development method granted them considerable power, the indiscriminate dissemination of their bloodline also resulted in impure bloodlines...
For Warcraft, the importance of bloodlines is self-evident.
However, if the Nine Netherworld Python continues to act in this way, its clan will likely fall into a situation similar to that of ordinary magical beasts a hundred years from now.
The powerful members of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan were naturally well aware of this matter.
However, their bloodline was not the strongest among the snake clan. They were far inferior to the ancient celestial serpent and the seven-colored swallowing python, the supreme beings among snakes, and even far inferior to the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, which inherited the bloodline of the ancient celestial phoenix. Therefore, the clan had no choice but to make this decision back then.
Drinking poison to quench thirst, though a form of slow suicide, is still better than dying of thirst outright. Without the support of a large herd, the Nine Netherworld Pythons might end up like those ancient demonic pythons, with only a few occasionally surviving in some desolate wilderness…
Chapter 465 The Nine Netherworlds
The Nine Nether Abyss is a major passage into the underground world. Naturally, it is occupied by the Nine Nether Earth Serpent Clan, so its defenses are quite formidable.
However, this strictness only applies to ordinary experts. With Ye Chen's current strength, the guards of the Nine Netherworld Pythons couldn't even detect the three of them.
The so-called underground world is vast and has complex terrain. If Ye Chen hadn't had a detailed map and used his immense soul power to explore, finding the place would have been no easy task.
Moreover, during this process, Ye Chen and the others also saw snake-people tribes, each of which was larger and stronger than the tribe where Queen Medusa once belonged.
However, in Her Majesty's words, these snake people are no longer the dominant race they were in ancient times.
Because the true lineage of the Serpent People lies in the Northwest Continent, in the Tagor Desert, and in Queen Medusa…
Without Medusa's legacy, these snake-people tribes lack the opportunity to awaken their ancient bloodlines and are left dependent on others!
After passing the snake-people tribes that served as outer defenses, and about half a day later, the three finally arrived at the main camp of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, the Netherworld Serpent Vein.
The so-called Nether Serpent Vein is the headquarters of the Nine Nether Earth Python Clan.
Of course, it is also a sacred place in the hearts of the snake-people tribes outside. As a sacred place, the defenses of this Nether Serpent Vein are naturally extremely strong, and even ordinary snake-people cannot enter.
This further displeased Her Majesty the Queen. Even though she did not acknowledge the snake people as having "betrayed" their race, seeing them enslaved in this way still fueled her anger.
Seeing this, Ye Chen gently interrupted her attention and said softly, "The Nine Netherworld is deep within the earth veins, but there are many powerful figures hidden in these earth veins, including some at the half-saint level. If we disturb them, it will cause some trouble, so you should try to conceal all your auras."
Upon hearing this, both Cai Die and Qing Lin nodded.
Then, Ye Chen waved his hand, and the space around the three of them fluctuated rapidly, then distorted, and soon their figures disappeared from the spot...
This simple application of space is considered to be exclusive to Saint-level experts. However, Ye Chen used his vast soul power to conceal the fluctuations caused by the spatial distortion, so even a Dou Sheng expert would find it difficult to detect.
Using this ability, Ye Chen and his companions easily avoided the senses of many powerful members of the Nine Netherworld Python and silently entered the depths of the Netherworld Serpent's veins.
Deep within the Nether Serpent's veins lies a vast, dark abyss.
This deep ravine was a hundred feet wide and its bottom was nowhere in sight. An astonishingly cold aura, like a gale, constantly howled upwards from its depths...
Even a Dou Zun expert would feel their blood and even Dou Qi freeze just by standing on the side, so the Nine Netherworld Python Clan didn't send anyone to guard them.
Using their powerful battle qi to resist the cold, Ye Chen and his companions quickly entered the deep ravine, where they discovered a peculiar lake at the bottom of the abyss...
The lake was enormous, and its water was a deep yellow color. Within this deep yellow, there seemed to be traces of blood-like hues flowing through it. A stream of air, a mixture of pale yellow and faint blood, constantly seeped out from it, eventually rising and roaring into the sky.
"This is the legendary Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs." Feeling the terrifying, chilling power constantly seeping from the lake water, Ye Chen said in a deep voice.
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“This Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs water is truly terrifying. Just standing by this lake, I can feel the bone-chilling cold. I’m afraid even the Nine Netherworld Python Clan wouldn’t dare to venture into it,” Qing Lin said, rubbing his arms and shrinking his body.
Ye Chen smiled slightly upon seeing this, and gently touched the girl's body with his finger. A warm current then flowed from his fingertip into Qing Lin's body, driving away the chill from the girl's body.
"Thank you, young master!" the girl said with a sweet smile.
Watching this scene, Cai Die couldn't help but subtly purse her lips.
Although she also appreciates these unintentional little acts of kindness, as a cool and aloof queen, she wouldn't act like a little girl and fawn over a man...
"Butterfly, I'll go into the bottom of the Yellow Springs first to obtain the Yellow Springs Blood Crystal. After I come out, you can go into the Yellow Springs, and I'll protect you." Ye Chen turned to His Majesty the Queen and instructed her.
Her Majesty the Queen nodded silently, her bright eyes fixed intently on Ye Chen.
"Okay, be careful. If it really doesn't work, come back."
The chilling power of the Nine Netherworld is too terrifying. Although Ye Chen is strong and has a strange fire protecting him, who knows what will happen next?
Moreover, she had previously been somewhat skeptical of Ye Chen's claim that this place could help her advance to the Nine-Colored Devouring Python realm, but now that she had seen it, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart.
Ye Chen chuckled and nodded.
This time, he's not just going to retrieve the Yellow Spring Blood Crystal, but also the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's inheritance, and the former patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python clan, Yao Ming, who has been imprisoned here by his own brother for who knows how many years!
Summoning the strange fire, Ye Chen exhaled lightly, and with a swift movement, jumped directly into the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs. Then, his figure sped towards the bottom of the Yellow Springs with lightning speed.
"Chichi!"
As Ye Chen jumped into the Nine Netherworld, a white column of smoke instantly rose from the lake surface, and bubbling water appeared continuously, like boiling water.
With a wave of her jade-like hand, Cai Die dispersed the white smoke column. Only after confirming it wouldn't reappear did she breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at Qing Lin with her beautiful eyes, she said, "Let's hide first and wait for Ye Chen to come out..."
"Ah."
Qinglin nodded, and the two of them flashed into the surrounding darkness, concealing their auras and falling into silence.
On the other side, in the murky yellow lake water, a figure flashed by as fast as lightning.
Flames swirled around it, and each time it came into contact with the surrounding lake water, it would emit a hissing sound.
Ye Chen swiftly flew towards the bottom of the Yellow Springs. At the same time, the yin and cold power contained in the Yellow Springs increased continuously as he went deeper. Even with the obstruction of the strange fire, Ye Chen still felt that the flow of fighting qi in his body was not as smooth as before.
"Looks like we need to speed things up a bit..."
Ye Chen didn't know just how big the Nine Netherworlds were.
Finding the Yellow Springs Stele and the trapped demon here is definitely not an easy task.
If the delay is too long, not only will he be affected, but the two women, Cai Die and Qing Lin, who are outside, may also encounter danger.
Just as Ye Chen was struggling to increase his speed, a faint, strange sound suddenly entered his ears, and he immediately realized that the water flow behind him had suddenly accelerated...
Chapter 466 A Foreseeable Ending
"Hiss..."
The strange sound reached Ye Chen's ears, instantly putting him on alert.
Sensing the sudden acceleration of the water flow behind him, without any hesitation, Ye Chen retaliated and threw a punch...
"boom!"
A terrifying force, channeled through the water in a strange way, slammed into a dark shadow, and then blasted it away.
"Huh, I didn't expect there to be living things in the Netherworld..."
Looking at the creature that had been blasted into a pool of blood, a hint of surprise flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. The chilling power here was such that even the Nine Netherworld Python couldn't stay for long, let alone survive.
Of course, there are many strange places in this world, and these places will always give rise to some even more peculiar creatures.
However, after killing several of those eerie, cold snakes, Ye Chen couldn't help but frown.
In this Yellow Springs water, Ye Chen's fighting spirit was already severely depleted. If he were to be entangled by these things as well, he would really be in trouble...
With these thoughts in mind, Ye Chen moved, his speed suddenly soaring, transforming into a streak of lightning, rushing towards the bottom of the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs with lightning speed.
However, faced with his escape, the strange black snakes quickly turned and launched a massive pursuit.
Seeing the strange snake that clung to his bones like a maggot, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel annoyed. He then raised his hand and threw out a ball of purplish-brown flame.
The flames spread into a sea of fire, which even the chilling power of the place could not extinguish.
The strange snakes, unable to stop their momentum, crashed into the sea of fire one after another, and were almost instantly burned to ashes under the terrifying heat.
"Jiji!"
Faced with such terrifying flames, the strange snakes also became fearful. After a large number of them died in their advance, they finally dared not go any further and could only spew black water arrows from a distance, extinguishing the sea of fire bit by bit...
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Chen quickly shook off them and rushed straight to the bottom of the Yellow Springs.
Looking down at the pebbles at the bottom of the lake that were emitting a strange light, Ye Chen noticed that the lakebed was actually quite bright.
To Ye Chen's surprise, although these stones looked strange, they were really just ordinary stones. He didn't see a single Yellow Spring Blood Crystal he wanted...
"What's going on? Did I get fooled by the original story? That shouldn't be the case..."
Although Ye Chen still remembered that in the original story, Xiao Yan rescued Yao Ming in the Nine Netherworlds and obtained the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, he certainly couldn't remember all the details.
Frustrated by the fact that he couldn't find the Yellow Spring Blood Crystal, Ye Chen had no choice but to shift his focus and see if he could encounter the imprisoned Yao Ming...
However, this shouldn't be difficult. After all, Yao Ming has been trapped for so many years. If he discovers that someone has entered the bottom of the Yellow Springs, he will definitely not let go of this chance to survive.
really……
"Ah...help...me..."
Just as Ye Chen was searching, an extremely faint groan suddenly reached his ears through the water.
A subtle smile played at the corners of his lips, but on the surface, Ye Chen maintained a wary expression, coldly demanding, "Who is it?!"
That's why they say life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills!
Ye Chen saw that there was no one else around.
Upon hearing the sound, he first frowned and checked his surroundings, then shifted his attention to the ground beneath his feet. He then struck out with his palm, sending those creatures flying. A massive iron chain, hundreds of feet long, appeared in Ye Chen's sight.
Guided by the iron chain, Ye Chen finally found the imprisoned Yao Ming. However, the other party now looked like a dried corpse that had been dead for who knows how many years. If Ye Chen could not still sense the aura of the other party's three-star Dou Sheng level, he would really think that this guy was already dead.
"Was that you calling for help?" Ye Chen asked solemnly, looking at the mummified corpse.
"Yes! Save me, save me, save me! I'll make the entire Nine Netherworld Python Clan serve you as their master!"
Upon hearing Ye Chen's question, the latter's sunken eyes suddenly opened, his gaze turning somewhat crazed as he stared at Ye Chen. His hoarse roar echoed through the depths of the underworld, chilling the soul like a ghost's wail.
……
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Seeing Yao Ming's miserable state, Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Being sealed in this place by his own brother for hundreds of years, this demon is truly incredibly unlucky.
After pretending not to know anything and chatting with Yao Ming for a while, Ye Chen heard from Yao Ming about his past experiences and also learned a lot of information about the Nine Netherworld Python.
From Yao Ming's words, we know that the current patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, Yao Xiaotian, is probably a one-star Dou Sheng. He is also in cahoots with the Great Elder of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, who should also be a one-star Dou Sheng, but probably at the peak of the one-star Dou Sheng level.
However, the fact that Yao Ming was sealed away for hundreds of years and tempered by the cold air of the Nine Netherworlds turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as his cultivation level improved to the mid-stage of the Two-Star Dou Sheng.
As long as we can rescue him and he recovers his fighting spirit, seizing the position of clan leader will be a piece of cake.
"My biggest obstacles are these two!"
Once I eliminate them, the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will surely fall under my control. At that time, you, my young friend, will be my savior…
Although I, Yao Ming, am not exactly a philanthropist, my words are as good as gold!
"If I ever gain control of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan in the future, I will do my utmost to fulfill any requests you may have."
The demon stared intently at Ye Chen and made a solemn promise.
In the original novel, Yao Ming did indeed keep his word and stood firmly behind Xiao Yan to support him after he was saved.
But this wasn't enough to make Ye Chen truly believe him...
In fact, Ye Chen had already thought about the fate of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan before he came; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically asked Qing Lin to come along.
Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then said, "I can't believe what you've said. Unless you can offer me a truly compelling deal, I won't easily offend the Nine Netherworld Python Clan just because of a few words from you..."
"Oh, by the way, I came here to look for some Yellow Spring Blood Crystals. I wonder if you know how to find these things?"
Hearing Ye Chen's words, Yao Ming felt a slight sense of relief.
If the other party agrees so easily, he will worry that this person might have some ulterior motive.
As long as there are requirements, that's fine...
Only in this way can he negotiate terms with the other party with greater peace of mind.
"Even in the Nine Netherworlds, this Yellow Spring Blood Crystal is extremely rare. Generally speaking, it takes nearly a thousand years for a palm-sized piece to condense. Over the past few hundred years, I have devoured all of these..."