Chương 6: Soul Devouring Life-Severing Array

After weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Yao decided to get his hands on the rare ice first, and then save her.

"What if I rescue you, and you kill me? That's not a good deal."

"Hmph! What do you want in return for saving me?" Cai Ni huffed angrily, but after thinking about it carefully, she realized that Xiao Yao had just been bluffing her.

"Alright, let's both swear an oath. I swear to rescue you, and you swear not to repay kindness with enmity, and from now on, wherever I am, you must obey my every command."

"How is it?"

Cai Ni only hesitated for a second before agreeing: "Okay, I promise you. I hope you won't play me for a fool, or you'll face the revenge of the entire snake-people race."

"Since that's the case, I, Lin Xiaoyao, swear to the heavens: I will definitely rescue Cai Ni. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by the heavens and may I never become a Dou Di in my lifetime."

"Pfft! Your name is Xiaoyao? Your parents really know how to name someone! Haha!"

"You? A Dou Di? Haha!" Cai Ni burst out laughing at Xiao Yao's sudden remark.

Xiao Yao blushed at her mockery and quickly urged, "Alright, hurry up, it's your turn."

Indeed, it's laughable that a mere Dou Zhe (Battle Master) dares to dream of becoming a Dou Di (Battle Emperor). Such a thing hasn't happened in thousands of years.

"Hmm... I, Cai Ni, swear that the Snake-People will never repay kindness with enmity. Wherever Lin Xiaoyao appears, I, Cai Ni, will follow his lead without question. If I break this oath, may I be struck down by heaven and earth."

"I'll never become a Dou Di in my entire life, hahaha!"

Cai Ni actually mimicked his tone and said the same things, teasing him.

Xiao Yao didn't bother with her; he was hiding a big secret: Hyotei!

But he didn't back down and teased the other person, saying, "You really don't seem like an adult; your personality doesn't match your age."

"Hmph! You don't act like a child who's only a teenager. You're more like a cunning old fox," Cai Ni retorted immediately.

"Why aren't you letting me out? I'm dying of discomfort."

With the matter settled, both sides felt much more relaxed, at least neither of them had to die.

"Hmm... okay!"

Xiao Yao picked up the Xuanzhong Ruler and walked towards Cai Ni.

With a loud bang, the entire vat was smashed to pieces.

But what happened next completely stunned Xiao Yao: what emerged from the vat was a large purple tail that extended all the way to Cai Ni's abdomen.

Cai Ni wore only a red bellyband on her upper body, her chest was slightly protruding, her slender waist was exposed, and her snow-white skin was occasionally revealed. Combined with her angelic appearance, it created an exquisite picture.

"this?!"

"What's so shocking about that? I'm not an adult yet, so of course I have a human body and a snake tail."

In a flash, a thin garment was draped over Cai Ni's body, concealing her alluring figure.

"Um... tell me the secret of this Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice." Xiao Yao felt his nose getting hot and quickly changed the subject.

Cai Ni pondered for a moment, then composed herself and became very serious: "Hmm... have you ever heard of the Soul Emperor?"

"The Soul Emperor? The one who was suppressed by the Flame Emperor Xiao Yan?"

"Yes. It's him."

"What does this Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice have to do with him?" Xiao Yao couldn't help but wonder.

"This is the Soul-Devouring and Life-Severing Array that he set up back then to complete the Emperor-grade embryonic core."

"The Soul-Devouring Life-Severing Array? So that's what it is!" Xiao Yao understood. He knew the novel "Battle Through the Heavens" by heart, how could he not know it?

"You know such a secret? Aren't you surprised at all?" Cai Ni looked at him in surprise.

"Oh, how would I know? Wasn't that what you just said? I was just momentarily stunned." Xiao Yao casually made up an excuse to brush it off.

Cai Ni didn't mind and continued her story: "Later, the Soul Clan suffered a great defeat, and the great formation was also destroyed. The remaining energy of the lives that had been harmed coincidentally gathered in this underground cold cave, and began to absorb the life force of the surrounding dead. After thousands of years, this highly poisonous ice was born - the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice."

"Our snake-people discovered this place. The snake-people's innate constitution of cold poison is a perfect match for this place, so every hundred years we come to collect some cold water as a cultivation resource."

"Furthermore, our clan also raises it. Every time we take away a portion of the cold water, we have to throw in a lot of corpses. This Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice naturally became a closely guarded secret of our snake-people clan. Only the Medusa Queens of each generation knew about it, and the secret was passed down orally."

"You guessed right. That icy serpent wasn't the Ten Thousand Bone Poison Ice, but rather bait set up by my Serpent Clan. It was made from the deadly poison extracted from the fangs of each generation of Medusa Queen."

After slowly and methodically recounting the origins of the Ten Thousand Bones Poison Ice, Cai Ni stopped talking.

"The person who came up with this plan is truly insidious and cunning; what a clever scheme." Xiao Yao couldn't help but feel a chill of fear. Fortunately, Elder Jin became the scapegoat.

"You!! How dare you disrespect my ancestors?"

"Tch, it's your ancestor, not mine. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Don't forget, you just swore you wouldn't retaliate against me."

Xiao Yao's indifferent expression infuriated Cai Ni, making her slightly angry.

"Hmph! I swear the Snake-People won't retaliate against you, but I can't guarantee the Xiao Clan won't. You're insulting their ancestors like that, guess what will happen?"

"Hmm? What does this have to do with the Xiao clan?"

"My ancestor's surname was Xiao, and he was Xiao Xiao, the daughter of Emperor Yan."

"What? Xiao Xiao has become the Medusa Queen?" Xiao Yao was surprised. In his memory, Xiao Xiao was just an adorable little girl.

"What? Now you're scared? I thought you were fearless."

"Alright, I take back what I just said. Your ancestors were wise and powerful, incredibly intelligent, okay?"

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

This is hardly a sign of being sensible. Xiao Yao was very confident that he was a member of the Xiao clan, and he was unwilling to do anything that involved cursing his ancestors.

After getting the answer he wanted, Xiao Yao stared at the large flower in the center of the platform for a moment, and then went to the table that Elder Jin had prepared earlier.

"These are all for subduing the Thousand Bone Poison Ice, hehe, what a bargain for me!" The container was laden with all sorts of rare materials. He then glanced sideways at Cai Ni and said, "You should know how to subdue the Thousand Bone Poison Ice, right?"

"Huh? Why are you asking this... Could it be? You! Are you going to swallow it?" Cai Ni didn't react at first, but the next moment she stared at the handsome young man in shock.

"Since the meat is practically offered to us, why wouldn't we eat it?"

"You are really overestimating yourself. You, a mere Dou Zhe, dare to touch this rare treasure of heaven and earth. You are just courting death. Didn't you see that Elder Jin, with his peak Dou Huang strength, also made a lot of preparations?"

"As the saying goes, courage comes from evil, and wealth and honor are found in danger. You don't need to worry about that. Just tell me what to do."

"This belongs to my snake-people clan. How can you just swallow it like that? Don't even dream about it."

Cai Ni immediately rejected his rude request.