Serpent Ancestor

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Serpent Scales Transform and Slay the Water Demon

Chen Ping glanced for a moment, then walked over to Wang Xiao Niu, took his pulse, and pinched his forehead.

“Immortal, what’s wrong with my little son?” Wang Da Niu asked nervously.

“No need to worry.”

Chen Ping’s tone was gentle. Looking at the tattered books behind Wang Xiao Niu, he said, “He was born with a high spiritual awareness, but unfortunately, his aptitude is too poor for cultivation. It would be better for him to be a scholar. If he can pass the county exam, he could enter the Celestial Monitoring Bureau for a civil position; just report my name.”

Earlier, he had noticed Wang Xiao Niu but didn’t have time to examine him in detail. Now, after the inspection, he was somewhat disappointed.

With that, he turned and left without lingering.

Once Chen Ping left, the nearby villagers gathered around, their faces full of envy.

“The Celestial Monitoring Bureau, that’s the place of the immortals!”

“To be recognized by an immortal, the Wang family is truly fortunate!”

Amidst the flattery, Wang Da Niu gritted his teeth and resolved to send Xiao Niu to study, even if it meant selling everything he had.

……

After the officials left, the snake hunters came again. They

The octopus recoiled, two of its tentacles severed.

Xu Hei, taken aback, continued advancing. Another lash targeted the octopus’s head. The creature seemed to try to escape but was too late. With a flash of cold light, its head was cleaved open.

The massive body thrashed in the water before sinking to the riverbed, lifeless after a moment.

Xu Hei was not satisfied with his performance. It took two strikes to kill a fish, which would be inadequate against a real demon beast, let alone a snake-catcher.

“This move is best avoided. If catching an octopus is this tough, encountering a demon beast would be suicidal, not to mention a snake-catcher,” Xu Hei thought, shaking his head.

Just as he was about to consume the octopus’s corpse, he noticed a wooden token floating up from the cracked area of the octopus. It floated in front of Xu Hei, clearly visible.

The sight of the token left Xu Hei stunned, as he recognized it as a snake-catcher’s token!