Chapter 610 Suppressing the Snake Soul

Xiao Ling's gaze suddenly fixed on Qinglin's jade-like back.

As the fighting spirit around her spread out like ripples, dark golden lines quietly spread beneath her fair skin like a living thing.

The lines intertwined and entangled, gradually outlining a huge, coiled creature, which turned out to be a giant python with nine ferocious snake heads.

The nine snake heads have different shapes, some have upright fangs and bloody mouths, some have pupils glowing with cold green light, as if they are ready to break through the shackles of the skin and pounce at you at any time.

However, at this moment, one of the snake heads that was originally drooping suddenly raised its head, and its tightly closed pupils suddenly opened, with monstrous murderous intent surging in the scarlet vertical pupils!

A violent aura filled with ancient murderous intent came towards him like a substance, and wherever it passed, the air made a piercing whistle.

The murderous aura went straight to Xiao Ling's mind, as if it was going to drag his consciousness into an endless abyss of darkness.

However, before this malicious force could get close to him, a faint light flashed on Xiao Ling's forehead, and the surging mental power in the Niwan Palace rushed out like a tide.

The brilliant spiritual light turned into an invisible barrier, instantly crushing the murderous aura into dust. Only a few wisps of dissipated black mist remained in the quiet room, twisting and turning into nothingness in the candlelight.

Violent energy fluctuations exploded in the quiet room, and Qing Lin immediately became alert.

When she saw the silver spiritual light lingering around Xiao Ling and the black mist dissipating in the air, her heart suddenly tightened and she turned around in a hurry, her eyes full of worry:
"Master! Are you okay? Could it be that the soul of the ancient celestial snake is causing trouble again?"

A calm smile appeared on Xiao Ling's lips, and with a flick of his fingertips, the remaining mental power dissipated like a firefly.

He waved his hand, and said with some interest: "It's okay, this little noise can't hurt me. But..." He paused, his eyes fixed on the trembling Hydra tattoo on Qinglin's back, with a glimmer of inquiry in his eyes.

“It made me discover some interesting things.”

Seeing that Qinglin was still practicing his Qi, he softened his expression and raised his hand to signal, "Okay, don't activate your Qi for now. This soul body seems to have sensed external interference and is starting to get restless. If you force it now, something unexpected might happen."

As he spoke, a soft white light condensed from his fingertips and slowly reached towards Qinglin's back.
"I will first use my mental power to build a barrier to stabilize it, and then take a closer look at what secrets this Hydra is hiding."

Qing Lin responded lightly, and according to Xiao Ling's instructions, he obediently suppressed the fighting spirit around him.

As the flowing light gradually faded, the dark golden Hydra tattoo on her smooth back disappeared into her skin like the tide, leaving only faint lines that flickered in the candlelight.

The scarlet vertical pupils of the nine snake heads slowly closed, and the previous violent aura dissipated. The quiet room returned to calm, with only the crackling of candlelight.

Then, Qinglin put on his clothes again. When he turned around, his green eyes were full of doubts, and the silver ornaments in his hair swayed with his movements: "Master, you just said you found something interesting."

She subconsciously stroked the silver snake-shaped ornament on her wrist, her tone tinged with nervousness, "Is there something wrong with the soul of this ancient celestial snake? Is it more dangerous than I thought?"

Xiao Ling's fingertips unconsciously rubbed his chin, and his blue eyes were filled with ripples of thought. After a long while, he slowly spoke: "Yes and no, this matter is indeed a bit strange." He stared at Qing Lin with burning eyes, and his tone unconsciously became a little heavier.

"Qinglin, since you have gone deep into the ruins of the ancient sky snake, have you ever seen the remains with your own eyes? Do you still remember its appearance?"

Qing Lin nodded slightly, his green eyes flashing with reminiscence: "There is indeed a place where the ancient sky snake fell deep in the ruins, but for some unknown reason, the remains have long disappeared, not even a trace of bones are left."

She paused, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. "However, there are many sculptures left on the walls of the temples inside the ruins, depicting the figure of a giant snake with nine heads. I think this should be the appearance of the ancient celestial snake when it was alive."

Xiao Ling's expression turned serious, and he said, "If it's just a coincidence, it's not surprising. Qinglin, you know that ordinary ancient sky snakes only have one head, but the soul in your body does have nine heads... According to my inference, this is most likely the real ancient nine-headed sky snake king! Such an existence, not to mention in the snake clan, even if you look at the entire ancient times, in the world of Warcraft, it is a terrifying existence standing at the top!"

Xiao Ling's words were not an exaggeration at all. As far as he knew, if the Warcraft world's Warcraft beasts with noble bloodlines were classified into levels, the one standing at the top would undoubtedly be the Supreme Dragon Emperor.

Now that Zi Yan has returned to Ancient Dragon Island to absorb the Dragon Emperor's Origin Fruit, once she completely absorbs the energy in it, she will be able to complete her transformation and advance to the Supreme Dragon Emperor.

And under the special bloodline of the Supreme Dragon Emperor, the most powerful in the world of Warcraft are the Taixu Ancient Dragon Royal Bloodline, the Ancient Sky Phoenix Royal Bloodline, the Ancient Nine-headed Sky Snake King Bloodline, and the Nine-color Sky-swallowing Python Bloodline.

Needless to say, the first two possess the purest and noblest bloodlines among the Taixu ancient dragon and the ancient Tianhuang clan.

As for the ancient Nine-headed Sky Snake King and the Nine-colored Sky-Swallowing Python, they are the pinnacle existences with outstanding talent and strength in their respective clans. Compared with the former two, they are no inferior.

Behind these most powerful bloodlines are the ordinary Taixu ancient dragon, the ordinary ancient sky phoenix, as well as the ancient sky snake and the seven-colored sky-swallowing python.

Although they belong to the three major magical beast clans, they can only be regarded as ordinary people in bloodline inheritance.

Compared with ordinary magical beasts, they are indeed superior, but once compared with the top bloodlines, there is a huge gap that is difficult to cross.

Judging from the previous visions and Qinglin's description, Xiao Ling had already concluded in his mind that the creature entrenched in Qinglin's body was definitely not an ordinary ancient sky snake remnant soul, but the legendary ancient nine-headed sky snake king!

If Qing Lin can successfully assimilate this soul, the benefits she will gain will be incomparable to those of an ordinary ancient celestial snake. By then, she will not only be able to absorb the terrifying power of the Nine-Headed Sky Snake King, but will also be able to awaken the ancient secrets inherited from it, and her strength will surely undergo a tremendous transformation.

However, opportunities and risks coexist. The ancient nine-headed sky snake king was so powerful that even if only a wisp of his soul was left, the brutality and oppression he contained were far beyond imagination.

In order to completely assimilate this power, Qinglin must not only endure the severe pain at the soul level, but also resist the erosion of the residual soul at all times. If he is not careful, he may be overthrown by it.

However, such a dangerous situation only existed when Qing Lin was fighting alone. Now that Xiao Ling was helping him with all his strength, the situation was completely different.

With his exquisite control over mental power and his endless skills as a talisman master, it is not difficult for him to guide Qinglin to assimilate this remnant soul.

Indeed, if the ancient nine-headed sky snake king was still at his peak, even with Xiao Ling's current strength, he would have no choice but to retreat.

But now, this remnant soul, which has been worn away by the years, still retains some ferocity, and is fighting like a trapped beast.

In Xiao Ling's opinion, as long as he made a careful plan and supplemented it with his profound attainments in soul power, he would be able to turn this ancient fierce power into an opportunity for Qinglin's transformation. Qinglin had the three-flower pupil of a green snake, so he naturally spent a lot of time to understand this aspect. With Yao Chen's careful teaching, he knew the secrets of snake monsters like the back of his hand, and naturally knew the fierce reputation of the ancient nine-headed sky snake king.

Hearing Xiao Ling's words, her emerald eyes slightly widened, her fingertips unconsciously grasped the snake-shaped silver pattern on the hem of her clothes, and asked in a slightly inexplicable voice:

"Master! Will Qinglin be in danger if the remnant soul of such a terrifying being is in danger? If we want to completely assimilate it, will it be very troublesome to deal with it?"

Seeing that Qinglin's tense brows were still filled with worry, Xiao Ling's lips curled up into a gentle smile, and his bony palms naturally rubbed the top of her head.

The warm touch from the fingertips, mixed with a familiar scent, dispelled some of the uneasiness like the warm spring sun.

"Relax, Qinglin." Xiao Ling's voice was low and firm. "Even if this remnant soul is difficult to deal with, it is nothing more than a trapped beast in front of me."

"Your Green Snake Three-Flower Pupil has a natural ability to restrain the power of snakes, suppressing their violence and taming their spirits. With my help, assimilating this power is a matter of course."

Qinglin raised his head, trust rippled in his green eyes, and nodded obediently: "Qinglin trusts the young master. No matter when and where, as long as it is the young master's order, Qinglin will do his best!"

Her voice was clear and firm, and the silver ornaments in her hair swayed slightly with her movements, reflecting the flickering candlelight, just like her gradually calming mood at this moment.

Seeing that the worry on Qinglin's brows had completely faded, Xiao Ling said no more, and his eyes turned serious: "Qinglin, I will immediately place a suppression seal in your body to lock up the residual soul of the ancient nine-headed sky snake king. With this restraint, your Green Snake Three Flower Pupil will be able to exert its power more stably. From now on, you only need to focus on practicing, using the pupil technique as a guide, and gradually absorb its energy, and you will be able to completely assimilate it."

"However, during the sealing period, you must not force the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils to drive the residual soul to fight, so as to avoid backlash." Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ling suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled, and his aura became gentle.

"However, you don't need to worry too much about this. Anyway, I am here, so you don't need to take any risks yourself, let alone take the risk of using the power of the ancient nine-headed sky snake king."

Qinglin nodded her head obediently, her emerald eyes clear as water, reflecting Xiao Ling's determined face: "Qinglin has remembered everything, Master, don't worry."

After making the arrangements, Xiao Ling did not delay any longer and looked at Qing Lin with a serious look: "There will be strong soul fluctuations during the process. If you feel uncomfortable, speak up immediately."

As Qinglin sat cross-legged, Xiao Ling turned around and stood behind him, with silver light suddenly surging around him.

He placed his palms on Qinglin's back, and fine runes appeared on his palms. His mental power seeped into her meridians like silk.

Just as Xiao Ling's mental power was about to flow towards Qing Lin's back, the dormant remnant soul of the ancient nine-headed sky snake king let out an earth-shaking roar. The nine-headed snake tattoo on Qing Lin's back suddenly exploded and unexpectedly transformed into a phantom of a soul body out of thin air. The phantoms of dark golden scales overlapped layer upon layer, making the quiet room look eerie.

"A mere trifle!" Xiao Ling sneered, quickly forming seals with his hands in front of his chest, muttering something.

Suddenly, countless silver-white chains emerged from the void, like giant silver pythons, and entangled the rioting snake soul.

The snake soul was furious, and its nine heads spit out attacks at the same time. The dark blue flame burned fiercely, and the temperature was so high that it burned twisted ripples in the space.

However, in the face of Xiao Ling's absolute power, all these resistances seemed pale and powerless.

His eyes became increasingly stern, and the spiritual power in the Niwan Palace gushed out like a dam bursting, condensing into a huge golden pagoda in the air.

The pagoda radiates dazzling light, and every ray of light contains the power to destroy the world.

"Suppress!" With a loud shout, the golden pagoda fell down and pressed heavily on the snake soul.

The snake soul screamed miserably and struggled desperately, but it could not shake the pagoda at all. Xiao Ling kept changing his spells with his hands, and the light of the pagoda became brighter and brighter, suppressing the snake soul.

Qinglin felt as if her body was churning with waves. The powerful impact of the force made her face turn pale in an instant, and cold sweat fell like raindrops.

But she gritted her teeth, endured the severe pain, and activated the Green Snake Three Flower Pupils to help Xiao Ling stabilize the seal.

With the combined efforts of one man and one pupil, in just a moment, the extremely powerful residual soul of the ancient nine-headed sky snake king was completely suppressed.

The originally rapidly growing dark golden scale shadow quickly shrank, turning into a faint pattern that disappeared into Qing Lin's skin, and the restless space gradually returned to calm.

When the last silver line disappeared under Qinglin's skin, Xiao Ling retracted his palm with trembling fingertips, and the silver light surging around his body quickly converged like the tide receding.

He raised his head and took a long breath, and his tense back finally relaxed. The suppression just seemed easy, but in fact he needed to be vigilant against the dying struggle of the remaining soul at all times.

In order to ensure that Qing Lin would not suffer any damage, Xiao Ling was very serious and careful in activating his mental power, so it also consumed a lot of energy.

The rustling sound of fabric rubbing against each other came to her ears, and Qinglin's eyelashes trembled as she opened her green eyes. The restless power in her body finally calmed down. She felt the situation behind her, and after confirming that the dark gold pattern had completely disappeared, she slowly turned around.

Seeing Qinglin turned around, Xiao Ling's lips curled up with a confident smile, raised an eyebrow and asked: "How is it? Has that guy become more obedient inside you?"

Qing Lin nodded, his voice clear and a little excited: "Indeed! After being sealed by the young master, this soul body has been much more peaceful than before. Originally, it could disturb my mood from time to time and even affect my spirit, but now it can no longer cause any trouble."

Xiao Ling smiled and rubbed Qing Lin's head, saying in a relaxed tone: "If that's the case, then I'm relieved. From now on, you can use the ability of the Green Snake's Three Flower Pupils to absorb its power bit by bit. I believe that it won't be long before you can completely assimilate this energy and use it to improve your own strength. By then, you will definitely gain a lot."

Qing Lin's eyebrows curved, and he smiled crisply: "Yes, I will do as the young master tells me from now on!"

Xiao Ling raised his hand and lightly touched the tip of her nose, and said in a gentle voice: "Okay, now that you have dealt with it, go back and rest early."

Qing Lin shook his head, his eyes full of concern, but with a different meaning, he said: "Master has been traveling for a few days, and then helped me seal the residual soul. I believe he must be exhausted. Let Qing Lin serve you!"

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, and naturally saw some other thoughts in Qinglin's mind. Then, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and a bit of indulgence flashed in his eyes: "In this case, then I will trouble you, Qinglin."

(End of this chapter)