Wan Yun Ting’s expression froze, as if surprised that this sinister and venomous woman would apologize to him.
However, it didn't seem like the time for such talk. He said, "Let's not discuss that for now. Don't you know this snake's weakness?"
Ji Ru Xue looked at Hong Ti La, who had already raised its head in the distance. She shook her massive head vigorously to recover. With a wry smile, she said, "You've tried too. It's not something we can deal with. You should try to escape from here..."
Wan Yun Ting turned to look at the recovered giant snake, then up at the sky pit, which was over thirty meters high. He knew he couldn't escape from here unless he used the giant snake as a springboard.
"Someone, surround the sky pit!"
The clan chief Xiao Yu Ku above seemed to have seen through Wan Yun Ting's intentions. He immediately ordered his guards to come in. They weren't holding snake-shaped weapons, but AK-47s. Standing at the edge of the circular sky pit, they aimed their muzzles downwards. If Wan Yun Ting dared to fly up, they would shoot him directly.
"Son of a bitch..."
Seeing this, Wan Yun Ting's eyes widened with fury. He cursed loudly, realizing that the Divine Snake Clan was determined to feed him to this giant snake.
Hong Ti La's triangular head approached again, its scarlet eyes locked onto Wan Yun Ting. It flicked its tongue from time to time, its slightly opened mouth revealing two long fangs. It suddenly shot two streams of venom at Wan Yun Ting...
Seeing this, Wan Yun Ting's eyes widened. With no time to dodge, he directly shielded Ji Ru Xue. The pale red venom splattered directly onto Wan Yun Ting's back. A strange odor made his expression change drastically. He felt a burning sensation on his skin. Ji Ru Xue's charming eyes widened, staring blankly at Wan Yun Ting, who was protecting her. She hadn't expected him to do this...
"Damn it..."
Wan Yun Ting looked at the areas on his skin where the venom had landed, which had turned into reddish-brown markings. Although it wasn't fatal to him, he felt extremely uncomfortable. He ignored Ji Ru Xue's gaze, got up, and turned to look at the giant snake before him. Hong Ti La's scarlet, sinister eyes also looked at him, showing surprise.
After all, the original name of this giant snake was the Pabula Crimson Viper, which carried potent poison. Furthermore, this giant snake was raised by Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku, making its toxicity even more terrifying. A single drop of the venom it spat could poison a stone elephant, yet Wan Yun Ting was unharmed!
This observation made Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku above raise an eyebrow. The Great Elder and Pala, among others, were also full of surprise and said, "This Chinese man is actually not afraid of Hong Ti La's venom. It's too miraculous!"
Xiao Yu Ku had a strange feeling, discovering that the divine snake bloodline possessed by this Wan Yun Ting seemed to be more miraculous and bizarre than he had imagined!
"Give me the dagger..."
Wan Yun Ting turned and shouted to Ji Ru Xue, who was sitting against the rock wall.
Although the injured Ji Ru Xue wouldn't die, she had lost her ability to move. She took out the snake-shaped dagger and threw it to him, not knowing what Wan Yun Ting intended to do.
Catching the dagger, Wan Yun Ting's eyes widened as he stared directly at the giant snake, which had raised its massive head and whose scarlet eyes met his. Wan Yun Ting used the dagger to slash his left palm again. Blood flowed out, and Wan Yun Ting suddenly flung it towards the giant snake: "Go!"
A stream of blood directly hit the giant snake's scarlet left eyeball. Instantly, Hong Ti La let out a low, guttural growl. Its massive body seemed to be in unimaginable pain. It writhed and rolled on the spot, kicking up clouds of dust.
"What's going on? Hong Ti La seems to be in great pain..."
The Great Elder and Second Elder above changed their expressions, not expecting that a few drops of blood from Wan Yun Ting could cause such pain to Hong Ti La. Even Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku frowned, having a bad premonition...
"It seems my blood is still useful."
Watching the giant snake thrashing about, Wan Yun Ting felt a slight relief in his heart, thanking that wise snake.
Ji Ru Xue, having recovered her senses, was also surprised. Although she knew Wan Yun Ting possessed the divine snake bloodline, she hadn't expected it to have a deterrent effect on Hong Ti La.
However, before Wan Yun Ting could be happy for even a minute, the struggling and writhing giant snake gradually calmed down. After the dust dispersed, Hong Ti La shook its triangular head. Its scarlet left pupil had changed. It no longer looked as sinister and terrifying as before, but seemed to have become gentler, possessing a trace of spirituality.
This change made Wan Yun Ting feel strange. Ji Ru Xue couldn't help but widen her charming eyes, looking at the changed Hong Ti La with the same astonishment. Could Wan Yun Ting's blood have awakened its spiritual intelligence?
"Huh? Hong Ti La seems to be acting strangely!"
The Great Elder and Pala above changed their expressions, sensing the change in Hong Ti La's eyes, which gave them a bad feeling.
Xiao Yu Ku was equally astonished. He stared intently at the change in Hong Ti La's eyes below and said in surprise, "Could its spiritual intelligence have been awakened?"
"What? Awakened spiritual intelligence..."
The Great Elder and Second Elder were shocked and all looked down at Hong Ti La. It had become less agitated and more gentle. Moreover, its scarlet eyes, shimmering with spiritual light, were scrutinizing Wan Yun Ting with a look of confusion, and it slowly crawled towards him.
"Don't move, don't come any closer!"
Wan Yun Ting raised his hand to make a stopping gesture at the giant snake and shouted loudly.
As expected, Hong Ti La's massive body immediately stopped. It raised its head, its scarlet, spiritual eyes scrutinizing Wan Yun Ting. It flicked its tongue as if trying to say something.
Wan Yun Ting, however, seemed to understand its words and exclaimed in surprise, "You want to be close to me?"
Hong Ti La, who could understand human speech, nodded. Its intelligent scarlet eyes looked at Wan Yun Ting, like a child seeking maternal affection, begging for a hug.
This made Wan Yun Ting's expression stunned. He looked at the giant snake doubtfully. Had his blood caused it to mutate and evolve?
Or could his blood control this giant snake?
"Hong Ti La, eat him!"
Unexpectedly, Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku, standing on the sky pit, shouted loudly.
Hong Ti La immediately turned its head to look at Xiao Yu Ku above. Its spiritual eyes remained unchanged, even showing a fierce glare at Xiao Yu Ku. It immediately wriggled its body, blocking Wan Yun Ting, and opened its massive mouth to let out a roar at Xiao Yu Ku and the others on the sky pit.
"What... what's happening?"
The Great Elder and Second Elder and others all had drastic changes in their expressions. The guards surrounding the sky pit also looked tense and fearful. It was clear that Hong Ti La had mistaken them for enemies.
Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku's expression also changed. He felt an inexplicable unease and shouted again, "Hong Ti La, I am your master. I command you, eat him!"
Hiss...!
The response Xiao Yu Ku received was Hong Ti La opening its gaping maw and roaring.
This time, Wan Yun Ting realized that this giant snake was protecting him and obeying his commands.
"Hong Ti La, eat them!"
Wan Yun Ting shouted at the giant snake, inexplicably excited.
Hong Ti La turned its head, its scarlet, spiritual eyes looking at Wan Yun Ting...
Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku, the Great Elder, and others standing on the sky pit felt their hearts tighten. The guards surrounding the sky pit were all tense. They had already released the safeties of their AK-47s, preparing to defend against Hong Ti La's attack.
Seeing Hong Ti La look at Wan Yun Ting but not obey his command to attack, Xiao Yu Ku felt a slight relief...
Wan Yun Ting looked at the dazed giant snake, finding it a little strange. He was about to say something when Hong Ti La turned its head back, its scarlet eyes fixing on Xiao Yu Ku above as if it were a prey. Its massive body wriggled, it raised its head, opened its gaping maw, and charged towards Xiao Yu Ku and the Great Elder above...
"No, Clan Chief, hurry..."
The Great Elder saw this, and everyone's expressions changed drastically. They all retreated...
"Quick, shoot..."
Xiao Li Fu shouted anxiously. The surrounding guards, ignoring their fear, aimed their guns at the surging giant snake and began to fire. The continuous gunfire echoed. Bullets were directed at the climbing Hong Ti La. The bullets, hitting the hard snake scales, actually sparked, and the bullets couldn't penetrate Hong Ti La's scales, only getting stuck on them.
Ah...
Hong Ti La's massive body swung its tail, sweeping away a row of guards. Some guards were even crushed to death by its enormous body.
But Hong Ti La's target was Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku. At this moment, it roared in anger, its massive body moving rapidly, crushing many guards and collapsing surrounding houses, relentlessly pursuing Xiao Yu Ku.
"Clan Chief, hurry..."
The Great Elder, Second Elder, and others, as well as Xiao Li Fu and Xiao Lun, and other members of the Divine Snake Clan, protected Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku and began to flee outwards. But Hong Ti La pursued relentlessly, opening its gaping maw and directly biting a guard behind it. With a flick of its head, it swallowed the guard alive.
Bang...
Wherever Hong Ti La went, houses were crushed. The guards were also terrified and fled in disarray, unable to resist Hong Ti La's attack.
"Quick, scatter the snake powder...!"
In a moment of urgency, the Great Elder remained rational and shouted to the Second Elder and Third Elder.
Several people immediately jumped onto the rooftops, and a group of guards threw bags of snake powder to them. The Great Elder and Second Elder then tore open the snake powder bags. Seeing the rapidly approaching Hong Ti La, the three elders threw the torn snake powder bags at it.
Instantly, brown snake powder scattered in the air like dust. The giant snake Hong Ti La also let out a low growl. Although the snake powder was not fatal to it, it got into Hong Ti La's eyes, causing it to let out a painful roar.
From a distance, Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku and his two sons, along with a group of guards, protected him and watched Hong Ti La writhing in the diffused snake powder, its massive body rolling on the spot, collapsing surrounding houses.
For a time, everyone on Snake Island was awakened by such a commotion. They all came out to watch the Great Elder and others. They were still continuously throwing snake powder bags at Hong Ti La, causing it to roar in pain. The other unknowing members of the Divine Snake Clan had no idea what was happening.
Everyone on Snake Island knew about Hong Ti La's existence; it was the divine snake raised by Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku. They didn't know why the three elders were throwing snake powder bags at it.
This snake powder was very lethal to snakes. If a small snake was sprinkled with snake powder, it would be poisoned to death.
But Hong Ti La was no ordinary small snake, so the snake powder only affected it, but was not fatal.
"Hong Ti La, come back!"
At this moment, Wan Yun Ting's shout came from behind. The obedient Hong Ti La, with a dusty face, turned around and rapidly crawled towards Wan Yun Ting, who had already climbed out from below the sky pit.
And Clan Chief Xiao Yu Ku, protected by many guards in the distance, saw this scene. His face became terrifyingly grim, and his heart was filled with extreme anger. He never expected that the Hong Ti La he had painstakingly raised for over twenty years would eventually obey Wan Yun Ting's control. This was truly a case of losing his chickens and his rice, benefiting others.
"Tribesmen, tribunes, something is wrong! Several ships are approaching our Snake Island!"
Suddenly, a captain of the guards rushed over to report, making Xiao Yu Ku raise an eyebrow and ask, "Who dares to sail towards our Snake Island?"
The returning Great Elder seemed to have guessed something, his expression changing drastically: "Clan Chief, could it be that the people from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult are trying to land on the island?"
"Heavenly Eye Main God Cult?"
Xiao Yu Ku's eyes instantly turned sharp. He felt a strange tightness in his heart. If it were indeed people from the Heavenly Eye Main God Cult launching a surprise attack on their Snake Island in the middle of the night, it was very possible that their mysterious Main God himself had arrived!