Chapter 378: Chapter 378

Guang Lie was shocked beyond belief, trembling as he pointed at the severed half of Shangguan Xiao’s body. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveI~Fire.net

Dead. She was really dead.

The daughter of the Divine Lord of the Divine Temple, Miss Shangguan, had actually died in this barren Beast World.

Guang Lie panicked. "You’re finished! You’re all doomed! Shangguan Xiao’s mother is the Divine Lord. You’ve killed her daughter; she will never let this go!"

The classic plotline was unfolding: kill the young one, and the old one comes for revenge.

Ming Ji felt a moment of unreality. Vengeance was finally served.

His eyes, blazing red, viciously stared at the bisected corpse before him.

He had been born from hatred. In his quest for the truth, he had drifted through various worlds for ten thousand years. All to avenge his family, to resurrect them.

He had thought he would have to scheme for a long time before he could finally face this woman. Yet, he’d never imagined revenge would come so easily. The woman he loathed so intensely had suddenly appeared before him and, in less than three minutes, was bitten to death by that snake Beastman. Just! Three! Minutes!

Ming Ji heavily exhaled a breath of pent-up frustration. His mind went blank for a moment.

Si Yan glanced at Guang Lie indifferently and walked straight towards the anaconda Beastman who should not have been there.

She stated firmly, "If I hadn’t killed her, would she have spared us? Since our enmity was already established, rather than seeking compromise, it’s better to strike a decisive blow."

Shangguan Xiao was her brother’s enemy, and thus, her enemy. This battle had been inevitable.

Si Yan then said, "As for you, your young miss died right under your nose. Can you even return?"

Snowflakes blurred Guang Lie’s vision.

Shangguan Xiao’s mother, Shangguan Shuyi, is an incredibly petty and cruel woman. If I fail to bring Shangguan Xiao back unharmed, I will undoubtedly die without a burial place. She’s right. I can’t go back.

Si Yan finally reached the ferocious and majestic anaconda Beastman, who slowly transformed before her.

A tall, devilishly handsome male appeared. His purple hair, like satin, cascaded down, and his amethyst-like, cold eyes were slightly downcast. He extended a slender, jade-like hand and gently touched the girl’s cheek. Gentle and careful, as if she were a treasure.

Si Yan’s heart trembled. "Wang, how could you be here?"

Wang is a cold-blooded snake Beastman. Cold-blooded snake Beastmen dread the cold the most. When the temperature drops below ten degrees, they begin to slow down, and at even lower temperatures, they hibernate directly. How did he find this place? By what means, with what strength? Especially since this is the summit of a snow-capped mountain, a peak so cold that even I find it unbearable.

Wang’s eyelids seemed too heavy to lift. He gently embraced Si Yan. Confirming she was unharmed, a relaxed smile spread across his face.

The snake Beastman slowly closed his eyes, weakly leaning against Si Yan.

Si Yan instantly panicked. "Wang! Wang!!!"

Due to his exhaustion, he reverted to his snake form—a massive coil, an enormous Sen Ran.

Si Yan was completely stunned; she was terrified.

Ming Ji, dragging Guang Lie along, approached and said, "Si Yan, don’t panic. Snakes have strong vitality. Some people have soaked snakes in liquor for twenty years, and they still survived."

Regaining her composure, Si Yan steeled herself and crouched down to examine him. He was ice-cold, like a block of ice.

Si Yan channeled her Wood-based Ability into him and hugged him to provide warmth, but he was too large for her to embrace effectively.

She immediately took a few steps back and said, "Wang, can you hear me? Shrink a little."

Even in his comatose state, the snake Beastman subconsciously obeyed Si Yan’s command and began to shrink.

"Smaller, a little smaller."

Only when the snake Beastman had shrunk to the size of the cubs in their transformed state, unable to get any smaller, did Si Yan tell him to stop.

Si Yan picked up Wang from the ground. She unfastened her beast-hide coat, preparing to tuck him inside against her skin.

Ming Ji immediately warned, "Si Yan, snakes are cold-blooded animals; their body temperature changes with the environment. It’s freezing here, so he’s probably as cold as a block of ice right now. You can’t just stuff such a large piece of ice directly into your clothes!"

But Si Yan seemed not to hear him. She let the shrunken snake Beastman coil around her waist, then tightly wrapped her coat around herself.

Ugh... so cold. She shivered uncontrollably.

Ming Ji felt helpless. He had no choice but to first tie up Guang Lie securely, then lead Si Yan back to the small fire to warm up.

He glanced with dissatisfaction at the bulge around Si Yan’s waist and said, "I’ll make you some ginger soup when we get back. Be careful, or that snake will give you a nasty chill, the kind that can affect your inner body."

It really is strange. How did a cold-blooded snake Beastman make it to the top of this snow mountain? I just can’t figure it out. I’ll catch a few snakes later and see if they can even get up a snow mountain.

Cold, icy currents converged at the summit of the snow mountain, and the Frost Flowers bloomed successfully.

Delighted, Ming Ji carefully collected the Frost Flowers before they began their descent down the mountain, braving the heavy snow.

Back in the cave, Ming Ji let the beast-hide curtain fall and lit the fire pit.

Only then did Si Yan undo her outer beast-hide coat, taking Wang out from her clothes and placing him beside the fire.

Once on the ground, the cold-blooded snake Beastman gradually grew larger, becoming a massive coil. He was so frozen that he lay motionless, his eyes tightly shut.

Si Yan leaned against the unconscious snake Beastman, roasting meat over the fire.

Ming Ji lifted the curtain and stepped out of the cave, not forgetting to glance back at Si Yan and the snake Beastman. Then, spreading his black wings, he flew off to deal with the aftermath.

Once those matters were settled, he flew out from the snow mountain range, squinting as he searched for snakes in the area beyond.

He caught a black snake, pinched its vital point, and flew toward the snow mountain. The struggling snake suddenly went limp on the way, and by the time they reached the foot of the snow mountain, it had turned into a rigid stick.

Ming Ji squinted at the snake-stick and tossed it onto the snow.

He refused to believe it. He caught several more snakes and flew with them towards the snow mountain. One after another, they all went limp and eventually became snake-sticks.

Looking at the various colored snake-sticks in his hands, Ming Ji thought: Now, this is how it should be. How could a cold-blooded snake possibly ascend a snow mountain? For Si Yan’s Beast Husband to accomplish something so far beyond normal limits was truly remarkable.

When Ming Ji returned to the cave, he carried two bowls of medicinal liquid.

He said, "Si Yan, this medicinal liquid has a warming effect. Drink one bowl yourself, and give the other to that snake."

Si Yan took the medicine from Ming Ji. She stood up, pried open the massive jaws of the large Sen Ran, and poured the medicinal liquid down its throat.

After doing so, she carefully supported the giant snake’s head to ensure the medicine flowed smoothly into its body before she picked up the other bowl and drank it.

Upon drinking the medicinal liquid, Si Yan felt a faint power stir from her mouth. She asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Frost Flower," he replied.