Serpent Ancestor
Chapter 566: Hei Huang's backhand

At this moment, Xu Hei inexplicably felt a headache, as if countless steel nails were pounding into his skull, the pain indescribable.

Under such intense pain, Xu Hei even felt as if his consciousness was about to leave his body, tearing away from his soul.

It was the pain of soul tearing, so intense that his consciousness blurred.

"Why is this happening?"

Xu Hei's face was grim as he clutched his head and flew into the distance. His form transformed into a black flood dragon, but he hadn't flown far before he crashed into a desolate mountain.

"Roar!"

Xu Hei let out a beast-like roar, rolling in agony, causing the mountains to collapse under his thrashing. With no other choice, he buried himself deep underground and took out the formation flags given by Sun Wuxiang, sealing himself to avoid drawing attention.

"What is happening to me?"

"No, am I operating the Heavenly Demon Technique?"

Xu Hei was horrified to discover that a consciousness deep in his mind was quietly operating the Heavenly Demon Technique, and this pain was caused by it.

The Heavenly Demon Technique continued to operate, and the demon seed within him grew violently.

Xu Hei felt his consciousness was about to be stripped from his physical body, the pain penetrating his soul, more brutal than being flayed alive.

"The Heavenly Demon Technique is supposed to help me control my inner demon, so why is it that when I use it, my own consciousness is about to disappear? Why?"

Xu Hei was horrified and pale.

Could it be that he was the inner demon? And the other consciousness that was about to vanish was the real him?

"Ah!!"

Xu Hei let out a heart-wrenching scream, his voice shaking the heavens and earth, more terrifying than the Dragon Shatter Roar, directly shattering the formation flags that trapped him.

The mountains collapsed, the earth shook, as if an apocalypse had descended.

This terrifying commotion immediately caught people's attention.

However, upon hearing that terrifying dragon roar, no one dared to approach. Xu Hei's fearsome reputation was well-known.

"Stop, stop it now!"

Xu Hei suppressed his true essence, trying to stop the operation of the Heavenly Demon Technique, but the other consciousness resisted.

"Stop it now!"

With an angry roar, Xu Hei sealed all his meridians, forcibly halting the Heavenly Demon Technique.

Only then did the soul-tearing pain slowly fade away.

Xu Hei's face was ashen, sweat pouring down like rain, as if he had just fought a great battle.

"Could it be that there's something wrong with the Heavenly Demon Technique, and Hei Huang is setting me up? No, that doesn't make sense!"

Xu Hei couldn't believe that the Heavenly Demon Technique was causing a repulsive reaction within him, threatening his life whenever it operated.

He knew it must be the other self secretly operating the Heavenly Demon Technique. But for now, he was in control; as long as he sealed his cultivation, the other couldn't do anything.

"This inner demon is truly troublesome. I need to find a way to get rid of it completely," Xu Hei thought to himself.

At this point, he dared not massacre a city anymore. Whenever he tried, the inner demon would act up, causing him to feel compassion and obstruct him.

From a mortal's perspective, he was committing evil. But he didn't see any distinction between good and evil; he was merely hunting as usual. What was wrong with that?

Xu Hei suspected that the inner demon was born in the mortal world of Wuyou City. Only in peaceful places would such a thing appear.

"Slaying the inner demon, forging the true self, so this is the tribulation of the inner demon. It's truly difficult," Xu Hei sighed, shaking his head.

However, on this journey, his dragon blood had increased significantly, gathering at his heart and assimilating it. He had a premonition that once he truly slayed the inner demon, it would be the day his dragon blood reached perfection.

But the problem was, how could he slay it?

Now, even his cultivation was forcibly sealed, leaving Xu Hei in a deadlock.

However, he could slowly bide his time. There were still two years until the passage opened. He didn't believe the inner demon could last that long.

At this moment, a figure with purple hair flew over from the distant sky, transmitting a message from afar: "Fellow Daoist Xu, are you there?"

Xu Hei emerged from the rubble with a dragon's head, coldly saying, "I've already given you the spirit stones. What else do you want?"

After leaving Tianhen City, he had handed over the promised Supreme Spirit Stone and thirty million lower-grade spirit stones to Han Te, fulfilling his promise.

Although he had thoughts of reneging or even killing for treasure, he refrained, considering Han Te's unfathomable depth.

If Xu Hei were confident in killing him, he would have done so without hesitation.

"It's like this, I've been entrusted to handle something."

Han Te spoke while taking out a pitch-black talisman.

Xu Hei stared at the black talisman, suddenly feeling a sense of familiarity, as if it was left by an old acquaintance.

"What is it?"

Xu Hei grew wary, ready to retreat at any moment. Although he had sealed his cultivation, his physical strength remained. With the Azure Dragon Combat Technique and a near-fifth-grade flying sword, he could still dominate.

"I just want to confirm, have you sealed your cultivation?"

Han Te looked at Xu Hei with a smile, probing.

This was not a good question.

"I'll ask one last time, what do you want!"

Xu Hei's eyes grew cold, ready to strike, the Star-Moon Sword already unsheathed.

"Sigh! That old dog said that if you ever sealed your cultivation, I should throw this talisman over. I really don't want to offend a distinguished guest, but that old dog offered too much, I had no choice." Han Te smiled bitterly, cupping his fists, "Forgive me!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Xu Hei's pupils contracted, instantly performing the Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique, retreating.

But as he retreated, the pitch-black talisman flew over, locking onto Xu Hei like a guided missile.

Without hesitation, Xu Hei burned his life force, using teleportation, but the talisman followed like a shadow, sticking to him.

The moment it made contact, Xu Hei's cultivation seal automatically lifted.

Simultaneously, the Heavenly Demon Technique began to operate on its own!

"Ugh!"

Xu Hei spat out a mouthful of black blood, the familiar soul-tearing pain returning, even more intense than before, causing his body to tremble and plummet from the sky, crashing into the ground, leaving a dragon-shaped crater.

Han Te wasted no time, fleeing at top speed.

"I'm doomed, offending such a calamity, I'm dead for sure, that old dog is truly harmful!"

Han Te cursed, putting on a mask, transforming into a child, though his striking purple hair remained.

The black talisman had a simple function: to unseal cultivation and activate the Heavenly Demon Technique.

This was undoubtedly a contingency left by Hei Huang.

The Heavenly Demon Technique, usually harmless to Xu Hei, was now undoubtedly lethal!

"Ah!!"

Xu Hei let out a heart-wrenching scream, writhing in agony underground, the soul-tearing pain more intense than before.

Suddenly, Xu Hei felt a powerful devouring force erupt within him, absorbing his consciousness, devouring his soul!

It was a seed within him—a demon seed!