Invincible Snake Emperor

Chapter 704: Chapter 647: Teaming Up to Annihilate the Snake Race

Unlike Tu Xiaoyue, who was slow on the uptake, Wen Qiu, his mother, was already overcome with tears. She staggered to her feet, walked over to Tu Xiao’an, and reached out with a trembling hand to caress his face. "An’Er, Mom has missed you so much."

Ever since she was reunited with her son and came to the Snake Palace, Wen Qiu had felt a constant sense of unease, as if she were living in a dream.

The reason was that the son she now knew was almost a complete stranger.

This unfamiliarity left her feeling insecure and detached from reality.

But now, everything was all right. The son she once knew finally stood before her again, and that was better than anything else.

"Mom, don’t cry. I brought you here to live a life of comfort," Tu Xiao’an said, wiping away his mother’s tears. "Mom, do you like the surprise I gave you?"

"I do, I do. Mom is much more used to seeing this face."

’I am, too!’

"Someone, prepare a banquet!"

Tu Xiao’an’s true body, standing at the palace entrance, did not enter. Instead, he waved his hand, and a maid quickly departed to carry out his order.

Letting his human doppelganger accompany his mother was enough; there was no need for both bodies to appear at once.

He didn’t want to confuse his mother.

He could easily manage both at once; after all, he was the one controlling the doppelganger.

Today, he would let "himself" keep his mother company and make her happy. Today was the Tu Family’s true reunion.

Before long, more than a dozen Snake Beauties gracefully entered, carrying all sorts of delicacies to set up the banquet.

Tu Xiao’an, meanwhile, sat on the high threshold of the palace, watching his family laugh and smile together inside.

Creating this doppelganger was already well worth it, just for the fact that it could keep his mother happy.

He couldn’t stay in the Snake Palace forever with his mother and sister. He had his own business to attend to.

The human doppelganger was the perfect solution.

"My King!"

Just then, Elder Snake rushed over using Shift Form and Position and hastily bowed to Tu Xiao’an.

"What is it, Elder Snake?" Tu Xiao’an asked, his mood excellent. "You look like something terrible has happened."

Right now, even if the sky were falling, it wouldn’t have ruined his good mood.

"My King, it is indeed a disaster," Elder Snake said immediately after his bow. "According to reports from our scouts, the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King have joined forces. They intend to attack She Mountain and wipe out our Snake Race!"

Hm? Upon hearing this, Tu Xiao’an’s eyes widened as he stared at Elder Snake. "Is this true?"

"It is absolutely true. The signs started appearing a month ago. I feared the information was inaccurate, so I went to investigate myself."

Tu Xiao’an raised an eyebrow, then suddenly chuckled. "That weasel and that rat... are they courting death? It’s good that they’re coming. If they weren’t, I would have gone looking for them anyway."

He had already accomplished what he set out to do. The next step was to eliminate all obstacles in the Yaoling Mountain Range. He had already decided to become the Lord Gong of the mountains.

The Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King were his greatest enemies.

Besides, he had old grudges with both of them. Those scores would have to be settled sooner or later.

"My King, it’s not that simple. If it were just the two great powers of the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King, our Snake Race might be able to hold them off. But they’ve united with twelve other great races from the Yaoling Mountain Range! This is a campaign to annihilate us!"

Seeing Tu Xiao’an’s nonchalant expression, Elder Snake spoke gravely, trying to make him understand the severity of the situation.

"The twelve great races? Elder Snake, you must be exaggerating," Tu Xiao’an said in disbelief.

’Everyone in the Yaoling Mountain Range knows how powerful I, the King of the Snake Clan, am. They should be scrambling to hide from me, not looking to get involved in this mess.’

Elder Snake spoke earnestly, "My King, it’s absolutely true. Right now, you can almost smell war in the very air of the Yaoling Mountain Range. A great battle is imminent. If you hadn’t ordered that you were not to be disturbed during your seclusion, I would have reported this long ago."

Tu Xiao’an had only made a brief appearance during the Dragon Snake’s Tribulation Crossing, and had remained in the Ten Thousand Blood Pool ever since.

"Then tell me," Tu Xiao’an’s expression turned cold, "which are these twelve great races?"

Elder Snake replied, "First and foremost is the Saint Peng King of the Hundred Birds Lineage. Then there’s the Hundred Eyed Demon King of the Centipede Race, the Deer Power Demon King of the White Deer Race, the Xiangya Demon King of the Giant Elephant Lineage, the Unicorn Demon King of the Rhino Lineage, the Crimson Eyed Pig Demon of the Hunter Pig Lineage, the Celestial Ant King of the Dead Swamp Giant Ant Lineage, the Poison Flower Demon Monarch of the Human-devouring Flower Lineage, the Giant Bear King of the Violent Bear Lineage, the Forgotten Spider Lady Monarch of the Spider Lineage, and finally, the Bat King of the Vampire Bat Lineage and the Flat-headed Demon King of the Bee Badger Lineage."

Tu Xiao’an’s head spun as he listened. He stared blankly as Elder Snake finished the list in a single breath. "All these races you mentioned... are coming to destroy the Snake Race?"

"My King, the experts from all twelve great races have been assembled. They are already preparing to surround She Mountain."

"How strong are the kings of these lineages?"

Elder Snake said, "All of them are at the Demon King Level. Among them, the Forgotten Spider Lady Monarch of the Spider Lineage, the Bat King of the Vampire Bat Lineage, and the Crimson Eyed Pig Demon of the Hunter Pig Lineage are all infinitely close to the level of a Deep Mountain Demon King."

Tu Xiao’an was stunned. He blurted out, "The Yaoling Mountain Range has that many Demon Kings?"

Hearing Elder Snake’s explanation, Tu Xiao’an felt as if his eyes had been opened for the first time.

He originally thought that Demon Kings in the Yaoling Mountain Range were exceedingly rare, but now it seemed he had grossly underestimated the hidden races of the mountains.

"My King, the Yellow Demon King and the Gray Demon King have spared no expense this time. They’ve allied with the absolute top-tier races in the Yaoling Mountain Range. They intend to wipe the Snake Race from existence in one fell swoop!"

’It seems Elder Snake wasn’t exaggerating at all.’

’That weasel and that rat... are they trying to go all-in against me? They’re playing for some seriously high stakes. Do they have a death wish?’

Tu Xiao’an nearly pissed himself in shock.

The races of the Yaoling Mountain Range were actually quite chaotic, with countless factions and lineages. Take the Snake Race, for example. It alone had many factions: the Giant Snake lineage, the non-venomous Snake Vein, the venomous Snake Vein, and various other breeds among the different Snake Species.

Almost every breed of snake could choose its own king to rule over a small mountain territory.

In the Yaoling Mountain Range, creatures of any breed could declare themselves king.

A great race with numerous breeds could only be unified under a king of absolute power.

Otherwise, it would splinter into a state of warring fiefdoms.

A "great race" was one that had completely unified its lineage, where every Demon of every breed had to obey the one true king.

An image flashed through Tu Xiao’an’s mind: She Mountain being swallowed by a tide of innumerable creatures.

The twelve great races, plus the Yellow Demon King’s weasel lineage and the Gray Demon King’s rat lineage... the number of experts they possessed would utterly crush the Snake Race.

They weren’t even in the same league.

The Snake Race was strong, but in the face of such a massive allied army, they could only look on in helpless despair.

"This is a huge problem." Tu Xiao’an’s good mood instantly vanished.

This was basically the end of the world.

"Can you contact the kings of those other races? Tell them to stay out of this mess. Whatever the Yellow Demon King and Gray Demon King promised them, the Snake Race will double the offer."

Tu Xiao’an wasn’t afraid of a combined force of the Yellow and Gray Demon Kings. But add in the twelve great races, and it was a completely different story. Never mind how many experts those races had; just those twelve Demon Kings alone were a force that could cut down gods and buddhas alike.

One-on-one, Tu Xiao’an feared no one. One race against another, the Snake Race was also fearless.

"My King, I’m afraid that’s impossible. Since you took the throne, our Snake Race has risen too quickly and too aggressively. We’ve secretly made many other races uneasy. They’ve disliked the Snake Race for a long time and would be happy to see us eliminated."

"Now that two Deep Mountain Demon Kings are leading the charge, they are of course more than happy to watch the Snake Race be destroyed."

Elder Snake said with deep worry, and his words made sense. Tu Xiao’an had been so aggressive and arrogant. Not long after ascending to his new status, he had killed the White Demon King, one of the Five Great Deep Mountain Demon Kings.

If even a Deep Mountain Demon King could be killed at any time, what hope did the leaders of other races have?

When one individual becomes too powerful, it naturally invites others to band together and attack.

"My King, what should the Snake Race do now? Please, give us your command," Elder Snake pleaded.

Tu Xiao’an’s brow was tightly furrowed. For a moment, he couldn’t come up with a single idea.

After a long moment of thought, he said, "Have all members of the Snake Race at the Snake Spirit level and above retreat into the Snake Palace. We must avoid a direct confrontation. We cannot meet them head-on."

"My King, the Snake Palace can’t possibly hold them all," Elder Snake pointed out.

"Then have them retreat behind the castle. We cannot afford pointless sacrifices." If it were just the forces of the Yellow Demon King and Gray Demon King, perhaps the Snake Race could have matched their raw power.

But with twelve other great races involved, it was out of the question.

The Snake Race was clearly outmatched. They had to preserve their strength.

"And then?" Elder Snake asked, looking at Tu Xiao’an with pleading eyes.

Tu Xiao’an pursed his lips. "And then we all wait to die together, I guess."

Elder Snake: "..."

’Are those the words a dignified Monarch should be saying?’

"My King, this old servant has a suggestion, though I don’t know if it’s my place to say."

"Speak!"

Elder Snake thought for a moment before saying, "My King, have you not noticed that another great power in the Yaoling Mountain Range is not involved in this?"

At these words, inspiration struck Tu Xiao’an. He quickly said, "You mean the Fox Race, and the Fox Immortal King!"

Right now, there were four Deep Mountain Demon Kings in the Yaoling Mountain Range. Not counting Tu Xiao’an, the others were the Fox Immortal King, the Yellow Demon King, and the Gray Demon King.

Tu Xiao’an was gratified that the Fox Immortal King hadn’t teamed up with those two to destroy the Snake Race.

"My King, with a mobilization of this scale, it’s impossible that the Yellow and Gray Demon Kings didn’t approach the Fox Race. Since the Fox Race isn’t part of their grand army, it must mean they still favor our Snake Race."

"Back in the day, the Fox Immortal King and Demon King Liu were the closest of friends," Elder Snake added.

Tu Xiao’an looked at Elder Snake. "Are you suggesting I go find the Fox Immortal King and ask her to help our Snake Race fight off this siege?"

"It’s the only way we have right now," Elder Snake said. "Our Snake Race, even with our vassal races, is nowhere near strong enough to resist this army. Unless the Fox Race joins us, bringing their own power to bear, we might just barely stand a chance."

Heh...!

Tu Xiao’an shook his head and laughed. "Elder Snake, you’re being too naive. That stunningly beautiful woman isn’t a fool. If her Fox Race stands with ours, think of the consequences. She’d be making a clean break with the Yellow and Gray Demon Kings and making enemies of the twelve great races. The price is too high. If we lose, not only will the Snake Race be wiped out, but the Fox Race will also vanish from the Yaoling Mountain Range."

Anyone with half a brain would refuse. He was afraid that even if he went to the Fox Race to find the Fox Immortal King, he wouldn’t even make it past the front gate.

Reality was a cold, cruel thing. People have always minded their own business first and foremost. Acts of selfless aid were as rare and unlikely as winning the lottery.

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