Stronger with Crimson Modifier

On the other side of Tai Lake County, at Yunyue Side.

This place was adjacent to a branch of Tai Ze Lake, and its waters were crystal clear.

On a typical day, several exquisitely decorated pleasure boats and painted barges would be moored by the lake, bustling with talented scholars and beautiful ladies who came and went, drinking wine and composing poetry.

However, at this moment, due to the torrential downpour, the painted barges were all moored. The surroundings seemed exceptionally desolate, with only a few figures hurrying to take shelter from the rain.

Suddenly, three streaks of Flowing Light shot through the rain-swept sky like lightning. In an instant, they arrived, landing steadily by the lake.

When they got a clear look at the familiar, graceful figure by the lake, surprise and joy bloomed on their faces.

"It really is Junior Sister Bai!"

One of them was the first to shout.

The woman in pink among them strode forward, her eyes slightly red as she said with a hint of reproach.

"Senior Sister Bai, it really is you! Where on earth have you been? You had us worried sick!"

Bai Tongtong looked slightly exhausted.

"I was captured by a Nascent Element Realm Great Demon. I barely managed to escape."

Then, she quickly gave them a brief rundown of the situation.

She briefly explained how she had been captured by Ape Celestial Dragon.

However, she omitted and altered some of the details.

Finally, Bai Tongtong added, "There’s no time to lose. We should return to the Sect first and report this matter."

"Of course. How dare it capture a Disciple of our Cyan Yang Sect.

We’ll definitely make that demon pay the price."

Hearing this, the three of them nodded in agreement.

Inwardly, however, they were reeling.

That was a Nascent Element Realm Demon King, after all.

With their level of strength, if they had encountered it, they wouldn’t have stood a chance.

But when they considered Bai Tongtong’s status, it all made sense.

After all, her father was the Dharma Transmission Elder.

He must have given her plenty of life-saving trump cards.

There was simply no comparison.

A powerful background and deep resources could be the one ray of hope in a desperate situation.

So they thought to themselves.

But none of them noticed that before Bai Tongtong turned to leave, she cast an imperceptible glance toward the turbulent surface of the distant Tai Ze Lake.

...

The rain poured down in sheets, a dense curtain that churned the world into Chaos.

Bean-sized raindrops smashed against the lake, kicking up layers of white-capped waves. The only sounds left between heaven and earth were the howling of the rain and the roiling of the surf.

Several miles from the shore, on the lake’s surface, the faint outline of a massive, dark shadow emerged.

It was, in fact, a colossal, inverted-triangular snake head.

Its head was covered in coarse scales, and raindrops slid down them, splashing into tiny droplets.

Its Crimson serpent eyes shifted,

glancing once at the departing group.

Hu Qi then retracted his gaze and submerged into the depths.

He had, of course, let Bai Tongtong go intentionally.

His goal was the Cyan Yang Sect’s Nascent Soul Transformation Level Cultivation Technique.

...

「Several days later.」

In the Water Ape Mansion.

A vast torrent of Spiritual Energy surged and billowed, gathering in one place.

Despite this strange phenomenon, the Spirit Monsters and Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals coming and going within the Water Ape Mansion remained calm, showing not the slightest surprise.

However, a closer look would reveal a woodenness deep within the eyes of these demons. Their movements and mannerisms were completely devoid of Vitality.

They were like controlled puppets, mechanically carrying out their tasks.

Deep within the Water Ape Mansion was an extremely spacious chamber where a swirling vortex of mist, formed from dense Spiritual Energy, permeated the air.

And in the very center of the vortex,

a giant snake was coiled in the middle of this space, its thick body like a small hill.

Beside the giant snake lay a huge, freshly shed snakeskin, its patterns distinct, emitting a faint, rank smell.

This giant snake was none other than Hu Qi, returned to his original form.

Now, his body was noticeably larger than before.

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