There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 195 Snake Cultivation

As the water in the large pot gradually boiled, a salty and fresh aroma from the sea filled the air.

Hao Chen took a deep breath, and his mouth immediately began to water profusely: "This smells so good! As expected of me, my skills are impeccable. Don't you agree?"

Seeing Hao Chen's shameless behavior, Zhan Hu rubbed his temples and said, "Hao Chen, could you be any more shameless?"

Meanwhile, as Hao Chen's die-hard fans, Ji Wuyue and the others kept praising Hao Chen's cooking skills, which made Hao Chen very happy.

"Wuyue, you're right, I like what you said. Say more, and we'll eat together later."

"Pah, they're all a bunch of shameless bastards. How can mere seafood compare to my grilled chicken wings?"

Zhanhu rolled his eyes and continued to turn the golden-brown chicken wings over, the oil dripping from them and emitting an enticing aroma.

There were exactly ten chicken wings, no more and no less, each as thick as an arm.

We have so many chicken wings thanks to the generous sponsorship of Xiangu.

Because Immortal Valley recruits almost exclusively bird-like demonic beasts, and with Hao Chen's "kind and approachable" persuasion, Ao Changkong voluntarily led the Immortal Valley disciples to contribute their wings.

In comparison, Qingqiu Holy Land, Jietian Dao, and the Underworld are much luckier, because their lineages are either foxes or races that are close to humanoid.

Hao Chen was somewhat disgusted that they didn't have much to eat, so he only had them do odd jobs like gathering firewood and starting a fire.

As for the people from Immortal Valley and Demon Dragon Palace, Hao Chen did not exploit their labor because they provided food. Instead, he let them rest and try to recover their strength as soon as possible.

Led by Ao Changkong and Long Shan, a group of people, pale-faced, squatted to the side, watching Hao Chen and Zhan Hu in horror as they prepared their bodies.

"Longshan, do you think they'll ask us for ingredients if they don't have enough to eat later?"

"How was I supposed to know? If I had known I would run into this kind of unlucky thing, I would have given the secret realm spot to my brother instead. Poor me, my tail is in trouble."

"Sigh, who can argue with that? We came in and not only got nothing, but we even lost two wings."

Leaving aside Ao Changkong and Long Shan's complaints, their junior brothers were now discussing whose wings smelled better and whose pincers were more popular.

"Oh, those are my wings. I never expected them to smell so good after being roasted."

"Nonsense, my wings smell amazing, they make my mouth water."

"Me too, but the thought of it being my own crab claw makes it hard for me to bite into it."

“That’s easy. When we get back, we can take turns eating them. You can have my lobster claws, and I’ll have your crab claws.”

"This is good, this is good."

……

Upon hearing such an abstract conversation, Hao Chen's hand trembled, and he almost spilled the entire pot of soup.

I thought he was already quite abstract, but I never expected there to be such a hidden dragon and phoenix chick in the world, whose level of abstraction far surpasses his.

Hao Chen silently put down his soup spoon and called out to the two young talents, "Alright, stop arguing. Come and eat together later."

After thinking about it, Hao Chen felt that since he would still need Su Li and the others to lead the way later, he might as well let them have some food with him, so that they wouldn't secretly say that he was stingy.

If it's not enough, we can stew another pot. Judging from Longshan and the others, they should have recovered quite a bit.

Before Hao Chen could invite them to eat together, a figure suddenly descended from the sky, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The next moment, several beams of divine light tore through the dust, carrying terrifying power as they rushed towards Hao Chen and Zhan Hu.

"What the hell?"

With a wave of his claw, Hao Chen created an invisible wall that blocked Zhan Hu, Ji Wuyue, and the others from the unknown attack.

Hao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and golden runes flickered in his pupils. Two blazing divine rays shot out, piercing through the dust and revealing the person inside.

From the dust, a sinister-looking young man dressed in a dark green robe raised his hand and blocked Hao Chen's attack.

"This aura... is it a Celestial Venerable?" Hao Chen frowned, somewhat surprised by the other party's strength.

Meanwhile, Ji Wuyue and the others' expressions changed drastically after the sinister young man appeared, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.

Hao Chen noticed the unusual behavior of Ji Wuyue and the others, and after recalling what they had said not long ago, he instantly understood their origins.

"You must be the Serpent of the God Clan?"

Although he was asking a question, Hao Chen was quite certain that the other party was the Xiu Snake, also known as the Primordial Evil Serpent.

"That's right, I am Xiu She." Xiu She did not deny it.

A cold glint flashed in his snake-like eyes: "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the Hao Chen that Your Majesty mentioned. You don't look like much. I wonder why Your Majesty has kept you here for so long."

"I'm nothing special?" Hao Chen sneered, "Why don't you try it yourself and see?"

"Right on my mind!"

In an instant, Xiu She was enveloped in a black poisonous mist, and a foul stench spread in all directions.

Hao Chen's expression changed drastically when he saw the sand and gravel shrouded in poisonous fog making a "sizzling" corrosive sound.

"not good."

Without time to think, Hao Chen's body was filled with incredibly vigorous blood and energy, like a real dragon, radiating astonishing life essence, and surging like an endless tide, forcefully blocking the poisonous mist of the Xiu Snake.

"Such vitality and energy are truly amazing and delicious."

Xiu She was somewhat surprised that Hao Chen had blocked his poisonous mist in this way, and then he looked greedily at Hao Chen's body.

Hao Chen naturally noticed Xiu She's gaze, and his expression darkened: "A mere mudfish, trying to devour me? Aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death?"

"Hmph, you'll behave once you're inside my belly."

Although Xiu She coveted Hao Chen's life force, she was extremely cautious and had no intention of confronting Hao Chen head-on. Instead, she merged her body into the void.

Seeing this, Hao Chen activated his pupil technique again. The runes in his pupils flashed continuously, as if they could see through illusions. In an instant, he saw the Xiu Snake traveling through the void.

Hao Chen didn't expect that Xiu She's target wasn't him, but rather Zhan Hu and the others behind him.

"Xiu She, how dare you!"

Upon discovering Xiu She's purpose, Hao Chen immediately charged towards Xiu She, making no attempt to conceal his killing intent, and slapped Xiu She with a claw.

Xiu She hadn't expected Hao Chen to be so fast, instantly blocking his way and thwarting his plan to use Zhan Hu as a hostage.

Upon realizing his purpose had been exposed, Xiu She did not hesitate and turned to leave.

Hao Chen was also surprised that Xiu She was so decisive, causing his attack to miss completely.

"This is troublesome. It seems we need to finish this quickly, or who knows what might happen if we drag this out."

Hao Chen looked at the Xiu Snake that had reappeared, gathered all his blood and energy, and formed a blood-energy battle armor on his body.

"Roar!!!"

The next moment, Hao Chen suddenly let out a roar, the sound waves seemed to materialize, mixed with a primordial spirit attack, deafeningly loud.

Even Zhan Hu and the others, who were far behind, covered their ears in pain, let alone Xiu She, the main target of Hao Chen's attack.

Under Hao Chen's sudden attack, Xiu She felt as if his eardrums were about to be ruptured, his head was buzzing, and even his soul was about to be shaken apart.

Seeing that Xiu She had revealed a weakness, Hao Chen immediately seized this hard-won opportunity and unfolded his Dharma form behind him.

A colossal figure stood on chaos, draped in yin and yang, and held an ancient divine mountain in its hand, smashing it down relentlessly towards Xiu She like a nail being driven into the ground.

Sensing Hao Chen's attack, Xiu She tried to dodge, but due to the injury to his primordial spirit, his body stopped uncontrollably in place.

The snake, which had been hit several times in a row, saw stars and coughed up blood mixed with fragments of its internal organs. Its blood volume was almost completely depleted.

"Oh no, I'll die if this continues, Your Majesty, save me!"

A moment of carelessness led to his immediate and fatal defeat. At that moment, Xiu She seemed to see his great-grandmother's figure and, without thinking too much, shouted loudly.