Chapter 1

Bai He Daozhang offered a treasure: a stone brick of unknown origin. It was engraved with a snake-patterned design, exuding an ancient and weathered aura, clearly an antique.

However, none present knew what this treasure was.

Even the reborn immortal realm tycoon, the Green Lotus Snake Woman, couldn't identify its origins and instead suffered a backlash.

"Let this King take another look. This thing seems a little familiar..."

Zhang Ji examined the stone brick, even putting it in his mouth and gnawing at it with his fangs. He spat out a wisp of thunder-flame. The terrifying aura of destruction blurred the void, and the radiation force erupted, causing everyone to retreat in fear.

His snake claw trembled and transformed into a Qilin arm, each snake scale spitting out Qilin True Fire. Such flames made the Green Lotus Snake Woman tremble with fear.

"This is Qilin True Flame?! Father's fifth head is indeed a Qilin, and he has mastered the Qilin's innate divine ability!"

The Green Lotus Snake Woman was shocked.

In the immortal realm, she was a Nine Heavens Phoenix Woman tycoon of the demon race, having witnessed countless demon and other lifeform evolutions. However, most only possessed one or two innate divine abilities, and those with three were already peerless demons. After that, they would never gain new innate divine abilities through cultivation.

But with her cheap father, King Cobra Zhang Ji, this rule was broken. It seemed that every time he evolved a head, he gained a new innate divine ability.

The Green Lotus Snake Woman roughly estimated that she had already seen Zhang Ji use four kinds of divine abilities, and she wondered if there were any others.

"Hoo~"

The Qilin True Fire burned. The blood-gold flames were extremely hot, blurring the void as if it were melting.

However, the stone brick remained unchanged.

The Green Lotus Snake Woman said in shock, "This stone brick has an extraordinary origin! Even the Qilin True Flame of the great, invincible, lovable, flower-admired, humble, polite, and most handsome father can't harm it in the slightest!"

She used another string of prefixes.

The snake princes and princesses were speechless.

An observant spirit had already begun taking notes.

Nearby, Hu San and the others were dumbfounded, looking at the undamaged stone brick. They then looked at Bai He Daozhang with strange expressions, mostly incredulous and astonished.

"I used to look down on these guys from the safe zone, but now I have to re-evaluate them!"

"Yeah, at least this treasure is something even Princess Green Lotus couldn't figure out. It's definitely a supreme treasure!"

"You can't judge a book by its cover. I'll have to have a drink with this Bai He Daozhang later!"

People whispered. The sounds reached Bai He Daozhang's ears, and his eyes were filled with triumph and joy, but his expression remained indifferent and confident, giving the impression that he already knew what this stone brick was.

"Buzz~"

Zhang Ji suddenly unleashed the mental power of his Tiger Aspect Spirit Platform.

This was the power he had cultivated using the ancient forbidden technique from the Tiger Aspect Heavenly Tablet. As soon as this power appeared, ripples appeared in the void, permeated with vast and bizarre fluctuations.

The Green Lotus Snake Woman's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed in a失声 whisper, "The power of the God-Slaying Art!"

She retreated in terror. This kind of power was forbidden in the immortal realm. No one knew who created it, but it specialized in obliterating immortals. It had disappeared for many years, but she didn't expect it to reappear here.

She never expected that Zhang Ji had mastered this power. She couldn't be sure before, but now that she had seen it in person, she was extremely frightened.

No wonder those immortal realm tycoons had fallen. So that was why.

Zhang Ji ignored her and focused on activating his Tiger Aspect Spirit Platform. The Tiger Aspect condensed in his sea of consciousness, the soul space, bearing the life-reaping blood scythe. It was majestic and extraordinary. It roared to the sky, emitting even more powerful mental fluctuations.

"Hua~"

In Zhang Ji's claws, the stone brick the size of an adult's palm suddenly glowed. The gray-white light wasn't dazzling, but it seemed to "come alive."

This was the first time it had shown such a change.

Everyone in the hall exclaimed in surprise, their eyes wide.

"Master, this—!"

Wu Yue, the disciple beside Bai He Daozhang, exclaimed, wanting to say something, but Bai He Daozhang was quick-witted and swiftly pulled out a "Mouth-Closing Talisman" and stuck it on his disciple's mouth, preventing him from revealing that he didn't know what this treasure was.

And his heart was also particularly surprised. This stone brick, which he had researched for a long time without finding a clue, was actually a treasure, and its secrets had been discovered by King Snake.

"I just don't know what kind of treasure it is? I hope it's not too precious, or my heart will ache!" Bai He Daozhang felt complicated, but when Zhang Ji looked at him, he showed a timely smile, looking as if he already knew everything.

Seeing Bai He Daozhang's expression, Zhang Ji was relieved and continued to increase the input of mental power from his Tiger Aspect Spirit Platform.

The gray-white light on the stone brick became brighter and brighter, and even the snake-patterned design on it lit up. After absorbing Zhang Ji's mental power, its pattern began to change.

The pattern was moving, completing itself, and changing.

After a moment, the snake-patterned design on the stone brick had transformed into the appearance of a King Cobra, standing upright with its front body, with an oval head, dense blood-red scales, growing snake claws, bearing twin wings and bone spurs, majestic and ferocious.

Everyone around was amazed at this scene, exclaiming, "Isn't that King Snake?!"

The Green Lotus Snake Woman pondered, guessing, "I've heard that some ancient artifacts recognize their owners through 'shape recognition.'"

"'Shape recognition'? What does that mean?" Zhang Ji asked while continuing to input mental power.

The Green Lotus Snake Woman replied, "Many treasures in the world recognize their owners through blood, or soul imprints, but some ancient artifacts recognize their owners by copying and depicting the shape and appearance of the host... um, it's like making a key."

"With this key, you are the only unlocker and the only host. Only you can use it."

Zhang Ji nodded and asked, "So you mean, this treasure that Little White gave me is a divine object? And it has now recognized me as its master?"

The Green Lotus Snake Woman looked at Bai He Daozhang, who quickly narrowed his eyes, pretending to be profound and wise. The Green Lotus Snake Woman was certain and said, "Yes."

Joy appeared in Zhang Ji's eyes. While continuing to input mental power into the stone brick, he ordered, "Someone, reward him! Reward him greatly!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Bei Liu responded loudly, also feeling a little envious, because anything that King Snake ordered to be greatly rewarded was definitely a Class One reward.

And he was very envious of some of the things in the Class One reward.

He looked at Bai He Daozhang, "Fellow Daoist Bai He, why don't you kneel down and receive the reward?"

Bai He Daozhang hurriedly knelt down excitedly. Bei Liu announced:

"Bai He Daozhang of the Black Wind Safe Zone has rendered meritorious service by offering a treasure. By order of King Snake, he is awarded five hundred catties of Demon King bones, one thousand catties of Demon King meat, a Saint-tier Snake Scale Holy Sword personally forged by King Snake, a Great Strange Tooth Sword Pig from outside the mountains, a Blood Scale Sheep, a pair of Spirit Cranes... In addition, he is awarded a mansion estate in the First Ring of Snake King City, and is appointed Bai He Marquis. This is the decree—!"

A series of rewards rained down, and Bai He Daozhang was already dizzy.

He trembled with excitement, too excited to speak for a long time. Seeing this, his disciple Zhao Mei quickly stuck a "Calming Talisman" on his forehead, and he finally calmed down a little, kneeling down to thank him:

"Bai He of the Black Wind Safe Zone kowtows to thank King Snake. May Your Majesty be immortal and indestructible! May Your Majesty be invincible under heaven!"

A stone brick that he had been researching for many years without unlocking its secrets had been regarded as trash by him, and had even been used to prop up a bed leg. Now, however, it had earned him tangible benefits.

There were the Demon King bones and Demon King meat that he had longed for, as well as a Saint-tier weapon, many other blood foods, a mansion in Snake King City, the title of Bai He Marquis...

"Bai He Marquis, just hearing the name is domineering. Has old Bai finally reached the peak of his life?!"

Bai He Daozhang was excited and happy, his eyes full of joy.

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Chapter 2

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Bai He!" Grandmaster Yuan Kong and the Black Hand Boxing Champion congratulated him with envy.

"Bai He Marquis, congratulations, congratulations!"

Others also came forward to build relationships and express their congratulations.

Each of them also had envious red eyes, and then secretly touched the treasures they had brought with them, and began to look forward to whether their treasures could catch the eye of King Snake and be exchanged for two liang of Demon King meat.

Han Feng in the crowd was also full of envy, looked at the box in his arms, and his eyes also showed hope, and a little tension.

"I hope this treasure I prepared for King Snake can also be exchanged for some rewards!"

He prayed in his heart.

Beside him, Lv Tao touched the box in his pocket, which contained the pendant inherited from his old Lv family. Originally, he was a little reluctant to dedicate it to King Snake, but at this moment, seeing Bai He Daozhang's reward, to be honest, he was jealous.

"Guarding a pendant that I don't know what it's for, maybe I'll die one day. It's better to exchange it for cultivation resources."

Lv Tao's mind was made up.

Above the hall, Zhang Ji continued to input mental power into the stone brick, and the snake-patterned design on it wandered and flowed, and finally completely turned into Zhang Ji's appearance and form.

"Buzz!"

The stone brick trembled and grew larger in Zhang Ji's hand.

Zhang Ji's figure swayed, and a gust of fishy wind had already arrived outside the hall. With a wave of his hand, the stone brick fell on the ground. At this time, it was no longer a stone brick, but a stone tablet.

The ancient and simple stone tablet, carved with the pattern of a King Cobra, exuded the aura of a long and distant age. After everyone followed Zhang Ji out of the hall, they were shrouded in this aura, and instantly felt like they had come to the ancient years.

Bei Liu exclaimed, "This aura is older than the Great Wilderness."

The Green Lotus Snake Woman said in a deep voice, "Even the most ancient desolate forbidden area in the immortal realm does not have such a heavy sense of time. This artifact is definitely unimaginably long, and I don't know what era it is from."

Everyone looked at Bai He Daozhang again.

Bai He Daozhang pretended not to see it, but instead showed Zhang Ji a respectful smile, "This treasure now belongs to King Snake. King Snake has the final say."

Zhang Ji smiled and focused his gaze on the stone tablet.

It stood on the ground and began to slowly grow, becoming taller and taller, faster and faster. In the blink of an eye, it had already pierced into the clouds, as majestic as a towering giant mountain.

Zhang Ji squinted his eyes and said, "Isn't this the Twelve Zodiac Heavenly Tablet?!"

Bai He Daozhang and other humans from the safe zone were full of confusion. They didn't know what the Twelve Zodiac Heavenly Tablet represented, but the people of Snake King City were enlightened and excited.

Hu San nodded and said, "That's right, the Dog Aspect Heavenly Tablet and the Tiger Aspect Heavenly Tablet are like this. This thing was too small just now, so we didn't recognize it. Now that it's bigger, it's indeed exactly the same as those Heavenly Tablets."

Zhang Ji shook his head and said, "It's not exactly the same. I can't bite this Heavenly Tablet, and I can't break it."

If the previous Heavenly Tablets were all fragile, breaking with a touch, then this Heavenly Tablet was too solid. With Zhang Ji's current bite force, he could do nothing to it.

The two were not on the same level at all.

It seemed that it was the real Heavenly Tablet, and it was truly qualified to be called "Heavenly Tablet."

The Green Lotus Snake Woman pondered and said, "It is said that the Twelve Divine Kingdoms were able to rise and quickly dominate the universe, conquering the Origin Continent and the Nine Mountains and Eighteen Seas, because they obtained twelve mysterious ancient tablets in those years."

"They relied on the power of the divine tablets to suppress all powerful enemies, and also used them to blast open the gate of the Mountain and Sea Realm. Unfortunately, they encountered a real master, and that's why they were destroyed."

"Most of the top-level ancestors of the Twelve Divine Kingdoms were suppressed on the Black Prison Planet, and many experts perished. The twelve divine tablets also disappeared in various parts of the universe with that great war."

Speaking of this, the Green Lotus Snake Woman's eyes became bright, and she said with some excitement:

"Father, daughter guesses that the Heavenly Tablet in your hand may be one of the twelve divine tablets possessed by the Twelve Divine Kingdoms in those years. It seems that it should still be the true tablet!"

"And the previously appearing Heavenly Tablets are all pseudo-Heavenly Tablets, which are fake Heavenly Tablets created by the remnants of the Twelve Divine Kingdoms in order to revive."

Hearing this, Zhang Ji's breathing suddenly tightened, and a hurricane formed between his nostrils. A human unlucky fellow who was too close was swept into his nose by this hurricane, and before he could even scream, he turned into minced flesh and was completely annihilated.

Seeing this, Bai He Daozhang and others were frightened and turned pale, and hurriedly stood farther away.

"A true tablet, a real Heavenly Tablet, and also a Snake Aspect Heavenly Tablet!" Zhang Ji's scarlet pupils shot out two blood-moon-like red lights, "If that's the case, then this thing is of unimaginable value!"

The Snake Aspect Heavenly Tablet stood in the square in front of the Snake King Palace. It stood tall and upright, much taller, more majestic, and more imposing than the Snake King Palace. As it manifested its true form, it began to be surrounded by a mysterious nine-colored halo.

The nine-colored halo formed a hazy snake shadow that was circling. Upon closer inspection, the snake shadow was actually Zhang Ji's appearance.

The crowd watched in amazement.

However, Zhang Ji felt a strong summoning intent coming from the Heavenly Tablet, as if it wanted him to approach the Heavenly Tablet.

Zhang Ji shouted, "Someone, try approaching the Heavenly Tablet."

He was very cautious.

Hu San looked at Huang An, Huang An's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly looked at another centurion beside him. That centurion's face changed greatly, and he looked around, trying to find someone else to go, but among the people present, it seemed that he was the lowest level.

Crap!

"Centurion, if I die, please take care of my wife and daughter!" The centurion said tragically, striding towards the Heavenly Tablet.

"Shua~"

One of Zhang Ji's snake scales automatically fell off, and when it covered the centurion's body, it automatically turned into a set of snake scale armor. At the same time, a voice came out, "This King is with you!"

The centurion's confidence greatly increased, and he said excitedly, "Praise King Snake!"

His courage surged, and he came to the front of the Snake King Tablet in a few steps. He walked around a few times without any accidents. Zhang Ji signaled him to try touching it.

"Yes, sir!"

The centurion stretched out his dog paw towards the Heavenly Tablet.

"Hua~"

The nine-colored light instantly shone brightly, forming a vortex that swept him into the Heavenly Tablet and disappeared.

The crowd's faces changed greatly. They didn't expect this to happen. Hu San and others pondered, could it be that they had entered the Heavenly Tablet Secret Realm?!

They turned their heads to look at Snake Master Zhang Ji, but found that Zhang Ji was still closing his eyes and not moving, as if his spirit was traveling outside and he was not here.

Just as Hu San was about to ask softly, the Green Lotus Snake Woman hurriedly "shushed" and explained, "A trace of Father's divine soul has been attached to the centurion's snake scale armor and went to a mysterious place with him. He must not be disturbed."

Hu San immediately woke up and became serious. With a wave of his claw, Huang An led the dog guards to clear the area immediately.

The group of humans from the safe zone were first expelled to hundreds of meters away, and other people, including a group of snake princes and princesses, were also kept away and not allowed to approach.