Chapter 471: The Inheritance Acquired, Half-Saint Essence Blood
"You there, why do I sense something familiar from you?"
The voice of the Sea Demon Sovereign echoed like thunder throughout the space.
Hearing this, Mo Yu was momentarily stunned but quickly replied with excitement, "Might I ask, Sea Demon Senior, is your true form the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent?"
The Sea Demon Sovereign was taken aback, a trace of surprise flashing in his purple-gold eyes. "Even in ancient times, very few knew my true form. How did you find out?"
"Senior, I was guided here by this scale," Mo Yu quickly pulled out the purple-gold scale from his chest and presented it.
"Oh, that's a scale I left behind in life," the Sea Demon Sovereign said, raising an eyebrow. "I don't know how you got it, but trespassing here is a crime punishable by death!"
"Please forgive me, Senior," Mo Yu said, bowing respectfully. "One of my elders is also a Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent, but due to unforeseen events, they've fallen into a deep sleep. In order to save them, they must evolve into a Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent. That's why I've traveled from Central Plains to the Southern Sea Region, seeking your inheritance."
"No wonder you seem familiar. So, the aura I sense is from a Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent," the Sea Demon Sovereign muttered, nodding.
Even though he was a Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent, he had also evolved from a Seven-Winged one, so the two shared a common origin.
"Hmph! Even so, I have no relation to your elder. Why should I save them?" The Sea Demon Sovereign snorted coldly.
Mo Yu was taken aback but quickly responded, "As far as I know, my elder is the last remaining Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent. If you don't pass down your inheritance to them, would you allow the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent lineage to vanish completely?"
"If you want the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent's inheritance, defeat me first!"
The Sea Demon Sovereign suddenly rose. The moment he stood up, the mountain and surrounding space began to crack and collapse.
"Kid, not just anyone can inherit my legacy. Since your elder is in a deep sleep, you will take the test in their place. Although your strange thunder armor and thunder wings give you considerable power, at my peak, I wasn't a mere Dou Zun. I was a Half-Saint, just one step away from becoming a Dou Saint. If you wish to withdraw, now is the time!"
"High-level Half-Saint?"
Mo Yu's heart skipped a beat, and surprise flickered in his eyes. Although he had speculated, hearing that the Sea Demon Sovereign had indeed reached Half-Saint level still shocked him. It was incredible to think that in ancient times, such a powerful figure had existed in the Southern Continent.
However, considering the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent's fame, it wasn't that surprising. After all, they were on par with the Taixu Ancient Dragon.
"If you were truly the Sea Demon Sovereign, I wouldn't dare challenge you. But now, you're merely a remnant soul!"
Mo Yu took a deep breath and stomped forward. With a roar, he summoned the Godly Black Thunder Spear, and the massive black dragon spirit appeared, coiled with five types of mystical thunder, radiating a terrifying aura.
The black dragon hovered menacingly over the Sea Demon Sovereign, its claws slashing down toward him.
"Impudent!"
The Sea Demon Sovereign raised his head sharply, slamming his palms to the ground. The entire space trembled violently, and massive hands erupted from the earth, crashing into the black dragon's claws like a torrential storm.
"Destroy!"
The powerful attack caused the black dragon spirit to tremble. Under Mo Yu's control, the black dragon let out a thunderous roar and opened its maw, gathering a terrifying black-gold thunderball.
The thunderball shot downward, smashing into the Sea Demon Sovereign's attack. The countless giant hands crumbled on impact, and even the ground beneath trembled, forcefully suppressed by the black-gold thunderball.
"How can your spirit summon such powerful thunder?!"
The Sea Demon Sovereign's expression changed slightly. His hands flashed through a series of complex hand seals, and he brought them to his mouth.
Instantly, a frightening ripple of power spread through the space, causing the sky and earth to shatter, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"The Wrath of the Serpent."
Sensing the overwhelming power, even Mo Yu felt a chill. Although the Sea Demon Sovereign was just a remnant soul, his strength was still comparable to a powerful Dou Zun.
As the Sea Demon Sovereign unleashed this terrifying attack, Mo Yu could feel a sense of danger creeping in.
The entire sky shook, and the space itself rippled violently. Surrounding the Sea Demon Sovereign's remnant soul, strange ripples formed, coalescing into a massive, invisible figure hundreds of meters tall. The figure had nine enormous wings stretching from its back.
Upon closer inspection, this figure was identical to the description of the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent. But in the presence of this figure, Mo Yu felt as though he were facing the entire world, completely insignificant.
For the first time, Mo Yu understood what it meant to be utterly powerless.
"This is the Sea Demon Sovereign's true form."
Mo Yu gasped. He hadn't expected the remnant soul to be able to manifest the Sea Demon Sovereign's true body.
The serpent's cold gaze locked onto Mo Yu. Its mouth opened, releasing an ancient purple-gold energy, like a thunder serpent emerging from storm clouds. Its terrifying form was revealed in full glory.
Mo Yu had sensed the power of purple-gold energy before on his elder, Uncle Snake, but compared to this Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent, it was like night and day!
"Shhh!"
With a single word, the Sea Demon Sovereign's form collapsed, and at the same time, the space around them began to disintegrate.
Mo Yu watched in horror as the space shattered, and the destructive purple-gold energy surged toward him at lightning speed.
This was the fastest attack Mo Yu had ever witnessed. There was no time to defend!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The destructive purple-gold energy slammed into the black dragon spirit, causing its body to shatter instantly.
A series of low, muffled explosions rippled across the black dragon spirit, its massive form shrinking and becoming transparent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The attack came too fast, utterly unstoppable!
The purple-gold energy swept through the space like a storm, obliterating everything in its path. The once bright space was now consumed by darkness, with only a lone mountain peak standing in the void.
On the mountain, the Sea Demon Sovereign sat back on his throne. His already transparent form had become even more faint, clearly drained from the powerful attack.
Looking out into the void, the Sea Demon Sovereign spoke softly, "To fall under the Wrath of the Serpent is a fitting end for you."
"Truly worthy of its reputation as the Sea Demon Sovereign's ultimate technique. Even a remnant soul wields such destructive power. One can only imagine the devastation it would cause when used by the Sovereign in his prime."
As the Sea Demon Sovereign's voice faded, a flash of lightning appeared in the empty space. The lightning quickly grew, reforming into a human figure—Mo Yu, who had just been destroyed by the Serpent's Wrath.
Lightning crackled around Mo Yu as he walked steadily toward the mountain, smiling faintly at the remnant soul on the throne.
"Your thunder… it rivals the power of strange flames. With such abilities, no wonder you survived."
The Sea Demon Sovereign's remnant soul looked at Mo Yu, clearly surprised. "Even with that powerful thunder protecting you, I assume your body has suffered some damage?"
"It'll take about ten days to fully recover," Mo Yu chuckled, not bothering to hide the truth.
His body had indeed been shaken by the power of the Serpent's Wrath. Without the protection of the mystical thunder, he would've been severely injured.
"I didn't expect you to survive the Serpent's Wrath. With such a talented successor, your Seven-Winged Purple Gold Serpent elder must not be ordinary either."
The Sea Demon Sovereign's remnant soul stared at Mo Yu for a moment before a rare smile appeared on his face. Leaning back on his throne, his tone turned wistful.
"So, the day has finally come. I hope your elder will carry the name of the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent across the continent once again."
"Don't worry, Senior. Uncle Snake won't disappoint you," Mo Yu said with a smile.
"I hope so," the Sea Demon Sovereign sighed, flicking his finger. A ripple of soul energy flew out and floated in front of Mo Yu.
Feeling the soul energy, Mo Yu hesitated for a moment before cautiously taking it into his hand.
"This soul energy contains my inheritance. In today's world, it's likely the only one of its kind. However, inheriting this is only the first step to evolving into a Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent.
The second is the pill beast you're carrying. It's called the Spirit-Shedding Serpent Pill and is the key ingredient for the evolution.
The third is the weakened version of the Nine Nether Yellow Spring above us, which I stole from the Nine Nether Earth Serpent Clan.
With these three things, whether your elder successfully evolves into a Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent depends on their fate."
"Thank you, Senior!"
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Mo Yu bowed deeply to the Sea Demon Sovereign.
"My purpose was to wait for someone worthy to defeat me and carry on the legacy of the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent. Although your elder couldn't take the test personally, you, a rare genius, went to great lengths to find the inheritance. Clearly, your elder is no ordinary figure in today's world."
The Sea Demon Sovereign smiled slightly, opening his hand. Thin streams of purple-gold liquid gathered in his palm, forming a small pool of purple-gold essence blood.
As soon as the essence blood appeared, Mo Yu felt Uncle Snake, who had been dormant for so long, stir inside the Beast Ring. The elder's heartbeat, which had been like still water, began to pulse faintly.
"This is my essence blood. Since your elder is in a deep sleep, this may awaken them, allowing them to evolve into a Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent in their most perfect state," the Sea Demon Sovereign said softly, his soul flickering, nearing its final moments.
"Oh, so this is the Sea Demon Sovereign's essence blood," Mo Yu muttered as he gazed at the purple-gold liquid, feeling the immense power within.
"No wonder the remnant soul could summon the Sea Demon Sovereign's true form—it was hiding the essence blood within," Mo Yu thought as he bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Senior. I will never forget your kindness on behalf of Uncle Snake."
"No need to thank me. I no longer exist in this world, and this essence blood has no use for me. After hundreds of years of cultivation, a sudden disaster struck, and I still couldn't take that final step to Dou Saint," the Sea Demon Sovereign murmured, his voice filled with regret as he gently caressed the purple-gold essence blood.
"Senior, you were close to perfection. If not for that disaster, you would've surely reached Dou Saint," Mo Yu said, taking the opportunity to flatter him.
"Heh, there's no need to flatter a dead man. My mission is complete. I only hope that the Nine-Winged Purple Gold Serpent's brilliance doesn't die with me," the Sea Demon Sovereign chuckled, his remnant soul gradually fading.
"Farewell, Senior!"
Mo Yu bowed deeply once more. He could tell that the remnant soul had been sustained all these years by the essence blood. Now that the essence blood had been handed over, the remnant soul was at its end, soon to dissipate.
"Heh…"
The Sea Demon Sovereign let out a soft laugh and nodded. In the next moment, his body completely vanished. The mountain, the throne, everything collapsed and faded into nothingness.
As the space darkened and emptied, Mo Yu sighed softly. His body flickered, and he, too, slowly faded from the space.
When his figure disappeared, the entire space vanished with a quiet "swoosh."
(End of Chapter)
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