Chapter 801: Strange

Behind the Ouroboros Ring, the mastermind’s identity was gradually becoming clear in Wu Ming’s eyes.

He and the Infinite Serpent were respectively a fragment of the original being before its demise and the true body resurrected after its death. Due to the damage to the Great Luo Mark, they were practically two entirely different entities.

In fact, had the two encountered each other before Wu Ming, they might have fought fiercely over legitimacy, until only one remained.

As for Wu Ming, there was no such thing as “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Since this serpent monster was also a part of the Infinite Serpent, it must be completely and decisively eliminated, leaving not the slightest chance for the Infinite Serpent!

“Better to mistakenly kill than to let any potential danger escape!”

A cold gleam flickered in Wu Ming’s eyes, followed by a sigh: “If I have this mindset, then the Infinite Serpent’s archenemy likely shares it too. Therefore, He certainly won’t spare me, who has inherited part of the Infinite Serpent. Conflict is only a matter of time!”

At his current level of cultivation, friends and enemies were no longer determined by other factors, but by the Dao lineage!

Unfortunately, after experiencing defeat and despair, the Infinite Serpent had offered everything, imprinting Wu Ming with its mark to ensure its archenemy would show no mercy upon discovery.

Eradicating any possible threat was the shared belief among those approaching eternity.

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“Now… let me see where exactly you are?”

After dismissing Chris, Wu Ming entered a secret chamber. With a casual toss, the Thunder Pill completely exploded, revealing a black, one-horned serpent.

“Its form has changed already…”

Wu Ming stared at the serpent, then shook his head: “Indeed, with the damage to the Great Luo Mark, it can no longer maintain the power of returning all to one?”

The Great Luo Dao is the unification of all into one; therefore, during ascension, all avatars must be recalled, and upon achieving the Dao fruit of Great Luo Immortal, one can manifest countless avatars anytime, without fear of betrayal.

However, all of this was based on the suppression of the Great Luo Mark.

Once this foundational mark was damaged, things would become unpredictable.

In Wu Ming’s eyes, this serpent monster, even if it was the avatar of the Infinite Serpent’s original body, after years of blood sacrifices and repairs, had likely transformed into a completely different being.

Unless the Infinite Serpent reascended to the status of Great Luo, it would never be able to reclaim it.

“Sss…”

At this moment, the black serpent tensed, coiling itself tightly, its mouth facing Wu Ming, scales flaring open, clearly extremely nervous.

“Reduced to just basic animal instincts… truly pitiful!”

Wu Ming shook his head and sighed.

Yet despite its dire state, the monster’s hiding place was extremely mysterious, leaving Wu Ming clueless until now.

“Don’t even think about escaping or contacting your original body; I’ve already sealed everything!”

He said indifferently, releasing two beams of divine light from his eyes: “Now, tell me everything you have!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The divine beams shot forth, piercing straight into the black serpent’s eyes.

“Sss…”

The serpent shrieked, its voice filled with pain, and even the black mist forming its body wavered unstably.

This was Wu Ming’s final resort after several failed attempts at careful, methodical research—resorting to the most straightforward and brutal method of dismantling.

It was predictable that regardless of the outcome, this serpent monster would be completely eradicated.

…

Wu Ming employed a ruthless soul-searching spell, reputed to extract all memories from the target, revealing every detail clearly.

Even though the current subject was not the original body, but merely a will avatar, the memory fragments it carried were sufficient for Wu Ming to uncover much information.

As the serpent screamed in agony and its body continuously dissipated, a series of scenes automatically surfaced in Wu Ming’s mind.

It was an unusual semi-plane, the sky filled with a dark red glow, the ground parched and cracked, devoid of any sign of life.

In a corner of this semi-plane, at the bottom of a deep pit, endless black mist formed a whirlpool, within which seemed to be the shadow of a serpent…

“Hmm? This semi-plane…”

Wu Ming was surprised: “It feels very strange—it doesn’t fully depend on the main world but seems to possess its own unique laws. Could there be a deeper secret?”

This main world was infinitely vast, containing numerous semi-planes similar to blessed lands, even outer planes where deities placed their divine realms.

These semi-planes existed in dependence on the main world, their nature and rules naturally tending toward consistency with the main world, even allowing the use of teleportation spells to travel back and forth.

However, the semi-plane where the serpent’s original body resided was somewhat different.

Wu Ming could even sense powerful interdimensional forces at work.

“No wonder it has only sent avatars and will manifestations; it must have fallen into that prison-like plane…”

That deep pit looked as if it had been forcibly smashed into existence. Wu Ming guessed that when the serpent had suffered catastrophic injuries during its original body’s demise, it had fallen into that plane, existing in a half-dead, half-alive state, relying only on its bloodline power and local sacrifices for gradual recovery.

“The laws of this semi-plane… are very strange… must have been influenced by something!”

Clearly, compared to the many semi-planes openly connected to the main world, the dark red semi-plane inhabited by the serpent monster was like a prison, forcibly restricting all supernatural forces from entering or exiting.

If Wu Ming were still the Golden Immortal he was before, deploying forces or even projecting his presence into this plane would be relatively simple, but entering in person would be extremely difficult.

However, for his current self, all of this was no longer a significant problem.

“The Great Luo Dao transcends all positions, allowing free movement through all spaces—surely no joke?”

As Wu Ming murmured, the black serpent avatar completely exploded, its black mist dissipating, revealing a white light emerging from within.

“Even if I were still the Golden Immortal I was before, with the Main Temple, this semi-plane couldn’t resist either. Now, I don’t even need to use divine artifacts…”

Wu Ming clenched his palm, and his entire body suddenly vanished from the secret chamber.

When he reappeared, he was already in the outer plane, infinite spatial storms and chaotic currents swirling around him, yet not even a single corner of his robe was disturbed.

A dark red semi-plane floated before Wu Ming.

It was surrounded by a layer of dark red glow, as thick as heavy armor.

“This defense is unusually strong… probably even a Seventh-Level Golden Immortal wouldn’t have much good options…”

Wu Ming’s eyes flickered: “Not only is its coordinate so hard to find, but it also has such powerful isolation force? Unless using the Main Temple, one would have to forcefully break through with Great Luo power…”

In a flash, his figure had completely entered the dark red glow.

An immense plane suppression surged forth instantly, almost more terrifying than any world he had previously experienced.

This suppression was based on the plane itself, combined with a certain kind of mysterious law restriction. Even a Seventh-Level Golden Immortal would be helpless, only passively having their abilities suppressed.

But Wu Ming was no longer a Seventh-Level Golden Immortal; he was an Eighth-Level Great Luo, possessing universal position. All cosmic space dimensions were at his will, maintaining peak strength at all times.

“Great Luo Dao Fruit!”

Therefore, facing the plane’s suppression, Wu Ming simply said one sentence.

Instantly, a burst of clear light blossomed from his body, and a cluster of auspicious clouds emerged from above his head, directly repelling the dark red suppressing force, revealing the unmatched might of an Eighth-Level Great Luo!

Boom!

As the might of the Eighth-Level Great Luo erupted, Wu Ming instantly pierced through a layer of the plane membrane and arrived at a small world.

Dark red light filled the space; the entire plane was devoid of any sign of life, except in one corner, a massive whirlpool of black mist still slowly rotating.

“A desert?!”

Although he had already known about the situation here, seeing it with his own eyes still brought some regret to Wu Ming.

“This plane is highly abnormal, and it must conceal some secret! Of course, the most important thing now is…”

Wu Ming’s figure flickered, instantly teleporting to above the massive whirlpool of black mist.

“Disperse!”

Two cold words escaped his mouth, and in an instant, winds and clouds surged!

As if his words carried laws, immense winds and pressure formed, swirling like a tornado to extract the black mist, instantly causing the whirlpool to dissipate, revealing the scene at the bottom of the pit.

It was a colossal serpent as large as a hill, coiled tightly at the bottom of the pit, with a wound on its body continuously oozing blood.

If it were an ordinary creature suffering such a severe injury, it would likely be dead already.

But the giant serpent, although seemingly weak and gasping for breath, had golden pupils in its vertically slit eyes, staring at Wu Ming with an indescribable sense of terror.

“This is… divinity! Faith power?!”

Seeing this scene, Wu Ming sighed deeply: “With the accumulation over these years, you indeed had the opportunity to change your path toward divinity, manifest externally, and recover. Unfortunately… you encountered me!”

This avatar, severely wounded when the Infinite Serpent’s original body perished, could not possibly possess Eighth-Level strength.

Even now, relying on sacrifices and bloodline repair, in Wu Ming’s eyes, it was only about Sixth to Seventh-Level at best, slightly weaker than the previous Infinite Serpent.

But he was no longer who he used to be; he had ascended to the Great Luo position and fully mastered the Main Temple.

The outcome of this battle was decided from the very beginning.

“Sss…”

Facing Wu Ming, the giant serpent at the bottom of the pit barely lifted its head, letting out a warning hiss, though it sounded more like bravado masking inner weakness.

“Degenerated into a beast? Truly pitiful!”

In fact, when Wu Ming saw the human sacrifices, he already had a rough idea of the current state of this giant serpent. Calling it a living corpse or a beast wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

“The bloodline descendant of an ancient evil god, the glory of the Ouroboros, has fallen to this state…”

Wu Ming shook his head: “Let me end all of this!”