Invincible Snake Emperor-Chapter 141 - 139: True Snake, Evil Snake.

The term "snake possession" means something very similar to "ghost possession" in tales of the supernatural.

It means another autonomous soul has entered your body and taken it over.

Cases of animal possession have long been documented in nature, with the most well-known example being the Weasel.

Folklore has long warned that no matter what animal you offend, you must never cross a Weasel. These creatures are highly spiritual, hailed as Earth Immortals.

It is vengeful to a fault. If you offend it, it will possess you and make you do all sorts of bizarre things, plunging you into a state worse than death.

The Weasel, or Yellow Immortal, and the Snake, or Snake Willow Immortal, are part of the Five Great Immortals of folklore—all of them highly spiritual beings.

This is especially true for the awakened ones; they are not to be crossed lightly. Even an accidental offense will bring disaster raining down from the heavens.

Tu Xiao'an now understood why he hadn't detected the aura of any other Snake Race in Shu Yao's home. This Snake Spirit had possessed Chen Xiang.

Even face to face, its aura of the Snake Race was thick, but because it wasn't being released from the spirit's true body, it wouldn't linger in the environment for long.

Furthermore, Tu Xiao'an guessed the Snake Spirit didn't control Chen Xiang one hundred percent of the time, but likely only in intermittent periods.

Otherwise, when Shu Yao got pregnant and they went to the hospital for a checkup, Chen Xiang wouldn't have been scared off. He was obviously lucid at that time.

The spirit probably emerged at night, when the Yin Qi was heavy, possessing Chen Xiang's body to control him.

After all, it was nighttime now.

Having processed all this, Tu Xiao'an had a clear grasp of the situation. He looked calmly at the malevolent-faced Snake Spirit and said, "So you possessed Chen Xiang's body to make Shu Yao conceive a Snake Embryo. Does that mean this Mutated Two-headed Snake is your offspring?"

"That's right. Only the powerful genes of this Immortal could create such a strong Snake Species."

The Snake Spirit was beaming, incredibly proud. The more she looked at the Two-headed Snake standing tall on the floor, the more satisfied she felt.

"Thank you,"

the Gold and Silver Snake suddenly said, leaving the Snake Spirit utterly baffled. 'What is that supposed to mean? I don't get it.'

Tu Xiao'an smiled, a flicker of amusement in his bewitching Snake Gaze. "Just as you were breaking in, I happened to be making this Two-headed Snake my pet. Rest assured, I will raise it well."

"Pet?"

The Snake Spirit froze for a moment, then gasped raggedly. 'The offspring I worked so painstakingly to create... you made it your pet?'

In that instant, a gale raged through the entire suite. In the split second after the Snake Spirit's shock, Killing Intent erupted like a hurricane.

"Insolence! How could a child of this Immortal be your pet? Nonsense!"

At that moment, Tu Xiao'an's Snake Gaze was like two calm, waveless pools of water, placid and cold. He glanced at the Two-headed Snake. "Come here. Kneel."

The Snake Spirit went rigid, her eyes fixed on the Two-headed Snake. 'Impossible. My child is far too noble to be someone else's pet.'

The Mutated Two-headed Snake moved at once, slithering before the Gold and Silver Snake and prostrating itself on the ground. It pressed its two heads to the floor as if kowtowing to its king in worship, utterly obedient.

"AARGH! AARGH! AARGH!"

At the sight of this, the Snake Spirit roared in a frenzy, looking as if it might explode on the spot. A violent aura of the Snake Race erupted from its body, and the air crackled with a series of pops.

"How dare you do something to my child! This Immortal will swallow you alive!"

With a savage expression, "Chen Xiang" lunged toward the Gold and Silver Snake, arms flailing wildly.

"Thunder Shock."

Tu Xiao'an shot the Snake Spirit a sidelong glance as his entire body began to flash with electric light.

CRACKLE...

A streak of white light seemed to tear through space. With a flash and a thunderous CRACK, it slammed directly into "Chen Xiang," blasting his hair—which had been moving as if in a nonexistent wind—straight up.

Instantly, his body began to convulse, arcs of electricity coursing over him. He shook violently, as if in the throes of a seizure.

"Get out of his body, now!"

The Gold and Silver Snake levitated, its Snake Gaze cold and impassive but laced with hints of Killing Intent.

'What a ridiculous story. The so-called Snake Embryo was just a grim affair sparked by a female snake being stewed into soup.'

Tu Xiao'an was furious. He wouldn't have been this angry even if the Snake Spirit had killed Chen Xiang. But Shu Yao was innocent. She had nothing to do with this whole affair. She was just a gentle woman who yearned for a good life, who wanted to become a wife and the mother of a little angel.

A Snake Embryo... for a woman, what a cruel fate. It was worse than simply killing her.

Tu Xiao'an deeply sympathized with her ordeal. 'Was she actually... screwed by a snake?' 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

'How absurd.'

'Using a human body to gestate a Snake Embryo... only this Snake Spirit could have come up with something so twisted. It's utterly insane.'

'The most ridiculous part is that it actually succeeded.'

'If this kind of thing is allowed, the world will descend into chaos.'

"Still not getting out?!"

CRACK...

Another bolt of Thunder, crackling with the majesty of Celestial Thunder, struck the Snake Spirit, blasting him to his knees.

No matter how strong this Snake Spirit was, it couldn't bring out its true power while inhabiting a human body.

Its aura might have been powerful, but that was merely a facade.

"You... you can control Thunder?" the Snake Spirit stammered in astonishment, its body trembling. Then, as if remembering something, it added in shock, "Are you the Snake King from Bai Town that people talk about, the one who controls Thunder?"

Tu Xiao'an didn't deny it. "You dare to wreak havoc in this Snake King's territory? You're courting death."

Awakened beings who understand Cultivation have always followed one of two paths. This has been true since ancient times. One is to perform good deeds to aid their Cultivation. The other is to wreak havoc, steal and eat livestock, devour human brains, take on illusory forms to deceive people, and fall onto the path of evil.

Just as there are good and evil people, awakened beings are also divided between the righteous and the malevolent. Take snakes, for example. The people of Bai Town worship the Snake King because he is a True Snake. He accumulates merit and cultivates true enlightenment, helps mortals resolve their worries and hardships, gives them guidance, and, above all, ensures the peace and safety of the region.

Clearly, this Snake Spirit's actions proved it was no True Snake. To call it an Evil Snake would be no exaggeration.

"Haha... a Snake King? What a joke. This Immortal is a Snake Immortal!" the Snake Spirit sneered. "If I come out, you'll die without a place for your own burial. If I don't come out, what can you possibly do to me?"

"What's the matter? Keep striking me if you dare. This Immortal can take it. I'm just afraid you'll end up electrocuting the owner of this body to death."

Tu Xiao'an was scornful. "What's his death to me? Did you think I came here for him?"

This system mission was simple: resolve Shu Yao's problem. And clearly, this Snake Spirit was that problem.

Tu Xiao'an had no desire to define himself as a True Snake; after all, plenty of people had died at his hand. But at the very least, he wouldn't use his power to wreak havoc indiscriminately.

As for Shu Yao's boyfriend, Chen Xiang, Tu Xiao'an didn't give him a second thought. He might have been innocent himself, having done nothing more than eat a bowl of snake soup.

In today's world, snake soup was a well-known delicacy. Countless people had eaten it, and who knew how many were eating it at this very moment.

The moment Chen Xiang learned his girlfriend was carrying a Snake Embryo, he had abandoned her, instantly forgetting the bond they had built over three or four years.

Perhaps that was only human nature. It was the kind of thing almost anyone would find impossible to bear in the moment.

But to put it heartlessly, his death really had nothing to do with Tu Xiao'an.

All he needed to do was get rid of this Snake Spirit.