God of Pets

Chapter 961 The Snake Man’s Secret Realm
The Void Realm of the Ophiuchus is a realm relatively close to that of the Centaur. Long Li doesn't know much about the Ophiuchus, only that they are a mid-tier race.

Chen Guan had studied the matter for a long time, and in order to target other Void Realms, he could not avoid the Serpent Clan.

However, before understanding the true strength of the Serpent Clan, Chen Guan couldn't act rashly and could only go inside the Serpent Clan to investigate first.

Chen Guan tried many methods, and finally unexpectedly discovered that the snake-man tribe and the snake woman were actually the same race. Only then did he decide to save the snake woman.

The Serpent Clan is very xenophobic, but they are very tolerant of their own members. As long as Chen Guan follows the Serpent Woman, he can infiltrate the Serpent Clan.

Chen Guan used the Secret Realm Bead to shield his aura, but he was walking with the snake woman. Although the snake woman looked like a human, the aura of the snake-man tribe on her body could not be hidden, and the snake-man tribe could recognize her at a glance.

When Chen Guan walked with her, others would naturally assume that Chen Guan was also a member of the Serpent Clan, and would only think that Chen Guan's cultivation was too high, and that ordinary Serpent Clan members could not sense his aura.

As expected, Chen Guan, with the snake woman, easily passed through the Snake Man tribe's checkpoint and successfully entered the Snake Man's Secret Realm.

The serpent people treated Chen Guan with great respect, thinking he was a big shot among them.

Most of the Serpent Kings were human-bodied with snake tails, but after entering the Serpent Kings' Secret Realm, the two saw many Serpent Kings who, like them, had no tails, had two legs, and looked almost indistinguishable from humans.

Upon entering the Serpent King's Secret Realm, even Chen Guan, who was used to seeing grand scenes, was shocked by the sight before him.

They saw neither planets nor land, but only enormous vines intertwined in the void, as eerie as giant serpents of the void.

A single snake vine could probably stretch for several light-years, and such vines are everywhere in the Ophiuchus Realm, making it impossible to imagine just how vast the Ophiuchus Realm truly is.

And on those snake vines, there grew dense clusters of red fruits.

The red fruits varied in size, some as small as a fingernail, others unimaginably large. Even mountains seemed tiny in comparison to them.

Regardless of size, these red fruits have a skin resembling snake scales. Chen Guan could sense that each fruit contained astonishing energy.

These snake vines are like the liquid vital energy of the Immortal Mountain Sect; they are unique forms of energy existence in the secret realm.

There is no liquid primordial energy like that of the Immortal Mountain Sect here, but the energy that the snake vine extracts from the void exists in the form of snake fruits.

The Serpent Clan can obtain energy by consuming Serpent Fruit, allowing them to cultivate at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary Sky Spirits.

Chen Guan realized a problem: judging from the current situation in the Serpent King's Secret Realm, this was definitely not something a mid-level Mystic Spirit race could possess.

The energy gathered by the snake vine is probably even greater than that of the Immortal Mountain Sect.

"The Serpent King's Secret Realm is definitely a Level 3 Secret Realm, and a Level 3 Secret Realm with extremely abundant energy." Chen Guan was glad that he hadn't rashly attacked the Serpent King's Secret Realm.

The Heavenly Dragon Clan is only a medium-sized race, and Long Li is just a young person in the clan; the information she knows may not be accurate.

The snake woman was also shocked by the sight before her, staring blankly at the enormous snake vine. Even a single leaf on it seemed as vast as a continent.

"How can there be so many snake-men here!" The snake woman swallowed hard, muttering to herself in disbelief.

In her place, she was a rare breed, a unique existence, while here the Serpent Clan was everywhere, nothing unusual about her.

However, her main focus was not on the snake fruits, but on the snake fruits. She could sense that the energy within the snake fruits was extremely compatible with her and had a fatal attraction for her.

The snake woman wanted to know if she could eat the snake fruits freely.

Chen Guan didn't let her eat snake fruit. Instead, he found a vine-covered area with a city, where snake people came and went, making it seem very lively.

The two landed in the city, a massive megacity inhabited by at least a million Ophiuchus people.

The architecture here is quite peculiar, but it's clear that these buildings were constructed by the Ophiuchus tribe themselves, and are not in the style of human architecture.

The creative abilities of the Sky Spirits are clearly unmatched by those of the Earth Spirits. The city is mainly composed of shops and markets, where Chen Guan saw a dazzling array of Sky Realm goods.

They sell celestial treasures, celestial rare items, and even various secret techniques and skills.

The secret methods and techniques here are not produced by secret cores; they are all textual information.

Chen Guan soon saw that many snake people were selling snake fruit.

After observing for a while, Chen Guan realized that the snake fruits that were everywhere in the void could not be picked at will; they must all belong to someone.

However, the price of snake fruit doesn't seem expensive. The smaller the snake fruit, the cheaper it is, and the larger the one, the more expensive it is. A snake fruit the size of a fist only costs one Sky Coin.

Those snake fruits, each the size of a fingernail, can be bought for several kilograms with just one Sky Coin.

Sky Coins are the currency issued by Sky City and are the universal currency of the Sky Realm.

Unfortunately, Chen Guan didn't have any Sky Coins, so he could only glance at it casually. The energy inside a snake fruit the size of a fingernail was probably equivalent to the vital energy contained in a ten-thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit.

The snake woman looked at the baskets of snake fruits for sale and couldn't help but swallow, then turned to look at Chen Guan.

Chen Guan was also at a loss. He didn't have any Sky Coins, and given the situation of the Ophiuchus Clan, he couldn't take action against them for the time being.

"Want some?" Chen Guan asked the snake woman with a smile.

"That's what the Serpent Clan eats, I have no interest in it." The snake woman remained steadfast in her belief that she was human.

"I'd like to try it," Chen Guan said, his eyes narrowing into crescent shapes.

"You want to eat it? Well then, there's nothing I can do. Let's buy a few to try..." The snake woman's eyes lit up immediately.

"I didn't bring any money," Chen Guan said.

"What should we do then?" The snake woman asked, feeling rather frustrated.

“We can earn some money first.” Chen Guan handed a small bottle to the snake woman: “Find an empty spot to set up a stall and sell this. Then use the money to buy snake fruit.”

"Can this be sold for money?" The snake woman took the bottle, looked at the liquid inside, and asked with some doubt.

“This is liquid elemental energy, of course it can be sold for money. It certainly won’t be cheaper than those smaller snake fruits. You should sell it first.” Chen Guan dismissed the snake woman, telling her to find an empty spot to buy the liquid elemental energy, while he continued walking forward.

Wherever Chen Guan went, many of the Serpent Clan members were very respectful to him, and some even made way for him.

Aside from not being able to sense Chen Guan's aura or the depth of his strength, the main reason was that he didn't have a snake tail, but instead had two legs.

Such serpent-man tribe members clearly hold a much higher status than ordinary serpent-tailed serpent wives, and seem to enjoy numerous privileges.

Most snake-women would feel apprehensive in front of Chen Guan, not daring to look him in the eye, and would subconsciously lower their bodies when passing by him.

This made things convenient for Chen Guan, who strolled around the city freely, trying to gather as much useful information as possible.

Chen Guan explored almost every shop and building he could enter. When he arrived at a quiet library, his eyes lit up.

The library was undoubtedly the easiest place to learn about the Ophiuchus tribe. He walked into the library and found that there were not many people there, except for a female snake-woman with a human body and a snake tail, who was wearing glasses. She was sitting behind the counter at the entrance, flipping through a book in her hand. She seemed to be a library staff member.

"Where can I see that book you're holding?" Chen Guan asked bluntly, pointing directly to the book in her hand and speaking in a commanding tone.

Chen Guan knew that there was no need to be polite to the snake-tailed woman; being polite to her would only make it easier to expose himself.

(End of this chapter)