The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 72 The Strange Fragrance of the Heavenly Python
For this trade fair in Ximatian Valley, Shi Lin brought 28 people, Han Shan arranged 30 people, plus Yao Luo and two others, and Chang Tianchen, a temporary member of the team, making a total of 62 people.

The orcs of the Cold Mountain tribe travel during the day, so they are not assigned to night watch.

Ling Chengen divided the remaining thirty-two people into three groups.

They rotate every three hours, so everyone can get a rest.

The first batch was led by Chongzhen, who was responsible for the night watch from 8 pm to 11 pm, and he was assigned ten people.

Ling Chengen was on duty from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., with nine soldiers under his command.

Chang Tianchen's shift, from 2 AM to 5 AM, was also handled by ten people.

Because he was somewhat worried about him, Ling Chengen specially arranged for Lei Sang to be in his night watch team.

Lei Sang is a Silver Horned Night Owl, better at night, and possesses superb night vision and extremely high alertness.

Dinner tonight wasn't as lively as lunch. Everyone ate dry rations with some boiled water, which was barely enough to make do.

She was the only female in the group, so she found a corner near the supplies and prepared to take a nap.

Just as he sat down and was about to close his eyes, Chongzhen handed him the animal skin blanket.

A fire was lit in the cave. He was standing in a spot where the light was backlighting on him, so Ling Chengen couldn't see the expression on his face. He only heard him say in a low voice, "Use a blanket to sleep on. It's raining today, be careful not to catch a cold."

Ling Chengen took the animal skin blanket and realized it was his own. He asked curiously, "You take these with you when you go out?"

"Who do you think I brought these things for?"

Chongzhen shook his head, chuckled, and turned to go on his night watch.

Ling Chengen laid out the blanket, placing half under himself and draping the other half over his body. Just as he was about to lie down on his side, a snake's tail suddenly emerged from the shadows.

Chang Tianchen placed the snake's tail under her head, retracting the spiky scales. Seeing her look up at him, he raised an eyebrow and said, "Here, take a rest. You're welcome."

Ling Chengen: "Our relationship isn't that close, so get out of the way."

Chang Tianchen leaned against the supplies, his dark eyes fixed on her, and smiled, "It doesn't matter if we're not close now, we'll grow closer slowly in the future."

"The bamboo stick you gave me has lost its scent."

Those eyes suddenly turned into snake pupils, staring intently at her, as if they had long regarded her as prey from which there was no escape.

Ling Chengen stared at him for a long time. Seeing that he stubbornly placed the snake tail next to her, she rolled her eyes speechlessly and warned, "Don't move. The scales on your tail are too uncomfortable when they stand up."

Chang Tianchen's gloomy face suddenly came to life, and he smiled as he said, "Don't worry, I'm very honest."

Ling Chengen: "..." This guy is nothing like the word "honest"!

She stopped worrying about these things, lay down, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Chang Tianchen felt the weight on his tail, and the noisy roaring and babbling in his ears finally gradually subsided until they disappeared completely.

His world is too noisy.

Various inexplicable ghostly afterimages tore at his already frantic soul, and his ears were constantly filled with chaotic cries.

Sometimes he can tell that it's fake, but other times he gets so excited by the noise that he feels the sounds around him are real.

Those babblings seemed to come from gods and demons, and the indistinct chants filled his mind.

Over the years, these voices have never diminished, nor have they ceased.

But strangely enough, he found a moment of peace in this female tiger cub.

This truly puzzled him.

A new superpower?
What exactly is the psychic class?
As he slowly closed his eyes, a strange blush gradually appeared on his handsome, fair face.

A flush gradually spread across his neck and chest, and pale pink fins suddenly grew from the top of his ears, their tails swaying slowly like thin gauze.

Behind his ears, the fine, glowing snake scales burst open layer by layer.

A dreamy yet dangerous fragrance slowly wafted from the gaps in his scales, gradually filling the entire cave.

The sleeping orcs were completely unaware, their sleep deepening amidst the intoxicating fragrance.

As Chongzhen walked into the cave, he smelled the fragrance that filled the cave and immediately fixed his gaze on the human-bodied, snake-tailed beastman hidden in the shadows.

Gangfeng stood outside the cave, frowning as he looked at Ling Chengen, who was sleeping peacefully with his head resting on the snake's tail. He then pulled Chongzhen away from the cave.

Only after they had walked a distance did Gang Feng frown and say, "Didn't Ling Chengen only have three beastmen? The one from Snake Mountain is said to have run away, so why is there a male snake-clan beastman with her who is in the breeding season?"

“That’s Chang Tianchen.” Chongzhen said solemnly. “I’ve only heard rumors about the Heavenly Python. I thought the bloodline of the divine beast was just a legend. I never expected that he would actually achieve the bloodline reversion.”

There are many rumors about the Heavenly Python.

But the most famous creature on the Beast Plains is the divine beast, the Heavenly Python, which can soar through the clouds and reverse the sun and moon.

This mythical beast can even reverse time.

In addition, there are the various love-hate relationships between the Heavenly Python and the Beast God.

Legend has it that the Heavenly Python reversed time seven times, but each time it ended up with the same fate.

Finally, the Heavenly Python gave up completely and perished in the Abyss of Obscurity.

However, no orcs with ancestral bloodlines have appeared on the Beast Plains for nearly a thousand years.

Awakening the bloodline of a divine beast is as distant as an ancient legend.

Therefore, Chang Tianchen is in real danger.

For some reason, Chongzhen felt that he cared a lot about Ling Chengen and even tried to get closer to her.

Unlike the loyal crane clan, the Sky Python is a cold-blooded beast that is easily swayed by its emotions.

It is said that at the beginning of the creation, the beast god Bo had seven beast husbands.

One of them is the mythical beast, the Heavenly Python.

The Beast God is benevolent and tolerant, and has the merit of creating the world and its people.

Ultimately, the Beast God was killed by the madman Heavenly Serpent due to the incessant fighting among his seven beast husbands, and his divine body was devoured by the serpent.

After the fall of the Beast God, the seven Beast Husbands became bitter enemies, fighting each other relentlessly.

The final battle was earth-shattering.

The Beast Plains continent broke apart in the middle, with the Dark Abyss as the boundary, dividing it into the Northern Wilderness and the Southern Plains.

The Heavenly Python was besieged by the other six divine beasts and ultimately perished in the Abyss.

Chongzhen has known the story of the Beast God since he was a child.

In every version of the story, the Heavenly Python is a dangerous and cruel being.

Moreover, in every legend, it is the celestial python that devours the beast god.

Therefore, he really dislikes Chang Tianchen.

Since his bloodline reverted to its ancestral form, this person has lost his former wisdom and bravery, becoming more and more like the legendary figure, unpredictable, dangerous, and treacherous.

"Tell the people on night duty not to inhale too much of the strange fragrance." Chongzhen instructed Gangfeng to give the order, emphasizing, "The body fragrance emitted by the Heavenly Python when it is asleep can make people feel drowsy and confused, and fall into bizarre dreams."

"Only when he wakes up will the person who has been sleeping after inhaling the exotic fragrance truly awaken."

So, don't go near him.

Chongzhen watched as Gangfeng went to inform the orcs on night duty. He waved his hand and used his supernatural ability to seal the fragrance inside the cave, preventing it from spreading outside and alerting any scoundrels watching their group.

However, these three hours passed safely.

Chongzhen arranged for a shift change, not intending to disturb Ling Chengen, and took over her three-hour night shift.

Suddenly she sat up.

When she opened her eyes, she was only slightly dazed. After rubbing her face, she was fully awake. Chongzhen looked at her in surprise, then at Chang Tianchen, who had opened his eyes not far away, but ultimately said nothing.

Ling Chengen uncovered the animal skin blanket, glanced at Chongzhen, and said, "You should rest. You don't need to keep watch for me at night."

After saying that, she strode outside.

Chongzhen sat in the spot where she had just rested, watching her departing figure with a puzzled expression, unable to understand how she had woken up.

Because she was the one who inhaled the most of the Heavenly Python's exotic fragrance.

He had to wake up Chang Tianchen in order to wake up the orc who was changing shifts.

But Chang Tianchen did not disperse the fragrance surrounding her.

Seeing that he was still in a daze, Chang Tianchen suddenly laughed and said, "She is indeed very interesting, isn't she?"

“Since awakening her divine beast bloodline, she has been the only person who has not reacted to my aura.”

Aside from that first encounter, when she was enraged by his fragrance and fought him, she acted entirely on instinct.

He tried to distract her with his aura, but it never worked the same way.

She is indeed very peculiar.

Chongzhen: "You want to be her beastly husband?"

Chang Tianchen, seeing Chongzhen's wary expression, rested his chin on his hand and leisurely looked at the somewhat weak fox: "So what if it is?"

Chongzhen: "You should know how dangerous your awakened bloodline is."

"Stay away from her!"

Chang Tianchen scoffed disdainfully, "Who do you think you are, pointing fingers at me like that?"

"Although the Heavenly Python bloodline is domineering, I am not the mad beast husband of the Beast God. Stop worrying unnecessarily."

Chongzhen: "You're crazy. Ling Chengen has someone he likes."

"That Moon-feathered Azure Crane?" He raised an eyebrow slightly, toying with the bamboo twig on his left fingertip, then said with a disdainful look, "I doubt it. It's true that the Moon-feathered Azure Crane likes her, but the little tiger cub probably doesn't have much genuine affection for him..."

"And you, you don't seek true feelings for her, only your own interests."

Why worry about so much?

"In the end, there's no place for you next to her anyway."

Chongzhen's face suddenly darkened, and he said, "You overheard my conversation with her?"

Chang Tianchen tucked the bamboo branch into his long hair, lowered his eyes, and said with a cold and disgusted expression, "Next time you chat with her, you'd better stay away from the fire."

"You're utterly shameless!" Chongzhen cursed angrily.

Chang Tianchen propped himself up and quietly looked at Chongzhen. Suddenly, he appeared face to face with him, his five fingers brushing past Chongzhen's neck and digging deep into the rock behind him. He then pulled out a sizable pangolin.

"With your level of vigilance, you think you're worthy of arguing with me?"

Chang Tianchen coldly grabbed the pangolin by the neck, dragged it to the fire, and roasted it directly over the fire.

The pangolin immediately let out a sharp cry for help, and cried out to him in terror for mercy.

Chongzhen turned around and looked at the rock behind him that was emitting earth-type energy fluctuations, and took a deep breath.

As an earth-type ability user, he was completely unaware that the pangolin-like beastman had appeared behind him.

Chang Tianchen almost cruelly roasted the pangolin's skin and flesh. The pangolin screamed and cried at the beginning, and was on the verge of death in the end. The whole process lasted less than ten minutes.

The orcs resting inside the cave were all awakened and stared in shock at his ruthless methods.

After patrolling outside, Ling Chengen heard the sound and immediately pulled the pangolin out of the fire.

"A sneak attack?" she turned to ask Chang Tianchen.

Chang Tianchen lightly rubbed his fingertips together and snorted coldly, "Level 7 Earth-type ability, with maximum compatibility between talent and race."

Pangolin orcs are very good at digging tunnels, and even the hardest mountains are like wood to them.

Once earth-based abilities are awakened, it's like adding wings to a tiger.

Moreover, this pangolin-like beastman actually has a higher level of superpowers.

It's actually quite normal that Chongzhen didn't notice him in time.

Ling Chengen frowned as he looked at the pangolin-like beastman whose scales were starting to fall off. "Next time you deal with someone who attacks from the shadows, don't be so cruel in front of so many people."

Chang Tianchen clicked his tongue in displeasure: "I didn't roast him directly; that's already gentle enough."

"What? Do you expect me to boil it in warm water?"

Are you really going to boil a frog?!
Ling Chengen, his head throbbing, withdrew his gaze and looked at the pangolin-like beastman, who was writhing in pain and whose scales fell off with every movement. He shouted to the patrol team outside, "Be on high alert! There are superhuman beastmen who can hide and approach."

"The rest of you continue to rest."

Ling Chengen used a piece of animal hide to carry the severely injured and dying pangolin to the outside of the cave, telling Chang Tianchen to go back to the place where supplies were stored to rest, and to be wary of superhumans who might approach through the stone wall using their abilities.

Chongzhen sat dejectedly on the animal skin blanket, wide awake now.

When Chang Tianchen returned, he looked up at the other person and, seeing the other person's mocking and sarcastic expression, had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure his arrogance and conceit.

Sometimes, he really hated himself, wondering why his talent was not as good as theirs.

He's not as good as Su Weihua, not as good as Bai Xi, not as good as Bai Qingyu, and even less good than Chang Tianchen...

He was clearly the first beastman Ling Chengen brought back to the tribe, and he clearly had the greatest advantage.

But he became increasingly inconspicuous around her.

He doesn't seek a single trace of genuine affection.

But he also didn't want to be ignored.

He wants his abilities to be recognized.

Isn't there any other way to go further?
Chongzhen lowered his head and pressed his hand on the heart stone at his waist.

Because Ling Chengen had repeatedly reminded him not to rush things, his absorption of the Heart Stone was done in stages.

Each time I absorb energy from the heart stone, I stop for two to three days to continuously refine and digest the absorbed energy.

Absorbing too much can damage the foundation.

He always prefers stability, so he rarely takes risks or tries anything new.

Should he give it a try?
When Gangfeng walked in from outside, seeing his gloomy expression, he raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about? Take advantage of the time you still have and get some rest."

Chongzhen looked up at him: "Am I too weak?"

Gangfeng, upon hearing this question, couldn't help but pick at his ear: "Who are you mocking here?"

"You're weak?"

"Shouldn't we, the superpowered individuals who have worked hard for over a decade, or even several decades, and still not reached level six just find a rock and smash our heads against it?"

"In this world, everyone has to walk a different path."

Gang Feng suddenly realized something, and abruptly looked up at Chang Tianchen not far away, his gaze extremely sharp.

Did he say something on purpose to distract you?

Sexy snake, extremely aggressive!
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