Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 154, Episode 051: The Stone-Eyed Demon Serpent

"Whoosh!!" A cold, sharp sound of wind breaking through the air rang out.

A long, dark shadow swept across Luo Xi like a giant whip, and with a loud "bang!", it sent Luo Xi flying.

While in the air, Rosie quickly adjusted her direction and was not harmed by the protective force field.

He floated in the air, looking down at the dark figure that had appeared below.

This is a bizarrely shaped giant snake, about ten meters long and as thick as a person's waist. Its head looks like a woman's face fused together, covered with countless eyes.

"Stone-Eyed Demon Serpent?"

Rosie quickly recognized the creature as the Stone-Eyed Serpent, said to be a descendant of the ancient demon Medusa, and also inherited Medusa's unique petrification ability.

At the same time, the woman's face on the snake's head opened its countless eyes, and a large beam of intense light shot straight towards Luo Xi.

These rays of light seemed to have a penetrating effect; even under the protection of the defensive force field, some of the light still shone onto Luo Xi's skin. For a moment, he felt a tingling sensation on his skin and began to lose consciousness.

Luo Xi frowned and quickly pulled his cloak over his body. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the areas of his skin exposed to the light had turned grayish-white and were showing signs of petrification.

"roar!"

At the same time, Nilu, who was in Rosie's arms, let out a roar and darted away. Rosie was now her reason to keep living in this world, and she would not allow anyone to hurt him.

The power of magical beasts mainly comes from bloodline inheritance, and wizards therefore divide the bloodline levels of magical beasts into four levels: Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

The Stone-Eyed Serpent's bloodline level is roughly equivalent to lower-level Bronze, while the Hellhound's bloodline level is peak Silver or even reaches Gold.

The difference in bloodline is fully demonstrated here.

The bloodline of this Stone-Eyed Demon Serpent has been explored to a great extent, but it is only at the Wizard level. On the other hand, Nilu's Hellhound bloodline has only been partially activated, yet its potential has already reached the High Wizard level.

The vast difference in strength made the outcome of the battle a foregone conclusion. The petrifying rays that the Stone-Eyed Serpent relied on for survival had no effect on the Hellhound, and its impenetrable scales were easily torn apart by the Hellhound's sharp claws.

In no time, the enormous stone-eyed serpent was disemboweled by the hellhound, and dark red blood mixed with internal organs flowed all over the ground.

"Alright, leave the rest to me. There are some things I want on it."

Rosie stopped Nilu from further damaging the Stone-Eyed Serpent's corpse, then stepped forward and began searching through it. Soon, she found an organ resembling a stomach among a pile of internal organs.

This is the pancreas of the Stone-Eyed Serpent. Rosie had seen it in a book. This pancreas produces a special petrification energy stored within it, and the Stone-Eyed Serpent uses it to release the petrification rays through its eyes.

Luo Xi took out several glass containers from his spatial ring, put the pancreas bag inside, and then removed the eyeballs of the Stone-Eyed Serpent.

He grinned: "Lucky me, I found something good as soon as I came in."

These organs are of great experimental value. After being transplanted into the body, the wizard will be able to control the petrifying rays of the Stone-Eyed Serpent, using them at will without chanting spells or using rune gestures, just like limbs and organs.

Although Rosie didn't intend to use any kind of organ transplant on herself, she could easily transplant it into her undead servant.

Blacksmith Badr wields his giant hammer and charges at the enemy. Just as the enemy tries to dodge, he fires a petrifying ray at their face, petrifying them in place. Then, he smashes the enemy into a pulp with a few blows of his giant hammer. Just thinking about it is thrilling.

"Brother Rosie, do you still want the rest of the corpse?" Just then, Nilu asked, her eyes shining as she looked at the corpse of the Stone-Eyed Serpent.

Nilu's body was, after all, that of a ferocious hellhound, and she had a strong physiological need for the flesh and blood of magical beasts, especially since hellhounds, which were relatively high-quality magical beasts, were a rare delicacy in the eyes of hellhounds.

Luo Xi said, "Nothing else is needed; I'll leave it to you."

"Brother Luo Xi."

Nilu, who had been eagerly waiting, immediately jumped on and began to feast. In no time, she had devoured the stone-eyed demon snake, which was over ten meters long, leaving only a large amount of blood and scattered scales on the spot.

After dealing with the Stone-Eyed Serpent, Rosie and Nel continued on their way.

"So that's what a tranquil garden means."

Along the way, Rosie didn't see any magical materials in the garden, only large areas of stone carvings and statues, which were obviously creatures petrified by the Stone-Eyed Serpent.

The Stone-Eyed Serpent's greatest ability comes from petrification, and its petrification rays, like human magic, require constant training to improve. This area is likely used by its owner to train the Stone-Eyed Serpent.

They designated an area to lure other creatures into it, allowing the Stone-Eyed Serpents to prey on them and thus increase the intensity of the petrifying rays.

"I wonder how long this place has been here."

Besides humans, other creatures were also petrified. Judging from the clothing on these humans, they were probably at least several hundred years old. This is consistent with the history of the Eye of Truth, since the Eye of Truth was a wizarding organization that existed several hundred years ago.

With the destruction and decay of the entire Fantasy Tree Forest, the Eye of Truth, once the most powerful artifact in the Fantasy Tree Forest, naturally vanished into the annals of history.

Continuing forward, it took about half an hour for Rosie to cross the garden.

The sheer size of the garden used for training the Stone-Eyed Serpents speaks volumes about the vastness of the estate.

After leaving the garden, it seemed that we had arrived at the manor's building area. A cluster of low-rise buildings appeared in front of us. The low houses and the streets paved with bluestone slabs looked just like a medieval town.

Judging from the appearance of these houses, they were probably residences provided for servants or staff working on the outskirts of the wizard's tower.

A wizard's tower isn't just about wizards; it also needs a large number of other staff, spirits, apprentices, and so on. For example, the wizard's tower where Rosie lives also relies on the entire town of High Mountain for basic resource production.

Luo Xi randomly walked into a house, which was in a very dilapidated state. Most of the wood was rotten and the stone was severely weathered.

"Hmm? This is..."

Just then, Rosie suddenly looked towards a corner of the room, where there was something strange.

(End of this chapter)