Battle Through the Heavens: The Beginning of the Dou Sheng Inheritance

Chapter 180 Nine Netherworld Staff

Staring at Yao Ming's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Yao Tianxiao's, all the members of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan present were stunned. After a long while, some elders cried out in disbelief, "Clan Chief Yao Ming? How is this possible? Didn't you perish from a cultivation deviation?"

"The Demon Clan Chief?"

"It seems to be the elder brother of Clan Chief Tianxiao, the previous clan chief. However, Clan Chief Tianxiao said that he died from a qi deviation during cultivation and disappeared for hundreds of years. How could he reappear now?"

Hearing the numerous whispers that echoed through the sky, the old man with a crimson venomous snake coiled on his shoulder suddenly shouted coldly, "Quiet down! Don't be fooled by this guy. He must be an accomplice of that guy, deliberately impersonating Chief Yaoming to cause turmoil within our clan! Elders, join me in activating the great formation to kill him!"

Upon hearing this, the elders were taken aback, but their subordinates hesitated.

"Haha, you traitor, are you in such a hurry to kill me to silence me?" Yao Ming laughed loudly, then turned his gaze to the elders: "Elder Xian, Elder Ming, Elder Liu, you were my closest people back then, don't you even recognize me?"

Hearing Yao Ming's loud laughter, the three white-haired elders glanced at Yao Ming, their faces showing excitement, and said, "It really seems to be Clan Chief Yao Ming. We three are quite familiar with his aura."

The old man with a crimson venomous snake coiled on his shoulder stared at the three men with a sinister gaze and coldly shouted, "Ming Chang, you three must not disturb the peace of the clan here. The current patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan is Yao Tianxiao. Are you trying to betray the clan by doing this?"

The three elders hurriedly said, "Elder, this is indeed Chief Yaoming! Is there some misunderstanding?"

Yao Ming smiled faintly and said, "There is no misunderstanding. Back then, I was poisoned and injured by my good brother and the Grand Elder, and sealed at the bottom of the Nine Netherworld. If I had not been rescued this time, I would probably have been sealed in the Nine Netherworld for the rest of my life. Now that they see that I have been freed, they naturally want to kill me to silence me."

"What?"

Yao Ming's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears. Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to the Grand Elder.

Immediately, some elders shouted angrily, "Elder, is Clan Chief Yaoming truly telling the truth?"

Yao Ming took a step forward, staring coldly at the Grand Elder. Suddenly, he opened his mouth, and a black light flashed out, eventually transforming into a black scepter about half a zhang in size, which appeared in his hand.

The scepter was entirely black, with two lifelike black venomous snakes coiled around its top. Between the two snakes was a fist-sized black bead that emitted a faint, cold light.

"Elders, do you recognize this item?"

"The Nine Netherworld Staff? It's actually the Nine Netherworld Staff, lost for a hundred years!"

"This is the clan chief's token!"

As they gazed at the black scepter, the expressions of all the elders in the sky changed, and then a fanatical fervor surged in their eyes. From the scepter, they felt a pressure from their bloodline.

Legend has it that the serpent pearl in the Nine Nether Scepter contains the purest bloodline of the Nine Nether royal family. If the current Nine Nether Earth Python Clan could possess this bloodline, it would undoubtedly greatly slow down the rate at which their bloodline becomes diluted.

The Grand Elder stared at Yao Ming with an extremely gloomy expression, his fists clenched tightly: "No wonder Yao Xiaotian and I searched everywhere but couldn't find the Nine Netherworld Staff. It turns out this bastard swallowed it."

The First Elder glared at Long Yan and then shouted, "Elders, you can't just believe one side of the story. You should all know how the Nine Netherworld Python Clan has fared under the leadership of Clan Chief Tianxiao these past years."

"Even if Yao Ming was the previous clan leader, he was still just the former. Now that he has joined forces with outsiders to kill the Yao Xiaotian clan leader, if he is willing to hand over the Nine Netherworld Staff, then the Nine Netherworld Python Clan will have a place for him in the future."

"Yes, Chief Yaoming, you should hand over the Nine Netherworld Staff to Chief Tianxiao." Some elders also spoke up at this moment. They were all Yao Tianxiao's confidants, and they naturally knew which side to stand on at this time.

Upon hearing this, Yao Ming let out a cold laugh.

"Elder, you are mistaken. Whoever holds the Nine Netherworld Staff is the patriarch of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. This is an ironclad rule of our clan. When we made Yao Tianxiao the patriarch, it was agreed that it was only a temporary measure. And you all promised that if Patriarch Yao Ming appeared, the position of patriarch would be returned to him."

The three elders who had been called out by Yao Ming exchanged glances and then spoke at the same time. They were all shrewd and could naturally guess the truth of the matter.

"The three elders are right."

Among these elders, there were clearly many who supported Yao Ming, and so some voices of agreement were heard.

The elder's gaze swept quickly over Yao Ming and Long Yan. Now that Yao Xiaotian was dead, he had no chance. He gritted his teeth and his hands flashed out a strange hand seal.

"Demon Serpent Heavenly Explosion!"

Long Yan's figure flashed, appearing directly in front of the Grand Elder. Just as the Grand Elder's fighting spirit was about to reverse and explode, Long Yan pointed a finger and plunged it into the Grand Elder's head. Blood and brain matter spurted out in that instant.

"Bang!"

Long Yan plunged his palm into the elder's head and slowly withdrew it. In his palm was a fist-sized black bead, its surface extremely smooth. Faintly, black mist swirled within it, coalescing into a screaming face—the very image of the elder.

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All the members of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan were gazing at that mountain peak. They could sense that the Great Elder's aura and bloodline fluctuations had completely vanished from this world.

"For Qinglin to evolve into the Ancient Heavenly Serpent King, and for the Yaoming Clan Chief to survive, you might as well just die obediently."

Long Yan put away the demon core and the Great Elder's corpse in his hand, stepped forward, dug out Yao Xiaotian's demon core, and put it away along with his corpse.

The senior elders quickly stepped forward and respectfully addressed Yao Ming, saying, "Congratulations to Clan Chief Yao Ming on your return to your position! We will follow you to the death!"

"Thank you for your trouble, elders. You are in charge of resolving the clan's affairs. Those who should not be kept should not be kept." Yao Ming said calmly. If he wanted to regain his position, he would have to get rid of some of Yao Tianxiao's confidants. Otherwise, trouble would come sooner or later.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, the elders immediately responded respectfully.

Yao Ming paused slightly, then said, "Leave the nine Dou Zun behind and imprison them. The Nine Netherworld Python Clan's bloodline is now depleted, so we must make the best use of them."

"Understood."

(End of this chapter)