Chapter 8: The Golden Horned Snake Swarm

Qu Yi, along with Wu Yuan, had just arrived in the area of the Golden Horned Snake Swarm. What was originally a rocky terrain suddenly saw countless snake holes appear, with giant snakes featuring golden horns on their heads leaping out from the rocks.
The Golden Horned Snake Swarm had mobilized ten million golden snakes, all of which were now hissing at Qu Yi.
“Haha, Wu Yuan, do you want to eat snake meat? Great, I’ll go catch one for you,” Qu Yi said confidently with a smile.
Facing the threat of a thousand golden snakes, Qu Yi showed no fear at all.
After saying that, Qu Yi vanished in an instant, appearing right next to a Golden Horned Snake of the lower-level Yuan Soul Monster class. An invisible palm formed from chaotic energy struck the snake’s head, shattering its golden horns and knocking it unconscious.
“Haha…”
Only Qu Yi’s voice remained in the air, with no trace of his body visible.
A moment later, Qu Yi reappeared beside Wu Yuan, holding a ten-meter-long golden snake near Wu Yuan’s mouth.
“Woooh, Qu Yi, you’re really a great guy!” Wu Yuan exclaimed excitedly.
As he spoke excitedly, Wu Yuan transformed into his beast form and sucked the golden snake into his mouth with a single swallow.
“Whoever dares offend our Golden Horned Snake Swarm shall die!”
The events that happened in that instant enraged the ten million Golden Horned Snakes, which collectively used their demonic energy to emit a threatening voice against Qu Yi.
Qu Yi ignored the cries of the snake swarm, smiling as he watched Wu Yuan leisurely absorb their demonic energy.
At that moment, the largest Golden Horned Snake in the swarm—over a hundred meters wide, with its golden horns emitting a red glow—flew into the air. Naturally, this snake was the leader of the swarm. Its cultivation level had reached that of a Three-Star Heavenly Soul Monster.
“Foreign beast, you’ve invaded our Tianjiu Continent and challenged the dignity of our entire snake race. You won’t escape alive today!” the leader of the Golden Horned Snakes sneered.
Qu Yi shook his hair and laughed, “Escape? You Golden Horned Snakes are quite confident.”
Suddenly, Qu Yi shouted, “Pet, return to the bag!”
Immediately afterward, Wu Yuan vanished into thin air, as if he had indeed been put back into his pet bag.
Seeing this, the leader of the Golden Horned Snakes realized that Qu Yi had given the signal to start fighting. A malicious glint appeared in his eyes as he raised his right hand, signaling all the snakes to get ready.
“Golden Horn Domain—invincible wherever it goes!”
At that moment, the leader of the Golden Horned Snakes let out a shrill cry, issuing the attack order.

The Golden Horn Snakes belong to the snake swarm faction, and their most powerful attack is the collision of golden horns. A single collision by a Golden Horn Snake causes limited damage, but continuous collisions are beyond even the Sky Soul Demon’s endurance. The Golden Horn Domain is a unique collective attack technique specific to this snake swarm.

Ten million Golden Horn Snakes were already swiftly moving across the ground, forming a thousand groups that all flicked their tongues in unison. Whoosh! The ten thousand groups closest to Qu Yi suddenly leaped into the air by coiling their tails. These snakes emitted golden-colored demon essence, and those ten thousand strands of essence combined to form a demon essence planet, even mimicking a trace of the power of the world.

As the golden demon essence gathered, it immediately took shape in the air as a giant golden horn, tens of thousands of meters long, emitting brilliant golden light that shot toward Qu Yi. At the same time, the other groups of Golden Horn Snakes also prepared to launch their attacks. Qu Yi focused his gaze and couldn’t help but marvel—these groups composed of Earth Demon-level creatures could actually wield a form of world power similar to that of Sky Soul Demon-level beings.

“Too weak. This Golden Horn is only on par with a one-star Sky Soul Demon. How dare it try to harm me?” Qu Yi said with a smile. Immediately afterward, he drew out his top-grade immortal sword, the Vast Heaven Sword. He transformed chaotic energy into fire-type immortal essence and fed it into the sword, instantly activating the world within it.

When he swung the Vast Heaven Sword, a red giant sword emerged, radiating fire-type world power capable of burning through emptiness, and it immediately intercepted the incoming golden horn. Boom! Crack! The fire-type world power collided with the golden-type world power, causing a deafening explosion. Yet, the fire-type power still had the upper hand—after all, that golden horn was merely a spell cast by the snake swarm, simulating the form of world power without its true essence, so it surely couldn’t withstand the true fire-type world power unleashed by the Vast Heaven Sword.

Qu Yi shattered the “Golden Horn” spell cast by the snake swarm with a single strike, but it didn’t disrupt their attacks. The ten thousand remaining Golden Horn Snakes took to the air again and quickly launched another “Golden Horn” spell, creating another giant golden horn that flew straight at Qu Yi.

“Interesting,” Qu Yi said with a laugh. He then swiftly swung the Vast Heaven Sword again, summoning another red giant sword that shattered and burned the golden horn to ashes. Clearly, the snake swarm’s attack strategy was to continuously drain Qu Yi’s demon essence using these spells before having their leader deliver the final blow to kill him outright. Qu Yi understood this all too well.

“You Golden Horn Snakes want to deplete my demonic essence? Then come on—let’s see who runs out of it first,” Qu Yi shouted with a smiling gaze. Saying this, he swung his Vast Heaven Sword again, blasting another incoming Golden Horn to pieces. The leader of the Golden Horn Snakes thought Qu Yi’s words were merely meant to boost his own courage and paid no attention to them, not even considering changing the attack tactics of his group. “This strange demonic beast—judging from its cultivation level, it seems to be only at the upper Earth Soul Demon tier. It’s only because it has a powerful demonic weapon that it’s been able to pass through the regions of the Black Ring Snakes and Winged Ice Snakes. But now that it’s in our Golden Horn Snake territory, it can’t just leave whenever it wants.” The leader of the Golden Horn Snakes thought with great confidence. In the air, Qu Yi held his Vast Heaven Sword and kept attacking the incoming Golden Horns, blasting them apart time and again, creating brilliant golden sparks in the sky. A hundred Golden Horns were destroyed, then a thousand… until five thousand were gone. Each time, the Golden Horn Snake group thought they could harm Qu Yi with their Golden Horns, or at least drain his demonic essence. Yet, every hope turned into disappointment. Qu Yi grew stronger with each battle, and his abundant demonic essence showed no sign of decreasing. “How is this possible? What race is this strange demonic beast? How can its demonic essence never decline? Could it even replenish it while fighting?” The leader of the Golden Horn Snakes was filled with shock and growing unease. Meanwhile, the ten million Golden Horn Snakes on the ground saw their spells failing to reach Qu Yi at all, getting blasted apart mid-air. Repeated failures filled them with frustration, causing them to show signs of agitation. “Could this strange demonic beast be the legendary Immortal Race?” All the Golden Horn Snakes thought anxiously. The entire group had lost confidence. Qu Yi continued to smile as he swung his Vast Heaven Sword. Seeing the state of the Golden Horn Snake group, he even felt sympathy for them. “I have the primordial energy stored in the Star Luo Ding, as well as the Star Tree at the upper Earth Soul Immortal tier that absorbs that energy. The idea that this Golden Horn Snake group can deplete my demonic essence is nothing but a fantasy.” “I have the Vast Heaven Sword for offense, divine formula cards as defensive armor, and most importantly, life-saving techniques like the Dimensional Ball and Boundless Stars. What’s there to fear?” Qu Yi thought quickly. In the air, groups of Golden Horn Snakes continued to cast their spells, only for their Golden Horns to be destroyed one after another.

“Golden Horn Snakes, your magic isn’t good enough.” At that moment, after destroying one of the golden horns, Qu Yi kindly reminded them.
Huh! Huh!
Already frustrated, the Golden Horn Snakes grew even angrier upon hearing Qu Yi’s words. Golden light shone in their eyes, as if they wanted to kill him with their gazes.
“Abominable beast, don’t be so arrogant,” the leader of the Golden Horn Snakes roared in fury.
Qu Yi shrugged and swung his Vast Heaven Sword again, destroying another golden horn. He smiled as he watched the group of Golden Horn Snakes, whose morale had soared.
In secret, however, Qu Yi heard the transmission from the Divine Instrument God: “Qu Yi, the golden horns emitted by these Golden Horn Snakes can simulate the power of the Golden Element world. This is highly beneficial for the Golden Lord. Keep fighting them so they keep simulating that power. This will help the Golden Lord grasp it faster, allowing him to create a planetary world within his body.”
After reaching the realm of a high-ranking Soul Immortal, the next step for the Golden Lord was naturally to break through to the realm of a One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal.
A One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal possesses a planetary world within them and can wield world power.
The Golden Horn magic could simulate the power of the Golden Element world, without the actual world power, making it perfect for the Golden Lord to observe its various characteristics. This would allow him to quickly understand true world power through the Enlightenment Stele and faith, thus advancing his soul realm to that of a One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal.
When the soul realm advanced, Qu Yi had a way to help the Golden Lord break through his cultivation as well.
“If I’m arrogant, it’s because I have the means to be so,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he looked at the leader of the Golden Horn Snakes.
After hearing the transmission from the Divine Instrument God, Qu Yi wouldn’t miss out on this free performance by the Golden Horn Snakes. He would keep provoking them, forcing them to use their Golden Horn magic repeatedly, so that the Golden Lord could gain some insights in secret.
At that moment, Qu Yi deliberately weakened the strength of his own immortal essence by 10%.
The red giant sword wielded by his Vast Heaven Sword could still destroy golden horns, but its explosive power was reduced.
The Golden Horn Snakes quickly noticed this.
“Haha, that abominable beast’s immortal essence has finally weakened.”
“I thought this beast was part of the Immortal Race. It seems even its immortal essence can weaken.”
“Whoever dares attack our Golden Horn Snakes will be punished!”
“Everyone, keep working hard! Keep using the Golden Horn magic—we must kill this abominable beast.”
……
Ten million Golden Horn Snakes on the ground all moved their bodies and cheered happily.
The leader of the Golden Horn Snakes smiled in satisfaction.

Qu Yi wore a faintly satisfied smile on his lips.