Chapter 871: Come With Me

With a human body and a snake tail, along with stunning beauty, it was hardly appropriate to call her a magical beast—she should rather be called a succubus.

This succubus was clearly a leader among all magical beasts, but Su Che believed she wasn’t yet the one with the highest status on Devil Island.

Probably not…

The snake-shaped succubus slowly swam to a distance of about a hundred zhang before stopping and quietly observing Su Che and the others, who were gathered in a circle back to back.

The giant succubus, over ten zhang long, gazed down at them from a lofty position, making Su Che and the others extremely nervous as they had no idea what decision she would make next.

If she truly intended to kill these thirteen Chaos Travelers, she could simply give an order, and thousands of magical beasts would attack. In at most a dozen breaths, not a single bone would remain in the center of the area.

Su Che and the others remained silent, waiting patiently for fate to decide their fate.

After several dozen breaths of silence, the snake-shaped succubus finally smiled enchantingly and sent a telepathic message: “Welcome to Devil Island. Since you’re here, please come with me.”

“You?” Not “you all”?

Su Che and the others exchanged glances, unsure of whom she meant.

However, they could all roughly guess that three people were the most likely suspects: Xiao Hei, Tian Yin, and Su Che.

Xiao Hei had the most unique form of life; Tian Yin possessed the ability to sever magical beasts’ tails; and Su Che was the leader among them.

Any one of the three could be it—but who exactly?

The snake-shaped succubus was quite far away, and Su Che and the others were too close together. It was difficult to tell from her gaze whether she was focusing on him.

“Uncertain about which one I’m referring to, right?”

The snake woman smiled again, this time providing a clear answer: “It’s the one among you who can counteract the Frost Poison Mist.”

Whoa!

Zhuo Li, Haous, and the others immediately turned their attention to Su Che’s face. So, it’s you!

Su Che was slightly stunned, but it also felt somewhat expected.

Come with her?

Tian Yin became very nervous and immediately grasped Su Che’s right hand, worried that he might not return.

Su Che smiled at her, silently assuring her, “Don’t worry. It’ll be fine.”

Then he sent a message to the snake woman, “If the person you mean is me, I’m certainly willing to cooperate. But I have one request: I hope you can ensure the safety of my friends.”

The Snake Woman hesitated not at all and replied immediately, “That’s no problem. Just let them stay here. But I must remind you that from now on, their lives and deaths depend entirely on your performance.”
My performance?
Su Che didn’t quite understand, but it didn’t matter. In a situation where he was at the mercy of others, he could only obediently follow whatever they said.
If they wanted Tian Yin and the others to stay here, they would have to stay; if they wanted him to go with her, he would have to go.
Refusing or being unwilling meant death.
“Come with me.”
The Snake Woman’s long tail swished nimbly as she turned around immediately. The tip of her tail remained outside the ground without leaving any trace on the surface. It seemed their tails possessed highly advanced earth-shifting techniques.
“Don’t worry about me. I should be fine.”
Su Che sent messages to Tian Yin, Xiao Hei, and Man Zhi at the same time. There was no need to say anything to Zhuo Li, Haous, and the others.
As for Lao Hei, there was no need to give him any instructions—his core was still in the Immortal Prison, so wherever he went, he would share life and death with him.
Under such circumstances, words were useless. Tian Yin and the others could only watch helplessly as Su Che went over to the Snake Woman and disappeared with her into some cave, while the twelve of them were left here, surrounded by thousands of magical beasts, anxiously waiting to see what fate would bring…
Su Che followed the Snake Woman into a giant cave. Watching her extremely thick, undulating waist sway and twist ahead, he had no idea where she would take him.
“This woman isn’t even wearing any clothes. Isn’t this a bit too flirtatious?” Lao Hei muttered in the Immortal Prison.
“She’s just a monster. What’s there to be flirtatious about?” Su Che chuckled to himself, mostly to ease his own tension.
If anything went wrong today, not only would he be doomed, but Tian Yin, Lao Hei, Xiao Hei, and even everyone in the Immortal Prison would die as well. With such serious consequences, how could he not be nervous?
“I hope my judgment is correct…”
Su Che prayed silently over and over again, but in this chaos, which deity could possibly bless him?
After walking for a while, the Snake Woman suddenly slowed down and sent a message to Su Che, “We still have a while to go. Do you want to chat a bit?”
“Sure.”

Su Che nodded gently. At least on the surface, this snake woman’s attitude seemed mild, not fierce at all.
“What kind of universe are you from?”
The snake woman asked casually, but Su Che knew that every word and action of hers must have deeper meanings, or rather, some purpose behind them.
Su Che briefly described the various characteristics of his universe. After listening, the snake woman asked again, “So, in your universe, are there any creatures similar to me?”
“Yes!”
There seemed no need to hide this, so Su Che replied directly, “As far as I know, there are at least a dozen such creatures. The closest to you are the Beauty Snake clan, who aren’t very powerful, but they look exactly like you.”
“Oh? Really?”
The snake woman seemed very interested and immediately asked, “Then show me what the Beauty Snakes look like.”
That was easy. With a wave of his hand, Su Che conjured in the air before him the appearance of the snake woman in her initial night-blue form, her true form before she transformed.
“It’s truly identical!”
The snake woman examined the three-dimensional image carefully, seemingly quite pleased, then asked, “Do you have any such Beauty Snakes in your personal world? Could you give me a few?”
Su Che had already guessed she might make such a request, but he replied, “Firstly, the Beauty Snake clan is very weak. Compared to the powerful creatures in the Chaos, their existence is extremely fragile. If exposed to this environment, they would likely perish instantly. Secondly, even for the weakest creatures, I can’t arbitrarily decide their fate or treat them as mere goods to give away.”
The snake woman giggled shrilly. It was unclear whether her laughter carried sarcasm as she said, “I didn’t expect you little guy to be so full of righteousness.”
“I don’t care if it’s righteousness or not,” Su Che said calmly. “It’s just my principle of being a person.”
“A person? What is a person?”
The snake woman replied, “Don’t you think about whether such principles would work in the Chaos?”
Su Che didn’t respond. It was clear she was implying something to him.
After a few moments, the snake woman asked again, “I’ll ask you one more time—really don’t want to give them to me? You should know that giving me a gift will bring you significant benefits.”
Su Che smiled silently. Though he didn’t give a clear answer, his silence was a refusal.

At this point, even Lao He was a bit confused. He whispered in the Immortal Prison, “Master, what are you doing? Why provoke her for no reason? Either don’t tell her from the start that there’s a tribe of beautiful snakes in your private world. Since you’ve already mentioned it, why not just give her a few? I really can’t understand you.”

In the Immortal Prison universe, there were countless intelligent beings. Even if the tribe of beautiful snakes was rare, it wasn’t just Night Blue—there were at least eight thousand of them. What harm would it do to give her a few?

Were so-called principles really that important?

Well, you can stick to your principles; there’s nothing wrong with that. Then don’t tell her from the start.

Isn’t that just creating trouble for no reason and inviting trouble?

Su Che didn’t offer any explanation for Lao He’s doubts. It wasn’t out of mystery—it was simply that some things couldn’t be clearly explained, or rather, once explained, they would lose their power.

Next, the snake woman seemed displeased. She stopped talking to Su Che, increased her speed, and once again took a lead of over ten zhang. Her thick yet enchanting waist swayed and twisted ahead of her…

After walking for nearly fifteen minutes, covering almost a hundred li, they finally arrived at a giant cave with an even more spacious interior.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Su Che saw countless thick tree roots, densely intertwined and layered upon each other.

“Are these the roots of that Mixed Separation Divine Tree?” Su Che tried to suppress his excitement as he guessed.

Many of the roots emitted light, quite bright, illuminating the entire cave. Compared to the dim and oppressive beast lair before, this place gave off a sense of brilliance and holiness.

“Creation Divine Tree, do you see it?” Su Che asked himself. “This is the legendary primordial divine tree of the Chaos Supreme Treasure level. Do you have any special reaction to it?”

“Yes!”

The mental waves transmitted by the Creation Divine Tree carried clear sensations of shock and awe. “Master, it’s very powerful—extremely powerful! I wonder when I’ll be able to grow to such a level?”

Swish swish swish…

Detecting Su Che’s arrival, the nearest hundreds of thick tree roots slowly wriggled, like giant pythons. Finally, a greenish-gray root about as thick as an arm emerged from the soil not far in front of Su Che. At first glance, its tip was as sharp as a spearhead, making Su Che nervous: Could it, like the Creation Divine Tree, pierce into my head?

At a distance of nearly ten zhang, the very tip of this root began to expand rapidly and twist continuously. In just over a dozen breaths, it took shape as a full-sized human being.
Su Che was stunned as he saw another version of himself—a person identical to him, even wearing the same clothes. The only difference was that this person had a long tail trailing behind, with its end buried in the soil.
Having witnessed this with his own eyes, Su Che was completely convinced that the magical beasts on Mo Li Island were undoubtedly created by the Hun Li Divine Tree. This was somewhat similar to his own Creation Divine Tree, which also possessed a certain degree of creative power…