Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar

Streams of scalding and thick magma were drawn over by Hong Yuan, flowing through the sea of fire, tempering his Original Body.

Mist rose, and the features of Demon Hong Yuan were indistinct.

Hong Yuan's Original Body was that of an Ice Armor Python, a frost-white serpent with armored scales, a Variant Seed from Ice Tao.

Ordinary python-type Demon Cultivators would be considered remarkable for achieving thirty meters in length at the third rank of Demon cultivation, yet at this moment, Demon Hong Yuan's corporeal form had reached an astounding forty-nine meters!

That alone was enough to reveal the depth of Hong Yuan's foundation.

Although there was an exceedingly vast distance from the nine hundred ninety-nine-meter length of the Black Dragon Demon Saint, Hong Yuan was quite content.

With his Original Body alone, his strength was sufficient to contend with those fourth-rank great demons!

Have I hit a bottleneck?

Demon Hong Yuan slowly opened his vertical serpent eyes, feeling the power of his Original Body, and gently slapped the magma. Magma splashed, sticking to Hong Yuan's tail.

Far from feeling discomfort, Hong Yuan actually felt an intense warmth.

During these five days, Hong Yuan had remained in the Molten Lava Fire Sea.

Under the deeply distressed gazes of the Flame Tiger Clan Elders, he continually absorbed the Magma Spirit, enhancing himself and consuming the foundational reserves of the Flame Tiger Clan.

"Hei Jiang, have Gui Qu return," Hong Yuan spoke softly.

A flash of white light, and Hong Yuan transformed into a handsome Taoist figure.

Compared to five days ago, his aura had become much more solid, as if one were facing the sheer face of an icy peak.

Hei Jiang even felt a sense of oppression emanating from Hong Yuan!

"Yes, Taoist Zhenyi," Hei Jiang replied respectfully. At this moment, his reverence for Demon Hong Yuan stemmed not only from his status akin to a Holy Son of Black Dragon Palace but also from Hong Yuan's strength.

Xuan Guangqiao is growing at such a rapid pace, not the slightest bit inferior to Zhang Fan of the Bright Day Sea Area's Nine Poison Octopus, or even nearly on par with Li Jianqiu of the Chenye Sea Area's Red Dragon Carp, Bai Ge marveled inwardly.

Zhang Fan and Li Jianqiu were both well-known Demon Cultivator prodigies among these sea areas, with extraordinary potential and strength. Once, Elders from the Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land had even come specifically to recruit them.

However, they both aimed for the strongest among demon Holy Lands—Dragon God Sacred Land—and declined the invitation from Ten Thousand Demon Holy Land, becoming a topic of admiration for some time.

For ordinary Demon Cultivator prodigies, just entering a Holy Land was already a matter of great honor, meriting a grand celebration. And yet, these two Heavenly Talents were so composed, so indifferent.

For this reason, Bai Ge had a particularly deep memory of these two paragons.

A quarter of an hour later, Hei Jiang returned with Gui Qu.

Amidst the joyful gazes of the assembled Flame Tiger Clan Elders, Hong Yuan led the army toward the territory of the Winter Roaring Lion Clan.

He aimed to continue depleting the resources of the Winter Roaring Lion and Flame Tiger Demon Clans, forcing them into such distress that they had to start negotiations.

Of course, this approach carried a risk: the Hawk Factions within the Winter Roaring Lion and Flame Tiger Demon Clans might feel Hong Yuan was too oppressive and set an ambush to drive him out of the Lion Tiger Shark Island Archipelago.

Internally surveying the Divine Power of Ten Thousand Heavy Water, which he had never once used, Hong Yuan felt extremely at ease.

Three techniques nearing Saint's Might would be more than enough to obliterate the Lion Tiger Shark Island Archipelago.

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"Winter Roaring Lion Clan Leader, I am close to confirming the evidence; I must make another trip to the Cold Spring Deep Pool. I hope you can understand," Hong Yuan spoke calmly.

The Winter Roaring Lions were all greatly shocked, questioning the extent of Hong Yuan's greed—even Hei Jiang, known for his own greed, had the corners of his mouth twitch slightly.

"Taoist Zhenyi—"

"Hmm, I trust Taoist Zhenyi, you have your own profound intentions."

The Winter Roaring Lion, Winter Sword, was about to tactfully decline Hong Yuan's request, but unexpectedly, the Clan Leader of the Winter Roaring Lions, Winter Roaring, agreed to it outright.

"Clan Leader…" Several white-haired Elders of the Winter Roaring Lion Clan looked at Clan Leader Winter Roaring with incomprehension.

This Xuan Guangqiao is clearly treating our Winter Roaring Lion Demon Clan like pigs for slaughter! It's simply going too far!

"Clan Leader Winter Roaring, tsk tsk." Hong Yuan glanced around and shook his head slightly.

His attitude further enraged the Demon Cultivators of the Winter Roaring Lion Demon Clan; Clan Leader Winter Roaring stopped the righteous indignation of Winter Sword and watched as Demon Hong Yuan's figure faded away into the extremely cold Cold Spring Deep Pool.

Five days later, Demon Hong Yuan left the Cold Spring Deep Pool, heading towards the Molten Lava Fire Sea of the Flame Tiger Demon Clan.

In such a repeated cycle, the Winter Roaring Lion Demon Clan and the Flame Tiger Demon Clan could no longer bear the relentless demands of Demon Hong Yuan.

Under Hong Yuan's insinuations, both clan leaders had already understood Demon Hong Yuan's intentions. They had preliminary thoughts of a ceasefire in mind, hoping to use Demon Hong Yuan's status as a Holy Son of the Black Dragon Palace to complete a ceasefire agreement.

At this moment, the night was as dark as ink; Demon Hong Yuan stood tall under the canopy of stars, listening to the waves crashing against the shore.

This was already his second month at the Lion Tiger Shark Island Archipelago. During these two months, he had been using the method of boiling a frog in slowly warming water, gradually easing the conflict between the Winter Roaring Lion Demon Clan and the Flame Tiger Demon Clan.

The only drawback was that he had temporarily become the common enemy of both the Winter Roaring Lion and Flame Tiger Demon Clans.

However, fortunately, if all went well tomorrow, the Golden Tiger Shark Demon Clan would be dragged in, forced to take his place, creating a situation of a three-clan free-for-all.

"The journey to Lion Tiger Shark Island is finally about to come to an end." Demon Hong Yuan exhaled lightly, and his breath instantly formed layers of ice on the sea surface.

His strength had made a great leap forward compared to two months ago!

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「On the seabed of the Lion Tiger Shark Island Archipelago, in the territory of the Golden Tiger Shark Clan.」

Master Jin Qiang of the Golden Tiger Shark Clan listened to the reports from his spies about the movements of Demon Hong Yuan, the Winter Roaring Lion Clan, and the Flame Tiger Clan, his brow slightly furrowed, showing none of the schadenfreude that other Demon Cultivators of the Golden Tiger Shark Demon Clan felt.

Everything has been going smoothly, and Xuan Guangqiao has greatly depleted the foundations of both the Flame Tiger and Winter Roaring Lion Clans, so why do I feel so uneasy? Jin Qiang questioned himself.

In the great hall, the celebratory members of the Golden Tiger Shark Demon Clan raised their cups in toast after toast, clinking their drinking vessels and even starting to play small games.

They were just waiting for Demon Hong Yuan and the legion of the Black Dragon Palace to leave so they could seize this opportunity to conquer territories and claim the vast Demon Essence Stone Sea Clan!

Jin Qiang's somber expression did not escape Jin Yu's notice.

Jin Yu said cheerfully, "Master, why the troubled look? I've long said that Xuan Guangqiao is all show and no substance. Even with the assistance of Gui Qu, the Wisdom Tao Demon Cultivator, they can't truly discern what's valuable."

Wisdom Tao Demon Cultivator Gui Qu... Jin Qiang suddenly raised his head and hurriedly left the palace, heading for a side chamber.

Jin Qiang realized a terrifying fact—he had subconsciously overlooked the presence of Wisdom Tao Demon Cultivator Gui Qu.

No matter how much of a facade Xuan Guangqiao was, with the assistance of a Wisdom Tao Demon Cultivator, there was no way he could be completely ineffective and take no action!

Within the side hall, Jin Qiang repeatedly read the messages sent by his spies; his expression was first confused, then filled with shock, and finally, rage.

"Damn Xuan Guangqiao! Truly worthy of an Ice Armor Python—so malevolent! To pull such a dirty trick on me!!!" Jin Qiang cursed in anger.

Without hesitating, Jin Qiang activated the spies embedded within the Lion and Tiger Clans, instigating covert sabotage and causing the previously subsided desire for battle within the Flame Tiger and Winter Roaring Lion Demon Clans to surge once more!