Chapter 1269 - Golden Crown Snake (1/2)

Lin Yun glanced at Viper and casually said, “Kill him.”

Before Viper even realized it, he was encased in three meters of ice holding him in place.

The enraged Xiuban appeared above Viper and swung Carnage with both hands, smashing straight through the ice. The earthen radiance was covering the surface of Carnage, and space shook alongside Xiuban’s blow.

A loud explosion echoed as the ice shattered into pieces alongside the frozen Viper.

Since their objective was secured, Viper was unnecessary. Lin Yun sized up the place, noticed a black-red grass below him, and picked it up. As he noticed the veined pattern on the surface of the weed, a flash of understanding suddenly appeared on Lin Yun’s face.

Poisonous Dragon Grass… This kind of thing could only grow in places where Golden Crown Snakes lived. This thing growing here and the dense aura of death reminded Lin Yun why that poisonous fog was so familiar.

Lin Yun hadn’t been fond of reading books with cryptic magic knowledge back in the decaying library. After all, even the most formidable magic books were no different from paper waste at the time. Lin Yun had been more fond of reading novel-like biographies to pass his time.

But seeing that Poisonous Dragon Grass refreshed his memory.

There was a record of a snake appearing in the Odin Kingdom a few hundred years from now, but that Golden Crown Snake wasn’t in good condition. 90% of its body had become undead, and only its head had yet to be corroded. Unfortunately, it had already lost its intellect as it was on the verge of finishing its undead transformation.

The poison started to spread in the Odin Kingdom and infected everything within a few hundred kilometers. All lifeforms were poisoned to death, and only the poisonous flora and fauna survived.

A majestic hunt was set in motion, and countless heroes came forward to kill that crazy Golden Crown Snake, leaving behind many inspiring and sad tales.

Although that was how the story was recorded, the real reason behind the hunt was greed.

Golden Crown Snakes didn’t have mana crystals and their flesh was very toxic, but it was also that toxic flesh that brought them to extinction.

They were already going extinct during the Era of Gods. Although their bodies contained extreme toxins, they could be processed into outstanding detoxifying materials with a very simple treatment. It could even suppress the poison of Ancient Poison Dragons. Furthermore, if its level was high enough, it could even cure the poison of an Ancient Poison Dragon.

According to legends, the flesh of a Golden Crown Snake also had the ability to alter one’s constitution. Thus, the Golden Crown Snakes became extinct during the era of Gods… Or perhaps it would be better to say that they had been eaten into extinction.

With one appearing in the Odin Kingdom, how could these major forces give up on it?

Lin Yun flew up and looked at every corner of this small plane, but didn’t find any trace of the Golden Crown Snake. They had a very special ability. They didn’t have a mana crystal, but they were extremely gifted when it came to space, able to hide behind space itself.

“Powerhouse of the Dynson Clan, I hold no evil intent. On the contrary, I can cure your injury.”

“Dynson” was what the Golden Crown Snakes called themselves. They were one of the rare magic beast races with high intelligence, and they didn’t like to be called snakes.

Lin Yun loudly shouted once, but got no answer.

“Your injury should have already spread to 60% of your body, and you’ll completely lose your intelligence within four to five hundred years as you finally turn into one of the undead.

“Powerhouse of the Dynson Clan, are you resigned to become an undead without intelligence? Even if you complete the undead transformation now, you won’t be able to keep your intellect. Your wisdom can only be preserved if you remain in good condition.”

Lin Yun tried to convince it again, but there was no change in his surroundings.

Lin Yun sighed, ‘That Golden Crown Snake is very wary of all lifeforms, or it wouldn’t have remained in this small, cage-like plane for over a millennium until it lost its intelligence.’

Lin Yun extended a finger, and a faint spatial fluctuation appeared before his eyes. If that wisp of spatial fluctuation was released, it would shatter a fingernail-sized part of space and create a chain reaction that would destroy this entire plane.

This was why no one dared to provoke a spatial mage during Noscent’s peak: Every single one of them was able to destroy a small plane.

A Peak Heaven Rank Spatial Mage would be provoked by a family in the future, but they weren’t afraid of that spatial mage since they had a powerhouse who had ignited his Godfire. Ultimately, the revenge of the spatial mage came as 11 of the 16 planes in the hands of that families ended up being destroyed, while that powerhouse with ignited Godfire was unable to capture him.

Even with his incomplete comprehension of the Spatial Law, Lin Yun could collapse such a small plane.

“Powerhouse of the Dynson Clan, I said I had no evil intent, but if you don’t come out, I can only shatter this small plane. Could it be that you are willing to slowly die in a place where you can’t even stretch your body?”

Xiuban scratched his head as he watched Lin Yun continuously shouting towards the sky before mumbling, “Such a big place isn’t big enough for someone to stretch? Sir Merlin must be joking…”

The spatial fluctuation at Lin Yun’s fingertip fluctuated more and more fiercely, and the surrounding space already started shuddering. The snake hiding here would no longer be able to remain there once the space collapsed.

An aged and feeble voice suddenly echoed throughout the plane.

“Human, stay your hand.”

As the voice echoed, a phantom seemed to appear in the plane. It was the phantom of a snake, with a body that was several hundred meters thick and an unknown length.

The phantom rapidly congealed, and seeing that huge body appear, everyone looked at it with foolish expressions.

The snake’s body was like a huge wall surrounding the edge of the plane. It was at least forty to fifty kilometers in length. The front half was in good condition. The scales looked as if they were made out of dark gold, and the top of the head looked like a crown made of gold.

Moreover, the head wasn’t very snake-like; it gave a dragon-like impression to Lin Yun. There was no gloominess and coldness of a snake, only the majestic and imposing radiance of wisdom.

However, the latter half of the body was nothing but bones. There wasn’t a single piece of flesh. The flesh at the boundary between the two parts of the body was continuously withering.

Although Lin Yun knew that the body of a Golden Crown Snake was huge, he was still stunned upon seeing it. Looking at the snake’s body, Lin Yun guessed that it could last a few centuries due to its size.

The Golden Crown Snake’s head was lying on the ground, seemingly exhausted, but he was still on guard as he looked at Lin Yun.

“Human, what do you want?”

Lin Yun sighed inwardly. There was research during the peak of Noscent that unveiled that directly using the flesh of Golden Crown Snakes was wasteful and extravagant. Their venom, golden crown, and a wisp of heart blood could nurture a Poisonous Dragon Grass into a new kind of plant that was a lot more effective than the Golden Crown Snake’s flesh. It was also more suitable for human consumption.

More importantly, as long as there was a cutting of that plant, it could keep being nurtured and could multiply. Moreover, not only could antidotes be compounded with that plant called Golden Crown Grass, but even potions that improved one’s constitution and permanently increased poison resistance could be compounded.

Unfortunately, by that point, Golden Crown Snakes hadn’t been seen in Noscent for over ten millennia. The last ones were seen in the Undead Plane, but at the time, the mages of Noscent had already lost interest in killing Golden Crown Snakes, so they let those ancient lifeforms with outstanding intelligence live.

Later, the relationship slowly eased, and the humans gained a lot more information about ancient history from the Golden Crown Snakes. Many techniques ended up being developed thanks to the Golden Crown Snakes. There were very few magic beast races that humans would treat as equals during the Magic Era, and they were one of them.

“Powerhouse of the Dynson Clan, I want to make a deal with you. I’ll cure your injury and even tell you where your clan is right now…”

Before Lin Yun finished his words, the snake’s exhausted eyes suddenly burst with a terrifying light and a terrifying pressure blossomed. That snake had been at least Level 45 during his prime.

“Human, this joke isn’t funny at all…”