Pretending To Be A Boss

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Although the main reason was that the ancient long-eared apes couldn't keep up with its speed, the Taotie itself had also experienced delays.

In the Hungry Sea, the ancient apes did not know how the Taotie killed those sea dominators.

But on the road to Tianque Plains, they finally saw for themselves.

This reborn literary giant of a Taotie was terrifyingly powerful.

One hundred and forty miles north of Tianque Plains, in a dense forest, there appeared a pair of Elk Bears.

These perfect-level creatures, though slow and clumsy, possessed the utmost defensive power of perfect-level creatures and the tremendous attack power comparable to cataclysmic creatures.

But to the Taotie, who was set on eating bear paws, the combined assault of dozens of Elk Bears was nothing more than a tickle.

And the Taotie's gaping maw, like a furnace, could easily crush the Elk Bear's iron-like hide.

But what truly amused the ancient long-eared ape was not the Taotie's bloody mockery of its prey, but that it was giving these hunted creatures a chance to escape.

All the Elk Bears that were bitten were on their last breath, lying on the ground either completely or partially intact.

At this time, the Taotie began to ask questions, and the ancient ape responsible for interpreting sweated bullets.

Because these questions all came from ancient human texts.

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The Elk Bear tribe in the dense forest on the northern outskirts of Tianque Plains perished without exception; the entire tribe was thus annihilated.

Bathed in bear blood, the Taotie, with a mixture of pity and frustration, said:

[Ignorant and uneducated creatures. Just as the saying goes, 'Those who know are not as good as those who like; those who like are not as good as those who enjoy. The departed are as thus, relentless as time itself.']

The Taotie gave the ancient long-eared ape a glance. Although it didn't kill the ancient ape, its gaze was like that of looking at a creature doomed to die soon:

[From the 'Analects'.]

"Re... remembered," said the ancient long-eared ape, who could hardly remember any of it.

The Taotie didn't care and continued on its way. In its view, this world could never have a presence capable of standing against its wisdom.

On the third day, it finally reached Tianque Plains.

At the border of Tianque Plains, it smelled that intense scent coming from snake gall.

The Taotie, intoxicated, said:

[To know the year comes to an end, like a serpent heading to a ravine. Half its scales disappear into the water, who can obstruct its determined departure?]

Without looking at the ancient ape, it said to itself:

[From Su Shi, 'Guarding the Year'.]

With heavy and ponderous steps, the Nvwa Snake clan was about to face their darkest day.

Within the tribe of Nvwa Snake, these serpents lived in natural caves.

The ancient long-eared ape, functioning as a messenger, summoned the Nvwa Snakes on behalf of the Judgment Chief, congregating them outside the cave Bai Mansheng once loved to inhabit.

Bai Mansheng preferred solitude and seemed to clash with the snake crowds, but the snakes all respected Bai Mansheng.

Unlike the fox and dog clans and most other clans.

The members of the snake clan were all cataclysmic creatures—the Nvwa Snakes.

Bai Mansheng was also just a cataclysmic boss unit.

The difference in strength was not tremendous. At least not as vastly different as that between the Hell Flame Wolf and the great Tengu, or the six-tailed and nine-tailed foxes.

So the peace of the snake clan, one could say, largely stemmed from Bai Mansheng's personal charm.

Though she spoke little, she managed the snake clan very well.

But now, as the Nvwa Snakes gathered on Tianque Plains, Bai Mansheng's years of effort would be shattered in an instant.

The Taotie did not interrogate anyone; it simply held a Nvwa Snake with a look of compassion.

The ancient long-eared ape was still professional, and in such a tense atmosphere, it did not forget its role as an interpreter, saying:

"Poor little snake, as you are about to die, I'm giving you a chance to live.

Trifling writing binds the spiritual snake to descend, the worm bends, the dragon coils and looks around leisurely. Scales retracting in bright light, a string of golden luster writhes within. Where is this from? You have five seconds to think."

Giving them five hours would also be meaningless; the ancient ape had already seen through this scene and simply shook its head, translating the Nvwa Snake's words:

"We are protected by the court!"

[The court? Aside from the Chief Judge, I decide who I wish to kill, and as the saying goes, 'No one dares to prevent murder, they must be flayed like porcupine quills!']

Of course, the ancient ape translated as usual, but before it could finish, the cataclysmic creature was ruthlessly shoved into the Taotie's huge belly.

Seeing this moment, the Nvwa Snakes were instantly enraged!

Being cataclysmic creatures, under the leadership of Bai Mansheng, even a top being like Qing JiuYu would struggle.

As one of the most powerful groups, the Nvwa Snakes hardly hesitated to fight against the Taotie, which cruelly killed their kin.

In an instant, the ancient long-eared ape fled the battlefield, clutching its head as the temperature of Tianque Plains instantly dropped by several tens of degrees.

Though the icy breaths of these cold-natured creatures weren't powerful and paled in comparison to the half-evolved Nvwa Snake that Tang Xian had fought against by the lake, they were numerous.

Dozens of cataclysmic creatures acted at once, and in an instant, a large part of Tianque Plains was encased in ice.

Initially, the Taotie too was frozen.

But it broke free from the ice with remarkable ease.

Encased in ice crystals, the Taotie was immobile, but its gigantic maw seemed unaffected.

It swallowed the ice, and the skin of the Taotie showed a pale blue-white hue.

The entire body seemed to be in an extreme cold, but soon the Taotie moved as if nothing had happened.

The attacks of the dozens of Nvwa Snakes were even more intense than before, and the temperature of the Tianque Plains was as if the Far North's lotus realm had descended.