Chapter 304

"Hiss."

"Hiss hiss?"

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

As the sun on the horizon slowly set, fine and dense snake hissing sounds rustled through the endless rice fields, moving slowly in a certain direction in unison.

When the sun completely disappeared from the horizon and the cold moonlight spilled over the earth, a small altar in the center of the rice field had already become a paradise for snakes. Snakes of different thicknesses and colors coiled one after another on the thin pillars around the altar, looking up at the black sculpture in the center of the altar with anticipation.

'That purple-black ball python should be the priest presiding over this audience.'

After raising his snake tail and pointing at the ball python that was the only one capable of coiling on the snake-shaped sculpture, the mottled snake, which had six small blue dots on its forehead and a large red dot under its chin, said to the small snake beside him that was as bright red as fire:

'Is your God-chosen status real? Are you sure that as long as that snake priest's position is vacant, you can directly fill it unconditionally?'

Hearing Senior Tang Mu's question, Li Ang looked at the shining "Weighing Gold God-Chosen Wealth-Eater" in his slot, then nodded very firmly.

'Alright then.'

After glancing at him suspiciously, the mottled snake said:

'If you are really sure, then our actions will be much more convenient... Later, I will do something to kill that priest. You take advantage of the chaos to go up directly and coil on that snake spirit sculpture. Then you can convey the signal of danger to it and lure it back.'

'As for the position, it's best to be at the tail end, or the further from the snake head the better. And only make contact for a moment before letting go. After all, your God-chosen status came suspiciously. A short contact is fine, but it's easy to be exposed if it's too long.'

Nod.

'Alright, you creep forward and get ready!'

After giving these instructions, the mottled snake that Senior Tang Mu had transformed into twisted its body and retreated backward, swimming silently along the gaps between the rice ears. Li Ang, following his request, drilled into the dense snake swarm and squeezed bit by bit toward the sculpture in the center of the altar.

"Hiss."

Accompanied by a somewhat aged snake hiss, the purple-black ball python coiled on the snake spirit sculpture raised its triangular head slightly. While looking down at the snakes under the altar, it strangely spoke in human language:

"Shedding the scales of the old life, holding the tail of the endless, hunting and devouring the beast that covets wealth, luring and eating the fruit of taboo..."

"Brothers and sisters who have come to pay respects to Lord Snake Spirit, I am a servant serving Lord Snake Spirit, and also a messenger acting on the Lord's decree, shepherding lambs in the human world. You can call me Boros."

After introducing his identity, the purple-black ball python spat out its tongue and spoke slowly to the altar below in a hoarse and sluggish old man's voice:

"When the guide brought you here, he must have already revealed to you that this time Lord Snake Spirit is descending in the flesh."

"So this time, not only will you be able to connect with Lord Snake Spirit spiritually, but you will even have the opportunity to witness Lord Snake Spirit's sacred body with your own eyes and touch Lord Snake Spirit's magnificent scales with your own hands. You are the luckiest batch of believers!"

"Hiss!"

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

After hearing the ball python's words, the snakes coiling under the altar immediately became chaotic with hissing. They raised their snake heads one after another, looking toward the stage with excitement, anticipating being able to witness the descent of the Holy Spirit with their own eyes as he said. Some even excitedly left the thin pillars and surged directly toward the altar.

"Quiet!"

After raising its snake head slightly and hissing at the stage to deter the overly excited believers, the purple-black python coiled on the black snake sculpture opened its giant mouth. Two rows of fine and sharp teeth popped out from its oral cavity, revealing a strange expression that was half-smile, half-not.

"Don't be impatient. No matter how brilliantly the wildflowers on the roadside bloom, they cannot be planted in a pure gold flowerpot. Only the rare ones are precious."

"This supreme gift of"

"facing the Holy Spirit directly, if bestowed upon everyone indiscriminately, would be difficult to manifest Lord Snake Spirit's grace and would also run counter to my Lord's creed. So come! Show my Lord your piety!"

Accompanied by the speech full of fanatical atmosphere, a small black and white crown... or rather, a three-headed pearl snake with black scales and white spots, quietly appeared on the head of the purple-black giant python, spitting out a black and white bifurcated snake tongue toward the snakes waiting expectantly below.

"Offer wealth, bestow health upon you."

After the small white snake head on the left finished speaking, it solemnly opened its mouth toward the stage below.

"Offer true love, bestow power and status."

The small black snake head on the right grinned, then opened its mouth with a playful look.

"Offer your soul, exchange for peace."

After the gray snake head in the center finished speaking, it opened its mouth with indifferent eyes, revealing a mouthful of fine, backward-growing sharp teeth.

"Come!"

After the three-headed snake crown on its head finished explaining the rules and opened their mouths one after another, the purple-black ball python also opened its mouth and said with a smile:

"Three paths to show loyalty to my Lord. You can choose one to offer your sacrifice. Go to the direction they are facing and offer your tribute, and my Lord will give you corresponding rewards."

"After everyone has completed the tribute, the person who offers the most valuable item in each path will gain the qualification to go on stage to pay respects, and will be able to face Lord Snake Spirit's divine body directly and receive its grace!"

This is... a variant auction? Finally, the three people with the highest "transaction volume" among the three types of trades will pay respects to the Snake Spirit?

Watching the snakes beside him rushing up one after another, holding one coin after another in their mouths, and respectfully throwing them toward the altar, Li Ang had to imitate the appearance of other snakes and stand in front of the white wealth snake head so as not to appear too special.

"Ding!"

Accompanied by a somewhat turbid ringing sound, a violent gale reaching the depths of the soul swept a black iron coin and suddenly appeared in Li Ang's mouth. The meaning represented by this coin also appeared in Li Ang's mind.

8 Gold Wheels, 5 Silver Wheels, 7 Copper Wheels.

This was all the wealth he had left after paying the rent for the Happy Apartment, paying the tuition for William and Melanie, buying supplements for Anna to nourish her body, and a pile of reserve supplies in the Mirror World. It was also the sacrifice that could be offered to the wealth snake head.

"..."

After looking at the gleaming gold and silver coins thrown by other snakes that chose the wealth snake head, and then looking at the dull iron coin in his mouth, Li Ang silently swallowed the iron coin and began to search for other coins that could be offered.

Better change one...

It's not that he couldn't bear to part with the money, it's mainly because everyone else gave so much, and he only gave this little, which would make it easier to be exposed... um, it's really not that I couldn't bear to part with the money, definitely not!

After carefully putting away all his

family assets, Li Ang twisted his crimson snake body and changed his offering target. A gale reaching the soul blew past, and a few brand-new coins appeared in his mouth again.

And unlike the dark iron coin before, this time the two coins that appeared both shimmered with brilliant silver light, and even faintly mixed with a wisp of gold. The largest one was even more dazzling, as golden as the noon sun.

William, Melanie, and Anna...

After the meaning of these three coins appeared in his mind, Li Ang swallowed the coins in his mouth without hesitation, turned and left the direction faced by the second true love snake head, and tried to swim toward the third soul snake head.

However, as if a breeze blowing toward the mountains had passed, Li Ang, who stood in front of the third snake head, found his soul as solid as an iron mountain welded to the ground. No matter how the wind blew, it did not waver in the slightest, and no coins appeared in his mouth either.

Hmm?

Sensing the sluggishness coming back from the three-headed snake crown, the ball python coiled on the black giant snake sculpture twisted its body slightly and looked at a small red snake that was darting back and forth in three directions.

Can't extract any soul fragments at all... No reliance or expectation for my Lord's greatness, and doesn't even believe in any god at all?

After glancing at him with dissatisfaction, the ball python's dark green eyes blinked slightly as it looked at the small red snake that was busy retreating after noticing its gaze, but it didn't say anything.

After all, whether it is Lord Snake Spirit or my God, they will not force followers to offer faith. As long as one has enough wealth and is willing to trade, one can be allowed to enter the secret shrine. Although that small red snake does not respect the gods, it doesn't count as a fault in the Weighing Gold Sect's creed, so there is no reason for it to take action to punish him.

It's just that even those firm non-believers, after entering this *** presided over by it and witnessing the True God's great power with their own eyes, even if they still insist on not offering faith, would still have some awe.

And in this small red snake's soul, there seems to be no awe at all. The three-headed snake crown turned several times in his soul, but couldn't even condense a piece of the cheapest tin foil. This ignorant and shallow soul is somewhat annoying.

Was I targeted?

After sensing the gaze of that "Priest Snake" on the altar, Li Ang couldn't help but feel a slight tightness in his heart and instinctively retreated into the snake pile.

Senior Tang Mu said he would kill that priest, and then there was no movement. He didn't know where he went. To avoid ruining the set plan, he had better continue to remain hidden and try not to be noticed.

And the three small snake heads on the "Priest Snake's" head seemed to be one wanting money, one wanting love, and one wanting life. After weighing it carefully, it seemed that only the price demanded by the wealth snake head was something he could barely accept.

No choice, looks like I have to lose money this time!

After making up his mind, Li Ang couldn't care about the heartache of his money, hurriedly changed his position, and swam toward the white wealth snake head.

However, in the time it took him to change three different snake heads and rush back to the first snake head, most of the "believer snakes" had already completed their offerings, looking expectantly toward the sculpture in the center of the altar, which also made this only small red snake swimming horizontally appear particularly conspicuous.

Watching that small red snake with no respect for the gods actually holding a pitiful iron coin and throwing it toward the wealth snake head, the "Priest Snake," who was already displeased, finally couldn't hold back.

It swam down from the snake spirit's sculpture, used its purple-black snake tongue to stick to that inferior iron coin, and then stared at the small red snake, saying in an indifferent tone:

"Generosity is a virtue. Lord Snake Spirit is not that kind of stingy god. After you generously offer your wealth, he will only generously give you more."

Rolling the iron coin worth 8 gold, 5 silver, and 7 copper, which already contained all of Li Ang's assets, back into its mouth and biting it into fragments with a crack, it looked at the small red snake in front of it that was shaking with "fear." The purple-black giant python raised its head slightly and said coldly from a high position:

"In the creed of our Weighing Gold Sect, we do not advocate forcing others to trade, but using such inferior items for offering is an insult to Lord Snake Spirit."

"Fool who does not respect the gods, I hope you can think carefully and make a more rational judgment, offering Lord Snake Spirit items of more value, such as your true love..."

"Puff!"

A large patch of silvery liquid metal exploded between the two... two snakes. The purple-black giant python, which was thicker than a tree trunk, was pierced with holes by the liquid metal as fine as needle tips. Even the three-headed snake crown on its head did not escape, being split in two by a suddenly condensed cursed silver blade!

You damn... if you don't want the money, you can return it to me! Why did you bite it to pieces?!

Watching the mottled snake that quietly appeared in the center of the altar, knowing that Senior Tang Mu had already made preparations, Li Ang, who had lost all his assets, attacked in anger, controlling the cursed silver that had turned into Senior Peony's butt, and instantly tore the damn ball python in front of him to pieces!

"Wrong! You are not a believer!"

After resurrecting from the center of the altar by relying on the stored lifespan, the "Priest Snake," having sensed something was wrong, gave a sharp shout. The three-headed snake crown on its head, which had also recovered, let out a cold snake

hiss, and an invisible soul storm suddenly rolled up.

"Help!"

"Don't! I'm not!"

"Lord Priest!"

The storm reaching the depths of the soul swept past, and the snake believers blocking the way between Li Ang and the "Priest Snake" fell down together like wheat under a sickle.

After being separated from the snake body bestowed by the secret shrine, the original human souls of the snake believers were directly scraped out of their bodies. In the biting and sharp storm, they endured tearing comparable to being sliced by a thousand knives, letting out miserable screams from their souls.

However, just as the soul storm spat out by the snake crown hit Li Ang and was about to roll his soul out of his body, a sound like a rooster crowing came from above the altar. The terrifying storm rolling up hundreds of souls instantly vanished into thin air with this rooster crow!

What is going on... what is that?!

Watching the snake eagle that suddenly appeared amidst the rooster crow and bit the white snake head on the snake crown, the ball python transformed by the priest was shocked.

However, before it could react, a grayish-brown honey badger nimbly climbed onto its head and accurately bit the black snake head. A thin and small yellow weasel with sharp heads and short hair sneaked up from behind it, bit the only remaining gray snake head, and pulled it hard!

"Crack!"

Under the hunting of three inexplicably appearing natural enemies, the miraculous three-headed snake crown on the priest snake's head was torn to pieces without even a sound, and was cleanly divided and eaten by the three predators, without even a residue left.

"Damn it!"

The priest snake that reacted roared, forcibly got rid of the snake body bestowed by the secret shrine, grew human arms, and grabbed at the snake eagle that was hiding the slowest, wanting to snatch back the swallowed snake crown.

"snatch"

But that snake eagle with a wingspan of more than a meter disappeared without a trace in an instant, leaving only a few broken gray bird feathers. And a huge chicken beak with a width of more than thirty meters was piercing through the fake clouds at the top of the secret shrine, pecking down at the strange python with human arms below!