Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 562 The Complete Demise of the Spirit World

As the spiritual realm was destroyed one by one, only the two largest and most fertile sacred sites remained. These sites contained natural energy nodes, and were also the most difficult to conquer and find.

At this moment, the White Snake Immortal was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She transformed into human form and paced back and forth on the ground.

Upon seeing the other fairy return, she immediately stepped forward and asked, "How did it go? Did you see Orochimaru?"

The fairy shook her head and said, "Lord White Snake, please forgive my incompetence. Lord Orochimaru has already gone to the Demon Realm with Lady Shisei."

"What?!" the White Snake Sage shouted excitedly, almost cursing out loud. "Orochimaru! What did Orochimaru say back then?! He broke his promise! He broke his promise!"

At this moment, Fairy Maiden changed the subject: "However, I have found two other people who are said to be very powerful and can help us overcome this crisis."

"Why didn't you say so sooner! Quickly, invite them in!" The White Snake Immortal's expression changed in an instant. "No, I will personally go to greet them."

Before she could even leave the cave, two young men approached her one after the other. One was Wuwei, and the other was Yakushi Kabuto.

She knew Kabuto Yakushi; he was naturally suited to cultivate the immortal arts of their Ryuchi Cave White Snake Clan. However, he seemed to look down on them and insisted on researching some kind of Earth Dragon Immortal Art, which Orochimaru had supposedly created haphazardly. What good could it possibly be? It sounded so unserious. Earth Dragons are just earthworms, aren't they?

However, she still greeted them with a smile: "Oh dear, I heard magpies chirping this morning. It turns out that two Heavenly Kings have come to visit. This truly brings honor to our humble abode in Longdi Cave!"

"I had no idea that there were magpies in your Ryuchi Cave."

Wuwei shut the conversation down with a single sentence, leaving the White Snake Immortal speechless. However, he had come here today for serious business, not to chat idly with her.

The White Snake Sage offered him a seat, but he merely waved his hand and got straight to business: "I've heard about what happened in the Spirit World. It seems the organization that made the move was Shell. Don't worry, I'll give them a big gift before they come here. But that depends on whether you, White Snake Sage, are willing to part with it?"

"My lord, I truly do not know what you mean by being reluctant to part with something." The White Snake Immortal pretended not to understand.

He didn't mince words and stated directly: "Naturally, it's your whole nest of snakes and their offspring, plus the pure natural energy here."

"You—" The White Snake Immortal transformed back into his true form, his snake eyes bulging, and his voice suddenly rose in pitch.

However, Wuwei was fearless. He turned around and smiled, and his body instantly disintegrated into countless insect-shaped forms.

The White Snake Immortal's natural inspiration went into overdrive: We can't beat them, we can't beat them.

Upon seeing this, the White Snake Immortal immediately softened and transformed back into human form.

"Your Majesty, I was merely joking just now!"

"It's too late, but I took it seriously." The insects around Wuwei scattered instantly, covering the entire space.

In fact, Orochimaru had already told everyone about Ryuchi Cave before he left. However, Orochimaru was a man of his word, and naturally, he kept his promise.

Therefore, it is unreasonable and immoral for him to take action to destroy Longdi Cave.

But Wuwei has absolutely no connection to Longdi Cave, and this place is an important natural energy node. Do these long worms really think they can be let go just by nodding, attaching themselves, and saying they've submitted? Don't be so naive.

The giant snakes here are enormous; they are top-grade spiritual materials for cultivating insects. Moreover, since they dare to fawn over us today, they might turn around and pledge allegiance to the Otsutsuki clan tomorrow because of their strength.

Snakes are inherently opportunistic and rebellious, so they naturally need to be thoroughly cleaned.

"Human, how dare you humiliate this old woman!" The White Snake Immortal roared again. "Although I cannot defeat you, you will not gain any advantage here! Immortal Technique: Transformation of Non-Action!"

The White Snake Immortal spat out white lasers, and all the rocks that were swept up instantly came to life, transforming into giant snakes that charged towards the two.

Unexpectedly, one of the fairy maidens pulled out a weapon from somewhere and stabbed it straight into her vital spot.

"You... how dare you betray me!" The White Snake Immortal lashed out with his tail, sending all three fairy maidens flying.

However, the three fairy maidens retorted, "Old hag White Snake, you mistreated us sisters, even forcing us to have offspring with other snakes. Did you ever imagine you'd end up like this?"

"Hmph, betrayal is betrayal. What's with all the high-sounding words? You've all learned bad habits from humans."

The White Snake Immortal unleashed his magic, and the three fairy maidens immediately cried out for help: "King Wuwei, please save us!"

However, they had misjudged the situation. The helpers they had summoned were coldly watching as they were blasted to pieces by magical magic.

Looking at their bodies severed in half, Wuwei said, "The thing I hate most in my life is betraying my master. That's right, I was using you. You can die with your eyes wide open in disbelief."

"You will die a horrible death..." The three fairy maidens' snake eyes widened as they uttered their curses before they died.

"You speak as if you'll have a peaceful end." Wuwei's voice was omnipresent, and the dark purple soul-devouring insects surged forth, tearing apart and swallowing their souls whole.

Immediately afterwards, these insects underwent another transformation, growing scales on their bodies, and Wuwei also acquired his own Soul-Eating Insect.

On the other side, the White Snake Sage wanted to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack, but little did she know that her most valued Yakushi Kabuto would stand in front of her.

"Young man, get out of the way!"

"White Snake Sage, do you remember when you insulted Lord Orochimaru, saying that his Sage Techniques were worthless and merely a clumsy imitation of yours? Today I will show you that Lord Orochimaru has already surpassed you."

As he spoke, Kabuto Yakushi continuously formed hand seals.

In an instant, countless natural energies surged into his body, scales grew on his skin, and a long snake tail grew from his umbilical cord. At the end of that snake tail, a head suddenly appeared.

Finally, it opened its mouth and spat out a dragon with two horns and jade-colored scales—the Great Dragon Helmet—which appeared before the White Snake Immortal.

Then, the long snake tail on his abdomen broke off piece by piece, and the jade-like spiritual scales on his body shrank back and became delicate, eventually completely and seamlessly fitting together, appearing faintly on his smooth skin.

At this point, Dairyu Kabuto had completely returned to his human form. The only non-human feature he possessed was probably the pair of dragon horns on his head.

"It's a dragon! It's a dragon! You've actually transformed into a dragon!" The White Snake Immortal was extremely excited.

He thought to himself: If she swallows the Great Dragon's Gown, will she also be able to transform into a dragon?