Chapter 12: The Secret Technique of the Snake King's Greed (2-in-1)

  The night was deep and the people were quiet, the whole mountain village had fallen into a peaceful silence, only in the old Zhou's family earth house, there was still a faint light shining.

  The lamp cast a faint yellow glow in the endless black night, tearing through the darkness to create a patch of light. Wang Tianlei was slumped over on the small table, seemingly asleep, emitting low snores. Zhou Shi sat blankly at the head of the bed, holding a wet towel in her hand, occasionally exchanging it for water from the nearby basin and placing it on Dog Egg's forehead, sighing softly from time to time.

  The day before yesterday, something happened that made her soul fly out. A black bear suddenly rushed into her daughter's home, and just as her daughter was about to lose her life in the bear's mouth, Dog Egg surprisingly stood up, holding a cleaver, and with a ghostly coincidence, stabbed the black bear's throat with one knife, stabbing it to death. Although he saved his own daughter, he himself was also injured under the bear's paw, and has been unconscious until now, with a persistent high fever.

  The daughter had a fright, and the originally full-term body almost miscarried, but it was also fortunate that she was lucky to have a safe delivery, giving birth to a white and chubby big boy, adding an outsider grandson to herself. In one day, she was filled with mixed emotions of sadness and joy, and she didn't know whether to be sad or happy, but overall, the joyful words occupied a bit more.

  The doctor from Qingyangji has already examined Dog Egg, and this kid is lucky. Although he ate a bear's paw, it didn't cause any major problems, just some minor injuries to his tendons and bones, and some external abrasions. He'll be fine after resting for a while. However, it seems that he also suffered from shock at the same time, and that night he started running a fever, which lasted for a whole day without receding. Apart from using cold compresses with water, she couldn't think of any other better method to help him.

  Wang Tianlei, the son-in-law, is also a knowledgeable and understanding person. Today, Dog Egg not only saved his own sister but also saved his parents and the child in his belly. For mountain people, this kindness is too great to repay. Without regard for Zhou Hua's newborn son, he has been busy with Dog Egg these past two days, whether it was going to Qingyang Village to invite a doctor or helping to take care of him here. It can be said that he was meticulous in every detail, and after a day and night of hustle and bustle, seeing Dog Egg's high fever gradually subside, he finally relaxed and slowly fell asleep on the table.

  "People all say that great difficulties will not kill, and there must be good fortune afterwards. I just don't know if this child really has such good luck!" Zhou's heart sighed, looking at Dog Egg who had his eyes tightly closed, with sweat dripping from his face, her gaze showed a hint of heartache, but more was still confusion.

  "Huh? Ah——!"

  Just as Zhou was watching intently, the dog egg that had been unconscious for a long time suddenly moved on its face, revealing a painful expression. Then, as if it had received some kind of shock, its eyes suddenly opened wide, and two golden mists flashed by, after which its body sat up from the bed.

  "Gou Danzi, you're awake! Are you okay?!" Zhou Shi hastily stepped forward, supporting Gou Danzi's body and asked with concern. Meanwhile, Wang Tianlei, who was dozing off beside him, was startled by the commotion and suddenly opened his eyes to see Gou Danzi sitting up in bed, and he immediately jumped up.

  "Dog egg, you're awake! That's great, I knew you were a lucky kid with a big destiny. Grandma's, you even managed to take down that huge black bear, I didn't think you'd be able to hold on!"

  Just waking up from a wrong sleep, Dog Egg's eyes looked a bit dazed, and he looked around in confusion, "I... where am I?!"

  "You're finally home!" Madam Zhou immediately hugged Dog Egg, tears streaming down her face, "You little scamp, you almost scared your mother to death...... Waaahhh......"

  Having said that, I couldn't say anything more, the thousand-pound weight in my heart suddenly lifted, and I hugged Dog Egg and burst into tears.

  The dog egg's brain gradually woke up, until a dry mouth and tongue, the belly was also empty, the stomach wall rubbed against each other, hungry and uncomfortable.

  "Mother, I...I want a drink of water!" He struggled to say, as Mrs. Zhou was holding him too tightly and he could hardly breathe.

  "Oh, drink water, okay, drink water!"

  As soon as she heard this, Zhou's mother immediately let go of Dog Danzi and only then remembered that her son had been unconscious for the past two days, without a drop of water or a grain of rice. She hastily let go of Dog Danzi, wiped away her tears, and said to him, "Alright, you rest here for a while, Mom will bring you some congee!"

  "Thanks, Mom!" Dog Danzi nodded and said, his throat was a bit hoarse. At this time, he already felt that his throat had smoked.

  Seeing Zhou's hasty departure, Wang Tianlei finally had the opportunity to walk to Gou Danzi's bedside. "Gou Danzi, this time, your brother-in-law can thank you!"

  "Brother-in-law?!" Dog Egg's mind was still a bit muddled, and as soon as he saw Wang Tianlei, it seemed like he thought of something. His face suddenly changed, "Brother-in-law, is my sister okay?!"

  "It's all right, it's all right, thanks to you, mother and son are safe!"

  "Is mother and son safe?!" Dog Egg was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood and shouted loudly, "Sister gave birth! I'm an uncle now?!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than a fit of coughing came on.

  "Ah, ah, mother and son are safe!" Wang Tianlei hurriedly stepped forward to pat his back, "My little ancestor, don't get too excited, or if something happens again, I won't be able to explain it to your sister and parents-in-law!"

  "Hmph!" Dog Egg chuckled twice, no longer speaking. He didn't dare to speak either, as every time he opened his mouth, his throat felt like it was being torn apart in pain, which was really unbearable. He just sat there listening to Lei's words of gratitude, gathering some information he wanted to know from them. From the current situation, it seemed that this time he hadn't been busy for nothing.

  That black bear that made trouble in the mountain is now lying in our yard, its skin has been peeled off, just waiting for the snow to stop and then it will be taken to Qingyang Market to sell for a good price. The bear's meat hasn't been processed yet, but Dog Egg knows that except for a small part that will be given away, most of it will be sold at the market in Qingyang along with the bear skin, leaving only a very small portion to be kept at home for food.

  "This little guy, my brother-in-law owes me a huge favor now, heh heh, next time I'll get what's due to me from him easily!" Dog Egg looked at the excited Wang Tianlei, secretly delighted in his heart.

  Just then, Mrs. Zhou pushed the door open and came in with a big bowl of porridge in her hands, "Come on, Dog Egg, have some porridge, you haven't eaten for days, but don't eat too much!"

  This principle is naturally understood by Gou Danzi. Wang Tianlei also stood up, "Mother, since Gou Danzi has woken up, I'll go back first, wait——!"

  "Alright, alright, hurry back home, can't wait to see your son? Just in time to tell Hua about the dog waking up, so she won't worry!"

  "Yes!" Wang Tianlei hastily said, and hurriedly ran towards his own courtyard.

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  Mangshan Mountain, Xishan Pass

  The young man's body drifted with the wind, but his speed was extremely fast. In just a few ups and downs, he arrived at Xishan Pass, where the source of the loud and stern voices was located.

  At this time, Xishan Kou was already a mess, with dozens of corpses scattered all over the ground. The fatal wound was only one place, which was the three-claw mark on the throat. These people were all killed in one hit and didn't even have a chance to fight back.

  Looking again at the mountain pass, there were still several dozen people surrounding and attacking a one-eyed giant wolf.

  "Monster?!" Seeing the one-eyed giant wolf, the young man's pupils suddenly shrank to the size of a needle tip. "Good fellow, it's actually a monster! No wonder that fierce howl had a power that made my heart palpitate. Hehe, unexpectedly, in this remote and desolate place, I can actually encounter a monster!"

  The young man's eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on his face grew more brilliant. In the midst of the siege by dozens of people at Xishan Pass, Old Lone Eye dodged and weaved with ease. Ordinary swords and sabers that struck his body were like scratching an itch, occasionally sparking one or two dazzling fireflies, but unable to harm him in the slightest.

  However, he wasn't without injuries either. On his back, a sword scar extended all the way to his right hind leg, with blood flowing from the wound, which also affected his movements. So, although his actions were still agile and his claws sharp, he couldn't easily break through the encirclement.

  At the same time, young people also saw that among the people besieging the giant wolf, there were several who were actually three-product masters. One of them was slightly older and turned out to be a four-product warrior, holding a long sword with a majestic aura, and there were still fine bloodstains on the blade. It seemed that the sword wound on the giant wolf's body was his masterpiece.

  "It's already several decades old, yet it has only reached the fourth rank. At this age, it's as if its life has been prolonged to that of a dog's, and yet it still has the face to come here and hunt for demonic beasts. It must be eyeing the efficacy of this demonic beast's inner elixir, either to increase its lifespan or boost its powers. Hmph, does this demonic beast think you're worthy of obtaining it?"

  A faint cold smile hung on his face, but his body was motionless, standing quietly at the mountain pass, watching the slaughter inside.

  The people who were fighting in the middle of the hall were none other than the Great Elder of the Black Dragon Society and the Master of several divisions, as well as dozens of elite experts from the Black Dragon Society.

  To capture the old lone wolf, the black dragon had made sufficient preparations this time. All the high-ranking masters were out in full force, with not a single one being lower than a second-rate warrior. However, they still underestimated the old wolf's strength and wisdom. If it weren't for the great elder accidentally striking the old lone wolf with his sword when he was attacked, causing him severe injuries, perhaps most of them would have already become like the others lying on the ground by now. As it stands, even though they had managed to surround the old lone wolf here, intending to exhaust it to death, the situation wasn't too optimistic either. The old lone wolf had injured a leg and couldn't run away, but while they were exhausting it, they were also exhausting themselves. Heaven knows how this beast's vitality could be so tenacious - nearly an hour had passed, and even though its blood was flowing drop by drop, it seemed to have no effect on the old lone wolf, which still appeared as vigorous as before. On the other hand, it made them feel like they were riding a tiger and couldn't get off.

  "Great elder, this won't do, this beast's physical strength seems endless, it's hard to deal with! If we keep going like this, we'll definitely be the first to collapse!" Little Jin shouted from the side. Among everyone, his agility was the best, so he had always been doing the job of restraining and exhausting, so they were the most tired.

  "Damn it, if I'm not mistaken, this beast has the blood of an ancient alien beast in its body. Now that the bloodline has awakened, that's why it's so difficult to deal with. But I don't believe it, we have so many people and still can't exhaust him!" The Great Elder also shouted out loud, his long sword suddenly condensed, his body retreated two steps back, the surrounding crowd's faces lit up with joy, as if they had realized something, and they all retreated a few steps back. However, they didn't retreat far, dozens of people still surrounded Old Duanyan tightly, not giving him any chance to escape.

  "This is... a secret technique?!"

  The old man's body suddenly retreated, the sword in his hand condensed, and a suffocating aura rushed forward. The old man raised his long sword high, his internal energy surging wildly, and a layer of black mist appeared on the long sword, with faint whistling sounds, the voice was small but piercing, as if countless vengeful spirits were howling.

  "It's actually a secret technique, this place is indeed hiding dragons and tigers. Not only does it have an extinct bloodline inheritance, but there are also people who understand the secret technique. Hmm, the power of this secret technique seems to be extremely strong, far surpassing ordinary secret techniques. However, this person's cultivation is too low, I'm afraid they can't bring out the full might of this secret technique!" The young man's eyebrows slightly raised, feeling a sense of surprise at the aura emitted by the old man.

  Indeed, a fourth-grade martial artist is unlikely to bring out the full power of the secret technique.

  The so-called secret technique is an independent branch of martial arts in this world. Each secret technique basically needs to be matched with a unique method of operating and breathing, the method of operating is called technical method, and the method of breathing is called heart method. The essence of the secret technique is to combine the internal energy inside the body with one's own strength, and use a unique method to bring out a kind of move, in some sense, it's like the big move that Dog Egg Son used to play on the street machine, gathering various technical methods into a complete set of moves, extremely powerful.

  Of course, its power is just one of the three great secret techniques.

  The three major secrets are powerful, burdensome, and consumptive.

  Its power is self-evident, and if the secret technique is used well, it can enable warriors who understand the secret technique to have the ability to challenge across levels. For example, a fourth-grade warrior who understands a secret technique may be able to defeat a fifth or even sixth-grade warrior who does not understand the secret technique. Of course, if the opponent also understands the secret technique, it's hard to say.

  The burden is great, and the use of secret techniques is extremely taxing on the body. Powerful secret techniques often cause damage to the body after being used once, making it impossible to use them again for a long time. Otherwise, even if they are successfully executed, they will still cause extreme damage to the body, potentially leading to lifelong disability.

  Consumption is great, and the burden is great. Often, after a secret technique is used, the internal energy will be depleted, so generally speaking, no matter what kind of secret technique it is, there is only one move. If one strike doesn't work, it's hard to have the strength to fight again, even escaping becomes a luxury. Therefore, even if someone understands the secret technique, they won't use it until the last moment.

  Moreover, the secret techniques are extremely secretive, and each has its own unique method that is mastered by only a handful of people. Only a select few can understand this technique, and the more powerful the technique, the more profound the training method, and the more difficult the training process. In places like this small village near Mount Mang, young people generally think that no one knows about secret techniques.

  But the old man in front of him understood, and it was an extremely mysterious and profound technique. "I don't know what kind of luck he has to have come across this, but judging from his sword movement, the power of this technique shouldn't be small. I wonder if that demon beast can handle it!"

  Lao Du Yan was a demonic beast, born with spiritual awareness far surpassing that of humans. After the crowd retreated, it had already sensed something amiss and yet did not seize this opportunity to break out of the encirclement. Instead, its body came to a complete halt, muscles tensed throughout, assuming an attacking posture. The dark fur all over its body suddenly stood on end, like steel needles piercing into its skin. A hissing sound emanated from its nostrils as two wisps of white air circulated back and forth within them.

  "Hah——!" The old man suddenly exhaled and shouted, fiercely thrusting the long sword in his hand towards Old Duanyan's single eye. Almost at the same time, Old Duanyan also moved, his body the size of a cowhide surging forward, splitting into three illusory shadows that went in three different directions, roaring as they pounced.

  A figure in the middle confronted the old man's black and white intersecting sword energy, and was almost instantly split into nothingness by the sword energy. The other two phantoms, however, were unaffected and pounced on the old man from left and right.

  The old man calmly and slowly raised his long sword, and the black and white sword energy that had just been split apart suddenly divided into two, transforming into a black and white pair of sword energies that separately struck the two wolf silhouettes. The speed of the sword energy was extremely fast, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound, and before the two virtual shadows could pounce, they were already struck by the sword energy.

  "Roar——!"

  The sword energy and the wolf shadow collided in one place, almost simultaneously disappearing into nothingness. After the two wolf shadows disappeared, Lao Du Yan finally let out a reluctant roar, appearing in front of the old man at a distance of one foot. Three deep wounds that could be seen to the bone were bleeding profusely, and his body slowly fell to the ground.

  "Whoa!" Seeing Lao Du Yan fall down, the old man let out a long breath, and his body also fell from mid-air, collapsing to the ground.

  "Great Elder——!"

  "Don't mind me, hurry up and kill him, take his internal elixir!"

  The old man fell to the ground, seeing the crowd rush towards him, and hastily called out. The seven orifices on his face all flowed with black blood, and the skin exposed outside also seeped out with drops of blood. That sword just now had almost exhausted his entire body's vital energy.

  "Yes!" The crowd rushed forward and arrived in front of Old Lone Eye, ready to kill him and tear his body apart to take away the inner elixir.

  "You can't kill him, you can't kill him!"

  A clear voice rang out, followed by a white shadow flashing out, and in an instant it circled around the crowd surrounding Lao Du Yan. All that could be seen was a series of "puffs" sounds, and when the figure stopped moving, dozens of elite troops, including the five great hall masters of the Black Dragon Society, all fell backwards with their faces upturned. Each person's forehead had an additional hole the size of a finger, from which blood flowed out.

  "This is a treasure, you can't kill it!"

  The white shadow stopped in its tracks, revealing the young man who had been watching from the sidelines earlier. With a light flick of his left index finger, he sent a tiny droplet of blood flying off, smiling as he gazed at the Elder lying on the ground.

  "The secret technique you used just now is not bad. In this small place, I can actually meet someone who understands the secret technique. Not bad, not bad. Hand over the cultivation method, and I will spare your life!"

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