Chapter 219: Clone Snake Shadow
Facing the catwoman falling into Zhou Ming’s hands, all the Shadow Cats inside the hidden outpost fought to the death, with not a single Shadow Cat choosing to flee.
For the Shadow Cat clansmen, having royal bloodline fall into the hands of an external enemy could only be washed away by fighting to the death and reclaiming her.
Otherwise, even if they escaped, they would be sentenced to death by clan rules, and their families would also be implicated.
However, the Shadow Cat clansmen’s choice was no different from moths flying into a flame in Zhou Ming’s eyes.
Whether ordinary Shadow Cats or high-tier Shadow Cats, all of them were ultimately buried within the Snake Tide.
“It seems the catwoman’s status within the Shadow Cat clan is far higher than what the intelligence described. I must leave the Panlong Mountain Range immediately.”
Although he had resolved all the Shadow Cats inside the outpost, Zhou Ming’s expression was extremely solemn.
He was certain that the news of the catwoman falling into his hands had definitely been transmitted out through special means before all the Shadow Cats died in battle.
Without any hesitation, Zhou Ming did not even search for spoils. Maintaining his Serpentfolk form, he held the catwoman in his arms and fled toward the Panlong Mountain Range.
Just as Zhou Ming had anticipated, before even a few minutes had passed, a deathly aura wrapped around him like a cold wind. In the blue sky and white clouds above, two terrifying auras were approaching him at sonic speed.
Seeing this, Zhou Ming could only resort to his trump card. He placed the catwoman at his feet and immediately cast a secret technique.
“Blood Descendant Secret Technique · Clone Snake Shadow.”
An Ironthread Snake drilled out from Zhou Ming’s arm. As the Blood Descendant Secret Technique · Clone Snake Shadow was activated, the Ironthread Snake instantly transformed into Zhou Ming’s appearance.
“Get as far away from me as fast as possible.”
The “Zhou Ming” transformed from the Ironthread Snake, upon hearing its master’s command, immediately fled in the opposite direction.
“I hope this can deceive the foreign race’s powerhouse.”
At this moment, Zhou Ming could only hope that the spell he had created himself would be effective.
Blood Descendant Secret Technique · Clone Snake Shadow was a spell Zhou Ming had created while perfecting his Blood Descendant secret techniques.
By relying on the close bloodline connection between himself and the Ironthread Snake, he injected his own aura into the Ironthread Snake’s body, allowing it to transform into his appearance to mislead enemies.
When facing pursuit by powerful enemies, he could even sacrifice an Ironthread Snake to preserve his own life.
After seeing the clone move far away, Zhou Ming immediately restrained his aura, held the catwoman, and continued fleeing.
Less than a minute into his escape, Zhou Ming sensed that the Ironthread Snake used to cast Clone Snake Shadow had already died.
“Now that I’m far away from the Shadow Cat clan’s outpost, they shouldn’t be able to find me in these mountains, right?”
Zhou Ming’s beautiful hope did not come true. An aura that made him tremble descended from the sky. The other party had actually found him at the fastest possible speed.
“Filthy Human Race, you dare lay hands on my Shadow Cat royal bloodline. I will corrode your flesh and soul with the power of shadows.”
Although Zhou Ming could not understand the words, he could feel the fury contained within the voice.
A few breaths later, Zhou Ming saw an elite Giant and a Transcendent-level catwoman powerhouse flying toward him from high altitude in the distance.
The Transcendent-level catwoman was far more mature than the catwoman in Zhou Ming’s arms. Her noble temperament was filled with a unique charm, enough to make any male stir restlessly.
Perhaps it was precisely for this reason that the Shadow Cat clan chose to submit to the Giant Race.
The size difference between the Giant Race and the catwomen was far too great. The Giant Race had the strength to shelter the Shadow Cat clan and would not harbor excessive thoughts toward catwomen.
At the same time, the Shadow Cat clan’s talents perfectly compensated for the Giant Race’s shortcomings.
“There’s no other way. I can only fight to the death.”
Zhou Ming was not foolish enough to believe he could threaten two foreign race powerhouses with the newly transformed catwoman in his hands.
Taking advantage of the fact that the opponents had not yet closed in, and that he could still move under the pressure of their aura, Zhou Ming immediately unleashed his trump card.
“Gathering Sand Secret Technique · Poison Art · Withering of Vitality.”
Zhou Ming once again put down the catwoman. With both hands clasped tightly together before his chest, he immediately mobilized the fused snake venom that had been nurtured within his gallbladder for over a year.
To maximize the power of the fused snake venom, Zhou Ming used the Gathering Sand secret technique to mobilize the Ironthread Snake swarm within his body, obtaining more snake venom to further strengthen the fusion venom.
In the next moment, the snake scales covering Zhou Ming’s entire body suddenly began to flash with seven-colored light.
At the same time, a poisonous mist that was white yet reflected dazzling seven-colored radiance was expelled from Zhou Ming’s mouth.
Wherever the poisonous mist passed, whether plants or animals, their vitality was devoured like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves.
In an instant, a scene of all things withering and vitality extinguished began to appear within the once-lush Panlong Mountain Range.
From high above, amidst the green-covered mountains and wilderness, patches of withered yellow scenery were devouring the surroundings.
After casting the Gathering Sand · Poison Art · Withering of Vitality spell, Zhou Ming’s face instantly turned pale.
To maximize the power of this poison art, he had also expended a considerable amount of his bloodline power and spiritual power.
When facing Transcendent-level powerhouses, any thought of holding back was tantamount to courting death.
With the poison art already unleashed, Zhou Ming had no time to pay attention to the outcome and instead turned his gaze toward the catwoman.
“The Transcendent-level catwoman was able to find me so quickly. It must be because, as a fellow catwoman, she locked onto my aura through special means.”
“Bloodline Seal.”
Zhou Ming immediately perceived the hidden factor and promptly cast a sealing spell.
The Transcendent class advancement of the Half-Beastman system, Sealer, involved transcendent knowledge related to sealing.
Coupled with Zhou Ming’s research into genetic bloodlines, bloodline sealing was merely a minor technique.
Afterward, several smoke bombs were detonated, and with his remaining spiritual power, he once again cast Clone Snake Shadow.
Within a dozen seconds after casting the Gathering Sand Secret Technique · Poison Art · Withering of Vitality, Zhou Ming finalized his escape plan.
Just as Zhou Ming continued fleeing for his life, the Giant and catwoman arriving from the distant horizon had already reached the area.
Facing the poisonous mist released by Zhou Ming, the two foreign race powerhouses initially did not take it seriously.
Who would have thought that the moment they came into contact with the poisonous mist, both the Giant and the catwoman immediately showed panic, as the vitality within their bodies was actually being eroded by the poison.
Although they expelled the toxin from their bodies in an instant, the Giant and the catwoman developed a sense of fear toward the poisonous mist before them and did not dare to venture deeper.
“Elder Murey, please help and take action. Even if the newborn catwoman dies by your hand, she must not be obtained by the Human Race and turned into their plaything.”
“Chieftain Liya, are you certain? This is a catwoman that your Shadow Cat clan finds extremely difficult to give birth to.”
Hearing the Shadow Cat Chieftain’s request, the Giant elder Murey was also somewhat surprised. After all, the probability of a catwoman being born was extremely low and entirely irregular.
If not for this, the Shadow Cat clan would have been enough to become a higher-ranking race and would not need the Giant Race to provide protection.
“I am certain.”
The Shadow Cat Chieftain’s eyes revealed a trace of coldness, without the slightest hesitation.
Compared to the death of a newborn catwoman, she was even less able to tolerate a catwoman becoming a plaything of the Human Race.
“Since you’ve already made your decision, then I’ll help you once.”
As soon as the words fell, Giant elder Murey’s body instantly expanded severalfold. His height directly exceeded fifty meters, and even the armor he wore enlarged along with him, clearly an extremely profound racial talent.
He clenched his fist and directly smashed it toward the ground below. The invisible air actually caved in, forming a fist imprint hundreds of meters wide.
“Boom…”
Within several miles, a catastrophic phenomenon akin to the earth overturning like a writhing dragon appeared.