I was startled and stooped to pick up the serpent spirit to check. However, as soon as I touched him, I jerked my hand back.
The serpent spirit's body was hot, but it wasn't a normal warmth. It was the kind of heat that burned my hand.
Snakes were Yin animals, and the serpent spirit was a Yin soul body. His body was always cold, so it wasn't normal to have this kind of heat.
I became tense. I endured the burning sensation in my hand and pulled the serpent spirit up. I carefully observed him for a long time.
The serpent spirit was the same as an ordinary spirit. It didn't have a life soul, so I couldn't tell if he was in danger from his life soul. I thought for a while and asked Tong Tong to help me check the serpent spirit.
Tong Tong was also a spirit, so she knew more about the serpent spirit's body than I did. After checking, she told me that the serpent spirit was fine. He just fainted. I guessed he couldn't bear the tremendous power in Xiang Liu's blood. After he absorbed the blood, he would wake up.
I exhaled in relief. However, I was still worried. I thought for a while and decided to transfer half of my shaman energy to the serpent spirit.
Xiang Liu liked to eat shaman energy. With the help of my shaman energy, the serpent spirit would have a higher chance of absorbing the blood.
No one knew how long it would take for the serpent spirit to absorb the blood. I had told Zhang Kanwen that we would depart in the middle of this month. It was already past the fifteenth. I thought for a while and decided to call Zhang Kanwen. We packed our bags and prepared to depart as soon as the serpent spirit woke up.
The night passed uneventfully. On the morning of the second day, I had just finished cultivating and was about to leave when I suddenly felt a power fluctuation beside me. At first, it was extremely small, but when I turned around to take a look, the power fluctuation had already become incomparably huge. It was even similar to the feeling I had when I first saw the True Dragon Vein.
I hurried to check. The wave of energy came from the serpent spirit. However, the serpent spirit didn't have any changes. He still closed his eyes and lay quietly on the ground.
I didn't need to ask to know that the serpent spirit was absorbing Xiang Liu's blood. I didn't dare to act rashly. I carefully sat down and prepared to protect him.
As soon as I sat down, the snake spirit's body suddenly swelled up.
Ever since it had been taken to Yunnan by the Old Gu woman, the snake spirit's body had changed from a giant python to a small earthworm. However, in an instant, the snake spirit's body had returned to its previous giant python form, occupying almost half the size of a house.
I was startled. Before I could react, the snake spirit's body swelled several times. At a speed visible to the naked eye, it occupied the entire room. Due to the rapid expansion of its dark body, it even tried to surround me.
I was startled. I hurried to gather my spirit energy and dashed to the door. When I arrived outside, the snake spirit's giant body had filled the entire room. Its head had poked out of the door and was right in front of me. Its eyes were still closed. It was obvious that it was still in a coma. It didn't know what had happened.
Before I could pull myself together, the snake spirit's head swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I was startled. The spirit snake's body had occupied the entire room. If it grew bigger, wouldn't it be terrifying?
Wouldn't the entire room explode because of it?
No, judging from the previous two times it had swelled, not only the entire room, but the entire second floor of the shop would be destroyed.
I felt a little lucky. Luckily, we were on an antique street, and the fengshui shop only had two floors. If we lived in a skyscraper in the city, the spirit snake would have caused a ruckus, and things would have gotten out of hand.
While I was deep in thought, the wall near the door in front of me squeaked. The door frame was deformed, and the paint on the wall was peeling off.
I didn't dare to wait any longer. I hurriedly asked Xiao Jin and the zombie that had just rushed out with me to go downstairs. I rushed into Little Wang Li's room. Wang Kun, his wife, and Wang Li were all ordinary people. I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to escape by themselves.
As soon as I pushed the door open, Wang Kun and his wife were standing at the door. Wang Kun was holding Wang Li in his arms, and the couple was looking outside in fright.
I didn't have time to explain. I grabbed Wang Kun with one hand and his wife with the other. I asked him to hold Wang Li before dashing out.
When I reached the door, Zhang Kanwen also heard the commotion. When he saw that I had saved Wang Kun and the other two, he turned around and ran downstairs.
When I also ran out, the entire second floor had almost collapsed. Xie Chenghua, Liu Xuande, and Little Golden Pupil were standing at the door. They lifted their heads and looked at the giant body of the snake spirit.
"Boss, what's going on?"
Asked Xie Chenghua as soon as he saw me.
I shook my head. "I can't explain it now. Let's leave this place and hide somewhere far away."
Then, I didn't bother to avoid arousing suspicion. I grabbed Wang Kun and his wife and ran far away. The others followed me and ran away.
I didn't stop until I reached the entrance of the antique market. I turned around and saw that the snake spirit's body was getting bigger. Even its head wasn't far from me.
The snake spirit was still growing. Not only would the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop suffer, but the surrounding houses would also be in danger. Seeing the situation, Zhang Kanwen didn't say anything and directly ran to save them. I brought the others and stayed where I was, paying close attention to the situation.
Since the commotion was too big, most of the surrounding people had run outside. They craned their necks to look at the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop and discussed in panic.
This matter couldn't be hidden anymore. The only good thing was that the snake spirit was a ghost. Except for the people in our shop, ordinary people couldn't see the snake spirit's body. Otherwise, this matter would alert the Metaphysics world and the government, and it would be hard to clean up the mess.
Even so, it was impossible to hide it from the Metaphysics world. The Metaphysics Society's Shenzhen branch wasn't far from here. And Hong Kong, which was across the river from Shenzhen, had a strong Metaphysics culture. There were countless people in the Metaphysics world. I was afraid that many of them would notice the strange situation here.
After pondering for a while, I called Wang Yongjun and told him that something had happened in the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop. I asked him to come here as soon as possible.
After hanging up, I lifted my head to look at the snake spirit. Finally, there was some good news. The snake spirit was still growing. However, since its body was coiled up, its entire body stretched up to the sky after it left the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop. It only pressed down on the two shops that were connected to the shop. The other shops weren't damaged.
Moreover, the snake spirit was a spirit, so its body was light. The shops under its body weren't damaged at all.
I exhaled in relief. However, the snake spirit's body was still growing, and it didn't seem to want to stop.
I stared blankly as he covered the surrounding shops, then the entire street. In the end, his body even covered the entire antique market!
Zhang Kanwen had returned. Although the snake spirit had pressed down on the entire Antique Market, it hadn't damaged the other houses. We didn't need to save them.
After returning, Zhang Kanwen asked me with a serious face, "The commotion was too big. What's going on?"
I shook my head. "I'm not sure … Why don't you take them and leave first? I'll stay here and wait."
Zhang Kanwen shook his head. "I'm afraid it will attract people from the Metaphysics world. It's too dangerous for you to go alone."
While we were talking, the snake spirit's body had already reached us. Left with no choice, we had to retreat.
The antique market was located in a remote area. When we got out of the market, we were surrounded by a vast empty space. After the initial panic, we were able to stay calm. We didn't go far but followed the snake spirit's body. We slowly walked out of the market.
This process lasted for around ten minutes. The snake spirit's body expanded until it covered an area with a radius of several kilometers. Then, it finally stopped.
I heaved a sigh of relief and was about to say something. Suddenly, the snake spirit let out a long, strange roar.
It wasn't loud, but it was filled with a strange and majestic aura. As it roared, a phantom suddenly emerged from the snake spirit's giant body.
This phantom was about the same size as the snake spirit. After it emerged from its body, it expanded endlessly, almost enveloping the entire sky.
At that moment, the noon sun disappeared, and the entire sky darkened.
Fortunately, this process only lasted for a short moment. After that, the shadow completely disappeared. The bright red sun appeared once again, and the sky became clear again.
The huge body of the Serpent Spirit, which had spread for several kilometers, suddenly disappeared.
I panicked, but I quickly sensed the snake spirit's location. It hadn't disappeared. It had returned to its original form. It was still at the ruins of the Fengshui Metaphysics Shop.
I asked Zhang Kanwen and the others to wait here while I hurried back.
When I reached the ruins of the shop, I saw the snake spirit's small body fly out of the shop before I could enter.
Although the snake spirit could hover in the air for a long time, it couldn't fly. At this moment, it was flying!
I didn't have time to be surprised. The snake spirit's eyes were still closed. It seemed it was still unconscious.