I didn't know how to respond to Tong Tong, so I could only hope that the Snake Spirit was lucky.
As I thought about this, I couldn't help but feel sorrowful. At the same time, I was also thinking about something.
The Snake Spirit's original form was a Winged Dragon. In the ancient war, the Yellow Emperor had ridden a Winged Dragon to kill Chiyou.
It wasn't just a coincidence that I had met the Snake Spirit.
According to my previous speculation about the ancient war, the Snake Spirit might have been a chess piece that Emperor Ku had arranged to be by my side.
If that was the case, the Snake Spirit would one day turn into a Winged Dragon, and he would be very useful in the future.
Thus, he wouldn't die so easily.
As I thought about this, I calmed down and took out the jade bracelet to absorb the True Dragon Qi inside to replenish my strength. As for Tong Tong, she still wore a distressed face.
I wanted to explain to her what I was thinking, but this matter involved many things, so I didn't know where to start.
While I was thinking, Tong Tong suddenly screamed. I hurried to look at the formation.
After struggling a few times, the Snake Spirit seemed to have lost all his strength. He lay on the ground with blood gushing out from his mouth and nose.
At the same time, a drop of golden blood flowed out from his tail. It hung at the end of his tail and didn't fall for a long time.
Soon, another drop of golden blood flowed out from his tailbone.
Then, the process of the blood flowing out from his feet, hands, and cervical vertebrae repeated eight times.
After eight drops of blood were drawn out, the Snake Spirit's body became thinner. He looked extremely haggard.
Even I couldn't help but feel anxious. I couldn't predict what would happen next.
At this moment, the Snake Spirit's pair of horns suddenly trembled. It seemed that the blood in between his eyebrows was about to leave his body.
My heart tightened. The blood in between his eyebrows was the Snake Spirit's life blood, and it was also the last drop. If this drop of blood left his body, how could the Snake Spirit still be alive?
While I was nervous, I also had some doubts.
The number of blood essences was usually ten, but the Snake Spirit had only nine drops. I didn't know why.
While I was thinking, the serpent spirit in the Blood Devouring Formation woke up. I didn't have time to worry about the amount of blood I had and turned to look at him.
At this time, the Spirit Serpent was wrapped in an indescribable aura. It didn't care about the blood essence that was seeping out of its body. After opening its eyes, it let out a roar and stood up with its head held high. On its huge dragon head, there was actually a shadow.
After a careful examination, I discovered that although this phantom looked similar to the spirit serpent, it had a pair of ten-meter-long wings on its back.
Back in Chiyou's tomb, when he mistakenly entered the primordial battlefield, the Serpent Spirit had produced a similar shadow. It was Yinglong!
At this moment, the Serpent Spirit was on the brink of life and death. The sleeping Winged Dragon phantom in its body was finally stimulated.
The worry in my heart was finally relieved.
Previously, the Fifth Elder had said that the Blood Devouring Array was specially designed for the Dragon Clan, but the serpent spirit's true form was a Winged Dragon, the symbol of the Dragon Clan's strongest power.
The Blood Devouring Formation was effective against ordinary dragons, but it was not effective against Yinglong's absolute power.
Although it was only a Winged Dragon phantom, it could still trigger a trace of Yinglong's power. It wasn't something that the Blood Devouring Formation could resist.
Just as I was thinking about this, the Spirit Serpent moved again. He raised his head and roared, swallowing the drops of blood essence that had been extracted from his body. Then, he twisted his huge body and hit the golden barrier.
With a crisp sound, the golden barrier shattered, and the surrounding golden light dissipated.
Now, the Spirit Serpent had finally escaped from the Blood Devouring Formation.
As soon as he got out of the formation, the Winged Dragon phantom behind the Spirit Serpent couldn't be maintained and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The Spirit Serpent returned to his original appearance and fell to the ground.
I quickly went forward to check on his injuries.
After a thorough examination, I found that although the Spirit Serpent had retrieved his blood essence, it hadn't returned to its original position. Instead, it was colliding in his body and could break out at any time.
It was the first time I had encountered such a situation, so I didn't know how to solve it.
I turned to ask Tong Tong, but she was also at a loss and couldn't give me a valuable answer.
It hadn't been easy for the Spirit Serpent to get out of the Blood Devouring Formation. If his blood essence left his body again, his life would be in danger.
In a moment of desperation, I suddenly remembered that the Death Scripture contained many cultivation techniques. Perhaps, I could find a way to help the Spirit Serpent stabilize his injuries.
As such, I didn't care too much and took out the Death Scripture from Xiangliu's pouch. After searching for a while, I didn't find anything.
Just then, I heard a weak voice next to me.
I turned and saw that Huihui had woken up, but she was powerless and couldn't stand up. She could only crawl towards us.
I quickly got up and walked to her side. I carefully helped her to sit next to the Spirit Serpent. Then, I asked her if there was a good way to save the Spirit Serpent.
Huihui didn't answer me immediately. Instead, she stretched out her trembling hand and gently stroked the Spirit Serpent's head. She murmured, "Brother Long, it's really fate that makes fun of people … I thought I would never see you again. I didn't expect that you would find this place … It's just that, it's just that we've met today, and it's going to be a life and death parting …"
Her words made me frown. Logically speaking, although Huihui's injuries were quite serious, it wasn't incurable.
What she had revealed earlier seemed to have a way to save the Spirit Serpent. Why was there a life and death parting?
Could it be that she was going to sacrifice herself to save the Spirit Serpent?
That was what I thought, but I didn't ask. If it was really as I had expected, I really didn't know how to intervene.
Compared to the Spirit Serpent, Huihui's importance was much lower. Moreover, the Spirit Serpent had become like this because of Huihui.
Psychologically speaking, I naturally hoped that the Spirit Serpent could survive.
Of course, that was just my selfish thought. There were feelings between the Spirit Serpent and Huihui. Although the Spirit Serpent had never mentioned it, judging from his furious expression when he had sensed that Huihui might be in danger, the Spirit Serpent's feelings for Huihui were far from what he had said.
He had taken such a big risk to save Huihui. At this time, Huihui could also choose to sacrifice herself to save the Spirit Serpent. Feelings were mutual. Give me a peach, and I'll repay you with a jade.
This was a normal thing.
Therefore, after realizing this, I still didn't stop him. Of course, even if I did, Huihui wouldn't stop.
So I stood quietly on the side, waiting for Huihui's next move.
After a while, she turned her head and told me that if I wanted to save the Spirit Serpent, I had to use blood essence to guide it. However, the blood essence used had to be compatible with the Spirit Serpent.
After listening to her, I roughly understood the treatment method, but I still had doubts in my heart.
Although Huihui showed signs of transforming into a Flood Dragon, she was still a Scale Insect of the Mortal World. The Spirit Serpent had already transformed into a True Dragon. I was afraid that her blood essence wouldn't be compatible with it.
With that in mind, I asked Huihui about the details.
Huihui didn't speak immediately. Instead, she fell silent, as if she was weighing the pros and cons in her heart.
After a while, she raised her head again and said in a weak voice, "Brother Zhou, promise me that you must save Brother Long."
I would save the Spirit Serpent without her saying anything.
However, there seemed to be another meaning in her words. It seemed that she felt that if she told me the reason, my determination to save the Spirit Serpent would be shaken.
I was a little surprised, but then I understood.
Huihui didn't really understand the relationship between me and the Spirit Serpent, so she was worried.
After I nodded and agreed, Huihui finally forced a smile on her face. She then told me that her own blood essence couldn't be compatible with the Spirit Serpent, but she had a drop of the Spirit Serpent's blood essence in her body. This blood essence could be used to save the Spirit Serpent.
Hearing this, I remembered that when the Spirit Serpent was in the Blood Devouring Formation, I only saw nine drops of blood essence. I thought that it was because of his special physique that he only had nine drops of blood essence.
I didn't expect that the tenth drop of blood essence was in Huihui's body.
After asking, I learned that when the Spirit Serpent had first met Huihui, she had been seriously injured in order to escape from the Liu Clan and was on the verge of death. It was the Spirit Serpent who had used a drop of its own blood essence to save Huihui's life.
Since then, the Spirit Serpent's blood essence had remained in Huihui's body.
After listening to her, I was suddenly enlightened.
No wonder the Liu Clan coveted Huihui's blood essence. In fact, it was the Spirit Serpent's blood essence that had brought about a disaster. Huihui had shown signs of turning into a Jiao Dragon because of the Spirit Serpent's blood essence, just like what the Liu Clan Elder had said.
In the end, what the Liu Clan coveted was the Spirit Serpent's blood essence.
It was no wonder that they were so crazy. The Spirit Serpent had the bloodline of the Winged Dragon, which was a fatal attraction to the Liu Clan.
I now had a vague answer to the Spirit Serpent's indifference to Huihui.
Over the years, the Spirit Serpent had been by my side and had experienced a lot. Somehow, he should have felt that he was extraordinary and knew that he and Huihui were people from two different worlds. Perhaps that was why he had chosen to let go of this relationship, but he hadn't expected that he would encounter such a thing in the end.
As for Huihui, after talking about the past, she was already sobbing. After a long time, she said to me, "Brother Zhou, Huihui has a request. I hope Brother Zhou will agree to it."
After listening to the story between her and the Spirit Serpent, I was quite moved. Now that she was willing to sacrifice herself to save the Spirit Serpent, as long as it was within my power, I naturally wouldn't refuse.