Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

By the time Chen Tian flew next to the Batwing Jiaolong, he discovered that its eyes, which had been gleaming with a fierce red light, had long lost their color and turned a ghastly white. Its mouth was slightly open, and the expression on its face was forever frozen in disbelief—it was dead!

Seeing this, Chen Tian couldn't help but be a little surprised. Just a moment ago, this Batwing Jiaolong had been a picture of aggressive momentum. How could it have died in an instant?

Although he was curious, Chen Tian was more concerned about the whereabouts of his Emerald-Eyed Viper.

Through the soul connection with the Emerald-Eyed Viper, Chen Tian knew it was still alive and within the Batwing Jiaolong's corpse.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian frowned and pondered for a moment. Then, he raised the Azure Phoenix Longsword, intending to break open the Batwing Jiaolong's body and release the Emerald-Eyed Viper.

However, just as Chen Tian was about to swing his sword, a streak of azure light suddenly shot out from the Batwing Jiaolong's open mouth.

Chen Tian was shocked. He wanted to dodge aside, but then he seemed to notice something, steadied himself, and watched the azure light fly towards him with a doubtful expression.

The azure light was extremely fast, flying out from the Batwing Jiaolong's body in the blink of an eye and shooting towards Chen Tian with the force of lightning.

But when it flew to within three inches of Chen Tian, the azure light suddenly stopped. Then, the light dissipated, revealing a small snake, with two round orbs, one azure and one red, on its head.

This little snake was naturally the Emerald-Eyed Viper, and the round orbs on its head were likely the demon cores of the Thunder Emperor Crocodile and the Batwing Jiaolong.

These two demon cores, one from an eighth-order demon beast and one from a ninth-order demon beast, were both rare treasures. If they were taken outside, they would surely cause a sensation.

Chen Tian was overjoyed to see the Emerald-Eyed Viper fly back unharmed. With a face full of smiles, he reached out to take the two demon cores from the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head.

Chen Tian had already decided that he would not sell these two high-level demon cores. Instead, he planned to find an opportunity to use them for alchemy in the future.

He was very pleased with the Emerald-Eyed Viper's great contribution this time and planned to reward it handsomely when he returned.

In any case, obtaining two high-level demon cores in a row greatly exceeded Chen Tian's expectations, making him extremely excited.

Just as Chen Tian was lost in joyful fantasy, his hand finally reached the top of the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head. But just as he was about to touch the two demon cores, the Emerald-Eyed Viper flashed and suddenly disappeared from under Chen Tian's hand, reappearing five zhang away.

Seeing this, Chen Tian was stunned. He glanced at the Emerald-Eyed Viper doubtfully, then smiled and said, "Okay, be good, don't joke around. Give me the two demon cores."

With that, Chen Tian took a few steps forward and reached out again to take the demon cores from the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head.

But at this moment, the Emerald-Eyed Viper's body disappeared again, retreating five zhang.

Chen Tian's smile instantly disappeared. He finally realized that something was wrong. His expression darkened, and he asked, "What do you mean by this? Why won't you give me the demon cores?"

Faced with Chen Tian's questioning, the Emerald-Eyed Viper did not offer any explanation. With a flick of its tail, it threw the two demon cores high into the air.

Chen Tian was shocked. He didn't have time to wonder why, and his body suddenly shot into the air, intending to catch the two falling demon cores.

However, just as Chen Tian was about to touch the two demon cores, a streak of green lightning shot out from below, taking the two demon cores into its belly before Chen Tian could.

Chen Tian was stunned by this scene. He immediately stopped and looked forward, discovering that the one who had just darted out was the Emerald-Eyed Viper!

At this time, the Emerald-Eyed Viper looked satisfied after swallowing the two demon cores. It curled up its body and stuck out its tongue, constantly licking its lips, as if still savoring the taste!

Chen Tian was furious at the Emerald-Eyed Viper's actions. He had never expected that the demon cores he had finally retrieved from the Batwing Jiaolong's belly, before he even had a chance to touch them, would end up in this beast's mouth.

At this moment, Chen Tian really wanted to cut open the Emerald-Eyed Viper's belly and snatch the two demon cores back.

However, although he was angry, Chen Tian was not completely confused. He knew that if he killed the Emerald-Eyed Viper at this time, he would not only fail to retrieve the demon cores but also lose a demon pet that he had finally subdued.

Chen Tian would not do such a losing business.

Chen Tian glanced at it depressedly, shook his head slightly, and planned to put it back into the spirit beast bag. However, at this moment, Chen Tian seemed to suddenly discover something. He took it out of the spirit beast bag again and held it up to examine it carefully.

After this look, Chen Tian discovered something peculiar. He found that the two 'small bumps' on the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head had become thicker!

Chen Tian had roughly studied these two small bumps on the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head, but he had never been able to figure out what they were.

Now that he saw that they had actually grown larger, it rekindled the fire of curiosity in Chen Tian's heart.

Chen Tian initially thought that these two small bumps appeared because the Emerald-Eyed Viper was sick, but now it seemed that Chen Tian had overturned this conclusion.

Because looking at the Emerald-Eyed Viper's lively appearance, it didn't look like it was sick at all. Instead, Chen Tian felt like it had become stronger.

So Chen Tian was sure that the growth of the Emerald-Eyed Viper's bumps was related to its strength. In particular, after swallowing the demon cores of the Thunder Emperor Crocodile and the Batwing Jiaolong, the two bumps on the Emerald-Eyed Viper's head had doubled in size, which further proved Chen Tian's speculation that the size of the bumps was directly proportional to the Emerald-Eyed Viper's strength. Only when the Emerald-Eyed Viper's strength increased would the two bumps grow larger!

However, Chen Tian could only draw so many conclusions. He couldn't think of anything else for the time being.

But one thing Chen Tian was sure of was that this Emerald-Eyed Viper might still be hiding other secrets!