The snakes howled as they were thrown into the pot to be boiled alive—or rather, have their bodies tempered. 0

The high temperatures and boiling blood nearly tore them apart, but the nutrients quickly strengthened their flesh to prevent that from happening. 0

“Roar!”0

Lu Ran had summoned Sudden Death King to supervise the process, but when it saw how pitiful the snakes were, unable to endure the tempering, it couldn’t stop itself from roaring in anger.1

Its roar was imbued with its dragon aura, which helped awaken many of the snakes that were on the verge of passing out. 0

Though normally used to suppress enemies, its dragon aura had just been used for the opposite effect. 0

"Come on, y’all have to endure! But why does it smell so good?”1

Seeing their familiars writhe in pain, Lu Bing and the others couldn't help but worry. However, they knew that sacrifices had to be made if they wanted to grow stronger. 0

Under the encouragement and intimidation of Sudden Death King, the nine serpents finally absorbed...0