Chapter 96: This Opportunity Is Beyond Your Grasp

Since the Electric Eel had delivered itself to him, Mo Lin naturally had no reason to refuse.

He decisively strangled both the Crocodile and the Electric Eel together, swallowing them into his belly.

It had to be said, for a predator like Mo Lin, the Ning River truly was a very friendly environment.

Every prey was laid bare before his eyes.

As long as he did not encounter Earth-Rank demonic beasts, roaming through the Ning River was basically no different from playing a game of “big fish eat small fish.”

A slight regret was that Mo Lin had not seen any more Electric Eels.

Still, devouring other fish in great mouthfuls somewhat made up for his disappointment.

At that moment, in the murky waters of the Ning River, Mo Lin saw a long ribbon drifting with the current, looking rather strange.

Mo Lin narrowed his eyes slightly.

That ribbon was too far away, and even though his eyesight had greatly increased after devouring the Black Eagle, he still could not see it clearly.

He swam toward the strange ribbon, and upon getting closer, discovered that it was not drifting with the current at all—it was actively swimming.

Mo Lin immediately realized:

“Looks like this should be one of my kind. I just don’t know what kind of snake it is.”

Seeing one of his own kind for the first time in the Ning River, Mo Lin actually felt a bit of kinship.

So he decided to go and greet it.

If the other was friendly, then he would invite it into his stomach for a warm reception.

As he swam nearer, Mo Lin found that it was something resembling a Sea Snake.

Strangely, however, compared to an ordinary Sea Snake, its body was far more robust.

Yes—robust.

The reason Mo Lin had mistaken it for a ribbon was precisely because its proportions did not look like those of a proper Sea Snake.

It looked more like… more like… an Electric Eel.

That was right.

With just one glance, Mo Lin thought this creature before him looked less like a Sea Snake, and more like an Electric Eel wearing the skin of a Sea Snake.

What was going on?

A Sea Snake Eel?

Had the Sea Snake gone astray, or had the Electric Eel cheated?

After becoming demonic beasts, did they no longer suffer reproductive isolation?

Then again, true dragons were said to be able to mate with Toads and give birth to Pu Lao.

Could it be that as long as a demonic beast’s strength reached a certain level, it could break past reproductive barriers? (Some also said that Pu Lao was born from a dragon and a Sea Snake. The author had originally intended to write Sea Snake.)

In any case, when Mo Lin saw that Sea Snake Eel, the Sea Snake Eel also saw Mo Lin.

Unlike most snakes or Electric Eels, the moment it saw Mo Lin, it actually charged at him aggressively, which made Mo Lin’s expression turn odd.

Sure enough, once it drew close, it had no intention of making friends.

From its tail burst forth a current of electricity, lancing through the river straight toward Mo Lin.

Astonishingly, that current was highly directional—it was not dispersed by the water at all!

Mo Lin flicked his tail, easily dodging the current.

But then, the current that had been shooting toward him suddenly exploded, scattering in all directions.

Even Mo Lin, who thought he had avoided it, was caught.

This surprised Mo Lin:

Could it be that this current was controlled by that Sea Snake Eel?

Instantly, Mo Lin’s interest was piqued.

He swam toward the Sea Snake Eel, extending his tail.

He had already sensed that the Sea Snake Eel’s strength was about the level of a High-Grade Profound Rank.

So even if it possessed some unexpected control over electricity, Mo Lin had no fear at all.

Rather than say he was preparing for a fight, it would be more accurate to say that Mo Lin wanted to see what kind of surprise the Sea Snake Eel’s current might bring him.

After all, with his Devour talent, if he could seize that ability, then the stronger the Sea Snake Eel’s display, the greater the benefit for him.

Facing Mo Lin’s probing, Mo Lin actually seemed to see eagerness flashing in the Sea Snake Eel’s eyes.

It slipped along with the current, avoiding Mo Lin’s first attempt, and then its tail began to spin rapidly in the water.

“Crackle, crackle.”

Though still in the river, Mo Lin suddenly had the illusion of hearing the crackling roar of electricity.

No!

It was no illusion!

Mo Lin’s pupils shrank—on the Sea Snake Eel’s tail, a small electric sphere was clearly beginning to form.

This greatly startled Mo Lin.

A demonic art!

Could this really be something a High-Grade Profound Rank demonic beast could master?

So-called demonic arts were special techniques that demonic beasts had a chance to learn, comparable to the spells of humans.

When the Mountain Lord fought against Jingchen and the others, the light beam it spewed from its mouth had been a kind of demonic art.

And after Mo Lin had devoured the Earth-Rank artifact Golden Circlet, he had learned “Spatial Imprisonment,” which was likewise a demonic art—its essence being the outward release of demonic power to restrict an enemy.

Yet until now, even after advancing to Earth Demon, Mo Lin had never managed to comprehend a demonic art of his own.

But this Sea Snake Eel, only a Profound Demon, already possessed one!

This both shocked Mo Lin and strengthened his resolve that he absolutely had to devour it—if he could obtain another demonic art from it, that would be an unexpected windfall.

“Crackle, crackle!”

The Sea Snake Eel clearly did not care what Mo Lin was thinking.

The electric sphere on its tail grew larger, reaching the size of a ball, and then it flicked it forward.

That sphere of electricity, seemingly unaffected by the current, floated straight toward Mo Lin.

Mo Lin immediately understood—this was because the electric sphere was actually a manifestation of demonic power.

Even the rushing river could not easily disperse it.

In the river’s flow, Mo Lin raised his tail and struck down hard against the sphere.

“Chi!”

With a soft sound, Mo Lin’s tail, covered in tough scales, split the electric sphere cleanly in two.

But matters did not end so simply.

The halved sphere clung to Mo Lin’s tail like maggots on rotting flesh, climbing up his body, before exploding violently with a boom.

“Whoo—”

After all, Mo Lin was an Earth Anaconda.

Even though this Sea Snake Eel had unleashed a rare demonic art, it was still difficult for it to break through his defenses.

Still, Mo Lin could feel the power of that electric sphere.

It was already on par with a strike from an Earth-Rank demonic beast.

“Good!”

Mo Lin’s eyes lit with delight.

If even a Profound-Rank Sea Snake Eel could unleash power close to Earth-Rank, then what if this technique were used by him, an actual Earth-Rank? Wouldn’t its might be even greater?

Looking at the Sea Snake Eel before him, Mo Lin let out a sinister laugh:

“Junior, this heaven-sent opportunity is beyond your grasp. Why not let your elder take it instead, and make far better use of it!”

With that, Mo Lin unleashed his demonic art, “Spatial Imprisonment.”

Though both were wielders of demonic arts, compared to the Earth Anaconda Mo Lin, the Profound-Rank Sea Snake Eel’s strength was clearly lacking.

Under “Spatial Imprisonment,” it was instantly frozen in place, unable to move, forced to watch as Mo Lin lunged forward, coiled around it tightly with his tail, and devoured it whole!