Chapter 418 I am coming home
"Nope. I still need you to finish some of the bloodlines, so don't burn completely." Tang Yue put out the fire and cleaned the beast's corpse with water.
"You guys can come out now." Her voice boomed, resounding to all the serpentine clan members inside the palace. "We don't have to stay inside the palace any longer."
"This island is ours now."
Tang Yue tossed the dead dragon into her spatial ring and asked the rest of the clan members to do a round of cleanup on the island.
"Cleanup? Your Highness?" Eleana was confused.
Tang Yue smirked and then started flying in the air. That's right she no longer needed a flying sword or any other aid.
Her affinity with elements had reached such a level that she was able to easily execute the elements-related skills she acquired and she had obtained a whole lot of skills recently.
"I am going to clean out the entire island." Her voice rang loudly as the snake blasted through the air feeling the power vibrating in her blood.
With the dragon gone, there was nothing here to challenge her. She started with the south and then began decimating, each and every single beast on the island. Droves of beasts fell and their soul power was sucked clean without leaving anything behind.
Seeing this all the serpentine clan members rejoiced, all these years, generation after generation, they were living in fear.
They were being hunted down mercilessly and killed. Their entire clan was decimated but now their home was truly once again going to be their home. It was the other beasts' turn to run and hide to save themselves.
Tang Yue was at this for several hours which turned into days. She was then finally done clearing the entire island.
The deadly chasm outside the grand palace as well was no longer there. Instead, a smooth land was constructed filling in all the dangerous gaps and connecting the palace to the rest of the island.
"Alright. With this, everything has been addressed?"
"Ummm… yes… your highness," Eleana answered in a daze.
The harpy had never seen so many corpses littered together at the same time. It was a complete massacre. Just what happened inside the trials to give such a strength boost?
The entire snake clan celebrated in a raucous manner with the excess meat. A lavish feast was prepared and everybody consumed nutritious food after a long time.
Jin Nuhen looked at this scene with tears in his eyes. Even Serena, the greedy little pig who was always running behind Tang Yue, was teary-eyed at this. They never thought that they would be able to see such a sight again.
After the feast, Tang Yue surprisingly stood up and announced to all the snakes.
"Tomorrow I will be leaving the island. Nuhen, make sure to appoint someone trustworthy here. I need you and twelve others to accompany me to the main island. Select the strongest ones."
Her words thundered among the crowd lighting up the nerves of every snake in the crowd. To accompany the Empress personally? Everyone wanted this opportunity!
Jin Nuhen scratched his head as he could already anticipate how unruly this selection process was going to be. However, it was indeed necessary.
"Yes, your Highness." He bowed in response.
"Good luck, everyone." Tang Yue smiled and then proceeded to walk back into the Grand Palace. When she reached, her smile disappeared, replaced now with a deep frown.
The other snakes might be celebrating but she knew well that this was only a small win. The real threat, the six heroes were still out there.
And as long as these heroes were alive and well, she could never be at peace. It was only a matter of time before they find her again and hunt her down.
The race that she did not know was happening had already begun. Before they find her, she needed to become strong enough.
And before they come for her, she needed to take them out one by one. Tang Yue clenched her hand as the path in front of her became glaringly clear. She couldn't afford to let history repeat itself.
"Little snake, what are you thinking about? You are not strong enough for that yet." A familiar old man's voice sounded loudly in Tang Yue's head.
"Is that so?"
The old man became silent. He could see that the girl was serious. "Don't underestimate your enemies. They are many years older than you."
"Hmmm. I know. I am not underestimating them. It's the opposite. I think that they are strong and I am weak and the weak always need to prepare."
The old man saw that Tang Yue was very serious. She had already made up her mind so there was no point in asking her to slow down any longer.
Just as he was mulling over their next course of action, Tang Yue abruptly interrupted him. "I want you to stay here with the other snakes. Guide them and find more competent children."
"What?! No, little snake. Tang Yue!" The old man was now truly shocked. "There is still more I can help you with." He insisted. There was absolutely no way he was going to let this happen but Tang Yue simply smiled.
"I have already decided. The path ahead will be mine."
The two remained silent for a while when the old man suggested a compromise. Tang Yue agreed.
The next day morning she prepared to leave early from the island. Next to her, there were two wolves, one harpy, and about a dozen snakes.
The snakes were not too strong as many of them were still in the Emperor realm but the two wolves looked fierce. They had runic patterns all over their body.
The harpy as well had a mysterious aura enveloped around her. Her strength couldn't be described in a typical manner.
And finally, the group's leader, the snake Empress stood tall at the front. Her crimson eyes glinted with a cold light as she looked ahead at the endless ocean.
It was time to go home!
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