Hidden genius: Black belly snake

Tang Yue's mind and body convulsed with gut-wrenching pain, as she cursed her miserable fate.

However, she was far from giving up.

She mustered all her willpower and withstood the tremendous ordeal as she kept on twitching in pain for what seemed like an eternity.

But she still didn't dare to let go.

Surprisingly after a prolonged silence, the elf sitting in the front subtly smiled and mumbled, "Just a few more minutes. Then it will all be over... little snake."

He then closed a curtain-like divider to make it seem as if he had no idea of what was going on inside the carriage compartment.

His story and apologetic explanation were already pre-prepared.

'When I picked her up, the princess was perfectly healthy. This must be a slow-acting poison that someone from her family secretly used. I really had no idea that this would happen.'

With that, the messenger elf would be safe and scot-free.

After all, a nobody like him had nothing to gain from poisoning a royal member, that too, the crown prince's consort.

He opened the curtain and checked one last time to confirm the death of the snake princess and then continued with his journey whilst whistling a random tune.

Little did he know that the petrified snake lying perfectly still on the silk bedding was not yet dead.

If he had looked closer, he could have seen small translucent peels of skin and debris lying around the seemingly dead snake.

After a while, the pieces of skin slowly and magically started disappearing, as if they had never existed in the first place.

Not only did her body shed its skin, but also she was enveloped by a thin translucent glow that was invisible to the naked eye.

Under the warm glow, her body was slowly and steadily changing or rather evolving.

Tang Yue had long since lost her consciousness. But if she was awake right now, she would have definitely popped her eyes out!

To date, the ability of a snake to shed its skin and evolve has only been recorded in their ancient history!

Recent generations of the serpentine clan could no longer shed their skin. This shedding of the skin was not a simple shedding of the body's skin.

Shedding of the skin by a snake is akin to evolving! Evolving to a higher strength, better meridians, stronger core... Anything was possible!

Maybe because this mysterious innate skill had disappeared, the snake clan had deteriorated to its current pathetic level.

The spirit beasts, in general, had a higher growth potential compared to the other medium-grade and high-grade beasts.

But they still fell short when compared to higher beings like elves and dwarves or rare-grade and epic-grade beasts.

And with one of their core ancestral lineage mysteriously lost with time, the snakes didn't stand a chance.

The snake spirit beasts had inadvertently tumbled from their lofty position on top of the food chain, all the way to the bottom pile.

And now, pushed to the extreme of her limits, Tang Yue was actually evolving.

Another hour passed and the royal carriage smoothly arrived at the Edorian Elven establishment, with the bristle wolves still looking sharp and strong.

Unlike the serpentine palace, the elven palace was humongous.

One look at it and you can tell that the state of affairs in the land of elves was much more pleasant and flourishing.

In a remote corner of the palace, a pair of steady hands relentlessly danced around, one holding a sword and the other holding a shield.

Wiping his sweat off, the tall muscular creature finally stopped after swinging his sword non-stop for several minutes.

He then casually called for the subordinate who was patiently waiting on the side.

"Hmmm?"

The man's magnetic pair of eyes had a mysterious twinkle in them. His devilishly handsome face looked elegant and mesmerizing in the brilliant rays of the gentle moonlight.

But for some reason, his noble aura had a tinge of raw brute cruelty.

The subordinate instantly shivered in response. The crown prince was known for his nasty temper. He did not like to be disturbed during his practice time.

But this was a serious matter! The subordinate didn't dare to withhold such an important piece of information.

"Your highness, the seventh princess of the snake clan has arrived." He mumbled in a low voice.

The elven crown prince Xander raised his eyebrows in annoyance, "So?"

Deciding that he had wasted enough of his time, Xander started practicing his swordplay again for the nth time.

"The princess died en route your highness. She seemed to have died from poison intake."

But to the servant's surprise, the crown prince did not even bat an eyelid. He continued practicing his swordplay.

After a while, when he was done practicing for the day, he finally responded before heading towards the royal bath chamber.

"Toss out the dead snake and tell them to send a new one."

And he was already gone...

Nodding in agreement, the subordinate could only follow his vague orders.

"Poor child. At least let me give you a proper burial."

The palace aide lifted the small 50-inch snake and was about to bury it in the ground when the beast suddenly started twitching in his hand.

Taken by surprise, the royal servant dropped the dancing snake back on the ground.

"What the..."

In the next instant, the little snake had already reverted back to a voluptuous human figure, albeit with pale blue skin.

The royal servant watched the transformation in awe and shock.

Not many species can shapeshift so effortlessly and naturally as if it was an extension of their body!

The entire process lasted only for a fraction of a second.

This was probably why the crown prince had fancied a consort from the snake clan.

Well, more like an exotic beast pet rather than a consort to be precise.