Orochimaru’s Magic Lamp

  Chapter 86 Ten thousand snakes, it's your turn

   It's molting!

   Realizing this, Orochimaru jumped off the gray python, retreated to the previous snake head, and looked at the opponent from a distance.

  Ordinary snakes shed their skin in order to grow.

  Snake skin and snake scales are formed by the cuticle, which has many advantages such as toughness, wear resistance, impermeability, and prevention of water loss in the body...etc.

  But there is one thing that is not as good as the skin of ordinary creatures, that is, the snake skin cannot expand as the snake grows.

   Therefore, every once in a while, the snake will shed its skin. The more years of survival, the more times the snake casts its skin.

   This is the law of growth, or a physiological phenomenon of snakes.

   But for the otherworldly snakes of Ryodo Cave, shedding has other meanings.

  For example, the fairy snakes headed by the White Snake Fairy are also for growth, but their shedding is not for the expansion of the body size, but for the shrinkage of the body.

   It wasn't breaking free, but a new snake skin was formed inside, allowing the petrification on the outside to fall off.

  This is a fairy art developed by the White Snake Immortal by combining physiological instincts with natural energy. The purpose is to reverse the burden brought by body shape and complete evolution. It is the opposite path to Warrior Snake.

  But Wan Snake, a stupid snake, has similar skills.

  It doesn't know how to use fairy art, but relies directly on instinct, and can escape danger by 'molting'.

  It is similar to the shedding of the white snake fairy, but it is only a new snake skin formed inside, and the body size will neither shrink nor grow.

  The purpose is just to transfer the damage with the stand-in.

  Oshemaru has seen Wanshe perform this skill many times, and is quite familiar with it.

  Therefore, he was very sure that the warrior snake, the gray python, was not using the shedding of its skin similar to that of ten thousand snakes.

   It is growing.

  This...is very interesting.

  Oshemaru raised his eyebrows, suppressed the urge to continue to interfere with the first-generation cells, and looked at the gray python with interest.

  If this 'molting' is similar to that of the White Snake Immortal, after the gray python has condensed its body, it will greatly increase the possibility of taming the first-generation cells by virtue of the increased Chakra strength.

  The important thing is that he let the gray python show this possibility, and the White Snake Immortal will naturally be interested in it, so the trip can be said to be a success.

   And if it's just a big snake growing up, the process will be much more dangerous.

   During the growth of the boa constrictor, the first-generation cells will completely fuse with the body of the big snake through rapid iteration of cells, opening the road to perfect fusion at the cell level.

   It sounds very good, but in this situation, if one is not careful, the body will be wooded and completely turned into a big tree.

  Perfect fusion at the cell level is his ultimate desire for the utility of the first generation of cells, and there are still many problems that have not been resolved.

   So far, he has been using partial primary cell transplantation.

   Which one is this?

  Under the expectant eyes of Orochimaru, the gray giant python curled up and rolled back and forth in the cave, but the snake's snout was attached to the hard earth and rocks, rubbing constantly, and it took a while to tear the outermost layer of snake skin.

   "Hiss..."

  The gray python let out a cry of pain, not only because of the pain of shedding its skin, but also because the efficacy of the inhibitor continued to weaken, and the first-generation cells became active again.

  The gray python didn't dare to waste time. The snake's head swayed and rubbed side to side, widening the wound on the snake's skin. Soon, the gap created was enough for its body to pass through.

   rustle rustle...

  On the rocky ground, there was the sound of the snake's body rubbing against the snake's skin, like a blunt knife cutting through flesh, it sounded really terrifying.

  Oshemaru's attention was all on the protruding snake body, he subconsciously licked his lips, his eyes showed great interest.

  Because the color of the snake's body is no longer gray-brown, but has become an emerald green color, like a tree snake in the forest.

   Judging from the way the giant python sheds its skin at this time, this is not a fairy art similar to the White Snake Immortal, but pure growth.

   There are some pities, but it's not for nothing.

  Oshemaru raised his eyebrows, the shadow clone was one with him, had already arranged other experimental equipment, and was recording data in an orderly manner.

   Being able to see the perfect fusion of the first generation of cells in the python is very valuable for his subsequent experiments.

   Moreover, no matter what, the snake didn't die in the experiment, so even if the White Snake Immortal wanted to blame him, he wouldn't make a big fuss about it.

  Thinking about this, the tree snake neighed again, and its body rolled on the rocky ground again.

  The snake skin that was born not long ago began to crack, and it didn't take long before it was covered with scars.

   Orochimaru said in surprise, "This guy, is shedding his skin again?"

  Unexpected, but as it should be.

  With the strong replication and proliferation ability of the first generation cells, it is indeed possible for this giant python to cross the growth period in a short period of time.

   Orochimaru's heart sank. With this level of growth power, the perfect fusion of the first-generation cells was much more terrifying than he imagined.

   "Ahhhh..."

  On the rocky ground, dust suddenly rose, and the emerald green python rolled, layer after layer of earth and rocks were thrown into the sky.

  This time the molt was much more embarrassing than the last time. I was unable to gradually and slowly take off the snake slough from the snake kiss.

  If such a rough behavior were an ordinary snake, even if it were a thousand snakes, it would be covered with cuts and bruises, but there were first-generation cells. Although this giant python shed a lot of blood, it looked unscathed on the surface.

  But seeing the giant python struggling desperately, it must be more like an ordinary snake.

   Soon, although there were some adhesions, most of the snake skin was broken free by the emerald green python, and the color of the exposed body also deepened a lot, from emerald green to dark green.

   A miserable howl came from the mouth of the snake, but it seemed weaker than before. The two molts consumed too much energy, and it was no longer able to suppress and interfere with the first-generation cells.

   Not long after, the intact snake body of the emerald green python cracked again. This time, it didn't shed its skin, and under the broken scales, densely packed granulation sprouted.

  They continue to grow and split, grow to a certain extent and begin to lignify, and branches and green leaves begin to protrude from the tip.

   Orochimaru licked his lips, anticipating what would happen next.

  Sure enough, the huge snake body is like a piece of fertile soil for breeding seeds, and saplings of different sizes extract nutrients from it, and in an instant, it grows into a forest.

  Oshemaru no longer went to look at the failed experimental subject. He reflected on the omissions in the previous experiment and the areas that needed improvement. He jumped and flew in front of Wanshe.

   "You...can't do this to me!"

  Seeing what happened to the giant python, Wan Snake was already stunned, and shuddered at the evil of the human being in front of him.

  Oshemaru smiled, as usual, "Wanshe, it's your turn."

   "No... no, Orochimaru, if you do this, the immortal will not let you go."

  Wan Snake kept threatening and clamoring, but he had no confidence in his heart. Even it could understand the meaning of no one stopping it for so long.

  (end of this chapter)