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in a world where venom is power and survival is a razor's edge, a reincarnated teenager must navigate the laws of a merciless forest-not as a hero, but as the lowest of predators: a snake.** After being poisoned by a jealous cousin, **Huǐ Yuān** awakens in a primordial wilderness reborn as a hatchling tree snake. Stripped of his humanity, he discovers a brutal truth: this world operates on a hierarchy of life force, where every creature-from the smallest insect to the shadowed leviathans lurking in forgotten caves-hungers to devour the weak. Guided by a cryptic energy absorbed through his kills, Huǐ Yuān learns to harness venom not just to survive, but to *cultivate*. His venom heals his wounds, his senses map the pulsating auras of predators, and every consumed life fuels his fragile ascent. Yet each gain comes at a cost-ravenous hunger, fragmented memories of prey, and the haunting realization that the line between hunter and hunted is razor-thin. But the forest hides darker secrets. A cavern he once fled radiates an ancient, malevolent force, its aura warping the land itself. To survive, Huǐ Yuān must tread a dangerous path: avoid predators marked by searing life forces, outwit cunning beasts, and unravel the mystery of his serpentine power-all while clinging to the fading echoes of his human soul.…