Chapter 446: Chapter 442: Invincible Iron Stomach
In the valley, countless gazes were fixed upon a Purple Gold Snake lying prostrate on the ground. Under such a dense, alternating bombardment of Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire, the fact that it hadn’t been blasted to smithereens was nothing short of a miracle.
Even with ten lives, any other Rank Two Spirit Monster would have been long dead.
However, seeing the Snake’s weakened state, it seemed this was its limit. But for a mere Spirit Monster to withstand twenty bolts of Celestial Thunder and twenty blasts of Celestial Fire was already incredibly impressive.
CRACKLE...
The twenty-first Tribulation Cloud Flower bloomed, defiant and in full blossom. The sound of thunder rolled, as if preparing to press its advantage and utterly destroy this Snake Spirit.
The entire valley flashed with light. It was another bolt of lightning, striking with incredible speed and carrying an unstoppable force and vast Celestial Might. It tore straight through the sky, leaving a white trail as it viciously descended upon the Purple Gold Snake on the ground.
"Fucking hell, that’s enough!"
The Purple Gold Snake, which had been prostrate on the ground, suddenly roared at the sky. Already a colossus, its entire serpentine body abruptly swelled, soaring upwards, its might unyielding. It instantly transformed into a heaven-shaking, fifty-meter-tall Giant Snake. It opened its maw and swallowed the lightning bolt in one gulp.
With that one gulp, it seemed as if it would swallow the entire world. The sky above the valley dimmed.
The bolt of lightning vanished without a trace, as if it had never been there at all.
"This..."
’The Celestial Thunder was swallowed? Was that what happened? Is that even possible?’
No one saw it clearly. The heaven-shaking Giant Snake seemed to have just bitten the air, but the descending lightning bolt had vanished.
The countless creatures watching this Celestial Tribulation were dumbfounded, unable to process what they had seen. Meanwhile, Tu Xiao’an, the one at the center of it all, had a Snake Gaze that shone like lightning.
He had succeeded. He had successfully swallowed that bolt of lightning—or perhaps it wasn’t quite swallowing, as simply opening his mouth had been enough.
At this moment, a shockingly violent power was rampaging wildly inside his belly, destroying and annihilating everything. He was in great pain, as if a pair of fists were pummelling him randomly from within, accompanied by a paralyzing numbness.
His entire colossal body couldn’t help but tremble. It was as if he had lost all sensation, yet the pain pierced him to the very depths of his soul.
’Absorb!’
’You’re in my body now! No matter how strong you are, Celestial Thunder, you will become nourishment for me, Tu Xiao’an!’
"Ding... Congratulations, Host, for devouring Celestial Thunder. You have successfully obtained 10% of the Celestial Power."
’What?’
’I devoured Celestial Thunder and absorbed Celestial Might?’
’The system quantifies everything. What does this 10% mean? It means I’ve stolen a small portion of Celestial Might—just a small portion. I haven’t fully mastered it yet.’
’If I swallow a few more bolts, I might be able to completely master the Celestial Power.’
’So that’s it. Only by swallowing the Celestial Thunder do I have a chance to obtain the Celestial Power.’
Tu Xiao’an was instantly overjoyed. He had finally obtained Celestial Might as he had wished. Although it was only a small part, his Celestial Tribulation was far from over. He still had plenty of opportunities.
’If I completely master the Celestial Power, then any Elemental Attribute Ability I release will carry Celestial Might. Their power will be on a completely different level, and my coolness factor will be off the charts!’
’The Thunder I release will be Celestial Thunder, and the Flame I release will be Celestial Fire.’
’Anyone who fights me will be facing their own nightmarish Celestial Tribulation.’
At this moment, the physical pain in his body instantly eased. Fortune favors the bold. He would risk it all. As long as he passed this Celestial Tribulation, he, Tu Xiao’an, would not only become a Rank Three Demon Spirit and transcend the mundane, but he would also possess vast Celestial Might.
BOOM...
The twenty-first Extraterrestrial Meteorite shook, then plummeted in a flash, accompanied by violent explosions along its path, as if the starry sky itself were collapsing.
"Bring it on!"
The fifty-meter, heaven-shaking Giant Snake roared at the sky. Its massive, blood-red maw opened wide, fearless and undaunted, and it swallowed the Extraterrestrial Meteorite in one gulp.
The scene was incomparably savage, breathtaking, and simply unheard-of.
All the creatures, with eyes wide in horror, indelibly seared this scene into their minds. ’That Snake Spirit swallowed the Celestial Fire?’
’Oh my god...’
’Is this guy a genius, or is he just suicidal?’
’Celestial Fire incinerates everything, and he just swallowed it?’
Before, when it swallowed the lightning, no one could see clearly, but this time, its swallowing of the Celestial Fire was seen with perfect clarity.
Shocking. It was just too shocking.
This courage alone was enough for all the creatures to give this Snake Spirit a thumbs-up.
’Fucking incredible!’
After swallowing the Celestial Fire, the colossal body of the heaven-shaking Giant Snake began to roll around on the ground, as if enduring immense pain. Its tail thrashed against the earth, creating countless fissures that snaked outwards for an unknown number of miles.
The ground with the heaven-shaking Giant Snake at its center quaked violently. The earth split wide open, sending sand and stones flying, all accompanied by horrifying, serpentine roars.
’It hurts... I’m dying from the pain.’
The moment he swallowed the Celestial Fire, Tu Xiao’an’s belly felt like it was being stabbed by ten thousand searing-hot blades. A gut-wrenching pain spread throughout his entire body.
Wave after wave of pain crashed over him like a tidal wave.
The Celestial Fire was burning, incinerating Tu Xiao’an’s internal organs. If he didn’t have the Flame Power protecting his body, he really would have been burned to ashes.
But even with the Flame Power protecting him, his incomparably powerful snake body was still flipping over and over on the ground, heart-rending howls erupting from its mouth.
This pain was even more unbearable than the pain from swallowing the Celestial Thunder earlier. Tu Xiao’an felt as if he were being tossed about in a wok of boiling oil in Hell. In an instant, it was as if a Demon was wreaking havoc inside him, churning his insides, or as if a nuclear missile had "detonated" within him.
No pain in the world could compare to this.
Tu Xiao’an could only endure it, endure it with all his might, secretly circulating his Devouring Power to absorb the Energy of this Celestial Fire.
A long moment passed.
"Ding... Congratulations, Host, for devouring Celestial Fire. You have successfully obtained 10% of the Celestial Power."
’Another 10%?’
’Clearly, if I want to completely master Celestial Might, I have to obtain one hundred percent of the Celestial Power. Not a single percentage point less will do.’
’In other words, I have to keep devouring Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire like this.’
’But swallowing Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire means I have to endure inhuman torture. Going through it just once feels like dying ten times over.’
’How could one not pay a price for the Heaven Stealing Power?’
’It’s just that this price is too painful. It brings to mind the saying: "Once bitten by a snake, fear the well rope for ten years."’
Tu Xiao’an was engrossed in Crossing the Tribulation, completely unaware of the shock he was causing in the outside world.
Those Demon Spirits and Spirit Monsters watching the Celestial Tribulation were going crazy. ’He’s still not dead? He’s *still* not dead? He swallowed Celestial Fire and wasn’t burned to smithereens?’
’He was just howling in pain and rolling around, but after a while... it looks like he’s fine again.’
’A monster... No, this is a true freak of nature.’
’He can swallow Celestial Fire and be fine? It looks like he even digested it! What kind of invincible iron stomach is that? So terrifyingly powerful.’
’They were numb. Every single one of them felt numb. Just what would it take to kill this Snake Spirit?’
’Provoking the Celestial Tribulation was one thing, but now he’s gone and doubled down, swallowing even Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire. Is there anything in this world this Snake wouldn’t dare to eat?’
