Chapter 448: Chapter 444: Leaving No Way Out
Seventy-two strikes in total. This Snake Spirit had already withstood sixty of them. After enduring sixty strikes, what were the final twelve?
All it had to do was grit its teeth and push through.
If it passed this lethal Celestial Tribulation, the Snake Spirit would become renowned throughout the Yaoling Mountain Range, achieving fame in a single stroke.
In the future, it would at least reach the Demon King Level. Its prospects were truly limitless.
Many of the Demon Spirits secretly believed this Snake Spirit could defy the heavens and accomplish this grand feat. However, what happened next forced them to completely snuff out that naive thought in its cradle.
Since the lethal Celestial Tribulation had descended, the heavens had no intention of letting it survive.
Above Yaoyao, the sky split into two different colors as clouds and wind surged, possessing a Heaven Shocking Power that stirred the sun, moon, and stars.
Was the Tribulation Cloud Flower about to bloom, or was the Extraterrestrial Meteorite that had formed about to fall?
No... something bizarre happened. An Extraterrestrial Meteorite flew out from the blazing, fire-like clouds, and a Tribulation Cloud Flower flew out from the dark-red sky.
As every living creature watched in horror, the Tribulation Cloud Flower landed on the Extraterrestrial Meteorite and silently embedded itself within.
This scene was utterly inconceivable. Tu Xiao’an’s heart skipped a beat as he thought, ’This is bad. The Celestial Tribulation is up to its tricks again.’
’It clearly looks like the Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire are combining. The power is definitely going to skyrocket.’
Tu Xiao’an felt royally screwed. A herd of ten thousand alpacas stampeded through his mind. ’What terrible sin did I commit? Can’t you just cut me some slack?’
’Wouldn’t it be nice to let me pass this Celestial Tribulation in peace?’
’Does it really have to torture me to death like this?’
’There are only twelve strikes left. Couldn’t it just strike quietly and get it over with?’
’Strike, clock out, and everyone’s happy.’
But no, the Celestial Tribulation just had to keep changing things up. Tu Xiao’an wanted to cry but had no tears, with no one to whom he could plead his case.
As the Tribulation Cloud Flower embedded itself in the Extraterrestrial Meteorite, the meteorite’s surface instantly lit up with a dazzling white light. A fierce electrical current immediately surged forth, and the surrounding space filled with the sound of violent explosions.
Suddenly, with the Extraterrestrial Meteorite at its center, a furious gale began to blow. Space trembled and rippled as faint arcs of Thunder Shock flickered in and out of existence all around. The sky darkened, leaving the Extraterrestrial Meteorite hanging like a dazzling sun.
After a moment, the surface of the Extraterrestrial Meteorite was covered in a terrifying, flickering light of electric fire. The Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire had completely merged into one.
In an instant, lightning lashed out wildly, flowing across the sky. Thunder boomed like a series of explosions. The sky turned pitch-black. A bolt of Thunder Shock would flash here, a burst of Flame would erupt there—it was absolute pandemonium.
But all these phenomena revolved around the evolved Extraterrestrial Meteorite.
The sky above Monkey Mountain had suddenly become so baffling and chaotic that every creature drew in a sharp breath. ’Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire can play like this???’
’This is giving it no chance to survive at all.’
Tu Xiao’an wanted to curse just like that Tree Spirit. The phenomenon and the sheer pressure from the sky made him feel incredibly suppressed, as if a mountain were weighing down on him. The sense of danger surged once more.
Tu Xiao’an had originally thought that since he now controlled Celestial Might, completing the rest of the Celestial Tribulation would be a natural and easy process.
But now...
The Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire had merged, and the resulting phenomenon looked like the apocalypse.
In the pitch-black sky, only the Extraterrestrial Meteorite shone. Suddenly, it spat out a flash of light so dazzling it was almost painful to see. A deafening crack of thunder exploded, echoing endlessly across Monkey Mountain.
Before the thunder could even begin to fade, the Extraterrestrial Meteorite swelled as if it were about to explode. A massive, jagged pillar of electric fire erupted, containing the combined power of Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire. It vented its fury down upon Tu Xiao’an’s head, tearing cracks in space itself and making the entire sky look as if it were shattering to pieces.
"So you want this Snake King to die, do you? Well, I refuse to die! Break!"
Such a scene would have scared a more timid soul to death. Tu Xiao’an had nowhere to retreat. His majestic, fifty-meter-long snake body simultaneously manifested four Elemental Attribute Abilities as a protective ward, bursting with a multicolored, brilliant radiance.
"BOOM!"
With a heaven-shaking rumble, the massive pillar of electric fire slammed down onto the body of the fifty-meter majestic Giant Snake, intent on destroying it completely.
Tu Xiao’an felt as if his entire serpentine body had been crushed by Five Finger Mountain. The ground collapsed, and his tail sank deep into the earth.
PTUI...
A huge mouthful of blood sprayed from his massive jaws, splattering everywhere.
The manifestations of the four Elemental Attributes surrounding his serpentine body dimmed noticeably.
’Damn it, how can this combined Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire attack be so much stronger all of a sudden?’
Tu Xiao’an was shocked beyond belief. He controlled the Celestial Might of the tribulation now; logically, this shouldn’t be happening.
This time, he hadn’t tried to devour the strike but had resisted it by manifesting his four Elemental Attribute Abilities. Even so, he had been forced to cough up blood. One could only imagine how terrifyingly powerful this tribulation strike was.
’It’s probably no weaker than a full-powered strike from someone at the Demon King Level, right???’
However, the tribulation’s power hadn’t been neutralized yet; it continued to press down on Tu Xiao’an. In that instant, he couldn’t see anything, as if he were lost in Chaos. Waves of unbearable, excruciating pain wracked his massive serpentine body.
The strength of his physical body, combined with the defense of the four attribute manifestations, seemed to be nothing but a fantasy. Within just a few breaths, with a soft BANG, the Frost Attribute manifestation quietly dissipated.
Not long after, PING... the Gold Element’s manifestation also shattered.
Even these attribute abilities, which existed purely for bodily defense, were destroyed. The destructive power was plain to see.
Tu Xiao’an continuously coughed up blood from his massive jaws. After struggling bitterly for three minutes, the pillar of electric fire pressing down on him finally vanished.
’Holy crap, this combination of Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire is actually this terrifying.’
Just like that, two of Tu Xiao’an’s Elemental Attribute Abilities were gone, their power completely depleted.
If not for the fact that his Power of Thunder and Lightning and Flame Power had absorbed a massive amount of Energy from the Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire and grown much stronger, they probably would have dissipated as well.
’Thank goodness, thank goodness. I still have two Elemental Attribute Powers to protect my body, and with my physical form, I can keep resisting.’
’Only ten more strikes to go. Victory is in sight.’
He had survived another close call. Tu Xiao’an lived. He looked up, and his heart immediately sank.
Two more combinations of Celestial Thunder and Celestial Fire had quietly formed at some point. Without giving him a moment’s rest, they erupted, unleashing two pillars of electric fire. The power was world-destroying; it felt as if all of Monkey Mountain was about to collapse.
As the two pillars of electric fire descended, the fifty-meter majestic Giant Snake was slammed flat against the ground. The earth caved in layer by layer as the pillars pressed down on Tu Xiao’an’s serpentine body, attacking relentlessly with unstoppable force.
"If that Snake Spirit survives this, I’ll eat my own shit."
"It’s too terrifying. It’s dead for sure. I haven’t seen a Celestial Tribulation attack like this in my eight hundred years. It’s giving it no chance at all."
"Honestly, this Snake Spirit is already impressive enough. I doubt even someone at the Demon King Level could have lasted this long."
Countless voices arose, sounding as if in silent mourning. The five Great Demon Kings had ruled the Yaoling Mountain Range for countless years. If this Snake Spirit survived, it was entirely possible it would become the sixth.
Unfortunately, the heavens would not tolerate this Snake Spirit’s existence and were determined to obliterate it completely.
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