Serpent Ancestor

Xu Hei chose not to break through here. Hei Huang had warned him that if the formation here was shattered, he would be left adrift in the void, unable to return.

He put away the ancient map, only to discover, to his surprise, that a new name had appeared on it, making it five in total.

The new name was White Emperor!

Xu Hei carefully rolled up the ancient map and swallowed it.

”Teleportation formation, activate!”

With a thought, Xu Hei was enveloped by the light of teleportation. The scenery before him twisted rapidly, and Xu Hei transformed into a beam of light, traversing the void and arriving in the modern Wuyou City.

Above Wuyou City, a thick layer of dark clouds appeared immediately.

The oppressive clouds loomed over the city, rumbling like muffled thunder. Countless bolts of lightning brewed within the clouds, which were at least ten thousand feet high and a thousand miles wide, still expanding, like a mountain and sea of thunder suspended overhead, ready to pour down at any moment.

”What is that?”

”Look at the sky!”Everyone stopped what they were doing, including Li Si’s army, who were about to besiege the Chu Tian Alliance. They all looked up at the sky in unison.

Gazing at the thunderous clouds, everyone felt a deep sense of fear.

Because these thunderclouds were hanging right above their heads.

”Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations? No, how could the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations be this terrifying?!”

”But this clearly looks like the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations that appear when someone forms a core!”

Everyone speculated, unable to make a decision.

With such a sword hanging over their heads, no one could remain calm. They all involuntarily retreated, seeking a safe place to hide or summoning defensive magical treasures.

”Don’t panic. Before coming to Wuyou City, I made thorough preparations. How could I not have measures against lightning?”

Li Si took out a series of formation flags, placing them in four directions, scattering spirit stones to construct a massive lightning-avoidance formation. This formation could divert the lightning to the periphery, preventing harm to the center.

Still feeling insecure, he set up additional defensive formations, lightning-blocking formations, bell formations, and a series of life-saving formations.

If it weren’t for Tianji Shangren stealing his formation, he could have won first place in that round, showing that Li Si’s formation skills were quite impressive.

Outside Wuyou City, in the Wu Mountain Range.

Qin Xuanji sat high above the clouds, staring at the thunderclouds gathering in the distance, his eyes narrowing.

”Core Formation?”

His eyelids twitched, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

”We can’t wait any longer. Break open the shell of Wuyou City immediately!”

With a wave of Qin Xuanji’s hand, a gigantic cannon, a thousand feet wide, appeared in the sky, aimed at the distant gate of Wuyou City. The dark muzzle seemed capable of devouring the heavens and the earth.

”Boom!!!”

The cannon fire descended.

Simultaneously, the thunder tribulation fell.

At this moment, Wuyou City trembled, the heavens and earth shook, the void inverted, the universe reversed, and the sun and moon lost their light.

The majestic heavenly might traversed the void, crashing onto Xu Hei’s head, striking the reverse scale on his forehead. A world-destroying electric light burst from Xu Hei’s body, illuminating the entire Wuyou City.

The deafening roar exploded in everyone’s ears, almost deafening them, their minds buzzing.

Xu Hei not only did not retreat but instead rose from the ground, soaring into the sky, facing the thunder head-on.

Reverse scale, growing in adversity!

Dragon bone, born in peril!

The biggest difference between a snake and a worm is that a snake has bones. In a comfortable environment, a snake will shed its venomous fangs, lose its hard bones, and become as soft and powerless as a worm.

Wolves will lose their sharp teeth and claws, becoming dogs. Wild chickens will lose their ability to fly, becoming domestic chickens.

When apes put on clothes, they lose their warm fur.

In a comfortable environment, no true dragon can emerge. Dragon bones can only grow in adversity; this is the way of the dragon bone that Xu Hei learned in Wuyou City.

”Boom!!”

Another bolt of thunder struck down. Xu Hei did not flinch, shouting loudly as he charged into the sky, confronting the thunder head-on. Each time the thunder tribulation struck, the entire Wuyou City shook violently. Xu Hei’s body was charred black, suffering severe injuries both inside and out.

Everyone looked up, watching the great snake battling against the heavens, their hearts filled with awe.

No matter which faction they belonged to or what their intentions were, they were all stunned by this scene.

”Is that... that snake?”

”Yes, it’s that snake! Xu the Butcher!”

”Is he forming a core?”

”The same Core Formation, why is there such a big difference?”

Most of those present had seen the heavenly tribulation of Core Formation, and many had even experienced it themselves, but they had never seen such a terrifying tribulation.

Even more outrageous was that this snake could withstand it?

If it were them, the first bolt of lightning would have turned them to ash.

”Boom!” ”Boom!” ”Boom!”...

One thunder tribulation after another struck down, and Xu Hei suffered repeated injuries. The black True Qi within him compressed frantically, transforming into True Essence.

In his dantian, above the Demon God Cauldron, a demon core was slowly forming; this was his Golden Core.

It was a purple-black Golden Core, the highest quality ever known.

”My dragon bone is not yet complete; I still need the final piece!”

A small bump appeared on Xu Hei’s forehead.

This was his final piece of bone.

Just like the big black snake of Wuyou City growing venomous fangs, Xu Hei was also growing new bones.

Li Si could no longer sit still. He had a premonition that he must not let this snake succeed in crossing the tribulation, or the consequences would be unimaginable!

…………

In the forbidden area of the back mountain of the Snake Catchers Sect.

Sect Master Xu Qingzhi soaked in a vat of snake blood, suddenly opened his eyes, feeling his eyelids twitching.

All the snake demons raised by the sect fell silent, trembling with fear, looking towards the horizon as if some powerful creature was about to be born into the world.

”Hmph!” Xu Qingzhi snorted coldly, calming his mind.

”Buzz buzz buzz...”

Deep within the forbidden area, a dark golden broadsword emitted a buzzing sound, instantly rising from the ground, traversing the void to appear before Xu Qingzhi.

This sword was ancient and worn, its surface covered with dim dragon patterns etched in blood, hinting at its past glory.

”Even the Dragon Slaying Sword of the Dragon Subduing Sect’s ancestor has been summoned. It seems there’s a Flood Dragon for me to slay!” Xu Qingzhi murmured.

At this moment, he took a deep breath, swallowing all the essence of snake blood in the vat in one gulp. This essence, condensed from millions of snakes, caused his aura to soar, quickly reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core from the late Core Formation stage.

At this moment, the Golden Core within him was flawless and complete, a perfect Golden Core without any defects!

Before him, the Dragon Slaying Sword had a drop of dark red blood seeping from its tip, filled with a terrifying aura of ferocity.

This was ancient Flood Dragon blood.

Xu Qingzhi stared at the drop of dark red blood, his gaze burning.

”If I consume this blood, I could even charge towards the Elemental Infant stage!”

”However, it’s unnecessary. This is the blood of the Flood Dragon slain by the ancestors, the way of the ancestors, not my own way!”

Xu Qingzhi shook his head.

The way of the Dragon Subduing Sect is to slay dragons and slaughter Flood Dragons, proving the Dao with dragon blood and breaking through shackles.

Consuming this blood would prove someone else’s Dao, not his own. Only by personally slaying a dragon, drinking dragon blood, and refining the Flood Dragon’s soul could he achieve a perfect Elemental Infant.

He put away the drop of blood and grasped the ancient Dragon Slaying Sword.

This sword had slaughtered Flood Dragons.

Xu Qingzhi could faintly feel the will of the dragon slayers of the past, filling him with heroic spirit.

He soared into the sky, rushing towards the Wu Mountain Range at the fastest speed.