Serpent Ancestor

”Boom boom boom boom boom...”

Thunder crashed down in waves, striking Xu Hei’s head and surging through his entire body. Each bolt of the tribulation made his bones harder, and the horn on his head slowly grew out.

His reverse scale shifted to his neck, becoming his horn, a dragon horn.

With the Nine Transformations of the True Dragon, Xu Hei was finally about to complete the second transformation, the Dragon Bone Transformation!

Forming a purple-black Golden Core, transforming dragon bones and growing horns, Xu Hei’s power would reach an incredibly terrifying level.

Tianji Shangren stood in a corner of Wuyou City, continuously calculating with his fingers. Suddenly, his face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

”What a terrifying causality, I can’t calculate anything!”

Tianji Shangren’s fingers trembled, his face ashen, his body weak. It was the first time he encountered such a situation, unable to calculate anything.

There was only one possibility: this matter involved one or more supreme beings, beyond his reach.

”I must not get involved in this; I need to leave quickly!” Tianji Shangren said gravely.…………

Xu Hei’s tribulation crossing, though extremely perilous, was not enough to threaten him under his tempered spirit and will.

Such terrifying thunderclouds, even in ancient times, would mean certain death for any perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator attempting to cross the tribulation.

But for Xu Hei, it was merely a close call.

Xu Hei was far stronger than those perfect Foundation Establishment cultivators, beyond what any normal Chosen could comprehend!

However—

When the heavenly tribulation wasn’t enough, human calamity stepped in!

At the critical moment of Xu Hei’s tribulation crossing, a thunder spear pierced through the void, aiming straight for his location.

It was Lei He making his move!

One of the top ten experts of the Qin Kingdom, a late Core Formation stage general, without a word, launched a spear, completely locking onto Xu Hei’s figure.

Xu Hei noticed the piercing thunder spear, his gaze turning cold.

”Heh, is this also part of the tribulation crossing?”

In the past, facing such a formidable enemy, he wouldn’t even have time to defend, only able to escape using a Small Teleportation Talisman.

Zhou Qing’s casual slap, with just a bit of residual force, could severely injure him.

But now, Xu Hei was no longer the same.

Xu Hei did not dodge. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he charged head-on with his horn towards the incoming thunder spear.

”Diamond Suppression Technique!”

With a low shout, all his true essence gathered at his head, the purple-black Golden Core spun wildly, the surging true essence transformed into ocean waves, layer upon layer, compressing madly, making his dragon horn shine with a black light.

”Boom!!!”

The dragon horn collided, and the thunder spear from afar disintegrated instantly upon impact, shattering into powder.

Xu Hei also suffered a heavy blow, his body thrown back, blood splattering, bones trembling violently, muscles tearing, suffering severe injuries.

However, he did not fall. After retreating a thousand meters, he steadied himself.

He withstood the strike!

”How is this possible?!!”

Lei He in the distance, witnessing this scene, let out a sharp cry, his eyes filled with shock.

The opponent didn’t dodge but charged head-on.

He was at the late Core Formation stage, while the opponent was only at the early Core Formation stage, not even having completed the tribulation crossing.

In history, has there ever been such a powerful Core Formation stage? Even Qin Xuanji, when he first formed his core, wasn’t this exaggerated.

This was an existence even more terrifying than Qin Xuanji!

”Li Si was right, this serpent cannot be left alive, I must take this seriously!”

Lei He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with lightning, a Thunder God Trident appeared in his hand, surrounded by thunder spears, forming a thunder formation.

This was a magical treasure used only against opponents of the same level. Even Xu Qingfeng would have to avoid it! Lei He was getting serious!

Just as he was about to make a move, his pupils shrank.

Xu Hei had disappeared.

”Not good!”

Lei He’s face changed drastically, hurriedly rushing downward.

At this moment, Xu Hei, fully utilizing his Ever-changing Fish and Dragon technique, covered in blood, transformed into afterimages, speeding toward the area where Li Si and others were.

”I just wanted to quietly cross my tribulation, but you insist on courting death! Did you really think I didn’t notice you?”

Xu Hei’s speed was incredibly fast, impossible to capture with Divine Sense, beyond sight. In the blink of an eye, he was above Li Si and the others.

He couldn’t deal with Lei He, so he would first handle these easier targets.

”Boom!!!”

Thunder struck down, hitting the area where Xu Hei was, lightning scattering, crashing into the formation, weakened layer by layer, yet some still penetrated.

Li Si was immediately struck by lightning, spitting out blood, his eyes filled with horror.

”What terrifying thunder tribulation, and what’s wrong with my formation?”

Li Si was shocked to find that the formations he had set up seemed to have been secretly altered, appearing the same as before, but with only ten percent of their original power!

Upon closer inspection, most of the Spirit Stones he used for the formation had been stolen!

”Who did this! Who on earth did this?!”

Li Si roared, instinctively thinking of Tianji Shangren, but then dismissing the idea, as the other party had no reason to trouble him.

In just a moment, another bolt of lightning fell. With a ”boom,” the ground exploded, the sky shook, all formations collapsed in an instant, formation flags flew chaotically, blasting a deep pit ten thousand meters wide.

Screams echoed, people were blasted into the air one by one, Li Si also spat blood, his body charred, being blasted away, suffering heavy casualties in an instant.

Faintly, a dog paw could be seen reaching out from the void, collecting the formation flags one by one.

Fortunately, this group had defensive magical treasures on them, not relying solely on the formations, or they would have been struck dead.

Lei He was completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, the black serpent was rampaging among the crowd. How could he dare to make a move? If he threw a spear, who knew if it would kill the enemy or harm his own.

”Prime Minister Li, think of something!”

The cultivators shouted to Li Si, but he also had no idea what to do.

”Boom!” ”Boom!”...

Two more bolts of lightning struck down, finally causing a Core Formation stage cultivator to be unable to withstand it, killed by the aftermath of the thunder tribulation, perishing completely.

This was still just the aftermath of Xu Hei’s tribulation crossing.

However, Xu Hei was also not in good shape. He had to concentrate to withstand the thunder tribulation. If he hadn’t been pushed to the brink, he wouldn’t have resorted to such methods to intimidate his opponents.

Xu Hei roamed around again, another early Core Formation stage was struck dead, and three to five Foundation Establishment stages were turned to ash.

Li Si’s heart bled; every Core Formation stage was a deputy general-level figure, losing even one was painful.

Fortunately, Xu Hei didn’t take further action, and everyone quickly hid behind Lei He.

Lei He also dared not make another move, lest Xu Hei, pushed to the limit, charged at him. Even if he could escape unscathed, those around him could not be saved.

”Is that... Senior Xu Hei?” Xiao Chou was stunned.

”The bald snake, no longer bald?” Vulture’s eyes were wide, staring at the horn on Xu Hei’s head.

”Amitabha, great virtue.” Ku Xuan clasped his hands together.

”That was close! I couldn’t calculate anything this time, I was just guessing.” Zhao Wenzhuo gritted his teeth, the tortoise shell in his hand trembling.

”So he’s called... Xu Hei.” The Silver-haired Witch murmured softly.

The madness in Zhang Tie’s eyes faded a bit.

Xu Qingfeng said nothing, just exhaled deeply and closed his eyes.

…………

Before long, Xu Hei’s tribulation crossing reached its end.

At this moment, Xu Hei’s injuries no longer worsened. Under the final wave of thunder, his physical body rapidly strengthened, the Demon God Cauldron frantically devoured the power of the thunder tribulation, feeding it back to Xu Hei, helping him repair his damaged body.

Xu Hei’s body quickly grew taller, longer, thicker, harder.

The purple-black Golden Core in his abdomen officially formed, emitting black true essence, transforming into a lake, flowing into his meridians and bones.

He had a dragon horn on his head, dragon bones inside, dragon scales outside, transforming into a fifteen-meter-long giant horned serpent. Perhaps, it could no longer be called a serpent.

At this moment, Xu Hei successfully formed his core, officially becoming a Core Formation stage great demon.

An immense, boundless pressure released from his body, dominating the entire scene, a pressure no one had ever seen before, unmatched by any same-level demonic beast!

And at the same time.

”Boom crack...”

Outside Wuyou City, the protective layer blocking the Heavenly Puppet Sect’s army shattered.