novelapdf Chapter 93: Failure at the Last Moment?
Chapter 93: Failure at the Last Moment?
Although Han Yuqiu's great supernatural power was not fully mastered, its power was truly extraordinary.
Now, the serpent was in a state of mental confusion after being struck by heavenly lightning and burned by karmic fire. The silver light once again accurately struck the serpent's demonic core, which it had cultivated for two thousand years.
A tiny crack appeared on the demon core, and the immense pain drove the viper completely mad.
Immediately, the Vermilion Bird Slash delivered another blow, actually cutting a gap in the demon core, causing the viper's more than two thousand years of cultivation to leak out continuously.
The viper writhed in agony, its thousand-meter-long body stirring up the overflowing river water.
Although the viper at the center of the calamity suffered several wounds and was in unbearable pain, the immense suffering also brought it back to its senses.
He looked at the karmic fire on his body that the water could not extinguish and that continued to burn and refine his primordial spirit.
And the thunderclouds poised to strike.
It knew that if it didn't fight desperately, today would be the day it perished.
The enormous nine-headed serpent form rose from the river according to the serpent's thoughts.
The viper instantly reclaimed all control over the Pingjiang water system.
The power over the Pingjiang River veins was bestowed upon it, and the giant black serpent was shrouded in a divine radiance.
As the serpent's form rose in Pingjiang, a colossal wave surged forth, and a massive vortex slowly formed around the serpent.
A ball of azure lightning slowly coalesced from the mouths of the nine snake heads of the viper.
Under the pull of the energy, Chen Chunan keenly sensed that the lightning was definitely aimed at him.
As expected, the nine snake heads and eighteen snake eyes suddenly lit up, staring straight at Chen Chunan.
Chen Chunan's heart sank as he was stared at by the nine snake heads. The Five Elements Array Flags flew out of his body and spun around him.
The next moment, a streak of azure lightning suddenly appeared, and Chen Chunan's Yang Talisman flashed, instantly moving him away from his original position.
Just as the viper was about to strike again, the divine lightning that had been brewing in the tribulation clouds for a long time surged forth.
The serpent's form shrank, and the remaining eight illusory heads completely enveloped the real head, like a flower bud about to bloom.
Then the snake coiled up into a ball, tightly protecting its head inside, and in an instant it became a snake ball.
A clump of grayish-brown true water floated overhead, instantly transforming into a giant net that firmly blocked the tribulation clouds and his body.
Hai Shigong never imagined that the serpent's dragon transformation tribulation would be so terrifying. Heaven, earth, and man all unleashed their killing intent, karmic fire rose from the ground, black heavenly lightning descended from the sky, and two Nascent Soul cultivators activated their great supernatural powers, determined to kill him.
The black lightning made its heart tremble at just one glance, and it dared not linger.
But, by sheer bad luck, it followed the snake's instructions and hid at the bottom of the river.
He thought that with his natural ability to hide, he could catch his opponent off guard.
Unexpectedly, due to the influence of the calamity energy, they were discovered from the very beginning.
Now, the dragon-shaped glazed jade tablet firmly pinned him to the bottom of the river, and also included him within the scope of the heavenly tribulation.
This nearly drove him to despair.
Faced with this calamity, Hai Shi Gong no longer cared about the secret of the true dragon or the friendship with his fellow Daoists; he only thought about how to save his life.
However, the next moment, the tribulation cloud composed of countless Jade Pivot Divine Lightning bolts enveloped him as well.
The magical artifact that Hai Shigong had refined for many years shattered into pieces after only one strike.
"By the grace of a true immortal! What kind of lightning is this?"
Hai Shigong instantly lost all will to resist, even abandoning his suppressed physical body, and a nascent soul wrapped in an inner core burst forth from his body.
But just as he flew out of the water, a bolt of lightning instantly locked onto him.
The Nascent Soul stage demon was instantly annihilated, its form and soul reduced to ashes.
The Daoist Drunkard quickly interjected, "Fellow Daoist Chi, quickly retrieve your magic weapon, lest you attract lightning!"
Chi Mianxi was shocked to see that Hai Shigong, whom she had pinned down, had died so easily.
The wine-loving Taoist reminded her again, which frightened her so much that she quickly retrieved the Glazed Jade Tablet, fearing that she would also be targeted by the tribulation lightning in the next second.
The black snakehead hiding in the void saw that it had been discovered by Jian Chen, and saw that Hai Shigong had been completely destroyed in just a few breaths.
Completely panicked, he dodged Jian Chen's river of sword energy and plunged headlong into the Pingjiang River below.
He no longer cared about whether his elder brother was a big brother or not. The Pingjiang River could buy him the title of "big brother" and make him a henchman when things went smoothly, but it couldn't buy his life.
Jian Chen knew all too well how much trouble the so-called secret of the true dragon would bring to Jiangzhou if it were to be revealed. How could he let the black snake escape?
The sword energy surged, following closely behind the black snakehead, and also burrowed into Pingjiang.
Although the viper used all its methods, it could only reduce the power of the tribulation lightning, not completely block it.
Several bolts of pitch-black lightning struck and completely severed a section of his body.
Only a segment of its body, consisting of nerves, remained still in the river, swirling and bobbing uncertainly with the eddies.
The immense pain caused the viper to tense up all over.
Then bolts of lightning struck it, tearing its flesh and blood to shreds, turning its body into pieces of white bones.
One after another, karmic fires burned from the Niwan Palace throughout its entire body, causing its primordial spirit to teeter on the brink of collapse.
The Taoist priest pointed at the viper and said, "Now that the Dragon Transformation Tribulation has been completed, we must not act rashly, lest we bring disaster upon ourselves. I think this viper will not be able to overcome such a calamity."
Although Chi Mianxi did not have a good relationship with the viper, she still knew some things about it.
"Although the viper is burdened with karma, it's not as heavy as you think. When he proposed to me, he said that if he had another 150 years, he would definitely be able to transform into a dragon. We should wait patiently for the right opportunity and make sure to eliminate him completely. Otherwise, once he transforms into a dragon and escapes, we will be in real danger!"
Chi Mianxi's words sent a chill down the spines of the three upper sects and Chen Chunan. If this old viper had truly succeeded in transforming into a dragon, they feared they would have no choice but to flee.
Chen Chunan stared intently at the center of the river, where the tribulation clouds formed by the Jade Pivot Divine Thunder continued to surge down.
The snake's entire body was cleaved in two, and the blood and flesh stained the entire section of the river red.
As the aura grew weaker and weaker, and everyone began to breathe a slight sigh of relief, the tribulation lightning and tribulation fire actually began to weaken gradually.
The viper's aura began to slowly return.
A loud laugh echoed from the bottom of the river: "The calamity is nearing its end! Once I successfully transform into a dragon, you will all die!"
Seeing that the viper was determined to survive the Dragon Transformation Tribulation, the Nascent Soul cultivators no longer cared about attracting tribulation lightning and unleashed all their supernatural powers and spells.
Even Chi Mianxi once again unleashed the Glazed Jade Tablet, slamming it fiercely onto the Dharma Image.
Everyone knew in their hearts that if the old viper successfully transformed into a dragon, they would all be doomed.
The serpent has now partially adapted to the tribulation of thunder and fire, and no longer cowers in fear. Its nine serpent forms open up instantly like blooming petals.
The boundless true water drew upon the Pingjiang River's water veins, transforming them once again into a vast aquatic realm that enveloped all five of them.
In an instant, countless dark lightning bolts, water lightning bolts, and poisonous liquids surged towards the group.
"You want to kill me?"
Han Yuqiu reached out and summoned the Yang Talisman from Chen Chunan's hand. Then, a Yin-Yang Disc appeared beneath everyone's feet.
Han Yuqiu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Jian Chen isn't here, otherwise he could have led us out of the Viper's Canglang Waterway supernatural power. Now, with the Yin-Yang Talisman, we are temporarily safe, but I'm afraid we won't be able to subdue this Viper!"