Chapter 711 - 653: Ba Snake Crossing the Tribulation

Chapter 711: Chapter 653: Ba Snake Crossing the Tribulation

Currently, Tu Xiao’an had to contend not only with the two Deep Mountain Demon Kings from the Yaoling Mountain Range, but also with the leaders of the Twelve Great Races.

Gaining another Elemental Ability would represent a fundamental transformation of his power.

’Little Ba Snake, are you here to offer this King some timely aid?’ Tu Xiao’an chuckled, his mood soaring. ’Devouring... The only way forward is to Devour it and seize its Water Ability. That is the ultimate path!’

He had just learned from the Fox Immortal King about the Great Demon King imprisoned in the Snake Palace, and now an Elemental Snake was practically delivering itself to his doorstep.

This was truly a double blessing.

The stream of tourists at the border was always heavy. It wasn’t until evening fell, around six or seven o’clock, that the crowds finally began to thin out and disperse.

Tu Xiao’an and Celestial Master Zhang scouted the area for a while before he lost interest and began to wander around nearby instead.

He wasn’t idle, however. He spread his Consciousness Power, trying to find any trace of the Ancient Ba Snake.

Simply waiting around was clearly not the best plan.

If the Ba Snake didn’t show up, all his efforts would be for naught. Besides, he was on a very tight schedule.

The armies of the great races could attack She Mountain at any moment, and as the Snake King, he couldn’t afford to be absent from the Snake Palace.

Otherwise, wouldn’t the snakes be left without a leader?

After midnight, the majestic Azure Dragon Statue bizarrely vanished, and Celestial Master Zhang appeared before Tu Xiao’an in his true form. "Master, that Ba Snake doesn’t try to break into Bai Town every single day. It looks like it probably won’t be coming tonight."

Tu Xiao’an considered this for a moment. He still wanted to wait. ’I’ll wait until dawn,’ he decided.

If the Ba Snake still hadn’t appeared by then, he would return to the Snake Palace.

At the same time, Tu Xiao’an kept a constant watch for any unusual serpentine auras within a hundred-li radius.

But in the end, he was disappointed.

’Could it be that the Ba Snake has given up?’

’It knows Bai Town is guarded by a Cyan Dragon, making it impossible to break in. It must have slowly given up.’

Tu Xiao’an was truly reluctant to let the Water Element just slip through his fingers like this.

Three hours passed, and it was now the dead of night.

Suddenly, the Cyan Dragon pointed to a distant, unfamiliar mountain. "Master, look!"

Hm?

Tu Xiao’an looked over, his pupils contracting at the sight. The sky above the mountain was roiling with wind and clouds, and soon, flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder began to fill the air. It was a sky full of strange phenomena.

"Master, that is the sign of a tribulation. Some unknown creature is Crossing its Tribulation on that mountain."

In truth, that mountain was extremely far from the border. Only extraordinary beings like Tu Xiao’an and the Cyan Dragon could have possibly noticed the anomaly.

"That’s right. It’s the sign of a Celestial Tribulation. Interesting. Let’s go take a look."

Back at the border, Tu Xiao’an and Celestial Master Zhang abruptly vanished without a trace.

...

On the peak of an unnamed mountain, a python over eighty meters long materialized. Its scales were a mix of azure, yellow, crimson, and black. Its cavernous, blood-red maw gaped open, looking as if it could swallow the full moon whole. A powerful gale suddenly swept out, churning the clouds. Down in the forest, it was as if a tornado had formed, kicking up endless dust. The wind howled past, sweeping up a sky full of red leaves, filling the world with a chilling, murderous intent.

It was a Black Snake with an Azure Head, and its terrifying serpentine aura roiled around it.

It was an Ancient Ba Snake, a hegemon among the Snake Race, and it was now facing the ultimate trial of its tribulation.

’The Celestial Tribulation is here, and there’s no escaping it.’ The Ba Snake let out a deep hiss as it raised its head, as majestic as a Sky Pillar. The ordinary Snake Species on the mountain had long ago been scared into submission, prostrating themselves on the ground in terror.

Dark clouds now gathered above the massive Ba Snake’s head. In the void above the clouds, a giant vortex took shape—a sign of the Celestial Tribulation’s arrival.

’I wonder what kind of tribulation a magnificent being such as I, an Ancient Ba Snake, will face.’

The severity of a Celestial Tribulation was determined by a creature’s bloodline and power.

If it were a minor tribulation, it would have nothing to fear.

A major one, however, would be trouble.

It didn’t fear Celestial Fire, only Celestial Thunder.

’Damn it. I couldn’t get into Bai Town and couldn’t find that little Earth Snake with the Thunder Element ability. This is going to be trouble.’

To this day, the Ba Snake still couldn’t figure out why a trifling place like Bai Town was guarded by an incomparably powerful Cyan Dragon.

That Cyan Dragon had never even manifested before it. The mere sight of it as a statue was enough to fill the Ba Snake with overwhelming fear.

It was not a being to be provoked. Even ten Ba Snakes put together couldn’t afford to offend one powerful Cyan Dragon.

The Ba Snake could only admit defeat and accept its bad luck.

’Little Earth Snake, you got lucky.’

At that moment, the Ba Snake’s twin Snake Gaze burned brightly as it stared at the signs of the Celestial Tribulation in the sky. Its heart was heavy, and it felt as if it were treading on thin ice, yet the serpentine aura emanating from its body was overwhelming, blanketing everything around it.

’Forget it. It’s been less than a year. Even if that little Earth Snake were here, it probably couldn’t help me.’

’How could a little Earth Snake possibly withstand the immense power of Celestial Thunder? Not even one that controls Thunder.’

’Sigh. If anything’s to blame, it’s that I, the great Ba Snake, am simply too gifted. In less than a year, I already have to face my tribulation.’

The Ba Snake wore a proud expression. It hadn’t expected to cultivate from Level 27 to the Peak of Rank Two in such a short time, directly triggering its tribulation.

Once nature’s spiritual energy grew denser, its cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. The Ba Snake wanted to keep a low profile, but alas, its power simply wouldn’t allow it.

’Tsk, tsk. Even without that little Earth Snake that controls Thunder to help me resist the Celestial Thunder, I, the Ba Snake, will certainly overcome this Celestial Tribulation.’

RUMBLE... RUMBLE... RUMBLE...!

As the Ba Snake watched a purple Tribulation Cloud Flower manifest within the vortex above, surrounded by a dense field of Extraterrestrial Meteorites, its mood instantly plummeted.

A major tribulation. It was a major tribulation, indeed. It carried the bloodline of the Ancient Ba Snake and possessed extraordinary Talent; the Heaven and Earth Law would not let it off easy.

’Success is the only option. I cannot fail.’

The Celestial Tribulation was about to begin.

But just then...!