Chapter Fifty-One: Shattering Death and Standing

  "How scary... Is this what it means to turn into a snake?" Yunxue whispered, tugging on Karry's arm from the side.

  "I've brought the person to you~~~~" The little spirit flapped its wings and flew to the side of the snake-like creature, circling around a few times before turning to look at Yang Hao and the others together with the snake-like creature.

  "Why choose us? Have you been eyeing us for a long time?" Yang Hao asked, straightening his back.

  "Not bad, I've been searching for a long time, and you're the most suitable candidate... You, although a ghost, have the shadow of the Shenlong family on you, which is rare and precious... The white tiger behind you is also a hundred-year-old Tiger King who has cultivated for centuries, and this thousand-year-old fox spirit in front of me... This one must not be from the cultivation world of Zhongtu?"

  "Ah... Your eyes are indeed extraordinary. I am a member of the British bloodline. In Chinese, it's called a vampire..." Kael spoke out his identity slowly, and the others didn't have much of an expression. However, Black Bull, who was standing beside him, had his two eyes wide open like a cow's eyes. After being together for so many days, what kind of people were around him? A ghost, a fox spirit, a tiger king, and now another vampire... He couldn't help but think to himself, "What is this feeling?" How come beautiful women are all so dangerous???

  "No matter what, meeting is fate... If not divine then benevolent... All of you, just bear witness for me..." After the snake finished speaking, it didn't open its mouth again, and slowly coiled upwards, climbing to the top of the tree.

  The entire snake head stood upright towards the sky and let out a huge roar... The sound was extremely sharp and had very strong penetration power. Along with this roar, the dark clouds in the sky were also blown away by the sound wave to form a circular opening. It seemed that the transformed snake was notifying the heavens that it had made all necessary preparations and was waiting for the arrival of the heavenly trial.

  Time had passed for a long while, when suddenly... a bolt of lightning struck down, hitting a large boulder next to the transformed body. The boulder immediately turned into powder and dispersed in the air. The thunderclap from above grew louder and closer, like a tidal wave rolling in. The flowers, grass, and trees on the mountain seemed to hold their breath, not even a faint breeze dared to appear again. Everything was quiet to an extreme degree. Yang Hao looked up at the sky, vaguely feeling that the lightning bolt was a warning, warning the transformed snake that becoming a saint wasn't so simple, perhaps it would end up like the boulder earlier and turn into flying ash...

  But the determined snake had long been prepared, its own lifespan was about to end, even if it didn't accept the heavenly trial, it wouldn't live for much longer anyway, why not give it a try? If successful, it would transcend the cycle of life and death and attain sainthood. If unsuccessful, it would turn into flying ash and no longer reincarnate. In any case, in the snake's eyes, it was just another way to escape the sea of suffering.

  Then it let out a loud roar towards the dark sky, showing its unshakeable determination. The sky suddenly became calm... eerily calm, strangely calm... as if the moment before the storm arrived made people feel oppressed and tense...

  "It's starting~~~ everyone step back a bit…. Yang Hao was the first to feel the change coming from the sky, and immediately notified everyone to retreat. The little spirit also returned to Yang Hao's side at this time. Perhaps due to excitement, the little spirit kept making 'squeaky' shouting sounds, and soon, many little spirits gathered around Yang Hao, seemingly watching the commotion, chattering one after another….."

  The black clouds with fiery red edges gradually spread out, and the originally gloomy forest was suddenly illuminated by a crimson glow. Everyone stared at the sky in wonder, marveling at the strange changes unfolding above. The red cloud expanded into a circular shape around them, and from above the red cloud, a nine-colored rainbow cloud floated down, truly breathtaking. Nine colors alternated and changed within the cloud, emitting dazzling rays of light...

  "Wow... what a cloud that is~~~ so beautiful~~~~" Black Cow lay down and drooled like he had seen delicious food.

  "Hehe~~~ Black Cow, the more beautiful things are, the more dangerous they are oh~~~ You said that yourself..." Yang Hao playfully retorted to Black Cow.

  This sentence is not tight, the originally excited black bull turned its head to look at Ziliu, then looked at Kairui, and with a terrified face hid aside, wondering what else was muttering in his heart.

  "This cloud is so beautiful~~~ If only I could take it home, it would make a great decoration....." Yun Xuehua muttered to herself in a daze, Yang Hao saw her like that and shook his head helplessly. Because he, along with Ke Ri Hu, Tou Zi Lei, and others who had some skill, all felt that this cloud was not simple... The energy it contained was quite terrifying, and yet she wanted to use it as a decoration? She was giving herself away for free, something even he didn't dare to do....

  Just as he thought of this, a magnificent yet extremely dangerous strange cloud slowly floated to the sky above where Huaxian was.

  The snake gazed at the strange cloud above its head and slowly closed its eyes...

  "Crack~~~~" Just as everyone was wondering what would happen next, a red lightning bolt split out from the strange cloud and struck the snake's body. The giant tree instantly turned to ashes. The snake's eyes snapped open, its entire body feeling like it had been flayed alive, with red electricity coursing through its veins. The snake gritted its teeth and endured the agony. Before anyone could react, an orange lightning bolt struck down, causing the snake's eyes to widen even further. Its muscles emitted a sizzling sound. "Crack~~~" A yellow lightning bolt seemed unwilling to give it any chance to catch its breath, striking down mercilessly. This time, the snake finally couldn't endure it anymore. It let out a loud roar, its body convulsing wildly, and after a series of bone-cracking sounds, it collapsed limply to the ground, closing its eyes... All movement ceased in that instant...

  "Snake transformation~~~~~" The tiger head's teeth chattered with a "Ka Ka" sound, as if it had felt the same way as the transformed snake. Just thinking about an ordinary lightning bolt containing enough energy to destroy all life, and what would happen if it struck one's body... let alone these colored lightning bolts in front of him, which were hundreds of times stronger than ordinary blue lightning. If it were himself, he would probably be killed by the first lightning bolt... Why did the transformed snake have to be so cruel to itself? Was a thousand years of cultivation just for this? Why did heaven have to torture people like this? A surge of indignation rose up in the tiger head's heart...

  Zi Lian and Cai Rui were already pale-faced in the face of such a sudden attack... They saw the transformation of the snake and a thought arose in their minds, that is, they would rather be demons, rather be reincarnated... than have such a thing happen to themselves. Hei Niu and Yun Xue were so scared that they didn't dare lift their heads, their eyes tightly closed as they cowered behind a large boulder, trembling with fear. The little sprites also hid behind a large tree, whispering among themselves.

  Only Yang Hao stood alone, his eyes fixed on the snake's transformation, staring at those strange flashes of lightning. His heart also rose with fear, and he felt the pain of the transformed snake. The transformed snake had the courage to face the nine-colored cloud, how could I, Yang Hao, not even have the courage to watch? Thinking about it, there was a kind of boundless courage supporting him, still daring to face everything without hiding or evading.

  Although the snake had lost all signs of life, the lightning did not stop. Next came green, blue, purple, cyan, white and black, striking the snake's body in succession. After the nine-colored lightning, the cloud slowly floated back into the sky, the fiery red clouds gradually gathered, until they disappeared. The dark clouds in the sky grew fewer, and the stars and moon quietly peeked out.

  Yang Hao floated over to the side of his transformed body, looking at its remains. Saying remains was an exaggeration - there wasn't even a shape left... On the ground, there was only a pile of black ash....

  "It seems that the snake's transformation has failed~~~ it won't be able to ascend to sainthood after all..." Yang Hao let out a deep sigh as he gazed at the pile of ashes... would he also end up like this in the future??? Zi Lei Kairui and Yunxue both had sympathetic expressions on their faces, Hei Niu seemed to be in shock and was somewhat dazed, while the little spirits all gathered around, wailing and crying.....

  A gentle breeze blew over, and everyone's spirits were revived by a cool breath. Just as everyone was extremely depressed and wanted to leave, there was a commotion in the pile of ashes...

  "Crack... crack~~" First was the sound of bones cracking, then the soft sound of muscles growing, and finally the hissing sound of skin healing. Yang Hao and others listened in shock to this sudden noise, their eyes seeing a black shadow slowly rising from the pile of ashes.....