Chapter 54 Nine Snakes
Among the seven elements, the Thunder Element is the most overbearing, fierce and swift, with unmatched power. At this moment, the super demon beast hidden in the thundercloud burst out, and in an instant it struck beside the Thunder Cocoon, its speed was so fast that it was almost unimaginable.
Unfortunately, the Thunder Beast's every move from its appearance to its subsequent actions were all seen by the High Priest, who deliberately let it go but had already set up a heavenly net in the layers of thunderclouds, waiting for it to become impatient and take action itself, finally biting the bait and obediently taking the hook!
Only to see this thunder beast wrapped in intense lightning, transformed into a bolt of lightning at the horizon, bursting and flashing through the vast expanse of thunderclouds, interacting with the heavenly thunders, not only was it unaffected, but instead became even more swift. Looking at him, one hand had already made a move, wanting to snatch this thunder egg into his hands. Who knew that as soon as he did, this thunder egg transformed into a snake head the size of a house, its body behind unknown in length, flashing with countless twisting tadpole-shaped characters, intersecting with the giant snake's thick python markings, born and extinguished, extending all the way to the back of the Grand Priest!
At that moment, the Thunder Beast suddenly changed color, startled by the sudden appearance of the snake head, and its heart almost jumped to its throat! It never occurred to him that this thunder egg would be a fake, a trap set by the High Priest from the beginning. The real thunder egg had already been covered up by the High Priest's powerful elemental fluctuations, stolen away and placed between layers of thunderclouds! However, this Thunder Beast was also decisive, seeing that it couldn't snatch the treasure, it wanted to retreat and didn't dare to linger any longer. So as soon as it dodged the snake head's bite, it prepared to activate its thunder element again, using the power of the surrounding thunderclouds to forcibly attach its body to the heavenly thunder, escaping from there.
Although these magical beasts are somewhat lacking in their heritage and cannot be compared to humans, their physical bodies are indeed robust. To merge with elemental energy within the human world, one must at least reach the level of a demigod, as only then can they condense the initial source of power within their body and elementize it. At the same time, they must forcefully bind the surrounding elemental energy to themselves and use their massive intent to drive it, allowing them to burst forth with immense power in every move! However, this Thunder Beast has just entered the realm of super magical beasts, inferior to the one the High Priest killed earlier, without condensing its own source of power or elementizing itself. Instead, relying on the robustness of its physical body, it forcefully merges with the surrounding thunder and attaches itself to it, achieving an effect that only a demigod-level strongman can accomplish. Of course, this method is not orthodox, and the backlash on itself is immense. Even the Thunder Beast's robust physique cannot withstand multiple consecutive uses. Moreover, after attaching itself to the thunder, the Thunder Beast cannot control the direction of the lightning and can only sense the general position it will go with its own perception, making it only useful for escaping and not for defeating enemies.
"Break the boundary!" The high priest Ha Ha burst out laughing, his originally slightly hunched back suddenly stood straight, his eyes gleaming like electricity, he pointed with one hand and let out a loud roar. The thunderclouds that filled the sky were actually dispersed by an enormous, mysterious power, as if torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and in an instant, long-awaited sunlight poured down, dazzlingly bright, revealing a clear blue sky!
The Thunder Beast was in a predicament, and there was no more thunder to borrow. Seeing that the savage below could use such a terrifying method, he was frightened out of his wits, his face turning pale green. What made him even more terrified was that at some point, eight huge snake heads had emerged from the clouds, along with the one that could use illusions, forming a total of nine directions, and they had surrounded him tightly. No matter which direction he chose to escape, he would inevitably end up in a head-on confrontation with one of the snake heads.
This nine-headed giant serpent, named Dorona, was a divine spirit from the ancient era. Born in this form, with nine heads, it could manipulate the seven elements and spiritual abilities, inspiring terror beyond compare. However, due to this, it was shunned by the gods of Borweisna, earning it the title of Demon God. In the ancient era, countless divine spirits were devoured by Dorona, ordinary divine spirits having no ability to resist, only able to surrender meekly. It wasn't until the Human King Adam took action that this ferocious and terrifying demon god was finally slain!
The barbarian's sacrificial heritage originated from the ancient Archibald era of dragon worship. At that time, it was still in the legendary ancient era, and the footprints of gods were all over the world, often descending into human kingdoms to perform so-called miracles. In contrast, various later evil gods emerged one after another, with the strong ones being like fish crossing the river. The legend of killing gods and dragons spread throughout the land, and shocking events occurred from time to time.
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Take, for example, the Ghost Dragon Festival, which can open the gates of purgatory, allowing one to charge into the world of purgatory, slaughter the descendants of the Dragon God Emperor, and even kill the youngest son (Fire Dragon King) among the 13 ancient dragon tribes who was most favored by the Dragon God, turning him into a medicinal pill. The ferocity of this act would be considered an unforgivable crime against humanity and the world today. However, it also reveals how complicated and chaotic the relationships were between nations, ethnic groups, and even divine beings back then. From their unbridled and uninhibited actions, we can catch a glimpse of the situation! It's not like now, where the appearance of a Spider Queen would cause a thousand-year sensation, making a big fuss over nothing. Meanwhile, those ancient heroes have gradually been forgotten by people, with hardly any records left in historical books.
Unfortunately, the Ghost Dragon Festival, although a descendant of the Wildman's Great Priest, has already broken its inheritance. In the past, the Wildman War God conquered Nilsdela, and his name was renowned, almost incorporating most of the world's land into his own Archibis territory. However, for some reason, tens of thousands of expeditionary forces suddenly lost contact with the outside world. Only a few strong souls who were shot and killed managed to escape back to Shandora, bringing back news of the War God's death and part of the incomplete Forbidden Arts. Therefore, among the seven existing Forbidden Arts, only the Forbidden Flame and Descent of the Evil God were directly imparted by the Wildman War God, while the others are incomplete due to various reasons and were later supplemented by the Wildman Empire after gathering domestic priests over countless years. It can be said that although the Seven Forbidden Arts are still called the Seven Forbidden Arts, most have lost their essence.
The legacy of the Dragon Festival is even more lamentable. Before it was passed down, it had already been destroyed. As for this expedition, the Barbarian Empire didn't fully understand either. They only vaguely suspected that it had something to do with the gods of Borweisna. For thousands of years, although they never mentioned it, they viewed people from the outside world as beasts, always with a bad attitude, and in their hearts, they continued to harbor boundless resentment. They all hoped to restore the glory of their past victories and fulfill his ambition to conquer the world!
Now, the nine-headed giant snake condensed by the High Priest is similar to Tatar's Scarlet Dragon God. They all originated from the stone carvings left in Xiangdora by the Ghost Dragon Festival in its early years, with only a few words and some ideas, but no specific practice methods. It wasn't until after the establishment of the Barbarian Kingdom that, through the research of more than a dozen generations of High Priests, who devoted their hearts and souls to it, combining the Seven Great Taboos, referencing and corresponding, did it gradually take shape. And evolved into the seven-vein forbidden law that must be practiced by the current High Priest lineage.
The seven forbidden techniques are: Red Dragon, Nine Snakes, Thunderbird, White Rhinoceros, Zealot, Hundred Eyes, and Blood Demon. Each of these forbidden techniques has dozens of related forbidden arts corresponding to it. When cultivated to the legendary level, one can naturally condense the phantom of these seven ancient demon gods behind them, borrowing their residual ferocity in this world. The power is enormous, far surpassing that of same-level strong practitioners in the mainstream world. Among these seven forbidden techniques, whether for escape or attack, Nine Snakes is slightly inferior to the other six. However, it is also the only technique that can universally use 365 major and minor priestly forbidden arts. The profundity of its Taoist principles is almost unimaginable. Mu Ta will obtain the title of First Person in Successive Generations of Priestly Forbidden Arts for this reason.
"Old friend, it's been a long time. Let me see if you're still as fierce as you were back then." The High Priest's faint smile was accompanied by the nine massive snake heads letting out an earth-shattering roar, dispersing the dark clouds that had gathered to repair the broken sky, and tearing the heavens into shreds.
Under the beast's icy gaze, he gritted his teeth and let out a furious roar. The countless lightning threads in his hand flashed into existence, transforming into two blades several meters long. With a faint flash on the horizon, they struck down at the neck of a snake head. The two lightning-imbued blades spun wildly, like a surgeon's scalpel, and under the intense struggle of the giant snake's skull, almost severed it!
Taking advantage of the snake head's momentary distraction, the Thunder Beast accelerated again and forcibly broke through its past. Just as it felt like it was about to escape, a look of uncontrollable ecstasy appeared on its face. However, the snake head suddenly burst open, blocking the Thunder Beast's path. Then, in the instant that the Thunder Beast charged forward, it transformed back into that enormous and ferocious serpent!
"Nine Snakes Town!" The high priest pointed, and the other eight giant snakes surrounded the snake head that was suppressing the Thunder Beast, letting out a shrill cry. In an instant, water, fire, wind, thunder, darkness, extreme light, and massive rocks pressed down. It had transformed into the power of the seven major elements, spiritual energy, forming a ring of light that bound the struggling Thunder Beast, even its restless soul was sealed by the spiritual energy. The last attribute-less snake head revealed a ruthless meaning in its eyes, with a hint of sinister plot, as if it possessed its own consciousness. Among these nine snake heads, this one represented rebirth and wisdom, the true essence of the high priest's Nine Snakes Residual Shadow. The other eight were all evolved from this snake head. As long as this snake head was not destroyed, the other eight would continue to grow endlessly, almost indestructible, extremely troublesome.
Although the Thunder Beast felt a great deal of pressure and fear from the Nine Snakes, it didn't know that. The ignorant Thunder Beast only thought about escaping and had already lost before the battle even began, its morale at an all-time low. Furthermore, being shocked by the ferocity of the Fire-type Super Magical Beast when it was beheaded by the High Priest made it impossible for it to muster up any will to resist. In an instant, it was led into a trap that had been set up beforehand by the High Priest and no longer had any chance of escape!
"Beasts are beasts! They can't change their nature of being timid when they see their natural enemy." The high priest snorted, having already seen through the true form of this Thunder Beast. But he didn't want to say more. With a wave of his hand, the Nine Snakes' main body bit down, snapping shut with a loud crack, and in an instant, it severed the beast into two pieces amidst its ear-piercing wail, sending it flying into a dark cloud, which swallowed it whole in an instant.
At the same time, the dark cloud was suddenly dispersed by the bursting thunder element, and a half-human-sized thunderball appeared in the rolling thunder, still expanding. A faint roar of a giant beast came from within, a cry that seemed to be on the verge of death, making one's heart clench. The heavenly thunders, large and small dark clouds, gathered again, this time without the interference of the high priest, and in just a few dozen seconds, they restored the fragmented sky curtain and gave birth to ten thousand thunders.
A majestic scene. However, this time the thunderbolt struck in only one direction, that lightning rod!
Lao Liu's third stage of growth has quietly arrived!
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