Chapter 55: Heavenly Tribulation

  "General Tang, Master Tang, what do you want to do? Don't think about doing anything rash. This concerns the fate of billions of people in the world. Your hatred for Mount Shu can be huge, but don't vent your anger on others."

  "Old Dao, I'm begging you, but whatever you do, don't mess things up."

  The Taoist said, with great anxiety in his heart: "If Mount Shu can't stop this demon, it will bring disaster to the Wudang Mountains after it's done with Mount Shu. Heaven preserve us, don't let it escape... or my Wudang will be doomed..."

  The immortal Taoist thought of this, and then looked up to see the tiger python demon with its bloody mouth open, its teeth like steel pouring out, emitting a cold and chilly light. Suddenly, the immortal Taoist felt a chill run through his body, shivered violently, and hurriedly arrived at Tang An's side.

  The old Taoist pursed his lips, and in the withered tree bark, a pair of turbid old eyes flashed with lightning at this moment. This was a special change that would only occur when his Zi Xuan Shen Lei Jue had reached a certain level of cultivation. He had already made up his mind. If Tang An really wanted to make a move against the seven heads of Shu Mountain, he would fight to the death to stop him and buy time for the seven heads of Shu Mountain to subdue the demon. If necessary, he would not hesitate to kill Tang An.

  Just then, Tang An suddenly turned his head and gave him a cold look.

  Tang An was one who had entered the path of killing, and his heart and spirit were also tempered by the original killing sword. He was extremely sensitive to the aura of killing. Just now, he suddenly sensed a hint of killing intent from the body of the immortal old man.

  "Do you want to kill me?" Tang An asked in a cold voice.

  The old Taoist's face suddenly solidified, and his heart was filled with extreme fear: "How terrifying is this spiritual awareness! I only revealed a hint of killing intent, and he immediately sensed it. No wonder the hatred in his heart is so heavy. For ordinary people, a little killing intent would be magnified thousands of times in his presence. No wonder he is so sensitive to the grudge against Shu Mountain. His mind, the more it is cultivated in the way of destruction, will become even more sensitive in the future. As long as someone reveals even a hint of killing intent, he will definitely think that the other person has strong hostile intentions. If this continues, it's unlikely that he won't become a murderous demon."

  "It seems that he has become what he is today, not because of his cruel and bloodthirsty nature, but because he is too sensitive to the killing intent. As long as someone has a hint of dissatisfaction with him, his mind will naturally sense it. Under the accumulation of these killing intents day after day, even if his nerves are strong, he may not be able to withstand it. The only way out is to vent the depression and anger in his heart through slaughter."

  Tang An glanced at Lao Dao Ren and flew away, stopping not far from there without continuing forward.

  This position is neither too far nor too close to the demon, it won't be attacked by that demon and can move at any time, snatching the inner elixir and dragon horn of the tiger python demon.

  The seven heads of Shu Mountain saw where Tang An had stopped, and they were secretly worried. The position was really too deadly, and the threat to them was also too great. If they waited until the final battle with Hu Bao, and Tang An came to their aid, they feared that not one of them would be able to escape alive.

  But at this moment, they couldn't afford to be distracted. Because the tiger that was surrounded by their Seven Extremes Formation suddenly went mad, letting out a long roar towards the sky as if preparing to charge at the sword formation.

  "A loud roar..."

  The tiger-like demon suddenly swung its hundred-foot-long tail.

  Its entire body was covered in a hard, golden stone-like skin that ordinary swords and knives could not penetrate. If it weren't for the mysterious glow on the Seven Extremes Sword that happened to suppress it, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many people in this world who could break through its scales. Even if they managed to break through, its body was over 200 zhang long, full of vitality, and ordinary sword strikes would be nothing but a tickle to it.

  The attention of the people on Mount Shu was once again drawn to Hu Biao. With a gritted teeth, Tang An had already resigned himself to being stared at by Hu Biao from the side.

  With a stern expression, he grasped the Qingfeng sword, which shone with a blue light, and shouted loudly: "Fellow masters, if we can't capture and slay this tiger today, once it recovers its strength, not only will Shushan be doomed, but the entire realm of the nine provinces will be reduced to ashes and become a purgatory on earth."

  Cang Feng's gaze turned to Tang An, his eyes filled with determination. He said in a loud voice: "Tang Hou Ye, the matter ten years ago was my fault, I Cang Feng have always been upright and honest, but that matter was indeed my mistake. Today I acknowledge that Wang Shi Shu has already died under your sword, now you come to Mount Wu, are you here to kill me?"

  "Haha…… If you really want to kill me, I have nothing to say. The wanted poster that has been circulating for ten years was issued by me, and the disciples of Shu Mountain were also sent by me to capture you. Today, you come to kill me, and I know I'm not your match. But today, I cannot die."

  Cang Feng was staring at Tang An, but his hand grasped the Wind Chasing Sword, which had been locked onto the Tiger Jiao Magic Beast that was starting to go berserk.

  "If you really kill me, there will be a great calamity in this world. I think you wouldn't want countless families to be torn apart and become homeless because of you, would you? As long as we get through today, and subdue this demon, I'll surrender and let you decide my fate."

  "I am a disciple of Shu Mountain, why am I so innocent? I am a citizen of Qinghe Town, why am I so innocent? The people of this world, why are they all so innocent?"

  "How can you bear to do this?"

  His eyes were filled with a pleading gaze, but when he saw Tang An, he simply looked at him silently, his face expressionless. In the end, he could only shake his head and let out a despairing sigh: "Forget it, forget it. If you really don't care about the bigger picture today and want to intercept and kill us seven people here, then I, Zuo Shan, will admit defeat."

  Cang Feng said, his eyes darting to the old man beside Tang An. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart as he asked, "May I ask if you are the Immortal Old Man of the Wudang Sect?"

  Bu Lao Jian saw Cang Feng and unexpectedly recognized him, feeling somewhat pleased with himself. He glanced at Tang An beside him and said, "How about it? Although my reputation isn't as great as yours, I'm still a senior figure after all. Even the leader of Shu Mountain would have to give me some face."

  Tang An glanced at Lao Dao Ren, and the dry tree bark on his face seemed to have a slight wrinkle, extremely pleased.

  Tang An slightly shook his head: "Even if you are a Wudang elder, there's nothing to be proud of. If I wanted to kill you, it would take at most three swords."

  He didn't expect to hear this, and the smile on his face suddenly froze. He pointed at Tang An, his finger shaking uncontrollably: "You're a person who can't say three sentences without mentioning killing people? You're really a pervert." After saying that, he slapped his own mouth and muttered under his breath: "I've lost my temper again... No Boundaries Heaven..."

  Cang Feng saw that Lao Dao Ren was ignoring him and felt disappointed in his heart, knowing that this immortal would not intervene in his affairs with Tang An.

  Wudang and Shushan are both located in Jingzhou, although they are neighbors. However, because they are neighbors, every year they not only compete for talented disciples but also have different views, and when their lower-ranking disciples encounter each other while traveling within Jingzhou, it's inevitable that there will be friction. This conflict has accumulated over time. It can be said that Shushan and Wudang do not have a good relationship with each other, and instead have some resentment towards one another.

  At this time, the demon seemed to have been exhausted by the sword array and was on its last breath. Even the black air spewing from its bloody mouth had faded in color.

  The seven people of Shu Mountain looked at each other and began to cast the Seven Extremes Sword Formation with their hands forming a series of intricate hand seals.

  At that moment, thunderous sounds echoed in the sky, brilliant lights shot up to the heavens, and sword glows shone like a rainbow. Ten thousand rays of light burst forth simultaneously. The colorful sword glows transformed into a tide of sword energy, surging forward with great momentum, flying about horizontally and vertically, weaving together into a heavenly net that covered the earth. And within this heavenly net formed by the sword glows, the tiger-dragon demon let out a mournful cry, after which its eyes slowly closed.

  Blood-red eyes hidden under thick scales, it seems to be dead with its eyes closed.

  Tang An slightly moved and flew closer to the demon. The Old Daoist also hastily followed up.

  "This demon under the earth has thick skin and flesh, if it weren't for the Seven Extremes Sword's innate suppression, even if the seven masters of Shu Mountain had higher martial arts skills, they wouldn't be able to subdue him. You mustn't do anything foolish. If you really can't put down your hatred towards Shu Mountain, you can wait until they've killed the demon before making a move. By then, they'll already be exhausted and won't have any energy left to fight with you. With your skills, even if they were to go all out against you, it's not certain that you'd win, let alone after their big battle with the demon? When the time comes, if you want to kill those Shu Mountain leaders or whatever, I absolutely won't stop you. But now, I can't just watch you make a mistake."

  The immortal Taoist said, and suddenly, a small purple cone emitting purple lightning appeared in his hand.

  This small cone is entirely golden in color, as if it were made of gold. Mysterious runes are flowing on its surface, with a series of swift and mysterious movements. Along with the flowing runes, there are also threads of electric light that resemble silk.

  "Sizzling" "Sizzling"…

  The lightning flashed continuously, colliding and striking out sparks. At a glance, it was clear that the electric light had tremendous power, and if an ordinary person touched it, they would either die or be seriously injured.

  The immortal Taoist stared at Tang An with unwavering eyes, and as long as Tang An gave the order to attack the Shu Mountain crowd, the immortal Taoist would absolutely not stand idly by.

  However, Tang An stood in mid-air, his eyes fixed tightly on the tiger demon trapped by the Shu Mountain sword formation, without looking at anyone else from Shu Mountain.

  The tiger demon originally flapped its wings in mid-air, but at this time it slowly stopped, and then its pair of wings directly retracted into its back.

  A huge friction sound suddenly came out between the two wings.

  "Crack" "crack"......

  Its double wings rubbed ceaselessly, the muscles on its back that connected to its wings began to tear apart, thick scales started peeling off, and bright red blood gushed out in large drops. The immense pain caused its entire body to shudder along with it.

  "Roar......"

  The demon let out a loud wail towards the sky, this cry was extremely painful, heart-wrenching and lung-splitting.

  "What's wrong? Why does it look like it's in so much pain?" The Old Daoist was also drawn over by the massive roar. Looking at the Tiger Leaping Devil's painful appearance, he couldn't help but speak up.

  The old Taoist looked at it for a while, but his brow was furrowed. "It's not right, it seems to be struggling with all its might. The sword array of the Seven Extremes of Mount Shu is powerful, but so far, it has not fully exerted its power. Even if this demon escaped from the underground palace and has not yet recovered its energy, such a sword aura cannot harm it. What is it suffering from?"

  Tang An stared intently at the tiger demon in the sky, vaguely feeling that there was something strange about its body. Suddenly, Tang An saw a bulge on the top of the tiger demon's head begin to throb like a heartbeat.

  "Bang" "Bang" "Bang"......

  This rhythmic jumping, getting faster and more violent, as if something was going to drill out from the bulge.

  "It's terrible, it's accumulating power and transforming. The tiger is transforming into a dragon, growing horns on its head."

  "Rage..."

  Tang An had just finished speaking when the Tiger-Python Demon suddenly let out a thunderous roar.

  In an instant, everyone saw the sky filled with dark clouds, suddenly covering the sun, and then, the originally clear sky was replaced by rolling dark clouds.

  Dark clouds surge, ten thousand thunderbolts rumble and shake the sky all at once.

  Heavenly Calamity