55: Chapter 55 Possession of the Golden Serpent King

"So hot..."

As Hun Tiandi ran, his skin began to radiate threads of golden light, and his body even started to swell.

Wisps of blood seeped out through his pores, only to be instantly evaporated by the searing high temperature on his body surface.

"Damn it, it was just a bottle of yellow spirit crystal source, how could it release such energy?"

"I'm going to explode..." Feeling his body becoming increasingly scalding from within, a sense of panic arose in Hun Tiandi, and he cursed silently.

Hun Tiandi's delicate and handsome face flickered incessantly with alternating shades of gold and red.

His mouth was dry, and every breath he exhaled was scorching hot; he looked truly terrifying.

"Hiss..."

Behind him, the three small Golden Snake Kings were in hot pursuit. Watching the golden light erupting from the human, their fractured golden eyes grew increasingly manic.

That treasure belonged to them, and now it had been stolen by this petty human thief.

With three beastly roars directed at the sky, the small Golden Snake Kings lunged forward, transforming into three streaks of golden lightning as their golden radiance surged.

Their speed increased even further. Opening their massive mouths, golden energy condensed, and three beams of golden flame shot out, rushing toward Hun Tiandi's back.

Looking at that terrifying energy, Hun Tiandi knew that if he were hit, he would be dead or at least stripped of a layer of skin.

"Oh no..."

The fleeing Hun Tiandi, who was on the verge of losing control, sensed the scorching energy attack from behind. With his face a mix of gold and red, he turned abruptly, his right hand gathering both faint red Dou Qi and golden energy currents simultaneously.

The two energies intertwined on his right hand, condensing into a palm print...

He struck out fiercely at the three small Golden Snake Kings.

Boom!

A massive roar spread wildly through the forest. Where the terrifying energy passed, trees shattered and magical beasts fled in panic.

Pfft!

Hun Tiandi spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with golden light, which landed on the ground and actually burned small, deep pits.

However, while Hun Tiandi's palm strike blocked two of the golden flame beams, the third beam struck his chest, sending him flying backward instantly.

At this moment, Hun Tiandi was in a sorry state, having managed to repel two of the small Golden Snake Kings by unleashing his full power.

Their massive bodies swept across the area, shattering ancient trees and kicking up clouds of dust.

"Go..."

Hun Tiandi let out a low grunt, turned around, and fled frantically, ignoring the bursts of manic roars behind him.

Now, his body felt slightly better, having discharged a portion of the terrifying power.

The Blood Scripture technique within his body operated frantically, attempting to refine this violent crystal source to temper his body and Dou Qi.

If he relied solely on his physical body to absorb it, Hun Tiandi feared he would be blown to pieces long before he could refine this pure energy.

"Roar..."

Behind him, the small Golden Snake Kings were in relentless pursuit. The rolling heat waves were like magma, burning away the green shirt on his back.

The erupting flames left a patch of purple-black scarring on his back.

Biting his lip and enduring the intense pain in his body, Hun Tiandi's eyes bloomed with golden light as he kept running, not daring to stop for even a moment.

Rumble!

High in the sky, two powerful experts were fighting frantically. Surging energy whistled, and golden light illuminated the heavens, as if it were the legendary Divine Realm.

Silver sword qi resembled a dragon, converging into a tornado to attack the Golden Snake King.

Gusts of wild wind whistled around Yu Xiao, and the longsword in her hand was cold and increasingly blinding.

"Blade of Rending Space!"

Immediately, Yu Xiao let out a sharp cry, and the silver sword aura flashed, shooting forward.

The sword aura was too fast, causing the space to tremble and leaving a silver sword trail behind.

Awoo...

The Golden Snake King roared at the sky, the golden light on its body surging wildly as it transformed into its true form to fight. Its massive, seventy-meter-long snake body coiled in the void.

It looked like a mountain of flesh.

"Ten Thousand Snake Torrent!"

With a low roar, the Golden Snake King's golden light flowed, instantly condensing into tens of thousands of small golden snakes. Like ten thousand snakes dancing, they converged into a torrent to wash away the sword qi tornado and the Rending Space sword aura.

Bang!

Above the sky, the gold and silver energies collided, and the central area erupted with the most extreme force of destruction.

The Golden Snake King was confident in the sturdiness of its magical beast body. The sword qi that struck its snake body made clanging sounds, unable to break through its defense.

It sparked here and there...

"Die! Golden Snake King!"

Suddenly, after the Golden Snake King blocked two terrifying attacks, Yu Xiao took out a jade box with a seal on it.

After a moment of contemplation, she broke the seal and opened the jade box. Inside was a Five-Colored Fire Lotus, only the size of a palm. Its five-colored petals were crystal clear, causing the space around it to distort.

"Five-Colored Fire Lotus, Burn Away Evil!"

Yu Xiao held the Five-Colored Fire Lotus with both hands, and a drop of blood fell onto it, brewing a terrifying energy.

There was not a shred of emotion in her cold, beautiful eyes.

"Crazy woman, what are you doing?"

The Golden Snake King stared fixedly at the Five-Colored Fire Lotus, a sense of extreme danger arising in its heart.

Could this fire lotus harm its life?

"You caused me to lose my most precious thing, damn you..."

Yu Xiao was filled with killing intent. The fire lotus was wreathed in flames, and its light grew intense. Looking at the violent energy within the fire lotus, the Golden Snake King cursed silently.

"True Form of the Snake King!"

The Golden Snake King held nothing back. Golden energy surged frantically from its massive snake body, and a huge phantom of a Snake King appeared behind it.

It had golden snake eyes, a scarlet snake tongue, and golden scales the size of palms...

One human, one beast, their final moves—who would win?

Yu Xiao lifted her jade hand slightly, and the Five-Colored Fire Lotus floated slowly. With a shake of her arm, it instantly transformed into a streak of fire, shooting violently toward the Golden Snake King.

Under the gaze of both, the Five-Colored Fire Lotus was like a meteorite from beyond the sky, carrying the power of destruction as it streaked across space, crashing toward the Golden Snake King.

"Explode!" Yu Xiao formed a seal with her hands and shouted coldly.

"Bang!" As the shout fell, the Five-Colored Fire Lotus exploded with a roar.

In that instant, a sound like a thunderclap exploded in the sky, carrying for hundreds of miles across the mountain range.

In the distance, even the fleeing Hun Tiandi stopped in his tracks, looking up at the sky. The three small Golden Snake Kings behind him also stopped, raising their heads to look at the horizon.

"Good opportunity!" While the three small Golden Snake Kings were distracted, Hun Tiandi seized the chance to escape.

"Roar..." The small Golden Snake Kings came to their senses and looked around, but the thief was nowhere to be seen.

They let out bursts of roars, angrily twisting their snake tails and knocking down large trees.

Crack!

The Golden Snake King, at the center of it all, had its condensed True Form of the Snake King broken. Surging waves of fire formed a fire lotus that shot into the sky.

Roar! The Golden Snake King's massive snake body fell from the sky, and with a flash of light, it transformed into a Golden-robed youth, crashing to the ground.

Boom!

The thunderous explosion was like a volcano that had been dormant for a thousand years erupting. Scorching fire waves towered into the sky, and the extreme force of the impact caused rocks to tumble and trees to burn—a scene of doomsday.

Whoosh!

Yu Xiao's figure flashed like a shooting star, plunging into the forest. She found the dying Golden Snake King and pointed her longsword at it. As if worried about Hun Tiandi, she grabbed the severely injured Snake King and rushed toward her hiding place in the distance.

In the cave.

Hun Tiandi sat cross-legged, forming a seal and frantically driving his cultivation technique. The golden energy surged, flowing through every part of his body and continuously merging into his flesh and blood. However, wherever it passed, his flesh became stained with specks of crushed gold.

Driven by his soul power, the golden energy inside his body gathered into a ball; aside from what had merged into his flesh and bones, it had nowhere else to escape.

Forming a ball of golden energy the size of a fist, his soul power created a seal, temporarily suppressing the eruption of energy.

Cough, cough!

The awakened Hun Tiandi coughed, a trace of exhaustion appearing in his eyes. He flipped his hand to take out a water bag and took a few gulps, finally feeling a bit better.

His injured left arm and chest bone had been temporarily set, and there was no major issue.

"How are you?" Suddenly, the person who walked in was none other than Yu Xiao, holding a Golden-robed youth who was pale and unconscious.

"This is... the Golden Snake King?" Hun Tiandi said in shock.

"That's right!" Yu Xiao nodded.