Chapter 33: Fight, Ancient Sky Snake

  That day, the distance between Langdang Cave and Yuhuang Tree was not just a few miles. After Helian'no's desperate effort, he ran for more than half an hour before he could reach it. When he was still a short distance away from Langdang Cave, he faintly heard the roar of beasts and the sound of fierce fighting, which was the Sky Wolf! Helian'no recognized that one side of the fight was indeed the Sky Wolf! He wondered what kind of power on this continent could engage in a fierce battle with the sacred beast, the Sky Wolf. His feet accelerated wildly, and he arrived at the entrance of Langdang Cave in an instant. Xiao Lang had arrived before him, but now he didn't know where he was. Helian'no did not rush forward immediately; he knew that if he charged forward recklessly, he would only be a hindrance to those who could confront the Sky Wolf. So, he cautiously hid behind a giant tree and tried to open his eyes in the smoke-filled sky. What he saw left him stunned.

  The originally flat and even Sky Wolf Cave had long been unable to find a complete piece of land due to the intense killing, and the holy beast Sky Wolf, who had been with him day and night, was now crouching down, looking extremely exhausted, lying on the ground. The silver fur was covered in dust, and several shocking wounds were spewing out silver blood. The head, which was still held high, also had countless scars. At this moment, Sky Wolf was staring angrily at the front with his eyes wide open, filled with anger and unwillingness.

  Along the gaze of Tian Lang, on the uneven empty ground, several huge Soul Beast corpses were stacked together, all over their bodies were huge wounds, looking particularly tragic. Red blood gushed out from the wounds, gradually gathering into a river of blood. In the middle of the river of blood, an even larger body was trembling and standing upright.

  "Rise of the snake?", Suddenly, Helian's mind echoed with Gong Sunjan's astonished cry.

  "Deserted snake?!", Helianuo took a deep breath, and felt his heart beating rapidly.

  Teng Snake, Gong Sun Jian had once mentioned this legendary creature to Helian No, and his words were full of admiration. As a result, Helian No also knew roughly about the situation of this beast. The adult Teng Snake is one hundred meters long, with a pure white body, and has two wings on its back. These two wings are not just for show; in fact, when the Teng Snake flies, its speed is no slower than any bird species on the You Yue Continent. The edges of those wings are as thin as a knife blade, and can even be used as a weapon in battle.

  The most terrifying thing about the Sky Snake is not its knife-like wings, but what Gong Sun said before: although the Holy Beast Tian Lang has incredible strength, there are still a few Soul Beasts that can rival it, and the Sky Snake is one of them. The Sky Snake's speed is extremely fast, and even against Tian Lang, who is known for his speed, it doesn't fall short. Moreover, the deadly poison hidden within the Sky Snake's body is one of the few attacks that Tian Lang fears the most. Looking at Tian Lang's exhausted state now, it can be inferred that he must have been poisoned by the Sky Snake.

  He Lian looked at the giant Teng snake with a body length of hundreds of meters, with double wings on its ribs, scales on its body, and a crown-like protrusion on its head. It was indeed the existence of the king of Teng snakes: the Holy Crown Teng Snake. The several corpses were also all Teng snakes, only smaller in size than the living one. At this moment, one wing of the living Teng snake had been torn off, and most of the scales on its body had fallen off. Red blood flowed continuously from the wounds that seemed to be everywhere, and the injuries looked even more severe than those of the Sky Wolf.

  Khaleno watched as the battle raged on, Tianlang's injuries were extremely severe, seemingly at a disadvantage in the duel. His heart had long been worried and his hands were shaking. In an instant, he was hot-headed and didn't care about life or death, wanting to rush straight towards the giant dragon. His right hand tightly grasped the dagger, just as he was about to charge out, a loud, tender wolf howl suddenly rang out. Khaleno turned his head to see a small, round wolf with red eyes and an open mouth, its sharp teeth gleaming with bloodthirsty light, rushing towards the holy crown snake like a madman. Khaleno was startled for a moment, and when he reacted, it was too late to stop him. The snake was staring intently at Tianlang in the arena, when suddenly another enemy appeared out of nowhere. The small wolf fought desperately, and unexpectedly managed to get its teeth into the snake's remaining wing, tearing off a large piece of flesh and blood.

  The snake in pain, couldn't help but let out a loud roar, no longer caring about the confrontation with the heavenly wolf in front of it. Lowering its head, it wanted to kill the enemy that had invaded its body. Just then, a black figure suddenly flashed by, following the giant snake's body and stepping on its head. The icy silver light in his hand showed no mercy, fiercely stabbing into the snake's left eye. Then, with a sudden pull, large amounts of blood gushed out from the snake's eyes.

  That black shadow was He Lian Shang. It turned out that He Lian Shang saw Teng Snake attacking and knew he couldn't defeat him, so he hid to the side, waiting for an opportunity to assist Tian Lang. However, unexpectedly, He Lian Nuo and Xiao Lang suddenly returned. Seeing Tian Lang injured, they had already lost their rationality, especially Xiao Lang, who didn't care about his own life as he charged towards Teng Snake. He Lian Shang was helpless and could only attack prematurely. Fortunately, Xiao Lang's sudden attack succeeded, and He Lian Shang took advantage of the opportunity to pour all his strength into the tip of his dagger, instantly destroying one of Teng Snake's eyes.

  The dragon's eye was blinded, but it was in so much pain that it went mad, letting out a deafening roar and flailing its injured wing wildly, sending Hui Lian flying with severe injuries. However, the little wolf had bitten down hard on the dragon's wing and refused to let go no matter how desperately the dragon tried to shake it off.

  The series of changes was troublesome to mention, but it happened in an instant. The heavily injured Tianlang finally came to his senses and saw that Helianjiang had fallen to the side, his life or death unknown. The small wolf hanging from Tengshe's wing was also covered in blood. With a frantic howl, he suppressed the pain of his injuries and frantically pounced on Tengshe. Tengshe had already gone mad with pain. Tianlang seized the opportunity, raised his front paw, and fiercely clawed at Tengshe's heart, tearing out a piece of flesh and blood. Tengshe's still-beating heart was ripped out by this desperate swipe. Tianlang's ferocity reached its peak as he slapped Tengshe's heart to pieces with another swipe.

  Teng Snake felt a searing pain, and suddenly realized that his chest was empty. He lowered his head to see that his heart had been ripped out. Knowing that he was doomed today, he let out a desperate long howl, raised his front paws and heavily slapped them onto Tian Lang's body, vowing to perish together with Tian Lang.

  This claw carried the power of a dying counterattack, and the force contained within was no less than ten thousand kilograms. The Sky Wolf was knocked far away by this blow, heavily crashing to the ground in front of the Sky Wolf's den. This time, however, the Sky Wolf had no strength left to get back up. The python too had exhausted its last ounce of energy, and after striking out with its final claw, its massive body collapsed into a pool of blood, twitching a few times before falling still.

  The Tiangong Cave, which was just shaking the sky with its howling sound, is now eerily quiet. The once thriving Tiangong Cave has become a dead and silent place like a purgatory. Pools of blood have merged into rivers of blood, and these rivers have converged into a massive pool of blood. In this pool of blood, several huge corpses are strewn about, their wounds silently telling the story of how brutal and tragic the battle that just ended was.

  Suddenly, a figure slowly emerged from the blood pool, and it was He Lian Shang. After He Lian Shang stabbed out the giant dragon's eyes, he was also rolled to the ground by the dragon's wings, causing countless wounds on his body. However, this injury was considered the lightest among all people. He Lian Shang picked up a broken branch and struggled to stand up, limping and staggering to Xiao Lang's side. Xiao Lang had been bitten by Teng She and covered in scales, but still tightly bit onto one of Teng She's wings. He Lian Shang tried his best to separate them but couldn't, until this moment, when He Lian Nuo, who was watching from the sidelines, finally came back to his senses. He had been shocked by the series of events and lost consciousness, only regaining it when he saw He Lian Shang stand up from the blood pool. He quickly put away the dagger in his hand that was still ready to attack and rushed over. Seeing that the weak He Lian Shang couldn't separate Xiao Lang and Teng She, He Lian Nuo had no choice but to use his dagger to cut off the wing that Xiao Lang was biting onto. With great effort, he dragged Xiao Lang back into the cave, then turned around and went to Tian Lang's side. At this moment, Tian Lang's eyes were wide open, and blood was constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth. Apparently, Teng She's final counterattack had also dealt a fatal blow to Tian Lang.

  Kerlin couldn't hold back her tears, and with blurry eyes, she slowly lifted the heavily injured Tianlang's body back into the cave. She roughly bandaged the wounds of the little wolf and Kerlin, but was at a loss for what to do about Tianlang's injuries. Although his external wounds were severe, they weren't life-threatening; the real problem was his internal injuries. Kerlin knew that bandaging wouldn't be enough for internal injuries, so she could only move Tianlang next to the bonfire, trying to use the heat to preserve his weak vital signs.

  He Lian was silently watching He Lianuo doing all this, and his heart was also in pain like a knife twist that could not be tolerated. He clearly saw the despair and numbness in He Lianuo's eyes, and he knew that for a child who was not yet ten years old, all of this was too cruel, too heavy.

  He Lian Shang closed his eyes, leaning his back against the cold wall, two lines of icy tears slowly flowing down, dripping onto the ground of Tian Lang Cave, slowly seeping into the soil, and slowly taking away the warmth in his body. At this moment, He Lian Shang seemed to have returned to nine years ago, returning to that ruthless self.

  On the side, Helianuo stared at the sky wolf lying in front of him with wide eyes, anxiously looking at it. At this moment, the sky wolf had lost its usual majesty, its silver fur mixed with blood and mud, making it impossible to see its original color. Helianuo silently placed his hand on the sky wolf's body, feeling a chill run through its body into his heart, freezing his blood and heartbeat.

  Seeing the dying Tiang Lang, Helian Luo felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife. He had grown up drinking Tiang Lang's milk, and it could be said that in Helian Luo's heart, Tiang Lang was already as important as Nan Xiangyue. The nine years of living together had created a habit between the two, a habit of having each other by their side. Helian Luo couldn't even imagine how much joy he would lose, how much love he would lose without Tiang Lang.