Chapter 74: Crystal Dragon

  Li Meng is a madman, but he's not the only one. Chi You, Yan Huang Jiuzu, Ba Zu's people are moving together, getting rained on and struck by lightning as they drill into the forest.

  "What the heck are these people doing? Are they crazy!" Li Mang cursed from behind, on this rainy day with continuous lightning flashes, staying at home was already suffocating, yet these guys were rushing into the forest with all their might, their behavior was truly unbelievable.

  But despite the scolding, Li Meng also discovered some strange phenomena. These groups of people rushed into the forest like crazy after entering the mountain, as if they were in a hurry to find something.

  "Was there a treasure inside?" Li Mang's eyebrows rose, his heart felt like it was being clawed by a cat. After some thought, he gritted his teeth and followed.

  Heavy rain, thunder sounded, even if Li Mang and others followed closely behind them, they couldn't notice that several people were advancing together in this eerie atmosphere.

  The mountain path was already difficult to walk, let alone the torrential rain and the darkness of night, every step was a struggle. Fortunately, they were not ordinary humans, relying on the lightning's glow, they plunged forward with their heads down, and surprisingly, their speed did not slow down at all. They could borrow power from the tree trunks and weeds to jump over lightly, each one had excellent lightness skills, except for Li Mang who was panting heavily.

  "Rustle... rumble!"

  "Ah!" A bolt of lightning struck beside a group of people, and one person was unfortunately hit by an electric snake, letting out a miserable cry before losing their voice.

  "...At this moment, everyone stopped in their tracks, looking up at the increasingly dense lightning flashing across the sky with apprehension. Some of the strong ones could indeed dodge the thunderbolts, or even confront them directly, but it was not them; if they were struck, there would only be death."

  Li Mang, who was at the back, also had a thrilling experience. Among several people, his strength was the weakest. If he said he wasn't afraid of the thunder in the high sky, he would blush himself.

  “……Are these people out of their minds?! They're still going in.” Li Mang exclaimed inwardly, touching the deerskin belt tied around his waist, and gritted his teeth to follow. At this point, he could only pray that the deerskin would bring him good luck, at least not get struck by lightning. If he were to turn back now, he wouldn't be able to live with himself.

  In the central part of Tianmen Mountain, a giant snake is coiled on top of a large tree, looking up at the sky with its head raised, as if challenging the heavens.

  This giant snake is very peculiar, with a body as thick as a bowl and scales like crystal. At this time, it was emitting a warm white light from its body, otherwise it would be difficult to spot. Moreover, this is not an ordinary snake species, as it has two claws at the front, sharp like a dragon's, with scales and armor, already showing signs of transforming into a dragon.

  At this time it is molting, a layer of transparent scales like crystal has been shed for more than half, and a pair of claws that are still taking shape can be seen underneath.

  "Yellow Crystal Python!" The man in black muttered softly, this was the first time he showed surprise, his voice had an eerie tone and something unusual, his eyes were scorching hot.

  "The Crystal Hydra just about to evolve into a Dark Dragon." Cheng Wei also spoke out its name.

  "It's actually a snake transforming into a dragon... Unbelievable." Judging from the tone and language, it's not hard to tell that this was said by Li Mang. Legend has it that snakes will climb to the top of trees and transform into dragons when they reach a certain age. Stories about snakes transforming into dragons have been widely spread among ordinary people, which is all Li Mang knows, but previously he had only heard them as anecdotes, never expecting to witness one himself today, which slightly excited him.

  Everyone was motionless, quietly waiting behind various covers. At this time, the Crystal Crocodile had not yet started its Tribulation, and if they rashly approached, they would not only provoke it, but even the Thunderbolt above their heads would not let them off.

  But after the tribulation, the Crystal Dragon will be extremely weak for a period of time, which is the best time to capture it. Whether it's Yanhuang or Chiyou, both sides are quietly waiting. When the Crystal Dragon finishes its tribulation, it will be the moment when the stormy weather and blood rain will start.

  Li Meng didn't have too many extravagant hopes, his strength was the weakest among those present, and he had no practical illusions that he would die. With the mentality of watching a blockbuster movie, he hid far away.

  "Whoosh......" The crystal snake skin fell from the top of the tree, hitting the roots with a crisp sound, and the crystal python had already completed its molt.

  "Crack..." A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, accurately hitting the Crystal Wyrm that had just shed its skin.

  "Aaaaah!" The crystal dragon, which had originally looked down on the heavens with pride, let out a heart-wrenching scream. Its body stiffened and its already weak physique became even more enfeebled, only able to hang limply from the treetop. Under the vast heavenly might, it could not help but lower its proud head.

  Despite this, Li Meng was already extremely shocked. The power of that flash of lightning was so strong, yet a small dragon could directly withstand it with its body, which was truly astonishing.

  "Ka-chunk... Boom!" The second enhanced thunderbolt struck half an hour later, not only charring the surface of the crystal dragon, but also causing nearby trees to suffer a calamity. The powerful shockwave sent people hiding in the surrounding area retreating repeatedly, their faces filled with shock.

  "My god, I haven't died yet!" Li Mang exclaimed as he retreated backwards, his eyes fixed intently on the front, darting back and forth with a sudden intent to snatch.

  If he could capture this dragon as a pet, it would surely become a great help to him. But the people in front of him with their tiger-like gaze made Li Mang feel discouraged. It seemed that he was not the only one who had this idea, hadn't they seen that everyone's eyes were red? Let's just wait and see if anyone can make a move!

  The third and final lightning bolt took a relatively long time to brew, taking about an hour before it finally descended. The massive explosion left Li Mang temporarily deafened, unable to hear any sound, but he saw the crystal dragon being struck and completely collapsing on top of the tree, losing all its former radiance, lifeless.

  The people hiding nearby didn't feel good either, although everyone had already retreated, but still severely underestimated the power of the last thunderbolt. Cheng Wei, the evil black-clothed man, and the hunchbacked old man were unaffected, only slightly uncomfortable, but some weaker ones suffered to varying degrees, Li Mang's head was dizzy, his ears completely deaf, and it took a good while before he could gradually recover his hearing.

  "Hmmph!"

  Cheng Wei and the evil energy man simultaneously let out a cold hum, their feet stomping on the ground as they floated in mid-air towards the large tree where the crystal dragon was located. In the true sense of the word, this wasn't actually flying, but rather qinggong (lightness skill), which required stepping on branches to borrow force and avoid falling down.

  But the two of them were incredibly fast, light as swallows, and after a few leaps they arrived at the large tree where the Crystal Dragon was. However, neither of them rushed to snatch the Crystal Dragon, instead standing on the branch, holding each other back. Now whoever tried to climb up would only be knocked down by the person below.

  "The Yellow Emperor's Nine Chapter Program of Mighty Prowess!"

  "Chi You's evil son Mo Ao!"

  The two of them revealed each other's identities, it can be seen that they are not ordinary people in the Yanhuang and Chiyou, otherwise who would know your name.

  With a clang, a soft sword appeared in Mo Ao's hand, while Cheng Wei didn't use any weapon, lightly stepping on the branch, using his light skill to charge towards Mo Ao.

  Although they were in mid-air, the two of them exchanged blows back and forth for over a dozen rounds without either gaining the upper hand. Li Mang's eyes grew hot with envy at this display of lightness kung fu.

  The tree was ablaze with fierce fighting, while those on the ground who had been stunned by the third thunderclap gradually came to their senses. A battle of wits unfolded, with both sides fiercely clashing in the darkness.

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