But this time, Feng Fei seemed to be rooted to the spot, firmly embedded in the flesh and blood. No matter how the snake-tailed fish-headed monster thrashed about, she remained unmoved. Because of this, Feng Fei's attacks were even more ferocious, and before long, it seemed as if the monster was about to pierce through the stomach lining. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter Twelve: Coma
Seeing that the stomach wall was about to be broken open, Feng Fei couldn't help but show joy. Then he poured all his spiritual power into the golden sword, hoping to cut open the abdomen of the snake-tailed fish-headed monster with one strike.
The blood shadow that had been constantly shifting positions in the sky finally completed its final transformation, but at this moment, Feng Fei's attack was also coming to an end.
Blood Shadow's twisted and transformed into a monster covered in tentacles. Its body remained pitch black, and its soft, chaotic tentacles twitched wildly. It appeared weak and powerless, but the aura surrounding Blood Shadow revealed that it had reached a peak level.
Blood Shadow was thoroughly enraged and summoned all the shadows back. However, his repeated attacks on Phoenix Flying had little effect and instead made the host, the snake-tailed fish-headed monster, even more seriously injured. This made Blood Shadow despise himself.
Blood Shadow, a creature that has existed since ancient times, possesses a unique and indomitable spirit. Now, Blood Shadow's spirit is to reclaim its dignity, even at the cost of its own life, after being mocked by Feng Fei. As for the host's life—thinking of this, Blood Shadow felt a sense of smugness. It wasn't some ignorant child; how could it not know? It was confident it could control its attacks without harming its host. It needed its host to continue living, not in its current massive form, but as a tiny clone—Blood Shadow had the foresight to leave a wisp of black shadow hidden deep within the snake-tailed fish-headed monster's body as a precaution.
Having prepared a way out, Blood Shadow decided to no longer tolerate Feng Fei's anger and to punish the weak creature before it.
Blood Shadow roared to the sky, and countless tentacles surged forth, appearing dense and overwhelming, giving anyone who saw it goosebumps.
After Blood Shadow roared, he seemed to push his momentum to its peak, followed by a frenzied attack.
Snowball remained perched on Feng Fei's back. Hearing Blood Shadow's roar, it couldn't help but turn around and glance back.
With just one glance, Little Snowball turned her head away in fright.
Suppressing her discomfort, Xue Tuan turned back to find the disgusting blood-red shadow already charging towards her. Its unstoppable momentum terrified her, as did its unwavering resolve to perish with it. However, Xue Tuan didn't utter a sound to warn Feng Fei. Feng Fei was currently focused all his spiritual energy and effort on the massive undertaking of disemboweling the snake-tailed fish-headed monster, allowing no room for error.
Xue Tuan gritted her teeth and swallowed a Yuanling Pill. She frantically channeled her spiritual power into the tortoise shell. With Xue Tuan's spiritual power support, the tortoise shell shimmered even more brilliantly, actually rising to an aura capable of contending with Xue Ying.
But it was all show and no substance. With the direct attack of the Blood Shadow, the defensive circle formed by the tortoise shell was like a dreamlike bubble. It burst with a single puncture, silently. The light on the tortoise shell returned to its original inconspicuous appearance the instant the light barrier dissipated, circling the snowball a few times before suddenly disappearing into the air. Meanwhile, the snowball spat out a mouthful of blood onto Feng Fei's back. Feng Fei was also affected; her body lurched forward, and the golden sword, carrying both her and the snowball, sank into the fleshy walls.
But the Blood Shadow's attack did not stop. Tentacles reached into the flesh that trapped Feng Feixue, and the flesh that was about to stop writhing slowly came back to life.
A hint of bloodlust and pleasure flashed across the terrifying and ferocious face of the Blood Shadow, but it was not satisfied with the status quo; what it had so far was not enough to offset its hatred for Feng Fei.
Feng Fei didn't faint when she plunged into the flesh wall, so she was fully aware of what Xue Ying had done. However, at this moment, her spiritual power was completely exhausted, and simply carrying Xue Tuan back into her arms almost drained her of all her strength.
Feng Fei looked helplessly at the blood-red shadow, feeling the fleshy walls slowly enveloping her and Xue Tuan. A wave of despair washed over her.
At that moment, she suddenly thought of Yuan Jue. Since they parted ways in the Demon Cave, they had never seen each other again, and she didn't know if he was alright. Perhaps she would never see him again in this life, and thinking of this, Feng Fei felt a dull ache in her heart.
Gradually, Feng Fei's consciousness became increasingly scattered, and in the moment before she lost consciousness, she saw Xue Ying's increasingly bloodthirsty and cruel appearance.
It seems I really am going to die, but I've dragged Xue Tuan down with me...
Feng Fei sighed inwardly.
Why……
The moment she lost consciousness, a sighing voice echoed in Feng Fei's heart, but the unconscious Feng Fei was completely unaware of it.
Seeing Feng Fei finally fall unconscious, Xueying's previously dull and lifeless eyes suddenly burst with astonishing excitement.
The idle tentacles suddenly sharpened, their tips gleaming with a cold light, clearly capable of easily piercing through thick divine weapons. The blood-red shadow suddenly exerted its power, and the sharp tentacles instantly appeared before Feng Fei, piercing his right wrist without hesitation.
Feng Fei convulsed in pain, but still did not wake up. However, her tightly furrowed brows showed that she must be in great pain and discomfort at this moment.
One strike is not enough.
Seeing that Feng Fei hadn't woken up from the pain of the attack, Blood Shadow angrily shot out three more sharp tentacles, which pierced into Feng Fei's other wrists and ankles. The snowball that Feng Fei had loosened while unconscious was merely embedded in the flesh, and was ignored by Blood Shadow.
The excruciating pain, as if her limbs were severed, spread from the depths of Feng Fei's mind throughout her body. Feng Fei wanted to be jolted awake by the pain, but a force was constantly preventing her from doing so. She couldn't resist, and in this tug-of-war, Feng Fei felt as if her spirit was being torn apart.
Seeing that Feng Fei remained unconscious, Blood Shadow finally roared, unleashing a barrage of tentacles that rained down indiscriminately, even engulfing the nearby snowball.
If Blood Shadow's tentacles were allowed to attack any part of Feng Fei's body, it might not matter much, but if they accidentally pierced his sea of consciousness, Feng Fei would truly be beyond saving. However, just as the tentacles were about to strike Feng Fei's head, a very faint golden light enveloped it. The tentacles vanished silently the moment they touched the golden light, without even Blood Shadow noticing their tentacles disappearing without warning. And just as the tentacles were about to strike Snowball, the previously vanished tortoise shell suddenly reappeared above Snowball, protecting him from the attack.
After several unrestrained attacks, the Blood Shadow's own form became much fainter. As it watched Feng Fei and Xue Tuan being pulled into the writhing flesh and blood and finally disappearing completely, it finally dissipated its form with satisfaction and returned to its original appearance.
After the Blood Shadow dissipated and departed, a faint light emanated from the spot where Feng Fei and Xue Tuan had been embedded. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter Thirteen: Tribulation of Lightning
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Feng Fei and Xue Tuan were eventually hidden inside the stomach wall of the snake-tailed fish-headed monster.
Because Feng Fei was in a coma, she did not see what was happening to her and Xue Tuan.
Because her body was pierced in many places by the Blood Shadow, gushing blood flowed into the stomach wall of the snake-tailed fish-headed monster, actually moisturizing the stomach wall and making it peristalsis even faster.
However, as the flesh and blood of the snake-tailed fish-headed monster slowly grew to Feng Fei's wound, it gradually stopped.
A black seal suddenly appeared above Feng Fei's brow, seemingly just a phantom. Through the black seal, one could see Feng Fei's brow emitting a faint blue light.
The black seal slowly rose and fell, and waves of mysterious and invisible ripples spread out. The tortoise shell protecting the snowball was affected by these ripples and slowly regained its previous brilliance.
But none of this affected the black seal; it continued to float slowly. As it floated and the ripples gradually spread, strands of powerful life force entered Feng Fei's body from the point of contact between the snake-tailed fish-headed monster's stomach wall and Feng Fei's wound.
As soon as those strands of power entered Feng Fei's body, they raged like ferocious beasts, shattering all of Feng Fei's meridians. Even Feng Fei, who was in a deep coma, couldn't help but groan, but suppressed by the inexplicable power, he never woke up.
Only after there were no more meridians in Feng Fei's body that could be damaged did the powerful life force cease its violent surge and transform into gentle little lambs, slowly roaming through every corner of Feng Fei's body.
Wherever the docile yet powerful life force passes, new meridians will regenerate, appearing more resilient and expansive than the previously destroyed ones. However, a person has countless meridians throughout their body, and this particular meridian repair alone took a full month.
When all of Feng Fei's meridians were completely renewed, an even more powerful life force was poured in once again.
Repeating the steps from the first time, this force mercilessly destroyed the newly formed meridians again, and all the broken meridians scattered in the flesh and blood or were absorbed by the surrounding flesh and blood as specks of spiritual energy.
This cycle repeats until the ninth time the meridians are formed, at which point this torment finally ends.
The benefit of this inhuman torture is that Feng Fei's meridians are now as tough as steel bars. Moreover, their width is incomparable to his previous meridians. If Feng Fei's meridians were a trickle before, now they are a vast ocean capable of accommodating the roaring flow of hundreds of rivers.
Even after Feng Fei's meridians were reshaped, the story was far from over.
The black seal hovered above Feng Fei's brow, its golden light flashing slightly. Visible, powerful life force and crimson energy surged wildly into Feng Fei's body like untamed horses. As wave after wave of this energy poured in, the flesh and blood enveloping Feng Fei and Xue Tuan gradually dimmed.
Suddenly, the entire space began to tremble slightly.
Even in his unconscious state, Feng Fei trembled involuntarily, but the black seal suddenly stopped, effectively dissipating the shockwave radiating onto Feng Fei.
The immense vitality and crimson power, after entering Feng Fei's body, were like a prodigal son returning home. After circulating around Feng Fei's body surface, they carefully and slowly seeped into Feng Fei's flesh and blood, slowly but firmly merging with the bloodline power and spiritual essence hidden within.
This period was long and lonely, but both sides were enjoying it immensely.
He didn't know how much time had passed. While unconscious, Feng Fei only felt a powerful and profound force pouring into his head. And within his flesh and blood, which Feng Fei couldn't see, the blood-red veins that were originally only a trace of gold gradually turned golden, echoing the golden spiritual power flowing in his meridians.
"Buzz~"
Suddenly, a series of profound and awe-inspiring powers emanated from the heavens and earth, and dark tribulation clouds slowly formed above the pool—Feng Fei was about to undergo the innate tribulation at this moment!
Under the dictates of Heaven, it doesn't matter whether you're prepared or not. Feng Fei hasn't fully woken up from his coma yet. If he doesn't have a powerful artifact to protect him, he might be reduced to ashes under the immense power of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Even though Feng Fei was inside the fleshy walls of the snake-tailed fish-headed monster's belly, and even though the monster had already swum to the edge of the pool, the unpredictable heavenly tribulation was not something to be underestimated by ordinary people.
Large swaths of dark, ominous clouds gathered above the pool, pressing down heavily and making it hard to breathe.
All the creatures around the pool retreated. Under the heavens, all are but ants; they have no desire to be inexplicably blasted into dust.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and strands of electricity drifted through the clouds, appearing and disappearing intermittently, inspiring fear in those who looked upon them.
Although Feng Fei, who was gradually regaining consciousness, was still not fully awake, the power of the heavenly tribulation caused her to involuntarily furrow her brows. She seemed to be struggling to wake up, but was still being blocked by an inexplicable force.
Heavenly tribulation doesn't care whether you're awake or asleep when it strikes; finally, the first bolt of lightning struck down impatiently.
Lightning cleaved through the layers of water in the pool, slowly but steadily striking the spot where Feng Fei was. However, because the pool water conducted electricity, many creatures in the path of the lightning were electrocuted, turning into charred remains that sank to the bottom of the pool. The stronger creatures, on the other hand, were instantly paralyzed by the lightning and fled as fast as they could.
However, precisely because the pool water absorbed much of the lightning tribulation, less than half of it actually struck Feng Fei. The remaining lightning tribulation struck the snake-tailed fish-headed monster's belly without hesitation—it deserved its bad luck, having greedily swallowed Feng Fei. The snake-tailed fish-headed monster's skin was extremely slippery and tough; only a terrifying force like heavenly tribulation could break through its skin in a single blow.
As the lightning struck, the snake-tailed, fish-headed monster's skin was instantly torn and its flesh was ripped open.
Strangely, not a single drop of blood or flesh flowed from the snake-tailed fish-headed monster's wound.
The lightning tribulation felt its authority had been challenged, and immediately flew into a rage, unleashing three consecutive bolts of lightning.
The snake-tailed fish-headed monster's internal defenses were rendered useless under the three lightning tribulations, instantly exposing Feng Fei and Xue Tuan.
The tortoise shell protected the snowball and carried it far away from where Fengfei was undergoing tribulation, leaving only the black seal to protect Fengfei as he waited for the lightning to strike.
A hazy golden light surrounded Feng Fei, and the seemingly fragile halo actually blocked the three lightning tribulations from entering.
However, the lightning tribulation did not dissipate. Instead, at the very moment it struck the halo, an even larger golden halo enveloped the three bolts of lightning.
The tribulation lightning wasn't over, but it didn't strike immediately either; it seemed to be brewing something. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian (起点) with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter Fourteen: The Innate Realm
As the lightning tribulation slowly brewed, the golden aura emanating from the black seal absorbed the lightning it contained.
It couldn't be called digestion, but rather, under the influence of the black seal, the lightning tribulation that filled the two layers of golden light instantly transformed into strands of lightning power that slowly seeped into the golden light where Feng Fei was.
These strands of lightning power, seemingly tamed, rushed into Feng Fei's body in a rapid, orderly fashion.
Under the influence of this lightning power, even the extremely docile lightning caused Feng Fei's body to tremble involuntarily. However, nothing worse happened—the black seal seemed to be helping Feng Fei develop some kind of special physique, rather than harming her.
When all the lightning power had merged into Feng Fei's body, the last few lightning bolts finally descended.
If it were an ordinary person undergoing the tribulation of the Innate Realm, there would only be three lightning tribulations. However, Feng Fei had already endured four lightning tribulations, and afterwards, he was struck by a combination of five lightning tribulations.