The general in the command center was stunned for a long time when he received the news. He could not believe what he heard.
“Useless! Useless! All of you are f*cking useless! Didn’t the grandmasters boast that they are very powerful? Why are they all like useless idiots when fighting one lone Huaxianese?
“Where are our jets? Where are our helicopters? Send everything over and blow him up to bits!” He roared as though he had lost his mind.
Soon, he received a live feed. The jets and helicopters had found their target and were chasing it down.
Everyone was shocked by what they saw on the screen.
‘What’s that big mass behind the jeep?’
When they zoomed in to see clearly what was that, they nearly fainted.
‘Dammit!
‘Those are people! There were about thirty or forty of them tied up into a big ball. They were the secretive grandmasters from the Holy Mountain.
‘How are we supposed to blow him to bits?
‘If the jets dropped the bombs, those people would be the first to die!
The general trembled violently. His face was in a deep shade of red.
He was about to lose his mind seeing his target brazenly move toward the next destination while he could not do anything against him.
Half an hour later, his worries were all gone.
The target seemed to be heading toward Ular Holy Mountain.
He breathed a sigh of relief. ‘After this is none of my business. Let the grandmasters of the Holy Mountain take care of him!’ He thought.
Chapter 448 - So Much Fertilizer
Clang! Clang!
The sound of a bell echoed amid the snowy mountains.
The Holy Mountain was abuzz with activity.
Hindustani cultivators in white clothes and turbans came out of the various buildings and gathered at the main hall.
“Have you heard? Huaxia is here to seek revenge!”
“I’ve heard that even Jabu and the rest are defeated. There must be a whole pack of them! They’re picking a fight!”
“We’ll meet them head-on! Kill all the Huaxianese!”
The Hindustani cultivators talked among themselves. They were furious.
“Wrong! Wrong! You’re all wrong! I heard that there’s only one of them,” someone said abruptly.
“What? Only one?” The Hindustani cultivators were all shocked. They could not believe it.
How could one Huaxianese take on all of them?
“Haha! Don’t tell me there’s no one left in Huaxia? That’ll be a suicide mission for him!?”
“That person is quite powerful. No wonder Jabu and the others were defeated. However, if he’s already here, he shouldn’t expect to leave Hindustan alive. Go, go, go, take down that Huaxianese!”
“Right! Take him down!”
The Hindustanis rushed into the main hall with high spirits.
A group of hunched, skeletal old men with wrinkled faces and carrying snake-shaped staffs appeared. A few snakes coiled around their bodies, sticking out their tongues and hissing.
“Huaxia is here!”
“They’ve killed our people and razed our land. Can you tolerate such transgressions?”
One of the old men waved his fist.
“We can’t!”
“Kill that Huaxianese!”
The Hindustani cultivators cheered in reply.
“Then let’s go! Let the fury of the snake god burn him into ashes, and may his soul be tortured in hell for eternity!” The old Hindustani cultivator shouted.
Everyone cheered loudly. They were getting riled up.
After that, the cultivators went down the mountain. They were joined by a great river of snakes, whose hisses and chitters echoed in the valleys. Flying snakes covered the sky like a looming dark cloud.
The Hindustani cultivators traveled in jeeps.
There were not enough seats for all of them. Some of them clung to the sides and the roof of the jeeps.
The sounds of the jeep and the collective hissing of the cloud of snakes made for an intimidating sight.
…
Sunrise.
Tang Hao stopped. He could not drive too fast because of the mass of people behind him. He was still very far away from Ular Holy Mountain.
However, with those people behind him, he was not afraid of being attacked by aircraft.
The wind was cold and biting on the barren plain.
Tang Hao started a fire and roasted some snake meat. He occasionally flipped it over and sprinkled some seasoning. Very soon, a tempting scent of meat wafted in the air.
The Hindustani cultivators who were tied up in a bundle were not far away. Each of them had bruised and swollen faces.
They opened their eyes when they smelled the fragrance of meat.
They were livid when they saw the scene in front of them. Their wide-open eyes were about to spew fire.
How dare that damned Huaxianese kill their beloved snakes and cook them as food? That was blasphemy toward the snake god, and he would burn in hell!
“You bastard!” They cursed.
Tang Hao glanced at them. He carried a piece of meat to them and smiled kindly. “You all must be hungry! Here, have some meat. It’s delicious!”
“Don’t even think about it, damn bastard! We won’t eat that!”
They shouted angrily.
“Is that so?” Tang Hao smiled.
He went in front of one of them, held his jaw open, and shoved the meat into his mouth.
“Mmm!” The Hindustani cultivator struggled. His eyes brimmed with tears of shame.
However, his expression soon changed.
‘Hm? This meat actually tastes quite delicious. No, it’s super delicious!’
He had never tasted something so delicious in his life.
He chewed it several times and swallowed it.
“Delicious! Truly delicious!” He mumbled as he licked his lips.
He came to his senses and realized what he just did.
“Jabu, you traitor! The snake god will not forgive you!” The other cultivators shouted angrily.
Tang Hao looked around and walked toward the cultivator who was shouting the loudest. He shoved some snake meat into his mouth. The cultivator resisted for a while, but soon, his conviction wavered.
“Delicious! So delicious! I didn’t expect snake meat to taste so good!” The Hindustani cultivator mumbled.
“Sayyed, you traitor! You’ll burn in hell!” The other Hindustani cultivators shouted.
Soon, everyone fell silent. They all fell to the temptation of the snake meat.
They smacked their lips and mumbled, “That’s truly delicious!”
When the Hindustani cultivators arrived from the Holy Mountain, they saw their compatriots eating happily.
Both sides of the Hindustani cultivators were stunned.
They looked at each other, unable to make a sound.
Gulp!
The captive cultivators swallowed the snake meat and licked their lips, pretending that nothing happened.
The other cultivators did not know how to react.
‘Oh my god!
‘What did I just see? Jabu, Sayyed, and all the other devout followers of the snake god are eating meat, and snake meat no less! The corpse of the snake god is just lying there!’
“Heavens!”
The leader of the Hindustani cultivators lifted his head and roared toward the sky.
“It must be that devil who tempted Jabu and the others! Kill him now!” He pointed at Tang Hao and yelled.
The other cultivators also yelled angrily.
The torrent of snakes that covered the sky and the earth swarmed toward Tang Hao. Another twenty massive snakes slithered menacingly.
The swarm at the military base the night before was nothing compared to this.
However, Tang Hao was not flustered. Instead, his eyes sparkled.
“So much fertilizer!”
The snakes coul
d be eaten, while the inedible parts could be made into fertilizer for the plants, and the blood could be used to produce spirit jade. How useful!
Tang Hao rushed forward and flicked his wrists. Countless jade talismans flew from his hands and scattered in all directions.
An intense battle erupted!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sparks of fire and lightning exploded as Tang Hao threw the jade talismans as though they were free. He was like a mobile fort with extraordinary firepower. Every time he lifted his hands, another wave of jade talismans shot out.
He eventually gained ground. Snake corpses fell like raindrops wherever he went.
However, his expression remained calm, as though the torrent of snakes posed no threat to him.
The Hindustani cultivators were intimidated by his presence.
At first, they thought that they had the advantage in numbers, and they could easily kill the Huaxianese intruder. However, they discovered that they were very, very wrong.
That person was inhuman!
Since when did Huaxia have such a freak of a cultivator?
Their faces turned pale, and they started shivering.
“Run away! Run away now!”
The leader of the cultivators roared as he trembled with fear.
They started the jeeps and turned around, preparing to leave.
“Want to run away?” Tang Hao grunted. He flicked his wrist and aimed tens of jade talismans toward the jeeps. The jeeps exploded, and the people fell to the ground.
“None of you may leave!”
Tang Hao smirked. He ran up to them and grabbed them by their collars.
Chapter 449 - A Massive Serpent
When the news reached the Holy Mountain, the cultivators who remained on guard were shocked.
They could not believe that all the people and all the snakes could not defeat one person.
That was too ridiculous!
However, that news could not be wrong.
“Oh god! Is this the end of Ular Holy Mountain?”
Many Hindustani cultivators cried sorrowfully.
“I’ve already warned you all that we shouldn’t provoke Huaxia, but none of you listened! Now we have a monster in our country, and he’s heading to our Holy Mountain to kill us all!”
“It’s too late to say anything now. We’ve already offended him anyway!”
“That’s right! He wants to come, then let him come. We should avenge our fallen brothers!”
“Yes! Don’t forget that we have a trump card. The other Huaxia cultivator is still in our hands!”
“Quickly go and awaken the guardian of the mountain. None of the Huaxia cultivators will leave this place alive!”
The entire Ular Holy Mountain was swept over by fires of anger. Everyone in the mountain ran down the mountain and sat cross-legged in front of the entrance gate.
Clang! Clang! Clang! The booming sound of a bell echoed in the mountains.
Somewhere deep in the snowy mountains, something slowly stirred.
One hour, two hours…
Eight hours passed in the blink of an eye. In the evening, a cloud of dust was seen on the horizon.
A jeep soon appeared in view.
“He’s here!”
The cultivators at the entrance of the mountain stood up with grim expressions on their faces.
The jeep drew closer and closer.
“Oh? What’s that?” They looked closely and were shocked. There was a huge mass of something behind that jeep.
They were shocked once they discerned what it was.
‘Oh my god! They’re all people. No, they’re our fellow cultivators, tied together in a bundle and being dragged by the jeep!’
They were stricken with utter incredulity.
“Humiliation! This is utter humiliation!”
The elderly Hindustani cultivators trembled. They felt a gurgle in their throats, as though they were about to vomit blood because of anger.
Meanwhile, they also wondered how that jeep had the horsepower to drag so many people behind it.
The jeep stopped near the entrance gate, and a person hopped out of the jeep.
The person was dressed plainly in a white button-down shirt and jeans. The Hindustani cultivators were confused.
‘So… that’s the devil? How is he so young? Is there a mistake?”
Tang Hao swept his eyes over the crowd. He did not spot Taoist Master Qian Ji.
He stepped back, grabbed one of his captives, and pointed a gun to his head.
“Where is he?”
He glared coldly toward the direction of the mountain.
“Damn Huaxianese! Don’t think that we are afraid of you. You’re dead meat once you set foot in our Holy Mountain!” A Hindustani cultivator yelled angrily.
Tang Hao narrowed his eyes and pulled the trigger. He did not shoot the head, but instead at the person’s leg.
“I’m not very patient. I’ll count to three, and if you don’t bring that person out here, I’ll kill him. I’ll count to three again, and if you don’t bring him out, I’ll kill another.”
“You…” The Hindustani cultivators opened their eyes round and wide.
“One!” Tang Hao roared coldly.
“Two!”
He lifted his gun and pointed at the cultivators’ head. His finger was already on the trigger.
“Wait! Just wait! We’ll bring him out…”
The leader of the Hindustani cultivators shouted frantically.
He looked to his left and right, and two people behind him went into the mountain.
They returned about seven or eight minutes later, carrying someone by his shoulders. Tang Hao looked closely and saw that it was Taoist Master Qian Ji.
Taoist Master Qian Ji was in a pathetic state. He looked as though he was beaten up.
He was confused about what was going on, however, his spirits were lifted once he saw the figure at the entrance gate.
“I’ve brought you the person!” The old cultivator said, “Release our people first, and we’ll let him go!”
Tang Hao scoffed. “Do you think I’m an idiot! You’ll release him first!”
“No! You release our people first. How about… you’ll release half of them, then I’ll release him. After that, you can hand over the remaining half.”
“Deal!”
Tang Hao kept his gun and pushed that person forward. After that, he went to the back of the jeep and untied half of the people.
Meanwhile, the other side also brought Taoist Master Qian Ji to the front.
Tang Hao quickly went ahead and supported Taoist Master Qian Ji by his arm. He quickly ran a diagnosis on him. Aside from some superficial wounds and general weakness, he was unharmed. Tang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, the Hindustani cultivators rushed ahead and freed their remaining compatriots.
“Damn Huaxianese, don’t even think of leaving!” The Hindustani cultivators roared angrily.
Tang Hao fed Taoist Master Qian Ji two pills. He stood up and said coldly. “I’m not thinking of leaving just yet! I didn’t kill you all earlier because your life still has value to me.”
“Don’t be so boastful. Quick, invoke the Guardian!”
The leader of the Hindustani cultivators took out a small bell and shook it violently. The clanging sounds echoed in the mountains.
“Guardian?” Tang Hao furrowed his brows.
That sounded like something powerful!
A long and loud screech was heard from behind the mountain.
A massive black shadow soared into the sky. It was like a dragon that rode the wind and stirred the clouds.
The creature reached the tip of the clouds and abruptly dove toward the ground.
It was a massive white scaled serpent protected by layers of ice and frost. It had a pair of wings on its back like those flying snakes from earlier, but it was thousands of times bigger.
The monstrous beast rode the wind and swirled on top of the entra
nce gate. Its ferocious eyes were fixed on Tang Hao.
Tang Hao’s expression changed drastically. He knew he had to take the monster seriously.
That beast was bigger and more intimidating than the sea dragon he encountered in South Beach.
‘This creature is strong!’ Tang Hao thought.
He thought of running away but there was nowhere he could run to. Behind him was a patch of barren plain with no place to hide.
‘I’ll have to take it head-on!’
Tang Hao briefly counted his inventory of jade talismans. It should be enough to last him for the upcoming battle.
“You should run away first, Taoist Master!” Tang Hao turned around and told Taoist Master Qian Ji.
Taoist Master Qian Ji was stunned. He wanted to say no, but he remembered that he was in no condition to fight. He would only be a burden if he stayed.
“Take care!” He cupped his fists, then turned around and ran across the barren plain.
Tang Hao stood there and took long, deep breaths to calm himself down.
Even so, his blood was boiling.
It had been a while since he had encountered such a strong enemy. Wang Changsheng was one, but he was defeated and his whereabouts were unknown. The giant snake in front of him would be the second strongest enemy.
“Screech!”
The snake let out an earth-shattering cry.
It shuddered and dove toward Tang Hao. Its bloody mouth opened and spewed icy breath.
“Bring it!” Tang Hao inhaled lightly, stamped his foot, and dashed out in a burst of speed to take on the giant serpent.
Chapter 450 - Billowing Huaxia Flag
Boom! Boom!
Fire and lightning exploded in mid-air.
A person and a serpent were entangled in an intense battle.
The snake was covered by tough scales and a layer of unmelting frost. Individual jade talismans did not do any damage; only the Thirty-Three Heavenly Lightning Formation could.
The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799 Page 200