However, he did not have many of those talismans formations left. He did not craft many in the first place, and the earlier battles left him with only two sets.
He used one and managed to blow some of the scales away. That was not a lot of damage.
“This monster is quite powerful!”
Tang Hao’s mood became dour as the battle went on. He estimated that the snake had thirteen or fourteen centuries’ worth of cultivation. It was far more powerful than the sea dragon.
While he fought for his life above, the Hindustani cultivators below were dumbstruck as they watched the battle.
All of them were frozen in place. Their faces were already stiff.
That was the Guardian that had protected their Holy Mountain for a thousand years. It was the incarnation of the snake god, and it was supposed to be indestructible.
However, it was locked in a tough battle with the Huaxia cultivator.
“Oh my god! Just who is that Huaxia cultivator? Why haven’t I heard of him before?” They exclaimed.
No words could describe the shock in their hearts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle continued.
Tang Hao, hovering in the air, evaded the attacks from the monster agilely. As he wove across the air, he flicked his wrists and threw out jade talismans or sorcery spells.
His target was not the monster’s head, but rather the open wound caused by the lightning formation.
The monster was smart enough to hide its wound away from him. It also moved very fast. Hitting the target was not going to be easy.
Boom!
A jade talisman struck the wound. Lightning energy crackled and widened the wound. Blood and gore splashed out.
“Screech!”
The serpent was angry!
Its body convulsed. In a flash, it swung its tail like a whip. It created a loud boom as it cracked through the air.
Fast!
That was too fast!
Tang Hao did not manage to evade in time and was struck squarely by the tail.
The defensive talismans on his body were activated, but the light shields immediately shattered. The tail landed on Tang Hao’s chest.
“F*ck!” Tang Hao cursed under his breath.
He felt as though he was hit by a ten-thousand-ton mallet. His internal organs shook, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
His body shot out like a cannonball and slammed against the cliff wall.
Then, he fell heavily on the ground with a thud.
Tang Hao moaned and got to his feet. He felt as though all the bones in his body had been shaken loose, and his chest was hurting like crazy.
“Dammit!” He managed to regain his balance and spat out a mouthful of bloody foam. He gritted his teeth and his gaze burned with strong killing intent.
“It’s either you or me today, you monster!”
His body trembled and he brandished his qi aura. Then, he flicked his wrists and a formation of thirty-three lightning talismans surrounded him.
That was his last Thirty-Three Heavenly Lightning Talisman Formation!
He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, and his body flew upward in a burst of speed like a reverse meteor.
Crackle! Pop!
Lightning energy grew more and more intense. Its light illuminated the skies.
The snake also flapped its wings and dove downward.
The person and the snake collided in a momentous explosion.
At that instant, lightning energy burst out in all directions. The flash of light was blinding and bathed its surroundings in a snowy white hue.
The serpent wailed painfully, and Tang Hao grunted laboriously.
The giant serpent’s mouth was split into two, while Tang Hao was sent flying and fell on the ground.
He retrieved a pill from his pocket dimension and swallowed it. After that, he rushed forward with his jade talismans and sorcery to continue fighting.
The serpent grew weaker and weaker. Tang Hao was slowly gaining the advantage.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Another wave of explosions sent the serpent howling in pain and falling to the ground. It slammed into the entrance gate and the Hindustani cultivators scattered in all directions.
They were panicking as they looked at the losing serpent.
Many people clutched their heads and pulled their hair. They could not believe that the Guardian of the Holy Mountain was about to be defeated.
“Oh great snake god! How could this be!”
“It’s over! The Holy Mountain is over!”
They cried sorrowfully.
Thud!
Tang Hao landed on the ground and walked toward the serpent.
His clothes were torn and his body was stained in blood. He looked like he was in a bad shape, though his gaze was cold and filled with killing intent.
“You’ve lived for so long, you monster. It’s time for you to die!”
He flicked his wrists and his remaining jade talismans flew out and struck the serpent.
Then, he lifted his dagger and stabbed it in the middle of the serpent’s head.
He twisted the dagger, channeled qi into it, and blew a hole in the serpent’s skull.
That was the end of the Guardian of Ular Holy Mountain.
Even though it was dead, the massive serpent corpse remained an awe-inspiring sight.
The Hindustani cultivators all kneeled to the ground and prostrated at the body of the snake. Many were weeping loudly.
Tang Hao turned around and walked toward them.
“Don’t blame me for being cruel, but you have brought this upon yourself! You shouldn’t have challenged Huaxia’s might! Your blood shall be a libation to the fallen soldiers.”
He opened fire without hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Hindustani cultivators fell one by one as the bullets struck them.
Very soon, the number of living people at the entrance gate of Ular Holy Mountain was reduced to one.
The cold wind blew past a desolate battlefield of carnage.
Tang Hao looked at his surroundings. He turned around and climbed up the steps of the snowy mountain.
Ular Holy Mountain was tall and grand. Half of the mountain was covered in snow, which only grew thicker as Tang Hao made his way up. He saw many buildings on both sides of the path.
Tang Hao went into each of those buildings but did not find anything useful.
He continued climbing up the stone steps. At the peak of the mountain was a statue of Shiva with a snake around her neck.
The statue was covered in a thick layer of snow.
Tang Hao stood there for a long time, gazing at the statue.
A cold wind blew all around him.
‘This statue must be a few thousand years old!’ Tang Hao thought.
“From now on, Ular Holy Mountain is no more,” he mumbled.
He retrieved a Huaxia flag from his pocket dimension and planted it on the statue.
The wind unfurled the flag.
The redness of the flag was a stark contrast to its white surroundings.
Tang Hao grinned as he gazed upon the flag. He took out his phone and took a few photos.
Whir! Whir! Whir!
At that moment, several helicopters approached from afar.
Tang Hao shot a quick glance at them. He did not care if they were drawing nearer to him.
The helicopters were there to survey the situation, but the pilots were dumbstruck when they saw the billowing red Huaxia flag on top of the mountain.
They thought that their eyes were playing tricks on them.
‘Isn’t that Ular Holy Mountain in Hindustan territory? Why would the Huaxia flag be there?
‘Oh my god! Don’t tell me that the Holy Mountain has fallen?’
They were terrified when they arrived at that thought.
The people in the command center were dumbstruck when they saw that scene through the live camera feed. Each of them stood up w
ith incredulous faces.
The commander stood there for a very long time. He did not make a sound or move an inch.
“Reporting to Command Center. We have locked on to the target. Should we proceed with the attack?”
“Please reply. Do we proceed with the attack?”
The pilot’s voice was heard through the communicator.
“Attack my *ss. Everyone, get back here right now!” The commander roared. He turned around and yelled at the people around him. “Contact Huaxia now and get them to bring that freak back!
“What? They don’t admit that the freak is one of them? F*ck me, is that a joke? He’s already planted the Huaxia flag on the mountain, and they say he’s not one of them? They must be blind!
“Send that photo over!
“What? They’re still not admitting it? Damn those shameless Huaxianese! Please, I’m begging them, take that guy away! I can’t take it anymore!
“Dammit, should I kneel down and kowtow to them?”
The commander’s angry voice echoed in the command center.
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The helicopters flew away.
Tang Hao sat down and rested for a while.
He lowered his head and laughed bitterly when he looked at himself. He was injured, and his clothes were tattered.
He tore away his clothes and changed into a clean set. Then, he walked down the mountains. There, he was faced with the problem of how to transport the massive serpent corpse.
The corpse was too big, and his pocket dimension was already filled with firearms.
He did not want to leave the serpent behind either. The corpse was too useful to go to waste.
He thought for a while and remembered that he had a magatama.
He took out the magatama and activated the portal, then dragged the serpent through the portal by its tail. He was exhausted when the snake was halfway through.
“Dammit, it’s too heavy!” Tang Hao cursed under his breath as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
At the same time, he noticed a figure sneaking in from the other end of the barren plain. That was none other than Taoist Master Qian Ji.
“Hey, Taoist Master, everything is OK now!” Tang Hao shouted and waved his arm.
Taoist Master Qian Ji came over. His eyes opened round and wide.
“What the hell? You slaughtered that monster?” Taoist Master Qian Ji exclaimed incredulously as he slapped his thigh.
“Ha, don’t mention it. That monster was very strong. It wasn’t easy! I’ll give you some meat when we get back later,” Tang Hao said.
Taoist Master Qian Ji’s jaw dropped. He could not find the words.
‘Dammit, this kid is becoming more and more of a monster! He leveled the entire Holy Mountain just by himself!
‘If this goes on, will there be anyone who can stop him?’
He looked at himself and felt utterly demoralized.
Even though he was older and more experienced, he was captured by the Hindustani cultivators and nearly died. If Little Brother Tang had not rescued him, his life would have ended here at Ular Holy Mountain.
If that happened, he would not be cremated with Mao Mountain rites, and his body would not be brought back to Huaxia.
“Thank you so much, Little Brother Tang!” Taoist Master Qian Ji thanked Tang Hao from his heart.
“Ha, don’t mention it. It’s what I should do! Come and help me!” Tang Hao asked the Taoist master to help him with the serpent corpse.
After that was done, Taoist master Qian Ji clapped his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
He straightened his brows and looked angry. “Little Brother Tang, I believe that… there’s a traitor!”
“Oh?” Tang Hao was shocked. He stared at Taoist Master Qian Ji and waited for an explanation.
“On the day before yesterday, when the incident started, I set out to pursue the three Hindustani cultivators immediately after I got the news. The chase brought me beyond the border.
“However, I was ambushed once I was in Hindustan territory! Oh my, that was two fighter jets and ten missiles. Oh, how cruel can they be!
“I was caught by surprise at that moment. The missiles knocked the wind out of me. After that, those snake-charmers came and took me away!
“Don’t you think that there’s something fishy about this?”
Tang Hao furrowed his brows when he heard that.
He would not have thought of that if Taoist Master Qian Ji had not reminded him about it. He thought that it was strange that he was attacked at the small house in the middle of the plains.
It was not easy to mobilize five fighter jets and almost a thousand soldiers. It must mean that they were expecting him to be there.
He recalled the details of the event and realized that something was very wrong. According to Taoist Master Qian Ji, he was ambushed right after he entered Hindustan territory, so how could he have sent that distress signal at one o’clock in the night?
“Did you send a distress signal, Taoist Master?”
“Distress signal? I was already captured as soon as I got here! How would I be able to do that? Is there something wrong, Little Brother Tang?”
Tang Hao told him what Taoist Master Fu Yun said.
“See? As I’ve said, there’s a traitor in our ranks. My communicator was destroyed in the missile attack, and I don’t think the Hindustanis could have sent a signal with their equipment. So if it’s not them, who else could it be? How did the Hindustani army know that you’ll be coming to my rescue and that you would go there?” Taoist Master Qian Ji said with a dry laugh.
“There’s a rat!” Tang Hao said seriously.
His expression became extremely unpleasant.
He would have been killed if he did not have the Artifacts to protect him. Taoist Master Qian Ji would have been dead too. Who was the cruel traitor who wanted them dead?
“Who could it be?” He mumbled.
“That’s hard to say, but there aren’t that many suspects. It’ll be easy for us to find out once we get back! If I find out who it is, I’ll kill him! Treason is a heinous crime!” Taoist Master Qian Ji said viciously.
Tang Hao looked unpleasant. The anger in his heat was rising rapidly.
“Let’s go back!” Tang Hao helped Taoist Master Qian Ji up the jeep and they drove toward the border.
On the drive back, Tang Hao looked attentively at the sky for any incoming fighter jets.
However, he did not spot any during the few hours he was driving on the open plain.
The sky was getting darker.
It was almost ten o’clock at night when they arrived at the border.
Tang Hao took out his communicator and sent a signal.
Not too far after they crossed the border, they could hear the sound of a helicopter.
They saw a military helicopter flying toward them in the night sky.
“This is Eagle Five, here to pick up the returning heroes!
“I repeat. This is Eagle Five, picking up the victorious heroes!”
The voice of the pilot could be heard over the roar of the propeller.
When the helicopter was overhead, a rope ladder was dropped. Taoist Master Qian Ji climbed up first, followed by Tang Hao.
The helicopter turned around and left.
They returned to the military base a little more than an hour later. Many people were waiting on the airfield as the helicopter descended and landed.
The base was brightly lit.
Tang Hao looked around and was stunned by the spectacle. Everyone who was on the airfield was a military officer with a shockingly high rank. The medals on their uniforms dazzled him.
All of them were big shots in the military.
After they jumped off the helicopter, the people crowded around them eagerly.
“Congratulations on your return, heroes!”
The leader of those peop
le came, grabbed Tang Hao’s hand, and shook it hard. He wore an eager smile on his face.
“You’re amazing, Comrade Tang Hao! That was a good one! Haha! Don’t you know that the Hindustanis are crying and begging us to take you back?
“They should’ve learned their lesson this time. I don’t expect any trouble from them for at least the next ten years!”
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