An abstract trainer who taught Charmander the Incinerate move

Chapter 217 Slaying Me to Prove the Dao, Tang Snake's Nirvana! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

My mind is blank!
The snake seemed to be frozen in place, its emerald scales trembling slightly from the enormous impact.

Hunting one's own kind? Hunting an elf that looks almost exactly like oneself? This feeling... this feeling is like having to snap one's own neck!

An unprecedented sense of resistance, stemming from the depths of its life instinct, surged into its heart, causing its vine whip to droop softly, and its murderous intent to vanish instantly.

Seeing the obvious hesitation and struggle in Tang She's eyes, Master Xiao Gang said unhurriedly.

"What? Can't bring yourself to do it? Heh, that's understandable, it's only natural for a snake. After all, it does take extraordinary willpower to take action against another version of yourself."

He abruptly changed the subject, as if he had planned it all along.

"It's alright. If you really feel resistant, I won't force you. We can always settle for another equally excellent option. Look over there..."

The master pointed to a dark, damp thicket not far away, where a strange black snake, entirely black with purple-gold patterns and a head like a hard-boiled egg, was coiled on the ground, making a "man man man" sound.

"That's a 248-year-old black mamba snake. This snake is highly venomous, swift, and deadly. Using it as your first spirit ring will also grant you immense power, especially your poison-attribute spirit skills, whose destructive power will be considerable! However..."

The master paused deliberately and gave Tang She a meaningful look.

"Once you choose the Black Mamba Snake's spirit ring, your Silver Grass martial soul's development path will be completely different. How you choose is entirely up to you. What kind of path do you want to take?"

Road...road?!

These two words were like a boulder thrown into a deep pool, stirring up a monstrous wave in Tang She's chaotic mind!

The road? My road?!

It suddenly recalled its journey, from the Pokémon world to the Pokémon Continent, and what the ultimate path that had been etched into its soul was.
Under the shady shadow of the ancient banyan tree's gnarled roots, the emerald green body of the Tang snake was frozen like jade.

Its proud head drooped slightly at this moment, and its astonishing wisdom was operating wildly at an unprecedented speed, stirring up the chaotic sea of ​​its mind.

It shouted the slogan "Become the strongest and ascend to the throne of the god-king" with a deafening roar.

But it never really bothered to figure out what path it should take to truly reach the summit.

"hiss--!"

In that moment of mental turmoil, the vine snake beside the ancient banyan tree root, which looked almost exactly like it, seemed to sense something and suddenly raised its head.

His cold, disdainful gaze pierced through the shadows of the forest, locking onto Tang She!
That one glance made Tang She's scales instantly bristle!
It saw something incredibly familiar deep within the other's amber snake eyes.

That was the arrogance that originated from himself, the will of a god-king who regarded all things as ants and was the only one who was supreme!

That eye contact was like looking in a mirror!

"hiss--!!"

A piercing scream filled with endless ferocity and arrogance erupted from the mouth of the vine snake!

It was clearly just the howl of a magical beast, containing no words of the common Elven language of the Doujing Continent.

But the moment that hiss rang out, the shared bloodline allowed Tang Snake to instantly understand the extreme insult contained in that hiss!

[You lowly, despicable scum! How dare you desecrate my divine body with your vile and filthy gaze?! A piece of trash like you, who has awakened a terminally ill Silver Grass Martial Soul, is worthy to look me in the eye?! Such blatant disrespect towards me has led you to your doom!!!]

"Wha...what?!"

Tang Snake was taken aback at first, then an unprecedented rage instantly overwhelmed all its reason!

This feeling... this feeling is a million times more humiliating than being flattened by Xiao Huolong, being sucked into Xiao Wu's abyss by her giant mouth, or being elbowed by the blue-skinned security guard!
Just because the other person is exactly like oneself, this contempt and disdain from "oneself" is practically denying the entire meaning of its existence!
"Spirit Serpent! You ignorant beast! How dare you... how dare you use such vile language to describe me?! You mindless bastard, how dare you humiliate the future God-King?! You... you've already committed suicide!!!"

The killing intent was made! There was no longer the slightest hesitation!

"Silver Grass—Appear!!!"

The Tang Snake's emerald green body trembled violently with rage, and the phantom of the weapon spirit [Silver Grass], which was considered to be in the late stage of cancer, instantly bloomed with a faint silver light behind it!
"Hiss! Aaaaaaaah! Behold my insane, mad whip-slashing technique!!"

It roared and hissed, its two silvery-white vines whipping wildly like venomous snakes, drawing all its soul power and rage, and lashing madly at "itself" under the tree!
The whip's shadows were chaotic and disorderly, yet they carried a frenzied, suicidal momentum!

however!
Its limp vine whip hadn't even had a chance to fall half an inch—

"Whoosh—smack!!!"

A deafeningly loud blast of sound pierced the air and exploded first!

The opponent's vine whip, imbued with 422 years of wild power, struck first despite being behind, like a green lightning bolt tearing through the air, lashing Tang She's face with unparalleled precision!

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!!!"

A searing pain exploded instantly. The entire snake was flung off the ground by the force, spinning backward like a spinning top, and crashed heavily into the mud, splashing up a large number of withered branches and leaves!

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"

A dense, rain-like sound of whipping echoed through the quiet forest!
The Tang snake, like a spinning top being whipped or a sow being driven away, rolled and bounced wildly among the withered branches and leaves under the ancient banyan tree!
The hard tree roots and sharp stones relentlessly scraped its proud scales, leaving behind a series of messy scratches, and the fishy smell mixed with grass juice spread out.

"Hiss—! (Hahaha, you slut among sluts, you actually dare to dream of killing me? Today I'll let you taste the most absurd way to die in this world!!!)"

The hissing of the vine snake, accompanied by the crack of the whip, filled Tang Snake's chaotic mind, brimming with cruel pleasure.

"Oh my god, Master! Help me!!!"

Tang She was beaten so badly that he was powerless to fight back. He was as pathetic as a sow waiting to be slaughtered. He could only let out a pig-like squeal that was a mixture of excruciating pain and extreme humiliation, desperately calling for help from Master Xiao Gang, who was not far away.

At this moment, seeing Tang She rolling around on the ground like a gourd being whipped by his other self, Master Xiao Gang almost burst out laughing out loud.

But outwardly, he instantly switched to a mode of anxious concern, letting out a grief-stricken roar.

"You beast! How dare you harm my disciple!!! Tang Snake, don't panic, your master will come to your aid!"

A roar that was like a thunderclap from a clear sky!

Suddenly, Master Xiaogang stretched out his hands and ripped open his clothes, revealing the true form of the gray-brown Onix attached to the human body!
Boom!

With a deafening roar of rocks grinding together, the massive rock serpent, its body covered in sharp edges and exuding a heavy, earthy aura, raised its ferocious rock head!
"First Soul Skill: Hallelujah Whirlwind!!!"

The giant onix let out a wild roar!

Master Xiaogang steadied his human body in a horse stance, then suddenly exerted force from his waist, swinging the incredibly heavy Rock Serpent body as if it were a giant rock chain hammer, and it began to spin wildly!
Whoosh—whoosh whoosh—! ! !
In an instant, sand and stones flew everywhere!

The massive Onix stirred up the air, creating terrifying wind pressure, swirling up fallen leaves and dust, and crashed into the battlefield with the force of a tornado destroying a parking lot!

Bang! Boom! Crack!

The rapidly spinning Onix was like a runaway rock pile driver. Its massive head, carrying immense force, slammed indiscriminately into the area where the two vines were locked in combat, like a whirlwind sweeping away fallen leaves!
"Ooh o ...

The excruciating pain instantly halted all its movements, leaving it only able to let out a desperate screech.

Upon hearing this, Master Xiao Gang, who was frantically casting spells, suddenly stopped, the whirlwind abruptly ceased, and smoke and dust filled the air.

His human face showed an extremely realistic look of astonishment and apology.

"What?! You're Tang She? Sorry, you two look exactly alike, your master..."

In that split second, a chilling killing intent suddenly burst forth from the eyes of the "Tang Snake" that had been struck by the Onix!
"Hiss!!! (Now! Die, Old Deng!!!)"

Despite being suppressed and appearing disheveled, "Tang Snake" suddenly flashed a fierce light in his eyes!
This is the opportunity it has been waiting for!
Its vine whip instantly straightened, the emerald light highly concentrated, aimed at the seven-inch spot of Master Brock's unsuspecting Onix, wrapped with Grass-type energy that counters Rock-type, and launched a long-planned fatal attack!
"Whoosh—Crack!!!"

"Hmphh ...

A sickeningly loud thud as rocks shattered and Master Xiaogang's earth-shattering scream exploded at the same time!

The attack landed squarely on Onix's rocky body, the grass-type energy frantically eroding the rock structure!

The enormous rock serpent's rocky head suddenly dimmed, clearly indicating that it had suffered a severe injury and had completely lost its ability to fight for a short period of time!
"Croak! Master! I am Tang She! You...you've been tricked by that treacherous beast!!!"

Watching helplessly as his only savior was ambushed and severely injured by another version of himself using such despicable means, the real Tang Snake let out a cry of grief and indignation, struggling to get up.

"Hehehehehe!!!"

At this moment, the insidious vine snake slowly straightened up, looking down at the two people on the ground, one seriously injured and unconscious, the other in a sorry state, and let out a piercing, triumphant, and mocking laugh!
"How utterly foolish! Do you think I've lived for over four hundred years in this dog-eat-dog Soul Hunting Forest for nothing?! My extraordinary wisdom is not just for show! What difficulty is there in the common elven language to me?! I'm just playing along!"

"What?!!"

Tang She stared at the other's snake eyes, which were just as calculating as his own, and felt a chill run from his tailbone straight to the top of his head!
This guy... is so insidious, cunning, and scheming... he'll do anything to survive...

This...this is practically another version of me in the world!!!
Ignoring the master who was lying on the ground, unable to fight, Tengis Snake slowly walked up to Tang Snake.

It looked down at this being, which was extremely similar to itself in both its outward appearance and inner soul, and its eyes revealed pure disgust and contempt.

"The more I look at you, the more nauseating you become! You are a cowardly, incompetent, blustering, arrogant, foolish, short-sighted, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, utterly undignified... You are a despicable wretch who embodies all the worst traits in the world!"

Its vine whip lashed at the Tang snake's cheeks like lightning.

"Look at you, you piece of trash! You possess extraordinary wisdom but only know how to rage helplessly. You call yourself a God-King but can't even master a Martial Soul. You grovel before the strong but become arrogant before the weak. You bully the weak and fear the strong, all bluster and no substance. You're opportunistic and have no bottom line! You can't even manage the most basic patience, or you only know how to curse in the shadows but dare not confront them head-on! You are a complete and utter piece of trash! A failure among failures! A disgrace among disgraces!"

With each word it spoke, the vine whip increased its force, lashing the Tang snake until its skin was torn and its scales flew off!
"You piece of trash... how dare you look exactly like me?! Your very existence is the ultimate insult to the title of God-King! You are doomed! Die!!!"

"Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!!!"

The searing pain was mixed with an unprecedented sense of humiliation!
Each lash not only pierced its face, but also shattered all its false pride and its dream of becoming a god-king!

Endless humiliation, pain, and anger boiled wildly in Tang She's heart like magma, and his killing intent was more intense than ever before!
"Damn it! Snivy! You wretched beast!! You...you are the most despicable thing ever! You are arrogant and domineering! You are treacherous and cunning! You are self-righteous! You are cruel and tyrannical! You are ungrateful! You are all bark and no bite! You have no bottom line! Where is your nobility?! You are nothing but a vile scum that embodies all the evil in the world! I must kill you! I must completely wipe you out, the most filthy existence in the world!!!"

Like the most devout believer confessing his sins before a statue of God, or like the most ruthless judge announcing a death sentence from the dock!

It roared out the other party's crimes with all its might, denouncing the ignorant beast with all its might.

However, in the midst of this extreme anger and accusation, Tang She's astonishing wisdom seemed to be struck by lightning!

Wait a minute... arrogant, treacherous, self-righteous, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, incompetent and furious, opportunistic...

These... these disgusting traits...

Isn't this a true reflection of myself all along?!
This beast... this nonsensical thing... this... this isn't myself?!
Boom——! ! !
This sudden realization was like a thunderclap from the heavens, exploding deep within Tang She's soul!
So...so...I was the one who, from head to toe, inside and out, was the most likely to die?!

"Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!"

In an instant, Tang She's expression suddenly became extremely frenzied, like a madman!

It suddenly raised its head, letting the blood slide down its forehead and flow into its serpentine eyes that were burning with flames!
So that's how it is! So that's how it is! Is this my path to becoming a God-King?!

I know that this is... the path to death!
"If Heaven had not given birth to the Tang Tang Serpent, the path of death would have been shrouded in eternal darkness!!!"

It suddenly opened its arms as if to embrace the malice of the entire world, letting out a roar that shook the entire Soul Hunting Forest.

"Bring on the whip!!!!!!!!!"

Om-! ! !
A summoning power originating from the source, centered on Tang Snake, spread like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, sweeping across the entire Soul Hunter Forest!
In an instant, the entire Soul Hunting Forest seemed to come alive!

As far as the eye could see, all the silver grasses lying prostrate on the ground, like subjects paying homage to a king, broke free from the soil and transformed into streaks of silver-green light, flowing wildly towards the ancient banyan tree like rivers flowing into the sea!

On this day, the scoundrel Tangtang Snake once again entered the realm of terrestrial immortals!
"Wh...what?! How...how is this possible?!"

The once arrogant vine snake was now terrified. It looked at the silver storm flying all over the sky and felt the fear that came from its life instinct!

"You...you only awakened the useless martial soul, Silver Grass...No...you can't kill me! I...I am you!!!"

It let out a desperate scream, trying to make a last-ditch effort to prove its shared origin.

Tang Snake hovered in the center of the silver-green storm, his cold snake eyes no longer showing any confusion or hesitation, only a resolute killing intent to cut off everything!
"Snivy, don't you understand?! Every being in this world has its own path to death! Including you and me! And you... are the one who deserves to die the most!!!"

It calmly watched the struggling, wailing creature before it, as if looking in a mirror and reflecting all its own unbearable past. Its will was like the judgment of heaven, cold and clear.

"Come forth! Endless Vine Whips!!!"

As Tang She's final judgment-like intent descended, the billions of silver grass leaves gathered above its head, resembling a vast silver ocean, instantly erupted with a blinding light that pierced the sky!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—! ! ! !

Under the will of the Tang Serpent, billions of silver grass leaves transformed, stretched, and coalesced wildly, turning into countless silver vine whips!

The next moment, the billions of vine whips that gathered the power of the entire forest's silver grass, like a raging green galaxy, with the will to bury everything, instantly engulfed the terrified vine snake!

"Ooh o ...

Amidst that agonizing scream, the most despicable beast in the world was instantly torn into fine, emerald-green powder by the endless vine whips, utterly annihilated!

Only one spirit ring, shimmering with a soft, pale yellow light, slowly floated in place.

"Cough...cough..."

At this moment, Master Xiaogang, who had been awakened by the earth-shattering commotion and the fluctuations of pure soul power, struggled to raise his head.

He gazed at the Tang Serpent, which had been reborn and was now radiating the aura of a god-king, and his eyes instantly burst forth with an unprecedented light of ecstasy!
"Tang She! You've succeeded! Quickly! Absorb that spirit ring! Once you absorb it, you'll break through your bottleneck, become a true spirit master, and obtain your first spirit skill!"

(End of this chapter)