Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

At this moment, the tribulation cloud hovering above Hou Zhen's head became even denser in color. The five bolts of lightning within were already as thick as a human arm, and a terrifying aura of destruction emanated from them.

Looking back at Hou Zhen, he seemed to be frozen in place by a powerful force, unable to move an inch, let alone summon a magical treasure to counterattack.

It seemed that before long, those five bolts of lightning would strike down and blast his body into pieces.

"Haha... Hahahaha... Heaven truly helps me! You vile creatures, instead of staying put in the mountains, you come to our territory to run wild, simply courting death! I, this old man, was previously too busy to participate in the extermination of the demon race. Now, with the power of the heavens, shattering you, this mixed breed, can also be considered a good deed for our cultivation world."

Seeing the lightning tribulation about to descend, a strange red glow suddenly appeared on the fat old man's face as he laughed maniacally.

"Hehe, our sect master is indeed prescient. You humans are all self-righteous fools, utterly stupid!"

However, to everyone's surprise, Hou Zhen remained calm in the face of such a dangerous situation, even revealing a strong sense of contempt in his words.

Seeing this, the fat old man immediately stopped laughing and shouted coldly, "A beast is a beast, still being stubborn even when death is imminent!"

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the five bolts of lightning in the sky had accumulated immense power and were about to strike down.

Seeing this, the fat old man's originally gloomy face suddenly turned into a sneer again: "What a pity, no matter how much you argue, you still can't escape death. This jade bed and your corpse will all be mine."

With that, the fat old man's eyes flashed, and he walked towards the jade bed where the male corpse was placed.

"Boom!"

At this moment, the five bolts of lightning had accumulated enough power. After a loud explosion, they quickly struck towards the top of Hou Zhen's head, and the dazzling light instantly engulfed his body.

"Hmph, trying to fight me? Simply courting death!"

The fat old man glanced at it with a sneer, then ignored it and focused on rushing towards the jade bed.

However, Chen Tian, who was on the side, couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise in his eyes after seeing this scene.

Because at the instant when the lightning was about to hit Hou Zhen, Chen Tian seemed to see a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Logically speaking, ordinary people would be terrified and trembling in the face of such a terrifying lightning tribulation, but Hou Zhen was actually able to smile before his death, which meant that there must be a change.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian's eyes narrowed, and he continued to look in Hou Zhen's direction.

At this moment, the dazzling light caused by the lightning strike had gradually dissipated, revealing the scene within again.

However, what first caught everyone's eyes were charred pieces of flesh all over the ground. At the same time, a strong smell of blood rushed towards Chen Tian and the others.

Seeing this scene, He Busi and Li Qianyun on the other side suddenly turned pale. They had originally hoped that Hou Zhen could engage in a life-and-death battle with the fat old man, and even if they couldn't die together, they must at least fight to a draw, because only in this way could they have a chance to survive.

But after seeing the pieces of flesh all over the ground, the last trace of hope in He Busi and Li Qianyun's hearts was shattered. They knew that Hou Zhen was already dead beyond dead.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the two suddenly turned gloomy and swept towards Chen Tian, because if Chen Tian hadn't invited these two to join, then they wouldn't be in such a situation now.

So all of this was Chen Tian's fault!

"Even if I die, I must kill you before I die, otherwise I will never rest in peace!"

The new hatred, coupled with the old grudges, made Li Qianyun's anger towards Chen Tian dozens of times greater. At this moment, she really wanted to pounce on Chen Tian and bite him to death.

Unfortunately, the black rope binding them seemed to possess some kind of magic, which even imprisoned the nascent souls in their bodies.

The nascent soul is the source of power for cultivators in the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm). Once the nascent soul is imprisoned, then they will no longer be able to use any magic.

So at this time, Li Qianyun had no choice but to bare her teeth at Chen Tian!

However, unlike her angry face, Chen Tian's face was still extremely calm, as if he didn't care about the immediate crisis at all, but was staring at the fat old man.

At this moment, the fat old man had already walked to the stone bed. After taking a look at the male corpse lying on the stone bed, his eyes flashed, and he reached out to grab it.

"Bang!"

"Hehe, I've said it before, you humans are extremely stupid, how can you compare to the wisdom of our wise and mighty Demon God? Do you think you can kill me with these little tricks?"

At this time, a phantom figure suddenly appeared behind Chen Tian and the others, and gradually solidified. When his figure was completely revealed, everyone was surprised, because this person was actually the dead Hou Zhen!

"Impossible! Just now, even I wouldn't have the confidence to resist the power of those five lightning strikes. There's no way you could still be alive!"

At the moment of seeing Hou Zhen appear, the fat old man's usually calm face couldn't help but be stunned.

"Hehe, you only know that I am a demon, but you don't know what my true form is, do you? Today, I will open your eyes!"

After a burst of sneers, Hou Zhen silently chanted a magic formula. Immediately, his small body quickly grew larger. At the same time, countless black scales appeared on his skin, and something similar to claws stretched out from his palms.

In just a short moment, the original human form of Hou Zhen disappeared, replaced by a lizard covered in scales, as thick as a mountain!

And the sharp-eyed Chen Tian immediately discovered that the lizard's tail had disappeared.

"Could it be..."

Chen Tian seemed to understand something. With a thought in his mind, he hurriedly looked at the pieces of flesh all over the ground again.

Sure enough, at this time, those stones on the ground had all transformed into the shape of a tail.

In other words, what was killed by those lightning tribulations just now was not the real Hou Zhen, but just one of his tails!