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Chapter 15 - Tribulation

'Dark. Quiet. I'm so bored. What happened? I was holding the crystals when suddenly I lost consciousness and now I'm here.' Shen Hua was standing in the middle of nowhere.

Shen Hua stepped forward and he appeared in the middle of a desert. 'Ahhh. Why desert? It could not be a forest or cave, anything is better than desert. With the exception of swamps.' Shen Hua began to walk through the seemingly endless desert.

After walking for a while the sun went down and the night began. 'I'm walking all day and so far I haven't seen anything. How do I get out of here?' Shen Hua kept walking seeing nothing all day and now was tired and starting to feel cold.

'I have to get out of here or find a way to warm myself.' When Shen Hua started looking for something to warm yourself. Suddenly a Sand-tailed Scorpion suddenly appeared front of him.

Going into fighting position Shen Hua faced the Sand-tailed Scorpion. 'Why aren't moving?' Shen Hua approached the Sand-tailed Scorpion.

'A crystal statue? What is a statue doing here?' Shen Hua touched the statue and it turned to greenish sand.

The sand began to wrap around Shen Hua's body when it reached her head completely covered her.

'What is this I am paralyze-' after being enveloped by the sand Shen Hua began to feel a lot of pain. Pain enough not to have the strength to speak.

Shen Hua began to feel her body being torn apart little by little. He felt your back being torn and your spine being ripped off. His hands began to harden little by little and Shen Hua could feel his muscles stiffen and he lost all sensation in his arms.

The sand began to fall and Shen Hua collapsed to the ground, 'Ahh. Ahh. Ahh. I have to do something. Ahh.' When Shen Hua thought that was over, his heart was pierced in the back.

Before processing the pain your body started to burn. Without the strength to run, he stood still, his spine torn out, his heart pierced and burned. He did not die by sheer willpower.

When the flames were gone Shen Hua was barely breathing and his eyes were almost closing. He had no strength to speak and not even think. The sand approached and covered he again.

Inside the sand Shen Hua felt his heart being restored his burned skin begin to rebuild regained the sensation in his arms and sentil the spine being restored at last his back was regenerated and sand fell from his body again.

Standing in the middle of the desert Shen Hua felt a optimum feeling over all body. "What was that? First my body is dismembered then I'm stabbed and burned just to be rebuilt again. Is that the tribulation?" Taking a step forward Shen Hua appeared in a dark place again.

"HI!" after shouting Shen Hua heard an echo. "Then I'm in a cave. Next is the Windweb Spider? If the tribulation just to take pain then it won't be a problem. After feeling pain for so long in my past life that's nothing."

Shen Hua moved on looking for a Windweb Spider statue. When he found it went to it and touched. It happened the same as before, he was wrapped in slightly green webs and began to feel his body being dismembered again.

This time the pain concentrated in the hands. Shen Hua feels his nails

being uprootedand then his fingers finally palms. With hands destroyed the webs came out of his body. When he was free he was stabbed in the chest and began to catch fire.

'Ahh. Fire again?' Getting used to the pain Shen Hua was bleeding by the chest and burned. When he was unable to move he was wrapped in webs again and had his hands rebuilt after was released.

"Ahhhh! What a good feeling. Let's go to the next one." Shen Hua took another step and appeared in the middle of swamp with water up to his neck. He found the statue, touch and was enveloped in blood.

'Let's see what you are capable of.' Shen Hua began to feel her blood pouring from her body through her skin. When almost no blood was left on her body. His legs were ripped off and his eyes began to burn and fall apart before the blood cocoon was broken.

When was free his body fell and he began to feel bites all over his body until he was bites in the neck and was wrapped again. Had his blood restored and his legs rebuilt.

"Free again. Why wasn't I burned this time?" Shen Hua step and appeared in the middle of a storm.

"Where are you gecko?" smiling Shen Hua began to search. Found and touched the statue when it disappeared Shen Hua was struck by several lightning bolts from all directions on his limbs cutting them all. At the same time his head was hit and he was again struck by lightning restoring all his limbs.

The process lasted less than thirty seconds. "That was quick but being electrocuted is much worse than being burned. Now is the time for the last one. I can find out what spiritual beast this crystal belonged to."

Stepping forward Shen Hua appeared in the middle of a place with completely black soil and lava rivers on all sides. The most different is the sky which is blood red color with black clouds.

"Remember the Tsukuyomi world a little. Where will I find this statue?" Shen Hua was about to take the first step when he heard a terrifying voice behind him.

"Where is this Tsukuyomi? I've never heard of a place in the human world that looks like my home." Shen Hua turned around quickly.

Behind him a huge snake with black scales with shades red. His eyes have color red of blood with a completely black pupil and long, sharp fangs.

"How-. How-. How are you alive? Shouldn't it be a statue?" Shen Hua was terrified of the snake in front of him. 'If it wanted to kill me it would have done before.'

"I'm from the demon clan even with my body destroyed keeping my soul in my crystal is simple. No need to get scared. After all I allowed you to use my crystal."

"You allowed me to use your crystal. Why?" Shen Hua losing fear at the snake. Shen Hua began talking.

"Because you were the first one I saw that can absorb my crystal and survive."

"I see. But what advantage do you have if I absorb your crystal?"

"If your conscience falters I can take possession of your body." In the same calm voice the snake answered Shen Hua.

"And you told me that. You're not afraid I refuse I can conclude that I have no choice." Smiling at the snake Shen Hua answered calmly as well.

"Interesting. it's rare to find a human who isn't afraid of me. You're right you can't refuse."

"I'm not afraid of what I can't control and if I can't refuse let's just get started."

When Shen Hua spoke the snake opened its mouth and blew black fire in him. Having the meat completely incinerated until only the bones are left.

"Now it's up to you to have enough power to regenerate even burned by the flames of hell."

The snake curled, bowed its head, and closed its eyes. After a few days Shen Hua's body began to regenerate.

"You really don't disappoint boy." The snake opened one eye and closed it again. "Now I'll finally have some fun."

Shen Hua opened his eyes and was back in the cave in the middle of the mountain. "So I survived. That damn snake scared me to death. How many days did I sleep?" Disoriented and hungry Shen Hua sat down.

"I heard that and you slept for eleven days." A childish, hissing voice spoke in Shen Hua's head.