'This mont is finally here!'
Hong Yu's gaze sharpened, focusing on Xingtian in the depths below.
At this very mont...
An aura of terrifying power, one that defied description, radiated from Xingtian. The sheer intensity of this fluctuation was comparable to that of Sect Leader Wang Jiankun, whom Hong Yu had briefly t in the main hall of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.
Even with Hong Yu's powerful Soul, he felt it tremble in the face of this aura.
This was the sa sensation he'd felt when the Unjust Death Black Lotus, which Xingtian had seized from Guo Fei, first appeared.
The Unjust Death Black Lotus.
A legendary Supre Treasure for Martial Artists with a Dark Primordial Vein.
Controlling the Unjust Death Black Lotus was said to increase one's cultivation speed tenfold. More importantly, legends claid that anyone who could truly awaken the Unjust Death Black Lotus and earn its recognition would be able to wield its true power.
However, for millennia, no one had ever succeeded.
But over the past few days, as the Unjust Death Black Lotus helped Xingtian absorb the Dark Dragon Clan bloodline from within the Giant Beast, Hong Yu had a growing feeling that an inseparable bond was forming between the lotus and Xingtian.
That suspicion was now being confird!
ROAR!
A brilliant black light erupted from Xingtian, enveloping his entire body.
Countless black tendrils shot up from the Unjust Death Black Lotus beneath him, coiling around Xingtian and slowly lifting him into the air.
A blood-red halo swirled around Xingtian. Under the glow of the Unjust Death Black Lotus's black light, the red and black intertwined, turning a deep crimson. This crimson radiance grew stronger and stronger, illuminating half the cliff bottom and casting the world in a brutal, fearso light.
Like a Hell Asura!
AWOOOO!
Xingtian tilted his head back and let out a series of deep roars.
The sound of his roars shot straight to the heavens.
It echoed throughout the entire chasm.
RUMBLE!
High in the sky, the calm void suddenly trembled. As it shook, streams of energy thrashed about wildly, and with a sizzling sound, red bolts of lightning appeared out of thin air. They twisted through the void like crimson thunder serpents.
The air grew thin wherever they passed, and an exceptionally oppressive atmosphere weighed down on Hong Yu's heart.
'Is... Is that a tribulation cloud? Is Xingtian finally about to face his first Execution Corpse Tribulation?'
Hong Yu was stunned.
He had assud it was just the Unjust Death Black Lotus rging with Xingtian. He never imagined Xingtian was about to undergo his first Execution Corpse Tribulation!
His surprise quickly gave way to elation. 'Once he passes the Execution Corpse Tribulation, Xingtian will beco a true First-Tribulation Execution Corpse. His strength will soar! At that level, he'll be able to withstand attacks even from a Celestial Soul Peak Powerhouse. With the Unjust Death Black Lotus in hand and his fearless, frenzied fighting style, he'll be able to take on Elder Luo by himself.'
'More importantly, after all these days of refining, I've only absorbed one-fifth of the Blood-colored Lotus Seed. To absorb it completely and break through to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm would take at least another month. I don't have that kind of ti. But...'
His gaze shifted to the red tribulation cloud gathering in the void, a crazed look entering his eyes. 'I'll face the tribulation with Xingtian! I can use the imnse power of the Execution Corpse Tribulation to help refine the energy inside . I'm confident I can charge to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm. When that happens, I'll be able to retreat unscathed even when facing Elder Luo. My chances of rescuing Yaoyao will be much higher.'
At this thought, Hong Yu took a deep breath, tilted his head slightly, and stared at the roiling, thunderous mass of blood-red clouds.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The tribulation cloud finally took shape. Within the vortex-like cloud, crimson lightning crackled and rolled.
It was as if ferocious Thunder Serpents and Electric Dragons were writhing and roaring inside.
KRA-KOOM!
A bolt of lightning as thick as an infant's arm descended.
Like the Hand of the Death God, the lightning tore through the void. The rolling Thunder Sound was enough to make one's scalp tingle. With an ear-piercing CRACKLE, it engulfed Xingtian. As the lightning raged, even a body as tough as Xingtian's couldn't help but shudder, a testant to the bolt's terrifying power!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Then ca the third bolt, the fourth, the fifth...
Tribulation lightning descended ceaselessly.
Every bolt slamd into Xingtian. His body, which could normally withstand attacks from an ordinary Celestial Soul Realm expert without injury, was now covered in wounds from the powerful tribulation lightning. But to the naked eye, it was clear that within those gaping wounds, crimson lightning was slowly squirming.
Xingtian was actually absorbing the power of the Execution Corpse Tribulation's lightning, converting it into his own strength.
Hong Yu could clearly sense Xingtian's aura climbing, step by step.
'My turn!'
When the tenth bolt of tribulation lightning knocked Xingtian to the ground, Hong Yu's expression hardened, and he took a deep breath.
Using his Wandering Dragon Body Technique, he moved to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Xingtian, who was shakily climbing out of a crater. Together, they charged defiantly toward the sky. They had just leaped more than twenty ters into the air when two thigh-thick bolts of lightning suddenly dropped from the tribulation cloud. With two deafening BOOMS, the bolts struck Hong Yu and Xingtian simultaneously, blasting them back down to the ground.
SIZZLE!
Crimson lightning coursed over his body, and black smoke rose from Hong Yu's skin.
"Feels great!"
Hong Yu let out a sudden, low roar.
Even now, as he spoke, he could feel an electric current flowing between his teeth. But as the lightning entered his body, he could also feel the refining speed of the Blood-colored Lotus Seed quicken dramatically.
ROAR!
Xingtian also sprang up from the dirt.
A silver light flickered across his body as he stared at Hong Yu.
The two of them let out a hearty, heroic laugh in unison. "Again!"
SWOOSH!
They charged toward the tribulation cloud once more.
RUMBLE!
This ti, the tribulation lightning didn't fall imdiately. Instead, it brewed in the void for several breaths before condensing into two more bolts that ca crashing down. The pair were struck so hard their bodies went numb, their skin and flesh even beginning to peel back, as they were once again blasted to the ground.
They charged up again, were struck down again, and charged up again...
This process of defying the tribulation lightning continued for a full two hours.
Finally!
Under the assault of two enormous, barrel-thick bolts of lightning, they both plumted like cannonballs, smashing hard into the ground. A heavy cloud of dust billowed into the air. The solid earth had been gouged into a huge crater six or seven ters deep by their impact.
Plus of black smoke rose from the crater.
The smoke curled lazily into the air.
"Cough, cough cough..."
Hong Yu coughed violently. His clothes were in tatters, barely covering the essential parts, the rest having been turned to ash.
His once-handso face was now as black as charred wood.
His body was covered in grueso wounds from the tribulation lightning, a terrifying sight.
Hong Yu lay motionless in the crater as streams of blood-red energy slowly flowed out from his body. This energy quickly circulated through his limbs and ridians, spreading throughout his entire fra. Wherever the red energy passed, Hong Yu could feel his physical body fill with power.
Even its strength and resilience had greatly improved.
More importantly, Hong Yu discovered his cultivation was rising bit by bit.
Excited, he forced his exhausted body to move, took out two Five-Colored Golden Lotus Petals, and swallowed them. A clear stream of energy swept through him, transforming into boundless power that surged into his Lower Dantian. Hong Yu's Cultivation Realm began to rise at an incredible speed.
Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm!
Late-stage Earth Soul Realm...
...and then gradually began advancing toward the Peak of Earth Soul Realm.
This advancent process was very slow, lasting a full day.
The next day, with the help of the Dragon Blood Lotus Seed, Hong Yu's injuries had fully recovered. His cultivation had progressed even further, leaping from the Mid-stage Earth Soul Realm all the way to the Peak of Earth Soul Realm. However, because he cultivated the *Nine Refinents of the Primordial Spirit*, he could only break through to the Celestial Soul Realm if he found the second volu, the *Celestial Soul Nine Refinents*.
Otherwise, he would be stuck at the Peak of Earth Soul Realm for the rest of his life.
BANG!
A fiery-red energy Qi Vortex swirled around Hong Yu.
Surging power enveloped his entire being...
SWOOSH!
The surging power transford into a Golden Dragon of pure aura that circled above his head. It then soared high before diving down again, wrapping around his body once before finally rushing back inside him and growing calm.
Hong Yu's eyes snapped open, and two beams of golden light shot out like teors tearing through the void, so brilliant they were blinding.
A faint blue light slowly pulsed within his left Cyan Eye. Hong Yu felt a heroic montum that had been brewing within him for a long ti burst forth: "ROAR—ROAR—"
It was the roar of an Overlord of heaven and earth!
A boisterous and domineering aura shot to the heavens...
AWOO!
As if in response to Hong Yu, a faint tremor suddenly ca from within the Giant Beast's corpse. With a loud BANG, a golden light shot out from its body.
Hong Yu's eyes flashed. He reached out and snatched at the approaching object, his fingers closing around it.
However, the imnse force from the golden object dragged him sideways. Hong Yu's gaze hardened as he dug his feet into the ground with a STOMP STOMP to stabilize himself. He suddenly tightened his grip, and with a low cry of "HYA!", his palm began to bleed from the strain amid a screeching sound of resistance. The golden object in his hand finally ca to a halt.
It was a golden Long Spear!
Its shaft was engraved with strange Runes, and its tip was incredibly sharp, glinting with a cold golden light. With a slight shake, it released a Spear Aura that cleanly sliced a nearby boulder in two.
"What a Divine Weapon!"
Hong Yu praised it under his breath, but then his brow furrowed. He realized the blood on his palm was being absorbed by the golden Long Spear.
At the sa ti...
A peculiar stream of information flooded into his mind. Hong Yu's eyes flickered as he stared intently at the golden Long Spear, his gaze turning fervent. 'Excellent! Godslaying and dragon-slaughtering... What a magnificent Godslaying Spear! So this is why Senior Luoo Kun disappeared—he was Refining you, this Godslaying Spear! It's a pity that once forged, you required the Essence Blood of the Dragon Race to be unsealed. To unseal you, Senior Luoo Kun sacrificed his own life to slay this beast!'
"Godslaying Spear," Hong Yu said to the golden weapon, "Senior Luoo Kun created you but could not make your na known to the world. Today, you have chosen , Hong Yu, as your master. In the future, I will ensure the na 'Godslaying' resounds throughout the heavens and the earth!"
VMMMM!
The Godslaying Spear seed to possess a spirit of its own, letting out a soft hum.
With a slight flick of his wrist, Hong Yu held the Godslaying Spear horizontally at his waist. His gaze suddenly swept toward a distant point, as if piercing through the endless void to look upon the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.
Hong Yu took a deep breath, an incredibly chilling coldness surging in his eyes...
'It's ti to go back!'
[The plot has reached a critical and difficult point to write, so there will only be two chapters today! Normal update schedule will resu tomorrow! Also, there will be a chapter burst tomorrow!]
User Comments
0 comments from readers