Chapter 252: Body Fusion Tribulation, Descend!

Chapter 252: Body Fusion Tribulation, Descend!

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

The deafening thunder reverberated throughout the heavens and earth. This time, the number of tribulations was extremely high, unlike before. In the past, as one's cultivation increased, the number of tribulations gradually decreased. For instance, a normal Essence Refinement Tribulation would only have nine tribulations.

Chen Qiu's Essence Refinement Tribulation also had only ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations.

But—

Hundreds of tribulations descended from the sky, creating a spectacular sight from a distance. The pressure emanating from this scene was enough to subconsciously halt the breathing of many.

Even from a distance, it was an awe-inspiring sight.

One can only imagine the severity of the tribulation within.

"..."

Under the ten-thousand-mile thundercloud, Chen Qiu stood in the midst of the raging storm, allowing thousands of tribulations to engulf him. His body tingled slightly, and his physical strength gradually increased. Under the Ultimate Entry of 'Lightning Body', the power of his Thunder Summoning Art also rose.

Blinding light obscured his vision.

In front of him, there was nothing but the blinding blue-white light. This time, the number of tribulations was truly overwhelming, like an infinite number, making it impossible to count. However, their power was much weaker, even weaker than the Essence Refinement Tribulation he had faced during his breakthrough.

Each tribulation was very weak.

He had always used heavenly thunder to temper others, and this was his first time experiencing it himself. To be honest, he still felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

Just then—

A vicious gust of wind emerged from the tribulations and reached his side in the blink of an eye, slamming into his protective spiritual energy with a screeching sound like metal scraping against glass.

This was the Wind Tribulation!

There were many types of tribulations, and the most common and powerful one was the Thunder Tribulation. Tribulations like the Wind and Fire Tribulations were rarer and not very powerful, but due to their peculiar nature, many still suffered greatly from them. Only cultivators at the Essence Refinement stage and above would encounter tribulations other than the Thunder Tribulation.

Throughout his journey, the 'Virtue Body Protection' green entry had been his greatest reliance in facing the Thunder Tribulation.

The more virtue points one had, the less damage the tribulations would cause.

This only applied to the Thunder Tribulation and not other tribulations.

Therefore, he had to rely on his own protective spiritual energy to withstand the Wind and Fire Tribulations. However, their power was not too great, and with the four entries 'Tenfold Casting', 'Ninefold Casting', 'Triple Casting', and 'Double Casting', his 'Golden Light Body Protection' directly appeared dozens of times, firmly shielding him at the center without causing any harm.

The 'Virtue Body Protection' entry was merely a green entry, but it had been of great help to him on his journey. The strength of an entry couldn't be solely determined by its level, just like now, he was still using some white entries.

Including the green entry 'Edict Regular', which had also been very helpful to him. Speaking of which, he somewhat missed his portable air conditioner, 'Spirit Summoning', and regretted self-destructing it. As his initial combat power entry, he should have kept it as a memento, so that when he achieved success in the future, he could reminisce about his past by looking at this entry.

Although this Wind Tribulation had no effect on him, it was as if it had triggered something, and in an instant—

Amidst the countless tribulations, the Wind, Fire, and Heart Demon Tribulations surged forth.

This was not his Body Fusion Thunder Tribulation.

Instead, it was the accumulation of eight tribulations from his breakthroughs in the nine minor levels of Essence Refinement. They should have come during his breakthroughs, but for some unknown reason, they had all gathered together. The Celestial Palace shook continuously in the distance.

Although it was not the Body Fusion Thunder Tribulation.

Its power was already comparable to the Body Fusion Thunder Tribulation of some cultivators.

A full thousand breaths passed.

The thunder gradually weakened, the tribulation clouds dispersed, and the lingering thunder power in the air slowly dissipated. Only the raging storm remained, becoming even more ferocious, as if celebrating the birth of a new god or expressing anger at its own powerlessness.

It was evident.

The Heavenly Dao truly wanted to strike Chen Qiu down with tribulations, but these tribulations were like mere tickles to him.

One could even say they brought him a hundred benefits without a single harm.

Under the 'Lightning Body' entry, the power of his Thunder Summoning Art had increased significantly, greatly enhancing his overall strength.

"Huff"

Chen Qiu, suspended in the air, took out his Celestial Umbrella from his embrace and held it over his head, gazing into the distance. He loved rainy days; in the midst of the raging storm, the world seemed to become cleaner.

The distant forest roared in the storm.

The treetops swayed wildly.

It gave the impression of a world on the brink of destruction, but for some reason, he especially loved the raging storm, as it brought him a sense of extreme tranquility.

The heavier the rain and the louder the wind, the more tranquil he felt. It was a serenity that came from within.

After the tribulations had passed, the raging storm had already dispersed. After all, the storm was only triggered by the tribulations, and with the tribulations gone, the rain stopped as well. The current storm was the result of him activating his Thunder Summoning Art.

Perhaps this was the meaning of cultivation.

Aside from the intangible pursuit of immortality, being able to create weather that suited one's mood when the time was right was also the meaning of cultivation, at least for him.

Chen Qiu shook his head and chuckled lightly. He stepped into the air, heading in the direction of the Celestial Palace. It was time to go home after this little interlude.

These days.

Many disciples of the Mock Sky Sect had been breaking through, so every few days, someone would face the Thunder Tribulation near the Celestial Palace. With such frequent tribulations, it was estimated that after a hundred years, there would be a significant amount of thunder-struck wood, even if it wasn't very valuable.

Thunderstruck Wood, a type of heavenly material, is classified by grade and age. The higher the grade, the more powerful the heavenly thunder that created it, and thus, the higher the grade of the Thunderstruck Wood. For example, the "Annihilation Tribulation" and the "Profound Void Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation" he experienced were both of high-grade thunder, and the Thunderstruck Wood produced by such tribulations would undoubtedly be of high quality.

However, it is rare for trees to survive such heavenly thunder.

Aside from the grade, the age of the Thunderstruck Wood is also crucial. The older it is, the more valuable it becomes.

Determining the age of Thunderstruck Wood is also challenging, as most of them are found in the wilderness. After all, it's uncommon for people to undergo tribulations at their doorstep. Even if someone were to find a wild Thunderstruck Wood, they wouldn't be willing to wait for its value to increase over time before taking it.

Although the age of this Thunderstruck Wood is short, it is now his.

Letting it go would mean that while its value might increase over time, ownership would be uncertain. As the saying goes, it's better to secure what you have than to risk losing it. Regardless of its future value, what he has in his hands now is his own.

At the edge of a cliff in the Celestial Palace.

Having just survived a heavenly tribulation, Chen Qiu felt light and comfortable, standing in the midst of a raging storm, his gaze drifting off into the distance. Not long ago, he had issued a Heavenly Dao Edict in the Profound Heaven Continent, announcing the existence of his disciple, the Seventh Prince.

He had a pink entry called "Twelve Military Scrolls, Each with My Name."

When the Heavenly Dao Edict was issued, his cultivation speed should have increased fivefold due to this entry. However, there was no reaction, indicating that this self-proclaimed Heavenly Dao Edict was not recognized by the entry and did not count as a genuine nomination by the Heavenly Dao.

Chen Qiu didn't think much of it.

After all, it was just a fivefold increase in cultivation speed, and he had higher aspirations now. Losing a fivefold increase wasn't that big of a deal. Liu Zide's trip to the New Continent would bring a cultivation speed increase of around twentyfold, which was much faster.

The next moment—

Twenty-five Nascent Souls appeared in mid-air, all of them Chen Qiu's. During his cultivation, these Nascent Souls hadn't been idle; they had been busy producing offspring—one main Nascent Soul and twenty-four small Nascent Souls.

They looked quite adorable.

After entering the Body Fusion Stage, his main Nascent Soul would fuse with his physical body, while the remaining twenty-four Nascent Souls would continue to exist in his Dantian.

Chen Qiu stood silently for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. He was reviewing all his entries and methods to prepare for breaking through the Body Fusion Stage. There was a hint of hidden concern in his heart, but after checking everything, he realized there was nothing to worry about.

He was in the prime of his life, his body hadn't aged, and he was at the ideal age for withstanding tribulations.

He had all the necessary means.

If he couldn't overcome this tribulation, no one else would be able to either.

Today, his physical condition and mental state were excellent. He decided to seize the moment and break through directly.

Without further hesitation, Chen Qiu stood in place, circulating his Heart Method. The spirit qi in the heavens and earth slowly flowed towards him, and the power of the world once again became faintly visible. The tribulation clouds that had just dispersed gathered once more.

Before this, Chen Qiu had discussed the Body Fusion Tribulation with the sect leader of the Heavenly Axe Sect.

The Body Fusion Tribulation is primarily a thunder tribulation, starting from the One-Nine Thunder Tribulation and progressing to the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

Although it shares the same One-Nine Thunder Tribulation as the Profound Void Tribulation, its power is vastly different. Moreover, the Body Fusion Tribulation, despite being a thunder tribulation, also comes with a Heart Demon Tribulation. This means that if one's heart demon is not well-managed, even a slight lapse in concentration during the tribulation could lead to irreversible consequences.

Chen Qiu turned to look.

Not far from the entrance of the Celestial Palace, several Mock Heaven Sect disciples led by Fat Dragon were standing there, gazing at him.

"Brother Qiu, hang in there!"

Fat Dragon's face was filled with excitement and enthusiasm as he shouted. If Chen Qiu could overcome this tribulation, it would signify his official breakthrough to the Body Fusion Stage, marking another step towards new heights. As one of Chen Qiu's earliest followers, Fat Dragon felt a sense of pride.

Chen Qiu turned away from Fat Dragon and the others, his expressionless gaze resembling a farewell. Then, he took large strides towards the distant sky, preparing to face his Body Fusion Tribulation. In his heart, he already had a vague expectation.

His tribulation would most likely be the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation, or even a step higher, becoming a tribulation with his name, like the Annihilation Lightning Tribulation.

His Nascent Soul, domain, and External Body were all of exceptionally high grades.

The higher the grade, the more powerful the thunder tribulation.

Especially since his External Body had reached the Twenty-Fourth Rank, an extremely exaggerated level. Combined with the fact that the previous tribulation hadn't killed him, he estimated that he was holding back a lot of frustration. However, he believed he could endure it.

After all, he had plenty of trump cards.

For one, with a foundation of several hundred billion virtue points, he had the green entry "Virtue Body Protection" protecting him. Could a tribulation still kill him?

If it could, then he would accept his fate!

It would be like having a one-in-a-million chance of dying, but still dying. What else could he do? If his fate had arrived, all he could do was sigh in resignation. There was no other way.

The tribulation clouds gradually enveloped the entire world, and an even more terrifying aura began to gather. All living beings within a few thousand li of the Celestial Palace felt this overwhelming pressure, a pressure far beyond that of a Body Fusion Tribulation!

Even so, the aura continued to rise at a terrifying speed.

Within a few thousand li of the Celestial Palace, almost all living beings were frantically fleeing. The dense aura made it difficult for them to breathe. In an instant, even the tree demons in the forest, who hadn't bothered to move for hundreds of years, began to pull their roots out of the ground and run for their lives.

The situation was dire.

Extremely dire.

As tree demons, they had extensive experience with heavenly tribulations and were not easily turned into lifeless lightning-struck trees. Based on their experience, this heavenly tribulation was devastating.

In the distant sky above the Celestial Palace, Chen Qiu calmly withdrew his gaze from the tribulation clouds above and heaved a light sigh. He began to thoroughly examine all his countermeasures once again, feeling that he might have been a bit impulsive. Was the overwhelming aura of this Body Fusion Tribulation a bit too much?

Wasn't he just at the Heavenly Mandate Foundation Establishment, Twelfth Rank Golden Core, Twelfth Rank Primordial Soul, Fourteenth Rank Soul Transformation Field, and Twenty-Fourth Rank Essence Refinement Body Beyond?

Was it necessary to aim to strike him down?

Things had come to this.

Let's eat first.

Chen Qiu took out an Eight Directions Fruit from his pocket and popped it into his mouth, feeling the tasteless juice. He had never fully understood the effects of this heavenly treasure, but it was obviously extraordinary. He wasn't sure if it would help against the heavenly tribulation, but he decided to eat it first. Even if it didn't work, it shouldn't have any negative effects.

The tribulation clouds gradually gathered.

In the air, tens of thousands of lightning arcs carrying the dense aura of the Heavenly Dao began to flash rapidly, and the Body Fusion Tribulation was about to fully form!

At the entrance of the Celestial Palace.

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader, holding a gift and preparing to visit, was filled with awe and horror as he gazed at the distant, incredibly terrifying heavenly pressure. He was at the Peak Refinement Void cultivation level, but standing here, a sense of fear emerged from the depths of his heart, and his subconscious urged him to flee quickly!

When the tribulation clouds first appeared around the Celestial Palace, he had been on his way here with a gift, ready to celebrate his senior's successful breakthrough to the Body Fusion Stage.

But...

Upon arrival, he realized that the previous tribulation cloud didn't seem to be his senior's Body Fusion Tribulation?

It was just an appetizer?

The current one was his senior's Body Fusion Tribulation cloud?

"Oh no..."

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader's eyes were filled with fear as he looked at the tribulation cloud in the distance, carrying an incredibly terrifying pressure. But he had seen other people's Body Fusion Tribulation clouds before, hadn't he? Not to mention the distant past, but just last year, when the White Family's ancestor broke through the Body Fusion Stage, it wasn't this loud!

You tell him this is a Body Fusion Tribulation cloud? If you say this is the Immortal Ascension Tribulation, he'll believe it!

Isn't this power a bit over the top?

If all Body Fusion Tribulation clouds are like this, he swears he will never summon heavenly tribulations again. He will suppress his cultivation and live a stable life at the Peak Refinement Void stage. Who could possibly survive this? Even though he trusted his senior, at this moment, he also felt a bit uncertain.

It was mainly because this tribulation cloud seemed to have no intention of letting his senior survive.

However, upon careful thought, it seemed normal. After all, his senior had the Heavenly Dao Peak Golden Core, Heavenly Dao Peak Primordial Soul, Fourteenth Rank Profound Void Domain, Heavenly Dao Peak External Body, and so many virtue points. Any one of these factors alone would significantly increase the power of the heavenly tribulation, let alone having all of them together. That was indeed a bit overwhelming.

"Don't worry."

Fat Dragon, on the other hand, seemed very confident. With his arms crossed and leaning against the stone lion at the entrance of the Celestial Palace, he said, "For Brother Qiu, this heavenly tribulation is just average. The stronger, the better. Otherwise, it won't trigger the Heavenly Dao Edict, and it'll be too quiet."

These two stone lions were obtained by Fat Dragon the last time he accompanied Brother Qiu to draw lots at the Heavenly Palace's prize pool.

At the Profound Void Initial Stage cultivation level.

They were temporarily placed at the entrance of the Celestial Palace by Brother Qiu, looking majestic and strangely beautiful. Speaking of which, he felt a bit depressed. He was only at the Soul Transformation Late Stage, yet the cultivation level of one of the stone lions was higher than his. Not feeling depressed would be strange.

For ordinary people, this mindset would indeed be difficult to adjust, but for him, it was fine. He could lie down, and who didn't like that?

"Just average."

At some point, Ao Tian appeared beside him, his face complex as he said, "They say the Dragon Clan is proud and arrogant. Dragon Son-in-Law, with the highest-grade Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline, your character truly matches it. With this heavenly tribulation power, I dare not say it's the highest, but even if a Body Fusion Late Stage cultivator came, they would be struck down. Do you believe me?"

"The highest-grade Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline?"

The Heavenly Axe Sect Leader, who had been standing by, quickly caught the sensitive information. A hint of confusion flashed in his eyes. How could a human possess the bloodline of the Dragon Clan, and that too, the highest-grade Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline?

Impossible! The Vast Continent had always been constrained by the State Continent, and while he wasn't too familiar with the Dragon Clan on the Vast Continent, he had a certain level of understanding. So far, the highest bloodline among the Dragon Clan on the Vast Continent was that of the Clan Leader, and it was only a Tenth Rank bloodline. A Twelfth Rank bloodline...

This was impossible!

Well, if this happened in the Mock Heaven Sect, then perhaps nothing was impossible. For him, the Mock Heaven Sect was a very bizarre place. It wasn't just about a human possessing a Twelfth Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline; even if the sky rained spirit stones, he would find it normal.

After all, it was the Mock Heaven Sect.

"..."

Fat Dragon casually glanced at the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader, noticing the surprise in his eyes, but he didn't offer any explanation. He simply said, "Anyway, I have great confidence in Brother Qiu. Let's see how it goes. If it doesn't work out, we can go and check on the Dao Protection later."

As his words fell,

Ao Tian and the Heavenly Axe Sect Leader, who were standing nearby, unconsciously took a step back. It wasn't that they felt betrayed, but with a heavenly tribulation of this magnitude, were they going to protect the Dao or return the Dao?

(End of Chapter)

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