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Chapter 881: Divine Flame Exterminates Demons, Shen Yuan Zhen Ren Retreats
Chapter 881: Divine Flame Exterminates Demons, Shen Yuan Zhen Ren Retreats
January 9th, 2025
Heavenly Tribulation!
It was rumored that cultivators would face three heavenly tribulations throughout their cultivation journey.
Each tribulation consisted of three rounds, totaling nine rounds, hence it was also known as the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
For cultivators, each heavenly tribulation was the most perilous challenge on their path to immortality.
If they could overcome it, they would soar to new heights, and their cultivation realm and strength would undergo a tremendous transformation.
However, if they failed, they would sink into the abyss, finding it difficult to recover.
For the demon race, the terror of heavenly tribulation was even more daunting.
Human cultivators often possessed various means and could skillfully utilize the Hundred Arts of Cultivation to enhance themselves, making them relatively more composed when facing heavenly tribulations.
But for demons, before they reached the stage of human-like transformation, their spiritual intelligence developed later, and their beastly bodies had certain limitations. Thus, when confronted with heavenly tribulations, they often had no choice but to endure it head-on.
Even after many demon beasts achieved the Fourth Rank Demon Emperor, they still harbored a deep-rooted fear of heavenly tribulations.
At this moment, facing the sudden arrival of heavenly tribulation summoned by Luo Chen, both Huang Man and Bi Zheng were stunned.
How could a mere mortal summon the punitive power of heaven and earth with their own strength?
Doubt filled their minds, but their hands moved again.
They each launched an attack towards the swirling Primordial Cauldron in the sky.
Not being fools, they quickly discerned that Luo Chen's method of summoning the heavenly tribulation was likely through the aid of that gray small cauldron. This time, their attack not only probed the might of the tribulation but also aimed to deal with the Primordial Cauldron.
Crack!
Crack!
The two attacks were blocked midway by black electric arcs.
However, after a brief stalemate, the attacks broke through the thunderous power and struck the main body of the Primordial Cauldron.
Boom! Boom!
The cauldron shook under the impact.
Despite its formidable foundation, it still seemed inadequate against the attacks of the two great demon emperors.
Even the intricately patterned cauldron walls developed fine cracks.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the Primordial Cauldron trembled violently, and a deer-like beast emerged from its mouth.
In the river.
Luo Chen lay back, gazing at the deer-like thunder beast with a wide grin.
This thunder beast originated from the final round of heavenly tribulation he faced during his Nascent Soul formation.
It had been suppressed within the Primordial Cauldron for many years.
Luo Chen had once explored ways to harness the power of heavenly tribulation to temper his divine soul, but it was too strong for him to bear.
He had used it to refine treasures, obtaining the True Artifact Dust Fate Immortal Mirror. However, other treasures lacked the foundation of the Dust Fate Immortal Mirror and couldn't withstand the power of heavenly tribulation either.
Today, he decided to release it to eliminate a formidable enemy!
"However, it's still not enough; I need to supplement it!"
Luo Chen took a deep breath, clapped his palm against the surging river, and used the rebounding force to propel himself into the sky once more, brandishing his blood-red sword as he charged towards Bi Zheng.
After testing the heavenly tribulation, the two great demon emperors heaved a sigh of relief upon witnessing the thunderous power.
"This heavenly tribulation is powerful, but it doesn't threaten us directly."
"He's just trying to show off; let's kill Luo Chen first!"
The two demons exchanged a glance, deciding to temporarily ignore the hanging heavenly tribulation.
After all, having been in human form for many years, how could they fear the heavenly thunder summoned by a mere Golden Core cultivator during their tribulation?
As Luo Chen charged towards him again, Bi Zheng grinned menacingly.
"You think I'm an easy target, trying to break through my defense?"
His sinister smile widened as the black curved blade transformed into countless blades, resembling crescent moons that filled the surrounding area for several li.
Luo Chen slashed with his sword, cutting through the curved blades, but his momentum gradually weakened, and by the time he reached several zhang in front of Bi Zheng, he was already exhausted.
Luo Chen unleashed a palm strike!
Bi Zheng countered with his own palm.
Boom!
The collision of immense forces sent Bi Zheng flying backward with ease.
Luo Chen seized the opportunity to pursue, but the scattered blade lights converged again.
Bi Zheng watched this, shook his slightly numb left hand, and marveled at Luo Chen's immense strength, acknowledging that he was indeed a formidable opponent.
Frowning, he turned to Huang Man.
"Why did you stop, fellow cultivator?"
Just then, as they had agreed to attack together, Huang Man had flown halfway but suddenly halted.
Huang Man's expression was filled with uncertainty and doubt. He pointed upwards.
Bi Zheng looked up, and his face changed slightly.
After the deer-like thunder beast appeared, it seemed to be wary of the two demons and didn't immediately launch an attack. Instead, it started running in the sky.
With each run and leap, dark clouds gathered, and the flickering electric arcs became more frequent.
The power of this heavenly tribulation was steadily intensifying!
The two demon emperors exchanged a glance, understanding each other's intentions.
"Let's destroy this heavenly tribulation first!"
"Don't let it grow any stronger!"
This time, the two demons didn't hold back but unleashed their ultimate moves.
Huang Man held the stone club horizontally between his arms, pressed his palms together, and then slowly opened them, revealing a square opening.
"Go!"
In the next moment, a thick yellow light pillar shot towards the thundercloud.
Bi Zheng flew several li away, distancing himself from Luo Chen temporarily, and then casually spat out a mouthful of dark light towards the thundercloud.
Facing the approaching earth-yellow light pillar and the dark light, the thunder beast realized it couldn't continue growing.
It roared and charged down, trampling with its four hooves.
Countless electric arcs followed like silk ribbons.
The three forces collided.
Boom!
After a terrifying explosion, the entire world dimmed for a moment.
Countless silver-white lightning bolts danced within, resembling terrifying silver snakes.
Bi Zheng waved his hand, retrieving the dark light, which was clearly a sharp scale.
Traces of electric arcs lingered on its surface.
Bi Zheng frowned; this treasure was something he had obtained unintentionally from a beast in the wilderness and had only recently refined.
"Fortunately, it wasn't damaged. Now that the Heavenly Tribulation has been broken, what's next..."
His gaze fell upon Luo Chen, who was surrounded by his own innate true artifact.
Just then!
Luo Chen also looked over.
Holding the blood-red sword, his expression was calm, his left hand hanging low, concealed beneath his sleeve.
"Now..."
"Flourish and Wither!"
A soft sound suddenly echoed, and Luo Chen pointed a finger at him from afar.
In that instant, Bi Zheng felt his soul tremble, and his entire body frantically retreated.
However, no matter where he retreated, that hazy green light followed him, as if he couldn't escape this realm unless he broke free from it.
"It's a divine ability!"
Bi Zheng roared in his heart, his eyes nearly bursting with rage! Only a supreme divine ability that could control the essence energy of heaven and earth would give such a feeling.
Without time to escape further, Bi Zheng abruptly stopped and pointed a finger at himself.
A powerful force erupted like a raging tide, protecting his entire body.
The hazy green light finally touched his body.
In an instant, it transformed into a forest-like white light.
This white light began to erode Bi Zheng's protective force, gradually seeping into his body.
Gradually, Bi Zheng's pitch-black hair started to turn slightly white.
From a distance, after releasing this divine ability, Luo Chen still felt it wasn't enough, and he raised the Soul Devouring Sword high, pointing it at Bi Zheng.
Unlike before, this time, strands of crimson sword qi began to swirl around the Soul Devouring Sword.
Crimson Sword Qi!
There weren't many strands, only a dozen or so.
But with the Soul Devouring Sword's empowerment, it gave off an aura of invincibility.
"Slash!"
Luo Chen let out a low shout, and the Soul Devouring Sword slashed out.
The Crimson Sword Qi, cultivated over many years, was unleashed in this moment.
Hiss!
In an instant, a gap appeared in Bi Zheng's protective force, and even a faint sword mark appeared on his shoulder.
Although it was only a faint mark, the power of the Flourish and Wither Dao Finger was still in effect, and it entered the sword mark through the gap.
Bi Zheng's face completely changed!
He took a deep look at Luo Chen, recalled his black curved blade, and shot away without looking back.
Facing this, Luo Chen didn't have time to feel joy.
Because Huang Man's attack had already arrived.
Without any defensive power, he could only watch helplessly as the terrifying stone club smashed towards him.
Black King roared as he went to intercept it, but with just one strike, his body was smashed in half, and blood mist sprayed out.
Luo Chen's face was covered in blood droplets.
He simply raised his hand to block it!
A pool of blue light flashed by, and Luo Chen remained unharmed.
Huang Man was stunned for a moment, then burst into rage!
"It's that old scoundrel Hei Ze's method!"
Luo Chen sighed, and the blue water droplet pattern between his eyebrows, no longer concealed, began to flicker.
With his current strength, he might be able to face a powerful cultivator head-on.
Facing a Great Demon Emperor with relatively limited means, he even had the advantage of versatility.
However, the Great Demon Emperor's overwhelming strength was something that no amount of tricks could avoid.
If that strike had hit him just now, he would have undoubtedly suffered a severe injury.
Out of desperation, he had no choice but to activate the protective divine ability left by Elder Hei Ze on his body—Heavenly Primal Water.
But he dared not use this technique frequently.
It wasn't due to a limit on usage, but he felt that the more he used this divine ability, the more he would be influenced by Elder Hei Ze.
However, for the time being, it was enough!
"Bi Zheng's intention to kill me wasn't firm; in the end, he just wanted to give Ao Kuang a face-saving gesture."
"I used it as a breakthrough, using the Heavenly Tribulation as a feint, and managed to create an opportunity to use the Flourish and Wither Dao Finger and release the Crimson Sword Qi, finally driving him away."
"Now, I only need to deal with Huang Man alone."
Luo Chen reached out and summoned the Primordial Cauldron, which had dimmed, to return.
Black King, who had reconstituted his body, crawled onto Luo Chen's shoulder in fear.
In the distance, the White Bone Mountain still towered, and within it, the white bones rose and fell, while the flow and rotation of the Nine-Colored Light River slowed down.
Not a single mistake, not a single strand of hair, not a single breath, not a single word, not a single movement, not a single look, not a single book, not a single bar, not a single glance!
Luo Chen tightly gripped the sword hilt and looked at Huang Man.
"You and I have no mortal grudge; why must you push me to the brink?"
Huang Man, furious, laughed in response, "Did you think of this when you enslaved my younger brother?"
Luo Chen shook his head, "It was he who provoked me first; not killing him was already my mercy."
Huang Man glared at Luo Chen with hatred, "You were not only invited to join the Abyss Sect, but you also have a protective divine ability personally granted by Elder Hei Ze. It seems the Abyss Sect truly values you! In that case, I must kill you!"
Forget it!
In the end, they would have to settle this life-and-death battle!
Luo Chen stopped the verbal sparring and, holding the Soul Devouring Sword, resumed his charge.
On Huang Man's side, without the hindrance of the Heavenly Tribulation, and not needing to coordinate with Bi Zheng, he felt even more relaxed.
A stone club treasure of unknown material, incredibly hard, left faint sword marks on the sharp and fierce Soul Devouring Sword, making it impossible to cut it in one strike.
Their battle instantly entered a white-hot stage.
Treasures clashed, and spells and demon techniques were used at will.
The two figures fought from the sky to the ground, then into the river, and suddenly soared into the sky.
The vast Medicine King Domain became their battlefield at this moment.
Mountains crumbled, rivers dried up, and the terrifying scene resembled the arrival of doomsday.
"Roar!"
A roar echoed, and a gigantic tiger descended among the mountains, striding on four legs towards Luo Chen.
"Roar!"
Luo Chen didn't back down; he also enlarged his body, transforming into a 500-zhang giant, and forcefully caught the tiger's claws that were pouncing towards him.
The immense force pushed his body back continuously.
Wherever he passed, mountains crumbled like tofu, turning into powder.
Seeing his master at a disadvantage, Black King could no longer remain a bystander.
On Luo Chen's physical body, it slithered and crawled, biting into Huang Man's original body and clenching its arm tightly.
In the struggle between the three, Luo Chen's side ultimately gained the upper hand.
He lifted his foot and kicked, creating countless afterimages, all converging into one powerful strike.
Boom!
Huang Man's massive body staggered as if struck by a heavy blow, and he stumbled backward.
After he retreated, Luo Chen couldn't help but gasp for breath.
Such an intense battle had taken a tremendous toll on his spiritual power and source power.
Especially!
He felt a gaze like a thorn in his back, greedily staring at him.
"Who is it?"
"Who else is secretly watching?"
Without time to think, Huang Man pounced again.
Not only that, but a horizontal bar appeared and smashed down upon him.
Luo Chen raised his sword to block the stone bar, but his massive body couldn't dodge Huang Man's charge, and he was forced to retreat again.
"Today, I will kill you!"
With a successful move, Huang Man roared to the heavens.
In his huge mouth, a dense, earthy yellow light began to gather, and a ball of light quickly appeared.
Luo Chen was startled, for this move was eerily similar to Huang Man's previous strike against the heavenly tribulation. Moreover, in his anger, its power had increased manifold.
In his current state, he feared he couldn't withstand it.
"It's you who forced me!"
Luo Chen roared, intending to kill the powerful enemy and deter the hidden observer.
Without any movement, he simply opened his mouth and spat.
A strand of bluish-white flame slowly flew out.
The Flourishing and Withering Divine Flame reappeared in the mortal world! The Fire Ridge, as if suppressed for a long time, became extremely active upon its appearance.
The golden wind jade dew that Luo Chen had inhaled with a single breath, which had transformed into vast spiritual energy, was instantly drained by the Flourishing and Withering Divine Flame.
If not for Luo Chen tightly sealing off his Purple Mansion barrier, even the pure spiritual power of his Nascent Soul would have been drained.
In fact, this was the reason why Luo Chen, despite possessing the Fifth Rank Divine Flame, a formidable weapon, rarely used it in combat over the years.
This flame was his primordial true flame, and when activated, it required spiritual power to sustain it.
The amount of spiritual power consumed in a single full activation was unimaginable.
The consequences ranged from minor spiritual power depletion to the collapse of the Nascent Soul.
But at this moment, he couldn't afford to hesitate!
His life-bound treasure had already suffered a severe blow, and he had broken the taboo of not drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to perform the Flourishing and Withering Dao Finger. Why be stingy now?
Without spiritual power support, the Flourishing and Withering Fire Ridge still felt insufficient.
It extended its branches and twigs, revealing the physical form of the fire tree, attracting a large amount of power from heaven and earth to replenish itself.
Facing Huang Man's oncoming attack, the Flourishing and Withering Fire Ridge flashed with white light.
Sizzle...
The terrifying ball of light instantly dissipated.
Huang Man was stunned, as if in disbelief.
But when he felt the scorching heat on his body, he suddenly realized something was amiss.
Boom!
The divine flame blazed, incinerating the void.
A bluish-white fire tree took root in Huang Man's hundreds of zhang-long massive body, and it began to burn fiercely.
A shrill, miserable scream spread out, and in the vast Medicine King Domain, countless creatures seemed to hear it.
A Nascent Soul escaped from Huang Man's body and tried to flee in a panic.
But the fire tree's branches and twigs merely curled, burning it to ashes and turning it into pure spiritual energy that further fueled the Flourishing and Withering Divine Flame.
...
In the void, the divine flame watched this scene, its eyes filled with shock.
His lips trembled as he muttered, "It's that fire, the same fire that instantly refined the Skytouch Cliff of the Old Ghost of Skytouch Cliff!"
Shen Yuan Zhenren was both shocked and delighted.
He was shocked that Luo Chen still possessed such a terrifying killing move, and delighted that Luo Chen's physical body was even stronger than he had imagined.
"Such a body can bear the weight of my entire cultivation!"
"Especially since he originally had a Five Spirit Root body, which is even more compatible with my Dao."
"Reversing the cultivation of the Primordial Infant is ultimately just a fantasy, but if I obtain this body, the Divine Transformation Realm will no longer be an illusion!"
As Shen Yuan Zhenren muttered, he had already taken action.
This was the moment when Luo Chen was at his weakest!
His treasure was broken, his spiritual power was almost depleted, and even his powerful physical body showed signs of fatigue.
Even though the Black Marsh Old Ancestor of the Abyss Sect had set up a protective divine ability on Luo Chen's body, Shen Yuan Zhenren had been closely connected to heaven and earth for many years, giving him the confidence to break through that protective divine ability.
"Opportunity!"
Shen Yuan Zhenren descended without hesitation.
On the ground, Luo Chen suddenly looked up, gazing at the meteor.
"Here it comes!"
Suddenly, the meteor seemed to be struck, stopping in mid-air.
After a moment of stalemate, it flew back at a speed far greater than before.
This sudden change caught Luo Chen off guard.
In his hesitation, Luo Chen's light golden eyes swept across the wilderness.
In a pit filled with white bones, the Nine Spirit Lord lay on the ground, his aura weak.
The Great Demon Emperor Niu Gui knelt in the distance, leaning on a white bone staff, gasping for breath.
However, facing the severely injured Nine Spirit Lord, Niu Gui had no intention of attacking.
This was because in front of the Nine Spirit Lord stood a tall woman, bending down to pluck the small white flower from his body.
"What a pity, it's not yet mature."
The woman sighed and tucked the small white flower into her sleeve.
Strangely, the Void Accumulating Flower, which couldn't be stored in a storage space, was easily put away by her.
But Luo Chen was no stranger to such abilities.
The Sleeve Microcosm, Cangwu Qing Shuang! The demoness paid no attention to the severely injured Nine Spirit Lord, nor did she look at Niu Gui, who was slowly backing away. She didn't even spare a glance at Shen Yuan Zhenren, who had appeared aggressively and then fled in a panic.
Instead, she stared directly into Luo Chen's eyes.
Their eyes met.
The hundreds of zhang-tall giant subconsciously took a step back.
(End of Chapter)
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