111: The Infant (II)

This is the second chapter for today, and there will be another chapter tonight!

Now that I’ve reached the Nascent Soul Stage, can you give a five-star review, my dears? The rating for this book is really too low!

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Time flowed, and seasons changed.

The former Seven Sects of Yue State had long become a thing of the past; now, this land was under the dominion of the Six Demonic Path Sects. In the mountains and forests, the ethereal Spiritual Qi of yesteryear had been replaced by wisps of eerie Devilish Qi.

Deep within a mountain, two Qi Refinement Stage Disciples, dressed in Spirit Control Sect attire, were carefully tracking a first-level Yao Beast with two tracking mice.

“Senior Brother, that beast isn’t far ahead. We absolutely cannot let it escape this time!” The younger Disciple lowered his voice, excitement in his eyes.

“Be careful. That beast’s fur is excellent Materials for talisman crafting,” the older Senior Brother cautioned, his expression quite cautious.

Before his words faded, the sky darkened without warning.

Day instantly turned into night, and a suffocatingly heavy pressure descended from the sky, making it almost impossible for the two to breathe.

“What’s going on?” The younger Disciple looked up in panic.

Above their heads, the sky had, at some unknown point, gathered boundless dark clouds, as black as ink, churning ceaselessly. In the center of the clouds, a massive vortex slowly formed, with countless silver snake-like electric lights weaving and roaring within it, as if the end of the world had arrived.

The exact center of the vortex was directly above an inconspicuous mountain peak in the distance.

“It’s…it’s the legendary Heavenly Tribulation!” The older Disciple’s voice trembled, his face drained of color. “Who is Undergoing Tribulation? This power…could it be a Core Formation Heavenly Tribulation!”

“Core Formation?” The younger Disciple gasped. “I wonder which Sect’s Senior it is!”

The Magic Power within their bodies almost solidified under this heavenly might, and their Divine Souls trembled. They had no doubt that any stray electric light leaking from those clouds would be enough to turn them to ashes.

Just as they were in shock, the mountain peak enveloped by the tribulation clouds suddenly let out a tremendous roar.

“Hahaha!”

A long laugh soared into the sky, filled with an arrogant ambition that looked down upon the world.

“Boom!”

The peak of the mountain exploded, sending shattered rocks flying into the sky. A dark green figure shot up from within, hovering beneath the tribulation clouds, directly facing the world-destroying power.

It was Lin Feng’s Incarnation, who had undergone a hundred cycles of Reincarnation and whose Dao Heart had reached Perfection.

At the same time, far away in the Chaotic Star Sea’s Inner Universe, an identical terrifying tribulation cloud appeared above Lin Feng’s true body. This Inner Universe, which had formed its own heaven and earth, seemed unable to isolate or weaken the power of this Heavenly Tribulation.

The Heavenly Tribulation triggered by the simultaneous Breakthrough of the true body and the Incarnation had long exceeded the understanding of ordinary Cultivators.

Lin Feng looked up, feeling the terrifying power brewing within the tribulation clouds. This power was simply not something a Core Formation Cultivator could contend with. If Nangong Wan and Hong Fu were here, even their combined efforts might not be able to withstand a single Lightning Tribulation.

But in Lin Feng’s eyes, there was no trace of fear; instead, a burning Battle Intent ignited.

The seventh layer of the Da Yan Cultivation Method had elevated his Divine Sense to rival a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Perfection.

The fourth layer of Luo Hou's Body made his Physical Body powerful, no weaker than the plant-based body of his Incarnation.

Magic Power, Divine Sense, and Physical Body had all reached the extreme of Golden Core. If he couldn't even pass this Heavenly Tribulation with all of this, then it meant heaven intended to destroy him.

But how could he, Lin Feng, be someone who simply waited for death!

The tribulation clouds churned even more violently. In the center of the vortex, multi-colored light points began to seep out, each color representing a destructive power of lightning.

“Rumble!”

With a earth-shattering roar, the first silver electric Dragon, as thick as a water bucket, roared out from the clouds, tearing through the sky, and fiercely struck down!

With a thought, Lin Feng’s body instantly swelled, and dark golden Demonic Runes appeared on his skin. The fourth layer of Luo Hou's Body was instantly activated.

He flipped his left hand, and a Magic Treasure like a small mountain appeared out of thin air. It was the northern profound mountain, exchanged from the System Mall.

“Rise!”

Lin Feng roared, holding the northern profound mountain. Instead of retreating, he advanced, actually charging towards the silver electric Dragon.

“Puff!”

The moment the northern profound mountain touched the lightning Dragon, the mountain body glowed brightly, forcibly absorbing part of the lightning power, emitting a muffled sound.

The remaining power was transmitted through the mountain body to Lin Feng, easily dissolved by his powerful Physical Body.

“Good!”

Lin Feng had just praised it in his heart when the tribulation clouds above him gave him no chance to breathe.

“Boom!”

The second, even thicker, Lightning Tribulation followed closely, slamming heavily onto the northern profound mountain.

A tremendous force struck, and the northern profound mountain let out a mournful cry. It was actually blasted out of his hand, tumbling through the air as it fell.

Lin Feng’s figure staggered in the air. Before he could stabilize himself, the third Lightning Tribulation had already descended!

“Boom!”

This time, there was no other obstruction.

The violent lightning struck squarely on his body. Lin Feng felt an irresistible force, and his entire being was slammed into the ground below like a meteor from high altitude, creating a bottomless giant pit.

“Why is it like this again?”

In the deep pit, Lin Feng spat out a mouthful of clotted blood with electric arcs, feeling the churning Qi and blood within his body, no longer daring to be careless.

With a wave of his hand, shimmering Magic Treasures flew out from the System backpack, hovering around him.

The Emperor Shield, the Renwang Shield, the Magnetic Divine Mountain…all were top-tier defensive Magic Treasures or treasures specifically for Lightning Tribulations from the System.

“Boom!”

The fourth Lightning Tribulation struck. The surface of the Emperor Shield let out a crisp sound, covered in cracks, and its spiritual light instantly dimmed.

“Boom!”

The fifth Lightning Tribulation. The Emperor Shield shattered! The pitch-black Renwang Shield took its place.

“Boom!”

The sixth Lightning Tribulation. The Renwang Shield shattered!

“Boom!”

The seventh Lightning Tribulation. The Magnetic Divine Mountain was blasted away!

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After more than ten successive Lightning Tribulations, almost all of the protective Magic Treasures Lin Feng had summoned were destroyed. Even the Magnetic Divine Mountain was dim and heavily damaged.

And the tribulation clouds high in the sky finally had a moment of respite.

Lin Feng was about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly realized that the tribulation clouds showed no signs of dissipating. Instead, they contracted and condensed, and the aura brewing within them was more than ten times more terrifying than before!

In the center of the vortex, a dazzling golden light was slowly brightening.

Lin Feng’s expression completely changed.

He immediately pulled out a Spirit Descent Talisman from his System backpack and slapped it onto his chest.

A powerful Demonic Qi erupted from his body, and his cultivation aura surged, directly breaking through the barrier of the Nascent Soul Stage, finally reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Perfection!

“Crack!”

The golden Lightning Tribulation in the sky finally condensed, transforming into a slender golden arc that contained endless destructive power, descending silently.

“Come back!”

Lin Feng roared, his Divine Sense swirling, recalling the two divine mountains that had been blasted away. With the northern profound mountain in his left hand and the Magnetic Divine Mountain in his right, he gripped them with all his might, crashing into the golden arc with reckless abandon.

“Puff!”

A suppressed groan.

Lin Feng’s Magic Power, temporarily boosted to Nascent Soul Middle Stage Perfection, still couldn't hold onto the two divine mountains.

The golden arc easily blasted the twin mountains away, leaving several bone-deep cracks on their bodies.

Struck by the aftershock of the golden arc, Lin Feng’s body was once again violently slammed into the earth, creating an even deeper pit below the original one.

Afterward, the tribulation clouds in the sky finally slowly dispersed, and sunlight once again shone down.

At the bottom of the deep pit, the purple-gold Golden Core within Lin Feng’s body, covered in Dao patterns, dissipated along with it, condensing into a small, inch-tall figure that bore a seven to eight-tenths resemblance to his face.

A Nascent Soul had formed!

Lin Feng struggled to fly out of the pit. He looked down at his chest, where there was a grotesque, charred wound extending from his left shoulder to his right abdomen, revealing bone and internal organs.

He gasped, the last golden divine lightning was terrifying indeed. If he hadn't refined Luo Hou's Body to the fourth layer, he would probably have been reduced to ashes by now.

The joy of surviving the tribulation surged in his heart but was quickly suppressed by him.

He sat cross-legged, preparing to face the final Heart Demon Tribulation.

However, having just experienced a hundred cycles of Reincarnation, his Dao Heart was already as firm as a rock. For him, a Nascent Soul Heart Demon was no longer worth mentioning.

Meanwhile, in Tiannan, Lin Feng’s Incarnation’s tribulation was a completely different scene.

From beginning to end, he never used any Magic Treasure, relying solely on the powerful Physical Body of the spirit of plants and trees to endure all the Lightning Tribulations.

The wounds left by the lightning on his body vanished in an instant, and a powerful life force circulated, restoring him to his original state in a flash. For the Incarnation, this heavenly lightning seemed not to be a disaster but rather a form of tempering.

And at this moment, he also sat cross-legged, his expression calm, awaiting the arrival of the Heart Demon Tribulation.

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On the other side, the two Qi Refinement Stage Disciples of the Spirit Control Sect, who had been terrified by the tribulation clouds, had rushed back to their Sect stronghold and reported the matter to their Junior Martial Uncle at the stronghold.

Before long, the two Disciples were brought back by a streak of light, returning to the spot.

“Junior Martial Uncle Liu, it’s right up ahead! The mountain where that Senior Underwent Tribulation is right…”

The younger Disciple’s voice abruptly stopped. He pointed at the empty space ahead, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

“Where’s the mountain?”

There was no mountain peak ahead, only an incredibly vast flatland in its place.

The ground had been plowed over, charred black, with a bottomless giant pit in the center, from which wisps of green smoke were still rising.

That mountain peak, hundreds of zhang tall, had actually been completely flattened by the heavenly lightning from top to bottom!

The leading female Cultivator stopped her Escape Light, revealing a cold and beautiful face. Looking at the scene before her, her eyes were also filled with unbelievable shock.

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Does everyone know who Junior Martial Uncle Liu is?