Chapter 484: Chapter 459 Killing Someone During the Crossing of the Tribulation
"Kill!"
Just as the ninth thunderbolt struck and Lu Yan’s aura rapidly soared, the old crone lunged to kill him.
The timing of her attack was incredibly precise.
She knew very well that right after surviving the Heavenly Tribulation and making a breakthrough to the Spiritual God of the Ninth Transformation, a process was needed—it couldn’t be achieved instantly.
One had to spend time absorbing the power of heaven and earth to allow both body and primordial spirit to undergo a transformation.
This was the best moment to kill Lu Yan.
She pushed her Immortality Skill to the extreme, and her sharp claw reached out towards Lu Yan.
Clang!
Lu Yan swung his Thunder Sword, striking the old crone’s sharp claw and producing a sound like metal clashing against metal.
As true vigor overflowed, both parties retreated simultaneously.
"How can your power be?"
The old crone was shocked.
Lu Yan had clearly just crossed the Heavenly Tribulation and hadn’t completed his breakthrough. How could his strength have surged so much that he could now confront her head-on?
Lu Yan kept silent and continued to absorb the power of heaven and earth for his breakthrough.
The fourth wave of Heavenly Tribulation was different; each tribulation left pure energy in his body, which he immediately absorbed as he passed the tribulation, transforming it into his own power.
Whether it was his true body, true vigor, or the power of his soul, all had increased significantly.
"Kill, let’s all strike together and kill him," the old crone shrieked as she attacked again.
The experts around her, including Chi Luan and two other masters, all wielded their Immortal Treasures, releasing terrifying fluctuations as they attacked Lu Yan.
Clang!
Lu Yan continued to vibrate the Thunder Bell, unleashing soul attacks.
His soul power had greatly increased, and since the Thunder Bell was his Life Destiny Spiritual Treasure and had accompanied him through the Heavenly Tribulation, its might had also been enhanced accordingly.
The primordial spirits of the experts suffered greatly, especially those at the Spiritual God of the First Transformation, who felt a huge shock to their spirits, causing their bodies to involuntarily retreat and their faces to turn pale.
Lu Yan seized the opportunity to perform the Starry Sky Step, breaking free from the encirclement and rapidly absorbing the power of heaven and earth for his breakthrough.
His true body and primordial spirit were undergoing a swift transformation every moment.
The old crone and another expert at the Immortal Second Layer were strong enough to stabilize their primordial spirits and continued their assault on Lu Yan.
Lu Yan didn’t entangle himself with his opponents, using the Starry Sky Step solely for evasion, all while delaying and breaking through.
The two experts at the Immortal Second Layer couldn’t catch up to Lu Yan for the moment.
Suddenly, from behind Lu Yan, a terrifying screech sounded, and a fiery-red finger strike came hurtling towards his back.
Lu Yan quickly dodged to the side.
But the finger strike followed him like a shadow.
Lu Yan turned and swung his sword, clang! It collided with a streak of red light.
Hum!
The Thunder Sword shook violently, and Lu Yan’s figure was forced backward.
A white-haired elder took steps toward him.
It was the Immortal Third Layer white-haired elder.
At this point, he had used a Buddhist whisk to entangle Shen Yinuo, freeing his hand to deal with Lu Yan.
"Being able to leverage the Heavenly Tribulation to break through your limits and resolve a crisis, I must say, your courage and decisiveness are commendable. It’s a pity that you cannot be utilized by Skull Fire Mountain. It’s fated that I can’t let you live," the white-haired elder spoke indifferently as his aura continued to rise. The red Immortal Power surrounded him and converged at the tip of his index finger, making it shine with a dazzling light that eclipsed the sun above.
Lu Yan’s pupils constricted, his expression solemn.
This was definitely an Immortality Skill.
Swish, swish!
The old crone and another Immortal Second Layer Heaven expert appeared behind Lu Yan, blocking his path.
"Old crone, even if you’ve made a breakthrough, what difference will it make? The result will not change," she said coldly, her wings fluttering as countless arrows shot toward Lu Yan.
At the same time, the white-haired elder and the other Immortal Second Layer Heaven expert also unleashed their Immortality Skills.
The white-haired elder’s Immortality Skill was particularly terrifying. With a single press of his finger, a fiery-red digit rapidly enlarged and targeted Lu Yan.
This finger strike posed a lethal threat to Lu Yan.
"I’m close, about to make a successful breakthrough. Just need to block this wave of attacks."
Lu Yan’s gaze was icy as he radiated light for a moment, summoning fifteen Martial Arts Avatars.
All were God-layer Martial Arts Avatars.
Five rushed towards the two Immortal Second Layer Heaven experts, while the rest charged at the Immortal Third Layer white-haired elder.
Meanwhile, a Primordial Spirit Manifestation took shape in front of him.
Eighty percent of Lu Yan’s strength was deployed to fend off the white-haired elder.
Boom, boom, boom...
All fifteen Martial Arts Avatars simultaneously self-destructed, transforming into a destructive force that resisted the attacks of the three great masters.
The assault of the two Immortal Second Layer Heaven experts was largely diminished in its potency.
But the attack from the white-haired elder didn’t stop at all, piercing straight through, striking the Primordial Spirit Manifestation.
The Primordial Spirit Manifestation couldn’t withstand the attack from the white-haired elder, and was instantly perforated before shattering.
The enormous fiery-red finger, like the finger of a deity, howled towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan struck with all his might in a single sword slash.
Boom!
With his body blown backward and being struck by an attack from the old crone’s wings from behind, Lu Yan, caught in a pincer attack, took severe damage despite his defensive strength, and coughed up blood profusely.
"Kill!"
The crone let out a bellow, launching a deadly move.
At the same time, another expert of the Immortal Second Layer and the white-haired elder once again charged towards Lu Yan.
In that moment, Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit trembled slightly, and his aura finally stabilized.
He had finally succeeded in his breakthrough, firmly standing upon the realm above the Spiritual God of the Ninth Transformation.
"Come on."
Lu Yan turned around and blocked the crone’s attack with a swing of his sword, grabbing the crone’s other wing with his left hand, his eyes flashing a fierce light.
Boom boom boom!
Above in the high sky, massive clouds suddenly appeared from nowhere, and a fearsome pressure poured down like a tidal wave.
"Heavenly Tribulation, you’ve triggered the Heavenly Tribulation again, have you gone mad? Crossing consecutive tribulations, you’re seeking death."
The crone let out another hysterical shriek.
She hadn’t expected that Lu Yan would dare to consecutively face more Heavenly Tribulations, having just passed the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, only to draw upon the Six-Nine Sky Tribulation.
Beings at the level of Spiritual God of the Ninth Transformation could indeed attract Heavenly Tribulations themselves, but ordinarily, people wouldn’t do such a thing.
Having just crossed a tribulation without any accumulation or preparation, who would dare to consecutively bring about more Heavenly Tribulations?
Typically, cultivators passively wait until there’s no dragging it out any longer, when the Heavenly Tribulation descends upon them involuntarily, with no other choice but to face it.
Generally speaking, after passing the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, there is a thousand-year buffering period.
During these thousand years, cultivators can trigger the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation at any time to cross it earlier, but normally, no one does this. They use the time to empower themselves and make all sorts of preparations.
But when the thousand years are up, even if they haven’t actively triggered it, the Six-Nine Sky Tribulation will descend automatically.
After passing the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, there is a two-thousand-year buffering period.
Similarly, during this period, they can attract the tribulation earlier or wait till the end of two thousand years for the tribulation to descend automatically.
The majority of cultivators opt for the latter.
Facing a newly ascended tribulation like Lu Yan, however, is an extremely dangerous affair.
The crone struggled fiercely, trying to break free and retreat, but for the moment, she couldn’t manage to get loose.
The others were also greatly frightened, hastily retreating.
The two experts of the Immortal First Layer, like Chi Luan, were far enough away from Lu Yan to retreat in time, escaping the coverage of the Heavenly Tribulation.
The white-haired elder, with his profound cultivation and swift speed, also managed to promptly escape the Heavenly Tribulation’s range.
But for the crone and the other expert of the Immortal Second Layer, fortune wasn’t on their side.
Crack!
This time, three streaks of lightning descended, targeting Lu Yan, the crone, and the other expert of the Immortal Second Layer respectively.
Lu Yan released the crone and retreated, allowing the lightning to strike down.
His body tingled slightly, easily withstanding the attack of the lightning.
The crone and the expert of the Immortal Second Layer, however, trembled all over as the Heavenly Tribulation struck them, convulsing violently.
Boom boom boom...
Then, one thunderbolt after another continually crashed down.
"Thrilling, thrilling, the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation is just so-so. With my foundation, I can easily withstand it."
Bathed in the lightning, Lu Yan’s gaze was bright and piercing, like stars in the night sky.
In his heart, a crazy idea was born.
Today, he would persevere and in one go pass the Three-Nine, Six-Nine, Nine-Nine Three Heavy Thunder Tribulations, stepping into Immortality with a life-and-death determination.
The Six-Nine Sky Tribulation consisted of six waves, each wave with nine thunderbolts.
After the first wave fell, the second wave immediately followed, giving the one undergoing the tribulation no chance to catch a breath.
Soon, Lu Yan had passed five waves and was facing the sixth.
For ordinary cultivators, this was the final wave and also the most terrifying one.
Boom boom boom!
Three thunderbolts struck down, and Lu Yan punched out, shattering the thunderbolts in mid-air.
Meanwhile, the crone and the expert from Skull Fire Mountain of the Immortal Second Layer had a much harder time; they were struck by the lightning bolts so hard that they smashed into the ground, their bodies charred, flesh ripped open, bones fractured, and their Primordial Spirits damaged.
Years ago, when they faced the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, they also paid a heavy price, barely managing to pass it.
It was the same now.
"Kill!"
Suddenly, Lu Yan let out a low shout, riding the thunder and fire, and he rushed towards the crone.
"You..."
The crone was shocked; she didn’t expect Lu Yan to be so insane that he would attempt to kill her while facing the tribulation.
Ordinary people would need to use all their strength in facing the Heavenly Tribulation, to be distracted at such a time was to court death.
The crone intended to dodge, but the second bolt of the sixth wave descended, causing her body to spasm, coughing up blood, her Immortal Treasure dimming and losing its luster.
Lu Yan, as if nothing had happened, raised his left hand to block the Heavenly Tribulation, while his right hand, like a blade, chopped down on the crone.
The crone let out a hysterical scream, flailing her wings in defense.
There was a loud crash, and blood and flesh flew as the crone was sent flying, one wing severed.
Before she could recover, another thunderbolt struck down, almost exploding her body, compounding her injuries.
Bathed in the thunder, Lu Yan once again closed in for the kill, appearing like the god of thunder, delivering another palm strike. This time, the crone could not defend herself and with a plop, her head flew off into the distance.
Puff!
A thunderbolt descended, and the crone’s body exploded, her Primordial Spirit annihilated within the Heavenly Tribulation.
After slaying the crone, Lu Yan turned and charged at the other Immortal Second Layer expert.
He was a human, utterly horrified, trying to flee.
But under the Heavenly Tribulation, where could he escape? Lu Yan caught up to him and with two strikes sent him on his way.
With the help of the Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Yan killed two Immortal Second Layer experts in quick succession, and by this time, the eighth bolt of the sixth wave of the tribulation had arrived.
