Chapter 486: Chapter 461 Achieving Immortality
The ensuing attacks were all weapons formed from thunder.
Battle-axes, long spears, war swords, long whips...
Each kind of weapon emitted a terrifying aura, as if wielded by an invincible warrior who seemed capable of crushing the heavens and obliterating the rules.
These were mere imitations of the heavenly tribulation; it was unimaginable how terrifying the original form of these weapons could be.
The seventh heavenly tribulation took the form of a long spear, which upon descending, caused Lu Yan to cough up a large mouthful of blood as his body was impaled, leaving a gaping, see-through hole.
The eighth heavenly tribulation was actually a book, which gave Lu Yan an all too familiar feeling.
It was the Dao Book, the heavenly tribulation was actually imitating the Dao Book.
Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the Dao Book had been undergoing a transformation in slumber, shrouded in a cocoon of light; it now started to tremble violently, giving birth to a powerful force of attraction.
When the book formed by the heavenly tribulation fell, most of its power was absorbed by the Dao Book in the Sea of Consciousness.
This heavenly tribulation, therefore, didn’t cause much impact on Lu Yan.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The clouds of tribulation spun wildly, forming a vast palace made of thunder, pressing down towards Lu Yan.
As the palace formed, Shen Yinuo and Elder Wu, who were far away, trembled in their minds and nearly knelt down.
Lu Yan’s pupils also contracted sharply, sensing a fatal threat.
The last one.
The final one, no matter what, he had to withstand it.
Lu Yan pushed his power to the limit, Thunder Bell, Thunder Sword, Primordial Spirit Manifestation, various martial arts...
At that moment, Lu Yan pushed everything he had learned to the peak.
Boom!
The next moment, the palace descended.
Lu Yan’s entire body shook violently, cracks appeared all over his body, countless lightning bolts surged into him, threatening to annihilate his Primordial Spirit.
The last heavenly tribulation was not only targeting the body but also the soul.
But the big tree within his Primordial Spirit shone brightly, exuding a layer of green light that blocked the power of the heavenly tribulation.
"Break for me!"
Lu Yan let out a long howl, fully activating the Thunder Sword, with its blade light piercing the sky.
Crack!
The palace developed cracks throughout, and finally, it exploded with a loud bang.
Lu Yan’s body once again crashed into the ground, smashing it into a vast pit and plunging deep into the earth.
The clouds in the sky dissipated rapidly, the terrible pressure vanished in an instant, as if nothing had happened.
Swish!
Elder Wu’s figure appeared above the huge pit, and without hesitation, he pointed his finger down.
Because he felt the energy of the world crazily rushing towards the bottom of the giant pit.
He knew that Lu Yan was not dead, that he had survived the heavenly tribulation and was undergoing an extreme transformation, about to step fully into immortality.
He, would not allow such a thing to happen.
Boom!
The ground exploded, debris flew, and a figure soared into the sky—it was Lu Yan.
"Lu Yan, die."
Elder Wu pointed out another finger, a fiery red finger, stabbing towards Lu Yan like the finger of a god.
"Today, you are the one who will die."
Lu Yan remained fearless, swinging his sword to meet the attack, the sword light of the Thunder Sword shattered the sky and collided with the fiery red finger, causing a violent explosion. The fiery red finger was blocked.
"Your power..."
Elder Wu was shocked.
Lu Yan had only just passed the heavenly tribulation.
Ordinarily, one could not immediately enter immortality after surviving the heavenly tribulation, as the transformation of the power of the true body and soul into rule power required time.
But the power Lu Yan had just unleashed clearly already bore the mark of having stepped into immortality.
Could it be because he had withstood an extra wave of heavenly tribulation?
He was not wrong, each additional wave of heavenly tribulation left behind pure energy in Lu Yan’s body, which he absorbed in an instant after the tribulation passed.
His strength surged, and in an extremely short amount of time, his true body, true vigor, and strength of the soul all transformed, turning into immortal power.
The injuries he had sustained under the heavenly tribulation also healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The reason why he was still absorbing the force of heaven and earth was that his cultivation level was continuously rising.
Swish!
Responding to Elder Wu was Lu Yan’s Thunder Sword.
"I refuse to believe that you, fresh from the heavenly tribulation, can contend with me, Star Burst Finger."
Elder Wu pushed his Immortality Skill to the extreme, continuously pointing out with both hands and ten fingers.
His fingertips blazed with brilliance, like stars themselves.
Dang!
When his fingertips collided with Lu Yan’s sword light, the light exploded, like a star going supernova, turning into terrifying energy.
Lu Yan’s body slightly trembled, feeling numbness in his arms.
"What terrifying power, is this the might of Immortality Skill? I have no Immortality Skill and am at a great disadvantage in this aspect,"
Lu Yan thought to himself.
His various divine-level martial arts, when facing an opponent like Elder Wu, were gradually becoming inadequate.
They could exert tremendous power when dealing with beings of the Immortal First Layer or below.
But those above Immortal Second Layer all possessed Immortality Skills.
There was, after all, a vast chasm between divine-level martial arts and Immortality Skills, and even if one trained to the highest level, it was difficult to cross.
Furthermore, his cultivation level was still low.
I must cultivate the Immortality Skill as soon as possible.
But I’ll get through this crisis first.
Elder Wu’s fingers never stopped, continuously launching attacks.
Boom boom boom...
A fierce battle unfolded between the two.
In a blink, they had exchanged more than fifty moves, and Lu Yan gradually gained the upper hand.
After all, Elder Wu was previously injured under the Heavenly Tribulation and couldn’t exert his full strength.
Moreover, Lu Yan grew stronger as the battle raged on. He continued to absorb the force of heaven and earth during the fight. The Rule Power within him kept increasing and thickening as he neared the Immortal Second Layer Heaven.
"This kid is truly astonishing, Rule Power, ignite for me..."
Elder Wu’s eyes revealed a ruthless color as he burned his own Rule Power, temporarily boosting his Cultivation Level to its peak state.
Clang clang clang...
His fingers moved rapidly, like the sound of sword cries, emitting sonorous tones, his finger force erupting to block Lu Yan’s attacks and even showing signs of suppressing him.
"Going all out, huh? Then I’ll just wear you down..."
Lu Yan didn’t seek to achieve much but only to avoid faults, starting to primarily focus on defense.
The energy between heaven and earth surged toward Lu Yan like countless rivers flowing into the sea.
Lu Yan’s body and Primordial Spirit were transforming at every moment.
He felt his body and Primordial Spirit become one with the Thunder Fire Rule. At a thought, the thunder and fire’s Rule could do his bidding, and even his own form could transform into the Rule of thunder and fire.
The more he fought, the clearer his mind became, his thoughts thorough, feeling extremely invigorated.
With a long howl, Lu Yan combined the thunder and fire Rule into one, creating the Thunder and Fire Rule Power, and slashed out with his sword.
With a bang, Elder Wu’s figure was blasted backwards.
"The thunder and fire, two types of Rules, can actually fuse together, forming a complex Rule Power, with an explosive increase in might."
Lu Yan, elated, slashed out with another sword strike.
Unfortunately, this strike, although the thunder and fire Rules twisted together, they didn’t fully merge, and the might was limited.
"It’s a pity that the last strike came from an inspired moment; I used it by chance and cannot replicate it now. However, this is the direction for my future research," Lu Yan thought to himself.
"This kid’s strength is too alarming; it’s unwise to stay here long..."
Elder Wu, frightened by Lu Yan’s sudden burst, started harboring thoughts of retreat.
Lu Yan also noticed this.
His Primordial Spirit suddenly shone brightly, and a Big Tree Phantom Image flew out, crashing into Elder Wu’s sea of consciousness and striking his Primordial Spirit.
Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit shook violently, nearly exploding, his mind becoming hazy.
In the instant that the Big Tree Phantom Image struck, Lei Zhong also erupted with full power, attacking Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit.
"Not good..."
By the time Elder Wu realized what was happening, a terrifying Sword Light was stabbing toward him.
It was too late for him to dodge.
With a ’pu’ sound, the Thunder Sword penetrated Elder Wu’s chest.
Within the Thunder Sword, terrible thunder burst forth, Elder Wu’s body was covered in lightning and blew apart in an instant.
The power of the Thunder Sword was too terrifying; even the robust life force of Immortality couldn’t endure, and his form transformed into the Rule couldn’t withstand it.
Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit, panicking, fled from a piece of flesh.
However, what met him was a Big Tree Phantom Image.
Yet, the Primordial Spirit of the Immortal Third Layer was extremely powerful and not so easily vanquished; the Big Tree Phantom Image only injured Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit and didn’t burst it apart.
But immediately after that, there came the second and third Big Tree Phantom Images...
Under the consecutive strikes of three Big Tree Phantom Images, Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit violently exploded into pieces.
Then, under the Thunder Sword, thunder rolled up, grinding Elder Wu’s Primordial Spirit to ashes.
Elder Wu of the Immortal Third Layer fell.
Upon Elder Wu’s death, the Buddha dust entangling Shen Yinuo automatically loosened, and Shen Yinuo hurried over, asking, "Lu Yan, are you all right?"
"It’s nothing. We shouldn’t stay here long. The noise just now was large; it might attract strong fighters from the Beast Clan. Let’s go."
Lu Yan reached out into the air, collecting the Sumi Mustard Seed Bags and Immortal Treasures of Elder Wu, Chi Luan, and others. Then, pulling Shen Yinuo, they quickly left.
During this process, Lu Yan continued to absorb the force of heaven and earth, and his Cultivation Level continued to rise.
But this ascent soon halted, and his Cultivation Level completely stabilized at the peak of the Immortal First Layer.
Having just broken through to reach the peak of the Immortal First Layer, the multiple Heavenly Tribulations were not endured in vain, saving him a lot of time and resources.
"Not good..."
Just then, Lu Yan’s face changed drastically.
That was because he sensed a terrifying presence rapidly approaching from behind, its speed far exceeding Lu Yan’s.
Lu Yan turned around to see a gigantic bird speeding toward him, like a vast expanse of fiery clouds.
It was Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
"Lu Yan, die for me."
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master flapped his wings, and a fiery-red Sword Light slashed toward Lu Yan from the sky, coming close in an instant.
Lu Yan felt a piercing pain in his brow, his body hair standing on end, and he didn’t hesitate to unleash his full power to counter with the Thunder Sword.
Clang!
Lu Yan’s body shot back like a bouncing ball, smashing into a mountain peak with such force that the peak shattered, but he didn’t stop there; he continued to crash into the ground, creating a ravine a hundred miles long.
Spit!
Lu Yan spat out a few mouthfuls of fresh blood, his hand bones aching with an evident break.
Not just that, but the bones in his back and waist were broken in at least a dozen places.
Whoosh!
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master flew past, stirring up scorching winds as he pounced toward Lu Yan, his eyes filled with icy-cold murderous intent, tangible and thick.
