Chapter 487: Chapter 462: Yinuo Crossing the Tribulation
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain had not intended to come initially.
She believed that with the strength of Dan Hua, Elder Wu, and others, unless something unexpected happened, capturing Shen Yino and killing Lu Yan would be more than enough.
Yet, for some reason, after Dan Hua and the others had left for a while, she suddenly felt uneasy, as if something was going to happen. Unable to calm her nerves, she swallowed some healing pills, which barely stabilized her injuries, and then hurried to the Cangyan Mysterious Land, only to discover she was still one step too late.
By the time she arrived, she could only see the mutilated corpses of Chi Luan, Elder Wu, and the others.
Without hesitation, she immediately pursued in the direction of the exit at full speed and indeed saw Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo. She struck fiercely, intending to kill Lu Yan on the spot.
However, Lu Yan’s strength exceeded her expectations; even after a full-force attack, he was still alive.
She stirred up her Immortal Power, preparing to launch an attack to completely eliminate Lu Yan.
"Stop, if you make another move, I will detonate the Great Sun Melting Furnace."
A clear whistle sounded.
It was Shen Yinuo, her body emitting a powerful aura, with the Great Sun Melting Furnace flickering in and out of visibility, like a balloon inflating and deflating, seemingly ready to burst at any moment.
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain involuntarily halted her advance, her gaze turning icy with murderous intent as she looked at Shen Yinuo.
"Shen Yinuo, do you really think you can threaten me with that?"
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain said coldly.
"Anyway, if Lu Yan is dead, I won’t live alone. Since we’re all going to die, why should I make it easy for you?"
Shen Yinuo looked directly at the Master of Skull Fire Mountain, facing her down squarely.
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain’s eyes flickered with hesitation, then she asked, "What do you propose?"
"Let Lu Yan leave, and I will come with you,"
Shen Yinuo said.
"No, Yinuo, you must not go with her. Going with her is a path to certain death. We might as well go all out and fight to the end today,"
Lu Yan shouted as he flew into the air, while simultaneously activating his Immortal Power to heal.
"Lu Yan, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain is of the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven; there’s too big a gap between us. If we really fight, we’ll only have one path to death. I’ll pretend to go with her, and you go find Mr. World to rescue me later. That’s the only chance for survival,"
Shen Yinuo sent her voice to Lu Yan, but aloud she said, "Lu Yan, you go first. It’s better than both of us dying here."
"Master of Skull Fire Mountain, do you agree or not? If you don’t, then we’ll all perish together,"
Shen Yinuo shouted again at the Master of Skull Fire Mountain. The Great Sun Melting Furnace swelled rapidly, radiating a terrifying presence, ready to explode at any moment.
In the end, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain chose the Great Sun Melting Furnace over killing Lu Yan.
After all, the Great Sun Melting Furnace was too mysterious. If she could obtain it, not to mention a breakthrough to the Immortal Fifth Layer, advancing to the Tao Realm would be certain in the future.
"Fine, I agree. I won’t kill him. Withdraw the Great Sun Melting Furnace and return with me to Skull Fire Mountain,"
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain took on human form and walked towards Shen Yinuo.
"Yinuo..."
Lu Yan’s fists clenched tightly, and his eyes turned blood-red.
At this moment, he hated his powerlessness, inadequate strength, and having to watch helplessly as Shen Yinuo fell into the hands of the Master of Skull Fire Mountain.
He was filled with extreme unwillingness and frantic thoughts, desperately trying to find a way out.
Just then, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain’s figure suddenly accelerated, becoming like a phantom as she approached Shen Yinuo and swiftly tapped her body nine times.
Powerful vigor penetrated Shen Yinuo’s body, like a wide net sealing off both her True Vigor and Primordial Spirit.
With the True Vigor and Primordial Spirit sealed, the Great Sun Melting Furnace also submerged and disappeared from sight.
"You..."
Shen Yinuo’s complexion greatly changed.
"Behave yourself now, to avoid any rash actions,"
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain said coldly.
"What are you planning to do? Are you going back on your promise?"
Shen Yinuo felt a sense of foreboding swell within her.
Before she could finish speaking, the Master of Skull Fire Mountain had already rushed toward Lu Yan. During the assault, her body grew massively, transforming into a great bird with colorful wings.
The Rainbow Bird, which was the true form of the Master of Skull Fire Mountain.
Her eyes were extremely cold, and her murderous intent towards Lu Yan was nakedly visible. Flapping her wings, she shot two fiery red Sword Lights towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan wielded the Thunder Sword to block them, clang, clang, two sounds rang out as Lu Yan was forced to retreat. His war sword vibrating uncontrollably in his hand, almost slipping away from his grip.
At the moment of impact with the Sword Light, he felt that the Sword Light unleashed by the Master of Skull Fire Mountain contained a terrible explosive force.
It was an Immortal Skill, the same type of Immortality Skill as that old crone had used.
But the old crone’s mastery in Immortality Skill was far inferior to that of the Master of Skull Fire Mountain, not even comparable.
Swish!
The Master of Skull Fire Mountain, like a red flash of lightning, pounced toward Lu Yan, her two sharp claws aiming for his forehead and chest.
With the last of his strength, Lu Yan swung the Thunder Sword with one hand and grabbed the Thunder Bell with the other, defending with all his might.
The moment the Thunder Sword and Thunder Bell made contact with the Master of Skull Fire Mountain’s talons, Lu Yan felt as if dozens of volcanoes had erupted simultaneously on her claws. The brute force instantly shattered the bones in his hands, leaving him completely exposed.
Swoosh!
The wings of the Master of Skull Fire Mountain, like flaming celestial sabers, sliced towards Lu Yan’s chest, intending to cleave him in two.
At this critical moment, the Power of Thunder filled Lu Yan’s body, and he momentarily turned entirely into a bolt of lightning, flashing backward.
This was the Rule of Thunder in embodiment. In the blink of an eye, Lu Yan transformed into the Rule of Thunder to dodge this deadly blow.
With a swoosh, the lightning was sheared by the wing, but it immediately reformed, and after several flashes, Lu Yan reappeared thirty li away, his face ashen. It was evident that a vicious wound had appeared on his chest, emanating a horrific and scorching energy that surged wildly towards the depths of his body, threatening to completely incinerate Lu Yan’s fleshly body.
Although Lu Yan fought against it desperately, he was unable to dispel it for the moment.
At the Immortal Fourth Layer Heaven, it truly is terrifying. Just now, if he hadn’t transformed into rules in time, he would have likely died or at the very least been severely injured.
"You’ve just broken through to immortality and yet possess such combat strength, I cannot let you live,"
the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master said coldly, intending to kill Lu Yan once more, but her expression suddenly changed and she violently turned her head.
At this moment, a chilling blood light pervaded around Shen Yinuo; her entire being was enveloped within it, with the Great Sun Melting Furnace flickering in and out of sight within the blood light. The ’net’ that the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master had laid out on Shen Yinuo was incessantly crumbling.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master was greatly startled.
She hadn’t expected that after she had sealed Shen Yinuo’s True Vigor and soul power, the latter would still have a bizarre method to break through the prohibition she had set.
Forgoing the killing of Lu Yan, the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master immediately rushed towards Shen Yinuo.
She truly feared that Shen Yinuo would self-destruct the Great Sun Melting Furnace, causing both to perish.
In her heart, neither Chi Luan nor anyone else could compare to the Great Sun Melting Furnace.
Because it was key to her achieving the Doctrine.
Having lived for tens of thousands of years, this was the greatest opportunity she had encountered to date. In her eyes, it was a gift from the heavens, one she absolutely could not miss.
Her speed was astonishing; in a flash, she was already upon Shen Yinuo. A huge claw reached towards Shen Yinuo, attempting to seal her once again.
But at that moment, her expression underwent yet another drastic change as she looked up at the sky.
Above, the sky was covered with dark clouds and thunder rolled.
"Tribulation clouds, you wretch are crossing the tribulation, you want to harm me..."
the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master screamed, her wings flapping vigorously as she tried to retreat, but it was already too late.
Shen Yinuo had actually completely broken the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s prohibition when she used the eerie blood light. She was already preparing to cross the tribulation. The reason she acted as such before was to lure the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master over, bringing her into the range of the tribulation clouds.
Boom Boom!
Two great bolts of lightning struck down towards Shen Yinuo and the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master could only concentrate on resisting the Heavenly Tribulation.
"Lu Yan, take this chance and go,"
Shen Yinuo’s voice reached Lu Yan’s ears.
But Lu Yan shook his head slightly, sat down cross-legged, and took out several more healing pills to swallow, healing with all his might to rid himself of the terrible force the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master had left in his body.
Throughout his journey, although he has been cautious, he is neither greedy for life nor fearful of death, let alone willing to just barely survive.
Leaving Shen Yinuo behind to escape alone was out of the question.
Lu Yan’s attitude had said it all. If they were to leave, they would leave together; if they were to die, they would die together.
"Lu Yan..."
Knowing Lu Yan’s intention, Shen Yinuo didn’t say more and focused on crossing the tribulation.
They were not without hope.
One after another, the Heavenly Tribulations fell continuously, wave after wave.
Quickly, all six waves of the Heavenly Tribulation had descended.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master had been heavily injured, her body tattered and torn, colorful feathers falling off, turning her into a plucked bird.
Already injured, she was further wounded after going through the Heavenly Tribulation.
Yet, the tribulation clouds did not dissipate, and terrible thunder continued brewing.
The seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation.
Lu Yan knew that just like himself, Shen Yinuo had invoked the seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation.
"It’s actually the seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation. The Great Sun Melting Furnace really is extraordinary. I must have it,"
the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s eyes sparkled with a fervent glow.
She wasn’t worried, her own tribulation had passed, and the seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation was specific to Shen Yinuo.
Since she had not crossed the seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation in her time, it wouldn’t be attracted to her.
Her gaze swept over Lu Yan, and in the end, she did not make a move. Her injuries were severe, and it was best to heal first. As long as Shen Yinuo didn’t leave, Lu Yan wouldn’t leave. There would be plenty of opportunities to kill Lu Yan.
At once, one healing pill after another flew out, popping into the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s mouth like roasted beans, and a radiant firelight enveloped her as she began healing.
Like being reborn from fire, the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s body regrew colorful feathers.
Meanwhile, Lu Yan also focused on expelling the vigor left by the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master. Hiss, hiss, hiss, streaks of vigor flew out from his wounds, landing on the ground and burning deep pits into the rock.
Boom!
The seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation descended on Shen Yinuo.
Shen Yinuo, merged with the Great Sun Melting Furnace, was covered in blood light from head to toe; even her hair turned blood red, exuding an eerie beauty as she stood against the Heavenly Tribulation.
Lu Yan wasn’t worried. With Shen Yinuo’s foundation, crossing the seventy-nine Heavenly Tribulation should be a manageable feat.
Soon, The Ninth Tribulation arrived.
Lu Yan stood up and slowly approached, his Immortal Power surging, ready to lend aid at any moment.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master did the same, drawing near to Shen Yinuo, surrounded by the Rule of Fire, ready to launch a Thunderclap Strike just as the Heavenly Tribulation descended.
"Lu Yan, don’t come any closer. I will continue with the tribulation,"
Shen Yinuo’s voice rang out in Lu Yan’s ears.
Lu Yan was startled.
Yinuo, too, intended to face consecutive tribulations, which was exceedingly perilous.
He had felt immense pressure when he went through consecutive tribulations until the last step.
Could Yinuo face an unexpected mishap?
But now, indeed, there was no better strategy than this.
