Chapter 488: Chapter 463: Yinuo’s Immortality, A New Twist
After the ninth thunder tribulation fell, the energy between heaven and earth began to surge rapidly towards Shen Yinuo.
Meanwhile, the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master had already made her move, pouncing towards Shen Yinuo.
Boom!
In the sky above, just as the tribulation clouds began to show signs of dispersing, they quickly gathered again. The spreading pressure was even more terrifying than before.
"Slut, you’re... seeking death."
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master was greatly alarmed, abruptly halting her advance and retreating quickly.
She did not know that previously, Lu Yan had used this very same tactic to trap Elder Wu, Chi Luan, and others to death, so she did not expect that Shen Yinuo would dare to face the tribulation consecutively.
But, after all, she was from the Immortal Fourth Layer and was also a Rainbow Bird, adept at speed. Her reaction was quick enough; with a flash of her body, she was about to escape from the range of the tribulation clouds.
But behind her, a figure appeared, blocking her retreat.
It was Lu Yan.
"Get back here."
Lu Yan roared, burning the power of immortality. The laws of thunder fire intertwined, fully activating the Thunder Sword. Man and sword became one as he slashed towards the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
Bang!
Lu Yan’s figure was thrown backward, but the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s momentum of retreat was also halted.
And during the attack, Lu Yan also launched a follow-up move.
More than a dozen Martial Arts Avatars flew out, rushing towards the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, and at the same time, a Big Tree Phantom Image surged into the sea of consciousness of the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
Boom, boom, boom...
More than a dozen Martial Arts Avatars detonated, attacking simultaneously with the Big Tree Phantom Image. Although they did not injure the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, they prevented her from charging forward.
Lu Yan controlled the laws of thunder fire; behind him was like a giant wall rubbing against the air, stopping his momentum. Then, with a kick in the air, his body turned into a flash of lightning, pouncing towards the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master again.
"You two are madmen. If you block me, you will also be counted in the heavenly tribulation."
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master screamed, flapping her wings to fend off Lu Yan.
But what reached her before Lu Yan was a Big Tree Phantom Image.
Her Primordial Spirit was attacked, and her strength involuntarily weakened. With a loud bang, she exchanged another blow with Lu Yan.
Lu Yan was sent flying backward again.
But at this moment, Shen Yinuo’s Ninety-nine Heavenly Tribulation descended once more.
This time, three bolts of lightning struck down, aimed at Lu Yan, Shen Yinuo, and the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
Sure enough, Lu Yan was within the range of the tribulation clouds and was also pulled into it.
But Lu Yan was not afraid.
It wasn’t like he hadn’t crossed it before.
"You two little beasts..."
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, filled with hatred, let out a piercing scream.
Today she had already been injured repeatedly, and now faced the Ninety-nine Heavenly Tribulation; even if she could cross it, she would certainly be injured further. If it damaged her essence and affected her future path, that would be serious.
She detested Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo to the core.
But no matter how much she hated them, she had to first cross this round of the heavenly tribulation.
She stopped and focused all her energy on crossing the tribulation.
Lu Yan also did not continue his attack and faced the heavenly tribulation.
One wave after another...
Soon, they reached the eighth wave.
The power of the eighth wave of heavenly tribulation was extremely alarming.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, struck until her skin burst and flesh tore, turned into a plucked bird. Her wings became a bloody mess, and eventually, she could barely fly, falling to the ground to resist the heavenly tribulation.
At this moment, a figure suddenly approached the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master. A flash of lightning in the form of a sword slashed towards her head.
"Little beast!"
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master roared, urging the Immortal Treasure to defend.
The person striking, naturally, was Lu Yan.
Facing the same eighth wave of heavenly tribulation, Lu Yan handled it much more easily than the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
Now was an excellent opportunity to strike, which Lu Yan would not miss.
Clang!
The two exchanged a blow, Lu Yan stumbling backward. Just as the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master was about to counterattack, a bolt from the heavenly tribulation struck her, making her entire body convulse.
Whoosh!
Lu Yan, bathing in the heavenly tribulation, took a bold step forward. His sword slashed towards the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s neck.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, too weak to counter, could only try her best to dodge; with a plop, she was struck on the shoulder. A substantial amount of golden thunder flooded into her body, ravaging her internal organs.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master let out a painful wail, disregarding her injuries. She flapped her wings frantically and sprinted away, desperate to put distance between herself and Lu Yan.
Lu Yan pursued relentlessly.
Crash!
In front of the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, a bloody furnace appeared, crashing into her and sending her staggering backward.
It was Shen Yinuo taking action.
Lu Yan caught up and swung his sword at the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master again.
This time, with the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master unable to dodge and at a critical moment, she twisted her body and turned into a set of laws, becoming a stream of flames. With a loud bang, the Thunder Sword severed the stream of flames, which immediately reformed. A single impact drove Shen Yinuo back, and then the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master made a desperate bid for escape towards the distance.
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo hurriedly gave chase.
But the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master was clearly going all-out, burning her Immortal Power without regard for the consequences, far exceeding the speeds of Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo and rapidly gaining distance.
After a chase, Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo had to stop.
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master continuous flew hundreds of miles away, enduring the tribulation from afar.
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo stood not far from each other.
Soon, the ninth wave of heavenly tribulation was successfully overcome.
But the tribulation clouds did not disperse; they were brewing a more terrifying thunder tribulation.
The tenth wave!
Indeed, Shen Yinuo’s heavenly tribulation, like his, wasn’t so easy to end.
And Lu Yan, having already crossed the tenth wave of heavenly tribulation before, had to do it once again.
From a distance, the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master swallowed Healing Pills and flew back, landing dozens of miles away with a fierce look in her eyes, staring intently at Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.
"The tenth wave, good, very good. By the time you cross the tenth wave of heavenly tribulation, you will be half-dead. The ultimate victor will still be me."
The Skull Fire Mountain’s Master roared inwardly.
The tenth wave of heavenly tribulation was almost the same as the one Lu Yan had faced before.
Of course, Lu Yan was now in the Immortal First Layer, and accordingly, the power of the thunder tribulation had also increased.
One after another they descended, both parties fighting with all their might.
Eventually, both of them withstood their respective Heavenly Tribulations, and as the clouds of tribulation dissipated in the sky, a massive amount of the energy of heaven and earth surged toward Shen Yinuo. Her injuries recovered at a rate visible to the naked eye, and her aura soared rapidly.
She was undergoing the transformation to the Immortal Realm.
To Lu Yan’s surprise, his body also retained some pure energy, which now seeped into his body, rapidly repairing his injuries.
This delighted Lu Yan immensely.
Because those who were implicated in the Heavenly Tribulation, even if they survived it, would not reap any benefits.
Just like Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, Elder Wu, and others.
All they were left with was calamity and not a single benefit.
But inside Lu Yan’s body lay residual pure energy.
This must have had something to do with The Ninth Tribulation.
"Kill!"
At that moment, Skull Fire Mountain’s Master lunged to attack, the first to strike at Lu Yan.
Lu Yan faced the assault fearlessly, swinging his battle blade to meet the attack.
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master had only crossed the Tribulation a little earlier than them and was severely injured. There was no way to recover in such a short time.
But Lu Yan, under the nourishment of the pure energy left by The Ninth Tribulation, had already recovered eighty percent of his strength in a short while.
Boom!
After a single exchange, this time, both figures retreated simultaneously.
"How... How could you recover so quickly?"
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master shouted, incredulous.
"What’s so impossible about it?"
Lu Yan’s eyes were bright as his injuries continued to heal rapidly.
"I refuse to believe that I, at the Immortal Fourth Layer, can’t kill you, at the Immortal First Layer. Burn for me."
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, furious to the sky, ignited her Immortal Treasure directly.
Her Immortal Treasure, which had followed her from the Primordial Spirit Realm and endured numerous Heavenly Tribulations over tens of thousands of years, self-immolated and turned into a terrifying force that surged into Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s body, instantly boosting her strength to its peak.
Whoo!
With a flap of her wings, she sent a vast expanse of fire clouds toward Lu Yan.
Such might posed a lethal danger to Lu Yan, who leapt back while swinging his sword. But even so, he was still caught by the terrible shockwave, and the power of Destruction sent him flying.
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master, intent on finishing Lu Yan off in one effort, encountered the attack of the Great Sun Melting Furnace summoned by Shen Yinuo.
"You treacherous wench," Skull Fire Mountain’s Master lashed out, flapping her wings and sending the Great Sun Melting Furnace flying.
"I have spared you time and again; since you so wish to die, I’ll grant your wish. Today I’ll slay Lu Yan first, then seize your body."
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master’s voice was cold.
Roar!
A terrifying roar approached rapidly, bringing with it rolling heat waves.
It was the Flaming Three-Headed Dog.
Their continuous battles during Tribulation had made such a commotion that it was strange the local Beast Clan had not been alerted.
"You bald old bird, you still dare to come to the Cangyan Mysterious Land, I will tear you apart!"
The Flaming Three-Headed Dog lunged at Skull Fire Mountain’s Master.
"Old three-headed freak, I have no quarrel with you, why do you cling to me without letting go?"
Skull Fire Mountain’s Master bellowed, her anger uncontainable.
But faced with the assault of the Flaming Three-Headed Dog, Skull Fire Mountain’s Master dared not be careless and had to turn back to defend.
The two beasts engaged in fierce combat once again.
"Let’s go."
Lu Yan grabbed Shen Yinuo and quickly retreated.
If they did not escape then, when would they wait?
Roar!...
But, just as they had flown a short distance, a colossal wolf engulfed in flames lunged at them, the powerful aura striking fear into hearts.
It was a creature from the Cangyan Mysterious Land, and moreover, it was a being of the Immortal Second Layer.
The noise from their continuous Tribulations had indeed drawn the attention of many strong members of the Beast Clan.
Most of these Beast Clan members had likely been hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
"Yinuo, focus on your breakthrough."
Lu Yan stepped through the air, grasping the Thunder Sword in both hands, and cleaved downward. A dazzling streak of the blade’s light shot up into the sky, filled with thunder and flames.
With a squelching sound, one of the fiery giant wolf’s legs flew off, and half of its head was cleaved away.
The giant wolf was horrified and retreated at high speed.
Howl...
Whoo...
No sooner had they flown several miles than two more Beast Clan masters came to attack.
A fiery tiger and a giant red python thousands of meters long.
One at the Immortal Second Layer, and one at the Immortal First Layer.
Clang!
Lu Yan conjured the Thunder Bell, executing a Soul Attack, and the two Beast Clan Immortals were struck as if by lightning, their bodies stiffening for a moment.
Grabbing Shen Yinuo, Lu Yan rushed past as his blade’s light flashed, cutting the tiger in two.
Lu Yan, holding Shen Yinuo, quickly flew towards the exit of the Cangyan Mysterious Land.
An endless supply of the energy of heaven and earth continued to converge upon Shen Yinuo.
Her transformation was still ongoing.
But along the way, the roars of beasts were incessant, as huge figures of the Beast Clan emerged, attacking them.
And they were all of the Immortal Realm.
Rumble!
A giant stick shrouded in flames swept towards Lu Yan.
Lu Yan swung his sword to block, and with a loud crash, the giant stick was deflected at an angle, while his figure retreated repeatedly.
Immortal Third Layer Heaven.
Lu Yan’s expression grew serious.
