Half a month later, in the depths of the wasteland.
Dark golden tribulation clouds floated in the sky with a radius of several thousand feet. They exuded a vast heavenly might, and a terrifying will of heaven and earth circulated in the dense tribulation clouds.
Almost every second, the aura from the tribulation clouds would become denser. At this moment, the cries of eagles and the roars of beasts in the surrounding hundreds of miles of the wasteland were silent. Ancient trees toppled over, and the might of heaven subdued the earth.
Under the tribulation clouds, Xiao Chen stood tall in his blue battle robe. He looked at the tribulation clouds in the sky without any joy or sorrow. After half a month, he had finally comprehended a trace of the mysteries of metal with the help of the Art of Mountain and River Strategy. He had imprinted the magical power of the Sharp Metal Spear in the Sky Tower.
However, this magical power was condensed in a hurry. It was just a form, and Xiao Chen had to continue to comprehend it in the future.
Now that Xiao Chen appeared in the wasteland and released his aura, the Heaven and Earth Lock sensed it and sent down the Thunder Tribulation.
Different from the previous Thunder Tribulation, the tribulation clouds that Xiao Chen faced this time had turned red. The dark golden thunderbolts transformed into giant dragons and phoenixes that surged in the tribulation clouds.
The giant dragons and phoenixes swam in the tribulation clouds, constantly colliding with each other. Shocking thunder boomed as if the heavens were roaring.
These thunderbolts were just one of them. The real killing tribulation in the tribulation clouds were the seemingly harmless scarlet flames. These were the True Flames from the sky beyond the sky. According to legend, they were the True Flames manifested by the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Fire Tribulation wasn't just for show. There were three kinds of Heavenly Fires in the Heavenly Fire Tribulation: the Thunder Purifying Fire, the Red Lotus Purifying Fire, and the Soul Annihilating Fire. They burned the warrior's body and soul from the outside to the inside. No matter which Heavenly Fire it was, if one couldn't withstand it, one's soul would perish.
Of course, not every warrior could encounter the three heavenly fires. Most of the warriors could only encounter the world-purifying thunderbolt fire, which could purify their blood, flesh and battle qi. Some talented warriors might encounter the hellfire of red lotus.
Of course, there would be a small number of martial artists who would encounter a situation where the three great Heavenly Flames gathered. Of the three great Heavenly Flames, the Soul Annihilation Purification Flame was the most mysterious.
Rumor had it that flames used the soul as the material. Even martial artists couldn't predict when the Soul Annihilation Flame would ignite. Often, when they realized it, the flame would have already burned half of their soul. Their soul would be severely damaged, and even if they didn't die, they would be no different from being dead. Of course, most of the time, their soul would scatter.
"Fight!"
Xiao Chen's gaze shot out like bolts of lightning, and his entire body was suffused with golden divine radiance while the black hair behind his head fluttered madly like black dragons.
Having cultivated the Golden Battle Physique to such a level, even a strand of hair on Xiao Chen's body, even an ordinary divine weapon might not be able to cut it off. This was the external manifestation of the physical body being tempered to the extreme.
Xiao Chen had cultivated the Physical Battle Physique, and he cultivated the Sea of Qi and Battle Qi at the same time. He even vaguely felt that when these two types of cultivation went hand in hand, there might be unexpected effects when he finally reached the peak of martial arts.
Xiao Chen's Battle Qi surged, and waves of azure-golden Battle Qi and Blood Qi merged with each other. They even gushed out of the pores all over his body like a tide, and even the surrounding void was crushed and distorted.
His Golden Battle Physique had already reached the sixth level, and his combat strength was comparable to that of a Venerable. His Spiritual Will had already reached the Perfection of a Venerable. Only his Battle Qi cultivation had just reached the critical point, but this was enough. He wasn't too worried about the Heavenly Fire Tribulation in front of him.
Rumble!
Heavenly Tribulation could be said to be the manifestation of the will of heaven and earth. It itself had no feelings, but a manifestation of the order of heaven and earth. It instinctively maintained the operation of the world. For martial artists whose cultivation had reached a certain level, it would send down Thunder Tribulation to test them.
Thunder surged, and Heavenly Fire from the crimson Tribulation Clouds appeared one after another.
Every Heavenly Fire looked like an ordinary flame, but there were thunder and lightning blooming. Countless sparks collided and fused with each other, causing thunder to roar endlessly between heaven and earth. It seemed that heaven was displaying its majesty, and the majesty of heaven and earth needed prestige.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The crimson Tribulation Clouds in the sky became thicker and thicker, turning from crimson to dark red. In just a moment, it had already turned as black as ink. Xiao Chen even felt that there was a great terror brewing in the depths of the Tribulation Clouds, and as soon as it appeared, it firmly locked onto him.
Finally, perhaps the Tribulation Clouds were almost done brewing. The pitch-black Tribulation Clouds were like a volcano that was about to erupt. They began to roll violently, as if there was a world of thunder within them, and the roar never stopped.
Boom!
The Tribulation Clouds rolled, and in the center of the Tribulation Clouds, which had a radius of thousands of feet, suddenly split open.
Whoosh!
A dark golden vortex formed in the blink of an eye, and the vortex spun at an incredible speed, stirring up a violent storm, and producing a strange sound in the air.
Endless dark golden lightning danced wildly, and the strange sound directly penetrated into Xiao Chen's soul, trying to shake his Spirit. However, when the strange sound entered Xiao Chen's Spirit Sea, it only stirred up a slight ripple, and then calmed down again.
Crack!
At the moment when the ripple appeared in his Spirit Sea, a flame suddenly appeared in the Tribulation Clouds. The flame was composed of countless crimson and blue flames.
The only thing that surprised people was that there was a white flame rising in the center of the flame. The flame emitted an endless light, as if it wanted to purify the sins of the world.
World-cleansing Thunder Fire!
This World-cleansing Flame was originally only a small dot, but it grew with the wind, and even collided with the strange sound of the wind. The fire helped the wind, and it immediately turned into a monstrous sea of fire. It directly swept down from the void, and fell around Xiao Chen.
It was so fast that Xiao Chen only felt that it had arrived next to him in the blink of an eye. The sea of fire instantly wrapped around Xiao Chen's body, and penetrated through every pore of Xiao Chen's body.
The flame turned into small fire lotuses, and constantly penetrated into the depths of Xiao Chen's flesh, wanting to completely burn every inch of his flesh.
However, the vitality in Xiao Chen's body was too strong. Every part of his flesh that had just been burned was immediately regenerated.
Not only did it not turn Xiao Chen's flesh into ashes, but it also helped Xiao Chen burn some of the impurities that were hidden deep in his flesh into nothingness.
Just as Xiao Chen was resisting the World-cleansing Flame in his body, the Tribulation Clouds in the sky changed again, and even rumbled.
The dark golden Tribulation Clouds started to riot, and explosions kept happening in the depths of the Tribulation Clouds. At the same time, the sparks and thunderbolts were enhanced by some mysterious force, and in the blink of an eye, they transformed into fierce beasts that were fused with thunder and fire.
Fire dragons, fire birds, fire snakes, vermilion birds, taowu — every transformed beast roared and danced in the sky. Their bodies burned with raging flames, and they emitted thunderbolts.
Every beast was vivid and lifelike, and they emitted a metallic luster. Raging flames burned the sky, and thunderbolts shook the wilderness. They even emitted a ferocious aura that belonged to fierce beasts.
However, what was terrifying was that the aura emitted by each of these fierce beasts was not inferior to that of a four-star fierce beast, and they were comparable to human Supremacies.
The Tribulation Clouds surged, and in the blink of an eye, the number of these beasts had reached nine. Nine was the limit, and even the Heavenly Tribulation would leave a chance of survival.
Roar roar roar!
The roars of the beasts shook the sky, and they pounced on Xiao Chen from the sky. The beasts emitted waves of Tribulation Power, and they carried an aura that could purify all sins in the world.
The Red Lotus Purifying Fire!
That's right!
These beasts formed from flames and thunderbolts were condensed from the Red Lotus Purifying Fire.
The World-cleansing Flame was still wreaking havoc in Xiao Chen's body, but another type of Heavenly Fire had already descended.
It was so fast that no one could react!
At that moment, Xiao Chen stood in the void, and he was surrounded by the Thunderbolt Fire. The terrifying destructive power of the flames constantly wreaked havoc on his body, and it madly scoured his flesh. The World-cleansing Flame was the true Heavenly Fire, and it was rumored that it was born in a place where thousands of thunderbolts gathered. It was a divine fire that could destroy the filth of the world.
There were even sizzling sounds coming from within Xiao Chen's body. It was the sound of his flesh being burned into nothingness. Under this kind of burning, Xiao Chen could feel endless pain coming from every inch of his flesh.
Every World-cleansing Flame shuttled through his flesh, and any flesh that was burned by the flames would immediately lose its vitality.
Xiao Chen's physical body was extremely strong, and he had cultivated the Golden Battle Body to the sixth realm. Every inch of his flesh had been tempered and purified countless times. However, under the burning of the World-cleansing Flame, there was still a large area of his flesh that had lost its vitality. Inch by inch, his flesh turned into nothingness. The pain of his flesh being cut was enough to make people fearful.
This was why most Heavenly Fire Tribulation warriors at the fifth level of the Heavenly Building Realm did not dare to easily trigger the Heavenly Fire Tribulation. Under the Lightning Tribulation, a little carelessness would cause them to turn into ashes.
Of course, other people's Heavenly Fire Tribulation would not be like Xiao Chen's. The Heavenly Fire Tribulation was the embodiment of the will of heaven and earth. It had no emotions, so it was the most fair. Whether it was the Human Race or the Hundred Races, they would send the corresponding level of Heavenly Fire Tribulation according to the talent and combat strength of the person undergoing the tribulation.
Although Xiao Chen's Battle Qi had not yet become a Venerable, his combat strength was comparable to that of a Venerable. Therefore, the Heavenly Fire Tribulation was dozens of times stronger than that of an ordinary warrior.
With a thought, a large number of primordial stones appeared around Xiao Chen. In the blink of an eye, they were turned into the purest energy. They were devoured by his body and poured into his flesh and blood. The vitality of the Battle Body needed to be maintained by energy.
The Lightning Tribulation did not burn all of Xiao Chen's flesh and blood to ashes. After all, the Heavenly Fire Tribulation was a test. Only the strong could truly pass it. On the other hand, it could also be considered as helping the warrior temper his body.
His flesh and blood were crystal clear, and there was even an ancient divine brilliance appearing. This was the flesh and blood left behind after Xiao Chen's body was burned by the Heavenly Fire. It had even condensed into crystal blood diamonds.