Wang Lin's figure jumped into the air and flew toward the 10,000 foot drum above the scorpion temple. The Yin Bone Blade in his right hand gave off a cold aura that seemed like it could freeze everything and was incompatible with the heavens and earth.
The sound of the drum echoed. As Wang Lin's bones trembled, countless shadows appeared from the ripples around the drum.
Each shadow was wearing red armor, like a blood-colored celestial weapon. Hundreds and thousands of them appeared and gave off powerful killing intent as they charged at Wang Lin.
This was the second of the three internal Arcane Tribulations, the Blood Shadow Tribulations!
The blood shadows formed by this tribulations were no weaker than Arcane Void cultivators, and they were indestructible. Even if they were destroyed, they would be born again from the ripples. This cycle was endless, and it became a terrifying nightmare for those who went through this tribulations!
Most importantly, every time these 1,000 blood shadows died, their cultivation would increase a bit. The longer they stayed, the stronger they would become, and they could easily wipe out the person going through the tribulations!
It was rare for ordinary cultivators to pass the three internal Arcane Tribulations in a row. Most of them would forcibly withdraw from the Arcane Tribulations after they passed the Spirit Severing Tribulations. Then, many years later, when they were fully prepared, they would come back for the Blood Shadow Tribulations!
The terrifying thing about this tribulations was that they could not be destroyed, and not many people could pass them!
Wang Lin didn't know how others passed the Blood Shadow Tribulations, but he had his own method. The moment the blood shadows appeared, Wang Lin's eyes released a monstrous, golden light. A shocking pressure spread out from his eyes like the might of the heavens.
Under the golden light, Wang Lin's eyes gave off a suppressive force. This suppressive force was unparalleled, and it was formed by the fragment of the Celestial God Sword that the green-robed old man had fused with. Even the scorpion soul had been suppressed by Wang Lin's gaze, much less the blood shadows formed by the three internal Arcane Tribulations!
Wang Lin's gaze swept through the sky. Wherever his gaze passed, all the blood shadows trembled and stopped in the air. Their faces were filled with fear. All of them felt like the might of the heavens had descended. The might of the heavens had turned into a golden sword that slammed into their bodies. It was as if they would be mercilessly destroyed if they took even half a step forward!
Wang Lin's cold voice came from his mouth as his gaze swept by. "Scram!"
His voice wasn't loud, but when it landed on the nearly one thousand blood shadows, it was like the roar of the heavens. It caused them to tremble violently and subconsciously retreat.
They were illusions formed by the three internal Arcane Tribulations, so they didn't have much intelligence. However, they had instincts, and they instinctively feared Wang Lin's gaze. As they retreated, they retreated hundreds of feet before fusing back with the ripples and disappearing.
Since ancient times, people had used all sorts of methods to pass this Arcane Tribulations. However, Wang Lin didn't even need to make a move. With just one gaze and one sentence, he caused the Blood Shadow Tribulations to collapse on their own. None of them dared to go forward!
As the blood shadows disappeared, Wang Lin's body shot out like a ray of light toward the 10,000 foot drum in the sky. The drum trembled and was about to let out the third beat.
However, before it could move, Wang Lin had already closed in. He raised the Yin Bone Blade in his right hand and slashed down on the drum!
The moment he slashed down, the five-element true body behind Wang Lin appeared. Overlapping shadows appeared and the Yin Bone Blade appeared. It split into three shadows that followed closely behind Wang Lin and slashed down!
The moment Wang Lin's Yin Bone Blade slashed down on the drum, the third beat echoed. However, after it appeared, it was completely replaced by the roar of the Yin Bone Blade and the roar of the blade. Not a single sound could be heard.
As the blade swept down, the five-element true body behind Wang Lin also slashed down with three blades and landed on the drum.
From afar, this scene looked as if four heaven-splitting blades had landed on the illusory drum with an aura that could destroy the world. The booming sounds turned into endless drumbeats that shook the heavens and the earth. Cracks appeared in the middle of the drum, and it collapsed with a loud bang!
As it shattered, the drum turned into countless fragments that tumbled backwards. They set off a huge gust of wind that howled in all directions.
The third of the three internal Arcane Tribulations hadn't even appeared when Wang Lin's blade destroyed the foundation of the three internal Arcane Tribulations!
After passing six Arcane Tribulations in a row, Wang Lin's expression became serious and he was no longer as relaxed as before. The three internal Arcane Tribulations were clearly several times stronger than the three external Arcane Tribulations, and Wang Lin had to use the suppression gaze and the Yin Bone Blade!
According to this analysis, the last three Arcane Tribulations would far surpass the three internal Arcane Tribulations and would become the barrier that stopped a cultivator from reaching the Void Tribulations Realm!
Wang Lin's body floated down and landed on the scorpion tail. The Yin Bone Blade in his right hand slowly retracted into his flesh and disappeared. He looked up at the sky and waited for the last three Arcane Tribulations to arrive.
Inside Wang Lin's body, the green-robed elder had not only given Wang Lin the suppression gaze, the Yin Bone Blade, and his tough body, but he had also given Wang Lin a meridian formed by the hair of the Celestial Ancestor!
This meridian could allow Wang Lin to have the celestial and ancient bloodlines in one body!
This strand of hair contained dense celestial spiritual energy and could replace Wang Lin's celestial bloodline!
Although this strand of hair couldn't truly allow Wang Lin to have the celestial and ancient bloodlines in one body, it could still play a role. At the very least, it could allow pure celestial spiritual energy to flow through Wang Lin's meridian!
This celestial spiritual energy could allow Wang Lin to use a treasure that was almost invincible in the cave world!
Once this treasure appeared, it could threaten true early stage Void Tribulations cultivators!
At this moment, Wang Lin silently looked at the sky and remained motionless.
The sky darkened and the clouds dissipated. However, a moment later, a dim light faintly spread out from the sky. This dim light gave off a strange feeling, and when it appeared again, it condensed into a huge rune in the sky!
This rune looked like a ghostly face, but it gave off the aura of law. It was as if its existence was part of the operation of the world.
Wang Lin's pupils shrank as he stared at the rune. The moment it appeared, Wang Lin felt a sense of crisis, but he couldn't figure out how this crisis would appear.
"This is the seventh Tribulations …" Wang Lin frowned and let out a cold snort. Just as he was about to scatter the rune, his expression suddenly changed. He clearly felt that there was something wrong with his origin soul!
His Origin Spirit was originally extremely full as it circulated within his body, but at this moment, his Origin Spirit showed signs of withering.
In just one breath of time, a small portion of his origin soul had withered. At this rate, it wouldn't take long before Wang Lin's origin soul disintegrated and was destroyed!!
This change was very sudden, and it shocked Wang Lin. For the first time, he felt how terrifying this Arcane Tribulations was!
If he wanted to delay the withering of his origin soul, he would have to devour a large amount of origin energy to replenish it. Time was of the essence, so Wang Lin's eyes lit up and he inhaled. The origin energy around him moved, but it couldn't be devoured by Wang Lin!
The surrounding thousands of kilometers were shrouded by the pressure of the Arcane Tribulations. Outsiders couldn't enter, and the same was true for origin energy!
The second breath arrived, and the withering of Wang Lin's origin soul became even more severe!
"What a good seventh Tribulations!"
Wang Lin suddenly raised his head and charged at the ghostly rune in the sky. He raised his right hand and threw a punch!
With this punch, the shadow of a Dao Blessing appeared behind Wang Lin and he threw a punch. However, when this punch landed on the ghostly rune, it went through it and couldn't damage it at all. It was as if the rune was just an illusion that could be seen but couldn't be touched!
The third breath arrived with this punch. Wang Lin's origin soul withered once more, and now half of it had withered!
Wang Lin's expression immediately became gloomy.
This seventh Arcane Tribulations was the first of the three Arcane Tribulations. This Arcane Tribulations was called the Ten Breaths Soul Wither Tribulations!
Over the countless years, countless cultivators had died to this tribulation. Within seven breaths of time, their primordial spirits would wither and die. Their bodies and souls would be extinguished!
This Arcane Tribulations was strange and unpredictable. It killed people without a trace; it was extremely terrifying!
The rune in the sky was the key to this Arcane Tribulations, but it couldn't be destroyed. It would continue to exist until the cultivator died!
As Wang Lin stared at the rune in the sky, many thoughts flashed through his mind.
"I underestimated this Arcane Tribulations … This Arcane Tribulations is very interesting … It can actually wither my origin soul. This place is also shrouded, and I can't absorb origin energy to replenish it … This is the only way!"
Wang Lin's eyes lit up. He couldn't absorb origin energy within these thousands of kilometers, but there was an extremely pure origin energy within these thousands of kilometers. That was the scorpion soul!
Without hesitation, Wang Lin's body flickered. When the fourth breath arrived, he raised his hands and pressed them on the scorpion temple.
The scorpion temple trembled and Wang Lin's hands seemed to contain a powerful suction force. A mournful roar came from the scorpion temple.
When the fifth breath arrived, a soul fog came from the scorpion temple. This soul fog charged toward Wang Lin's hands and turned into origin energy that was absorbed by him like crazy.
The scorpion soul had been split into six parts by Wang Lin. He had absorbed four parts to reach the Arcane Void Realm, and the remaining two were hidden inside the scorpion temple.
If it was any other time, it would have been difficult for Wang Lin to find it, but now that his cultivation level had increased and he had absorbed four parts of the scorpion soul, he was able to absorb the remaining two parts of the scorpion soul!
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