This scorpion soul was formed by dense origin energy. Now that it was absorbed by Wang Lin's body, his withered origin soul began to rapidly recover as if it had devoured a great tonic!
The sixth breath arrived and Wang Lin's origin soul withered once more. However, due to the replenishment from the scorpion soul, it reached a balance. However, this balance couldn't be maintained for long and would collapse once more as time passed.
Unless Wang Lin could find more origin energy to replenish his origin soul!
Most of the other Cultivators who had passed this tribulation had done so by constantly consuming medicinal pills and other items. If they could hold on for seven breaths of time, their Nascent Divinity wouldn't be destroyed, then they could hold on for another three breaths of time. After ten breaths of time, they would be able to pass!
However, the last three breaths were several times more terrifying than before. Even the richest cultivator would find it difficult to survive the last three breaths. This was because the speed at which the pill was being digested could not compare to the withering. Before the cultivator could absorb much of the pill, their origin soul would wither and die within a few breaths!
Therefore, the quality of the pill was extremely important. However, even with the best pill, it would be difficult to survive this calamity. The only difference was that the chances of surviving this calamity were a bit higher.
This Soul Wither Calamity placed the cultivator in a very passive position. The calamity completely grasped the initiative. Since ancient times, everyone who had tried this calamity had endured it!
Even Grand Empyreans were the same. They could only use a large amount of pills and the fear of death to survive this calamity!
Even the legendary two Grand Empyreans that had passed nine Arcane Tribulations in a row over the countless years had clenched their teeth and endured it. After ten breaths, the Arcane Tribulations would dissipate on their own.
The seventh breath mercilessly arrived and the balance in Wang Lin's body was broken. His origin soul began to wither, but Wang Lin's expression didn't change at all. He used the moment his origin soul withered to replenish his balance to think of a way to break this calamity!
"If I want to endure it, the only way is to use the fastest speed to find the place where the Green Devil Scorpion's True Soul is suppressed and absorb the Green Devil Scorpion's True Soul's power to pass this tribulation. With the True Soul's power, it shouldn't be difficult to pass this tribulation!
"However … it will not be easy for the suppressed True Soul to absorb its power. Who knows how long it will take …" A glint flashed across Wang Lin's eyes.
"Tribulation is also good fortune … I've always believed this. Even though this tribulation is strange, it's still just a tribulation!
You want to wither my, Wang Lin's, nascent spirit … Let's see if the withering power of this tribulation is stronger, or if Wang's faith is stronger!! "
Wang Lin suddenly lifted his head as a strange glow appeared in his eyes. Within that glow was a powerful conviction!
With Wang Lin's intelligence, he was able to see the key to overcoming this tribulation with a single glance. He had also guessed the method that everyone had chosen to overcome this tribulation in the past. However, this method was extremely passive. It was akin to submitting oneself to the tribulation and dragging out an ignoble existence under it.
Wang Lin didn't want this kind of choice!
"I have enough faith, and my nascent spirit contains my faith. With this faith, I want to see how this tribulation will destroy me!!" Wang Lin looked up at the ghostly rune in the sky, and his eyes were filled with determination.
He had faced divine retribution many times in his life, and he had long since lost his sense of awe. The only thing he had was the determination to fight back and stand above the heavens!
The eighth breath arrived the moment Wang Lin raised his head. Wang Lin's nascent spirit rapidly withered, and when the eighth breath passed, there was only a sliver left. However, it was this sliver that contained Wang Lin's faith, the faith that he had never given in his entire life of cultivation, and his determination to resurrect Li Muwan!
This sliver of nascent spirit couldn't wither or disintegrate during the eighth breath. Just like Wang Lin's personality, it remained tenacious!
"I believe that my nascent spirit is immortal!
"I believe that my existence cannot be erased!
"I believe that my life is in my own hands!
"The ninth breath slowly arrived. Wang Lin's body trembled, but his expression didn't change at all. The ninth breath contained the power to wither his origin soul and was going to destroy Wang Lin's origin soul. However, that sliver of his origin soul that contained faith still existed during the ninth breath!!
This was no longer a nascent spirit, but a faith. The might of the heavens and earth could destroy all nascent spirits, but it couldn't destroy a person's faith. If a person didn't even have faith, then their life would be crushed by the heavens and earth. In the end, they would blame the heavens and earth for creating their own might!
Because they had given up their faith!
However, Wang Lin wasn't the same. His faith was like a raging fire as he looked at the rune in the sky. His gaze was enough to shock the heavens and earth!
"I believe that all of this divine retribution will disappear like smoke in the wind!
"I believe that I can resurrect Wan Er!
"I believe that I can step into the peak of the world!!!
"Wang Lin let out a roar at the sky. His faith was like an oath that shook the heavens and earth!
The tenth breath seemed like it was going to destroy Wang Lin's faith. It descended like a raging wave to drown the sliver of nascent spirit that contained his faith!
But in the end, when the tenth breath dissipated, the sliver of nascent spirit that contained Wang Lin's faith still existed!!
Not only did it exist, but it also erupted!
"The majesty of the world can destroy my body, it can destroy my nascent spirit, it can destroy my soul, but it can't destroy my faith!"
As Wang Lin let out a roar, he took a step toward the sky. Compared to the world, he was like an ant, but a presence that could change the world spread out from his body. Under this presence, Wang Lin charged toward the rune in the sky. As he closed in, he raised his hands and tore at the illusionary rune. The illusionary rune seemed to be affected by the impact of Wang Lin's faith, and it began to show signs of becoming corporeal. It was torn apart by Wang Lin!
The moment the rune collapsed, the power of Wang Lin's withered origin soul rapidly recovered. In an instant, it reached its peak and increased explosively once more!!
The seventh Divine Retribution, the Ten Breaths Withered Soul Retribution, collapsed before Wang Lin!!
At the instant the tenth Kalpa Kalpa collapsed, endless changes occurred in the world. Rays of light shone one hundred thousand feet, and the second runic symbol manifested in the air.
This second rune was completely different from the previous one. It was even more complicated and gave off an ancient aura. The moment it appeared, the eighth Divine Retribution, the Ten Breaths Withered Soul Retribution, appeared!
The Ten Breaths Withered Soul Retribution was the second of the three Soul Retributions. It did not harm the origin soul, but it took away the lifespan of the soul!
This Divine Retribution could change the flow of time. The lifespan of a cultivator was not endless and would eventually return to dust. It was the same for the soul. The lifespan of a soul was like a moment of youth. That moment could be tens of thousands of years, or it could be less than 100 years!
When the soul's lifespan returned, the soul would die!
One breath of time could last for 10,000 years, and the passage of time would disappear in one breath of time. This Divine Retribution was even stranger than the seventh Divine Retribution. It wasn't meant to kill the cultivator, but to force the cultivator to sacrifice their own lifespan!
This Divine Retribution was closely related to the ninth Divine Retribution. If someone could sacrifice 100,000 years of lifespan, the ninth Divine Retribution would become extremely simple and could be passed with just one step!
However, in the Arcane Void Realm, it was impossible to have a lifespan of more than 100,000 years unless one had a great opportunity or fortune.
However, if they didn't sacrifice their lifespan, they would die nine times out of ten!
The eighth Divine Retribution allowed the cultivator to decide how much lifespan to sacrifice. This was a choice!
Generally speaking, those who dared to go through the eighth Arcane Tribulant would calculate how much lifespan they wanted to save. Once they cultivated, they would sacrifice the rest of their lifespan to increase their chances of passing the ninth Arcane Tribulant.
After entering the Void Tribulant realm, unless one reached the level of a Grand Empyrean, their lifespan wouldn't increase. The amount of lifespan a cultivator had left in the Void Tribulant realm was how much lifespan they had left.
Unless they had great fortune, it couldn't be changed.
Wang Lin looked at the second tattoo that appeared in the sky. The moment he saw it, some strange thoughts appeared in his mind. These thoughts used a special method to allow Wang Lin to instantly comprehend the eighth Arcane Tribulant.
After comprehending the eighth Arcane Tribulant, Wang Lin thought a lot. He didn't know how the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign had passed this Arcane Tribulant, but thinking about it, the Seven-Colored Celestial Sovereign might have had some other fortune.
He also understood that what he saw before wasn't accurate. Many cultivators that he thought had passed the eighth Arcane Tribulant had stopped at the eighth Arcane Tribulant.
There was no need to go through this Arcane Tribulant. After sacrificing their lifespan, they could choose to withdraw. As long as they sacrificed their lifespan, even if it was just one year, they would complete the eighth Arcane Tribulant!
However, it would be even more difficult to go through the ninth Arcane Tribulant!
Wang Lin silently pondered for a long time before his eyes lit up. He looked at the tattoo in the sky and closed in. He raised his right hand and pressed down on the tattoo.
"Sacrifice, one year!"
The moment he spoke, his body trembled. It was very slight, almost undetectable, and the runes in front of him slowly dissipated.
The eighth Arcane Tribulant disappeared.
The moment the eighth Arcane Tribulant disappeared, Wang Lin could choose to withdraw, but he didn't. He looked up at the sky and waited for the last Arcane Tribulant to appear!
If he could pass this last Arcane Tribulant, his cultivation level would immediately break through to the early stage of Void Tribulant!!
After taking a deep breath, Wang Lin's expression was extremely serious. He had gone through eight Arcane Tribulants in a row, and now he was going to face the ninth and final Arcane Tribulant!
He raised his left hand and reached at the void. The Li Guang Bow that hadn't appeared in a long time appeared in Wang Lin's left hand!
His right hand pulled the bowstring and Wang Lin pulled the Li Guang Bow to a full moon. There was a flash of ghostly light and the Li Guang Arrow appeared!
Looking up at the sky, Wang Lin's eyes were filled with killing intent!
The five-element true body behind him also raised its hand, and the Li Guang Bow and Arrow appeared in its hand!
Behind the five-element true body, there was a flash of Thunder between Wang Lin's eyebrows. The thunder essence true body gave off a destructive aura as it slowly appeared. It raised its left hand and pulled the bow with its right hand. The Li Guang Bow appeared in its hand!
When he sacrificed one year of his lifespan for the eighth Arcane Tribulant, he made up his mind that he wouldn't go through the ninth Arcane Tribulant. He would go through the destruction Arcane Tribulant!
No matter how powerful or difficult this Arcane Tribulant was, he wouldn't consider it because he wanted to destroy this Arcane Tribulant!
Just going through the Arcane Tribulant eight times was enough. If he went through the last Arcane Tribulant, it wouldn't be in line with Wang Lin's personality. Or it could be said that Wang Lin had a hatred for the Arcane Tribulants that he didn't even know himself!
This hatred had been clearly shown in the Arcane Tribulants he had gone through in his life!
If one wanted to find the source of this hatred, they could trace it back to Suzaku in the cave. When he held Li Muwan and faced the Heavenly Dao, he let out a roar of despair and anger!
The moment Wang Lin pulled away the Li Guang Bow, celestial spiritual energy came out from the meridians formed by the Celestial Ancestor's hair. The celestial spiritual energy flowed through his body and into the Li Guang Bow and Arrow. The bow immediately released a golden light that covered Wang Lin's body.
The golden light seemed to turn into a golden dragon that roared at the sky as if it wanted to rush out and destroy the world!
At the same time, on the left side of Wang Lin, the bow and arrow of his five-element true body released blue, red, and yellow lights. These three lights corresponded to the water, fire, and earth essences. When they gathered together, the three lights also turned into three ferocious dragons that roared along with the golden dragon!
On the right side of Wang Lin, his Thunder Essence True Body stood there coldly. He raised his arms and pulled the lightning bow. Lightning flashed and lit up the world, and a fifth dragon appeared!
The dragon that appeared was a thunder dragon. Countless bolts of thunder moved around its body and gave off a terrifying destructive force. This power even suppressed the five-element true body and Wang Lin's original body. It was heaven-shaking!
From afar, this scene was extremely shocking. The roar of the Five Dragons Incense Sky echoed in all directions!
The last rune appeared in the sky. This was the ninth Arcane Tribulant!
This was the name of the Reincarnation Tribulation!
The last threshold to prevent a cultivator from becoming a Void Tribulant Exalt!
The moment this rune appeared, it gave off a heavenly might that seemed to be able to change time and make people immerse themselves in the reincarnation cycle until they eventually die. "Destruction Tribulant!!"
Wang Lin let out a heaven-shaking roar. His voice penetrated the golden light and spread out like a sound wave. In the blink of an eye, it spread thousands of kilometers and reached the ears of the dozen or so Green Devil Continent cultivators that were dumbfounded by what had happened.
"Destruction Tribulant!!"
"He … He has passed eight Arcane Tribulants in a row. Facing the ninth one, he is not going to pass it, but to destroy it!!"
"This kind of arrogant thing, this … Only Lord Green Devil can do this!"
Their faces turned pale and their minds were shaken by these two words. At this moment, Wang Lin suddenly released the bowstring in his right hand!
The moment the bowstring was released, the bowstring was filled with dense celestial spiritual energy as it bounced back. A powerful force entered the bow and arrow, causing it to let out a heaven-shaking howl!
Almost as soon as the whistling sound spread out, the arrow shot out at a speed faster than the speed of sound!!
From afar, this wasn't an arrow at all, it was clearly a ferocious golden dragon. The howl was its roar, and the golden arrow was its body!!
The moment this arrow appeared, the world changed colors, the sky retreated, and all living things were shocked!
The golden dragon that soared into the sky brought with it an indescribable aura as it blasted into the sky!
The moment it charged out, the five-element true body on the left of Wang Lin spread out its right hand and three roars echoed. The blue, red, and yellow dragons let out ferocious roars and followed the golden dragon toward the rune in the sky!
It wasn't just one dragon. Including the golden dragon, there were four dragons. Four beams of light shot out like four pillars of fire from the ground!
It wasn't four, it was five!
The Thunder true body on the right of Wang Lin also released its right hand, which was covered in lightning. A roar that seemed to be able to destroy all worlds came from the bowstring and shot into the sky. It was a lightning dragon!!
The dragon carried with it an aura of destruction, an aura of rules, and the might of thunder. It fused together to form an arrow that could destroy all living things!!
Five Dragons Tearing the Heavens!
Five arrows to take the life of the heavens!!
Wang Lin's golden arrow first collided with the ninth reincarnation rune in the sky. It exploded with all its power, causing the rune to tremble as if it was about to collapse.
Shortly after, the arrows of the five elements and three colors closed in quickly. While the thunderous rumbles were still echoing in the air, they smashed into the mark one by one. Three thunderous rumbles echoed and suppressed all the other sounds in the world. The mark in the sky immediately showed signs of collapsing, and a large amount of cracks appeared on it!
It could have been invisible, but Wang Lin's arrow contained his faith. It contained his hatred for divine retribution and his determination to destroy arcane tribulations!
This faith was infinitely close to a Grand Empyrean's faith spell. It created something out of nothing and solidified its might!
The last to close in was the thunderbolt arrow that brought with it a destructive presence. That arrow was not an arrow, but a bolt of lightning in the shape of an arrow. As it closed in with loud booming sounds, it charged into the Mark of Reincarnation in the sky and erupted with destructive power!
This arrow only contained a tiny bit of the Slaughter Lightning's power, but even that tiny bit was enough to shock the heavens!
The reincarnation rune trembled and suddenly collapsed. It shattered into countless fragments that scattered into the sky. The entire sky trembled as if it was going to collapse as well!
The scorpion temple under Wang Lin also collapsed. This giant scorpion temple seemed to be unable to withstand the tremors and collapsed into countless pieces of rubble that scattered in all directions.
The Green Devil Scorpion Temple collapsed just like that!
The moment it collapsed and the dust covered Wang Lin's figure, a Void Tribulant aura that caused the sky to change colors appeared!!
This Void Tribulant aura was extremely powerful. After it appeared, it formed a storm that swept up the collapsed sky and earth. It contained the destructive aura of Arcane Tribulant and stood at the center of the Green Devil Continent. This was originally where the scorpion temple was!!
The dozen or so Green Devil cultivators thousands of kilometers away all revealed awe. The moment the Arcane Tribulant aura dissipated, they turned into more than a dozen figures and quickly closed in.
"Greetings, Lord Green Devil!"
"Congratulations on Lord Green Devil's resurrection!"
In order to finish writing this plot, he had written 8,000 words today. This chapter had 5,000 words, and he had finally completed the Void Tribulant today!
He didn't have any other hopes, he just hoped that Wang Yue would have more votes!!
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