A great tribulation was brewing beneath the earth. This was the power of the earth, and it shocked everyone to the core!
Cultivators who wanted to prove their dao not only had to withstand the test of the heavens, but also the test of the earth.
Any cultivator who had reached the God Base realm could clearly feel the fluctuations underground. There were seven magma dragons moving underground and converging towards the center.
"Although Shi Yelai lost against Feng Feiyun, he learned the Gate of Many Mysteries. He is about to undergo the Earth Tribulation to seize the Heaven's Will."
Several figures walked through the sky. All the young kings had gathered. Many prodigies cultivating in the towers and sacred grounds were awakened by the fluctuations of the Earth Tribulation.
Grand achievement God Base cultivators would be able to obtain a Heaven's Will Dao Fruit after overcoming the Earth Tribulation. They would be able to live for five hundred years and reach first-level Heaven's Mandate.
Cultivation was difficult, but tribulation was even more so. Many brilliant geniuses were annihilated by the Earth Tribulation and turned into ashes.
The 360 meridians on Shi Yelai's body were completely opened to absorb the earth's energy. His wounds were all healed as a red crack opened beneath his feet.
Without hesitation, he jumped down into the ground.
"Bam!"
The crack closed once again!
A huge shockwave came from the ground. A red river of lava surged and burned Shi Yelai's body.
That wave of fire rose up from the ground, causing the towering ancient trees that stretched for hundreds of miles to be set ablaze. The raging fire dyed the sky a fiery red.
Heatwaves and thick smoke swept across the area. Struck by the wave from underground, the shrubs and iron trees in the entire mountain range were instantly turned into black ash.
The power of the Earth Tribulation exceeded many people's imagination. It could instantly devour grand achievement God Base cultivators and burn them to ashes.
"Shi Yelai is undergoing the Earth Tribulation under the circumstance of defeat, so his potential is still being stimulated. If he can use this tribulation to refine his body, then maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and allow him to reach the Grand Historical Genius realm."
The other young kings had serious thoughts. If Shi Yelai could surpass the Earth Tribulation and reach first-level Heaven's Mandate on top of reaching the grand historical level, then he would truly become the number one among the younger generation at the pagoda. No one would be his match.
Feng Feiyun was the closest to the Earth Tribulation. His eyes focused, and he hoped that Shi Yelai could reach the Epic stage. Only then would he feel more pressure, and pressure would motivate him.
Boom!
A stream of red magma gushed out. It had a diameter of ten meters, and it looked like a raging fire dragon. It instantly turned the ground into a mirror, and a large amount of ash covered the sky.
The Earth Tribulation was like the might of the heavens and could easily burn a grand achievement God Base to death.
An ordinary Earth Tribulation would only attract one lava river to temper their body. Those with higher talent would attract two or three lava rivers, which was already very difficult to resist. However, when Shi Yelai was crossing the Earth Tribulation, he attracted seven lava rivers. From this, one could see how high his talent was.
The earth couldn't tolerate him and wanted to devour him. It didn't want him to step onto the path of the heavenly dao.
"Seven lava rivers is already quite frightening. Rumor has it that even Grand Historical Geniuses only have eight lava rivers during their Earth Tribulation."
Once Shi Yelai passed the Earth Tribulation, the Pagoda's Hundreds List would change again. The top ten young kings would be challenged.
It was too dangerous to pass the Earth Tribulation. Only one out of ten would succeed. No matter how talented one was, there was a chance of death. There was once a Grand Historical Genius who died during the Earth Tribulation. His body was melted by the lava, and not even his bones were left.
"I want that day to be shrouded in darkness for me!"
Shi Yelai's arrogant voice came from underground. His aura crazily rose as his power swept through the sky like a tidal wave.
Was he about to pass the Earth Tribulation?
This power was too powerful, dozens of times stronger than before. Moreover, it was still rising as if it had fused with the earth and surpassed the shackles of the earth.
"I want that earth to tremble for me!"
The voice became even more majestic as if a god was awakening. The earth itself seemed to be trembling for him.
Ordinary people wouldn't be this powerful even after passing the Earth Tribulation. However, Shi Yelai was different. He could already kill first-level Heaven's Mandate cultivators at grand achievement God Base. Now that he was about to pass the Earth Tribulation, just how strong would his cultivation be?
The kings of the younger generation glanced at each other in dismay. They could see the fear on each other's faces. Shi Yelai's growth in strength was too terrifying. There were some cultivators who were originally stronger than him, but now, they felt that they couldn't contend against him and would be defeated miserably.
Feng Feiyun narrowed his eyes and stared at a mountain range a hundred miles away. He noticed that there was a strange movement inside as if there was a gigantic beast running from one end of the mountain to the other. Many parts of the ground began to crack as lava flowed out.
"That's … the eighth lava river!" Someone also saw the strange phenomenon coming from the mountain range.
Eight lava rivers meant that a Grand Historical Genius was undergoing the Earth Tribulation.
Shi Yelai was actually using the Earth Tribulation to refine his body in order to reach the Grand Historical Physique. He wanted to compete against those famous characters in the world.
The eighth lava river was even more ferocious. It was even more terrifying than the previous seven lava rivers combined. The entire mountain range was trembling as if it was about to collapse.
"Rumble!"
A white light shot up to the sky from the ground. Inside were immortal lotuses and stars. This was an auspicious light that illuminated half of the sky. Its momentum was so great that all the cultivators at the pagoda were alarmed.
The tower lords of the dozens of pagodas flew to the top. Their eyes shot out a divine light as they gazed into the distance.
Shi Yelai flew out of the ground and was bathed in the white light. His skin suddenly cracked like an eggshell breaking. From the crack, a white light flowed out, like an unpolished jade shining from a stubborn rock.
"Pop! Pop! Pop!"
A series of shattering sounds rang out as his skin completely split open. His old body faded away and a new one appeared. The dazzling spirit light made it difficult for people to open their eyes. It was like a sign that a dazzling star had appeared in the sky and was going to dominate the universe.
"He … he …" A young king couldn't believe his eyes. He initially thought that Shi Yelai would be able to fight back even if he was at first-level Heaven's Mandate. However, at this moment, he felt the urge to retreat.
He was invincible and unbeatable.
"Shi Yelai, the tenth Grand Historical Genius has come into being!"
A cool breeze blew by above the mountain range, causing leaves to fly everywhere.
Scholar Heaven Calculating, wearing a white daoist robe, stood among the fallen leaves. He took out a bamboo scroll and used a bronze brush on his head to write the words "Shi Yelai".
Shi Yelai was probably the most pitiful of the ten geniuses. The other nine had never been defeated before, but he lost to Feng Feiyun.
If he wanted to prove his dao and stand shoulder to shoulder with the other nine geniuses, then he would have to fight against Feng Feiyun. Only by defeating Feng Feiyun would he be able to reach the Grand Historical Realm and have his name recorded in the history books.
While Shi Yelai was undergoing his Earth Tribulation, Feng Feiyun was on his way back. It didn't matter much whether Shi Yelai became a Grand Historical Genius or not.
To him, becoming a Grand Historical Genius was only a matter of time.
Five to six months at the fastest, five to six years at the slowest. He would definitely be able to complete the fourth step of blood transformation and reach the Grand Historical Realm.
Moreover, he had refined the Phoenix Bone into his body. Although his physique was not at the Grand Historical level, it was not any weaker.
After crossing over a mountain, Feng Feiyun finally saw the Eight Steps Dragon Carriage. It was parked on the edge of a cliff. The four Taotie beasts that were pulling the carriage stared at Feng Feiyun with white smoke coming out of their fist-sized nostrils.
Eight armored experts from the Imperial Palace stood in eight different directions of the carriage without any expression on their faces. All of them were at grand achievement God Base.
He finally saw the master!
"This is your fifth trial?"
Feng Feiyun leaned on his saber. Although he was exhausted, his eyes were bright and spirited. He wouldn't fall down even if he fought for another three thousand rounds.
The carriage was simple and luxurious. It was a spirit treasure of the imperial family. Rumor has it that once the spirit stones inside were activated, eight ancient dragons would rush out to pull the carriage. It could cross millions of miles in one day.
However, the carriage was silent for a long time. It seemed that the master of the carriage had fallen asleep!
"I really want to know how I have offended Princess Luofu!"
Although Feng Feiyun looked fierce, he was very sullen tonight. He had been tricked by someone for no reason and was wounded all over his body. He was half-dead from exhaustion.
Anyone would curse the eighteen generations of the other party's ancestors in such a situation. However, Princess Luofu's mother couldn't be cursed, let alone her eighteen generations of ancestors. Who told her to be the imperial daughter?
"You didn't offend me!" Princess Luofu finally spoke.
Her voice was born with a kind of arrogance, like a white swan singing loudly. Every word she said had the tone of a superior, able to make ordinary people directly kneel.
This was the Dragon Sovereign Qi that was unique to the people of the Imperial Family. It was fused into their noble blood, and they were born with it. Furthermore, they had been nurtured since they were young. Even the daughters of those great clans would not be able to have this kind of bearing and majesty, making others involuntarily submit to it.
However, Feng Feiyun was unyielding and upright. Not to mention kneeling, he didn't even bow. So what if she was an imperial daughter? She couldn't make him bow.
The eight inner experts didn't reprimand Feng Feiyun for his disrespect because they knew that Feng Feiyun was the successor of the Divine King. In the future, he would most likely inherit the title, so they didn't have the qualifications to make him kneel.
If it wasn't for Princess Luofu's prior arrangements, they would have already kneeled to greet Feng Feiyun. The difference in status forced them to kneel.