Zhou Qiongtian had now reached the Cycle Early Stage. His speed was astonishing, far surpassing cultivators of the same realm, and he quickly caught up to Lin Tian.
Zhou Qiongtian did not waste words. He knew that villains died from talking too much. Forming a sword gesture with two fingers, he slashed at Lin Tian.
In an instant, a fierce Sword Qi transformed into a long Sword Qi dragon and charged at Lin Tian. Faintly, the cry of a dragon seemed to echo through the air.
Lin Tian's gaze sharpened. Using an exquisite movement technique, he actually dodged the strike.
Surprise flashed in Zhou Qiongtian's eyes. As expected of a reincarnator—his movement technique was so seasoned, slippery as a loach.
"Then how will you dodge this move?"
Zhou Qiongtian pointed a finger. A pitch-black finger carrying mountain-like pressure descended from the heavens, pressing down upon Lin Tian as though intending to crush him like an ant.
"Great Nirvana Finger!"
Lin Tian's eyes nearly split apart. Without hesitation, he activated the Demon God Core's second form. The temperature around his body soared even higher, and his eyes turned blood-red.
With a furious roar, Lin Tian slashed out with his sword and shattered the Great Nirvana Finger. The next moment, he reverted to the first form and fled deeper into the Monster Mountain Range at tremendous speed.
"Can you escape?" Zhou Qiongtian shot forward in an instant, moving even faster than Lin Tian.
Lin Tian seemed to have a clear destination and was extremely familiar with the Monster Mountain Range. Taking advantage of the terrain, he actually kept Zhou Qiongtian from catching him for the moment.
Zhou Qiongtian frowned. "Elder Mo!"
Elder Mo stepped out of the void and stretched a palm toward Lin Tian. In an instant, an invisible force enveloped Lin Tian. His expression changed drastically—he could not move at all, as though he had been struck by a body-freezing spell.
Despair filled Lin Tian's heart. This was at least a Saint, perhaps even a Saint King.
If he activated the Demon God Core's third form, he could briefly possess the strength of the Saint Early Stage.
But with Lin Tian's physical body, he simply could not withstand the Demon God Core's third form. The moment he activated it, the terrifying heat would likely burn his body to death.
Was I, Lin Tian, going to fall here today?
Ding! Congratulations to the host for forcing Child of Destiny Lin Tian into a desperate situation. Destiny Points +5000.
At that moment, winds and clouds shifted, and heaven and earth changed color. Thunderclouds spread across the sky as rolling thunder boomed.
Elder Mo's face instantly changed. "Someone is undergoing tribulation—and it is a Supreme Tribulation! Someone is about to break through to the Supreme Realm!"
"Not good! Young Master, leave this place quickly! We cannot be caught up in the Heavenly Tribulation, or we will undoubtedly die!"
Zhou Qiongtian sighed inwardly. He knew the Child of Destiny would not be so easy to kill. He had actually encountered someone undergoing tribulation—and breaking through to the Supreme Realm at that.
What rotten luck.
If it had merely been a breakthrough to Saint King, Elder Mo would have had nothing to fear. A newly advanced Saint King could not stop Elder Mo, an old-established Saint King, and would have no reason to do so either.
But it was a Supreme. Across the entire Azure World, Supreme Realm experts were exceedingly rare. So long as Great Emperors did not emerge, Supremes stood as the strongest.
It just had to be a Supreme. Zhou Qiongtian could only hope this Saint failed the tribulation, but he knew that with the will of heaven interfering, failure was nearly impossible.
Unwilling to accept this, Zhou Qiongtian summoned his Twin Pupils. Annihilation Light shot forth in an instant!
So long as the Annihilation Light struck Lin Tian, Lin Tian would undoubtedly die.
At that moment, rolling heavenly lightning descended. One bolt happened to strike the Annihilation Light, causing its power to plummet drastically until only a trace remained.
Yet even that trace still shot toward Lin Tian.
Lin Tian could move again by now, but he could only shift his body slightly, and his movements were painfully slow.
Gritting his teeth, Lin Tian activated the Demon God Core's second form and used all his strength to move his body to one side.
The Annihilation Light had originally been aimed at Lin Tian's heart, but because he shifted his body, it landed on his shoulder instead.
Instantly, Lin Tian's shoulder vanished, completely annihilated. His arm fell away, and annihilation power lingered at the wound. Unless Lin Tian could deal with that annihilation power, his arm would never grow back.
Annihilation Light was the Twin Pupils' strongest killing move. Though its power was insufficient now, and Zhou Qiongtian's cultivation was too low to unleash the Twin Pupils' full might, annihilation power itself was an exceptionally profound and powerful force.
Unless Lin Tian broke through to the Supreme Realm and possessed extremely deep attainments in annihilation power, he would be unable to resolve it.
Of course, if Lin Tian could break through to become a Great Emperor, that would be another matter. Great Emperors controlled origin, and the power of origin could easily erase this bit of annihilation power.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for suppressing Child of Destiny Lin Tian. Destiny Points +.
"Young Master!" Elder Mo shouted anxiously. With one swift motion, he seized Zhou Qiongtian and fled at high speed.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian remained within the range of the lightning tribulation. Though he certainly would not die, he would absolutely not have an easy time of it.
Zhou Qiongtian and Elder Mo waited outside the lightning tribulation's range for it to end.
The Heavenly Tribulation's power was terrifying. Every demon beast within the Monster Mountain Range, including the late-stage Saint White Tiger, revealed fearful expressions.
The demon beasts fled madly, afraid of being caught in the lightning tribulation.
Countless bolts of heavenly lightning fell. There was not only lightning, but flames, wind blades, frost, and more. Every single attack could easily kill a Saint Realm expert.
After a while, the Heavenly Tribulation dissipated. An aura of the Supreme Realm swept through the entire Monster Mountain Range, accompanied by bursts of wild laughter.
"Hahaha! I finally succeeded in overcoming the tribulation! Is this the power of the Supreme Realm? Incredible!"
Zhou Qiongtian flew toward where Lin Tian was. Elder Mo's expression changed in alarm, and he hurriedly followed.
When Zhou Qiongtian saw Lin Tian and the Supreme beside him, he frowned.
This Supreme had fiery red hair, and two raging flames seemed to burn within his eyes. Clad in a crimson robe, he made Zhou Qiongtian feel a scorching heat wave rushing toward him.
Yet the next moment, the Supreme spoke. "Hahaha, boy, thanks to you, I was able to succeed in my tribulation. Tell me, what do you want? I can grant you one request!"
Zhou Qiongtian's pupils contracted sharply. He hastily said, "This junior, Zhou Qiongtian, greets Senior."
The Supreme looked at Zhou Qiongtian and nodded. Then he frowned and asked, "Your surname is Zhou? Are you from the Zhou Clan?"
Zhou Qiongtian nodded. "That is correct. This junior is the Zhou Clan's Young Master. My father is Zhou Kuang."
The Supreme burst into laughter. "So you are Young Master Zhou! As expected of the Savage Great Emperor's son—truly a dragon and phoenix among men! The moment I saw Young Master Zhou, I knew you possessed an Emperor's Posture!"
If he had been an ordinary cultivator, even a Saint King, the Supreme would never have praised him so lavishly. But the son of a Great Emperor was worthy of such words.
Although he had broken through to the Supreme Realm, he knew of the Zhou Clan, that overlord faction. The Savage Great Emperor was the Azure World's strongest expert, his mighty reputation spreading far and wide. He understood the gap between himself and a Great Emperor all too well—at most, he feared he could withstand a single strike from one.
Moreover, the Zhou Clan had five Supremes. Naturally, he wanted to befriend Zhou Qiongtian.
"Senior, this person is someone this junior must kill. I ask Senior, for my father's sake, to hand him over to me. This junior would be eternally grateful."
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