At the bottom of Meteorite Cliff, the glow of the Spirit Gathering Array flowed beneath Lin Yuan's feet, coating his silver-white hair with a faint radiance. Ice Empress stood quietly at his side, her jade-green Soul Power condensing into a pillar of light that shot into the sky. The pressure of a Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast stirred the laws of heaven and earth into violent upheaval, tearing apart the clouds.
"Watch me now!"
The moment Lin Yuan finished speaking, three dragon roars that shook heaven and earth suddenly exploded. The sound waves spread outward from him as though tangible, and the space around him violently twisted. Nine-colored light poured down from the void like a waterfall, gathering into a pillar of light that reached the heavens above his head.
Nine-colored radiance churned and condensed at the top of the pillar, and the cold gleam of scales pierced through the clouds before the giant dragon's form even emerged. It was a Nine-Colored Giant Dragon vast enough to blot out the entire core region of the Star Dou Great Forest. Its horns were as translucent as glass, every Dragon Scale shimmered with nine-colored divine light, and its dragon eyes were two violet-gold beams that pierced through heaven and earth. Merely hovering in the air, it plunged all of Meteorite Cliff into an unprecedented silence.
At the same time, three Millennium Soul Rings wreathed in violet-gold halos emerged beneath Lin Yuan one after another, revolving around him. As his bloodline boiled, a faint golden glow spread from his body. His originally youthful frame rapidly grew taller before the naked eye, and the majesty of the Dragon God appeared in his violet eyes. Even more astonishingly, a pair of Nine-Colored Dragon Wings wreathed in radiant light appeared behind him. The nine-colored Dragon Mark Seal on the back of his right hand flashed with golden light before vanishing. Immediately afterward, the Quasi-Supreme Artifact, the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear, appeared in his hand.
Nine-colored light flowed across the body of the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear, while tiny Space Rifts lingered around its tip. The instant it appeared, the energy of heaven and earth began trembling violently. Lin Yuan gripped the spear, his silver-white hair whipping wildly in the gale as his violet eyes coldly watched the rolling dark clouds overhead. Dragon might swept out from his body like a tsunami, forcibly overwhelming even the Heavenly Tribulation pressure Ice Empress had invoked.
Sensing this dragon might that stood above all living things, a trace of shock flashed through Ice Empress's golden eyes, followed by blazing battle intent. The jade-green Soul Power around her surged, and the origin power of a Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast erupted without restraint, colliding head-on with Lin Yuan's dragon might.
Boom—
The two powerful pressures collided above Meteorite Cliff, forming a visible shockwave. The clouds were ripped open by a massive tear, only to rapidly close again under the pull of the Heavenly Tribulation's power.
"Invoke the Heavenly Tribulation!" Ice Empress shouted, forming seals with both hands as her jade-green Soul Power transformed into a giant hand that slammed fiercely into the heavy clouds.
In an instant, the clouds churned even more violently. Purple lightning darted madly through them, emitting sharp crackling sounds. A purple pillar of lightning as thick as a barrel suddenly struck down from the clouds, carrying the power to destroy everything as it headed straight for Ice Empress's head.
"Tear it apart." Lin Yuan snorted coldly, raising the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear toward the heavens.
Having received the command, the Nine-Colored Giant Dragon swung its enormous claw, carrying a gale powerful enough to tear space apart, and slammed it into the purple lightning pillar. The instant the dragon claw collided with the lightning, the nine-colored divine light flared. The purple electricity on the pillar's surface retreated like a tide, and the dragon forcibly crushed it in its grip. It turned into countless tiny lightning snakes that crackled and vanished amid the nine-colored light.
"This is only the first tribulation. The real show is yet to come!" Ice Empress's battle intent grew even stronger. She released the origin power of a Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast without reservation and invoked the second Heavenly Tribulation.
Deep within the clouds, more than a dozen golden lightning chains as thick as arms suddenly formed and twisted downward like venomous snakes, targeting both Lin Yuan and Ice Empress.
"Good!" Lin Yuan barked. The Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear spun in his palm, its tip slicing through the void and leaving behind a string of tiny Space Rifts. The Spirit Gathering Array beneath his feet blazed brightly as the energy of heaven and earth flooded into his body like rivers flowing into the sea. Dragon God's Heart spun at high speed, and violet-gold light surged within his eyes.
The Nine-Colored Giant Dragon let out a heaven-shaking roar and thrust its claws into the void, forcibly grasping the incoming golden lightning chains in its palm. The destructive power within the chains struck madly, but layer after layer of nine-colored divine light on the dragon claws dissolved it. Lin Yuan flicked his wrist, and the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear shot forth. Its tip struck precisely at the point where the lightning chains intersected. Nine-colored divine power surged through the spear, and the chains instantly shattered into golden sparks of lightning that filled the sky.
"Devour!" At Lin Yuan's command, a rotating Nine-Colored Vortex appeared around him. The suction at its center surged, and the shattered golden lightning sparks rushed into it as if they had found their destination. Dragon God's Heart transformed them into pure energy, nourishing the bottleneck he was about to break through.
Seeing this, Ice Empress erupted with jade-green Soul Power again and invoked the third Heavenly Tribulation. This time, a lightning blade dozens of meters long condensed within the clouds. Black-and-white lightning coiled around its blade as it slashed down with the force to tear apart souls. The Nine-Colored Giant Dragon shuddered, its immense body blocking Lin Yuan. Nine-colored divine light flowed across its Dragon Scales as it forcibly received the lightning blade. With a crisp crack, the blade shattered, but the black-and-white lightning transformed into two chains that wrapped around the dragon's claws.
"Break!" Lin Yuan stepped forward with his spear. The Space Power contained in its tip suddenly erupted, and a ring-shaped Space Rift spread outward, severing the black-and-white lightning chains. At the same time, the Nine-Colored Vortex in his palm expanded again. It not only devoured the remaining energy of the lightning blade, but also dragged in the lingering pressure of the Heavenly Tribulation filling the air.
As the fourth and fifth Heavenly Tribulations descended in succession, the lightning above Meteorite Cliff became increasingly violent. Purple lightning spheres, silver lightning spears, black lightning nets—Heavenly Tribulation power in countless forms rained down densely. Yet all of it was neutralized by Lin Yuan and the Nine-Colored Giant Dragon working together, eventually becoming energy that nourished him.
Ice Empress stood to the side. Though she did not directly fight the Heavenly Tribulation, she continuously released origin power to invoke even stronger tribulations. Her golden eyes were filled with shock. This Little Dragon God's devouring ability was even more terrifying than the legends claimed!
When the seventh Heavenly Tribulation descended, a giant god formed entirely from lightning condensed in the sky. Holding a thunder hammer, the giant god smashed it down at Lin Yuan. The Nine-Colored Giant Dragon roared furiously, the powers of space and time intertwining around its horns as it forcibly slowed the giant god's movements. Lin Yuan seized the opportunity and drove the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear straight into the giant god's brow. The nine-colored divine light erupting from the spear pierced through the thunder hammer and shattered the giant god. Lightning fragments filled the sky before being devoured by the Nine-Colored Vortex. The Soul Power within Lin Yuan finally reached its critical point, and the violet-gold halos around his three Soul Rings suddenly flared, faintly showing signs of breaking past the millennium limit.
"The final two Heavenly Tribulations—I'll take them both at once!" Lin Yuan threw back his head and roared, completely merging the Nine-Colored Giant Dragon's power with his own. The dragon might around him surged to its peak. The crimson lightning flames of the eighth Heavenly Tribulation and the dark-gold divine lightning of the ninth descended simultaneously. The two ultimate destructive powers intertwined, forming a terrifying sea of lightning.
Lin Yuan tightly gripped the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear, aiming its tip straight at the lightning sea. The three Soul Rings around him lit up at once, and Dragon God Power poured through the spear. The instant its tip pierced the lightning sea, space was torn open into a massive rift, and the lightning sea's energy was forcibly guided toward the Nine-Colored Vortex in his palm.
The crimson lightning flames scorched his skin, while the dark-gold divine lightning battered his soul. Yet not only did he refuse to retreat, he even thrust his hand into the core of the lightning sea. Dragon God's Heart spun madly, purifying and transforming the two ultimate energies layer by layer before integrating them into his Soul Power and Soul Rings. When the final trace of Heavenly Tribulation energy was completely devoured, dazzling nine-colored light erupted from Lin Yuan's body.
"Xiao Yuan is about to break through!" Divine power surged around Gu Yue Na as her gaze remained locked on the figure wrapped in nine-colored radiance at the bottom of Meteorite Cliff. Her voice could not conceal her tension and anticipation. She instinctively took half a step forward, only for Di Tian to stop her in time.
"My lord, you cannot approach! The energy fluctuations during a breakthrough are extremely violent, and they are intertwined with the remaining power of the Heavenly Tribulation. Approaching recklessly will disrupt Xiao Yuan's breakthrough rhythm," Di Tian warned in a deep voice. Dragon might quietly spread from his body, protecting everyone within a safe range.
At the bottom of Meteorite Cliff, nine-colored radiance enveloped Lin Yuan like a glazed cocoon. The glow of the Spirit Gathering Array intertwined with the residual energy of the Heavenly Tribulation, forming gorgeous bands of light around him. The three violet-gold Millennium Soul Rings spun rapidly, their halos fluctuating violently under the dual cleansing of Dragon God Power and Heavenly Tribulation energy. Their once-clear millennium limits shattered like ice.
Crack—
Amid the crisp sound of shattering, the outermost first Soul Ring transformed first. Its violet-gold radiance faded, replaced by a deep black as dark as ink. Immediately afterward, the second and third Soul Rings transformed in succession. Three jet-black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings floated around Lin Yuan, each radiating the ultimate pressure of ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years, forming a strange yet harmonious balance with his thirty-ninth-level Soul Power.
The instant the three Soul Rings stabilized, the nine-colored pillar above Lin Yuan's head suddenly surged. Dragon roars echoed through the void as the embryonic form of a fourth Soul Ring condensed within the pillar. It was initially pale white, then rapidly passed through yellow and purple before finally settling into deep black. This newborn Soul Ring was connected to the first three Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings in aura, forming four bands of black light that slowly revolved amid the nine-colored radiance.
"He broke through!" Biji clenched her hands excitedly, her emerald eyes filled with joy.
A smile also curved Zi Ji's lips, though she raised a brow with feigned calmness. "He got lucky. At least the Heavenly Tribulation didn't turn him into charcoal."
The tension in Gu Yue Na's heart finally eased. The divine power around her slowly receded as she gazed at the upright figure at the bottom of the cliff, her eyes full of relief.
Di Tian nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Four ultimate Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings. With such a foundation, Xiao Yuan can run rampant throughout the world of soul masters."
At the bottom of the cliff, Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes. A dragon pattern flashed through his violet pupils before disappearing. He raised a hand and gripped the Nine-Colored Dragon God Spear. Its tip trembled lightly, causing the Soul Rings around him to pulse in unison. The pressure emitted by the four black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings perfectly merged with his post-breakthrough Soul Power. With every gesture, space around him faintly twisted.
"The energy of a Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Heavenly Tribulation truly did not disappoint me." Lin Yuan chuckled. With a leap, he streaked up to the cliff top like a nine-colored rainbow and landed steadily before the others.
Ice Empress stepped forward, her golden eyes examining him from head to toe. Her tone carried a hint of reluctance. "Fine, you won. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
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