Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation, More Than One Strange Lifeform

"I've successfully advanced to Nascent Soul."

A sliver of a smile appeared at the corner of Su Yang's eyes.

After five simulations, the simulated Su Yang had already become a Nascent Soul. How far could he himself be from reaching the Nascent Soul stage?

"This is..."

Su Yang found that the simulated text stopped changing and simply dissipated.

Then, a scroll unfolded before his eyes.

"Is this a depiction of the simulated Su Yang undergoing tribulation?"

Within the scroll.

Above a loess plateau.

The sky was a mass of darkness, with countless dark clouds gathering in the firmament. Muffled thunder rumbled intermittently within the clouds.

On the ground, the simulated Su Yang stood with his sword, gazing intently at the dark clouds above with a solemn expression.

Suddenly.

The firmament exploded with a deafening roar.

Blinding lightning tore through the clouds, illuminating the entire world.

And the location where the lightning descended.

Was precisely where the simulated Su Yang stood.

"Excellent!"

The simulated Su Yang shouted.

His body ignited with fierce flames, emitting a dazzling red light.

He faced the lightning head-on, neither dodging nor evading.

The long sword in his hand flew towards the sky.

Transforming into a silver streak, it slashed directly at the lightning.

"Whoosh."

The lightning was directly torn in half.

The lightning within the dark clouds immediately became agitated, the muffled thunder rumbling several times, even ten times louder than before.

As if thoroughly enraged by the human undergoing tribulation before them.

The remaining eight bolts of lightning all struck down simultaneously.

Without pause, without respite.

But even this could not overcome the simulated Su Yang.

His aura suddenly became nearly ten times stronger than before.

His long hair fluttered, and the flames reflected on his body.

Making him appear like a god or a demon.

His flying sword rapidly returned, landing in his hand.

One bolt of lightning was split open, extinguished.

Only the final three bolts retained nearly half their power.

They fiercely struck his body.

But even so, his skin was only slightly scorched.

His aura remained powerful.

As this Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation passed.

Threads of pure spiritual energy descended from the sky.

His body immediately recovered, and his entire aura rose another notch.

The Nascent Soul within his dantian became even more translucent.

The scene ended here.

"Is this the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation for a Nascent Soul?"

Outside the simulation, Su Yang's expression was somewhat solemn.

The power of those final three bolts of tribulation was comparable to the full power of an early Nascent Soul True Monarch.

If the simulated Su Yang hadn't possessed divine abilities and a spiritual treasure for protection.

He likely wouldn't have endured it so easily.

"I wonder if my cultivation, if directly enhanced by the system, would require me to undergo tribulation?"

"If it does... that would be quite troublesome."

If Su Yang could not reach the level of the Simulator's Su Yang regarding divine abilities and external items.

The lightning tribulation that the simulated Su Yang could survive would have killed him in reality.

That would be hilarious.

"It will take at least until the next simulation ends for me to reach Nascent Soul. I'll see how things are then."

Su Yang calmed his mind and continued to look at the Simulator.

At this moment, the simulation text reappeared.

[Venerable Moon Sword congratulates you on becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch.]

[You act humble on the surface but are ecstatic on the inside.]

[After some celebrations, you inquire about the investigation into the Strange Lifeform from Venerable Moon Sword.]

[She states that many traces have been found and that it can be located immediately if necessary.]

[However, the Strange Lifeforms on Fenghua Island seem to be smarter, actively evading human cultivators.]

[Unlike the few Strange Lifeforms she encountered in the Seven Islands Alliance, which were stupid and frenzied, killing and absorbing any lifeform with spiritual energy, madly pursuing any trace of spiritual energy.]

[You fall into deep thought.]

"Could it be that there are differences in intelligence among these Strange Lifeforms?

Or do they all have intelligence normally, but one is completely driven by instinct while the other can resist it?"

Su Yang made a guess.

The simulated Su Yang also came to a similar conclusion.

[You share your speculation with Venerable Moon Sword.]

[Venerable Moon Sword finds it highly probable, and now it only needs to be verified.]

[She decides to lure out the Strange Lifeform and test it.]

[If there's an opportunity, she will kill it directly.]

[If not, she will at least clarify whether the Strange Lifeforms here are different from those in the Seven Islands Alliance.]

[You hesitate, wanting to see what the Strange Lifeform looks like, but also fearing being killed by it.]

[Please choose...]

[1. Request to go with Venerable Moon Sword to deal with the Strange Lifeform. (Extremely High Risk)]

[2. Follow Venerable Moon Sword and observe the battle from a distance. (Some Risk)]

[3. Do not go. What's so interesting about strange-looking creatures? Find a place to hide and wait for the result. (Very Safe)]

"I'll choose option two. It's a compromise. I'll be careful, and it should be fine."

Su Yang quickly made his decision.

[You request Venerable Moon Sword to let you accompany her.]

[After some thought, she agrees.]

[Venerable Moon Sword takes you to a deep pit in the center of the island.]

[It is a massive pit, tens of thousands of miles long and wide.]

[The bottom of the pit is now half-filled with groundwater.]

[Venerable Moon Sword tells you to wait above while she goes down to search for the Strange Lifeform.]

[Several days later, the calm water surface suddenly ripples violently.]

[Venerable Moon Sword emerges from the water.]

[Immediately after, a giant monster with hundreds of legs appears, closely following her.]

"Why no visuals at this point? I wanted to see what the Strange Lifeform looked like!"

Su Yang grumbled.

He couldn't see it now, so he would have to exchange for simulated memories after the simulation ended to look it up.

[You use the Water Moon Mirror spell to observe the appearance of the Strange Lifeform.]

[You see that its dozens of compound eyes are all crimson, just as Venerable Moon Sword described to you, savage and frenzied.]

[You are filled with doubt and continue to observe the battle.]

[On the water's surface, the Strange Lifeform attacks Venerable Moon Sword with its hundreds of legs simultaneously.]

[However, Venerable Moon Sword dodges and evades.]

[The sword-shaped spiritual treasure in Venerable Moon Sword's hand flies out, multiplying from one into ten thousand.]

[It transforms into a sky full of flying swords, raining down from high above.]

[The Strange Lifeform emits a sharp, explosive screech, and dozens of massive tornadoes surge from the water, forming a barrier in front of it. The flying swords are torn apart by the tornadoes.]

[Only the single, real flying sword pierces through the tornadoes and blasts its head.]

[But in an instant, its head recovered, though its aura had weakened by just a sliver.]

[At this moment, another, slightly smaller Strange Lifeform emerged from the water.]

"Fenghua Island's Strange Lifeforms aren't just one."

Outside the simulation, Su Yang's expression also grew a bit grave.

"Then why was there no news of them in the last simulation?"

"Could something have been suppressing or controlling them?"

Su Yang speculated.

Suddenly, his expression changed drastically.

[The second Strange Lifeform is charging directly at you.]

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