A Different Tribulation

Everyone fell silent. It was too miserable. Surrounded and attacked by the youthful Dao Bodies of several Great Emperors, he had been beaten beyond recognition, knocked down time and again, only to rise each time and resist.

How could anyone survive such a great tribulation?

Among all the Heavenly Prides they knew of, not a single one could survive this kind of Heavenly Tribulation. Even Tian Youqing, known as the number-one beauty of Burial Star and possessing an Innate Dao Body, could not possibly survive such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

It was uncertain whether those people could even trigger a great tribulation like Immortal Punishment.

Xu Changqing had been flayed alive. Trembling, he stood atop a star, blood streaming endlessly from his body while white vapor continuously curled around his Physical Body.

In his senses, his constitution was transforming. The turbid qi in his Sea of Bitterness had vanished, leaving it tranquil and clear as spring water. It no longer resembled a sea at all, but rather a boundless mirror.

No matter how great the upheaval outside became, his Sea of Bitterness remained as steady as Mount Tai, unable to stir even the slightest huge wave.

His emotions vanished, and the baleful qi within his Nascent Soul was purified as well. His Nascent Soul resembled an infant carved from jade. With emotions stripped from his origin, it became even clearer and more translucent, and the traces of the Great Dao grew more distinct.

Countless runes sprang forth within his sea of consciousness. Some were dazzling golden scriptures, while others were vast waves of ancient characters like auspicious clouds, sweeping through the space.

All of Xu Changqing's Dao, all his Dao marks, condensed together before returning to his origin.

It was as if he had undergone sublimation. Immortal mist rose from his entire body, and white light shot into the heavens from the crown of his head, piercing through the Sea of Lightning above and drawing down mysterious Great Dao Runes.

Upon closer inspection, some powerful cultivators discovered that the white light bursting from Xu Changqing's crown was composed of endless runes and formed from Great Dao Laws. Some even sensed the aura of Xu Changqing's bloodline.

Is he trying to create a constitution of his own and gain the Great Dao's recognition? Some powerful cultivators muttered inwardly. Their own speculation shocked them. If that was truly the case, how earth-shattering would it be?

As everyone knew, constitutions were innate. They could not be acquired later in life, much less self-created.

Impossible!

When everyone heard those powerful cultivators whispering that Xu Changqing was creating a special constitution, their first reaction was that it was impossible.

Suddenly, someone also noticed Chaos Qi surging from within the Female Demon. Vast Chaos Qi spread out like an ocean.

Scraps of clothing clung to her shattered body, yet the blood dripping from her was covered in profound runes. Clear light pierced out from the crown of her head, while the Great Dao Treasure Bottle above her sprayed Life Essence.

"Her flesh contains Chaos Qi. Is she a Chaos Body?" a powerful cultivator cried out. Wasn't she a Mortal Body? How could she display signs of a Chaos Body?

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Soon, they saw the two undergoing tribulation fleeing the Big Dipper Star Domain and escaping into the universe in an unknown direction. Nine Suns pursued them from behind, along with an endless Sea of Lightning.

Xu Changqing sensed an even more terrifying great tribulation brewing. Gritting his teeth, he directly fled with the Severing Dao Tribulation.

The Aura of Death shrouded him. Unknowingly, his constitution had already transformed, and his entire being had grown stronger.

Yet precisely because of this, his constitution had never existed before, and it still had to undergo a test.

This was going to kill him.

"I don't have a more powerful cheat. I don't have Ye Fan's luck, nor the luck of protagonists from other novels. My only cheat is my supreme comprehension."

Why could he enter Divine Prohibition without an Emperor's Scripture? It was because he possessed the most terrifying comprehension. Those complicated scriptures—

He only needed to read them briefly to remember them all. With just a little time, he could understand their contents.

He had obtained too many cultivation methods and witnessed countless methods for opening the Sea of Bitterness, along with all kinds of cultivation techniques and Secret Techniques.

He understood every one of them, then used his own comprehension to create Secret Techniques suited to himself.

The Woman in White was the same. She did not possess a powerful constitution, yet she had forged a different path. Naturally, she could enter Divine Prohibition as well. Otherwise, how could she contend with those Divine Bodies?

"Haha, even if I die, I'll still leave a brilliant stroke behind in Covering the Heavens."

Xu Changqing laughed wildly in his heart. More wounds continuously appeared on his body. From time to time, a humanoid Great Emperor Heavenly Tribulation would rush over, blasting him away and sending him crashing into violent stellar matter.

The universe was neither silent nor dark. Colorful rivers of stars could be seen everywhere, and star domains shone with dazzling radiance.

Immortal mist surrounded Xu Changqing's entire body. His blood was filled with all kinds of clear runes and Dao Order, while white mist continuously seeped from his cells.

He seemed on the verge of ascending and becoming an immortal.

Soon, he fled at full speed, even burning his blood qi to escape. He directly left the Big Dipper Star Domain, then sat cross-legged amid a violet-blue river of stars and silently gazed at the heavens.

Swoosh!

The Undying Heavenly Emperor slashed at him from the side with the Heavenly Saber. Xu Changqing immediately raised the Bone Saber in his hand and blocked the blow, but his blood qi still surged in reverse.

"Abandon everything. Think of nothing. Focus your mind and give it everything you have," Xu Changqing murmured. As he tangled with the Undying Heavenly Emperor, he also exchanged a palm strike with an Ancient Emperor.

Compared to the Undying Heavenly Emperor, the Fighting Saint Emperor, and the Demon Emperor, the other Ancient Emperors were far weaker.

"Burn my little remaining Essence Blood. Burn my Nascent Soul, which is about to shatter. Let my conviction become my fighting spirit." Xu Changqing closed his eyes. His white hair danced wildly, and his Blood Robe snapped in the wind.

He stood in the universe, surrounded by star rivers as enormous stars revolved with majestic rumbling sounds.

Boom!

In the next instant, Xu Changqing forgot everything. White flames ignited within his Nascent Soul, their brilliance astonishing as they illuminated the black-hole regions of the universe. White flames also surged from his Physical Body in an instant.

His Dao fire and blood qi had originally been red, but after severing his emotions—

The light blooming from his Nascent Soul, origin, and Physical Body had all turned into pure white.

Utterly pure.

Rumble!

At that instant, a massive black hole suddenly appeared above Xu Changqing's head. It was filled with densely packed Seas of Lightning. A golden Sea of Lightning poured down, directly swallowing Xu Changqing.

The Severing Dao Tribulation also paused briefly, and the youthful Emperor Imprint Dao Bodies stood motionless at the side.

"Ah!"

Xu Changqing's wail erupted from within the golden lightning. Then even more terrifying Chaos Divine Thunder descended.

It directly blasted Xu Changqing into fragments, shattering even the stars it passed by.

The lightning was far too terrifying. A single simple strike had already brought Xu Changqing to collapse.

His Bone Saber snapped apart in an instant, breaking into several pieces. Milky-white fragments floated within the Sea of Lightning.

Yet because this Heavenly Tribulation had appeared, Xu Changqing's Severing Dao Tribulation had reached its end. The Nine Suns above his head began to turn illusory, and finally, the Emperor Dao Bodies vanished.

This sudden change delighted Xu Changqing. He had not expected his Severing Dao Tribulation to end so quickly.

Pfft!

Suddenly, a long river pierced down from the opening overhead and directly washed over Xu Changqing. The crown of his head exploded, and boundless light emerged, piercing through him.

Then his skin peeled away from his body like clothing, leaving behind a sheet of human skin floating in the Sea of Lightning.

Finally, his flesh separated from his bones.

This sudden change inflicted wounds upon him that were nearly impossible to heal.

Boom!

Within the massive black hole overhead lay some unknown place. It seemed to be where Ten Thousand Paths resided, and also the birthplace of Lightning Tribulations. This was the first time it had appeared in this era.

Splash!

The sound of flowing water rang out. Xu Changqing saw white water flowing down from the opening amid endless immortal mist. The threat of death made his scalp tingle and his hairs stand on end.

"What is this? It has never appeared in any era I know of." Xu Changqing frowned. The agonizing pain had numbed his Physical Body, while his soul trembled.

He had read the Sacred Ruins Patch as well. Could this have been arranged by those three?

But that made no sense. He had only managed to grow this far with great difficulty, and he was no threat to those three.

Those three Heavenly Emperors were already omniscient and omnipotent. Why would they care about a minor reincarnator like him?

Besides, he had never considered himself the protagonist. His luck was merely a little better than that of ordinary people.

"What kind of water is this?" Not far away, someone had followed the aura of the Heavenly Tribulation and caught up to Xu Changqing, witnessing this scene.

No one knew what the water was, yet even from a great distance, it made their souls tremble. Even the Saints hidden in the shadows felt a wave of panic in their hearts.

The white water was as silky as milk, yet also as clear as spring water. It was deeply contradictory.

White mist rose from the water like immortal qi. It seemed like immortal tears flowing down from the Immortal Realm.

Within the Starry Sky, countless stars shimmered with their own light. Endless star rivers flowed, boundless lightning flashed, and blood and flesh separated.

Pfft!

The moment Xu Changqing came into contact with the white water, he immediately felt a collapsing agony. It was pain that originated from his very source, as if his soul itself were under attack, surpassing every pain he had ever known.

He could not even cry out. He could only remain motionless where he stood, unable to move because his flesh and bones had already separated.

His Nascent Soul was also being washed by the White Immortal Water. This did not seem like a Heavenly Tribulation, but something man-made.

Everyone saw a skeleton, countless pieces of flesh and muscle, a sheet of human skin, and a milky-white jade-like little figure floating motionlessly in the white river.

Some powerful cultivators looked toward the top of Xu Changqing's head, only to feel dizzy and disoriented. They could not see the black opening. They only saw white water emerging from the void and towering lightning striking from cracks in the universe.

Xu Changqing's consciousness sank into slumber. His Physical Body was being assimilated by the white water, his bones turning into tiny particles of light, while his Nascent Soul was disintegrating.

Yet at the same time, his flesh was changing as well. After the scarlet chunks of flesh were washed by the white water, traces of the Great Dao unexpectedly spread through them. Those Great Dao Laws were merging with the Dao within Xu Changqing's flesh and blood.

His origin began to change as well. His originally mirror-clear origin now seeped out waves of immortal mist.

His blood contained boundless profundities. Upon close inspection, every drop of blood contained a Law World.

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