It's not that Heavenly Tribulation hasn't arrived yet.
But... blocked.
Bi Ji is keenly aware that a vast, majestic, invisible pressure full of destructive will is falling from a high place, and is about to lock in the new existence deep in the tree hole. It is the induction of the rules of heaven and earth, and it is an inevitable punishment for those who exceed the boundaries of life.
However, at this moment when the pressure is about to come completely and trigger Nine Heavens Divine Thunder--
A deeper, older, and more domineering will spread silently from the darkest depths of Lake of Life. It is the true master of Di Tian Star Dou Forest. He is part of the rules at the core of Lake of Life.
The Hundred-Thousand-Year Heavenly Tribulation "lock" targeted at Yuni was like hitting an invisible but indestructible barrier and was even temporarily "delayed" outside the core area of Lake of Life.
Bi Ji understands clearly. For Master Di Tian, the Heavenly Tribulation induction consumption caused by covering a "mere" Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is insignificant.
The gray-green light blazed to the extreme in the tree hole, illuminating everything in a strange and bizarre way. The pulsing "heart" became faster and stronger, and finally--
"Buzz--!"
There is no earth-shattering vision, no gorgeous and perfect transformation.
Yuni Breakthrough Hundred-Thousand-Year He "felt" it. His spiritual consciousness was clearer and more condensed than ever before, as if he had broken free from the shackles of a long nightmare. The sense of control over his "body" had returned. Hundred-Thousand-Year He had successfully stepped into this threshold. Just when his consciousness was immersed in the new power and sense of control, and even a vague expectation of the rest of his life passed through.
"Buzz!"
The irresistible spatial fluctuations came without warning, completely covering his newly stabilized gray-black gelatinous body.
Bi Ji seemed to have expected this, and just stood aside quietly, the complex emotions in his emerald green eyes returning to the deep pool of silence.
The next moment, everything was spinning.
Before he even had time to react, the rich breath of life suddenly disappeared, replaced by boundless, cold, salty sea water and the vast and heavy pressure of the deep sea!
He was thrown directly out of "Soul-Nurturing Ancient Tree" by an incomprehensible and irresistible space force! He was thrown straight back into the deep sea!
The cold seawater instantly enveloped the gelatinous body. The terrifying water pressure squeezed from all directions. The surroundings were eternal darkness, only decorated with deep-sea luminous creatures Youyou, reflecting the rugged rocks and strange deep-sea creatures.
This place is definitely not offshore, but somewhere in the deep sea. The depth is terrifying, the pressure is terrifying, and the environment is extreme.
His newly condensed consciousness was stunned by the sudden change. He "looked around" blankly, only the endless darkness, the sea water, and the deep-sea creatures who were either curious or frightened about the strange colloid that suddenly appeared on him.
There were no congratulations, no instructions, no arrangements to "follow your orders," not even a farewell.
Just... thrown out.
It's like dealing with an experimental item that has completed "preliminary processing", is of no use for the time being, and takes up a little space. It's also like dealing with an "idle chess piece". After being "activated", you throw it to the preset corner of the chessboard and let it fend for itself.
A ridiculous chill permeated his consciousness.
He spent several months enduring inhuman pain, struggling and wandering on the edge of life and death, and finally broke through Hundred-Thousand-Year, initially stabilized his form, controlled his power, and even had a brand-new, possibility-filled understanding of his own strange power... He thought he would at least receive an indifferent recognition, or be informed of his next "mission," even if he continued to be imprisoned and observed.
As a result... he was just thrown directly, roughly, and without any explanation into the cold, dark depths of the sea?
"Ha... they know how to play after all." Deep in his consciousness, there was a silent sigh, mixed with ridicule of his own situation, awe at Di Tian's cold methods, and a subtle relief of breaking free from the "ward prison" and regaining some kind of "exile freedom".
Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life, Emerald Swan, Beast God Di Tian... Those short but long, painful and critical months were like a bizarre dream. Now that he woke up from the dream, he was thrown back to reality - the cold, dark, and dangerous deep-sea reality.
But, he survived after all. Moreover, he survived as Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. He was no longer the confused "Yuni" who was about to disperse, but an existence with preliminary control of power, clear consciousness, and life transition.
He "watched" his gray-black gelatinous body slowly stretching in the deep sea and adapting to the water pressure. The deep sea environment gave him a strange... sense of belonging. Is it because this body is Sea Soul Beast? Or does it resonate with the lightlessness, high pressure, and coldness?
In any case, he "came alive" in a new and weird manner.
He was given a new life, and he was thrown back into the deep sea that he was once familiar with and now has changed forever...
Then, the vague "consciousness" that carried chaos and pain in the past should be completely buried.
A name is needed. A name that belongs to this new existence, reveals its nature, and foreshadows its path.
He slowly "wriggled" his body, and the gray-black gelatin spread and shrank silently in the deep sea, like some ancient and mysterious abyss creature. Those originally curious deep-sea creatures retreated in panic when they touched the strange aura that it emitted, hovering between life and death.
A name appears naturally in clear consciousness.
Originating from memory fragments, those misty legends about the deep sea. A mysterious, ancient, huge, indescribable monster that is often regarded as a symbol of disaster and the dominion of the abyss.
Kraken
Yes, this name is just right. He is no longer a known specific species. He is a reborn monster.
"From today on..." The gray-black colloid condensed in the abyss, the core aura shimmered slightly, and a cold and clear mental wave quietly swayed away, but was instantly swallowed up by the endless sea water.
"My name--Kraken."
As if to confirm his rebirth and naming, at the moment when his mental fluctuations spread, the endless sky above the deep sea, the rules of heaven and earth that had been temporarily isolated, seemed to lock him again. A suppressed, destructive throbbing began to quietly accumulate on the ceiling of this abyss area...
The delayed Hundred-Thousand-Year Heavenly Tribulation is about to arrive!
"From today..."
"My name--Kraken."
Spiritual fluctuations swayed in the cold sea water, with a bit of solemnity announcing new life, and a sense of ritual trying to control one's own destiny.
The gray-black gelatinous body stretched out in the deep sea, slowly absorbing the surrounding seawater and the thin deep-sea energy mixed with the breath of death.
This feeling... was wonderful. The coldness, high pressure, and darkness made him feel a strange kind of comfort and stability. It was as if this body that was forcibly blended and full of contradictions was born to belong to this lightless abyss.
However, in this "pretentious moment" when he announced his new life and tried to "adapt to the environment and realize his strength"
"Fuck, I'm just showing off, don't hit me!"
A silent soul cry filled with confusion and fear exploded in his consciousness.
Not words, but the deepest crisis warning originating from the instinct of life!
The moment his mental fluctuations spread, announcing that the name "Kraken" had fallen--
Boom--!!!