The first of the Three Origins Tribulations: the Flesh Tribulation.
This was a test of the physical body for Void Refinement cultivators. Ordinary Earth Spirit Root cultivators could safely endure it by drawing upon their own Earth-Element Law, supplemented by the power of the Earth Vein.
Yet at this moment, the Purgatory Flame around Lu Chenyuan had blazed to an extreme.
Every inch of flame was madly gnawing away at his flesh and the origin of his Earth Spirit Root.
At first, Lu Chenyuan remained quite composed.
Not to mention how long he had plotted for this day.
More importantly, he still had many methods he had yet to use.
Besides, he had been draining the laws and Dao Resonance of every cultivator in the Heavenly Origin Realm, even at the cost of overdrawing the Defiled-Earth God's origin power.
By all reason, he should have been able to withstand the first tribulation with ease.
However, Xu Changqing's Spirit Transformation Heavenly Tribulation pressed down layer upon layer from overhead, forcefully raising the difficulty of the first Three Origins Tribulation severalfold. The Purgatory Flame clung to him like rot eating into bone, scorching his meridians and marrow. Every inch of his flesh split apart, only to be forcibly healed again.
Only after burning for the time it took an incense stick to burn did Lu Chenyuan endure the first Flesh Tribulation.
The artifact-grade garments around him had long been scorched black. Nearly thirty percent of his spiritual power had been depleted, and even the Dragon Pearl had dimmed by a fraction.
At the same time, Xu Changqing above successfully passed the first stage of the Spirit Transformation Heavenly Tribulation.
After gathering all Six-Element Spiritual Roots, his cultivation had broken through to Peak Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul. With the Chaos Dharma Aspect protecting him,