What Could Heavenly Tribulation Do? Kill, Kill, Kill!

"This..."

Dean Ta Cang's heart skipped a beat. He seemed to have already guessed what would happen next.

If he remembered correctly, the Nine Netherbird had successfully passed her tribulation.

That meant she was a divine beast of the Supreme Realm!

And a divine beast that had shed its spirit and transformed into a god could not be judged by common sense.

In other words, that Nine Netherbird had very likely surpassed the First-grade Supreme Realm!

Luo Li thought of the Luo God Clan and clenched her hands tightly.

Then, she spoke indifferently.

"I don't like letting tigers return to the mountains."

Letting a tiger return to the mountains would only leave behind a tremendous hidden danger.

If they could pursue and kill while they had the momentum, the Dragon Demon Palace would surely pay an extremely heavy price.

Even if they could not use this chance to wipe out the Dragon Demon Palace in one stroke, it would still be satisfying.

"Alright!"

Dean Ta Cang pondered for a long time before nodding in agreement.

Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy had originally been unwilling to get involved in the struggle for dominance between the major powers of the Northern Heavens Continent. However, the Dragon Demon Palace insisted on treating them as a thorn in its side.

They were already mortal enemies, and reconciliation was unlikely.

They had lacked such an opportunity before, but now Luo Li was determined to destroy the Dragon Demon Palace.

It seemed that the perfect opportunity had arrived!

Rather than wait for the Dragon Demon Palace's frenzied retaliation against Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, they might as well launch war in one fell swoop before the other side was prepared!

"Then, Dean, I'll go on ahead!"

Before Luo Li had even finished speaking, she vanished.

Dean Ta Cang was left behind, sighing repeatedly.

He looked at Lin Zheng, Zhou Qingshan, and Gu Tianyan, then immediately said, "Go back. Recover your injuries as quickly as possible, then take revenge on the Dragon Demon Palace!"

With a wave of his hand, a spatial passage opened, leading directly to Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

"Yes."

Lin Zheng hesitated to speak. He knew that now was not the time to ask about Luo Li's background.

Right now, they truly needed to recover from their injuries as soon as possible.

For this battle with the Dragon Demon Palace, they had to take ruthless revenge!

As Dean Ta Cang, Lin Zheng, and the others disappeared, Western Wasteland City returned to its usual calm.

The people who had hidden away to watch the show could not help swallowing.

"It seems Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and the Dragon Demon Palace are going to war again."

"This battle will surely spread across the entire continent again. Will Western Wasteland City be unable to escape it as well?"

"What's there to fear? Western Wasteland City belongs to Western Extremity Hall!"

However, the master Western Extremity Hall that these people relied on was currently wearing a worried expression.

West Extreme Sovereign stood atop a rooftop, a chill running down his back.

Although he was also a Supreme Realm expert and had founded the Supreme-level power known as Western Extremity Hall.

Before Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and the Dragon Demon Palace, he truly did not amount to much.

How could a mere Third-grade Sovereign Realm expert act presumptuously before Fifth-grade Supreme Realm experts?

A war between two Supreme-level powers would inevitably force every faction on the Northern Heavens Continent to choose a side.

Either they stood with the Dragon Demon Palace, or they supported Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

As for standing with neither side while actually playing both sides, wasn't that simply courting death?

Whether the Dragon Demon Palace or Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy won, they would settle accounts with them afterward.

What the future of Western Extremity Hall would become depended on the choice made by him, West Extreme Sovereign.

[Ding! Checking in. Check-in location—Western Wasteland City. Check-in successful!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on checking in successfully. Check-in reward obtained—Saint Spirit Fruit!]

As Little Nine Netherbird tore through space with Luo Li and pursued Black Dragon Supreme, Zhao Chen studied the check-in reward he had just received.

The so-called Saint Spirit Fruit was not an ordinary fruit.

It was semi-transparent, containing dense, viscous holy light liquid.

It was as large as a human head and looked rather strange.

Terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations rippled within it, as though it contained the essence of some expert's lifelong spiritual energy.

"Good stuff."

After studying it for a while, Zhao Chen came to that conclusion.

Without hesitation, he began refining it.

"The essence of a peak Earthly Sovereign Realm expert's lifelong spiritual energy!?"

Once Zhao Chen realized this, he was thrilled beyond measure.

This kind of essence was spiritual energy refined to the utmost purity.

He only needed to refine it to convert it into his own spiritual energy.

After reaching the Supreme Realm, cultivation required Sovereign Spirit Liquid.

Every Supreme Realm expert needed a month to condense a single drop of Sovereign Spirit Liquid.

The higher the grade of Sovereign Spirit Liquid, the more valuable it naturally was.

In the Great Thousand World, Sovereign Spirit Liquid was the true hard currency.

And this so-called Saint Spirit Fruit was, in essence, Sovereign Spirit Liquid.

But its grade was extremely high!

If a First-grade Supreme Realm expert could refine this Saint Spirit Fruit, they would surely be able to easily charge into the Fifth-grade Supreme Realm.

For someone below the Supreme Realm, refining it would be extremely difficult.

After all, it contained the lingering will of a peak Earthly Sovereign Realm expert.

If one could not withstand the impact of that residual will, it would surely have a tremendous effect.

They might even go insane.

Or they might turn around and become like a completely different person.

But Zhao Chen was different.

He was a blade of grass, a Nine-leaf Sword Grass with an extremely high limit!

Did a mere lingering will from an Earthly Sovereign Realm expert think it could affect him?

He refined it in an instant!

After a long while, Zhao Chen let out a long breath.

The Saint Spirit Fruit had shrunk by half, while his cultivation had directly resolved the remaining Spiritual Energy Difficulty and Divine Soul Difficulty of the Sovereign Three Difficulties!

It had to be said that the Nine-leaf Sword Grass simply did not need to worry about the Sovereign Three Difficulties.

As long as it accumulated enough spiritual energy, it could naturally break through to a higher realm.

However, there was one problem Zhao Chen needed to face: his tribulation.

What kind of Thunder Tribulation would his be?

Zhao Chen swallowed. It was not because he was afraid.

Rather, he was thinking that if it were the Black God Lightning Tribulation, he would definitely be able to obtain another pool of Thunder Liquid.

It would be more than enough to open a Sovereign Sea and condense a Sovereign Dharma Body.

But if it were an ordinary Thunder Tribulation, would he not be able to pass it effortlessly?

The quality of the Thunder Liquid he obtained surely would not be as good.

Having tasted Black God Thunder Liquid, he naturally looked down on the essence of ordinary Thunder Tribulations.

Of course.

In Zhao Chen's view, his tribulation should not be simple.

At the very least, it would be stronger than the Black God Lightning Tribulation.

"Rumble!"

As thunder exploded beneath a clear sky, Zhao Chen's heart skipped a beat, and a faint sense of unease rose within him.

His Thunder Tribulation seemed to have arrived?

"Little Grass, you aren't about to undergo tribulation, are you!"

Little Nine Netherbird immediately flapped her wings and descended into a valley.

She looked uncertainly at the sky above, which was gradually darkening.

She was very experienced when it came to undergoing tribulation.

This was definitely a Thunder Tribulation!

Judging from the pressure gradually forming, it probably would not be inferior to the Black God Lightning Tribulation!

Luo Li was human. When she became a Supreme Realm expert, she did not need to undergo tribulation.

That left only one possibility: the Nine-leaf Sword Grass was about to undergo tribulation!

"Ahem, I accidentally broke through just now and have already reached the Quasi-Sovereign Stage."

Seeing the tribulation clouds gathering, Zhao Chen knew there was clearly no way to avoid it.

He could only cough twice and hurriedly say, "If it comes to it, you two should stay farther away."

This was unlike Little Nine Netherbird's Black God Lightning Tribulation. It was bound to be stronger than hers.

Without sufficient preparation, he could only undergo tribulation in haste.

Rather than drag Luo Li and Little Nine Netherbird into it, he would rather face the Thunder Tribulation alone as a blade of grass!

"..."

Little Nine Netherbird was speechless. He truly was a freak.

He had clearly still been at the Sovereign Three Difficulties before, yet now he had directly reached the Quasi-Sovereign Stage.

And he had triggered a Thunder Tribulation without any warning.

That meant his cultivation was breaking through its shackles and had reached a level the Thunder Tribulation could no longer conceal.

"Be careful."

Luo Li sensed that the power of this Thunder Tribulation was far from simple, and there was no way for her to take part.

Considering Zhao Chen's earlier performance during the Black God Lightning Tribulation, she could only cheer him on.

The corners of her lips lifted slightly, carrying a trace of secret delight.

Although this interruption had halted their pursuit of Black Dragon Supreme.

It gave them even greater confidence in destroying the Dragon Demon Palace!

"Crack!"

A thick thousand-zhang lightning dragon roared and dove straight down before the thunderclouds had even fully gathered.

Its target was that Nine-leaf Sword Grass!

"Damn!"

Even Zhao Chen, who had prepared himself mentally, was directly startled by the attack of that thousand-zhang lightning dragon.

After all, this was probably the greatest power Little Nine Netherbird's Black God Lightning Tribulation had reached, wasn't it?

It was using its ultimate move right from the start. That was not right!

"Slash!"

Zhao Chen knew very well that he had to seize the initiative during his tribulation.

Otherwise, he would face mortal danger!

He suspected that the existence of the Nine-leaf Sword Grass had drawn the attention of the Great Thousand World's Origin Will!

Even the Extraterrestrial Evil Clan had been suppressed to some degree when it invaded the Great Thousand World.

A sword aura shot into the heavens, carrying incomparable sharpness as it forcefully struck the massive body of the thousand-zhang lightning dragon.

Sparks burst from its scales, and blue blood splattered through the air.

The lifelike lightning dragon seemed to possess intelligence.

Zhao Chen frowned tightly and immediately swung another sword.

This sword directly cleaved the thousand-zhang lightning dragon into two!

Countless drops of Thunder Liquid rained down, enveloping the Nine-leaf Sword Grass.

"Something's wrong!"

Zhao Chen was utterly bewildered.

Normally, should there not be a reward of nourishment only after the Thunder Tribulation ended?

Why had he received benefits just after dealing with the thousand-zhang lightning dragon brought by the Thunder Tribulation?

Could it be that the Thunder Tribulation wanted him to hold on a little longer so that it could unleash the strongest tribulation it had accumulated...

Under Zhao Chen's gaze, another thousand-zhang lightning dragon emerged from the thunderclouds and revealed its true form.

However, this was only the beginning.

One thousand-zhang lightning dragon after another formed a terrifying dragon tide never before seen in the world!

That was right. Countless thousand-zhang lightning dragons all dove down at this moment, descending like a waterfall!

"Thousand-Dragon Lightning Tribulation!"

Little Nine Netherbird, watching from afar, was frightened senseless at the sight.

If she had faced this tribulation, she would surely have been smashed to pieces beneath such a terrifying dragon-tide assault!

This had already exceeded what the Quasi-Sovereign Stage could endure.

There was simply no hope of successfully passing the tribulation. It was as though the heavens had not left even a sliver of life, as though they only wanted the Nine-leaf Sword Grass dead!

"Heh, interesting!"

Seeing the thousand-zhang tide of thunder dragons diving toward him, Zhao Chen instead calmed down.

His nine sword leaves swayed gently, and countless streams of sword qi emerged.

Every strand of sword qi was likewise over a thousand zhang long.

In an instant, they formed an utterly breathtaking thousand-zhang tide of swords!

"Go!"

At his command, countless streams of sword qi shot into the sky and slammed fiercely into the thousand-zhang tide of thunder dragons.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, while broken swords wailed.

The next moment, phantom after phantom of Nine-leaf Sword Grass took root out of thin air.

As each phantom of the Nine-leaf Sword Grass swayed, countless streams of sword qi imbued with Black God Lightning directly condensed into a terrifying thunder sword several thousand zhang long!

"Today, I will slay you!"

The incomparably domineering true body of the Nine-leaf Sword Grass immediately landed atop the several-thousand-zhang Black God Lightning sword.

Then, he charged straight toward the enormous thunderclouds in the heavens!

Drop after drop of poisonous rain capable of corroding heaven and earth poured down at that moment.

Mass after mass of flame, like meteors streaking across the sky, hurtled downward.

Such a Thunder Tribulation left both Little Nine Netherbird and Luo Li deeply alarmed.

"Was it because Nine-leaf Sword Grass was so extraordinary that it incurred heaven's jealousy?"

Little Nine Netherbird prided herself on possessing the Primordial Undying Bird Bloodline, making her exceptionally noble.

Even with her astonishing talent, she had faced only the Black God Lightning Tribulation.

Ultimately, it had still fallen within the scope of a Thunder Tribulation.

But the moment the poisonous rain and masses of flame appeared, she understood that this was not an ordinary Thunder Tribulation at all.

No, it could fully be called a kind of Heavenly Tribulation!

If the Nine-leaf Sword Grass wished to reach the Supreme Realm, it was bound to endure the tempering of multiple Heavenly Tribulations!

"Perhaps."

Luo Li was extremely tense, and she dearly wished to fight by his side.

But such a Heavenly Tribulation was no longer a simple Thunder Tribulation.

Trying to take part in it was simply too difficult.

What if she failed to help and instead burdened Zhao Chen?

"I wonder when this Heavenly Tribulation will end."

Looking at the massive, gloomy tribulation clouds still hanging in the heavens, Luo Li was consumed with worry.

This kind of Heavenly Tribulation was rarely encountered.

Even the Heavenly Sovereigns of the Great Thousand World received such treatment only during the Heavenly Sovereign Spirit Tribulation.

Just what was the origin of the Nine-leaf Sword Grass?

Could it be that, once he matured, he could completely surpass the limits of the Great Thousand World?

But the limit of the Great Thousand World was the Immortal Emperor of ancient times!

The strongest being in history, one who brought new life to the Great Thousand World and transcended the level of Heavenly Sovereign!

If he truly possessed such potential, it would undoubtedly be an immense surprise for Luo Li.

Still, attaining that level of cultivation would certainly not be easy.

Even breaking into the Supreme Realm had drawn such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation to obstruct him.

Who knew how terrifying it would be when he reached the Earthly Sovereign Realm, or even the Heavenly Sovereign Realm!

"Don't worry. Even I can't see through Nine-leaf Sword Grass's origins."

Little Nine Netherbird sensed Luo Li's concern and hurriedly reassured her. "Special divine herbs and strange flowers like this must have inheritances unique to themselves."

"With such an inheritance, I'm not worried that Nine-leaf Sword Grass will succeed in overcoming the tribulation."

Though she said she was not worried, Little Nine Netherbird could not help shrinking her neck.

It was as if she herself were undergoing the tribulation.

Zhao Chen, standing atop the several-thousand-zhang Black God Lightning sword, had already realized that his Thunder Tribulation was, more accurately, a Heavenly Tribulation.

A Heavenly Tribulation had several stages. Each stage he passed would grant a corresponding reward.

This was the slim chance of survival that the Heavenly Dao left for those undergoing tribulation.

No wonder he had received Thunder Liquid to restore his condition and slightly increase his strength immediately after slaying the first thousand-zhang thunder dragon.

Now that he understood the threat of the Heavenly Tribulation, Zhao Chen feared nothing.

His Nine-leaf Sword Grass had been born between heaven and earth, yet it would defy heaven itself!

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Using his true body to unleash the Grass-Character Sword Art, he transformed into the sharpest sword in the world and displayed the strongest offensive power!

The poisonous rain and masses of flame were all annihilated by his blade.

Even the enormous tribulation clouds in the heavens were nearly split apart by that one strike!

"Great Luo Sword Embryo!"

Zhao Chen did not hold back in the slightest, immediately bringing forth the ancient Great Luo Sword Embryo.

Then, he used the Grass-Character Sword Art once again.

There was no grand sword radiance, only an exceedingly plain and ordinary strike that shot into the tribulation clouds.

He allowed the towering lightning to engulf him and the boundless might of the Heavenly Tribulation to ravage him, battering him until he was covered in wounds.

But what could not kill him would eventually come to an end!

As the tribulation clouds gradually shrank, countless streams of pure spiritual energy gathered from all directions, flooding into the Nine-leaf Sword Grass's body and pouring into the Sovereign Sea he had opened, like a small world within him.

However, Zhao Chen did not become immersed in his soaring strength.

His attention was fixed on the treasures and opportunities that might exist within the tribulation clouds!

"Heavenly Pool!"

Sure enough, after breaking into a special small space, Zhao Chen saw a vast sea.

Within it, countless streams of pure spiritual energy had transformed into an incomparably viscous liquid, filling the entire place.

It was even more perfect than the Thunder Liquid of the Black God Lightning Tribulation!

If he refined it all, his cultivation would surely surge to a higher realm!

Perhaps the Ninth-grade Sovereign Realm was no longer a dream!