Had Jiang Zhu's flesh not been supremely tough, an ordinary person could never have endured it. This force was far too powerful; cracks had already appeared in his skin, seeping blood.
Perhaps it could also be said that his flesh was so extraordinarily resilient that it had drawn out the Immortal Bell, matching him with the Heavenly Tribulation he deserved and adding to his trials.
The only fortunate thing was that the Immortal Bell did not pursue him relentlessly. It hung in midair without launching another attack.
After an unknown length of time, the Immortal Bell vanished. The sea of lightning between heaven and earth gradually dispersed, and the light of the stars began to reappear across the sky.
Yet just then, a heaven-shaking boom swept over him like furious ocean waves, its terrifying surges rolling without end.
It was a sea of raging fire that burned the universe almost to ashes. Distant stars were swallowed by the flames and melted outright.
This was karmic fire, roasting Jiang Zhu's flesh and tempering his physique. It had arrived suddenly, without apparent cause.
In the mundane world, all living beings bore sins. When karmic fire burned the body, even the gods could not escape this calamity, nor were ancient Buddhas spared.
Once karmic fire clung to the body, if it truly burned into the depths of the soul, one would be reduced to nothing.
Yet this karmic fire differed from the ordinary karmic fire of the world. These were myriad dao karmic fire essence flames, the most terrifying of all.
The power of all manner of great sins within the myriad daos of the heavens condensed into fire, gathering in one place to temper Jiang Zhu's flesh.
Jiang Zhu did not choose to evade it. Instead, he let the Chaos Bell endure