However, at this moment, Gu Chen, who was on Dragon Spine Mountain, was completely unaware that his actions had caused the Dragon Ranking warriors who had arrived to begin to worry.
He was so absorbed in breaking through the third layer of restrictions on the Emperor's Vein that he was completely unaware of everything outside, not even the dark clouds that had gathered in the sky and the Lightning Tribulation!
"It's broken through!"
The third layer of restrictions on the Emperor's Vein gradually dissipated, as if melted by flames. Gu Chen was overjoyed and roared inwardly. His Divine Sense, like a serpent, rushed into the third layer of space within the Emperor's Vein!
However, before Gu Chen could examine what treasures were inside, his Divine Sense suddenly detected danger!
Moreover, an overwhelming, impenetrable danger pressed down on him!
Gu Chen had no choice but to withdraw his Divine Sense and then open his eyes.
"Why is it so dark...?"
Gu Chen never expected that in just a short while, the world would change color and become a completely different scene after he broke through the third level of the restriction! The sky, which had been shining brightly with the sun just moments before, was now extremely gloomy, as if thick ink was pressing down on his head. In particular, the vortex in the center seemed to lead to another place, so close that it could be touched!
"Heavenly Tribulation!"
Gu Chen, after all, came from the world of cultivation. His face was filled with shock, and his eyes were filled with disbelief!
Why would he trigger a Heavenly Tribulation Heavenly Tribulation?
He hasn't done anything yet!
In the world of cultivation, Gu Chen only attracted Heavenly Tribulation when he saw others break through to the Golden Core Stage. But unexpectedly, he was only at the Peak Revolving Illumination Realm, yet he had already attracted Heavenly Tribulation!
"No, that's not right." A thought flashed through Gu Chen's mind, "When I reached the Foundation Establishment Stage on Heavenly Nether Star, I didn't attract Lightning Tribulation. Why did I attract Lightning Tribulation now that Revolving Illumination Realm?"
"If the Peak Revolving Illumination Realm can trigger Lightning Tribulation, then I should have successfully triggered one when I broke through to that realm. Why did it take until now?"
"Then there's only one possibility left: this Lightning Tribulation wasn't aimed at me!"
The thought suddenly arose, startling Gu Chen, and his heart began to pound!
At the same time, a strange thought arose in his mind!?
Could this Lightning Tribulation be aimed at the Emperor's Vein?!
Back in the outside world, he couldn't break through the third layer of restrictions no matter what he tried, but now that he's in the Land of Heaven and Earth, he can open it with ease!
This is the only possible and most appropriate option!
Because within the third layer of restricted space, there exists a treasure that can break the rules of this world!
The Heavenly Tribulation arrived as scheduled!
It's going to destroy the Emperor's Vein!
Gu Chen raised his head, and after figuring everything out, when he looked at the terrifyingly surging thunderclouds again, his gaze changed from shock to calm, and then slowly to determination!
"Bring it on!"
Gu Chen slowly stood up, his eyes burning with fervor and his fighting spirit soaring!
"Back then, when my master took me from Earth, facing the destruction of the Heartless Sect, I still managed to reach the Divine Emperor level without relying on any background or sect!" Gu Chen's voice boomed, each word firm. "This was already an incredible thing! And now, I've finally revealed my talent and opened my Emperor's Vein, and heavens, you actually want to destroy Emperor's Vein!"
"If you want to come, then come!"
"Since I can use the Heavenly Tribulation to reverse time and space, what harm is there in fighting you, Heaven, once again today!"
"Bring it on!"
Having made up his mind, Gu Chen was filled with fighting spirit.
Now, he stood beneath that enormous vortex, with dark clouds rumbling in, each second unleashing a deafening roar like the muffled bellow of a ferocious beast. The vortex itself grew larger and darker.
The ink-black clouds, the ceaseless flashes of lightning, and the oppressive feeling that seeps straight into one's heart.
This is the Heavenly Tribulation!
Almost every cultivator will encounter Heavenly Tribulation once they reach the Golden Core Stage in their future cultivation journey.
At that moment, the rolling thunder and the gathering dark clouds were clearly projected into his mind.
Suddenly, a thunderclap ripped across the sky, booming loudly over the dimly lit Dragon Spine Mountain. The entire mountain range seemed to tremble, and the next second, a serpentine bolt of lightning, as if a living creature, slithered down towards Gu Chen's cave, crashing down with a roar!
The Heavenly Tribulation, after so long of preparation, has finally arrived!
Gu Chen had experienced many Heavenly Tribulation before and knew that the longer Heavenly Tribulation was brewing, the greater its power. This Lightning Tribulation, however, had only been brewing for a few minutes, so it was naturally at least a hundred times weaker than the Lightning Tribulation of the Golden Core Stage.
"This kind of Heavenly Tribulation is nothing to be afraid of. I will definitely be able to get through it." Although he said this, Gu Chen's hands, which were placed at his sides, were unconsciously clenched tightly, the veins bulging, highlighting his unsettled heart and extreme tension.
After all, this is still Heavenly Tribulation!
Moreover, he hadn't even reached the Qi Refining Stage when he encountered the Heavenly Tribulation!
In the air, the electric snake was at least half a meter thick. When it ripped down, the light almost illuminated the entire forest. Accompanied by a powerful pressure, it seemed to split the sky in two before landing directly on the mountain peak!
"This is the Heavenly Lightning Tribulation?"
Yin Linquan and the others in the forest had faces that were deathly pale, whether from their natural state or from the lightning strikes! They watched as the thick electric snake swept into the mountain peak with overwhelming force, crashing down as if it had nothing in its path. Even though it wasn't aimed at them, their hearts felt as if they were about to leap out of their bodies, as if they had been violently struck!
Before the Heavenly Tribulation, they were as insignificant as ants, completely unable to resist this power from nature. If this Lightning Tribulation struck them, they would probably be reduced to dust instantly! And not only them, but the surrounding Dragon Spine Mountain was also as if it were nothing. The Heavenly Tribulation lightning had only one target: the Emperor's Vein in Gu Chen's hands!
"Bring it on!"
Gu Chen roared, and then a powerful burst of True Essence Power erupted from his body. He raised his hands and blasted the lightning bolt towards it!
In fact, when Golden Core Stage cultivators undergo tribulation, they prepare tribulation formations and magical artifacts to resist heavenly lightning in advance. Just by calculating, these things cost at least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
Moreover, this doesn't even include the pills, talismans, and other aids for transcending tribulation; all these miscellaneous items add up to an astronomical expense.
Even Gu Chen was like that before, but now he doesn't have that many resources to provide for him, so he used a method that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to think of! That is to clash with the heavenly lightning!
Bang!
Gu Chen spat out a long stream of blood and was thrown more than thirty meters away!
His body carved a muddy ditch in the ground, and the turf was torn up and flipped to both sides!
The sudden strike of lightning had Gu Chen clenching his teeth, blood gushing uncontrollably from his mouth. Logically, External Tribulation should be much easier than Internal Tribulation, but Gu Chen didn't think so. The first lightning bolt of this Heavenly Tribulation, from the moment he sensed its presence to the instant it struck, happened in the blink of an eye. It not only instantly shattered his True Essence Power but also surged into his Tianmen acupoint, the immense electric current causing him to tremble violently, making him extremely uncomfortable.
The electric current surged into Gu Chen's meridians, rushing directly towards his dantian with such ferocity that it seemed determined to shatter it. Gu Chen gritted his teeth, his mind clear, struggling against the numbing sensation brought on by the current. His hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals to resist the pain emanating from his dantian.
But this made Gu Chen feel like his internal organs were about to explode!