Shattering the Core to Form a Nascent Soul, the Human Tribulation!
"Owner..."
A clear, ethereal voice rang in Qin Lu's ears. He touched the boy in front of him, a gentle smile appearing on his face...
"Don't worry, I've got everything covered."
Qin Lu uttered softly, and the next moment, layers of images shattered. His Dao heart remained as firm as a rock, and his thoughts...
Unchanging through the ages!
Every genius is, at their core, a madman...
Similarly, every cultivator who has achieved some success in their cultivation has also gone through various choices; Dao Tribulation, cultivating the Heart Tribulation...
Only by facing your true self can you discover your true self!
To reiterate, Qin Lu never shied away from the malice in his heart, calmly accepting his entirety...
It is the inevitable path for every Nascent Soul Cultivator!
Whether it's evil or good, if you can't accept yourself completely, then the ultimate height you can reach in life is just so-so...
Qin Lu was aware of his own malice, so he accepted it calmly!
Evil truly exists, but that doesn't affect his true nature.
Such is the way of the Great Dao; it treats everyone equally, even if you have committed numerous evils, are utterly wicked, and are condemned by both gods and men...
But as long as you can accept yourself this way, the Great Way will also embrace you!
If you deny yourself, then the Great Dao will also deny you. Cultivation for immortality is merely a false goal...
True spiritual practice is actually a continuous transformation from human to immortal and then to god!
If one were to possess the power of immortals or gods with a mortal mind, that would be a true disaster!
The next moment--
As if a shackle had been broken, when Qin Lu opened his eyes again, an infant was standing before him...
The infant's face was identical to his own; it was indeed his Nascent Soul!
In Qin Lu's arms was a shrunken version of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner: Heaven Burial. A child emerged from Heaven Burial, who was none other than its spirit!
Back then True Lord Poyuan: Qian Guming entrusted him with a Weapon Soul.
When the Weapon Soul merged with the Heaven Burial, this spirit child was born, and continued the name of the Heaven Burial, being known to the outside world as: the Heaven Burial Boy!
"Owner!"
You succeeded!
Upon hearing this—
Qin Lu smiled faintly, then spat out the Golden Core from his body and merged it into his Nascent Soul. Currently, the Nascent Soul soul only had the appearance, but lacked its true spirit...
The moment the Golden Core merges with the Nascent Soul, the Golden Core gradually decomposes, then shatters, turning into nutrients that continuously nourish the Nascent Soul's spirit!
The moment Qin Lu's Golden Core shattered was his weakest moment!
At this moment, even a random Dao Foundation Realm cultivator could probably take Qin Lu's life by simply destroying his Nascent Soul...
Without the Golden Core, Qin Lu will surely suffer its backlash!
At that time, without the Nascent Soul controlling the Dao Body, the body will eventually gradually collapse, leading to complete death. Of course...
Even if Qin Lu is dead, what does it have to do with his split soul!
And this hurdle—
It is the final tribulation among the Three Nascent Soul Tribulations, the Human Tribulation!
"Alert!"
Qin Hui stepped forward first, followed by Qin Wu, who stood guard on either side of Qin Lu. At the same time, the two of them spat out a drop of Essence Blood...
This forms a protective sphere of light, shielding Qin Lu within!
Unless they both die, as long as they have a breath left, this sphere of light will not be shaken in the slightest...
They were self-aware, so they were willing to risk their lives!
We must also protect our father!
"Uncle Qing!"
Qin Hui shouted at the Qing Centipede, which instantly understood, coiling upwards and wrapping its flesh layer by layer around the crimson light sphere...
Protect it carefully!
The four ghost kings are currently undergoing the process of rebuilding their ghostly bodies and are unable to exert their combat power; they can only rely on themselves...
Then, Bai He, Guo Shun, Yan Huaiqing, Mo Li, Lin Xuan, and Haiyue —three demons in total—formed the third line of defense...
Further out--
These were thousands of illusory soldiers, who formed a giant wall by circling around the Qing Centipede in concentric circles!
Looking further down, there were countless Black Dragon Legion covering the mountains and plains, as well as numerous Qi Condensation cultivators and Dao Foundation Establishment cultivators...
They stood apart, one in the sky and one on the ground, designating the area within a hundred miles around them as a restricted zone!
Three layers inside, three layers outside!
Even with thorough preparations, no one dared to let their guard down...
And in the distance, on the horizon—
Snow and thunder roared in, and a colossal bear, ten thousand feet tall, hurtled towards them, while Gu Xuanzhen had been waiting for a long time...
He pointed his sword at the Bear King, showing no intention of retreating!
"Bear!"
"Come!"
"Have some fun with me!"
Gu Xuanzhen laughed loudly, his fighting spirit soaring once more. His sword light crisscrossed, transforming into a torrent of blades, and the long river of Sword Dao manifested in the sky...
Then, with a single sword strike Myriad Dharma was shattered!
"Sword! Come!"
A furious roar echoed throughout the universe!
A colossal sword, reaching for the heavens, surged forth from the long river of Sword Dao. Its massive blade was more than ten thousand feet long; it was as if a continent had crashed down upon it...
Its sword is as high as the sky, and its golden patterns will shine for eternity!
Even a colossal bear, ten thousand feet tall, appears somewhat insignificant before this towering sword; even a thousand-foot-tall peak seems pale in comparison...
It's like a convex point!
This attack felt like an eternity; the heavens and earth changed color, all things fell silent, and the terrifying roar had rendered all living beings deaf...
The word "powerful" is insufficient to describe the magnificent scene at this moment!
Countless cultivators who witnessed this scene exclaimed that it was the descent of a celestial being!
"Roar!!!"
The colossal bear, standing ten thousand feet tall, let out a mournful cry under this blow. Its entire body was pierced by the sword, pinning it to the vast earth!
"Damn it!"
"Damn humans! You all deserve to die!"
The Bear King, filled with grief and indignation, looked up to the sky and howled in despair; he refused to accept this!
Why is it that the Human Race can live so comfortably, possessing the entire Northern Nether Domain, while the Ice and Snow Demon Race is clearly the master of the Northern Nether Domain...?
Yet they are so bullied by Human Race!
"I'll fucking fight you to the death!"
Despite its injuries, the Bear King continued its frantic charge forward, its flesh being sliced and torn apart by the giant sword, only to instantly heal and disappear...
Seeing the white bear's desperate stance, Gu Xuanzhen had no choice but to retreat and avoid a direct confrontation...
When this polar bear fights with its life on the Nascent Soul, its strength is among the most formidable even for a Nascent Soul cultivator. It would be easy for Gu Xuanzhen to defeat the Bear King...
But killing them is difficult!
In other words, any Nascent Soul who doesn't want to die is very difficult to kill; if one were to forcefully kill them...
That would most likely result in mutual destruction!
"Today!"
"I will risk my life to stop the Human Race from giving birth to another Nascent Soul!"
"Kill them for me!"