The Eighth Thunder General then solidified, his figure several times taller, his form indistinct, seemingly real and unreal at the same time. He held no weapon in his hand, merely slowly raised it, and a lightning Seal appeared in his palm.
As soon as the lightning Seal appeared, the entire Heaven and Earth seemed to solidify; time and space were both suppressed. Qing Lin’s figure froze, unable to move.
Qing Lin’s pupils constricted slightly, sensing an unprecedented crisis.
The lightning Seal slowly pressed down, annihilating everything in its path, even the Jianmu phantom began to disintegrate!
Qing Lin’s pupils constricted slightly, sensing an unprecedented crisis. He had never thought that the eighth stage of the Lightning Tribulation would be so terrifying. This seemingly simple lightning Seal contained the purest Law of destruction in all of Heaven and Earth.
Qing Lin suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of vital blood, and shouted, “By my blood, I summon the spirit of the Ancestral Dragon!”
“Boom—!”
The vital blood violently burned in the air, transforming into a lifelike blood-colored Dragon phantom. Although small, the Dragon phantom exuded a heart-palpitating pressure. It roared towards the sky, its voice shaking the Nine Heavens, and then rushed into the depths of the tribulation clouds without hesitation.
The Dragon phantom collided with the tribulation clouds, tearing open a crack in the Void Realm! From deep within the crack, an ancient and majestic Dragon roar echoed, and a Dragon claw that blotted out the sky stretched out, striking the lightning Seal with one claw!
“Crack!”
A crisp cracking sound resounded through the clouds. That lightning Seal was actually struck by the Dragon claw, producing several shocking cracks! The lightning power escaping from the cracks transformed into countless lightning snakes, dancing wildly in the Void Realm.
The Eighth Thunder General stood majestically, entirely condensed from the purest cyan lightning. He raised a hand, and nine lightning Dragons roared out from the tribulation clouds, each composed of Nine Heavens Profound Lightning compressed to the extreme. Blinding white lightning flickered in their Dragon eyes, and space-tearing electric arcs coiled around their bodies.
“Rumble—!”
The nine lightning Dragons simultaneously unleashed earth-shattering thunder, their sound waves instantly dispersing the clouds within a hundred-mile radius. Qing Lin bit the tip of his tongue again, spraying another stream of Dragon Vein vital blood, which merged into the blood mist, fully summoning the Ancestral Dragon, transforming into a hundred-zhang blood Dragon, its entire body as red as blood crystal.
“Roar!”
The blood Dragon let out a long roar, its sound waves containing primordial ferocity. It fearlessly charged towards the nine lightning Dragons, its blood-colored Dragon claws colliding violently with their lightning bodies.
“Screech!”
The blood Dragon tore apart the two lightning Dragons at the forefront with one claw.
The remaining seven lightning Dragons suddenly connected head to tail, forming a lightning chain that coiled around the blood Dragon.
Cyan lightning and crimson blood flames fiercely collided in the sky. The blood Dragon’s scales flew off from the electric shock, but its ferocity erupted. It bit the center of the lightning chain, forcefully tearing apart three lightning Dragons.
The Eighth Thunder General finally made his move, condensing a square Seal in his palm composed purely of Heavenly Dao lightning patterns. As the lightning Seal pressed down, the blood Dragon roared towards the sky, all the Bloodline runes on its body burned, transforming into a blood rainbow that spanned Heaven and Earth, colliding violently with the lightning Seal.
“Bang!!!”
The explosion’s shockwave swept away the thousand-mile tribulation clouds. When the light dissipated, the lightning Seal and the blood Dragon perished together, leaving only a rain of blood falling from the sky and stray electric arcs still recounting the tragic battle just now.
Qing Lin’s face was pale. To cope with this wave of Lightning Tribulation, he had to consume his Origin. He feared it would be difficult to pass the remaining wave of Lightning Tribulation.
As the Eighth Thunder General was annihilated, deep within the tribulation clouds, the majestic Nine Tribulation Lightning Palace trembled violently. Eight surviving rays of lightning converged from all directions, which were the remnants of the lightning power from the eight Thunder Generals previously defeated by Qing Lin. They intensely intertwined and coiled in front of the palace gate, finally converging on the Ninth Thunder General.
The Ninth Thunder General wore eight-colored lightning armor, inscribed with different Heavenly Punishment Dao patterns. His left arm was coiled with purple lightning snakes from the first Lightning Tribulation, his right arm was coiled with golden lightning Jiao from the second Lightning Tribulation, and his chest was embedded with Xuanbing lightning crystals from the third Lightning Tribulation... The characteristics of the eight stages of Lightning Tribulation were perfectly integrated into his body, exuding a grand and vast aura of destruction.
“This is to wipe them all out!”
Seeing this, Li Mu sighed. He had no choice but to make a move!
Helping Qing Lin undergo Tribulation carried immense risk. Interfering with another’s Lightning Tribulation would inevitably trigger Heavenly Dao backlash, inviting even more terrifying Heavenly Punishment. But at this moment, Qing Lin was at the end of his strength; if he didn’t act, he would surely die.
“So be it!” Li Mu let out a long sigh: “Today, I will contend with this Heaven!”
Li Mu’s mind sank, and a set of formation plates immediately appeared around him. The Heavenly Evolution Stealth Formation quickly unfolded, concealing his aura within Heaven and Earth, reducing the Heavenly Dao’s perception and lock-on.
Next, Li Mu casually beckoned, and the newly refined Five Elements Talisman Treasure appeared, suspended before him.
“Hmph!”
Li Mu’s eyes suddenly burst forth with Chaos Divine Light, and a hazy Dao Domain appeared around his body. This Dao Domain seemed both real and unreal; within it, Yin and Yang were undivided, and the Five Elements were unfixed, as if it didn’t exist, preventing even the Heavenly Dao’s will from sensing his presence.
“Go!”
Li Mu lightly tapped the Five Elements Talisman Treasure with his fingertip, and a wisp of Divine Thought attached to it. The Talisman Treasure immediately transformed into a stream of light, passing through layers of lightning storms, accurately landing on the seventh vertebral section of Qing Lin’s Dragon spine—that was precisely the vital point of the Azure Dragon Clan.
The moment the Talisman Treasure adhered, Qing Lin’s entire body trembled violently, feeling an extremely pure Yi Wood Qi rushing up his Dragon spine directly into his Dantian. His previously withered Dragon Vein was like receiving sweet dew, beginning to regenerate its vitality. Even more wondrously, this Yi Wood Qi even contained a trace of Chaos characteristics, creating a mysterious resonance with his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline.
“Qing Lin, don’t give up!”
Li Mu’s Divine Thought resonated in Qing Lin’s Sea of Consciousness. Though his voice was soft, each word carried immense weight. At the same time, the wood-elemental runes on the Five Elements Talisman Treasure shone brightly, spreading countless verdant patterns along Qing Lin’s Dragon spine, intertwining with the residual Dragon blood to form a vibrant totem.
Qing Lin roared towards the sky, and a dazzling cyan light suddenly burst forth from his body. Those verdant patterns grew wildly, covering his entire body in an instant, actually forming a vibrant vine armor on the surface of his Dragon scales. Each cyan leaf on the vine armor unfurled, shimmering with Chaos Dao patterns.
The Ninth Thunder General seemed to sense the threat. Its eight-colored lightning armor suddenly glowed brightly, and its hands clasped together, condensing an eight-fold tribulation power into a nine-section lightning mace in its palm. The mace was coiled with nine-colored lightning, and it smashed down with immense force!
“Good timing!”
Qing Lin did not retreat but advanced, his Dragon claws wrapped in Chaos cyan light meeting the attack.
“Boom—”
The Dragon claws collided with the lightning mace, and the instantaneous impact swept away the clouds within a hundred-mile radius. Qing Lin’s Dragon claws were a bloody mess, but the cyan leaves on the vine armor grew wildly, covering the wounds in an instant. Even more astonishingly, the lightning adhering to the vine armor was slowly absorbed and transformed!
The Ninth Thunder General retreated half a step for the first time, and subtle cracks appeared on its eight-colored lightning armor. It looked down at its chest, discovering that tiny roots were growing within those cracks—it was the power of the Five Elements Talisman Treasure eroding the Heavenly Punishment body!
The cyan light in Qing Lin’s Dragon pupils surged, feeling the continuous surge of new power within his body. Li Mu’s Five Elements Talisman Treasure was like planting an inexhaustible seed within him. The pure Yi Wood Qi perfectly merged with his Ancestral Dragon Bloodline, allowing him to regain the confidence to contend with Heaven!
“Fight!”
A Dragon roar shook the Nine Heavens. Qing Lin’s thousand-zhang Dragon body coiled upwards, and the Five Elements Talisman Treasure on his Dragon spine burst forth with dazzling cyan light, manifesting a vibrant “Myriad Wood Dao Domain” around him.
Within the Dao Domain, countless Jianmu phantoms rose from the ground. Ancient Dao patterns of the Azure Dragon Clan were naturally inscribed on their thick trunks, and their gnarled roots plunged deep into the Void Realm, continuously drawing in Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
The Ninth Thunder General glared with wide eyes, sweeping out its nine-section lightning mace. This mace contained the true essence of the eight-fold Lightning Tribulation. Each section of the mace transformed into a different Heavenly Punishment power: the first section was purple lightning dancing wildly, the second section was golden lightning galloping, the third section was bone-chilling Xuanbing…
“Good timing!”
Qing Lin did not retreat but advanced, his Dragon claws wrapped in Yi Wood cyan light meeting the attack. Just as the two were about to collide, the Jianmu phantoms in the Myriad Wood Dao Domain suddenly grew wildly. Countless branches coiled around the lightning mace like spiritual snakes. Those branches scorched by the lightning did not wither; instead, they grew even more luxuriantly under the stimulation of the tribulation lightning!
“Bang!”
The Dragon claws directly confronted the lightning mace, and the Jianmu branches took the Opportunity to coil around it.
Qing Lin grunted, the scales on his Dragon claws shattered, but verdant sprouts immediately grew from the wounds, healing in an instant. Those Jianmu branches coiled around the lightning mace were slowly absorbing the lightning power, converting it into pure Yi Wood Spiritual Qi to nourish the Dao Domain.
“Jianmu connects to Heaven, myriad tribulations evergreen!”
Qing Lin let out a long roar, and the Myriad Wood Dao Domain expanded again. Innumerable phantoms of towering ancient trees appeared within the domain. These were not ordinary trees, but the “Yi Wood Spiritual Aspects” formed by the previous generations of strong cultivators of the Azure Dragon Clan after their demise. At this moment, these Spiritual Aspects awakened under the activation of the Five Elements Talisman Treasure, forming an ancient forest of endless vitality.
The Ninth Thunder General retreated for the first time. It was shocked to find that the power on its lightning mace was slowly being absorbed by those strange trees. Even more terrifying, tiny roots had somehow drilled into the cracks of its eight-colored lightning armor!
“Break!”
Qing Lin seized the Opportunity, his Dragon tail whipping towards the Thunder General’s chest like a whip. This blow contained the full power of the Myriad Wood Dao Domain, creating countless jade-like spiritual trees in the Void Realm. The Ninth Thunder General hastily parried, and the lightning mace collided with the Dragon tail, the resulting impact sweeping away the clouds within a hundred-mile radius.
“Crack!”
The lightning mace snapped in response, and the Ninth Thunder General’s eight-colored lightning armor was covered in spiderweb-like cracks. Qing Lin pressed his advantage, opening his Dragon mouth wide and spewing a pure Yi Wood Dragon breath. Wherever the Dragon breath passed, the Jianmu phantoms grew wildly, completely surrounding the Thunder General.
“Myriad Wood Suppresses Tribulation!”
With a furious roar from Qing Lin, all the Jianmu phantoms simultaneously burst forth with cyan light, forming a gigantic Seal barrier. The Ninth Thunder General thrashed within the barrier, but was ultimately unable to break through this endlessly regenerating wood-elemental cage. It roared in anger, then suddenly grabbed the lightning armor on its chest, intending to detonate its lightning core!
“Be careful!” Li Mu’s voice transmission sounded in time.
At this critical moment, Qing Lin’s Dragon claws plunged into the ground, and all the ancient trees in the Myriad Wood Dao Domain vibrated simultaneously. Their roots broke through the earth, piercing into the Thunder General’s body like countless sharp arrows. These roots frantically absorbed the energy from the lightning core, converting it into harmless Yi Wood Spiritual Qi.
“Sizzle—”
Amidst a grating sound, the Ninth Thunder General’s body gradually petrified, its struggles growing weaker and weaker, finally transforming into a verdant lightning-struck wood statue, standing in the center of the Myriad Wood Dao Domain.
…
Just as Qing Lin was Undergoing Tribulation, fighting for his life with the Eighth Thunder General, strange fluctuations suddenly appeared in the Void Realm at the junction of the Three Realms Passage.
“This is… the aura of Ancestral Dragon Bloodline!”
Only to see a cyan leaf Dao pattern appear on Emperor Qing’s forehead, while Star Dome Old Ancestor’s eyes reflected myriad star trajectories.
“In the southeast!” Emperor Qing’s voice trembled, and a verdant willow leaf flew out from his sleeve. He said in surprise, “It’s a remnant of my clan undergoing the Dragon Emperor Lightning Tribulation!”
The cyan light in Emperor Qing’s eyes surged. Before he finished speaking, his figure landed on the willow leaf.
Only to see the willow leaf instantly transform into a ten-thousand-zhang cyan rainbow. Emperor Qing walked upon the leaf, and wherever he passed, lotuses bloomed in the Void Realm, and countless Jianmu phantoms blossomed in the Starry Sky.
Seeing this, Star Dome Old Ancestor hastily waved his star staff, and seven dazzling stars appeared out of thin air, forming the shape of the Big Dipper, following closely behind.
“Tian Shu leads the way!”
The Star Power tore open the spatial barrier, and the two instantly crossed the regional barrier, appearing near the Spirit Heaven Star. There, ten thousand feet above the ground, vast thunderclouds enveloped half a planet, a majestic lightning palace suppressed the four directions, and eight-colored lightning intertwined into a net.
In the center of the lightning net, a severely wounded Azure Dragon was fighting a desperate battle with the Ninth Thunder General. The Azure Dragon was coiled with Jianmu phantoms, but it was already at the end of its strength.
“It truly is a direct Bloodline of this Emperor!”
Emperor Qing was overjoyed, then his face changed dramatically, and he said in shock, “Not good! That Thunder General is triggering the Nirvana Lightning Tribulation! The Heavenly Dao wants to exterminate my clan’s Bloodline!”
Just as Emperor Qing was about to offer assistance, Star Dome Old Ancestor made a timely move, waving his star staff to form a Star Power barrier, stopping him in time.
“Old friend, hold on, first see clearly before acting!”
Star Dome Old Ancestor lightly tapped his star staff, and a dazzling starlight guided Emperor Qing’s gaze towards the Void Realm at the edge of the Lightning Tribulation: “Look there!”
Emperor Qing focused his gaze, only to see a faint figure sitting cross-legged in the Void Realm, shrouded in Chaos mist. Before him floated a phantom of a spiritual object with the Five Elements flowing within it. As he lightly tapped with his fingertip, pure Yi Wood Qi continuously flowed out, entering Qing Lin’s body.
“This is… a Chaos Dao Body?” Emperor Qing’s pupils constricted slightly, and he said in surprise, “Someone can actually transform the power of the Five Elements into such pure Yi Wood Spiritual Qi and use such miraculous means to deceive the Heavenly Dao!”
“As expected of a Chaotic Great Dao cultivator! Such a method is truly marvelous!” Star Dome Old Ancestor’s eyes flickered with starlight, and he couldn’t help but praise, “Using formations as tools to deceive Heaven and cross the sea! And using Talisman Treasure as a bridge to transform Chaos Qi into flowing Five Elements, turning it into wood-elemental power to secretly achieve their goal. Such a method, this Old Ancestor has never seen in tens of thousands of years of cultivation!”
“Old friend, calm down. Your direct Bloodline remnant has his assistance, and perhaps he can successfully pass this Tribulation. If you intervene, it will only double the power of the Heavenly Tribulation and harm him instead.” Star Dome Old Ancestor pressed Emperor Qing’s shoulder, signaling.
The cyan light in Emperor Qing’s eyes flickered, and his hand beneath his Dragon robe clenched into a fist: “But that is the Nine Tribulation Lightning Palace! Even in ancient times, the number of Dragon Clan members who could pass this Tribulation was less than a handful!”
“Precisely why you cannot interfere!” Star Dome Old Ancestor’s gaze was profound, pointing to Qing Lin, who was Undergoing Tribulation: “Look at the Jianmu phantom’s cyan wood Dao Domain. This child is risking his life for your clan’s remnant. Right now, he is not detected by the Heavenly Dao. Such an Opportunity is hard to come by!”
Upon hearing this, the cyan light in Emperor Qing’s Dragon eyes gradually receded, but the worry between his brows did not lessen. He let out a long sigh, and the cyan light in his sleeve flickered slightly, stopping his intention to act.
Just as the two powerful beings suddenly descended, Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged in the Void Realm, suddenly frowned slightly. He had already sensed the sudden arrival of two powerful presences.
However, their auras were quite familiar. One was Star Dome Old Ancestor, whom he had met once, and the other’s aura was quite similar to Qing Lin’s. Since there was no malicious aura, Li Mu no longer paid attention to them, but instead exerted his full strength to support Qing Lin.
At this moment, Qing Lin’s Undergoing Tribulation had entered its most crucial phase. The eight-colored lightning armor on the Ninth Thunder General exploded, forming nine lightning spears containing different Heavenly Punishment powers: purple lightning, golden lightning, Xuanbing… intertwining into a net, completely blocking Qing Lin’s retreat. (End of Chapter)
