All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 593 - 194: Crossing the Heavenly Tribulation

Chapter 593: Chapter 194: Crossing the Heavenly Tribulation

Chonggang Town is now practically a spider web, with lines formed by people coming and going from all directions, whether they are hopeful Loose Cultivators, professional exploration teams, or the company’s own teams; whether they return triumphant, empty-handed in disappointment, or even as losers who have lost comrades, they come and go like rivers.

Hidden within such rivers, even if An Jing exhibited unusual phenomena around him, it did not attract anyone’s attention—perhaps it was some young gang members’ favorite special modification to their motorcycles? Those young guys love to ride around on their dazzling modified motorcycles, and although it ends quickly for them, it’s certainly cool!

Soon, An Jing and others left Chonggang Town, and even beyond the outskirts of Floating Dust Plains, they arrived at the ’Wilderness’.

Of course, this was not the true Wilderness.

Strictly speaking, the boundaries of the Floating Dust Plains had been set hundreds of years ago, and with the expansion of human activities, the wilderness beyond its boundaries no longer harbored Demon Beasts and Demons, and even villages composed of tax evaders or various criminals appeared.

However, living there, without a Spiritual Network or various convenient tools, everything had to be done by oneself, even farming had to contend with extremely tough demonized plants, at a glance, these villages seemed just as inconvenient and harsh as ancient villages.

The villages around Floating Dust Plains were still manageable; they could receive some support, but deeper into the Wilderness, besides forces supported by Foundation Establishment, even securing food and warmth was difficult.

Tengshuang White flashed through the sky, residents of these villages mostly just looked up—they were Cultivators themselves and could see that the thunderclouds around Tengshuang White were a bit odd, but life had already overwhelmed their spirits, and upon determining that An Jing and others were just passing by, they abandoned further thought and continued their tasks at hand.

Not long after, when An Jing sensed that the Heavenly Tribulation was imminent, the two of them arrived at a deep forest nestled between two mountains.

"Hurry and go!"

Upon arrival, An Jing immediately handed Tengshuang White over to Huo Qing: "Do not get involved in my tribulation!"

"You must hold on!"

Huo Qing also knew that at this moment he was just a burden to An Jing, and could only retreat far away on Tengshuang White, while An Jing stood on the black soil formed by rotting fallen leaves, looking around.

This forest seemed completely dense, but beneath it, it had already rotted away, forming a hidden valley with traces of human life and operating equipment, which served as a base for Iron Hand and others many years ago when they infiltrated Xuanye City.

—This location is indeed good, it could have been a base, too bad.

With this thought, but without extra time to ponder, the instant An Jing landed, he heard the howling winds brought by the roaring storm above, along with loud thunder.

Without time to arrange a Formation, or make any other preparations, the Heavenly Tribulation was upon him.

At the dome of the Heavenly Dome, layers of clouds seemed to surge normally, with winds from all directions swirling around, causing the swirl of clouds in the sky to surge, as layers of Thunder Light spread, faintly condensing into a pale blue pupil.

Clouds as the eye, thunder as the pupil, this vortex formed by the gloomy clouds overhead now resembled an eye overlooking the earth, directly staring at where An Jing was.

Rumbling!

Without any respite, pale blue bolts of shock thunder struck down, piercing through the concealing vegetation, and in an instant, this secret base hidden for decades was illuminated by Thunder Light, the terrifying thunder fire igniting both mountains.

And this was just the prelude; soon, as the swirl of clouds rotated, a torrential downpour suddenly fell, a blue water thunder descended from it, striking towards An Jing!

"Water Thunder? Why? Can An Jing withstand it?"

In the distance, on Tengshuang White, Huo Qing activated the Protective Formation Disk to avoid the increasingly strong wind, watching An Jing’s location from afar, filled with worry: "This Thunder Light is unusual, isn’t it a normal Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Not right, is Qi Refinement truly supposed to attract such a Heavenly Tribulation?"

He too was a cultivator of Qi Refinement strength, and he could see that the power accumulating in the Heavenly Tribulation far exceeded that of Qi Refinement; it was rare even among Foundation Establishment stages. The intertwining thunder networks transformed into a natural Thunder Array Formation, making him subconsciously take out a Jade Slip again to record: "My heavens, what kind of treatment is this?"

He was caught in a predicament of distress—because the clouds of the Heavenly Tribulation forming into an Array Plate signified that the intensity of the Heavenly Tribulation An Jing would face was going to be even greater. As a friend, he shouldn’t wish for this Formation Disc to become more complete.

Yet, as an Array Master, he truly wished to witness a complete Heavenly Tribulation Array Plate, which was a hundred times, even a thousand times more precious than any natural Spirit Gathering Array!

An Jing had always been good to his friends, so he left no room for Huo Qing to hesitate.

Bright cyan Thunder Light fell from the sky, carrying a surging momentum like the Heavenly River descending, and the extremity of the thunder carried branches like that of shrubbery. Amidst the deafening thunder, the surrounding rain was vaporized, turning into a white column of mist standing between heaven and earth.

An Jing stood between two fiercely burning mountain gorges, unaffected by the scorching flames, and as the cyan Water Thunder struck, only an expression of confusion flashed across his eyes before he loosely clenched his right fist.

In an instant, the surging Spiritual Fiend turned into a sharp sword, held smoothly in the youth’s hand as he raised it.

As An Jing grasped the sword, his whole demeanor transformed. The visibly tangible Fiendish Qi enveloped his body like armor, his eyes suddenly shone with the dazzling bright light of golden suns.

The stacked layers of Taibai Law Prohibition divine patterns all flowed over An Jing’s Fiendish Qi armor and skin surface, glowing, lighting up, while his fully integrated Divine Abnormalities in his organs, his Whole Body, limbs, and flesh, all tensed up, nurturing the most ferocious power within.

This strike of the sword was like a volcanic eruption. The surging Golden Qi transformed into a blade, vibrating the atmosphere with a force akin to a Dragon Snake, tearing apart vacuum rifts, creating a series of sonic booms akin to thunder blasts.

And then...

He boldly slashed at the cyan Water Thunder cleaving down from the sky!

[Slaying Thousands of Soldiers]

Boom!

The Sword Light collided with the Thunder Light, releasing a sky-shaking explosion. The sudden burst of intense light and shockwaves spilled over layer by layer, causing the ground to tremble like waves. The previously ignited forest was instantly extinguished, the blown dust mixed with rain forming mud, then baked dry by the spilling Thunder Light’s heat, turning into a continuous falling ring of spark residues.

The surrounding hills shook, rocks tumbled; indeed, the collision caused the external crust to vibrate and the mountain body to shatter!

"Is this it?"

Amidst countless sparks and ashes, the unscathed An Jing struck down the first heavenly thunder, immediately feeling a sense of ease: "A Heavenly Tribulation without the stage of Divine Repository dares to test me? I just escaped from a group of Great Heavenly Demons and True Persons of Divine Repository!"

Heavenly Tribulation? It feels... lesser than the Human Tribulation of Huai Xu Realm!

Perhaps the Heavenly Dao of Tianyuan Realm didn’t know just how fearsome the Human Tribulation An Jing faced in the neighboring world was. Nevertheless, while the trial it presented was extraordinary, for the equally exceptional An Jing, it wasn’t too difficult.

However, shortly after the Water Thunder shattered, the essence of Ren Water and Gui Water condensed from inside nourished his Water Spirit Root, causing a glint in An Jing’s eyes.

—Is this it? Not only a trial but also a resource... crossing the Heavenly Tribulation... indeed, crossing is the key!

"So, this is the essence of the Nine Tribulations Ascension!"