Cyril slowly stabbed his black and white spear into the crack in the sky, and the crack in the sky grew wider and wider, revealing black chaos and nothingness within.
An aura of destruction and sorrow swept through heaven and earth.
All of the Heaven Crushing Sect members recovered from the tribulation and continued to inject their power into the Heaven Crushing Formation.
The Ancient Dragon Empress looked up at the two heavenly disciples in the sky, and she discovered that she was unable to do anything to help them. Even during this tribulation, she was only able to maintain her composure and not kneel down. Her dao had already been severely damaged, and she was even beginning to waver.
They were both heavenly disciples, so why was there such a huge disparity between them …
What was the point of her becoming a heavenly disciple?
The Ancient Dragon Empress was feeling very defeated, but she still chose to inject her heaven crushing power into the Heaven Crushing Formation. She had to continue crushing the heavens for the sake of all living beings, even if it was not for herself!
Chen Chen looked up at the crack in the sky. At this moment, a black object suddenly enshrouded the heavens, immediately followed by the earth, and then the sky.
Everything before his eyes was plunged into darkness.
Chen Chen became cautious. "Is this … some kind of energy attack?
"No, this isn't an energy attack!"
A second later, Chen Chen denied his own speculation.
If this was an energy attack, he would be able to instantly break through it no matter what rank it was.
"The changes and experiences in my own world. Are these real experiences?" Chen Chen sensed everything around him and found that it wasn't an illusion or anything like that.
Immediately afterward, billions of stars appeared before him. He was situated in the starry sky, and he was greeted by an extremely dazzling sight.
Chen Chen knew that the Heavenly Dao wasn't just there to show him the scenery.
"How extravagant. Looks like this tribulation is only targeting an individual and not a group. So it's targeting me first? That makes sense. After all, it's best to capture the leader first … "Chen Chen smiled before looking at the stars before him with a calm expression.
What was his first reaction upon seeing the dazzling starry sky before him?
It was a sense of awe and grandeur. How could there be such a magnificent sight in this world?
Chen Chen knew that this scene was real.
He was indeed standing at the very center of the Realm of Stars, and he was greeted by a boundless sea of stars, which gave him an extremely powerful feeling.
It could be said that he was enjoying the scenery before him.
He was like the ruler of the starry sky, looking down upon billions of stars.
Chen Chen enjoyed himself for an entire day. He enjoyed himself for an entire month. Gradually, the dazzling starry sky in front of him didn't seem so magnificent anymore. It was even a little …
Boring?
Yes, it was a little boring.
An unchanging sea of stars. Even if the celestial bodies were moving and the rivers of stars were moving, the scene before him would become monotonous and featureless.
As for the shock he felt when he saw it, it no longer existed for him. Getting used to it was a scary thing.
Chen Chen knew that this was not what the Heavenly Dao wanted him to feel.
One year passed, ten years passed, a hundred years passed …
Chen Chen had no one to communicate with, no one to interact with. There was only this starry sky in front of him. He couldn't eat, he couldn't sleep, he couldn't do anything. He could only watch.
Being the Master of the Stars was so boring …
Chen Chen smiled. He knew what the fourth tribulation of the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations was.
Tribulation of Solitude.
It was a tribulation that made Chen Chen feel lonely.
This was actually something that one had to experience as a supreme Heavenly Dao.
Chen Chen knew that loneliness could drive a person crazy.
If a mortal were to be kept in a secret room without doing anything, without any communication, and only being able to sleep. When he woke up, all he could do was stare at the unchanging wall. If he were to stay like this for a few days, he would definitely go crazy.
Right now, this dazzling starry sky in front of him was actually Chen Chen's wall.
It was just a slightly bigger wall.
A very long time passed.
Ten thousand years, twenty thousand years, a hundred thousand years, a million years …
Chen Chen felt that the starry sky around him had already become a background wall.
Even if there were stars exploding, black holes devouring, and galaxies collapsing, they couldn't set off any ripples in his heart.
Was it boring?
Very boring.
Was it lonely?
Very lonely!
He even had a feeling of not knowing who he was, not knowing why he was here, and not knowing why he was still alive.
No matter how strong his heart was, it was difficult to withstand this loneliness after endless years.
Especially after hundreds of millions of years, billions of years …
Chen Chen even saw the entire process of a planet's birth to its destruction.
There was no fluctuation in his heart. He even felt a little sleepy.
However, he didn't sleep. He was experiencing the loneliness.
Even Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures and Gods of Creation would crumble, let alone a normal cultivator, let alone a normal cultivator.
This was not an experience that a living being should be able to endure.
One had to realize that a Return to Void Stage super mighty figure only had a lifespan of a million years. Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures had almost infinite lifespans, but due to the existence of karma, their average lifespan was less than a hundred million years.
How long had Chen Chen been staring at this starry sky?
Ten billion years? A hundred billion years?
It had been too long. He really couldn't remember.
He had a feeling that if he couldn't survive this tribulation, he would have to face this starry sky for the rest of his life. What was the difference between that and death?
Of course there was. This experience was billions of times more painful than death!
If one hadn't experienced the feeling of being constantly tortured by endless loneliness, one wouldn't be able to imagine how terrifying it was.
The loneliness continued, and he didn't know how long had passed.
"What should I do?"
Chen Chen suddenly asked in a hoarse voice as he looked at the boundless starry sky.
"Who am I …"
Chen Chen extended his hands and looked at himself.
"Oh … right … my name is Chen Chen …
"Chen Chen … Chen …
"That's right, I'm Chen …"
Chen Chen's blurry eyes gradually became clear again.
"I am as insignificant as a speck of dust, completely insignificant in the universe … However, a speck of dust floating in the universe is able to last for billions of years without dying. Isn't that what makes me so mighty?
"Even a speck of dust can contain a universe within itself …
"Insignificant, but not insignificant.
"Lonely, but firm in my dao."
Chen Chen felt as if he had been baptized, and his inky-black eyes became even clearer. The billions of stars reflected in his eyes became unprecedentedly clear.
"If this is the result of me standing firm in my dao …
"Then I will face it.
"I am a speck of dust to begin with."
Chen Chen stood at the center of the Realm of Stars and spread his arms wide open.
His body gradually became blurry, as if he really had transformed into a speck of dust that merged into the boundless universe, becoming so insignificant that he had completely disappeared.
After a period of time, things changed.
The scenes before his eyes gradually receded.
Chen Chen's body reappeared in the air above the Heaven Crushing Glazed Palace.
All of the Heaven Crushing Sect members felt as if they had been locked up in a small black room for a while. Even Cyril felt the same.
Only Chen Chen's expression had become much older.
Cyril was a little worried upon seeing Chen Chen's expression. He knew that Chen Chen had definitely broken through this tribulation as well.
"Are you alright? What happened?" Cyril couldn't help but ask.
Chen Chen shook his head with a smile. He raised his head and looked at the expanding rift in the sky with his incredibly clear eyes. "I'm fine. Nothing happened."
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