After recuperating for more than two months in the pit he created, Xiao Lingyu once again floated in the air. Looking at the whirlpool of tribulation clouds that was still spinning rapidly, he could only curse loudly.
It was only now that Xiao Lingyu understood why it was said that only ten to twenty percent of people could successfully pass the tribulation. The power of the tribulation was simply too strong. No matter how high one's cultivation was, the power of the tribulation was always beyond their tolerance. To pass the tribulation successfully, not only did one need to prepare carefully, one also had to give it their all. Sometimes, it even required a bit of luck.
For his Chaos Heavenly Tribulation, Xiao Lingyu could be said to have put in a lot of effort. He had prepared everything he could, but even so, it was still uncertain whether he could withstand the Chaos Tribulation Lightning.
"On Earth, most students study hard in order to get into a good university, but in the end, only a very small number of students can achieve their dreams. This is similar to the cultivators in the Cultivation World. The exam is just like the Heavenly Tribulation, specially used to screen out the good and the bad."
Xiao Lingyu suddenly had this seemingly irrelevant idea in his heart, and the corner of his mouth also revealed a self-mocking smile. On Earth, he was admitted to a good university and could be considered to have passed the test. He didn't expect that he would have to take another "exam" in the cultivation world. He just didn't know if he could still have such good luck.
The cultivators on the outskirts of the desert naturally couldn't see Xiao Lingyu. They guessed that an Eight Tribulation expert was undergoing the tribulation, and no one dared to use their spiritual or immortal senses to spy on anything. However, they discovered that the mighty heavenly power spreading from the tribulation clouds was growing stronger and stronger. Moreover, an indiscernible energy was gathering, causing everyone to break out in cold sweat for the person undergoing the tribulation.
More and more cultivators came to watch, and there was no lack of experts from other Cultivation Continents who had heard the news. Even Seven Tribulation experts who were outside the range of the Heavenly Tribulation felt incomparably fearful.
Nearly a month later, a gray Chaos Tribulation Lightning fell from the sky with a wisp of black fog …
The ninth wave of the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation had arrived. This was also the finale of the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation. Success or failure depended on whether one could survive this tribulation.
Xiao Lingyu could sense the aura of chaos essence from the gray chaos tribulation lightning. He only had a wisp of chaos essence in his body, but the chaos essence that was about to descend on his head could transform into chaos tribulation lightning. The difference between the two was too great.
"Eh? Why isn't this senior's final tribulation lightning purple?"
"How is that possible? Isn't it said that all heavenly tribulations, no matter if they are late Dujie stage or loose immortals, loose devils or loose demons, are all purple in color with only different powers?"
"Could it be a mutated heavenly tribulation?"
The moment the Chaos Tribulation Lightning fell, the spectating cultivators were all secretly shocked and bewildered. They all had looks of disbelief on their faces.
The Golden Shield of Broken Horn was the first to rise into the air, but in the blink of an eye, it was blasted away by the Chaos Tribulation Lightning. Then, the six Demon Suppressing Immortal Pearls were blasted away one after another. After the obstruction of two supreme-grade immortal weapons, the Chaos Tribulation Lightning still had more than eighty percent of its power left. At this critical juncture, Xiao Lingyu didn't know which treasure he should trust. First, he threw up the metallic treasure that had performed meritorious service before, then threw the strange stone formed by the fusion of two completely different attributes at the Chaos Tribulation Lightning. Finally, he used the Unforgivable Godly Sword to strike the top of his head.
The Chaos Tribulation Lightning only lost half of its power after blasting away the metallic treasure. However, when it hit the strange stone, it paused for two breaths of time before only thirty percent of its power was left. In the end, it all fell into the Unforgivable Godly Sword.
The Unforgivable Godly Sword helped Xiao Lingyu remove ten percent of the Chaos Tribulation Lightning's power. In the end, the remaining twenty percent of the Chaos Tribulation Lightning's power fell into Xiao Lingyu's body along with the undamaged black mist.
In just an instant, Xiao Lingyu's body pierced into the ground like a sharp sword and went deep into the ground.
His head buzzed for a while before he fainted. At this time, the emerald immortal pearl in the phoenix feather continuously released waves of cool energy to help Xiao Lingyu regain consciousness. He definitely couldn't lose consciousness at this time. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to survive the Inner Demon Tribulation without a clear mind.
The Rainbow Thunder Ore that Xiao Lingyu had taken a great risk to purchase still played a big role at this critical moment. Its seven-colored energy helped Xiao Lingyu neutralize a lot of the Chaos Tribulation Lightning's power. The wisp of Chaos Essence in Xiao Lingyu's body also dissipated a part of the Chaos Tribulation Lightning's power before it completely dissipated.
With the help of various factors, Xiao Lingyu's body didn't perish after withstanding the Chaos Tribulation Lightning's attack, although he was severely injured. As long as he could survive the Inner Demon Tribulation, he would be considered to have survived the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation and his strength would increase greatly.
Unfortunately, Xiao Lingyu's injuries were too severe and his soul was greatly shaken. Even with the help of the emerald immortal pearl, he still couldn't wake up.
When one's consciousness was muddled, the Inner Demon's power was at its strongest. It was difficult for cultivators to deal with Inner Demons even if they maintained a clear mind. When one's consciousness wasn't clear, it was almost impossible to survive the Inner Demon Tribulation. If a cultivator couldn't survive the Inner Demon Tribulation, their soul would collapse.
After the black fog invaded Xiao Lingyu's body, it instantly attacked his consciousness and completely enveloped his soul. All kinds of confusing illusions constantly appeared in the depths of Xiao Lingyu's consciousness.
In fact, Xiao Lingyu had encountered these illusions during his battle with Princess Mononoke. At that time, if it weren't for the two stones that created a relatively large disturbance in the starry sky, his soul might have collapsed. Although Xiao Lingyu had worked hard to improve his state of mind over the years, he was now unconscious and had no ability to distinguish or resist these illusions.
Xiao Lingyu's body was severely injured and his soul was being eroded by the Inner Demon. His eyes were tightly shut, but his body was constantly trembling and his arms were flailing. His current situation was as if he was deeply trapped in a nightmare and couldn't escape.
But Xiao Lingyu still couldn't wake up.
No wonder his master said that although cultivating the Nine Revolutions Chaos Formula could give one benefits that ordinary cultivators couldn't hope to achieve, it also carried a far greater risk than ordinary cultivators.
If an ordinary cultivator had a ten to twenty percent chance of surviving a tribulation, then the chances of a cultivator successfully surviving a Chaos Heavenly Tribulation was less than one percent. Even a cultivator like Xiao Lingyu, who had extraordinary encounters and good luck, would perish under this abnormal Chaos Heavenly Tribulation if nothing unexpected happened.
Just as Xiao Lingyu's consciousness was muddled and his soul was in danger of collapsing, the Devil Fetus, who was originally sitting quietly cross-legged in his dantian, suddenly opened his eyes. Then, his small hands kept gesturing in front of his chest and his small mouth kept uttering difficult incantations.
Following the Devil Fetus' hand gestures and incantations, Xiao Lingyu's soul in his sea of consciousness, which was wrapped in the black fog that created the Inner Demon, left his sea of consciousness and gathered in his dantian.
The Devil Fetus opened his mouth wide and swallowed the black fog and Xiao Lingyu's soul into his stomach. After a short while, Xiao Lingyu's sea of consciousness was completely devoid of soul energy and black fog.
After absorbing the black fog and all of Xiao Lingyu's soul energy, the Devil Fetus closed his eyes again, but his mysterious hand gestures and incantations didn't stop.
Far away in the Black Blood Demon's headquarters, Princess Mononoke was originally meditating in a secret chamber. However, she suddenly opened her eyes and a knowing smile appeared on her bright red lips. She muttered, "I really didn't expect that your soul would be devoured by the Devil Fetus so quickly. Let's see if you can still be so arrogant the next time I see you."
The tribulation clouds above the desert finally began to dissipate, and a ray of colorful light shot down from the dusky Yin-Yang fish proved that the person undergoing the tribulation had successfully passed this extremely rare and abnormal Heavenly Tribulation. The cultivators outside all heaved a sigh of relief.
Still, no cultivator dared to come closer to check. After all, to them, it was the birth of a Ninth Tribulation cultivator, not the death of an Eighth Tribulation cultivator. They didn't dare to provoke a Ninth Tribulation cultivator. If an Eighth Tribulation cultivator had died, everyone would definitely rush inside and take away the treasures left behind by the person who failed to pass the tribulation.
After ten minutes, the multicolored light dissipated along with the tribulation clouds, and Xiao Lingyu woke up from her coma.
To Xiao Lingyu's delight, she had successfully passed the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation. The wisp of chaotic energy in her body had dissipated, but there was now an almost liquefied mass of high-grade chaotic energy in her dantian. Furthermore, the chaotic energy that she had worked hard to cultivate for many years was constantly being improved by that mass of liquid.
This was similar to how the spiritual energy in an ordinary cultivator's body would transform into immortal spiritual energy after passing the Heavenly Tribulation.
In addition to the improvement of the quality of his cultivation, Xiao Lingyu's physical body, which was on the verge of collapse, had completely recovered and reached the peak of the low-grade immortal artifact level. He was only one step away from the mid-grade immortal artifact level.
As for the realm of her soul … Eh? Where's my soul?
When she checked her Knowledge Sea, Xiao Lingyu's heart couldn't help but tremble violently. The soul in her Knowledge Sea had disappeared!
"Since there's no soul, how did I see inside? How can I still be alive? "Xiao Lingyu was confused.
Xiao Lingyu didn't delve into it. Instead, she put away all her treasures and flew up.
When she spread out her mind, it could already cover the entire desert. Seeing countless cultivators looking at her and pointing at her, Xiao Lingyu's expression didn't change at all. What surprised her was that although she couldn't find her own soul, her mind could see through the Seventh Tribulation cultivators without any hindrance. She even found an Eighth Tribulation cultivator hiding in the crowd.
The Eighth Tribulation cultivator's senses were very sensitive. When he realized that he had been discovered, his expression changed drastically. Then, he quietly slipped away. He could already confirm that the person who had just passed the tribulation had indeed become a Ninth Tribulation cultivator. Only a Ninth Tribulation cultivator could detect his aura.
"I'll think about other things later. Right now, it's better to leave this place quickly."
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