Under the Heavenly Punishment, River Styx turned into a charred corpse at one point or another. Every round of Godly Thunder of Destruction became more and more powerful. Gradually, River Styx's regeneration speed could no longer keep up. Before the last round of Godly Thunder of Destruction completely disappeared, a new round of Godly Thunder of Destruction had already struck. At the center of the Heavenly Punishment, one could only vaguely see a piece of charcoal in the shape of a human.
In the Great Desolation, 99% was the most important. Even the Heavenly Punishment was no exception. The first 49 rounds of Godly Thunder of Purple Cloud didn't cause any harm to River Styx. If the remaining 32 rounds of Godly Thunder of Destruction couldn't kill River Styx, it would mean that River Styx had successfully passed this tribulation. River Styx's physical body had transformed, and he would be the first postnatal Chaos Demon God in the Great Desolation.
Back then, when Pangu opened the sky and 3,000 Demon Gods fell, many Demon Gods' remnant souls were lucky enough to escape from the tribulation and were reborn in the Great Desolation. However, no one had ever chosen to embark on this path again. Even Hongjun had chosen to become a Sage, and then fused his body with the Tendo. Although Chaos Demon Gods were powerful, if they wanted to achieve the True Body of a Chaos Demon God in the Great Desolation, there was almost no chance of survival.
But now, River Styx had chosen to do so. The Heavenly Punishment had already reached its 74th round. Under the Godly Thunder of Destruction, River Styx's aura was still present. Although it had weakened a lot, at least he was still alive. As long as he could survive another seven rounds of Godly Thunder of Destruction, River Styx would be considered to have passed the Heavenly Punishment.
But could River Styx do it? Whether River Styx himself could survive the Heavenly Punishment was still a question, not to mention whether other Sages would intervene. With every round of Heavenly Punishment, all living beings in the Great Desolation could feel River Styx's aura weakening. If this went on, he might not be able to survive until the end of the Heavenly Punishment. There was one thing that puzzled all living beings in the Great Desolation. Why didn't River Styx use his magic treasures to defend himself?
In the Great Desolation, there were only a limited number of Primordial Treasures. But River Styx had two of them, the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth and the God-slaying Spear. One for attack and the other for defense. Facing the Heavenly Punishment, River Styx chose not to use them. This was really puzzling. This was also what the Sages were most worried about. Abandoning his treasures and not using them to resist the Heavenly Punishment with his physical body, he was clearly using the Heavenly Punishment to refine his body.
In the Kunlun Mountains, Celestial Master Yuanshi looked at the charred corpse in the Heavenly Punishment with uncertainty. River Styx really surprised him. Until now, not only had the Heavenly Punishment failed to kill him, but he was also using the Heavenly Punishment to complete the transformation of his physical body into the Real Body of the Chaos Fiend God. More importantly, although the Two Sages of the West had intervened, they had not been able to take a single step forward.
Seeing that River Styx did not resist the Heavenly Punishment at all, Celestial Master Yuanshi already knew that River Styx was very likely to survive the Heavenly Punishment. By then, with the Real Body of the Chaos Fiend God and the cultivation of the middle stage of the Origin, as well as the protection of his treasures, it would be very difficult for any Sage to suppress him. Thinking of this, Celestial Master Yuanshi felt very reluctant.
For a long time, Celestial Master Yuanshi had regarded himself as Pangu's orthodox disciple. Among all the Sages, he only slightly admired Lao Tzu because Lao Tzu's cultivation was the strongest. However, he had always wanted to surpass Lao Tzu. In fact, the Tongtian Sect Master controlled the Immortal-slaying Sword Formation, which could only be broken by the Four Sages. Therefore, Celestial Master Yuanshi would definitely be defeated if he were to face the Tongtian Sect Master alone. As for Houtu, he had the Bell of Chaos, but no one knew his specific strength.
Celestial Master Yuanshi already had a deep fear of River Styx after he displayed the strength of the middle stage of the Origin. Now that River Styx was about to transform into the Chaos Fiend God, this fear had evolved into a deep sense of crisis. If River Styx really succeeded in transcending the tribulation, then even if he used all his strength, it would be very difficult for him to defeat River Styx. He might even be defeated by him.
This was what Yuanshi did not want to see the most. Now that the Two Sages of the West had taken action, the other Sages did not have the slightest motivation to do so. They were all sitting on the fence. Seeing that River Styx had transcended another round of Divine Thunder of Destruction, Celestial Master Yuanshi could not wait any longer. He moved and disappeared from Kunlun Mountain. The next moment, he appeared outside the Heavenly Punishment.
The appearance of Celestial Master Yuanshi shocked all living beings in the Great Desolation. Even Sanqing could not sit still? It should be known that Sanqing was not comparable to the Two Sages of the West. Each of them had a Primordial Treasure. Yuanshi's Primordial Treasure, the Pangu Banner, had the power to tear apart the Chaos of Hongmeng, shatter the space-time power, control all the mysteries of magic, and open up the universe. It was not something that ordinary Lingbao could resist.
In the Aquamarine Palace, the Tongtian Sect Master looked at Celestial Master Yuanshi outside the Heavenly Punishment and sighed. "Second Brother, you still took action in the end. Alas!" He knew Yuanshi Celestial Master's temper very well. Moreover, River Styx had a grudge against Yuanshi Celestial Master, so it was only a matter of time before Celestial Master Yuanshi Celestial Master acted. Even if the Tongtian Sect Master wanted to help River Styx, he could not do so because Celestial Master Yuanshi was his Second Brother.
In the Palace of Empress Wa, Nüwa looked indifferently at everything that happened in the Great Desolation, as if it had nothing to do with her. She was probably the only one among all the Sages who could do this. She enjoyed the luck of both the Human and Demon Races. The Human Race was the protagonist of the world, so she naturally did not need to worry about it. The Demon Race was now curled up in the Great Desolation, so there was no need to worry about it. Whether River Styx could survive this tribulation had nothing to do with her.
In Pingxin City, Houtu looked conflicted. On the surface, with Yuanshi Celestial Master taking action, River Styx had almost no chance of surviving the Heavenly Punishment. She was conflicted about whether she should help River Styx or sit on the sidelines and reap the benefits. If River Styx failed to survive the tribulation, she would enter the Underworld and the Wu people would have another place to settle down.
In the face of such great benefits from the Underworld, Houtu was also a little tempted. There was almost no real friendship in the Great Desolation. Just look at Sanqing. Because of the struggle for orthodoxy, they were now divided in appearance and had not interacted with each other for many years. River Styx had already fallen out with her and the Wu people. Although there was no great enmity between them, Houtu had no reason to help him. In this case, everything was up to fate.
Outside the Heavenly Punishment, Yuanshi Celestial Master stood in the air with a cold expression. A golden light flashed in his hand and the Pangu's Banner appeared in his hand. Everyone held their breath and focused. If Yuanshi Celestial Master's attack succeeded, then it would be fine. From then on, there would be one less true expert and the Human Race would also lose their strongest existence.
The yuan qi of the Pangu's Banner in Yuanshi Celestial Master's hand fluctuated violently. Streaks of chaotic sword qi were slowly forming. The sharp killing intent made everyone's scalp tingle. Fortunately, these streaks of chaotic sword qi were not targeted at them. When the streaks of chaotic sword qi shot out, the spectators could not help but sigh in their hearts. They had witnessed the rise of River Styx and now they had also witnessed the fall of River Styx. It could be said that there was an end to a beginning.
For some reason, a trace of desolation flashed through their hearts. A peerless expert of a generation did not die in a direct battle, but because of his own tribulation, he gave others an opportunity to take advantage of. Such a way of dying was indeed a little cowardly. From now on, the Great Desolation would only be the world of Saints.
At this time, something unexpected happened. A fiery red lotus suddenly appeared and blocked all of the chaotic sword qi. Then, the lotus turned into a human form and looked at Yuanshi Celestial Master and said indifferently, "Yuanshi, you are really a disgrace to the name of Great God Pangu. As a descendant of Great God Pangu, you have done such a despicable thing. In the future, you should not consider yourself as a descendant of Great God Pangu. Otherwise, even I would feel ashamed for Great God Pangu."
What was going on? Everyone was stunned. Celestial Master Yuanshi's attack, which was full of infinite killing intent, was dissolved in an instant. What puzzled them the most was the identity of the newcomer. When did such a figure appear in the Great Desolation? He even mocked Celestial Master Yuanshi as soon as he opened his mouth.
All the Saints were also stunned. The seemingly fatal attack was blocked in the blink of an eye. What shocked them the most was that the lotus they had just seen was the Red Lotus of Fire. River Styx's disciples had used this treasure before, but they had never seen River Styx use it. Now that it suddenly appeared, it had changed from 12th grade to 24th grade. Judging from its aura, it was clearly the aura of a Primordial Treasure of the highest grade.
Gasp! River Styx had actually evolved the Red Lotus of Fire into a Primordial Treasure of the highest grade. It was incredible. How did he do it? This was the question in everyone's mind. What shocked them even more was that the man transformed from the 24th grade Red Lotus of Fire had a cultivation at the middle stage of the Origin. This was the most important thing. The Primordial Treasure was secondary. How could they not be shocked by the sudden appearance of an expert at the middle stage of the Origin?
At this time, Celestial Master Yuanshi's face was livid. It was not because of what this person had just said, but because he found that this person's aura was similar to that of River Styx. River Styx's Good Corpse was the Lord of the Netherworld, and his Self Corpse was beside him. This person was probably the Evil Corpse of River Styx, which had never appeared before. It was an Evil Corpse of the middle stage of the Origin created by a Primordial Treasure of the highest grade.
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