"The Chaos Pearl is still reliable."
Long Chen was filled with joy. This magical object he had obtained from the Jiuli Secret Realm, which he had never figured out, had given him countless helps, and today it had helped him once again.
At the same time, Long Chen understood that the thunder runes in the tribulation had been altered by some mysterious force. The originally life-and-death power had actually concealed the power of life, leaving only the power of death to deal with Long Chen. This was meant to kill him completely.
But the Chaos Pearl crushed that law, activating the life force within the thunder rune to bring it to a balance of life and death. This way, Long Chen could absorb it with peace of mind.
As the power born within the thunder was absorbed by Long Chen, his numb body gradually regained consciousness. At the same time, the 108,000 stars within him, which had been silent and motionless, began to slowly rotate.
The four stars Fengfu, Yuheng, Siming, and Gongqi in Long Chen's palms and soles circulated and automatically absorbed the power of thunder.
As the four stars turned, Long Chen's brow glowed. The Divine Gate in his sea of consciousness opened, and the stars inside grew brighter. The primordial spirit at Long Chen's brow manifested, and after such a long time, his primordial spirit began to grow again.
"No wonder their primordial spirits have appeared, but mine hasn't." Only then did Long Chen suddenly understand.
It turned out that during a normal tribulation crossing, the primordial spirit becomes even stronger. Seeing the primordial spirits of Mengqi, Chuyao, and the others appear, he didn't understand at the time and thought it was because of the cultivation method that he was different from the others.
As the power of thunder was devoured by Long Chen, the vast power of the Heavenly Dao was dissolved by him. Within Long Chen's body, 108,000 stars floated, the five stars trembled, and his primordial spirit grew stronger and stronger, faintly tainted by the six colors, turning into a six-colored little figure.
"Life and death overlap, positive and opposing forces, yin and yang interact. I understand this is a kind of evolution of the Heavenly Dao. Two completely opposing forces are, in fact, both inseparable links.
Without birth, there is no death; without positivity, there is no opposition; without yin, there can be no yang.
Life and death, shortness and length, positive and opposition, circle and square, isolated yin does not arise, solitary yang does not grow, entering the Dark at the beginning is to master this way of balance. In
an instant, Long Chen understood: the thunder power flowing into his body had life and death, positive and negative, yin and yang. Only by fully mastering this balance could one truly control the power of life and death.
No wonder when he fought Kunpengzi before, he felt his power was so strange. This was not just a matter of realm, but also the power of a law. Once one comprehends this law, the power of yin and yang reaches a wondrous balance. That kind of power is hard to describe and how it is, and the exact details still require careful exploration.
"Boom boom boom... Thunder
Dragon frantically resisted those ancient prodigies, its body shattering continuously, then closing again. Even with immortality, it still couldn't stop them.
"Lei Long, let's coordinate up."
Long Chen laughed like thunder. The Dragon Bone Evil Moon slashed out with his blade, sending an ancient prodigy flying.
The divine ring behind Long Chen propped up, frantically absorbing the thunder power of heaven and earth. As the thunder surged in, the 108,000 stars within Long Chen trembled and began to grow again.
As Xingchen grew, the world power Long Chen could control became increasingly powerful. From now on, his strength increased every moment.
"Whoosh!"
He stomped on the thunder dragon, leapt up, gripping the blade with both hands. The Dragonbone Evil Moon shot like lightning, slashing an ancient prodigy away.
"Bang!"
The ancient prodigy had just retreated when a dragon tail slammed down hard from his back, pulling him back.
"Eighth Form of Heaven-Opening Technique"
"Pfft" Long
Chen slashed at the prodigy, who was instantly killed by Long Chen's strike, turning into a flood of runes.
However, Long Chen paid the price for this. To kill that person, he took two attacks on his back, his back exploding, flesh and blood mangled everywhere, pain making Long Chen grimace.
But after that person was slain, the thunder runes were absorbed by Long Chen. Long Chen immediately felt the pure life force surge into his body, quickly healing his wounds.
Not only that, those runes also contained terrifying energy. After being absorbed, the hundred-eight thousand stars visibly trembled and expanded by a circle.
"So these beings are truly nourishing things."
Long Chen's eyes were filled with wild joy. He roared and charged at an ancient prodigy. That ancient prodigy stabbed his sword at Long Chen's chest, but Long Chen ignored it. The Dragonbone Evil Moon also stabbed at the opponent, in a posture of mutual destruction.
In the distance, Qu Jianying and the others saw this scene and couldn't help but cry out in surprise. Was Long Chen being cornered?
"Puff puff"
Long Chen's long blade pierced through the opponent's body, and the opponent's sword pierced Long Chen's chest. Long Chen spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, but the opponent was shattered by Long Chen's blade, turning into a shower of runes.
Trading injury for life—these ancient prodigies were all terrifying beings. That sword nearly shattered Long Chen's body, but fortunately, he pulled through.
After that person was killed, Long Chen rapidly absorbed the thunder runes. Sure enough, after those runes were absorbed and transformed by the Chaos Pearl, a large amount of life power surged in, quickly healing Long Chen's wounds, which healed quickly.
"Kill!"
Long Chen shouted explosively, charging at those ancient heroic spirits on his own, each move desperately blocking the enemy's attacks with his body, making everyone's hearts race.
"Puff puff..."
Long Chen was constantly wounded, his body covered in blood, but the more he fought, the more he fought than the braver he became, like a war god descending. With every strike, he would surely slay an ancient heroic spirit.
"That's ruthless."
Everyone watched Long Chen's ruthless moves, all terrified.
Compared to Long Chen, Kunpengzi, Tian Xiezi, Difeng, and the others were clearly much more conservative. They were besieged by countless ancient prodigies, and only when they had absolute superiority would they strike to kill the strong ones to avoid injury.
Although they would absorb those thunder runes when killing powerful opponents, it was clear they lacked Long Chen's abilities and couldn't use those runes to heal injuries. So they dared not let themselves get hurt easily, because in this endless array of ancient prodigies, a single lapse could cost them their lives.
However, Kunpengzi and the others are, after all, experts at the Tongming Realm, and already second-level experts. Dealing with these ancient heroic spirits is still quite adept.
Seeing Long Chen desperately under attack, cold sneers appeared on their faces as they quietly watched him, showing no intention of attacking him. Instead, they admired his painful struggle.
But as time passed, the mocking smiles on their faces gradually faded, because they realized Long Chen was growing stronger and his aura more formidable.
At first, Long Chen could only fight with his life, facing countless dangers. But now, he grew braver with each battle, gradually taking control of the situation from an absolute disadvantage.
After another half incense stick's time, Long Chen had completely taken the initiative. Originally besieged, he was now charging everywhere, shifting from passive to active.
Moreover, the divine ring behind Long Chen roared and exploded, spinning rapidly and tearing through the sky, its pressure growing stronger and stronger. The little figure on Long Chen's brow radiated six-colored divine light,Divine might surged, dazzling like a sun.
"This thunder can actually refine the primordial spirit?"
Kunpengzi and the others were moved. Originally, they only dared to use thunder power to temper their bodies, but never used it to refine their souls.
Because this wasn't their heavenly tribulation; they feared the tribulation wouldn't recognize them and might actually damage their primordial spirits.
But seeing Long Chen's primordial spirit grow stronger and stronger, radiating six-colored divine light, growing ever grander, and his aura growing stronger.
Long Chen had not yet completed his tribulation, but the strength of his primordial spirit seemed to surpass those of them at the second level of Tongming. After several hesitations, Kunpengzi gritted his teeth and slowly summoned the power of thunder, sending it into his primordial spirit.
At the center of Kunpengzi's brow, a small Kunpeng gleamed. Originally, this Kunpeng was golden, but as he continuously absorbed the power of thunder, colorful patterns gradually appeared on the Kunpeng. As his primordial spirit trembled, his divine might began to erupt.
Kunpengzi's face lit up with delight. He discovered that his primordial spirit was nourished by the six-colored divine thunder, becoming even stronger.
You have to know, the primordial spirit is extremely difficult to cultivate, and such a rapid way to improve it is simply heaven-defying.
Kunpengzi began absorbing the power of thunder to refine his primordial spirit. Difeng, Tian Xiezi, and the others all noticed, but the two did not immediately refine their souls.
Because Kunpengzi possessed the body of a thunder spirit and was close to thunder, they dared not imitate him rashly. After Kunpengzi had refined for a while and confirmed there were no issues, the two began to refine alongside him.
With this refinement, both of them also showed expressions of wild joy. This six-colored divine thunder had truly enhanced their primordial spirits, like adding wings to a tiger.
Kunpengzi, Tian Xiezi, and Difeng began refining their primordial spirits. On the periphery, Dan Xianzi, Qin Xianzi, Dongfang Yuyang, Ximen Tianxiong, Nangong Zuiyue, and others also did not slack off and began refining their primordial spirits.
After their training, there were no problems. The other strong cultivators dropped all their guards and began training as well.
"Do you think we should rush in? Not only can we help Long Chen, but we can also absorb the purer power of divine thunder." Beitang Rushuang looked at Long Chen and the others in the core area, feeling somewhat tempted.
"I think it's better to forget it. I think Kunpengzi, Tian Xiezi, and Difeng were all deliberately brought in by Long Chen.
Now it seems the three of them got a huge advantage, but don't you know Long Chen's personality? When has his mouth ever suffered losses? "Nangong Zuiyue shook her head. Although she didn't know Long Chen's thoughts, her intuition made her aware that Long Chen wouldn't have any ulterior motives. Not just anyone can take advantage of Long Chen.
Hearing Nangong Zuiyue say this, and thinking it over, Beitang Rushuang and the others had no choice but to stay behind and absorb the power of thunder to refine their souls.
"A great era is a great era, opportunities are everywhere, but unfortunately, I'm not the darling of this era, so I can only watch quietly." An elder watched these disciples refine their primordial spirits during the heavenly tribulation and couldn't help but sigh.
The primordial spirits of these disciples were clearly growing stronger and stronger. Everyone borrowed light from Long Chen. It could be said that this was essentially an artificial surge of fortune.
An hour passed, and Long Chen's aura grew stronger and stronger. Suddenly, his body trembled violently. The Mingmen Star above Long Chen's dantian, which had been motionless, slowly began to light up. An invisible force instantly penetrated his entire body.
Long Chen was overjoyed. This ... This was the first transformation of Star Transformation. At that moment, Long Chen felt a volcano within him awakening, and boundless power began to rise.
But at that moment, the void suddenly lit up, and those ancient prodigies shattered in an instant, turning into countless runes.
However, the runes did not disperse; instead, they kept gathering and shrinking, eventually forming twenty-seven figures. When they saw those twenty-seven figures, including Long Chen, everyone's expressions changed.