Hearing the voice of a dragon clan expert, Long Chen was overjoyed, but as he listened, his heart gradually grew colder.
"You say I'll die at the hands of the Kuntu?" Long Chen could hardly believe his ears. Although he never considered himself invincible, he was confident he could defeat any peer-level powerhouse.
This wasn't arrogance—it was confidence earned through endless struggle. When the dragon clan powerhouse said Long Chen would die at Kuntu's hands, his competitive spirit was instantly stirred.
"If I were right, you'd go after Kun Tu to fight for your life right now, right?" said the dragon clan expert.
"I don't believe I will lose to him." Long Chen looked at Kuntu in the distance, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Now you're going head-to-head with him, evenly matched. Who lives and who dies depends on who gets luckier.
But after a while, as he keeps absorbing the essence blood here to stimulate his body, his strength will multiply. And you? What can you get? The dragon clan expert retorted.
"This ..."
Long Chen was startled. Only then did he notice that when the thunder was injected into his body, it didn't seem to have a significant improvement on his physical body.
Long Chen originally thought it was just that the current tribulation wasn't strong enough and that things would get better in the future. But after being reminded by the dragon clan's powerhouse, he seemed to notice a problem.
"When you faced tribulation before, even though the tribulation tried to kill you, it still gave you certain benefits. That's the rule of the tribulation—even the tribulation itself can't change it.
Even the tribulation of my Dragon Clan, or the tribulation of the Kunpeng Clan, is different from yours. Your tribulation now only has the power of destruction, not nourishment.
So, you don't need to fantasize about the next heavenly tribulation; you will benefit, because your tribulation has completely changed.
When you say you want to overthrow this world and create your own, it's already destined that you will never gain any benefit from the tribulation. The tribulation will only find ways to kill you. The dragon clan expert said.
"I don't understand. I said the same thing before. Why hasn't the tribulation changed, but now it has changed?" Long Chen was left in a daze.
"Because you didn't have that strength before, the heavenly tribulation wouldn't pay attention to you. But now it's different. You've been caught up in too much karma and have started to gain heaven-defying power. The tribulation is starting to fear you, so that's why you're targeted.
Even if you complete the tribulation now, at most you'll only break through your realm, and won't rely on the power of thunder to reinvent your body like before.
Others are making rapid progress, while you are standing still. I told you you would die at the hands of Kunpeng kid. Do you accept that? The dragon clan expert said.
Long Chen's heart sank. If things were as the dragon clan powerhouse said, he would gain nothing from the tribulation. With the tide of fortune, he might indeed die in it.
"Our Dragon Clan, the Kunpeng Clan, and some powerful Chaos Clans all possess wills that defy heaven. We defy Heaven only to break through the constraints of laws and order and to escape justice.
So, although our tribulation is terrifying and life-or-death, no matter how strong it is, as long as we can overcome it, we will experience a complete transformation and a surge in strength.
But now you're different. You don't want to get away with the law, nor do you want to stand above the law. You want to destroy it and rebuild your own order and laws.
Now, you have been placed on the list of the Heavenly Tribulation's killer moves. The Tribulation will use all its power, using every possible means to kill you.
That's precisely why the Kunpeng clan's tribulation will be devoured by your tribulation, the corpses of the beast clan will be exploited by the tribulation, and even stronger tribulations will follow.
Although your Thunder Spirit can gain enormous rewards, no matter how strong her power is, it's still an external force. So, you must also reap the benefits now. The dragon clan expert said.
"In that case, thank you, senior." Long Chen hadn't expected things to escalate to this point. He couldn't improve during the heavenly tribulation, while Kuntu was advancing rapidly. He was definitely no match for Kuntu.
After all, Long Chen hadn't advanced to the Immortal King realm, so he didn't dare summon the Seven-Star Battle Body. The Seven-Star Battle Body was too strong, and he feared his body wouldn't be able to withstand it.
He had hoped that during the heavenly tribulation, he could further strengthen his physical body to lay the foundation for forming a Seven-Star Battle Body, but the current turn of events made Long Chen panic.
"I don't know if this move will work, but right now, with things on our heads, we can only focus on the present. I'll teach you the Devouring Heaven and Earth Divine Technique." said the dragon clan expert.
"Devour heaven and earth, I will." Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Long Chen—the Dragonbone Evil Moon had taught him before.
"That's just the surface. A true devourer of heaven and earth doesn't need to swallow its target whole. Don't make noise, it's running out of time." The dragon clan expert spoke impatiently, his voice clearly growing anxious.
Long Chen hurriedly listened attentively. Suddenly, his hands were covered with dragon scales, forming hand seals in succession. As he formed the seals, golden mist rose around him, forming a huge dragon-shaped pattern behind him—a five-clawed golden dragon. The dragon's huge mouth slowly opened, and the world collapsed, forming a vortex tens of thousands of miles wide.
In that instant, the raging energy in the world was swallowed by the dragon's mouth like a whale swallowing water.
"Crack, crack, crack... At
the moment the golden dragon devoured the power of heaven and earth, Long Chen's body cracked loudly, endless energy surging into him, as if it might burst his body apart.
The energy was extremely diverse—thunder power, blood essence power, blood soul power, and various rune fragments were all absorbed into Long Chen's body. It was as if a mudstone was rolling and surging within him, violent power surging through his limbs and bones. Veins bulged on his skin, and endless power surged.
"Senior, is this really okay? These powers will contaminate my dragon blood. Long Chen was shocked.
"At a time like this, there's no time to worry about so much. Survival is the priority. As for those impurities, they should ... You'll understand in a moment. The dragon clan expert said.
"Rumble... The
violent power surged into Long Chen's body. His flesh was in sharp pain. This violent force wasn't meant to nourish his body; it seemed they were intent on destroying him.
Long Chen hurriedly circulated the true dragon essence blood, absorbing the beneficial forces and expelling the harmful ones.
"How foolish. You ruined all my pure essence blood. Long Chen, I overestimated you. You're just an idiot." Seeing Long Chen actually absorb the power of heaven and earth, Kuntu's face darkened.
Although he looked down on Long Chen, he was very interested in the true dragon essence blood on Long Chen. In this world, only the true dragon essence blood was worth devouring.
Long Chen devoured the power here, so the true dragon essence blood merged with the aura of a billion Beast Lords. Once the true dragon essence blood was polluted, it could no longer be devoured.
Kuntu possessed the purest Kunpeng bloodline, so naturally he wouldn't devour any bloodline. He only needed to absorb the power of thunder and keep refining his body. So seeing Long Chen devour these chaotic bloodlines made him both shocked, angry, and heartbroken. He had long regarded the essence blood within Long Chen as his treasure.
"Rumble rumble rumble...
Suddenly, a burst of explosion erupted inside Long Chen's body. A violent surge of blood energy surged like lava erupting, endless power flowing through his body. His physical body grew frantically stronger, his aura shaking the space, and the pressure grew increasingly terrifying, startling everyone.
"Roar"
Suddenly, the ancient demon beasts of heaven and earth roared in unison. Their shriveled eyes emitted a strange light. Originally, they were just corpses, but now they were given souls.
"Long Chen, give me my life!"
Suddenly, an ancient demon beast spoke human language and charged at Long Chen, its sharp claws piercing through the void, its resentment soaring to the sky.