With Lu Fan's furious roar, everyone simultaneously broke through the bottleneck. Divine lights pierced the sky, and millions of powerful beings crossed the tribulation simultaneously—a spectacular sight.
When Lu Fan and the others' auras erupted, endless heavenly fire power was drawn to them, forming spheres of flame around them.
Above the Ninth Heaven, clusters of tribulation clouds appeared, each corresponding to a tribulation crosser. Millions of clouds swirled like blossoms on the Milky Way, dazzling and magnificent.
The tribulation clouds above Lu Fan, Li Tianfan, Qin Keqing, Luo Yujiao, Huang Wudao, Minglong Wushang, and others stretched tens of thousands of li, yet all were within Long Chen's massive vortex.
Seeing this, Lu Fan's pupils contracted sharply. He turned to look at Long Chen and was shocked to find Long Chen bathed in an endless sea of fire, the vast power of flames under his control, unable to extend outward.
"Bastard, aren't you afraid of dying from overstuffing?" Lu Fan gritted his teeth.
Although when the Heavenly Fire Source Stone exploded, ninety-nine percent of the flames leaked out, the most essential parts were all in the core.
Long Chen and Huo Ling'er worked together, desperately controlling the core Heavenly Fire essence to prevent it from leaking out. At this moment, Long Chen kept his body in an ethereal state, frantically absorbing the power of the Heavenly Fire.
What Long Chen didn't know was that the law here was: the stronger the heavenly tribulation, the more heavenly fire it absorbs; and the more heavenly fire absorbed, the stronger the tribulation. The two complement each other.
Long Chen's heavenly tribulation was already incredibly terrifying, and now he was still desperately absorbing the power of the heavenly fire, causing the tribulation above his head to grow ever larger.
"Brother Long Chen, is this really okay if this continues? This heavenly tribulation is terrifying. Huo Ling'er's voice trembled slightly.
She had followed Long Chen for so many years and endured countless heavenly tribulations, but this one made her feel afraid.
As the power of the heavenly fire they devoured grew stronger and stronger, the tribulation vortex reached an endless edge, with no end in sight. Moreover, the endless thunder runes within the tribulation converged and devoured each other. The destructive power attached to the tribulation filled her with fear—something she had never encountered before.
"Forget it, swallow as much as you can, until you can't swallow anymore. Either don't play, or if you want to play, play the biggest one. Other than becoming stronger, we have no other choice." Long Chen gritted his teeth and said.
"Long Chen, if you keep going like this, the intensity of the heavenly tribulation will exceed your imagination. Don't be too greedy." At this moment, even the Qiankun Cauldron reminded them.
"I don't want to be greedy either, but as you can see, if I weren't greedy, how could I get rid of them? Will they give me a way out? Long Chen looked at Lu Fan and the others on the outskirts.
Lu Fan, Yan Hong, Li Tianfan, Qin Keqing, Luo Yujiao, Minglong Wushang, Huang Wudao, and others were all on the same level.
If it were just one person, Long Chen wouldn't be afraid, but with so many people together, no matter how arrogant he was, he knew that the end of the tribulation would be the moment he would die in the underworld.
Just Lu Fan alone, Long Chen nearly exhausted his savings to fight him head-on. Not to mention Yan Hong, Li Tianfan, and more than twenty other powerhouses of this level. If Long Chen weren't greedy, what would he have to fight them after the heavenly tribulation?
"Senior, my strength was forced into it. I had no choice. If I were alone, maybe I could have run desperately.
But many times, they don't give me a chance to escape. If I do, neither Bai Yingxue nor Feng You will survive. Tell me, do I have a choice? Long Chen said.
After hearing Long Chen's words, the Qiankun Cauldron fell silent. It understood Long Chen, and it was absolutely impossible for him to abandon his friends and escape. Even knowing he was doomed, he wouldn't run; he would fight alongside everyone to the death. This was Long Chen.
"Rumble... Long
Chen was still desperately absorbing the power of the heavenly fire. Endless flames enveloped him. Other people's spheres of fire were only ten thousand li in size; even Lu Fan and the others' spheres of fire were only a little over a hundred thousand li.
The sphere of flame surrounding Long Chen stretched for millions of miles. The most terrifying thing was that within the orb of flame was the purest essence of heavenly fire. The colorful flame runes swirled, making Lu Fan and the others look at them with envy.
"Bastard, let's kill him together!" Yan Hong roared in anger.
Long Chen single-handedly controlled so much Heavenly Fire Essence, including countless pure Yanxu Flames. Those were his targets in the first place—how could he accept letting Long Chen monopolize them?
"No need to fight. Such terrifying heavenly fire essence is simply not something he can devour. Don't even say so much—even a tenth of his energy would burst his physical body." At this moment, Li Tianfan spoke up.
Li Tianfan looked at Long Chen, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. The energy of that Heavenly Fire Essence was terrifyingly powerful—he didn't believe Long Chen could handle it.
"Brother Tianfan is right. The Heavenly Fire Essence he controls accounts for nearly half of the most essence of the Heavenly Fire Source Stone. He simply can't eat that much; forcibly devouring it would burst him to pieces.
All we need to do is wait quietly. Greed never ends well. When the tribulation truly begins, the power of heavenly fire and tribulation merges. At that moment, both forces will take his life in an instant—even if he doesn't die, he'll be seriously injured.
At that time, he wouldn't even need us to act; he would die under the heavenly tribulation. Lu Fan said through gritted teeth.
Lu Fan understood the energy of the Heavenly Fire Source Stone better than anyone; the energy Long Chen controlled was the most essential part of the stone.
This part was originally supposed to be controlled by him, but he needed to seal this energy within the Brahma Heaven runes, then absorb only a small portion to complete the advancement. The rest would be sealed inside his body, preserved as nourishment for his future attempt at the Human Emperor Realm.
And if Long Chen wanted to devour so much Heavenly Fire Essence, it would be like a small snake swallowing an elephant—he would be overstuffed to death.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, Lu Fan formed hand seals, and the Heavenly Fire Qilin appeared. He summoned the Heavenly Fire Qilin. When the Heavenly Fire Qilin saw Long Chen and Huo Ling'er, it roared in anger and tried to rush out, but Lu Fan blocked it.
"Don't worry. When the heavenly fire gets out of control, Long Chen will be mine, and that fire spirit will be yours." Lu Fan patted the Heavenly Fire Qilin with his large hand, a sinister look appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Rumble rumble... The
flames around Long Chen reached a certain level and could no longer grow, indicating he had reached his limit. The tribulation clouds in the sky roared and exploded, heavenly might surged, and the massive vortex spun faster and faster.
"Heh heh, next, let's see how he died." Li Tianfan watched as lightning flashed wildly at the center of the vortex above Long Chen's head. He knew Long Chen was about to cross the tribulation before they did.
"Buzz!"
Just as everyone was fully focused, wanting to see if the fusion of the Heavenly Fire power and the tribulation force would instantly blow Long Chen apart, they were shocked to find that the tribulation cloud above their heads was slowly merging into the massive vortex.
"What?"
At that moment, even Lu Fan and other experts of this level looked utterly shocked.