"Hand him over to me!"
Seeing the demon clan powerhouse charging in, this man was extremely fierce and his combat power astonishing. Hu Xiaoyu was the first to step forward, ready to confront him.
Because the White Dragon Clan was setting up formations and couldn't make a move, Feng You was fusing with the Ancient Phoenix Blood Soul, also at a critical moment—only she could act.
"Boom!"
To Hu Xiaoyu's surprise, before the demon clan expert could even get close, the divine light from the thirty-six thunder pillars shattered them to dust.
Lu Fan and the others also saw this scene and were shocked. These thirty-six thunder pillars seemed like a barrier—no one could get out, nor could they enter.
Thirty-six pillars of thunder firmly anchored the Qiankun Cauldron in place, as solid as a fortress, with no one able to approach. At that moment, Lu Fan and the others' expressions changed.
They also realized that the tribulation was meant to kill Long Chen, and even because they wanted to kill Long Chen, they wanted to kill them as well.
But after all this time, Long Chen was still alive. What was happening inside the Qiankun Cauldron was completely invisible, but seeing the White Dragon clan undergoing tribulation made him feel extremely uneasy.
But no matter how uneasy he was, there was nothing he could do. No one could approach those thirty-six stone pillars. Lu Fan didn't even dare to test it with the Brahma Divine Map. The power of the heavenly tribulation was too terrifying. He feared that under its rage, it would destroy all his kin and even absorb him into the Qiankun Cauldron.
The only thing he could do now was quickly absorb the power of the heavenly tribulation, digest the heavenly fire energy around him, and condense immortal runes at the fastest speed to advance to the Immortal Realm.
Only by advancing to immortality could he truly become the Son of Brahma, able to unleash many secret techniques and divine abilities. Now, he could no longer care about those things on Long Chen's side.
Li Tianfan, Qin Keqing, Luo Yujiao, Huang Wudao, Minglong Wushang, and others were the same. They had all noticed the strangeness of this heavenly tribulation and dared not act rashly. Each of them condensed immortal talismans as quickly as possible, striving to advance to immortality as quickly as possible.
Even the hot-tempered Yan Hong could only obediently undergo the tribulation at this moment. However, he was not interested in other flame powers; what he wanted was the purest Yan Xu Flame from the Heavenly Fire Raw Stone.
Outside, the battlefield was in chaos. Millions of Chosen Ones had already died, with more than half already dead. There was nothing they could do—though powerful, they lacked combat experience and lacked resolve. Once fear arose, they couldn't even exert eighty percent of their strength and died one after another under the thunder beasts.
Above the nine heavens, the tribulation clouds collapsed like a dome, falling one after another. Each drop triggered countless thunder beasts and strange creatures.
After killing for so long, the tribulation clouds above the nine heavens were riddled with holes, but judging by the situation, it would still take quite some time to completely collapse.
The Sons of Destiny were fighting desperately, hoping to survive this tribulation. Some banded together for comfort, others fought on their own—in short, chaos was extreme.
Chaos reigned outside, and inside the Qiankun Cauldron, Long Chen was also uncomfortable. The heavenly tribulation would not kindly help him condense the Destiny Rune; it squeezed all its power madly, trying to burst Long Chen apart in an instant.
Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er resisted the power of the heavenly tribulation while devouring those violent forces, transferring only the pure, harmless power to Long Chen.
But the power of the heavenly tribulation was too violent. Even as Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er devoured it frantically, more and more forces kept coming at them.
Although this energy was harmless to Long Chen, the vast force would burst him apart. With the White Dragon Clan helping to share the burden outside, Long Chen still felt as if his whole body was about to explode.
"Faster, faster, faster!"
Long Chen shouted in his heart. The leaf-shaped immortal rune inside his body was continuously refining, finally forming a colorful leaf.
At the very moment these colorful leaves formed, dense runes appeared beside them, and yet another immortal rune began to form.
"Pfft!"
Long Chen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The first immortal rune had already formed, but Long Chen had not advanced to the Immortal Realm.
As for the second rune, at first, the absorption of thunder and fire power was extremely slow, causing the thunder and fire power inside Long Chen to instantly fill up, exceeding his physical capacity.
"Quick, absorb desperately!"
Bai Yingxue and Long Chen had the divine powers of the White Dragon clan. Knowing Long Chen was in danger, she anxiously transmitted her voice to everyone.
Everyone gritted their teeth, desperately absorbing the power of thunder and fire. They even ignored their injuries; even if it meant dying, they would consume even more energy.
As the White Dragon clan experts desperately absorbed it, much of the thunder and fire power within Long Chen was suddenly drawn out, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
At this moment, the second immortal rune rapidly grew. In less than half an incense stick's time, the second rune was also perfect, yet Long Chen still hadn't advanced to immortality.
"Help!"
Long Chen knew he was doomed. He sent a message to Bai Yingxue, who gritted their teeth and desperately absorbed it again. Because they had absorbed so much thunder and fire power, all the disciples of the White Dragon clan were now Destined Children.
At this moment, the Destiny Wheel circulated behind them, absorbing it with the Destiny Wheel. They knew this was extremely dangerous—if the Destiny Wheel burst, they would be crippled from then on.
But to save Long Chen, they couldn't care about that anymore. Each person's Destiny Wheel was filled with the power of thunder and fire. The disk, which should have been perfectly round, was stretched out and deformed, as if it might burst at any moment.
With the help of the White Dragon Clan, Long Chen's third Destiny Rune appeared again, connecting the three to form a clover pattern.
"Boom!"
When the third leaf fully formed, the three joined together formed a complete clover. The moment the clover formed, a thunderous explosion rang out inside Long Chen's body, and vast immortal power surged through his limbs and bones.
"Done!"
Long Chen shouted in delight. The Immortal Talisman had been fully formed, and the power of immortality was activating. At this moment, Long Chen felt an endless power flowing within him. Once the tribulation ended, this power would multiply several times over. Only then would he truly advance to immortality.
"Don't get too happy too soon. You've only used up ten percent of the power inside the cauldron, and there's ninety percent left. How are you going to digest it? If you can't digest it, you'll still be wiped out! "The Qiankun Cauldron said solemnly.
"Heh heh, everything is under control!" Long Chen chuckled, opened his large hand, and a pill appeared in his grasp.
"What are you doing?" When it saw that pill, the Qiankun Cauldron was startled—it was the Niechong Pill.
"I want to use the power of this heavenly fire to directly condense the Nie Chong Star!"
"Crack,"
Long Chen said, then directly bit down on the Crushing Pill.
With a loud explosion, a small vortex appeared to the left of Long Chen's dantian. As soon as it appeared, the entire Qiankun Cauldron trembled.