"Will this work?"
When it heard Long Chen's thoughts, the Qiankun Cauldron was greatly shocked.
The Qiankun Cauldron knew the inheritance of the Nine Star lineage and the special nature of the Nine Star Lineage technique. Long Chen's idea was simply wishful thinking.
Although Long Chen had already taken a different path based on the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique, using the power of thunder and fire to condense an eighth star was far too unreliable.
"Buzz!"
As he swallowed the first Nirvana Chong Pill, a small vortex appeared on the left side of Long Chen's dantian. As soon as this vortex appeared, Long Chen's body trembled, and the entire Heaven and Earth Cauldron shook violently.
"Eight-Star Battle Body—Manifest!"
Long Chen formed hand seals with both hands. With a sharp shout, seven stars appeared, though the eight-star battle body did not appear. However, the ring surrounding the seven stars began to tremble.
The distance between the first star, Feng Mansion, and the seventh star, Zique Star, slowly widened, and then a small vortex appeared. As soon as this vortex appeared, the distance between the seven stars and one of the whirlpools was locked, forming a star ring.
At the eighth star's position, there was no star, but a small vortex instead. When the Qiankun Cauldron saw this star ring, it was stunned.
"Buzz"—
as soon as the vortex appeared, it absorbed energy from the Qiankun Cauldron like a whale sucking water. As that energy entered the vortex, a particle the size of a needle appeared in Long Chen's dantian, located at the Niechong Pill area.
"It really condensed?" The Qiankun Cauldron cried out in alarm.
The Qiankun Cauldron never expected that Long Chen's wild idea would actually work. That star, as sharp as a needle's tip, had already proven everything.
"I have to thank you all. You have taught me so much and given endless inspiration. On Niechong Star, I want to use the pill as a guide, using the power of the Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Fire, and Heavenly Thunder to infinitely amplify the effects of the pill.
With their assistance, the energy of the pill can be ignited, releasing effects millions of times stronger than before. Long Chen said.
"Crack!"
At that moment, Long Chen took another Nirvana Chong Pill. The pill entered his stomach, and its violent medicinal power surged straight to Nirvana Chong Star.
"Buzz" The
Niechong Star lit up faintly, and then endless power of the Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Fire, and Heavenly Thunder was sent into the Niechong Star. The Niechong Star trembled violently and grew noticeably larger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Previously, it was only the size of a pin tip, but now it was as small as a sesame seed. Seeing this, Long Chen was completely at ease. He knew his idea was absolutely correct.
"Whoosh."
Long Chen grabbed a handful of Nirvana Chong Pills and popped them into his mouth. In fact, he didn't know what he was doing. Before crossing the tribulation this time, he already had a premonition that the Qiankun Cauldron would definitely appear within his heavenly tribulation.
On one hand, it was because the Qiankun Cauldron recognized him as its master; on the other, Long Chen felt that among the karma he was entangled in, only the Qiankun Cauldron was the easiest to kill him.
So Long Chen had long been thinking about how to respond, but one day, he had a sudden inspiration and came up with the idea to use the power of the heavenly tribulation to detonate the Nirvana Chong Pill.
Because Niechong Pill is an extremely potent pill, but among the rare herbs it contains, it contains no fire or thunder attributes.
Long Chen suddenly had a brilliant idea: if he used the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to detonate the medicinal power of the Niechong Pill, could it rapidly increase its efficacy?
However, Long Chen tried Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er with no results, yet he felt a mysterious confidence that he would definitely succeed.
In the end, Long Chen chose to trust himself. Now, it proved that his intuition was absolutely correct. Lei Ling'er and Huo Ling'er's powers lacked the terrifying laws of destruction, so they couldn't detonate the Nie Chong Pill.
However, the power of thunder and fire empowered by the destructive laws and willpower of the tribulation could trigger the effects of the Niechong Pill millions of times over.
Long Chen also discovered that when the Nirvana Chong Pill was invaded by the power of destruction, the pill's true nature was destroyed. However, the Nirvana Pill was not completely dead; it still retained a trace of energy. At the moment of its death, this sliver of power allowed all forces to be reborn from the ashes, erupting with a thunderous explosion that triggered the medicinal effect tens of millions of times stronger.
"Nirvana rebirth, soaring into the sky—so this is the origin of the Niechong Pill." Suddenly, Long Chen understood why the Niechong Pill was called the Nie Chong Pill.
"Boom boom boom..."
When Long Chen sent the energy of the Niechong Pill into Niechong Star, the detonation of the power of heavenly fire and heavenly thunder nourished the planet with endless energy.
Nie Chong Star was growing rapidly. In just a few breaths, it had grown to the size of a fist—an astonishing rate.
Inside the Qiankun Cauldron, thunder rumbled, heavenly fire roared, wildly surging toward Long Chen. Behind Long Chen, a star ring swirled, and the vortex belonged to Niechong Star. The vortex grew larger and the suction force stronger.
At this moment, Long Chen was devouring pills handful after handful. Fortunately, the Qiankun Cauldron had previously advised Long Chen to change his Devouring Heaven and Earth Divine Ability to Devour Heaven and Refine Earth, which greatly increased his refining speed.
It was precisely this move that inspired Long Chen to boldly devour this time. The vortex swirled, and a massive amount of energy poured into Niechong Star.
At this moment, Long Chen had already found the trick: his devouring speed was just right to balance the infusion of the heavenly tribulation, without needing help from Bai Yingxue and the others.
In fact, Bai Yingxue and the others were already on the verge of collapse. If they absorbed the power of thunder and fire again, they would truly explode and die.
When Long Chen used the power of the heavenly tribulation to nourish Niechong Star, the tribulation instantly ceased, and no thunder could pour down anymore. At that moment, Bai Yingxue and the others felt a huge relief, almost unable to hold on. Everyone immediately began to digest the energy within their bodies.
"Boom boom boom...
Just as Feng You, Bai Yingxue, and the others were digesting the thunderfire power within their bodies, the tribulation clouds above the heavens were already showing signs of collapse.
The heavenly tribulation was like a dome smashed by a meteor shower, shattered into pieces. In the void, the remaining tribulation clouds continued to fall downward, but there was little left behind.
Moreover, these tribulation clouds had begun to weaken and weaken. Clearly, most of the tribulation power was being used to condense the massive Qiankun Cauldron. Except for Long Chen, the tribulations of the others were nearing their end.
"Boom!"
After half an incense stick's time, a tremendous explosion erupted, and the remaining tribulation clouds above the heavens exploded and slowly dispersed. At that moment, the auras of the tribulation experts erupted like a volcanic eruption, shooting straight into the sky.
Immortal energy swept in all directions. The heavenly tribulation ended, and the immortal divine patterns within everyone's bodies were instantly activated. At this moment, they were all true immortal powerhouses.
"Boom boom boom...
As soon as the tribulation ended, Feng You and Bai Yingxue's internal aura surged, surging four times in a row. After advancing to Immortal, because they stored so much energy within them, they actually broke through directly to the fourth level of Immortality, entering the mid-stage of the Immortal Realm.
Just as Feng You and the others felt the surging power within them, as if in a dream, a group of people approached with a chilling murderous intent.