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Chapter 499 - 485: Crossing the Tribulation again, Heavenly Horse Advances!_1

Chapter 499: Chapter 485: Crossing the Tribulation again, Heavenly Horse Advances!_1

[Subscriptions and monthly tickets desired] In a desolate mountain forest, seldom disturbed by human presence, a desolate aura permeates the air. Towering ancient trees with old twisted roots, sturdy as dragons, stand tall with branches and leaves hanging down.

Roar!

From the depths of the ancient forest comes a dull roar, shaking the surrounding foliage to the ground. Now and then, silhouettes dart past within the thick woods. This is a unique beast of the deep forest known as the Crimson Tail Snake, which loves darkness and is highly venomous. Even a Blood Refining Realm Warrior, if careless and touched by it, would face a life-threatening crisis.

By a pond, Xiao Chen has been sitting cross-legged on a Qing Stone for several hours, while the golden-eyed horse, Tianma, is on high alert, protecting him from any possible threats.

Around Xiao Chen, a thick, burnt earth aura is full of Thunder Qi, transforming towering ancient trees and giant rocks within several Miles into fine powder.

In the depths of the ancient forest, silent for perhaps countless years, the primal energies of heaven and earth are extremely chaotic. They crisscross each other, and even within the Void occasionally, silver streaks of lightning explode.

The combat qi within Xiao Chen has been compressed to its limit and can no longer be suppressed. He had to invoke the heavenly tribulation. At this moment, he has weathered the third Heavy Building Heavenly Tribulation and is stabilizing the chaotic combat qi within his body.

All is quiet. The ancient forest within a radius of tens of Miles is tranquil and silent. Beasts have been frightened away by the lightning tribulation. Lightning tribulation is the power of heaven and earth. Currently, Xiao Chen, being deep inside the wilderness, is relatively safe, as the aura of lightning tribulation has not entirely dissipated, and some beasts dare not trespass into this area.

Half a day later, there is a rumbling sound of combat Qi inside Xiao Chen’s body. He shines with a green glow, forming a shield around him. Suddenly, the shield bursts and transforms into droplets of green rain, once again infusing into his body.

After the span of a tea break, the thick combat qi again overflows, exploding into a green rain that moistens his skin and seeps into every corner of his body, nourishing his flesh and bones.

Hum!

A bucket-thick plume of blood qi ascends from Xiao Chen’s back, occasionally transforming into a Jiao Long swirling around, and then into formless smoke. This is a phenomenon that only occurs when the body is refined to a certain level.

"Have I already reached my limit?"

After a while, Xiao Chen opens his slightly closed eyes and whispers to himself. He originally thought that the level of his body refining was enough to let him reach the fourth level of the Towering Realm without any obstacles.

However, he now realizes that he misjudged. The physical foundation he built during the Blood Refining Realm has now been nearly expended, having only just reached the third level of the Towering Realm. In the future, to further advance, he will need to strengthen all aspects of his cultivation.

Xiao Chen immediately casts this thought out of his mind, feeling that he is being too greedy. Advancement in the Towering Realm implies the simultaneous upgrading of the body, bones, flesh, and the spirit. He had already taken advantage of previous benefits. In just a few months, he had crossed several heavenly tribulations and ascended to the third level of the Towering Realm.

Not to mention the tribe leader of the Iron Hoof Tribe who, despite having cultivated for several years to reach the Towering Realm, is only at the second level. This was achieved with the abundant resources of the Iron Hoof War Division. Thus, Xiao Chen advancing to his current level in just a few months thanks to his previous foundation, has no reason not to be satisfied.

Ten Thousand Miles of Desolate Ancient Mountains.

Roar!

A Golden-horned Saber-toothed Tiger, ten feet in length, gives out a mournful roar, before being blown away. Ancient trees are broken, and it ends up colliding against a giant stone, its bones completely shattered.

The dim golden horn on its forehead indicates its extraordinary lineage, embodying the bloodline of the Dragon Tribe, making this saber-toothed tiger significantly stronger than beasts of the same level.

However, as a beast at the peak of the Second Star level, it is no match for Xiao Chen. Even at the third level of the Towering Realm, where his power had surged to over ten times, let alone his initial second level, it is not his opponent.

Tianma, the horse, is at the peak stage of the Second Star level. However, advancing to the next realm not only requires energy but also the blood of the ancient giant dragon flowing in its body. This is one of the most supreme and ancient lineages in the Great Wasteland. Consequently, Xiao Chen has resorted to the most direct method.

Although the Tianma tribe has separated from the beasts and established their own clan, they are born with the ability to refine the body and derive the primordial power from the Sun True Fire. Now, since it is challenging to stimulate this primordial power by itself, it must kill some beasts with the Dragon Tribe bloodline. By refining these beasts, Tianma can purify the residual dragon blood deep in their bloodline to strengthen its primordial bloodline power, stimulate its strength, and speed up its advancement.

Hum!

Tianma vomits out a stream of Supreme Yang Flame, its primordial fire. The flame turns into a one-foot long baby fire dragon, crystal clear like a Luli. It swirls and lands on the nearly dead saber-toothed tiger.

Suddenly, the flame in the form of a small dragon roars and enlarges, enveloping the entire body of the saber-toothed tiger. In the blink of an eye, it turns into ashes, and a thread of golden Treasured Blood is swallowed by the baby fire dragon and returned to Tianma’s mouth.

This thread, thinner than a hair, is the slight Dragon Tribe bloodline refined from the body of the saber-toothed tiger. However, this bloodline is impure and needs to be refined again by Tianma.

Fifteen days later, in the depths of the ancient forest.

Boom!

The earth trembled, a fierce aura permeated the Desolate Ancient Forest, accompanied by continuous roars of beasts. A Single-horned Golden Python, over thirty yards long and as thick as several men combined, was covered in golden scale armor. Its massive tail swung around like a heavenly whip, shattering several ancient mountains.

Beneath its body were four irregular protrusions, which were claws in the making. It naturally boasted two sharp tusks, ferocious as golden hooks. Each roar it emitted carried the brute force reminiscent of a landslide or tsunami.

As a mid-level Three Star beast of the dragon lineage, the python wielded outstanding Primordial Power and a formidable body as solid as gold. Even the peak-level Three Star beasts didn’t dare underestimate it. The Desolate Mountain Forest within fifty thousand miles was its territory.

Yet, this despicable human had trespassed into its territory. The bloodline aura emanating from the Pegasus beside the human incited both awe and desire within the python. As a Three Star beast, it had developed quite a high level of intelligence. It could sense that by devouring the Pegasus, it could easily become a Four Star beast, and perhaps even have the opportunity to achieve the Five Star rank.

Boom!

The Single-horned Golden Python bellowed in anguish. Its golden body was covered in bloody puncture wounds. The sight of its own golden blood bespattering the Wilderness drove it into a frenzy. And what agitated it further was the sharp killing intent radiating from these wounds, blocking the regeneration of its flesh and causing the blood to keep flowing.

Xiao Chen wielded his War Spear like a dragon, continuously piercing through the void to strike the Golden Python. The python’s overwhelming vitality made for a formidable opponent. Merely at the mid-level of the Three Star stage, its combat power was no less than the Purple Phoenix Sculpture that had once chased Xiao Chen through a 100,000 miles of wilderness. It was even slightly superior, indisputably ruling over tens of thousands of miles of land.

Boom!

Using the spear as a stick, Xiao Chen extended it to thirty feet in length, as thick as a water barrel. He rose into the air and slammed the spear down onto the Golden Python. After a mournful cry, the python was thrown a hundred yards away.

Boom, boom, boom!

Taking advantage of the python’s weakness, Xiao Chen continued to assault it with his War Spear. After another anguished roar, the Golden Python fell to the ground, drawing its last breath.

The Pegasus then appeared before the Golden Python. Its innate Supreme Yang Fire emerged, transformed into a Fire Dragon, and wrapped around the python’s body. The golden scale armor hissed and evaporated into nothing under the effect of Supreme Yang Fire.

In the past few days, the Pegasus had absorbed the Primordial Essence of dozens of beasts from the dragon lineage. This included the bloodline of over ten Three Star beasts and was already on the verge of advancing to the next level. It was not long before it absorbed the thin golden thread of the Golden Python’s lifeblood.

Hum, hum, hum!

After the python’s lifeblood was absorbed, a faint crimson golden divine cloud burst forth and skyrocketed into the sky.

A golden flame gradually engulfed the Pegasus, making it look as if it was encased in an enormous Golden Cocoon, surrounded by golden flames. Xiao Chen could no longer see the Pegasus. He could only perceive the strong aura of dragon power emanating from it.

Upon seeing the Pegasus sink into the process of advancement, Xiao Chen didn’t enter cultivation. Although this was the Golden Python’s territory, the verdant dragon aura exuding from the Pegasus was incredibly abundant. Such an aura was a fatal temptation for all the beasts in the Desolate Ancient Forest.

The Supreme Yang Fire blazed brilliantly. In the middle of the firelight, the silhouette of a young foal flickered occasionally. Its wings, a yard wide, flapped playfully.

The fusion of bloodlines between beasts was far superior to that of humans. Moreover, the bloodlines that the Pegasus had absorbed all belonged to dragon-kin beasts. Even though their bloodline had considerably diluted over many generations, with the refinement of Supreme Yang Fire, it was still possible for them to reach soaring heights.

Thanks to the dying Golden Python’s oppressive aura, three full days passed with Xiao Chen standing guard beside the Pegasus. In front of him lay the corpses of several dozen beasts—all two-Star beings, apart from a Three-Star Flame Tiger—lured by the dragon aura.

However, Xiao Chen knew this was just the beginning. The rest of the powerful beasts from the tens of thousands of miles around—which were part of the Golden Python’s turf—were possibly still en route.

At sunset

The flames on the golden cocoon finally went out, and a crimson golden divine cloud shot towards the sky, forming an aurora and piercing the void. The cocoon slowly started to shed.

A majestic figure emerged out of the cocoon. Despite being only half a foot tall, its entire body was forged from gold. Each of its feathers glistened like a golden divine sword. On its forehead, three antique golden stars circled slowly!

Roar!

The next moment, the golden Pegasus roared. Even though it was only half a foot tall, its voice was as powerful as a dragon’s roar, thundering through the Desolate Ancient Forest. A dense dragon aura filled the forest

After releasing its excitement, the Pegasus landed and moved swiftly, leaving no trace of its movements in such a short distance. By the time Xiao Chen recovered his senses, the golden head of the Pegasus was tightly pressed against him, expressing its excitement about the successful advancement.

At this moment, the Pegasus had become a true Three Star Cloudsteed!