Legendary Clan Chief
Chapter 597 - 583: Surviving the Heavenly Fire Tribulation, Purifying Flesh and Blood!_1

Chapter 597: Chapter 583: Surviving the Heavenly Fire Tribulation, Purifying Flesh and Blood!_1

Half a month later, deep within the Desolate Land.

In a void thousands of feet in radius, a dark gold cloud crackled, radiating vast heavenly might, and terrifying intentions from Heaven and Earth continually circulated within the dense cloud.

Almost every instant, the aura emitted from the cloud became denser. At this point, within hundreds of miles around the Desolate Ancient Forest, eagles’ shrieks and beasts’ roars had all fallen silent, ancient trees fell, overwhelmed by the heavenly might that had descended, subduing the Earth.

Underneath the thundercloud, Xiao Chen stood towering, wearing his green battle robe. He gazed up at the thundercloud in the sky vault, his face expressionless. After spending half a month, he finally grasped a hint of the mysteries of gold, imprinting the Divine Power of the Sharp Gold Spear within the Towering Realm with the assistance of the Mountain and River Soldier Method.

However, this Divine Power was hastily condensed, full of rough edges; Xiao Chen would need further comprehension in the future.

Now Xia Chen appeared in the Desolate Land, unleashed his aura, and was immediately sensed by Heaven and Earth, which sent down the thunder tribulation.

Unlike previous thunder tribulations, the thundercloud Xiao Chen faced this time had turned bright red. Dark gold lightning had morphed into Giant Dragons and Vermlion Birds, tumbling and surging within the thundercloud.

The Giant Dragon and Vermilion Bird moved through the thundercloud, continually colliding with each other and causing astonishing thunderous roars. It was as if the heavens were bellowing in rage.

These thunderous roars were merely a part of it. The true Thunder Tribulation hidden within the thundercloud was a collection of seemingly harmless red flames. These were true flames from the outer heavens. According to the legends, these flames were a manifestation of the Dao.

A Fire Tribulation was not just an empty threat. There were three types of heavenly flames in a Fire Tribulation: the Thunder Cleansing World Fire, the Red Lotus Cleansing Flame, and the Soul Purifying Fire, which burned everything from the body to the spirit of a warrior. Any one of the heavenly flames would lead to the scattering of a warrior’s soul if they could not endure it.

Of course, not every warrior undergoing the Fire Tribulation encounters all three types of heavenly flames. Most warriors will only face the Thunder Cleansing World Fire, which cleanses the warrior’s flesh and Combat Qi. Some especially gifted warriors might encounter the Red Lotus Karma Fire that follows.

There will always be a very small number of warriors, however, who face all three heavenly flames simultaneously. Of these, the Soul Purifying Fire is the most mysterious.

There are rumors of a flame that feeds on souls. Even warriors could not predict when the Soul Purifying Fire would ignite. By the time they realized it, the flame had already consumed over half their soul. Even if they did not die when their spirit experienced severe damage, it was not much different from death, though most of the time their soul would disperse completely.

"Fight!"

Xiao Chen’s eyes dazzled, his pupils flickering like electricity, his whole body radiating a golden divine brilliance. His black hair danced wildly around him, each strand whipping around like a black dragon.

With his Golden Battle Body at this level, neither a single strand of hair on Xiao Chen’s body nor his Divine Weapon could sever him. This was the external manifestation of tempering his Physique for War to its extreme.

Xiao Chen was one who trained his Physique for War, his Sea of Qi, and his Fighting Energy. Even he vaguely felt that the two methods of cultivation would progress together so that, in the end, when they reached the pinnacle of Martial Arts, they might produce an unexpected effect.

Xiao Chen’s Fighting Energy surged, torrents of green-gold Energy and Blood Qi blending together. They gushed out from the pores all over his body like a tide, even grinding and twisting the surrounding void.

Already at the sixth level, his Golden Battle Body was comparable to the Venerables, his spirit and will even more so because they had already reached the state of perfection. Only his Fighting Energy cultivation just barely reached the critical point, but this was enough. He wasn’t too worried about the coming Fire Tribulation.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The Thunder Tribulation could be thought of as the manifestation of Heaven and Earth’s intentions. It had no emotion but was simply a manifestation of Heavenly Order, instinctively maintaining the world’s operation. It tested warriors who had reached a certain realm by bringing down the thunder tribulation on them.

The thunder surged, and one by one, Heavenly Flames emerged from the crimson thundercloud.

Every flame looked like an ordinary flame, with lightning blossoming and countless sparks colliding and fusing together. Between Heaven and Earth, the roar of thunder was unending, as if the heavens were demonstrating their majesty. The Majesty of Heaven and Earth needed to assert its dominance.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The red thunderclouds in the sky accumulated more and more, gradually thickening and turning from red to dark red. In just a moment, they became as black as ink. Xiao Chen even sensed a great terror brewing deep inside the thunderclouds, which, upon its appearance, firmly locked onto him.

Finally, the thunderclouds had perhaps brewed enough. Like an erupting volcano, the pitch-black thunderclouds began to churn violently. It seemed as if a Thunder World was inside, with thunderous roars ceaseless.

Boom!

The thundercloud churned, and in the center of the thundercloud area that spanned thousands of feet, a hundred-foot-wide hole suddenly appeared.

Whir! Whir!

A dark gold whirlpool formed in the blink of an eye, spinning at an unbelievably fast speed. It whipped up a violent storm, causing the air to emit bizarre sounds.

Endless dark gold lightning danced wildly, accompanied by thunder. Those strange howls directly seeped into Xiao Chen’s spirit, intending to shake his spirit. However, the moment the strange howling sound entered the Sea of Xiao Chen’s spirit, it only stirred up slight ripples before returning to calm.

Crack!

The moment the sea of spirituality stirred up ripples, within the tempestuous clouds, an inferno suddenly manifested itself. This inferno consisted of countless alternating red and blue flames.

The surprising thing was, at the core of this inferno was a strand of white raging flames ascending. The flames were radiating endless light, seemingly purifying all the world’s sins.

Thunder Cleansing World Fire!

In this World Cleansing Fire, initially, there was only a spark. Upon encountering the wind, it swelled — even colliding with the strange wind noises. The fire fed the wind’s momentum, and promptly turned into a towering sea of fire that swept down from the void, heading straight for Xiao Chen and his surroundings.

Everything happened so quickly; Xiao Chen felt it approach him in the blink of an eye. The all-enveloping sea of fire instantly engulfed Xiao Chen, infiltrating every pore of his body in a frenzy.

The flames formed into countless mini fire lotuses, incessantly flooding into his flesh and blood, making an attempt to entirely incinerate every inch of Xiao Chen.

Nevertheless, the life energy within Xiao Chen is astoundingly vigorous. Every bit of flesh that was just scorched would then regenerate once again.

This didn’t turn Xiao Chen’s flesh and blood into ashes; on the contrary, it helped Xiao Chen incinerate the deep-seated impurities within his flesh and blood into nothingness.

Just as Xiao Chen was resisting the Thunder Cleansing World Fire within his body, the tribulation clouds above the heavens once again underwent a transformation, and even began to rumble.

The dark golden tribulation clouds were violently convulsing. The depths of the clouds exploded incessantly. While they exploded, the sparks and thunderbolts that splashed out transformed into ferocious beasts made of fire and lightning under the aura of some sort of mystery. All happened in the blink of an eye.

Fire dragons, firebirds, fire snakes, Vermilion birds, leopards — each transformed exotic beast was roaring, dancing above the heavens while their bodies burned with intensive flames. Moreover, they radiated with constant thunderous flashes.

Each exotic beast was extremely lifelike and emanated a metallic sheen. The burning flames blazed across the heavens, the thunderbolts shook the desolate lands, and moreover, each was spewing out the ferocious qi belonging to exotic beasts.

However, what’s terrifying is that the aura that each of these exotic beasts emanates is no weaker than a four-star beast, on the level of a Venerable of the Human Race.

The tribulation clouds churned, and in the blink of an eye, the number of these exotic beasts had reached nine, nine being the extreme. Even Heaven’s Tribulation would leave a glimmer of hope for survival.

Roar roar roar!

The exotic beasts roared, shaking the skies, rushing down at Xiao Chen in such a manner from above the heavens. A wave of Tribulation Force emitted from the beasts, carrying the spirit of purifying all the sins of the world.

Red Lotus Cleansing Flame!

Yes!

These exotic beasts that manifested from the flames and thunderbolts were formed by Red Lotus Cleansing Flame.

Xiao Chen’s body still had the Thunder Cleansing World Fire rampaging within it, but another Heavenly Fire was again descending upon him.

The speed was such that one couldn’t respond!

At this moment, Xiao Chen was standing in the Void, encapsulated by the lightning fire. The flames were wreaking havoc in his body with terrifying destructive power, crazily cleansing his flesh; the Thunder Cleansing World Fire was a true Heavenly Fire. Legend had it that it was born from a convergence of ten thousand lightning bolts and was a divine fire that cleanses all worldly impurities.

Xiao Chen could hear a sizzling sound echoing from within his body. It was the sound of flesh and blood being scorched into oblivion. Under such scorching, Xiao Chen could feel an everlasting pain in every inch of his flesh.

Each flame was weaving and scorching through his flesh, every spot of flesh and blood scorched by the flames would immediately lose all of its vitality.

Xiao Chen’s flesh was formidable, and his Golden Battle Body was cultivated to the sixth realm. Each inch of his flesh had been transformed through thousands of refining trials. He had experienced countless rounds of tempering and cleansing. However, under the incineration of this Thunder Cleansing World Fire, massive parts of his flesh had lost their vitality. Inch by inch, flesh disappeared into thin air. This type of feeling was akin to having one’s flesh cut off — enough to make someone feel afraid.

This was the reason why an absolute majority of the Martial Artists who had perfected the fifth heaven layer of Towering Realm wouldn’t dare to easily attract Heavenly Fire Tribulation. Below the tribulation lightning, the slightest carelessness could lead to total annihilation in a poof.

Of course, not everyone crossing the Heavenly Fire Tribulation would have the same experience as Xiao Chen. Heavenly Tribulation is the embodiment of the Heavenly and Earthly Will, devoid of feelings, hence, it’s absolutely fair. Regardless of whether it is the Human Race or any of the Hundred Clans, depending on the sensed talent and strength of the person crossing the tribulation, the Heavenly Tribulation will descend on them with a corresponding level of calamity.

Xiao Chen’s fighting energy hadn’t advanced to Venerable yet, but his strength was parallel to that of a powerful Venerable, hence, the Tribulation Calamity he attracted was dozens of times stronger compared to the average Martial Artist.

With a thought, a large quantity of Yuan Stone culture material floated around Xiao Chen. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the purest energy, completely devoured by the body. It was injected into his flesh and blood all across his body, which needed energy to maintain its vitality and existence.

Thunder Cleansing World Fire wasn’t incinerating all of Xiao Chen’s flesh and blood into ashes, after all, the Heavenly Tribulation was a test. Only the strong ones could truly survive. On the other hand, it was also helping Martial Artists temper their bodies.

The flesh and blood turned crystal clear, even the ancient divine brilliance emerged. After experiencing the incineration of Heavenly Fire, these were the remaining flesh and blood, even condensing into several crystal clear Blood Diamonds.