Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 308 Ninefold Tribulation, Memories Connected!

While the celestial envoys and a host of cultivators and demonic cultivators gathered anxiously in the celestial palace, an extremely violent heavenly tribulation was erupting on an unnamed reef in the boundless sea!

The once azure sky turned a fiery dark red, the sky seemed low and the land high, and an extreme sense of oppression permeated the surroundings.

In that dark red sky, bolts of lightning shot out in an astonishing number.

Countless bolts of lightning converged on the vortex like a torrent of water, eventually gathering at its center. Because there were so many lightning bolts, the entire space spanning thousands of miles seemed to be pierced by electricity, with sparks of electricity flowing through the air.

"Boom~~~"

Endless lightning and boundless purple light completely engulfed the heavens and the earth. This was no longer a single lightning bolt, but a sea of ​​lightning!

Nothing existed anymore; everything was engulfed by lightning. The scene was blindingly bright, and you could feel the destructive power even from a great distance.

Not to mention those undergoing tribulation within it, the purple light is so intense that even from miles away, one feels suffocated, and trembles with fear!

"Hiss~~"

At this moment, the entire tribulation cloud was trembling, and blazing purple flames swirled within it. Then, a purple fire dragon descended from the sky, swiftly swooping down towards the ground.

This is already the seventh heavenly tribulation!

This thick, purple fire dragon has purple flames on its outside, but inside is a terrifying purple tribulation lightning of extreme rage.

"Phew~"

Zhou Yang raised the top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword in his hand, and at the same time, a purple flame spread out, instantly forming a burning Heavenly Fire Domain around him.

After breaking through to the Tribulation Transcending stage, the Starry True Fire within his body had evolved to the Purple Heavenly Fire level. Now that he has reached the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending stage, he can skillfully use Heavenly Fire attacks.

"Hiss hiss hiss~~~"

The purple fire dragon descending from the sky instantly rushed into the Heavenly Fire Domain surrounding Zhou Yang's body. Immediately, the Heavenly Fire of the purple fire dragon was assimilated and absorbed by the Heavenly Fire Domain, and was eventually completely devoured. Only a purple tribulation lightning bolt was first partially damaged by the Heavenly Fire Domain, and then weakened by the top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword before striking him.

Zhou Yang's body was engulfed by endless electric sparks!

Bolts of electricity continuously burned and destroyed his body, while at the same time a mysterious force repaired and tempered it, making his body stronger and stronger.

A moment later, the lightning dissipated.

Zhou Yang glanced at the flying sword in his hand with his spiritual sense and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Fine cracks had appeared on the top-grade spiritual artifact-level black flying sword. The cracks covered the sword like a dense spider web.

Clearly, this top-grade spiritual artifact has suffered great damage and will likely shatter completely when the next bolt of heavenly lightning strikes.

"This Nine-Nine Tribulation is truly terrifying; the seventh lightning strike alone can damage even a top-grade spiritual artifact to this extent."

Zhou Yang couldn't help but sigh.

He put away the nearly collapsing top-grade spiritual weapon flying sword with a backhand, but instead took out a black spear. At the same time, a flash of spiritual light appeared on his body, and a dark blue battle armor emerged.

When he killed Qianyang Daoist of Jingyang Sect, he obtained several top-grade spiritual weapons and armor from his spatial ring. In addition, he had killed more than a hundred Void Realm and Tribulation Transcending stage demonic beasts along the way, which also yielded a lot. Therefore, he was not lacking in spiritual weapons of this level.

Zhou Yang looked up and saw that the eighth Heavenly Tribulation was accumulating in the dark red sky above.

"Buzz~~~"

The light of the tribulation clouds swirled, and invisible fluctuations emanated from them.

Zhou Yang felt a wave of dizziness. When he came to, he was no longer on an island or in the sea, but on Earth, in the wilderness outside the Jiangnan Base City.

At this moment, he was lying on the ground in the wilderness, with a horrifying hole in his chest, and his consciousness was on the verge of death.

Around him lay several 'corpses' lying haphazardly: his father Zhou Yong, Uncle Lei, Uncle Liu, and Brother Chen. He could even see, through the broken walls, a beautiful woman with a bloody hole between her eyebrows in an abandoned residential building hundreds of meters away.

That was a scene he had experienced before, but now it seemed to be replayed as if controlled by an invisible force.

Unlike before, Zhou Yang this time did not have Meteor Tears on him.

His life force was gradually fading, and his consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred.

"Am I going to die?" Zhou Yang murmured softly.

suddenly--

At that moment, Zhou Yang felt a sudden jolt in his mind, and his consciousness returned instantly!

"No, I'm undergoing tribulation!"

Zhou Yang shook his head violently, but as soon as he regained his senses and the illusion dissipated, an extremely thick purple lightning bolt struck him!

His dark blue armor only held for a moment before shattering completely.

Intense lightning surged into his body, tearing his flesh apart. In the blink of an eye, large swaths of flesh turned charred black, and even his bones were being constantly eroded by the lightning, with fine cracks appearing on them!

In particular, since the lightning struck from above, his head was the first to suffer severe damage!

At the moment the lightning struck, he felt incredibly dizzy, and for a moment he even forgot where he was and what he was doing.

Even his skull was cracked. You must know that the soul is in the mind. If you lose your focus and your head is destroyed, your soul will also be severely damaged or even disappear. You won't even have the chance to become a wandering immortal!

However, just as the skull was split open and cracks appeared, warm currents quickly emerged within his body, repairing the cracks in the blink of an eye. Then, when cracks appeared again, they were repaired once more.

A moment later, the eighth lightning bolt finally dissipated, and the warm current within his body, after restoring his body once again, completely subsided.

The "Nine Tribulations Creation Pill" that had been sealed inside his body since childhood had finally exhausted its energy.

"The inner demon tribulation is indeed terrifying; even I fell victim to it when I wasn't paying attention."

Zhou Yang looked at the tribulation clouds in the sky, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Even knowing it's fake, one can't help but be influenced by the temptation of the mind. This is only the eighth tribulation lightning; how terrifying will the ninth one be?"

suddenly--

In an instant, it was as if the world had changed, and the stars had shifted. What Zhou Yang saw and what his spiritual sense saw had completely changed.

"Haha, the holy land of our human race has been established! Our race will be immortal! What a joyous occasion!"

The founder of the Giant Axe, the Lord of Chaos City, the Lord of Ice Peak, and other top human powerhouses gathered in the cosmic sea, witnessing the birth and growth of a vast miniature universe.

Within that emerging miniature universe, a black-haired youth turned and looked over.

"Yangzi, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up and break through! I'm waiting for you to go to the Origin Continent together!"

"Origin Continent. Origin Continent, haha, break through, break through for me!"

At that moment, Zhou Yang's consciousness trembled slightly, and he instantly broke free from the illusion.

Because he had taken precautions in advance, Zhou Yang broke free from the illusion a little faster this time, and that little bit of time was enough for him to make a lot of responses.

"Swish, swish, swish~~~"

He raised his hand and pointed lightly, and streams of light flew out from his fingertips, landing in various locations around him.

Instantly, beams of light rose up from all around him, a total of 108 golden beams arranged in a special orientation, and a powerful 'Hun Yuan He Luo Grand Array' was formed in an instant!

At the same time, the true core of the sun within his body resonated with the true flames beneath the earth of this world, and an endless power of the true flames of the stars beneath the earth poured in. Under the terrifying energy, his aura rose steadily, and a new top-grade spiritual artifact armor appeared on his body.

"Boom!"

When all this was done, it was as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open. At this moment, the tribulation clouds in the sky had completely transformed into a powerful lightning bolt that slashed down fiercely at him!

The thick lightning bolts descended from above, first striking the "Hun Yuan He Luo Grand Array." The light shield composed of 108 light pillars only managed to withstand the lightning for a moment before shattering completely.

"bring it on!"

Zhou Yang first gathered his strength in his spear, with endless golden light gathering on it, and then suddenly thrust it out!

"boom!"

"Snap!"

The golden spear collided with the terrifying purple tribulation lightning, and the top-grade spiritual weapon instantly turned into fragments that flew everywhere.

However, this attack also neutralized most of the terrifying lightning bolt, and the weakened lightning bolt then descended upon him.

Along with the tribulation lightning came streaks of purple fire dragons and dark whirlwinds. The tribulation lightning, fire dragons, and whirlwinds, along with all sorts of terrifying energies, instantly enveloped Zhou Yang, transforming into a colorful cocoon of light around his body.

Within that cocoon of light, however, it seemed as if a giant dragon was constantly writhing and struggling.

After a long time, the energy of the tribulation lightning, heavenly fire, and wind tribulation was finally completely exhausted, the entire cocoon of light dissipated, and the world returned to clarity.

Zhou Yang, who was originally enveloped in the cocoon of light, was now sitting cross-legged on a section of the sea reef.

At this moment, his body was charred black, resembling a withered tree, but beneath his dry exterior, a vigorous vitality was bursting forth.

His soul seemed to resonate vaguely with the Dao of Heaven, and his entire soul began to rapidly become more refined and powerful.

At that moment, his consciousness seemed to break through some kind of barrier and had a subtle connection with his true self in the endless distance.

(End of this chapter)