Chapter 1474: Drawing the Heavenly Tribulation into the Body

Chapter 1474: Chapter 1474: Drawing the Heavenly Tribulation into the Body

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Whether it was to respond to Jiang Feiyang’s words or because the Heavenly Tribulation felt embarrassed that after striking Pei Yan dozens of times there was still no reaction, just after Jiang Feiyang finished speaking, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation descending above the valley suddenly increased. It was more fitting to describe these thunder columns as beams of light rather than lightning, striking Pei Yan’s body with a sound akin to cannon blasts that echoed through the heavens and earth.

Jiang Feiyang closed his mouth awkwardly in the face of the crowd’s disdainful gazes, looking towards the scene. At this moment, the sound of thunder was as dense as drumbeats, and as the power and speed of falling lightning became more frequent, the thunder tribulation emitted with the might of the heavens subtly affected the heartbeat and inner breath of the surrounding cultivators as if using Infinite Thunder Sect’s Thunder Breathing Technique. The onlookers had to increase their Origin Qi for protection, while the recently revived Ye Jiumu, whose state was weaker, was surrounded by members of the Investigation Hall, using their own Origin Qi to protect her and prevent her heartbeat from becoming too fast and causing her to explode and die.

The Heavenly Tribulation was like a giant hammer, solidifying the Origin Qi scattered around Pei Yan’s body with each strike, hammering it into Pei Yan’s body. If Pei Yan’s body could withstand it, his foundation would be incredibly solid post-advancement; however, if his body couldn’t withstand the pressure, with the external suppressions of the Heavenly Tribulation and the internal impact of vast Origin Qi, the combination of the two forces would instantly tear Pei Yan’s body apart.

As the lightning columns grew larger, Pei Yan’s body finally showed signs of strain. His skin began to crack, with streaks of lightning patterns forming on his surface, but simultaneously, his strong self-healing power automatically reacted the moment the cracks appeared. In full view of the people, they could clearly see Pei Yan’s body crack and heal, crack and heal, cycling repeatedly. As the speed of the skin cracking gradually increased, it seemed his self-healing power was somewhat inadequate, and the speed of wound healing began to slow down.

Due to the extremely frequent speed of falling lightning, almost as soon as the first path starts to fall, the second one follows immediately after. The spectators had lost count of how many Heavenly Thunders had descended. The members of the Investigation Hall noticed Pei Yan’s wounds were expanding gradually, and worry welled up in their hearts. At this time, Pei Yan’s consciousness seemed to awaken from the heavy strikes, lying on his body without moving, just slowly opening his mouth.

"What is he doing?" Liu Xuanji sharply noticed a change in the descending Heavenly Tribulation. After descending, it no longer bombarded Pei Yan’s surface, as if something was drawing its power away, causing it to halve instantly.

"He...he...he’s devouring the Heavenly Tribulation!" Situ Maocai, with keen awareness of thunder techniques, quickly saw Pei Yan’s actions under the shining thunderlight and responded tremulously.

"What did you say?" Not only Liu Xuanji, but the surrounding sect leaders all exclaimed upon hearing these words! Everyone immediately heightened their Divine Sense, disregarding the rebound effects of directly staring at the essence of the Heavenly Tribulation, and concentrated their gaze on Pei Yan. Moments later, Liu Xuanji withdrew his sight, incredulous: "It’s too crazy! Absolutely insane! He actually dared to do this!"

Previously, facing the attacks from the Blood Demon team on the Sword Discussion Conference arena without deflecting any force against the Heavenly Tribulation, had already left these senior cultivators dumbfounded. This time, directly devouring Heavenly Thunder further overturned everyone’s cognition. It is known that body refinement is relatively easier to cultivate, yet the internal organs remain among the most fragile elements. This principle remains true even among cultivators, although they have surpassed ordinary people by over a hundredfold in this regard, it doesn’t mean they can endure the relentless and destructive strikes from Heavenly Tribulation carrying the most intense destructive aura so frequently.

"He must either be unclear-minded or crazy! Doing this brings internal and external damage to his body; isn’t it like seeking death?" Jin He Xuan remarked angrily, shaking his head repeatedly, anxious. Pei Yan now carries not only the fate of Pei Family Siblings but also Tiger Jiu, the future hope of Dragon Realm, included in this situation; how could Jin He Xuan not be concerned.

"No!" Murong Longxiang, Sect Leader of Infinite Thunder Sect, after observing for a long period, finally perceived some clues and explained, "What he’s doing might be his consciousness correctly responding to his bodily condition. At this moment, Pei Yan cannot be judged based on our ordinary cultivator experience. Think about it, he is now the Child of Origin, possessing Six Paths Origin Qi, meanwhile holding multiple Powers of Origin within him. Now he merges with his sister, equally having formidable abilities from the Six Paths of Origin, as well as the divine beast from their symbiotic contract, forming a trifold fusion. Moreover, he has devoured the clone carrying the aura of four Masters of Origin’s Qi; his interior Origin Qi reserve has surpassed our knowledge, getting incredibly close to the Spirit Immortal Body naturally birthed by heaven and earth. If I am not wrong, Pei Yan currently aims at using the Heavenly Tribulation to hammer the Origin Qi within him, allowing it to solidify into substantial form and harmonize with his body, achieving a state where the human and the Origin Qi body perfectly merge."

"Although it sounds plausible, isn’t this still too risky?" Jin He Xuan nodded worriedly after listening to Murong Longxiang’s explanation.

"Cultivation itself is an affair opposing Heaven. When ordinary cultivators ascend to the Heavenly Dao and face Heavenly Tribulation, similar dangers are present." Murong Longxiang said, lifting his head towards the sky in contemplation, "In this realm, the greater the danger your advancement poses to the balance of heaven and earth believed by the Heavenly Dao, the heavier the Heavenly Tribulation descends. According to this Heavenly Tribulation’s might, Pei Yan has indeed reached a forbidden state by heaven and earth; I am really curious about what sort of strength he will display post-advancement."

Murong Longxiang’s words brought silence around until the Investigation Hall’s sudden exclamation drew everyone’s thoughts back.

"Quick, look, Pei Yan stood up!"

Unaware who shouted, everyone redirected their attention towards the scene. What they saw was Pei Yan, looking like a puppet, stiffly rising from the ground with limbs in an awkward posture. Throughout the process, his neck hung back, unfaltering in a face-up orientation, even after standing, remaining in that posture. As he wobbled to stand, the scene turned bizarre.

"Holy crap! It was like a fantasy scene previously, but now it seems more like a horror scene!" Jiang Feiyang, who had been quiet after receiving glares, couldn’t help but exclaim this time, and the Investigation Hall’s members didn’t blame him. His remarks echoed their thoughts.

The standing Pei Yan appeared like a stiff zombie, awkwardly flailing his limbs back and forth. Though such a sight isn’t inherently terrifying, what truly created fear was his mouth, which had split to an extent impossible for a normal person, taking up nearly half his face as he devoured the Heavenly Thunder falling from the sky. Eventually, it seemed insufficient, prompting him to awkwardly twist his stiff arms towards the void, forcibly guiding the Heavenly Tribulation into his body.