I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 697 - 508: Frenzied, Defiant Tribulation Crossing (Part 2)

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On the other side, Zhuge Yu clutched the Array Plate and suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, his face rapidly turning pale.

Boom!

Huo Yuan Sheng was struck by a punch from Shengongsi Xin Fu, sent flying backward and crashing heavily into the iceberg, his aura instantly weakened significantly.

Taishi Feng’s condition was equally dire, with a layer of black mist shrouding his face, clearly having been eroded by the Power of Calamity.

"It seems your companions are about to collapse."

Shengongsi Yuzuo’s lips curled up slightly, though his heart was not as carefree as he appeared.

Only now did he truly understand why Shengongsi Hao Er, at Tier Seven, Two Stars, would die at the hands of a few Tier Six Golden Bloodline "small fry."

The key to everything lay in the person before him—Qin Tian.

If he hadn’t experienced it firsthand, Shengongsi Yuzuo would never have believed that someone who was not of the Holy Blood, and only of Peak Tier Six, could withstand so many moves from him without losing.

He himself was a Tier Seven, Seven Stars direct Holy Blood lineage; even the most exceptional Holy Blood prodigies were like ants to him unless they reached Tier Seven, easily crushed.

And yet, this man named Qin Tian had done it.

The combat strength displayed by the other party had even surpassed Shengongsi Hao Er, explaining why Hao Er perished at his hands.

Therefore, Shengongsi Yuzuo’s intention to kill surged all the more fiercely in his heart.

Such a terrifying enemy, having formed a blood feud with the Shengongsi Clan, had to be eradicated as soon as possible; he must not be given any chance to grow.

Qin Tian glanced at his companions, unconsciously gripping the hilt of the Black Frost Saber at his fingertips.

Zhuge Yu leaned against the ice wall, gasping, his face pale as paper. The bloodstains on his back had soaked through his clothes, and even his fingers that channeled Spiritual Energy were trembling slightly.

Taishi Feng clutched his deeply wounded shoulder, the calamity aura numbing half of his body, the Heaven-piercing Halberd barely supporting him to stand.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuan Sheng bent over, pressing his abdomen, blood continuously seeping from the corners of his mouth. The newly broken-through Tier Seven aura was a chaotic mess—they were all on the verge of collapse.

He had tried multiple times to secretively activate the Power of Space, but the calamitous Spiritual Energy unleashed by Shengongsi Yuzuo and Xin Fu clung to his surrounding space like a bone-deep sore, each attempt he made was torn apart by the gray-black Energy.

Escape had become a luxury.

"Heh, having let you escape once before, do you really think I’d give you a second chance?" Shengongsi Yuzuo’s cold laughter came from the iceberg’s summit, as he toyed with the calamitous Spiritual Energy on his fingertips, his gaze as insidious as a serpent’s.

Qin Tian’s breathing suddenly deepened.

He slowly raised his head, and in his originally clear eyes, an initial hint of worry for his companions flashed by, quickly covered by a thick resolve that was almost solid, finally igniting an almost maniacal crimson.

In that case, there’s no other choice!

"Oh? Going for broke?" Shengongsi Yuzuo instantly caught the change in his eyes, chuckling derisively inside.

To him, Qin Tian’s move was just the last struggle of a gambler cornered, watching with interest to see what more cards the boy had to play.

The next second, the air in the ice valley suddenly froze.

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, a burst of extremely unstable Spiritual Energy surged forth from Qin Tian’s body, his aura rolling like boiling lava, yet suppressed by an invisible barrier tight and hard, like a super volcano about to break through the crust.

The impact of Spiritual Energy caused the surrounding ice surface to crack inch by inch, and tiny ice shards whirled around him, steaming into white mist under the roasting of thunder energy.

Shengongsi Yuzuo’s smile froze first, his pupils contracting sharply, then he burst into laughter as if witnessing the greatest joke: "Hahaha! Is this your trump card? Charging towards Tier Seven at a time like this? Qin Tian, I don’t know whether to call you a madman or a brainless fool!"

Shengongsi Xin Fu’s snake-headed arm paused abruptly, and six Golden prodigies halted their attack, all staring at Qin Tian with the eyes one might reserve for a lunatic.

The Celestial Human Three Tribulations for breaking through to Tier Seven was one of the most perilous hurdles in a Spiritualist’s life—even direct descendants of the Holy Blood Clan would choose to attempt it within their clan’s territory, with elders guarding, and prepared with treasures like Thundercloud Pills, Ice Purity Pills, Holy Heart Pills before daring to try.

Yet Qin Tian was actually attempting his breakthrough in the midst of a battlefield overflowing with deadly blades—this was suicide!

"Qin Tian!" Zhuge Yu’s eyes abruptly widened.

"You bastard! Are you insane!" Taishi Feng roared, swinging his halberd to force Shengongsi Xin Fu back, tearing the wound on his shoulder and splattering blood.

Huo Yuan Sheng gripped his Longsword tightly, Sword Intent erupting once more, yet the snake head of Xin Fu’s arm bit down on the blade hard, his eyes reddening as he watched the rolling thunder energy around Qin Tian—they all understood, with Qin Tian’s masterful control of Spatial Ability, if he wished to escape alone, Shengongsi Yuzuo might not be able to stop him.

But Qin Tian didn’t; he chose this most dangerous method to carve out a path of survival for them.

Qin Tian did not look back, merely wiped away the blood from his lips that spilled from the impact of Spiritual Energy.

He could distinctly feel the bottleneck within him crackling under the thunder energy’s impact; he could hear Shengongsi Yuzuo’s taunts and feel the anxious auras of his companions.

"Mad?"

He chuckled lowly, his voice not loud yet echoing throughout the ice valley, "Rest assured, today, I’ll make sure they all die here!"

As his words fell, he suddenly tilted his head back, the thunder energy barrier around him shattering, and the surge of Spiritual Energy shot skywards, instantly triggering a transformation in the heavens—a dark thundercloud that was tens of times denser than during Taishi Feng and Huo Yuan Sheng’s tribulations formed.

The dark thundercloud condensed at a visible speed over the ice valley, initially covering just a small area above the ice valley, but in a blink spread like a tide, consuming most of the vault’s sky.

Deep within the vault, various genius members of major clans, in the midst of treasure hunting, stopped in astonishment, looking up—those thunderclouds were as black as thickened bloodscabs, edges churning with purple lightning, plunging the world into sudden dimness.

"What’s that?"

A genius from the Golden Clan’s voice trembled, able to feel the destructive aura within those clouds, just watching from afar made his Spiritual Energy tremble uncontrollably.

In the dark cave, the Lurking Demon Beasts paused, their crimson eyes turned skyward, emitting whimpers of fear from their throats. Instinctively sensing the threat of death, some turned to burrow deeper into the cave, while others collapsed, stripped of even the courage to resist.

Above the ice valley, the thundercloud had thickened so, with countless dark purple lightning bolts rolling and clashing within it, emitting thunderous booms that made the entire vault’s floor tremble slightly with each peal.

Space seemed distorted by this terrifying Energy, Spiritual Energy in chaotic disarray, even the calamitous Spiritual Energy unleashed by Shengongsi Yuzuo started fluctuating unstably.

"How...is this possible?"

The mockery on Shengongsi Yuzuo’s face had long vanished, replaced by deep disbelief; he stumbled back half a step, staring at the boundless, sky-obscuring thundercloud, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks.

He had personally undergone the Celestial Thunder Tribulation of the Celestial Human Three Tribulations, but the scale and aura of the current thundercloud compared to his past experience was the difference between an ocean and a stream.

Shengongsi Xin Fu’s snake-headed arm trembled uncontrollably, the serpentine tongue flicking vehemently, even his voice trembled: "This intensity...at least ten times! No, over twenty times mine!"

They were all Tier Seven Holy Blood powerhouses, fully understanding the rules of the Celestial Human Three Tribulations—that the stronger the tribulation taker’s strength, the more perilous the tribulation.

Yet Qin Tian was clearly not of the Holy Blood, but the strength of his Celestial Human Three Tribulations completely exceeded their cognition limits of it.

Zhuge Yu, Taishi Feng, and Huo Yuan Sheng were also stunned, having known Qin Tian’s tribulation would be somewhat more perilous than theirs, yet never expecting such a heaven-destroying display.

Taishi Feng muttered, "Just how strong is this guy...?"

Standing in the center of the ice valley, golden-purple lightning arcs began to wind around Qin Tian’s body. He looked up at the thundercloud that was his, with eyes showing no fear, only a hint of insolence that seemed to look down on the world.

The Celestial Human Three Tribulations were a nightmare for all Tier Six Spiritualists, and even many Holy Blood prodigies fell at this hurdle.

But so what?

He was Qin Tian, the Thunder Ancestor who commanded the thunderbolts of the world.

Today he would not just forcibly transcend his tribulation, but also use the power of the Celestial Thunder Tribulation to annihilate all his enemies.

Are you all prepared?

Take this from me—

Heaven and Earth’s Longevity!