Chapter 343 - 303: Annihilation Thunder Tribulation, Heart Demon World

Chapter 343: Chapter 303: Annihilation Thunder Tribulation, Heart Demon World

"However, this person’s strength must be absolutely world-shaking!"

The old man shook his head.

As a Hidden Clan far removed from the Cultivation Realm, his people were supposed to avoid contact with the outside world as much as possible.

But his desire to befriend this Tribulation Cultivator was now stronger than ever before.

The old man had this thought, but as the full power of the Divine Power Thunder Tribulation was revealed, both he and the young cultivator fell silent.

’Can anyone really survive a Thunder Tribulation like this?’

Then, finally, the terrifying Divine Power Thunder Tribulation came to a stop.

The dark clouds blanketing the sky ahead began to dissipate.

「In the valley.」

The once-solid ground had been sheared away by the Divine Power Thunder Tribulation, carving it down by more than ten meters.

And in the center of the valley, Jiang Zuo was nowhere to be found.

Upon closer inspection, a gleaming white skeleton sat cross-legged on the ground.

However, only its flesh and blood were gone; the internal organs were still intact.

Through the ribcage, one could clearly see a heart that was still beating.

"Grow!"

An ethereal voice suddenly rang out.

Upon the white bones, a massive amount of flesh and blood began to grow frantically from within.

In a matter of moments, Jiang Zuo had returned to his human form.

But he had *only* returned to his human form.

Jiang Zuo’s face was incredibly pale, and the muscles all over his body were in a very weak state.

’It looks like the Thunder Tribulation is over, but the Heart Demon Tribulation...’

Jiang Zuo looked up at the sky.

The tribulation clouds were dispersing, a sign that the Thunder Tribulation had been passed.

As for how the Heart Demon Tribulation would arrive, Jiang Zuo wasn’t sure.

In all the records he knew of, it was almost always written that a cultivator would enter the Heart Demon World without even realizing it.

’Hm? What’s this?’

Jiang Zuo suddenly noticed what looked like the shape of a demonic eye appearing in the sky.

Then, in the next instant, he felt his consciousness leave his physical body, shuttling off to some unknown place.

「Heart Demon Realm.」

The Cultivation World had never been able to confirm whether the Heart Demon Realm truly existed.

But not only did the Heart Demon Realm exist, it was a world far more brutal than the Cultivation Realm.

Jialan looked up at the gray-white sky, full of anticipation.

This place was her Heart Demon Space.

The Heart Demon World was incredibly cruel. A low-level Heart Demon had to kill countless peers to obtain a Heart Demon Space like this.

Heart Demons naturally varied in strength, and Jialan was the strongest among her contemporaries.

All of her competitors had become her nourishment.

And today, she had received an Apocalypse and was about to face a brand new trial.

Within her Heart Demon Space, she was to plunder the Divine Sense and Cultivation of a Tribulation Cultivator.

This was extremely important to her.

This Heart Demon Space could only protect her this one time.

Regardless of success or failure, the Heart Demon Space would disappear afterward.

She would then have to face the fourth-rank Heart Demons who had plundered cultivators before, and her situation would become very dangerous.

However, Jialan was incredibly confident in herself.

She was a queen who had slaughtered her way through countless Heart Demons. Before breaking through to the fourth rank, no Heart Demon of the same rank had ever been her match.

There was no reason other Heart Demons could plunder the Cultivation and Divine Sense of a Tribulation Cultivator, but she could not.

’Not only will I succeed, but I’ll also gain more benefits than any other Heart Demon!’

"Here he comes!"

In the gray-white sky, a streak of light fell like a shooting star.

’Weakness Perception!’

’Family... none! He doesn’t care at all about those close to him!’

’Not surprising. Most cultivators are like that.’

’Power, wealth... huh? Only a tiny bit?’

’Cultivation Techniques, fortuitous encounters... completely uninterested?’

’Cultivation bottlenecks, failing the tribulation... not worried at all?’

’Lifespan... not afraid of running out of time? Not even afraid of death?’

A massive amount of information flashed through Jialan’s mind, but as each piece appeared, she felt more and more that something was wrong.

’This Tribulation Cultivator seems to be completely without wants or desires. Is he even human?’

’Got it!’

’So this guy is afraid of not being able to achieve eternal life!’

’And... he seems a bit lecherous?’

’Hmph! So that’s all there is to him!’

Having found the Tribulation Cultivator’s greatest fears and weaknesses, Jialan’s spirits were instantly lifted.

Now that she had found his weaknesses, trapping him in the Heart Demon Realm would be all too easy with her abilities.

As long as this cultivator was assimilated by the Heart Demon Realm, or failed to leave it within the specified time, he would have failed his tribulation.

Then, Jialan would receive a reward from the Celestial Dao.

With a thought from Jialan, a world materialized out of thin air within the Heart Demon Space.

’Who am I?’

When Jiang Zuo’s consciousness returned, he found himself lying in a bed.

’I’m a scholar, studying to pass the imperial examinations and earn a title?’

’I have a wife named Jialan, who is exceptionally beautiful. Many men around are extremely envious of me.’

’It seems someone even wants to steal Jialan away?’

A flood of information rushed into his mind.

Jiang Zuo thought of his wife, Jialan, and couldn’t help but feel a stir of restlessness within him.

Jialan’s beauty and figure were truly rare in this world.

’I have no idea what she saw in me.’

Especially at night, after she kept him company while he studied, he couldn’t help but indulge in carnal pleasures with her.

"Husband."

Just as he was feeling increasingly agitated, a beautiful young woman pushed open the door and walked in.

Jiang Zuo looked over and saw Jialan in the candlelight, dressed in a silk-gauze robe that left her figure tantalizingly visible.

She was fully clothed, yet it was as if she were wearing nothing at all.

Jialan’s alluring body made the already restless Jiang Zuo feel as if he had lost all reason.

He strode over, swept Jialan up in his arms, and tossed her onto the bed.

With a single, rough pull of his hand, all of Jialan’s clothes were torn away.

Then, Jiang Zuo pounced on her like a hungry wolf.

’This is too easy!’ Jialan couldn’t help but think.

Using her own body as a lure to couple with a cultivator was nothing unusual for a Heart Demon.

And according to the rules she had set, as long as she could make this Tribulation Cultivator join with her, she would be able to absorb his Cultivation.

’From the looks of it, the amount of Cultivation I’ll be able to absorb from him this time will be terrifying.’

The two became entangled, and the rules of the Heart Demon World began to operate.

Normally, Jiang Zuo would have been unable to detect his Cultivation being siphoned away, because his current form was only a Divine Sense Body.

Jialan was absorbing his Cultivation directly from his physical body through the rules of the Heart Demon World.

However, as Cultivation was drained from Jiang Zuo’s physical body, that same Cultivation appeared inside Jialan’s body.

As Jiang Zuo coupled with Jialan, the Dual Cultivation Technique within him sensed the flow of Cultivation in her body and activated automatically.

’What’s happening?’

Jialan discovered in shock and anger that the Cultivation she had just absorbed was being forcibly siphoned back by Jiang Zuo.

And as this Cultivation entered him, Jiang Zuo’s Divine Sense changed in an instant.

’This is... right, I’m undergoing the Heart Demon Tribulation!’

’So this is the Heart Demon Realm? And this beauty before me is a Heart Demon?’

’Sigh, it seems I’ve been influenced by Tantai Feixue after all.’

’To think that lust would become one of my Heart Demons. I really didn’t expect that.’

As Jiang Zuo’s Divine Sense cleared, he instantly understood what was going on.

If he had continued to live the austere, desire-free life of an ascetic as he had in the past, lust would never have become one of his Heart Demons.

But for the past thirty-odd years, he had been engaged in dual cultivation with Tantai Feixue.

Because there was no love or affection between them, only pure carnal desire, Jiang Zuo had grown increasingly lecherous in his dealings with Tantai Feixue.

"Let go of me!"

Jialan had never heard of such a thing—the Cultivation she absorbed being siphoned away from her.

She hurriedly tried to break free from Jiang Zuo, wanting to first figure out what was happening and where things had gone wrong.

However, Jiang Zuo had no intention of letting her go just like that.

’I’m already in the middle of it. And getting to battle a Heart Demon while fully lucid isn’t something just anyone gets to experience.’

In any case, it didn’t seem like he had anything to lose. On the contrary, if they continued this dual cultivation, Jiang Zuo felt he might even gain some benefits. Letting Jialan go was out of the question.

Jialan discovered in terror that even though this was her Heart Demon World, she was completely unable to escape Jiang Zuo’s grasp.

’My Divine Sense... it’s growing stronger?’

Jiang Zuo held Jialan down, forcing her into dual cultivation. After a while, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his Divine Sense was rapidly strengthening!

’How could there be such a wonderful thing!’

’All the more reason not to let her go!’