Novel Full Chapter 146: Tribulation
Chapter 146: Tribulation
Rank 6 Oil Flame Immortal Gu.
Immediately afterward, Lin Yan did not dare waste even a moment. Though reluctant, he shifted his focus toward the Burning Fire Wine recipe he had obtained during his Gu Master days, trying to push it further and deduce it into an Immortal Gu recipe.
Unfortunately, before the deduction could be completed, the state of learning from nature came to an end. In an instant, the endless inspiration faded like a receding tide.
Lin Yan felt a sudden emptiness fill his mind. Just moments ago, every thought had been clear beyond comparison, and every problem seemed to reveal its answer on its own. But now that mysterious state has vanished completely. It felt as if he had fallen from the heavens back into the mortal world. His thoughts grew heavy, and even his mind seemed to slow.
Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath, unable to hide the regret on his face.
"What a pity... I wasn’t able to complete the Burning Fire Wine Immortal Gu recipe."
He truly felt some regret. Once he became a Gu Immortal, feeding Immortal Gu would become one of his greatest difficulties. If he had completed that recipe just now, it would have solved a major problem for his future cultivation.
But he had no time to dwell on it. A terrifying pressure descended from above. Lin Yan lifted his head and looked toward the sky.
The heavens rumbled violently. Dark clouds churned as the surrounding air trembled. A vast oppressive aura spread across heaven and earth as the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity rapidly took shape.
At the same time, inside Lin Yan’s aperture, massive amounts of Heaven Qi and Earth Qi surged inward from all directions. They merged with his Human Qi, forming a huge three-colored qi mass.
The three qi twisted and collided endlessly, surging against one another in violent conflict, constantly shifting as each tried to reject the others.
Lin Yan’s expression grew solemn. He had reached the most dangerous step of Immortal Ascension—the balance of the three qi.
Rumble!
A vast sea of crimson fire clouds spread across the sky for thousands of kilometers, swallowing the horizon in every direction. The clouds layered over one another in four burning bands. Crimson, violet, dark gold, and black-red flames churned endlessly, twisting through the sky like enormous serpents of fire.
Below, the land transformed as well. Under the influence of the Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit, the earth softened and melted like wax. The ground sank lower and lower, collapsing into a massive dark-red abyss of molten fire. Waves of terrifying heat surged upward, warping the surrounding space.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yan drew in a cold breath.
Before beginning Immortal Ascension, he had specifically asked Sun Cu to gather large amounts of information from Treasure Yellow Heaven regarding Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Calamities. Because of that preparation, he recognized them immediately.
Above him loomed the Heavenly Tribulation—Four Flame Cloud Cover Tribulation
Below him was the Earthly Calamity—Melting Ground.
Both were top-tier among tribulations, with terrifying destructive power. Even appeared in the original novel.
His situation was even more dangerous than that of ordinary Gu Immortals.
The Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance Physique naturally attracted far stronger tribulations. Both the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity were several times more powerful than normal, nearly reaching the limit of what such disasters could become.
Lin Yan could only smile bitterly. Fortunately, the environment of the Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit had influenced the tribulations themselves. Both disasters had transformed into pure Flame Path calamities.
That gave him a tremendous advantage. His resistance to flames had already reached an astonishing level, and perhaps the most fortunate thing was that Heaven’s Will had not specifically targeted him.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The Four Flame Cloud Cover Tribulation descended. Layer upon layer of fire clouds pressed down from the sky like burning worlds collapsing one after another. The air ignited, the earth split apart, and even space twisted beneath the terrifying heat.
At the same time, the Melting Ground below erupted. The dark-red abyss churned violently, transforming into a gigantic maw. A terrifying suction force burst forth, locking onto Lin Yan and dragging him downward.
Above, the Heavenly Tribulation descended. Below, the Earthly Calamity surged upward. Heaven and earth converged from both directions, leaving Lin Yan trapped between them.
At the critical moment, Sun Cu finally acted. Without hesitation, he activated the Earth Path Gu formation he had prepared in advance. Hundreds of Gu worms resonated together, causing the earth to tremble violently. Massive red volcanoes rose from the ground one after another, rushing toward the center of the Melting Ground. Thick earth qi spread from their mountain bodies as they rooted themselves firmly in place.
Like giant pillars supporting the heavens, they crashed into the abyss one after another. The terrifying suction force immediately weakened. As more volcanoes descended, the dark-red magma vortex was gradually suppressed and filled. Its violent rotation slowed again and again until it was nearly brought to a halt.
Unfortunately, the Four Flame Cloud Cover Tribulation was far too powerful. As the endless sea of flames descended from above, the hundreds of volcanoes could no longer withstand the heat. Their mountain bodies rapidly softened and collapsed, melting into vast quantities of magma.
In an instant, molten fire surged across the battlefield. Towering waves of lava rose toward the sky and spread in every direction,as though the entire world had turned into a sea of lava.
Sun Cu’s face turned pale as he shouted, "Lin Yan! This isn’t right! The formation was designed specifically to resist Flame Path tribulations—how can it be struggling already?!"