With a slight shift of her feet, Zi Linling dodged the wind blades aimed at vital areas, bracing herself to meet them head-on.
"Pfft!"
She spat out another mouthful of blood. Her footing faltered, and her body was swept into the place where the five elements’ hurricane had merged.
Huh?
Zi Linling was utterly surprised.
The energy here was remarkably balanced, with no trace of turbulence.
The five elements’ energy flowed and transformed in a peculiar trajectory, mending Zi Linling's wounds.
"Lin'er!"
Ye Lingyuan's anxious and furious roar echoed in Zi Linling's ears.
"Ye Lingyuan, I'm fine, don't worry!" Zi Linling shouted back.
Ye Lingyuan, who had just rushed to the edge of the heavenly tribulation, finally felt his heart settle upon hearing Zi Linling's voice.
He carefully sensed Zi Linling's aura and found it gradually stabilizing, causing him to halt his advance.
He gazed anxiously at the five elements’ hurricane, keenly observing the changes in Zi Linling's aura.
Meanwhile, the onlookers outside, jolted by Ye Lingyuan's roar, recovered from their shock at the five elements’ tribulation lightning.
"Heavens! What kind of heavenly tribulation is this? It's so terrifying!"
"I wonder how Miss Zi is doing? Could she have already..."
"Nonsense! Didn't you see Lord Mingyuan stop halfway?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're an idiot! If Miss Zi were in trouble, Lord Mingyuan would have charged straight in. Would he be standing there calmly?"
"Also, if Miss Zi had already... wouldn't the tribulation lightning have dissipated by now?"
"Right, right, right! I was being foolish. Miss Zi is a miracle herself, she definitely won't be harmed!"
"..."
Zi Linling closed her eyes, carefully sensing the transformations within the five elements.
Gold, blue, green, red, and yellow continuously mingled and transformed, forming a colorful ribbon.
Gradually, Zi Linling's body was also suffused with the colors of the five elements.
After a few moments, five dazzling beams of colored light shot out from Zi Linling's body, piercing the five elements’ hurricane.
"Look quickly, what is that!"
"Gold, blue, green, red, yellow... is this... the Light of the Five Elements?!"
"The Light of the Five Elements? Why is it so radiant? Could it be..."
"Don't look at me, I don't know either. In a world of monstrous lives, I can't comprehend it!"
"A miracle! Indeed, she is a miracle!"
"..."
The light emanating from Zi Linling's body grew deeper in color, soon overpowering the five elements’ hurricane.
At that moment, the nascent time within her body trembled slightly.
The Five Elements Space, hidden deep within the nascent world, suddenly surged from Zi Linling's dantian and, in the blink of an eye, enveloped the hurricane formed by the five elements’ tribulation lightning.
Then, concealed by the light of the five elements within Zi Linling's body, it swiftly retreated back into the nascent world.
The tribulation lightning in the sky roared in unwilling protest and quickly dissipated.
As the tribulation lightning dispersed, sunlight streamed down, and a blessing of light descended from the heavens.
Zi Linling, supported by the light of the five elements, bathed in the purifying light, her cultivation rapidly ascending.
Soon, the barrier of the Great God Realm was broken, and various laws appeared around her, eagerly surging into her body.
A pressure comparable to that of a Divine King Realm emanated from her, causing the onlookers to palpitate.
"Great God Realm? Is this truly the Great God Realm?"
"This pressure... a Divine King Realm is no more than this!"
"She has only just broken through to the Great God Realm, yet she feels more powerful than me, a peak Great God Realm cultivator!"
"Monstrous! Monstrous! This is too monstrous!"
"Alas! I envy! I am jealous! But I can't bring myself to hate her. Fine! I'm going back to cultivate!"
"Yes! Witnessing this epoch-making heavenly tribulation has given me much insight. I shall enter seclusion!"
"In the world of monsters, one can only rely on strength as the ultimate principle! Cultivate, cultivate!"
"..."
Soon, most of the onlookers had departed.
Zi Linling never imagined that her tribulation would ignite a cultivation wave across the Heavenly Gift Continent, accumulating great strength for the impending world-ending calamity.
High in the nine heavens, an old man with a gray beard stroked his beard and chuckled, watching Zi Linling enveloped in the light of blessings and the five elements. "Old woman, at this rate, the Goddess will soon be able to resume her position, and we can return to Tianlan!"
Beside him, an old woman carrying a flower basket nodded in agreement. "Indeed! The day we return to Tianlan is not far off! Old man, I crave the Pan Tao peaches from Kunlun!"
It turned out that these two were Zi Linling's protectors, Mr. Zhi Jue and Grandma Huahua, who had previously appeared on the Nine Absolute Peaks of Soul Severing Cliff.
Mr. Zhi Jue chuckled, "I also miss the Nine Heavens Jade Nectar from Kunlun!"
"Let's go! Since the Goddess has reached the Great God Realm, our plans must also accelerate!" Grandma Huahua said, sniffing the flowers in her basket.
"Alright!"
Mr. Zhi Jue nodded, and the two figures instantly vanished from their spot.
A moment later, the light of blessings dissipated, and the light of the five elements receded back into Zi Linling's body. She slowly opened her eyes.
"Lin'er!"
A gentle and magnetic voice rang out.
Zi Linling's vision blurred as she was embraced in a figure's arms.
The man's scent wafted towards her, and his cool lips pressed against her cherry lips, greedily tasting her.
Flower petals drifted down from the sky.
The two embraced tightly, slowly descending from the sky, like divine beings descending to the mortal realm.
"Beautiful!"
"So beautiful!"
"Too beautiful!"
Shangguan Yulin, standing at a distance, closed his feather fan and exclaimed.
"When gold winds meet jade dews, they surpass the mundane world in their splendor!" Scholar Rong Guang also praised sincerely.
In a hidden spot, Shen Liuxing, wearing a mask, watched the breathtakingly beautiful scene before him, his jealousy bordering on madness.
"Ye... Ling... Yuan!"
He gritted his teeth, wishing he could shatter those three words into dust.
In another concealed location, Zi Yuling watched the two figures locked in an intimate embrace, clenching her small fists tightly.
She seemed oblivious as her sharp fingernails dug into her palm.
She ground her molars, muttering, "Zi... Lin... Ling! You'd better wait!"
Su Lie and Xuanyuan Zhe shook their heads with a smile and turned back towards Central City.
Then, not far from where they had stood, a figure slowly emerged.
Feng Ruyi watched the two stunning figures and said fiercely, "Zi Linling! Mingyuan! This president will soon send you to meet the King of Hell!"
The once desolate mountain had been leveled by the heavenly tribulation.
On the scorched, flat ground, Ye Lingyuan gazed lovingly at the woman before him and said tenderly, "Lin'er, you are so beautiful!"