Chapter 738: Chapter 163 Rebuilding Bones, Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation [2]_2
Now, after several transformations, each of the Twelve Beast Soul Seals of the Twelve Souls Sword contains ancient Bloodline Power, and the true Tao of form and meaning has already taken root in Zhou Yan’s heart. Once he re-cultivates his physical body, the Twelve Beast Sword Soul will become a truly invincible technique.
Zhou Yan was greatly looking forward to this. With the Eight Great Sword Forms and the Twelve Beast Sword Soul Avatars, once he made his move, having thirteen of himself join the fight, he probably wouldn’t be worse off than that ‘Legus’.
However, Zhou Yan knew that the road ahead was still very long. For now, he needed to take advantage of the Soul Slash Technique to reap the benefits at hand, which was the true way.
A fleeting thought crossed Zhou Yan’s mind, then he immediately concentrated and held his breath, conjuring the Soul Sword. In the shocked gaze of Xiao Fei, he slashed the sword towards his own soul.
The sensation of having one’s soul slashed and torn into millions of fragments was indeed torturous and extremely uncomfortable. Yet, Soul Slash was indeed a way of refining the soul, an extreme path, highly useful when necessary.
At this moment, with Xiao Fei by his side as a guardian, he dared to do so. Otherwise, being targeted by an enemy during the process of Soul Slash could lead to a dire outcome.
“Putt—”
Zhou Yan’s soul split into two, and the intense stimulation made his soul tremble. However, Zhou Yan immediately practiced the full volume of the Nirvana Scripture and its profound meaning of Nirvana, gradually entering meditation and slowly healing the trauma on his soul.
After quite some time, the slashed soul gradually became whole, while Zhou Yan’s own soul slowly regained its spirituality, forming the Sovereign’s main body.
Then, Zhou Yan continued to secretly cultivate, using the Nirvana Rebirth Technique, the Undying Rebirth Technique, and a great deal of energy derived from the Tai Chu Rune, to temper his soul.
This process lasted for quite some time.
When his soul was filled with a certain aura of the Tai Chu Rune, Zhou Yan concentrated and analyzed for a moment and felt that he could relax a bit for now.
With that thought, the Sovereign’s soul body of Zhou Yan stood up. His soul once again took on a physical form and, looking at his other soul part, a slightly satisfied expression appeared in his eyes.
“Doesn’t it hurt? How come… I don’t see you suffering much? Or did you find a way to perform Soul Slash without pain?”
Xiao Fei was very surprised, seemingly as if it was completely abnormal for Zhou Yan not to scream in pain.
“Painful? Not painful at all, actually quite enjoyable. After I go through the Heavenly Tribulation, I’ll teach you. You’ll understand it’s very comfortable. And besides, this kind of comfort just doesn’t stop.”
Zhou Yan said with a smile.
Xiao Fei, looking at Zhou Yan’s smile, somehow felt he was up to no good, but trusting him as the Palace Master, she did not overthink it and nodded gratefully, softly saying, “You’re really willing to teach me? Well, thank you so much. You’re so nice to me.”
“We are sisters, after all. If I’m not nice to you, who will I be nice to?”
Zhou Yan chirped merrily and then reached out to take Xiao Fei’s hand, caressing it twice in his palm.
Xiao Fei’s face slightly blushed, an unusual feeling arose in her heart, like the fluttering of a deer, yet she had no experience in this regard and assumed it was just an encouraging or similar gesture between sisters, so she did not take it to heart. Instead, she proactively placed her other hand on Zhou Yan’s hand, saying, “Um, you go through your Tribulation then, I’ll watch over you. Right, separate your avatar from your main body, or else both will be killed by a single Heavenly Punishment. Also, it’s best to shield the aura of your main body, deceive the heavens and cross the sea.”
Xiao Fei said gently.
Her attitude towards Zhou Yan was indeed like that of sisters.
Zhou Yan felt a bit strange in his heart, gradually realizing that Xiao Fei was genuinely a bit naturally silly and cute, not pretending. At the same time, her self-protection seemed a bit strong, but she was somewhat slow in reacting to her own sister.
This girl was truly endearing yet also exasperating.
“I know, be careful too. Of course, you can watch the process of my undergoing the Tribulation, and later on, you can refer to my tribulation experience when you learn these techniques. I’m pretty awesome.”
Zhou Yan confidently said.
“Don’t boast. Guanghua, who was much stronger than you, got killed in one strike, and you probably couldn’t take even half a strike. You think just one Heavenly Tribulation is enough? Nine Heavenly Tribulations make one cycle, and there are nine cycles continuously! In total, there are eighty-one Heavenly Punishments that make up one Nine Nine Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation. The first cycle of a single Tribulation alone is enough to kill the Supreme! The Palace Master said he didn’t expect you to withstand many, it’s just meant to practice the Soul Slash Path.
You send your avatar to be killed by the Heavenly Punishment, slash another after the main body recovers the Primordial Energy, and keep sending your avatar like this for the first two months of three, and in the last month, go find the Ice Soul Stone, then it won’t delay things. The Palace Master said, sharpening doesn’t hinder chopping wood.”
Xiao Fei rolled her eyes at Zhou Yan, explaining.
Zhou Yan immediately knew that this would be a torturous process.
However, Zhou Yan also deeply understood the principle, “A sharp sword is forged by grinding, and plum blossom fragrance comes from the bitter cold,” so even though he knew this process was inhumane, he realized that to achieve greatness, he had to endure hardship.
Perhaps not enduring such hardship wouldn’t necessarily reduce future achievements, but having endured it, his future achievements would certainly be greater.
Effort does not always guarantee reward, but without effort, there will definitely be no reward.
“I understand, however, perhaps this Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation is not as difficult as imagined!”
Zhou Yan talked to himself, no longer paying attention to Xiao Fei, instead he looked up at the Void.
This was a land of extreme cold glaciers. Zhou Yan, recalling the Condensing Method of the Extreme Cold Sword Body taught by the Holy Daughter, subconsciously began to condense the rudiments of the Extreme Cold Sword Body here with his Soul. Simultaneously, the special ability of the Thunderflame Sword Body—the technique to Refine Thunder—also manifested.
Moreover, Zhou Yan’s Void Sword Body and Devouring Sword Body were all activated, displaying the soul state of the Sword Void Nine Transformations Peak. Then, Zhou Yan, using the Soul-Controlling Sword Body, took direct control of his soul and summoned the Heavenly Tribulation.
The Tai Chu Heavenly Tribulation suddenly condensed with a loud boom, and the Heaven and Earth went dark.
Xiao Fei, seeing this scene, was shocked. Her beautiful eyes filled with terror as she watched fearfully, her delicate body trembling.
But in the instant of darkness, the Fury of the Heavenly Tribulation instantly gathered, forming a huge chaotic figure of dazzling, multicolored light.
Within this Chaos, there was not a woman in the Flowing Light Battle Armor, but a terrifying man with a gigantic physique, muscles like steel forge, resembling a massive mountain.
This man was extremely terrifying, with vital energy that could overshadow the sun and suppress the Universe, holding a Giant Axe that flickered with an icy, soul-shattering Thunder aura. His body was covered only with dark, scale-like fragments of Combat Armor at certain concealed parts, with the rest being bulging, explosive muscles.
At this moment, just as the man appeared, the axe in his hand immediately shimmered with a blinding purple Thunder Light, and at the same time, the man’s eyes, as large as bronze bells, stared at Zhou Yan.
“Pan… Pan Emperor’s Heaven Creation Tribulation… Tai Chu’s Beginning Tribulation? How, how could it be this kind of… this kind of Heavenly Tribulation?”
Xiao Fei exclaimed in horror.
…
“Pfft—”
The Chaos Anomaly split apart, and the Heaven and Earth were cleaved in two with a loud crack, Zhou Yan’s Soul Split was axed into two parts.
But Zhou Yan did not die; his two divided selves activated the Devouring Sword Body, a large amount of Extreme Cold Energy converged, and both Soul Splits immediately revived.
“Pfft—”
Another axe cleaved out, and the Zhou Yan split into two soul selves let out a scream. Without enough time to devour the Thunder, nor to merge into the Void, let alone absorb the Extreme Cold Qi, both Soul Splits instantaneously disintegrated.
Zhou Yan tried his best to endure one strike, but unfortunately, he died outright from the second.
At this moment, the Heavenly Tribulation also instantaneously receded, and the Heaven and Earth returned to their original state.
“Pfft—”
Zhou Yan’s core soul, as if heavily injured, spat out a mouthful of Soul Blood, immediately becoming extremely weak.
“You you you you. . . —”
Zhou Yan was like this, but Xiao Fei, by his side, widened her eyes, her face displaying extreme shock, stared at Zhou Yan as if seeing a ghost. Her slender fingers pointed at Zhou Yan, trembling violently.
She was so shivering, excited, and frightened that she could not speak.
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