Long Chen's chest was pierced, and black lightning coiled around his flesh. The evil aura was so intense that even Bai Zhantang and other powerful figures felt fear.
It was an unknown power. How could such evil power
exist in the midst of a heavenly tribulation?
Even when Long Chen faced the terrifying black thunder sword, his expression remained calm and unflustered. Bai Shishi's mother finally understood what Long Chen meant by 'familiar with the road.'
"Boom boom boom!"
Long Chen's black long blade was wrapped in thunderous power, fiercely slashing the blade of thunder. Each collision sent out ripples, and the other sharp thunder swords shattered into dust.
Even the supreme rune sword looked so weak before the black sword. The black thunder sword was like thunder from hell—evil and domineering, as if it would not return until Long Chen was killed.
Moreover, every strike carried immense force. Long Chen had to fight with all his might to block each time, and even so, his whole body was cracked by the shock.
Fortunately, the Jianmu Divine Tree inside Long Chen's chaotic space was powerful enough to give him a steady stream of vitality, helping him quickly heal his wounds.
It must be said, the vitality of this Jianmu Divine Tree is incredibly strong; even the wounds of the Heavenly Dao can be instantly healed. Without the Jianmu Divine Tree, even Long Chen's body would have collapsed.
"Boom!"
The void trembled violently. Another black thunder longsword was born from the endless heavenly tribulation. The three black swords surged back and forth in the air, charging toward Long Chen. No matter how hard Long Chen tried, he could not shatter the black thunder sword.
For a moment, everyone's hearts were in suspense. The thunder swords were unbreakable, and in endless tribulations, their power was inexhaustible. But Long Chen was no match. No matter how strong he was, his strength was ultimately limited.
Three black longswords danced as Long Chen's blade surged as he fought fiercely. As for the other thunder blades stabbing Long Chen, as long as they weren't vital points, he had no time to pay attention.
Long Chen devoted almost all his energy to dealing with those three black swords. The swords formed from seventh-grade runes could cut through his skin but posed no fatal threat.
As for the seven-colored sword condensed from top-grade runes, Long Chen needed to be careful not to get hit by its vital points.
As for rune swords below sixth grade, they posed no threat to him. Yet, even so, there were too many seventh-grade and supreme thunder blades, and Long Chen kept getting injured.
If it were someone else, capturing a supreme Heavenly Dao rune would be something they wouldn't even dream of. But now, these terrifying Heavenly Dao runes had become deadly blades, meant to kill Long Chen.
People didn't know whether Long Chen's heavenly tribulation was inherently like this, or if it angered the Heavenly Dao and brought down such terrifying punishment. In any case, they had never seen such a terrifying heavenly tribulation.
Moreover, people only dare to watch such heavenly tribulations and dare not use the Recording Jade to record them. Otherwise, they might be immediately captured by the Heavenly Dao. Even if not caught on the spot, they can still be entangled in karma, and could even affect the fate of entire families, leading to genocide—it's not unheard of.
Such heavenly tribulations cannot even be recorded on paper or pen; if anyone tries them, they will suffer misfortune, meet a bad end, and may even implicate their descendants.
So, some things can only be passed down orally, but as time passes, people no longer believe in these hearsay, so some legends are a blur between truth and falsehood, and no one can tell the difference.
This black lightning seemed to carry a certain taboo, intimidating people and not daring to spread it outside, fearing it might bring terrifying karma.
"Pfft"—
Suddenly, another black light flashed in the void. As Long Chen fiercely fought three black swords, another black sword appeared out of thin air and slashed at Long Chen without warning, giving him no time to dodge. After the strike, Long Chen's body was nearly split in two, blood splattering everywhere, and his lower abdomen nearly hollowed out, looking terrifying.
Bai Shishi, Bai Shishi's mother, and Bai Xiaole's mother covered their cherry lips with both hands, nearly screaming in shock. It was too close—Long Chen was nearly killed in one blow.
"That was close."
Long Chen was slashed by a sword and nearly died. Fortunately, he was prepared and secretly had Lei Ling'er cast a blessed energy on his bones. Black lightning coiled around his bones—the power Lei Ling'er had just absorbed, enough to withstand the lightning's attack. Otherwise, Long Chen would have been dead.
After being seriously injured, Long Chen immediately drew the power of the Jianmu Divine Tree to heal his wounds. His injuries healed in an instant, but his expression changed.
This time, the injury was too severe. After healing, the Jianmu Divine Tree began to show signs of wilting. In other words, Long Chen had drained too much life force to heal, and even the Jianmu Divine Tree could no longer endure it.
If he suffered such injuries a few more times, he would completely exhaust all the life force of the Jianmu Divine Tree, and by then, he would still be doomed.
"This can't go on."
Long Chen felt an unprecedented crisis of death. If this continued, he would die. Although the Jianmu Divine Tree was mysterious, it could not withstand such endless extraction.
"Huo Ling'er, cooperate a bit."
Long Chen shouted sharply. As a black sword flew over, he slashed down, blocking the black sword. At the same time, a black lightning symbol appeared on his left hand as he reached out to grab the sword.
"Rumble!"
As Long Chen grabbed the black sword, the void trembled violently. One arm trembled violently, flesh exploded, and bones were exposed.
Countless black runes swirled across Long Chen's bones, forming chains that firmly bound the black sword to his arm.
When Long Chen grabbed the black sword, a violent will of the Heavenly Dao surged forth, rushing into his sea of consciousness. The surging power threatened to burst his sea of consciousness.
"Buzz."
At that moment, the divine gate within Long Chen's sea of consciousness opened, and the Shenguan Star appeared. The Shenguan Star's divine light shone brilliantly, as if awakened by the black lightning, and the mysterious power flowing into Long Chen's sea of consciousness was absorbed by the Shenguan Star.
At the same time, Long Chen's Wind Mansion, Jade Balance, Siming, Gong Qi, and Nether Gate lit up simultaneously, and on each star, a black lightning symbol appeared.
When that symbol appeared, six stars appeared behind Long Chen, shattering heaven and earth. An unstoppable force erupted, and the countless flying swords in the sky were instantly reduced to dust.
"Snap!"
But the six stars flashed and vanished without a trace, as if nothing had happened. The scene was like an illusion.
The black longsword in Long Chen's hand also slipped out of his grip. Long Chen seemed to sense some changes in his body, yet somehow none at all.
"Lei Ling'er!"
Long Chen shouted, suddenly forming hand seals that formed a vortex in his palms.
"Thunder Summoning Technique!"
With Long Chen's shout, the thunder runes that had exploded across hundreds of thousands of miles were instantly drained by the vortex in his hand. At the core of the vortex, a dragon-shaped pattern grew brighter and brighter.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar rang out—a thunder dragon stretching ten thousand miles between heaven and earth, radiating endless divine might and overlooking eternity. https: