Originally, those possessed ancient demon beasts only thought about killing Long Chen, but the Heavenly Dao gave them the obsession to kill Long Chen.
Moreover, they had just been killed, and their souls were captured by the Heavenly Dao, allowing them to temporarily retain intact consciousness.
They wanted to kill Long Chen, but the powerful members of the beast clan wanted to kill them, seizing their thunder power and blood essence. This completely enraged them, and these ancient beasts began to attack without regard for kin. Anyone who dared to stop them from killing Long Chen would be met with their full assault.
For a moment, the scene was extremely chaotic. Everyone went mad competing for the power of thunder and essence blood, because with each time they absorbed the power of an ancient demon beast, their own strength increased. Such a terrifying opportunity to improve might only come once in a lifetime, so naturally, they couldn't let it slip by.
Long Chen wielded the Minghong Blade, his divine ring spinning, the sea of stars trembling, and endless blood energy ignited. Countless strange patterns appeared on the blade, all of which were runes absorbed from the ancient beasts' bodies. After he absorbed them, they all transferred to its body.
"Boom boom boom... Endless
power surged within the Minghong Blade, as if descending into a state of madness. The aura of this slaughter weapon grew increasingly terrifying, like a demon lord sealed for billions of years. If it broke free and slashed down, an ancient ferocious beast would inevitably be slain.
Long Chen himself was shocked. He had absorbed the essence blood of ancient beasts, yet the benefits Minghong Blade gained were even greater than his own.
The runes he absorbed could not be imprinted into his blood, because no matter how much essence blood Long Chen absorbed, the golden dragon blood was less than a thousandth of all essence blood. Yet dragon blood still dominated, like an army commander, irresistible. Those runes were forced out of his body and entered the Minghong Blade.
Minghong Blade not only did not reject these runes, but accepted them all. The blade was covered with countless intricate patterns—fragments of ancient demon beast clan's legacy runes. Absorbing these runes caused a shocking transformation, making its killing aura increasingly intense.
The Minghong Blade grew stronger and stronger, while Long Chen frantically absorbed the power of thunder and essence blood. Originally, Long Chen was fighting alone, but now countless people had joined.
Although these minions weren't powerful individually, their sheer numbers made them form a massive team. Under the control of Dragon Blood, this massive force formed a terrifying force—so powerful that even Long Chen himself was shocked.
Moreover, as time went on, the team kept expanding and growing stronger. Gradually, Long Chen began to feel pain in his body, and he started to find it hard to control such a team, because these teams were disobedient. The stronger they were, the harder it was to control them.
"Lei Ling'er, spare some strength to help me." Long Chen had no choice but to seek help from Lei Ling'er.
Lei Ling'er responded, channeling the power of thunder into Long Chen's bloodline, helping him restrain the essence blood and erase their own attached will. This way, the willpower of these essence blood to rebel would not be so strong.
The battle continued, Long Chen slashed one by one, and the ancient beasts that lunged at him were all slaughtered.
In the distance, Kuntu flapped his wings, tearing through heaven and earth. The ancient demon beasts were shattered in large numbers, killing them at a speed no slower than Long Chen's. Likewise, his aura grew stronger and more terrifying, making it seem easier and easier to kill those ancient demon beasts.
Meanwhile, the Ghost-Eyed Giants, beast cultivators, and other prodigies were all unleashing full firepower, frantically slaughtering ancient beasts. This was a true battlefield of survival of the fittest.
The strong slay ancient beasts and grow ever stronger, while the weak know that killing them brings endless benefits, but due to insufficient combat power, they can only endure until they are slain by the beasts.
Of tens of thousands of supreme-level prodigies, only a little over three thousand remained. There was a huge gap in strength among the supreme-level experts. The remaining people were all true experts. As they swept through the frenzied assault, the once endless primordial demon beasts gradually saw the end of their ranks, indicating a sharp decline in primordial beasts.
"Boss, this tribulation will probably only be two waves. Should we strike first and take out Kuntu?" Jiang Lei looked at the dimming tribulation clouds above the ninth heaven and sent a voice transmission to Long Chen.
Jiang Lei had been standing close behind Long Chen, so the two of them had a mutual support. He had no idea how many ancient demon beasts he had slain, and because he was close to Long Chen, after some of the beasts Long Chen killed exploded, many of the scattered thunder runes were swallowed by him.
Now, every inch of his skin was covered with thunder symbols. His body had been tempered to a level unimaginable even himself. He was even confident he could take on a domain artifact alone. He felt unprecedented strength and gained unprecedented confidence.
Now that the tribulation clouds above the heavens had dimmed and showed signs of gradually fading, Jiang Lei immediately realized that after the tribulation passed, the beast clans would inevitably besiege him. It was better to strike first while the tribulation was still over to avoid facing the Divine Venerable-level experts on the outskirts when he arrived.
"The heavenly tribulation can't be in two waves. This doesn't follow the laws of the Heavenly Dao. Although the laws here are different and the location is strange, and the tribulation has changed, based on my experience, there should still be another wave. Don't be careless—conserve your strength." Long Chen said in a deep voice. He never watched the changes in tribulation clouds during tribulation; he only trusted his intuition.
"Another wave?"
Jiang Lei was startled. If there really was another wave, it would definitely be even stronger. Now, many of them had already started giving it their all. If the next wave arrived, wouldn't they be wiped out?
"Rumble rumble...
Many seemed to share Jiang Lei's thoughts, thinking that this tribulation would only last two waves. Seeing that there weren't many ancient demon beasts left, they were even using all their strength to suck and fight for more benefits before the tribulation ended.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, the void darkened, and a massive figure charged at Long Chen. Everyone was shocked—it was none other than Kuntu.
"Long Chen, time is up. You can endure it now!"
With a sharp shout, the phenomenon behind Kuntu burst open, and the Giant Kun, covering the sky, reappeared. The moment the giant Kun appeared, the ancient demon beasts around him exploded with a thunderous explosion, crushed by Kuntu's aura.
"What?"
For a moment, whether it was the beast clan or other clans' strong warriors, all wore expressions of terror. Kun Tu had crushed the ancient beast with just his vision. The heavenly tribulation wasn't over yet, yet his aura had surged more than tenfold compared to before. Such a rate of advancement was terrifying.
Long Chen was also startled. Kuntu's aura was completely different from before. No wonder the dragon clan experts said he would die at Kuntu's hands. Fortunately, he had now gained tremendous improvement; otherwise, he really wouldn't be a match for him. If it were a normal tribulation, the benefits he could gain would be far too small.
"Is it about time?" No, no, no, it's still quite a bit short. If you think the heavenly tribulation ends like this, then you're too naive. Long Chen shook his head and said.
At that moment, the tribulation clouds above the Nine Heavens slowly disappeared, and thousands of ancient demonic beasts remained in the world, all of which had been wiped out.
But what shocked everyone was that the ancient beasts had finally been wiped out, yet they had not advanced to the Immortal King realm.
"Buzz"
At that moment, the blood sea water rapidly descended, and the boundless sea of blood vanished in a single breath, revealing the parched seabed.
"Rumble rumble... The
earth trembled. People saw endless lightning flashing above the seabed. Immediately, the seabed cracked, and pillars of thunder shot up into the sky, turning the entire world into a prison of thunder.
"Buzz"
< b187> The seabed split open, and figures wrapped in thunder slowly flew out from underground. As soon as these figures appeared, Long Chen's pupils contracted to pinpoint points:
"This final heavenly tribulation is the Nine-Star heir."