Chapter 260: Chapter 259 Liu Ruming Attains the Golden Core (First Update, Please Subscribe)
Three more demon beasts charged at him, their speed swift and fierce.
Lu Xuanji wielded the Li Fire Sword, Elemental Magnetic Celestial Saber, Pure Yang True Flame, Celestial Wood Technique, Heaven Mending Cauldron, Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, and other techniques to counter-attack, launching various killing moves.
Soon, he managed to kill these three demon beasts, but the wounds on his body were worsening.
He had various methods to heal his injuries, but they required time to recover. In the midst of intense battle, there simply wasn’t any time to recover.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The battle raged on, and the slaughter continued.
In the intense fight, some demon beasts were slain, bleeding on the spot; some Human Race cultivators were killed, their bodies collapsing to the ground. All over the battlefield, there were shattered bodies, scattered blood, and broken weapons,
Life at this moment seemed exceptionally cheap.
The cultivators participating here were at least Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and there were many Purple Mansion Cultivators as well. Regardless of whether they were from the Human Race or the Demon Race, they were considered middle to upper class.
Yet at this moment, they were all dying one after another.
Cough, cough, cough!
Having killed countless enemies, Lu Xuanji coughed, blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Looking around, the once dense formations were now scattered and sparse.
The Demon Race’s ranks began to scatter and move toward defeat.
Gradually, they started retreating.
The Human Race cultivators shouted, pursuing and killing them.
Although the Demon Race far outnumbered the Human Race cultivators, they were far inferior in terms of battle array training and team cohesion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, the confrontation in the sky also reached its conclusion!
Crack!
With the simultaneous strike of four Treasure Swords, the Power of the Four Symbols combined into an unrivaled brilliance, engulfing everything. The Taiyang Flame was extinguishing, and the imitation Chaos Bell was shattering.
A Golden Crow’s hundred-meter-sized body appeared, blood spilled into the void, its aura completely dissipated.
Liu Ruming’s figure also emerged; her battle armor was damaged in several places, scorched in parts. The once-bright armor turned dim, yet her eyes shone like stars, her Essence, Qi, and Spirit rising, seemingly reaching their peak.
In the unseen realms, the tribulation had mostly dissipated.
The Life Tribulation had been passed!
In this battle against the Golden Crow Demon Flame Monarch, although she was gravely injured, Liu Ruming had also seized the opportunity to overcome her Life Tribulation.
"You killed my brother; I shall devour you to avenge him!"
The void shimmered as a massive Kunpeng appeared, its gigantic mouth opening to swallow Liu Ruming.
At this moment, it was precisely when Liu Ruming’s Destiny had reached its peak, yet her combat power had declined to its weakest point.
Swish!
At that instant, Liu Ruming laughed, "This is what I’ve been waiting for!"
With a wave of her hand, she unfurled an Array Map, with clouds constantly shifting atop it, fairies dancing, divine generals striking poses, a divine dragon roaming, the sun evolving; various anomalies continued endlessly, perpetually.
As the Array Map operated, the formation continuously expanded and transformed, instantly capturing the ten-mile radius and trapping the Kunpeng within it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At that moment, the Array Map trembled violently, resonating with a buzzing sound. Inside, it seemed as if a monstrous beast of destruction was brewing, tearing incessantly, as if trying to break through the Array Map and escape.
Though the Array Map was formidable, it was inadequate to trap a Kunpeng Great Demon on the verge of attaining the Golden Core.
"The Celestial Tribulation appears; attain the Golden Core!"
Liu Ruming laughed, her aura exploded, summoning the Celestial Tribulation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the sky above, disaster clouds churned, countless thunderclouds converged into a dark, oppressive mass, forming over a hundred-mile radius.
Suddenly, the surrounding demon beasts fled in all directions to avoid being implicated by the Celestial Tribulation.
Lu Xuanji activated his Earth Escape Golden Light, disappearing into the distance, retreating hundreds of miles away; other Human Race cultivators also scattered away, their expressions filled with fear.
The Celestial Tribulation continued to gather, seemingly sensing the aura of the Kunpeng Demon Monarch, intensifying the Celestial Tribulation beyond its original magnitude.
Crack!
At that moment, the first Celestial Tribulation condensed, transforming into a silver thunderbolt, crashing down.
Liu Ruming waved her hand, unfolding the Four Symbols Map, allowing the silver thunderbolt to be absorbed within, striking downward.
"Shameless Human Race, using me as a shield against the tribulation!"
From within the Array Map, a frenzied voice was heard.
Yet Liu Ruming remained unfazed. Attempting to ambush her had its price.
The first Celestial Tribulation descended, blocked by the Kunpeng Demon Monarch.
The second Celestial Tribulation was similarly blocked.
The third, the fourth, and the fifth followed...
By the fifth, the Kunpeng Demon Monarch was struck to ashes by the Celestial Tribulation.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sixth Celestial Tribulation struck down, and Liu Ruming smiled, a hint of composure and ease on her face.
With the Kunpeng Demon Monarch shielding her from the tribulation, she gained thirty breaths of time. Using this moment, she consumed an elixir, refining its medicinal power, her injuries healing rapidly, and her True Essence restored to over eighty percent.
Though the Celestial Tribulation was formidable, it was not life-threatening to her.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sixth Celestial Tribulation descended, calmly broken.
The seventh Celestial Tribulation, broken.
The eighth Celestial Tribulation, broken;
The ninth Celestial Tribulation, broken.
When all faded away, Liu Ruming had successfully crossed the tribulation.
Executing a cultivation technique, her body transformed into a black hole, frantically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi. The Spiritual Qi within a hundred-mile radius surged in, forming waves that continuously entered her body.
Her injuries healed quickly, her aura constantly rising, stabilizing her aura, reinforcing her foundation continuously.
A Golden Core Great Cultivator was born.
Flowers bloom and wither, families rise and fall, yet the obsession with immortality remains unchanged.
A Golden Core Great Cultivator, with a lifespan of a thousand years, sits watching the tides rise and fall, observing the birth and destruction of the world’s myriad things. On average, it takes a billion humans to produce such a giant.
Such an existence can guard a region, suppress a race’s Destiny, serve as the pillar of a sect’s Destiny, wielding immeasurable influence and creation.
Liu Ruming transformed into a stream of light and vanished, intending to retreat and comprehend.
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Cough, cough!
On the battlefield, this was a small-scale confrontation.
The Golden Crow and Kunpeng lineages of the Demon Race suffered a crushing defeat; although the Human Race cultivators won, they also lost eight Purple Mansion Cultivators, and more than seventy Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
After the battle, Human Race cultivators cleared the battlefield, collecting treasures and organizing their gains.
Cough, cough, cough!
Coughing once, Lu Xuanji also transformed into a stream of light, advancing five hundred miles, returning to Purple Sun Mountain to begin a secluded practice.
Though the life-and-death battles were extremely dangerous, they were also refining like fire for true gold.
In life and death, true gold and false gold were clear at a glance.
Through the battle, Lu Xuanji’s cultivation didn’t increase, but his battle experience, combat techniques, and mental realm were greatly enhanced, as if experiencing a metamorphosis of life. I am still me, but also not the same me.
Not only that, but the Tribulation Qi on his body dissipated by more than half, and his Destiny greatly improved.
"It turns out, whether Human Race or Demon Race, both need to use beast tides to wear down their Tribulation Qi and resolve their tribulations!"
Lu Xuanji pondered.
Vaguely, he glimpsed the true nature of the beast tide.
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PS: Writing in progress, there will be four updates today, this is the first.