Chapter 7302 Profiting
Chapter 7302 Profiting
When Cang Lu absorbed the black liquid, a violent and sinister aura began to wreak havoc on his body. Even with his current power, he could not contain it; his body began to crack, as if that terrifying power was trying to burst its way out of him.
Long Chen was watching closely. If Cang Lu really couldn’t handle it, he would immediately expel this energy. However, he quickly discovered that although this energy was causing damage to Cang Lu’s body, it wasn’t at the level where it could destroy him instantly. Furthermore, although there were many impurities in this energy, there was also a bit of very potent outsider Grand Dao power. This bit of Grand Dao power was helping him heal his injuries.
That said, his recovery rate didn’t match the damage being caused. If this continued, Cang Lu would eventually fall.
“The biggest problem here is the curse energy...”
Long Chen raised a hand, and a giant, blood-colored “Curse” character appeared above Cang Lu’s head. The curse energy wreaking havoc on his body was instantly drawn out by an irresistible force.
“Old Sixth really is badass!”
Long Chen had been thinking of experimenting a little; he hadn’t expected Green Old Sixth’s Heaven Soul Blood Curse to be able to extract the curse energy so easily. Well, in all fairness, Green Old Sixth was far from the dependable kind, but it was still one of the primal chaos divine items. Its abilities could not be anything short of incredible.
Grand Dao power filled Cang Lu’s body, and devil runes began to appear all over his skin. His aura grew more and more powerful, and he slowly started to radiate the might of a Heavenly Sovereign.
Long Chen sighed inside. He’s technically right in the middle of that half-step Heavenly Sovereign stage. But his aura is much stronger than someone like Lu Chengzhou, who was at the absolute peak. As for combat power, they’re not even remotely comparable. As expected of someone chosen by the Dark Master!
With the curse energy extracted from it, the outsider Grand Dao power allowed Cang Lu’s power to rapidly grow. He was unable to absorb all this power in such a short time, but he was able to store whatever he couldn’t absorb and he could deal with it later.
Long Chen was still shocked by how terrifying this tribulation was. He was only on the edge snacking on it, yet this snack contained such pure Grand Dao power.
Regretfully, he wasn’t Cang Lu, and he couldn’t directly absorb this energy. He was only able to watch from the edge. If he really was drawn into the tribulation, he would be instantly killed, and even the palace master wouldn’t be able to protect him. This tribulation was different from his own tribulations; its power was far too concentrated. It was all focused on the palace master, and no lightning was falling elsewhere.
“Don’t panic. There will be a chance!”
Long Chen had to console Lei Linger, who was antsy to start devouring this lightning. She was longing to charge right into the tribulation. However, Long Chen did not dare to let her do such a thing. Although she was a lightning spirit, this tribulation contained two different wills, and the outsider Grand Dao would definitely want to kill her. She did not have the power to resist; if it locked onto her, she would be instantly killed without even having a chance to return to the primal chaos space.
From the tribulation cloud, lightning began to rain down on the palace master in the form of divine weapons and giant beasts. Every single attack contained such immense power that even Long Chen had goosebumps. This terrifying Grand Dao power was enough to kill him a thousand times over. Now he finally understood why Heavenly Sovereigns were so powerful—it was not that the realm empowered them, but that only the strong ever reached it. Anyone who wasn’t strong enough would definitely die in the tribulation.
Long Chen suddenly thought of Lu Chengzhou. That man really was an idiot. Even if he did manage to borrow someone’s power to break through that final barrier, there was no way he could survive a Heavenly Sovereign’s tribulation.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a giant cauldron appeared. It completely trapped the palace master inside, and countless sealing strips began to wrap around it.
Long Chen tried to take a better look at those sealing strips, but to his shock, the runes inscribed on them actually made him dizzy. Just looking at them made him feel like his body and soul were trapped. And he was nowhere near the cauldron; what kind of force was the palace master experiencing, since he was actually trapped inside it?
Suddenly, the palace master’s roar echoed, and even the heavenly thunder was silenced for a moment.
“Dragon Heaven Breaker!”
It was like the roar of a heavenly god. Dragon qi erupted, and the sealing strips began to tear. With a final explosive sound, the cauldron and the sealing strips were blown apart; lightning runes exploded like fireworks.
“This is our chance!” shouted Long Chen.
A mass of lightning happened to be flying towards them. However, as it got closer, he realized that it was still too far. Lei Linger was about to fly out anyway, but Long Chen stopped her.
“We can only be conservative here. If we move around too much, we might be sensed by the tribulation, and then we’ll be drawn into it!”
This was a Heavenly Sovereign’s tribulation. Even Long Chen didn’t dare to run around randomly.
Actually, when he had Cang Lu absorb the dark liquid, it was also a test of this hypothesis. If it hadn’t worked, he would have lost a puppet; a precious one, certainly, but ultimately just a puppet. With this test, he was now sure that as long as he didn’t move around, this tribulation would view him much like a normal rock. If it just so happened that any energy flew towards him and vanished, that also wouldn’t raise any notice. But if he were to move about, he would become a living being in the eyes of the tribulation and he might be sucked into it. Then he would be doomed, and he might even implicate the palace master.
Lei Linger was a bit unwilling, but all she could do was endure.
The palace master’s tribulation was very simple; there was nothing flashy. The lightning kept striking, and each strike was more powerful than the last. At the same time, with each strike he survived, he was also becoming a little more powerful.
Long Chen could vaguely see Grand Dao runes appeared on the palace master’s scales. They were automatically absorbing energy with every blow.
It was a good thing that the palace master hadn’t held back at the start. By directly destroying the lightning, he managed to absorb the Grand Dao power to strengthen himself. If he started off one step behind, he would only end up falling more and more behind.
Of course, taking the initiative to fight against the heavens was easier said than done. It required having no hesitation or doubt whatsoever.
BOOM!
Just then, another explosion occurred. Long Chen and Lei Linger cheered as they watched a cluster of lightning finally make its way straight toward them.
Lei Linger couldn’t wait any longer. She transformed into a massive lightning dragon and swallowed the mass of lightning.