Chapter 713 - 707 Bathing Fire Rebirth Divine Bird Crow
Dark clouds loomed overhead in the sky, with countless bolts of lightning spreading through the cloud layer, resembling divine dragons baring their teeth and claws.
With the roaring explosions, bolts of lightning hundreds of meters long struck down from the sky, targeting the fiercely-breathing Triple-Headed Hellhound below!
The Triple-Headed Hellhound roared from its three mouths simultaneously, unleashing powerful spells to shatter the lightning, then swallowed the broken lightning into its stomach.
It primarily practiced the Devouring Principle and supplemented it with the Power of Death. Having grown up in the Death Kingdom and feeding on undead since its youth, it was not only ferocious but also highly resistant to negative energies.
Moreover, having acquired the Heavenly Dog Bloodline, it found the cultivation of the Heavenly Dog Clan’s “Swallowing Sun Divine Skill” and “Moon Devouring Technique” much smoother than before—and had even gained some bloodline inheritance, showing signs of merging these two divine skills into one. It even gained some understanding of the clan’s fundamental divine skill, “Devouring Sun and Moon Black Sky Divine Skill.”
Of course, with its limited bloodline, it was far from restoring the “Devouring Sun and Moon Black Sky Divine Skill”—the foundation technique of the Heavenly Dog Clan, protected by prohibitions set by great powers of the clan in the Immortal Realm or higher, inaccessible to those without a pure bloodline.
Yet, even so, this was a tremendous opportunity for the Hellhound. Although it lacked a complete “Devouring Sun and Moon Black Sky Divine Skill,” it had integrated the legacies of its own species and the Heavenly Dog techniques, showing signs of carving out its own path.
As the Heavenly Tribulation grew stronger, the Hellhound inevitably sustained injuries.
After all, the tribulation was not merely a test but also carried a violent destructive force. Its forceful devouring of Tribulation Thunder, while it could gain more power, inevitably led to internal injuries from the brutal lightning strikes.
Fortunately, its accumulated strength was substantial, and under Qin Feng’s command, it was one of the strongest in direct combat, constantly refining the vitality in the lightning it devoured to heal its wounds and gradually reaching a balance that allowed it to persevere.
Originally, the Hellhound’s way to advance did not require crossing tribulation. Had it advanced directly in worlds beyond Biluo, it wouldn’t have suffered this agony. However, Qin Feng wanted it to advance further, and it had also refined the Heavenly Dog Clan’s techniques significantly, prompting it to willingly trigger the Heavenly Tribulation!
Amongst the deafening thunderclaps, the Heavenly Tribulation finally drew to a close!
With the last thick, dragon-like massive bolt of lightning striking down, although it struck the Hellhound from the sky to the ground, it ultimately enabled it to survive this tribulation!
“It’s over!”
Some grew curious, “Quick, go and find out, which Supreme Elder’s Spiritual Beast is this? It’s so formidable!”
Some disciples’ eyes sparkled, “Is this the legendary Triple-Headed Hellhound? It seems somewhat different from the Demon Beast depicted in the demon beast album obtained from the Otherworld by the Sect!”
A fellow disciple laughed beside them, “Who cares about the appearance as long as it’s powerful!
I’ve decided, I’ll go to the Foreign Affairs Hall later to apply for a journey to the Otherworld and see if I can capture a Triple-Headed Hellhound!”
“Are you serious?”
Another disciple scoffed, “Stop joking. The weakest Triple-Headed Hellhounds are level nine demon beasts. With your cultivation, you’re more likely to get chewed to bones than catch one!”
“Ignorant! Who says we have to target adult Triple-Headed Hellhounds? Can’t I aim for the young ones? If I can’t beat the big ones, I can always sneak up on the small ones without any issue, right?”
“…”
Just when everyone thought the Heavenly Tribulation had ended, and even some Elders started to rise into the air planning to get closer and observe the Hellhound to see which Immortal’s Spiritual Beast it was.
But just as they left the palace’s prohibitions and flew no more than a hundred meters, a sudden scream was heard, and they transformed into streaks of light, swiftly flying back.
“What happened?”
The Elders, who had duties and hadn’t left, asked in surprise!
“Heavens…Heavenly Tribulation!”
An Elder pointed towards the sky.
“Wasn’t it already over? Why did it scare you guys like this?”
Someone laughed, “Don’t worry, the will of the Heavenly Dao has dissipated; even if you release your aura, it won’t lock onto you… Huh?”
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned his head to look outside.
The tribulation clouds that should have dispersed not only did not vanish, but instead became even denser; the world around grew dimmer as well.
Moreover, the oppressive aura that had previously disappeared now re-emerged, feeling as though it had never left.
“What’s going on? Could it be that the Heavenly Tribulation hasn’t ended?”
“It shouldn’t be. According to the intensity of the four-nine Heavenly Tribulation, that three-headed Hellhound should have already withstood all the Heavenly Thunder, and although its aura is somewhat peculiar, it indeed belongs to a divine class. Why haven’t the tribulation clouds dissipated and why is there still lightning?”
In another palace, Elder Chu, having witnessed the Hellhound successfully cross the tribulation—though this three-headed giant dog had a fierce aura—believed his Five-Colored Divine Bull was incomparable to any ordinary spiritual beast!
Elder Chu, confident in the formidable strength of his own Divine Bull, maintained a pride exclusive to him. After glancing at the Hellhound, which quickly left after crossing the tribulation, he slightly lifted his chin and turned to sit back.
However, before he could walk a few steps, his spirit suddenly stirred. He abruptly turned around, his eyes emitting two beams of divine light towards the skies, and he couldn’t help but inhale sharply in shock!
It was a Heavenly Tribulation!!
As someone who had personally experienced the taste of Heavenly Tribulation and had just recently aided his own Five-Colored Divine Bull in crossing its tribulation, Elder Chu was extremely sensitive to the presence of a tribulation.
Thus, he could confirm that another Heavenly Tribulation had appeared in the skies outside!
Who could it be?
At this moment, numerous cultivators who sensed something was amiss looked up toward the core area of the Heavenly Tribulation, and to their surprise, it was still the same mountain peak as before.
However, the fierce Hellhound was no longer present, and instead, a divine bird covered in luxurious feathers had appeared!
This divine bird resembled a phoenix but was different, akin to a Qingluan yet with flaming red fire. As it spread its wings and flew, flames engulfed its surroundings causing the void to warp, and it seemingly affected the tribulation clouds.
With a loud boom!
The tribulation clouds in the sky, as if provoked by its challenge, unleashed a ferocious bolt of thunder from above. But before it could strike the bird, the flames from the bird’s mouth neutralized it.
The Undying Qingluan spread its wings—its body enveloped in roaring flames—it flapped towards the sky, seemingly intending to ascend to the heavens and dry the clouds with its powerful flames!
Boom…
As it drew nearer, the sensing of its aura by the Heavenly Tribulation intensified, and so did the power.
For a moment, thunders fell like rain. Even though the Undying Qingluan was surrounded by blazing flames, it struggled to withstand such violent lightning. Not only were its flames scattered a lot, dropping to the ground and melting rocks and vegetation, but many of its luxurious feathers were also knocked loose, rendering its noble appearance somewhat ragged.
Although the Undying Qingluan was rapidly progressing, it had been following Qin Feng for only a short time, and its years of cultivation were pitifully short. It could be said that it was solely due to the fusion of bloodlines from the Demon Refining Pot and Qin Feng’s unstinting provision of various resources that it had grown.
While the energy within it was powerful and the potency of its flames astonishing, and its understanding of the Fire Element Principle was not weak, when compared to the Hellhound which had been cultivating for at least a few thousand years, it still somewhat lacked in accumulation.
It was simply the downside of progressing too quickly!
Given another hundred years or so for consolidation, the Undying Qingluan would be able to cross this tribulation relatively easily, but Qin Feng could not wait a hundred years for it, as he was no ordinary cultivator.
For an ordinary True Immortal, a hundred years might not show significant improvement, often counting several seclusions far beyond a century.
But Qin Feng was in a phase of rapid progress. Even without relying on the fortune of the Heavenly Dao, with his profound accumulation, he was confident of advancing to the realm of a Heavenly Immortal in over a hundred years, not to mention now!
“Chirp, chirp…”
Amid the thunder flashing all over the sky, a few clear chirps occasionally broke through the violent sounds!
These were the calls of the Undying Qingluan as it exerted all its strength to resist the Heavenly Tribulation with its flames.
As a proud natured divine bird, it too was not willing to see itself fall behind other spiritual beasts, gradually being marginalized!
Therefore, not only had it actively requested to undergo this tribulation, but it also bravely charged toward the Heavenly Tribulation.
It wanted to use the power of the Heavenly Tribulation to temper its impetuous nature and refine its Dao Cultivation through the Tribulation Thunder, truly achieving a strength not inferior to other Divine Birds of its level, and even possessing greater potential, lest it fall behind and fail to keep up with its master’s pace in the future.
Boom…
As the Undying Qingluan approached the Tribulation Clouds, the speed and power of the thunderbolts increased, and finally, as it drew near the clouds, it was enveloped in a sphere of lightning, with countless bolts of electricity flashing, illuminating the void with unparalleled brightness, making even the figure of the Undying Qingluan seem almost transparent!
Then its entire body turned to ashes, its physical body shattered by the lightning, and its flesh and bones exploded, transforming into a flame!
“What a pity!”
Many cultivators watching this tribulation couldn’t help but sigh in their hearts!
The Divine Bird was already extremely powerful and was only a short distance from overcoming the Heavenly Tribulation.
Had it not insisted on showing off and flown so high, perhaps it would have had a chance to buffer and survive!
But its pride had led it astray, as the lightning shattered the protective flame around it, leaving no trace of its physical body!
This made many cultivators secretly lament, while also raising a sense of caution within them,
especially those who had already cultivated to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Because over the last few years, about twenty cultivators from the Sect had succeeded in Crossing the Tribulation to Become an Immortal, giving them great confidence but also making their attitudes somewhat lax, feeling as if Becoming Immortal was assured after seeing so many fellow disciples succeed, as if it was within easy reach!
Now, seeing that powerful Divine Bird having its physical body obliterated by the Heavenly Tribulation instantly made them shiver and remember the terror of the Heavenly Tribulation, promptly setting aside any underestimate of the threat and getting serious.
Since Elder Chu had already become an Immortal, he, of course, wouldn’t think so much like the Inner Sect Elders, but merely sighed, lamenting the death of that Divine Bird.
Otherwise, given the strength the Divine Bird had displayed before, it would surely have been a tremendous force to contend with had it become a Demon Immortal, even if not quite a match for his Five-Colored Divine Bull.
Just as he was shaking his head and preparing to go to the Ten Thousand Demons Cave Heaven to console the fellow disciple who had lost the Spiritual Beast, suddenly his spirit moved, and he cast his gaze towards the flame under the Tribulation Clouds.
Then a clear chirp resounded between heaven and earth!
“Chiu…”
The cry of the Phoenix reached the Nine Heavens; a hundred birds bowed in submission!
For a moment, countless Spiritual Birds within the Beast Taming Sect’s Mountain Gate all bowed their heads.
Following that, thousands of Spiritual Birds cried out in response to that previous Phoenix’s cry!
A fireball exploded, then transformed into a beautiful, magnificent Divine Bird!
Flames rose around the body of the Divine Bird, making it appear even more splendid and majestic amidst the endless flames!
After a clear chirp, it spread its wings and charged towards the Tribulation Clouds again, breaking through them and soaring above the Nine Heavens.
A shaft of sunlight broke through the shattered clouds, like a heavenly pillar, illuminating the dim space below.
“……”
Numerous cultivators erupted in excitement!
The Divine Bird, which had been killed by the Heavenly Tribulation, had been reborn from the flames and not only had evolved into a Divine Bird but also managed to make all the myriad Spiritual Birds on the mountain bow before it!
“To be reborn from the flames, could it be the Phoenix? But how is it somewhat different from what’s documented in the Ten Thousand Demons Catalog?”
“Could it be a mutation from merging with the bloodline of other Spiritual Birds?”
Such situations frequently occurred in the Beast Taming Sect, as the cultivators of the Sect excelled in nurturing Spiritual Beasts, and mutations due to exceptionally strong beast essence blood were quite common.
The Undying Qingluan circled three times in the sky above the Nine Heavens before finally flying down through the gap it had previously broken through the Tribulation Clouds.
“It’s finally over!”
A few Elders breathed a sigh of relief, and one said, “Let’s go and congratulate him!”
“Alright!”
The others nodded and walked out from under the prohibition that enveloped the palace.
Then, just like before, they quickly returned!
“What happened again?”
The cultivators in the palace asked in surprise.
These Elders were too weary to reply and simply pointed outside with helpless expressions on their faces.
Then, they saw that the Tribulation Clouds, which had previously been dispersed by the Undying Qingluan, had gathered again, appearing even denser than before.
“Ga ga…”
A harsh and unpleasant crow’s call resounded, piercing directly into everyone’s hearts, causing all the cultivators who heard the cawing to feel a chill, as if some terrifying and bizarre entity had set its sights on them!
“Is this… Qin Feng’s Death Curse Crow?”
“How did it grow three legs? Could it really evolve into a Three-legged Golden Crow?”
Unlike before, many cultivators recognized the eerie aura of the Death Curse Crow and understood that it was Qin Feng’s Spiritual Beast.
This meant that the previous two Spiritual Beasts that had undergone tribulation likely belonged to him as well.
This realization filled many cultivators with clarity and envy.
Although they were pleased to have such a powerful Master of Qi Luck in the Sect, seeing Qin Feng alone possessing three Spiritual Beasts undergoing tribulation, how could they not be envious?
As everyone looked up at the sky with complex gazes at the Three-legged Death Crow, the Heavenly Tribulation descended once more!
The Three-legged Death Crow, with its eerie aura and curse principles, was despised by the Heavenly Tribulation, so the power of the tribulation it endured was especially severe, even stronger than the Thunder Tribulation faced by the Undying Qingluan!
However, this crow was much smarter and more cunning than the Undying Qingluan.
It didn’t have the prideful spirit of the Undying Qingluan and would not foolishly confront the Heavenly Tribulation head-on.
Of course, the most important factor was that it did not possess the innate divine ability of Bathing Fire Rebirth. With only one life, it needed to be extra cautious; there would be no revival after death.
Moreover, its fundamental principle was that of curse, which was not a power meant for direct combat.
If it hadn’t been for Qin Feng integrating numerous types of crow bloodlines, allowing it to gain many innate divine abilities, it would have indeed struggled to withstand such a powerful tribulation.
Even with numerous abilities at its disposal, it still dodged and weaved, employing various cunning tricks to lessen the power of the Tribulation Thunder.
From the Three-legged Death Crow’s beak erupted strange flames that intertwined with the thunder, significantly weakening the ferocity of the violent thunder.
Its wings flapped, unleashing divine skills to shatter thunderbolt after thunderbolt.
At times, peculiar waves would also emerge on its body, reducing the strength of the powerful bolts in an extremely bizarre manner.
With these methods aiding it, though the Three-legged Death Crow remained in constant danger, it ultimately safely passed through the ordeal of the Heavenly Tribulation and achieved the realm of a Demon Immortal!