Chapter 362

362. Chapter 362: Preparations Complete, Heavenly Tribulation Descends

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

"Restore Spirit!"

Yu Zhangsheng's brow and eyes lifted slightly; as the Myriad Spirits Art operated, a thread of True Spirit followed his finger and lightly tapped upon the Red Tempered Purgatory Dragon,

the Red Tempered Purgatory Dragon's body trembled lightly once, and did not resist.

Yu Zhangsheng explored his way through; the True Spirit reached the edge of its memories quite smoothly, and he replicated all the spirit pertaining to its innate divine abilities.

"Sha Fire Purgatory……"

"Red Purgatory Shadow Dragon Kill……"

"Red Heaven Rending Sky Claw……"

"Red Tempered Seal Space……"

………

One innate divine ability after another that the Red Tempered Purgatory Dragon possessed were replicated by Yu Zhangsheng without much hindrance, naturally and effortlessly; bit by bit the True Spirit swept them up and returned to his mind sea, just like nectar pouring over the crown, Yu Zhangsheng's mind sea swelled, and he naturally mastered them.

"Huu……"

The whole process took roughly the time of one incense stick; Yu Zhangsheng shook his head, withdrew the remaining True Spirit, suppressed the dizziness in his mind sea, slowly closed his eyes, and silently digested it within.

"Myriad Spirits Art, truly worthy of a Saint-level technique; just this one move alone is enough to defy heaven; this kind of thing is simply inconceivable……"

Yu Zhangsheng thought to himself; the Myriad Spirits Art operated gently, recovering and replenishing his own True Spirit. Frequently using True Spirit to replicate divine abilities was also a burden for Yu Zhangsheng, requiring a certain amount of time to recover.

"Because these spirit beasts of mine harbor no defensive thoughts toward me, using the Myriad Spirits Art went rather smoothly; if it were an ordinary person, with their mind and spirit on guard, the difficulty would probably rise considerably……"

Yu Zhangsheng thought in his heart, appearing thoughtful; his comprehension of the Myriad Spirits Art gradually became clear through this repeated use.

"However, even so, the power of its function remains extremely astonishing; moreover, this thing is fundamentally different from traditional soul-searching; it contacts and replicates everything from the most fundamental 'spirit' of a living being; ordinary methods of guarding against prying have no effect…… this also counts as a pleasant surprise."

Yu Zhangsheng grew inwardly vigilant; after exhaling a deep breath, his eyes narrowed slightly; he glanced at the Red Tempered Purgatory Dragon, then lightly patted its dragon head.

"Myriad Spirits Art, outward — probing the myriad things of heaven and earth, conforming to the spirit of heaven and earth, unity of heaven and man…… inward — piercing straight to the source of living beings, taking the strengths of myriad spirits, forging one's own eternity……"

These thoughts flashed one by one through Yu Zhangsheng's mind sea; after he had mostly recovered, Yu Zhangsheng did not hesitate, once again operating the Myriad Spirits Art in reverse, carrying a thread of True Spirit out; as his finger lightly tapped upon the Cai Xing Deer's forehead, the Cai Xing Deer cried out obediently and softly, rubbed against Yu Zhangsheng's palm, completely lowering its guard.

"Tree Sea Forest Deep……"

"Treading Soul……"

"Strange Illusion Realm……"

The Cai Xing Deer did not possess many innate divine abilities, but each one was still a peerless treasure among its rank, and rare; replicating them consumed Yu Zhangsheng's True Spirit even more than the Red Tempered Purgatory Dragon.

"However, these spirit-type divine abilities, with my Shenjue strength, are quite suitable, and can even exert greater power……"

Yu Zhangsheng pondered in his heart, carefully digesting; a swelling pain came again in his mind sea; a moment later, Yu Zhangsheng lightly exhaled a breath, withdrew the finger placed on the Cai Xing Deer's forehead, and smiled faintly at the Cai Xing Deer.

"Next is the Golden-Winged Great Eagle."

Yu Zhangsheng closed his eyes and began recovering his True Spirit again, waiting for the skill "cooldown".

The Golden-Winged Great Eagle also did not possess many divine abilities, and some among them had limitations; for Yu Zhangsheng, they gave a feeling of being slightly better than nothing.

After another half-hour, Yu Zhangsheng did not hesitate; he opened his eyes and swept his True Spirit into the Golden-Winged Great Eagle's mind sea, carefully comprehending.

"Wind Rolls Residual Thunder……"

"Black Wind Hundred Slashes……"

"Body Hardening……"

……

Before long, the divine abilities obtainable from the three tamed beasts were all replicated to completion by Yu Zhangsheng, transformed into corresponding Dao methods, and mastered by Yu Zhangsheng.

"In this way, it is still many times more convenient and faster than me learning them myself; the only drawback is that when I cast them, the power is still somewhat inferior compared to the spirit beasts themselves, and I cannot use Essence Points to upgrade them…… however, it is not absolute either."

This point is unavoidable; after all, they are innate divine abilities. Since they involve the word 'innate', they are naturally tailor-made; some divine abilities can only be exerted to maximum power by the spirit beast's constitution.

Yu Zhangsheng's behavior is ultimately postnatally stolen and learned.

Yu Zhangsheng pondered in his heart; his brow and eyes shifted, and a new thought arose:

"For instance, the Cai Xing Deer's two spirit-type divine abilities — if I were to cast them, the power might be even more tyrannical."

"Counting these, the divine abilities in my hands are quite enough; at least against the Heavenly Tribulation, they can add some means; still missing the Xuan Turtle's…… before the Heavenly Tribulation, I'll find time to steal…… no, learn it."

Thinking thus, Yu Zhangsheng's mind moved, and the long-unseen Attribute Panel emerged.

【Name: Yu Zhangsheng】

【Realm: Half-step Golden Core】

【Constitution: Spirit-Penetrating Dao Body, Heavenly Dao Favor, Spirit Beast Affinity】

【Techniques: Myriad Spirits Art: Familiar (100000/1000000) Spirit Refining Art: Great Completion (300000/1000000) Beast Taming Art: Perfected to Transformation Realm (Technique Limit, Cannot Continue Improving) Three-Fire Alchemy Art: Great Completion (300000/500000) Thousand Mountains Art: Great Completion (300000/500000)】

【Spells: Fireball Technique: Great Completion (180000/200000), Shadow Flash: Great Completion (200000/300000), Wind Travel Technique: Great Completion (100000/200000), Wood Shield Technique: Great Completion (50000/100000), Rainmaking Technique: Great Completion (50000/100000), Thousand Thoughts Slash: Perfected to Transformation Realm (Technique Limit, Cannot Continue Improving), Beast Shadow: Great Completion (200000/500000), Five Elements Beast Law: Great Completion (100000/200000), Morning Sun Breaking Dawn Fist: Great Completion (50000/300000), Divine Light Shatter Body Pierce Heaven Art: Great Completion (100000/500000)】

【Sword Arts: Startled Swan Falling Wild Goose Sword: Great Completion (1000/200000), Dark Extinction Killing Sha Sword: Great Completion (2000/200000), Primordial Beginning Opening Heaven Sword: Small Success (100000/1000000)】

【Skills: Fourth Rank Spiritual Herb (50000/500000), Third Rank Alchemy Path (150000/500000)】

【Spirit Pets: Red Tempered Snake, Golden-Winged Great Eagle, Cai Xing Deer, Xuan Yin Illusion Turtle, Zi Ling Huang】

【Remaining Essence: 90000】

………

"Essence Points barely enough; then next is to see if the physical body can be improved further……"

Looking at the remaining 90,000 Essence Points, Yu Zhangsheng nodded lightly, murmured in his heart, and his gaze finally settled on the Thousand Mountains Art and the Divine Light Shatter Body Pierce Heaven Art.

At a glance, apart from the Wanling Art, which had already advanced to Saint Level and had its proficiency refreshed, nearly everything else was at Great Completion, save for a small portion.

Even two arts had reached the extreme Transformation Realm, and in truth, Great Completion was an existence almost no ordinary cultivator could achieve in a lifetime.

Reaching Great Completion was almost the limit of an art.

However, Yu Zhangsheng paid little attention to these; looking at the information on the Qian Shan Art and the Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art, he slowly fell into thought: "Almost enough. Let me elevate one of the body-related arts or spells to Transformation Realm and see how much it can improve." Since he was facing the Heavenly Tribulation, a powerful body was naturally the top priority; therefore, for the final allocation of ninety thousand Essence Points, Yu Zhangsheng glanced at the progress of the arts.

【Qian Shan Art: Great Completion (300000/500000)】

【Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art: Great Completion (100000/500000)】

The Qian Shan Art, as a body-tempering art, had actually fallen somewhat behind Yu Zhangsheng's current strength; in his view, the level of this art was just average.

Meanwhile, the Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art was a secret divine art of the Yang Family, and its level was quite impressive; even now, its benefit to Yu Zhangsheng was considerable.

As for why both required five hundred thousand Essence Points to advance to Great Completion, the reason was that the Qian Shan Art was a body-tempering art that would forever enhance Yu Zhangsheng's physical strength, and as an art, its advancement requirement was naturally greater than that of divine arts and spells.

The Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art, on the other hand, was a divine art and spell that temporarily bolstered physical strength, differing in essence from the Qian Shan Art.

"Let's upgrade the Qian Shan Art first."

"The Essence Points are a bit lacking, but it's not a problem."

Yu Zhangsheng rummaged through his System Backpack, summoned his Spirit Beast, consumed all the daily Pills he had on him, and finally gathered enough Essence Points.

【Consumed 200000 Essence Points, successfully upgraded the Qian Shan Art to Transformation Realm!】

【Qian Shan Art: Reached Transformation Realm (Art Limit, cannot be upgraded further)】

At the moment the Qian Shan Art advanced, Yu Zhangsheng's body trembled; from head to toe, waves of heat surged from his five viscera and six bowels, filling his entire body, while his heart thumped like a furnace, surging with billowing qi and blood that ceaselessly pounded his flesh.

"Crackling..."

Faint sounds emanated from the bones all over Yu Zhangsheng's body; his complexion stiffened, and after a long while, it gradually eased as he exhaled a deep breath.

"Is this the limit of the Golden Core? It seems this art is still far from enough to let my body cross this hurdle."

Yu Zhangsheng frowned slightly, feeling the surging qi and blood within him, and suddenly threw a punch.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The void before him instantly rippled in layers, kicking up circles of white qi waves, with sonic booms echoing incessantly.

"This guy seems to be more than just talented in comprehension; there's something strange about him..."

On the other side, the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, who occasionally looked toward Yu Zhangsheng, saw this and his eyebrows and eyes narrowed; he looked deeply at Yu Zhangsheng, a curious glint flashing in his eyes as a sharp light passed through.

"Forget it, your own opportunity; good luck to you."

After a while, the Sui Xian Sword Spirit shook his head, withdrew his curiosity, and asked no more.

"The body is complete; now it's time to test the temporary enhancement divine art, the Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art..."

Yu Zhangsheng withdrew his fist, exhaled onto his fist, and then used the Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art.

As a secret technique and art that enhanced the body in all aspects, in other words, the stronger Yu Zhangsheng's base body was, the more terrifying this enhancement would be.

Now that the Qian Shan Art had reached Transformation Realm, combined with the enhancement of the Divine Light Shattering Body Piercing Heaven Art, Yu Zhangsheng could even survive a strike from a Golden Core Peak cultivator.

"Very strong, very hard."

"At least increased by about thirty percent compared to before; if I had such a powerful body in the Tian Sha Secret Realm, blocking their spells would be no problem."

Yu Zhangsheng nodded inwardly, feeling the changes in his body while overjoyed.

"Fortunately, I haven't spent many Essence Points over the past year, and I've been refining Pills and feeding beasts, plus the trip to Yunwu Valley and the Tian Sha Secret Realm... my Essence Points are sufficient; otherwise, upgrading so many arts and sword techniques here wouldn't be enough."

Yu Zhangsheng muttered to himself, feeling relieved while sensing his internal state; he looked up at the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, bowed with clasped fists, and said, "I have disturbed you, Senior; I am deeply grateful."

"It's nothing; are you ready?"

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit shook his head, suppressed the shock in his heart, and said lightly to Yu Zhangsheng.

"Mm." Yu Zhangsheng nodded, while inwardly saying to the Black Tortoise, "Turtle Senior, I am ready; you can lift the Tianji Concealment now."

"Alright, I hope everything goes smoothly."

The Black Tortoise's voice, full of vicissitudes, echoed in Yu Zhangsheng's mind; in the next instant, a flash of light appeared, and the Black Tortoise's figure slowly appeared beside Yu Zhangsheng. Without looking at Yu Zhangsheng, he immediately nodded toward the Sui Xian Sword Spirit above the Tian Qiong.

"This is... the Black Yin Illusory Tortoise?"

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit trembled all over, looking at the Black Tortoise, then at Yu Zhangsheng, his gaze complex; finally, he shook his head with a bitter smile, lightly nodded to the Black Tortoise, and said nothing more.

As the Sui Xian Sword Spirit, he naturally knew the Black Tortoise and understood some of the past enmities between them, but now, it seemed none of that mattered anymore.

"This time, your senior brother's behavior back then has actually benefited you. Enough, enough; just wait and see."

The Sui Xian Sword Spirit sighed lightly, glanced at Yu Zhangsheng again, and remained silent for a long time.

The moment the Black Tortoise appeared, Yu Zhangsheng groaned; his realm, which had been suppressed to the utmost, could no longer hold back and surged forward in a sudden eruption.

His Sea of Qi spun wildly, the illusions of the Nine Layer Spirit Platform appeared one by one, eventually melting and converging into a Golden Core Embryo, constantly condensing; a mysterious blood-gold aura also appeared, moving in a dragon shape around the Golden Core Embryo, with strands of aura constantly merging into it.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged, the Wanling Art naturally operated, Yu Zhangsheng's hair and beard stood on end, and the aura of his entire body suddenly soared.

"Zizi zizi..."

The Tian Qiong twisted, space rippled, and a terrifying aura rose; it seemed a vast and terrifying will was quietly descending from the Wai Jie, as if it wanted to pierce through this Yi Zhou.

"This place is actually a good place, a small world independent from the Wai Jie's Tian Di, undisturbed by anyone, and able to weaken the Heavenly Tribulation to a certain extent; quite good."

"A place that seizes the creation of Tian Di; sometimes a Forbidden Zone is also a Fudi."

The Black Tortoise looked up, watching the black tribulation clouds slowly condense on the ever-changing Tian Qiong; for a moment, an oppressive atmosphere enveloped this place.

"The power of the Heavenly Tribulation still needs some time to fully reach here; while we have time, use your Wanling Art to steal all the divine arts you can grasp from me."

The Black Tortoise looked at Yu Zhangsheng and spoke in a low voice.

"Steal..." Yu Zhangsheng felt embarrassed, gave an awkward smile, but was not hesitant; after nodding, the Wanling Art operated in reverse, carrying the True Spirit, and bit by bit attached itself to the Black Tortoise.

"Restore Spirit!"

With a mental command, a faint light flickered. (Chapter End)