Chapter 233: Heaven-Refining Tribulation Hand

【Huang Dao sees this, watching the four-legged small cauldron in your hands take shape leisurely.】

【A sudden, surging storm rises in his heart!】

【As if in an instant, this four-legged cauldron seems to be the "Primordial" itself; he only feels it is extraordinarily vast, unfathomable, and beyond comprehension.】

【The black hole behind him that was devouring spiritual energy seems to stagnate the moment you lift the small cauldron!】

【Huang Dao can no longer devour or mobilize it!】

【Shocked within, he involuntarily casts his gaze toward you and asks:】

【"What kind of martial art is this?"】

【On your open palms, the small cauldron rotates slowly; crimson flames, pure white spiritual energy, the destiny carried by the North Wind, and the surrounding aura of life, death, and slaughter all converge and blend together.】

【You say calmly: "Using tribulation destiny, spiritual energy, and destiny as firewood,"】

【"Using heaven and earth as the furnace, mountains and rivers as the exterior and interior, I unleash this technique to its fullest!"】

【You shake your head lightly and continue: "This technique was created by me alone and has yet to be named. Since the Demon Master asks today,"】

【"Let it be called the Heaven-Refining Tribulation Hand!"】

【Huang Dao sees the small cauldron becoming increasingly lifelike, with inscriptions beginning to emerge upon it, as if it wishes to break free from the shackles of the void.】

【Transforming the void into reality, refining the false into the true!】

【How could this be something a mortal martial art could achieve!】

【Huang Dao's shock lasts only for an instant before he collects his expression, returning to normal.】

【His gaze turns toward not far away, where the black Dharma form cast by Lu Yu is like an Asura descending into the world, the fist intent in its hands as imposing as a prison.】

【Wu Ying, who is locked in fierce combat with Lu Yu, has long since had her mask shattered. Her figure is agile, her sword energy slashing horizontally and vertically; wherever she passes, deep cracks are left in the ground, and the Dharma form behind her is as brilliant as the great sun.】

【The two have already exchanged hundreds of blows, each move reaching the pinnacle, each style exhausting every ounce of clever force.】

【"Indeed, in this world, it is not just I, Huang Dao, who exists; there are still talents like you all!"】

【"Haha, truly exhilarating!"】

【Having said this, he actually retracts his Dharma form, his figure as eerie as a phantom, instantly closing in.】

【His left hand transforms into claws, and the threads densely spread around you are like sharp blades!】

【You disperse the small cauldron, the crimson airflow in your hands accelerating its rotation.】

【"Ying—"】

【A cry that shakes the four directions.】

【The spiritual energy threads in the four directions are broken by the cry, and a stream of spiritual energy shoots out from behind you like a falcon.】

【Huang Dao's figure pauses, his offensive stopping abruptly as he shifts to a defensive stance. His fingers flick the spiritual energy, shooting it out like a slingshot, while his figure splits into three, turning into three afterimages as he drifts backward.】

【Inevitably, half of his sleeve is still struck off by the spiritual energy, fluttering down.】

【He, however, remains completely unaware, his gaze cast straight toward your back.】

【In his eyes, as your left hand waves gently, the four-colored aura permeating your hand condenses behind you like a light mist into the shape of a bird-beast.】

【It is a strange bird, golden all over, possessing four wings, a single eye, and a dog-like tail, slowly appearing and striking a pose of spreading its wings to soar.】

【Huang Dao's expression changes; this is the Outer Scene of "Xiao Yue".】

【How could it appear on you?】

【If it weren't for the fact that he personally pierced Xiao Yue's chest and dug out two hearts different from ordinary people, confirming that the other party was dead beyond any doubt,】

【Huang Dao would have thought Xiao Yue had returned from the dead!】

【He suddenly remembers what you said just now: "Heaven-Refining Tribulation Hand", "Unleash this technique to its fullest!"】

【Could it be that it can also manifest the Outer Scenes of other martial arts?】

【How is this possible!】

【One must know that an Outer Scene is closely related to the martial arts one cultivates and the acupoints generated since childhood, and even more so to one's personal martial arts insights.】

【Even if cultivating the same technique, it is impossible for the same Outer Scene to appear.】

【Just as there are no two identical leaves in the world!】

【No!】

【Although this is "Xiao Yue's" Dharma form, its power is clearly much weaker.】

【This is an incomplete "Xiao Yue" Outer Scene, yet even so, it has already transcended the boundaries of common sense, which is unbelievable.】

【While Huang Dao is shocked, the strange bird behind you slowly dissipates, replaced by a Dharma form similar to the one behind Lu Yu.】

【Only this Dharma form is much smaller, less than two zhang in size, appearing not in black and white, but in crimson clouds, possessing three heads and six arms, the heads blurred and unclear, just masses of rolling airflow.】

【Your left hand floats gently, the crimson airflow in your hand circulating ceaselessly, and one of the Dharma form's large hands has already grabbed fiercely toward Huang Dao.】

【Seeing this, Huang Dao is even more horrified; he simply cannot believe his eyes—this is Lu Yu's Outer Scene, and it has also appeared on you!】

【A sense of indescribable shock surges in Huang Dao's heart.】

【He dares not be the slightest bit negligent, leaping into mid-air and smashing that "large hand" to pieces with a single punch.】

【That large hand quickly returns to its original state, as if it had never been destroyed.】

【Huang Dao originally thought that his strange Outer Scene, possessing the ability to devour spiritual energy, could help him win this victory.】

【However, what he never expected was that the "small cauldron" in your hands could actually restrain his Outer Scene.】

【At this moment, Huang Dao finally realizes that the path to "attaining the Dao and ascending" requires risking one's life.】

【Huang Dao's figure disappears, no one knows when, and reappears before you.】

【You begin to fight back using the Sanzhen Sect's "Empty Bright Fist", the fist technique ethereal and ever-changing, with rigid and fierce styles mixed in, and the flames in your hands sweeping out, covering your arms.】

【However, within the Demonic Path, there is also a wondrous technique like the "Taiyin Su Yue Chapter", capable of generating bone-chilling cold in the hands.】

【Huang Dao is proficient in all Demonic Path techniques; the cold energy in his hands, with the aid of spiritual energy, can block the raging flames in your hands with his bare hands.】

【The two forces collide in the air, diffusing into sheets of water mist.】

【Your eyes are clear, and facing Huang Dao's offensive, your hand movements are not the slightest bit slow.】

【Huang Dao has already turned into three phantoms before you, each existing as if real, making it difficult to distinguish the true from the false.】

【His fingers and hair can turn into sharp weapons at any moment, suddenly launching a fatal blow.】

【In that split second just now, purple light a foot long shot from Huang Dao's eyes and hands, light capable of attacking a person's heart and mind, causing one to fall into a brief trance.】

【Fortunately, you had anticipated this and simultaneously activated the "Xiao Yue" Outer Scene, which canceled it out.】

【The four Grandmasters fight without pause.】

【Now that the two armies are in full conflict, it is already the second day!】

【On the battlefield, the armies of both sides charge and trap, with casualties piling up, and countless blood energy rising from the fallen soldiers, drifting toward the firmament.】

【The cracks in heaven and earth are expanding more and more!】

【Huang Dao silently casts his gaze toward another part of the battlefield, where the clash between Lu Yu and Wu Ying is grand and open, completely different from the fight between you and the Demon Master.】

【When you and the Demon Master fight, every move hides murderous intent, yet you stop at the point of contact, retreating before waiting for an opportunity to move again.】

【The Demon Master exhausts all he has learned, yet still cannot gain the upper hand.】

【The Outer Scene behind Lu Yu has already been retracted, clearly having little effect on Wu Ying. The battle between the two has gradually entered its second stage.】

【Lu Yu has ascended to the Heavenly Human Realm, and the "Nine Fist Techniques" he realized are now unfolding their stances.】

【The eighth style, "Treading Song Journey"! 】

【Wu Ying is not to be outdone, revealing the sword technique she realized herself. Her sword technique originates from the "War Heaven Diagram Record", with only two styles, both isolated, cold, and domineering sword moves, one called: "City Destroyer".】

【What the two use are both one-hit kills, their auras pulling at each other, and now they cannot stop!】

【The surrounding air is blown far away by the aftermath of the spiritual energy collision.】

【You and Huang Dao also notice this.】

……

……

On a hillside not far from the battlefield, eight people quietly gather.

Among them,

The two from the tavern, Sword Saint "Li Lanjiang" and "Thousand-Hand Fairy" Ye Shengnan, are among them.

With the fall of Young Master Xiao Yue and Xuan Son of Heaven, besides the four including Lu Chen, Li Lanjiang and Ye Shengnan are the leaders in the Jianghu.

After learning the news of the battle of the four Grandmasters, they all rushed from the North and arrived here early to wait.

Behind Li Lanjiang and Ye Shengnan stand several acquaintances.

The four elders of the Sword Sect and the "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" of the Sword Sect, Huang Yuwei and Hu Jie.

Since breaking through in the tavern last time, Huang Yuwei's cultivation has far surpassed Hu Jie's, and now he is only one step away from breaking through to the Grandmaster realm.

His ranking on the Jingzhe List has already entered the top 315.

This time, the four elders of the Sword Sect brought him to watch the battle precisely to let him find the opportunity for a breakthrough.

【"Is this the Heavenly Human Realm?"】

Ye Shengnan stares at the Dharma form manifested by Lu Yu's Outer Scene, as well as Wu Ying's domineering sword intent, unable to help but sigh in secret.

The Outer Scene transformed by Lu Chen, especially the cauldron in his hands just now, almost made her want to "worship" it.

With the Demon Master's ever-changing techniques, she might lose her head in just a few rounds.

Li Lanjiang remains silent; he has pursued the Martial Dao all his life, and when he was young, his father told him that his talent in the sword path was second to none.

And Li Lanjiang's ambition has always been the same, and that is to become the number one in the Jianghu.

But!

In this generation, geniuses emerge one after another, like towering mountains, making people look up in awe.

The brilliant Demon Master, the peerless Empress, the Lu Yu born of the Dao, and the Lu Chen who emerged from nowhere—these four are undoubtedly the most dazzling peaks of the Martial Dao in this world.

Ye Shengnan does not joke this time; for those who study martial arts, being born in the same era as these four is indeed both a stroke of luck and a tragedy.

The luck is being able to witness such a brilliant Martial Dao era with one's own eyes, while the tragedy is that one may never be able to surpass these mountains.

One sees mountains upon mountains, yet it is hard to find the blue sky.

Around the hillside, many Jianghu celebrities have gathered, all of them experts who are famous in one region and capable of making the Jingzhe List.

They came here not only to watch this battle between two countries but also to witness the peak showdown between the four Grandmasters.

What's more, among them are descendants of sects that have been passed down for thousands of years who know the inside story; they know well that this celestial phenomenon foretells extraordinary events.

The omen of ascending to heaven!

【"Brother Li, how do you view this showdown? Who will ultimately win?"】

Li Lanjiang stares at the battlefield; he originally thought Lu Chen would be slightly inferior to the Demon Master, but now it seems the two are evenly matched, hard to distinguish.

As for Wu Ying and Lu Yu, although he cannot see too many clues from the Martial Dao, he has a feeling in his heart that Lu Yu might win.

However, Li Lanjiang still shakes his head.

【"Once reaching the Heavenly Human Realm, spiritual energy is no longer a limitation. The Demon Master's Outer Scene just now can devour spiritual energy, so his chances of winning are the greatest, but now the Prince of Yan happens to restrain him."】

【"It may just be a matter of who has the trump card, rather than who will exhaust their strength first."】

【"Therefore, the outcome is truly hard to predict."】

Hearing this, Ye Shengnan nods, deeply agreeing.

At this moment!

The surrounding environment gradually becomes noisy and chaotic.

Everyone looks up at the sky one after another.

They see that above the divided sky of the North and South, at the peak of the battlefield's firmament, three magnificent and spectacular portals appear.

Where the firmament and the clouds intertwine, ten thousand rays of brilliant rosy light pour down!

Li Lanjiang, Ye Shengnan, and even the four elders of the Sword Sect all have their expressions change drastically, shocked to the extreme.

【"Heavenly Gate!"】

That is the Gate of Ascension recorded in ancient books.

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