Chapter 288: Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, Dao Root Sprouts

Five-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, was it already this impressive?

"Boom—"

Just in the blink of an eye, within the ink-black clouds in the void, nine massive heavenly thunders descended toward the top of Zhao Linger's head.

Zhao Linger did the same, activating that top-tier spirit tool.

"Open—"

The Iron Wood Shield roared open.

However, this time, it failed to defend against it.

That heavenly thunder boomed once, directly piercing through the defense constructed by the Iron Wood Shield.

Of course, the energy of the heavenly thunder was mostly consumed by the Iron Wood Shield, but the remaining power landing on Zhao Linger still caused her to vomit blood.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Yet, even under such circumstances, the black clouds overhead still showed no signs of receding.

They were still continuously condensing thunder and lightning.

The sixth wave.

"Ice Origin Talisman..." He Pingsheng roared, "Ice Origin Talisman!"

The Ice Origin Talisman is a third-tier talisman.

The defensive shield formed after activation could certainly block the sixth wave of heavenly thunder.

However, this item required advance activation.

With Zhao Linger's current spiritual sense, it was impossible to activate it successfully in under ten breaths.

Fortunately, the sixth wave of heavenly thunder was still brewing.

"Open—"

After a few breaths, that third-tier Ice Origin Talisman was directly activated by Zhao Linger.

"Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, what strong talent!" In the void, the female Nascent Soul cultivator looked at the tribulation clouds in the void and spoke indifferently, "This palace remembers that the last Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation in this Red Shicheng was one hundred and sixty-four years ago!"

The Five-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation were not just a single layer apart.

They were worlds apart.

It wasn't a difference in spiritual roots, nor in talent.

The difference lay in luck.

It lay in the favor of the Heavenly Dao.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Heavenly tribulation rained down, landing on Zhao Linger's head once more.

However, this time, because she had the protection of the third-tier Ice Origin Talisman, this strike was blocked by the Ice Origin Talisman.

But the light on the Ice Origin Talisman dimmed slightly.

One-third of the energy on it was stripped away.

Yet, what was shocking was that the black clouds overhead still showed no intention of retreating.

They were still continuously condensing thunder and lightning.

"Heavens... Seven-Nine Tribulation Thunder?"

The onlookers below all gaped in shock.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators in the void also stared, their scalps tingling with shock.

Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation!

If one could truly summon a Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, that was absolutely an extraordinary existence.

As long as one didn't die in the killing tribulation, it wasn't impossible to achieve Soul Transformation or even higher in the future.

Every one of those who could summon a Seven-Nine Heavenly Tribulation was a peerless genius.

Achieving Nascent Soul was only a matter of time.

"Whoosh..."

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Several streaks of light streaked over from various directions of the City Lord's Mansion and landed in the void.

Flying was forbidden in Red Shicheng.

Yet these few people could fly above the City Lord's Mansion; their status and standing were self-evident.

He Pingsheng raised his head and looked toward the void.

There were three people in total.

An old man whose cultivation base could not be seen.

A woman, and a middle-aged man.

All three of them had unfathomable cultivation bases.

You must know, He Pingsheng's spiritual sense had now reached nearly six thousand zhang.

It was on par with the peak of the Golden Core Stage.

Even cultivators at the twelfth layer of the Golden Core Stage could be seen through by him.

Being unable to see through them meant that these three were all great Nascent Soul cultivators.

This...

A single tribulation actually attracted the attention of Nascent Soul cultivators?

"Boom..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, a massive thunderclap sounded in the void.

Then, the ink-black clouds transformed into an inverted high mountain, with countless lightning flashes like ghosts flickering and condensing at the peak.

"Damn it..." The old man, who hadn't cursed in several hundred years, suddenly let out a curse, "Eight-Nine Tribulation Thunder..."

"Heavens, Eight-Nine Tribulation Thunder!"

"This is a truly peerless posture. In the entire Red Shicheng, no... in the entire Liang Kingdom, there hasn't been such a stunning and brilliant talent in eighteen thousand years!"

The old man, the middle-aged man, and the woman!

All three Nascent Soul cultivators widened their eyes, staring fixedly at Zhao Linger.

Their thoughts were identical: as soon as Zhao Linger successfully passed the tribulation, they would take her as a disciple immediately.

Such a disciple, if not taken under their wing, would truly be missing out on the greatest opportunity of their lives.

With such a disciple, one could rise to the blue clouds without doing anything for a lifetime.

"Boom..."

The massive lightning transformed into a sea of thunder, descending toward Zhao Linger.

On Zhao Linger's body, she was currently wearing that 【Seven-Buckle Sharp Metal Armor】, along with the defensive shields formed by the two Ice Origin Talismans. However, these two shields were not at full capacity, as they had each borne the sixth and seventh waves of heavenly tribulation.

On top of that, Zhao Linger had also activated the 【Iron Wood Shield】.

There were also four second-tier defensive talismans.

And a defensive shield condensed from a divine ability.

At this moment, she had pushed her defense to the absolute maximum.

He Pingsheng's heart was in his throat.

He had prepared very thoroughly, but Heavens, who would have thought it would be an Eight-Nine Tribulation Thunder?

He Pingsheng regretted it!

He regretted not preparing more defensive treasures.

If his wife were to perish under this Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, that would be a sight to see!

Fortunately, the sea of thunder soon vanished.

Zhao Linger's figure was revealed.

She was pale, vomiting blood continuously.

Her entire body was covered in bloodstains.

But... she had made it through.

The tribulation clouds overhead dispersed.

A golden light suddenly descended from the nine heavens, landing on Zhao Linger.

Zhao Linger bathed in the golden light, and her injuries, which had been torn and bleeding just moments ago, healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Creation Jin Guang... This is Creation Jin Guang!"

"Heavens, anyone who possesses Creation Jin Guang is no simple matter!"

"Nonsense, could someone who survives an Eight-Nine Tribulation Thunder be simple?"

Creation Jin Guang is a special thing.

He Pingsheng had learned about it before through that 【Cultivation Collection】, it is a type of golden light that only appears after passing at least a Six-Nine Tribulation.

The golden light is not just for healing the body.

It can help one stabilize their Dao Root.

That's right, it's the Dao Root.

Anyone who can pass a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation will directly achieve Golden Core Channeling.

At this very moment, Zhao Linger had already achieved it.

After a few more breaths, all the golden light submerged into Zhao Linger's body.

Zhao Linger moved her body, and in the next instant, she landed in front of He Pingsheng.

He Pingsheng held her hand and said, "Senior Sister, you... have you achieved Golden Core Channeling?"

"Mm-hmm..." Zhao Linger said excitedly, "Husband... my Dao Root has sprouted!"

"That's great... Thank you... Wuwuwu..."

Zhao Linger stepped forward and hugged He Pingsheng tightly.

The surrounding cultivators were filled with envy.

Heavens!