Chapter 536 - 535: The Heavenly Tribulation "Upgrades", Wina Comes Online

Li Jing looked completely dumbfounded, and the Blue Phoenix and others were stunned when the remnant soul of the Fire Phoenix hit him on the forehead and vanished.

Where’s the Fire Phoenix?

Such a big one...

Where did it go?

The Blue Phoenix moved and transformed into a person, coming towards him.

"Li Jing."

As she approached, Li Jing spoke up.

"Don’t worry, the soul of the Fire Phoenix hasn’t disappeared, it has just entered my mind."

As he spoke, he rubbed his temple.

"She has become an egg, is this... the process of entering a Phoenix’s rebirth by fire?"

Hearing that the soul of the Fire Phoenix had only entered someone’s mind, the Blue Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief.

When she heard that it had become an egg, she paused slightly and said,

"If she has become an egg, then she must have started the process of rebirth through fire."

After she said this, she expressed her confusion.

"But your mind isn’t her phoenix nest, why would she be in there...?"

Li Jing was speechless, thinking ’I was planning to ask you the same thing.’

Shi Zixuan and Xiang Dong came over after the Blue Phoenix. Hearing their words, they felt incredible.

The Phoenix Tribe.

Rebirth through fire usually takes place within the nest where the Phoenix is born.

Did the Fire Phoenix regard Li Jing’s mind as her own nest?

Even if he was willing or mistaken.

The reason why the Phoenix tribe chose the Phoenix nest for rebirth by fire is that the Phoenix nest is very special, not because they need a bird’s nest.

What is the reason behind this?

While wondering, the Blue Phoenix spoke.

"Could it be because you have mastered our tribe’s bloodline Divine Ability to Burn the Sky..."

Halfway through her speech, she looked about the burial place for immortals, which had turned into a piece of scorched earth.

"There are many details involved in our tribe’s rebirth through fire. Among them, the Phoenix Heavenly Fire is essential as the medium and the Phoenix nest as the breeding ground. Perhaps, it is due to your deep understanding of Burn the Sky, which makes you personally possess the conditions necessary for the Fire Phoenix’s rebirth and serve as an incubator."

Before Li Jing could speak, she continued.

"I think the Fire Phoenix regained her divine consciousness after being burned by your Burn the Sky, so there may be a connection."

Hearing her words, Li Jing thought it made sense.

Just as he was about to say something, the Blue Phoenix shrugged.

"I can’t say for sure, I’ve never died since I was born, so I don’t understand very well."

As she spoke, she showed a relaxed smile.

"At least we found the Fire Phoenix. Since she has already entered the process of rebirth through fire, after she hibernates for a while, she should be reborn."

Upon hearing that the technique Li Jing used just now was the Phoenix tribe’s Burn the Sky, Shi Zixuan and Xiang Dong both looked at him in surprise.

So that was the Phoenix tribe’s bloodline technique just now!

No wonder it was so terrifying!

Then the question remains.

Why can Li Jing master such a bloodline technique?

In his hands, why was the power of Burn the Sky’s ability so terrifying?

Both of them were full of doubts.

Listening to the Blue Phoenix’s words, Xiang Dong couldn’t help but laugh and clasp his hands.

"Congratulations to Lord Li Jing, you will be a father soon."

Shi Zixuan couldn’t help but laugh, revealing a mischievous smile.

"Not just a father, but also a mother."

Upon hearing their words, the Blue Phoenix could hardly refrain from laughing, though she dared not laugh aloud.

Now that they had found the Fire Phoenix, the huge stone weighing on her heart for countless years quietly fell.

Li Jing was a little speechless when he heard the words of Xiang Dong and Shi Zixuan.

These two are being ridiculous!

But thinking about the fact that the Fire Phoenix was in his mind preparing for a rebirth through fire, he couldn’t help but feel a throbbing pain in his head.

In the strictest sense.

He now wasn’t much different from being pregnant.

While he was feeling desperate, Xiang Dong frowned and looked up.

"Speaking of which, Li Jing, your Heavenly Tribulation only struck for a while, why did it stop? It doesn’t seem like the Heavenly Tribulation should lose its power?"

Before the words ended.

There was a loud thunderclap in the sky, a dark thunderbolt tore through the sky and crashed down with the force of a thousand thunders, engulfing all four of them, including Li Jing.

Blue Phoenix and others had all expanded their domains and had the power of an independent world.

Normally.

Even if they were within the range of the tribulation clouds, the Heavenly Tribulation wouldn’t strike them.

But being so close to Li Jing, that was another story.

The Heavenly Tribulation was striking Li Jing, but they were innocently caught in the crossfire because they were too close...

Caught off guard by the thunder, Li Jing wasn’t affected much, but the Blue Phoenix and others looked disheveled and gasped out a mouthful of black air.

They hurriedly retreated without saying a word, stopping within a safe distance and looking over with puzzled expressions.

Shi Zixuan cast a clarity spell on herself to restore her scorched blackened head back to its original fair skin, and spoke, perplexed.

"Is it just my illusion? Li Jing’s Heavenly Tribulation seems to have risen a whole level, and its power seems faintly superior to the normal advancement of a Venerable."

While she spoke, she conveniently cast the clarity spell on the Blue Phoenix, who was also struck by thunder and looked disheveled, and restored her beauty.

The Blue Phoenix thanked her and looked at Li Jing and then back to the sky above.

"That Heavenly Tribulation came too quickly, I didn’t see it clearly. However, according to my feelings, it seems to be the God Thunder of Oblivion that could only descend when a Venerable advances."

No sooner had she finished speaking, Xiang Dong stared intently at Li Jing in the distance and said quietly,

"Blue Phoenix Emperor, you can be more confident. Remove the ’it seems’. What we just saw was indeed the God Thunder of Oblivion, and it was not ordinary. It was much more terrifying than what I saw when I crossed the tribulation."

Shi Zixuan didn’t pay much attention to what type of thunder had just fallen.

She, who had just "revived" not long ago, was indeed somewhat slow in some aspects.

Although her senses had been completely restored, she needed time to adjust after being a living dead for so long.

Hearing the words of the Blue Phoenix and Xiang Dong, Shi Zixuan looked strange.

"So, has Li Jing’s Heavenly Tribulation truly reached the level of a Venerable’s advancement?"

"His... I’m afraid it’s not a simple case of his Heavenly Tribulation reaching the Venerable’s level of progression."

Xiang Dong squinted and said,

"In the entire universe, no matter which part of the world is upgraded, the Heavenly Tribulations have a fixed standard, with only small fluctuations depending on the individual. Unless there is suspicion of defying the heavens, the Heavenly Tribulation won’t become overly powerful because of someone."

As he spoke, he continued.

"The intensity of Li Jing’s Heavenly Tribulation, not only bringing the God Thunder of Oblivion, but also causing us, the three Emperors, discomfort when it fell on us; what he is undergoing now is mostly the Venerable’s Tribulation."

"Venerable’s Tribulation!?"

Blue Phoenix was wide-eyed.

Shi Zixuan also frowned.

"You mean... Li Jing is now Venerable?"

"Eight or nine times out of ten."

Xiang Dong nodded.

Upon receiving this response, Shi Zixuan let out a soft huff of disbelief.

"This half-step Taoist mask of Li Jing’s is truly annoying, I can’t sense his aura, I can’t confirm."

"No need to worry."

Xiang Dong spoke.

"After this, we’re heading to the Ancient Fairyland together, Li Jing will have to make a move eventually, we’ll find out then."

As he spoke, he turned to glance at Blue Phoenix, whose face bore a stupefied expression, then quietly sent Shi Zixuan a message.

"This Li Jing guy, he’s simply too strange! Just a moment ago, he just stepped into becoming holy, and then he’s a Venerable in the blink of an eye. We should be careful and not delve too deep."

Receiving this message, Shi Zixuan silently nodded.

She was intelligent.

Li Jing became holy and then Venerable in the blink of an eye, this was simply beyond belief.

This guy...

Must be hiding some shocking secret!

Recalling the various things she had seen during her interactions with Li Jing, Shi Zixuan began to question whether he was an "Original" and legitimate ascender from Blue Star.

Barely into the holy, blink to Venerable.

Only a fool would think Li Jing was just lucky and suddenly enlightened.

Combining his close connection with the original Demon and the fact that he was raising the Spirit of Origin, it was hard not to speculate.

Maybe.

He is a reincarnation of a being higher than Venerable.

Curious to know what hidden treasures were behind, Shi Zixuan was, but she dared not delve too deep.

Even if she was an Emperor who roamed the Immortal Realm, the only place she could walk horizontally was the Immortal Realm.

Some things, it’s better not to know.

On the other side.

Li Jing watched as Blue Phoenix and the others retreated far away after bearing a God Thunder with him, chatting about something, somewhat troubled.

Becoming Venerable.

His Heavenly Tribulation had indeed transformed, rising to the heights of becoming a Venerable.

Ignoring the fact that Blue Phoenix and the others had taken a hit as well.

Even if they hadn’t, it would be hard to hide.

Explanation.

There wasn’t much need for it.

The act of ascending doesn’t need to be explained to anyone.

He was now a Venerable.

Nor was he worried about anyone in the Immortal Realm.

Although he didn’t have the power to open a domain to proclaim himself emperor, to him, who had been crossing the boundary as easily as drinking water for a long time, the emperors of the same Venerable level no longer posed a threat.

In essence, having his own independent world, he wasn’t afraid of being forcefully pulled into someone else’s domain.

The difficult part now was that he was afraid Shi Zixuan and the others would start to have some strange thoughts.

With a silent sigh of misfortune, Li Jing raised his eyes to look at the thick tribulation clouds above his head, then looked at Blue Phoenix and the others who were hovering in the distant sky.

"Gentlemen, now that we have found the Fire Phoenix, we should leave."

Upon hearing his words, everyone was stunned.

No matter if Li Jing’s ascension was holy or venerable, the Heavenly Tribulation had just begun.

Go?

To the Ancient Fairyland?

Was he serious?

With his fearless nature toward Heavenly Tribulation, it would be possible to force a move.

The problem was.

He was equivalent to being a mobile natural disaster. Where he went, the Heavenly Tribulation would strike. This wouldn’t be suitable for running around.

To be honest.

Xiang Dong and Shi Zixuan were not in a hurry at all.

After all, Li Jing had a way to get to the Ancient Fairyland, and he also had a way to return to the Immortal Realm at any time.

What was there to worry about?

The Ancient Fairyland, he could go anytime.

If they wanted to.

Even now, they could return to the Immortal Realm first, and it should be no problem to start from the Immortal Realm to the Ancient Fairyland later.

Xiang Dong and Shi Zixuan weren’t in a hurry, and Blue Phoenix, who had already found the Fire Phoenix, wasn’t either.

She didn’t have much thought about the Ancient Fairyland.

The Fire Phoenix was her only goal for this trip.

Now that the person had been found and had already started the process of rebirth, Blue Phoenix was not thinking about whether or not to take revenge on the person who had wounded her.

You always have to measure your actions.

The Fire Phoenix, who had just stepped into a Venerable and above, had fallen into that person’s hands. What could she, who barely became an Emperor, do?

If it were usual, Li Jing wouldn’t be in a hurry either.

But only Heaven knew how long this Venerable tribulation would last, which was too much of a delay.

He was no longer alone, and there were people in Chen Tang City waiting for him to return.

To go to the Ancient Fairyland after the Heavenly Tribulation ended.

Who knows when he would return to the Ancient Fairyland, it would be easier to go directly to the Ancient Fairyland to clarify things.

After all, bearing the Heavenly Tribulation was not a pressure for him.

Those around him were all Emperors with independent worlds and wouldn’t be affected by the Heavenly Tribulation.

At most, it was only inconvenient for him to act under the Heavenly Tribulation.

Without thinking much, Li Jing waved his hand and took Ling Ling out of the Little Universe.

At this time, Ling Ling had already been waiting for a long time.

On seeing Li Jing, she was stunned.

Having a symbiotic contract with Li Jing, she could clearly feel his state.

Just yesterday, Li Jing was only at the level of asking Heaven in the eleven realms. In the blink of an eye, he reached the Venerable level that could parallel the Supreme?

Seeing the little creature staring at him in a daze, Li Jing smiled at the corner of his mouth.

"Why are you looking at me? Do I have a flower on my face?"

Ling Ling was speechless, her gem-like big eyes blinked twice but she didn’t mean to ask further questions.

Ling Ling has always been heartless.

Except for delicious food, this little greedy cat usually doesn’t care too much about other things.

"So, you’re going to find the Spirit of Origin from the Ancient Fairyland now?"

"Mhm."

Li Jing nodded, responding.

"Besides that Spirit of Origin, I have other matters to check on."

Upon hearing this, Ling Ling obediently nodded, beat her wings to take off, and then with a cute yawning sound "Youya", she suddenly butted her head into the void space.

Accompanied by a cracking sound.

The ordinary space that should not have been affected shattered, revealing a faint crack.

"..."

Li Jing.

He knew Ling Ling had the ability to travel freely to any world through space, but he didn’t expect that the little one would open the spatial passage in such a "cute" way.

What was her little forehead made of?

It could even break through space?

Not sure if the passage to the Ancient Fairyland was more challenging to open, Ling Ling seemed a little dazed from her headbutt. She stumbled back onto Li Jing’s shoulder, holding her head as if she needed a break.

Upon witnessing this, Li Jing laughed against his will, and called out.

"Wina."

Following that.

The figure of a towering woman, Wina, the "Tools God," quietly appeared behind him in the sky.

Wina seemed to be living very comfortably in the Supreme God Domain nowadays.

Unlike when she first returned to the Supreme God Domain, Wina’s appearance now exuded a solemn and magnificent aura.

But upon seeing Li Jing.

Wina’s calm facade collapsed, her bright eyes widened with surprise.

The God Soul Brand was present.

In essence, she also had something like a contract with Li Jing.

From the very beginning, he had no intention of enslaving her, and the brand was only there to keep them connected.

Therefore, she could also sense Li Jing’s status to a certain extent.

Upon being summoned by him.

Wina couldn’t merely show up half-heartedly—only part of her consciousness came along.

Realising that Li Jing was now of the Thirteen Realms, how could she not be surprised?

When was the last time they met...?

What was Li Jing’s realm at that time?

Wina fell deep into thought.

On the other hand.

The Blue Phoenix was stunned upon seeing Wina’s appearance. She wondered.

A God from a different domain?

Responding to Li Jing’s summoning!?

Xiang Dong and Shi Zixuan, however, didn’t find it too surprising.

They had long known that Li Jing could summon gods from other domains.

As a matter of fact.

If it wasn’t for Li Jing summoning Wina before them at Chen Tang City, the existences of the two gods would not have been detected, preventing them from noticing the Charming Spirit’s arrival later on.

Charming Spirit was very special.

She was aware of herself.

She would not be detected by others unless she wanted to be seen in the Immortal Realm.

When Li Jing summoned her while the two Emperors were covertly observing, it was inevitable.

Right now, Shi Zixuan’s eyes were riveted to Wina.

This is Wina that Li Jing has mentioned.

It makes sense.

They had learned through clandestine observations of Chen Tang City that she controlled the authority of space.

Compared to realizing any of their comprehended rules using Orthodox Immortality Path, other gods are significantly restricted.

However, when it comes to the control of specific rules, they are much more advanced than the Orthodox Immortality Path, showing a profound understanding of their powers.

Aside from the limitations of what they can achieve due to their power constraints, their use of power is not usually influenced by their realm. They effortlessly manipulate the "playstyle".

Unlike Orthodox Immortality Path, which requires a certain realm to effectively control the rules, it takes them to ponder the optimum solution on how to use the corresponding rules.

Ignoring the three.

Seeing Wina’s will descend, and plunged into contemplation about "God’s birth" upon seeing him, Li Jing felt both helpless and amused. Then, he communicated with her through his mind.

"Don’t just stand there, help open this passage."

Upon hearing this, Wina came back to her senses, nodded, and pointed at the distance.

Right that moment.

The slender crack that Ling Ling smashed open with her forehead suddenly widened into a spacious spatial passage.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing smiled satisfactorily and told Wina with his mind.

"That’s it, you’re dismissed."

"..."

Wina.

Honestly, Li Jing’s sentence did mess with her mind a bit.

Previously when Li Jing summoned her, it was to join battles.

Now, he reduced her to a mere tool.

Just open a passage and that’s it?

Considering Li Jing’s strength had always been unpredictable, and he was now at a phase akin to a Supreme God, it seemed that she didn’t have much use now. Wina glanced at him and prepared to withdraw her consciousness.

Just then.

Li Jing turned his head.

"When I’m free, I’ll pay you a visit in the Divine Domain."

???

Wina.

What kind of wind was he blowing?

Why did Li Jing suddenly want to go to the Supreme God Domain?

Wina was a bit confused but didn’t think too much.

Li Jing was the one who made her who she was.

She would most definitely welcome him if he paid a visit.

She’d be overjoyed if he actually showed up!

Now that Wina had established her presence in the Supreme God Domain, she had the ability to host him.

Wina nodded her agreement and released her will-form.

Ling Ling who was rubbing her little forehead tilted her head in confusion, hearing that Li Jing was thinking about returning to the Supreme God Domain.

"Why do you want to go to the Supreme God Domain, Li Jing?" she asked.

"I got nothing better to do, thought about having a little fun beating up some Supremes," Li Jing replied with a smile.

Ling Ling excitedly perked up at his words. The Supreme God Domain was her old stomping ground.

She didn’t particularly hold any grudges against the Supreme God Clan, per se.

But over the years, they had taken advantage of her quite a bit.

She couldn’t defeat a Supreme or any other person, but if Li Jing were to try his hand at it, that’d be a different story, wouldn’t it?

"That sounds like a great idea!" Ling Ling excitedly rubbed her fists together in anticipation.

"Just let me know when you want to go, and I’ll open the gate and guide you!" Ling Ling promised.

Li Jing couldn’t help but chuckle as he looked at the enthusiastic Ling Ling, his eyes sparkling with hidden resolve.

This time around...

His rapid increase in level felt great.

But it brought a significant problem with it.

He had leveled up so much that he now needed thirty million Essence Source just to level up once more.

That would mean he’d have to kill several alien species of Venerable rank just to gain one single level.

As for slaying an Emperor-tier...

Li Jing didn’t even consider it.

Putting aside the fact that such beings were incredibly rare and difficult to defeat, he doubted he’d gain a level even if he managed to kill one or two.

Out of the four regional Emperors, aside from that flirtatious bastard Kalan who had no current ties with him, the remaining three had pretty friendly relations with him. Surely he can’t just barge into their territory and start a fight, right?

On the other hand...

Although Emperor tiers were rare, even Venerables weren’t that plentiful in the Immortal Realm.

He’d need to find a different way to keep leveling up.

Li Jing didn’t particularly want to go rampage in the Supreme God Domain. But he reasoned that the Supreme God Clan had fought countless battles over the years. They must have left God’s Tombs or such in several divine domains, no? What wonderful places to grind experience!

Going to the Supreme God Domain to ask for directions shouldn’t be too unreasonable, right?

With Ling Ling and Wina at his side...

As long as he had the spatial coordinates, he could go wherever he wanted without restrictions.

Li Jing composed himself and stared at the open spatial passage, his eyes gradually turning golden.

He activated his Eye of True Vision.

The feedback confirmed his suspicion.

The other end of the passage led to the Ancient Fairyland.

Having confirmed this, Li Jing turned around and spoke loudly.

"We should get going."

Hearing this, the trio of Blue Phoenix and the rest exchanged a glance before moving towards the passage.

Just as they were about to approach the passage, Blue Phoenix suddenly halted.

?

Xiang Dong.

?

Shi Zixuan.

?

Li Jing, who was waiting for the three of them to leave first.

Meeting the three’s confused gazes, Blue Phoenix looked around awkwardly before asking, "Um, didn’t you guys forget something important?"

"Something important?"

Shi Zixuan blinked in confusion.

Xiang Dong also looked utterly lost.

Li Jing, however, furrowed his brows briefly before his eyes widened in realization.

"Where the heck is Jin Ritian?!"

Hearing his question, Shi Zixuan and Xiang Dong instantly stiffened.

Damn!

How could they forget him?!

Recalling that Jin Ritian was enduring Li Jing’s Divine Ability to Burn the Sky using his own strength, and the fact that there has been no activity from him for some time, Xiang Dong hurriedly called out loudly.

"Brother Ritian! Are you still alive?!"

As his voice faded, the scorched earth in the distance suddenly cracked open.

Immediately afterward...

A charred arm poked out, lifting a middle finger engulfed in Phoenix Heavenly Fire.

This gesture...

...revealed that Jin Ritian had snuck off to Cangming Entertainment City as well, and undergone a cultural education about the Blue Star.

Xiang Dong, who’d also sneaked off to Cangming Entertainment City before, understood this perfectly.

This burning middle finger was quite an eyesore, in truth.

Coughing awkwardly, Xiang Dong quickly rushed forward.

As the resident Eastern Emperor Donghua, who controlled the Eastern Immortal Domain, he not only had a great relationship with Shi Zixuan, who was from the same domain, but he also shared a rather friendly bond with Jin Ritian.

In fact...

Jin Ritian’s secret visit to Cangming Entertainment City was made in the company of Xiang Dong.

Otherwise...

As the Southern Demon Emperor, he wouldn’t dare to step into the Eastern Immortal Domain casually.

Seeing Xiang Dong going forward, Shi Zixuan and Blue Phoenix hurriedly followed to help dig Jin Ritian out.

Jin Ritian was clearly in bad shape.

Being buried in the ground was bad enough, but his hand was still aflame with Phoenix Heavenly Fire that showed no sign of going out.

They urgently needed to dig him out and attend to his wounds.

Li Jing looked over the group as they dug Jin Ritian out, observing from a distance with concern.

He didn’t dislike Jin Ritian, the Monster Emperor who was rough around the edges but detailed inside.

Moreover, Jin Ritian was part of their group heading to the Ancient Fairyland and also a top-tier combatant.

It was only necessary to show some concern.

But he didn’t need to go help.

Considering he was currently undergoing a heavenly tribulation, going over now wouldn’t be helpful and might even cause more trouble.

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