372: The Will of the Sea Boundary Arrives

Xiao Zhuo's gaze suddenly became as heavy as iron.

A mighty power, which even he could not perceive, was dismantling Luolaha Cha's demonic body.

The physical bodies of these beings, returning from the depths of the river of time, were originally reshaped and bestowed by the will of the boundary sea.

Now, as Luolaha Cha completely sided with Xiao Zhuo, that cold and merciless will began to withdraw its power, like pulling out the Foundation of a sandcastle.

The situation was critical, and Xiao Zhuo no longer hesitated; his Divine Soul power, like an arrow shot from a bowstring, fiercely pierced into Luolaha Cha's glabella!

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the scene was bizarre.

A demonic phantom identical to Luolaha Cha was imprisoned within a rapidly thickening transparent crystal.

The crystal emitted an ancient and vast aura of time—the power of the river of time was manifesting, intending to drag this rebellious mark back into its embrace and Seal it completely.

Once the mark was recovered, Xiao Zhuo's clue to probing the mysteries of the river of time and the Primal Demon Realm would be completely severed!

"Dream on!" Xiao Zhuo's Divine Soul roared, and the Great Dao of the Soul operated with a thunderous rumble, condensing into a world-splitting hammer, which he slammed fiercely towards the demonic Sealing crystal!

Boom! Rumble—!

Deafening roars echoed wildly within the Sea of Consciousness space.

Each hammer blow caused the crystal to tremble violently, and its growth was momentarily halted.

On the mirror-smooth surface of the crystal, spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread.

"It's working!"

Xiao Zhuo's spirit was greatly invigorated; he poured his Divine Soul power without reservation, and the giant Soul hammer, carrying the might to destroy wan fa (myriad laws), crashed down once again!

Crack—!

The crystal shattered in response, turning into a sky full of shimmering fragments.

However, the Luolaha Cha mark, now free, was as faint as smoke and had fallen into a deep coma.

Xiao Zhuo's thoughts raced, and a six-sided barrier/boundary glowing with dim light instantly enveloped and protected it.

At the same time, the entire Sea of Consciousness space began to collapse violently!

Xiao Zhuo did not hesitate; his Divine Soul, enveloping the six-sided barrier/boundary, retreated as swiftly as lightning.

His Divine Soul returned to its place, and what Xiao Zhuo saw when he opened his eyes made his heart sink—most of Luolaha Cha's demonic body before him had turned to ashes, scattering down.

He quickly introspected his Sea of Consciousness.

Although the mark within the barrier/boundary was weak and on the verge of extinction, it had not completely dissipated.

"Good! If I bring it back to my Main Body and nourish it with the Dao of the zizai world, there's still a slim chance of revival." Xiao Zhuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but his plan to explore the river of time and the Primal Demon Realm in the short term had undoubtedly fallen through.

With this matter concluded, Xiao Zhuo turned to return to No. 6 Giant City.

However, a sudden change occurred!

A vast, cold will and pressure suddenly descended, as if the entire boundary sea was pressing down, and a voice devoid of any emotion exploded directly within Xiao Zhuo's Soul:

"You! You have violated the Law of the boundary sea! I declare—You shall perish!"

Xiao Zhuo's expression changed dramatically!

He instantly pushed his thunderous Divine Intent to its limit, no longer forming a weapon, but instead transforming into an incredibly condensed golden light screen, firmly enveloping his entire body!

The moment the light screen formed, that irresistibly mighty invisible power had already crashed down!

Buzz—!

The golden light screen violently fluctuated and twisted, emitting a mournful cry of being overwhelmed.

What horrified Xiao Zhuo even more was that before the light screen had even shattered, this Clone of his, meticulously refined from Creation Thunder Source Wood, began to rapidly melt from its extremities!

Like a wax figure under the scorching sun, even the runes inscribed upon it were dissolving under that terrifying power!

"How is this possible?!" Xiao Zhuo's heart was in turmoil. He snarled, "I absolutely cannot fail here!"

The Free and Natural Heavenly Art operated frantically, and the second layer of Natural Freedom Dao Rhyme spread out like a tide, fully empowering the tottering thunderous Divine Intent light screen.

Buzz... Buzz... With the Dao Rhyme's empowerment, the violently fluctuating golden light screen miraculously began to stabilize, its light dim but stubbornly resisting.

The boundless invisible power from outside, after its initial burst, seemed to have finally exhausted its momentum and began to slowly recede.

Time seemed to freeze, yet also to flow for ten thousand years.

When that terrifying will and pressure completely receded like a tide, Xiao Zhuo felt as if he had escaped from suffocation, his body went limp, and he fell to his knees with a "thump," gasping for air as if having survived a catastrophe.

After catching his breath, Xiao Zhuo immediately checked the six-sided barrier/boundary in his Sea of Consciousness—

He saw that a corner of the barrier/boundary had been broken open, and the lower half of the Luolaha Cha mark it protected had been completely erased!

"Damn it!" Xiao Zhuo cursed, hastily repairing the barrier/boundary, his heart filled with vexation.

With the mark so incomplete, the memories it carried were likely also damaged.

Suppressing his turbulent emotions, Xiao Zhuo began to examine himself.

Both hands and feet of the Clone had melted by more than half, and the runes carrying power on them were also severely damaged.

To repair it, it would take at least a dozen days with just the Clone's power, and what he lacked most was time!

Blood Heaven's intelligence showed that this promotion tribulation would last for a full three months.

Only by enduring until the last moment, annihilating all the time-traveling beings that descended, could the world survive the catastrophe; at that time, Luck would descend based on the surviving beings and their contributions, and the World Lord would receive additional rewards.

It was now the seventy-seventh day, with only thirteen days remaining until the final deadline!

The Clone was severely damaged, with at most only fifty percent of its combat power remaining.

In the upcoming bloody battle, its effectiveness would be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhuo's mood instantly plummeted.

He dragged his injured body back to No. 6 Giant City, concealing his melted limbs with a black robe, avoiding the concern of his three Disciples, and went straight back to his room, racing against time to repair his Clone.

"Every bit I can repair is a gain!" He took out some Creation Thunder Source Wood that he had reserved when refining the Clone earlier.

Removing the melted and necrotic parts, reattaching the severed limbs, re-engraving the runes... Each step was difficult and slow.

Subsequently, Xiao Zhuo remained in seclusion.

If a Profound Immortal Rank powerful enemy descended, he would fight with only his powerful Divine Soul, and although he could kill ordinary Profound Immortals, the consumption would be significant.

His three Disciples came to visit several times, but he kept them out.

He had to restore his Clone as much as possible before the final battle.

Only with a complete Clone could he be confident in killing a Golden Immortal in the final struggle and seizing the greatest contribution!

If he were to forcefully activate the power of the Great Dao with his current injured body, he might collapse before even harming the enemy.

Xiao Zhuo cultivated in seclusion, but the fighting outside never ceased.

On the eighty-fourth day, a sudden change occurred!

Above No. 6 Giant City, tribulation clouds gathered frantically without warning, thick as lead, hanging low and threatening to collapse!

In mid-air, Cao Xiaochuan's figure stood proudly, his aura erupting like a volcano, shooting straight into the sky! The Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation had arrived!

In an instant, the majestic Heavenly Might locked onto him, and also enveloped a large area of time-traveling beings around him!

Countless ferocious demonic creatures roared in terror under the pressure of the tribulation clouds, trying to escape this destructive Domain.

Thunder roared like Dragons dancing wildly, tearing through the sky, striking down mercilessly!

Cao Xiaochuan floated in the sea of thunder, his sword light crisscrossing; each strike was accompanied by the roar of tribulation lightning and the shrill screams of time-traveling beings.

He fought in a bloodbath, forcibly carving out an Immortal path amidst the destructive Heavenly Might and the encirclement of demons, and finally, the lightning faded, Immortal Qi lingered, and the True Immortal Realm was achieved!

And the countless demonic creatures caught in his Heavenly Tribulation had long since turned to tribulation ash.

On the eighty-seventh day, an even greater storm swept in!

The Wang Siblings, Wang Xianzhi and Wang Xianyu, fully unleashed the power of their Divine Bodies, simultaneously triggering the Immortal Ascension Heavenly Tribulation!

However, what they triggered was actually the legendary—Nine Heavens Immortal Slaying Tribulation, a tribulation from which only one in ten survive!

Heaven and earth lost their color because of it!

Nine layers of tribulation clouds stacked one upon another, like nine ink-colored mountains inverted in the sky, covering the entire battlefield!

Within the clouds, it was no longer simple lightning, but countless condensed forms.

Blades, spears, swords, halberds, primordial giant beasts, destructive stars... Each layer of tribulation cloud that descended carried the terrifying power to obliterate wan fa (myriad laws)!

That majestic Heavenly Might caused even Immortal Rank beings who had just emerged from the crack (cracks) to halt in horror and retreat in a panic.

More than a dozen powerful demonic creatures of True Immortal Rank and Heavenly Immortal Rank were unable to evade and were instantly swept into that world-destroying thunder Domain.

Wang Xianzhi's body was like an enraged Dragon, shattering tribulation soldiers with his fists.

Wang Xianyu moved like a startled swan, Undergoing Tribulation together with her Spirit Beast, Cloud.

The siblings shone with brilliant divine light, fighting desperately in the Nine Heavens Heavenly Punishment; they not only had to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation but also had to guard against the time-traveling beings caught in the Heavenly Tribulation!

Finally, the tribulation clouds dispersed unwillingly, leaving behind two faint but resilient True Immortal auras.

Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xianyu, and Yun Duo were all covered in blood, their Dharma robes tattered, and their auras extremely weak, almost unable to stand.

They successfully Underwent Tribulation and achieved True Immortal status, but they were also severely injured; even though the Immortal Tribulation power after Undergoing Tribulation was nourishing their Physical Bodies and Divine Souls, they would be unable to participate in battle again for a short period.