158: Chapter 158 The Tribulation of Pills Descends: Nine Revolutions to Mend the Heavens!

"Rumble—!"

At this moment, the entire Dan City of the Central Continent seemed to tremble.

It was originally noon with the scorching sun high in the sky, but in the blink of an eye, the world lost its color.

A terrifying pressure, powerful enough to crush the soul of a Saint, poured down from the nine heavens without warning. The sky for ten thousand miles around was instantly shrouded in tribulation clouds as thick as ink, hanging low as if the heavens were about to collapse.

"What's happening? Why has the sky turned black?"

"What a terrifying aura! My spiritual power... my spiritual power has actually stopped circulating!"

"Look up! Is that... a tribulation cloud?!"

Within Dan City, millions of Alchemists and cultivators looked up in horror.

Deep within those pitch-black clouds, countless thick purple-gold thunder dragons were frantically roaming and roaring.

Each thunder dragon was a thousand zhang long, exuding an aura that could destroy heaven and earth. Before the thunder even arrived, the suffocating sensation had already caused countless low-level cultivators to prostrate themselves on the ground, trembling.

The highest level of the Dan Tower.

Several Supreme Elders in seclusion suddenly opened their eyes, and with a flash, they instantly appeared on the observation deck at the top of the tower.

These old monsters, who could make the Central Continent shake with a stomp of their feet, were now staring wide-eyed at the phenomenon in the sky, their beards quivering.

"Purple Extreme Heavenly Thunder... Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds..."

The Grand Elder's voice was dry as he stared fixedly at the center of the tribulation cloud vortex—directly above the Medicine Spirit Abyss.

"This is a One-Nine... no, it's a Nine-Nine World-Destroying Pill Tribulation!"

"Heavens above! Is a legendary Emperor-Grade Divine Pill being born?!"

"The Medicine Spirit Abyss... that's where the Tower Master is in seclusion! Could it be the Tower Master..."

"Impossible! Although the Tower Master's attainments in the Dao of Alchemy are high, she is still a step away from the Emperor Grade. Even she couldn't attract this kind of World-Destroying Pill Tribulation that only exists in ancient records!"

Just as everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"Crack—!!!"

The sky split open.

The first tribulation lightning, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, crashed down.

It wasn't ordinary lightning, but a pillar of purple-gold thunder as thick as a mountain! It tore through the void, locked onto the Medicine Spirit Abyss, and smashed down with a resolve that said 'this heaven-defying object shall not exist.'

"It's over! The Abyss-Protecting Array can't stop this kind of lightning tribulation!"

The Grand Elder's face turned ashen.

If this lightning tribulation hit home, let alone the Medicine Spirit Abyss, half of the Dan Tower would be reduced to ruins.

However.

At the very moment that destructive light pillar was about to strike the ground.

A small but upright golden figure suddenly soared into the sky from the Medicine Spirit Abyss.

Bare-handed, he faced the heavenly thunder that could instantly kill a Saint and fiercely... threw a punch.

"Begone!"

A violent shout, like the roar of a god-king, echoed through heaven and earth.

Boom—!!!

The fist and the thunder pillar collided head-on in mid-air.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Immediately after, a burst of light so blinding it could cause blindness erupted.

Under the shocked gazes of countless people, that world-destroying purple-gold thunder pillar was actually... shattered by that man's punch!

Countless arcs of lightning exploded, turning into a brilliant meteor shower that rained down upon the world.

"Who... who is that?!"

"Resisting heavenly thunder with his physical body?! Is he even human?!"

As the light dissipated, the figure stood proudly in the void, his robes fluttering and his black hair dancing wildly. He was surrounded by a faint purple mist, looking like an undefeatable God of War, gazing down at the angrily roaring heavens above.

It was exactly Xu Chen.

"Is this all you've got?"

Xu Chen shook his slightly numb wrist, a wild and arrogant curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He glanced down. Inside the Medicine Spirit Abyss, the newly formed Nine Revolutions Replenishing Heaven Pill was trembling, clearly terrified of the heavenly might. Meanwhile, Liu Hanyan and Xiao Yu were looking up at him with faces full of worry.

"Don't be afraid."

Xu Chen's voice cut through the thunder, clearly reaching the ears of the two women.

"With me here today, not even the King of Heaven himself can destroy this pill."

It seemed as if the heavens were enraged by Xu Chen's provocation.

Rumble!

The clouds churned, and the thunder became even more violent.

This time, it wasn't just one.

Instead, nine full thunder dragons roared as they dove down simultaneously, cutting off all of Xu Chen's paths of retreat.

"Good timing!"

Xu Chen advanced instead of retreating, his eyes filled with overwhelming battle intent.

The Hongmeng Creation Body operated at full power, and his entire being seemed to transform into a black hole.

"Heaven-Swallowing Earth-Devouring!"

Facing those nine thunder dragons, he actually spread his arms in an embracing gesture.

He wasn't looking for death.

He was cultivating!

Zzt zzt zzt—!

The nine thunder dragons struck him, instantly submerging him in a sea of lightning.

Below, Liu Hanyan covered her mouth in fear, and Xiao Yu's face turned pale, her nails digging into her palms.

But in the next second, they witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Within that sea of lightning, Xu Chen's figure did not dissipate but instead grew brighter. Those violent forces of thunder seemed to have a life of their own, seeping into his body through his pores, tempering his bones and refining his flesh.

Not only that.

Xu Chen also separated a strand of 'thunder essence' that had been filtered through his body and become docile and pure. With a flick of his finger, he shot it into the pill below.

"Tempering the Pill with Lightning!"

Seeing this, the Grand Elder of the Dan Tower was so excited he almost fell to his knees.

"This is a technique of the Ancient Pill Emperor! Borrowing the power of the heavenly tribulation to wash away the mortal coil and bestow true spirituality upon the divine pill!"

"This youth... who exactly is he?!"

"Look at his clothing... that's... the clan crest of the Ancient Imperial Clan Xu!"

"Young Master Xu?! That legendary playboy?! The rumors have misled me!"

...

For a full half-hour.

The heavenly thunder roared incessantly, as if it wanted to completely erase this part of the world.

But no matter how violent the lightning tribulation was, the man standing in the void never retreated a single step. He was like an unshakeable pillar, firmly blocking the way above the divine pill.

Finally.

After the eighty-first bolt of the Nine-Nine thunder fell, the tribulation clouds seemed to have exhausted all their power. With an unwilling muffled sound, they began to slowly dissipate.

The rain stopped and the sky cleared.

A beam of sunlight pierced through the clouds and fell upon Xu Chen, gilding him with a golden edge.

At this time, his upper garments had long since turned to ash in the lightning tribulation, revealing a strong and perfect upper body flowing with a precious glow. Not only had his aura not weakened, but because of the baptism of this lightning tribulation, it had become even more unfathomable.

"Whew..."

Xu Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air carrying arcs of electricity and opened his palm.

Swish!

From within the Medicine Spirit Abyss below, the Nine Revolutions Replenishing Heaven Pill, which had undergone the baptism of the lightning tribulation, let out a joyful hum and flew into his palm of its own accord.

The pill was translucent throughout. The nine golden pill veins had now turned into a deep purple-gold, and tiny arcs of lightning still swirled on its surface.

Just by holding it in his hand, Xu Chen could feel the surging life force within it that was enough to startle the heart.

"It's done."

A flash of joy crossed Xu Chen's eyes.

This wasn't just a pill; it was the life-saving straw for his gentle wife, Jiang Liuli, and the key to protecting her and the two little ones in her belly.

At the thought of Jiang Liuli's pale and weak face, Xu Chen's heart tightened.

"Wait for me, wife."

With a flash of his body, he landed back in the Medicine Spirit Abyss.

"Husband!"

Liu Hanyan and Xiao Yu immediately rushed forward, grabbing his arms from both sides and checking his body from top to bottom.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"You scared me to death just now! Why were you trying to be such a hero!"

Seeing the concerned looks of the two women, Xu Chen's heart warmed.

"Don't worry, your husband's body is tough. That level just now was equivalent to getting an electrotherapy massage."

He smiled and toyed with the divine pill in his hand, about to say a few more teasing words.

Suddenly.

The smile on his face vanished instantly. He abruptly looked up at the void outside the Dan Tower, his gaze becoming colder than ever before.

"It seems... the noses of certain rats are even sharper than I imagined."

Liu Hanyan was startled. "Husband, what is it?"

Xu Chen stored the divine pill into his system space and pulled the two women behind him. The battle intent that had just subsided surged once more.

"It's nothing."

"It's just that some people don't want me to take this life-saving medicine away."

Almost the instant his voice fell.

Outside the Dan Tower, the sky that had returned to being clear was suddenly shrouded in a thick black mist that wouldn't disperse.

That was not a cloud.

It was endless baleful qi and soul power.

"Jie jie jie..."

A sinister and piercing laugh, as if coming from the nine nether hells, echoed over the entire Dan City.

"Who would have thought... this declining Dan Tower actually managed to refine the Nine Revolutions Replenishing Heaven Pill."

"Is such a divine object something that you trash are worthy of possessing?"

"Hand over the divine pill, hand over the Heavenly Flame, and I... shall leave your corpses intact!"

As the voice fell, dozens of black-robed figures exuding the terrifying aura of the Saint Realm appeared around the Dan Tower like ghosts.

The leader, stepping on the void and surrounded by countless grieving souls and malevolent ghosts, was actually... a super powerhouse at the peak of the Saint Realm!

The number one evil force of the Central Continent—the Soul Hall, had arrived!