207: Chapter 207 Before the Dragon Transformation Pool, the Five Souls Return to Their Places
[Heavenly Court - First Generation] 47 hours since returning from Earth via jump.
On the holographic star map, a pitch-black star is slowly rotating. That is the Heavenly Tribulation Star, where one of the most mysterious Forbidden Grounds in the Big Dipper Star Field—the Dragon Transformation Pool—is located.
[Dragon Transformation Pool · Big Dipper Star Field Forbidden Zone No. 0]
[Coordinates: Big Dipper Star Field · C-000, N-000]
[Danger Rank: ★★★★★★ (Beyond Conventional)]
[Core Threat: Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation (Intensity varies with the one Undergoing Tribulation)]
[Hidden Threat: Obsessive remnant souls of those who failed the tribulation in previous generations]
———
Lin Ye stood in the center of the command deck.
In his hand, he held five dragon soul crystals.
Fire Soul — Crimson, flames flowing within.
Frost Soul — Ice blue, frost mist swirling within.
Wood Soul — Emerald green, vitality surging within.
Gold Soul — Golden yellow, Luck circulating within.
Earth Soul — Grayish yellow, the pulse of the earth beating within.
Five crystals, five colors.
They rotated slowly in his palm.
With every rotation, a visible ripple would spread outward.
Wherever the ripples passed, space itself distorted slightly.
———
Su Qingyue walked to his side.
Her left hand grasped his hand.
3 seconds.
She let go.
"Shi Potian," she said.
"He's still in the medical pod."
———
Lin Ye did not speak.
But his hand, holding the five dragon souls, tightened slightly.
———
[System Prompt: You have arrived at the outskirts of the "Dragon Transformation Pool"]
[Current Coordinates: Heavenly Tribulation Star · Synchronous Orbit]
[Environmental Parameters:]
[Gravity: 0G (Orbit) / 17G (Surface)]
[Spiritual Qi Concentration: Big Dipper Star Field Standard × 1,700% (Due to remnants of previous Heavenly Tribulations)]
[Heavenly Tribulation Remnant Concentration: ★★★★★★ (Fatal)]
[Suggestion: Land immediately and complete the tribulation before the next wave of Heavenly Tribulation arrives]
———
7th minute.
[Heavenly Court - First Generation] passed through the energy turbulence layer on the outskirts of the Heavenly Tribulation Star.
That turbulence layer was no ordinary energy.
It was "Heavenly Tribulation Remnants."
After previous Cultivators failed their tribulations here, the dissipated tribulation lightning, tribulation fire, Tribulation Wind, tribulation earth, and tribulation water—all condensed into this layer.
Thickness: 17 kilometers.
Energy Concentration: Sufficient to instantly kill any Cultivator below Rank 70.
The ship's energy shield dropped from 100% to 0% as it passed through this layer.
[Shield Shattered]
[Hull Damage: 3%]
———
[System Prompt: You have arrived at the "Dragon Transformation Pool"]
[Current Coordinates: Heavenly Tribulation Star · Northern Hemisphere · Dragon Transformation Pool Edge]
[Dragon Transformation Pool · Basic Information]
[Diameter: 1,700 meters]
[Depth: 17 meters]
[Pool Water: Five-colored (Corresponding to the Five Elements)]
[Pool Water Temperature: 37°C (Constant)]
[Pool Water Composition: Liquid Five Elements Spiritual Qi, 100% concentration]
[Current Status: Calm (Waiting for a tribulation-taker)]
———
The hatch opened.
Piercing cold wind surged into the cabin.
That wind was no ordinary wind.
It was "Tribulation Wind."
Temperature: -270°C.
Wind Speed: 1,700 meters per second.
Any creature without experience in Undergoing Tribulation would be torn to shreds within 3 seconds.
———
Lin Ye was the first to step out of the hatch.
[Tribulation Wind Resistance: 47% (Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body passive)]
[Damage per second: 8,300 points]
[Health: 100% → 91.7% → 83.4% → 75.1%]
———
He did not stop.
He walked toward the Dragon Transformation Pool.
———
Behind him were 9 people.
Su Qingyue.
Chen Hao.
Zhou Tieshan.
Chu Yunxi.
Zhao Wuji.
Qin Ruoxue.
Yun Qianxue.
Lu Xinghe.
And—Shi Potian, who was lying in the medical pod.
———
They did not follow him.
They simply stood at the hatch.
Watching him.
———
The 17th step.
Lin Ye stood at the edge of the Dragon Transformation Pool.
The pool water was five-colored.
Crimson, blue, green, gold, gray.
The five colors did not mix, each occupying its own area.
The surface of the pool was as calm as a mirror.
Reflecting his figure.
———
He reached out his hand.
The five dragon soul crystals floated up from his palm.
Slowly flying above the pool water.
———
The 1st crystal.
Fire Soul.
Falling into the crimson area.
The pool water boiled.
Crimson flames rose from the bottom of the pool.
Temperature: 3,700°C.
———
The 2nd crystal.
Frost Soul.
Falling into the blue area.
The pool water solidified.
Blue ice rose from the bottom of the pool.
Temperature: -270°C.
———
The 3rd crystal.
Wood Soul.
Falling into the green area.
The pool water surged.
Green vitality rose from the bottom of the pool.
Temperature: 37°C (Constant).
———
The 4th crystal.
Gold Soul.
The pool water rotated.
Golden Luck rose from the bottom of the pool.
Temperature: 17°C.
———
The 5th crystal.
Earth Soul.
Falling into the gray area.
The pool water subsided.
Gray earth rose from the bottom of the pool.
Temperature: 7°C.
———
Five dragon souls.
Five colors.
Five areas.
Simultaneously—boiling.
———
———
[System Prompt: The five elements dragon soul has returned to its place]
[Dragon Transformation Pool Activated]
[Dragon Transformation Heavenly Tribulation · Brewing Begins]
[Estimated Arrival Time: 17 minutes later]
[Tribulation Type: Five Elements Chaos Dragon Tribulation]
[Tribulation Intensity: Highest in History]
[Reasons for Highest in History:]
[1. Tribulation-taker's Physique: Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body (Unique)]
[2. Dragon Soul Source: True Souls of five Saint-Grade Dragon Clan (Not substitutes)]
[3. Dragon Soul Recognition: 100% (Flame Dragon/Frost Dragon/Wood Dragon/Gold Dragon/Earth Dragon all recognized)]
[4. Tribulation-taker's Current Status: Rank 70, Peak of the Four Extremities Realm, Synchronization Rate 18%]
[5. External Factors: Divine Thoughts of five Saint-Grade Dragon Clan are watching]
———
Lin Ye looked at the line "Highest in History."
3 seconds.
He smiled.
That smile was the same as when he faced the Blood Prince.
Very faint.
Very cold.
Carrying a hint of... madness.
"Highest in history," he said.
"Perfect."
———
1st minute.
The sky began to change color.
It didn't turn from purple to black.
It turned from "colorless" to "five-colored."
Crimson, blue, green, gold, gray—tribulation clouds of five colors condensed simultaneously above the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Each tribulation cloud had a diameter of 1,700 meters.
Each tribulation cloud had a thickness of 17 kilometers.
Within each tribulation cloud, countless fine bolts of lightning were moving about.
———
[Five Elements Tribulation Clouds · Condensing]
[Layer 1: Fire Tribulation Cloud—Crimson, temperature 3,700°C, contains "World-Destroying Divine Fire"]
[Layer 2: Water Tribulation Cloud—Blue, temperature -270°C, contains "World-Destroying Profound Ice"]
[Layer 3: Wood Tribulation Cloud—Green, temperature 37°C, contains "World-Destroying Thorns"]
[Layer 4: Gold Tribulation Cloud—Gold, temperature 17°C, contains "World-Destroying Divine Weapon"]
[Layer 5: Earth Tribulation Cloud—Gray, temperature 7°C, contains "World-Destroying Leyline"]
———
3rd minute.
The condensation of the tribulation clouds was complete.
The five layers of tribulation clouds, like five giant millstones, hovered above the Dragon Transformation Pool.
They began to rotate.
With every rotation, a bolt of five-colored lightning would fall from the sky.
Landing in the Dragon Transformation Pool.
The pool water boiled even more violently.
———
5th minute.
The first bolt of true Heavenly Tribulation lightning began to brew.
That lightning was no ordinary lightning.
It was "Five-Colored Divine Thunder."
Diameter: 1.7 meters.
Length: 17 kilometers.
Containing the Five Elements Power.
Power: ???
———
Lin Ye stood in the center of the Dragon Transformation Pool.
The pool water had already reached his waist.
The five-colored pool water rotated frantically around him.
With every rotation, a trace of Five Elements Power seeped into his body.
[Five Elements Power Infusion · Started]
[Progress: 0%...1%...3%...7%...]
[During the infusion, moving is impossible, defense is impossible]
[After the infusion ends, the Heavenly Tribulation will descend]
———
7th minute.
Five Elements Power infusion progress: 17%.
In the sky, the rotation speed of those five layers of tribulation clouds began to accelerate.
One rotation every 1.7 seconds.
With every rotation, a bolt of five-colored lightning would strike around the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Those bolts of lightning did not strike Lin Ye.
They were "drawing a circle."
A circle with a diameter of 1,700 meters.
Completely surrounding the Dragon Transformation Pool.
———
[Five Elements Lightning Cage · Forming]
[Progress: 17%...31%...47%...]
[Once complete, no one will be able to enter or leave]
[The tribulation-taker can only face the Heavenly Tribulation alone]
———
9th minute.
Five Elements Power infusion progress: 31%.
Lin Ye's body began to glow.
It wasn't active glowing.
It was "passive."
Those traces of Five Elements Power seeping into his body were fusing with his own Chaos Power.
[Chaos + Five Elements · Fusing]
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[Fusion progress: 0% ... 1% ... 3% ... 7% ...]
[After successful Fusion, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body will evolve into the "Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Body"]
[After a failed Fusion, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body will be permanently damaged]
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The 11th minute.
Five Elements power infusion progress: 47%.
In the sky, phenomena began to appear.
It was not tribulation clouds.
It was "eyes".
Five pairs of eyes.
Five pairs of giant dragon eyes, burning with flames of different colors.
They hovered above the five layers of tribulation clouds.
Looking down at the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Looking down at Lin Ye.
---
[Fire Dragon · Saint-Grade Divine Thought]
[Frost Dragon · Saint-Grade Divine Thought]
[Wood Dragon · Saint-Grade Divine Thought]
[Gold Dragon · Saint-Grade Divine Thought]
[Earth Dragon · Saint-Grade Divine Thought]
---
Five Saint-Grade members of the Dragon Clan.
Simultaneously watching this human who was Undergoing Tribulation.
---
The Fire Dragon's voice was the first to sound.
The voice came from the crimson tribulation cloud, carrying a heat like molten lava.
"Rank 70."
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body."
"He has taken my remnant soul."
---
The Frost Dragon's voice was the second to sound.
The voice came from the blue tribulation cloud, carrying a chill like frost.
"He also took my soul."
"That ice-element girl... is with him."
---
The Wood Dragon's voice was the third to sound.
The voice came from the green tribulation cloud, carrying a tranquility like a forest.
"He passed the Life Resonance."
"The Wood Dragon soul acknowledges him."
---
The Gold Dragon's voice was the fourth to sound.
The voice came from the golden tribulation cloud, carrying the majesty of an Imperial Dynasty.
"He traded a seventy-year contract for my soul."
"Yan State... can he hold it?"
---
The Earth Dragon's voice was the last to sound.
The voice came from the gray tribulation cloud, carrying the heaviness of the earth.
"His companion traded her life for my soul."
"That Tyrant Body... is still in the medical pod."
---
Five Saint-Grade members of the Dragon Clan.
Five sentences.
After speaking, they simultaneously fell silent.
---
The 13th minute.
Five Elements power infusion progress: 63%.
Lin Ye's body began to change.
Five-colored patterns began to emerge on the surface of his skin.
Those patterns started from his heart.
Spreading to his limbs.
For every inch they spread, a trace of Five Elements power was completely fused into his Bloodline.
---
The 15th minute.
Five Elements power infusion progress: 83%.
The Heavenly Tribulation began to descend.
The first five-colored divine lightning struck down simultaneously from the five layers of tribulation clouds.
Five colors.
Five bolts of lightning.
Fusing during the descent into a single, completely transparent divine lightning bolt with a diameter of 1.7 meters.
[Five Elements Chaos Divine Lightning · First Bolt]
[Power: ???]
[Speed: Light Speed]
[Target: Above Lin Ye's head]
---
Lin Ye did not dodge.
He stood in the center of the Dragon Transformation Pool.
Looking up.
Watching the divine lightning that was falling.
3 seconds.
He smiled.
---
The 15.0001st second.
The divine lightning struck his head.
---
[System Prompt: You are enduring the "Five Elements Chaos Divine Lightning"]
[Damage: 170,000 points]
[Chaos Devour · Effective]
[Absorption rate: 47%]
[Actual damage: 90,100 points]
[Health Points: 100% → 0%]
[Forced retention of 1 Health Point]
[Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body · Passive Triggered]
[Cooldown: 72 hours]
---
He stood where he was.
Health points: 1.
But his body was glowing.
Five-colored light.
That was the sign that the Five Elements power had been completely activated by the divine lightning.
---
The 15.3rd second.
The second divine lightning bolt.
[Damage: 170,000 points]
[Health Points: 1 → 0]
[Forced retention of 1 Health Point · Second trigger]
[Life and Death Together · Triggered]
[Su Qingyue · Health Points: 100% → 50%]
---
The 15.7th second.
The third bolt.
[Su Qingyue · 50% → 0%]
[Forced retention of 1 Health Point · Su Qingyue triggered]
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The 16th second.
The fourth bolt.
[Su Qingyue · 1 point → 0 points]
[Life and Death Together · Second trigger]
[Lin Ye · Health Points: 1 point → 0 points]
[Forced retention of 1 Health Point · Third trigger]
---
Both of them stood on the edge of life and death.
---
The 16.3rd second.
The fifth bolt.
The sixth bolt.
The seventh bolt.
---
The 17th second.
When the seventeenth divine lightning bolt struck down.
Lin Ye's body—finally began to change.
Behind him, a phantom was coalescing.
The phantom was about 17 meters tall.
Entirely five-colored.
No facial features.
Only a pair of eyes—those eyes were exactly the same as his own.
[Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Phantom · Initial Manifestation]
---
It extended its right hand.
Grabbing the seventeenth divine lightning bolt.
Crushing it.
---
The five layers of tribulation clouds.
Trembled simultaneously.
---
The Fire Dragon's voice sounded again.
This time, there was a hint of... surprise.
"Chaos... Five Elements..."
"How is this possible..."
---
The Frost Dragon's voice.
"470,000 years... the first time I've seen it..."
---
The Wood Dragon's voice.
"He... has fused it..."
---
The Gold Dragon's voice.
"Five Elements... Chaos..."
"What kind of Physique is this..."
---
The Earth Dragon's voice.
"No matter what it is..."
"He survived."
---
Five Saint-Grade members of the Dragon Clan.
Simultaneously fell silent.
---
The 17.7th second.
The tribulation clouds began to dissipate.
The Heavenly Tribulation ended.
---
[System Prompt: Congratulations on successfully surviving the "Five Elements Chaos Dragon Tribulation"]
[Undergoing Tribulation evaluation: Perfect (First in history)]
[Rank increase: Rank 70 → Rank 75 (Dragon Transformation Layer 5)]
[Physique evolution: Chaos Heavenly Emperor Body → Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Body]
[Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Body · Effects:]
[1. All attributes +200% (Original +100%)]
[2. Experience gain +300% (Original +200%)]
[3. Ignore Bottleneck (Original effect)]
[4. Unlock two Chaos Divine Abilities per major Realm (Original one)]
[5. Five Elements resistance +100% (New)]
[6. Five Elements damage +100% (New)]
[7. Chaos Domain evolves into "Chaos Five Elements Domain": Within range, enemy all attributes -50%, allies +30%, Five Elements attributes additional -20%]
[8. Unlock new skill "Five Elements Chaos Slash": Consumes 50% Divine Power, strikes with a Chaos sword containing Five Elements power, damage +1,000%]
---
Lin Ye stood in the center of the Dragon Transformation Pool.
The pool water was already calm.
The five-colored light had disappeared.
Only he was alone.
---
He looked up.
Looking at the sky.
There, the five pairs of dragon eyes were still there.
---
The Fire Dragon was the first to speak.
"Rank 75."
"Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Body."
"You... are qualified."
---
The Frost Dragon.
"Collect all five souls."
"Come see us."
---
The Wood Dragon.
"Time... is running out."
---
The Gold Dragon.
"Yan State... don't forget."
---
The Earth Dragon.
"That Tyrant Body... we will help him."
---
The five pairs of dragon eyes.
Simultaneously dissipated.
---
Lin Ye stood where he was.
He looked at the empty sky.
3 seconds.
He turned around.
Walking towards the [Heavenly Court - First Generation].
---
The 17th step.
He stood at the cabin door.
9 people were all waiting for him.
Su Qingyue's Health Points: 1.
Shi Potian was still in the medical pod.
---
He looked at them.
3 seconds.
He spoke.
"Rank 75," he said.
"Chaos Five Elements Heavenly Emperor Body."
"It's enough."
---
No one spoke.
But the eyes of the 9 people were all watching him.
---
Su Qingyue walked up to him.
She extended her hand.
Holding his hand.
---
This time, it was 17 seconds.
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[System Prompt: five elements dragon soul Quest · Complete]
[Dragon Transformation Breakthrough · Complete]
[Next stage: Saint Realm · Unlocked]
[Remaining Fusion time: 7 months]
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Lin Ye closed the prompt.
He looked at Shi Potian in the medical pod.
3 seconds.
He spoke.
"The Earth Dragon said," Lin Ye said.
"They will help him."
---
No one spoke.
But the eyes of the 9 people, at that same instant—lit up.
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[Chapter 207 · End]
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