182: Fourth Generation: Overlord (78)

By triggering his own Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation and borrowing the might of Heaven and Earth, he forcibly smoothed out the gap in Realm between himself and the Golden Core True Person!

He turned a one-on-one crushing match into a two-against-Heaven life-and-death battle!

Under the Heavenly Tribulation, all living things are equal!

Whether you are at Foundation Establishment or Golden Core, under the magnificent might of Heaven, all are targets of the tribulation!

In this way, Flame Dragon True Person's Golden Core cultivation base was not only not an advantage, but instead became the biggest target for attracting the firepower of the Heavenly Tribulation!

He not only had to deal with the Heavenly Tribulation aimed at Xu Yuan, but also had to endure the even more fierce attacks from the Heavenly Tribulation Law targeting him as an "interferer"!

As for Xu Yuan himself, although he also had to endure the destructive power of the Heavenly Tribulation, he had his Perfect Dao Foundation as a base, the blessing of the mighty National Fortune, and even more... the resolute will to seek survival from death!

He was betting that his resilience in seeking a glimmer of survival amidst this destruction was stronger than that of the old-school Golden Core hiding behind the scenes, who was afraid of death...

This was truly... seeking life in death!

With a Foundation Establishment body, to counter-slay a Golden Core, besides borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth, what other way was there?!

"Flame Dragon True Person! How does it feel?!"

The blood-stained corners of Xu Yuan's mouth curled into a cold and exhilarated arc, his voice shaking the surroundings, "Are you satisfied with the taste of this Heavenly Tribulation?!"

While mocking him, he frantically operated the Purple Zenith Imperial Fate Art, forcibly refining the Heavenly Tribulation thunder power that blasted into his body, using it to temper his Dao Foundation and assault the Bottleneck!

Every lightning strike brought heart-wrenching pain, but it also made the membrane between him and the Golden Core Path thinner and thinner!

This mocking question was like a loud slap, fiercely striking Flame Dragon True Person's face!

"Junior! How dare you bully me like this!!!"

Flame Dragon True Person let out an earth-shattering roar, his hair and beard standing on end, and the crimson gold flames around his body surged wildly, temporarily forcing back the incoming tribulation lightning by several zhang!

His eyes were blood red, staring fixedly at the figure in the sea of thunder who, although disheveled, had an Aura like a rainbow; the rage and stifled frustration in his heart were about to burst!

What kind of status did he have?

The current ruler of the Lihuo Imperial Dynasty, an old-school Golden Core who had undergone Reincarnation three times!

Usually, ordinary Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators would have to be trembling and kneeling before him!

When had he ever suffered such a great humiliation?

Being schemed against by a Foundation Establishment junior, dragged into this damned Heavenly Tribulation, forced to take a beating like a trapped beast, and on top of that, being wantonly mocked by the other party!

He wished he could rush over immediately, tear Xu Yuan into pieces, extract his soul and refine his spirit, and ensure he would never be reincarnated for eternity!

However— "Boom crack!!!"

Another even thicker purple-gold thunder dragon, carrying the fierce killing intent aimed at Golden Core existences, tore through the tribulation clouds and struck down mercilessly upon his head!

Flame Dragon True Person's expression changed, and he had to forcibly suppress his monstrous rage. He quickly pinched incantations with both hands, and the flames around his body condensed into an even thicker giant flame shield to meet it.

"Bang—!"

Amidst the loud noise, the giant flame shield vibrated violently. Although he blocked it again, his figure was jolted slightly, the Qi and blood in his body surged, and his Golden Core spiritual power was greatly consumed.

What made him even more stifled was that he could not counterattack as calmly as usual; he could only defend passively, because once he took the initiative to attack Xu Yuan, his Aura would erupt, and the counterattack from the Heavenly Tribulation would be even more terrifying!

He had a Golden Core cultivation base capable of overturning rivers and seas, yet he was firmly entangled by the Heavenly Tribulation condensed from the Laws of Heaven and Earth, like a dragon stuck in a quagmire, unable to use his strength!

This feeling of stifled frustration almost caused his Dao Heart to lose balance!

He could only watch helplessly as that damned junior on the other side "enjoyed" the relatively "gentle" baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, and could even divide his attention to refine the tribulation lightning, his Aura continuously rising amidst the destruction!

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

Flame Dragon True Person cursed wildly in his heart, what kind of monster was this?!

A Foundation Establishment body, how could it withstand this level of Heavenly Tribulation power? And even use it for Body Tempering and to break through the barrier?!

He discovered that he had far underestimated Xu Yuan's resilience!

A junior of only a few decades actually possessed such a will?

It was simply like an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years and killed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

"This cannot go on!"

A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Flame Dragon True Person's eyes, "I must find a way to break the deadlock! Otherwise, I might really capsize in the gutter!"

While struggling to resist the seemingly endless Heavenly Tribulation bombardment, he frantically thought of countermeasures.

His gaze swept over the chaotic battlefield below, swept over the incomplete Nine Nether Puppet Killing Array, and swept over Wang Xuanmo in the distance who was adjusting his breath with a pale face...

A vicious thought suddenly emerged!

"Since I can't move you, this junior, for the moment... then I will first cut off your wings! Slaughter your subjects! Destroy your state of mind!"

"This Immortal Master would like to see if you can still Undergo Tribulation so calmly!"

Flame Dragon True Person suddenly locked his gaze on Wang Qingshan, Wang Zhengqing, and the other important officials of Great Shang who were commanding steadily and maintaining the battle situation below, killing intent exploding in his eyes!

These people were the pillars of Great Shang, Xu Yuan's right-hand men, Xu Yuan's blood relatives, and even more, the key nodes for him to gather National Fortune!

If he could slaughter them in one fell swoop, he would definitely severely damage Great Shang's National Fortune and make Xu Yuan's mind tremble violently!

"Junior! Do you think you can do anything to this Immortal Master by triggering the Heavenly Tribulation?" Flame Dragon True Person waved his sleeve to disperse a bolt of tribulation lightning while letting out a cold sneer, his voice spreading in all directions, "This Immortal Master will let you watch with your own eyes how your empire collapses, and how your ministers... turn into ashes before you!"

Before the words fell, he actually risked hard-resisting another bolt of tribulation lightning, forcibly separated a more massive amount of Golden Core spiritual power, formed seals with both hands, and pressed down fiercely towards the direction where Wang Qingshan and the others were below!

"Lihuo Burns the Heavens! Ten Thousand Flame Meteor Fall!"

Boom—!!!

The sky seemed to be ignited! Countless meteors the size of houses, burning with terrifying crimson-gold flames, fell from the sky like a rainstorm, covering the entire area where Wang Qingshan and the others were located!

Before the flame meteors arrived, the high temperature that burned everything had already baked the ground until it cracked, the air distorted, and the soldiers below showed despair!

This strike had a very wide range and astonishing power, clearly intending to wipe out the core high-level officials of Great Shang in one net!

Below, Wang Qingshan, Wang Zhengqing, and the others faced this earth-shattering Golden Core strike, their complexions changing drastically, yet they were not completely desperate.

Because they saw that Your Majesty in the center of the sea of thunder, although engulfed by the tribulation lightning, did not have the slightest panic!

Sure enough!

Just as those flame meteors were about to fall, Xu Yuan in the sea of thunder suddenly opened his eyes. Although his eyes were bloodshot from hard-resisting the Heavenly Tribulation, a sneer of having long expected this flashed through them!

"A dignified Golden Core True Person, and this is all the means you have?"

Xu Yuan had long anticipated that if the opponent could not do anything to him under the Heavenly Tribulation, he would inevitably use such dirty means, for example, attacking his weak points to break his state of mind!

How could he not be prepared?!

"National Fortune as the pulse! Tribulation lightning as the blade! Puppet Array... merge into one!"

Xu Yuan let out a thunderous shout, forcibly dividing his attention, while enduring the crazy baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, he pointed his fingers like a sword and fiercely pointed downwards!