Thousand Mountain Star was a cave abode in the outer realm’s void. As a Seventh Tribulation Eminence, Men gChuan had long bought a fixed Eighth Tribulation-level array formation through Eternal Tower. A fixed array formation was worth less than an Eighth Tribulation array formation that he could carry with him.
Fixed array formations required time to set up and couldn’t be moved, but they were typically stronger because they could be made more complicated during the setup process.
Perhaps only the two half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminences had a chance of breaking into a Seventh Tribulation Eminence’s cave abode.
As a top Seventh Tribulation Eminence, Palace Lady Blood Phoenix had set up 13 Eighth Tribulation-level array formations in her outer realm lair. Even a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence couldn’t crack them.
Meng Chuan wasn’t that strong, but his Thousand Mountain Star could withstand any Eminence below the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm.
“Splitting your Essence Soul avatars? Then, I’ll seal this spacetime so that you won’t be able to get reinforcements,” said Lord of Li Rainbow coldly. At the same time, a massive illusory array formation appeared, isolating the surrounding spacetime from the outside world for five billion kilometers.
Thousand Mountain Star was also within the five-billion-kilometer range.
Oh? I can’t see anything.
Black Fiend Hall Master has sealed that area of spacetime.
Black Fiend Hall Master is getting impatient.
Seventh Tribulation Eminences and half-step Seventh Tribulation Eminences discovered that it was difficult for them to pry any further with their secret treasures.
In terms of attainments in spacetime, Black Fiend Hall Master was only one step away from reaching the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm. With the Eighth Tribulation array formation sealing off that area spacetime, it was indeed difficult to pry into it.
I can’t see it. Fiend Eye frowned slightly. If Lord of Li Rainbow is bent on sealing off spacetime, I won’t be able to crack it either.
In this era, only Celestial Thearch Myriad Star and Hall Lord White Avian could crack it.
Interesting. Hall Lord White Avian watched leisurely.
Lord of Li Rainbow has endured in silence for so many years. It’s rare for him to reveal his strength, but he encountered a tough opponent. The old farmer—who had eaten a fruit—casually threw away the fruit core. Lord of Li Rainbow is much stronger than he was back then. He should be one step away from breaking through with the temporal law. However, this step is also the most difficult one. He probably doesn’t have any hope of doing so in this lifetime.
Celestial Thearch Myriad Star had seen Lord of Li Rainbow’s future. He had seen many futures, but none of them had Lord of Li Rainbow reaching the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm. Celestial Thearch Myriad Star also knew that the future had yet to happen and that all variables existed.
However, he didn’t see the future of Lord of Li Rainbow reaching the half-step Eighth Tribulation realm. This meant that Lord of Li Rainbow’s chances of breaking through were extremely low. After all, he hadn’t broken through after cultivating for more than 100,000 years. If he wanted to break through before his death? It was obvious that the probability was very low.
However, he’s quite strong in close combat. With the augmentation of spacetime, Meng Chuan can only suffer a beating. Celestial Thearch Myriad Star watched. Meng Chuan won’t be able to hit him even if he tries.
Oh? Celestial Thearch Myriad Star suddenly watched in shock. This Meng Chuan only used a simple killer move last time. Now, he has fused the killer move with the Myriad Tribulations Chaos Hole Array? His attainments in array formations are really high.
…
Spacetime within five billion kilometers of Thousand Mountain Star had been sealed. The Seventh Tribulation Eminences and half-step Seventh Tribulation Eminences couldn’t see anything, and this only served to make them more curious.
However, the seal only lasted for about 30 seconds.
Boom!
An extremely terrifying and violent force erupted, completely tearing apart the seal. It caused spacetime within a five-billion-kilometer radius to be completely pulverized. Only Thousand Mountain Star—protected by the array formation—remained intact.
Even spacetime within five billion kilometers was reduced to leptons! Lord of Li Rainbow naturally couldn’t dodge.
Humph.
Blood-colored cracks appeared on Lord of Li Rainbow’s fair skin. His face was filled with cracks, making him look like a cracked porcelain doll—he looked ferocious and ugly. The blood-colored cracks quickly healed and vanished.
In just an instant, Lord of Li Rainbow returned to his handsome appearance.
“I’ve really underestimated you.” Lord of Li Rainbow glanced at Meng Chuan before disappearing with a step. He had already traversed spacetime and returned to the distant Black Fiend Hall headquarters.
Two of Meng Chuan’s Essence Souls stood there as the other three dissipated.
At that moment, Meng Chuan’s expression was solemn.
The difference is indeed huge. Apart from the last move, none of my other moves could touch him. Meng Chuan also became aware of his flaws.
Chapter 708 - Choosing the Wrong Opponent
One of them was a new Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence in the River of Spacetime, while the other was Black Fiend Hall’s leader—who had been at the Seventh Tribulation realm for over 100,000 years. The other Seventh Tribulation Eminences and half-step Seventh Tribulation Eminences in the River of Spacetime naturally paid close attention to their battle.
However, this battle was too short!
Furthermore, other than the beginning of the battle, the most critical exchange lasted for about 30 seconds! Due to the spatial seal, these Seventh Tribulation Eminences and half-step Seventh Tribulation Eminences couldn’t see anything at all. They only saw the spatial seal finally shatter. Lord of Li Rainbow’s body was covered in cracks before he tore through the void without any hesitation and returned to Black Fiend Hall.
“From the looks of it, Black Fiend Hall Master suffered.”
“That spacetime was sealed before it was forcefully blasted apart? Although I didn’t see City Lord Eastcalm’s moves clearly, they were very powerful.”
“In this battle, City Lord Eastcalm only sent a few Essence Soul avatars. In the end, he had the upper hand, and Lord of Li Rainbow suffered losses?”
Although the top factions didn’t see it clearly, they had some judgment.
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Black Fiend Hall headquarters.
Whoosh.
Lord of Li Rainbow returned to his throne and sat down alone with a sullen expression. After all, he had reached the Seventh Tribulation realm before Guild Master Fiend Eye. As a member of the older generation, he placed great importance on his reputation.
Considering that he had reached the final bottleneck in the laws of space and time and that he only had tens of thousands of years left to live, he wanted to show his prowess in his remaining years. He wanted to stir up waves in the River of Spacetime and obtain a chance to break through in battle.
To his surprise, he suffered greatly when facing a newly-advanced Seventh Tribulation Eminence!
Have I really grown old? Lord of Li Rainbow even began to doubt himself.
His body nearly collapsed from the attack when facing a junior, who had only cultivated for 7,000 years. Not to mention that it was his outer realm true body! This body carried an Eighth Tribulation treasure.
As for Meng Chuan, he only had Essence Soul avatars and didn’t carry any treasures. Even so, the attack had severely injured Lord of Li Rainbow’s body.
“Hall Master.” A voice sounded, and an illusory fog appeared in the hall. The fog condensed and vaguely formed a human figure.
This figure’s Essence Soul avatar typically looked like an illusory fog; it was a characteristic of his Essence Soul formulation.
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sp; “Nightmare.” Lord of Li Rainbow looked at his companion.
The person was another leader of Black Fiend Hall—Deputy Hall Master Nightmare.
Hall Master Nightmare was an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence. The fame of Black Fiend Hall was mostly thanks to him. He was also very loyal to Black Fiend Hall. This was because Black Fiend Hall was the same as Eternal Tower… They were ancient factions that had a long history. They were established by Eighth Tribulation Eminences and had a rich heritage.
The reason why Hall Master Nightmare could reach the Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation realm was related to a special heritage treasure of Black Fiend Hall. He had inherited that treasure, so he naturally didn’t dare to betray Black Fiend Hall.
The karma from betraying Black Fiend Hall was too great; it might even cause the Eighth Tribulation Eminence who founded Black Fiend Hall to descend upon this time node to eliminate the traitor.
Lord of Li Rainbow glanced at his companion and asked, “Nightmare, did I look to be in a sorry state?”
The two of them were infamous. After all, they were the leaders of Black Fiend Hall, which had plundered the weak in the River of Spacetime.
“A little.” Nightmare’s misty face twisted slightly as though he was smiling.
“I chose the wrong opponent,” Lord of Li Rainbow said softly. “This City Lord Eastcalm is really terrifying. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen his future… Now that he has reached the Seventh Tribulation realm, I can no longer see his future.”
Lord of Li Rainbow ultimately hadn’t grasped the complete temporal law. He could pry into a Sixth Tribulation Eminence’s future, but he couldn’t pry into the future of a Seventh Tribulation Eminence.
“Very terrifying?” Nightmare asked, “What happened after you set up the spacetime seal during your fight with City Lord Eastcalm? With your strength, how could you be forced to such a state by a newly-advanced Seventh Tribulation Eminence?”
“What happened?” Lord of Li Rainbow recalled the battle and said softly, “After I set up the spacetime seal, I could attack at will given my attainments in spacetime, but he couldn’t touch me. Therefore… I tried to attack Thousand Mountain Star first. Thousand Mountain Star had a fixed Eighth Tribulation-level array formation set up. With his Essence Soul avatar presiding over it, I couldn’t blast it open. Therefore, I also attacked and split space.
“Thousand Mountain Star was separated from the spacetime around it. It prevented more Essence Soul avatars from being sent from Thousand Mountain Star as reinforcements,” said Lord of Li Rainbow indifferently. “I planned on casually destroying a few of his Essence Soul avatars before sealing and trapping Thousand Mountain Star to serve as a lesson for him.”
“To my surprise, just as I split spacetime and attacked to destroy his Essence Soul avatars… He unleashed his full strength. His previous moves couldn’t even touch me, but he used a terrifying move at that moment. Ten Chaos Holes in his Myriad Tribulations Chaos Hole Array produced a Heaven Splitting Blade.
“With the combination of the array formation, the ten Heaven Splitting Blades’ might gathered and erupted. Their might was unimaginable. Five billion kilometers of spacetime was reduced to leptons. Even with the Eighth Tribulation treasure protecting me, I was still sliced through. Although I could still fight, I would only be embarrassed if I continued fighting in such a pathetic manner.”
“Ten Heaven Splitting Blades completely blasted through five billion kilometers of spacetime?” Hall Master Nightmare was alarmed when he heard that. “To severely injure you, this move must have the might of a top Seventh Tribulation Eminence. Did he really not bring a treasure with him?”
“His Essence Soul avatars could gather and disperse as he pleased. He wasn’t carrying any treasures,” said Lord of Li Rainbow. “He relied on his own capabilities to unleash the might of a top Seventh Tribulation Eminence.”
“He’s this strong without relying on external objects?” Nightmare’s misty body trembled.
“He became an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence after cultivating for only 7,000 years. He’s already so powerful after breaking through, and that’s why I said that I chose the wrong opponent.” Lord of Li Rainbow shook his head slightly, feeling regret.
He originally believed that bullying a newly-advanced Seventh Tribulation Eminence was easy, but the difference was huge.
“From now on, City Lord Eastcalm will definitely be an influential figure in this River of Spacetime,” said Lord of Li Rainbow.
“What do we do next?” Nightmare asked. “It looks like he has great enmity toward our Black Fiend Hall.”
“Let’s wait and see. Let’s see what he does.” Lord of Li Rainbow said indifferently, “At most, he will kill some Fifth and Sixth Tribulation Eminences’ outer realm true bodies. He won’t be able to shake our Black Fiend Hall’s foundation.”
Nightmare nodded.
Black Fiend Hall was established by an Eighth Tribulation Eminence. This was their greatest source of confidence. In addition, countless cultivators liked plundering in the River of Spacetime. This was because plundering was the fastest way to earn treasures. Based on these two points, Black Fiend Hall was filled with endless vitality, which allowed it to last until now.
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Archean Eon Realm.
In a study in Jiang State Capital’s Meng Manor, a white-robed Meng Chuan was reading the book containing the 3,000 illusory arrays.
The previous battle had alarmed many top factions in the River of Spacetime. After all, it was a clash between two Seventh Tribulation Eminences. In this short battle, Meng Chuan seemed to have the upper hand, but he could sense the disparity in strength.
I’m still too weak when it comes to attainments in spacetime. I couldn’t even touch him with normal attacks; he could do anything to me as he pleased. Meng Chuan understood this. Even if he had used Heaven Splitting Chaos Hole alone, Lord of Li Rainbow could easily dodge it.
Furthermore, it was an ultimate move unleashed by the Myriad Tribulations Chaos Hole Array. It completely obliterated spacetime up to five billion kilometers. This was a large-scale attack that enveloped Lord of Li Rainbow, preventing him from having anywhere to hide.
The law of time is split into the past, present, and future. I haven’t grasped any of these three aspects. Meng Chuan understood the weakness of his accumulated insights. I’m very close to transcending the tribulation. At this moment, I should focus on studying array formations. If my attainments in array formations are high enough, my strength will also increase.
Meng Chuan read the book.
He could now simultaneously condense 192 Chaos Holes with the Myriad Tribulations Chaos Hole Array. He had once wondered if he could make every Chaos Hole produce a Heaven Splitting Blade to produce Heaven Splitting Chaos Holes. If he succeeded, the might of this move would be terrifying.
In reality, there were many problems.
Firstly, the balance of many Chaos Holes placed a huge burden on the array formation. If too many Heaven Splitting Blades were produced, it would easily cause the array formation to collapse, preventing the Chaos Holes from coexisting. With his current attainments in array formations, Meng Chuan could only produce Heaven Splitting Chaos Holes at ten array formation nodes.
Secondly, every move—Heaven Splitting Chaos Hole—placed a huge burden on his mental strength. With Meng Chuan’s current mental strength, more than half of his mental strength was expended after producing ten Heaven Splitting Chaos Holes.
With higher attainments in array formations and higher willpower, I have a chance of making this move stronger. Meng Chuan carefully studied the array formations in the book.
…
In the blink of an eye, 11 years had passed since the battle between Meng Chuan and Lord of Li Rainbow. Meng Chuan had grasped the Chaos Hole law for 90 years.
I’m getting closer and closer to my tribulation.
On a snowy day in his study, Meng Chuan put down the black book. It’s
time to make another trip to Fiend Mountain.
Chapter 709 - Returning to the Fiend Mountain Path
Meng Chuan appeared out of thin air in the ancient Fiend Mountain world. He looked up at the towering mountain as three paths extended toward the mountaintop.
The more I cultivate, the more I find an Eighth Tribulation Eminence unfathomable. Meng Chuan sighed inwardly. The difference between a Seventh Tribulation Eminence and an Eighth Tribulation Eminence is clearly only one tribulation… However, one’s order in life and strength are intrinsically transformed in this one tribulation. It’s extremely difficult for Seventh Tribulation Eminences like us to reach the peak of Fiend Mountain, which was left behind by its owner.
The factions created by Eighth Tribulation Eminences—such as Eternal Tower, Nebula Palace, Black Fiend Hall, and so on—could last for endless years. Eternal Tower’s Eye of Eternity could maintain the strength of a Seventh Tribulation Eminence and live for billions of years. The Eye of Eternity… was only left behind by the owner of Eternal Tower.
Dragon Ancestor and Phoenix Ancestor had transformed their bloodlines, allowing generations of pure-blooded dragons and pure-blooded phoenixes to have the strength to match a Fifth Tribulation Eminence at adulthood.
Meng Chuan had even ‘seen’ the scene of Dragon Ancestor opening up a universe. There was also the well-known Transcendence of Samsara, which allowed them to jump out of the timeline and head to other universes and high-level worlds… All sorts of means were unimaginable to Seventh Tribulation Eminences like Meng Chuan and company.
When I was weak, I knew that a Fifth Tribulation Eminence could be said to have an undying body in their homeworlds. As long as an Eighth Tribulation Eminence doesn’t appear, no Eminence in this era can kill a Fifth Tribulation Eminence across worlds. But after becoming a Seventh Tribulation Eminence and learning a lot of information, I realized that an Eighth Tribulation Eminence could kill a Seventh Tribulation Eminence, even if they hide in their homeworld.
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