A sinister ghostly aura enveloped the world, as if the gates of hell had opened. Immediately, people saw countless strange figures dressed in ancient costumes, their bodies nearly weathered.
When Long Chen saw those strange people, his heart couldn't help but race. Aren't those the ancient corpses on the ghost ship when Long Chen crossed the Sea of Demons? Is this really karma? Does that count as being included?
Legend has it that seeing a ghost ship never brings good things, yet he had boarded a ghost ship. The ancient corpse of the ghost ship actually appeared during his heavenly tribulation.
Long Chen was shocked, and the others were even more shocked. How could an ancient corpse appear in a heavenly tribulation? And the ghostly aura on the corpse is eerie and eeri—doesn't that go against the heavenly way?
"Narrow the range, fight together." Someone exclaimed.
But just as he finished speaking, endless ancient corpses burst out from within the Gate of Thunder, brandishing their weapons and charging at everyone.
With a thunderous boom, a powerful member of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clan was the first to strike, only to be blasted away by a thunderous ancient corpse with a single sword strike.
"Pfft!"
The ancient corpse sword slashed horizontally, shattering the void. The powerful member of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clan was cleaved in two by a single strike.
"What?"
People were shocked. That powerful figure was a top-tier member of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clan. Although he couldn't compare to the Eighth Prince and the others, he still held some prestige within the clan. Yet unexpectedly, he was slain by the ancient corpse with a single sword strike.
Moreover, the ancient corpse was fierce and could use techniques. The Mammoth Divine Elephant clan powerhouse, careless, instantly had his corpse separated.
"Puff puff puff...
When the ancient corpse emerged from the Sky Gate, killing anyone it saw, charging forward madly, each one seemed to be battle-hardened warriors, with exquisite moves and sharp attacks. With a single sword strike, the beast clan warriors fell in waves.
These were the Eighth Prince, Wuying, and the others of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clan. Their expressions finally changed. They didn't care about those who died before. On one hand, those who died were mostly from weaker races, and not many of their own people died.
In this situation, dying is just survival of the fittest—no big deal. After the waves sif, all that's left is gold.
But now things were different. The attack power of these ancient corpses was terrifying. If they didn't act soon, these elite disciples would be killed too.
"Except for the sixteen of us, the rest of us, all attack." The Eighth Prince of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clan shouted loudly.
Originally, thousands of experts were all watching Long Chen, hoping to try their luck while everyone else attacked him.
Now that the situation had changed, the Eighth Prince of the Mammoth Divine Elephant Clan had given another order. Helpless, they could only join the others in attacking those ancient corpses.
These thousands of powerful beings were all extremely powerful beings. They frantically slaughtered ancient corpses, only to be shocked to find that these corpses were even stronger than they had imagined—their attacks fierce, their moves ever-changing, impossible to fathom.
Even with their arrival, countless powerful figures were still slain. The number of experts in the core area rapidly decreased, and within the spatial gate above the nine heavens, ancient corpses poured out endlessly, seemingly endless.
In the distance, Lei Yun'er also encountered danger. Fortunately, they were on the edge of the area, with significantly fewer ancient corpses. Moreover, Lei Yun'er personally intervened and could handle the situation.
When those ancient corpses were slain, colorful thunder runes danced and landed on her body. Lei Yun'er felt her flesh and blood power growing wildly, growing stronger with each battle.
The powerful figures behind her followed her, borrowing light, desperately absorbing the shattered runes to nourish their bodies.
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, someone spat blood wildly, and cracks appeared in their bodies. It turned out their bodies had reached their limit; if they absorbed the thunder runes again, they would explode and die.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your great kindness. Our Swift clan swears to follow the Thunder Falcon clan to the death." Once that expert reached his limit, he immediately charged toward the outskirts.
Rushing beyond the range covered by the heavenly tribulation, his aura suddenly surged dramatically, and he finally advanced to the Divine Lord Realm. In that instant, the nameplate at his waist lit up, a beam of light enveloped him, and his figure vanished in an instant.
When advancing to a Divine Lord realm within the Divine Lord Immortal Realm, the nameplate will be activated and then teleported out.
All these people's tribulations had been absorbed by Long Chen's tribulation. As long as they escaped Long Chen's tribulation, the Heavenly Dao would assume they had completed their tribulation.
As the first person charged forward, the other powerful members of the Avian clan all thanked Lei Yun'er. Their bodies had reached their limit and could no longer absorb the power of thunder, so they too teleported away.
They were full of gratitude to Lei Yun'er. If Lei Yuner hadn't gathered them here ahead of time, they would have died in the heavenly tribulation.
Watching those renowned experts within the core of the heavenly tribulation being continuously slain by ancient corpses, they knew their lives were given to them by Lei Yun'er.
Not only did they save their lives, but they also strengthened their bodies to the maximum. For them, this was a tremendous opportunity to change their fate.
In just a few breaths, only a few thousand people remained around Lei Yun'er, because the thunder runes released by these ancient corpses after being killed were so powerful that absorbing even a little could push them to their limit.
The remaining thousands of experts were all top experts. They followed behind Lei Yun'er, frantically absorbing runes. Soon, Eagle Bokong reached his limit. Like many others, he wanted to absorb more, but spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, nearly shattering his body.
In the end, he could only reluctantly retreat. He knew that his potential, let alone compared to Lei Yun'er, was far behind other strong opponents.
After Yingbokong retreated, the others also departed. Because Lei Yun'er had killed too many ancient corpses, they quickly reached their limit. After thanking Lei Yun'er, they all left.
At the final edge, only Lei Yoon-ah remained. She chuckled and charged straight toward the core area.
The powerful warriors of the Avian Clan appeared in the square of Ruixia Prefecture. As soon as they appeared, the elder generation of demon beast clan experts couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
These newly advanced tribulation experts had blood and energy surging to the heavens. Their bodies were astonishingly strong—several times stronger than those who had advanced normally, sometimes even more. It was hard to believe—this heavenly tribulation had truly transformed them.
The powerful members of the Avian clan, seeing the descendants so spirited and their blood surging like a sea, were so excited they almost jumped up.
The clan leader of the Thunder Falcon clan looked at the hundreds of thousands of rookies among the clan, his emotions surging. The Thunder Patrol clan had truly been lucky this time; he felt he had wrongly blamed Long Chen.
However, he was still fairly smart and didn't show much excitement, while giving a meaningful glance to the other old bird clan members.
Because at this moment, except for the Avian clan, the other old fellows all looked extremely grim. Their disciples were still struggling within the heavenly tribulation, and cheering now seemed somewhat inappropriate.
These old fellows hurriedly suppressed their excitement and quieted everyone down to gaze at the Divine Lord Immortal Realm together.
Within the Divine Lord Immortal Realm, ancient corpses were endless, and the number of demon beast experts was dwindling, now less than one-tenth of their original number, and still decreasing. They simply couldn't withstand such a terrifying army of ancient corpses.
Long Chen stood at the core of the heavenly tribulation, his body completely untouched by lightning. He looked at the Eighth Emperor of the Mammoth Divine Elephant clanA mocking smile appeared at the corner of their mouths:
"Even if you all fight so hard to protect me, I won't thank you."