Chapter 2291 - 2292: The Ninth Tribulation! Midnight
Within the Taiko Bell, tremors continued incessantly, until it shrunk to the size of a grain of sand, only then did it calm for a brief moment.
Di Nantian saw Ye Qiu hiding inside the Taiko Bell again and was about to take out a small vial containing bloodline power to sense Ye Qiu’s position. But at that moment, a few dried corpses turned their gaze towards Di Nantian.
Di Nantian was entangled with the dried corpses once more, but these were vastly different from the ones before, not something Di Nantian could eliminate with just a few moves.
Inside the Taiko Bell, Ye Qiu was digesting and mastering the Ninth Tribulation.
Time ticked by second by second.
The battle between Di Nantian and the dried corpses had yet to conclude.
As these mindless beings knew no pain, with bodies hard as hell, as if forged from molten iron rather than flesh and blood.
Even though Di Nantian’s attacks were potent, he still couldn’t put an end to these dried corpses.
Di Nantian being tied up with the dried corpses actually gave Ye Qiu ample time to quickly master the Ninth Tribulation.
After a while.
Di Nantian, relying on his formidable strength, finally shredded the dried corpses and escaped their entanglement.
However, Di Nantian was no longer his initial self. Earlier, Ye Qiu had caught him with a trap using poisonous gas pills, leading to the inhalation of a lot of toxic gas, causing spots to appear on his skin. He had chased all this way, tangled with numerous dried corpses, facing a sea tactics of corpses, suffering great losses. Just now he also fought against entities similar to the Dried Corpse King, consuming even more.
This consequently made Di Nantian look somewhat battered after all these trials.
But now, it’s finally over, and no one could stop his footsteps.
As the small vial containing bloodline power appeared, Di Nantian locked onto the Taiko Bell and launched an attack into what seemed like an empty void.
At this moment, inside the Taiko Bell, Ye Qiu suddenly opened his eyes, immediately sensing Di Nantian’s assault approaching, swiftly activating the Taiko Bell to evade instantly.
The next moment, Ye Qiu leaped out of the Taiko Bell to face Di Nantian.
The two of them locked eyes for a full second, neither speaking, yet the murderous intent in their gazes had already clashed.
Swish, swish!
Both figures vanished from where they stood simultaneously. Di Nantian wanted to end this chase game and obliterate Ye Qiu. For this, his attack this time unleashed the might of his peak form, the greatest assault he’s delivered so far.
At this moment, he truly wasn’t in the mood to carry on and wanted a swift conclusion.
Ye Qiu felt the same since he’d run enough. Before, he fled because he had no means against Di Nantian, couldn’t fight, couldn’t escape. But now, having mastered the Ninth Tribulation of the Heavenly Twelve Calamities technique, he had gained confidence facing Di Nantian.
Both aimed to eliminate the other, rendering the ensuing battle even more terrifying.
Di Nantian once again employed his Tri-Life Movement Technique, appearing with three figures. However, this time the three lives did not attack sequentially, but rather combined into a new Di Nantian.
This new Di Nantian, in a transformed state, exhibited extreme power in all aspects.
Ye Qiu directly activated the Ninth Tribulation of the Heavenly Twelve Calamities technique.
The eighth Tribulation would elevate his power to the Supreme Saint level; the Ninth Tribulation, however, would empower his attacks truly to the Celestial Realm level, and it wasn’t just the ordinary type.
After all, the Heavenly Twelve Calamities technique is famous for transcending levels, and this time was no exception.
"Ninth Tribulation, a thousand great paths, only I am supreme!"
Ye Qiu pressed the air with one hand, making the surrounding world collapse instantly, as if the universe was imploding into oblivion, leaving only Ye Qiu standing in its midst, unchanged through eternity.
The Ninth Tribulation manifested.
Di Nantian united his Tri-Life form into a new self to counteract Ye Qiu’s Ninth Tribulation, directly holding up this piece of heaven and earth, remaining unmoved.
Their powers were in a contest, in a collision, in a fusion.
This fierce battle persisted for an extended period, both engaged in a vigorous contest of endurance.
Compared to Di Nantian, Ye Qiu was slightly at a disadvantage, as he was primarily a whole realm lower than Di Nantian. Even though he could wield forces to contend with him, it was due to the peculiar nature of his Cultivation Technique.
Yet at that point, a stalemate emerged, imposing danger for Ye Qiu.
Because deploying the Ninth Tribulation drained more than even going berserk.
As time dragged on, his internal power ebbed away like several pumps siphoning it simultaneously.
However, at that moment, withdrawing was not an option, lest he face Di Nantian’s most fearsome attacks.
Retreat he could not, thus he could only continue the contest.
Initially awed by Ye Qiu’s ability to withstand his assault for so long, Di Nantian soon displayed a cold smirk.
He had to recognize, Ye Qiu was indeed an extraordinary young martial artist, even harder to find a match for him in their entire celestial palace.
Such a talent, if not for being a scion of the Du Gu family, Di Nantian would have definitely tried to recruit. But alas, as a descendant of the Du Gu, the outcome could only be one.
Ye Qiu could not be allowed to remain.
Especially with such prowess and formidable talent as a descendant of the Du Gu family.
He must be killed early to reduce the hassle. Otherwise, once Ye Qiu matures, it might not just be these few celestial palace divisions facing destruction.
Realizing the necessity of eliminating Ye Qiu, Di Nantian moved, suddenly another figure appeared by his side.
At the appearance of this figure, Ye Qiu felt a chill in his heart, sensing the aura of a threat to his life because this shadow was even more terrifying than the Celestial Realm.
This is...
Ye Qiu stared at the figure, thunder roaring in his mind, it’s the Celestial Emperor!
This is the shadow of the Celestial Emperor!
Di Nantian had actually summoned the Celestial Emperor’s shadow to kill him, heightening Ye Qiu’s unease, despite possessing the Ninth Tribulation, he now felt a trace of powerlessness.
The next second, with the Celestial Emperor’s shadow joining the fray, the previously balanced situation shattered instantaneously, tipping the scales abruptly in favor of Di Nantian.
"The might of the Celestial Emperor is inviolable!"
A frosty voice from the Celestial Emperor’s shadow resounded, like a god’s wrath, shaking Ye Qiu’s mind, his spirit unsettled.
He abruptly withdrew his power, but to no avail, for even halting it was useless as the Celestial Emperor’s shadow directly blasted him away.
Bang.
Ye Qiu’s body collided with a planet, which immediately exploded upon impact, his figure continued to smash through, every struck planet or star shattered in succession.
As for Ye Qiu himself, his entire body was immensely painful, were it not for his profound yellow corporeal body, by now his body would have disintegrated, becoming fragmented. Yet even with his profound yellow corporeal body, cracks began to form.
An appalling aura rampaged through his body, exacerbating his injuries hideously.
Just when he had obtained the Ninth Tribulation, believing it might change the tide, unexpectedly, Di Nantian, leveraging external aid, reversed the situation once again, plunging Ye Qiu into peril.
This time, with all his cards laid bare, Ye Qiu found himself in the most precarious situation.
He had to confront, not just Di Nantian alone, but a Celestial Emperor’s shadow.
The desperate situation once more engulfed Ye Qiu!