The Stars Beyond

Chapter 349: Master Of Heavenly Tremor

Chapter 349: Master Of Heavenly Tremor

"I wonder how it is outside. Were there any coincidences this time?" Wang Xuan muttered to himself while leaning against the rough pool wall. His spiritual body was extensively charred. He soaked in the steaming liquid of silver light as he regained his spirit.

The charred old skin on his body continued to peel off, marking another shedding of his spirit layer. His spirit gained new life as he officially succeeded in breaking through to the eighth stage!

"It's addictive. Experiencing both pain and pleasure, I've advanced again." This feeling was truly complex, after going through the hellish trials that made him endure excruciating pain.

But as he calmed down and lay there, everything became wonderful again. His whole body relaxed and experienced an ultimate enjoyment. When he opened his eyes, beams of silver light shot out, but in the deepest depths of his eyes, there were also strange symbols flashing and disappearing. That was the red substance, the clouds of light, transforming into fire, thunder, calamity, refining his spiritual body bit by bit. Finally, he absorbed and refined every strand, making it his own.

A red symbol appeared in the depths of his spiritual eyes. It followed the movement of him closing and opening his eyes, weaving mysterious patterns with his thoughts. The crimson patterns were like tears of blood he shed that fell into the void. It slid forward as if the patterns had expanded, enabling it to lock small pockets of spaces. Wang Xuan silently pondered. The gains from this time were truly immense!

As he exerted sudden force, his eyes reddened. Within that narrow space, the crimson patterns contracted and twisted. The destructive power of the patterns were exceptionally terrifying.

"Locking down such a small space, one can carry out a one-sided slaughter within!" He himself understood the essence of it. The simple words contained the force of slaughter.

Wang Xuan sat in the pool. He was calm and serene, earnestly understanding his newly acquired power. He remained tranquil and silent, like a figure in a painting. Though one may not always see returns for their efforts, one would never see returns without making efforts. With his efforts, he had gained a new and astonishing ability, an incredibly powerful one! Lately, he had been risking his life to absorb the red substance. He analyzed and confronted it amidst life and death. Now that it's done, he saw the most brilliant light in the darkness.

Wang Xuan reminded himself to be cautious. He should refrain from using the ability all the time. Someone was definitely going to die if he had activated it! Whether it was the red substance or those extraordinary blood patterns, both were outrageously high level abilities. He wouldn't casually reveal them. He meditated for a long time, longer than the time he spent in the life and death trials. Here, he rested his spirit and thoroughly comprehended this power. He felt very satisfied.

Done with meditating, he rose slowly, muttering to himself, "Let's reinforce and refine the ability of the spiritual eye a bit more."

He didn't know what was happening outside. What if it was related to the new mythological path? Then he would have to endure another tremor. And so, he was about to begin again.

In outer space, in a different realm, near the blood pool.

"It's been calm for a long time. It should be fine now, the storm has passed." said the Blood God Ape with an unpleasant expression. Even the three divine rings that corresponded to his three heads behind had dimmed.

It was extremely unusual just now, he was shaking incessantly. Life seemed to be in violent turbulence, his life essence was restless. Not only did he fail to break through, but he also regressed in cultivation!

"I have to return my cultivation to its original state. Luckily, I have the residual elixir of an ancient divine demoness!" said the Blood God Ape. Even so, he felt great pain as so much of it was wasted.

Qi Chengdao also silently took out a brilliant crystal. He unlocked the seal, and absorbed a bit of Sky Marrow. This was a material of heavens, half a drop could change one's fate. Every time, he absorbed every bit of essence meticulously, he was especially frugal. But at times like this, his heart was bleeding, his tears almost falling.

"Mingxi, let's cultivate together and start over from scratch. Damn the heavens, with their gentle touches of death, I hate you!" Zhou Qinghuang rolled her eyes as she called out to Gu Mingxi. She continued to prepare her spiritual medicine, intending to restore the cultivation levels that she lost.

"My heavenly medicine, those petals were wasted!" In a certain hidden realm, the demonic progeny Qilian Dao roared angrily, almost bursting his lungs.

He didn't rush to consume the second petal because he was genuinely afraid. What if there was another tremor? He waited for a long time. Based on the rumors from some time ago, the Heavenly Tremor should have ended. Recently, the extraordinary transcendent had gained experience. All the tremors followed a pattern, with a stable rhythm. Now, it seemed that the silent period was long enough; the storm had indeed passed. He wasn't at ease and continued to wait until he was absolutely certain that everything was fine.

"I've delayed my cultivation for too long. I spent more time here comprehending the new abilities than in practice and travel combined. I must continue to be diligent," sighed Wang Xuan.

Then he plunged into the dark void again. He ready to hunt the red mist again, determined to overcome himself and turn the hellish torture into a path of rebirth.

"Ahhh...... unforgivable! Heavens, why are you so unfair? Why did you target me?!" Qilian Dao's face darkened. Not long after ingesting the second petal of the heavenly medicine, he was hit by another tremor.

Furious, he stood tall in mid-air, facing the sky, delivering sincere and intense greetings.

"Is there no law and order?" The Blood God Ape was also furious. It spat out an elixir of an ancient divine demoness, while its halo trembled wildly behind its head. With all three heads roaring and all six arms shaking, it sought to poke a big hole in the sky.

"Damn it, Owwwww!" In the ancient den of the White Tiger Clan, the round-faced girl rolled around in the tiger's den, her face puffed up in anger, her big eyes round with glare.

In the Old World, within the deep-space spaceship base, Old Zhang placed the bronze mirror over his face, sealing himself in. He was motionless like petrified stone, hoping to withstand this Heavenly Tremor.

But several enthusiastic youngsters thought that he had physical problems and was also mentally unstable. Why else did he want to extort them? So, they decided to move him, intending to take him to the hospital for a check-up.

"Don't move me, put me down right here. What you're doing isn't helping. Standing here motionless by myself is self-help. I'm over two thousand years old, I don't lie. If I really extort you, you'll regret it!" Old Zhang was frantic, but it was futile. He could only use his hands to cover the mirror over his face

......

This time, Wang Xuan felt extremely satisfied after consolidating his spiritual eye and deepening his cultivation. By the end, he had already reached the later stage of the eighth realm. Outside, it was a mess, and people's faces were pale. Those who had broken through to the Transcendent-level were all in a sad state as this Heavenly Tremor mainly targeted them. Many remained silent. There was no fairness or justice at all. The tremors had ceased completely, and everything had calmed down, only to experience a second attack. From now on, no one dared to act rashly. It was too risky. Heavenly medicine, spiritual elixirs, demon pills, Sky Marrow each one of it was too valuable to lose.

"I never thought there would be a second aftershock in the Heavenly Tremor," someone lamented.

Wang Xuan set out with a strong and vigorous mental state. Holding the Godslaying banner, he charged into the depths of the dark void. He was ready to approach the Immortal Flower and to dig out meteorites to validate his thoughts.

"My strength has greatly increased. If there is mysterious energy hidden within the meteorites, then I will become even stronger," said Wang Xuan with hope of finding new power.

At the same time, he pondered whether the Red Monkey, Qilian Dao, and others had decreased in cultivation. If that’s true, this feeling seemed quite wonderful.

"I rise, you fall. This...... isn't bad at all," he couldn't help but grin broadly at the end, feeling incredibly happy and radiant.

At the time, at the outer realm, Chen Yongjie also felt good. Listening to the roars outside, he couldn't help but sigh, "Grandmaster Wang could easily be renamed to Master of Heavenly Tremor. His power grows stronger and stronger when he shakes."

After spending several months, Wang Xuan appeared not far from the meteorite crater. He rushed to the most important and unique area of the Solitary Void. From his perspective, the meteorite crater hung in the sky, as if the world was upside down, with the crater tunnel leading to the dark abyss behind the pitch-black sky. Inside the crater, flowed brilliant smoke and mist. It all consisted of red substance, much denser than the red mist Wang Xuan had faced before. Undoubtedly, this place was more terrifying. Most importantly, there were some sparse particles of the crystal of truth mixed in the smoke and mist. Those seemed to be invaluable products that flowed from the Realm of Truth.

The meteorite crater was very deep. It was more like a path connecting to the unknown, arousing people’s strong desires for exploration. Along the way, there were things that drove people crazy inside the tunnel. White flower trees swayed in the clouds, the Immortal Flower remained sacred and immortal, with specks of light rain and a lingering fragrance that came from it. Even the Immortals appeared mundane in its presence. Only it remained untainted by the world. It was transcendent and pure, immortal and flawless.

This time, Wang Xuan never intended to pass through the meteorite crater and head to the mysterious land it connected to. He still couldn't set foot at the source of the mysterious realm.

Inside the meteorite crater were red crystal particles, belonging to the cross-dimensional material of the Realm of Truth. They were too terrifying, even if he was wrapped in the Godslaying Banner, he still couldn't withstand them. The flag had even been scorched.

"I’ll walk step by step with solid ground beneath my feet. Without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles. Someday, perhaps not too far away, I will cross the meteorite passage," Wang Xuan mused to himself.

Wang Xuan found a spot far from the passage and slowly approached the meteorite looming in the dark sky. He was ready to strike and excavate it.

Ding!

As he touched the meteorite with the flagpole of the Godslaying Banner, the seemingly rough stone emitted a melodious sound. It was clear and pleasant, yet sturdy. If it were an ordinary meteorite, it would have been crushed by the Godslaying Banner long ago, with large pieces of it crumbling down. Wang Xuan began to exert force, using the Godslaying Banner as a excavating tool. He officially started excavating it! It sounded like striking jade, resembling pearls falling on a jade plate, it was crisp and pleasant. Soon, stone chips appeared, followed by chunks of rock falling off.

"Hmm, there really is extraordinary substance here!" Wang Xuan exclaimed emotionally. Just peeling off a thin layer of stone revealed a pervasive vitality.

And deep within the meteorite, there seemed to be something even more astonishing!

He touched the stones that fell into his hand. They were rough, textured, imbued with extraordinary attributes, and contained vitality close to the truth.

"Could it be that the meteorite from outer space, the different realm, the blood pool, was really brought out from such a place and fell there?" Wang Xuan couldn't help but ponder. He rubbed his hands over the surface, carefully sensing the strange substance contained within the stone skin. Although sparse, it was of extremely high grade, and needed to be excavated further.

"If I carve a passage from here, will I be able to enter the real world and reach the source of the mysterious realm?" He said with an intrigued look.

As stone chips fell, Wang Xuan continued to dig. He discarded some stone skin, and unearthed stones imbued with rich energy.

"There's something in this meteorite, it seems to be hiding something, fervent and vigorous. It’s lurking deep within the core of the meteorite," muttered Wang Xuan as he continued to dig.