Chapter 166: Supreme Divine Might

In this vast lightning sea of ten thousand zhang, a great whirlpool appeared at the center, drawing the attention of many, but the lightning radiance was too terrifying, still making it impossible to see the scene inside.

All the blood vessels on his body were exposed outside. Yang Tian exuded a dreadful aura from within, all of it an aura of annihilation. He spewed lightning radiance, a scene horrifying beyond measure.

“Refine!” With a roar, Yang Tian stirred the mass of lightning gathered within his body, and the surrounding essence of heaven and earth surged in madly.

Above the ten-thousand-zhang lightning sea, a massive energy vortex appeared, with rolling essence flowing like a viscous liquid, terrifying as such.

In this stirred lightning sea vortex, as the energy dissipated a little, new energy fluctuations converged again. Yang Tian was no longer surprised; his mind was always focused on the changes in his bloodline.

Half a cup of tea passed...

A quarter of an hour passed...

Many people grew unsettled, secretly guessing that Yang Tian could not hold on. The aura of annihilation was something even they could hardly endure.

Until half a shichen later!

Many people were discussing, already pronouncing a death sentence on Yang Tian. Someone sighed, saying that such a heaven-defying technique could not be cultivated, as it would provoke the wrath of the heavens.

“The energy of the heavenly punishment hasn’t dissipated at all. It seems Yang Tian simply cannot devour this energy.”

“Indeed, this is an aura that extinguishes life. Who can endure such torment? His cultivation has just broken through to Tongxuan.”

“What a pity. The peerless technique will be buried underground, and this monstrous genius will perish under the lightning tribulation.”

Too many people were discussing. Yuan Xia looked worried, her autumn-water eyes fixed on the scene inside the lightning sea. Though she could not see clearly, she could sense that Yang Tian had not yet died.

Li Ying’s cold, sinister face gradually relaxed. Watching the scene in the lightning sea, he sneered inwardly. Yang Tian was arrogant and deluded, thinking he could survive the mixed lightning tribulation—it was nothing but a dream.

Just as they were about to pronounce the death sentence on Yang Tian, his mind had been in deep stillness. He had previously overlooked the greatest treasure within his body.

What the giant left behind was not the Zulong Ring, nor the War Heaven Art, but the countless densely packed war characters inside his body. This war intent that could shatter heaven and earth was the supreme realm pursued by martial arts.

Ancient cultivators cultivated war qi, and subsequent realms were all evolved from war qi. Yang Tian had once been deluded by the Rebirth Pill, but after that great rise and fall, his state of mind had improved considerably.

The countless war characters within his body emitted a might that crushed everything, a domineering aura that overpowered heaven and earth, a majestic posture that looked down upon the world. Yang Tian had always held them in awe and dared not touch them.

Yang Tian’s breakthrough to Tongxuan was precisely about comprehending the meaning of “war.” The path of martial arts has always been about charging forward courageously. The slightest retreat would greatly hinder one’s state of mind, and these hindrances, when cultivated to high realms, would become your inner demons.

Yang Tian’s mind sank into his sea of consciousness. Every time his eyes opened and closed, a strand of war intent shot forth. This was the true inheritance. The giant’s cultivation was supreme, and he passed down his own war intent for later generations to comprehend.

By Yang Tian’s ears, the sounds of battle cries rang out—the thunder of thousands of troops charging, ancient cultivators fighting in close combat, and war notes echoing between heaven and earth!

Suddenly, a sound of vicissitude and iron clashing swept across heaven and earth in a mighty torrent. Thousands of troops were locked in battle; the entire sky trembled, the sun and moon lost their light, and the stars seemed to fall!

A force, a heaven-defying force, completely congealed in this world, directly suppressing the firmament. This was a grand momentum, the force manifested from the essence and spirit of a supreme powerhouse!

Many were stunned. In the heavens and earth, there seemed to be an unparalleled might kneading the sky. Their hearts choked, and even the eyes of great cultivators revealed fear.

Bang! Bang! Muffled war sounds echoed from all directions, terrifying and dreadful, their destination unknown.

The Demon Abyss, once silent, was stirred by something unknown and now erupted completely! Ghosts wailed and deities howled; deadly killing intent bloomed. The sky darkened, countless forces shook, directly collapsing the firmament!

Mountains burst, gales rose, clouds scattered, stars collapsed, the sky fell. Startling visions manifested; an unparalleled force struggled to break free, as if to strike down something unknown.

The entire horizon was pitch-black and deafening. Dark cracks appeared, storms swept through the air, and the whole world trembled!

"Roar..." A great dragon soared across the sky—no, thousands of great dragons manifested! Dragon cries resounded through heaven and earth, spewing essence and vitality that surged into the clouds! It seemed a peerless treasure had appeared.

Rumble! Three peak celestial artifacts awakened, vibrating repeatedly in the void. Throughout the Demon Abyss, countless mountains and killing arrays manifested. A single move triggered the whole; the three peak celestial artifacts unleashed heaven-defying divine might.

The heavens changed color. The entire Demon Abyss underwent a transformation. The void collapsed, and an indescribable majesty spread.

Rumble! In the Demon Abyss, the suppressed supreme being struck with great force, shaking the three celestial artifacts. He directly shook heaven and earth; massive stars seemed to fall from the void.

"Heavens, that's the Falling Cloud Ravine! Could a peerless divine object be unearthed?!"

"Look, the three celestial artifacts have awakened! Are they protecting the divine object?!"

"What is sealed below? It's making the celestial artifacts buzz!"

In Demon-Suppressing City, countless eyes converged on the Demon Abyss, the palace grounds. The super forces were preparing to attack. Someone exclaimed, "Could a peerless treasure have appeared?"

At the Myriad Auction House, atop a tower piercing the clouds, Meng Yunxi's beautiful eyes gazed at the visions rising from the Falling Cloud Ravine. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and her silver teeth bit her tempting red lips.

Three peak celestial artifacts manifested; something must be struggling to break free. The major powers could no longer hold back and were about to forcefully enter the Falling Cloud Ravine.

At the Thunder Sea.

Heaven-shaking changes manifested; an unparalleled force appeared in the world. In some great clans, the remaining strong ones departed. If they fell here, their families would plummet.

"Could this be caused by that kid?" Many eyes turned to Yang Tian, disbelief in their hearts. Such unparalleled might, unbearable even for great cultivators, could not be achieved by a mere Imperial Realm cultivator.

Hundreds of miles away, an illusory soul body suddenly froze mid-dash, its gaze instantly fixed on that region.

"This is... the old patriarch's aura... How is this possible?" Sensing this familiar yet unfamiliar presence, Yang Xiao's face completely changed as he murmured in disbelief.

After hundreds of thousands of years of slumber, Yang Xiao's sealed memories seemed to awaken: a blood-soaked world, corpses everywhere, inhuman cruelty, demons rampaging across the continent without restraint.

Many ancient great sects were annihilated. Even the Southern Divine Dynasty, a behemoth, nearly had its inheritance severed. That was a terrifying catastrophe; countless peerless experts fell in regret, blood staining the earth.

Finally, a great cultivator of supernatural powers appeared. He took the origin power of the Tianyang Continent, forged it into a war drum, gathered the souls of the fallen from the blood-soaked continent, and sealed them in various places.

What happened afterward, Yang Xiao did not know. He only knew that this drum was called: the Heaven-Piercing Drum!!!