Chapter 224: Substitute Life Puppet

The Chaos Bell shook the world, a thunder bell ten thousand zhang in size, suppressing the heavens. It stood unmoved through the ages, like a peerless divine object, its slightest aura making people tremble with fear.

Everyone outside was terrified. The Chaos Lightning Tribulation had manifested an artifact, a deadly strike with overwhelming might.

"This is the Fallen Demon Land." Before the passage at the periphery of the Fallen Demon Land, a middle-aged man gazed at the blood-colored passage. As his eyes opened and closed, endless golden light burst forth, extremely terrifying.

The vitality he emitted was terrifying, like an unfathomable abyss, making people dare not look directly at him, as if he were a primordial beast. Behind him were two youths of seventeen or eighteen.

"Yes, it's here. There are many coffins inside, and the demons haven't died yet." One of them was Shan Qu, his eyes darting around. When his gaze fell on the middle-aged man, he couldn't help shrinking his neck.

"Such a terrifying Chaos Lightning Tribulation! It actually formed a thunder bell!" Beside Shan Qu was a youth in white, with an extraordinary bearing. Divine radiance swirled in his eyes, and sun and moon seemed to emerge from his pupils. His whole body exuded a formidable aura.

"How did this guy become so strong now?" Shan Qu glanced at the youth beside him and couldn't help saying. This youth was Shangguan Hao, whose family had deep ties with his own. Now Shangguan Hao had obtained their clan's inheritance and risen to prominence overnight!

"Maybe I should go back and accept the inheritance too..." Shan Qu sighed. He wanted to walk his own path, but now being left behind by someone his own age made him unwilling.

"What a powerful killing formation." The middle-aged man, who looked very similar to Shan Qu, cast his gaze on the five-colored phoenix. His expression turned uncertain, and he murmured to himself, "This energy fluctuation... why does it resemble that clan's people?"

The five-colored phoenix cried out, its whole body blazing with divine flames. Spreading its enormous wings, it cut off several mountain ranges, sending rocks flying into the sky, terrifyingly fierce.

The collision was earth-shattering. That stretch of void turned into nothingness. Harsh sonic booms rang out frequently. The gale spreading inside collapsed the void, terrifying beyond measure.

The Chaos Bell rang out, shattering the surrounding mountains and rivers. Its aura of annihilation bloomed, and the mountain-sized Chaos Bell pressed down on the five-colored phoenix.

Bang! The five-colored phoenix spewed out torrential divine light, striking the Chaos Bell, causing piercing sonic booms.

Moreover, the mighty force emitted by the chaotic light unleashed divine power, cracking the five-colored phoenix's body. Strands of chaotic light fell, nearly grinding the phoenix to dust.

Yuan Xia's face turned pale. She was injured by the Chaos Bell's sound waves. Biting her red lips, she spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which fell onto a distant puppet.

"Chirp...!" The phoenix's nearly shattered body instantly solidified. Its five-colored radiance blazed brilliantly, dazzling and resplendent. The aura within it revived. It roared, shattering the sky, and swooped upward like a bolt of lightning.

The phoenix cried out, pouncing onto the Chaos Bell. Its sharp claws hooked, and the sky trembled violently. The huge claws pressed onto the mountain-like bell body. A loud "clang" rang out in the void, emitting sparks of fire, the sonic boom piercing and far-reaching.

A deafening roar resounded in the sky. The sky collapsed, and violent gales swept the surroundings. A pitch-black great chasm appeared in that stretch of void.

"Crack!" Under countless gazes, the mountain-like Chaos Bell now showed a crack on its massive body.

"Explode!" Yuan Xia made a prompt decision. She shouted loudly. With the explosion of her shout, the five-colored phoenix suddenly burst apart. Ten thousand rays of five-colored light shot out, finally striking the Chaos Bell fiercely.

The sky was filled with five-colored energy, sweeping everywhere. That stretch of heaven and earth directly formed a huge vortex. The Chaos Bell was knocked into continuous shaking, and then with a "bang," it burst apart.

At that moment, a body fell from the void, instantly drawing many gazes. The body fell extremely fast. As soon as it hit the ground, it shattered.

"Yuan Xia..." Yang Tian's body stiffened instantly. Looking at that beautiful face developing cracks, his heart sank to the bottom.

"No..." The body cracked but no blood appeared. Instead, it turned into a piece of refined material.

"This is a Substitute Life Puppet!" Yun'er suddenly cried out in surprise, her pretty face full of disbelief. The Substitute Life Puppet was a treasure that had vanished from the cultivation world! Such a puppet could save one's life at the most critical moment, a treasure that could drive people crazy.

"Wasn't this kind of thing extinct long ago? I didn't expect there to be one here."

"Defying heaven! Who would be willing to use such a treasure to help Yang Tian cross the tribulation?"

The people around buzzed with discussion. This was a heaven-defying treasure, not even exchangeable for a celestial artifact. It could save one's life, a priceless treasure.

"Substitute Life Puppet... This favor is really huge..." Hearing the discussions around him, Yang Tian's mouth twitched. He glanced around but didn't call out. Since she didn't want to show herself, she certainly wouldn't appear here.

In the distant space, Yuan Xia's face was pale as snow. She coughed up a trace of blood, her whole aura extremely withered. She had just broken through to Great Power, her cultivation unstable, and she had been injured by the shock.

Yuan Xia looked up at the remaining chaotic light in the void. Biting her red lips, she said, "This is all I can help you. The rest is up to you."

The great technique she had just performed was executed through the puppet and would not be sensed by the lightning tribulation. If she rushed over now, she would definitely be attacked by the tribulation. Even if Yang Tian had heaven-defying abilities, he couldn't withstand a Great Power's lightning tribulation.

In the void, compared to the previous vast chaotic light, now only a few tens of zhang remained. The chaotic light once again poured down onto Yang Tian's body.

Yang Tian slowly stood up, his expression solemn. His fingers rapidly traced in the void. He could not let this energy touch him at all, or his flesh would be directly melted.

The ancient energy of this stretch of void began to churn. Each seal Yang Tian formed caused the vortex in the void to grow more vast. Gradually, the energy surging within formed a great seal.

Yang Tian's blood energy surged like tidal waves, madly converging into the void. The great seal in the void became more solid, surging with crimson light like a tide. With his current strength, activating the Heaven-Overturning Seal was even more formidable!

Yang Tian's expression was cold. He pushed his palm forward. Crimson light rolled, and the mountain-like great seal surged forward, crushing the void as it went.

"Heaven-Overturning Seal!" With the roar, under countless gazes, the Heaven-Overturning Seal collided with the chaotic light in the void with a thunderous crash.

"Boom!" A deafening explosion resounded across the entire heaven and earth. Violent winds swept out, tearing cracks in the surrounding void.

"Crack!" Under countless gazes, a narrow crack appeared on the chaotic light. Before the people around could draw a breath, the Heaven-Overturning Seal suddenly burst apart.

Terrifying energy waves swept out. Crimson light shot into the sky. Huge gales swept across heaven and earth. On the chaotic light screen, that crack slowly spread.

This energy fluctuation lasted for ten breaths. Then the impact force of the Heaven-Overturning Seal completely dissipated. The chaotic light screen only had a single crack, but it continued to pour down.

Yang Ba kept clenching his fists. The might of the Chaos Lightning Tribulation was too strong. Although most of it had been broken, what remained was not easy to deal with.

Yang Tian took a Blood Marrow Pill and summoned the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, awakening the three-legged golden crow on it, hoping to scatter the chaotic light.

The three-legged golden crow looked down upon heaven and earth, but it only had a trace of bloodline and could not play a major role. That trace of intelligence was nearly wiped out by the chaotic light.

Yang Tian thought of activating the broken sword but finally gave up. If he activated it, his blood energy would be drained dry.