Chapter 349: All Undergo Tribulation Together

This was a silent forest, as if it had just experienced the smoke of war. The earth was cracked, trees shattered, mountains and rivers severed, and the corpses of many strange beasts lay strewn about—a terrifying scene, as if a great calamity had occurred.

Everywhere here was filled with a suffocating atmosphere, making one tremble involuntarily. A terrible battle had taken place here, deterring anyone from setting foot, and all beasts were trembling.

At the top of an intact mountain peak ahead stood an ape with dazzling golden fur. Above its head, terrifying blood energy spurted into the high heavens, like a divine pillar piercing the sky, emitting an extremely fearsome fluctuation.

The golden battle ape's pupils were piercing, shooting out golden light as terrifying as lightning, making it impossible to look directly at them and filling one with fear.

Before him stood a figure ten feet tall, its body blazing with divine light and radiating terrifying divine power. From within came dreadful divine sounds, rumbling like thunder, extremely powerful, like a demon god.

"Big brother, is there really such a formidable figure among humans, even if just a remnant soul?" The golden battle ape scratched its ears and cheeks, asking. Having heard the Golden-Winged Peng's explanation, it was deeply skeptical.

"Indeed, I had no room to fight back back then. If he hadn't shown mercy, I would have been suppressed." The Golden-Winged Peng spoke, its voice ringing like a heavenly blade, emitting a terrifying fluctuation, with a tone of unwillingness.

"Impressive..." The golden battle ape swung the golden iron staff in its hand, unable to stay still, jumping up and down. "But since he could heal the wounds of your descendant, he must be an extraordinary figure, perhaps even surpassing the Demon Lord..."

Hearing the words 'Demon Lord,' the divine light around the Golden-Winged Peng trembled slightly, and a terrifying battle intent surged forth, but then subsided.

"Eh?" At that moment, the Golden-Winged Peng's pupils narrowed slightly, its gaze fixed on the distant void with some surprise. "A rare treasure has appeared."

"Bored, let's go take a look." The golden battle ape turned over, a divine rainbow beneath its feet, and vanished in an instant.

As the two left, the eerie atmosphere of the place dissipated slightly.

Not long after, two sneaky figures arrived, looking cautious.

"Qing Yuan, this place must have seen a battle between terrifying beings." Shangguan Hao's solemn eyes scanned the surroundings as he whispered. Today they had met in Dan City, and he had followed Qing Yuan here.

"Probably. Hopefully we won't run into that divine bird." Hearing this, Qing Yuan's chubby face twitched, and he pouted. "I wonder where Yang Tian is. This place is too big, full of terrifying beasts everywhere."

"Let's go, let's head that way..." After looking around for a while, Qing Yuan and the other cautiously moved deeper. The more they saw, the more shocked they became—many terrifying beasts had died here.

Thousands of miles away, dark clouds densely covered the sky, sweeping across heaven and earth. Terrifying lightning flashed, rumbling as if the heavens were roaring, startling all living beings.

The Starry Sky Tower materialized in the void, rivers of stars sweeping out in all directions. It constructed a star domain, exuding a domineering aura.

The power of the tribulation lightning climbed. Two extremely terrifying artifacts triggered a mixed tribulation, emitting world-destroying might. Fearsome lightning serpents danced wildly, seeking to annihilate these two artifacts.

Yang Tian was neither joyful nor sorrowful. The Starry Sky Tower was forged from divine materials. In Yang Tian's understanding, nothing in this world could wear it away; it would only stimulate the power of the divine materials.

Clang! Suddenly, the Tianshu Divine Sword left Yang Tian's hand, shooting into the sky, piercing layers of void. Brilliant divine light leaked out, and two intertwined little dragons roared, challenging the heavenly tribulation.

Boom! Heaven and earth trembled. The tribulation was instantly enraged. The majesty of heaven could not be violated. The thunderclouds spreading in the void nearly formed a sea of lightning within, terrifying enough to make one's heart tremble.

"Later, I'll reforge the Black Demon and the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, and then I'll have all four divine weapons!" Yang Tian murmured, gazing at the two artifacts in the void.

The Black Demon, forged from void crystal, was extremely sharp and also a rare treasure for body refinement. Yang Tian naturally wouldn't abandon it. By adding divine materials, this artifact would leap to a higher level.

But his current cultivation was insufficient to reforge the Black Demon. As for the Golden Crow Divine Furnace, it contained the bloodline of a three-legged Golden Crow, imbued with its divine charm, and was also an extraordinary artifact.

In the void, lightning was terrifying, spreading astonishing patterns. The sky-covering black clouds rolled like huge waves, rumbling.

Boom! The long-brewing tribulation erupted. Three terrifying lightning pillars shot down, roaring. Heaven and earth were instantly illuminated. The three brilliant pillars, mixed with endless thunderbolts, swept down.

The Starry Sky Tower hummed, and the domineering star domain around it moved, soaring upward. To Yang Tian's astonishment, the star domain split open, sealing the terrifying lightning pillar within.

"Starry Sand is a defensive sacred substance; this is not surprising." Seeing Yang Tian's surprise, Yang Xiao smiled slightly. "This Starry Sky Tower was forged from nine grains of Nine Heavens Starry Sand, exactly matching the number of nine heavens, with ninefold defense, extremely formidable."

Hearing this, Yang Tian's pupils narrowed slightly. He scanned the star domain in the void, then couldn't help but marvel.

Nine layers of starry rivers, sweeping across and cutting off heaven and earth, were an astonishing defensive measure.

"It seems choosing this artifact was the right decision." Scratching his head, Yang Tian showed joy. What he lacked most now was a defensive sacred object, and this artifact perfectly met his needs.

The entire void shook. Terrifying thunderbolts were born, shattering rocks and piercing the earth—a scene of destruction.

Yang Tian sat cross-legged amidst the myriad thunderbolts, his body unaffected by the tribulation. The moment the lightning bolts approached, they were devoured by the origin of thunder.

The golden war spear, its shaft wreathed in lightning, exuded a terrifying aura. The blood on it was melting, and the fierce aura of the entire spear grew more intense, almost merging into the spear's interior.

Clang! The Tianshu Sword clanged, slashing out brilliant golden light, refining the layers of thunderclouds in the void and tempering the sword body.

The sword body sometimes stretched dozens of feet, sometimes shrank to the size of a sesame seed. The sharp aura it emitted was so intense that even the void could not bear it, cracking inch by inch.

The three artifacts were astonishing, forged from divine materials with high pride. They challenged the heavenly thunder, seemingly intent on striking upward.

Rumble! The entire sea of lightning was enraged, rumbling and shaking heaven and earth. Suddenly, the vast sea of lightning poured down, its dreadful might descending, as if heaven and earth were about to overturn.

Humming, layers of terrifying star domains descended, ancient and majestic, locking down a vast sea of lightning. The Starry Sky Tower took root within, using the lightning sea to temper its body.

Boom! The golden war spear swung fiercely, its divine light blazing, unleashing overwhelming divine power, piercing through a large area of the lightning sea in the void. It soared upward, nearly charging into the lightning sea, its might chilling.

The intertwined purple-gold little dragon roared. The Tianshu Divine Sword, a hundred feet long, slashed across the void, sending out a crescent-shaped arc that swept into the lightning sea.

"This tribulation doesn't seem very strong." Watching the artifacts displaying their power in the void, Yang Tian scratched his head and murmured.

"It's not that the tribulation is weak. Usually, when artifacts undergo tribulation, half of ten are destroyed. These three artifacts are extraordinary, forged from divine materials, so their strength is naturally astonishing."

Hearing this, Yang Xiao couldn't help but retort. In the past, when he refined artifacts, many made of remarkable materials were destroyed under the tribulation.

Just as Yang Xiao was speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted. He turned to look ahead, a trace of surprise appearing on his face.