Chapter 898: Suppressing the Lightning Tribulation

The divine sea rumbled and roared, like a celestial river spanning the firmament, pressing down on people's hearts with awe. This was an imperial might, extremely terrifying, overlooking the vast earth.

Yang Tian's blood energy surged to the heavens, his skin clanged with metallic sounds. His eyes blazed with divine light, and his body brimmed with boundless fighting spirit.

Crack, crack, crack!

Chains of the great way descended, shooting out myriad divine beams, shattering heaven and earth, attempting to bind Yang Tian and suppress him beneath.

Yang Tian's body flickered, and three Yang Tians appeared. They looked up and roared in unison, shaking the cosmos, stirring the sun and moon, and causing the entire world to collapse.

Rumble!

The divine sea that was unleashed was directly blasted into three large gaps. The three figures simultaneously threw a punch, annihilating it in the sky!

"Kill!" Yang Tian roared, his indomitable will surging forth, suppressing the great way, wanting to trample it underfoot.

The three Yang Tians unleashed a heaven-shaking punch—three beams as thick as mountain ranges. Great fissures split for dozens of miles, and nearby islands exploded directly, their divine might overwhelming.

With the three punches thrown, the phantom figure moved. A sky-covering hand emerged, filled with infinite power of the great way, flipping the entire world over and striking horizontally.

Rumble!

Heaven collapsed, earth sank, and the sea was pierced through. The power of this palm strike was terrifying beyond compare. It collided with the three beams of light, churning out chaos, nearly exploding the universe.

"Could this be 'One Qi Transforms into Three Purities'? The supreme divine ability of the Daoist founder," someone seemed to recognize and exclaimed.

"It truly is 'One Qi Transforms into Three Purities.' Could it be that the lineage of the Daoist founder has reappeared in the world?" Several old priests, as withered as coffin boards, trembled, nearly shedding tears of joy.

"I just heard him roar, and the great way's sound resounded, shaking heaven and earth. This seems to be the Qian Yuan Dao Sound. Though not a great divine ability, it is a fearsome secret art of the Daoist sect."

"Yes, it must be the inheritance of the Daoist founder. In the past, our Chinese lineage's experts collectively left to campaign in ancient star domains, leaving behind a prophecy that the Daoist founder's lineage would return, opening the Nine Sacred Mountains and restoring spiritual energy here."

A man with all his hair fallen out walked forward, wearing an old, worn Daoist robe.

"This is Elder Yuan Zhen. Didn't he pass away ten years ago? I never thought he hadn't yet dissolved into the Dao."

"Elder Yuan Zhen, are your words true or false? Were our ancestors truly in ancient star domains? What does this mean? Are there other star domains besides the Xuanhuang Great World?" A group of people didn't believe it. Though they had never ventured out, the Daoist sect was once glorious, ruling this star domain, suppressing rebellions, and slaying evil spirits, incredibly formidable.

"I only heard it from my master as he passed away. I don't know if it's true or false," Yuan Zhen sighed.

The battle ahead raged fiercely. Yang Tian manifested three Dao bodies to attack together, causing heaven and earth to split apart. He had broken countless killing strikes from the human-shaped lightning tribulation, but his body was already covered in wounds.

"This lightning tribulation's strength is truly terrifying. It wields the great way to suppress me. If I hadn't comprehended multiple rules, I would have been blown apart long ago," Yang Tian murmured to himself.

"See if you can suppress it. This lightning tribulation contains a kind of great way. If you can comprehend it, you can become a god in the future," the voice of Yan Long came. If outsiders knew his thoughts, they would be scared to death.

"It's a bit difficult. If I recover my strength, I can suppress it. But if I forcefully act, I'll have to go into seclusion, which will definitely take a long time," Yang Tian sighed. He didn't have much time. He needed to find a way to recover his strength and leave. In another starry sky, his loved ones were waiting for him.

"The great way of this realm is indeed extraordinary—not incomplete, but very whole. Try your best to suppress the lightning tribulation," Yan Long said.

Yang Tian took a deep breath. Above his head appeared a cauldron, floating and descending strands of merit, protecting his body.

Another Dao body wielded the Black Demon Sword, radiating terrifying sword beams, each capable of splitting heaven and earth, extremely fearsome.

The third Dao body held a cracked great seal, which Yang Tian had obtained here. It was a heavy artifact capable of unleashing rules.

Rumble!

The Black Demon hummed and vibrated, its sword sound splitting the sky. The entire world was filled with sword cries, shattering heaven and earth, slashing out countless terrifying sword beams.

The great seal shone, and strands of dark red rules interwove in the void, sweeping toward the human-shaped lightning tribulation at a frantic speed.

Yang Tian took a step and appeared above the human-shaped lightning tribulation. The Merit Divine Cauldron descended, emitting a terrifying sealing force, attempting to suppress it.

"Is the senior trying to suppress the lightning tribulation?" The crowd watched in astonishment. Yang Tian had been at a disadvantage all along, and now he wanted to suppress it.

"This senior is too shabby. Using a broken great seal to attack a powerful enemy..." someone curled their lips.

"Hmph, Lingyan, could you even lift a divine artifact if given one?" someone said with contempt.

"Exactly. Elder Lingyan, although this senior's heavy artifact is damaged, it can still exert full power. Even if given to you, you couldn't lift it."

Lingyan smiled bitterly. Everyone was ganging up on him, so he chose to remain silent.

The Merit Divine Cauldron descended strands of divine radiance. This cauldron was extremely terrifying, but the human-shaped lightning tribulation was formed from the great way. It trembled continuously, on the verge of collapse.

He coughed up blood. The internal struggle was losing balance. Though the injuries inside were under control, he couldn't exert too much strength.

"I don't believe I can't suppress a lightning tribulation," Yang Tian clenched his fists. He took a deep breath, and pills dissolved, beginning to heal his physical wounds.

His body once again blazed with vigorous blood energy, rumbling and vibrating, growing stronger. Yang Tian had many pills; he wasn't short of them.

The confrontation lasted half a day. The power of merit was incredibly formidable, cutting off the lightning tribulation's continuity and sealing it within. As long as the Merit Divine Cauldron didn't shatter, it couldn't escape.

"Senior brother, did you bring the Yin-Yang Dragon-Tiger Pill?" Seeing the white-haired old priest approach, Lin Xu walked over and asked.

"I brought it, but I don't know how effective it will be. This pill is from ancient times; I'm not sure if its medicinal energy has leaked out." The white-haired old man was sweating profusely. At this moment, he looked ahead in confusion and asked, "What is he doing?"

"I'm not sure either. The senior seems to want to suppress this human-shaped lightning tribulation," Lin Xu said.

The white-haired old man was startled. When he saw Yang Tian cough up blood again, he directly took out a jade gourd and tossed it over, saying, "Senior, this is a Yin-Yang Dragon-Tiger Pill. It may have miraculous effects on injuries."

Hearing the old priest's words, the surrounding people were shocked. How could they not know about the sacred pill of Dragon-Tiger Mountain? It had rarely been passed down since ancient times. They didn't expect there was still one left.

"Hehe... thank you for the gift..." In the void, a figure suddenly appeared, wearing a black warrior outfit, and reached directly for the jade gourd.

"What? Damn it, it's a Japanese pirate!" The crowd was greatly alarmed. How could a Japanese pirate be hiding up there?

Yang Tian swept his cold gaze over. The Dao body wielding the Black Demon walked over and grabbed through the air, pulling out the figure that had already fled into the void.

"How is this possible? Aren't you undergoing tribulation?" The man's face was full of disbelief as he roared.

Yang Tian swung a large palm and directly slapped him to death. He looked up and snorted. A void directly split open ahead, revealing about three hundred people inside. Their blood energy surged, combining together like a fierce beast, blood energy overwhelming, rumbling and shaking, terrifying beyond compare.