Chapter 399: Human Effort Can Achieve Anything!
Rumble!
Following the first clap of thunder from the thunderclouds above the dome of the sky—a symbol of Heavenly Punishment—an aura of utmost yang and rigidity swept across Lu Yang’s entire body in an instant.
Crack.
With just this one strike, [Li Hen Tian] let out a crisp sound of buckling under the overwhelming burden!
Looking around, the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon within this Small Blessed Land all began to collapse. And this was merely the sound of thunder; the true lightning bolts had not yet even fallen!
Yet, seeing this, Lu Yang smiled.
Still too green…
The Seven Luminaries Heaven ultimately couldn’t keep its cool. Tricked by Lu Yang into thinking he had truly solved the incense problem, it immediately revealed all its trump cards!
At this moment, Lu Yang observed with the [Exquisite Heart]. He saw that the two tribulations previously brewing within the Seven Luminaries Heaven had now been thrown out completely. The Heavenly Punishment thunderclouds before him were the fully brewed one, while Lu Yang could see clearly that the other tribulation was at most only half-condensed.
It was just that the latter was formless and immaterial, so he couldn’t see its details for the time being.
…Fine.
Lu Yang’s state of mind was steady. After all, the current result was already very good for him. The Seven Luminaries Heaven responded hastily, while he was fully prepared.
Speaking of which, this can also be considered a Heavenly Thunder Tribulation…
Lu Yang raised his head, looking at the three divine zbilities circling his body. Realization dawned in his heart: once he crossed this Heavenly Tribulation, the fourth divine ability would inevitably manifest completely!
“This outsider… he’s dead meat!”
On the other side, the Capital City God and Yan Taizu simply stopped their attacks upon seeing this scene. Even though the sound of thunder wasn’t directed at them, it made their hearts heavy.
“Heavenly Punishment descends to the world. No matter how high his cultivation is, can it be higher than Heaven?”
Heavenly Punishment!
In the memories of the two Incense Offering Deities, there was simply no one who could contend with Heavenly Punishment. They didn’t even doubt that if a single bolt of lightning leaked from the thunderclouds and struck the earth, it would immediately shatter the Central Continent and exterminate all living beings. This was a true calamity sufficient to destroy the world!
However, Patriarch Nether Whisper merely gave a cold smile upon seeing this:
“A frog in a well; how could it see the grandeur of the world?”
He had to admit, the Heavenly Tribulation condensed by the Seven Luminaries Heaven right now was strong—very strong. But it was only strong in the Seven Luminaries Heaven. Try taking it to that wretched place and see?
Wanting to destroy the world?
Let alone the four major powers, Patriarch Nether Whisper estimated that this thing couldn’t even break the Shaman Ghost Dao sect gate back when it was guarded by him and enhanced by the earth vein!
At the same time, Lu Yang also smiled.
“…Come on!”
Lu Yang looked up at the sky and gave a hearty laugh. At this moment, he became free and easy instead. After all, he had no way of retreat, and he was already at rock bottom.
No matter which way he went, it was up!
Boom!
Under everyone’s gaze, the Heavenly Tribulation thunderclouds poured down with a bang. Torrential lightning, like the milky way, surged out from within, crashing down onto Lu Yang’s body!
In an instant, [Li Hen Tian] shattered!
Like sweeping away dry leaves, the mountains and rivers within [Li Hen Tian] overturned, the sun and moon hung upside down, and the lakes and seas evaporated. Inch by inch, it was constantly swallowed and destroyed.
Even so, Lu Yang remained calm.
With a rapid turn of thought, he unhesitatingly threw out the Banner Spirits Unborn Venerable Mother and Long Yue.
After all, these two Banner Spirits weren’t Patriarch Nether Whisper; he wouldn’t feel heartache if anything happened to them.
Helplessly, even with two Incense Offering Deities at Foundation Establishment Perfection acting as meat shields, the Heavenly Punishment was still unstoppable.
Sure enough, human strength has its limits…
Was there any way to break this deadlock?
With a thought from Lu Yang, the [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] panel appeared. On it, the golden talent [Divining Luck Drawing Lots] suddenly bloomed with light.
[Event: Refining Seven Luminaries Heaven]
[Great Ominous: Daring enough to encompass the sky, nine deaths and one life.]
[Great Ominous: Daring enough to encompass the sky, nine deaths and one life.]
[Great Ominous: Daring enough to encompass the sky, nine deaths and one life.]
Seeing the uniform black lot fortunes, even Lu Yang couldn’t help but smile bitterly: Three Great Ominous lots. Do you have so little faith in me? At least give me one auspice…
Wait, something’s wrong.
Lu Yang suddenly raised his head and looked around. The [Exquisite Heart] saw through the fog, and realization dawned in his heart: That’s it. This is the third tribulation of heaven and earth!
Fate Tribulation!
As the name implies, this tribulation was different from the Human Tribulation, which was visible to the naked eye, and different from the Heavenly Tribulation, which was pure destruction. Instead, it originated from within, striking directly at Lu Yang’s fate. Its effect was wondrously similar to [Divining Luck Drawing Lots]— both determined Lu Yang’s future destiny in the unseen world.
Fortunately, it gave up halfway!
If the Seven Luminaries Heaven had been allowed to fully brew this Fate Tribulation, then what [Divining Luck Drawing Lots] displayed wouldn’t be “nine deaths and one life,” but “certain death without a doubt.”
Looking at it this way, nine deaths and one life is actually pretty good?
Lu Yang shook his head, then merged a black lot fortune into himself. Actually, it made no difference; after all, he was currently deep in a predicament.
[Divining Luck Drawing Lots] is useless.
What else can break the deadlock?
What do I do next? Do I really have to restart? But even if I restart, I can’t bring [Li Hen Tian] back. How would I find the Seven Luminaries Heaven again?
Could it be I can only restart?
Lu Yang operated [Sword Heart Illuminating Clarity]. Time seemed to stagnate, and sound vanished along with it. He thought in this silent world.
The next second, Lu Yang had a thought.
“Patriarch!”
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang had already recalled Patriarch Nether Whisper to his side, then wordlessly handed over control of [Li Hen Tian] to him.
“You operate it!”
One must rely on oneself… Lu Yang actually didn’t agree with Perfected One Chong Guang’s philosophy.
In his view, relying on oneself or relying on others wasn’t actually important. What was important was the result. As long as the result was good, the process didn’t matter.
“Good!”
Patriarch Nether Whisper reacted with god-like speed, immediately taking control. He cast technique after technique as if they cost nothing, actually blocking the bombardment of the Heavenly Tribulation!
More importantly, he also pulled over the [Seven Luminaries Stabilizing the World and Preserving Truth Grand Formation] that Hong Yun had set up around the Seven Luminaries Heaven. Extracting a portion of its suppression power, he re-anchored the originally collapsing [Li Hen Tian]. He actually managed to forcefully stabilize the situation of the collapsing building!
However, if this was all, it wasn’t enough.
The future drawn by [Divining Luck Drawing Lots] had factored in all of Lu Yang’s current trump cards. Even if Patriarch Nether Whisper was overpowered, he could at most save his life.
In “nine deaths and one life,” Patriarch Nether Whisper was that “one life.”
But that was all.
Letting Patriarch Nether Whisper operate it meant Lu Yang could survive, but it would be impossible to refine the Seven Luminaries Heaven. What meaning did that have for him? He might as well restart!
To break the deadlock, I must take a new step.
Jump out of the calculations of [Divining Luck Drawing Lots], jump out of the Fate Tribulation sent down by the Seven Luminaries Heaven… But how? Lu Yang’s thoughts raced to their limit at this moment.
Finally, a thought surfaced in his mind.
The next second, he looked at the Myriad Spirits Banner beside him.
His initial plan was to merge the Seven Luminaries Heaven into the Myriad Spirits Banner, using the banner to refine it, thereby turning the Seven Luminaries Heaven’s Dao Fruit prototype into his own use.
But now, the situation had changed.
The Myriad Spirits Banner was washed by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] long ago. It has no cause and no effect, so naturally, it isn’t within fate either… Perhaps, it is my breaking point?
Things having reached this stage, he could no longer continue to get stronger.
Since that was the case, then change the line of thought. If he couldn’t continue to get stronger, then make the Seven Luminaries Heaven get weaker!
Use the Dao Fruit prototype within the Myriad Spirits Banner… to counter it!
Two Dao Fruit prototypes were inevitably incompatible like fire and water. Either you swallow me, or I swallow you. When the snipe and the clam fight, only then does the fisherman have hope to profit!
However, there was a huge risk in this.
If he didn’t seize the timing and let the Seven Luminaries Heaven swallow the Dao Fruit prototype within the Myriad Spirits Banner, it would instead give the Seven Luminaries Heaven a huge supplement.
At that time, it wouldn’t be “nine deaths and one life,” but “certain death without a doubt.”
Moreover, because the Dao Fruit prototype would be swallowed, even if he restarted, he could only bring back a Myriad Spirits Banner that had lost its Dao Fruit prototype. Its power would drop by more than just a single tier.
It was time to choose again.
Up to now, Lu Yang had made many decisions. Some were right, some were wrong. But if he took a wrong step here, this life would probably reach its end.
For a moment, the many decisions he had made in the past flashed through Lu Yang’s mind, especially when he rashly teleported his main body at the Myriad Poison Cult sect gate, leading to him falling into the Immortal Spirit’s trap… What if I’m wrong? A wordless pressure fell on Lu Yang’s heart, almost making him stop breathing.
It was the same this time.
The Seven Luminaries Heaven Fate Tribulation had descended. Theoretically, the result was already destined. The so-called Myriad Spirits Banner jumping out of fate was just his guess; he might have guessed wrong.
Rashly betting everything might not be effective… he might even lose his entire investment.
Yet even so, Lu Yang gritted his teeth.
Although he wasn’t a proud son of heaven like Perfected One Chong Guang, the Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, or the Perfected One Primordial, compared to them, he also had a tiny advantage:
He was cheating.
If I’m wrong… then restart! If one life isn’t enough, then use two lives, three lives, ten lives!
At this moment, all worries were thrown to the back of Lu Yang’s mind:
I may not have high talent, my strength is insufficient, and my will may be flawed, but as long as [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] is here, I have many chances.
Lu Yang wasn’t afraid of doing it wrong; he was afraid of doing nothing.
Human strenght has its limits?
Now is precisely the time to exhaust it!
The Fate Tribulation is already destined?
“Human effort can achieve anything!”
With this thought, a clear sword cry suddenly rang out in the depths of Lu Yang’s sea of consciousness—straight and firm, indomitable, as if it would never yield.
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