twojebook Chapter 2339 - 2338: Flesh and Bone Parted
Chapter 2339 - 2338: Flesh and Bone Parted
The Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation of the Mahayana Realm is no ordinary tribulation.
Overcoming this tribulation signifies reaching a pinnacle in cultivation, and going further allows one to aspire for the transcendence of a True Immortal.
This tribulation is fierce. Even with Long Fei’s unparalleled physical body and spiritual power, he proceeds with extreme caution while undergoing it.
Thankfully, he just encountered the Heaven-Swallowing Tree, which helped him block half of the tribulation.
The Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation comprises eight occurrences.
Each time, nine streaks of lightning descend from the sky simultaneously.
These nine streaks of lightning include the Five Elements of Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
There are also the Four Symbols of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning.
Each occurrence is unavoidable for anyone undergoing the tribulation.
Suddenly, a thunderous crack resounded in the void, as if the lightning were splitting the heavens and the earth, enveloping Long Fei completely.
The formidable momentum caused a tremendous spatial storm to rise, as if a golden sun was rising in the darkness.
Wang Xiaoya and her entourage all felt a pang of tension in their hearts as they watched.
Amidst their worrying, a sudden shout reached their ears, "Oh my, this is enough to scare a tree to death!"
The group was startled by the voice, and upon turning around, they found a black old tree standing by their side.
The trunk was covered in tightly coiled vines, dense enough to aggravate someone with trypophobia.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable cried out in shock, "Star-Devouring Tree!"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable was also startled and exclaimed, "What the heck, how did you get here?"
The Star-Devouring Tree quickly explained, "Don’t worry, I’ve recognized the master as my servant, so I won’t harm you."
The group exchanged looks and finally sighed in relief.
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable, feeling frustrated, chided the Star-Devouring Tree, "You’re a Divine Tree, how could you submit so easily?"
The Star-Devouring Tree chuckled foolishly, "Master promised me benefits, so naturally I agreed."
"What benefits?"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable glared.
The Star-Devouring Tree said, "I don’t know, but they’re benefits nonetheless!"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable spat, feeling thoroughly defeated by its intelligence.
Had he known this tree could be so easily fooled, he would have ventured out sooner to capture this treasure tree as a servant!
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable squinted, sighing in admiration, "I increasingly believe that the master possesses great wisdom and is a person of grand destiny, inheriting the fortunes of heaven and earth. If he survives this tribulation, I won’t ever belittle him again!"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable rolled his eyes, "Your flattery moves even me. But looking at such a massive tribulation, it’s clear that heaven itself opposes a being like him. I don’t think passing this tribulation is that easy."
His pupils dilated, waiting to seize the magical treasure should Long Fei be obliterated.
The thunder raged like a waterfall, baptizing Long Fei’s body five times in total.
Long Fei curled up completely, unable to straighten his back under the terrifying force of the heavenly tribulation.
His spinal vertebrae were damaged, shattered in several places by the tribulation.
Though his flesh was unparalleled, his bones had not yet been fully tempered.
Four of the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation occurrences were overcome with the help of the Star-Devouring Tree.
The fifth occurrence almost tore Long Fei to pieces.
Enduring the pain, he immediately stuffed spirit fruits and pills from his storage ring into his mouth as if they were candy when the tribulation paused.
At that moment, the Star-Devouring Tree seemed to recall something and shouted towards Long Fei, "Master, I have a treasure that can help you overcome the tribulation!"
Opening its mouth wide, it spat out an item that flew towards Long Fei.
"What kind of treasure?"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable was the first to shout, instinctively raising his hand.
When he looked again, it turned out to be a huge human bone structure, over ten feet tall.
It seemed to be the skeleton of a giant, its entire body emitting a jade-like luster.
Long Fei glanced at this skeleton, astonished that the Star-Devouring Tree possessed such a treasure.
His divine sense scanned the skeleton, quickly memorizing the bone patterns etched on it.
"Could these be the bones of the Witch Tribe?"
Long Fei pondered the bones, filled with awe.
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable jeered at the Star-Devouring Tree, "Your flattery is terrible. Master is undergoing a tribulation, and you offer bones—isn’t that a curse?"
The Star-Devouring Tree replied, "You understand nothing. Master’s flesh is unparalleled, but his bones are lacking. This Supreme Bone is a relic of the Primordial Wild, which I happened to capture in the starry sky, perfect for master’s comprehension."
"A relic of the Primordial Wild?"
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable drooled, "Why didn’t you say so earlier?"
He puffed his cheeks, feeling foolish for failing to recognize the gold inlay on jade!
A broken bone from the primordial era? It’s naturally no ordinary item.
Even a True Immortal’s bones wouldn’t have lasted until now!
The thunder brewed, yet to descend.
Long Fei initially planned to engrave the bone patterns quickly, but discovered his own bones couldn’t withstand such mystic patterns imbued with the energy of heaven and earth.
Raising his head, at a crucial moment he let out a soft command, "Borrow your bone to temper my flesh!"
His flesh split open, removing his ordinary bones from his body.
He emerged looking like a peeled human-skin monster.
The pain of such bone and flesh separation made him cry out in anguish.
Wang Xiaoya cried in heartache, while Chu Feng clenched his fists, unable to bear the sight.
The Moon Toad Celestial Venerable cried out, "How terrifying, a skin-shattering painting!"
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable, unable to stand the fat man anymore, kicked him flying backward.
Long Fei’s flesh and the massive skeleton continuously merged, wrapping around each other.
There was an anomaly in the heavens; the thunder grew louder, booming, as if the chaos itself was splitting, causing a violent storm all around.
Such a super cosmic storm could grind a planet to dust.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable first emitted a ray of Taihua’s Light, enveloping everyone beneath.
He was genuinely impressed with Long Fei, who would dare endure the pain of bone and flesh separation for the sake of enlightenment.
He wouldn’t dare do such a thing, nor take such a risk.
After all, this skeleton wasn’t Long Fei’s; if forced upon unsuccessfully, the power of the bone could blast his flesh to pieces.
Long Fei seemed to have undergone a major bone transformation surgery, his flesh wrapping tightly around the giant skeleton just as the void’s lightning struck down.
This time, it seemed the heavens rejected him entirely.
The power of the lightning was ten times greater than before.
A golden lightning waterfall covered an area of over ten thousand meters around, turning the space around Long Fei into a sea of golden lightning.
Crying, Wang Xiaoya covered her eyes, wishing she could rush in to shield Long Fei from the tribulation.
She knew her Chaos Green Lotus would likely turn to ashes in such fierce lightning.
The void quivered, roaring incessantly.
The colossal destructive energy spread in all directions; meteorites within a radius of thirty thousand miles were pulverized and scattered into dust amid the immense energy waves.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable was shaken to the core, his blood churning, urging everyone to hide in the earth’s core quickly.
If it happened again, he feared he would sustain internal injuries from the shock.