Chapter 59: A Tale of Two Extremes: Ice and Fire
A fierce net of wind, intertwined with ice and fire, crashed down with a deafening roar.
The turbulent flow of spiritual energy generated by the tearing and collision of extreme cold and intense heat covers a very wide area.
The first to be hit was the main defensive array that Mo Yun had been trying his best to maintain. The array's light screen flickered wildly, and the runes flowing on it emitted a piercing scream under the erosion of the dual extreme forces of ice and fire!
Frost attempted to freeze the flow of spiritual energy, while flames scorched the foundation of the runes, and gales were like billions of invisible carving knives, frantically cutting through the thickness of the light barrier! Mo Yun's face turned pale, and the main control array plate in his hand trembled violently. The backlash made his throat taste sweet, and he swallowed the blood back.
The formation was being rapidly eroded by the opposing forces of the elements, and its light quickly dimmed!
Iron Pan roared repeatedly, its body covered with thick rock armor, using its powerful physique to withstand the energy surges that were escaping. Each step it took back left a deep crater in the ground.
Ling Shuang moved swiftly along the edge of the formation, constantly casting repair spells to mend the rapidly corroding gaps in the formation patterns.
"Damn it, Heavens!" Seeing that the outermost layer of his triple-core array was on the verge of collapse, Master Qingxuan was so anxious that veins bulged on his forehead and his eyes turned bloodshot. "Is this some kind of counter to Yixing Peak?!" In desperation, he bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. He dipped his right index finger in the blood and swiftly drew an extremely complex blood-red talisman in the air! The moment the talisman was completed, he shouted, "With my blood essence as the guide, all laws return to their origin, guard!" He then slammed the blood-red talisman into the core of the array!
Buzz—!
With the blessing of the essence blood talisman, the outer array, which was on the verge of collapse, suddenly shone brightly, managing to withstand this terrifying combined impact. However, Master Qingxuan's face also paled slightly.
Almost simultaneously, Xie Chen let out a muffled groan, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Ignoring the backlash, he forcefully poured more divine sense and spiritual power into the "Zhou Tian Xing Chen Pan" floating in front of him.
The celestial chart is in disarray, making the calculation extremely difficult.
He looked up abruptly, his eyes flashing with disbelief and shock, and he shouted hoarsely, "Master! The core spiritual energy point of the tribulation is concentrated at the intersection of the 'Zhen' and 'Dui' positions! But... but within Junior Sister's body! The dormant power within her body... is being activated, resonating with the external tribulation."
Such an earth-shattering phenomenon has already alarmed the entire Tianyan Sect!
Sect Master Meng Tianzheng appeared in the high sky outside Yixing Peak immediately.
His expression was extremely solemn, his eyes filled with shock: "Ice, fire, and gale descending simultaneously?! This is extremely rare even in ancient records! How can Junior Brother Qingxuan and the others withstand it?!" Without hesitation, he formed the sect leader's hand seal, and a powerful pillar of spiritual energy shot out from his palms, crashing into the core of the protective array of Yixing Peak like a pillar of heaven! The violently fluctuating array base instantly stabilized, relieving some of the external pressure on Qingxuan and the others who were struggling to hold on inside.
"Junior Brother Lingxiao! Junior Sister Yao! Junior Brother Huoduan! Quickly lend a hand!" His voice was like thunder, echoing throughout all the peaks.
Ling Xiaozi arrived as a sharp sword light, his brows furrowed: "This calamity is perilous!" He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a sharp sword intent slashed towards the calamity clouds. The sword intent split into countless fine, silk-like sword energies in the air, precisely slashing at the nodes of calamity power that were about to explode violently due to the conflict between ice and fire, attempting to weaken the power of the chain reaction in advance.
"Qingxuan! Hold on!"
The phantom of Granny Yao appeared in the air, and a phantom of a medicine cauldron tilted over, scattering a rain of azure light containing boundless vitality: "I will help you strengthen your foundation and cultivate your essence!" The rain of light pierced through the violent tribulation power and array light barrier on the outside, and accurately landed on the people in the array, quickly relieving their spiritual power and soul burden that was rapidly being consumed by maintaining the array.
The Fire Forging Master, his body ablaze with crimson-gold flames, roared as he strode through the air: "Damn you, heavens! Take this!" He slammed the illusory giant hammer he had conjured into his hand down onto the Yi Xing Peak.
A scorching and powerful aura pierced through the earth, penetrating the earth's veins and instantly stabilizing the mountain foundation that had been shaken by the lightning tribulation.
Shen Yunzhou stood high in the sky above Lengyou Peak, his body surging with sword energy, almost breaking through the barrier set up by the sect leader.
He stared intently at the center of the robbery, sensing the intense fluctuations in Fang Li's aura. His sword rang incessantly, and beneath his cold face lay extreme anxiety.
If it weren't for the sect leader's imposing presence, he would have already recklessly rushed into the calamity zone.
Ji Qianqiu was so anxious in the direction of Tianyuan Peak that he was forced down by the other elders: "Elder! Let me in! I can handle it!" His eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the violent tribulation power, wishing he could take his place.
Just then, the net of ice, fire, and gale force completely pressed down.
The buildings in the core area of Yixing Peak crumbled one after another with a piercing cracking sound, as if they had been crushed by a tremendous force!
The roof and walls of the quiet room where Fang Li was located instantly turned to dust! Amidst the smoke and dust and the turbulent flow of spiritual energy, Fang Li, who was sitting cross-legged at the core of the formation, was revealed!
She was in the eye of the storm, her hair flying wildly, her clothes being torn apart by the turbulent flow of spiritual energy.
Ice spikes, fireballs, and tearing gales raged wildly around her. The three-layered core array set up by Master Qingxuan flickered with light. Mo Yun gritted her teeth and pressed her hands firmly against the violently pulsating array plate. Senior Brother Tiepan roared, and Yan Jia withstood the dissipating shockwaves. Ling Shuang's figure was like lightning, darting around the edge of the array and repairing the constantly cracking array patterns. Xie Chen ignored the blood spilling from the corner of his mouth and frantically tapped his jade fan, desperately deducing and guiding the energy.
Master Qingxuan's hair and beard stood on end, his face slightly pale after drawing talismans with his essence blood, but his eyes were as firm as a rock as he roared, "Guard—!"
Fang Li, who was in the center, was enduring unimaginable pain.
The biting cold freezes the bone marrow, the scorching heat burns the soul, and the tearing wind scrapes away the flesh and bones.
Even with multiple layers of protection weakening her, she still suffered excruciating pain.
She could only frantically circulate her spiritual energy to barely hold on.
However, at this critical moment of life and death, the violent clash of ice and fire winds, like sparks thrown into an oil drum, instantly ignited the dormant chaotic spiritual power within her!
This force is no longer dormant.
It suddenly awoke, transforming into a tiny gray vortex in her dantian!
The vortex began to spin wildly!
Neither metal nor wood, yet encompassing all things! The raging icy blue chill, crimson flames, and cyan gale were forcibly torn apart and devoured by the gray vortex the moment they touched Fang Li's body!
Fang Li's spiritual energy instantly became colorful and chaotic, with ice blue, crimson, and cyan-gray colors intertwining and clashing wildly, and the intense pain made her vision go black.
But a flash of deep, chaotic gray light at the center of the vortex, like a millstone, crushed and devoured the three alien energies.
Ultimately, all the violent alien spiritual energy was forcibly transformed into a relatively gentle and powerful torrent of chaotic spiritual energy!
But the process of transformation itself is torture!
The torrent of water washed over her meridians, like being pierced by millions of steel needles, or like being forcibly torn apart and then violently widened! The pain was ten times more intense than simply enduring external calamity!
"Ouch—! Ouch! Ouch! This feels like being thrown into lava, instantly frozen into an ice sculpture, then crushed and reformed!" Fang Li screamed inwardly, her consciousness fading. "Chaotic spiritual power... is it trying to kill me?!"
The system was also terrified: "Aww—! Host! This is a luxurious spa of nine layers of ice and fire plus a full-body meridian-shattering massage for you! Hang in there! If you get through this, you'll be the coolest kid on the block! ... Damn! Detected a third wave of energy gathering! It's a mental demon murder mystery! Is the dungeon planner a devil?! (Embarrassed, his voice cracked)"
The pressure from the external calamity was greatly reduced as it was swallowed and transformed by the chaotic vortex, but the pain of internal transformation almost made Fang Li faint.
Her face was ashen, and her body trembled slightly from the excruciating pain.
When Qingxuan Zhenren noticed the change in Fang Li's aura and saw the chaotic gray light emanating from her body, a look of astonishment and ecstasy flashed in his eyes. But before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly looked up at the sky.
The swirling tribulation clouds suddenly turned a deep purplish-black! A chilling, ominous, and eerie wave spread like a tide, instantly covering the entire Yixing Peak!
Master Qingxuan's face drained of color instantly, his voice trembling: "Heart...Heart Demon Tribulation?! Or the most dangerous 'Nine Netherworld Heart Tribulation'?! Damn you, Heaven! You're taking my disciple's life!"
Xie Chen's nerves, which had been tense from the chaotic vortex within Fang Li's body resolving the attribute tribulation, eased slightly. When he looked up and saw the purplish-black tribulation clouds, his pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints, and he exclaimed in shock, "Nine Netherworld Heart Inquiry?! Junior Sister, she...!" He turned sharply to Qingxuan Zhenren, his usual gentle and composed mask shattering completely, his eyes filled with unprecedented urgency and unfathomable fear.
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