Chapter 5147 Treacherous Heavenly Tribulation
When this bronze cauldron appeared, its sacred aura radiated throughout nine heavens and ten lands. The endless divine pressure it emitted caused the world to tremble.
The appearance of the Earth Cauldron shocked Lu Fan and the others. While Lu Fan knew that Long Chen had a counterfeit Earth Cauldron, he was sure it was only a Human Emperor divine weapon. But then, the conjured Earth Cauldron possessed the aura of the primal chaos era. This aura shook their souls, making them feel an overwhelming urge to prostrate themselves.
Although they knew this was merely a replica created by the heavenly tribulation, it still instilled in them a profound sense of reverence and fear.
“Is this the real Earth Cauldron?!”
“There’s a rumor that Long Chen has been using a fake Earth Cauldron to swindle people. Could it be that he also has the real one?”
“Could it be that constantly using the name of the Earth Cauldron in his scams ended up invoking this terrifying karma, causing the heavenly tribulation to replicate it to kill him?”
Countless speculations arose, but none could say for certain. Although they had never seen the true Earth Cauldron, they felt that no other bronze cauldron could possess such overwhelming pressure except the legendary primal chaos divine item.
Moreover, this wasn’t even its true form—just a replica created by the Heavenly Daos. If the replica’s aura was already this terrifying, then if the real Earth Cauldron were to appear, wouldn’t the entire world collapse under its might?
The Earth Cauldron’s appearance stunned everyone. Beneath it, Bai Yingxue, Feng You, and the others were so horrified that they couldn’t even move.
Until now, they had yet to touch any Heavenly Flame energy or tribulation energy. It was like they were guests with nothing to do with this tribulation. They just foolishly stood there, not knowing what they should do.
Inside the Earth Cauldron replica, the flames Long Chen had taken control of suddenly erupted due to an unknown force, scattering throughout every corner of the cauldron. Countless runes flowed both inside and outside the cauldron, lightning and flame runes intertwining. The space around the Earth Cauldron collapsed under this overwhelming energy.
Affected by the Earth Cauldron, the tribulation clouds collapsed, falling to the ground like giant chunks of mountains. When they landed, they exploded into millions of lightning beasts that attacked anyone around them.
Just like that, the heavenly tribulation spiraled out of control. Even Lu Fan and the others jumped in fright from this sudden change.
One piece of the tribulation clouds landed in front of Lu Fan. It exploded, transforming into over ten three-vein Heaven Saint devil creatures that attacked him, bringing with them a terrifying aura of death.
Seeing this, Lu Fan no longer dared to hold back. With a furious shout, he summoned the Brahma Divine Diagram and directly crushed a three-vein Heaven Saint.
The most terrifying thing was that the tribulation clouds were collapsing like a broken ceiling. Some unlucky people ended up surrounded by a mass of three-vein Heaven Saint lightning beasts and were instantly killed.
“Brother Fan, save me!”
Huo Qianwu’s desperate cry echoed in the distance as three terrifying devil creatures attacked her, throwing her into a crisis. She could only turn to Lu Fan for help.
Before Lu Fan could react, a giant lightning crocodile clamped its jaws around Huo Qianwu, tearing her apart. Lu Fan’s heart sank, knowing that Huo Qianwu was doomed. After all, the destructive laws contained within these lightning beasts were too powerful; such a grievous injury couldn’t be healed with Doyen energy.
The lightning crocodile struck again, crushing Huo Qianwu into bits. Her final scream lingered in the air, mixed with the mist of blood.
“Damn it all! How could this happen!?” Lu Fan was shocked and enraged. Huo Qianwu had been someone with immense potential and power, and Lu Fan had intended to recruit her as one of his followers. But now, she had died senselessly in this chaotic tribulation.
Heavenly tribulation was supposed to be a feast for Heavenly Chosens to grow stronger, but instead, it had turned into a massacre.
Amidst the chaos, even Lu Fan struggled to look after his people. Li Tianfan, Netherdragon Wushang, Luo Yujiao, Huang Wudao, and the others were in the same predicament. The battlefield was too chaotic, with massive lightning beasts everywhere. Their enormous figures blocked everyone’s vision, and no one could tell friends from foes.
“Damn Long Chen! This is all his fault!” A furious roar echoed across the battlefield.
At this moment, Long Chen was inside the Earth Cauldron replica, with flames swirling around him. As he looked at the cauldron’s walls, he saw countless figures: visions from his past and the people he had encountered.
He saw Bai Letian wielding the High Firmament Divine Sword, the palace master surrounded by dragon qi, the Sovereign clan expert, and even Long Zhantian.
It wasn’t just them. He also saw the Emperor Blood Silk Net, an enormous channel that was the Brahma Path, and lifeforms like the Heavenly Demon Golden Monkey race, the Six Eye Ghost Owl, the Kunpeng, and so on.
Standing within the Earth Cauldron, Long Chen eyed the powerful flames and lightning raging around him. He muttered, “This time, you’ve learned your lesson. That’s right! No need for anything flashy—just concentrate all your power to kill me in one go. Hehe, interesting. Can you tell me who you are?”
No one responded, but the runes in the Earth Cauldron replica ignited, and the temperature inside it rapidly climbed.
“It is concentrating the heavenly tribulation and the Heavenly Flame energy to refine you. You’re doomed,” explained the real Earth Cauldron. For the always steady Earth Cauldron to say that he was doomed showed just how grave the situation was.
The Earth Cauldron replica then rumbled, and the world shuddered as endless energy compressed onto Long Chen, threatening to crush him at any moment.
On the contrary, Long Chen didn’t look worried at all. Instead, he smiled slightly. “Everything is going according to plan!”
“You can still smile at a time like this? Hurry up and wake up Dragonbone Evilmoon. While the heavenly tribulation’s power hasn’t fully concentrated, we can join forces to break free from it. Otherwise, you’re definitely dead,” scolded the Earth Cauldron.
The Earth Cauldron knew just how terrifying this tribulation was. Having replicated its body, the heavenly tribulation was planning on refining Long Chen like a medicinal pill.
Previously, the heavenly tribulation had been accumulating countless streams of power but had not unleashed them. It was all a trap, and now that trap was on the verge of completion. Once that happened, Long Chen would have no chance to escape.
The heavenly tribulation still needed some time to activate the Earth Cauldron replica’s runes, so now was the only time for Long Chen to escape. However, there would only be one chance, and even the Earth Cauldron wasn’t sure if it would work. They needed Evilmoon’s help to guarantee their escape.
“No need for that. I have a way to deal with it,” said Long Chen.
“You have to know that this tribulation is a trap. Eighty percent of its power has been concentrated in this cauldron. Once it is unleashed, you won’t get any chance to even take a breath,” warned the Earth Cauldron.
The heavenly tribulation was intent on annihilating Long Chen here.
“I know. Trust me!” Long Chen nodded. “Although the heavenly tribulation has emotional fluctuations, it lacks any intelligence. This level of skill is within my expectations. No matter how treacherous it is, can it be more treacherous than me? Hehe, I’ve made many preparations to welcome this moment!”
BOOM!
Just as Long Chen said this, the flames within the Earth Cauldron replica soared, and flame swords condensed, directly piercing toward him.