Chapter 245: Chapter 252: Heaven’s Fury, Bodies Everywhere! (Fourth update)
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Yang Zhen was actually eating the Heavenly Might Waterfall!
Last time, they hadn’t seen it quite clearly, the terrifying fluctuation of the True Essence obscured Yang Zhen. It wasn’t until Yang Zhen let out a loud burp that those present realized what was happening inside. Otherwise, Young Master Fen wouldn’t have rushed forward recklessly.
Now, Young Master Fen was stuck in place, unable to advance or retreat, leaving him in a most embarrassing situation.
The sneaky cat, however, was hopping about in agitation. As it watched Yang Zhen eating with great satisfaction, its gluttonous nature was fully displayed. But the people present were all a bit at a loss. What exactly was the Heavenly Might Waterfall of the highest heavenly mandate? Why did the Flower Spirit Girl and Lin Tianli find it extraordinarily terrifying and unbearable, while Yang Zhen could simply eat it with his mouth?
In fact, what the crowd didn’t know was that Yang Zhen wasn’t as relaxed as he appeared.
The terror of the True Essence’s violent commotion at the beginning was due to Yang Zhen not finding a solution to handle the Heavenly Might Waterfall.
Upon entering the highest heavenly mandate, Yang Zhen bizarrely discovered that he was not like Lin Tianli, burdened with great pressure. Even during the process of the Heavenly Might’s aggregation, Yang Zhen sensed a whiff of familiar aura, somewhat like… like the feeling he had when he defied nature to change Hua Youyue’s fate before getting hit by lightning.
The aura of heavenly tribulation!
Yang Zhen was pleasantly surprised to find that the sensation the Heavenly Might Waterfall gave him was somewhat similar to the sensation he had during the heavenly tribulation. But yet, there were differences.
Neither the heavenly tribulation back then nor the Heavenly Might Waterfall now represented the true power of heavenly tribulation. They were merely auras borne of the vast Heavenly Might- -exerting a certain degree of suppression on all creatures under the heavens and earth.
No wonder the Spirit Road was so mysterious, but practitioners in the tribulation crossing period had no interest in it. Turns out, the Heavenly Might Waterfall here was similar to heavenly tribulation.
What Yang Zhen didn’t know was that there was some sort of prohibition in the highest mandate against practitioners in the tribulation crossing period entering, otherwise someone would have noticed the similarities between this power and heavenly tribulation.
By a stroke of luck, Yang Zhen had once come into contact with heavenly tribulation. Even though it wasn’t a real one, his understanding of this kind of power couldn’t be compared to that of practitioners like Lin Tianli and Hua Youyue.
Plus, Yang Zhen’s overwhelming natural talent, having only endured half the Heavenly Might Waterfall, quickly led him to the method of absorbing and refining this kind of power.
He consumed it directly, then refined it through the Yin-Yang channels, ultimately refining it into the purest True Essence energy, which entered his dan tian.
But this method was only feasible for someone like Yang Zhen, who had pushed body refining to a terrifying degree. If any other cultivator dared to lift their head and swallow the Heavenly Might Waterfall, it would certainly teach them just how fickle the Heavenly Might was, sending them crashing to the ground. Remember, Yang Zhen possessed a monstrous physique capable of contending with the Divine Travel stage with his physical strength alone. This level of physical prowess was not limited to swallowing a Heavenly Might Waterfall. Even common heavenly lightning wouldn’t daunt him- he would open his mouth fearlessly.
Rumble!
More Heavenly Might Waterfalls began to aggregate in mid-air. Looking up, Yang Zhen suddenly realized why the Heavenly Might Waterfall he was facing had become stronger- – he had absorbed and refined so many of them that an average Heavenly Might Waterfall seemed like a mere tickle, neither strong nor weak, and instead, more discomforting.
At the same time, Yang Zhen was flabbergasted at the person who had managed to lay down such life-stealing laws. Just how formidable could that person be? With his current understanding of formations, Yang Zhen still had no clue how this worked, even though he had the Heavenly Book.
For a moment, Yang Zhen remembered the proverb of his ancestors and couldn’t hold back from reciting it aloud on the spot, “The road ahead is long; I will seek my answers.”
Boom–!
Yang Zhen stretched out his arms and walked straight into a massive, dark Heavenly Might Waterfall, laughing loudly and arrogantly. His movements weren’t exactly elegant as he gulped down another Heavenly Might Waterfall into his belly.
Everyone around looked dumbfounded as they watched Yang Zhen gulp down one Heavenly Might Waterfall after another, swallowing nine in the blink of an eye. All the while, he was reciting poetry, causing shock amongst everyone, including the twelve prodigies with the most potential to compete for the ‘ highest Heaven rank.
Little Fatty Huang Mao opened his mouth wide, his small eyes gleaming. He watched Yang Zhen murmur to himself, saying, “The road ahead is long, my journey far and arduous… I will search up and down… good poetry, good lines. This is the freewheeling spirit a man should have. This Yang Zhen, it is truly worth making his acquaintance.”
Upon hearing Yang Zhen recite a poem, YoungMaster Fen’s face changed dramatically. He quickly turned to see Hongluan Spiritual Girl’s reaction. Sure enough, he saw her staring at Yang Zhen with a fascinated gaze, repeating the words Yang Zhen had just articulated. Young Master Fen was instantly furious and glared intensely at Yang Zhen.
This bastard Yang Zhen did this on purpose, knowing full well that Hongluan Spiritual Girl had a particular fondness and attraction to poetry!
Although furious, Young Master Fen was helpless. Firstly, Yang Zhen was currently in the highest Heaven rank, so even if he wanted to choke Yang Zhen to death, he had to wait for Yang Zhen to emerge or enter the Spirit Road. Secondly, he was utterly clueless when it came to poetry and literary works, not to mention inscription of verses.
Buzz—!
While everyone was astounded, an explosion suddenly burst from the highest Heaven rank that filled the sky and earth with terrifying Heavenly Might, shocking everyone on the surrounding Heaven chosen roads.
Mid-air, waves of horrifying energy gathered in the black core of the highest Heaven rank, forming a massive Heavenly Might Waterfall with a golden light streak.
A golden Heavenly Might Waterfall!
Upon seeing this scene, everyone was taken aback.
Although it wasn’t entirely golden, any Heavenly Might that was golden was a thing of utmost fear for human practitioners.
Even any Tribulation Crossing Period expert would change color in fear when talking about the golden heavenly calamity, because it was somewhat tantamount to divine punishment.
Although they didn’ t know why a Heavenly Might Waterfall with a golden streak had formed in the highest Heaven rank, it did not prevent everyone from understanding that it seemed like the heavens and earth were roaring in fury!
Had Yang Zhen actually managed to offend the heavens and earth?
Seeing the terrifying waves emanating from the black Heavenly Might Waterfall intertwined with the golden streak, roaring like a tangible substance in mid-air, everyone couldn’t help but be astonished. Those with lower cultivation levels even began breaking out in a cold sweat.
What on earth had Yang Zhen done to invoke the dissatisfaction of the heavens, resulting in the golden streak descent?
Young Master Fen burst into laughter and addressed Yang Zhen, saying, “Yang Zhen, it seems that even the heavens and the earth will not permit your disrespect. You’ve been treating the Heavenly Might Waterfall as food to devour, turning it into a means of cultivation. But what do you think you’ve reduced the heavens to?”
When the heavens were infuriated, corpses littered the ground!
No one could survive by a fluke under the thunderous wrath of the heavens, not even creatures between heaven and earth practicing cultivation. Even so, after obtaining their powers, they still needed to pass various tests from the heavens, including Heaven’s Tribulation.
Only then could they truly become powerful entities between heaven and earth, in the witness of the heavens.
Upon hearing the words of Young Master Fen, everyone present looked toward Yang Zhen in horror.
But in the next moment, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Yang Zhen turned a deaf ear to Young Master Fen’s words, his eyes shining brightly as he raised his head, charging toward the black Heavenly Might Waterfall intertwined with the golden streak.
Everyone was stunned. This bastard Yang Zhen, did he even plan to devour the horrific Heavenly Might?