On the distant city tower.
“He’s passed the Wind Tribulation!”
“This guy’s defence is incredible! He didn’t even use his inner strength, just withstood the Wind Tribulation with his body alone? And he didn’t even flinch?”
“This… this is practically mocking the Wind Tribulation!”
Many on the tower gasped in astonishment.
Especially those cultivators who had failed their tribulations, they were dumbfounded.
When they had faced the Wind Tribulation, even those who succeeded endured immense pain. The stinging sensation of those white blades slicing their bodies still sent shivers down their spines at the mere thought!
Lin Yun’s ease in passing the first tribulation made Wang Shaoqing, Prince Jiyuan, and the Dongguo faction’s faces darken.
Prince Jiyuan, staring at Lin Yun’s figure undergoing the tribulation, thought venomously, “This is just the first of the Nine Tribulations, there are eight more waiting for you! I don’t believe you can succeed so easily!”
At the Fire Cloud Emperor’s position.
“Not bad, this guy passed the first tribulation far more easily than I expected,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, a smile spreading across his face.
“This guy is truly remarkable, not only did he not use inner strength, he didn’t even show a hint of pain,” Ice Wing, the Eternal standing beside the Fire Cloud Emperor, couldn’t help but marvel.
“But that was just the first tribulation. Each one gets harder than the last, and the second, the Heavenly Fire Tribulation, is starting now! This one’s going to be painful!” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, his smile fading as he looked into the distance.
On the distant hill.
Above Lin Yun’s head, a fiery red cloud appeared in the sky, as if ignited by flames.
From this red cloud, a vortex of fire, red with streaks of gold, descended in a dazzling display, instantly engulfing Lin Yun. The space around the vortex warped as it burned!
Whoosh.
The fiery vortex enveloped Lin Yun, unleashing a terrifying heat that seared him.
A burning pain erupted across his body.
The Heavenly Fire Tribulation tested not only defence but also the ability to endure pain.
Moreover, part of the flames surged into Lin Yun’s body, burning within and causing excruciating agony.
Many cultivators undergoing tribulations would be tormented to the point of writhing on the ground.
But Lin Yun, who had endured the daily torment of the Soul-Breaking Poison, was accustomed to suffering. Combined with his formidable Nirvana Body, the burning of the Heavenly Fire Tribulation was still manageable for him.
Had Lin Yun not experienced the Soul-Breaking Poison, he might have been writhing in agony, unable to bear it.
On the distant city tower.
Even from ten miles away, the onlookers could sense the terror of the fiery vortex.
“Such terrifying heavenly fire, and Lin Yun still doesn’t flinch? This guy is a monster!”
Gasps echoed across the tower.
Though Lin Yun was only on his second tribulation, his composure in facing these two trials was enough to leave the crowd in awe!
After twenty years, the monster was still that monster!
As time passed, roughly ten minutes later, the fiery vortex gradually dissipated.
The Heavenly Fire Tribulation was successfully passed!
On the distant hilltop.
After the fiery vortex faded, the red cloud above Lin Yun’s head slowly vanished, and everything returned to normal, with the wind still blowing and the rain still falling.
“So, the Heavenly Fire Tribulation was just that,” Lin Yun said with a grin.
When the heavenly fire entered his body, Lin Yun did feel some pain, but accustomed to enduring internal torment, he wasn’t overwhelmed. Instead, he sat calmly, silently enduring while waiting for it to pass.
Whoosh, the rain continued to pour.
Suddenly, the raindrops falling towards Lin Yun transformed into countless fine needles, surging towards him at an astonishing speed, leaving countless cracks in the space they passed through!
Their attack power was no less than a full-force strike from a Tribulation Realm cultivator.
The third tribulation, the Heavenly Water Tribulation!
“Master, you don’t have to endure it head-on. You can draw your weapon and fight back, as long as you can withstand it,” the Artifact Spirit reminded.
“No need, I’ll take it head-on!” Lin Yun channelled his inner strength, adding a layer of defence to his body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The countless raindrops, now fine needles, struck Lin Yun like a barrage of bullets.
“Haha, exhilarating!”
Though Lin Yun felt a stinging pain, he still revelled in it.
The feeling of being able to withstand the tribulation was immensely satisfying.
On the distant city tower.
“A freak! This guy is an absolute freak! He’s even taking the Heavenly Water Tribulation head-on?”
“How strong is his defence, exactly?”
Gasps of disbelief accompanied incredulous stares.
For the third tribulation, most cultivators would use various techniques to block the needle-like raindrops, minimising their impact.
Not only did Lin Yun not defend, he called it exhilarating?
This scene left Wang Shaoqing, Prince Jiyuan, and the Dongguo faction twitching with grim expressions.
Roughly ten minutes later, the needle-like raindrops ceased, and though the rain continued, it returned to normal droplets.
The Heavenly Water Tribulation was passed!
“The ease with which Lin Yun passed the first three tribulations far exceeds my expectations. It seems his chances of success are much higher than I thought,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, a satisfied smile on his face.
“This guy’s defence and endurance are terrifying, which is why he passed the first three tribulations so easily. But starting from the fourth, it’s not just about endurance. The later tribulations are incredibly fearsome, and countless cultivators have fallen at the fourth,” Ice Wing, the Eternal beside him, remarked.
The Fire Cloud Emperor nodded, “Indeed, the fourth is the Karmic Fire Tribulation.”
On the distant hilltop.
Boom!
A terrifying flame surged from the ground beneath where Lin Yun sat, instantly rushing towards him.
This was karmic fire, vastly different from the second tribulation’s heavenly fire.
Karmic fire stemmed from a person’s evil.
Everyone harboured ‘evil’ in their heart, no exceptions, not just from evil deeds but even from fleeting malicious thoughts, which accumulated.
The deeper the evil, the greater the sin, the more terrifying the karmic fire.
If one’s sins were too grave, no matter their strength, they could perish in this tribulation.
But one’s fortune could mitigate the karmic fire.
Thus, fortune played a role in this trial.
Karmic fire not only harmed the body but, more importantly, tormented the soul!
Lin Yun felt as if a terrifying force bypassed his physical body, striking directly at his soul!
