On the distant city tower.
“It looks like Lin Yun has entered the Reincarnation Tribulation. I hope he doesn’t get lost in the cycle,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, gazing at the hill in the distance.
At that moment, the Fire Cloud Emperor’s communication bracelet received a message from the Heavenly God Palace.
“Fire Cloud, someone in your Xingwu Empire is undergoing a tribulation? Who is it, and why wasn’t it reported to the Heavenly God Palace in advance?” Vice Palace Master Yao demanded.
“It’s Lin Yun undergoing the tribulation. I had no idea until it began,” the Fire Cloud Emperor replied helplessly.
Meanwhile, at the Heavenly God Palace, inside the hall.
“What? Lin Yun is undergoing a tribulation?”
Upon receiving the Fire Cloud Emperor’s reply, Vice Palace Master Yao, usually composed, shot to his feet, his face surging with shock.
The news was like a bombshell.
After twenty years, Vice Palace Master Yao had nearly forgotten the name.
When it resurfaced, memories flooded back. He had personally diagnosed Lin Yun’s Soul-Breaking Poison and knew his condition better than anyone. Recovery was impossible, so how could he be undergoing a tribulation?
“Fire Cloud, you’re not joking with me, are you? Lin Yun undergoing a tribulation? How is that possible!” Vice Palace Master Yao pressed.
“Vice Palace Master Yao, how could I joke about something like this? I don’t know the details myself, but it’s absolutely Lin Yun, and he’s already reached the seventh tribulation. Whether he’ll succeed is still uncertain,” the Fire Cloud Emperor’s voice responded.
“Fire Cloud, notify me the moment there’s a result!” Vice Palace Master Yao instructed through the transmission.
“Understood,” the Fire Cloud Emperor’s voice replied.
After hearing the response, Vice Palace Master Yao shook his head, sighing, “I never would’ve thought this guy hadn’t faded into obscurity. What a strange fellow. How did he detoxify? Could the Dragon Clan have helped him?”
Even Vice Palace Master Yao couldn’t make sense of it.
But now that things had come to this, he was more eager to see if Lin Yun could successfully complete the tribulation!
…
Outside the Divine Capital City.
Roughly half an hour later, Lin Yun opened his eyes.
Though only thirty minutes had passed, Lin Yun felt as if he had lived through countless experiences.
The Reincarnation Tribulation couldn’t stump him. With his unyielding will and steadfast heart, no amount of cycles could sway his resolve.
Lin Yun hadn’t succumbed to the cycle.
“Half an hour, yet I feel like I’ve changed so much,” Lin Yun said with a wry smile.
Though only thirty minutes had passed, it felt like he had lived through lifetimes.
Next was the eighth tribulation, the Heavenly Spirit Tribulation.
The surrounding world suddenly darkened completely, and a dark cloud released black mist that drifted towards Lin Yun.
“Hm? This mist! It has such strong offensive power!” Lin Yun’s face changed the moment he sensed the black mist.
The mist didn’t deliver a physical attack but a soul assault.
It passed through Lin Yun’s body, carrying a terrifying shockwave that struck deep into his soul!
“Aaah!”
Lin Yun let out an involuntary scream.
The intense pain in his soul’s depths was unbearable!
This was entirely different from the Karmic Fire Tribulation’s torment.
While the Karmic Fire Tribulation also harmed the soul, it was essentially a reckoning of one’s sins. Even someone with willpower a hundred times stronger than Lin Yun’s would fail if their sins were too grave. But with lighter sins and good fortune, one could pass.
The Heavenly Spirit Tribulation’s attack, and the pain it caused, was unlike even the torment of the Soul-Breaking Poison.
…
On the distant city tower.
“It’s the Heavenly Spirit Tribulation, the final trial before the Thunder Tribulation. This one’s tough. Like the Thunder Tribulation, the stronger you are, the harder it gets,” the Fire Cloud Emperor said, watching Lin Yun’s figure with concern.
“It seems the pain Lin Yun’s experiencing is significant. This is the first time he’s lost composure during the tribulation,” Ice Wing, the Eternal, remarked.
Murmurs and sighs rippled through the crowd.
“Lin Yun breezed through the first seven tribulations, but this one seems to be tripping him up.”
“Come on, did anyone really think he’d sail through the entire tribulation so smoothly? The Heavenly Spirit Tribulation and the final Thunder Tribulation are the hardest to pass. No matter how strong you are, it’s tough, and no one can guarantee a hundred percent success rate!”
“But with his performance, even if he fails, he’ll likely survive and enter the Tribulation Realm, not lose his life.”
…
“Lin Yun, no matter how remarkable you are, you might stop here!” Dongguo Lie gloated, watching Lin Yun’s pained figure in the distance.
Prince Jiyuan and Wang Shaoqing, seeing Lin Yun’s agony on the distant hill, smirked, silently praying for his failure.
Though Lin Yun’s success would be a boon for the Xingwu Empire, their personal interests and feelings clearly took precedence.
Below the city tower.
“Oh no! Brother Yun seems to be struggling with this tribulation!” Yu Ying’s face was filled with worry.
Lin Yun’s other friends and family also watched the distant hill anxiously.
“I believe this trial won’t stop Lin Yun. I believe he can do it!” Palace Master Yu Ying bit her lip, her beautiful eyes showing concern but brimming with trust!
On the distant hill.
Enveloped by the black mist, Lin Yun felt as if his soul was on the verge of shattering.
The mist continued to erode him, the pain escalating!
“Damn it! Damn it!”
The excruciating soul pain brought Lin Yun to his knees.
This level of soul agony could drive someone to death!
And at this critical moment, the torment only intensified.
The worst part was, Lin Yun had no idea how much worse it would get or how long it would last.
“I, Lin Yun, have come this far through countless hardships. I can’t fall now! I must hold on! I must!” Lin Yun steeled his will.
But at that moment, the pain reached a horrifying peak, even worse than the Soul-Breaking Poison’s full eruption!
Lin Yun’s body convulsed, his consciousness nearly wiped out.
Yet a sliver of will remained, clinging desperately, unyielding no matter how intense the pain!
Boom!
When the torment reached its zenith, it abruptly ceased.
The excruciating soul pain vanished instantly, and the surrounding mist began to dissipate.
“It’s over? It’s really over!” After a moment of stunned relief, Lin Yun’s heart surged with elation.
The pain had reached an extreme peak, but fortunately, once it hit that high, it stopped. If it had lingered at that intensity even a moment longer, Lin Yun wouldn’t have endured!
Gasping heavily, the relief from the pain’s end was indescribable, like a sudden reprieve from unbearable stomach pain.
As the black mist cleared, the dark clouds above Lin Yun’s head gathered with increasing intensity, the sky growing darker.
Muffled thunder rumbled from the clouds.
The Thunder Tribulation was brewing!
If the Thunder Tribulation was the main course, the previous eight were mere appetizers!
The final tribulation, the Thunder Tribulation.
Success meant stepping into eternity!
Failure meant plummeting into the abyss!
