Mo Fan shot into the sky, turning into a bolt of lightning that slammed fiercely into the black heavenly blade!
Yet in the next instant, the black heavenly blade cleaved him straight down to the ground!
Boom!
The black heavenly blade was like a vast mountain, or rather like a gigantic heaven-splitting axe. It slashed savagely into the earth, causing the entire land to quake!
Sizzle!
Endless black lightning instantly spread in all directions, covering dozens of miles in the blink of an eye!
Not only the ground, even the sky turned into a pool of black thunder prison!
“Ah!!”
Far away, the great sun exploded. Sun Ying’s agonised scream rang out.
Even though he was more than twenty miles from Mo Fan, he too suffered calamity. It was not as horrific as what Mo Fan endured, yet it still filled his heart with terror.
At the very centre of the tribulation, Mo Fan’s entire body was buried in a charred crevice.
Right now his whole frame was almost completely blackened. The Jing Lei war spear had vanished without a trace. Around him lay only fragments of magic treasures.
In the moment he resisted the tribulation blade, he had sacrificed nearly every treasure on his person just to buy a little time. All of them had exploded!
At the critical juncture he had been forced to bring out his demon core. Yet the blade still landed, directly cracking the demon core and nearly bisecting Mo Fan himself. The protective dragon qi on his body collapsed instantly.
Even so, the tribulation blade showed no sign of dispersing. It continued to inflict damage on Mo Fan, as though it would not rest until his life was extinguished.
At that moment, an ancient bronze mirror flew out from Mo Fan’s mouth.
The instant the mirror appeared, it began to shine.
Swish!
Wherever the light reached, an identical black heavenly blade burst from the mirror surface and slashed viciously towards the sky!
This blade was incomparably brilliant!
With a single slash, it split the tribulation clouds in two.
Boom, boom, boom!
Thunder roared ceaselessly within the clouds, unwilling to accept defeat. Lightning serpents writhed chaotically, yet in the end no further strike fell. Instead the clouds slowly began to dissipate.
At the same time, a strand of golden light drifted down from the tribulation clouds. It turned into motes of starlight that merged into Mo Fan’s body and the demon core above his chest.
As the golden light poured in, the grievous wounds that exposed bone healed rapidly. Flesh buds sprouted visibly, intertwining until he was restored to perfect condition.
Even the crack on his demon core mended swiftly.
The originally dim demon core gradually radiated brilliant golden light once more!
At the tribulation blade formed from lightning finally began to fade.
“You chop this king and think you can just leave?”
“No chance!”
Divine ability, Heaven Devouring!
Mo Fan’s eyes snapped open. With a gaping mouth he swallowed both the bronze mirror and the dispersing tribulation blade into his inner space!
Boom!!
The instant he devoured the tribulation blade, a colossal explosion suddenly erupted in the sky. It startled Mo Fan so much he thought another wave was coming.
When he looked up, he discovered the last of the tribulation clouds had scattered, revealing the clear, bright sky that had been hidden behind them!
At this sight, Mo Fan’s charred face finally cracked into a grin. A layer of scabbed black ash fell from his cheeks, revealing the radiant, reborn smile beneath!
“Core, return!”
Mo Fan issued a low shout in his mind. The demon core above his head instantly sank into his forehead, then slowly descended through his body until it floated above the sea of demonic liquid in his lower abdomen.
Boom!
A muffled thunderclap resounded inside him. The demon core blazed like a golden sun, while endless black lightning flickered across its surface.
Mo Fan understood. This was king power!
At the same moment, he had finally advanced completely into the Demon King realm. He had become a true great demon of the king stage!
In that same instant, a realisation struck him.
A Demon King enjoys a lifespan of five hundred years!
The mysterious sensation immediately filled Mo Fan with excitement.
As expected, cultivating immortality really is the best!
Even if in this life he was only a lowly toad, once he stepped onto the immortal path he could completely shed his mortal flesh, break the shackles of lifespan!
Without cultivating, no matter how stunningly talented you were, you remained mortal and would turn to bones after a mere century!
But once you entered the immortal path, your fate was yours, not heaven’s!
While Mo Fan was lost in emotion, more than twenty miles away a group of cultivators suddenly approached. Looking at the charred corpse in the deep crater, they all exchanged glances.
“This fellow seems to have no aura left!”
“No idea which unlucky sect he belongs to. He actually got dragged into that monster’s tribulation. Now his flesh is completely burnt. His looks are ruined beyond recognition. Even if his sect came, they probably couldn’t identify him.”
“Stop sighing. Hurry and search him for anything useful!”
“Exactly. Anyone who could survive such terrifying tribulation must have been extraordinary. He might be carrying great treasures!”
The cultivators chattered among themselves, greed flashing in their eyes as they prepared to “show concern” for the charred corpse.
Yet at that moment, the charred corpse suddenly opened its eyes!
Boom!
In the next instant, a great sun appeared and instantly enveloped every single one of them.
Before those cultivators could even cry out, they all turned to flying ash in a heartbeat!
Then the charred corpse stood straight up. Golden light flashed across its body. The blackened skin sloughed off, revealing the fair, flawless flesh beneath.
This person was naturally Sun Ying.
As a personal disciple of the Sun Moon Holy Church, both his strength and status far surpassed Moon Chan’s. He possessed many trump cards and life-saving treasures.
Although this tribulation had been horrific, its primary target had always been Mo Fan.
In the end, Mo Fan’s approach was one that wounded the enemy eight hundred times while costing himself one thousand five hundred. It had indeed inflicted massive trauma on Sun Ying, but it had not been enough to kill him.
Yet right now Sun Ying’s expression was extremely ugly. He was completely naked; his clothes had long been incinerated by lightning. Even his storage treasures had all been destroyed. Not even his formerly flowing long hair remained…
In a single glance with divine sense he understood his current state. His teeth ground together in hatred.
“That damned monster. I will definitely kill you!”
At this moment Sun Ying’s rage even surpassed the anger he felt when his junior sister Moon Chan was slain.
His gaze was ice-cold as he looked towards the tribulation site. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Yet when he recalled the strength Mo Fan had displayed earlier, he frowned slightly. He did not rush over to pick the scraps. Instead he swept his gaze around.
With his vast divine sense he quickly discovered many cultivators approaching the tribulation area. A plan immediately formed.
“Let these fellows test how much strength that monster has left first…”
As the surrounding cultivators drew near, Mo Fan naturally sensed them very quickly. A cruel smile spread across his face.
Soon the first cultivator came into view.
From aura alone Mo Fan judged his cultivation: early Core Formation.
The cultivator stood on the ground, peering down into the crevice. When he saw Mo Fan glaring back up at him, he jumped slightly, then quickly shouted, “This fellow isn’t dead yet!”
“But he looks completely unable to move!”
With those words he raised his hand and sent a flying sword streaking straight towards Mo Fan to kill him!
A flying sword?
Mo Fan grinned. With a casual lift of his hand he caught the incoming sword in his palm.
“Perfect. This king’s treasures were all destroyed just now. I’ll just collect some interest from you lot!”
