One figure after another appeared, their faces unseen, their costumes unseen. They were all wrapped in thunder symbols, yet the overwhelming fighting spirit on them made Wan Dao begin to wail in sorrow.
"One, two, three... The rumors are true—are they the three thousand Nine Star successors? "When they saw those thunderous figures, countless people inside and outside the heavenly tribulation were stunned.
"Three thousand against a billion Beast Venerables—just how strong are these three thousand people? This heavenly tribulation is basically a deadly tribulation. "A supreme-level prodigy said in terror. Before they even made a move, they had already lost all confidence under the invincible will of the Nine-Star Heir.
The Nine-Star Descendants were known as the strongest warriors in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. In that battle, no one had seen what it was like, but in a battle of the same rank, three thousand versus a billion—the sheer disparity in numbers—ultimately all perished. The terrifying power of the Nine-Star Inheritor exceeded their imagination.
Although they had killed ancient demon beasts before, they knew that these beasts had lost their flesh and blood, their runes decayed, unable to even wield the most basic divine abilities, and their strength was less than one percent of their previous strength.
If a true ancient demon beast descended, a single person could almost wipe them out. Yet such a terrifying existence was wiped out by three thousand Nine-Star successors. So when they saw these thunderous figures, they were instantly in despair.
Looking at the surrounding pillars of thunder, a cage had already formed, and inside it was like an arena. Clearly, the heavenly tribulation was meant to trap them to death, and they never intended to help them pass through the tribulation successfully.
"Rumble...
Suddenly, the entire world trembled. The foreheads of the Nine-Star heirs glowed, and runes appeared. As soon as these runes appeared, their bodies trembled, and boundless killing intent surged skyward.
"Kill!"
A Nine-Star successor roared angrily, his body flickering as he charged straight at a powerful demon beast clan member.
"Boom!"
The beast clan expert was well prepared, holding a massive shield in front of him. With a loud crash, both the Nine-Star successor and the beast clan expert staggered backward several paces.
"The Nine-Star Heir is nothing special. All that talk about being the number one warrior of the Nine Heavens is all hype. Go to hell!"
The supreme powerhouse of the beast clan, with formidable strength, saw the strike evenly matched with the Nine-Star successor. His confidence soared, his blood energy surged, and he and shield merged like a meteor, charging toward the Nine-Star successor without any skill.
"I understand. Don't be afraid, everyone. The physical bodies of the Nine-Star Heirs have disappeared, leaving only their spiritual wills copied by the Heavenly Dao. So, their bodies are all composed of thunder symbols—this is the purest essence of thunder. Everyone, kill them!" Someone in the crowd shouted.
The one shouting was none other than Weng Tianyao. However, he was now disguised as a powerful member of the demon beast clan, so others wouldn't recognize him.
With his reminder, everyone immediately understood. The Nine-Star Heirs couldn't see their faces. Just as Weng Tianyao had said, they had lost their physical bodies, not even bones. The Heavenly Dao had mimicked their aura, but couldn't replicate their flesh-and-blood power. So, the Nine-Star Inheritors were not as strong as they had imagined.
"Seven Star Battle Body, activate!"
A sharp shout sounded like thunder, shaking everyone's souls. Seven stars appeared behind the Nine-Star heir, forming a ring. The moment those seven stars appeared, a powerful aura shattered the space. Amidst flying fragments, the Nine-Star Inheritor threw a punch.
"Boom!"
The beast expert charging at him was shattered into pieces with a single punch, both body and shield. The shield had a significant origin; those ancient beasts had been unable to shake it before, yet it was shattered by a single punch.
Originally, the group wanted to rush over, imagining killing the Nine-Star Heir just like they had done with the ancient demon beasts and absorbing their energy, but now they were stunned.
"Kill!"
One by one, the Nine-Star successors roared in anger, charging at the powerful ones present. Of the more than three thousand Nine-Star successors, only a few hundred moved; the rest trembled, seemingly struggling.
"Quick, before they all wake up, take them out quickly, or everyone will die." Weng Tianyao shouted, charging forward first, slashing at a Nine-Star successor.
"Boom!"
The Nine Star successor threw a punch, but Weng Tianyao twisted his fist and, using some unknown movement technique, dodged the strike. His thunderous longsword struck the back of the Nine Star successor's head.
With a muffled "bang
," the Nine Star successor's head was severed in a chunk, but he was not dead. He returned with a punch.
"Boom!"
Weng Tianyao was sent flying by a single punch, like a meteor, crashing into the distant Thunder Pillar with a deafening explosion. Yet Weng Tianyao was unharmed. Suddenly, he moved his body and darted into the gap between the two Thunder Pillars. As long as he passed through the two pillars, he could escape the arena.
"Bang!"
As soon as he moved, he was repelled by a terrifying force, and even faster than being punched by the Nine-Star Heir, he flew back to the battlefield. His actions proved that unless the Nine-Star Inheritor was eliminated, everyone here would die.
"Buzz!"
Just as Long Chen was still in shock, a Nine-Star successor unleashed his Seven-Star Battle Body and charged at him. Long Chen dared not be careless, also unleashing his divine ring and battle body, and the Minghong Blade slashed down with full force.
With a thunderous explosion, Long Chen was shaken so hard his blood and energy surged violently. He couldn't help but feel shocked. It must be known that the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique values physical strength above all. They no longer have physical bodies, and the Heavenly Dao merely used thunder to replicate their shells and infuse them with their fighting will, yet they still possess such terrifying power.
"Boom boom boom... Long
Chen blocked several attacks in a row, his arm numb from the impact. He couldn't imagine how strong they had been while alive.
"Forgive me!"
Long Chen fought several times in a row, his Minghong Blade stabbing fiercely, striking the heart of the Nine-Star successor. With a loud explosion, endless thunder symbols flashed. Seeing this, Lei Ling'er frantically devoured those thunder runes.
When those thunder runes were devoured by Lei Ling'er, Long Chen immediately felt intense pain all over his body, as if being stabbed by needles, his internal organs overwhelmed like a raging sea. Long Chen's face changed drastically, unsure what had gone wrong. Lei Ling'er had absorbed the power of thunder, which made him feel uncomfortable.
"Brother Long Chen, what's wrong?" Lei Ling'er was greatly shocked.
"Lei Ling'er, put the absorbed power into your clone, hurry!" Long Chen hurriedly said.
Upon hearing this, Lei Ling'er immediately separated the power she had just absorbed from her true self. At that moment, the discomfort Long Chen had felt instantly vanished.
At that moment, Kuntu also made his move, but unlike Long Chen, he was surrounded by three Nine-Star successors. One of them punched him in the back, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, losing all his previous composure.
Similarly, the Ghost-Eyed Giant, Weng Tianyao, and the beast cultivators all faced life-and-death crises, being beaten so badly by the Nine-Star heir that they coughed up blood and kept retreating. The other experts were even more so.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, among the motionless Nine Star successors, one person moved. However, unlike the others, he did not go out to kill in a frenzy; instead, he looked up at the sky.
"The proud Nine Star lineage—are you really someone you can use? Drive it for me! The
Nine-Star successor roared, the Seven Stars Stream behind him, his hands spread wide, and on each palm appeared a seven-star pattern. He channeled power into his arms, and the void erupted with a thunderous boom.
A pair of giant hands appeared above the nine heavens, and a crack appeared between them. The crack extended all the way to the heavens, as if they were about to tear them apart.