Chapter 1192: Chapter 39: Thunder Tribulation

——Could it be… could someone actually disperse a heavenly tribulation before the thunder even fully descends?

“What a joke…”

At this moment, You Ruhui was completely immersed in the scene of An Jing annihilating the heavenly tribulation with four swift sword draws, and she couldn’t help but mumble, “Are Heavenly Mandate talents all monsters?”

She knew very well the intensity of the heavenly tribulation. The Shenjing Martial Arts Academy Headquarters gathered all of Da Chen’s martial arts geniuses, and every few decades, one or two could trigger a heavenly tribulation.

But their tribulation-crossing required the most meticulous arrangements, with Magic Artifacts, elixirs, sacrificial platforms, and Formations prepared, and even the protection of Earth Veins, and most would need a month or two of recovery afterward.

They merely ‘endured’ the heavenly tribulation, not ‘conquered’, let alone ‘shattered’ it.

Even if there are those in this world who can shatter a heavenly tribulation, it’s unlikely they could do it with such ease as An Jing.

The difference is just too vast.

Not to mention, You Ruhui also saw that the few swords An Jing used to eliminate the heavenly tribulation actually originated from the Martial Vein Array Diagrams he developed himself.

Snow Swinging Blade, West Wind Breaking, Returning to Earth… Each alone wasn’t considered very strong, but An Jing applied these second or third-tier Martial Skills Returning to the True, directly pointing at the essence of martial arts, even elevating them to a level not inferior to any first-class or even Upper Sect True Transmission level!

In this world, any Martial Skill might hold no meaning for An Jing.

At this time, You Ruhui heard An Jing’s words.

“Ruhui, start crossing your tribulation.”

He spoke calmly, with a tone of earnest guidance, “In my experience, as long as you break the tribulation with the fastest speed, the Spiritual Fiend accumulated by the heavens and earth will convert to a maximum level of heavenly blessing after the tribulation.”

“Strive to break the heavenly tribulation within ten moves!”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

A pair of profound eyes paused, and You Ruhui was genuinely speechless, An Jing was good in every way, except sometimes you couldn’t understand what he was talking about: “You can cross a heavenly tribulation like this, but that doesn’t mean I can!”

“Don’t worry, I’m by your side, it’s worth a try.”

Unconcerned as always, An Jing consoled, “The tribulation before was mine, so it was rather powerful, but I guess yours won’t be as strong.”

You Ruhui was still somewhat unsettled, apart from the sudden heavenly tribulation, and An Jing’s previous extremely abnormal performance, which all made it difficult for her thoughts to remain calm, a feeling of powerlessness that she fundamentally couldn’t catch up with the other grew in her heart.

Yet, the hand holding hers was incredibly strong.

You Ruhui took a deep breath and calmed her mind.

Above the Heavenly Dome, Spiritual Light flowed, the dispersed tribulation clouds gathered once again, and this time, it wasn’t as terrifying as before, the spreading Thunder Light vaguely formed a large array map, with a flickering trajectory solidified upon the cloud layer, turning into azure blue streaks of light.

Although still oppressive and immensely imposing, compared to the Heavenly Tilt Tribulation Flow that An Jing faced, You Ruhui’s heavenly tribulation seemed more of a trial and support.

“It’s similar to when I crossed one in the Tianyuan Realm last time.”

An Jing stood beside You Ruhui, with his keen eyes, he could see that You Ruhui had the ability to cross the tribulation independently, so he didn’t focus too much attention on it and rather raised an interested hand to the surrounding scattered Spiritual Light remnants, grabbing the leftovers of the previous heavenly tribulation, the tribulation thunder Spiritual Fiend, into his hand.

The bright white and purple Spirit Crystals felt like ice, continuously melting into the heavens and earth, dispersing in An Jing’s hand, permeating his body, producing a slight warmth.

Of course, this was considered warm only for An Jing. In fact, such tribulation thunder crystals, if held by other Martial Artists, would be enough to invade the body’s meridians, rendering one immobile.

If one could endure it, it could further refine the meridians, enhancing the body’s endurance!

But An Jing didn’t need this since his body was already at the peak of Body Refinement, not to mention…

The tribulation was summoned by him.

The tribulation thunder crystals dissipated, and An Jing, who observed the entire process with squinted eyes, seemed thoughtful. A thought turned in his mind, and the Spirit Vein Furnace newly condensed in his body operated, evolving the Tai Shi Yuan Evil within, suddenly transforming into a thunderbolt in his palm.

The thunderbolt solidified, identical to the previous tribulation thunder crystal, even growing larger, longer, more complete — in a flash, a bright white Tribulation Thunder Long Sword appeared in An Jing’s hand.

“I see, this time’s tribulation thunder is ‘wood force’, ‘flame form’, ‘gold edge’, ‘yang state’, spreading in the sky, incinerating everything, cutting apart obstacles, annihilating targets with the purest force, it needs to be shattered with the fastest speed, and the more external force you use to support yourself, the stronger the tribulation, neither formations nor foreign body protection are effective, mainly used to test one’s foundations.”

“The principle is sound, it could be applied next time.”

Having completely understood the tribulation thunder, An Jing nodded with a smile and then dismissed the Tribulation Thunder Long Sword with a wave — the specific form and exterior transformations held no meaning for him, grasping the fundamental principles allowed the Martial Arts Mind Skills to naturally manifest.

Simultaneously.

The surrounding seas.

The numerous sea tribes who’d been previously driven away by Jin Yanhua but hadn’t swum too far had gathered once again — and this time, it wasn’t due to Jin Yanhua’s constructed authority, but pure astonishment.

“Did you, did you see that? That’s a heavenly tribulation!”

“Yes… Imperial Heaven, Ancestral Dragon, Heavenly Sea Dragon God! How terrifying!”

Around them, the seas tribes were incredibly shocked, at the start of the heavenly tribulation, bloodline fear instinctively drove them away, but the subsequent display of tribulation being struck down by Sword Light seemed to tether them in place.

“Someone can actually…”

Among the sea tribes, some warriors who’ve followed Jin Yanhua for a long time and had a good understanding of the times gazed up at the Heavenly Dome and murmured, “Threaten a heavenly tribulation to prevent the tribulation thunder from descending?”

“Is this what it means to be a Nature Master?”

Besides the sea tribes, quite a number of Dragon Clan members were actually also secretly lurking in the surrounding clouds and seawater.

They all originated from the various peaks of the Heaven Sea Dragon Court, mostly without hostility, only curious due to the astonishing power An Jing and Jin Yanhua demonstrated, so they came to observe.

Most of the time, this observation was quite boring, and the dragons dispatched to watch would complain about wasting more days, who knew that within an hour, a heavenly tribulation would descend!

“Truly worthy of a Nature Master indeed.”

Despite their surprise, most dragons were not overly shocked. After all, a Heavenly Mandate being able to summon a heavenly tribulation was only natural. Moreover, being from a Dragon Clan that frequently needed to face heavenly tribulations, it was not that unusual for them to be able to break a tribulation.

If, let’s say, An Jing had also received Jin Yanhua’s teachings and mastered the Secret Technique of Nine Tribulations Ascension, then surpassing an ordinary Divine Repository was justifiable, and the rapid shattering of the heavenly tribulation, though extraordinary, was not entirely unexplainable.

However, because outsiders watch the spectacle while insiders understand the intricacies, the dragons, with their knowledge of heavenly tribulations, were utterly shocked when they saw Anjing easily control the imbued tribulation thunder.

“Ancestor Dragon Saint Venerable, what is this?!”

A Dragon, lurking in a cloud, momentarily forgot it needed to remain silent, instinctively calling out in shock: “Thunder Tribulation Mastery? How is this possible! Heavenly Tribulation inherently carries Heavenly Heart Sacred Intent, a trial and punishment of all things, which can be broken but not mastered, it cannot be controlled; only simulated by Shenxiao Five Thunders and our Ancestral Dragon Hall’s Heavenly Dragon Tribulation Skill, a third Secret Technique does not exist in this world!”

“If he can master it so easily…”

Of course, every dragon present knew in their hearts, aside from Shenxiao Five Thunders and Heavenly Dragon Tribulation Skill, there was indeed a third possibility, to master tribulation thunder effortlessly.

One Cloud Dragon, lurking, murmured in a nearly trembling voice, “What a joke, could it be that…”

“Seven Fiend Tribulation? Seven Fiend?”