Chapter 272: Heavenly Tribulation

But, it was too late!

As early as when Wang Lin summoned the Nascent Soul Puppet, he had already made a decision. He knew that this was a life-or-death crisis. The opponent was clearly not in the Early Stage of Soul Transformation, but very likely at the Peak of the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation. Such a figure's Spell naturally contained a Concept. Once affected by her Spell, he would definitely be in danger today!

Moreover, the cultivation gap between them was too large. In this case, even if he tried to escape, he clearly wouldn't be faster than the opponent.

A resolute glint flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. This battle absolutely could not be dragged out for too long, otherwise it would attract the attention of more Snow Domain Cultivators. By then, he would surely be unable to escape.

A quick battle! Before the opponent truly saw him as a threat, a quick battle!

Wang Lin almost didn't hesitate. After throwing out the Nascent Soul Puppet, he immediately took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and a thread slowly emerged from his right hand.

Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread!

In fact, entering the Heaven Defying space to hide was also a method, but Wang Lin, unless absolutely necessary, would rather use the Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread than use Heaven Defying in front of the old woman.

Heaven Defying was his biggest secret and absolutely could not be exposed! Of course, if he didn't have the Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread, then Wang Lin's first choice would definitely be to enter Heaven Defying!

Taking advantage of the old woman's momentary daze from the extreme realm attack, this Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread was unleashed by Wang Lin for the first time!

This Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread was Wang Lin's ultimate trump card. It had helped Wang Lin escape crisis after crisis. Today, in order to survive, Wang Lin resolutely used it.

He had considered using it as a threat, but there were too many Snow Domain Cultivators here. He could threaten one old woman, but once she left and informed other Cultivators, Wang Lin's fate would be quite dangerous.

It was better to act decisively now, to eliminate this person with the Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread. This was the best method.

Although it pained him a little, Wang Lin was not a wishy-washy person. Once he made a decision, he would never hesitate. As the fine thread flickered, it shot straight into the sky, and immediately, layers of red clouds appeared in the sky.

These clouds appeared too strangely. Almost in the blink of an eye, the red clouds descended over a large area, densely connected. As for the deep blue aura, it was clearly insignificant compared to these red clouds. The moment the red clouds descended, the deep blue aura around them automatically made way, not daring to obstruct in the slightest.

This was also the scene the old woman saw after she regained her senses and broke through the self-destruction fluctuation of the Nascent Soul Puppet.

She didn't recognize what it was, but upon seeing the red clouds for the first time, a strong sense of panic arose in her heart. Thus, without any hesitation, she immediately burrowed into the Ice and Snow Pagoda.

At this moment, Hong Die, the woman in white at the center of the Four Sects Alliance, stared intently at the red clouds tens of thousands of miles away, her eyes revealing a strange light.

Standing behind her, the perpetually sickly middle-aged man from the Vermilion Bird Country, suddenly underwent a change in demeanor, shedding his sickly appearance. His eyes showed surprise as he stared fixedly at the red clouds.

Without a word, he flashed, abandoning his duty to protect Hong Die, leaving her where she was, and rushing towards the red clouds with extreme speed.

Wang Lin's face was pale, his right hand trembling. Seeing the old woman burrow into the Ice and Snow Pagoda and fly far away, his gaze flickered. He fully concentrated on controlling that Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread, and with a fierce wave of his right hand, he pointed at the fleeing Ice and Snow Pagoda.

Immediately, a red lightning thread appeared from within the red clouds in the sky. The speed of this lightning thread was beyond description; it had barely appeared when it landed on the distant Ice and Snow Pagoda. At the same time, within those red clouds, as if drawn by this lightning thread, countless lightning threads suddenly appeared. They intertwined, forming a purplish-red lightning bolt as thick as an arm, which descended from the sky with a rumbling sound!

The old woman, inside the Ice and Snow Pagoda, was about to dodge, but immediately found that the surrounding space was bound by a destructive force, making her utterly unable to move.

A look of despair emerged on her face. She never imagined that merely chasing a junior in the Late Stage Nascent Soul would trigger the appearance of this Heavenly Tribulation!

Yes, now, even if she were more foolish, she had already guessed that this was the legendary Heavenly Tribulation!

The purplish-red Heavenly Tribulation crashed down, landing on the Ice and Snow Pagoda. Without any obstruction, the Ice and Snow Pagoda, along with the old woman inside, vanished between heaven and earth, as if they had never existed.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, seeing the Heavenly Tribulation once again, deeply moved. But he knew this was not the time for contemplation. Without any hesitation, he turned and ran.

However, he had barely run a hundred zhang when he immediately sensed a massive and terrifying Divine Sense sweep over him. At that moment, the Straw Hat on his head suddenly flashed with dense golden light. The Divine Sense paused, then immediately retreated.

Suddenly, a surge of warmth emanated from the Straw Hat, entering his body. Instantly, a scene appeared in his mind: the middle-aged scholar who had destroyed the Azure Dragon with a single point was rushing towards this place at an extremely fast speed.

Wang Lin was horrified. He had no time to ponder the Straw Hat's magic. Without another word, he quickly pointed at his glabella, and instantly, his entire being vanished from the spot, entering the Heaven Defying space.

After the purplish-red Heavenly Tribulation easily destroyed the old woman's Ice and Snow Pagoda, it gradually dissipated, and the red clouds in the sky slowly dimmed. However, just then, the middle-aged scholar from the Vermilion Bird Country suddenly appeared in mid-air. His eyes burned with fanaticism as he stared at the rapidly dissipating Heavenly Tribulation. He let out a loud shout, quickly raised both hands, and his entire being exuded an unimaginably powerful aura.

Immediately, the red clouds, which had been quickly dimming, began to surge, as if trying to re-condense. Unfortunately, without the Heavenly Tribulation Fine Thread as a catalyst, these red clouds could no longer gather.

The middle-aged man in mid-air was even more anxious than the Heavenly Tribulation red clouds. He knew too well that this Heavenly Tribulation was extremely rare for him. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know if he would ever encounter such a great fortune in his life!

However, seeing that the red clouds couldn't condense, he could only watch them slowly dissipate. This feeling was like having mountains of gold and silver before his eyes, but just as he was about to grab them, he found an uncrossable chasm in front of him, leaving him to watch the gold and silver disappear bit by bit.

In his anxiety, the middle-aged scholar gritted his teeth, bit his index finger, and began to draw in the air. One by one, blood-colored symbols formed in front of him. As each appeared, it immediately flew into the sky and landed within the red clouds.

Gradually, more and more blood-colored symbols sank into the red clouds, and their dissipation finally slowed. The middle-aged scholar had just breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression immediately turned grim.

The red clouds were extremely dim at this point, as if they could dissipate at any moment. He had just stabilized them using his Divine Ability, but the surrounding deep blue aura, in a give-and-take dynamic, rapidly spread. With a surge from this deep blue aura, the red clouds instantly moved, accelerating their dissipation.

Seeing that the red clouds had almost dissipated into a single wisp in the blink of an eye, the middle-aged scholar roared in anger. Gritting his teeth, his body immediately shot up, instantly rushing into the last remaining wisp of red cloud.

The moment his body entered the red cloud, faint purplish-red lightning threads immediately entered his body. A look of both pain and comfort appeared on his face. However, this feeling did not last long before the last remaining red cloud… dissipated… The middle-aged man stared blankly into the sky, his face uncertain. His Divine Sense had previously swept over the surroundings, but besides the Ice and Snow Pagoda, he hadn't found any other Cultivators. There was only a golden light that, under his Divine Sense probe, actually caused him a sharp pain in his Divine Sense, forcing him to retreat. When he observed again, the golden light had mysteriously vanished.

He was silent for a moment, then cupped his fists and said loudly, "Fellow Daoist who caused the Heavenly Tribulation, I am Ou Zhi from the Vermilion Bird Country. I hope Fellow Daoist can help to summon the Heavenly Tribulation again. Ou will surely offer a generous reward!"

After waiting for a long time without any response from the surroundings, the middle-aged man sighed inwardly. Then, with a grab of his large hand, a miserable groan came from afar. A thick arm, carrying a gush of blue blood, flew from the distance. After he caught it in his hand, he snorted lightly, and the arm instantly turned into dust!

The human-headed snake-bodied beast was left with only one arm. Hong Die, the woman in white standing on its head, had a calm gaze, but it concealed a hint of anger.

"If not for this beast ruining my plans, Ou would have surely achieved Major Achievement in his Divine Skill today. Taking one of its arms is already a sign of Ou's magnanimity. Hong Die, you know what's best for you!" the middle-aged man coldly snorted, speaking slowly.

Hong Die did not speak, and the seven people behind her also dared not speak out in anger.

The middle-aged man's body moved, reappearing behind Hong Die, once again assuming his sickly appearance.

Most of the Cultivators of the Four Sects Alliance died in the subsequent year-long encirclement. Only a small portion went into hiding, living anonymously within the new Snow Domain Country.

Time slowly passed, spring turned to autumn. After Hong Die lived in the new Snow Domain Country for a year, she went to the Vermilion Bird Country with the middle-aged man.

As for the Rain Cauldron, Snow Domain Cultivators conducted a large-scale search, but ultimately, they still couldn't find it. They analyzed that it should be in the hands of the hidden former Four Sects Alliance Cultivators.

After the Snow Domain Cultivators occupied the former Four Sects Alliance territory, large numbers of Mortals from the Snow Domain Country began to migrate. Wind and snow constantly drifted, keeping this new Snow Domain Country shrouded in cold.

Ice and Snow Pagodas, characteristic of Snow Domain Cultivators, rose one by one across this land. Three years later, this land completely became the new Snow Domain Country.

Time flew by. Five years later, on an ice plain over thirty thousand li north of the border of the Snow Domain Country, a phantom figure gradually solidified amidst the flashing seven-colored crystal light… —

Thank you all. Next week is the last week of this month. Er Gen is adjusting his state and preparing for an outburst next week!