Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
The Holy Carnivorous Flower completely did this to itself. It actually wanted to turn on Zhang Ruochen when he was the weakest and eat him. No one would be able to bear this.
Even if Zhang Ruochen couldn’t kill it, he still needed to give it a harsh lesson.
Ignoring the flower’s pleading, Zhang Ruochen activated the Emperor Ming Nine-sky Scripture. He manipulated the Holy Qi within him, circulating it through him.
After going through the second Pre-Saint Trial, a vast force of vitality coursed through Zhang Ruochen. It quickly mended his broken body.
The lightning in the meridians, blood vessels, and Saintly Meridians also merged into his body, becoming part of him.
A while later, he healed completely in the bottom of the lava. He was even stronger than before. Each inch of his skin glowed with saintly light; each drop of blood contained explosive strength.
After going through the second Pre-Saint Trial, my physical body has also strengthened. I should take advantage of this to open the last aperture.
Ferocity in his heart, Zhang Ruochen clenched his fists. He guided all his Blood Qi into the ten Spiritual Meridians.
Boom, boom.
The ten meridians were like ten bounding rivers. Earthquake-like sounds were produced as they went for the meridian at the top of his head.
Zhang Ruochen’s entire body shook. He could clearly see the ten meridians followed ten mysterious paths to join at his head.
If he could open the last aperture, his body would become a Saint.
…
Empress Moran stood hundreds of miles away. She actually let out a relieved breath when she saw the clouds disperse gradually.
The entire land was turned to scorched dirt. The previously rolling mountains and primitive forest were disfigured now. Flames and thick smoke rose up from many places.
“All 72 bolts of trial lightning struck,” Empress Moran said to herself. “Did Gu Linfeng survive the second trial?”
This was an incredible thing. After all, the lightning earlier had been too strong. It was hard for even her to stop. Who would expect that Gu Linfeng could survive until the end?
Feeling doubtful, Empress Moran walked to the center of the scorched earth.
However, a dozen miles later, golden light appeared in the sky. They formed a mass of golden clouds. They converged like rivers and kept changing in the sky. They looked beautiful, but they made Empress Moran feel unprecedented danger. They seemed even more frightening than the trial clouds.
“What’s going on? Did he form trial clouds again? Golden trial clouds?”
Empress Moran streaked back, retreating from that area again. She was very shocked and confused. What exactly was happening?
The golden trial clouds weren’t the only things. Thousands of miles of land was also shaking lightly. The meridians hidden deep down actually changed direction and converged toward the clouds.
Whoosh!
A red beam of Blood Qi shot up from the distance, going straight into the golden clouds. The clouds instantly started rolling. The next moment, a golden waterfall fell from the clouds, plummeting to the ground.
Kaboom!
The ground shook even more violently. Thick black smoke rushed into the sky, making it dark and dim.
Obviously, Empress Moran didn’t know that Zhang Ruochen had opened the last aperture on his head. He’d opened all 144 apertures. As long as he could survive the trial clouds, his physical body would become a Saint.
A physical body Saint didn’t need to go through three Pre-Saint Trials, but they had to go through the heaven and earth trial at the same time.
The heaven trial was the golden clouds in the sky. The earth trial was the force from the earthly meridians. That kind of force could melt boulders, rip apart the earth, and multiply gravity by thousands of times.
Right now, Zhang Ruochen was being attacked by both trials. His body cracked and popped. It felt like even his bones would shatter.
“Persist. I must persist.”
Zhang Ruochen knew that the heaven and earth trial wanted to destroy him, but this was exercising his body too. He could only become a true physical body Saint if he could endure this pain.
A cultivator with 143 saint apertures and one with a saint body were completely different.
Empress Moran was a Saint, so she was naturally very knowledgeable. She quickly guessed what was happening. “Going through the heaven trial, leading to the earth trial. Is Gu Linfeng turning his body into a Saint?”
After all, a cultivator with a saint body was synonymous with “undefeatable” in the same realm. They were even more powerful than Sword Saints.
The crown princes of the Immortal Vampires were all geniuses with natural advantages. They would still face great troubles when cultivating their bodies. How could Gu Linfeng reach this level so easily?
The heaven and earth trials lasted for around two hours before slowly dissipating.
The sky cleared and the ground calmed again.
“It’s finally over!” Empress Moran really wanted to know the result.
Using a physical technique, she hurried over to the heart of the trials. She saw that the ground had turned into a lake of lava. The mountains and woods all vanished.
The second Pre-Saint Trial and heaven and earth trials had produced terrifying destruction that even a Saint was shocked by.
“There are no signs of life. Gu Linfeng probably didn’t survive.”
Empress Moran let out a sigh. If Gu Linfeng really survived the double trials and became a physical body Saint, then even she wouldn’t be his match.
Thinking carefully though, countless talents died under the trial lightning throughout history. Some were even more excellent than Gu Linfeng.
She thought carefully and decided to send a message to the Hierarch Madame. After all, Gu Linfeng’s death wasn’t a small matter. It would disrupt her plan and arrangements.
Whoosh!
A vortex opened up in the lava under Empress Moran. It grew bigger and bigger. Powerful energy waves surged out of the center. The next moment, Zhang Ruochen flew out of it and charged at Empress Moran.
She felt a strong current going toward her. She instinctively reached out to attack.
Boom!
Zhang Ruochen was extremely strong. He crashed into Empress Moran and sent her flying.
Empress Moran felt like her bones were about to fall apart. She manipulated all the Holy Qi in her to dissolve the force.
Her feet stepped back a dozen times on the surface of the lava lake before stopping. Her chest rose and fell. Furious, she said, “Gu Linfeng, what are you doing?”
“Killing you,” Zhang Ruochen said directly.
He charged again.
They were very close, so Zhang Ruochen arrived before Empress Moran in an instant with his current speed.
Boom, boom.
Zhang Ruochen’s entire body shone with golden light. He punched using his physical strength, not utilizing any saint weapons. His palm power felt strong enough to topple mountains. Even an upper Saint like Empress Moran could only retreat. She couldn’t stop them.
Back in the Blue Dragon Void World, Empress Moran and Zhang Ruochen already became enemies. Now that his physical body became a Saint and had a chance to kill her, Zhang Ruochen definitely wouldn’t let her leave.
Plus, Empress Moran was working for the Immortal Vampires. She deserved to die.
After 63 consecutive attacks, Empress Moran couldn’t withstand Zhang Ruochen’s palm power anymore. She spat out saintly blood and was tossed out. Her hairpin snapped and her long hair tumbled down.
Empress Moran was both shocked and furious. She never would’ve guessed that Gu Linfeng was this powerful now. Even more, she didn’t think that Gu Linfeng would do this to her.
“Gu Linfeng, how dare you? What are you doing?” Empress Moran asked coldly, wiping the blood on her lips.
Zhang Ruochen raised his hands. Feeling how strong he was after becoming a physical body Saint, he moved his hands softly. The air seemed to crackle.
“What am I doing? Didn’t I already say?”
He didn’t want to waste time talking to Empress Moran anymore. Guiding Holy Qi into the blood-red belt at his waist, it transformed into the Ten Saints Blood Armor and covered his entire body.
“Seven-Apertures Blood Palm.”
The seven apertures in his palm opened completely. A blood cloud was formed. Next, the Spiritual Qi in the sky started bubbling furiously.
Pluto’s apparition appeared behind Zhang Ruochen. It was like a demonic god.
After becoming a physical body Saint, the Seven-Apertures Blood Palm was naturally even more terrifying. He hadn’t attacked yet, but it already gave Empress Moran pressure.
She was now sure that Gu Linfeng really wanted to kill her. But she didn’t understand why.
Even if Gu Linfeng didn’t want to join the Vampires, he didn’t have to kill her. Wasn’t he a lustful man? How could he bear to kill a woman like her?
There was only one possibility: Gu Linfeng had always been acting. This man wasn’t lustful nor was he arrogant. He was just pretending to be weak to his enemies.
Thinking of this, Empress Moran didn’t dare to underestimate him anymore. She took out a squarish bronze stamp. Holding it, she put all her Holy Qi into it.
This stamp was one of the Blue Dragon Dynasty’s top treasures. The surface had a realistic dragon carved onto it.
Roar!
Dragon roars sounded within the stamp.
Empress Moran waved her hand. The stamp flew up and enlarged until it was more than 400 meters on all sides. It radiated with mighty blue fog. A huge dragon appeared in the fog. It snaked around the stamp.
