Chapter 281
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Chapter 281: Facing the Tribulation
Dark clouds gathered, blocking the sky and sun.
Waves reaching dozens of meters crashed and surged.
All the flying birds frantically fled a thousand miles away.
The sea creatures desperately hid deep in the ocean.
A terrifying aura enveloped the area within a thousand miles.
The more powerful the fierce beasts, the more they could feel the horror of this aura.
They didn’t know what was happening, but they understood that they had to stay far away from this place.
The farther away, the better.
Hundreds of kilometers away, the islands were also within the reach of this aura.
On the island, birds and beasts ran wildly, lamenting endlessly.
Inside the flying treasure, Bai Ruo Xin and the Little Gold Ball stared in shock.
It was not their first time witnessing Yi Chen breaking through to a major realm.
They also knew that each time Yi Chen broke through to a major realm, the resulting phenomena grew stronger.
But they never expected this breakthrough to be so terrifying.
……
"Oh my goodness, what did Yi Chen do? Why are there strange phenomena appearing within a thousand miles?"
"It feels like he deliberately triggered it to show off to us in the human federation and demonstrate his current strength."
"That can’t be it! Although Yi Chen is petty and selfish, given his personality and intellect, he wouldn’t resort to such a ridiculous action."
"At the very least, he should know that our human federation has remained restrained, not provoking conflicts, and has not sent large battleships to exert pressure on the exile planet."
"On the contrary, he has also shown restraint by not going outside the atmosphere to find and destroy the large battleships that are still monitoring the entire exile planet."
"With his strength realm, he could actually do that now."
"Could it be the phenomena caused by his breakthrough to a major realm?"
"The problem is, while his previous breakthroughs to a major realm caused phenomena that gradually increased, they were never to this extent."
"Not to mention, those phenomena were generated after he broke through to a major realm. But now, he is still absorbing spirit energy and doesn’t seem to be breaking through to a new major realm."
"To break through to a new major realm, he would need to create and improve the Chaos Technique suitable for that level of cultivation to continue advancing; there’s no need for him to come out and cultivate."
The audience in the live room looked puzzled, completely unable to understand the situation.
Some thought Yi Chen was showing off, while others believed he had broken through to a new major realm.
But no matter the reason, there were always parts that couldn’t be explained.
Only the leaders of the human federation and the strong from various tribes knew that Yi Chen was facing a Tribulation.
Moreover, it was a Tribulation with a success rate of only one in a billion.
The strong from various tribes were ecstatic.
"Indeed, it is this type of Tribulation!"
"Although humanity has taken an alternative path and formed their own tribe, to evolve on a personal strength level, they still cannot escape the Divine trials!"
"I hope this greatest genius in human history falls in this tribulation!"
In the star cluster, the strong from various tribes, many of whom mythologized themselves to strengthen their control over their tribe members and become objects of worship, now began to pray to the heavens, hoping that fate would lead to Yi Chen’s downfall.
The appearance of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had made the human federation the greatest threat in the star cluster to all major races.
Yet, in the eyes of the various tribes, Yi Chen remained the greatest threat that determined the developmental potential of the human federation.
No matter how powerful the Tree-Dwelling Tribe became, the worst outcome would still be uniting the human federation and the entire star cluster.
For the various tribes, the worst outcome would only be fleeing beyond the star cluster, with a chance to rise again and return.
Yi Chen’s presence in the human federation had enabled the entire group to evolve constantly, which was the most frightening aspect.
Even without the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the human federation could gradually unify the entire star cluster by leveraging their powerful technological power.
Relying on their own strength to unify the entire star cluster combined with the terrifying troop transportation capability of the human federation meant that the tribes would have no hope of returning to the star cluster.
They could only wander outside the star cluster until resources ran out and they completely vanished.
Although Yi Chen and the human federation were at a stalemate now, no one believed Yi Chen could persist for long.
Given Yi Chen’s grim situation, without knowledge of his underlying strengths or his strong spirit, all the powerful from various tribes agreed that it was only a matter of time before Yi Chen couldn’t withstand the pressure and chose to compromise.
The strong from various tribes naturally hoped for Yi Chen’s downfall.
…
On the exile planet.
In mid-air.
The strange phenomena were still brewing.
The rolling dark clouds loomed heavy, as if the sky was about to collapse.
Deep within the clouds, the power of the laws was being cultivated continually.
Faintly, arcs of electricity flashed, and a deep thunderclap echoed, like the wrath of the heavens.
Below, Yi Chen finished his training and looked up at the sky.
His expression was calm, devoid of any waves.
His divine consciousness sensed that within a radius of ten thousand miles, the spirit energy was gathering towards the dark clouds.
Yet in his heart, he felt no fear.
The path of cultivation is a path against the heavens.
Only by fearing not the might of the heavens can one walk the way of the strong.
In his hand, the spiritual sword appeared silently.
One person and one sword stood proudly, a powerful fighting spirit confronting the overwhelming might of the sky.
The howling wind blew at his clothing and hair, yet it could not shake his tall figure or extraordinary charm.
At this moment, whether it was the unsatisfied citizens of the human federation or the strong from various tribes who wished for his downfall in the Tribulation, they could only acknowledge through their screens.
This man was the greatest genius in human history, perhaps even in the history of the star cluster, destined to be the most radiant star of the entire star cluster for countless millennia.
Is he an eternal star or a fleeting meteor?
No one could predict.
At this moment, the entire human federation, alongside the strong from various tribes, felt even more anxious than Yi Chen.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes…
Time flew by.
The laws of heaven continued to madly draw spirit energy from a radius of miles, nurturing this Tribulation.
The pressure grew stronger, attempting to force Yi Chen into submission without a fight.
Within a thousand miles, all birds and beasts had fled without a trace.
In the center of the island, Bai Ruo Xin watched the sky that seemed ready to collapse with a grave expression, holding the Little Gold Ball in her hand as it struggled, eager to unleash its self-destruct power against the Wrath of the Heavens.
Boom!
At last, in the layers of dark clouds, above Yi Chen’s head, a massive divine lightning of two or three meters in diameter, carrying vast energy, roared down toward him.
In an instant, Yi Chen executed the Cloud Treading Technique and appeared over thirty kilometers away.
However, the divine lightning almost simultaneously followed him and still hovered above his head.
Sure enough!
Yi Chen understood.
The trials from the heavens had special rules.
At the very least, avoiding with speed or hiding within formations or deep in the ground could never be loopholes in the trials of heaven.
Since this was the case, only the Heaven-Slashing Technique remained.
Without any hesitation, as the divine lightning approached within thirty kilometers, he suddenly swung his sword toward it.
