Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

"Come here."

Xu Yang reached out with a palm through the void.

The Ten Thousand Forms Spirit Tribulation Pattern struggled fiercely, yet under the Heaven-Locking Divine Chain, resistance was futile; it landed steadily in the grasp of Xu Yang.

As soon as it touched his hand, Xu Yang keenly sensed the boundless majesty of heaven and earth's spirit tribulation!

Thinking of what Wu Yu had said, Xu Yang nodded in firm agreement.

To turn this spiritual pattern into a powerful divine technique was absolutely no empty boasting.

The Void Spirit Array surged endlessly, waves of impact pressed in, layer upon layer.

Xu Yang swept his gaze to the side, his figure rising straight from the ground.

Splurt!

His body, like a sharp sword, burst forth with True Essence from within, forming a terrifying spiral wave that tore through the array's spiritual patterns with ruthless force, speeding outside at an incredible pace.

Behind him, the spiritual array collapsed at breakneck speed.

Countless spiritual patterns blazed, erupting with world-shattering power, relentlessly pursuing him.

After dozens of breaths.

Xu Yang soared into the sky; behind him, the world collapsed, cosmos crumbling.

He glanced back once, then swiftly darted into another stretch of wilderness.

Cupping the spiritual pattern tightly in his hand, Xu Yang closed his eyes, shrouding it with his mind.

The myriad phenomena of heaven and earth reflected in his spirit, interwoven and crisscrossing!

Disaster tribulation aura swept over, blanketing the heavens, fiercely assaulting him.

Xu Yang suppressed his mind, unmoved as a sacred mountain!

As time passed, he greedily absorbed the mysteries within the spiritual pattern.

His understanding of the Myriad Phenomena and cosmos climbed swiftly.

In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed.

Just then, a massive monster beast strode out from the dense forest; upon seeing Xu Yang, its eyes gleamed fiercely, mouth opening wide in bloodthirsty greed, its viciousness unhidden.

Roar!

The beast snarled ferociously, pouncing, intent on swallowing Xu Yang whole in one bite.

It was at that instant that Xu Yang's eyes snapped open; his dormant aura erupted as violently as a blazing sun!

Xu Yang stared sharply at the incoming beast, both hands weaving together, Seal Skills flickering by like lightning!

In a flash.

He bent his palm, forming a seal, and struck at the beast.

In his hand was an eerie, gray-ink colored great seal, appearing more like a swirling vortex to the naked eye.

Within, strange lights flickered; looking closely, one could glimpse vast skies, mountains, rivers, lakes, cities teeming with people, monsters and spiritual creatures... as if a true world lay inside.

At the moment of eruption, a terrifying disaster tribulation burst forth in an instant.

Boom!

The beast's agonized scream was drowned by thunderous noise.

This beast, with strength at the Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection, lacked even a shred of resistance before being smashed to pieces by Xu Yang's single strike!

Chunks of bloody flesh and broken limbs were scattered everywhere, too gruesome to behold!

Witnessing the scene, Xu Yang's eyes sparkled with joy.

"Its power is even more frightening than I expected!"

"The interweaving of disaster with the Myriad Phenomena surpasses even the union of Yin and Yang!"

"Once I fully comprehend its secrets, the power will be many times greater; it already eclipses some of my other divine techniques by several folds!"

Xu Yang could not hide his astonishment and delight!

No one could remain calm having obtained such a formidable divine art!

It's no exaggeration; this divine technique is second only to the Heaven Locking Three Seals and the Celestial Brilliance Divine Sky Seal!

Even in the outside world, acquiring the Ten Thousand Forms Spirit Tribulation Pattern is a chance as rare as fate itself!

"Ten Thousand Forms Spirit Tribulation... This divine technique shall be called the Ten Thousand Forms Tribulation Seal!"

Xu Yang murmured under his breath, then rose tall and proud.

On top of mastering this divine technique, his insights into the mysteries of the cosmos had reached new heights.

"Hope that by the time I arrive, I can fully master the first stage of the Celestial Brilliance Divine Sky Seal!"

Xu Yang drew a deep breath, leapt up, and sped off toward his destination.

The next day at noon.

Xu Yang saw, at the far end of the world where heaven met earth, a dazzling spread of spiritual light, radiant in seven colors, as if a giant Spirit Jade was embedded between sky and earth, breathtakingly beautiful and utterly awe-inspiring!

"Celestial Qian Spirit Tree!"

Xu Yang's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

Soon, he was up close.

A giant tree soared toward the sky, both trunk and roots ancient and magnificent!

The huge canopy blocked out sun and sky, shimmering with seven-colored spiritual light, as if countless seven-colored Spirit Pearls were embedded upon it!

But what caught the eye most were the nine fruits hanging below the canopy!

Refracted by spiritual light, they were dazzlingly enticing!

Unlike anything of the mortal world!

Around the nine fruits, space and earth were warped, revealing a realm as ethereal as a spiritual platform.

This was the crux of seizing the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit.

One must scale to this place and defend it for a quarter of an hour!

"Heh, someone else is coming."

"A Late Stage of Myriad Phenomena—strong enough, but for the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit he probably stands no chance!"

"Indeed! Every time the Essence Spirit Fruit is contested, the winner is almost always at Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection!"

"There are plenty of contestants this time—even now, more than thirty people are here!"

...

Under the Spirit Tree, many Martial Artists had gathered.

Xu Yang squinted, clicking his tongue inwardly!

The thirty-some people being discussed were all, without exception, at Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection!

Of course, there were also a few Late Stage of Myriad Manifestation Realm, but judging by their expressions, none held any hope—most were merely here to watch the excitement!

Nevertheless, the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit was something Xu Yang was determined to win!

Xu Yang was absolutely confident in his own strength!

"Without my Demon Dragon Saber, hardly anyone can recognize me now!"

"And now, with the Ten Thousand Forms Tribulation Seal, this one divine art is almost enough!"

Xu Yang's demeanor eased!

Even without the Heaven Locking Three Seals, just the Ten Thousand Forms Tribulation Seal was more than enough to claim a seat!

Without the risk of exposing himself!

After all, this was the secret realm of Wuhou Hall—once exposed, the consequences would be unpredictable!

Xu Yang narrowed his eyes, waiting quietly.

Only a few hours until the Essence Spirit Fruit was about to fall!

Then, the Spirit Tree would erupt in dramatic movement, and the nine seats would become solid!

That would be the time when the competition truly began!

Guarding a quarter of an hour—is not difficult for Myriad Manifestations Realm powerhouses, who are closely matched and can't decide victory in an instant, but that is only relative!

Here, for the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit, no one will hold back!

Even if close in strength, there are clear differences in real power!

If fast enough, a quarter hour is enough for four or five bouts!

As time ticked away, the Celestial Qian Spirit Tree shuddered slightly, its canopy of seven-colored light growing ever more dazzling, the radiance spreading to the edges of heaven and earth like a thick, rainbow-hued veil, gradually enveloping both sides of the sky.

The twisted cosmos of the Void Spirit continued to multiply, dividing into thousands, tens of thousands of layers, overlapping endlessly!

Suddenly.

From afar, a streak of rainbow light shot forth, swift as wind and lightning!

The crowd instinctively turned to look.

Xu Yang was among them!

"That's... Huangfu Qing!"

"Damn, he actually showed up."

"Huangfu Qing, the top titled Marquis Wu of Wuhou Hall, at the Middle Stage of Myriad Phenomena Realm!"

"Who dares compete with him?"

"With his arrival, one Essence Spirit Fruit is as good as taken; only eight left for others to fight over!"

...

In an instant, commotion and chatter flooded the surroundings!

But as Huangfu Qing descended from the skies, all these noisy voices vanished completely!

One by one, gazes turned his way, smiles appearing on every face.

No one dared underestimate Huangfu Qing's strength!

And his status and rank were even more awe-inspiring!

Here, no matter how strong you were, none dare vie with Huangfu Qing!

No exception!

Xu Yang's expression shifted slightly, then returned to calm, his gaze brushing past without lingering!

Yet inside, his heart was in tumult!