The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 8 The Tribulation of Enlightenment

"How dare they both go through the tribulation at the same time? Only one person can have the Heaven's Heart Seal in a lifetime. They are so high and mighty that there is absolutely no reason for them to share."[Note 1]
"You bold and reckless junior, maybe this is our chance."

In the dark, someone had a cold look in his eyes, revealing a bit of covetousness.

The ancient times are no longer traceable, but judging from the history of the last million years, it is almost a consensus that only one person can attain enlightenment in a lifetime.

In fact, although there is only one Tianxin Seal, it is not a necessity.

Not to mention the Chaos Body, which is a heaven-defying physique, as long as it is strong enough, even if someone in the world has achieved enlightenment first, it can forcibly break the suppression and surpass all the Daos. Or, the great emperor of the world took the initiative to imprison his own extreme Dao law to avoid affecting those who come after him.

The most appropriate example of these two paths is Ye Fan, who first defied heaven and proclaimed himself emperor in the era of the Golden Crow Emperor, making the latter unable to raise his head, and then he became an immortal in the mortal world, actively restrained his own imperial laws, and did not interfere with the later ones who became emperors.

This time, there is also an example of the situation of Chen Wu and Cao Yusheng, that is, Ye Fan’s biological son Ye Yishui and the second son of the Immortal Emperor. The two of them destroyed all the ways at the same time in the duel and both became emperors and emperors.

There is no one who has attained enlightenment in this life, so the Supreme Being comes into the world to reap the lives of all living beings.

It just so happened that both Chen Wu and Cao Yusheng had reached the pinnacle of alternative enlightenment and had experienced the ultimate battle. With the blessing of all living beings, they began to become invincible.

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The practice of the ancient immortal method is based on the "immortal seed", focusing on the unity of man and nature, and comprehending the origin of the Tao in order to gain the ability of immortality.

World Tree Seedlings, Seeds of Life, Hongmeng Purple Qi Seeds, Five Elements Immortal Seeds... These immortal seeds certainly have huge potential, but they are extremely precious. Only the most top-level geniuses are worthy of possessing them. Ordinary people simply cannot afford them.

In the chaotic ancient times, due to the invasion of foreign countries, the rules of heaven and earth changed drastically. Modern laws pay more attention to individual strength and fighting instincts. Compared with the ancient laws of immortals, they have greatly freed themselves from dependence on heaven and earth.

Using one's body as a seed is a very special path in both systems. It only exists in theory and no one has walked it.

After accumulation from generation to generation, only the unique Emperor Huang Tian in the ages succeeded, and opened up the secret realm of the human body. This is a brand-new system that changed the trajectory of the Great Dao and even affected the progress of others' cultivation.

The five secret realms are five invincible Tao seeds, and everyone has them. This is the greatest gift that Emperor Huang Tian has left to all living beings in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. The more difficult the times, the greater the advantage of the Heaven-Covering Method.

What are the characteristics of the Age of Shade?
It’s a fight!

The immortal realm was cut short, and biomass became scarce, resulting in a generally low lifespan for all living things, but in return the human realm became extremely splendor.

Any era that gives birth to great emperors and ancient emperors is extremely glorious.

In the era of great contention, geniuses emerge in large numbers, and all things compete for freedom. Everyone is fighting. Only by honing one's will and tempering one's spirit in the most difficult battle and defeating all enemies can one successfully reach the top.

The overall level of the strong people in the humanitarian field who emerged under such circumstances is much higher than that of the supreme beings in the chaotic ancient times.

To put it another way, everyone in the era of Shrouding the Heavens stood on the shoulders of giants, because the most difficult step had already been taken by their predecessors.

Although the previous Supreme Beings such as Jingxuan, Mingyou, etc. realized the terrifying potential of the Secret Realm Law, they did not have the courage to start over and still practiced the Ancient Chaos Law, which was why they were suppressed by Chen Wu and Cao Yusheng.

Of course on the other hand, these two people are also really powerful, enough to look down on the ancient and modern times.

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In the boundless starry sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the sea of disaster surged.

The catastrophe was beyond people’s imagination and was unprecedented in history. Hundreds of galaxies were affected and turned into cosmic dust!

During the heavenly calamity, there were roars that were extremely terrifying. The thunder calamity evolved into immortal spirits, as if they had consciousness.

The real dragon roared to the sky, the phoenix bathed in fairy fire, the unicorn stepped into the void, the Kunpeng flapped its wings to separate yin and yang, the nine-leaf sword grass swayed... Among them, there was also a blurry human figure standing, surrounded by thunder and lightning in the sky, as if it was dominating the punishment of heaven and earth.

A total of ten huge monsters appeared, crossing the sky.

Those are the Ten Evils. The marks they left on this world have been activated, and they are about to reappear their former supreme splendor.

"First it was the Supreme Shadow from the past, and now the Ten Evils are here again?"

Chen Wu frowned slightly, looking at the ten villains who were attacking him together, with a strong fighting spirit in the corners of his eyes.

"Immortal beings are rare in the world. Well, let me try to see how powerful the Ten Evils of the same realm are."

The next moment, every inch of Chen Wu's flesh and blood exploded, his blood was like the sea, his magic power soared into the sky, and the Eternal Tribulation Seal rose up, burning with the brightest light in an instant.

Rumble!
Chen Wu faced the real dragon, clenched his fist and shattered its claws, blood dripping. Then he threw another punch, attacking with all his might, and the phoenix was repelled, and fairy fire scattered all over the sky.

Kunpeng flapped its wings and came roaring, but was then suppressed by the Eternal Tribulation Seal.

The Sky-horned Ant pushed forward, and the Law of Ultimate Strength exploded, and Chen Wu was repelled. At the same time, a terrifying sword energy slashed over, which was the attack of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, leaving a deep wound on his body.

Before he could catch his breath, the attacks from Thunder Emperor, God-Slaying Stone, Qilin, Cricket, and Nine Nether Beast came again and directly submerged Chen Wu.

As soon as they met, Chen Wu's flesh and blood flew everywhere, and his bones were exposed. It was extremely terrifying. As if they were worried that Chen Wu was not dead, a new strange phenomenon was evolving in the depths of the Tribulation Sea: the four tribulations of earth, wind, water, and fire rotated, and lightning shook the nine heavens.

On a higher level, endless palaces appeared, with shadows stretching endlessly, and no end could be seen at a glance. Above the Heavenly Palace, there was also a vast immortal land, with a faint breath of immortality flowing, seemingly the nine heavens and ten earths before the chaos of ancient times.

This disaster has never happened before.

In the center of the battlefield,

Chen Wu used all his attacking and killing skills, the reversal style, the eternal immortal light... forbidden killing moves were frequently used. He killed to the point of madness. The True Phoenix among the Ten Evils was split in half by his force. Without the time to be reborn, it was sucked into Chen Wu's mouth and forced to be refined to replenish his vitality.

Before the chaotic ancient times, there was a creature called Thunder Spirit. It was said to be born from a heavenly calamity, could swallow lightning, and even eat the heavenly calamity. The method Chen Wu displayed at this time was quite similar, drawing energy from the heavenly calamity to repair himself.

This is one of the wonderful uses of the Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Art. This method is derived from the Transcendence Heavenly Art, and is two sides of the same coin, going in another direction.

Eternal calamity, eternal calamity, do not seek to survive, but wish for eternal calamity.

It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers. The number of the Ten Evils was decreasing, and they were swallowed up one after another by Chen Wu's fearless fighting style of exchanging life for life. They turned into the purest mark and appeared on the Eternal Tribulation Seal, making this weapon more extraordinary.

In the end, only a human-shaped shadow remained, surrounded by thunder and exuding an aura that was breathtaking.

It is the Thunder Emperor, the only humanoid creature among the Ten Evils. During his lifetime, he could control the pool of thunder and dominate killing. He could punish on behalf of the sky and embody the will of God. He was hailed as the most promising up-and-coming strongman at that time and was the youngest of the Ten Evils.

As the heavenly palaces above his head approached, Thunder Emperor suddenly stopped his actions and allowed Chen Wu to seize the opportunity to recover from his injuries. There seemed to be an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

Another thunder wave came, and Chen Wu was instantly submerged like a duckweed in the waves.

The Eternal Tribulation Seal rose and fell, suspended above Chen Wu, experiencing the thunder tribulation with him, and was bombarded. Countless lines appeared on its surface, shining brightly, and inside it, a most primitive vitality quietly emerged.

“Why doesn’t it do anything?”

Chen Wu was thinking, and then he saw the Thunder Emperor raised his finger at him, and an inexplicable wave of divine thought came: "It depends on you how much you can comprehend."

Chen Wu was stunned. He actually understood.

Runes jumped out from the void one after another, containing the ultimate principles of thunder. The Thunder Emperor attacked again, but this time it was not a fight of life and death. It was more like a demonstration of his magic.

"Is this, the magic of the Thunder Emperor?" Chen Wu's pupils shrank, and his heart was shaken. [Note 2]
The Thunder Emperor is known as the one with the highest achievement in the way of thunder, while Chen Wu’s Taoist name is Eternal Tribulation, so his path is naturally closely related to this.

A golden mountain suddenly appeared in front of him, with no obstruction at all. Chen Wu was completely submerged in the vast amount of runes.

Any one of the Ten Evils is a powerful being comparable to the Immortal King, and their magic skills are naturally extremely mysterious. From the Immortal King to the Wheel of Heaven, cultivators of different realms can experience different things from them.

Now Chen Wu is about to reach the pinnacle of the human realm, and he is madly grabbing the principles therein like a dried-up sponge. Even if there are some things that are difficult to understand, he will try his best to remember them in his heart and turn them into his own foundation.

Opportunities can be encountered but not sought after. As time went by, his mastery of the way of thunder reached an astonishing level. He knew all the mysteries of the various thunder techniques, with myriad changes. The Seal of Eternal Tribulation also began to shine brightly.

Chen Wu opened his mouth and sucked in a large amount of thunder into his stomach. The Eternal Tribulation Heavenly Art started to work, and the five secret realms were illuminated brightly.

He began to transform again. Every inch of his flesh and blood became dazzling and brilliant. His soul also surged in the thunder tribulation, becoming increasingly powerful and resilient.

I do not know how long it has been,

"Boom!"

Chen Wu was slightly shocked and a cracking sound was heard. His body surface was cracking, and the charred old skin was burned away. The new flesh was shining, bright and spotless, and filled with the laws of the highest order.

The body of heaven's calamity has reached perfection!
This is a physical condition that is acquired through training. It requires the transformation from the Heavenly Tribulation Skill to the Eternal Tribulation Skill, and the continuous pursuit of Heavenly Tribulation. Due to its characteristic of being born from the thunderstorm, it is tentatively named the Heavenly Tribulation Body. Chen Wu was the first person to open up the way. Just as the Beginningless Sutra is only applicable to the innate holy body, his Eternal Tribulation Skill is only applicable to the Heavenly Tribulation Body. [Note 3]
The Thunder Emperor suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Chen Wu still felt a little unsatisfied, and this seemed to have angered the heavens. The heavenly calamity was shaken, and then became completely violent, with a sea of thunder and a vast expanse of blazing light.

The earth, wind, water, fire and chaos calamity, the flying immortal calamity, the nine heavens and ten earths calamity… too many great calamities struck at once, and the phantoms of the supreme beings in the past, immortals and beasts, exotic flowers and plants all appeared. Even the immortal elixir evolved into an immortal phantom and killed them.

The light of robbery filled the universe, shocking the past, present and future.

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"Tian Yan Jing - Constitution Chapter": Throughout the ages, the ultimate body is no better than the Chaos Body, the Innate Saint Body, the Dao Embryo, and the Heavenly Tribulation Body. And the old people have said that the ordinary body is the root... Alas! The mystery here is where the Tao is.

　Supplementary note

　　Note 1: The scene in the original text of The Great Ruler of Heaven in which multiple people became emperors at the same time appeared. Cao Yusheng and Chen Wu both stepped on the Ten Thousand Daos, which did not match the Heavenly Heart Seal. The previous text also patched it. Now is the beginning of the era, no one has achieved enlightenment first, and the Heavenly Heart Seal is in a vacant state.

　　Note 2: The protagonist's Eternal Tribulation and Thunder Emperor's Law are closely related, and it is impossible to ignore them. Some people may question that it is a bit of a cheat to arrange for the protagonist to learn the Ten Evils' Magic here. Let me explain first that the protagonist will still take the path of becoming an immortal in the mortal world, because the laws of "The Great Ruler" are incomplete, and becoming an immortal in the mortal world is the only suitable path. In "Perfect World", Shi Hao was able to learn Kunpeng's Magic when he was still in the lower world, so most of what the protagonist has realized at this time is in the human realm, and a small part of the immortal laws have become his own foundation.

　　Note 3: Regarding the protagonist's physique, the physique in the original novel was not adopted. The main reason was that the time was too early. After all, the mythological era had just begun, and many physiques in the book had not yet appeared at this time. In the preface, it was mentioned that the protagonist's physique was a bit special because of the time travel. Starting from this, the protagonist began to dig deep into the mysteries of the body, gradually perfected it, and cultivated a new physique.

　　
　
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