Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1496: Chapter 556: Perish Together, One Palm Sinks the Sea_3

Even his old bones would be buried here.

It was time to witness that glimmer of hope for survival.

The next moment!

Atop the highest peak of Mysterious Rock Island, a colossal serpent burst forth, coiling its way around the summit and shooting straight for the heavens.

Upon closer inspection, what seemed to be a giant serpent was actually the neck of a Great Demon!

These Ring-Headed Turtles, with Clan Chief Hai Luo following the Xuan Turtle Ancestral Return path and the Great Elder Qi Huan following the Cliff Serpent Ancestral Return path.

The former, aged and frail, reached the realm of perfection, yet ultimately unable to take the final step.

The latter, a contemporary of the five great Clan Chiefs and a powerful figure.

After years of cultivation, with the aid of resources left by the Mysterious Rock Demonic Emperor and under the tremendous pressure of their clan’s extinction, he finally took the last step.

Thunder Tribulation roared down upon him!

With just the first wave, boundless bolts of lightning violently struck down upon Qi Huan’s head.

Faced with this assault, Qi Huan reached out his hand and a massive turtle shell appeared above his head.

It was the shell shed from his Ring-Headed Turtle original form, as he slowly transformed during his Cliff Serpent Ancestral Return cultivation.

Traditionally, such a shell could be refined into a Natal Magic Item by the power of Thunder Tribulation, or even advanced into True Devices!

However!

Just one strike.

Crack!

The indestructible Ring-Headed Turtle shell shattered into ashes.

Qi Huan, the Cliff Serpent, was left with his flesh torn and breath weak from the leftover lightning.

Watching this unfold, the five great Clan Chiefs who were originally terrified, finally exhaled in relief.

”Lacking in foundation, forced advancement will surely fail.”

”Qi Huan is nothing to fear!”

High in the sky.

Under the cover of the vast thunderclouds, Qi Huan, still awaiting the second wave of Thunder Tribulation, let out a bitter laugh.

”Clan Chief, it’s still not enough after all!”

Amidst the battered battlefield, Hai Luo’s mood also darkened.

The ancient ancestor was a Xuan Turtle that achieved transformation, with most of the remaining resources benefiting that line.

The aid they could give Qi Huan was minimal.

If Qi Huan had been on the path of the Xuan Turtle, it would have been a different story - at the very least, he could have relied on the ancestral shedding to withstand several more waves of Thunder Tribulation.

But now, barely holding on through the first wave, Qi Huan, with his limited foundations, surely couldn’t endure the following ones.

”If so, then let us two sacrifice ourselves to fight for that last glimmer of hope for our clansmen!”

He murmured.

As he spoke, a bright yellow light emerged from within him, eventually forming a massive turtle shell, soaring towards the surviving Ring-Headed Turtles at the foot of the mountain.

Witnessing this scene, Jin Hun blurted out.

”Demon Emperor’s Metamorphosis, the Mysterious Rock Shell!”

As he spoke, he made his move, attempting to snatch it.

Along with him, Chi Yan, Nine Claws, and Zhu Xiang, three demons, also acted.

However, facing their move, Hai Luo just sneered.

”You should take care of yourselves first!”

The four demons were puzzled.

It was at this moment that the sky was ready for the second round of Thunder Tribulation.

Qi Huan let out a piercing scream, no longer resisting the Thunder Tribulation, and instead took a huge breath towards the ground below.

In a mysterious way, dozens of breaths were sucked into his body.

At this moment, all the Third-order powerhouses among the Five Great King Crab Clans felt a connection with him.

It was the innate Demon Technique of the Cliff Serpent clan - Neighbors at the End of the World.

Legend has it that once this technique is used, it can merge the strength of many into one, augmenting oneself.

In ancient times, Cliff Serpents were not considered formidable Demon Beasts, but they stood alongside top-tier ancient demons like the Xuan Turtle, Celestial Wolf, Thunder Roc, all because their royal lineage could absorb the strength of their clan and fuse it into one entity, fighting against prominent Ancient Demons with the power of the whole clan!

However, such a Demon Technique should never be used to transcend tribulation.

Thunder Tribulation is a trial from the heavens aimed at those breaking through boundaries, and it absolutely does not tolerate any interference.

Such a tangled mix of forces, not only would it increase the power of the Thunder Tribulation, but its range of impact would also spread from the individual to all connected by the power.

With Qi Huan’s means, he was not capable of that extent.

Yet, he dragged in the Qi Mechanism of all Third-Order Demon Kings from the Five Great King Crab Clans amidst the battlefield.

Thus, the Thunder Tribulation became evenly distributed.

He would die, and the rest would suffer immensely!

The Demon Beasts, not realizing the depth of his actions, were taken aback.

But when lightning bolts as thick as barrels, after piercing through Qi Huan’s body, began to fall upon all the Demon Crab Kings on Mysterious Rock Island, all the Demon Kings panicked.

”How could this be?”

”Heavens, I’ve only just reached the Third Order, I can’t withstand the Thunder Tribulation.”

”Clan Chief save me!”

Screams echoed in an instant.

The less fortunate, riding Glints, tried to flee Mysterious Rock Island.

The powerful, knowing that they would not escape, did everything they could to resist Thunder Tribulation.

The five great Clan Chiefs, although cursing inwardly under these tactics, were too preoccupied to care for others, having to deploy their defenses against Thunder Tribulation.

In a flash.

Mysterious Rock Island was engulfed by Heavenly Thunder, with silver light spilling everywhere.

The thunderous booms reverberated across the universe.

At such a time, the impact of Thunder Tribulation was undiscriminating, no longer targeting just an individual.

Anyone in proximity suffered its effects.

The entire Mysterious Rock Island was shrouded under destructive strikes.

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In the marshlands.

Han Zhan, who was about to leave, witnessed the direction of the great battle and immediately abandoned the thought upon sensing the brewing of Thunder Tribulation.

”Thunder Tribulation!”

He had transcended a Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation and even protected Ascendant Master Cang Long for his friend’s Thunder Tribulation.

It could be said, he had a deeper understanding of Thunder Tribulation than ordinary folks.

While sensing the brewing Thunder Tribulation, he felt something was not right.

However, he was also somewhat puzzled.

”Is the Transfiguration Thunder Tribulation of the Demon Clan this weak?”

”It only accumulated for a day.”

”Or is it because the one transcending the tribulation has insufficient foundation?”