Battle Through the Heavens: Marry Cao Ying, Reward is Devouring Ancestral Symbol

Eight-Colored DanleiAs the medicinal fragrance within the heaven burning cauldron grew so dense it nearly materialized into spirit mist, the Lightning Tribulation that had been brewing in the sky for so long finally began to change.

The originally heavy, lead-gray clouds began to churn violently, and the heart-palpitating silvery-white electric light at the center of the vortex flashed abruptly.

Immediately, the first bolt of pure silver lightning, like a Dragon extending its claw, tore through the cloud curtain, illuminating the entire valley.

”It has begun! It is Pill Lightning!”

Suppressed exclamations erupted from the crowd watching from afar.

But this was merely the beginning.

Following closely, the second bolt of lightning descended, but its color was no longer pure silver-white; its edges shimmered with a scorching crimson, like flowing lava.

”Two... two colors?!”

The exclamation was filled with disbelief.

However, the changes did not stop there.

The third bolt of lightning: thick, earthy yellow blended into the crimson.

The fourth: a hue of green wood entwined around it.

The fifth: azure water light flowed.

The sixth: sharp golden light burst forth.

The seventh: deep darkness permeated.

When the eighth bolt of lightning condensed within the clouds, all the previous colors merged perfectly, transforming into an Eight-Colored Pill Thunder pillar that was as magnificent as it was terrifying, slowly rotating at the center of the vortex.

Before it had even descended, that destructive pressure had already caused the air throughout the entire back mountain to congeal, and all the birds and beasts in the distant forests fell silent, trembling in fear.

”Eight... eight colors...”

Some students murmured in a daze, their faces deathly pale.

The curiosity and excitement from before had long since been replaced by boundless fear.

Even if they lacked experience, they had all heard rumors about high-grade Medicinal Pill.

The more colors the Pill Lightning had, the higher the quality of the Medicinal Pill, and simultaneously, the more terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation.

Eight-Colored Pill Thunder!

That was the fury of heaven and earth that could only possibly be triggered when a legendary top-tier Eighth Grade Pill came into existence!

This level of lightning—let alone these students, even those elusive Elders of the academy would likely...

Everyone’s gaze involuntarily turned toward the figures standing ready on the hillside.

Especially the Grand Elder Su Qian, who led them, and those two Seniors, Qian Mu and Bai Lie, whose status in the Inner Academy was legendary.

However, what they saw were expressions even graver than those of the students.

Qian Mu’s thin, withered hands were tightly clenched, his knuckles white.

The Aura around Bai Lie, usually as steady as a mountain, was now showing subtle signs of disturbance.

Su Qian’s lips were pressed into a rigid line, his gaze locked firmly onto the dark-robed figure in the center of the valley, while deep in his eyes lay surging waves of shock that could not be concealed.

”Eight colors... it is actually eight colors...” Qian Mu’s voice was as dry as grinding gravel. ”This kid... what exactly has he refined?!”

He had originally thought that even if Shen Wen could refine an Eighth Grade Pill, it would at most attract three or four-colored Pill Lightning. With his and Bai Lie’s combined strength, they might have been able to barely manage and protect the academy’s Foundation.

But Eight-Colored Pill Thunder... its power completely exceeded the scope of what they could handle; it was the might of heaven and earth truly comparable to a Dou Zun expert!

Bai Lie did not respond; he merely stared fixedly at the slowly rotating eight-colored lightning pillar in the sky, his throat bobbing as he swallowed.

The destructive energy contained within that lightning pillar made even his Douzong Peak Soul instinctively tremble.

If it were allowed to fall completely, let alone Shen Wen and that Medicinal Pill, it was likely that this small half of the back mountain... no, perhaps even most of the Jia Nan Academy Inner Academy, would be reduced to scorched earth!

Su Qian’s heart sank to the bottom. He recalled Shen Wen’s calm words: ”I will handle the matter of the Pill Lightning.”

At this moment, it felt incredibly heavy.

Facing this Eight-Colored Pill Thunder, how was Shen Wen to ”handle” it?

He dared not imagine the consequences of failure.

Just as everyone was shaken to their core by this Eight-Colored Pill Thunder—

”Hum!”

In the center of the valley, the heaven burning cauldron gave a violent jolt, and its lid shot into the sky.

An indescribable, boundless vitality, mixed with the pressure of an ancient and noble Bloodline, erupted from within the cauldron like a volcanic explosion!

The intensely rich, exotic fragrance instantly swept across the entire valley, even overpowering the oppressive feeling brought by the Lightning Tribulation in the sky.

Gold and silver light intertwined into a dazzling pillar of light. A Medicinal Pill the size of a dragon’s eye, with strange golden-red and silver-white patterns flowing across its surface, shot out from the pillar of light. It seemed to possess sentience, transforming into a streak of blood-colored light, and attempted to flee toward the horizon!

”You want to leave?”

Shen Wen, who had been standing quietly before the cauldron, finally moved.

He did not even raise his head; he simply lifted his left hand gently in the direction the Medicinal Pill was fleeing.

In the Void Realm, invisible Space Power instantly transformed into the sturdiest of cages, firmly imprisoning the lightning-fast streak of blood-colored light in mid-air.

The Medicinal Pill darted left and right, emitting a faint buzzing sound, but it could not break free from the seemingly empty restraint no matter what.

Almost at the exact moment the Medicinal Pill was imprisoned—

”BOOM!!!”

The eight-colored lightning pillar in the sky seemed to be thoroughly enraged, letting out a roar that shook heaven and earth.

Carrying a terrifying Aura capable of annihilating all things, it struck down fiercely toward the center of the valley, toward Shen Wen and that Medicinal Pill!

Wherever the lightning pillar passed, space twisted, emitting sounds of shattering under unbearable strain. The blinding eight-colored brilliance caused everyone in the distance to subconsciously close their eyes, with only one thought remaining in their hearts: It’s over!

However, in the split second before this destructive lightning was about to swallow everything—

Shen Wen moved.

He did not dodge, did not defend, and did not even look at the imprisoned Medicinal Pill.

Under the horrified gazes of Su Qian, Qian Mu, Bai Lie, and the others, he stomped his foot heavily against the ground, his figure transforming into a streak of light, and he shot into the sky, against the destructive lightning pillar!

”Is he crazy?!”

Qian Mu exclaimed, the color draining completely from his aged face.

Take on the Eight-Colored Pill Thunder head-on?

This was simply courting death!

Even if a true Dou Zun were here, they would never dare to be so arrogant!

Bai Lie’s pupils shrank, and Su Qian took a sudden step forward, as if wanting to do something, but he remained frozen in place, powerless.

The next moment, Shen Wen’s figure and the descending eight-colored lightning pillar collided with a thunderous roar!

The scene of annihilation that they had expected did not occur.

Light of the color of Chaos surged violently around Shen Wen, completely enveloping him.

Following that, the sounds of a Dragon roaring, a Phoenix crying, and a Kunpeng flapping its wings seemed to come from the ancient past, faintly intertwining.

His skin was instantly covered in majestic purple-blue Dragon scales.

Behind him, the phantom images of a True Dragon’s head and True Phoenix’s wings appeared proudly, and boundless blood energy surged into the sky, actually forcibly opening up a Domain within that destructive lightning light!

What was even more unbelievable was that he opened his mouth, aiming it at the violently pouring Eight-Colored Pill Thunder—

”Swallow!”

An invisible yet terrifying suction force that seemed capable of devouring heaven and earth suddenly erupted!

The Eight-Colored Pill Thunder, which was capable of instantly vaporizing a Douzong and severely injuring a Dou Zun, was, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, frantically torn and pulled by that suction force, transforming into torrents of magnificent and violent energy that poured endlessly into Shen Wen’s mouth!