Chapter 1375 : The Celestial Prison's Last Stand

In that fleeting moment where Life and Death hung in the balance, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison jolted awake. He scrambled to dodge, but it was too late.

Though the blindingly brilliant saber-essence failed to pierce his brow, it cleaved through nearly half of his body. "Aaaargh—!"

From the initial ambush to Eldrin Chen's successive strikes, mere two moves had inflicted devastating wounds upon Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison.

Reacting swiftly, he summoned his Bodyguard Supreme Treasure, the 'Celestial Prison Divine Flame Shield', to protect himself. A dazzling violet protective aura descended, enveloping his form. Yet, grievously wounded, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison now had Chaos Qi [the primordial, undifferentiated energy of creation] and the power of Primordial Chaos Limitless Rule [a profound law governing boundless chaos] ceaselessly eroding him from within.

To suppress the raging Chaos Qi and Rule Power [the power derived from comprehending a fundamental law of the cosmos] within him, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison could no longer muster his full combat prowess, his strength diminished to a mere sixty or seventy percent.

"Slay them—!"

Simultaneously, Lyra Jiang, Solara, Verdant Consort, Skywind the Daoist, Ancient Ruins Yin Lord, and the two Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to a realm of power akin to a terrestrial deity] combatants from the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect joined the fray.

They did not gang up on Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison, but instead unleashed a massacre upon the Celestial Prison Race Immortals.

The battle was a one-sided slaughter. Any one of the seven present Earth Immortal-tier combatants could have handled the several dozen Heaven's Malignance Tribe Immortal [a cultivator who has achieved immortality and ascended beyond the mortal coil], let alone all seven acting in concert.

Before long, they had exterminated the several dozen Celestial Prison Race Immortals. Their gazes then turned towards Eldrin Chen and Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison. Continue reading this story at audio-novel.com (official site).

Seeing that Eldrin Chen held an overwhelming advantage, they did not step forward to assist, merely positioning themselves at the four cardinal directions to completely seal off Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison's avenues of retreat.

That Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison possessed considerable strength, but even at his peak, he was no match for Eldrin Chen, let alone now, having been ambushed and grievously wounded.

He desperately wished to disengage and flee, but the surrounding space was already sealed by the Yin-Yang Void Realm [a mystical treasure that isolates a region within a void of opposing yin and yang forces]. Furthermore, seven combatants with Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to a profound realm of power, harmonizing with the earth's essence] level prowess blocked all paths of escape, leaving him utterly cornered.

"I am filled with hatred."

Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison swept his gaze across the eight directions. Seeing himself trapped in a hopeless situation, a look of utter despair surfaced on his face.

He stared at Eldrin Chen, his heart overflowing with desolation. "Had I known it would come to this," he thought, "I should have fought you to the death back in the Abyssal Sea Region."

"Today, I will ensure we both perish together!"

As his words fell, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison immediately charged toward the core of the grand formation, intending to detonate the boundless Great Tribulation [the cataclysmic heavenly trials faced by cultivators seeking ascension] energy concentrated within it.

Witnessing this, everyone's expressions shifted dramatically. An object condensed from such potent Great Tribulation energy would be unimaginably volatile; its eruption would likely be something even an Earth Immortal Progenitor [a venerable master who has reached the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal realm] would struggle to withstand.

They instantly moved to intervene, yet halted just as quickly. For a heaven-veiling, earth-covering Primordial Grasping Hand [a divine technique manifesting a giant, primordial hand capable of seizing and crushing anything] descended, firmly pinning Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison within its colossal palm. Despite his frantic struggles, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison found himself utterly unable to break free.

With the current might of the Primordial Chaos Grasping Hand [a divine technique that manifests a giant hand of chaotic origin], even a Late Stage Earth Immortal [a cultivator who has reached the late stage of the Earth Immortal realm] would find it difficult to break free once seized, unless they possessed extraordinary means. How then could the severely wounded Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison hope to escape?

"With your power, you think you can force a mutual destruction with me?"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly. The Primordial Grasping Hand [another name for the Primordial Chaos Grasping Hand] erupted with Primordial Chaos Pure Yang Flame [a supreme yang-attributed flame born from primordial chaos], continuously incinerating Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison.

The Pure Yang Celestial Flame [a pure yang heavenly fire] is most effective in countering the Celestial Prison Race [a race of beings associated with celestial prisons], and the power of the Primordial Chaos Pure Yang Flame surpasses even that of the Pure Yang Celestial Flame.

Though Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison channeled all his power into the Celestial Prison Divine Flame Shield [a defensive treasure of the Celestial Prison Race] to resist, it held for only a brief moment before being shattered.

Without his Bodyguard Supreme Treasure [a supreme-grade protective treasure], the Celestial Prison Divine Flame Shield, Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison ultimately could not withstand the Primordial Chaos Pure Yang Flame and was instantly burned into a skyful of Crimson Flame Malignancy Aura [a concentrated, malevolent energy born from crimson flame].

"Do not let it go to waste."

Seeing this, Lyra Jiang immediately produced a precious vase and collected all of this Baleful Qi [a malevolent, destructive form of spiritual energy].

Eldrin Chen stored away the Infernal Prison War Halberd [a powerful halberd weapon] and the Celestial Prison Divine Flame Shield, then smiled upon seeing this scene. "This Crimson Flame Malignancy Aura is excellent. The Baleful Qi required for the future tempering of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss [a legendary fire-attribute sword] will no longer be in short supply."

The Baleful Qi transformed from Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison was the Flame Malignancy Qi, one of the world's primal Baleful Qi types. It is most suited for refining fire-attribute supreme treasures of slaughter, making it the optimal choice for tempering the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss.

The Baleful Qi [a malevolent and destructive form of spiritual energy] before them was of immense quantity, sufficient at the very least for the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss to be nurtured all the way to the grade of a High Grade Heaven-Opening Treasure [a top-tier magical artifact capable of cleaving through the heavens].

At this thought, smiles graced both their faces.

The others present, unaware of the profound power of the Supreme Unity Condensing Miasma Art [an esoteric technique for refining and condensing spiritual miasma], merely assumed the pair possessed some special method for using Baleful Qi to empower their swords. As this was a personal secret, they refrained from prying further.

Witnessing the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison's utter demise, Solara smiled and remarked, "With the Blaze Lord of the Celestial Prison now vanquished, the Heaven's Malignance Tribe [a tribe of demons embodying celestial misfortune] has lost another powerful arm. We have eliminated a formidable foe ahead of time."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Let us see then," he said, "what exactly the Celestial Prison Race [a powerful and ancient demonic race] has been plotting here."

With those words, Eldrin Chen took a single, decisive step forward, arriving before the grand formation that lay before them. Find this and other novels at audio-novel dot com.

The group followed, stepping into the formation's heart. The moment they crossed its threshold, a ripple of astonishment passed through them all.

For there, at the very core of the formation, they saw countless streams of Great Tribulation [the energy of cataclysmic heavenly trials] converging and pouring their essence into a single, pure-white flower of extraordinary beauty.

"A Tribulation Transcendence Flower [a legendary spiritual herb said to bloom from the concentrated essence of heavenly tribulations, granting profound insights into overcoming them]," Ancient Ruins Yin Lord exclaimed, his voice trembling with sudden, fervent excitement.

He could scarcely contain his awe at the sight of such a legendary treasure.

So-called the Tribulation Transcendence Flower [a legendary flower of supreme value], it is a Supreme [of the highest, unparalleled grade] miraculous blossom. This flower is born from absorbing boundless Great Tribulation [the energy of catastrophic heavenly trials] Qi [the vital energy that flows through all living things], nurturing into a Peerless [matchless, without equal] Heaven-Opening Immortal Medicine [a divine herb capable of opening the path to the heavens].

It is said this flower possesses the wondrous effect of aiding in transcending tribulations. Even a powerhouse at the Earth Immortal Level [the realm of an Earth Immortal, a terrestrial immortal] would, upon consuming this flower, gain an effect equivalent to having weathered one additional tribulation.

This is truly astonishing. An Earth Immortal Great Perfection [an Earth Immortal who has reached the peak of their realm] who has survived three Dao Tribulation [heavenly trials that test one's comprehension of the Dao, the fundamental principle] would, after consuming this flower, see their Deep-Seated Foundation [the fundamental spiritual and physical basis of a cultivator's power] greatly enhanced, equivalent to having survived one Dao Tribulation.

With a foundation comparable to having weathered four Dao Tribulation, the success rate of cultivating a Great Unity Dao Fruit [the fruit of the Great Unity Dao, a profound state of cultivation unity] becomes almost a certainty.

Understanding the preciousness of this flower, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath and spoke: "It is said the Patriarch of the Celestial Prison Clan has already weathered five Dao Tribulation, his strength rivaling that of a six-tribulation Half-Step Celestial Immortal [a cultivator halfway to becoming a Celestial Immortal]."

"If he were to consume this Tribulation Transcendence Flower, would it not be equivalent to possessing the foundation of a seven-tribulation half-step Celestial Immortal Foundation [the foundational state for becoming a Celestial Immortal]?"

Hearing this, the gathered Immortals felt a slight tremor in their hearts.

Unlike the Earth Immortal realm, breaking through to the Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of a Heaven Immortal] is immensely difficult. To ascend to the state of a Heavenly Immortal Paragon [a paramount existence among Heaven Immortals], one must cultivate at least two types of Primordial Foundation [a foundational cultivation state of primordial, ancient power].

An existence that has cultivated two Primordial Foundation possesses a Deep-Seated Foundation at least comparable to a seven-tribulation Half-Step Celestial Immortal.

Therefore, generally speaking, a Half-Step Celestial Immortal with a seven-tribulation Deep-Seated Foundation is considered a prerequisite for attempting the breakthrough to Heavenly Immortal Paragon.

Excluding the two Grotto-Heaven [a blessed realm of higher spiritual density], the Western Hero Divine Abyss Sea [a vast and perilous sea region] is home to over thirty Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have transcended the Earth Immortal realm but not yet fully ascended to the Heaven Immortal realm]. Among them, those whose foundation rivals the Seven Calamities Foundation [a legendary, supremely stable foundation capable of withstanding seven great tribulations] are but a scant few, such as Divine Lord Ye Ruins and the Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace.

These individuals are all considered seeds of the Heaven Immortal [the realm of true celestial immortals], each possessing roughly a forty percent chance of successfully breaking through to the Heaven Immortal Realm. They stand as the pinnacle powerhouses among the Half-Step Celestial Immortal.

Should the Patriarch of the Celestial Prison Clan step into the Seven Calamities Realm, his foundational strength would become comparable to that of Divine Lord Ye Ruins and the Lord of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, granting him a significantly greater likelihood of achieving a breakthrough to the Heaven Immortal Realm.

"To nurture a single Tribulation Transcendence Flower [a miraculous herb said to bloom only by absorbing the essence of a great heavenly tribulation] by harnessing the aura of a Great Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly trial faced by cultivators]... the Patriarch of the Celestial Prison Clan truly plays a deep and cunning game." Access the full story on audio . novel . com.