Chapter 1376 : Trial Blossom

Eldrin murmured softly, a trace of shock coloring his expression. It was undeniable—had he not stumbled upon the truth this time, allowing the Sky Prison Clan's scheme to succeed, the Western Abyssal Sea might have truly witnessed the emergence of a Sky Prison Realm.

Given their history with the Celestial Prison Clan, its leader would undoubtedly never let them escape unscathed.

At this thought, the group exchanged fearful glances. Sun Ji immediately asked, "What should we do?"

Eldrin (Person Name) pondered briefly before speaking, "This Tribulation Transcendence Blossom still needs to absorb sufficient calamity essence to fully ripen."

"However, with the fall of the Heaven Prison Flame Lord, the Heaven Prison Patriarch will likely spare no cost to rush here. We cannot afford to wait for it to ripen."

Eldrin spoke slowly, then without the slightest hesitation, immediately stored the Tribulation Transcendence Flower away.

He cast a glance at the crowd and declared, "We shall take him back and nurture him until the next great tribulation."

"Granted."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

The next great tribulation will be a Dao Calamity that occurs only once every 10 million years. The aura of this tribulation is likely to be a 100 times more intense than the current 1. By then, the Tribulation Blooms will undoubtedly mature with great swiftness.

With this thought in mind, Eldrin wasted no time and immediately led the group away.

They soon located the assembled immortals and led the group toward the celestial realm.

Just as the crowd had dispersed, a majestic figure wreathed in boundless tribulation aura strode forth.

He gazed silently at the battlefield, remaining wordless for a long while as the air grew thick with boundless oppressive energy.

Until a long while later, an immeasurable wave of killing intent swept through both the realms of Yin and Yang, startling all living beings into trembling. Yet in the end, it faded back into silence.

"All our scheming for the Great Tribulation has come to naught."

With a sigh, the boundless killing intent completely receded, yet the murderous gleam in his eyes remained as sharp as a blade's edge.

Meanwhile, Eldrin led the group into the celestial realm. Instead of departing, he ordered intelligence gathering to investigate the causes and consequences of this great calamity.

After understanding the situation, Eldrin spoke: "The demon tribe's defeat is inevitable. Without some heaven-defying trump card, I'm afraid it would be difficult for them to turn the tables."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

During the years Eldrin had been in seclusion, the demon tribes of the 100 Demon Swarm Sea had suffered successive defeats.

Among the over 1 100 demon clan seas, aside from the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, only 2 seas remained standing—and by the looks of it, they wouldn’t last much longer.

Seeing that the tide had turned against them, many of the demon race's blessed realms began to withdraw their forces. Only the Western Abyss Dragon Palace and the direct descendants of the dragon race continued to hold their ground, struggling desperately.

Under such circumstances, once the final 2 sea territories were breached, and the major blessed lands of the Human Race and Divine Race combined their forces outside the Western Abyss Dragon Palace, even its grand mountain-protecting formation would be incapable of holding firm.

By then, even if the master of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace still had hidden cards up his sleeve, he would likely find it impossible to turn the tide.

After all, the Western Abyss Dragon Palace had the support of the Demon Clan's Celestial Court, yet the Ye Xu Divine Sea and the Divine Clan also held trump cards bestowed by 2 blessed paradises.

At this thought, Eldrin spoke: "Though the outcome is all but decided, the desperate, last-ditch strength of the Western Abyss Dragon Palace likely should not be underestimated either."

"We should not meddle in this affair, lest we unwittingly face the tribulation and become cannon fodder."

The Ancient Ruins Yin Sovereign nodded upon hearing this and said, "In that case, I shall not detain you further."

"Mm." Eldrin nodded slightly, yet still cupped his hands in salute. "This journey would not have been possible without your assistance, fellow daoist."

"Between friends like us, why stand on ceremony?" The Ancient Ruins Yin Lord shook his head before cupping his hands in farewell. After seeing off the Ancient Ruins Yin Lord, Eldrin (Person Name) did not linger either, immediately leading the group back across the seas to the Returning Abyss.

After returning to the Sea of Returning Abyss, Eldrin immediately went to examine the Heavenly Spiritual Root he needed to open.

Over the years, Eldrin had prepared 5 Heavenly Spiritual Roots for himself: the Ancient Tree of Longevity, the Primordial Maple of Chaos, the Phoenix Fire Parasol, the Great Tallow Tree of the Northern Seas, and the Primordial Earth Tree.

Among these few Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), the Ancient Tree of Longevity was born from the blessed land of the Returning Abyss and had long since become a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root). The Primordial Soil Tree, gifted by the Verdant Stream Ancient Sect, was also a Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Moreover, after years of cultivation, the Fire Phoenix Parasol Tree had also advanced to become a Heaven-Opening Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root).

Only the Ancient Chaos Maple and the Northern Sea Great Toon lagged slightly behind, requiring approximately 8 1000 more years to complete their ascension.

"The Great Tribulation still has 10 1000 years to go. It seems I can complete my ascension before the calamity concludes."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, a faint sigh of relief escaping him. With the demon race and the Celestial Prison Clan now struggling for their own survival, the overall situation had taken a highly favorable turn. It was clear that until the great calamity reached its end, he would face no further danger.

At this thought, Eldrin decided to seize these 8 1000 years to further refine his methods, preparing for the world-shattering endeavor ahead.

He sought out Lyra and the others, then stated directly: "Before we commence the World Creation, we must extensively gather all manner of rare treasures to prepare for cultivating the World Creation Divine Ability and initiating the Genesis."

Upon hearing this, the group nodded in agreement. Lyra said, "The Great Tribulation has now entered its latter phase, with many sea regions having already determined their victors."

"Many immortals must have already completed their World Creation. I have dispatched people to gather the Primal Chaos Radiance from all corners."

Eldrin gave a slight nod and said, "Besides this, the treasures required for cultivating the Chaos Origin system and the Great 5 Elements Pure Yang Divine Thunder—specifically the 5 Elements Thunder Sources—must be gathered as soon as possible." "Understood."

Lyra nodded, indicating that she had already dispatched people to collect them from various places.

Seeing this, Eldrin said nothing more.

In the days that followed, he immersed himself in secluded cultivation within the Starry Glaze Realm,

While refining his foundation, he deduced and cultivated his various divine abilities, all while keeping a close watch on the shifting dynamics of the West Abyssal Divine Sea.

In recent years, with the increase of earth immortals capable of world creation, the speed of gathering Primordial Severance Light has greatly accelerated.

In just a few 100 years, he had gathered all 5 Primordial Chaos Divine Lights, subsequently cultivating the 5-Colored Divine Light to the realm of Creation.

Having broken through to the World-Sundering Realm, the 5-Colored Divine Light had already evolved into a Mysterious-grade World-Sundering Divine Power. When channeled with Eldrin’s current cultivation base, it could effortlessly seize even a top-grade World-Sundering Treasure.

1 1000 years later, Star Princess and Moon Princess achieved a breakthrough, cultivating a second Heaven-Opening Foundation. With the power of these 2 foundations, both women's combat strength stepped into the realm of 7 Tribulation Half-Step Earth Immortals.

As they had wished, Eldrin used the supreme immortal treasure, the Ocean God Pearl, to refine 2 External Elixirs for them.

After obtaining the external elixirs, the 2 women immediately began their assault on the Heaven-Opening Realm. Having borrowed mid-grade Heaven-Opening Treasures, they unfailingly carved out 7 layers of celestial domains.

"Congratulations to you both."

Witnessing the 2 women's breakthrough, Eldrin felt a surge of profound satisfaction within. Both had successfully opened 7 celestial layers, significantly consolidating their foundational cultivation. From this point onward, they were destined to reach at least the Great Perfection stage of Earth Immortals.