Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 710: The Tribulation Transcender - Chen Huai'an

Chapter 710: The Tribulation Transcender - Chen Huai'an

In truth, Chen Huaian had long ago satisfied the requirements to advance to the Second Tribulation of the Great Ascension Stage.

His only hesitation had come from being intimidated by the sheer intensity of the heavenly tribulations within the Cangyun Realm previously.

He had reasoned that there was no urgency to break through; delaying the process until it became an absolute necessity seemed wiser. Otherwise, given his current momentum, he would likely reach the Great Ascension Three Tribulations realm in the blink of an eye.

From there, the threshold of immortality would be within arm's reach.

However, a significant uncertainty remained.

How would his eventual ascension to immortality be calculated?

After all, transcending to become an immortal was fundamentally different from a standard realm breakthrough.

The former represented a complete sublimation of one's dimensional existence.

If the life dimension of his avatar underwent such a transformation, would his primary body remain stagnant?

Or would the main body be pulled along by the change?

It was akin to a group of paramecia living in a ditch; if the companion next to you suddenly evolved into a fish, you, as another paramecium, would surely experience some level of impact, wouldn't you?

This specific concern had been weighing heavily on Chen Huaian’s mind.

But now... suppression was no longer an option.

To unify the various Sects of the Cangyun Realm, he had to take a stand this very day.

Interceding against the Five Demon Saints was a necessity he could not ignore!

And so...

He decisively invoked the heavenly tribulation.

That sword finger aimed at the heavens was more than just a gesture.

It was a deliberate provocation, poking the Heavenly Dao right in its backside!

...

Simultaneously, within the Immortal Realm's Cangyun Realm branch.

Real Person Jade Compassion, who had just finished showing leniency toward Tu Shan Yue, hadn't even found a moment to rest.

She immediately noticed a tempest of wind and clouds swirling over the sand table that mapped the Cangyun Realm.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Dao's Eye in her palm turned crimson and searingly hot, as if it had been violently provoked.

This specific reaction from the Heavenly Dao's Eye was all too familiar.

It had reacted in the exact same way during Tu Shan Yue’s previous tribulation.

It wasn't that the Heavenly Dao's Eye felt anger; rather, it was frantically gathering the energy required for heavenly tribulation lightning. In the past, amassing such lightning had been an exhausting ordeal for the Heavenly Dao's Eye, primarily because the Cangyun Realm’s reserves of spiritual energy were nearly depleted.

But the situation had changed.

Ever since the Moon Shadow Sect activated their Sect Spirit Gathering Great Formation.

A relentless tide of spiritual energy had been surging into the world's earth veins.

The Heavenly Dao's Eye could now siphon energy directly from these veins to fuel the heavenly tribulation.

On the sand table, one could see the spiritual energy within the Cangyun Realm’s earth veins pulsing violently. Under the command of the Heavenly Dao's Eye, this raw energy was being transformed into tribulation lightning that shimmered with the profound Dao Rhythms of thunder.

Bolstered by this influx of lightning energy.

The tremors racking the Heavenly Dao's Eye slowly faded away.

The charging process was complete.

Jade Compassion gazed down at the now-stabilized Heavenly Dao's Eye.

She understood the implications—the Heavenly Dao's Eye was ready to strike once more.

"One just finished ascending, and now another person is seeking a tribulation?"

Jade Compassion was momentarily lost for words; she hadn't even found the time to welcome the fox who had just arrived.

Nor had she decided how to manage the current affairs.

Since Tu Shan Yue’s ascension, the Sword Bearer had vanished entirely, as if he had never existed.

She wondered if he was simply being bashful, but not a single trace of his presence remained...

However, Jade Compassion suspected the likelihood of the Sword Bearer feeling "shy" was incredibly low.

His demeanor toward Tu Shan Yue didn't resemble that of a traditional lover, either.

To put it simply, the whole situation was bizarre.

Compared to how he viewed typical cultivators, Tu Shan Yue seemed to only warrant a minor amount of his concern.

That was the extent of it...

"Let’s see who the poor soul facing the tribulation is this time,"

Jade Compassion gripped the Heavenly Dao's Eye, a playful smirk dancing on her lips.

As she focused her will.

The mists obscuring the Cangyun Realm sand table parted, revealing the scene below.

The sight that met her eyes left her completely stunned.

"Damn! Why is it Chen Huaian who is undergoing the tribulation?!"

Jade Compassion was floored.

What had Chen Huaian’s cultivation level been during their last encounter?

Wasn't he merely at the early Great Ascension Stage, having not even faced his First Tribulation?

How much time had actually passed? The usually reserved Chen Huaian had already surged to the peak of the First Tribulation of the Great Ascension Stage. Moreover, instead of playing it safe, he was charging headlong into the heavenly tribulation.

Jade Compassion looked closer at the scene.

She observed the Demon Saints scattering in different directions.

Then she noted the human cultivators huddled within the protective great formation maintained by Chen Huaian...

Jade Compassion began to piece it together.

It appeared that Tu Shan Yue’s successful ascension had energized the demon race. Chen Huaian, as the patriarch of the Moon Shadow Sect, was currently viewed as the premier figure among the righteous path of the Cangyun Realm—the very pillar of the human cultivators.

If Chen Huaian were to fall under the pressure of the demon race.

Then the remaining human sects and cultivators would lose all hope and will to fight.

It was evident that Chen Huaian had been backed into a corner by the Five Great Demon Saints.

It was common knowledge that the region beneath heavenly tribulation clouds was a strictly forbidden zone. Any being that dared to fly beneath those clouds was considered to be mocking the Heavenly Dao. Strayed lightning would erupt from the sky, instantly vaporizing any creature caught flying there.

This was the ultimate penalty for defying heavenly authority!

Chen Huaian clearly intended to weaponize the heavenly tribulation to trap the Five Great Demon Saints where they stood.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Jade Compassion began to feel a hint of panic.

She attempted to reach out to the Sword Bearer using her divine sense.

After all, there was clearly a link between the Sword Bearer and Chen Huaian.

Yet, the Sword Bearer remained unreachable.

It was as if he had faded from existence...

"Fine~ fine~" Jade Compassion sighed, throwing her hands up in resignation. "Since you aren't around, I’ll just have to play this my way~"

She seized the Heavenly Dao's Eye, which was currently priming its destructive power.

While the Heavenly Dao's Eye looked on in confusion.

She ruthlessly dialed back the intensity of the heavenly tribulation to a mere ten percent of its full power.

"But if I weaken the tribulation too much, it won't provide any tempering effect..." Jade Compassion rubbed her chin, contemplating the problem. "No, that won't work. Surviving a heavenly tribulation is a massive growth opportunity. If I nerf the lightning too much, I'd basically be robbing Chen Huaian of his chance to grow."

Her intent was to assist Chen Huaian, not hinder him.

She couldn't allow such a wasted opportunity.

"I've got it—"

Jade Compassion narrowed her eyes, staring intensely at the Heavenly Dao's Eye.

The Heavenly Dao's Eye narrowed back—did she finally decide not to reduce the power after all?

That was more like it!

As the manifestation of the Cangyun Realm's Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao's Eye was duty-bound to uphold the laws of fairness.

Regardless of connections, it was obligated to strike with merciless precision!

"We'll drop the power by ninety percent, but then we'll max out all the beneficial Dao Rhythm essence and healing properties for the cultivator!"

Utilizing the authority granted by the Sword Bearer, Jade Compassion rapidly recalibrated the Heavenly Dao's Eye.

She then tossed the golden orb onto the sand table. "Go get 'em, Golden Big Eyeball!"

...

The instant Chen Huaian’s sword finger pointed skyward, the heavenly tribulation was sparked.

BOOM—!

The clear, vast sky was swallowed up in a heartbeat. Massive, pitch-black tribulation clouds materialized out of thin air, converging with violent speed.

They piled on top of one another, churning like a boiling, vengeful sea of ink that soon spanned a thousand li.

The world was plunged into total darkness, save for the terrifying flashes of pale white lightning that snaked through the depths of the clouds, occasionally ripping through the gloom.

At the heart of this storm, a swirling cloud eye began to open slowly.

Deep within that vortex, a pupil formed entirely of golden lightning suddenly manifested.

It possessed no warmth or emotion, gazing down at the earth with cold indifference.

It was like a creator peering down at a colony of ants.

Wherever that gaze landed, the air seemed to freeze, all sound died away, and even the wind stopped its movement.

The five streaks of demonic light representing the Five Great Demon Saints had been about to strike their targets.

But amidst this cataclysmic shift in the heavens, under the watchful gaze of that golden eye, they felt as though they had been ensnared by unbreakable invisible chains!

"Urgh—!"

"What... what is this?!"

The Five Demon Saints were forced to a grinding halt, frozen in the air.

"Tribulation clouds!" The Mountain-Moving Sage stared upward, his expression darkening with dread.

Directly following Tu Shan Yue, another Great Ascension Stage master was facing a tribulation.

And this time, it was unmistakably a human cultivator.

He turned his gaze toward the epicenter of the lightning, desperate to see who possessed such audacity.

With a single look, his pupils shrank to the size of needlepoints.

"Hiss—! The... the person facing the tribulation is actually..."

"Chen Huaian!"