1249: Chapter 309_4 1249: Chapter 309_4 Xiang Ziyu, that is an existence who has cultivated the Eight Nine Mysterious Art to the tenth level.
Although everyone present has reached the limit of the Golden Core Stage, none of them can match Xiang Ziyu in terms of physical strength.
Cao Zhen watched as a purple thunderbolt struck down upon Xiang Ziyu, who no longer had the protection of his Protective Divine Power, causing him to stagger.
His flesh ruptured, and even pieces of flesh flew off rapidly from his body.
Yet Xiang Ziyu swiftly stabilized himself, blocking the front like a giant bear formed of the world’s hardest clay!
This was partly due to Xiang Ziyu’s tough character, but it also required his physical body to reach a terrifying level of strength.
After all, no matter how resilient one is, it still relies on the support of the physical body.
Cao Zhen admitted to himself that if he had been struck by that attack without the protection of his Protective Divine Power, it would not merely cause him to stagger—his body would likely collapse, his flesh not just ruptured but blurred from the blow and pieces flying everywhere.
Surrounding them, the crowd witnessed Xiang Ziyu still standing after being directly hit by the Power of Thunderbolt from the Heavenly Tribulation, their eyes widening even amidst the battle.
That was the Power of Thunderbolt from the Sect Tribulation!
Without the protection of his Protective Divine Power, Xiang Ziyu took a direct hit and seemed unaffected, continuing to fight.
What kind of physical strength was this?
Is this guy really at the Golden Core Stage?
Let alone his Nine Abnormal Phenomemon Golden Pills, even with Ten Abnormal Phenomemon Golden Pills, breaking through to the Wind Fire Tribulation would not grant such physical strength.
How did he cultivate?
Such physical strength terrified them more than any they had encountered during the Reversal Mini Epoch Period.
Zhu Jian was especially astonished.
He had once sparred with the Sect Hierarch of the All-encompassing Sect during the Reversal Mini Epoch Period.
Few knew they were sworn brothers!
The All-encompassing Sect was known as the best at Body Refining Techniques in the Eastern Province.
And their interim Sect Hierarch was also at the Golden Core Period Limit.
The limit of the Golden Core Stage refers to the limit of one’s Mana – the limit to which one can exhibit their Divine Skills with Mana, and does not include the limit of the physical body!
Even though his Swordsmanship was superior, the Sect Hierarch’s physical body was too strong, and so Zhu Jian lost.
Afterward, the Sect Hierarch confided that during the Reversal Mini Epoch Period, there was also a limit to one’s physical strength, which was much harder to reach than the Golden Core Stage limit – many times more difficult!
Moreover, when one’s own strength was sufficient, for instance after reaching the limit of the Mana at the Golden Core Stage, trying to cultivate physical strength further became extremely challenging, because the Heavenly Dao does not want to see beings reach both physical and Mana limits of Golden Core Stage!
The Sect Hierarch freely admitted he had not cultivated to the limit of physical strength at the Golden Core Stage!
But now, upon seeing Xiang Ziyu’s physical strength, a thought suddenly struck Zhu Jian’s mind—had Xiang Ziyu reached the physical limit of the Golden Core Stage?
If one’s physical strength and Mana both reach the Golden Core Stage limit, then who during the Reversal Mini Epoch Period could be their opponent?
Moreover, this fellow has not yet completed the Pill Fusion.
How terrifying would he be once he has achieved that!
The crowd continually slew one after another Strange Beast transformed by the Heavenly Tribulation.
Even though seven among them were at the Golden Core Stage limit, as the battle wore on, signs of their Mana beginning to deplete emerged.
Left with no choice, Cao Zhen took out a Revival Talisman.
The other people also took out their Talismans, beginning to restore their Mana.
Everyone’s Mana could be restored with the help of Talismans or Pills, but even if they took Pills after being injured, recovery would still require time.
Gradually, more or fewer injuries started to appear on the bodies of the crowd.
And once again, Cao Zhen and Xiang Ziyu became the focal point of everyone’s attention.
The two of them were able to heal their injuries with Divine Skills while fighting.
Especially Cao Zhen, who did not just rely on one type of Divine Skill to heal—he had one among his Nine Abnormal Phenomenon Golden Pills.
All ten Divine Skills within that particular pill were for healing, all contributed by Xiang Ziyu!
They were also the ones among the crowd who remained the most intact.
Gradually, the sky grew darker and darker.
The crowd had been fending off the Heavenly Tribulation since dawn, and before they realized it, they had fought into the night!
Cao Zhen didn’t even know how many Tribulation Beasts he had killed.
Slowly, with continuous battle, he found that he was becoming more familiar with the various forms of Heavenly Tribulations.
After all, the Tribulation Beasts he fought were, in essence, transformed by the Heavenly Tribulation, possessing the Power of Thunderbolt, the Power of Flame…
In truth, Bei Yan should be the most familiar with the Heavenly Tribulation since he was at the Wind Fire Heavenly Tribulation level and could easily invoke the Wind Fire Heavenly Tribulation.
Unfortunately, the Wind Fire Heavenly Tribulation could not block the Sect Tribulation and couldn’t help Bei Yan with crossing the tribulation!
Under the cover of night, the light from the falling thunderbolts, flames, frost, and other Heavenly Tribulation phenomena made the night sky much brighter than usual.
Outside the Five Sounds Sect.
Everyone was still waiting, having not left.
“The Five Sounds Sect seems stronger than we imagined!”
“That’s right, you see the center of the Five Sounds Sect?
There’s even a Light Screen from a Great Formation rising up.”