Archean Eon Art

It was indeed rare.

Since Snowjade could reach the Fifth Tribulation realm, it meant that his willpower had definitely reached a certain threshold. The fact that he was suppressed by Meng Chuan’s will impact meant that Meng Chuan was too powerful in this aspect!

In fact, Meng Chuan was considered one of the best at the Fifth Tribulation realm when it came to willpower. However, his will impact’s strength was mostly due to an Essence Soul Eighth Tribulation Eminence’s legacy—Essence Soul Star—and the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell. If Meng Chuan only had the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell, he would require ten minutes to recover completely after his Magic Awl shattered.

If he only had the Essence Soul Star formulation, his Essence Soul attacks would have lacked power.

With the synergy between the two, he could have his Magic Awl repeatedly shatter and condense, resulting in a seamless attack!

I-I… Snowjade’s head buzzed from the explosion. He was furious and flustered. Is my willpower actually this weak?

His will was suppressed.

When it came to this aspect, his opponent was stronger, while he was weaker at it.

If his willpower was strong enough, it wouldn’t be a problem for him to maintain his lucidity.

This Meng Chuan wasn’t famous in the past. Snowjade knew Meng Chuan’s origins very well. So how can he crush me when it comes to willpower?

Is my will actually this weak? If it’s this weak, what hope do I have of reaching the Sixth Tribulation realm?

At that moment, Snowjade realized the huge strength difference.

One’s mind and willpower had far-reaching effects on their cultivation path.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Magic Awls struck him one after another.

Palace Lord Snowjade’s eyes were filled with madness as he stared at Meng Chuan. He thought to himself, I have to thank you for letting me discover that my willpower is still very weak. Therefore, try receiving my final move.

Snowjade didn’t wish to delay any further. His willpower had been suppressed too badly.

…

Meng Chuan constantly attacked his opponent with his Essence Soul weapon, Magic Awl. At the same time, he controlled the 36 Bloodblades to transform into black light beams—which then surrounded his opponent.

Palace Lord Snowjade could only use his movement technique to dodge. His figure appeared in different spots within the array formation. In the blink of an eye, he flashed more than ten times.

Suddenly, Snowjade’s eyes narrowed.

Swoosh.

He attacked Meng Chuan with his movement technique.

With his Essence Soul World suppressing everything within the array formation, Meng Chuan could clearly sense his opponent’s movements. Meng Chuan maintained the 30-fold faster time flow, allowing him to dodge his opponent’s close-range attacks easily.

I still can’t get close to him. Palace Lord Snowjade had long guessed what would happen. He resisted the impact on his will and swung his left hand. Eight frost beads flew out from his palm.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

This Ice Frost Beads set was a Seventh Tribulation treasure. It contained the profundities of time, space, and ice. Palace Lord Snowjade had paid a huge price to obtain it.

The surrounding void froze. The degree of freezing far exceeded before. It even affected spacetime.

Not good. Meng Chuan sensed spacetime freezing. It became very difficult for him to affect the time flow. He could only maintain an eight-fold faster time flow now.

At the same time, his body was also frozen, causing his movement speed to decrease greatly.

Every frost bead attacked at the same time.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Meng Chuan tried his best to maintain his eight-fold faster time flow advantage. At the same time, he used his movement technique to dodge while he controlled the black light beams—Bloodblades—to block the frost beads.

There were a total of 36 Bloodblades, but only 18 of them were used to intercept the beads. The remaining ones continued attacking Snowjade. Meng Chuan was clearly very confident in his defense.

Almost all of Snowjade’s remaining efforts were used to control the Ice Frost Beads—a Seventh Tribulation treasure. He completely gave up on resisting the Bloodblades.

Along with the terrifying impact, the eight Ice Frost Beads traversed the void in unpredictable trajectories. The 18 Bloodblades instantly blocked six Ice Frost Beads, and the remaining two Ice Frost Beads smashed into Meng Chuan.

Meng Chuan used his body to withstand the attack. He didn’t even use the bracelet on his wrist or Demon Slayer—which was by his waist.

Humph.

The robe on his body was a Sixth Tribulation protective treasure. Meng Chuan’s body completely withstood the remnant impact that went through the robe.

Huh? Palace Lord Snowjade—who had placed his hopes on this strike—watched in astonishment as the two Ice Frost Beads slammed into Meng Chuan’s body.

Meng Chuan’s robes fluttered as he stood rooted to the ground, completely withstanding the impact. Although his back slightly arched, he stood up straight quickly without vomiting any blood.

Physical Body Fifth Tribulation realm? Palace Lord Snowjade found it unbelievable. Furthermore, he’s a Physical Body Fifth Tribulation Eminence with extremely strong defense?

Physical Body and Essence Soul dual cultivation? When Ta Gu and Black Wind saw Meng Chuan withstand the Seventh Tribulation treasure’s attack, they were stunned.

Physical Body Tribulation Eminences and Essence Soul Tribulation Eminences had their advantages and disadvantages.

A Physical Body Tribulation Eminence’s greatest advantage laid in their physical body’s explosive strength! Their life-preservation means were also extremely strong. As a peak Fifth Tribulation Eminence, Palace Lord Snowjade used a Seventh Tribulation treasure to deliver a full-powered strike. The attack’s might was obvious.

Even among Fifth Tribulation Eminences, one had to specialize in defense before they even had a chance of withstanding the attack.

Old Fiend Black Wind placed greater importance on gathering and scattering his body at will. Ta Gu focused on cultivating his blood. Due to both of their specializations, neither could withstand such a strike without suffering any damage.

Meng Chuan did it.

As an expert who had reached both the Essence Soul Fifth Tribulation realm and the Physical Body Fifth Tribulation realm, the threat he posed rose rapidly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

When Snowjade saw Meng Chuan withstand the strike, multiple black light beams struck his body, many of which tore through his body.

Many wounds appeared on his body. Almost half of his flesh had disappeared.

“I admit defeat,” shouted Snowjade.

The black light beams stopped and transformed into Bloodblades.

Snowjade’s incomplete body rapidly regenerated. In the blink of an eye, he recovered completely.

Just seven blades are enough to injure my body. Snowjade carefully stared at Meng Chuan’s waist, where Demon Slayer was. Furthermore, he hasn’t engaged in close combat yet.

When he saw the saber on Meng Chuan’s waist, he thought it was a weapon controlled by the Power of Essence Soul.

To his surprise, Meng Chuan was at the Physical Body Tribulation realm!

He only used long-range attacks without engaging in close-range combat. Ta Gu and Black Wind were secretly astonished. If he were to draw his saber and engage in close combat, I’m afraid Palace Lord Snowjade would lose even faster.

There were quite a few Tribulation Eminences that cultivated both their Physical Body and Essence Soul. However, it was very rare for a Tribulation Eminence to reach the Fifth Tribulation realm in both aspects. Typically, Tribulation Eminences had one aspect better than the other.

Unbeknownst to them…

Meng Chuan’s body was actually only at the Fourth Tribulation realm. However, when he became a perfected Imperial Lord, his body already had Fifth Tribulation realm combat strength.

His close-range attacks were indeed stronger than his long-range attacks.

…

He admitted defeat? Meng Chuan relaxed. His Bloodblades flew back rapidly. I thought we would have to engage in close combat before deciding a victor.

Meng Chuan was already prepared. If the other party had stronger means, he would engage Snowjade in close combat! He would even use the Thirteen Universe Beads! However, he clearly wasn’t forced into such a situation.

Whoosh.

The array formation slowly converged.

The Guardian with a snake tail smiled and said, “Since one side has admitted defeat, the final victor will be Eastcalm!”

The final victor of the cave abode expedition was Meng Chuan!

“Brother Eastcalm, congratulations,” said Ta Gu with a smile. “Senior Cang Xing’s cave abode is a huge opportunity.”

Meng Chuan’s heart stirred. Senior Cang Xing? At the same time, he nodded and smiled at Ta Gu. He could sense his kindness.

“Impressive.” Black Wind praised, “I never expected Brother Eastcalm to hide so much strength when fighting me. I never expected Brother Eastcalm to be a Physical Body Tribulation Eminence as well.”

“Follow me,” urged the human-bodied, snake-tailed Guardian. “As for the three of you, wait here. I’ll bestow each of you something later.”

“Everyone, I’ll enter first,” said Meng Chuan with a smile. He then walked towards the forbidden creature’s giant head with the human-bodied, snake-tailed Guardian.

The forbidden creature’s blood-colored vertical eye looked down. Its eye turned colder, but it couldn’t stop them. It was imprisoned here, forever to be the entire cave abode’s power source.

“Follow me.” The human-bodied, snake-tailed Guardian flew into the gaping mouth.

Meng Chuan flew into the gaping mouth as well.

Every tooth in the gaping mouth was like a huge mountain peak. They flew through the gap.

“In the end, the one who succeeded was actually Brother Eastcalm, who arrived last.” Ta Gu shook his head and smiled. “It’s really difficult to predict how things will develop.”

“Even if Brother Eastcalm didn’t come, I wouldn’t have come out victorious.” Black Wind had a good attitude.

Snowjade stood by the side silently.

He was still thinking about how his will was suppressed. My willpower has a huge flaw. I have to temper my mind and will. I have to thank Meng Chuan for letting me discover this flaw in advance. He looked up and saw the human-bodied, snake-tailed Guardian and Meng Chuan fly into the giant head’s gaping mouth.

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A chamber was hidden deep within the gaping mouth.

The chamber was only 1,000 feet wide. It was embedded in the flesh of the forbidden creature’s mouth. Meng Chuan carefully examined the ancient chamber.

Rumble~

The chamber’s door opened automatically.

“Follow me.” The Guardian walked in, and Meng Chuan followed.

Huh? The moment Meng Chuan entered, he realized that the chamber was very empty. There wasn’t much inside. All he saw was a black mirror hanging on a wall, reflecting his appearance.

A blurry light enveloped him as ancient words appeared in the mirror.

The snake-tailed man smiled at the ancient text before his smile froze. He turned to look at Meng Chuan in disbelief. “You’ve only cultivated for 1,587 years? How is that possible? How can a Fifth Tribulation Eminence be so young?”