Chapter 72: Chaos Tribulation - 2
All of the Chaos tribulations converged into a single, massive entity—a chaotic monstrosity of fire and lightning, surrounded by a dense fog that obscured the battlefield and distorted the senses. Even Venerables would find such a tribulation daunting to confront, with the exception of Limitless. The fiery lightning crackled menacingly, its destructive power radiating outward, while the suffocating fog spread across the environment, eating away at the land beneath and pressing against the barrier.
Inside the barrier, cracks began to appear, but they were countered just as quickly by defensive formations activated by Li Tian's clone. The barrier flickered, straining under the immense pressure of the tribulation, yet holding due to the unrelenting counterattacks from within.
The clones stepped forward, each unleashing their own killer moves. One clone, aligned with Reality Path, summoned a Spatial Convergence Sphere, warping the chaotic energy in an attempt to contain its spread. Another, from Creation Path, activated the Ethereal Shaping Hammer, forging countermeasures against the tribulation's volatile energy.
Despite their efforts, the tribulation's power proved overwhelming. The fiery lightning intensified, shattering the clones' defenses one by one. The dense fog swallowed their formations, rendering their strategies ineffective. Cries of pain echoed as one clone after another fell, their apertures trembling under the immense strain.
When all seemed lost and the clones were on the brink of collapse, the Rule Path killer move tethered to Chan Mu suddenly activated. The chains that had once suppressed him broke away, and the killer move redirected its suppression onto the tribulation itself.
Chan Mu roared, his immense form surging forward, his six eyes blazing with power. With each strike of his 100 hands, he tore through the fog and clashed with the fiery lightning, forcing the chaos tribulation to falter.
The battlefield trembled as Chan Mu unleashed a devastating combination of soul energy and Rule Path suppression, buying precious time for the remaining clones to regroup.
Together, with renewed resolve, they launched a coordinated assault, their attacks amplified by the stabilizing force of the Rule Path move. The cracks on the barrier began to mend, and for the first time, the chaos tribulation showed signs of weakening under their relentless counterattack.
"Hey, Limitless, you are a good person with a brilliant mind," Li Tian remarked, observing the effectiveness of Limitless's killer move against the chaos tribulation.
The battle against the tribulation raged on, its fiery lightning splitting into dozens of serpent-like streaks that lashed out mercilessly. Each strike hit with the force of mountains crumbling, leaving devastation in its wake. The dense fog that surrounded the battlefield thickened, creating spatial distortions that blurred the clones' perception and slowed their movements.
A clone aligned with Space Path initiated Void Collapse Array, forming a series of spatial tears to absorb the incoming lightning strikes. The serpents of fire slammed into the voids, but their destructive energy was too overwhelming, forcing the tears to collapse one after another.
Another clone specializing in Sword Path unleashed Thousand Edge Requiem, sending a storm of ethereal swords slicing through the dense fog. The blades carved through the fog with precision but dissipated before fully piercing the core of the tribulation.
The Creation Path clone called forth Genesis Bastion, an immense protective construct formed of pure energy. The bastion absorbed multiple strikes but began to fracture under the relentless onslaught. Meanwhile, a Time Path clone activated Temporal Stasis Wave, briefly freezing the chaotic tribulation to give the others a moment of reprieve. Yet the tribulation roared back to life almost instantly, its flames burning through the stagnant time field.
As the clones faltered, Chan Mu who got struck by Limtless previously had a chance of using Rule Path, so he used rule path killer moves given by Limtless. Chains of blinding golden energy shot out from his body, wrapping around the fiery lightning and fog.
The chains pulsed with oppressive might, disrupting the tribulation's cohesion and momentarily halting its advance. Chan Mu's six blazing eyes locked onto the heart of the chaos entity, his 100 hands working in unison to batter its defenses with colossal blows.
The battlefield trembled under the clash of forces. Chan Mu's strikes disrupted the spatial distortions, allowing the clones to regain their coordination. The Reality Path clone launched Dimensional Collapse Field, which compressed the tribulation's chaotic core, forcing its energies into a smaller, more manageable area. The Sword Path clone followed with Heaven's Cleaving Arc, a singular, devastating slash that split the core's outer layer of the Chaos Tribulation.
Despite their renewed efforts, the tribulation lashed out with explosive ferocity, engulfing several clones in a fiery maelstrom. Their apertures shook violently, and some crumbled under the strain, their remnants dissipating into light.
Just as the tribulation unleashed a final, cataclysmic wave of energy, Chan Mu surged forward, his chains glowing brighter than ever. The Rule Path killer move coalesced into a massive sigil above the battlefield, suppressing the tribulation entirely. Li Tian's clones launched one last coordinated attack, their killer moves striking in perfect unison.
The combined force overwhelmed the tribulation. The fiery lightning shattered, the fog dissipated, and the chaotic energy unraveled into strands of pure Dao marks. As the chaos Dao marks were siphoned away, Li Tian guided them with meticulous control, channeling them into the Gu being refined before him. The Gu worm now radiated a brilliance never seen before, harboring nearly a million Dao marks across all Paths.
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Sorry, everyone. I couldn't keep my promise to complete the arc on time. I tried my best, but in my effort to deliver this arc in the best possible way, I ended up overthinking and exploring too many approaches. As a result, I couldn't write as many chapters as I wanted. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please share them—I'd love to draw inspiration from you to move forward. Thank you for your understanding.