Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 46

Ch 46: A Different Triple Heavenly Tribulation

After Zhou An sat down, he ate the last Ten Thousand Demons Pill and began to refine it using the Innate Universe Art.

Now that he is already a Demon King Body, the Ten Thousand Demons Pill is no longer enough to harm his body. Plus, he has already eaten one, which is enough to resist the pill’s overbearing medicinal properties.

Then, he used the Yin-Yang Energy to refine and absorb it, and then stabilized his cultivation. It took a full ten days for him to reach 1500 years of cultivation. This is already the peak of the Innate Third Level. Without breaking through the realm, he cannot improve his cultivation any further. Most of the medicinal power of the Ten Thousand Demons Pill is accumulated in his body.

Upon reaching this level of cultivation, he quickly sensed the approaching Heavenly Tribulation. He took off his outer clothes, wearing only a pair of white boxer shorts.

Seeing this surprised the Ten Thousand Demons King and his disciples. Even Hua Wuyue was curious about what he was doing.

The Ten Thousand Demons King looked at Hua Wuyue beside him and asked, “Sister-in-law, what does this mean?”

Hua Wuyue also shook her head, indicating she didn’t understand.

They waited for five days, and Jie Yun appeared in the sky. This Jie Yun was as black as ink and surged with five colors of lightning.

Seeing this, the Ten Thousand Demons King exclaimed, “Five Elements Heavenly Thunder! This… how is this possible? Whether human, demon, or devil, Heavenly Tribulations only produce one type of Heavenly Thunder.”

No one could answer this question, and they watched with even greater curiosity.

Zhou An looked up at the Jie Yun in the sky, feeling somewhat afraid. The black Jie Yun felt only a few hundred meters above his head, as if he could touch it with a jump.

The surging clouds and lightning were terrifying to behold.

In the Jie Yun, five-colored lightning condensed into five thunderballs with a diameter of one hundred meters, representing the Five Elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

As the energy gathered, the five thunderballs shot straight down, as fast as lightning, landing on Zhou An in the blink of an eye.

The Ten Thousand Demons King exclaimed in shock, “What is Big Brother doing! Not using magic treasures to resist! Even with our demon race’s strong bodies, we wouldn’t dare to use our bodies to withstand the Heavenly Tribulation!”

Hua Wuyue didn’t expect Zhou An to do this and was also quite frightened. If she could have approached at this time, she would have rushed up already.

The five thunderballs engulfed Zhou An, and the mountain peak instantly turned into powder. Within the thunderballs, Zhou An activated the Yin-Yang Energy to absorb and transform the energy of the thunderballs, stimulating his physical body.

The boxer shorts on his body instantly turned to ashes, and his entire body turned red, like red-hot iron.

Using the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, he allowed his own bloodline and Demon King Body to be tempered and fused. The Five Elements Lightning poured into his eyes, and his eyes shone with intense purple light.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered the scene of Sun Wukong being thrown into the alchemy furnace. Whether it was the Ethereal Demon Eye or the Demon King Body, they were both demon race bloodlines. If he, a human, didn’t have the system as a cheat, it would be impossible to fuse them.

Therefore, this time he used the Heavenly Thunder to temper himself, so that his body could better fuse with the special bloodlines. Once successful, his physical body would be like a defensive treasure, and ordinary treasures would hardly be able to harm him at all.

After five minutes of continuous Heavenly Thunder burning, the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder dissipated. Not only did his body not feel uncomfortable, but it felt very comfortable, like stepping out of a sauna, feeling that every pore of his skin was breathing.

Seeing Zhou An really using his physical body to withstand the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder from a distance, the Ten Thousand Demons King was dumbfounded, his mouth open for a long time.

The others were even more exaggerated. The Ten Thousand Demons King’s disciples were completely stunned, feeling that their worldview had been shattered.

Hua Wuyue’s eyes shone with strange colors, and her gaze became somewhat reverent.

The second Heavenly Tribulation appeared, and the five-colored Heavenly Thunder condensed into a thunderball, becoming a five-colored thunderball with a diameter of one hundred meters.

Although there was only one, it could be felt that this Five Elements Thunderball actually possessed a trace of Heavenly Authority.

The people watching from the side secretly swallowed, wondering what they would do if it were them.

Without a doubt, everyone thought that they must release their most powerful defensive magic treasure, otherwise, if this thing touched their body, they would definitely turn into ashes.

The Ten Thousand Demons King asked again, “Big Brother doesn’t plan to use his body to withstand the second one too, does he? If this continues, even my body won’t be able to withstand it.”

Hua Wuyue couldn’t answer. She was more nervous than anyone else now, secretly blaming Zhou An for doing such a dangerous thing without discussing it with her.

The Heavenly Tribulation didn’t give them much time to think, nor did it give Zhou An too much time to prepare.

A fused five-colored thunderball fell again in the blink of an eye, engulfing Zhou An.

This time, the thunderball didn’t destroy the mountain, but instead enveloped Zhou An. The terrifying electric current inside made people’s scalps tingle.

Hua Wuyue clasped her hands together, twisting her fingers, so nervous that she didn’t know where to put her hands.

The Ten Thousand Demons King’s cheeks twitched, and even his breathing became rapid. Zhou An’s method of transcending the tribulation completely broke the previous concepts.

This time it lasted for 10 minutes. After the energy dissipated, Zhou An was seen floating in mid-air, his whole body glowing red, but he looked calm, even showing a smiling expression, making people wonder if what they had just seen was an illusion.

The last Heavenly Tribulation began to appear, and the huge energy caused the Jie Yan to turn into a five-colored vortex, with lightning condensing in the middle, turning into a transparent thunderball.

If it weren’t for the lightning all over the sky, they would have suspected that this was a clear water ball.

“This is the real Five Elements Divine Thunder, even a Great Power at the Innate Ninth Level can’t withstand its power.” The Ten Thousand Demons King’s eyes were red with excitement. If Zhou An could really withstand it again, then he would really be breaking the previous concepts.

The Ten Thousand Demons King was very confident in facing the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, but he was afraid of the Heart Devil. Now, seeing Zhou An acting like this, he began to have confidence and anticipation for the subsequent Heart Devil test.

The third Heavenly Thunder didn’t have the amazing momentum of the second one, but instead had a plain and unremarkable feeling.

But when it landed on Zhou An, a large section of the mountain disappeared instantly, and it was the silent kind, which was the most terrifying.

And Zhou An was still floating in the original position. The water-colored Heavenly Thunder surrounded him, and lightning flashed on the surface of his body. Every time the lightning landed on his skin, it caused a large area of his body to burn red, and then turn charred black after the red faded.

The third one was the longest, disappearing after 15 minutes, and Zhou An had completely turned into a humanoid coke.

Hua Wuyue’s face turned pale, and she instinctively took out the potion and was about to fly over.

Fortunately, the Ten Thousand Demons King stopped her in time and shouted, “There is still the final Heart Devil. If you approach, the power of the Heart Devil will be doubled, and your Heart Devil will also be triggered.”

Hua Wuyue could only stop, looking at Zhou An worriedly. She could no longer feel Zhou An’s life aura at all, and he looked like a charred corpse.

In Zhou An’s sea of consciousness, a person who looked exactly like him appeared in front of him.

He curiously looked around and said, “So this is the Heart Devil. I thought it would be a dark and ugly monster.”

The Heart Devil looked at Zhou An silently. Zhou An smiled and said, “You are my Heart Devil, so you naturally know all my thoughts. How about it, let’s try it together.”

“You are too bold.” The Heart Devil said with a complicated expression.

“I’m very timid. The Heart Devil is originally a part of myself. I never wanted to become the kind of cultivator who cuts off emotions and desires. The Empresses and Imperial Concubines are all so beautiful, why should I deny my emotions and desires?”

On the contrary, I need your existence, otherwise, if I accidentally cultivate myself into an old immortal without desires, it would be tragic, right?” Zhou An said.

“Hmph, easy to say, you are just relying on having the Yin-Yang Art. Even if you are controlled by me and enter the Demon Path, you can use this method to resolve the Demonic Energy, and instead help you improve your cultivation.” The Heart Devil had an unhappy expression, feeling that his Heart Devil was a failure, becoming nourishment for the main body.

“Haha, I said you are me, nothing can be hidden from you. Okay, let’s merge, let me enter the Demon Path. There is still a Demonic Seed in my body, you can let it sprout and grow.” Zhou An stretched out his hand to him.

“I won’t let you get what you want.” The Heart Devil showed a humiliating expression, wanting to disperse himself.

“Why bother? There are still the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation and the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation later. Don’t tell me you plan to disperse yourself every time. You are cheating, you know that?” Zhou An laughed.

“You are the one cheating.” The Heart Devil roared.

As a result, Zhou An pounced on him and hugged him the moment he was distracted.

The Heart Devil roared, turning into black energy and drilling into Zhou An’s mouth, nose, and ears.

At this moment, in reality, Zhou An’s body emitted a strong Demonic Energy. The Demonic Energy even affected the sky. The Jie Yun had just dissipated, and dark clouds appeared again, with Demonic Energy churning.

“Failed!” The Ten Thousand Demons King was desperate. He wanted Zhou An to succeed in transcending the tribulation more than anyone else. If he failed, it meant that Zhou An’s method was wrong, and he could only face the Heart Devil of the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation himself.

Hua Wuyue was not worried about these things, but instead showed joy. He was still accepting the Heart Devil test, which meant that Zhou An was still alive.

As for the Heart Devil, the two of them practiced Dual Cultivation, and Demonic Energy was their source of power.

A moment later, the Demonic Energy in the sky turned into a black whirlwind and was sucked into Zhou An’s mouth. Then, the charcoal on the surface of his body cracked, True Energy erupted, the charcoal shattered, and the real body was revealed.

The skin, tempered by the Heavenly Thunder, was like white jade, crystal clear and full of energy.

Zhou An’s eyes shone with intense evil energy, but the evil energy quickly retracted, restoring his clear gaze.

He took out clothes from the system space and put them back on, then flew into the air to Hua Wuyue’s side and stretched out his arms to her.

Hua Wuyue breathed a sigh of relief, showed joy, and threw herself into his arms, humming, “You didn’t even tell me when you did this. You scared me to death just now. See how I deal with you when we get back.”

Zhou An smiled triumphantly. Now he has reached the Innate Fourth Level. The Heavenly Thunder tempered his body, not only strengthening his physical body, but also tempering his Innate True Energy, allowing his True Energy to carry the attributes of the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder.

Moreover, absorbing the power of the Heart Devil and the remaining medicinal power of the Ten Thousand Demons Pill allowed his cultivation to increase by another three hundred years, reaching 1800 years.