It seemed to confirm Bruch Gula's words.
Thirty-six tribulation clouds bloomed in the sky once more, precisely thirty-six in number.
These thirty-six dark red, enchanting flowers hung in the air, as if thirty-six extra suns had appeared.
The Taibai Mountain was arid, the ground feeling as though it could spew flames.
"The Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation! It truly is the Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation!"
Snow Wolf's face was filled with extreme terror.
The Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation!
This was far beyond the Thirty-six Heavenly Tribulation.
While the Thirty-six Heavenly Tribulation had some discernible patterns, the Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation was something unheard of.
Even after existing for so long, they had never heard of any creature surviving the Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation!
The Fallen Angel did not reply, turning and fleeing.
They might have had the confidence to watch the Thirty-six Heavenly Tribulation from a distance, but for the Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation, they had no desire to even witness it.
A single misstep could cost them their lives, let alone the chance to observe.
Seeing the Fallen Angel depart, Bruch Gula and his group exchanged no further words, turning and leaving themselves.
But...
After only a few steps, they abruptly stopped.
They hadn't realized until they started moving.
Move?
There was nowhere they could go.
As soon as they tried to leave, they discovered they were as if locked on by the heavenly tribulation.
"Damn it!"
"Are we just going to stay here?" The Succubus glanced at Ao Yuan, who was still suspended in mid-air, then at the dark red tribulation cloud flowers arrayed in the sky. Her face was ashen.
"Gula, you brought us here!"
"You have to find a way!"
In her desperation, the Succubus turned her accusation directly onto Bruch Gula.
The others, hearing this, also looked at Bruch Gula with unfriendly gazes.
Had it not been for Bruch Gula waking them up and promising they could regain their peak strength by hunting Ao Yuan, they would never have provoked Ao Yuan!
"What else can we do?"
Bruch Gula quickly understood the meaning in their eyes. He said coldly, "This has already happened."
"Our priority now is how to survive this heavenly tribulation."
"Are you going to be able to leave by questioning me now?"
His harsh words, though true, silenced the others.
Though they hated to admit it, they had to concede that Bruch Gula was right.
"Listen to me," Bruch Gula said, breathing deeply as they stopped targeting him. "Although the heavenly tribulation has sealed off this area for now."
"But we are not Ao Yuan, who is facing the tribulation! We still have a high chance of surviving."
"I refuse to believe that with all our combined strength, we can't withstand the aftershocks of the Seventy-two Heavenly Tribulation!"
Boom!
As Bruch Gula spoke, a deafening sound suddenly echoed from the sky.
Then, they saw a tribulation cloud flower wither and descend.
The dense firelight contained within it shot across the sky at an indescribable speed, striking Ao Yuan like a falling meteor!
Bang!
An enormous mass of fire slammed into the sea of lightning.
Splash!
In an instant, the entire sea of lightning seemed to ignite, turning a deep red.
The temperature in the air rapidly surged. Within moments, the surrounding temperature rose to an incredibly terrifying level.
If any creature dared to approach Ao Yuan at this moment, they would likely melt into nothingness under this terrifying heat, leaving not a single drop of blood behind.
Sizzle sizzle!
Under this high temperature, even the air emitted a sizzling sound, as if it too were about to be incinerated.
From a distance.
Bruch Gula and the others were staring blankly.
But at that moment.
Puff~
A subtle sound suddenly rang out.
Following it, a flame appeared out of nowhere on their bodies, rapidly burning everything within them.
In the blink of an eye, more than half of their clothes were incinerated.
"Damn it! This celestial fire!"
Bruch Gula's expression changed slightly. With a wave of his hand, a red light emerged, sweeping towards the flames.
Fortunately, they had not directly come into contact with the celestial fire. The flames that appeared were far from the power of the celestial fire.
In an instant, they were extinguished by the red light emanating from Bruch Gula.
At this moment.
Ao Yuan, who had been bathing in the sea of lightning, suddenly stiffened.
He sensed a change in the sea of lightning.
An intensely hot temperature swept through his entire body.
The terrifying heat was almost unbearable for him.
Immediately after, his body began to burn.
Sizzle sizzle!
He could even clearly smell the scent of burning from his own body.
"What's going on!"
Ao Yuan's face changed slightly. He tried to extinguish the flames on his body.
But for some reason, he was completely unable to put them out. Instead, the flames seemed to intensify with time.
"Damn it!"
Ao Yuan cursed inwardly and quickly channeled his power, using the Weak Water.
As long as the Weak Water could extinguish this flame, the celestial fire would pose no threat to Ao Yuan.
However!
Sizzle sizzle!
Countless streams of Weak Water sprayed out and collided with the celestial fire.
Instead of making the celestial fire disappear immediately, the Weak Water and the celestial fire seemed to neutralize each other, producing layers of mist around him.
However, after a few seconds of collision, both the Weak Water and the celestial fire dispersed.
"Hiss~"
Ao Yuan's eyes immediately focused on his body. In those few seconds, a large portion of his scales had been burned by the flames.
As the celestial fire dissipated, the scales did not regenerate.
"Heal!"
Seeing this, Ao Yuan took a slight breath and immediately used his innate divine ability.
A moment later.
His body was completely unharmed, as if it had never been burned by the celestial fire.
"Weak Water Shield!"
Despite this, Ao Yuan did not relax. He quickly summoned the Weak Water to cover his entire body, preparing to use it to resist the erosion of the celestial fire.
Once the released Weak Water completely enveloped him, Ao Yuan finally felt a slight sense of relief.
Ao Yuan looked up at the celestial fire gathering force in the sky. A flicker of seriousness appeared in his eyes.
Although he could use the Weak Water to offset the erosion of the celestial fire, he still did not want his body to be burned for no reason.
This brought him no benefit whatsoever.
With this thought, Ao Yuan wasted no more time. He immediately plunged into the sea of lightning, preparing to use this period to temper his body with the tribulation lightning.
Boom!
And just as Ao Yuan threw himself into the sea of lightning.
In the sky, the second tribulation cloud flower withered and fell.
Following that.
The celestial fire contained within the tribulation cloud flower poured down towards Ao Yuan.
Unlike the first time, this celestial fire seemed to possess a life of its own.
As it pounced forward, it manifested the phantom image of a fire qilin.
The qilin strode through the air, flames scattering from its feet.