"What's wrong?" Looking down on your father? Do you think your father is a half-useless person now? Long Zhantian said with a smile.
"I wouldn't dare ...," Long Chen hurriedly said.
Long Zhantian smiled and comforted Long Chen, saying, "I'm just joking, you don't need to be so nervous." Long
Zhantian suddenly let out a long sigh, his gaze drifting into the distance, and said slowly, "
Chen'er, do you know what the most powerful force in this world is?"
Long Chen was taken aback: "I don't know."
Long Chen truly didn't know, because the concept of power had always been shattered. Sometimes he thought this was the strongest power, but it turned out even stronger forces appeared. So until now, he still didn't know what the most powerful power was.
"The most powerful force is Nirvana." Long Zhantian said.
"The power of the Phoenix clan?" Long Chen asked.
"No, Nirvana is Nirvana; it doesn't belong to any clan. In this world, it's not just the phoenix who can be reborn from Nirvana.
What I call nirvana is not bowing to fate in difficult times, not denying yourself in confusion, not giving up hope in desperate situations, and welcoming your own dawn through persistence. "Long Zhantian looked at Long Chen and said,
"Actually, back on the Tianwu Continent, I encountered the same situation. Back then, I was cursed by evil demons, lost all my cultivation, and spent every moment tormented in purgatory.
At that time, only your mother was by my side. She kept encouraging me and firmly believed I could get through it.
At that time, she wrote a poem for me, and it was precisely because of that poem that I endured countless days and nights at the Long family.
Snow presses down on the branches, though low they do not touch the mud; when the red sun rises, it still reaches the sky. "
When the red sun rises, it still reaches the sky."
Long Chen quietly recited this poem, his heart surging with emotion. Looking at his father, his heart was filled with admiration. Whether it was his father or mother, both were dazzling talents who looked down on the world; otherwise, he could never have composed such bold poetry.
"Chen'er, remember your mother's poem: Life is never a flat road; where there are mountains, there are valleys.
When you're at a low point, don't feel lost or panicked. Persist and wait—your own red sun will surely come. Long Zhantian said to Long Chen.
Long Chen nodded. Such a magnificent poem was hard to forget even if he wanted to.
"Come on, Chen'er, help protect Father." Long Zhantian said.
Long Chen's heart raced wildly; he knew exactly what his father was planning.
The two arrived at a desolate valley, still within the branch courtyard's territory, but the branch had not yet been rebuilt, and the surroundings were desolate.
"Smack!"
Long Zhantian opened a crystal bottle, and seven-colored blood flowed out from inside. When the seven-colored blood appeared, the whole world trembled.
This Seven-Colored Supreme Blood, nourished by chaotic energy, contained terrifying energy, and Long Chen was filled with worry.
He knew his father wanted to withdraw his essence blood, but this essence blood had been separated from his body for too long and had grown independently. He feared his father wouldn't be able to control it.
"Chen'er, don't worry. Everything is under control." Seeing Long Chen's nervous expression, Long Zhantian smiled slightly, signaling him not to be nervous.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, the Seven-Colored Supreme Blood lingering in the void first broke free from the bottle's restraint and felt confused. Suddenly, it lunged onto Long Zhantian, causing his body to tremble, and then his aura began to rise rapidly.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion rang out inside Long Zhantian's body, as if something had shattered. Then the nine heavens roared as endless tribulation clouds gathered.
"Broke through?"
Long Chen was both shocked and delighted. A bottle of Seven-Colored Supreme Blood had directly broken through the shackles of the divine fire and triggered the Four Extremes Heavenly Tribulation.
What Long Chen found most unbelievable was that the violent seven-colored Supreme blood returned to Long Zhantian's body, without the slightest resistance or causing any damage.
"Rumble... Seven-colored
thunder poured down. To Long Chen's surprise, Long Zhantian's tribulation was actually larger than when he was at the fourth level.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Zhantian opened his large hand, and a seven-colored divine sword appeared—it was the Seven Absolute Sword, exactly the same as the one Long Chen had condensed earlier.
"Boom!"
Long Zhantian's Seven Absolute Sword radiated immortal energy. With a single slash, he slashed down at the heavenly tribulation, shattering the clouds of the Nine Heavens in an instant, transforming into endless thunderous symbols.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Long Zhantian formed a hand seal with one hand, and seven-colored divine light appeared above the heavens, enveloping all the thunder like a giant net that caught them all.
The thunder runes surged into Long Zhantian's body like a torrent. In that instant, his frail frame suddenly became stronger, and he became full of heroic spirit.
The thunder was absorbed by Long Zhantian without a single drop, instantly solidifying his realm. Most importantly, he had just advanced to the Four Extremes Realm, yet his aura did not leak out at all. He didn't look like someone who had just advanced, and his aura was so solid it was terrifying.
"Just as expected, Father's essence blood is nourished by chaotic energy. Now that he's reclaiming his essence blood, it means he's already started using chaotic energy to cultivate while at the Divine Fire Realm. His foundation rivals that of the Chaos Era." Long Chen was thrilled; his father had finally turned misfortune into a blessing.
No wonder Long Zhantian's heavenly tribulation was so terrifying. It seemed that the powerful figures of the Chaos Era, as the Dragon Clan experts said, were born in the wrong era compared to them.
"Whoosh"
Long Zhantian fused another bottle of Seven-Colored Supreme Blood. Rumbling and explosions echoed within his body, his aura breaking through continuously.
The Four Extremes are one heaven, two heavens, and three heavens... He actually broke through all the way to the Eighth Heaven, and then Long Zhantian opened another crystal bottle.
"Boom!"
Long Zhantian's aura instantly broke through to the Divine Lord Realm. At that moment, heaven and earth trembled, and endless tribulation clouds shrouded the sky.
"Rumble..."
As soon as the heavenly tribulation appeared, endless seven-colored thunder swords poured down, piercing through the void.
"Boom!"
Long Zhantian wielded the Seven Absolute Sword and slashed again. The entire sky was torn apart, endless tribulation clouds shattered once more, and these thunder runes were obediently absorbed by Long Zhantian.
In just a few breaths, the thunder in the sky was completely absorbed by Long Zhantian, not a single bit wasted.
Long Chen was dumbfounded. He had seen the world before, but had never seen such a tribulation crossing method.
Long Zhantian stood in place, eyes closed, like a statue, yet carried an aura of looking down on the world and the heavens, making one's heart race.
"Whoosh"
Long Zhantian slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. When he opened his eyes again, seven-colored patterns appeared within them. Within the patterns, the sun and moon shone and responded, as if countless paths were evolving in the process.
"Supreme Heavenly Eye!"
Long Chen couldn't help but exclaim. His father had actually awakened the legendary Divine Eye, which was even higher than the Six Paths Heavenly Eye. Long Chen could hardly believe his own eyes.