The wind howled, snow swirled, and hailstones hard as iron pelted Fang Yuan incessantly. He remained completely still, his Immortal Zombie body completely unharmed.
Boom, boom, boom...
Hei Lou Lan continuously scattered the Petty Gu. Once these ancient Air Path Gu insects had absorbed the maximum amount of Heaven and Earth Qi, she immediately recalled them. During this process, many Petty Gu exploded on their own, and the absorbed Heaven and Earth Qi returned to the world.
When a Gu Master ascends to immortality, the Heaven and Earth Qi fluctuates violently. All Gu, whether Mortal or Immortal, suffer backlash.
Although Hei Lou Lan had prepared the Petty Gu, at best they could only slightly influence the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity, far from being able to control it.
As time gradually passed, inevitably, the Heaven and Earth Qi grew richer and richer, reaching the threshold where the Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity would be born.
Amidst the howling wind that sounded like ghosts crying and gods wailing, Hei Lou Lan's black hair danced wildly, the tips whipping against her face along with the ice and snow. Clothes created with Gu were evidently much more durable than ordinary clothes. Her hem fluttered, torn by the fierce wind, yet it remained tough and unbroken.
Fang Yuan subtly felt something was off. "It's already this late, why haven't the Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Calamities formed yet?"
His eyes blazed with a strange light as he activated a Gu to observe cautiously. The blizzard could not obstruct his gaze.
Fang Yuan was on high alert. There were many types of Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Calamities. Some were grand and vast, others were eerie and terrifying. It was really hard to say what would come. Gu Masters could only rely on luck and prepare as best they could, adapting to the situation.
Woo, woo, woo...
The wind grew sharper, almost piercing his eardrums. Fang Yuan felt irritated and restless.
Suddenly. He jolted awake, forcefully activating his reconnaissance Gu and peering into the clouds. There, he saw a purple sound chime taking shape, slowly rotating, emitting a wuwu sound.
So, the Heavenly Calamity had already formed in silence!
The wuwu sound grew increasingly high-pitched and shrill. It mixed in the wind, spreading for hundreds of miles around!
Even if Fang Yuan covered his ears, he could not block this sound. Although he had prepared some Sound Path Mortal Gu, his attainment in Sound Path was extremely low, making it difficult for him to effectively defend against it.
His heart grew more and more restless, beating rapidly along with the piercing shrill sound. The blood in his body began to flow backwards.
On the other side. Hei Lou Lan grunted, blood oozing from her mouth and nose. Her condition was even worse than Fang Yuan's.
Fang Yuan squinted, a cold light flickering in his eyes. "This is the Heart-Stirring Sound Tribulation! The sound tribulation fills the ears. Gu Masters who hear it will have their blood flow backwards, their heart beating faster and faster. Over a long time, the blood will rush backwards out of the seven orifices, and the heart will explode with a bang. I am an Immortal Zombie; my corpse blood is cold and barely flows, so I am less affected. But Hei Lou Lan has the Mighty True Martial Physique, her Qi and blood are the most vigorous, which is perfectly countered by the Heart-Stirring Sound Tribulation! I must destroy the source of the tribulation, the purple sound chime!"
With that thought, Fang Yuan hesitated no longer. He activated his Light Void Bat Wings and shot into the sky.
He flew up rapidly. The closer he got to the purple sound chime, the more alarmed his heart became. When he was three hundred steps from the tribulation clouds, his heart was beating at an extreme speed, causing even his muscles and flesh to jump along with it.
Suddenly, Fang Yuan's body froze. He opened his mouth wide and spat out a mouthful of sickly green corpse blood.
Just a moment ago, his heart had finally been unable to bear the strain and completely burst.
But Fang Yuan was an Immortal Zombie. His heart was no longer his weak point. This injury instead aroused his ferocity.
He laughed strangely, raised all eight arms, and suddenly unleashed a killer move.
Ice Diamond Stardust!
Eight star clusters rapidly formed and shot together towards the tribulation clouds.
They drilled into the clouds, bombarding the purple sound chime. The sound chime was not sturdy and instantly shattered. The heart-stirring demonic sound stopped abruptly, and the pressure on Fang Yuan vanished.
But the next moment, the tribulation clouds rolled, Heavenly Qi gathered, and a purple sound chime began to form again in the blink of an eye.
Cold light flashed frequently in Fang Yuan's eyes. How could a Heavenly Tribulation or Earthly Calamity be so easily defeated in one blow? This change was not beyond his expectations.
Ice Diamond Stardust!
He brought his eight arms together, once again activating the offensive killer move, condensing a large cluster of Ice Diamond Stardust.
In the deep blue starlight, specks of stardust sparkled like diamonds, constantly colliding and crashing wildly against each other.
Fang Yuan gave a soft shout, pushing with all eight arms at once, sending the star cluster deep into the tribulation clouds.
The star cluster was massive, so its speed was slow, but after shattering the re-formed purple sound chime, a large portion of the star cluster remained in place, making cracking and popping sounds as it continuously self-destructed.
Heavenly Qi gathered, continuously forming purple sound chimes, only to be instantly ground down by the star cluster.
The star cluster visibly melted away rapidly, but the heart-stirring demonic sound no longer reached Fang Yuan's ears.
Fang Yuan had successfully suppressed the Heavenly Tribulation, but he did not let down his guard. How could the ascension of a Ten Extreme Physique to Gu Immortal be so simple?
He continuously emitted Ice Diamond Stardust. Although this killer move was a Mortal Path killer move, its power was quite impressive. After integrating Do Min-joon's inheritance, it was worth four Immortal Essence Stones.
Ice Diamond Stardust was continuously replenished. The purple sound chime was continuously created and destroyed within it.
Fang Yuan took a moment to lower his head and glance at Hei Lou Lan below.
Her breathing had stabilized again, her eyes still tightly shut. Her expression was resolute as she sat cross-legged in mid-air, unwavering. Traces of dried blood remained on her fair and beautiful face.
But the Mighty True Martial Physique had astonishing recovery power, known as the best among the Ten Extremes. The injuries Hei Lou Lan had just suffered had already completely healed by now.
Her hands moved continuously, one hand scattering Petty Gu, the other specifically for recalling them. She had clearly changed her tactics, scattering the Petty Gu mostly on the ground, rarely letting them fly into the air.
From this, it could be inferred that the number of Petty Gu was not much. After all, they were ancient Air Path Gu insects. Even with the recipe in hand, the materials for refining the Gu were extremely difficult to find.
Even after a long period of thorough preparation, the number Hei Lou Lan had accumulated on hand was not great.
Fang Yuan had just withdrawn his gaze when, at this moment, a sobbing sound reached his ears.
The sound was mournful and sorrowful, like a woman crying in a deep palace, or like a young girl's dreamy murmurs to her lover, a suppressed voice, full of lingering tenderness, yet also filled with love, hate, and sorrow.