Chapter 706 - 701: Recreated
A cyan-colored radiance had been born into existence. Its light was so bright, so brilliant that Wei Wuyin's silver irises, dark pupils, and white sclera were blanketed by its hue. Those vulgar words that he wanted to spit out were forcefully severed as he observed a phenomenon that he had never thought he'd see again in this life.
Uuuurrrrnnn!
A familiar sound etched into his heart resounded once more. It resembled the bellowing of a great aquatic beast, and that pounded against his heart, mind, and cells with thunderous waves. The world distorted, twisting, contorting, and changing in an unpredictable, nauseating manner that left one's mind stumbling.
The changes produced a visual imagery before him, a kaleidoscope-like effect of perfect symmetry was formed, split from his current perception. Yet before him was the object that emerged without reason, seemingly utterly impossible to appear.
A ring of cyan light.
SOUL PULSE RING!!!
Unlike before, his astral souls and himself were accustomed to the baffling visual and sensational changes, so they acclimated themselves swiftly, yet the intense shock from this event wasn't lessened the slightest.
"How is this even possible? Aren't they products of the Soul-Pulse Manifestation Tribulation?!" Wei Wuyin was completely thrown for a loop, unable to properly react to this heaven-defying event. According to conventional logic, a cultivator was unable to experience Astral Tribulations with the same Spirit of Cultivation twice. To experience an Astral Tribulation again, one had to shatter their Spirit of Cultivation and restart anew!N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m
While Mystic Ascendants didn't seem to have this restriction, capable of challenging their respective Ascensions multiple times, those in the Astral Core Realm did!
This Soul Pulse Ring was as large as the first ring of his combined tribulation, exceeding hundreds of thousands of miles in circumference. Yet unlike before, the Ninestar Starfield was gargantuan in comparison to the Everlore Starfield, so it barely exceeded the Soul-Rising Domain. Still, it was massive!
However, Wei Wuyin's heart was unable to rest, because more Soul Pulse Rings were forming! He could see the second slowly gather and condense as the Manifested Spirit Energy coalesced into the ring shape.
The formation of the ring was slow, very slow in comparison to his original Soul Pulse Manifestation Tribulation. Back then, all nine had formed instantly and he was tasked with racing through them. These rings seemed to be somewhat different, but the thought of racing through them again caused his heart to throb.
"BELOW!" Eden shouted out.
Wei Wuyin felt his mind shake as he instinctively glanced below, and when his eyes once again reflected the cyan-colored brilliance, his thoughts almost came full-stop. He saw cyan-colored rings below, two in fact!
His head whipped back upwards and he saw the same image. His first thought was a mirror reflecting it, but then he heard two shouts within his mind.
"Behind us!" Kratos' voice resounded this time, causing his heartbeat to race uncontrollably. Wei Wuyin spun around to notice the Vanishing Colossus blocking his sight. With a soft breath, executing a spatial shift again, he appeared on the other side of the ship. The sight of two rings and a forming three was taking place!
When he reached this thought, he shot upwards until he could view all directions unobstructed. With a complete spin, the void trembled, and he saw it all. His pupils became needlepoints.
Four directions.
"YOU!!" With a ferocious rage, the aura of a Timelord erupted out, and shot directly towards the grey-eyed youth. However, he suddenly stopped as a strange, unfathomable spiritual pressure engulfed them.
"...What is that?"
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In the Elven Sanctuary, within a certain secret realm, there was an archaic palace that was dilapidated and had ninety-nine steps leading to its doors. A young halfling, both human and elf, was within a crowd of elves ready to challenge its trials. While the other elves didn't notice, the halfling felt his hairs stand, his senses incredibly sensitive.
"What's happening?"
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In an isolated location within a strange, unfathomable secret realm, a white-haired female figure's crimson eyes as gorgeous as treasured rubies opened with a wisp of confusion within. "Spiritual Pressure?"
A faint glimmer sparkled within her crimson eyes alongside a golden glow at her glabella. "Nothing?"
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Wei Wuyin watched as the rings completely formed. All nine rings in four directions. The spiritual pressure was far too weak. If the current him had to undergo the same tribulation, as long as he wasn't split into four directions, he felt it would be too easy to overcome. A small smile of absolute confidence formed on his face.
Yet...
Wei Wuyin's eyes widened. He felt his astral souls start to move about suspiciously.
"no..."
They started sharing their energies.
"No."
Their auras soon became indistinguishable.
"NO!"
And they started to brightly glow!
Three different no's said in three different tones, each deeper than the last, backed by an increasingly forbidding volume.
Wei Wuyin could swear that he heard laughing...
The thirty-six rings trembled and started to fracture.