Chapter 1421: Brave Never Dies

As numerous heavenly lights descended, thunder seemed to echo across the land, and then, overwhelming, they struck down upon Zhou Yuan's location.

Zhou Yuan also perceived those mysterious heavenly light divine thunderbolts. When he felt the power contained within each of them, his scalp immediately went numb. That power was terrifying beyond imagination.

"Old Ancestor, didn't you say it would be a bit simpler?!" Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"It's fine, believe in yourself, you can do it!" Patriarch Cang Xuan encouraged with a smile.

Staring at that smile, Zhou Yuan suddenly felt tricked. He could only roll his eyes, and then his body abruptly swelled.

Purple-gold dragon scales covered his body like battle armor. In mere moments, his Saint Dragon physique was activated without reservation.

Concurrently, a vast Saint Dragon Qi erupted, directly forming a winding, coiling nine-clawed purple-gold giant dragon above Zhou Yuan. As it roared skyward, it exuded earth-shattering might.

Faced with this technique designed to test Saints, Zhou Yuan clearly dared not show the slightest negligence.

Just as he finished preparing, the divine thunder, like heavenly light, struck down. At that instant, the nine-clawed purple-gold giant dragon coiling above Zhou Yuan immediately let out a pained roar.

Many of its purple-gold dragon scales were shattered in that instant.

Zhou Yuan's main body felt a heavy blow. A continuous roar echoed in his mind, then spread throughout his physical body. Had he not activated his Saint Dragon physique at that moment, the mere spread of the sound waves alone might have been enough to incapacitate him.

It was too terrifying!

This was the only thought in Zhou Yuan's mind at that moment. The heavenly light divine thunder seemed to contain an extremely unique power. Each strike made Zhou Yuan experience true suffering. That pain not only came from the physical body's tremors, but even his soul was stinging, as if on the verge of being torn apart.

One after another, the heavenly light divine thunderbolts descended. The immense purple-gold nine-clawed giant dragon's form continuously shrank. After just dozens of strikes, the dragon's figure had become extremely ethereal.

It had clearly reached its limit of endurance.

Zhou Yuan himself was also in a dazed and confused state; his soul was agitated, making it difficult for him to maintain clear consciousness.

In the distance, Sect Master Qing Yang, Su Youwei, Wu Yao, and others watched Zhou Yuan with worried expressions. Although the heavenly light divine thunder was terrifying, it was clearly only targeting Zhou Yuan. Thus, despite its seemingly terrifying power, not a single trace of it leaked outward.

They all witnessed Zhou Yuan's miserable state. To be able to force him into such a wretched condition demonstrated how terrifying the trial of the Cang Xuan Saint Seal was.

Another heavenly light divine thunderbolt descended, directly tearing the ethereal nine-clawed purple-gold giant dragon to shreds. Then, the lightning struck down, cleaving onto Zhou Yuan's dragon-scaled physical body.

A tearing sound!

On his body, dragon scales cracked open, a hideous wound was torn open, and blood gushed forth.

The intense pain from his body suddenly jolted the dazed Zhou Yuan awake. He gritted his teeth against the agonizing pain within him and circulated the Saint Dragon Qi with all his might.

At the torn wound, his flesh began to wriggle, rapidly repairing the injury.

Layers of purple-gold dragon scales spread out like battle armor.

Boom! Boom!

The heavenly light divine thunder continued to descend, its brilliant radiance almost dimming the chilling blood sea below.

Saint Yuan's Saint Soul, entwined with strange blood patterns, also watched this scene. His face was somewhat twisted as he sneered, "Cang Xuan, you actually want him to become the Heaven Master of Cang Xuan Heaven?!"

"Although this kid's potential is extraordinary, he hasn't reached the Saint stage yet. To try and control the Cang Xuan Saint Seal is simply a pipe dream!"

"This Heavenly Heart Tribulation is enough to destroy him, haha!"

Amidst his sneering laughter, Zhou Yuan's physical body was continuously torn apart by the onslaught of heavenly light divine thunderbolts. His robust Saint Dragon physique crumbled inch by inch, a tragic sight that made one avert their gaze.

However, Zhou Yuan displayed immense resilience at this moment. Even though his face was distorted with pain and his eyes were bloodshot, he did not give up. Instead, amidst continuous low roars, he frantically activated his Saint Dragon Qi.

When a section of his Saint Dragon physique was shattered, he would use Saint Dragon Qi to restore it.

His flesh and blood cycled endlessly between constant pulverization and restoration.

But this situation clearly could not continue indefinitely. Zhou Yuan's Saint Dragon Qi would eventually be exhausted. When his physical body couldn't recover fast enough, it would likely be instantly and utterly destroyed by the terrifying heavenly light divine thunder.

Patriarch Cang Xuan's expression grew solemn as he watched this scene. This Heavenly Heart Tribulation was designed to test Saints, and Zhou Yuan's ability to withstand so many strikes was already due to his exceptionally profound foundation.

But if it continued, Zhou Yuan would also fall into peril.

Patriarch Cang Xuan took a deep breath. He gripped the Cang Xuan Saint Seal in his hand and, using the last trace of its authority, activated it.

A ripple suddenly seemed to spread, transcending space and directly transmitting to every corner of Cang Xuan Heaven.

At this moment, all living beings in Cang Xuan Heaven had a sudden image flash in their minds.

It was a series of continuously spreading crimson light pillars. These pillars reached straight up to the sky, like demon's blood, devouring everything in their path. When they swept over a city, millions of living beings within were instantly dissolved, with only shrill screams echoing out.

That scene made countless beings tremble with fear.

The image flickered, finally solidifying on Zhou Yuan, who was struggling under the Heavenly Heart Tribulation.

"The great tribulation seeks to destroy the world; may our Heaven's brave ones be indestructible."

At the same time, a majestic voice resonated within the hearts of countless beings. At that moment, all living beings seemed to be enlightened, knowing what they could do.

On the city walls of the Great Zhou Royal Palace.

Zhou Qing and Qin Yu, with bloodshot eyes, watched Zhou Yuan, whose body was continuously being eroded and shattered by the divine thunder. Then, they heard the voice resonating in their hearts.

Thus, they unhesitatingly closed their eyes and, with an incredibly devout mindset, silently prayed in their hearts.

"May our Heaven's brave ones be indestructible."

Within Great Zhou City, countless subjects devoutly closed their eyes, praying that the catastrophe would not descend.

"May our Heaven's brave ones be indestructible."

As the gaze swept to every corner of Cang Xuan Heaven, countless beings were kneeling, knowing that the last hope for Cang Xuan Heaven lay with the figure currently struggling under the divine thunder.

"May our Heaven's brave ones be indestructible."

Countless prayers began to rise, little by little, finally converging into a torrent. It broke through space via a special channel, surging into the Cang Xuan Saint Seal.

On the Cang Xuan Saint Seal, mysterious light patterns flickered. After those prayers underwent a remarkably mystical transformation, they surged into Zhou Yuan's body beneath the Heavenly Heart Thunder, in a peculiar way that even Saints could not perceive.

And it was at this very moment, Zhou Yuan, whose physical body was continuously and frantically being eroded by the Heavenly Heart Thunder, suddenly had a strange sensation.

He felt as if he now possessed some kind of indestructible, immortal attribute.