Supernatural Insight Eyes

Chapter 2087 - 2088: Apex of Corruption! First Update

The eighth human-shaped Heavenly Tribulation was more formidable than the seventh, but Ye Qiu had grown stronger than before, capable of confronting it head-on. Ultimately, he managed to defeat this tribulation by exchanging injuries.

He had survived the eighth human-shaped Heavenly Tribulation!

Ye Qiu’s chest heaved erratically. His clothes were stained red with blood, all of it his own. White bones protruded from several places on his body, exposed by the bloody wounds.

With a turn of his power, the wounds rapidly healed, spawning new flesh, restoring his body to its perfect state once again.

Yet, this also brought Ye Qiu’s aura down considerably.

Dealing with the eighth human-shaped Heavenly Tribulation wasn’t without cost; it drained seventy percent of his power. Still, he emerged victorious.

Now, only the final tribulation remained!

The human-shaped Heavenly Tribulation suspended in the sky, which had been sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, slowly opened its eyes.

Ye Qiu felt a strong oppressive force; this last human-shaped Heavenly Tribulation conveyed a different feeling altogether.

Compared to the previous two tribulations, this one was more human-like.

It smiled at Ye Qiu, marking the first time Ye Qiu had seen an expression on a human-shaped tribulation’s face.

The smile did not bring Ye Qiu any goodwill; instead, he felt an inexplicable chill emanating from the tribulation.

Ye Qiu did not want this chill to disturb his state of mind. He stomped his foot and charged forward; regardless, he could not evade the ninth tribulation, so he might as well face it courageously.

He had passed through eight tribulations safely. If he survived this final one, he would become a Supreme Saint.

Then he would fear no elder Supreme Saint beside Donghua Holy Son, could avenge Teacher Zhuang Miao Shan by killing Jiu Jue Supreme Saint, and even clash with the Heavenly Palace to rescue the Du Gu Clan.

He could not fail; having successfully traversed ninety-nine steps, he must step over this last one as well.

The human-shaped tribulation emitted an ethereal aura. In response to Ye Qiu’s attack, its reactions were exceedingly graceful, looking detached and transcendent, making it hard to associate it with a Heavenly Tribulation, seeming like a creature entirely different.

The appearance of the tribulation did not lead Ye Qiu to underestimate it; instead, he treated it solemnly and seriously. It appeared to be the final tribulation, yet it was also the most terrifying.

His first strike was lightly flicked away by the human-shaped tribulation, causing Ye Qiu to tremble all over, with blood suddenly pouring from his seven orifices.

Ye Qiu retreated repeatedly, shocked beyond belief. A mere flick inflicted such severe injuries on him—even a Supreme Saint might not achieve this.

The human-shaped tribulation approached leisurely, even as Ye Qiu retreated, reducing the distance between them. Its steps seemed both slow and fast, evoking a sense of near yet far, presenting a visually chaotic scene.

Suddenly, the human-shaped tribulation appeared behind Ye Qiu and pointed at his shoulder.

Bang!

Blood, flesh, bone, and sinew vanished in an instant, abruptly erasing one half of Ye Qiu’s shoulder.

Terrifying!

Exerting a suffocating power without lifting a finger, it merely touched lightly.

Ye Qiu fell from the sky as if struck by lightning.

Blood spilled across the starry sky.

The human-shaped tribulation looked on at Ye Qiu, who had become instantly disheveled, without continuing the attack, as though admiring its prey.

Ye Qiu touched his missing shoulder, which suffered severe trauma. After some writhing, the flesh reassembled his shoulder again, reforming a new one.

Yet this did not evoke joy in Ye Qiu; his mind remained focused on the human-shaped tribulation before him, feeling the unease intensifying.

He recalled when Taishan ascended to the Saint level in the Southern Wilderness territory; he too had felt a breakthrough impulse, almost triggering a tribulation, which he forcefully suppressed at the final moment.

Back then, Ye Qiu felt exactly what he feels now—an extreme unease and a sense of imminent calamity, identical to now.

"Was the source of my premonition back then this ninth tribulation?" Ye Qiu stared at the human-shaped tribulation, finally realizing why he felt such intensity back then.

Because the ninth tribulation is genuinely terrifying. This isn’t about enduring a tribulation; it’s more about battling a Supreme Saint after barely reaching the Saint level.

Swish.

The human-shaped tribulation descended once more, like an Immortal Emperor from the Ninth Heaven, traversing the void in a step, spanning the universe with a move, another gentle point.

This strike seemed to contain infinite paths, embodying supreme Divine Power, only to witness Ye Qiu’s body explode from the waist in an instant.

Blood and flesh scattered, Ye Qiu spilled blood across the starry sky; a moment earlier his intact body now shattered anew, entirely reduced to fragments.

Even more terrifying was the energy of destruction entwined in this point, continually obliterating Ye Qiu’s fragmented body.

Every inch of skin and bone vanished completely.

Pain hardly described Ye Qiu’s state at this moment; it felt as though a hundred bombs exploded within him, making death enviable.

Gather!

Ye Qiu refused to let his skin and bones be obliterated. With immense spiritual power, he regathered the parts of his body.

Once reassembled, strangely, Ye Qiu found he couldn’t fully restore his original figure, with numerous cracks refusing to mend.

At this point, he resembled a shattered porcelain vase, picked up and glued together.

This state felt uncomfortable, the pain still radiating throughout his body; the gaps between the flesh continued to ooze blood, making Ye Qiu appear like a bloodied corpse.

Utterly terrifying.

Bang!

A piece of void shattered, the human-shaped tribulation returned, another gentle point.

Ye Qiu dared not let it touch him again, lest his flesh be utterly annihilated.

Especially sensing that another touch would erase him even if his essence resided within his bones.

His premonition never failed. He gritted his teeth and glanced at Donghua Holy Son’s direction.

No choice now; preserving the trump card might lead directly to his death.

Let it be exposed, then.

A flash of thought, Ye Qiu instantly activated his blackened mode.

Mystical black patterns swiftly covered his flesh, his aura soaring at this moment.

Fifth-ranking Saint, sixth-ranking Saint, seventh-ranking Saint, eighth-ranking Saint, ninth-ranking Saint!

Instantly, Ye Qiu’s aura ascended to the Supreme Saint level, although it didn’t leap a major realm to reach the Heavenly level.

It halted at the Supreme Saint level, seemingly marking the blackened apex without further advancement.

Ye Qiu didn’t have time to ponder why this transformation differed from the past, his current priority being the human-shaped tribulation before him.

The blackened state allotted him limited time.

Twenty breaths?

Ye Qiu perceived himself flawless at this moment, set to resolve the human-shaped tribulation within twenty breaths.

Otherwise, he would truly face death!