This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1699 - 48: The Belated Roar of Tribulation Thunder

Heavenly Tribulation as a weapon, Lu Qingshan's unique method.

In the Black Armor Domain, he once invited a city full of Demonic Cultivators to undergo the tribulation with him, thereby overturning the Buddha King City.

Today, Lu Qingshan used the same strategy again, inviting three Venerables to cross the tribulation.

Old tricks shouldn't be feared, as long as they work.

Moreover, this time, his scheme and ambition are even greater.

Not just survival, Lu Qingshan wants one of the three Venerables to fall here today.

Because today, by his side is Xia Daoyun, the Sword Immortal Realm Xia Daoyun.

"It's time to turn the tables," Lu Qingshan grinned at the three Venerables, cold and ferocious, exuding an aura of dominance over all heroes, "Now it's your turn to consider how to save yourselves."

His words were particularly jarring, blatantly contemptuous, enough to make anyone furious.

A Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivator, facing three Venerables, dared to act like this!

"I will kill you!"

The War Venerable strode forward aggressively, imposing and terrifying like an avalanche or a tsunami, but before he could act, the Chi Venerable intercepted him.

"No!"

He shook his head at the War Venerable and glanced at the tribulation clouds brewing in the sky.

"Acting against him now will surely drag you into the Heavenly Tribulation." Chi Venerable remained exceptionally calm, seeing everything clearly.

Although the Demonic Race's cultivation system doesn't include tribulation crossing, being mortal enemies with the Human Race for so many years, he knows quite a bit about the Human Race's cultivation system and some taboos.

"Wait until he finishes crossing the tribulation, there's no rush. Even if he succeeds, he only ascends from the Seventh Tribulation Realm to the Eight Tribulation Realm. It's not like he becomes a Sword Immortal, nothing to worry about."

Though he said this, Chi Venerable was actually quite shocked. He indeed wasn't afraid of Lu Qingshan ascending to the Eight Tribulation Realm, but he was astonished by Lu Qingshan's cultivation speed.

It was too fast. Can anyone at this level ascend two tiers in just a year's time?

....

Lu Qingshan's energy surged all over, gazing upwards at the starry sky, his white hair flying, his entire skin inexplicably shrouded in a faint gleam, bursting with powerful momentum.

Bang!

The tribulation clouds in the sky hadn't fully formed, but some scattered thunderbolts already fell from the sky, striking at Lu Qingshan. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Nine Heavens Thunder fell.

Lu Qingshan stood proudly, confronting the purple thunder tribulation.

The first Heavenly Thunder fell, before it even reached him, the Sword Domain erupted with Sword Qi, shattering it.

The subsequent second heavenly thunder, third heavenly thunder... were all the same.

Only some scattered thunder tribulation posed no threat to Lu Qingshan at all.

"Wait until I finish crossing the tribulation?" He ignored the scattered thunder tribulation, smirking at the three Venerables, "I disagree."

The three Venerables did not want to be implicated in Lu Qingshan's Heavenly Tribulation, so they stopped in time, choosing to observe, but Lu Qingshan could also take the initiative to drag them into the tribulation.

Immediately, he raised the Demon Suppressing, the sword blade turned, and wild Sword Qi poured entirely towards the War Venerable.

"Three Venerables set up a perfect trap to ambush you, but they didn't expect to possibly trap themselves. This is a rare opportunity, we must make them pay."

"Let's join forces to take down the War Venerable; from then on, the three Venerables become two!" Lu Qingshan and Xia Daoyun communicated through Divine Sense.

His target was decisively chosen.

The Chi Venerable, being the strongest overall among the three, was naturally the hardest to kill.

The Ming Venerable excelled in defense, even carrying an Ancient Shield as a Demon Soldier. Given these considerations, the War Venerable became the most suitable target.

Facing Lu Qingshan's sudden assault, the War Venerable's body surged with Demonic Qi, forming a new protective layer over his Divine Demon Body.

Chh chh chh!

Sword Qi and Demonic Qi dissolved into each other, the sword edge fell on the War Venerable's Divine Demon Body, carving fine blood marks.

In the next moment, Lu Qingshan's wrist shook, hundreds of Sword Lights seemed to thrust out simultaneously, blooming like flowers.

In an instant, another hundred blood spots adorned the War Venerable's Divine Demon Body.

The War Venerable's forehead veins throbbed.

Now, he had two choices.

First, to resist, killing the audacious Lu Qingshan, at the cost of being deemed an interference in the tribulation, facing the thunder tribulation test himself.

Second, to let Lu Qingshan attack him, avoiding the tribulation's scope.

The problem was, could he withstand it?

The War Venerable could feel the sharp pain in his body, making him realize that even if his Divine Demon Body was strong, it couldn't withstand Lu Qingshan's sword.

Because that was the Demon Suppressing, the holy weapon of their War Demon Clan.

The Demon Suppressing, compared to Lu Qingshan's other five Life-bound Swords, wasn't flashy, even a bit too simple.

But precisely because of its simplicity, it was practical and straightforward.

Demon Suppressing's capabilities were all geared towards attack, especially against Demonic Cultivators.

The combination of Green Steel and Demon Slaying, even the War Venerable couldn't let Lu Qingshan attack recklessly.

If this continued, it was tantamount to being cut to pieces.

"Just a junior, today I'll kill you even if it means provoking the Heavenly Tribulation!" Ultimately, the War Venerable made his decision.

Chh!

He attacked directly, the War Spear tearing through the sky, stars seemed to turn, the cosmos shattered, possessing the might of creation, aiming to suppress Lu Qingshan.

The golden War Spear seemed to come alive, like a ferocious beast, sprouting golden scales reflecting a radiant luster, its head fierce, roaring, and howling.

This was an ultimate Demon Venerable, once striking fully, such a scene was unimaginable.

His towering Divine Demon Body was unparalleled, peerless.

The War Spear advanced.

At this point, Lu Qingshan had no reason to retreat, the Demon Suppressing clashed head-on, metallic clangs deafening, various runes emerged, energy ripples threatened to shatter the void.

Yet, with just one collision, Lu Qingshan felt like struck by lightning, his body retreated hundreds of zhang, his palm already coated with blood, his tiger's mouth on the verge of splitting open.

The War Venerable's strength was too powerful; it penetrated through both parties' weapons, injuring his already not outstanding physical body.

If it weren't for the Element Force pulsating and reducing the transmission of this strength, just this blow might have crippled his hand.

At this moment, Lu Qingshan still appeared calm, but his heart was full of caution.

His opponent was at the pinnacle of the top tier Demon Lords, standing a whole major realm higher than him.

And his current state was far from optimal. With such a contrast, the disparity in their battle became more apparent.

However, his fighting spirit burned even brighter.

The thunder tribulation in the sky was nearly complete, with the strong enemy before him.

In the face of dual threats, Lu Qingshan's eyes were as tranquil as the deep sea.

"Then let's face the tribulation together." Lu Qingshan exhaled deeply; the next moment, killing intent surged like the sea. He shot toward the War Venerable, transforming into a stream of radiance.

In a true battle of life and death, there can be no respite.

Lu Qingshan let out a long cry; five Life-bound Swords materialized by his side, rotating around him.

He held the Demon Suppressing Sword himself, unleashing the strongest might.

One strand after another of Sword Qi flowed, piercing through the void.

Chi!

All the Sword Qi cut through the long sky in reverse, streaming toward the heavens, exceptionally dazzling.

From a distance, one could see countless Sword Qi soaring into the sky with Lu Qingshan at the center.

He was like a noble phoenix, spreading all its feathers.

In an instant, the War Venerable was overwhelmed by endless Sword Qi.

"Extinguish!" Yet, faced with this grand spectacle, the War Venerable let out a decisive shout, swung the sharp Golden War Spear, slicing through the sky, creating a river in space that isolated all Sword Qi, then thrust forward again.

Lu Qingshan was shocked at heart, deploying the peak Sword Technique he mastered. The Demon Suppressing Sword released an immortal radiance, clashing with the War Spear; countless runic lights blossomed between them, intensely blazing.

However, the final outcome was not evenly matched, as Lu Qingshan spewed a mouthful of blood, flying backward.

The gap in strength was truly too vast. Although he had once defeated Luo Qiantuo, who was equivalent to the War Venerable, the fact could not be changed, nor could the disparity in cultivation be bridged.

Nevertheless, the injured, blood-spitting Lu Qingshan showed a smug smile.

Boom!

Almost without warning, a vast sea of thunder descended from the sky, engulfing this area.

Engulfing both Lu Qingshan and the War Venerable.

This place became an ocean of heavenly tribulation.

The pre-heavenly tribulation battle with Lu Qingshan had successfully led the War Venerable to be deemed as an interference with the tribulation, bringing down tribulation thunder reflecting his strength to punish him.

Because the top-tier Demon Lord's level was immensely powerful, the brewing of this heavenly tribulation took longer than usual.

Thunder rolled like a sea, glaringly bright to the eyes.

Even standing at a great distance, Xia Daoyun could feel the aura of destruction coming from it, feeling suffocated.

At the center of the tribulation sea, the battle between Lu Qingshan and the War Venerable continued.

Both fought against the tribulation each had attracted while engaging in combat.

"How long can you hold on? Even if I can't kill you, if this goes on, your life won't last long!" The War Venerable's sinister voice spread through the thunder sea.

Because now, Lu Qingshan's strength originated entirely from his life force.

If it were normal combat, it would be no problem. But now, he had to both fend off the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulations and face the War Venerable's onslaught, causing his life force consumption to almost grow a hundredfold.

No matter how abundant Lu Qingshan's life force was, it could not possibly withstand such high-intensity depletion.

Rumble!

Consecutive seventy-one tribulation thunders descended, causing Lu Qingshan's form to stumble.

"Do you think you'll fare any better?" But Lu Qingshan was unconcerned, with a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

Because of his own foundation, the level of the heavenly tribulation he endured had already reached the peak of the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulations. But even so, it still couldn't compare to the power of the tribulation the War Venerable was facing.

That was a top-tier Demon Lord level heavenly tribulation.

All sorts of tribulation thunder birthed from the void, striking against the War Venerable.

There were Five Elements lightning, Yin-Yang thunder, and even threads of chaos thunder.

Rolling lightning, capable of charring most spirits, but the War Venerable was truly too formidable, appearing only slightly tired but otherwise unharmed.

"I can at least hold out longer than you. Once you die, the heavenly tribulation will dissipate." The War Venerable spoke with utter confidence.

His confidence was justified.

To achieve his current accomplishments, how could he be weak?

Even if he had to forcibly endure this tribulation, it would absolutely be no problem.

"Is that so?" Lu Qingshan asked.

Unease suddenly surged in the War Venerable's heart, his sharp intuition told him he seemed to have miscalculated something.

Soon, he understood everything.

Boom!

As the sound of breaking the void resonated, Xia Daoyun suddenly broke through the thunder sea, entering the heavenly tribulation's scope, entering the center of the tribulation sea, and her Divine Sword slashed directly toward the War Venerable.

Entering the heavenly tribulation's scope undoubtedly subjected her to the overflow of tribulation thunders.

But she differed from the War Venerable.

Xia Daoyun did not strike against Lu Qingshan but against the War Venerable—what the War Venerable was enduring wasn't a tribulation from cultivation breakthrough, but punishment for interfering with another's tribulation.

Therefore, Xia Daoyun's action against the War Venerable wouldn't cause the heavenly tribulation to view her as an interference, attracting tribulation attacks, perhaps just enduring some of the residual tribulation thunder.

This degree of residual thunder was insignificant to her.

Xia Daoyun could act without hesitation.

In an instant, the tides turned.

Just moments ago, three Venerables besieged Xia Daoyun.

But now, the heavenly tribulation, Lu Qingshan, and Xia Daoyun joined forces to besiege the War Venerable!