I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 691: Chapter 506: Heaven and Mortal’s Three Tribulations, Confidence

"What exactly is this thing?" Taishi Feng crouched down, his fingertips hovering above the mass of dried, blackened tissue, his brows furrowed into a knot.

White bones and decomposed flesh stuck together, the blood and tissue had long lost their luster, like sun-dried ink mud, while cracks spread across the surface of the bones like spider webs, as if a mere breeze would reduce them to dust.

With just a piece of bone and a lump of rotten flesh, a Tier Seven magical creature could be pieced together. What if it were a complete limb, brain, or heart?

And how terrifying must the original entity be?

"The dangers here are already beyond our ability to handle." Zhuge Yu put away the array plate, speaking calmly, "If we don’t break through to Tier Seven, the three of us will sooner or later become burdens to Qin Tian."

Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng nodded in agreement.

The recent battle had already proved that even if the three of them joined forces, they might only be able to hold off an initial Tier Seven magical creature, yet against a fused creature, they had no chance to intervene.

If not for Qin Tian, they would have long become fodder for the creatures.

And in the depths of this icy abyss, only stronger enemies awaited.

"I’ve decided, I’ll attempt my breakthrough to Tier Seven here." Taishi Feng stood up abruptly, the Heaven-piercing Halberd striking the ice surface, scattering delicate ice blossoms, his tone resolute.

"Same here." Huo Yuansheng spoke right after, his demeanor calm, "Let’s break through together."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Yu nodded as if anticipating their decision, but Qin Tian was somewhat worried, asking, "Isn’t this too rushed? The Celestial Human Three Tribulations are not child’s play, are you truly prepared?"

He could understand their feelings — as prodigies of the Golden Clan, they were figures who could control the winds and clouds outside, yet now they repeatedly needed their companions’ protection, their pride wouldn’t allow them to continue like this.

But he understood more the dangers of the Celestial Human Three Tribulations; those bloodline family geniuses, when attempting breakthroughs to Tier Seven, always had the protection of clan elders, plus elixirs and secret treasures as aid, yet even so, the mortality rate remained high.

"With the Ice Heart Lotus Seed, the most deadly Heart Demon Tribulation is no longer a problem." Taishi Feng pulled two jade bottles from his storage ring, the bottles emitting Spiritual Energy, "As for the Celestial Thunder Tribulation and Body Burning Tribulation, I’ve long been prepared. Inside are Thundercloud Pills and Ice Purity Pills, both top-notch elixirs for the first two tribulations, carried for nearly a year. Old Huo, you’ve got yours ready too, right?"

"Of course." Huo Yuansheng smiled showing a matching jade bottle, "Thunder Element Pills resist lightning strikes, Ice Purity Pills nourish meridians and protect the soul, these two are standard for charging to Tier Seven. It’s just the Heart Demon Tribulation that’s troublesome, the Leng Family’s Holy Heart Pills are said to increase success rate by ten percent, but they’re so precious, our Huo Family only gets two every three years, all given to my two cousins who attempted Tier Seven first."

"Who told you to get stuck at Six Tier Eight Star, with the breakthrough still far off, naturally the Holy Heart Pill wouldn’t be your turn," Zhuge Yu laughed and said, "But now there’s no need to worry, the millennial Ice Heart Lotus Seed is a hundred times more reliable than the Holy Heart Pill, passing the Heart Demon Tribulation is not an issue."

Both Huo Yuansheng and Taishi Feng smiled; while the Holy Heart Pill is a sought-after treasure, the millennial Ice Heart Lotus Seed is an even more potent adversary to the Heart Demon Tribulation, with success rates near one hundred percent.

"Since you’ve made up your minds, let’s begin." Zhuge Yu’s smile faded, replaced by a serious expression, "Qin Tian and I will protect you. Just right, Qin Tian can observe more and gain some experience — we, coming from large clans, have witnessed such scenes of relatives advancing in tiers many times. You don’t have the conditions, but more observation can’t hurt."

Seeing their determination, Qin Tian no longer persuaded and nodded his consent.

"Let’s find a safer place then."

Qin Tian said, "The recent battle here might attract other magical creatures or ill-intentioned people."

In the treasure vault, their opponents were not only creatures; the geniuses from other families were even more worth guarding against.

For instance, people from the Shengongsi Clan and the Luoho Clan.

If they happen to see Taishi Feng and the others breaking through, they would definitely intervene to sabotage.

"Hmm."

The three nodded.

Qin Tian extended his senses; although the presence of the treasure vault’s power significantly constrained his sensing range, he still found a secluded spot.

The Gate of Space opened.

The group entered through the Gate of Space.

As the halo of the Gate of Space dissipated, the four found themselves in a valley surrounded on three sides by icy peaks.

The walls of ice were as smooth as if cut by knives; though the cold wind still howled, it was largely blocked by the peaks, making it much more bearable than the brutal cold of the icy abyss.

"I’ll go first." Taishi Feng stepped forward, gold elemental spiritual energy emanating a faint golden glow from his palm, "I’m a Gold Element Spiritualist, relatively stronger in physique, I’ll face the tribulations first, so I can share the details with Old Huo."

The celestial phenomena triggered by the Celestial Human Three Tribulations were no small matter; if the two of them broke through simultaneously, the tribulation powers could combine, exponentially increasing the risk. He was willingly paving the way for his brother.

"Alright, be careful." Huo Yuansheng understood Taishi Feng’s kindness, nodded, and retreated to the edge of the icy valley with Qin Tian and Zhuge Yu.

Qin Tian’s senses extended to the extreme, staying alert to any external disturbances, while Zhuge Yu retrieved the array plate, laying a layer of stealth array patterns at the valley entrance.

Taishi Feng walked to the center of the icy valley and sat cross-legged.

He took a deep breath, slowly closing his eyes, the gold elemental spiritual energy within him beginning to run swiftly.

Initially just a trickle, the spiritual energy rapidly gathered under the cultivation technique, within moments, it surged like a roaring river, golden light seeped from his pores, forming a semi-transparent shield around him.

"Break!"

He let out a low shout, his spiritual energy accelerated violently, crashing like a tsunami against the bottleneck between Tier Six and Seven.

"Crack crack—"

A sound like shattering glass echoed within him, the bottleneck that had troubled him for so long collapsed swiftly under the assault of the raging spiritual energy, as if it were made of paper.