Cultivation System: Stronger with Age Chapter 1147 - 484: The Despair of the First Demon Lord (Part 2)

Above the veteran Demon Lord’s head, the Celestial Eye Demon Lord from the Profound Yin Demon Sect, nearly a hundred thousand dazzling silver needles materialized, their number matching those above the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva!

However, a significant difference existed.

While the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva observed the nearly hundred thousand silver needles with a slight frown, no hint of fear was present. Over 100,000 years of cultivating Buddhist Techniques had clearly stabilized its heart nature. Conversely, the Celestial Eye Demon Lord's expression was one of extreme grimness!

Previously, when it manipulated hundreds of silver needles with a hundred First-Grade Demon Artifacts, a sense of pride was evident. It took particular pleasure in witnessing the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva falter and lose a Golden Shield. Even though this veteran Demon Lord of the Profound Yin Demon Sect comprehended the slim chance of surviving the impending celestial tribulation, a degree of schadenfreude was unavoidable!

After all, from the Celestial Eye Demon Lord's perspective, while survival through the final stages of the Five Elements Extermination Tribulation seemed unlikely, watching the deeply detested Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva fall victim to the celestial tribulation first brought a certain satisfaction!

At this very moment, gazing at the multitude of silver needles above, the despair etched on the Celestial Eye Demon Lord's visage was palpable, its entire mental fortitude utterly shattered!

"A disgraceful celestial tribulation, damn the heavens! Just moments ago, even the hundreds of silver thread sword tribulations, each equivalent to a full-powered strike from a Strongest Immortal Lord, were manageable!

But blast it all, what are nearly a hundred thousand silver needles?

This is equivalent to my Celestial Eye facing the brunt of almost a hundred thousand simultaneous full strikes from Strongest Immortal Lords! Curses, even a form crafted from high-grade Sacred Artifacts would crumble under such shameless and devastating onslaughts! This accursed Five Elements Extermination Tribulation exists solely to prevent my ascension!"

With its mentality in ruins, the Celestial Eye Demon Lord lost all restraint, unleashing a torrent of curses towards the heavens!

Presently, observing the vast number of silver needles manifesting in the distant sky, the assembled demons, Demon Generals, and Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, maintaining their distance, exhibited visible consternation.

Whether it was the Soul Shifting Demon Lord, renowned for its mastery of spiritual cultivation techniques and demonic artifacts, or the once-arrogant Ten Thousand Forms Demon Lord, their pupils contracted upon witnessing the terrifying celestial tribulation unfolding above. Even the surrounding demonic qi seemed to falter, indicating that few among these Demon Lords of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, who prided themselves on their near-divine status across the Immortal Realm, possessed the confidence to withstand such an overwhelming barrage of silver needle attacks!

Even the First Demon Lord Fan Yu, acclaimed as second only to Demon Child Gang Bone, surveyed the sky choked with silver needles, its brow deeply furrowed and its vertical pupils slightly constricted.

In this dire moment, even this seasoned Demon Lord, boasting nearly a million years of cultivation, keenly apprehended the sheer terror of the Five Elements Extermination Tribulation. It finally understood why no powerhouse at the Strongest Immortal Lord level had successfully navigated this tribulation in the Golden Dragon Immortal Realm for millennia!

Even the First Demon Lord Fan Yu, who projected a meager confidence in surviving this wave of nearly a hundred thousand silver needle assaults, could not muster assurance for the subsequent rounds of the celestial tribulation. This Silver Thread Sword Tribulation represented merely the fifth trial within the Five Elements Extermination Realm, implying the potential for four more, possibly even more perilous, stages to follow!

Casting a gaze towards the heavens and then glancing at the Celestial Eye Demon Lord, whose mental state was 'utterly broken,' Fan Yu even contemplated reclaiming the hundred First-Grade Demon Artifacts previously bestowed upon the Celestial Eye Demon Lord! While its own reserves, built over a million years, held superior and more numerous demonic artifacts, the loss of those hundred First-Grade Demon Artifacts was not insignificant; it was certainly not akin to Lin Xuankong's circumstances...

Yet, after considerable deliberation, the First Demon Lord Fan Yu of the Profound Yin Demon Sect ultimately clenched its jaw, deciding against demanding the return of the hundred First-Grade Demon Artifacts from the Celestial Eye Demon Lord before its assembled peers and countless subordinates!

After all, the First Demon Lord Fan Yu, unlike the Celestial Eye Demon Lord, felt the imperative to maintain a modicum of dignity. This was not solely about its personal reputation but also the prestige of the Profound Yin Demon Sect itself...

On the side of the Profound Yin Demon Sect, demon lords, demons, and demon generals alike had their faces contorted in shock.

Within the Luo Water Array, the cultivators of the Immortal Realm Human Race displayed similar expressions of alarm, shaking their heads and sighing in unison.

Even the Little Bodhisattva Galin, who had previously placed considerable faith in her family's esteemed aunt, found her composure shattered, her face a mask of dramatic change.

"Truly, this is befitting of one of the most fearsome legendary celestial tribulations! Such a dreadful Five Elements Extermination Tribulation, is it indeed meant for cultivators of our Immortal Realm Human Race to temper themselves, cross tribulations, and ascend to the Upper Realm? With the manifestation of this Five Elements Extermination Tribulation, it appears to be entirely intended for 'slaying' immortals!"

"How could the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva possibly encounter such a dire celestial tribulation? To my knowledge, ever since entering Spirit Platform Buddhism, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva has never taken a life, only confronting the demon lords and demons from the Profound Yin Demon Sect with the aim of vanquishing evil for all beings! Such a profoundly virtuous Bodhisattva of Buddhism, why must they face such a terrifying celestial tribulation!"

"Damn it all! If even a single one of these silver needles were to strike me, a mere Ninth-Grade Earth Immortal, it would suffice to end my life instantly! Yet, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva must contend with nearly a hundred thousand of these terrifying silver thread sword tribulations! This time, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva undoubtedly faces immense peril. Alas, the path of immortality is arduous, the Buddhist path is arduous, as difficult as ascending to the heavens!"

"Let alone enduring the assault from such terrifying silver needles! Even if all tens of thousands of Earth Immortals within the Luo Water Array were to lend their aid, we likely could not withstand this onslaught of the Silver Thread Sword Tribulation!"

"It seems that even if Immortal Lord Qiaan Yuan, Immortal Lord Kunyuan, Immortal Lord Feiyun, Immortal Lord Luoshui, Immortal Lord Qiu, and other seasoned Strongest Immortal Lords were present, joining forces to assist the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva, they might not entirely deflect this formidable celestial tribulation, let alone us, the lesser juniors!"

Many Earth Immortals from the Wine Immortal Sect, along with the young prodigies from various Immortal Sects and clans, grew increasingly distressed, murmuring amongst themselves. The entire First Spirit Peak of the Wine Immortal Sect was alive with hushed discussions, creating an atmosphere of palpable chaos!

Among these tens of thousands of Earth Immortals, a staggering ninety-nine percent had completely abandoned any hope in the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva's capacity to survive this wave of attacks.

At the vanguard of the Earth Immortal ranks,

The Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader let out a heavy sigh, stepping back a few paces with a sense of helplessness. He then sank into a chair fortuitously arranged for him by the Earth Immortals of the Wine Immortal Sect, shaking his head repeatedly. "Alas, merely judging by the current terrifying quantity of silver threads, the past Silver Thread Celestial Tribulations encountered by the Human Race's Strongest Immortal Lords and individuals of great power within my Demon Race pale in comparison to the Silver Thread Sword Tribulation within the Five Elements Extermination Realm! It is a shame that I possess only a handful of First and Second Grade Immortal Artifacts; even if I were to bestow them upon the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva now, they would prove utterly useless!"

About to retrieve the Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifact from her waist to present it to the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva, thereby aiding her in overcoming this tribulation, the Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er, upon hearing the Qilin Race Elder Clan Leader's pronouncement, couldn't help but slightly part her lips. She exhaled deeply, halting her intended action of retrieving the Immortal Artifact.

Confronting the terrifyingly numerous silver needles raining from the sky,

Despite Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er's reluctance to concede, she clearly comprehended that, based on the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva's prior struggle against hundreds of silver needles, even augmenting her with a dozen Fourth-Grade Immortal Artifacts at this juncture might offer little to no advantage!

"How could such a frightening celestial tribulation arise? If the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva were truly to perish here..."

Suddenly struck by a realization, Strongest Immortal Lord Guang Yu’er turned her gaze towards Lin Xuankong beside her. She clasped his large hand with her own small one and declared with firm resolve: "Xuankong, quickly devise a solution! We cannot simply stand by and witness the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva, the first to engage in battle, meet their demise directly!"

"Furthermore, the Great Success Jade Bright Bodhisattva encountered grave peril after vanquishing a Great Demon for our Immortal Realm's Human Race, all in an effort to confront the Celestial Eye Demon Lord who had acquired a sliver of Celestial Demon Power!"

A frown creased Lin Xuankong's brow at this juncture, deeply comprehending the sheer terror that the Five Elements Extermination Tribulation inflicted upon cultivators within the Immortal Realm.