I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield Chapter 706 - 512: Heart Demon Tribulation, Awakening_3

His pupils constricted sharply, and the confusion in his mind instantly vanished—this was not reality, but his Heart Demon Tribulation!

It was a phantom conjured by the fusion of his profound fear of his identity being exposed and his attachment to emotional bonds!

Crack!

A colossal fissure abruptly split open the colossal hand descending from above, and in its wake, the entirety of the world fractured like delicate glass, becoming a tapestry of dense cracks.

Across from him, Marshal Lin’s usually stoic visage curved into a subtle smirk as he spoke, his voice measured, "Not bad at all..."

Boom!

Before his words even fully faded, the illusory realm imploded! Qin Tian felt his soul become weightless, akin to surfacing from the crushing depths of the ocean, and the overwhelming pressure instantly dissipated.

At that moment, his eyes snapped open.

......

"Damn it, how did these monstrosities manage to find this place?"

Upon the ice platform, Zhuge Yu, Taishi Feng, and Huo Yuansheng stood arranged in a triangular formation, a translucent azure barrier of Spiritual Energy, resembling an overturned glass bowl, shielding the three and the meditating Qin Tian.

Beyond the confines of the ice platform, four Tier Seven ferocious beasts bared their savage maws, their bristling manes like hardened steel needles. A thick, black miasma coiled around their forms, and their ferocious visages were adorned with macabre blood patterns. Their massive fists and claws, imbued with Demonic Qi, slammed against the barrier, each impact resonating with a thunderous boom. This sent intense tremors across the barrier's surface, causing cracks to spiderweb outwards.

Pugh—

Zhuge Yu abruptly expelled a mouthful of blood, staining the front of his robes crimson. He, being the nexus of the formation, bore the brunt of the four beasts' assaults, feeling the raw power of Spiritual Energy surge backward through his Meridians, leaving his complexion ashen.

Even with Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng recently achieving breakthroughs to Tier Seven, their combined might was strained to its limit—the ferocity unleashed by the four beasts far surpassed their projections. Had it been before their advancements, even a brief confrontation would have meant utter annihilation.

"A Yu, can you still maintain it?" Taishi Feng, while continuously channeling his Spiritual Energy into the intricate array patterns beneath their feet, his Heaven-piercing Halberd angled sharply towards the ground, looked upon Zhuge Yu’s visibly weakening state with deep concern, veins pulsing on his forehead.

Zhuge Yu swallowed the coppery taste in his mouth with visible effort, casting a glance at Qin Tian, whose eyes remained shut. His voice, though strained, held a determined edge, "I will endure for as long as I can. With the Ice Heart Lotus Seed aiding him, Qin Tian will undoubtedly surmount the Heart Demon Tribulation; it is merely a matter of time!"

Before his declaration concluded, the monsters outside the ice platform simultaneously reared their heads, unleashing a deafening, guttural roar.

Roar—!!!

The shockwaves from their cries dislodged shards of ice, while the dark energies surrounding the four beasts writhed and merged like an encroaching tide.

In an instant, this coalesced black aura formed into a colossal beast, easily towering over ten meters. Its musculature was coiled and grotesque, resembling the gnarled roots of ancient trees, its skin a sickly dark purple hue, riddled with festering wounds. It exuded an oppressive aura that made inhalation a struggle. With every tremor of its footfall upon the ice, the entire platform shuddered violently, its existing fissures rapidly widening.

"This is bad!!" Zhuge Yu and the others’ faces contorted in alarm, a chilling wave of despair washing over them.

The gargantuan beast lowered its head, fixing its gaze upon the figures on the ice platform. It let out a profound roar before raising a hand as expansive as a fanning palm, imbued with a world-shattering momentum, and brought it crashing down upon the Spiritual Energy barrier!

Crack—Boom!

The already fractured Spiritual Energy barrier disintegrated instantly, its fragments scattering like pulverized glass. Zhuge Yu was violently propelled backward, expelling another gout of blood. His body swayed precariously, his aura depleted to its lowest ebb, his control over Spiritual Energy sluggish. Taishi Feng and Huo Yuansheng were likewise caught in the blast wave, slamming hard against the ice wall. Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths, their complexions flickering between pallor and a sickly blue, their recently attained realms showing signs of instability.

Roar!

A bloodthirsty glint flared in the colossal monster’s eyes as it extended a giant, barb-laden hand, reaching with vicious intent towards the most vulnerable, Zhuge Yu.

Instinctively, Zhuge Yu attempted to muster his dwindling Spiritual Energy for defense, but a terrifying Demonic Qi instantly ensnared him, binding his limbs like invisible manacles, rendering him utterly immobile.

He could only watch in helpless horror as the monstrous, hair-covered hand closed in, the barbs on its fingertips gleaming with cold malevolence. The suffocating shadow of impending death instantly enveloped him.

"A Yu!"