What is this heavenly tribulation playing at?

First, it was getting stronger, then soon after, it started getting weaker? Was it trying to use psychological warfare?

In the past, the heavenly tribulation would simply use ordinary attacks, but then it had recently learned to use science and technology. Did it now also learn to use psychological warfare? Did it not want to leave those who were transcending it any hope for life?

"Omnipresent and awe-inspiring dignity that is said to protect the universe," said the virtuous lamia using Sage Monarch Melon Eater's voice—this line should have been said by Sage Monarch Melon Eater at some point in the past, but Song Shuhang had no impression of it at all.

Song Shuhang said, "Fairy, speak clearly."

The virtuous lamia tilted her head, and said, "Guess?"

"..." Song Shuhang. 

Could it be that the weakening of the heavenly tribulation had something to do with the return of the virtuous lamia?

There was a saying in the world of cultivation: if the cultivator had a strong power of virtue, they'd have an advantage when transcending the tribulation. This was not only true for the 'inner demon tribulation', but the main heavenly tribulation as well.

This saying was widely spread. Even Song Shuhang, a person who had just started cultivating, had heard it mentioned by the seniors of the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' in their chats rather frequently.

It now appeared that this statement was likely to be true.

Song Shuhang was still very confident about the strength of his 'light of virtue', Fairy @#%×. The virtuous lamia was much stronger than most of the light of virtue of Eighth Stage Profound Sages who had already completed their Profound Sage Speeches.

Perhaps it was precisely because of the presence of the virtuous lamia that the heavenly tribulation in the sky began to weaken.

Overall, this was a good thing.

In the air, the heavenly tribulation nuclear bombs had weakened to the level of the previous 'Purple Night Divine Lightning'.

It looked like the strengthening brought about by the demonic hamster and the weakening brought about by the virtuous lamia canceled each other out.

And so, the nearly 100 heavenly tribulation bombs let out a whizzing sound as they began their descent.

At this moment, the virtuous lamia leaned against Song Shuhang's ear, and said, "Two waves." 

"???" Song Shuhang. 

The virtuous lamia said, "Without Sage Monarch Melon Eater, I can only rely on the remaining energy in the flat imperial hat, which has been restored thanks to Sage Monarch Melon Eater's own energy. At most, I'll be able to use this amount of energy to block two waves of the heavenly tribulation for you. After that... you'll have to think of a way to survive by yourself."

There weren't any suitable lines for her to use in her database, so she could only use her own voice.

Her natural voice was very rare to come by.

After saying that, she gently urged the 'flat imperial hat' to unleash her Virtuous Empress Mode once more.

When the heavenly tribulation nuclear bombs reached a certain point, the virtuous lamia frantically summoned 'Virtuous Palace' projections.

10, 100, 1000!

The entire sky was covered by the projections of densely packed 'Virtuous Palaces'... It was spectacular. It was as if the 'Ancient Heavenly City' had been brought back to life, with over 1,000 majestic palaces emerging in the sky, all emitting a celestial aura.

As the energy in the flat imperial hat had all been consumed, the virtuous lamia left the Virtuous Empress Mode.

"Hello, your quota of magic power for international usage has already been exhausted this month… Please top up," the virtuous lamia said—it was the system prompt from the magical power top-up device.

What she meant was: the energy has been all used up; after the 'Virtuous Palace' projections in the sky are used up, you're on your own.

Song Shuhang said, "I'm just a fake Profound Sage and an ordinary Fifth Stage cultivator."

"Now, choose a way to die. How do you want to die?" the virtuous lamia said—this time it was in Senior White Two's voice.

Song Shuhang responded, "Stop it!"

"A... refreshing death?" the virtuous lamia said—this time it was in Song Shuhang's voice.

Song Shuhang touched his chest. He felt that in the future, he was definitely going to die from a heart attack.

If he was to resist the heavenly tribulation, then Song Shuhang really only had one last thing he could resort to.

He stretched out his hand and held the 'Holy Sword of the End'.

The spare heart of the 'big-eyed planet' in the holy sword gave Song Shuhang another option.

The time he got from two waves of the heavenly tribulation... should be enough!

"I'll just have to try." Song Shuhang closed his eyes, and focused on the small golden core in his first dantian.

As he willed it, the Golden Core Composition 'The Forever Impregnable Holy City' began to light up.

This was his first 'Golden Core Composition', and also the most perplexing one because Song Shuhang had not even figured out where he should place the 'finishing touch' for this Golden Core Composition.

Song Shuhang softly said, "Collapse, Holy City."

Following his will, the 'Impregnable Holy City' in the Golden Core Composition collapsed.

In the next moment, the man in golden armor in front of the holy city screamed up to the sky and let out a mournful cry—this man represented Song Shuhang himself.

With two sets of the 'Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Combined Magical Treasure' and sufficient energy from the spare heart of the big-eyed planet, it might just work.

Next up.

Song Shuhang said, "Jump out from the golden core."

On the Golden Core Composition, the man in golden armor suddenly jumped out.

In an instant, time seemed to come to a stop for Song Shuhang.

Whether it was the heavenly tribulation or the virtuous lamia, everything seemed to stop moving.

In his eyes, the only thing that was moving was his reflection in the dark sea under his feet.

His reflection was distorted, turning into the golden armored man from the Golden Core Composition.

The face of the man with golden armor was filled with pain, madness, despair, unwillingness...

Song Shuhang saw his face.

It was the face of an uncle who had gone through the vicissitudes of life. He looked to be somewhere between 35 and 40 years of age, his head covered in gray hair.

Is this what I'll look like when I grow older in the future?

Old and handsome.

Song Shuhang felt that his older appearance looked really handsome, and the melancholic feel on his face was particularly mesmerizing.

The man in golden armor in the reflection fell to his knees, howling frantically and hitting the ground with his head.

Behind Song Shuhang, the collapsed 'Impregnable Holy City' gathered.

At the same time, the separate components of both the [Holy Sword of the End] and the [Impregnable Holy City] merged into one.

In the reflection, the figure of the man in golden armor swelled in size, turning into a giant that was 60 meters tall.

Then, the two sets of the Combined Magical Treasure were equipped on Song Shuhang.

It was a success.

In addition... Song Shuhang was not located in the steel giant's head or heart.

He was in the right fist of the steel giant, which was the position of the Defiant Whale Warrior's Glove and the core of his 'Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Combined Magical Treasure'.

Where the heart would be was where the spare heart of the 'big-eyed planet' was located.

Deep down, Song Shuhang felt as if his home was taken away by another person.

Finally...

Under Song Shuhang's feet, the 'Golden-Armored Warrior' crawled out of the sea. After a while, his figure merged into Song Shuhang's steel giant.

With this, it was as if the steel giant had been infused with a 'soul'. The One-Horned Ox King's Helmet fell onto the face of the steel giant, and a crimson light flashed from the steel giant's eyes.

The Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Combined Magical Treasure, 1st hidden form—[After the Collapse of the Holy City… The All-Destroying Giant].

It was the hidden form that corresponded to the [Impregnable Holy City] form.

This was a state that could only be achieved by men who possessed two sets 'Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Combined Magical Treasure'. Well, it should work for women who had two sets as well.

"Rumble~"

The nuclear bombs exploded.

Most of the over 1,000 Virtuous Palace projections collapsed.

Immediately afterward, the second wave of nuclear bombs fell... directly sweeping clean the remaining Virtuous Palace projections.

As Fairy @#%× had expected, she was only able to help Song Shuhang resist two waves of the heavenly tribulation.

Song Shuhang gritted his teeth, and said, "Next, it's my turn."

The 'big-eyed planet's spare heart' provided a steady stream of energy. Not to mention the Thousand Days Tribulation, even if you were the Thousand Years Tribulation, I'd still transcend you.

Well, the premise is that my 'steel giant' doesn't fall apart.

The third wave of heavenly tribulation nuclear bombs landed.

The All-Destroying Giant strode out to the sky.

With each step, a huge black lotus would condense, supporting its huge body.

"Giant Bear's Iron Maiden." The All-Destroying Giant waved its hand.

As the Combined Magical Treasure's Fiery Bear Legion's War Drum and Demonic Mouse's Killing Barb appeared, they combined and assembled themselves into an iron-maiden-like contraption.

The Giant Bear's Iron Maiden opened, and then swallowed more than 10 heavenly tribulation nuclear bombs in one go.

Afterward, the torture device closed and shrank sharply.

"Boom, boom, boom~" The smoke from the explosions erupted from the gaps in the 'Giant Bear's Iron Maiden'.

The power of the 'All-Destroying Giant' skyrocketed with the energy supplied by the big-eyed planet's spare heart.

"King's Guillotine.

"Sword Punishment Pagoda.

"Cross of Death.

"Saber Net.

"Myriad Heart Piercing Swords.

"Golden Flood Dragon's Judging Scissors."

The All-Destroying Giant was mighty and domineering, carrying with it extraordinary momentum, but the same could not be said about its moves...

But generally speaking, it had been able to resist the attacks so far.

There was no need to worry about energy. With the spare heart of a big shot that was at the peak 'Immortal' level acting as the energy core, there was nothing to worry about when it came to energy.

The only thing to worry about was the two sets of the 'Thirty-Three Divine Beasts' Combined Magical Treasure' that made up the 'All-Destroying Giant'.

If the intensity of the tribulation were to soar once again, the All-Destroying Giant's body might not be able to sustain it.

Using her original voice once again, the virtuous lamia said, "Normally, the power of the Thousand Days Tribulation will slowly increase, but it shouldn't increase too much in one breath. Unless it reaches the final day of the 'Thousand Days Tribulation'."

Today, the number of times she had spoken in her true voice was more than that during the past six months combined. She felt pain in her heart at the lack of suitable lines in her database.

Song Shuhang encouraged himself, "I'll definitely hold on until the last day of the Thousand Days Tribulation. Being a fake Profound Sage is no longer enough to satisfy me, I want to become a fake Tribulation Transcender as well."

"..." The virtuous lamia. 

Was Song Shuhang mocking himself?

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In the demonic hamster's resurrection space.

"Spin, gold coin. Master, please bless me with your good luck!" the demonic hamster yelled—10 years, it needed to get 10 years!

The gold coin spun in the air.

Finally, it landed and bounced gently on the ground.

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10 minutes later.

The demonic hamster's voice sounded. "Let me out! № Tyrannical Song, quickly let me out!"

Song Shuhang hurriedly tapped on his magical bracelet.

The demonic hamster, resurrected in full, popped out of the magical treasure.

Song Shuhang looked at it. At this time, № Hamster's cute little face had a look of constipation.

"It... stood up?" Song Shuhang's voice trembled.

The demonic hamster looked up at the sky. "Yeah."

It really felt like dying.

"Of all times, why did your luck have to be so heaven-defying at this time?" Song Shuhang sighed.

The chance for the gold coin to stand up was so incredulously small!

Looks like there's nothing that can be done anymore. Senior White, please bless me.