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Archean Eon Art - Chapter 598: Price

Chapter 598 Price

Twelve years after Meng Chuan and company stepped onto their respective paths –

Boom!

Fu Sui dazedly stood on the first path for a long time.

“I’ve grasped a Sixth Tribulation law?” Fu Sui muttered to himself. The endless joy filled his mind, making him somewhat dazed. Only a handful of Sixth Tribulation Eminences existed in a vast river zone. With such strength, he had a chance of helming a mystic realm! He would be a core member of any peak faction in the River of Spacetime. This was a level Fu Sui had to look up to in the past.

He had sacrificed too much for this goal. He couldn’t even see hope of accomplishing it before.

I never expected that I, Fu Sui, will be able to master a Sixth Tribulation law in my life. Fu Sui’s heart was pounding.

Why did he risk his life so crazily? Did he really like taking risks? Of course not. His true pursuit was strength! He pursued strength that would allow him to change the level of his homeworld and allow him to kill the enemies he had buried deep in his heart for many years.

I’ve finally grasped this strength. Fu Sui extended his right hand and clenched it slightly. Black cracks appeared on his palm. Although he had grasped a Sixth Tribulation law, he had yet to recultivate his body with the law as the foundation. He had yet to transcend the sixth Physical Body Tribulation, but his explosive strength had already reached the threshold of the Sixth Tribulation realm.

There was a qualitative difference between him and a Fifth Tribulation Eminence. Many Fifth Tribulation Eminences—including Cave Lord Scenic Cloud and Meng Hu—could not resist Fu Sui at all.

It was easy for a Fifth Tribulation Eminence to kill a Fourth Tribulation Eminence. Killing a Fifth Tribulation Eminence was even easier for a Sixth Tribulation Eminence.

It’s been 12 years. I’ve grasped such strength after stepping onto this path. Fu Sui was very excited. He looked up at the path, filled with endless anticipation.

Fu Sui knew very well that he was only above average amongst Fifth Tribulation Eminences when it came to talent and potential. Compared to a Heavenly Dream Divine General like Meng Hu, he was far inferior.

If Meng Hu were in his shoes, he would probably have grasped a Sixth Tribulation law in a year or two.

Compared to Meng Chuan, who created an Imperial Lord-level paramount technique, he was far inferior.

With such a great opportunity, I can still go very far. I have to figure out a way to cultivate my body as soon as possible so that I can survive the Physical Body Tribulation. Fu Sui suppressed his excitement and continued advancing, entering a state of epiphany again.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed. Fu Sui had traveled more than 25,000 kilometers in the 15 years since he came to the ruin world.

Huh? Fu Sui looked in front of him in shock. Through the fog, he could vaguely see the path ahead curve around the mountain’s silhouette. It had actually overlapped with another curved

path.

Fu Sui could tell at a glance that the other curved path was the third path. The first and third paths fuse after more than 25,000 kilometers? Fu Sui stared blankly. He originally only thought that the three paths would lead to the peak. Who would have thought that the first and third paths would merge after 25,000 kilometers?

What should I do?

There will definitely be some changes when I step into the overlapped path. Fu Sui was somewhat uneasy. After some thought, he gritted his teeth. The formulation I cultivate my body with is almost perfected. With my epiphanies, I will probably be able to perfect it very soon. If I were in the outside world, it would be difficult to predict how long I would take.

Besides, I’m feeling great now. There’s nothing wrong with me. Fu Sui believed that opportunities and risks came in pairs. He had to risk his life at critical moments.

He took one step after another. Half a month later, Fu Sui arrived at the intersection of the two paths.

I’ll try and see what will happen when the two paths merge. Fu Sui looked at the ground and didn’t hesitate to take that step.

With a single step, he stepped onto the new path.

In an instant

“Nine… too… much…” A mighty voice sounded from the mountain peak. Suddenly, it resounded in his Essence Soul. Every syllable dealt a heavy impact on his Essence Soul.

Upon hearing the first syllable, countless cracks appeared on Fu Sui’s Essence Soul. His Essence Soul shattered completely after it heard a few more syllables.

Not good. Fu Sui didn’t have the time to react. His Essence Soul had already been destroyed. His body collapsed at the entrance of the merged path and it was no longer breathing.

Fu Sui’s homeworld.

What happened? Fu Sui, who was sitting cross-legged in a chamber, opened his eyes and revealed a look of shock. My outer realm true body died in the ruin world?

I’ve tried the third path before. Although it has a huge impact on one’s mind and consciousness, I could still withstand it. However, the sounds on the merged path were much clearer. The impact on my Essence Soul was also much greater. Just the sound of a few syllables was enough to shatter my Essence Soul. Fu Sui was somewhat indignant. He was unable to continue advancing.

Forget it. Although I’ve left the ruin world, I’ve at least grasped a Sixth Tribulation law. I’ve almost perfected my physical body cultivation formulation. Fu Sui quickly calmed down. Furthermore, he was in a good mood. I reckon I can reach the Sixth Tribulation realm in a few centuries.

Even now, I can barely be considered to have Sixth Tribulation realm strength. Fu Sui couldn’t suppress his smile. The opportunities in the ruin world had greatly helped him. If he enhanced his body, he wouldn’t be much different from a true Sixth Tribulation Eminence.

Tribulation Transcendence was just a test. It didn’t affect one’s strength much.

While Fu Sui was happily thinking about his future plans, his expression suddenly changed. M-my Essence Soul… Fu Sui clutched his head in pain.

He felt an intense pain in his Essence Soul. The pain made Fu Sui fall to the ground uncontrollably as he convulsed and rolled on the ground.

Something bad is happening to my Essence Soul. My 15-year-long epiphany seems to have injured my Essence Soul foundation. Fu Sui felt his entire Essence Soul tremble with pain everywhere. This injury had affected his foundation deeply.

With a thought, he took out treasures that were beneficial to his Essence Soul from his storage treasure.

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp! He first drank a flask of alcohol. The alcohol had an invisible force nourishing his Essence Soul, but his Essence Soul still remained in excruciating pain. It wasn’t very helpful. Pills, blood crystals, spirit fruits…

Fu Sui consumed 11 types of treasures that were beneficial to the Essence Soul. Only when the 11th Scarlet Leaf Fruit managed to affect his Essence Soul completely from the ground up did the pain subside.

The Scarlet Leaf Fruit is a treasure that can help one recover from Essence Soul injuries. One fruit is worth 300 cubes. Fu Sui was somewhat worried. I wonder if my Essence Soul’s injuries have been completely healed.

However, his Essence Soul began to ache slightly that night. Fu Sui tried not to consume any treasures, but the pain intensified as time passed.

A Scarlet Leaf Fruit can’t even last a day? What should I do? On that very day, Fu Sui split out a true body that headed to the outer realm. He immediately thought of ways to treat his Essence Soul.

Inside the ruin world.

Only Black Wind and I are left in this ruin world? Through karma, Meng Chuan could sense his companions’ locations. Meng Hu had long left the ruin world. Today, Fu Sui had also left the ruin world.

Fu Sui took the first path. He has been in an epiphany for 15 years? Meng Chuan was surprised and even somewhat envious. After all, it was difficult to enter a state of epiphany. Fifteen years of epiphanies? Perhaps he could even reach the Seventh Tribulation realm with that.

However, Meng Chuan knew that 15 years of constant epiphanies had a price. The black mountain’s creator wouldn’t give them benefits for nothing.

I wonder what price Fu Sui paid, Meng Chuan thought as he looked at the path beneath his feet.

Although his Essence Soul had been constantly suppressed by the sounds, Meng Chuan was very satisfied. This was because his other bodies were cultivating normally in the outside world. After so many years, he had almost grasped a Sixth Tribulation law. He was so frightened that he stopped cultivating.

I can sense that I can reach the Sixth Tribulation realm if I continue cultivating in the outside world. Meng Chuan also vaguely understood that the acceleration in his cultivation was more likely related to the transformation of his willpower.

I’ll temporarily stop cultivating. I’ll focus on mental cultivation until I can’t advance any further on this path.

An Essence Soul Tribulation couldn’t be delayed. If he transcended it, he would live. If he failed, he would die!

His mental cultivation might be enough, but it could also be a little lacking. Before actually transcending the tribulation, Meng Chuan had no confidence.

Therefore, Meng Chuan decided to stop cultivating for the time being. Almost all his time and effort was focused on tempering his mind and willpower.