Martial Master

Qin Chen realized that this was not just a thunder tribulation; it was a major crisis for him. In an instant, he summoned the Li Kan Sacred Mirror once again, as he couldn't hold back even a tiny bit in this situation.

At the same time, the mysterious rust sword appeared in his hand. Qin Chen's gaze turned extremely fierce. He was a person who had been reborn once, and if the heavens did not want him to live, then he would fight to survive on his own.

Man's determination can conquer heaven; as a martial artist, he naturally defied fate. So what if it was the heavens? How could they make him, Qin Chen, bow down in submission?

Thus, without waiting for the arcs of lightning above him to fall, he leaped into the sky, wielding the mysterious rust sword.

In Qin Chen's view, since this thunder tribulation was determined to kill him, with his spatial body and indestructible holy body, he believed he could withstand the thunder calamity.

Boom! After deploying various defensive methods, Qin Chen activated the Sword Control Technique and slashed out with his sword.

He knew all too well that passively defending against the thunder calamity was of no importance; what mattered was the drive to charge forward and actively attack. This was a form of tempering for himself.

"Boom boom..."

At the moment Qin Chen leaped into the air, the ground beneath him suddenly exploded. At the instant the arcs of lightning fell, thirteen additional arcs erupted from the ground, surrounding Qin Chen in three-dimensional formation without any prior warning.

This was not the expected thirty-six arcs of lightning but rather forty-nine arcs. Furthermore, this thunder tribulation was not only more powerful than the last one but also more deceptive. The thirty-six arcs above were out in the open, which he could clearly see and prepare to resist, whereas the thirteen arcs beneath exploded in secret, aiming to catch Qin Chen off guard and end his life.

If it weren't for the fierce determination within Qin Chen, he would not have had time to react to the underground thirteen arcs; without a doubt, he would have met his demise before the thunder calamity even fell. Although he might have sensed something at the moment of the eruption, by that time, it would likely have already been too late.

"Damn it, this damned heaven is too outrageous! Is there such a thing as this?"

Qin Chen gasped, nearly exploding with anger.

In fact, not all breakthroughs to Martial Emperor would trigger thunder calamities; typically, only those who defy the heavens would face such tribulations. In his previous life, when he broke through to Martial Emperor, he had also encountered a thunder calamity. However, that thunder calamity was quite ordinary. This time it even utilized cunning schemes, which was simply excessive.

"How cruel, how vicious! This gives no hope of survival at all."

Qin Chen felt extremely furious but, in an instant, he calmed down again. He also summoned the Demon Suppression Cauldron, fully aware that if he couldn't get through this time, he would undoubtedly meet a fate worse than death.

This was the first time Qin Chen summoned such a large number of true treasures. Although he had refined them all, even with his powerful spirit and mental strength, he still felt a wave of pressure.

"Boom boom boom boom boom…"

The black arcs of lightning fell from the sky, continuously striking the true treasure seal, the defensive formation, the Demon Suppression Cauldron, and the Li Kan Sacred Mirror, before finally hitting the mysterious rust sword in Qin Chen's hand.

Boom!

A resounding crack echoed throughout heaven and earth. The black lightning merged with Qin Chen's true essence, scattering across the area. The hard black sand ground was immediately shattered upon contact with the black lightning, utterly powerless to resist.

Simultaneously, the formations Qin Chen set up were also cracking, with flags swaying precariously. As for the true treasure seal, after enduring six strikes from the arcs of lightning, it was blasted away, creating a massive pit several tens of zhang wide on the ground.