Flames weaved around the Demon Moon Cauldron, melting it down until it became a pool of glowing bronze.

Yet, even as it melted, its runic framework remained intact. The bronze liquid surged around those runes while dust billowed into the air.

The dust was impurities being forced out by the combined power of flame and lightning. As they were purged, the bronze liquid shifted forms repeatedly before finally taking the form of a maiden.

This maiden was Yao Ling-er. The moment she appeared, she formed hand seals.

As she absorbed the surrounding flames and lightning crazily, her aura steadily grew stronger, more stable, and more profound.

As her cultivation base rose, the runes that had once formed the core of the Demon Moon Cauldron started to melt as well. One by one, they were drawn over, fusing into her until they manifested as a bronze robe covering her.

Above, lightning swords continued to rain down from the heavenly tribulation, but Yao Ling-er now seemed like a divine goddess descending upon the mortal realm. An enormous illusory cauldron manifested behind her, sheltering Long Chen within its aura.

Huo Linger had now transformed into a sea of fire, lending Yao Ling-er her full power to assist in refining the ancient runes.

Yao Ling-er’s aura not only grew stronger but also more tyrannical and sacred. This terrifying thunderforce could no longer threaten her. On the contrary, it became the fuel to refine these runes.

Suddenly, a real sword ripped through the air. It sliced apart the torrent of lightning swords in a single stroke.

A double-body Sovereign Lord had made his move.

Behind him stood two quintessence Sovereign bodies, each glowing with crackling lightning. They had already absorbed all the thunderforce they could hold and could not take in more. Now was the optimal time for him to strike.

Seeing Long Chen daring to use his tribulation to refine a weapon, even the double-body Sovereign Lord was shaken. But once he attacked, the difference in power became instantly clear. The lightning swords that could decimate first-Heavenstage Sovereign Lords posed no threat to him. He tore through them with ease.

This single sword strike of his contained the might to slay thousands of ordinary Sovereign Lords. The terror of a double-body Sovereign Lord was not something that could be measured in normal terms.

Yao Ling-er was at a critical moment in her transformation. Long Chen knew he was not a match for a double-body Sovereign Lord, but he had to try. Evilmoon Blade appeared in his hand.

But before Long Chen could make a move, the Earth Cauldron suddenly positioned itself in front of Yao Ling-er as a shield.

BOOM!

The Sword Qi crashed into the true Earth Cauldron. It shattered upon impact, but in the next instant, the Earth Cauldron vanished as though it had been blown apart.

The double-body Sovereign Lord spat out blood. His soul had received a huge impact, and his insides were shaken.

He was stunned. Before he even understood what was going on, the Evilmoon Blade reached his throat.

The keen blade severed his head in a single clean slash.

But a mere beheading meant little to a double-body Sovereign Lord. Unless his two quintessence Sovereign bodies were destroyed, this wound wasn’t even considered serious.

Long Chen had been able to kill first-Heavenstage Sovereign Lords so easily earlier because their quintessence Sovereign bodies had already been exhausted by the tribulation. This Sovereign, however, still had two fully intact and empowered quintessence Sovereign bodies.

But Long Chen was prepared for this.

The moment the Sovereign’s head was severed, Long Chen grabbed hold of his shoulder and directly tossed his headless body into the primal chaos space.

As the corpse was dragged in, the two quintessence Sovereign bodies flared with power, resisting fiercely. They tried to pull the body back.

The tug-of-war started. Half of the body was inside the primal chaos space, while the other half was still out.

However, this corpse was incredibly valuable to the primal chaos space. With its meal within reach, how could it possibly let it go? The primal chaos space quivered, and an irresistible force instantly dragged the headless body inside.

BOOM!

Those two quintessence Sovereign bodies exploded, and the headless corpse was devoured by the primal chaos space.

With his body gone and his Sovereign bodies destroyed, the remaining head screamed in terror.

Long Chen stepped forward and slashed it apart with the Evilmoon Blade.

With his two Sovereign bodies gone, the head had no means of protection. There was no escaping that final blow.

As the head exploded, the Evilmoon Blade trembled. Blood-colored runes started to surface on its blade, and an eerie, bloodthirsty air poured out of it.

The Evilmoon Blade is also awakening?

Long Chen’s heart surged with excitement. This blade was a scale from Dragonbone Evilmoon, capable of transforming into any weapon form—aside from Evilmoon’s true form.

Its power was immense, even able to contend with Sovereign weapons. Yet to Long Chen, it had always felt somewhat distant, like wielding an unfamiliar weapon. It lacked the intimacy and synchronicity of his bond with Evilmoon.

But just now, that sensation had changed. He felt something familiar.

“Can the blood of double-body Sovereign Lords awaken Evilmoon?” Long Chen wondered, his heart pounding with hope.

At that moment, he noticed a strange fluctuation within the primal chaos space. The cocoon housing Evilmoon was flickering with strange lights.

Devouring the double-body Sovereign Lord’s corpse had stirred something deep within the primal chaos space. Everything felt subtly different now, though Long Chen couldn’t pinpoint how.

“It seems they came here to bring me supplies,” Long Chen muttered.

Long Chen suddenly looked at the Sovereign Lords who were about to finish absorbing their share of thunderforce. He suddenly felt a tinge of gratitude toward them.

The lightning swords continued to rain down.

The death of the double-body Sovereign Lord shocked the other Sovereign Lords within this tribulation. Yet, none made a move—at least not yet.

These Sovereign Lords were clearly stronger than the fallen one. Their quintessence Sovereign bodies still pulsed with vitality, so they didn’t want to stop absorbing thunderforce.

However, they were exchanging a few looks between themselves, coming to a silent agreement.

Although Long Chen couldn’t listen in on their thoughts, it was obvious they planned to attack him together once their quintessence Sovereign bodies were maxed out on thunderforce.

Even as double-body Sovereign Lords, they feared Long Chen. The sudden appearance of the Earth Cauldron had rattled them deeply.

As long as they didn’t attack, Long Chen also ignored them. He calmly waited beneath the protection of Yao Ling-er.

He was, after all, the main character of this tribulation. Over eighty percent of the lightning was coming right at him.

As a result, Yao Ling-er was absorbing energy at a rapid rate. Her aura swelled, and more runes merged into her body.

After passing through the tempering of lightning and flame, the runes appeared swirling around her body.

Gradually, the runes assembled into the shape of a cauldron. In the end, Yao Ling-er’s body melted into this framework, fusing completely with the runes.

A new cauldron was born. It looked the exact same as before, except it was a bit bigger. However, its aura was now incredibly demonic and powerful.

She was still undergoing her transformation when, all at once, the double-body Sovereign Lords opened their eyes. Their cold gazes locked onto Long Chen, and a bone-chilling killing intent enveloped him.