Chapter 385

Chapter 385: Successful Overcoming of Tribulations

“Thank you for your gracious gift, Master!”

Even though it had already expressed gratitude, the swamp crocodile could not help but prostrate before Yi Chen once more.

Indeed, as long as it remained wholeheartedly loyal, this master would surely protect its life.

Even the terrifying Tribulation was not frightening at all.

“There are ten Extreme Spirit Pills inside. Taking one will greatly enhance your physical defense strength for one hour. After the fifth divine lightning strikes, taking another, in combination with your defensive treasure, will be enough for you to successfully overcome the tribulation.”

Yi Chen tossed a Space Stone to the swamp crocodile. “Keep the remaining nine Extreme Spirit Pills for emergencies or to reward and grant your trusted Demon Race subordinates.”

“Yes!”

The swamp crocodile rejoiced.

There were actually nine more.

With its physical defense strength boosted to the level where it could withstand even the terrifying Tribulation, each one was a life-saving pill.

It indirectly meant that it had gained nine extra lives.

As for rewarding and granting its trusted Demon Race subordinates, that thought had never crossed its mind.

With such life-saving pills, even having nine thousand nine hundred, it would not give away a single one to others.

Yi Chen did not concern himself with its thoughts and continued, “In addition to the Extreme Spirit Pills, there is also a batch of low-grade Immortal fruits. When your Demon Power drops below half, take one immediately to quickly restore your power.”

“Okay!”

The swamp crocodile was overjoyed.

“Begin your breakthrough!”

Yi Chen instructed.

The swamp crocodile hesitated not at all and immediately spat out its Crystal Core to start its cultivation.

The power of the laws began to gather once more.

In just a breath, the sky suddenly changed color.

Within a hundred-mile radius, the clouds rolled and darkened.

Terrifying pressure brewed within the clouds, and arcs of shocking electricity flickered in the sky.

Yi Chen did not leave; instead, he used the Teleportation Technique to retreat more than ten kilometers away.

With his divine consciousness maximized, he delved deep into the clouds to check on the intensity of the power of the laws inside.

“Do not activate the artifact’s defense for now. When the divine lightning strikes, attack with all your strength to weaken its power!”

As the first divine lightning was about to form, Yi Chen directed.

“Yes!”

Although the swamp crocodile felt apprehensive due to the pressure and unusual phenomena of the Tribulation, its emotions remained relatively steady.

With a thought, it channeled a stream of Demon Power into the armor.

The pitch-black armor instantly vanished, merging into its body.

He looked up at the rolling dark clouds and could not help but roar in anger to vent the anxiety in his heart.

Boom!

It seemed to respond to him.

From the clouds, the first divine lightning came crashing down.

“Sure enough, it’s not that impressive…”

Yi Chen felt completely reassured.

Just as he had inferred from the power of the laws earlier.

The power of this divine lightning was at least ninety percent weaker than the first divine lightning he faced during his Tribulation.

Even if the power of one divine lightning doubled, the ninth bolt would only be more than two hundred fifty times stronger than this one.

With the Extreme Spirit Pills and the defense strength of the defensive Immortal-level Artifact, he could withstand it.

Roar!

At the moment the divine lightning struck, the swamp crocodile let out another roar, its bloodthirsty mouth wide open.

A black water arrow, filled with corrosive energy, shot toward the divine lightning.

In the thunderous explosion, the water arrow held no power against the divine lightning and was instantly shattered.

The swamp crocodile was not skilled in attacks, and seeing the water arrow ineffective, it remained calm.

From its mouth, it produced another black water wave barrier to shield itself in the air.

Boom!

The divine lightning followed closely behind and shattered the water wave barrier in an instant.

However, the residual force was more than half spent against the swamp crocodile’s strongest defense.

With a loud bang, the weakened divine lightning struck the swamp crocodile, causing the scales on its body to darken and char.

Its body trembled and howled as if it had received a shock.

After a moment, the residual force of the divine lightning wore off.

The swamp crocodile returned to normal.

Aside from a slight singe on its body, it was unhurt.

It looked battered, but in reality, it only suffered minor wounds.

Its physical defense strength was enough to withstand the weakened divine lightning.

Next, colorful light, woven from the power of the laws and special energy, surged toward the swamp crocodile’s body.

It continuously transformed its body.

Yi Chen’s divine consciousness clearly sensed that, under the transformation of the colorful light, the swamp crocodile was undergoing a qualitative change.

Its physical strength increased further.

Above his head, two bulging flesh mounds appeared.

The Crystal Core inside him underwent a qualitative change under the transformation of the shimmering colors.

Unfortunately, Yi Chen’s divine consciousness seemed insufficient to study the composition of the shimmering colors in depth.

He had intended to see if he could thoroughly analyze the shimmering colors and attempt to create them himself.

But clearly, the current strength of his divine consciousness, already impressively powerful, still could not penetrate the shimmering colors, let alone understand their characteristics and makeup.

“Master…”

The swamp crocodile looked at Yi Chen anxiously, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Being cautious, it felt that it should use the defensive Immortal-level Artifact at this moment.

It could sense that the brewing second divine lightning was at least as powerful as the first divine lightning.

“Don’t worry, you won’t die!”

Yi Chen knew what the swamp crocodile was thinking and responded lightly.

As long as he activated the defensive Immortal-level Artifact, he estimated that it could easily withstand the first six or seven bolts of divine lightning.

However, he still needed to use his divine consciousness to sense the power of the divine lightning and use the swamp crocodile as a reference to infer the power of an ordinary Tribulation.

He naturally did not plan to let the swamp crocodile pass through the Tribulation so easily.

“Okay!”

The swamp crocodile understood.

Not dying was enough.

It focused intently on waiting for the arrival of the second divine lightning.

Boom!

Soon, the second divine lightning struck it.

After all, this was the Divine trials faced by the first tribulation taker of the Demon Race.

Without the help of Extreme Spirit Pills and the defensive Immortal-level Artifact, the second divine lightning alone caused the swamp crocodile to roll wildly and shake like a sieve.

It even sustained some minor internal injuries.

And this was because of the transformation by the shimmering colors.

Before long, the second shimmering color swept in, continuing to transform the swamp crocodile’s body.

Boom!

When the third divine lightning came, even after two transformations, the swamp crocodile was still severely hurt, suffering even worse internal injuries.

In this state, it faced only a dead end against the fourth divine lightning.

“Time to activate the defensive treasure and consume a fairy fruit to restore your Demon Power.”

Yi Chen adjusted according to the swamp crocodile’s condition.

The swamp crocodile felt like it had received a great reprieve.

It quickly poured a surge of Demon Power into the treasure, and a black armor instantly enveloped its body.

Then, it took out a fairy fruit from the Space Stone and swallowed it.

As the fairy fruit entered its stomach, it transformed into immense Demon Power, flowing into its crystal.

Boom!

The fourth and fifth bolts of divine lightning struck it, easily blocked by the black armor.

After the fifth bolt, the swamp crocodile followed Yi Chen’s instruction and took the Extreme Spirit Pills.

When the sixth bolt of divine lightning came crashing down, the swamp crocodile did not maximize the armor’s power but instead used its strong Physical Defense Strength to absorb most of the divine lightning’s force.

Seventh, eighth, and ninth!

The last three bolts, which were even stronger, were similarly resisted.

Especially the ninth bolt; relying solely on the defensive Immortal-level Artifact could handle most of its power, but it would destroy the artifact.

If it depended only on its physical defense strength, it would be directly struck down by the divine lightning.

By sharing the burden, both could withstand it entirely.

Under the transformation of the nine shimmering colors, the swamp crocodile’s body had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Its physical strength and the strength of its scales had increased by several dozen times.

Above its head, a pair of flesh horns resembling deer antlers emerged, closely linking it with the water laws, showing hundreds of times of enhancement.

At a glance, it even vaguely resembled the Dragon Race from Yi Chen’s previous life.

However, the swamp crocodile’s body was slightly flattened, and its limbs were more robust.

Another change was that the Crystal Core had transformed under the shimmering colors, becoming a mass of refined Demon Power, wrapped only in a layer of invisible power of the laws.

“Thank you for your gift, Master. It has helped me become the first tribulation taker of the Demon Race!”

The swamp crocodile lay down, bowing in worship.

It could clearly feel that its strength had at least multiplied dozens of times before breaking through.

Even its talent saw a massive improvement.

Most importantly, it felt that its lifespan had significantly increased.

As long as it could survive, living for another hundred or eighty million years would be no problem at all.

This was a lifespan limit it had never even dared to imagine before.