The giant was dressed identically to Da Yan, even their demeanors were the same. However, the giant's aura was significantly stronger than Da Yan's, and his eyes were fixed solely on Da Yan.
"Fight!" Da Yan, wielding his greatsword, cast aside his fear, his fighting spirit ignited as he clashed with the giant.
After its dragon tail was severed, the black dragon's massive body rapidly shrunk, becoming ten thousand zhang long. It circled Ye Yun from afar, its countless black scales like dense flying knives, darting towards Ye Yun.
"How is this going to play out? Don't people undergoing tribulations usually get struck by lightning? Why did this creature, both solid and ethereal, appear for me?" Ye Yun dodged while circulating the Great Nirvana Art. A long sword was also rapidly shuttling around him, shattering any scales that broke through Ye Yun's fiery net.
From afar, the entire battlefield seemed to indicate that only Yu Ye was facing a slightly weaker giant. Both Da Yan and Ye Yun were under immense pressure, especially Ye Yun, who had to bear the lightning tribulation that the previously fallen demons had attracted, all by himself.
'Heavenly Fire Rain'
Instantly, the sky was filled with a fiery cloud, from which dripped streaks of fiery rain, striking the black dragon, the giant, and even Da Yan and Yu Ye.
"Kid, if you're going to fight, at least pick the right occasion! If I die, I don't believe you'll survive either!" Da Yan, narrowly dodging, cursed at Ye Yun. However, the giant opposite him had indeed shrunk slightly after this barrage.
'Rocket Sky Net'
Ye Yun paid no heed to Emperor Demon Da Yan. He unleashed the second skill of the Blazing Heaven Art. Countless rockets appeared in the sky, each controlled by Ye Yun's divine sense and aimed at the black dragon.
The black dragon's body was too enormous, and it was coiled around Ye Yun. It was impossible for it to evade Ye Yun's attack!
Whoosh...
A dense volley of rockets pierced the black dragon's body, then exploded, instantly filling the entire valley with demonic energy.
Seeing this, Ye Yun wouldn't allow the black dragon to condense this demonic energy again. He immediately accelerated, activating the Great Nirvana Art at full power. Countless wisps of demonic energy were devoured by Ye Yun.
Roar...
The coiled black dragon raged. Its body twisted, and Ye Yun was instantly engulfed by the dragon's form, his vision plunging into darkness. Ye Yun could clearly feel countless things trying to burrow into his body, but they were all burned away by the demonic fire on his skin, becoming nourishment for the demonic fire.
"Is this the interior of the black dragon? Was I just swallowed by the black dragon?" Ye Yun looked at the swirling demonic energy around him, a little dumbfounded. This was practically a gift delivered to his doorstep!
At this moment, Ye Yun was no longer in a hurry. He even withdrew his protective fiery net, allowing the demonic energy to erode his physical body. The Great Nirvana Art and the Blazing Heaven Art were running almost simultaneously.
The demonic energy inside the black dragon was unbearable for anyone else. The sheer volume of demonic energy was too immense. Even Da Yan, an Emperor Demon born and raised in the Demon Realm, could not withstand such an erosion, let alone convert it for his own use.
However, for Ye Yun, who possessed the Great Nirvana Art and the Blazing Heaven Art, this was an exceptionally ideal cultivation ground. The Great Nirvana Art was responsible for absorption and transformation, while the Blazing Heaven Art was for obstruction and purification. The two complemented each other perfectly, and Ye Yun's talent was exceptional for both.
While Ye Yun was reveling in it, Da Yan and Yu Ye outside began to panic. Without Ye Yun as a target, the black dragon instantly locked onto Da Yan. Its dragon claws stirred the clouds, and it lunged towards Da Yan, intending to swallow him as well.
"Damn it, why is this human so useless? Niece, hold on, I'm going to find your father for reinforcements." Da Yan, seeing the charging black dragon and the giant he had just sent flying with a sword, immediately felt the urge to flee.
"No..." Yu Ye, who was already on the brink of collapse, was further terrified by Emperor Demon Da Yan's words, losing her composure. The little giant struck her down with his sword. Before she could react, she transformed into demonic energy and surged into her sea of consciousness.
What the hell...
Da Yan nearly spat blood as he looked at the stunned Yu Ye. Now, he had become the sole target on the battlefield, and he was locked on with absolute precision.
"Kill!" Da Yan flipped his greatsword, unleashing sword energy several meters long, once again knocking the black giant away. Then, he charged directly at the black dragon.
Boom...
Hundred-meter sword energy met the black dragon's head in a direct confrontation, creating a tidal wave of air currents.
"Heh, can't take it after just one blow?" Da Yan, as expected of his notorious reputation in the Demon Realm, wiped the blood trickling from his lips and sneered at the shrinking black dragon. Simultaneously, his greatsword flashed, obliterating the giant that had charged forward again.
If Yu Ye could see this, she would be utterly astonished, as the strength Da Yan was now displaying far surpassed that of her father, Emperor Demon Wu Yue.
Meanwhile, Ye Yun's body was overflowing with demonic energy, with only a thin layer of true fire on his skin. The true essence within his dantian reached a critical point and then exploded!
Innumerable streams of true essence surged from his dantian, flowing into his meridians, strengthening their resilience, enhancing his physique, and then re-converging in his dantian.
A blood-red sun rose within his dantian, transforming into a golden core. The surface of the golden core bore faint black and white patterns. As the true essence flowed back, these patterns erupted with a brilliant light.
Boom...
A colossal surge of energy erupted from Ye Yun, like the aftershock of a bomb, scattering all the surrounding demonic energy.
Black dragon, demonic energy, lightning...
They vanished in an instant.
A blood-red sun, no clouds for ten thousand miles. On a plain, the stunned Emperor Demon Da Yan watched the figure bathed in the myriad of rosy clouds in the sky, his heart filled with dread.
Dantian shattered, golden core born!
"Awesome!" At a certain moment, Ye Yun shuddered, the rosy light receding from his body. He looked at the basketball-sized golden core in his dantian and smiled with satisfaction. Ye Yun had a feeling that his current strength was no less than his power in the 'Heavenly Dao' game!
The Golden Core stage, a strength several times greater than the Mahayana stage! Most importantly, he lacked the common weakness of cultivators having poor physical strength. Ye Yun himself didn't know how strong his physical body truly was. However...
"Emperor Demon Da Yan? Die!" Ye Yun slightly raised a hand, and countless rockets formed in his palm.