Eternal Temptation: Awakening Sinful Desires - Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Heavenly Tribulation – 1
Therefore, it became necessary for Nadia to come outside.

‘Alright, now that everything has been explained, let’s see how this turns out…’

A few minutes passed, and a dark cloud appeared above Nadia’s head, which kept getting bigger and bigger until it covered the entire sky above the barren plains, blocking out all sunlight and causing everything beneath it to fall into darkness.

At the same time, an overwhelming aura emanated from the giant mass of clouds, making him realize that this wasn’t just any ordinary storm; this was the manifestation of the Heavens’ power, something far beyond anything he had ever experienced before in his life.

The pressure emanating from the clouds was so great that even Asher felt oppressed, despite the fact that he was standing quite some distance away from where Nadia sat on the ground.

Meanwhile, Nadia had her eyes closed as she circulated the spirit essence inside her body, readying herself for what was going to happen next. She remained calm and composed even though the immense pressure bore down upon her from all directions, trying to crush her very being into dust.

She took deep breaths as she focused on maintaining her current state of mind. Even though the pressure was stronger than what she expected, she didn’t show any signs of being affected by it.

“Isn’t this pressure too heavy for someone breaking through to the King Realm? I remember the pressure I experienced during my own ascension to the King realm of cultivation, which was nothing compared to this. I know that every cultivator’s Heavenly Tribulation is different, but isn’t this a bit excessive?” Rias questioned in disbelief.

“Indeed,” Aria responded with a nod. “Heavenly Tribulation varies between individuals, and their difficulties are dependent on many factors such as the cultivator’s innate talent, potential, bloodlines, etc. The pressure that is currently being emitted from the Heavenly Tribulation is indeed greater than the one that anyone has ever experienced before, but that’s only because of the fact that Nadia’s current potential is far beyond the limit of what is known to our world.”

At that moment, Scarlet and Cecil looked at each other, as they both understood the meaning behind Aria’s words. After all, Asher has also transformed their bodies into Spirit Body with the help of the Mystic Body Refinement Array and increased their innate potential. So it wasn’t surprising for them to find that Nadia’s potential was also high.

Meanwhile, Rias was taken aback by what she heard, and she couldn’t help but wonder about the true extent of Nadia’s capabilities, ‘If she possesses such an immense amount of potential, then wouldn’t this woman become another terrifying existence in the cultivation world?’

While these thoughts ran through her mind, a sudden burst of light flashed from within the thick mass of clouds above her, followed by an intense rumble of thunder that reverberated throughout the entirety of the land.

“It’s beginning…” Aria declared in a solemn tone, drawing the attention of everyone around her, who watched with bated breath as the ominous black clouds continued hovering in the air, making a loud sound with each passing second.

Then, without warning, a large bolt of lightning condensed in the clouds, ready to aim straight towards Nadia’s sitting form.

The energy contained within the bolt of lightning was immense, and it made Asher, Scarlet, and Cecil, who had lower cultivation levels, overwhelmed by its might.

However, Nadia remained unmoved despite facing such an attack from the Heavens above, seemingly unaffected by whatever power it was attempting to unleash against her. She raised her head towards the heavens and stared at the lightning bolt with her icy blue eyes filled with absolute determination.

The very next moment, the lightning struck down like an unstoppable force of nature with incredible speed, aiming straight at Nadia.

But to everyone’s astonishment, she moved her arm in a single fluid motion, creating an icy blue spear from thin air using her Ice Spirit Essence. Then, she grabbed the spear mid-air and threw it towards the lightning, striking against it with all her might.

BANG!!!

A deafening explosion rang out as the two forces collided head-on. Their powers were equal in intensity, resulting in them canceling each other out and disappearing into oblivion without a trace.

However, the force unleashed from their collision wasn’t insignificant. The impact generated from their clash caused a powerful shockwave to spread in every direction, shaking the earth itself as though it were experiencing a major earthquake.

“Wow! What amazing power!” Cecil exclaimed while admiring Nadia’s prowess, which earned her a nod of approval from Scarlet, who shared the same sentiment.

As for Asher, he remained silent, concentrating all of his senses on Nadia to keep track of everything happening around her.

“Darling, don’t worry too much. Nadia is stronger than you think, so she’ll be just fine,” Aria comforted Asher, who gave a small smile before turning his attention back.

RUMBLE!!!

The sound of thunder rumbled in the dark clouds once again in anger, as if warning everyone present not to underestimate the powers that governed everything in the universe.

A second later, a huge lightning bolt struck downward once more with even greater fury and ferocity than before, leaving no room for anyone to doubt its intention.

Seeing this, Nadia narrowed her eyes, and this time she created two ice spears with her Ice Spirit Essence before throwing them towards the lightning bolt coming at her.

The icy cold spears collided with the lightning bolt once more and produced a similar result as earlier, as they canceled each other out and dissipated into nothingness.

However, although they seemed similar, they were far from identical. This time around, Nadia had to use double the effort just to deal with one single strike, showing that the difficulty of the tribulation increased with each new attempt.

Nevertheless, she remained steadfast in her goal as she prepared herself for another round of attacks that came down on her without pause.