#131 - Human calamity, the Three Pure Ones?
Before reaching the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, opportunities to witness others undergoing tribulation were exceedingly rare.
Obtaining such an opportunity would significantly increase one's own chances of success when facing tribulation.
In essence, Qin Bu Yi was bestowing upon them a great stroke of fortune.
Inside the private room, Ying Gan said with a complex tone, "Zhi'er, this Brother Qin of yours is creating momentum for you."
"Those who can enter the Great Ming Academy possess either wealth and status or extraordinary talent. They can be said to be the most outstanding individuals of our Great Ming Dynasty's future."
"Now, this group of people has received this great gift from Qin Bu Yi, making him akin to half a master to them, in terms of gratitude."
"He is invisibly clearing away many obstacles for you."
Ying Zhi was deeply moved and said to Ying Gan, "Brother Qin is truly generous to me. Alas, I have done too little for him."
Not only did the audience not leave, but after the news of Qin Bu Yi's tribulation spread...
Many students and teachers who hadn't watched the competition rushed over from outside.
Everyone in the luxurious cabins held their breath and waited.
Qin Bu Yi dispersed his Law, Heaven, and Earth transformation, returning to his normal size, and sat cross-legged in the center of the battle arena, constantly adjusting his breath.
One hour...
Three hours...
Midnight...
Everyone present was not impatient in the slightest, quietly waiting.
This opportunity was too rare; they would willingly wait even three more days.
A hint of dawn appeared on the horizon...
Qin Bu Yi slowly opened his eyes and stood up, his breath adjusted to its peak state.
Qin Bu Yi shouted, "Breakthrough!"
"Crack!" "Crack!"
"Crack!"...
Cracking sounds emanated from within his body, like firecrackers going off.
As expected, the familiar intense pain appeared in his body once more.
This time, there was no prelude; the pain reached its maximum output power right from the start.
"Hiss!" Qin Bu Yi gasped in pain.
The last time he broke through to the Integration Realm, his entire body's bones shattered and coalesced into a golden color.
This time, his entire body's blood was constantly boiling, like boiling water surging within him.
Qin Bu Yi was like a cooked shrimp, his entire body red.
The blood temperature rose higher and higher, seeping out from Qin Bu Yi's pores, a bright red mixed with a hint of black.
When this blood flowed out, Qin Bu Yi felt as if he had shed a layer of iron armor, his whole body light and comfortable.
However, as time went on, the blood showed no signs of stopping, and a wave of weakness spread from his body.
Twenty breaths later, when only one-third of the blood remained in Qin Bu Yi's body...
The pores all over his body finally stopped seeping blood. The weakness from blood loss spread to his mind, making Qin Bu Yi slightly dazed.
Suddenly, the temperature of the boiling blood plummeted.
From a high temperature of over a hundred degrees, it dropped to an ultra-low temperature of minus one hundred degrees within two breaths.
Strands of blue, representing extreme cold, appeared in the blood vessels within his body, freezing all the blood.
Qin Bu Yi's red body instantly turned snow-white.
The sweat left by the high temperature was frozen into ice before it could even dissipate.
Eyebrows, hair, and his entire body were frozen by the cold emanating from within.
From a distance, Qin Bu Yi looked like a human-shaped ice sculpture standing in mid-air.
The extreme cold temperature within his body continued to drop.
Minus one hundred degrees...
Minus one hundred and fifty degrees...
Minus two hundred degrees...
Minus two hundred and fifty degrees...
It only stopped when it dropped to nearly minus three hundred degrees.
Qin Bu Yi tried to clench his hands.
"Crack!"
The thick ice formed on Qin Bu Yi's hands shattered under the force of his fist.
As soon as his fists were slightly clenched, thick ice covered them again in less than two breaths.
The extreme cold brought not only cold, but also a significant reduction in Qin Bu Yi's reaction speed.
This wasn't the most crucial thing; the most crucial thing was that even Qin Bu Yi's thinking speed was slowly decreasing, becoming sluggish.
If Qin Bu Yi were to express his feelings at this moment, it would undoubtedly be like going from a steamer to an ice cellar, alternating between extreme heat and extreme cold.
This human-shaped ice sculpture state lasted for about seven days.
During this period, everyone saw the abnormality on Qin Bu Yi's body through the virtual helmets, and the barrage of comments didn't stop for these three days.
"What's going on? I've read in the classics that breaking through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm requires undergoing a lightning tribulation, so why hasn't a single lightning tribulation descended in these three days?"
"Something incredible seems to be happening to Instructor Qin Bu Yi. What a beautiful human-shaped ice sculpture; it has an artistic feel."
"Artistic my ass! You can keep that artistic feel. Let you freeze for three days and see if you still think it's artistic."
"Is this the difference between geniuses and us? When we undergo tribulation, lightning tribulation descends directly and strikes us. If we don't die, we've passed. Does this genius have to freeze for a few days to cool down before being struck by lightning?"...
In the private room, Ying Gan remained silent as he watched this scene, not knowing what he was thinking.
Space fluctuated, and Shi Ci's figure appeared. Looking at Qin Bu Yi, who had been frozen for three days, he said uncertainly:
"This child's talent is beyond our imagination. If I'm not mistaken, this child is currently undergoing a human tribulation."
Ying Zhi asked in confusion, "What is a human tribulation?"
Shi Ci recalled the knowledge in his mind and said, "The tribulation we usually refer to is the heavenly tribulation, which is heavenly lightning."
"In ancient times, many geniuses underwent not only heavenly tribulation but also human tribulation, earth tribulation, and even the tribulation of the Great Dao and the tribulation of karma."
"There are many manifestations and interpretations of human tribulation that have been passed down to this day. In short, human tribulation either originates from oneself or from others."
"The human tribulation that originates from oneself is what we are currently seeing. The one that originates from others is triggered by the Great Dao and usually manifests as arranging a powerful opponent to obstruct during the tribulation."
"Earth tribulation is rare throughout history, and what has been passed down is scarce. What I know is also unclear."
"As for the tribulation of the Great Dao and the tribulation of karma, they exist only in legends. Those who can trigger such tribulations are none other than figures like the Three Pure Ones."
Ying Zhi nodded, seeming to understand, and said, "So there are so many different kinds of heavenly tribulation."
Immediately afterward, Ying Zhi grasped the key point in Shi Ci's words and asked, "Who are the Three Pure Ones?"
Before Shi Ci could answer, Ying Gan immediately stopped him and said, "Zhi'er, don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Asking too much will bring you a disaster."
After being stopped by Ying Gan, Ying Zhi sat back in his seat and stopped talking, focusing on Qin Bu Yi's tribulation, thinking in his heart, "Brother Qin, you must succeed in transcending the tribulation."
By dawn on the seventh day, the ice outside Qin Bu Yi's body had formed a large ice ball, enveloping him inside.
When his consciousness had been frozen to the point of being very sluggish, a ball of flames rose from the soles of Qin Bu Yi's feet.
At this time, the remaining blood in Qin Bu Yi's body had turned blue. After the flames appeared, they rose steadily, occupying half of Qin Bu Yi's left body.
The blood in the left side of Qin Bu Yi's body gradually turned from blue to gold as it was burned by the flames.
The thick ice formed on the left side of his body gradually receded as the flames burned.
