LEGEND -Endurance -PART-5

The Upgraded Minor Cosmic Tribulation was here.

Eon quickly transmitted information to Aavesh who was staring at the Tribulation Storm Eye with a strange Gaze.

'Aavesh - The Tribulation this time will consist of 3 Powerful Strikes- The Energy in Each Lightning Bolt is extremely Powerful and Mysterious- Even if You are in the Mental Realm- Your True Body lying asleep in the Demi-Plane will still be affected- If it cannot hold on- You will Die!'

'This is Extremely serious! Before any attacks here would not affect your True Body in any way but this Tribulation is different... What injuries you suffer from it here will be reflected on your True Body... You can limit the degree of injury by not passing out or Trying your best to resist and acclimatize to the Blue Lightning!'

Eon hurriedly transmitted the information Mentally into Aavesh.

Aavesh merely nodded at this but inwardly he spoke with himself,

'Die? Eon That's the Nth Time I heard the word 'Die' said to me Today'

And I'm Really getting Tired of it...'

Shrugging Unnecessary Thoughts off to focus on the tribulation, Aavesh had a serious look on his face as he stared at the Intensifying Rumbling Thunder in the Storm Eye.

'Anyways - If the Lightning hits me- My True Body will experience the same fate- in other words if am unable to withstand the Lightning - My Body Explodes in Real Life'

He summarised his thoughts internally and grumbled for a bit before taking a defensive unarmed stance- He was a mortal but he did have the knowledge of Energy Flow! He would have to not only bear the Full might of the Lightning Strike but immediately diffuse the destructive energy outside his Body- It was not hard diffusing regular Energy but Tribulation Energies were at another Level! He sighed a bit as he thought,

'Well... Things could be worse - Whatever Bring it On Sparky!'

*ZAAAAAP

As if hearing his Mental Thoughts- The Tribulation grew infuriated and immediately launched a Blue Lightning Bolt into Aavesh in a fraction of a second!

*KABBOOOOM!

A Huge Blast enveloped the Surroundings and the Whole Mental Realm Trembled for a second.

Dense reddish water vapour could be seen in the Area where the Bolt struck.

*Cough *Cough

*Blergh

A semi-charred Aavesh coughed and spat blood out as he was in single arm pushup pose - He had survived immediately as he followed the Lightning Dragon Claw Infusion Technique which absorbed almost all of the incoming Lightning into the Unopened Meridians within his arms and legs.

But he had never cultivated the Mortal Energy Path Nor did he have Lightning affinity Talent or Physique or Spirit- The Stored Destructive Lightning Energy should have blasted his limbs off immediately but Luckily he used another Technique - Indra Vajra Technique which he had used to Naturally Transfer the Lightning Energy from his Limbs into the Ground Quickly.

Blood dripped from his orifices again- a familiar sight-

Aavesh was numb to this situation of his body- this was a common occurrence by now, he was no longer a beginner in spitting out blood and bleeding from all orifices.

Luckily Lightning Dragon Claw Infusion Technique and Indra Vajra Technique were publicly available in his last life and he did face Tribulations in his last life as well- so he had some experience to deal with them.

The Lightning Energy supercharged all of his cells and cleansed a lot of impurities present in his Mortal Body - But it also Harmed him as some cells and Tissues were unable to contain it causing it to Burst through and caused all the Burns and Bleeding on his Body.

Aavesh Shakily Got up and wiped the Bloody face with his charred hands and smiled at the Storm Eye-

It was such an innocent Smile from a child yet the child's condition could be said to be horrific- The Scene was tooo Brutal!

The Law, Neutral and Good aligned New Gods hinted their displeasure at the Cosmic Will- Telling it to reign in the Tribulation before Going too far! It was unpleasant for them to watch children get tortured and they strongly abhorred such practices of Harming Children- Even some of the Chaotic Good and Chaotic Neutral aligned Gods spat at the Cosmic Will!

But the Cosmic will ignored them with a hmph! It had its own duty! So what if these group of arrogant Punks dared to speak up against it? Did it have to respond? It was fucking Impartial Ok! It would even send a tribulation for an infant if the infant broke cosmic rules! Who asked this stupid brat to remove his Mental Mantle which it had bestowed to him upon its birth? Moreover the Little Brat seemed to have even modified its Gift and was following an Unorthodox Path!

According to Cosmic Rules the being who tampers with the design given to them whether to improve it or break it - said being was going to face tribulation! No Exceptions!

Seeing how unresponsive the Cosmic will was- The Weaker New Gods decided to form a solidarity together- if ever the Cosmic will asked for their help in solving certain Eldritch Situations ( which it frequently did ) They would collectively bargain with it! It had no choice when it came to them- Becoming a New God was already incredibly difficult to the Point that the next set of New Gods would come after 10000 Years at the Best and 100000 Years at the Worst!

The Cosmic will could manipulate candidates to gain Power and Resources to become New God candidates but they still would not be able to- Reason Being it required both Luck and Logic To Perfectly Synchronize along with the Individual's Willpower being strong enough to undergo Deification- Unfortunately for the Cosmic Will, Every single being it had trained and handpicked to be its New God Pawns was never able to achieve Deification.

It was usually those that were Neutral or Against it that did Achieve Deification causing endless Headaches in Negotiations! The Cosmic Will Could Perhaps Potentially Create its Own New God Army buuuuut- Whoever set its rules directly prohibited it from creating creatures that exceeded the Demigod Level.

Any Candidate it favored would become lazy and weak due to the lack of hardships in gaining their Cultivation. It was useless for it to create New Beings with the Potential of God Hood - But its chosen often disappointed its expectations- Making it realize that it could not have Pawns that obeyed its every whim- After a being became a New God- he/she did not need anything directly from the Cosmic Will, Except Location of Higher Level Treasures and Opportunities.

The Cosmic Will also had the Problem of Too Many Cultivators Coming up and to solve the lack of Energy - it came up with a Ruthless Idea to make the fair Tribulations a bit unfair.

Hence it would purposefully make Tribulations harder for Talented and Genius Cosmic Cultivators to absorb their Rare Refined Energies and Unique Essences Back into the Universe.

It was better to remove them because they were not its perfect obedient tools- Even Lawful Neutral Beings who were only Interested in Protecting Order in the Universe - would usually not heed to the whims of the Cosmic Will- They were Perfect Cogs in the Grand Machine of Order but they were not Mindless Slaves either.

They did not like how 'inefficient' the Cosmic Will was and would rather replace it with a 'better' one- Research was ongoing on that one. People of All Alignments did not get along with the Cosmic Will for some or the other Reason!

Some felt that this Cosmic Will was merely a subroutine of a Truly Impartial and Extremely Powerful Cosmic Consciousness that was currently Dormant- for now.

The Cosmic Will was forced to Negotiate with New Gods to deal with certain problems that it could not intervene in and required someone Else to Step in. It was an open secret that the Most Powerful New Gods would usually Ignore the Pleas of the Cosmic Will due to its stingy Nature and only intervened if the situation was dire like How Irolin Intervened during the Abyssal Invasion.

It could only turn to the Weaker New Gods who were Hungry for Higher Level Treasure Locations and Hidden Opportunities!

This Time all the New Gods would not let off the Cosmic Will so Easily- They would get a higher Price when asked for a Job and be Justified in their Actions during Bargaining! They all would remember this Situation!

*ZAAAP!

The Cosmic Will then sent down its second Strike which was even more Powerful into the smiling Aavesh who instantly got into Position to do Both Lightning Dragon Claw Infusion Technique and Indra Vajra Technique.

*KAAABBBBOOOOOM!

The Explosion was even more powerful than the Last and Remnants of the Lightning Strike Even Affected the Imprisoned Heart Demons- Causing their Blood Whirlpool Prison to Weaken in Strength.

As the Smoke faded a struggling and badly mangled Aavesh got up in a limbing manner with Both Legs becoming Extremely Charred- Only His hands seemed to be somewhat functional now but his Body had taken a significant Hit.

There were even more charred markings all over His Body- His Ruptured Meridians were not strong enough for the Second Time.

All in all His state was extremely pitiful- But he somehow stood up and smiled again at the Storm Eye- But this Smile Seemed to be very condescending and challenging - it had only increased in Potency with his heavily injured and Blackened Face.

The Cosmic Will was a bit more irritated at this as it sent out its final Lightning Strike with an Extremely Stronger Version- Not caring at how Aavesh was trying to get into position to face the Last Lightning Strike.

*ZAAAAP

*KRAAAKOOOM!

The Smoke once again covered his body as the Lightning Savagely Smashed into him for the final Time-

Everyone was anxious including Eon!

*BANG *BANG *BANG

The Heart Demons had successfully Broken Core Aspects of the Prison! Their Release was almost imminent!

Back on the Site of Tribulation- Aavesh was fully charred from head to toe- But he still was breathing-

*Huf *Huf *COUGH *cough

Aavesh coughed out lot of black soot-like blood- He was in extreme pain and this time all 4 of the limbs had become Non Functional- They would not be able to hold up now. But Aavesh still tried to Get Up despite his Pain.

He could hear those Heart Demons Roaring frantically as they were closer to breaking free.

Suddenly Aavesh Felt a change in the Remnant Lightning Energy that was in his Body.

It was not destructive or Dangerous- It seemed to be... Mysterious?