A Failure's hopeful Journey

You Xi Wang suddenly grabbed the shaft of the spear with both his hands and shoved it up at the sky. He yelled in a hoarse voice, "Dragon Pierce." this shout exposed his bloody mouth. The golden dragon hovering above his head immediately shot towards the sky.

The dragon roared and collided with the crimson lightning as thick as a banyan tree. A strong light flashed throughout and everyone present at the scene couldn't help but squint their eyes at this. What followed was a loud explosion, almost deafening the people. 

BOOM...

You Xi Wang's body was flung off even further than before. A burst of blood sprayed from his mouth as he was in the air. Maya, who stood at a distance, was also affected and she wailed in pain. It was a heavy blow the heavens have dealt them. You Xi Wang's limbs were all twisted. They were broken. He was constantly vomiting blood. Despite such torment You Xi Wang's eyes were clear. 

He sensed his friends and sister were about to rush to help him. He shouted in a hoarse voice, "STOP." it took him a lot of effort to shout. Then he used his mental sense to convey another message, "Do not come over. It will only make the tribulation stronger. I can deal with it. So, please stay calm."

They all seemed to have frozen in their places. You Zhichi could not help but shed tears when she heard her brother speak such words. She understood he was putting on a brave front to save the others from facing the rage of the heavenly tribulation. They all were taught in the school that when someone interferes in a heavenly tribulation, their only end was erasure. Yes, any third person who interferes with the tribulation was directly erased by the heavens. 

A tribulation was like an exam. Heavens acts as the teacher, lightning bolts as the question paper, the cultivator as an examinee, and his methods to deal with the lightning bolts as the answers. Any third person's interference was cheating. So the result of their interference was expulsion from the class, which is known as the universe. 

Cruel, right? But only when a person successfully comes across such cruelty can he or she become strong. A heavenly tribulation was not only a test for the cultivator but also his close ones. It was a test of character for the nears and dears. Only when facing such calamity can the real colors of the people surface. 

You Xi Wang closed his eyes and stabilized his breathing. He opened his eyes again and glanced at the sky where a crimson dragon was shuttling through the dark clouds. You Xi Wang felt excited by this scene. He spoke in his mind to the system, 'Dude, get me to stand up. Can you mend my bones?'

The system replied, [Bro, I am not a miracle doctor, you know. Still, for your courage, I will make you at least stand up on your feet. Though our survival will depend on you. You should be able to use it now, right?]

You Xi Wang only hummed in response as his gaze was locked on the crimson lightning dragon in the sky. The system used all attribute spirit energy inside You Xi Wang's body and connected his bones temporarily. It was only because of his strong will did You Xi Wang stand up. His eyes were full of determination. He lifted his shivering hands and made a grasping action towards both of his weapons. 

The golden spear and the black sword trembled and flew through the void, landing in You Xi Wang's palm one more time. He glanced at both of his weapons with a smile on his face. He spoke, "Ready for the last one?"

The weapons trembled as if excited. A golden dragon rose from the spear and hovered around You Xi Wang while a Black Pheonix rose from the sword. Both of them were the spirits inside the weapons, awakened by You Xi Wang's vigor and spirit to defeat the heavens. They both had ethereal bodies made up of spirit energy. Both the dark phoenix and the golden dragon felt to be more real than ever before.

...

You Zhichi's delicate figure trembled, and she muttered with his eyes wide open, " True Dark Pheonix manifestation." one can only make the spirit manifest in almost alive form when they have complete mastery over Purgatory. Throughout You family, there has been only one person to achieve that. That person was the first patriarch of the family. Now You Xi Wang became the second person. 

Neo on the side muttered, "One with his weapons, he is the weapon, and the weapon is him. The spirit of the invincible god of war" his words were heard by the other four people and they all were shocked. There was a book placed in the hall of heroes of the Council. This book was named, The invincible god of war. This book was dedicated to the people who have achieved unprecedented fame in battles against the dark forces. To have their name recorded in this book, one only needed to fulfill some conditions. The conditions were;

1. Completely master five primary weapons and awake their spirits.

2. Reach the peak of the primal Soul Realm before twenty.

3. Defeat 10 Primal Soul Dark dwellers.

You Xi Wang was only sixteen this year, and he has already awakened the spirits of his two spirit weapons. At this rate, You Xi Wang will definitely be able to get his name featured in that book. Those featured in that book will gain a license to kill. They can kill almost anyone on the whole planet, and nobody would ask them anything. It was challenging to meet the conditions, and there were only a handful of people in that book. 

You Xi Wang had killed 1 primal soul realm dark dweller, he was just one step away from breaking into the primal soul realm, completely mastered two weapons, and awakened their spirits. He was already the youngest person on the whole planet to achieve this much. How difficult was it to complete the conditions given his monstrous pace?

...

The crimson dragon in the sky suddenly roared. It was stimulated by the battle intent of the two weapon spirits beside You Xi Wang. The dragon dived as it roared. You Xi Wang smiled. He was waiting for it. The moment he was hit by the first tribulation bolt, he has been accumulating momentum. This was his strongest move. Despite his broken body, his momentum was stronger than ever. The moment the crimson dragon dived at him, You Xi Wang released all his momentum and intent of weapons. 

His left hand stabbed the spear and the right hand slashed the sword. As the two spirits flew up while merging with the spear intent and the sword intent, the weapons in You Xi Wang's hands stayed suspended in the air. The boy gritted his teeth. He closed his eyes and when he reopened them, a wild and majestic aura radiated from him. 

While he was in seclusion, You Xi Wang practiced his martial arts. The principal of the academy has told him that the nine-fold dragon palm affected his body adversely. Ever since then, the boy was looking for a solution to this obstacle. The stronger the accumulation, the stronger the backlash. The solution he came up with was to integrate this palm method with his family boxing technique, the wild tiger fist. 

In the process to solve his problem, You Xi Wang created new martial art, Dao Claws. the boy believed that balance is Dao. As he successfully developed the art to balance different martial arts. He named it the Dao Claws.

The Crimson lightning dragon collided with the golden dragon and the two figures roared. The golden dragon was pushed back, and the Crimson dragon was gaining an upper hand on it. At this moment the Dark phoenix squeaked loud. The sharp voice seemed to have pierced the horizon itself. The dark phoenix collided with the crimson Dragon head-on. The progress of the crimson dragon slowed down a little. 

Just when the crimson dragon was about to retaliate the two spirits backed off and You Xi Wang roared, "Dao Claws, shredding grasp." as soon as he was done speaking You Xi Wang waved his claws at the crimson dragon. Five golden arcs formed in the void, and they all charged at the crimson dragon. 

As soon as the two collided, they emitted a blinding glow. Followed by the glow, a shock wave radiated from the epicenter of the collision. There was no sound of the explosion. After five minutes, the glow lived. You Zhichi opened her eyes, and she immediately spread her soul sense to look for her brother because there was a lot of dust flying where the light erupted. The dust clouds were so dense that she could not find You Xi Wang with her eyes. 

Yuki, Fenny, Neo, and Allan also opened their eyes. They immediately ran inside the dust clouds without caring whether or not the tribulation ended. You Zhichi located her brother in the dust clouds, but the moment she raised her foot to advance to his side. She froze in her place. Her figure trembled, her legs turned soft, and she kneeled down on the ground with her hands covering her mouth. 

She did not sense any breath in You Xi Wang's body. The others who located You Xi Wang also froze. The surroundings were extremely silent. All of them had tears in their eyes and they kneeled on the ground with unexplainable grief. They did not want to believe that it was true. You Zhichi's eyes were slowly losing the glow of sanity. She was just a step away from turning into a living dead when they all were jolted back to senses by a coughing sound. 

COUGH... COUGH...

This sound was coming from the dead You Xi Wang. A gust of wind made all the dust clouds scatter, that was when everyone saw You Xi Wang lying on the ground with his skin burnt black, he looked nothing like his usual handsome self. It could be said that he was just half an inch from death. 

The dark cloud in the sky thundered. Everyone who rejoiced that You Xi Wang was alive froze. Before they could curse the heaven, a golden ray of light pierced through the dark clouds and fell over You Xi Wang. The golden ray of light wrapped You Xi Wang's body like a cocoon. Allan exclaimed, "The heavenly blessing."

They all stood up from the ground. Yuki rushed to You Zhichi and hugged her. The two girls did not hold back and let the stress flow out as tears. Fenny had red eyes but she would never cry in front of these 'sissies' Neo and Allan wiped their tears and smiled.

Soon a part of the Golden cocoon flew over Maya and similarly wrapped around her as well. Maya was also surrounded by her siblings at this moment. They were all grieving, thinking that Maya has left them. 

Inside the golden cocoon, You Xi Wang's injured body was being repaired at a terrifying speed. This reforging strengthened his body than before. Maya was going through the same process. The foundation of their cultivation was being enhanced into a better version by the nourishment of the golden light. This golden cocoon was only given over those who not only passed a tribulation but also defeated the heavenly tribulation. Yes, in the last attack You Xi Wang's claw turned the crimson dragon into its most primitive form, the Dao script of the rule of destruction. This move was still in its research and development stages. Imagine how it will affect when You Xi Wang completed it.

Three hours passed in a blink and the golden cocoon faded revealing the handsome You Xi Wang inside. Soon the remaining golden glow was absorbed by You Xi Wang. The boy opened his eyes and sat up like a robot. He looked down at his body and muttered, "Did the demonesses of hell did something bad to me?"

The next second he knew he was not dead. You Zhichi grabbed his ear and twisted it hard. A loud scream rang out in the surroundings.