"Boy, do you think you can be invincible in the Heavenly Tribulation?" Lin Fan gritted his teeth. At this moment, he actually chose to compromise.

However, Ye Yang saw a murderous look passing through the depths of his eyes! Obviously, he will definitely do it again, but just avoid the edge for the time being.

It's just that if he doesn't make a move, since he has already made a move, he must bear the corresponding consequences. No matter who it is, as long as it provokes Ye Yang, it will definitely die!

"Get out! Remember, don't mess with me in the future, or I'll kill you! Ye Yang waved his hand and said with an impatient look.

"You wait for me......" Lin Fan glanced at Ye Yang resentfully, and then turned into a streamer and disappeared into the distance.

Ye Yang sneered, he was not afraid of this Lin Fan, if the other party dared to provoke him, he would not mind killing him.

However, Ye Yang was still a little kind-hearted after all, and in the end he did not chase and kill Lin Fan.

However, although Ye Yang did not chase and kill, Lin Fan's actions had already touched Ye Yang's taboo.

Although he didn't go after Lin Fan, he wouldn't let him go.

"Although Lin Fan is hateful, he is not guilty to death! But I'll tell my parents about it and let them punish him! Ye Yang thought in his heart, and immediately, his divine soul had already left the Purple Mansion and entered the flesh.

After Ye Yang's divine soul entered the physical body, he did not leave immediately.

After all, there are still a large group of Immortal Emperors here! He didn't want to go out so arrogantly. He was not afraid of these Immortal Emperors, but he was afraid that his parents would be killed.

He doesn't want anything to happen to his parents!

So he sat down.

"Ye Yang, your guts are too big!" Seeing that Ye Yang did not leave the Purple Mansion immediately, but instead sat up in place, the immortals present couldn't help but talk about it.

"We have so many Immortal Emperors here, aren't you afraid?" An immortal asked.

Ye Yang smiled: "Although the strength of these old immortals is good, they can't scare me!" ”

Everyone rolled their eyes, but they were speechless in their hearts. Ye Yang's house is too rampant. But this kind of character is admirable. Because these veteran immortal emperors usually like to pretend to be masters and pretend to be big-tailed wolves.

It's just that, in this way, Ye Yang will be beaten into scum sooner or later!

"Huh? He didn't leave? Suddenly, someone said in surprise. At this time, Ye Yang was still sitting cross-legged. It seems to have completely forgotten that he is still in the sea of thunder.

Everyone felt strange in their hearts. Didn't he know that there were many Immortal Emperors here? What he did was clearly not to put these old immortal emperors in his eyes, and to treat them as if they were mustard.

"Ye Yang, figured it out so quickly? Are you willing to join our Immortal Emperor Alliance? Seeing this, some immortals shouted loudly, with a gloating expression.

"Not bad! We would like to invite you to join the Immortal Emperor Alliance! On the other side, there were also some calls from the Immortal Emperor.

Ye Yang ignored them and was still in retreat. When everyone saw this, they thought that Ye Yang would not agree, which was a tacit acquiescence.

This is a great merit for them! And each of them has benefited greatly!

Moreover, there are more and more Immortal Emperors here.

Once these Immortal Emperors reach an agreement and form an alliance together, their strength will be unprecedentedly strong! At that time, who will compete with the whole world?

Therefore, they were all excited.

"Ye Yang, if you join our Immortal Emperor Alliance now, we promise to protect your safety." An Immortal Emperor spoke.

"Ye Yang, the members of our Immortal Emperor Alliance, basically all flew up from the mortal realm, we are all friends, and we are all close comrades-in-arms! So, if you're willing to join our Immortal Emperor Alliance, we can help you through the tribulation! Another Immortal Emperor said.

This is the rhythm to win over Ye Yang! However, although Ye Yang is gifted with demons, he has not yet become demonic to the point of rebelling against the sky! He can't survive it yet. Therefore, the Immortal Emperors didn't dare to say anything like that to ensure his safety. Because they also don't have the ability to guarantee Ye Yang's safety.

"Ye Yang, I advise you to think about it carefully. If you join our Alliance, you will be the leader of our Alliance, or even our boss. And you don't need to go across. Another Immortal Emperor said, step by step.

"Don't think about it! I refuse! Ye Yang said directly.

These people, although they are Immortal Monarch and Da Luo Jin Immortal-level existences. And all of them are immortal emperor-level existences! But these people, except for the two Immortal Emperors of the Ye family, everyone else is just ordinary Immortal Emperors.

Their combat power may be about a step stronger than that of the average Nine Star Emperor, but they are definitely not the opponents of the Nine Tribulation Scattered Immortals! If they were to escort them, it was estimated that few people would dare to provoke them.

However, Ye Yang was not interested in joining any forces. Moreover, he disdains these forces, because he himself has the combat power to surpass them.

"This kid is simply looking for death, and he doesn't agree. But he didn't even give face. The crowd was furious.

"Humph! He really thinks he's a character. If he continues to stay here, he won't live long. Everyone had an unhappy expression.

But if Ye Yang didn't agree, they were helpless.

And just when everyone was depressed, Ye Tian stood up and said lightly: "Our Immortal Emperor Alliance has no shortage of arrogant and empty-minded people like Ye Yang. But I hope Ye Yang you can have enough ability, otherwise you will definitely fall under the Heavenly Tribulation! ”

Hearing this, Ye Yang looked up at Ye Tian, frowning slightly: "You are the Immortal Emperor?" How do you know me? ”

Ye Tian laughed: "I witnessed your growth process in the Nether Realm, and even crossed paths with you. I know you better than your grandfather! ”

Ye Yang's brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of doubt passed through his heart.

"Are you sure you want to stop me?" Ye Yang groaned, looked at Ye Tian and asked lightly.

Ye Tian shook his head and said indifferently: "I just want to remind you, you are still young, don't make mistakes!" You're a demon, but you haven't grown to the top! And your catastrophe this time is not child's play! If you don't come to your senses, I'm afraid you'll die! ”

"Brother Ye Yang, you have to think twice before you act! Why don't you join our alliance? Another Immortal Emperor spoke.

Ye Yang raised his eyebrows: "I'm sorry, I don't have any plans to join any forces for the time being!" Ye Yang said bluntly.

Hearing him say this, everyone else was helpless and had no choice but to quit!

"Ye Yang, do you really plan to stay here and prepare for the baptism of heavenly thunder?" Seeing that the people around him left one after another, but Ye Tian did not leave, the Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor looked at Ye Yang with a slight frown.

"Of course! I still have a lot to do, how can I change my mind because of just a few things of lightning? Besides, I have to wait for my daughter to return! If she comes back and finds that both her parents are dead, it won't be good! A gentle smile appeared on Ye Yang's face.

"Ye Yang, as far as I know, your wife is a girl from the mortal world, and she is not a native of the fairy world! There is no blood relationship between the two of you. If you don't join our alliance, even if you successfully cross the tribulation and step into the realm of gods, you are still alone, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life? The Immortal Emperor said.

Ye Yang shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Okay, everyone, since Ye Yang is unwilling, then let's disperse." Ye Tian waved his hand, and then left directly. And several Immortal Emperors beside him also hurriedly followed.

Eventually, the minefield was restored to its tranquility. Only Ye Yang was still here, motionless.

Thundered......

A thunderclap sounded, and at the end of the sky, the sea of thunder rolled in, overwhelmingly pressing over. But this time the thunder and lightning were extremely terrifying, and the power was far more than before, which made people palpitate.

Ye Yang was not afraid, just stood in place, and let the thunder and lightning chop down.

Cracking sound!

The purple electric light in the sky frantically strangled and enveloped Ye Yang, wanting to tear him apart. It's just that after entering Ye Yang's body, these thunderbolts were instantly devoured and turned into part of Ye Yang's own power.

Thundered......

The earth-shattering thunder continued to oscillate, and endless thunder and lightning poured down, constantly impacting Ye Yang's body.

Wave after wave, endlessly!

Ye Yang always stood in the void, allowing the attack of thunder and lightning, no matter how fierce the thunder and lightning were, it couldn't hurt him at all. On the contrary, there are more and more purple qi lingering on the surface of Ye Yang's body.

Purple qi came from the east and flooded the entire Thunder area.

And Ye Yang's aura became more and more terrifying, and his aura was monstrous, like a peerless overlord!

Swish!

At a certain moment, Ye Yang suddenly reached out his big hand and grabbed the endless thunder pool in front of him! At the same time, his body shook and he quickly threw himself into the thunder pool.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

Laugh at!

Purple gas is coming from the east!

These purple qi burst out from Ye Yang's body. They fused into Ye Yang's body in an endless stream. And Ye Yang used these thunderbolts to refine his own body!

Ye Tian was right, although Ye Yang's strength was strong now, he still hadn't reached the realm of the Immortal Emperor, and he was still one step away from achieving the position of a god!

Therefore, he had to consolidate his realm before he could further improve his cultivation. After all, Ye Yang has great ambitions, and he wants to be promoted to Immortal Emperor in a short period of time!

Moreover, if he wants to achieve the position of a god, then he will definitely have to go through the heavenly tribulation. But this catastrophe is extremely dangerous! If one of them is not good, Ye Yang may be blasted by lightning!

Although Ye Yang's physical body is strong, it can't withstand the bombardment of the Heavenly Tribulation! And his current strength is not strong enough to be able to resist the Heavenly Tribulation, so he still needs to continue to work hard!

And now, he is going to use these thunderbolts to refine his physical body.

A day has passed, and Ye Yang still hasn't left.

Five days later!

Ten days, twenty days......

In the blink of an eye, Ye Yang stayed in the thunder for nearly half a month! At this time, the immortals in the outside world had almost gone, and there were only a few immortals left, such as Ye Yang, Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor, Ye Tian, and Ye Qingluan.

In addition, the rest of the immortals have already left, and they will not stay for long. And they may even come back to watch Ye Yang's tragedy!

"Ye Yang, do you want to continue?" The Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor looked at Ye Yang and asked.

Ye Yang nodded slightly, he had already expected this result. Therefore, he is not surprised.

"Then please take a break, and when the thunderclouds are gone, we will continue!" The Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor smiled slightly, and also sat down.

Thundered......

At the same time as the Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor sat down, one after another thunderclouds quickly gathered and converged into a thundercloud vortex. Immediately, the thundercloud vortex churned violently, and countless thunderbolts shot out, shattering the sky, tearing the void, and blasting straight towards Ye Yang!

Ye Yang snorted coldly, his body swelled violently, and he stepped out in one step, and he had already appeared in front of the thundercloud whirlpool!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Ye Yang punched out, each punch contained hundreds of millions of catties of power, and smashed the thundercloud vortex, and the thundercloud vortex trembled violently.

Click......

Boulders leapt out and were shaken into powder. But Ye Yang's power was useless, and he couldn't do any damage to the thunderclouds!

Even, after he punched out, the thundercloud vortex was suppressed again, wanting to kill Ye Yang!

"Humph!"

Ye Yang stepped out in one step, and the soles of his feet erupted with brilliant golden rays. At the same time, wisps of dazzling golden light burst out of his body! At the same time, the strength on Ye Yang's body skyrocketed, and he resisted the crushing of the thundercloud vortex.

"Break it for me!"

With an angry shout, Ye Yang cast a "Kunpeng Immortal Technique", and a Kunpeng pounced on the thundercloud vortex.

Thundered......

As soon as the two came into contact, a loud bang broke out!

How terrifying is Kunpeng's supernatural powers? But it can't shake the thundercloud vortex in the slightest! Even, the Kunpeng Divine Power was collapsed by the thundercloud vortex.

"Haha! Good! Seeing that Ye Yang couldn't shake this thundercloud vortex, the Dragon Elephant Immortal Emperor couldn't help but applaud.

It's just that at this moment, Ye Yang stepped out again!

Thundered......

His flesh swelled again, his muscles curled, and he was filled with infinite power! At this time, his physical body had grown to the size of three thousand zhang, standing here like a high mountain, and his momentum was terrifying!

Roar!

At the same time, Ye Yang looked up to the sky and roared. Suddenly, a sonic ripple centered on him and swept in all directions!

Wherever the ripples of sound passed, the void was annihilated, and everything was reduced to nothing.

Thundered......

Where the sound wave passed, the thundercloud vortex vibrated again, swaying, as if it couldn't withstand Ye Yang's attack on the sound wave. But in the end, it stabilized and was not destroyed.

Seeing this, Ye Yang knew that the defense of the thundercloud vortex was extremely strong, so he reined in his strength.

"This guy is such a pervert! The flesh is too strong! It's just against the sky! ”

Looking at Ye Yang, Ye Tian's face showed a complicated expression. At the beginning, when he first saw Ye Yang, Ye Yang's physical body was not even as good as him!

At that time, he thought that he could easily pinch Ye Yang to death.

But later, Ye Yang rushed all the way, and his combat power increased by leaps and bounds, making him feel a huge threat.

Therefore, after seeing Ye Yang's strength, Ye Tian also had an idea in his heart, wanting to catch up with Ye Yang's footsteps! It's just that he knows that simply chasing Ye Yang, he will never be able to surpass Ye Yang!

But as soon as this idea was born, Ye Yang suffered a curse and fell!

This made Ye Tian breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, a trace of regret welled up in his heart.

It's just that when he witnessed Ye Yang's rebirth again, he once again had the idea of chasing Ye Yang in his heart. He is eager to catch up with Ye Yang and surpass Ye Yang!

However, Ye Yang's cultivation speed was too fast. He doesn't have any advantage at all. Therefore, he gave up the idea of chasing Ye Yang.

It's just that even if he burns Shouyuan, his cultivation is still in the realm of the Immortal King!

Although, after burning Shou Yuan, his combat power was many times more terrifying than before, and he had surpassed ordinary Immortal Monarchs. But compared to Ye Yang, a demon-level existence, he is a little behind.

The only thing he was thankful for was that Ye Yang's realm was only the Immortal King Six Heavens!

Otherwise, even if he exhausted his life, or even all of his Shouyuan, he would not be Ye Yang's opponent!

The sea of thunder is vast and endless, overwhelming, like a torrent, carrying the terrifying aura of destroying the world and destroying the earth, rolling and strangling!

"Retreat! Otherwise, once the Thunder Sea descends, even the Immortal Emperor will not be able to withstand it! Seeing such a terrifying thunderbolt, Rao is Ye Tiandu changed color. Although he is a Nine Heavens Xuan Immortal, he is definitely not the opponent of these thunderbolts!

"This thunder tribulation should just be a test of the physical body and the disciples of the Primordial God Sect, right? After all, they are the main force. The boy and I were just supporting characters. Ye Tian said secretly.

It's just that before he finished speaking, he saw the boy step out: "Senior Brother Ye, you retreat, this kind of small scene, I am enough alone!" As he spoke, the boy soared into the sky and headed straight for the endless thunderclouds!

Swish!

He reached out with his big hand, and instantly probed into the thunderclouds in the sky, and grabbed the thundercloud whirlpool.

"Look for death!" Seeing this, Ye Tian couldn't help but be startled! Although he knew that the boy was extremely strong in the flesh, it could be called a rebellion. But after all, it is a thundercloud, and the power contained in it is extremely terrifying, terrifying, and can destroy the world!

Isn't the boy looking for death by doing this?

It's just that before he finished speaking, his eyes widened in surprise. Because he saw that when the boy's outstretched hand reached into the thundercloud whirlpool, it was like a fish returning to the water, calmly.

Even, he pressed down with his big hand! Suddenly, the boundless thunderclouds actually dispersed as if the ice and snow had melted. And the thundercloud vortex gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

"That's amazing!"

Seeing this, Ye Tian couldn't help but gasp.

He knew that the boy was physically strong, but he didn't expect it to be so strong. How easily did you drive away these thunderbolts?

It must be known that when Ye Tian crossed the catastrophe back then, he only shattered the thundercloud vortex! But he didn't drive out the whirlpool of thunder and lightning like the boy did?

"What the hell is this freak?" Ye Tian was a little depressed in his heart, he felt that he seemed to have lost something at some point, or that something was missing! But for a moment he couldn't figure out what he had lost.

"Haha, I've finally been promoted to the True Immortal King!" The boy laughed, his figure flickered, and he appeared in front of Ye Tian out of thin air.

"Congratulations!" Ye Tian said with a smile.

"Thanks!" The boy said heartily.

"Let's go, continue to go deeper into this secret realm!" Ye Yang smiled slightly, and appeared beside the boy with one step. And in this process, he had already taken back the few immortals whose souls possessed him from the dantian.

Although these immortals are powerful, in this space, their role is quite limited. Instead, it's a boy, who has a soul possession.

"Ye Yang, let's go over there, you help me protect the Fa, so as not to be attacked by other strong people!" The boy took the lead and took off directly. And Ye Yang is close behind.

The two of them quickly left the valley one after the other, and pounced on the other side. They have to get there as soon as possible. After all, no one knows how terrifying the thunder and lightning really are there? What if Ye Tian can't bear it? If they can't bear it, Ye Tian will hang up immediately, and they will also burp!

Although Ye Yang's combat power is terrifying, there is still a bit of a gap compared to Ye Tian. The two of them may be able to barely block the thunder and lightning and save their lives! But if you separate, it will definitely be dead.

"Boom!"

As the two of them swept over a towering mountain range that plunged into the sky, a thick black lightning bolt slashed down, tearing through the void and slashing at them.

Ye Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, and as soon as his mind moved, the seal of the sealing heaven and earth had burst out.

Burst!

Ye Yang's attack hadn't hit that thunderbolt yet, and that thunderbolt had already collapsed into powder.

"What a terrifying power!" The boy was also taken aback, but he was not afraid and immediately smashed it with a punch.

Bang!

After a loud bang, the thunder and lightning were annihilated. The boy retreated. But that doesn't mean the boy is weaker. On the contrary, he is stronger than those thunderbolts!

In fact, the boy didn't know that at the beginning of the tribulation, Ye Yang used his soul possession to control his physical body! Therefore, he is just a puppet. But the puppet is even more terrifying than the real warrior.

Combined, his body and soul are extremely terrifying! Therefore, the thunderstorm is nothing to him at all, just a small meaning.

Whether it is the body or the soul, they have already broken through the Immortal Emperor level. This time, with the help of the power of the female baby, he successfully broke through!

"Huh? Why does it smell of blood over there? Could it be that someone here has fallen? The boy's brow furrowed slightly, and his face became solemn.

Ye Yang frowned slightly: "Someone is fighting for treasures, and it is a life-and-death struggle, and the battle is extremely tragic." Let's go quickly, if it's late, it may be gone. ”

Sou!

The two immediately spread their wings and flew away quickly. Soon after, they were back in place. At this moment, in front of them, a stone tablet stood above the earth.

"Tomb of the Blood Sea God? Could it be the burial place of a powerful man? Ye Tian glanced at the black stele a few times. He vaguely felt that this stone tablet was not simple.

But he didn't know it, so he couldn't make out what it was made of, and he didn't know what it was.

"Let's go, let's go in." Ye Yang immediately took a step and was about to step into the black tombstone.

"Stop!"

Seeing this, the boy next to him stopped Ye Yang with a low shout.

"What?" Ye Yang frowned slightly, and looked at the boy puzzled.

"This place is quirky, don't go in for a while or you'll be in danger. I suggest we look for treasures somewhere else. The boy said with a deep groan.

"What's weird? I think you're scared, right? Don't be cowardly, let's go in together. Ye Yang glanced at the boy.

The boy shook his head.

"Believe it or not, this is the Tomb of the Blood Sea God, a tomb that once existed peerlessly! I suspect he's left something precious here! ”

Hearing this, Ye Yang sneered: "This is just a ruin, what treasures can it have?" I see you're getting bolder, don't dream. Hurry up and don't waste time! ”

"I said there might be a treasure buried here, and I said there might be a treasure buried here! If you don't follow my advice and rush in, don't cry when you get caught! The boy scolded.

"Cut, I, Ye Yang, have never been afraid of anyone. If you don't believe it, get out of here! Ye Yang scolded unceremoniously, ignoring the boy's warning.

"In that case......

"Boom!"

A shocking thunderbolt slashed down from above the sky and slammed straight towards Ye Yang.

Seeing this, Ye Yang suddenly became furious. But he hadn't moved yet, but the boy had already made a move.

"Humph! How can some small means hurt you? The boy snorted coldly. Then, a dazzling lightning bolt shot out from between his palms and fingers, and the wind rose, and in an instant, it had turned into a long river and swept up.

Boom Click......

And both the boy and Ye Yang were shocked and flew out, flipped upside down and flew backwards.

Swish!

At this moment, the boy stepped out and appeared in front of the stone tablet. He wanted to collect the stele and bring it back to his hometown for his father to study.

Ye Yang's face changed slightly: "Be careful!" ”

"Are you crazy? You dare to attack me, I think you're tired of it! Seeing that Ye Yang actually took the initiative to attack him, the boy was immediately furious.

He had already warned Ye Yang. But Ye Yang not only didn't listen, but also took the lead. This is clearly against him! So he roared and resisted.

"Fuck off!"

At the same time as the two were fighting, Ye Yang jumped on the stone tablet with a punch, wanting to destroy the stone tablet.

However, to his surprise, his all-out punch did not shake the stone monument in the slightest.

"What a sturdy stele!" Ye Yang's heart was shocked.

And at this moment, the boy had already pounced.

The boy was so fast that he had already pounced in the blink of an eye. At the same time, an extremely powerful fist slammed into Ye Yang's head!

The boy's speed was too fast, and he had already reached the sky above Ye Yang's head almost instantly. And Ye Yang's fist was still three meters away from the stone stele, and the two sides were still about two feet apart.

However, the boy's terrifying attack had already arrived.

Lightning!

Crackling! Crackling! Crackling......

Ye Yang finally realized the horror of the other party!

The other party is not an ordinary immortal king, at least he has the combat power of a peak immortal monarch!

Although Ye Yang had only just broken through to the Immortal King, his strength had skyrocketed. But the other party is not weak, and his combat power has reached the level of an immortal king. And now he is only able to break through the realm of the Immortal King, and there is a huge gap between him and the Immortal King!

"How can it be so strong?" Ye Yang was puzzled in his heart!

It must be known that he has only just broken through the realm of the Immortal King, and his foundation is unstable. But this young boy has already broken through to become a fairy king?

However, at this time, Ye Yang could not be shocked.

The boy's attack has loomed! This time, Ye Yang did not choose to continue to resist, but chose to dodge.

Swish!

The stele is heavy, and when you hold it in your hand, you feel like you are holding a mountain. This surprised Ye Yang.

"This stone tablet is so heavy, no wonder he is unwilling to give up!" Ye Yang's heart was shocked, and he immediately jumped up, ready to escape.

But he had just jumped into the air, but the boy stopped his way.

Ye Yang frowned slightly: "I have already agreed to your request, do you still want to pester me?" ”

"We can unite!" The boy laughed. He didn't really plan to be an enemy of Ye Yang, he just scared and scared Ye Yang.

His strength is extremely strong, but he still doesn't want to fight Ye Yang to the death! Because, he didn't know who Ye Yang was. If Ye Yang is from a certain super force or a hidden force, and he fights with Ye Yang, if he angers these forces, the consequences will be troublesome.

They weren't disciples of some big sect! Otherwise, there is no need to hide.

Of course, the boy was also worried that Ye Yang would take the opportunity to seize the stone tablet, so he simply attacked first and killed Ye Yang. At that time, the stele will still be its own.

Ye Yang frowned slightly, this young boy's strength was too strong, if he really wanted to kill himself, he would definitely not be able to stop him. Moreover, the other party's strength is so strong and the background is so deep, Ye Yang doesn't want to make enemies with the other party!

Therefore, he finally nodded and agreed.

"Good!" The boy was overjoyed and immediately took action.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was a muffled sound, and the two quickly started a big battle. For a while, the two of them were going back and forth, and they were extremely intense. It's just that even if it's the boy who is in the driver's seat. But Ye Yang is also an immortal king after all, and his body is strong.

Of course, Ye Yang is not his opponent yet. But Ye Yang can remain undefeated for the time being!

The group of fairy birds in the distance who watched this scene were dumbfounded.

They all saw that the boy was actually a martial artist! Moreover, his physical body is extremely powerful. In terms of the duel of strengths, the boy actually had the upper hand and suppressed Ye Yang.

But even so, Ye Yang could still withstand the boy's attack.

"This young man's strength is too demonic!" Many fierce beasts watched the battle in the field, and they were all dumbfounded.

"But what if his flesh is not lifted? Then, he will slowly consume the young man, and the young man will eventually be consumed. It's a vicious circle! ”