The words of Yu Yuanchen exploded in the hearts of Gu Yuena, Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Di Tian like a thunderclap.
Breakthrough?!
He actually intended to challenge the legendary God-Level Barrier right here, right now?!
Although everyone had long sensed that Yu Yuanchen's aura was perfectly rounded and his foundation unfathomably deep—only a single step away from that threshold—hearing him announce his breakthrough so decisively still left them feeling immensely shocked and stunned.
This was becoming a god! It was the ultimate goal that countless peak powerhouses dreamed of but could never reach! The dangers involved were life-threatening, a path where one might die nine times out of ten!
A trace of extremely complex brilliance flashed through Gu Yuena's amethyst-like eyes. She looked at Yu Yuanchen deeply, as if trying to see through him from the inside out.
Recalling that Yu Yuanchen possessed the strengths of many schools, had an unfathomable foundation, and wisdom that seemed capable of foreseeing the future, she did not feel quite as surprised in her heart.
"Old Yu, do you... have confidence?" Tang Chen couldn't help but ask, his voice carrying a hint of dryness. Although he was heroic, he had learned from Di Tian just how terrifying the Tribulation of Becoming a God was; a moment of carelessness would result in the destruction of both body and soul.
Qian Daoliu and Di Tian also wore solemn expressions as they looked at Yu Yuanchen. Although they had confidence in him, this matter concerned life and death and allowed for no mistakes.
Yu Yuanchen's gaze was calm, and a faint, indifferent smile even played at the corner of his mouth: "Confidence? The Path of Cultivation is to go against the heavens; how can there be absolute certainty? It is merely a matter of water flowing to form a channel, acting in accordance with the trend. The suppression of the laws of this world has been lifted, making this the best timing. Waiting any longer might cause me to miss the opportunity and add unnecessary variables."
He paused, looking at the gray-shrouded horizon in the distance, his tone carrying a hint of unquestionable resolve: "Moreover, the situation in this world is treacherous. The suppression our strength faces as outsiders will only grow stronger over time. When that happens, we may not be able to suppress the local existences of the same level. Only by becoming a god can we avoid being overly restricted."
His gaze swept over the four of them and finally landed on Gu Yuena: "I intend to find a secluded place to undergo the tribulation. I need the four of you to act as my guardians, to isolate the outside world from prying eyes, and especially... to avoid attracting the attention of the 'Demon Gods' of this world."
"I learned of a location from the memories of that Demon Race member. It is situated at an Earth Vein Node where the energy is chaotic, which can, to a certain extent, interfere with the prying of heaven's secrets. It is suitable for seclusion."
Gu Yuena nodded slightly: "That is good. This place is not suitable for a long stay. The spatial fluctuations and the fall of that Demon Race member might attract the attention of powerful members of the Demon Race."
There was no time to lose. The five of them did not hesitate. Under Gu Yuena's guidance, they transformed into five streams of light, disappearing from the spot in an instant and speeding toward a desolate and precipitous mountain range deep within the continent.
The place Yu Yuanchen sought was a forbidden area known as the "Meteor Mountain Range." Legend had it that in ancient times, stars fell here, smashing out countless deep valleys and ravines. The geomagnetism was chaotic, the energy was furious, and ordinary living beings could not approach it.
In the center of the mountain range stood a lone peak, pitch-black as if scorched by heavenly fire, piercing straight into the clouds. It was the ideal place to undergo the tribulation.
Arriving at the summit of the lone peak, Yu Yuanchen sat cross-legged, closing his eyes slightly to begin adjusting his state. He slowly harmonized the surging Qi and Blood in his body, his vast Soul Power, and his immense Spirit Origin Realm Spiritual Power, bringing them into a state of perfect balance. Within his Dantian, the "Spirit Origin Core" that had initially condensed emitted a warm and powerful fluctuation, like a star about to give birth to new life.
Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, Di Tian, and Gu Yuena stood at the four corners of the lone peak, each releasing powerful auras to shroud the entire mountain.
Qian Daoliu's Holy Light, Tang Chen's Haotian Battle Intent, Di Tian's Dark Dragon Might, and Gu Yuena's Ethereal Silver Light—four forces of different natures yet equally vast—interwove to isolate the internal and external auras, making it difficult for the outside world to discern the reality of this place.
One day passed silently.
When the first faint rays of dawn the next morning pierced through the gray haze and shone upon the summit of the lone peak, Yu Yuanchen's tightly closed eyes snapped open!
BOOM—!!!
An indescribable, terrifying pressure erupted from him as the center, surging into the sky! The barrier that had originally shrouded the mountain shook violently, as if it could not withstand this sudden descent of Heaven and Earth's Might!
Above the firmament, the wind and clouds changed abruptly! Endless dark clouds gathered from all directions, rolling and surging, instantly dyeing the sky for hundreds of miles pitch black! Within the dark clouds, there were no ordinary lightning bolts, but rather terrifying electric snakes of seven colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—crazily slithering, colliding, and fusing! A destructive aura pressed down from the sky, causing some powerful magic beasts even a hundred miles away to prostrate themselves on the ground, trembling!
Seven-Colored Heavenly Tribulation!
The Tribulation of Becoming a God had arrived!
"It's here!" The expressions of Qian Daoliu and the others were extremely solemn. They exerted their full strength to maintain the barrier, preventing the aura of the tribulation lightning from leaking out too early and attracting unnecessary trouble. But they all knew in their hearts that such a large-scale heavenly tribulation could not be completely concealed; they could only try to delay it as long as possible.
Yu Yuanchen rose to his full height and looked up at the firmament. There was no fear in his eyes, only endless battle intent and anticipation! He had waited for this day for far, far too long!
"Come! Let me see what kind of power this so-called God Tribulation truly possesses!"
He roared loudly, his voice shaking the surroundings! The Purple-Gold Thunder Divine Essence around his body erupted, no longer held back in the slightest! A suit of ancient battle armor condensed from the Purple-Gold Thunder Divine Essence covered his entire body. On the armor, countless fine Thunder Runes flowed, emitting an immortal and indestructible aura. His aura climbed step by step, instantly breaking through the limits of the mortal world and triggering a violent reaction from the laws of heaven and earth!
CRACK-BOOM—!!!
The first tribulation lightning finally struck down! It was a terrifying bolt of lightning as thick as a water barrel and as red as blood, as if condensed from molten lava. It carried the scorching heat and destructive will to burn everything in the world, tearing through the sky and striking straight at the top of Yu Yuanchen's head!
"Break!"
Yu Yuanchen did not dodge or evade. He clenched his right fist and threw a simple punch! At the tip of his fist, the Purple-Gold Thunder Divine Essence condensed to a high degree, transforming into a lifelike Purple-Gold Thunder Dragon that roared as it rose against the heavens!
RUMBLE—!!!
The crimson tribulation lightning and the Purple-Gold Thunder Dragon collided violently! The blinding light instantly swallowed everything, and a terrifying shockwave of energy spread out in a ring, instantly vaporizing the rocks around the lone peak! The entire mountain shook violently!
As the light dissipated, Yu Yuanchen's figure remained as steady as Mount Tai, his body shimmering with lightning, completely unharmed! He had used absolute power to forcibly shatter the first tribulation lightning!
However, the heavenly tribulation seemed to be enraged, and the dark clouds rolled even more violently! The second and third tribulation lightning bolts struck down one after another! The orange lightning contained the sharpness of Geng Metal, and the yellow lightning carried the heaviness of the earth; their power increased layer by layer!
Yu Yuanchen's battle intent was high. Whether using fists, palms, fingers, or swords, he brought his insights into the Thunder Law and the True Meaning of Martial Dao into full play! The Purple-Gold Thunder Divine Essence changed thousands of ways in his hands, sometimes fierce and peerless, sometimes soft and long-continuous, as he shattered, guided, or swallowed and refined the tribulation lightning bolts!
Under the baptism of the tribulation lightning, his body made crackling sounds. Every inch of flesh and blood, every wisp of Soul Power, and every thread of Spiritual Power was being crazily tempered and purified by the Furious Lightning Power! Impurities were expelled, and his origin was sublimated!
The fourth green tribulation lightning contained vast Life Force but hid a withered, murderous intent! The fifth cyan tribulation lightning was as fast as the wind, penetrating everywhere! The sixth blue tribulation lightning was extremely yin and cold, freezing the soul!
Yu Yuanchen's response began to become less effortless. Cracks appeared on his battle armor, and pale golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. But his eyes remained sharp, and the "Spirit Origin Core" within his body operated crazily, providing a steady stream of pure divine essence to repair his injuries and strengthen himself.
He was not just resisting; he was using the power of the tribulation lightning to complete the final leap in his life level! His physical body was transforming toward a true "God Body," his Soul Power was converting toward a higher level of "God Power," and his Spiritual Power was sublimating toward a "Divine Sense" that transcended the mortal realm!
"The final layer, the fusion of seven colors!"
Above the firmament, in the center of the dark clouds, the seven-colored lightning—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—finally fused completely, transforming into a destructive light pillar only as thick as an arm, yet condensed to the extreme, emitting a seven-colored glazed luster, with scenes of the life and death of heaven and earth appearing within it! The light pillar locked onto Yu Yuanchen, carrying the supreme will to judge all spirits and reshape the universe, and slowly pressed down!
Wherever it passed, space annihilated silently, leaving behind streaks of pitch-black marks!
The power of this strike exceeded the sum of all the previous ones!
The expressions of Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Di Tian changed drastically, and even the look in Gu Yuena's eyes became completely solemn! This strike had truly touched the realm of the god level!
Yu Yuanchen took a deep breath, feeling unprecedented pressure, but even more excitement! He slowly raised his hands and formed a complex, ancient seal before his chest. The light of the Spirit Origin Core within his Dantian shone brilliantly, producing a strong resonance with the Prototype of the Thunder God Position he had initially repaired!
A purple-gold seal, seemingly condensed from thousands of Thunder Law, emerged from his palm. It grew in the wind until it reached the size of a mountain, with countless Thunder Dragons coiling around its base, radiating the magnificent Divine Might of governing all thunder and wielding heavenly punishment!
However, just as the Destruction Thunder Seal was about to collide with the Seven-Colored Unified Tribulation Lightning, a sudden change occurred!
Hum—!
A clear Dragon Roar resonated from Yu Yuanchen's spine! A streak of purple-gold lightning, condensed to the extreme, burst forth from his body like a sleeping True Dragon awakening! The lightning surged in the wind, instantly transforming into a twelve-foot-long Divine Spear, its entire body flowing with purple-gold lightning, a lifelike five-clawed Thunder Dragon coiling around its shaft, and a cold glint at its tip that seemed capable of piercing the void!
External Soul Bone—Thunder Dragon Spear!
This dragon spear, which had accompanied Yu Yuanchen through his growth and countless battles, had long since become one with his heart and soul. The moment it sensed its master facing the ultimate trial and drawing upon the deepest Origin Power of thunder within him, it awakened autonomously, erupting with unprecedented radiance and fighting spirit!
"Old friend, have you grown impatient too?" Brilliant divine light erupted in Yu Yuanchen's eyes as he laughed aloud. He gripped the air with his right hand, and the Thunder Dragon Spear fell into his palm as if it possessed a soul!
With the spear in hand, man and weapon became one! Yu Yuanchen's aura surged once more, as if he had resonated with the Thunder Law of the entire world! He was no longer merely a candidate passively enduring the Heavenly Tribulation, but rather a Thunder God wielding heavenly punishment, ready to take the initiative and face this thunder of destruction!
"Destruction Thunder Seal, suppress!"
"Thunder Dragon Spear, break!"
Yu Yuanchen held the mountain-like Destruction Thunder Seal aloft with his left hand, charging head-on toward the slowly descending seven-colored light pillar! Gripping the Thunder Dragon Spear tightly in his right, he followed the spear's momentum, transforming into a streak of purple-gold lightning that tore through the heavens, actively piercing toward the core of the Destruction Light Pillar!
Rumble—!!!!
A terrifying explosion, impossible to describe in words, erupted at the peak of the firmament! The Destruction Thunder Seal and the seven-colored light pillar collided violently, like two primordial Divine Mountains crashing into each other, unleashing a tidal wave of energy that annihilated everything! Immediately following, the purple-gold lightning formed by the union of man and spear acted like the sharpest drill, piercing with pinpoint accuracy into the center of the explosion—the very core of the seven-colored light pillar where the energy was most concentrated!
Crack—!
A sound like shattering glass rang out! The Destruction Light Pillar, which had condensed the final power of the Seven-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, was forcibly pierced by the Thunder Dragon Spear, leaving a hole! Endless destructive energy poured out from it frantically!
"Swallow it for me!"
Yu Yuanchen roared, every pore on his body opening. He pushed his Thunder Divine Essence to the limit, beginning to frantically devour the pure tribulation lightning power that had been torn apart and scattered by the dragon spear! Although these forces were violent, they were the manifestation of the most fundamental laws of heaven and earth—supreme treasures for tempering a divine body and condensing divine power!
His body trembled violently during the consumption; his skin cracked, and pale-gold blood seeped out continuously, only to be healed and reorganized under the stimulation of the tribulation lightning, becoming increasingly crystal-clear and radiating an immortal, divine brilliance! The Spirit Origin Core within his Dantian spun frantically, its volume shrinking continuously, yet its light grew more brilliant and its texture more solidified, transforming toward a True "Spirit Core"!
However, the power of the Seven-Colored Unified Tribulation Lightning was simply too terrifying! Even after being pierced by the Thunder Dragon Spear and partially devoured by Yu Yuanchen, the remaining energy surged like a bursting galaxy, frantically battering his body and soul!
The Destruction Thunder Seal let out a wail of unbearable strain, cracks appearing across its surface! The Thunder Dragon Spear also vibrated violently, the phantom of the Thunder Dragon on its shaft dimming significantly! Pale-gold divine blood gushed from Yu Yuanchen's seven orifices, his appearance becoming incomparably wretched!
Yet the light in his eyes burned like a blazing sun, showing not a hint of retreat! He gritted his teeth, pouring all his will and all his power into this man, this seal, and this spear, engaging in the most brutal tug-of-war against the destructive tribulation lightning!
Success or failure, it all hinges on this one strike!
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