Chapter 44: Lightning Tribulation Body Tempering, Ultimate Sacred Dragon
Determined, Yu Yuanchen fixed his gaze and stepped step by step toward the isolated Peak harboring the Thunder Hell Vine.
He no longer hid his aura, but instead actively released his thunder element Soul Power fluctuations, like lighting a lighthouse on a dark sea, clearly signaling his presence.
The silent Thunder Hell Vine on the Peak was immediately startled.
The mass of deep purple thunderclouds at its top churned violently, emitting a wave of displeasure and warning.
It showed no courtesy to this tiny creature that was disturbing its accumulation of power and preparation to assault the chasm.
"Chi la—!"
A bolt of Ultimate Thunder, identical to the previous one and condensed into a strip of silk, tore through the sky, carrying a pure will of destruction as it crashed down aggressively!
Yu Yuanchen was prepared, but this time he did not choose to defend with all his might or dodge; instead, he controlled his defense to a critical point while fully opening his perception to "welcome" this thunder!
"Boom!"
As the thunder light hit his body, terrifying destructive energy instantly poured into his limbs and bones!
His Dragon scale armor flickered, the Thunder Strike Garment shook violently, and sharp pain swept through his entire body like a tide, as if every cell was being torn apart and carbonized.
He groaned, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth again, his body trembling slightly, but he forcibly steadied himself and did not retreat!
His Spiritual Power was highly concentrated, like the most precise instrument, analyzing every bit of power contained in this thunder.
He clearly "saw" the core of destruction sufficient to annihilate everything, but he also captured that at the moment when the force of destruction reached its limit and the old structure was completely broken, a faint yet extremely tenacious, brand-new "vitality" quietly sprouted from within!
It was like a green shoot re-emerging from a scorched tree trunk after being struck by lightning!
"So that's how it is... Vitality is not the opposite of destruction, but the end of destruction; it is the end of the old order and the beginning of a new one!
Destruction itself is a form of the most extreme 'purification,' clearing obstacles for new Life!"
After one bolt of thunder, Yu Yuanchen suffered minor injuries, but an unprecedentedly bright light erupted in his eyes!
He immediately sat cross-legged, swallowed a Medicinal Pill, circulated his Soul Power and Qi and blood to repair the damage, and at the same time digested this precious insight gained in exchange for pain.
Once his injuries were healed and his state returned to its Peak, he stood up again and triggered the second Heavenly Tribulation!
During this period, the Thunder Hell Vine seemed to have sensed something and sent him a thought, saying that it could cooperate with Yu Yuanchen to comprehend the Ultimate Thunder, but if he succeeded, he must help it do one thing.
Otherwise, it would no longer tolerate his provocation; once Yu Yuanchen provoked it again, it would spare no effort to kill him.
Moreover, if it failed the tribulation, it would inevitably detonate its remnant body and leave nothing for Yu Yuanchen.
Yu Yuanchen reluctantly agreed; after all, compared to gaining nothing, agreeing would also allow him to gain great benefits.
In addition, Yu Yuanchen stated that he would only help if he had the capability, and once his Life was at risk, he would prioritize his own survival.
The Thunder Hell Vine agreed.
Just like that, a protracted, almost masochistic cultivation began.
At first, he only dared to take one Heavenly Tribulation at a time, and then it would take him several days to repair his body and digest his insights.
As he gradually became familiar with the Laws of the transformation between destruction and vitality of the Ultimate Thunder, and as his physique and Soul Power slowly increased under the repeated tempering of the thunder, the frequency of his endurance began to accelerate.
From one at a time, to two, three at a time...
He stayed at the foot of the Peak like a devout ascetic, constantly enduring the baptism of thunder from the Peak.
His body was repeatedly torn and scorched, only to be rejuvenated time and time again with strong recovery power and the aid of Medicinal Pills.
His Soul hovered on the edge of destruction and rebirth time and time again, becoming increasingly tenacious, and his understanding of the essence of thunder became clearer and clearer, like clearing the clouds to see the sun.
Time passed quietly amidst the roar of thunder and the silence of recuperation; in the blink of an eye, nearly a year had passed.
At this moment, Yu Yuanchen was already able to withstand nine consecutive strikes of Ultimate Thunder at once!
He stood in the thunder light, and although there were still electric snakes darting around his body and he was covered in scars, his eyes were as calm and deep as a rock that had experienced eternity.
His body seemed to have developed a certain resistance to this level of thunder, and his recovery speed had also greatly accelerated.
And his insight into thunder had also reached a critical point.
The five property changes—the upward surge of the Heart, the heaviness of the Spleen, the lightness of the Lungs, the nourishment of the Kidneys, and the growth of the Liver—had long been circulating smoothly within his body with his Qi and blood.
But he was always stuck at the last step, unable to perfectly fuse them with the "destructive" nature of the thunder itself.
Until this day, when he actively triggered the thunder again, no longer limited to nine bolts, but letting the Thunder Hell Vine at the Peak, which seemed to be enraged, trigger countless deep purple thunderbolts that poured down on him like a waterfall.
In that boundless sea of destructive thunder, under the extreme pressure where he felt like he would be completely annihilated in the next second, he had an Epiphany!
"I understand! The key to Fusion is not forced combination, but—transformation!"
"The essence of thunder is energy, the manifestation of Law!
Destruction is its appearance, vitality is its implication; surging, heavy, light, nourishing, growing... all are its 'aspects' in different situations!
The key is to find a core 'node,' a 'one' that can govern all changes!"
"Where the mind goes, the attributes transform!
I want my thunder to be both extremely Yang and rigid, destroying all things; and also extremely Yin and soft, nourishing vitality; it can be as heavy as a mountain, or as light as the wind!
In a single thought, all kinds of changes exist within one heart!"
In the instant of this Epiphany, the power of the five property changes circulating in his body, the Soul Power galloping in his Meridians, and the true meaning of destruction and vitality that had penetrated his bones after countless lightning strikes, suddenly found that key balance point and transformation hub!
"Hum—!!!"
An unspeakable, majestic aura that seemed to touch the rules of the World's Origin erupted from Yu Yuanchen's body!
The blue electric arcs circling his body instantly transformed into a deep, noble purple-gold color that seemed to contain all the mysteries of thunder in the World!
Ultimate Thunder, achieved!
This was Yu Yuanchen's own Ultimate Thunder, not an ultimate attribute forcibly shaped by Heaven And Earth Treasures or Heaven-Defying Opportunities, but a path belonging to him, achieved through his own insights and cultivation.
At this moment, Yu Yuanchen seemed to have pushed open the door to a new World!
His perception became incomparably sharp, and the thunder elements drifting in the World felt a strong affinity and worship toward him.
With a slight movement of his mind, he could trigger the power of thunder within a radius of several miles!
He saw the deeper structure of energy, saw the subtle, dynamic balance and transformation between destruction and vitality.
His thunder was no longer limited to a fixed nature, but had become a living embodiment of Law that could change as he pleased!
Nearly a year of thunder purgatory not only allowed him to achieve Ultimate Thunder, but those countless thunder strikes containing a trace of Heavenly Tribulation Law power also brought him unexpected gifts.
The wisp of "Thunder God Power" originating from his Thunder Soul Ring had, during this year, like a long drought meeting sweet rain, crazily and greedily absorbed the weak but real fragments of thunder Law contained in those Heavenly Tribulations.
Quantitative change led to qualitative change.
The moment he achieved the Ultimate Thunder, this wisp of "Thunder God Power," which had grown many times over, suddenly collapsed and condensed, finally turning into an incomparably complex Law imprint flashing with purple-gold eternal thunder light deep in his Dantian!
The moment this imprint formed, it flew out automatically and merged into the Origin of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul!
At the same time, on his forehead between his eyebrows, under the skin, a purple-gold thunder rune, originating from the same source as the imprint but subtle and clear, quietly emerged, like an Innate divine pattern, adding a bit of mystery and majesty to him.
This was not a God test imprint, but a proof he condensed himself, representing that he had initially touched the Law of thunder!
He could use this imprint to comprehend the deeper thunder Law contained within it.
However, the Law was vast, and with his current Realm, he could only barely comprehend the fur of its outermost layer.
To go deeper, he would probably need to reach the Titled Douluo or even a higher Realm.
Combining the original work with his own experience, Yu Yuanchen also understood the relationship between the Thunder Hell Vine and the plane.
The plane recognized its status and ability to control Heavenly might, and the Heavenly Tribulation it triggered itself carried a trace of the power of Law; this was the root of its strength.
But the plane would never tolerate its behavior of "stealing" the Origin, and that fifty-thousand-year chasm was an absolute restricted zone set by the plane.
As long as it did not cross that line, they could live in peace; once it attempted to cross, what the plane descended was not a test, but complete erasure—endless Heavenly Tribulations until it exploded.
"Ultimate Thunder has been achieved, and my cultivation has also reached a critical point!"
Yu Yuanchen felt the surging power in his body.
After nearly a year of hard cultivation, with the help of the rich thunder elements here and countless Breakthroughs on the verge of Life and death, his Soul Power had long reached the Peak of Level 69!
At this moment, with the majestic help of achieving the Ultimate Thunder and triggering the resonance of the Origin Qi of the World, that Bottleneck of Level 70 melted instantly like thin ice under the sun!
"Boom!"
His Soul Power, like a breached river, surged into a broader World!
Level 70! Soul Saint!
And even greater changes followed!
His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Bloodline, which was already boiling due to the achievement of the Ultimate Thunder, was completely ignited at this critical moment of breaking through to Soul Saint and the leap in the level of Life!
The Law imprint that merged into his Martial Soul provided the most critical "divinity" primer!
"Roar—!!!"
A dragon roar, far more majestic and ancient than before, as if coming from the age of mythology, resounded through the sky from Yu Yuanchen's body!
The Martial Soul behind him appeared involuntarily, and the deep blue dragon shadow twisted, expanded, and transformed violently in the purple-gold thunder light!
The dragon body became more slender and perfect, the scales completely turned into a deep purple-gold, and the runes naturally engraved on them seemed to come alive, flowing with the brilliance of Law.
The dragon horns were towering, as if cast by thunder, and when the dragon eyes opened and closed, the purple-gold electric light was substantial, carrying the indifference and sanctity of overlooking all living beings!
What was entangled around his body was no longer simple electric snakes, but pieces of miniature, constantly appearing and disappearing purple-gold thunderclouds!
Thunder Saint Dragon!
No longer a short-term evolutionary form, but a true, stable—Super Martial Soul!
The leap of Life was completed!
Moreover, a normal Thunder Saint Dragon was enough to be ranked as a Super Martial Soul, and it also possessed the Ultimate attribute that ordinary Thunder Saint Dragons might not necessarily have, plus a trace of divinity.
These conditions superimposed, making it comparable to the Divine Rank Martial Souls Seraphim and Sea God.
At the same time, the fifth Soul Ring under his feet, the Soul Ring that gave him the "Purple Lightning Domain," shone brightly at this moment!
The Domain power that originally attached to the Soul Ring seemed to break free from some invisible shackles, completely merging with his Thunder Saint Dragon Martial Soul Origin and the Law imprint, sublimating into—Heavenly Tribulation Holy Dragon Domain.
From now on, this Domain was no longer just a Soul skills, but had become his—Innate Domain!
Like the Angelic Domain of the Seraphim and the Blue Silver Domain of the Blue Silver Emperor, it had become an inherent part of his Martial Soul!
It would continue to grow and expand with the improvement of his cultivation, and even at certain critical cultivation nodes in the future, it might evolve and derive stronger power!
This was far from comparable to a Domain granted by a Soul Ring with fixed growth!
Yu Yuanchen felt the rebirth-like changes in his body, felt the Ultimate Thunder that he could use like his own arm, felt the vast power of the Thunder Saint Dragon Martial Soul, and the Innate Domain that was integrated with his Martial Soul, and his heart was filled with pride!
The Ultimate Sacred Dragon has descended, the Soul Saint is about to be achieved!
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