“Boom!”
From the vortex torn open in the Upper Realm’s sky, a deafening explosive sound suddenly erupted, with visible ripples emanating from within.
“Thunder?”
“That commotion is quite loud!”
The celestial phenomenon alarmed powerhouses from all sides, so they kept watching the vortex. Upon hearing the sound and seeing the ripples, they began speculating.
Wait!
Why does this spreading energy contain the power of the Heavenly Dao?
“Could it be…” A martial artist of considerable strength thought of something and exclaimed: “This is the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array!?”
“Correct.”
A big shot capable of extending his spiritual sense into the tunnel said with a grave expression: “It is the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array, and it has already been activated.”
“Could someone be forcibly breaking into the Upper Realm?”
“Not just one person, otherwise the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array would never activate.”
“It seems the Lower Realm has produced another restless troublemaker wanting to rely on their own power to contend with the Upper Realm’s rules.”
“This has happened countless times throughout the endless years, but the final result is always annihilation.”
Everyone watched the vortex with great interest, actually rather hoping someone would break through, since this record remained unbroken to this day.
“It’s over, it’s over.”
Old Man Taixuan said bitterly: “The Realm Hall has activated the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array, surely to intercept that boy trying to smuggle his sect through. This rising star will probably be extinguished before it even had a chance to shine!”
He was rather optimistic about Jun Changxiao, which was why he was willing to lend the five elemental attributes. But if the person dies, wouldn’t the IOU in his hand go down the drain?
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Frequent thunderclaps came again from within the vortex, the rapid rhythm making everyone’s scalps tingle.
Actually, many in the Upper Realm were ascenders who had personally experienced the painful taste of being struck by tribulation lightning.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The thunderclaps stopped after reaching nine times.
“It’s over.”
“Nine lightning tribulations striking down—mortal beings simply can’t withstand that.”
“However, being able to endure that many shows those forcibly ascending individuals had decent strength.”
“Boom boom boom!”
Just as everyone was discussing, a new round of thunderclaps came again, with shorter intervals than before.
“They didn’t perish?”
“The Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Array is still operating?”
The Upper Realm martial artists were dumbfounded. As more thunderclaps wove together into a beautiful rhythm, their expressions gradually froze.
“Boom boom!”
“Thirty-six times, thirty-seven times…”
“Boom boom boom!”
“One hundred twenty-three times, one hundred twenty-four times…”
Thunder continuously sounded from the vortex. While the various powerhouses stood dazed, they mentally counted the lightning strikes, until after reaching two hundred times it entered another brief silence.
“What the hell!”
“Are they even human!?”
“Enduring two hundred lightning tribulations before being eliminated…”
“Boom boom boom boom—”
The martial artists who thought it was over heard continuous thunderclaps again, their expressions stiffening, their hearts deeply shaken.
If their strength allowed, they probably would have already flown into the tunnel to witness firsthand which great deity was forcibly undergoing tribulation to ascend!
“Tsk tsk.”
The white-haired old man sitting by the lakeside, his cloudy eyes seemingly able to penetrate the void, murmured: “These little fellows have good willpower. Bringing them to the Upper Realm and cultivating them a bit should allow them to achieve great things.”
“Hm?”
He focused his gaze particularly on the bald-headed young man who seemed like the leader, saying with surprise: “This little one’s equipment is quite special. From its level, it doesn’t seem inferior to the warship I created.”
“Speaking of warships.”
The old man stroked his chin, muttering: “I wonder if that one I left in the Planar Battlefield has been found by martial artists from the mortal planes?”
…
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Inside the spatial tunnel, lightning bolts tore through.
The originally dark environment was rendered bright as day, a scene so shocking it defied description.
However, in this environment filled with the power of the Great Dao and the force of heavenly punishment, Iron Bones Mountain shrouded in white light was like a lone boat amidst raging waves, liable to capsize at any moment.
The current white light wasn’t gathered by the Heaven-Seizing Creation Array, but rather an energy barrier formed by Jun Changxiao—wearing the Xuanyuan Divine Armor, Great Sage Set, and other equipment—unleashing his full cultivation!
Black and White Rakshasa stood on both sides, also with their cultivation fully activated, reinforcing his defense against the tribulation lightning.
Their strength was not inferior to Jun Changxiao’s. Enduring lightning tribulations imbued with Heavenly Dao power was no problem, but if they had to keep taking them, even if they weren’t struck dead, they’d probably be exhausted to death first.
“Ahhh!”
Demon King Zilin’s face contorted as he hovered at another position.
Not having cultivated the martial path, he couldn’t assist with reinforcing the barrier, so he could only strip off his clothes and guard another position where lightning tribulations struck.
The main attack point was Jun Changxiao’s area. He’d only withstood three strikes total, but because he blocked them with his fists, the soul-piercing pain was absolutely explosive.
“Boom!”
Suddenly, another lightning tribulation struck cunningly.
“Pff—”
Though Demon King Zilin caught it, he was knocked to the ground and immediately spewed blood.
“Boom!”
Another lightning bolt struck down from above, carrying power as overwhelming as ever. This forced him to roar furiously: “This king is getting serious now!”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
Violent demonic energy emerged from his body as a several-zhang-tall form stood above the sect, directly enduring the punishing force.
Ah Zi activated his true form, transforming into the Purple Firmament Dao-Transforming Kun, with red underwear on the tips of his fins being particularly eye-catching.
While the Hall Master, Protectors, and Hall Master endured the tribulation lightning, the Myriad Manifestations Sect disciples weren’t idle either. They were now either gathered in the Martial Arts Arena or standing on various peaks, beginning to coordinately deploy the Four Seas Heaven and Earth Array!
“Gentle Rain Peak, deployment complete!”
“Medicine Peak, deployment complete!”
“Array Peak, deployment complete!”
“War Mount Peak, deployment complete!”
“Culinary Peak, deployment complete!”
As voices rang out from each major peak, Xue Rengui standing in the Martial Arts Arena raised his war banner and shouted: “Form the array!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Beams of light shot skyward, connecting with each other.
“Buzz buzz!”
In an instant, a super-large-scale Four Directions Heaven and Earth Array formed by the entire sect’s disciples coalesced, like a sect-protecting grand array forming a solid defensive barrier around Iron Bones Mountain.
After obtaining this array technique, Jun Changxiao had fantasized about the day when the entire sect would deploy it together. Today, while forcibly breaking into the Upper Realm, he finally got his wish!
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The punishing force representing the Upper Realm’s authority mercilessly struck the flowing light barrier of the Four Directions Heaven and Earth Array, the impact force making all participating disciples’ faces contort.
“Break through!”
Jun Changxiao roared: “Share the tribulation lightning’s force for them as much as possible!”
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Black and White Rakshasa rushed out from within the array. The two hovered at the forefront, their cultivation fully unleashed, enduring the tribulation lightning to the best of their ability.
Just as Jun Changxiao was about to fly out, Hua Meigui pounced over, hugging him from behind, her face pressed against his back as she said tenderly: “I’ll assist you.”
“Whoosh whoosh!”
The cyan attribute instantly spread outward!
“Whoosh!”
Jun Changxiao flew out from within, hovering outside the array deployed by the disciples, his pupils and eyebrows all changing color.
He came.
He came indeed.
Combined Jun-Meigui!
Though Hua Meigui’s current strength had a gap with Jun Changxiao’s, as a professional support clan member, she could still provide him with quite good strength enhancement.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
Two lightning tribulations carrying terrifying pressure erupted from the thunder array!
Jun Changxiao waved one hand, the Heaven-Dominating Spear appearing from thin air. His body shrouded in various energies, he charged straight up, roaring furiously: “No one can stop me!”
“Ding! Main quest completed, now calculating rewards.”
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