Chapter 274: Devouring Heavenly Tribulation, Sword Sect Elders Bow in Submission!

Devouring Heavenly Tribulation, Sword Sect Elders Bow in Submission!

When the first bolt of Tribulation Lightning struck, Gu Changge dared not be careless.

He stimulated his own aura to its utmost limit!

The power of just this first bolt of Tribulation Lightning was at least equivalent to the previous fourth!

If calculated in this manner, how terrifying would the ninth bolt of Tribulation Lightning be with the power doubled?

However, what he needed to worry about was only this first bolt of Tribulation Lightning!

As Gu Changge raised his hand, he summoned his Heavenly Grade Supreme Treasure, the Xuanhuang Tower.

Seated cross-legged in the void, with arcs of electricity flashing around him, he also stimulated the Heavenly Tribulation Power he controlled.

“Boom—”

When the Tribulation Lightning struck, it hit the Xuanhuang Tower first, just barely making contact before sending it flying!

The momentum was only weakened by about thirty percent and then it directly struck Gu Changge!

Upon contact, Gu Changge felt a tingling sensation spreading throughout his body.

Inside his Qi Sea, the mini version of himself sitting atop the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus slowly opened his eyes.

Awakened by this incredibly pure energy, he began to actively attract the Heavenly Tribulation Power that entered his body and swallowed it!

The Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus emitted a faint golden Tao Rhythm, sparing him from the damage of the first heavenly tribulation.

For a moment, the spiritual energy inside the Qi Sea evaporated by more than thirty percent!

“Success…”

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Gu Changge smiled slightly, already stabilized!

As long as the Dharma Form inside his body felt this energy and began to actively devour it, he would no longer need to worry about the subsequent bolts of Tribulation Lightning.

Even the consumption caused by the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus to offset the first bolt was instantly replenished, as the Dharma Form devoured the Heavenly Tribulation Origin.

Originally, about forty percent of the Qi Sea had been depleted, but in no time, it was brimming with spiritual energy again!

Now that there was no danger, he sat cross-legged in the void with an utterly relaxed expression, quietly waiting for the next bolt of Tribulation Lightning to fall.

This scene, however, almost made the jaws of the onlookers drop.

“Did… Did he just block it like that?”

Sage Zhao opened his mouth, somewhat incredulous at what he had witnessed.

He had clearly felt the power of that first bolt of Tribulation Lightning.

It was even more intense than the power he had faced when he broke through a hundred years ago! Thanks for reading on ManaNovel!

Yet, the Saint Heir had blocked it so easily with a Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm?

Even summoning that Magic Treasure seemed just a precaution, was he really just withstanding it with his body?

“…”

Sage Jian Chen opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a single word.

At this moment, his worldview had collapsed.

Sage Realm, standing above the Ninth Grade,

precisely because those in the Sage Realm had already undergone Heavenly Tribulation and had been tempered by tribulation lightning.

It was a true transformation!

But now, he had witnessed a genius of the Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm undergoing tribulation right before his eyes?

The word genius was insufficient to describe him…

Moreover, his tribulation also seemed too easy?

Just sitting cross-legged in the void, letting the Tribulation Lightning strike him, not even using any Divine Skills to block.

Now, arcs of electricity still flashed around him, looking extremely frightening, making Sage Jian Chen shudder just thinking about it.

“It seems…”

“I was overly concerned.”

After witnessing the situation with the first bolt of Tribulation Lightning, Gu Haitang instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Given the current situation, he should be able to replicate the scene from last time, not to mention undergoing tribulation, maybe later he’ll be chasing after the Heavenly Tribulation…

“It appears the Heavenly Tribulation isn’t as difficult to overcome as imagined.”

Old Blind Man, originally full of shock and concern, suddenly relaxed.

He even felt that the heavenly tribulation was just so-so.

Its power looked frightening and carried an innate oppressive feeling towards cultivators and all living beings.

But in reality, it wasn’t much at all.

Otherwise, why would the young master block it so easily?

“Daoist Fellow Xue…”

“Forget it.”

Sage Jian Chen couldn’t help wanting to speak up to explain, but reconsidering, if he could maintain this attitude that the Heavenly Tribulation was nothing much, it might actually help him during his tribulation.

After all, the psychological pressure alone was a significant impact while facing the Heavenly Tribulation.

With a sufficiently good mindset, as long as one wasn’t too careless, and prepared properly, the success rate of transcending tribulations was also likely to be higher.

But…

The reality was definitely not as Tributor Xue thought, the power of that first bolt of Tribulation Lightning, even for an ordinary cultivator breaking through to the Sage Realm, shouldn’t have been so powerful!

It wasn’t that the Heavenly Tribulation was ineffective, but this Quasi-Saint was simply defying the heavens!

Defying to a level that he couldn’t even comprehend!

People may be shocked, but the Heavenly Tribulation waits for no one.

“Boom—”

The second bolt of Tribulation Lightning, already as thick as a bucket, ferociously descended towards Gu Changge!

Both Sword Sect Sages couldn’t help but hold their breaths and watched anxiously, as if they themselves, rather than Gu Changge, were undergoing the tribulation.

But this time, Gu Changge didn’t even intend to summon a Magic Treasure!

Instead, he looked forward to the second bolt of Tribulation Lightning that was smashing down!

Allowing it to strike him!

The Tribulation Lightning instantly dispersed, turning into countless arcs of electricity spreading through the heavens and earth.

And Gu Changge actively circulated his Cultivation Technique, beginning to absorb those scattered Heavenly Tribulation Powers; he couldn’t waste this rare opportunity of undergoing tribulation!

The Heavenly Tribulation Origin, obtainable only through tribulation, was a scarce opportunity!

But as he refined the second bolt of Tribulation Lightning, he surprisingly discovered that some changes seemed to have occurred inside his body.

On his bones, there seemed to be some additional Dao Marks.

The aura emitted by those Dao Marks was identical to that of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Even while refining and absorbing the Heavenly Tribulation Power, the Dao Marks would flicker with a faint purple light.

Previously, when his Sacred Body reached Small Success, dark golden inscriptive Dao Marks had appeared on his bones, and now, Dao Marks representing the Heavenly Tribulation Origin had emerged too.

Among these effects, he also had no intention, for the time being, to delve into the details.

Instead, he looked up at the Tribulation Cloud with anticipation, waiting for the third bolt of Tribulation Lightning to fall.

This scene completely dumbfounded the two Elders of the Sword Sect!

“I’m not seeing things, am I…”

“Did the Saint Son manage to refine the Tribulation Lightning?”

“Or did he actively circulate his Cultivation Technique to absorb the power of the Tribulation Lightning…”

“How can he dare to absorb such a force that destroys everything?”

“Just being tainted with Tribulation Lightning, the Magic Treasure would lose its spirit…”

Sage Jian Chen’s eyes were wide with disbelief as he murmured.

“He’s gone mad…”

“He must have gone mad, or perhaps I have gone mad…”

Sage Zhao had an even harder time accepting it, and now he even doubted whether his cultivation was real.

How could such a thing be possible in the world? Even in the annals of Central State over tens of thousands of years, there had never been anyone capable of refining Heavenly Tribulation.

This ability was simply defying the heavens!

If one could refine the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, would it not mean that he had no risk of falling during Tribulation?

Ordinarily, the stronger the talent, the more formidable the Tribulation Cloud it would attract.

Each breakthrough had to be perfected to the utmost before one could face the Heavenly Tribulation.

But what about him?

Not only did he not fear the Heavenly Tribulation, but he could also refine its power!?

Add to that his terrifying talent, breaking through at lightning speed; in the future, wouldn’t he easily ascend to become a Human Immortal.

Without worrying about any risks!?

Compared to the two, Gu Family Ancestor Gu Haitang, who had seen it once before, seemed a bit calmer.

Even so, seeing it a second time was still incomprehensible.

Such a capability was indeed enviable, yet unattainable. Who would dare to refine the Heavenly Tribulation?

During Tribulation, just coping with the Tribulation Lightning was already extremely dangerous, let alone having a chance to refine it.

On the other hand, the Old Blind Man was the calmest of all.

As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss.

He just felt the power of the Heavenly Tribulation seemed formidable, but not terrifying.

The young master seemed to handle it with ease.

Under their gaze, as if watching a monster,

One after another, bolts of Tribulation Lightning fell.

When the fifth bolt fell, it was already thicker than a water tank.

The seventh bolt of Tribulation Thunder was like a monstrous python made of lightning, fierce and terrifying!

But no matter what, no matter how dreadful the Tribulation Lightning was, once it touched Gu Changge, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean. It couldn’t cause him the slightest harm, and he even actively circulated his Cultivation Technique to absorb the power of the Tribulation Lightning that dissipated into the heavens and earth!

Not a bit was wasted…

‘Boom—’

The eighth bolt of Tribulation Lightning fell, and as expected, Gu Changge easily refined it again.

Even in the process, he was not in any pain, but somewhat enjoying it.

He felt a tingling sensation throughout his body as the power of the Tribulation Lightning flowed, almost comfortably enough to make him want to shout aloud.

His body was continuously flickering with arcs of electricity like small snakes, incredibly frightening.

At this moment, if a practitioner of the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm were to touch him, they would likely become paralyzed in an instant, losing control of their body due to the influence of the Tribulation Lightning!

‘Boom—’

As the Tribulation Cloud churned wildly, the final bolt of lightning was unspeakably formidable.

Even those who had become numb were astonished at this moment.

That bolt of lightning turned into a dragon-like serpent, first soaring through the Tribulation Cloud, then fiercely plunging towards Gu Changge’s figure.

One could faintly hear a dragon’s roar!

When the lightning dragon descended, encompassing Gu Changge’s entire figure and dispersing into a sky full of Tribulation Lightning Power.

“Even I…could have lost my life to that bolt.”

Sage Jian Chen’s lips quivered as he spoke.

“The power of that bolt is beyond what should be faced in the Sage Realm… It’s probably between the power of a Sage Realm and a True Monarch Realm tribulation.”

Sage Zhao was also stunned, unable to comprehend how a Sixth Grade Refining Void Realm practitioner could attract such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

And even…

To emerge unscathed from it!

What’s more!

To refine and absorb the power of the Heavenly Tribulation!?

Whether it was any of those points, he was unable to understand. Combined, it felt like he was dreaming, as if a Heart Demon had possessed him.

When the dispersing Tribulation Lightning was refined and absorbed again by Gu Changge, his figure was revealed once more.

This time, not even his clothes were damaged.

It was the perfect Tribulation!

And precisely because of the experience of the previous Tribulation, he used the protection talent and Innate Divine Ability of the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus to block all harm as soon as the first bolt of Tribulation Lightning fell.

As for the rest of the bolts, they didn’t pose a threat to him at all and were actively refined and absorbed!

Gu Changge, sitting cross-legged in the void, slowly opened his eyes, feeling not quite satisfied.

“It’s over just like that?”

“This is too outrageous, our Sword Sect has recruited a monster…”

“Even the First Saint Son Peak is definitely incomparable to him.”

“I can’t even dare to imagine what kinds of heaven-defying aspects he will display after arriving at the Sword Sect.”

Sage Jian Chen, seeing that the Heavenly Tribulation was about to disperse, let out a long breath.

Previously, some Elders of the Sword Sect were concerned that they might have promised too much to attract a genius.

But now, having a look…

Jian Chen felt that whatever promises they made were worth it!

Whichever Holy Land could secure his allegiance, could dominate for several generations at the very least!

And perhaps…

There might even be a chance to change the current structure of the Four Great Holy Lands in Central State.

Too terrifying…

He is currently only in the Sixth Grade of the Refining Void Realm. What if he breaks through to the Sage Realm, or even the True Monarch Realm?

How unimaginably formidable would that be?

“Daoist Fellow Xue…”

“I have an unkind request to ask…”

“In the future, could I be favored with a few kind words to the Saint Heir? Zhao has wandered his entire life without meeting a true master. If the Saint Heir would not forsake him… Zhao is willing to devote his utmost loyalty!”

Sage Zhao, witnessing the successful tribulation, took a deep breath and turned to give Tributor Xue a formal bow.

A declaration of allegiance!

The previous plan of merely building good relations with the Saint Heir wasn’t enough!

If possible, Zhao wished to be the Saint Heir’s loyal follower… his right-hand man!

“Holy shit, have some shame!”

Jian Chen’s pupils shrank, thinking how utterly shameless the man was!

Yet, he also bowed politely, “Daoist Fellow Xue, Jian too shares the same thought. The Saint Heir will surely focus on cultivation upon arriving at the Sword Sect, and there will always be a need for someone to handle the tedious tasks and run errands for the Saint Heir. Jian is quite willing to serve!”

Seeing the two men, even the Old Blind Man was taken aback.

Was this really happening?

But then again…

Didn’t he also follow the young master when he saw his potential?

These two were indeed decisive.

However, the ultimate decision lay with the young master himself. He dared not make any promises prematurely.

Gu Haitang saw their actions and could not help but smile slightly.

Our younger generation is truly heaven-defying.

To think that merely looking at him would inspire such a desire to follow.

However, it was also a good thing.

While the Gu Family was a powerhouse in the Northern Domain, it was not so strong in Central State.

If the Gu Family truly wanted to establish itself in Central State, it would require centuries of accumulation, or… Changge would need his own solid foundation.

“Wait…”

“What is the Saint Heir doing?”

Suddenly, Jian Chen caught a shocking sight from the corner of his eye.

He saw Gu Changge, after assimilating the ninth Tribulation Lightning, still unsatisfied, turned into a streak of light, and plunged directly into the dissipating Tribulation Cloud!

Due to the cloud obstructing divine sense, even the Old Blind Man had entirely lost his perception of the young master.

He anxiously asked, “What’s happening?”

“He… he is…”

“He’s consuming the Tribulation Cloud!!!”

While Sage Zhao too could not use divine sense to probe, he could see a silhouette within the cloud continuously grabbing the origin power of heavenly tribulation and stuffing it into his mouth.

Though obscured by the cloud and the details unclear, his actions were plainly evident!

“…”

Sage Jian Chen’s face twitched uncontrollably; he was utterly lost for words.

The Sword Sect… had truly found a treasure this time!

The Extreme Dao Body that emerges once in ten thousand years?

Not just that!

Even over a span of a hundred thousand or a million years, no one had heard of someone capable of invoking heavenly tribulation in the Void Refinement Realm and refining it!

This was the force that all beings between heaven and earth most feared and least wanted to confront!

Moments later…

When the Tribulation Cloud finally dispersed, Gu Changge was utterly satisfied.

“This time, the assimilated Heavenly Tribulation Origin is almost ten times more than last time!”

“And… I seem to have gained some special ability.”

“Almost like an Innate Divine Ability.”

As Gu Changge introspected slightly, he could feel the changes within his body.

Clear Dao Marks on his bones emitted the unique aura of tribulation.

With just a thought, his palm transformed directly into pure Heavenly Tribulation Power; if he wished, even his entire being could transition into a non-corporeal state, similar to a tribulation transformation!

Moreover, this was a capability brought about by achieving a Small Success with his Sacred Body.

Spirit Transformation!

Apart from the power of tribulation, he could also transform into four unique states of Qi Sea spiritual energy.

Completely immune to damage, unless by some special means; most divine skills couldn’t touch him. Even if he were shattered, as long as his spiritual energy wasn’t exhausted, he could instantly regenerate any lost parts, and he would feel no pain.

“Even at the Ninth Grade Annihilation Realm… their strength might not compare to mine.”

Murmuring to himself, Gu Changge restored his hand to its normal form.

With a flicker, he moved like a bolt of tribulation lightning. Amid flashes of light, he appeared beside the Ancestor and others.

“Saint Heir…”

“This is…”

“This is the unique aura of tribulation lightning?”

“You’ve mastered tribulation lightning?”

Jian Chen gasped in astonishment.

“How is this possible…” Even seeing it with his own eyes, Sage Zhao couldn’t believe it.

However, Gu Changge’s response was to simply snap his fingers.

A ‘snap’ sound.

Hundreds of flying swords, formed from tribulation lightning and emitting a terrifying destructive aura, materialized behind him.

This was something he had mastered during the last refinement of heavenly tribulation.

But with this recent re-administration of Heavenly Tribulation Origin, the power had increased manifold!

The lightning now displayed a faint purple hue!

Even someone at the Eighth-grade Heavenly Gate Realm, even if they exerted all their strength, might only block two or three flying swords.

With hundreds launched together, anyone at the Eighth-grade Heavenly Gate Realm would have no place to be buried…

Even those at the Ninth Grade might not block them all.

Just like the Old Blind Man now, feeling that terrifying aura, couldn’t help but shiver.

One cannot resist this head-on!

If these terrible tribulation lightning flying swords were directed at him, his only chance of survival would be to flee!

As far as possible!

“…”

Instantly, everyone fell silent.

Looking at Gu Changge, their gaze was akin to beholding an Ancient Fierce Beast.

A veritable monster…

Who could match even a fraction of his power if he continued to grow?

“Incredible… truly incredible.”

“I’m not even sure if I should report this back to the Sword Sect.”

“Even if I did, no one would believe it.”

“Unless they saw it with their own eyes…”

Jian Chen gazed at the terrifying flying swords in the sky, forcing a wry smile.

“I am Zhao Hai. If the Saint Heir would not disdain it, henceforth, I am willing to devote myself entirely!”

Sage Zhao, unexpectedly, gave Gu Changge a deep bow, pressing his body very low!

Originally the Saint Heir was already someone everyone in the Sword Sect wanted to curry favor with.

But now… those people had no idea of his terrifying aspects.

What they considered was probably not even a tenth of what he had shown!

He must seize the initiative, expressing his willingness to serve!

“Holy shit, that guy beat me to it again!”

Caught up in his astonishment, Jian Chen too quickly came to his senses.

He also gave Gu Changge a deep bow: “I, Jian Chen, also hope to share the Saint Heir’s worries!”