Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 415 Overcoming the Tribulation
Early Nascent Soul stage, middle Nascent Soul stage, and then late Nascent Soul stage. Li Zhen's cultivation stopped at the late Nascent Soul stage. In the end, he divided his cultivation of tens of thousands of years into six parts, but it did not allow him to raise his cultivation to the peak of Nascent Soul.

However, this is already quite remarkable. In every world, it is rare to see a powerful being in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, even once every ten thousand years. This is someone who has the potential to ascend to immortality.

At this moment, among the many cultivators outside the Tribulation Ground, Liu Gang, who had just reached the Nascent Soul stage, was filled with horror. As for the other great cultivators, due to their low cultivation levels, the early and late stages of the Nascent Soul stage were heights that they could not reach.

Unlike Liu Gang, who was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he was able to determine Li Zhen's current cultivation level.

He desperately wanted to rush into the Tribulation Grounds, grab Li Zhen, and demand to know how he could raise his cultivation to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm in such a short time.

This is the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Because fifth-order spiritual objects are extremely rare in the world, Nascent Soul lords can only rely on the spiritual energy exhaled by fifth-order spiritual veins to cultivate their spiritual power.

This cultivation method is the slowest. Without considering bottlenecks, even if one's two thousand years of lifespan as a Nascent Soul cultivator were exhausted, one would still not be able to raise one's cultivation to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, let alone the late-Nascent Soul stage or the Great Perfection stage.

Liu Gang's transformation into a deity was just like that. He had worked hard for a thousand years, but he was only at the early stage of the deity transformation and could not even touch the edge of the middle stage.

"What a pity, such a prodigy is about to perish!" he thought to himself.

He was unaware of his own feelings at that moment; a complex mix of emotions arose within him, including reluctance, regret, schadenfreude, and resentment.

After Li Zhen's demise, the secrets he possessed will also vanish.

Liu Gang, the deity, deeply regretted that he should have captured Li Zhen and forced him to reveal his secret when they first met.

As for the laws of the Immortal Kingdom, the Immortal Kingdom would not punish him, a Nascent Soul cultivator, for the sake of the great cultivator Li Zhen at the time. At most, he would apologize and indicate that he would not do it again.

For the sake of saving face, he missed his greatest opportunity.

Finally, the thunderclouds in the sky were ready. Nine golden points of light became increasingly dazzling within the thunderclouds, while other golden points of light continued to intensify. These were all bolts of heavenly lightning gathering momentum.

With a deafening roar, nine bolts of heavenly lightning struck simultaneously, causing the world to lose its color.

Nine bolts of heavenly lightning descended from top to bottom, obliterating the void wherever they passed. This was true obliteration; matter was completely reduced to nothingness.

If the lightning hadn't targeted Li Zhen, Aoki University would probably have been destroyed.

Li Zhen looked up at the sky, his face showing no fear, but rather a faint smile.

Facing what might be the most terrifying fifth-order heavenly tribulation in history, he was as relaxed as if he were welcoming a gentle breeze.

After his cultivation level improved, his sense of danger no longer alerted him, which meant that the fifth-order heavenly tribulation in the sky could not pose a fatal threat to him.

He didn't know how powerful the tribulation clouds in the sky were, but he knew how tough his physical body was.

Nine bolts of heavenly lightning struck him, but he did not use any supernatural powers, allowing the lightning to strike his physical body.

Each of these heavenly lightning bolts possessed the power of at least a full-force strike from the early stage of the fifth rank. The combined power of nine full-force strikes from the early stage of the fifth rank would be unbearable even for a mid-stage fifth rank being.

This was only the first batch of heavenly lightning. It seemed that because Li Zhen was undergoing the tribulation as a six-navel cultivator, the heavens and earth had increased the difficulty of the tribulation, and the interval between each batch of heavenly lightning was almost non-existent.

They used to have a moment to catch their breath, but now it's a seamless transition.

As soon as the first nine bolts of heavenly lightning ended, the second batch of nine bolts of heavenly lightning followed.

The second batch of nine heavenly lightning bolts was more powerful, but still posed no threat to him.

The cultivators standing on the outskirts of the tribulation site could no longer see the figures floating inside; they had been replaced by blinding light.

Liu Gang, now a Nascent Soul cultivator, felt his hair stand on end. Even from such a distance, he could still feel the terror of the heavenly lightning, each bolt possessing the power to annihilate him.

He could sense that Li Zhen was still in the same spot, enduring an unimaginable baptism of heavenly lightning.

In an instant, all his thoughts about Li Zhen vanished. He was able to achieve the Nascent Soul stage not only because he possessed top-notch talent, but also because he had a mature mind.

He knew very well who he could provoke and who he couldn't offend; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

Since becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, he has become one of the most powerful beings in the Immortal Kingdom, yet he still knows how to be in awe.

It was fortunate that Li Zhen perished on the spot; if Li Zhen could survive the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation, then he would be someone Liu Gang could not afford to offend. Liu Gang, a Nascent Soul cultivator, tried his best to suppress his previous hostility. He believed that as long as he showed hostility towards Li Zhen, his future days would likely be difficult.

Li Zhen felt very comfortable at this moment. He couldn't imagine feeling comfortable when undergoing the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation, but this was exactly the situation for him.

The continuous lightning strikes on my body caused a slight numbing sensation, and the energy contained within the lightning made my physical body even more harmonious and perfect.

He absorbed a large amount of Xuanwu divine beast's body-refining energy, but the time was too short. Even though this body-refining energy was easy to absorb, it was not completely integrated. With the help of the external force of heavenly lightning, the process was accelerated.

Although the continuous heavenly lightning increased in power, his physical body was simply too strong to withstand it. The power of the heavenly lightning could not pose a sufficient threat to him, and could only make him feel comfortable.

He hadn't forgotten to count the number of heavenly lightning bolts; one hundred and eight bolts of heavenly lightning descended in a mere five seconds.

When all 108 bolts of lightning had ended, he was shocked to find that the thunderclouds in the sky had not disappeared.

Theoretically, the final nine bolts of heavenly lightning will consume all the remaining energy in the thundercloud, forming the strongest nine bolts of heavenly lightning, which is also the final test of the fifth-order heavenly tribulation.

But even though all 108 bolts of lightning had struck, the thunderclouds in the sky remained.

Just then, Li Zhen suddenly sensed danger and looked up at the sky.

At the center of the thunderclouds in the sky, a dark golden spot of light is forming.

The danger he sensed came from that dark golden light.

"Damn it, when did the fifth-order Heavenly Tribulation start adding an extra bolt of heavenly lightning?!" he cursed angrily.

This was beyond his comprehension; not only him, but the observing cultivators also showed signs of bewilderment.

As bystanders, they were even more aware that the 108 heavenly lightning strikes had ended, but the fifth-order heavenly tribulation was not yet over, which was beyond their comprehension.

"A world-destroying thunderbolt! How could a world-destroying thunderbolt appear?" Liu Gang, a Nascent Soul cultivator, exclaimed in surprise.

The 'World-Destroying Thunder', a heavenly thunder that is said to only appear during ascension, actually appeared during the fifth-order heavenly tribulation.

Fortunately, there was only one 'World-Destroying Thunder'. If there had been nine 'World-Destroying Thunders', Li Zhen would probably have ascended to immortality immediately.

But the power of the 'World-Destroying Thunder' is specifically designed for late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

Only those who have reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm are qualified to ascend; anyone who forcibly ascends before reaching this stage will commit suicide.

Those at the late Nascent Soul stage who choose to ascend have a chance of successfully ascending.

If one has even better talent, then ascending to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage would be the best outcome.

Regardless, the 'World-Destroying Thunder' was not aimed at those who had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage; it was a heavenly thunder that crossed a major level.

Just before the 'World-Destroying Thunder' was about to strike, Li Zhen unleashed the divine power of 'Absolute Defense'.

A massive Xuanwu divine beast rose from above his head, its complex defensive runes flashing within, protecting his physical body.

Ultimately, the 'World-Destroying Thunder' was strangely silent, yet all living beings in the entire Immortal Kingdom felt a jolt in their hearts, which is why it was called the 'World-Destroying Thunder'.

The word "shock" here does not refer to the sound, but rather that the "world-destroying thunder" can alarm all living beings in the world.

The 'World-Destroying Thunder' struck the phantom image of the Xuanwu Divine Beast, and the two forces clashed.

No matter how powerful the 'World-Destroying Thunder' was, it was blocked by the enhanced 'Absolute Defense' divine power, the strongest defense in the world.

Once the phantom of the Xuanwu divine beast had exhausted the offensive power within the 'World-Destroying Thunder,' the remaining special energy had no power whatsoever. Instead, it was a reward from heaven and earth for blocking this 'World-Destroying Thunder.'

Li Zhen sensed a strange energy entering his body. He had a feeling that as long as this strange energy was sent into any area of ​​his body, a special change would occur there.

(End of this chapter)