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Chapter 500 Thunder Forges the Body (Second Update)

His physical body was indeed powerful, but the sources of his power were extremely chaotic.

It has the effects of his own martial arts training, the effects of ointments and pills, the effects of gene-enhancing drugs, the effects of the Hulk's genes, and the effects of the Extremis virus, etc.

These things piled up, and you can't see anything yet, but there's always a vague feeling that there might be hidden dangers in the future.

Because it's too messy and disorganized.

Without any technological advancements, the physical body may indeed become stronger, but one day it may eventually break down and collapse.

Although he no longer has a physical body, he can still survive using only his primordial spirit.

However, the physical body is fundamental. If you lose it, your future cultivation will be at a lower level, and it will be difficult to achieve great things.

Therefore, he took advantage of this tribulation to cleanse his physical body with heavenly lightning and use the Heavenly Dao to completely eliminate all impurities from his body, like steel being forged through a hundred temperings, so that his body was strengthened while eliminating all hidden dangers.

"strong enough!"

Completely struck by the first purple lightning bolt, Li Chuan's eyes widened, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

"Again!"

With his current physical strength, he could easily withstand the first bolt of purple lightning.

And he did indeed feel that after the lightning tribulation struck his body, it did not completely destroy him, but instead fundamentally stimulated his life essence and purified the impurities in his physical body.

However, after the first bolt of heavenly lightning struck, the tribulation clouds did not immediately unleash a second one, but instead began to gather strength anew.

At the same time, it released a special immortal spiritual energy into Li Chuan's body, causing a qualitative change in his true essence and strengthening his life force.

Heavenly lightning stimulates the origin and cleanses the physical body, while the immortal spiritual energy strengthens the origin and thus enhances the physical body. The two complement each other, which is the essence of transcending tribulation.

This change is just the beginning; eight more heavenly lightning strikes are yet to come.

He dared not even imagine how strong his physical body would become after being tempered by eight more heavenly lightning strikes.

"boom!"

The second purple heavenly tribulation struck down, and this time the purple lightning was as thick as a thumb.

"Awesome, let's do it again!"

The second time, Li Chuan stubbornly endured it again.

If he didn't transform, he would have had a hard time taking the second bolt of purple lightning with his original physical body.

The heavenly lightning that cultivators use to undergo tribulation is of extraordinary power.

It was only because his physical body had been strengthened after the first bolt of lightning that he found it much easier to receive the second bolt.

Therefore, if cultivators pay more attention to physical cultivation and dare to accept the baptism of lightning during tribulation, their success rate in passing the tribulation may be even higher.

Each time one endures a heavenly lightning strike, their physical body will improve, eventually reducing the likelihood of being struck dead by the lightning.

Otherwise, magic spells and magical treasures won't be able to withstand it. Relying solely on the enhancement of the physical body by immortal spiritual energy will not be enough to withstand the final nine layers of divine lightning, and death will be inevitable.

Of course, he felt that the reason he had developed this habit of undergoing tribulations was perhaps because in daily battles between cultivators, magical treasures accounted for too much of the effort, and the cultivation of the physical body was subconsciously neglected.

Those who survived in the end all possessed powerful magical artifacts.

The reason why Emei became the number one righteous sect is because their flying swords and magical treasures are incredibly sharp and unmatched.

Therefore, people dare not use their fragile bodies to withstand the heavenly lightning during their tribulations, and thus cannot receive the baptism of the heavenly lightning, which has led to the current situation.

However, this is just his guess, and it cannot be confirmed whether it is true or not.

Anyway, he enjoyed taking the second bolt of lightning very much.

Similarly, the Shushan disciples watching were also dumbfounded. They saw that Li Chuan did not defend at all, but directly withstood the heavenly lightning with his bare body. After he finished, he did not show any pain, but looked extremely happy.

Those who don't know might think she has some strange or unusual fetish.

"boom!"

The third bolt of lightning struck, this time as thick as an arm.

"hiss!"

Even with the support of the heavenly lightning and immortal energy from before, he felt his physical body starting to strain.

"Why does it feel like the intensity of the heavenly lightning has suddenly increased so much? Well, the greater the power of the heavenly lightning, the better the cleansing effect."

The second one was only as thick as a thumb, but the third one became as thick as an arm, which made him feel that the power had instantly increased several levels.

When Dan Chenzi told him about the tribulation, the third lightning tribulation didn't seem this strong. Could he have misremembered?

But then he thought, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The greater the power of the heavenly lightning, the better it would be for his physical body. As long as it didn't kill him, he hoped the heavenly tribulation would strike him to death.

In fact, the heavenly tribulation might not necessarily kill him, after all, he has too many hidden trump cards for survival.

"Xuantian Sect, was the third lightning tribulation you faced during your Heavenly Tribulation this powerful?"

Dan Chenzi, watching the third bolt of heavenly lightning strike down from the outer perimeter, was somewhat bewildered and asked Xuan Tianzong beside him.

Xuan Tian Sect remained silent for a moment:

"This lightning tribulation is already comparable in power to my sixth lightning tribulation."

"Me too, why is Junior Brother Qingfeng's tribulation so much stronger?"

Dan Chenzi looked completely puzzled.

At that moment, they heard Li Chuan's loud roar again:

"Hahaha, that's so good! Not enough! More, more! I want it thicker and bigger!"

"boom!"

The fourth bolt of lightning struck down with a deafening roar, its thickness comparable to that of a water vat.

"Second Form!"

Seeing this, Li Chuan knew that he would probably get injured with his current body, so he immediately activated his second form, transforming into a muscular, invincible man to face the baptism of heavenly lightning.

"This is already as powerful as my ninth level of Heavenly Thunder."

Xuan Tianzong's lips twitched involuntarily.

The same applies to Dan Chenzi:

"I know why Junior Brother Qingfeng's heavenly lightning is so powerful."

"So that's what my master meant when he told me before I faced the tribulation that I should have a sense of awe towards it, as this would increase my chances of success."

He felt that Li Chuan's arrogant attitude displeased the Heavenly Dao, which deliberately increased the difficulty of his tribulation.

Basically, all cultivators face a near-death experience when undergoing tribulation, and everyone secretly hopes that the power of the heavenly lightning will be weaker so that they can successfully overcome the tribulation sooner.

Who would be like Li Chuan, not only looking excited but also daring to say that the power of the heavenly thunder wasn't strong enough?

"Junior Brother Qingfeng, you are indeed extraordinary!"

Xuan Tianzong couldn't help but sigh.

Because Li Chuan managed to withstand the fourth bolt of heavenly lightning.

Li Chuan's fourth heavenly lightning strike is equivalent to the ninth heavenly lightning strike for a normal cultivator. Most cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm and the Divine Spirit Realm die because they cannot withstand the ninth and strongest heavenly lightning strike.

Li Chuan not only received the blow, but he did so without using any magic weapons or spells. He relied solely on his physical body to withstand it, and apart from his clothes being chopped off, his body remained completely unharmed.

Even a demonic beast at the Earth Immortal realm that has already transcended tribulation probably wouldn't be able to withstand a heavenly lightning strike of this intensity with just its physical body, like Li Chuan did.

(End of this chapter)