Chapter 658 - 655: Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation

Chapter 658: Chapter 655: Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation

The four Transcenders’ attacks were about to land on Jiang Jichen.

But as crimson lightning descended from the sky, their attacks were blocked and began to slow.

They couldn’t instantly pierce the sea of crimson lightning to strike Jiang Jichen.

On the contrary, Jiang Jichen was drawing the lightning into his body to temper his Dao Body.

In the Mortal World, those who had already reached the Saint Realm watched the crimson lightning, their hearts reeling with shock. An innate sense of fear naturally arose within them.

They had all experienced the Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation, so they knew just how terrifying it could be.

In fact, the most difficult step in reaching the Saint Realm was withstanding the Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation.

How many Cultivators at the Nascent Soul Extreme Realm had failed to pass this trial, turning to ash in the Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation?

Therefore, anyone fortunate enough to have entered the Saint Realm held the Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation in the deepest awe.

Yet, the crimson lightning Jiang Jichen now faced was far more powerful and terrifying than their own Holy Dao Thunder Tribulations.

But Jiang Jichen was actually drawing the lightning directly into himself to temper his physical body.

This scene didn’t just shock the Saint Cultivators of the Mortal World.

Even the four Transcenders were utterly astounded.

They knew that even above the Ninth Heaven of the Heavenly Dao Realm, they had never seen anyone so ferocious among their peers.

Jiang Jichen was truly monstrous beyond imagination, as if he had no limits, no end!

As the crimson lightning entered his body, Jiang Jichen trembled. He felt a searing, numbing pain, and his body was nearly destroyed.

But his three techniques—the Undying Scripture, the Demon Phoenix Technique, and the Ancient Source Character Scripture—all activated at once. They simultaneously repaired his body and refined the Power of Vitality within the lightning.

The reason Jiang Jichen dared to undergo his Saint Tribulation at this moment and draw the lightning into his body was because his physical form had already been baptized by thunder countless times. He had also reached the Golden Body Extreme Realm, making his body incomparably tough.

Any other Cultivator, being only a Spirit Cultivator without such a powerful physical body, would have long since been reduced to ash if they dared to face a Thunder Tribulation like Jiang Jichen.

However, Jiang Jichen’s Holy Dao Thunder Tribulation was truly terrifying beyond measure, surpassing that of anyone in history.

This was all because he had suppressed several Thunder Tribulations, from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm.

One must understand that the more a Thunder Tribulation is suppressed, the more terrifyingly powerful the backlash.

Therefore, for some, suppressing one tribulation and merging two into one was already the absolute limit.

Any more than that, and no one could withstand it, because the tribulation’s might would increase exponentially.

Of course, the more terrifying the tribulation, the more astonishing the benefits and the more fearsome the potential one gained after successfully passing it.

Jiang Jichen was now stacking four Thunder Tribulations together: Foundation Establishment, Spirit Infant, Nascent Soul Fusion, and Saint Realm.

If the world were to learn of this, they would likely go mad, unable to believe it.

This was an attempt to shatter all limits of past and present, to surpass everything.

Of course, that was only if Jiang Jichen could complete the Thunder Tribulation.

Otherwise, if he failed, he would be annihilated, and everything would be for naught.

At this moment, even with his wondrous Dao Body and heaven-defying Cultivation Techniques, Jiang Jichen could feel the terror of the crimson lightning.

The four Transcenders’ attacks were also pressing forward, trying to break through the sea of crimson lightning and strike Jiang Jichen.

"Jiang Jichen is too arrogant! He’s courting death!"

The young Transcender roared in fury. The Supreme Realm power in his hands surged forth, driving a beam of Sword Light that pushed relentlessly onward, aiming to sever Jiang Jichen’s head.

"What Cultivator doesn’t find a secluded place and make ample preparations before Summoning Thunder for their Saint Tribulation? He actually dares to undergo his tribulation right in front of us, and so casually at that! This is suicide!"

The black-robed old man also spoke indignantly, feeling extremely displeased.

Pushed to their limits, their Supreme Realm Ultimate Kill attacks could normally destroy heaven and earth with ease.

But now, within the sea of crimson lightning, their destructive power was suppressed.

In the sky above, clouds churned and thunder rumbled as endless crimson lightning bolts intertwined.

The thunder shook the Nine Heavens and stunned all in its wake.

Countless crimson lightning bolts fell upon Jiang Jichen like a spiderweb.

CRACKLE...

The crimson lightning landed on Jiang Jichen. Some of it was absorbed into his body, while the rest coursed over his skin, emitting a harsh crackling sound.

At the same time, layers of Jiang Jichen’s skin and flesh were being carbonized and sloughing off in a continuous cycle of destruction and reconstruction.

’I can use this to break through to the third cycle of the Demon Phoenix Technique!’

Jiang Jichen had planned this all along, which was why he dared to be so fearless in the face of death.

He needed to become stronger; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to gain a foothold in this drastically changing world.

Meanwhile, the four Transcenders’ attacks had already pushed right in front of him, about to land at any moment.

Jiang Jichen’s expression was indifferent as he gritted his teeth, enduring the pain of the crimson lightning refining his body.

At this moment, the four Transcenders could only attack from a distance; they didn’t dare get any closer to Jiang Jichen.

Because getting caught in someone else’s Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation was like being entangled in their karma; you would also be forced to undergo the tribulation with them.

A normal Holy Dao tribulation would be one thing; why would they fear that?

But Jiang Jichen’s crimson Thunder Tribulation made their hearts palpitate. They didn’t dare touch it.

"We absolutely cannot let Jiang Jichen successfully pass this tribulation and step into the Holy Dao! He’ll be even harder to kill then!"

At this point, the old woman’s expression finally turned grave.

"No matter. He can’t hold on for much longer. The moment our four attacks break through this sea of crimson lightning and land on him will be the moment of his death!"

The little boy Transcender spoke with the condescending air of an elder.

In the Mortal World, the crowd watching this scene sighed in pity. "What a shame. In the end, Jiang Jichen cannot escape death. If he had appeared after completing his tribulation and achieving the Holy Dao, he might have had a sliver of hope. Now, there is only one path for him—death!"

Just as it seemed Jiang Jichen was about to perish under the Supreme attacks of the four Transcenders, a faint voice suddenly called out, "Second bolt of lightning, come!"

As the voice sounded, the Void trembled and thunder boomed.

The crimson lightning that had just dissipated was instantly replaced by orange lightning.

Even the thunderclouds themselves had turned orange.

BOOM!

The orange lightning was even more powerful, terrifying beyond compare.

It descended, replacing the crimson lightning and flooding the entire world.

The four Supreme attacks had been about to land on Jiang Jichen.

But under the terrifying orange lightning, the four Supreme attacks were instantly obliterated, turning into nothingness.

"This... There’s actually a Second Layer of the Thunder Tribulation?"

"In the legends, even the most astonishingly talented geniuses only face a Fifth Layer Thunder Tribulation when undergoing their Saint Tribulation. Jiang Jichen, he..."

"It’s far more than that! The mythical Seven-Colored Forbidden Spiritual Veins are said to surpass all else, capable of exceeding the Fifth Layer!"

...

At this moment, the crowd seemed to have thought of something, and they grew even more shocked.

And the four Transcenders had evidently thought of this legend as well.

"Are we supposed to wait for him to finish his tribulation before we kill him? I refuse to accept this!"

The young Transcender roared.

However, just then, a voice resounded throughout the Mortal World.

"You’re all a bunch of trash!"

"You can’t even kill a piece of trash at the Nascent Soul Realm. You’ve brought utter shame to the Heavenly Dao Realm!"

As the voice faded, a blurry Dharma Image of a figure materialized in the Void above.