novelkee Chapter 478 A devastating tribulation, continuous breakthroughs
Chapter 478 A devastating tribulation, continuous breakthroughs
When the light faded, Xiao Changkong had already landed back on the summit of Changkong Peak, kneeling on one knee, his long sword stuck in the rocks, and a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
But he caught it!
Then came the thirty-eighth, the thirty-ninth... and the forty-fifth!
There were nine golden lightning tribulations in total, each one more terrifying than the last.
Xiao Changkong unleashed all his trump cards: Stellar Transformation, Sword Intent Manifestation, Bloodline Power...
In the end, he even manifested part of the true form of a divine beast, roaring to the sky and enduring the tribulation lightning.
When the final bolt of lightning struck, the entire Changkong Peak was engulfed in its light.
In the distance, Xiao Qiushui nervously grabbed Chen Tianba's arm: "Senior Brother, he..."
Chen Tianba also held his breath.
Ye Xinghe and Lu Haoran clenched their fists even tighter.
Finally, the lightning dissipated.
At the summit of Changkong Peak, Xiao Changkong stood there.
His white clothes were tattered and riddled with blackened holes. Most of his once flowing hair had been burned away, and what remained was curly and charred.
His face was covered in black soot, but his eyes remained bright as stars.
But he stopped.
He survived the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation!
"Hahaha!" Daoist Xingchen laughed loudly, tears almost streaming down his face. "Good! Good! With such a disciple in my Xingchen Palace, how could we not prosper!"
Master Qinghe stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes full of satisfaction.
Xiao Changkong took a deep breath, feeling the surge of power within his body.
He has reached the peak of the Golden Core stage.
Moreover, his golden core is of extremely high quality, and he is now confident that he can fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages!
"Senior Brother has become stronger again."
Ye Xinghe murmured.
"The Fifty-Nine Thunder Tribulation..." Lu Haoran clenched his fist, "I will do it too!"
Xiao Qiushui and Chen Tianba exchanged a glance. The two, who had just been bickering, now saw a fierce fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
"I also need to break through as soon as possible, and I need to undergo even more terrifying tribulations, the Six-Nine Tribulation and the Seven-Nine Tribulation!"
Xiao Qiushui gritted her teeth and said.
"You?" Chen Tianba sneered. "You're lucky you can even withstand the Third Nine Thunder Tribulation. The Fifth Nine Thunder Tribulation is mine!"
"You fart!"
"You're the one talking nonsense!"
The two started arguing again, but this time, their argument was filled with a spirit of not giving up.
Looking at his five disciples, Xingchen Daoren felt a surge of pride.
He was about to speak and tell the news that Shen Rugo was also about to break through to the Golden Core stage, but was stopped by Daoist Qinghe.
"Don't say anything now. Ruge's situation is too special; telling them will damage their confidence. Let's wait until they've all broken through."
Xingchen Daoist was taken aback, then nodded: "That makes sense. These other four brats are about to break through as well."
In the days that followed, thunder rumbled incessantly over the Star Palace.
On the fifth day, dark clouds gathered over Xinghe Peak.
Ye Xinghe is about to break through.
He wasn't as exaggerated as Xiao Changkong, who triggered the Forty-Nine Thunder Tribulation, but this was still astonishing enough.
After thirty-six lightning tribulations, Ye Xinghe broke through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm. He stood atop the peak, his body charred black, yet he laughed heartily.
On the eighth day, thunder rumbled from Haoran Peak.
Lu Haoran also triggered the Forty-Nine Lightning Tribulation. He also displayed terrifying talent and strength, resisting the lightning tribulation.
In the end, he even introduced a lightning tribulation into his body to temper his body with lightning, reaping enormous benefits.
Both are at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.
On the eleventh and twelfth days, both Tianba Peak and Qiushui Peak were struck by lightning.
Chen Tianba and Xiao Qiushui are also undergoing the Forty-Nine Thunder Tribulation!
Chen Tianba manifested the bloodline of a divine beast, a completely black phantom with astonishing defensive power.
He withstood the lightning tribulation head-on. Although he was struck and his skin was torn and bleeding, he fought with increasing ferocity. He even swallowed the last lightning tribulation in one gulp.
Xiao Qiushui then used her sword technique, her sword light flowing like water, drawing in bolts of lightning into her sword intent, using the power of the lightning to temper her sword spirit.
After his tribulation ended, his sword intent became even purer, showing faint signs of breaking through to the pinnacle of sword intent.
In just over ten days, five disciples of the Star Palace broke through to new heights.
Qinghe Daoist and Xingchen Daoist were overjoyed, their smiles beaming from ear to ear.
"These kids are all incredibly talented!" Daoist Xingchen slapped his thigh. "Forty-nine and fifty-nine lightning tribulations! In other sects, producing even one would be considered an incredible stroke of luck. Here, we've produced five at once!"
Qinghe Daoist also sighed, "It's all thanks to the abundant resources provided by that little ancestor Ruge. Otherwise, they would have needed at least three more years of arduous cultivation to break through."
"Yes, yes, yes, Ruge is a great hero!" Daoist Xingchen nodded repeatedly. "Once that little ancestor comes out of seclusion, I must reward her properly..."
Although I don't have much to offer as a reward.
As they talked, they looked towards Jade Maiden Peak.
Jade Maiden Peak remained silent, shrouded in nine layers of formations, without the slightest movement.
"I wonder how that little ancestor is doing now?" Daoist Xingchen asked with some concern. "It's been half a month already."
As the five broke through, Daoist Xingchen summoned Xiao Changkong and the others to Xingchen Peak.
Inside the main hall, although the five people were still a little unsteady on their feet, their eyes were gleaming with a sharp light.
"Good! Good! Good!" Daoist Xingchen said "good" three times in a row, his eyes narrowing into slits with laughter. "You five have not disgraced your master! Changkong has a five-nine lightning tribulation, Xinghe, Haoran, Tianba, and Qiushui have a four-nine lightning tribulation! If this gets out, our Xingchen Palace will be famous throughout the entire Tianyuan Continent cultivation world."
I believe that throughout history, no sect in the cultivation world of Tianyuan Continent has ever produced five such monstrous geniuses at the same time..."
Overjoyed, he didn't hold back this time, praising her endlessly.
Xiao Changkong bowed and said, "It's all thanks to Master's excellent teaching."
"Stop praising me!" Daoist Xingchen laughed and scolded. "You are where you are today, half of it is due to your own efforts, and the other half is due to the resources Ruge provided. That girl is truly devoted to you."
All five of them smiled when Shen Rugo was mentioned.
"Where is my junior sister?"
We made a breakthrough! She'll be so happy. I need to get her to praise me properly!
Xiao Qiushui suddenly said.
Chen Tianba chuckled: "Praise you? You're only in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, while I'm already in the late-stage. If anyone's going to praise someone, praise me first!"
"You're talking nonsense! My sword intent is almost fully developed, and my combat strength is no worse than yours!"
"A fight?"
"Just hit us!"
The two were about to fight when they started talking.
"Enough!" Xiao Changkong shouted coldly, and the two immediately wilted.
Master Xingchen looked at the two clowns and waved his hand: "Stop arguing. Ruge... well, she's in seclusion."
"Seclusion?" Ye Xinghe keenly sensed something. "Didn't Junior Sister only reach the peak of Foundation Establishment four or five months ago? What's with the seclusion?"
Lu Haoran also looked at Xingchen Daoist, his eyes filled with inquiry.
Xingchen Daoist opened his mouth, about to say something, when Qinghe Daoist coughed.
"Oh right." Daoist Xingchen quickly corrected himself, "She is consolidating her realm. As you all know, she cultivates quickly and needs to go into seclusion frequently to consolidate her power."
This explanation was reasonable, and the five people nodded.
Chen Tianba's eyes suddenly lit up, and he leaned closer to Xingchen Daoist, grinning, "Master, we've all broken through, shouldn't you give us some rewards?"
"A reward?" Daoist Xingchen looked at him warily. "What kind of reward do you want?"