Chapter 524: Chapter 55: Nine-Nine Returning to Truth Great Thunder Tribulation

At the moment the thunder tribulation struck Lin Chen, his body trembled violently.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Magical Robe flashed with a protective light, isolating most of the damage from the thunder tribulation.

The energy body tempering further strengthened Lin Chen’s Qi and Blood and flesh body.

"Phew, still manageable... the Two-Nine Thunder Tribulation is bearable."

Lin Chen let out a long breath; his muscle refining stage minor achievement body was able to withstand most of the Two-Nine Thunder Tribulation’s damage.

Lin Chen did not need to consume the Spirit Realm Jade Dew to smoothly cross through.

However, it was somewhat more difficult than the One-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Then, another wave of thunder tribulation descended.

After nine thunder strikes, the Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation came.

This time, Lin Chen was no longer as relaxed as before.

He simply waved his hand, and over a thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew hung in front of him.

After each thunder strike, Lin Chen’s flesh body would sustain varying degrees of damage.

But afterward, dozens of Spirit Realm Jade Dew would be swallowed, quickly repairing these injuries and restoring vitality.

Clearly, after reaching the muscle refining stage, recovery from injuries became more difficult.

But fortunately, Lin Chen had enough Spirit Realm Jade Dew to repair the damage.

Amidst destruction and rebirth, pain and pleasure, Lin Chen’s flesh body continuously strengthened.

"Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation, successfully crossed..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath, grimacing from the pain.

The entire Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation nearly increased his flesh body by several degrees.

Having successively crossed the Two-Nine and Three-Nine Thunder Tribulations, Lin Chen took a big step towards muscle refining stage great success!

"The speed is noticeably faster than before, seems like reaching muscle refining stage great success isn’t far off..."

Lin Chen felt exhilarated in his heart.

Although the thunder tribulation brought him pain, it also rapidly strengthened Lin Chen’s flesh body.

In just a few dozen breaths, the body enlargement effect from the thunder tribulation nearly equaled ten years of Lin Chen’s cultivation.

"Once I pass the Four-Nine Thunder Tribulation, I might be able to reach muscle refining stage great success in one go!"

Lin Chen felt a secret delight in his heart.

Then, after consuming dozens more drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew, Lin Chen braced himself to withstand the upcoming thunder tribulation.

Having been well-prepared beforehand, with over ten thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew, Lin Chen hardly needed to worry about the consequences of injury.

Thus, the Four-Nine Thunder Tribulation posed no pressure for Lin Chen.

Another fifty breaths later, the Four-Nine Thunder Tribulation was successfully crossed.

Yet, Lin Chen slightly furrowed his brows.

"Still a bit more, just a bit short of muscle refining stage great success..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath and consumed a hundred drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

The injuries and spent vitality True Essence were restored within two breaths.

At the same time, Lin Chen felt a slight improvement in the quality of his Devouring Spirit Root.

The Spirit Realm Jade Dew not only could directly heal Lin Chen’s injuries and help him through the thunder tribulation.

It could also gradually enhance Lin Chen’s spirit root aptitude.

This was a great advantage of the Devouring Spirit Root.

This advantage might not be noticeable on regular days.

As daily cultivation only consumed a few dozen drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

But during the tribulation crossing, in just a hundred breaths, Lin Chen consumed over a thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

Causing a noticeable improvement in Lin Chen’s spirit root aptitude.

Through these decades of cultivation, Lin Chen’s Devouring Spirit Root had already reached the peak of the Fifth Stage.

If it could be further enhanced, it might reach the legendary Sixth Stage.

"At the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Devouring Spirit Root, my cultivation speed far surpasses the Celestial Spirit Root... only the legendary Immortal Spirit Root could match it."

"If I go even further, how fast would my cultivation speed be?"

A thought flashed through Lin Chen’s mind.

But he didn’t have time to dwell on it, focusing his attention on the upcoming thunder tribulation.

The first of the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation descended.

Nearly instantly shattering the Ten Thousand Treasures Magical Robe.

But fortunately, Lin Chen’s refined flesh and bone had long reached perfection, his resistance to the thunder tribulation still bearable.

Thus, the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation only severely injured Lin Chen momentarily.

But fortunately, even severely injured, the Spirit Realm Jade Dew could rapidly restore Lin Chen.

Lin Chen swallowed two hundred drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew in one go, restoring his flesh body within two breaths.

Meanwhile, an unprecedented surge of Qi and Blood erupted within Lin Chen’s body.

The bottleneck of muscle refining stage great success was successfully broken!

"Phew..."

Lin Chen didn’t have time to savor it before the second Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation fell again.

But this time, Lin Chen was no longer as embarrassed as before.

With a light shout, the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation landed on him, but no longer severely injured Lin Chen, merely inflicting minor pain. After breaking through to muscle refining stage great success, Lin Chen’s physical defense further increased.

After consuming a hundred drops of Spirit Realm Dew, Lin Chen’s injuries were healed, and he began preparing to face the upcoming thunder tribulation.

In the blink of an eye, the Five-Nine Thunder Tribulation was successfully crossed.

The entire process of breaking through to muscle refining stage great success was unusually smooth.

"Phew, why does this time’s thunder tribulation feel a lot more powerful than before?"

Simultaneously, a hint of doubt arose in Lin Chen’s mind.

The same thunder tribulation, the Integration Thunder Tribulation’s power being greater than the Returning Void Thunder Tribulation is completely understandable to Lin Chen.

But the power of this thunder tribulation increased by more than threefold, making even Lin Chen’s muscle refining stage great success body feel a bit strenuous to endure...

"This seems to not be an ordinary Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation?"

Lin Chen pondered, he was no longer that inexperienced young man who first entered the Cultivation Realm.

These years in the Jiang Country Celestial Ruins, Lin Chen learned a lot about thunder tribulations.

An ancient book described the Nine-Nine Returning to Truth Great Thunder Tribulation.

Normally, cultivators encounter thunder tribulations when breaking through the Nascent Soul Stage...

Common cultivators’ aptitude only crosses minor thunder tribulations.

As cultivators’ realm improves, the power of thunder tribulations they face also continuously increases.

The Three-Nine Thunder Tribulation, Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation, and Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation are also called Heaven, Earth, and Human Talents Thunder Tribulation.

Lin Chen’s Returning Void Thunder Tribulation is already a rare terrifying thunder tribulation, known as the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation.

A typical Returning Void cultivator would not be able to withstand such a thunder tribulation...

Yet now, the thunder tribulation Lin Chen endures is further enhanced, already surpassing the Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation range, reaching the more powerful Nine-Nine Returning to Truth Great Thunder Tribulation...

Such a thunder tribulation, not to mention Returning Void Perfection cultivators, even true Integration cultivators would find it extremely difficult to resist, needing to rely on Protective True Essence and various magical treasure methods for protection to stand a chance.

"But fortunately, there’s enough Realm Jade Dew..."

Lin Chen felt a bit fortunate in his heart.

Soon, the Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation descended...

Each Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation had power more enhanced than the previous thunder tribulation.

However, as long as the thunder tribulation could not kill Lin Chen, it could be quickly repaired with the help of Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

After a hundred breaths, Lin Chen successfully crossed the Six-Nine and Seven-Nine Thunder Tribulations.

Though the injuries became increasingly severe, the only thing consumed was the Spirit Realm Jade Dew.

The consumption of Spirit Realm Jade Dew grew larger, reaching the Seven-Nine Thunder Tribulation; Lin Chen consumed over three hundred drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew for each thunder tribulation he endured.

In just a few dozen breaths, another several thousand drops of Spirit Realm Jade Dew were consumed.

Moreover, as the thunder tribulation progressed, the repair speed of Spirit Realm Jade Dew slowed down.

From two breaths to three...