Translator: AnubisTL

The Heavenly Thunder responded with overwhelming force, unleashing a brilliant golden thunderbolt!

Golden Firmament True Lightning!

Li Qing had encountered this terrifying Heavenly Thunder when refining the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings.

The fact that such a formidable thunderbolt descended at the very start of True Monarch Chen Yuan’s heavenly tribulation underscored the extreme difficulty of the Divine Transformation Tribulation.

Boom!

The Golden Firmament True Lightning struck the hunched figure in the sky, but a radiant halo immediately materialized around him.

Having lived for so long, True Monarch Chen Yuan naturally possessed numerous magic treasures for protection.

It was a bracelet strung with jet-black precious beads, which had just deflected the Golden Firmament True Lightning’s strike.

After blocking a single strike of Heavenly Thunder, one of the dark-black pearls on the bracelet shattered, absorbing the calamity for him.

"Truly terrifying," True Monarch Chen Yuan murmured, his voice tinged with shock. "To think a Heart-Protecting Pearl bracelet would lose a bead so easily." Despite his words, his hands moved with practiced speed.

Several more bolts of Golden Firmament True Lightning descended with blinding speed!

Boom! Boom!

In the blink of an eye, several more Heart-Protecting Pearls shattered. A pained expression flickered across True Monarch Chen Yuan’s face, and his goatee twitched.

"Treasures I obtained at great cost... and now they’re being destroyed here?"

"Well, no matter. Once I survive this tribulation, I’ll just demand more from that old fool at Bright King Valley."

With that, True Monarch Chen Yuan unleashed all his magic treasures, fully activating them to withstand the terrifying Heavenly Thunder.

But this heavenly tribulation was too formidable. The Golden Firmament True Lightning rained down with unnatural density, and several bolts still struck him.

In an instant, True Monarch Chen Yuan’s goatee stood on end.

He frantically shouted, "Boy! If you don’t act now, I’ll be reduced to charcoal by this Heavenly Thunder!"

A clear, resounding laugh echoed through the air.

"Hahahaha! Senior Chen Yuan, you jest!"

"I’ll act now!"

Beneath the thick thunderclouds, a tall figure clad in an ancient dharma robe materialized. Surprisingly, the thunderclouds seemed oblivious to his presence.

Facing the heavenly tribulation of a cultivator undergoing divine transformation, Li Qing was both awestruck and terrified, fearing his Lightning-Repelling Dharma Robe might fail.

Fortunately, his fears proved unfounded. The Heavenly Thunder continued to strike True Monarch Chen Yuan, while Li Qing remained untouched, as if he didn’t exist.

Confirming this, Li Qing activated his Wind-Thunder Silver Wings and began absorbing the terrifying Heavenly Thunder.

Within the dense thunderclouds, bolt after bolt of Heavenly Thunder was drawn out and channeled into the spirit treasure.

Initially, the process went smoothly. The Golden Firmament True Lightning was familiar to the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, allowing for seamless absorption.

But then, streaks of pale violet Heavenly Thunder began to emerge!

Boom!

"Violet Void Divine Lightning?!" Li Qing exclaimed in shock. He had read about this type of Heavenly Thunder in an ancient sect manual.

This was an exceptionally rare and immensely powerful form of Heavenly Thunder, almost unheard of in the lower realm, with only a handful of recorded appearances.

He never imagined that in this environment, True Monarch Chen Yuan’s Divine Transformation Tribulation would attract such terrifying thunder.

The Violet Void Divine Lightning was drawn into the bone wings, but the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings seemed to have been struck, their spirituality suffering minor damage.

True Monarch Chen Yuan, undergoing his heavenly tribulation nearby, naturally witnessed this scene. Upon seeing the Violet Void Divine Lightning, he couldn’t help but erupt in curses:

"What heinous crimes have I committed to warrant such Heavenly Thunder?!"

"This old man has lived a life of good deeds and accumulated virtue! Apart from a few grand tomb excavations in my youth and my occasional dabbling in divination to discern heaven’s will and locate dragon veins for feng shui..."

The more he spoke, the more his conscience pricked him, his face turning faintly green with dread that the heavenly tribulation would intensify.

Li Qing, overhearing these confessions, couldn’t help but twitch his lips. He suddenly remembered that this was Qiu Zhen’s master, likely a cultivator specializing in feng shui. Judging by True Monarch Chen Yuan’s cultivation level, he was probably the patriarch of this profession.

Feng shui masters rarely meet peaceful ends. It seemed this eccentric old man deserved to be struck down by Heavenly Thunder.

Despite these thoughts, Li Qing’s pace in absorbing the Heavenly Thunder didn’t slow. He continued drawing the lightning from the thundercloud, his eyes burning with fervor. The Violet Void Divine Lightning’s power far surpassed even the Golden Firmament True Lightning. If used to refine a Thunderfire Core, how terrifying would its might become?

Isn’t this the primary purpose of my journey?

With this thought, Li Qing accelerated his absorption of the Violet Void Divine Lightning. He paid little attention to the minor damage sustained by the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings, confident that his current mastery of artifact refinement would allow him to easily restore their lost spirituality.

During this process, Li Qing noticed that the Violet Void Divine Lightning wasn’t merely damaging the Wind-Thunder Silver Wings; it seemed to be subtly enhancing them as well.

That’s right! The Wind-Thunder Silver Wings are a magic treasure with both Wind and Thunder attributes, without a primary or secondary element.

After being tempered by the Violet Void Divine Lightning, their quality has actually subtly improved!

Li Qing murmured to himself, inwardly delighted, and further increased his absorption rate of the Heavenly Thunder.

Meanwhile, True Monarch Chen Yuan had finally weathered the onslaught of the Golden Firmament True Lightning, now appearing quite disheveled.

Yet he remained vigilant, knowing the true trial was yet to come.

Within the thundercloud, violet lightning began to flicker ominously.

Li Qing couldn’t possibly absorb all the Heavenly Thunder from this terrifying heavenly tribulation; there were limits to his capacity. At best, he could reduce the number of lightning strikes, leaving True Monarch Chen Yuan’s ultimate fate to his own good fortune.

The Goateed Old Man’s expression turned grave. Between his hands, a radiant light swirled, quickly coalescing into a massive, profound azure double-headed battleaxe.

No one expected that the natal magic treasure of this old man would be such a crude and imposing double-headed giant axe, so incongruous with his frail appearance!

But Li Qing, an artifact refiner himself, didn’t underestimate it for a moment. He could sense the extraordinary nature of the double-headed axe.

Boom!

The Violet Void Divine Lightning finally descended, its terrifying thunder distorting even the fabric of space.

Not just one bolt, but seven or eight Violet Void Divine Lightning strikes rained down, seemingly intent on annihilating True Monarch Chen Yuan outright!

Li Qing couldn’t help but wipe a bead of sweat from his brow.

True Monarch Chen Yuan swung his profound azure double-headed giant axe horizontally through the air, intercepting and cleaving apart several bolts of Violet Void Divine Lightning with sheer force.

"Perfect! I’ll use this Heavenly Thunder to temper my Heaven-Cleaving Axe!" Though the old man’s back was hunched, when he wielded the double-headed axe, he exuded an indomitable aura, as if a thousand men couldn’t stop him.

Seeing this, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, those who dare to challenge the Divine Transformation Tribulation are no ordinary cultivators.

He focused his entire attention on the Heavenly Thunder, no longer worrying about the old man’s fate.

Far out at sea, endless waves crashed against the shore.

A man in snow-white robes stood with his hands clasped behind his back on the surface of the ocean. His demeanor was refined and scholarly, yet his expression was grave and solemn.

The man was none other than Wan Shengtian, one of the Human Realm’s rare great powers at the divine transformation stage. Yet even he wore such a grave expression.

In the distance, a faceless figure drifted effortlessly through the air.

"Halt!" Wan Shengtian commanded in a low voice.

The faceless figure slowly came to a stop, and the raging waves below miraculously subsided.

As the two faced each other, the entire sea territory fell into an eerie calm.

The faceless figure tilted its head. Without facial features, its expression remained unreadable, but Wan Shengtian sensed a faint, mocking smile.

After a long silence, Wan Shengtian finally spoke: "I truly wonder what treasures this lower realm holds that would compel a Demon Realm Saint Ancestor to send a dao body here."

The Formless Saint Ancestor’s dao body didn’t directly answer. Instead, it chuckled softly:

"A mere divine transformation stage cultivator dares to order me to halt? It’s been ages since I’ve experienced such audacity."

At these words, Wan Shengtian’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint. "Then let’s test whether the Formless Saint Ancestor truly lives up to his fearsome reputation!" he declared. "It would be fitting to eliminate this scourge from the Human Realm!"

The Formless Saint Ancestor spread its hands, and a kind, honest-looking face materialized on its head.

"Very well," it said. "I’ll play along for a while."

(End of the Chapter)

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