Chapter 660: Chapter 453: Breakthrough to the Mahayana Stage, Mastering the Celestial Thunder Divine Power

And he wasn’t hurt at all.

Just what kind of monster is this?

Rumble—

Yet another bolt of Celestial Thunder crashed down, its deafening roar shaking the heavens.

This time, Lin Chang’sheng was blasted by the thunder, falling more than twenty zhang, nearly smashing into the ground.

This strike made Lin Chang’sheng truly feel the terrifying might of the Celestial Thunder—even his internal organs seemed assaulted by its power.

But fortunately, it caused no injury. In fact, after being hammered by the thunder, his organs felt even tougher and stronger than before.

"Last bolt of Celestial Thunder. Show me what you’ve got!"

Lin Chang’sheng thought to himself, then pushed his power, once again soaring up to meet the sky.

He watched as all the thunder and lightning in the heavens converged, and with a thunderous boom, it rushed down towards Lin Chang’sheng.

The final bolt descended like a massive pillar of divine thunder, blasting down with fury.

This thunder pillar was ten zhang wide, its momentum truly overwhelming.

Yet seeing such a fearsome divine thunderbolt, Lin Chang’sheng had no intention to retreat at all—he planned to use it to shatter the last impurities inside his body and refine his flesh even further.

Rumble—

The next instant, the pillar of divine thunder struck Lin Chang’sheng head-on, erupting with a deafening explosion that soared to the heavens.

This time, Lin Chang’sheng was knocked straight down to the ground below.

The houses on the ground were instantly incinerated to ash, the earth shook and stone fragments flew everywhere.

The onlookers needed a good three or four breaths before they recovered from the shock.

When all was calm again, everyone rushed to the spot where Lin Chang’sheng had landed. In a massive pit, ten zhang wide and long, Lin Chang’sheng sat cross-legged in its center, surrounded by arcs of lightning, exuding a powerful and terrifying aura.

"This thunder tribulation seems a lot stronger than normal!"

"Yeah! No average person could possibly survive this kind of force!"

"Does the strength of the thunder tribulation match the strength of the cultivator?"

"You didn’t know? People speculated about this a long time ago—the stronger a cultivator’s cultivation and talent, the fiercer the thunder tribulation they face!"

"Looks like Lin Chang’sheng is fine—why is he just sitting there in the pit?"

...

Cultivators all around crowded at the pit’s edge, discussing fervently.

Thankfully, the locals here had evacuated long ago—otherwise, they’d have been killed instantly beneath the divine thunder.

Right now, Lin Chang’sheng sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pit, clearly comprehending the laws of the Heavenly Dao.

After the thunder tribulation, Lin Chang’sheng felt as if he’d forged a connection with heaven and earth itself.

He opened his eyes, and lightning flickered within them.

His fists clenched tight, lightning swirling all around him.

Kzzzz—

As Lin Chang’sheng willed it, the thunder around him grew ever more intense.

When it reached a critical mass, Lin Chang’sheng controlled the power of thunder, manifesting a gigantic thunder dragon spiraling around him.

The sight left the onlookers utterly shocked.

"He just mastered Celestial Thunder Divine Power? He can command the power of Celestial Thunder this easily?"

Zhu Wenhuan witnessed this, heart trembling with awe.

At the Integration Stage, one first grasps Divine Power—that is, the ability to harness the might of heaven and earth as one’s own.

But now at the Mahayana Stage, Lin Chang’sheng could fully wield the power of heaven and earth at his will.

Lin Chang’sheng already possessed the power of Celestial Thunder, but after getting blasted by the tribulation, his control over thunder became even smoother and more instinctive.

Now, if Lin Chang’sheng wished, he could command the Celestial Thunder, enveloping all of Long Yang City in its radiant light.

This was the true terror of mastering Celestial Thunder Divine Power.

Lin Chang’sheng withdrew the thunder, changed into a fresh set of clothes, leaped out of the pit, and vanished into the horizon.

Lin Chang’sheng planned on heading to an uninhabited area to test just how terrifying the power of the Mahayana Stage truly was.

He didn’t stop until he reached the mountain range about five hundred li beyond Long Yang City.

Clenching both fists, lightning crackled wildly all around Lin Chang’sheng.

"Break!"

With a fierce shout, Lin Chang’sheng slammed out his fist.

ROAR ROAR ROAR—

Dragons’ roars echoed throughout the nine heavens, as thunder dragons barreled forth, slaughtering everything towards the mountain range ahead.

This was the Ten Directions Dragon God Fist!

Rumble—

When the divine thunder collided with the mountains ahead, a series of explosions resounded; countless peaks were smashed to rubble in an instant.

The mountains collapsed like soggy tofu, obliterated by the thunder dragons at a mere touch.

Streams of divine lightning seemed to blast all the way to the ends of the earth, vanishing from Lin Chang’sheng’s sight entirely.

When Lin Chang’sheng tracked the damage, he found the dragon had blitzed straight through ten li, flattening every mountain along its path.

"Not bad!"

Lin Chang’sheng was quite pleased with the power he’d unleashed, then took flight, hovering in the sky, feeling out the Celestial Thunder once again.

In the next moment, the entire firmament turned dark.

Kzzzz—

Countless bolts of divine thunder rolled across the sky.

"Descend!"

With Lin Chang’sheng’s shout, bolts of divine thunder surged from the heavens to the earth, spanning a full ten li of territory.

The entire region was enveloped in divine thunder.

The ground was instantly battered into devastation, rocks and stones scattering everywhere.

"Once I unleash Dragon God True Body Technique, even a late Mahayana expert might not be able to touch me!"

Lin Chang’sheng smirked coldly at the corner of his mouth.

Once everything’s handled, it’ll be time to head to Sword Immortal Temple and seek out the Sword Immortal Cave Mansion.

Who knows what kind of opportunity that abode might contain?

Lin Chang’sheng already had a plan in mind. After sorting out his current affairs, he could set forth to look for the Sword Immortal Cave Mansion.

This was an Immortal’s abode, so treasures inside were sure to be abundant.

"Let’s see what loot the old fox left behind for me?"

Lin Chang’sheng suddenly remembered he hadn’t checked the storage bag of the old fox who perished at Xiaobai’s hand.

So he found a secluded cave and took out the old fox’s storage bag.

"This guy was dirt poor?"

Inside Xiaomu’s storage bag, Lin Chang’sheng discovered there were pitifully few Immortal Crystals, barely just over ten thousand.

The rest of the loot wasn’t much either—just one Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasure, two Books of Immortal Technique, and one Array Manual.

The Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasure looked just like the Celestial Soul Banner—a square piece of jet-black cloth, its edges lined with sparkling gold sigils, making it seem extraordinary.

It felt like something was sealed inside the black cloth.

On its surface were mysterious carvings: symbols and eyes, giving it an eerie, unnerving vibe.

The two Books of Immortal Technique were Soul-Devouring Illusion Technique, and Nine Fox Scripture.

Soul-Devouring Illusion Technique let you create illusions in others’ minds using your eyes, while the Nine Fox Scripture was a powerful cultivation technique of the Fox Race.

Both seemed useful for Lin Chang’sheng.

As for the Array Manual, it turned out to be the Illusion Soul Nine Heavens Array Xiaomu had used against Lin Chang’sheng.

It could trap selected targets inside the Illusion Array—whatever happened inside would be cut off from the outside world.

You could control the souls trapped within to attack them.

But to activate this illusion array, you needed a Great Spirit Treasure as the Array Plate.

It’s hard if you make it hard; easy if you know how.

"This array plate is probably that black cloth!"

Examining the black cloth, Lin Chang’sheng could sense it was truly extraordinary!

In the next instant, Lin Chang’sheng sent his divine sense inside the cloth and found it was imprisoning countless Demon Beast souls.

"I wonder if this black cloth can fuse with my Celestial Soul Banner?"

Lin Chang’sheng mused—if it could, the power of the Celestial Soul Banner would be even greater.

Then he could use the Celestial Soul Banner as an array plate for array formation.

[Myriad Beasts Divine Banner detected. Would you like to fuse it with the Celestial Soul Banner?]

The system interface popped up the moment Lin Chang’sheng had the thought.

Looks like these two treasures can indeed combine.

"Fuse!"

Without hesitation, Lin Chang’sheng chose fusion.

Upon fusion, the Celestial Soul Banner would only grow stronger.

[Myriad Beasts Divine Banner and Celestial Soul Banner fusing... Fusion in progress... Fusion complete: Upper Grade Celestial Spirit Treasure Holy Soul Banner acquired.]

"Holy Soul Banner?"

Lin Chang’sheng murmured, seeing the Myriad Beasts Soul Banner and Celestial Soul Banner vanish, replaced by a soul banner studded with gold edges appearing before him.

Sending his divine thought into the banner, Lin Chang’sheng found not only countless Demon Beasts’ souls, but also many cultivators’ divine souls imprisoned inside.

There were even Mahayana experts like Xiaomu, He Jie, and other Tribulation Crossing Stage souls among them.

Clearly, the two treasures had truly merged.

After fusing the soul banner, Lin Chang’sheng turned his attention to the two Books of Immortal Technique and the array.

Both techniques would boost Lin Chang’sheng if cultivated, so he’d definitely not let them go.

Especially fusing the Fox Race’s treasure manual with Lin Chang’sheng’s Void Primordial Technique—the resulting fusion would make a far stronger cultivation technique, accelerating Lin Chang’sheng’s cultivation speed yet again.