First-Ninth Heavenly Tribulation
In this realm, Cultivator can advance to the Nascent Soul simply by reaching the Peak Golden Core stage, at which point they can trigger Heavenly Tribulation to initiate the advancement.
The Heavenly Tribulation advancing from the Golden Core stage to the Nascent Soul is also known as the First-Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, which consist of nine Heavenly Tribulation Lightning that must be overcome.
After passing through the nine Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
Some Outer Realm Heavenly Demon take advantage of the spatial passages during the Heavenly Tribulation to come to this world and target those Cultivator have just completed their Tribulation Crossing and are severely injured, attempting to possess and bewitch them.
Those whose Dao Heart is not firm enough will be possessed by Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, either dying and losing their Dao, or becoming Devil Race Cultivator with unclear understanding.
They escaped the invasion of the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon.
Then one can become a formal Nascent Soul Cultivator, increasing their Lifespan from five hundred years in the Golden Core Stage to a thousand years.
A thousand years have passed, and I have witnessed a long stretch of time.
We can see how many exceptionally talented individuals emerge out of nowhere, shine for decades, and then quietly fade away.
Becoming Nascent Soul Cultivator means becoming a true ancient Monster, able to briefly observe the changing world.
However, if one wishes to advance further, one must ascend to the Spirit Transformation.
Deity Transformation Cultivator undergoes a tribulation every eight hundred years, which allows them to live as long as heaven and earth, thus achieving true immortality.
"Then, come forth, Heavenly Tribulation."
Su Bai opened his mouth and swallowed the Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill— [Thunder-Dispelling Delusion-Breaking Pill]—given to him by the Old Ancestor Heavenly Star!
This pill can greatly reduce the damage of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to Cultivator, and it also has considerable effects on Outer Realm Heavenly Demon.
"Help me advance in both spirit and body! I will achieve Nascent Soul and Demon King!"
Su Bai regularly takes drugs to power the cultivation and absorption of his Demon Cultivator Bloodline [Tidal Song Sacred Vein].
[Tidal Song Sacred Vein] is Ancient Tier Bloodline, and with the supply of Top Grade Spirit Pills from Su Bai, it has already reached the Peak Demon General Stage.
Su Bai intended to use the tempering of the Heavenly Tribulation to elevate his Demon Cultivator realm to the Demon King Realm.
Su Bai suddenly unleashed his full power at the peak of his Peak Golden Core.
In the sky, the the Unseen Eye of the Heavenly Dao locked onto Su Bai.
Heavenly Dao: There is a little thing here that wants to break through its proper ecological niche. Give it a Heavenly Tribulation. If it can overcome it, then it will be considered to have successfully broken through!
The sky within Fang Yuan a hundred miles began to rapidly turn pitch black.
A jet-black Whirlpool formed above Su Bai.
Purple electric arcs constantly moved within the center.
Intense pressure from the Heavenly Tribulation began to gather above Su Bai.
Su Duanqiu and the other two stood guard a hundred miles away from the island, watching this scene with great emotion.
"Is this the scene of advancing to the Nascent Soul?"
"Will I be able to advance to the Nascent Soul one day?" This was the thought in the minds of several Subordinates Su Bai's Under His Command at this moment.
Suddenly, a bolt of purple Thunder began to form in the Whirlpool above Su Bai.
As if it possessed its own Consciousness, it constantly swam within the Whirlpool, changing its form, seemingly searching for the right moment to deliver a Thunder blow to Su Bai.
Buzz.
In a split second, the first bolt of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning suddenly roared down.
Its speed was so fast that ordinary Cultivator could hardly react.
Su Bai was already on high alert, and summoned the [Profound Yellow Earth Flag], Houtian Spirit Treasure given to him by his Master, True Man He.
As soon as the Mysterious Yellow Banner appeared, it stood above Su Bai's head, gathering yellow spiritual light to protect Su Bai's body.
Boom!
The Heavenly Tribulation descended and struck the Mysterious Yellow Banner.
Its power has already reached the level of Quasi Tier 4 Spell.
However, Su Bai now has experience fighting against Nascent Soul Cultivator, and with the help of an acquired Houtian Spirit Treasure, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation, though great, is still within Su Bai's tolerance range.
Sensing that the power of the Heavenly Tribulation was within his tolerance, Su Bai controlled the Mysterious Yellow Banner to create a crack, guiding a portion of the Heavenly Tribulation to his body.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
Even a small portion of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning seemed to possess its own Consciousness, quickly penetrating Su Bai's body and specifically seeking out weak points to cause damage.
Despite taking the Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill and having the [Soul Shattering Thunder] to reduce the damage from the Thunder, coupled with his Peak Demon General Stage physique, the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning still caused Su Bai Su Bai to break out in a cold sweat and turn pale instantly as it coursed through his body.
The Demon Cultivator Bloodline was activated instantly, Su Bai's ears grew longer, and he transformed into a half- Merfolk.
Fortunately, his Subordinates were all over a hundred miles away, and no one witnessed Su Bai's Demonization.
The Golden Core within Su Bai's dantian was also spinning rapidly.
The wonder of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning is that after it causes destruction, you only need to withstand it, and another energy will quickly repair it.
After enduring the damage inflicted on his body by the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, Su Bai clearly felt his body begin to recover rapidly.
Not only physical strength, but also the quality of Spiritual Power and even the concentration of Demon Cultivator Bloodline Concentration have increased significantly.
"Follow this rhythm, borrowing the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to slowly temper the physical body! Temper the Demon Race Bloodline!"
Only Su Bai, who possesses the Bloodline of Ancient Tier Demon Cultivator and has a powerful physical body, can attempt this method. Ordinary Cultivator are too busy desperately resisting the Heavenly Tribulation that approaches their physical bodies, let alone having the right to use the Heavenly Tribulation to temper their bodies.
After passing the first Heavenly Tribulation.
A second Heavenly Tribulation began to appear in the Whirlpool above, and this Heavenly Tribulation soon crashed down as well.
Su Bai followed the same method, continuing to attract some of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to temper his body.
"Its power... is about one-third stronger than the first Heavenly Tribulation."
"At this rate of increase, I'm afraid I won't be able to attract many Heavenly Tribulation Lightning..."
Su Bai gritted his teeth and cracked the Mysterious Yellow Banner even wider, letting in even more Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
Su Bai's body felt as if it had been roasted, his Demon Cultivator Bloodline boiling, his Demonic Yuan Power constantly replenishing his physical body, while his Spiritual Power was being rapidly depleted.
Su Bai took out a handful of Spirit Pills and popped them into his mouth.
"Danger! We triggered too many Heavenly Tribulation... but thankfully we withstood them."
A moment later, Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief. The concentration of his Demon Cultivator Bloodline increased, and its development level was further approaching that of Demon King under the stimulation of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
"Very close..."
"Continue to guide the Heavenly Tribulation in its tempering!"
"If I don't take a gamble, although the Demon King Realm the Demon Race doesn't require undergoing Heavenly Tribulation, it still requires a long period of time to mature, making it even more difficult for someone like me, whose Bloodline is primarily Human Race, to advance!"
"Now, each Heaven-tier Thunder Tempering saves me decades, even centuries, of accumulation!"
Without giving Su Bai more time to recover, the Three Laws Heavenly Tribulation Lightning struck suddenly.
Su Bai swallowed a handful of Spirit Pills and once again guided the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning into his body.
This time, the critical value of [Tidal Song Sacred Vein] was finally broken through under the stimulation of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
The energy deep within his Bloodline was activated, surging into Su Bai's body and strengthening his physical form to the Early Demon King Stage.
Some memories from the ancient ancestors of the Merfolk flowed into Su Bai's mind.
The Tier 3 Demon Ability [Abyssal Vortex Soul Listener] was inherited from Su Bai's memories.
"I didn't expect to break through to the Demon King level first..."
It seemed to sense that Su Bai was actually using the Heavenly Tribulation to temper his body.
The Unseen forces of Heavenly Dao were deeply angered.
Boom boom boom...!!
The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh Heavenly Tribulation struck down in succession.
Caught off guard, the Mysterious Yellow Banner flickered with light and darkness as numerous Mysterious Yellow Banner Heavenly Tribulation Lightning pierced through its defensive aura and struck Su Bai directly.
Su Bai gathered his Spiritual Power to defend himself with all his might, but he was also nearly seriously injured.
"Huh? Is it targeting me?"
Su Bai sensed the sudden change in the Heavenly Tribulation and immediately dared not continue to provoke the Heavenly Dao.
Since we've already reached the Demon King realm, let's consolidate our power a bit.
Boom! The eighth and ninth Heavenly Tribulation Heavenly Tribulation crashed down once more!
Its power clearly exceeded that faced by ordinary Cultivator during their advancement.
In particular, the ninth Heavenly Tribulation had turned purplish-red.
Boom boom boom!!
After withstanding these two Houtian Spirit Treasure Heavenly Tribulation, the Mysterious Yellow Banner, a treasure acquired through gestation, also developed cracks and was damaged.