Holy Lord
"The way of the sword... is this the path you chose, Zhou Tong?" Ye Fan looked at Zhou Tong, feeling somewhat puzzled.
He had always thought that Zhou Tong's path was similar to his own, but he never expected that Zhou Tong would choose the way of the sword.
But on second thought, Ye Fan also felt that this was quite normal.
Swordsmanship is inherently a highly powerful combat art; in terms of offensive power, it can be considered "unparalleled." Moreover, based on what he had seen, Zhou Tong's swordsmanship was extremely strong, far surpassing any other fist or foot techniques he had encountered.
Zhou Tong smiled and took the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Sword back from Pang Bo.
"Putting other matters aside, this major undertaking cannot be carried out in the short term!" Zhou Tong said softly. "Besides, this is the kind of thing that will offend those holy lands the most thoroughly, and you don't need to get involved..."
As he spoke, Zhou Tong also looked at the two of them.
This can be considered a small test.
If the two of them are unwilling to come together, and we lose the strategic Intimidation of Xiao Nannan, we will have to adopt a different approach next; if they are willing to come together, we might as well give them some benefits.
"No!!" Pang Bo said immediately.
"I want to get involved in something like this too!" Pang Bo said directly.
"Are you sure?" Zhou Tong chuckled.
"What's there to be afraid of? Let's take a gamble, and a bicycle can become a motorcycle; a gamble can turn a motorcycle into a Land Rover!" Pang Bo said. "You two have both obtained your own Dao Proving Artifact, and they were both made from Immortal Material. I also want to forge an artifact of my own!"
"I'll participate too!" Ye Fan said after a moment of silence.
He was a little worried about Pang Bo, and now that he had already done this, having studied all the scriptures of the holy lands and completely broken with them, there was no need to worry about offending them to death.
At the same time, Ye Fan also thought that Pang Bo did not yet have the prototype of his own Dao Proving Artifact. He also wanted to give Pang Bo a shot, at least to get something similar to the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Sword.
"I can take you along, but I want to make it clear beforehand that if the amount of Immortal Metal is too small, you won't get any!" Zhou Tong was silent for a moment, then glanced at the Xiao Nannan beside him and said directly.
"Anyway, you only need the Dragon Pattern Black Gold. If you have any other Immortal Metal, just give it to us!" Pang Bo said with a smile.
"That's not necessarily true. Don't you know the legend that combining Immortal Metal Planting Method can forge Immortal Artifact?" Zhou Tong shook his head and said, "I do want to gather Immortal Metal Planting Method to forge a supreme artifact."
Ye Fan and Pang Bo were speechless.
However, Zhou Tong immediately said, "I captured the prisoners this time, and I will also set up the Array Patterns needed for the auction, and even provide the materials for setting up the Array Patterns. Considering our long-standing friendship, I can give you a slight discount."
"Alright then, I'll give you ten percent of the Immortal Material we obtained!" Zhou Tong said finally.
If I wasn't afraid things would get out of control and I'd need Nannan big boss, Nannan, to clean up the mess, I would have stopped playing with you guys a long time ago.
"However, you should wait a while until I break through another level!" Zhou Tong warned, then turned and walked straight out.
"Zhou Tong, where are you going?" Pang Bo asked.
"Sun Star!" Zhou Tong replied, then disappeared from their sight.
"He's going to the Sun Emperor?" Pang Bo looked at Ye Fan in shock.
Ye Fan was also startled, but then he realized. "I know, so he was actually cultivating the ' True Sun Scripture ' in the Immortal Platform Secret Realm. The environment of the Sun Emperor is the most suitable environment for his cultivation!"
"It's actually the ' True Sun Scripture '!" Pang Bo had obviously heard of this ancient scripture as well.
This is one of the mother scriptures of the human race. Many Great Emperor have consulted this scripture, which is extremely profound.
"He definitely wants to use the Sun Sacred Power Sun Emperor break through his cultivation level!" Ye Fan was certain.
"Won't he truly become Holy Lord after this breakthrough?" Pang Bo thought for a moment, then revealed a look of shock. "He clearly said last time that it would take him another five or six years to reach the Holy Lord realm. How could it be so fast? He only advanced to the Great Power realm a few months ago after undergoing tribulation. Is it possible that advancement in cultivation is faster the further you go? Is there no justice in this world?!"
Ye Fan frowned as well, sensing that something was amiss.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
After leaving Myriad Dragon Nest, Zhou Tong went directly to a desolate place.
"True Self wanted to cultivate both Taiyin Human Emperor and Sun Emperor simultaneously to break through to the Second Layer of Immortal Platform, but now it seems there isn't enough time. I can only use the Taiyin True Scripture to break through to the Second Layer of Immortal Platform first, and then make up for it with the True Sun Scripture at the first level of Immortal Platform later..." Zhou Tong said silently to himself.
Having experienced this Lifetime of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, Zhou Tong had in fact already found the path to break through to the Second Layer of Immortal Platform; however, he had refrained from breaking through before because he wanted to cultivate the "True Sun Scripture" to the same level.
But now, he can't care about that anymore; he doesn't have time to wait.
Because he had reached the Great Perfection of Immortal Platform Layer One through the cultivation of the Taiyin True Scripture, his body was filled with Taiyin power; if he were to cultivate the True Sun Scripture at this time, he would probably encounter enormous resistance, and it would be impossible for him to reach the same level without a certain amount of time.
What he lacks now is time!
"Break through!" Zhou Tong silently said to himself, and then the Taiyin True Scripture began to circulate within his body.
"Pop!"
In an instant, it seemed as if this voice appeared in Zhou Tong's mind, and then his divine sense directly stepped into a completely new realm, and then—
"Boom!!"
The most terrifying thunder descended, turning the entire world white. Countless bolts of lightning— the Five Elements Thunder, Yin-Yang Thunder, Chaos Lightning —fell from the sky and landed around Zhou Tong.
This Thunder Tribulation was extremely similar to the one that broke through to the first level of the Immortal Platform Thunder Tribulation. A group of humanoid Great Emperor emerged from the Heavenly Tribulation. Even the Great Emperor were similar to the last one: Taiyin Holy Emperor, Western Empress, Ruthless Great Emperor, Emperor Venerable, Feather Ascension Great Emperor, Hengyu the Great, and Dao De Tianzun.
The only difference is that there are two more Great Emperor — the Great Emperor and the Divine Emperor.
After Zhou Tong obtained the "Divine Emperor Scripture" from the Holy Imperial Son, he immediately cultivated a Latent Life, which can be considered as having entered the basics of the "Divine Emperor Scripture".
He also obtained the complete "Great Emperor Scripture" by searching the soul of one of the Imperial Lord of the Great Xia. After obtaining this scripture, he naturally studied it and even practiced it a little.
The practice of these two scriptures also resulted in the appearance of two more Great Emperor in his Heavenly Tribulation — the Divine Emperor and the Great Emperor.
The Heavenly Tribulation originally involved seven Great Emperor appearing together has become much more powerful, now involving nine Great Emperor.
Clearly, this Heavenly Tribulation posed a greater test for Zhou Tong, and the difficulty of overcoming it was far more terrifying. He relied almost entirely on the constant transformation of his Hegemon Body Divine Form Transformation the powerful life-saving and regenerative abilities of the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Art to slowly get through it.
Even his Dao Proving Artifact — the Hegemonic Bell —was almost broken during the Heavenly Tribulation.
Fortunately, at the very end of his tribulation, Zhou Tong finally triggered a divine restriction, thus Annihilation the Heavenly Tribulation.
The Great Emperor who manifested this Heavenly Tribulation clearly did not possess the power of divine prohibition.
In the end, he successfully transcended the tribulation, taking a crucial step to enter the second level of the Immortal Platform and become a Holy Lord- level figure!
This is of immense significance to Zhou Tong. As the Azure Heaven Hegemonic Body, and having entered the Eight Forbidden Domain, once he becomes Holy Lord, he will be extremely terrifying. As long as the resources of those holy lands are not revealed, he can go anywhere in the world, and no one will be able to suppress him.
"Finally, I successfully transcended the tribulation and became Holy Lord... I didn't expect that my Heavenly Tribulation would be different from Ye Fan's Heavenly Tribulation, which Reverse-Slaying the Great Dao. I entered the Divine Forbidden Zone, but those Great Emperor did not!" Zhou Tong recalled the scene of transcending the tribulation and was somewhat surprised.
But upon closer reflection, it makes perfect sense.
What was Ye Fan's Heavenly Tribulation in the original novel? It Reverse-Slaying the Great Dao, which was practically the kind of Dao that went against the entire world.
Naturally, his Heavenly Tribulation is definitely the strongest, without a doubt!
Zhou Tong's Heavenly Tribulation at the Second Layer of Immortal Platform is certainly not comparable to the Heavenly Tribulation that Reverse-Slaying the Great Dao.
The realm before and after Dao Severing one's Dao Severing is completely different. The Dao Severing of one's Dao is the real test that determines a cultivator's future achievements.
"Perhaps, if I were to also forge an extremely powerful path, I would also face such a powerful and terrifying Heavenly Tribulation!" Zhou Tong shook his head, no longer thinking about those unattainable, abstract things.
"However... this breakthrough was a bit rushed, and my foundation is still somewhat insufficient. According to my estimation, if I were to enter the Second Layer of Immortal Platform, I should at least be at the third level, but I didn't expect to only reach the lowest level, the first level..." Zhou Tong assessed his own realm and finally sighed.
"The foundation can be gradually replenished, and if my conjecture goes smoothly, I should be able to replenish it soon, or even surpass it. Next, it's time to really go to the Sun Star!" Zhou Tong looked at the Sun Emperor in the sky, a glimmer of hope in his eyes.