Mastering Divine Prohibition

"The second round of nine Great Emperor has passed, so to be precise, this should be the fifth wave of Heavenly Tribulation!" After regaining his peak condition, Zhou Tong looked at the sky and silently calculated in his mind.

The first Heavenly Tribulation is very simple: it's all about thunder and lightning.

The second Heavenly Tribulation is the tribulation of Imperial Weapon, an attack by the imprints of countless Imperial Weapon.

The third Heavenly Tribulation is the tribulation of the Ten Fiends, in which the Heavenly Tribulation manifests Ten Fiends to attack oneself. Although the Heavenly Tribulation manifests mostly incomplete versions of the Ten Fiends, they are still formidable.

The fourth and fifth heavenly Heavenly Tribulation are the strongest Heavenly Tribulation that occur when all nine Great Emperor appear together.

"Om!"

The Heavenly Tribulation changed again at this time, with Heavenly Tribulation sixth and seventh Heavenly Tribulation descending one after another.

The two Heavenly Tribulation remained unchanged; each Heavenly Tribulation still involved the descent of nine Emperor Star.

The nine supreme beings who appeared in the sixth heavenly Heavenly Tribulation were: Taiyin Human Emperor, Ancient Emperor of Light, Kirin Emperor, Ancient Blood Phoenix Emperor, Undying Heavenly Emperor, Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate Venerable, Lord of the Divine Void, Immortal Grandmother, and Prison Suppressing Emperor!

The nine supreme beings who appeared in the seventh heavenly Heavenly Tribulation were: Lingbao Heavenly Venerate, Annihilation Heavenly Venerate, Wu Shi the Great, Emperor Venerable, Western Empress, Great Peng Emperor, Feather Ascension Great Emperor, White Tiger Daoist, and Great Emperor Luangu!

Each Heavenly Tribulation lasted for a day, and Zhou Tong broke through it in the same way as before.

"Om-long!"

Finally, the seventh heavenly Heavenly Tribulation dissipated, and the Heavenly Tribulation ceased to inject power. The nine Emperor Star that Zhou Tong had created using the Thunder Emperor Method also shattered along with it.

"Snap!"

At the same time, a crisp sound seemed to emanate from Zhou Tong's body, as some kind of constraint shattered, and a white, ethereal Immortal Qi finally took shape on his body, no weaker than the previous two Immortal Qi.

The third Immortal Qi immortal energy was as white as jade, and together with the previous two Immortal Qi, it swirled around Zhou Tong's body, mysterious and unpredictable.

The Tao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things!

The three streams of Immortal Qi correspond to this, resonating with the Dao. This is the supreme foundation of the Immortal Ancient Method, and it will change in the future. Zhou Tong's foundation will reach an unimaginable level, becoming incomparably solid.

This aligns with the most terrifying path, the embodiment of the strongest path!

"The three Immortal Qi have been perfected. Now, all that's left is the final step: breaking through to the King realm!" Zhou Tong looked at the sky. The Heavenly Tribulation had not yet disappeared, and the sea of lightning was still there. However, the most terrifying and dangerous moment had passed. Zhou Tong used the Thunder Emperor Method to draw millions of lightning bolts into his body and refine them all.

At the same time, he ascended to the heavens with each step, directly entering the sea of lightning. The Hegemonic Bell hovered above Zhou Tong's head, advancing and retreating alongside Zhou Tong. Zhou Tong used lightning as a guide to inscribe the Dao onto the Hegemonic Bell.

Above Zhou Tong's head, the Hegemonic Bell roared, its sound waves merging with his and becoming one.

With each step he took, his aura expanded, and the light of the Hegemonic Bell became even more dazzling, its divine radiance overwhelming.

When he arrived in the sea of thunder, his aura had completely transformed, and he had become a true king.

"Huh? What's going on with my Heavenly Tribulation? Why can't I see any Heavenly Court scenery in the Sea of Thunder?" But when Zhou Tong actually entered the Sea of Thunder, he was shocked.

There was no palace in the Heavenly Tribulation. This was different from his usual Heavenly Tribulation. In Heavenly Tribulation past, no matter what, there would always be some scenes of the Ancient Heavenly Court, but this time there were none.

Now, what greeted Zhou Tong's eyes was a dazzling rain of light, a radiant fairy light.

"Call!!"

The three streams of Immortal Qi within Zhou Tong's body involuntarily emerged, absorbing the light rain and immortal light to strengthen himself.

"Because this is the Path to Immortality, there is no scene of the Heavenly Court. There is only this ethereal immortal Immortal Qi and the essence of immortality." Zhou Tong subconsciously circulated the supreme scripture created by the Primal Immortal King – the Primal Immortal Scripture.

After cultivating three strands of Immortal Qi, Zhou Tong was barely qualified to cultivate this classic created by the Immortal King.

Instantly, he absorbed all the remaining immortal energy on the Path to Immortality, and the unparalleled divine essence entered his body. Then, some black impurities were expelled from the pores of his body.

At this moment, Zhou Tong felt light and healthy, and his agility increased considerably. It was as if he had truly absorbed and possessed the aura of immortality, and he had a kind of ethereal feeling of Feathered Ascension.

Even more astonishingly, his physical body radiated a dazzling light, containing explosive power.

Finally, Zhou Tong reached the end of his Heavenly Tribulation.

The oppressive power here is boundless, and there is a terrifying surge of chaos. Every bolt of lightning here is the most terrifying Chaos Lightning, capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

"It has appeared! Chaos Lightning! This is the best flame and principle for forging weapons!" Zhou Tong summoned his Hegemonic Bell and threw it directly into the Chaos Lightning for further tempering.

The Hegemonic Bell was enveloped in purple light, swirling and billowing, with flowers, birds, insects, fish, mountains, trees, the sun, moon, Star Scripture appearing, bathed in Chaos Lightning. Every creature on the bell's surface was like a celestial being, sitting cross-legged and chanting scriptures, recounting the most fundamental mysteries of heaven and earth.

During the forging of the Hegemonic Bell, Zhou Tong also used his mind to further imprint the scripture he obtained from the Three Lives Bronze Coffin onto it.

Each forging process imprints the text upon it, a process of repeated hammering and refining, striving to imprint the scripture as thoroughly as possible.

The scriptures inside the Three Lives Bronze Coffin were left behind by the Desolate Heaven Emperor. Not to mention Zhou Tong couldn't understand them, even Great Emperor could only understand a small part of them; even the Butcher, a supreme Immortal King Giant who was infinitely close to Quasi-Immortal Emperor, couldn't completely understand what this scripture was.

In terms of value, none of the Emperor's Scripture, the Ten Evils Treasure Art, the Immortal King Scripture, the Immortal Divine Medicine, or the Immortal Material are as valuable as this scripture.

Zhou Tong has always been committed to imprinting this scripture on the Hegemonic Bell.

"Boom!"

Chaos Lightning struck wildly. If it weren't for Zhou Tong's Divine Mark Purple Gold, which had already reached the level of spiritual enlightenment and immortality, any other immortal Immortal Metal that hadn't awakened its Immortal Gold Profound Meaning would probably have been injured by this Chaos Lightning.

"Not only does the Hegemonic Bell need to be forged, but I can also use the Chaos Lightning to further improve the Indestructible Body forged by the Immortal Sutra!" During the process of forging the Hegemonic Bell, Zhou Tong also stepped into this Chaos Lightning and underwent the baptism of this most terrifying Overgod law.

Strands of chaotic lightning, each one descending like a vast, boundless ocean.

Wisps of Chaos Qi gradually dissipated from his body, and the cultivation speed of the "Immortal Sutra" was also advancing and improving at an even faster pace.

After a long time, everything faded away. The Heavenly Tribulation withered, the thunder subsided, and the blazing sea of electricity died down, as if it had never existed.

As if in a dream, Zhou Tong stood quietly in the Void the Great, all the light around him disappeared, leaving only endless, boundless celestial light.

A vast expanse of celestial Immortal Qi permeated the air, filling the boundless space with an indescribable aura. The scene was so magnificent that it seemed as if one had left the mortal realm and arrived in a vast Immortal Domain.

"The King Seventh Heaven... to reach the seventh level in one tribulation is a miracle that is unlikely to be achieved by anyone throughout history. Even the Wu Shi the Great could not have reached such a realm with a single Dao Severing!"

Even the Heavenly Emperor Son, who was hailed as having the strongest bloodline in the world and whose one year of cultivation was equivalent to a hundred years for others, only reached the sixth level of the King Realm after more than ten years of Dao Severing his Dao. While the Wu Shi the Great was certainly stronger than the Heavenly Emperor Son, even after Dao Severing, he would likely only reach the fourth or fifth level, and absolutely could not possibly reach the seventh level...

The King Realm is divided into three levels: the first three levels are considered the early stage, the middle three levels are considered the middle stage, and the last three levels are considered the late stage.

This means that Zhou Tong entered the Late Stage Way of the Blade with a single Dao Severing.

"Seven Heavens Heavenly Tribulation, seven heavens, no problem!" Zhou Tong's face showed a satisfied expression. It was worth it for him to be stuck at the level of a great power for so long. He reached such a terrifying realm as soon as he passed the tribulation.

He couldn't help but close his eyes and open his arms, as if embracing the whole world.

"Om!"

Thousands upon thousands of strands of celestial radiance flowed down, like magnificent celestial rivers falling from the Immortal Domain, converging into a splendid celestial ocean that completely submerged Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong's pores opened, releasing an aura of Immortal Qi as he freely absorbed the surrounding celestial energy. He felt his physical body become much lighter and more agile, and his spiritual senses had become sharper—a clear sign of evolution.

As endless Immortal Qi entered his body, Zhou Tong felt as if his Five Great Secret Realms had transformed into a cocoon, about to give birth to an unparalleled and terrifying Battle Immortal.

Boundless celestial light and a shower of light filled the air. It was unknown how much time had passed before Zhou Tong finally recovered. His aura stabilized, and his Dao Severing reached its most perfect state.

"Having escaped the divine restriction and just Dragon Transformation, I was forced back into my original form, turning into a fish. The only way for me to remain permanently within the divine restriction is after I attain enlightenment!" Zhou Tong sighed softly.

The permanent state of divine restriction is a step towards the Fish Transforms into Dragon. However, before that, Zhou Tong was only able to enter the state of "permanent divine restriction" by relying on the natural barrier of Dao Severing.

Now that this formidable barrier is gone, he naturally cannot maintain that state, and his entire being has regressed from a dragon back to a fish.

"However, although I've exited the 'Permanent Divine Restriction' state, I feel like I can control the Divine Restriction a little now, for example..." Zhou Tong adjusted his state slightly, and then—

"Om!"

In an instant, he was elevated once again, as if entering an insurmountable realm, like a god, high above, looking down on the world.

He once again entered Divine Prohibition State.

He stood there quietly, comprehending the divine restriction, and finally, after a moment, the Divine Prohibition State subsided.

"Five minutes... Each entry into the divine forbidden zone takes about five minutes! For now, that's enough!"

Zhou Tong was already very satisfied. What opponent couldn't he handle with a five-minute divine restriction?

Unless the difference in their cultivation levels is too great, such as three or four levels, and the other person must be a genius who is three or four levels above oneself. Ordinary cultivators would probably need to be seven or eight levels above oneself.

He continued to try to enter the forbidden area, but only succeeded once out of more than a hundred attempts when he was in good condition.

"Like the Nine Secrets: Jie, although it can be controlled to some extent, there is still a certain probability factor in whether one can enter the Divine Forbidden Zone. Currently, it seems to be a 1% probability." Zhou Tong roughly calculated the probability of him voluntarily entering the Divine Forbidden Zone.

Of course, this probability is not constant. As one's cultivation level improves and one creates one's own scriptures, this probability will further increase.

"I'm already way ahead of the other prodigies. This level of understanding of divine restrictions is something other prodigies can only achieve at the Quasi-Emperor stage!" Zhou Tong thought to himself. "Other prodigies can basically cross nine realms in terms of divine restrictions, but I estimate I'm already very close to eleven..."

"Perhaps the Quasi-Emperor level can reach twelve or even thirteen!"

"Sweeping across the Emperor's Path is no longer the exclusive domain of the Wu Shi the Great. I also have the power to do so. Even if this Lifetime is more brilliant than ever before, no one can stop me!"

Zhou Tong was more confident than ever before. Having experienced the transformation of being Permanent Divine Prohibition, his heart was now invincible.

"Wait, something's not right... Where am I?" Just then, Zhou Tong suddenly realized that he was no longer on the Path to Immortality, but had arrived in a dreamlike and magnificent place.

It's practically like Immortal Domain!