Unlike orthodox cultivators undergoing tribulation, Xia Tianling crossed the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divine Transformation Tribulations in one go. He was given no time to adapt to his explosively increased power.
"Boom!"
The lightning tribulation representing the Divine Transformation Tribulation began.
Thick bolts of heavenly lightning poured into Xia Tianling's body, violently striking his Nascent Soul as indescribable agony spread through the depths of his soul.
Divine Transformation required a cultivator's Three Souls and Seven Spirits to be housed within the Nascent Soul, tempered by heavenly tribulation and fused into one, ultimately becoming a Primordial Spirit far more powerful than a Nascent Soul.
At the same time, the Niwan Palace, which served as the upper dantian, endured an immense infusion of Spiritual Power.
During the process of forming a Primordial Spirit and advancing into Divine Transformation, a cultivator also had to use overwhelming Spiritual Power to forcibly break through the shackles of the Niwan Palace, connect to the Ancestral Aperture, and open the Sea of Consciousness.
This was often the most difficult step. It required vast Spiritual Power accumulated over years to erupt within the Niwan Palace in a single burst.
Ordinarily, cultivators should have opened the rudimentary form of their Sea of Consciousness during the Nascent Soul stage, formed spiritual awareness during the Golden Core stage, and opened the Niwan Palace during Foundation Establishment. But unfortunately, he had skipped levels. Now, it all had to happen at once.
Although Xia Tianling's accumulation was somewhat lacking, he had to thank the legacy left behind by the Golden Bi'an. As one of the divine beasts that commonly wielded rules, the Bi'an possessed extraordinarily powerful Spiritual Power. Even its final trace, nearly worn away, was still terrifyingly potent.
The Crimson Gold Emblem between his brows radiated waves of light, forcefully compressing