Breakthrough in the Hall, the Golden Immortal Tribulation Descends, and Xuan's Shadow Attacks

Deep within Star Hall, time flowed at a vastly different rate from the outside world. Li Wuyang sat cross-legged atop a lotus throne of stars, Chaos Qi surging around him like a miniature cosmic vortex as it frantically devoured the vast stellar essence within the hall. His aura rose at an astonishing speed: mid-stage Deity Transformation, late-stage, peak... He was only one step away from the crucial Golden Immortal barrier!

Yet that single step was like an unbridgeable chasm. For a Golden Immortal, the golden core transformed into a nascent soul, the primordial spirit took initial form, and one transcended the mundane to begin aligning with the laws of heaven and earth. Breaking through required drawing down heavenly lightning tribulation to temper the primordial spirit, making it exceedingly dangerous. What was more, Li Wuyang possessed a Chaos Dao Body, so the lightning tribulation he drew would inevitably surpass that of ordinary cultivators.

His consciousness sank into his dantian. The golden core that had once been the size of a pigeon egg had expanded to the size of a fist. Chaos Dao Patterns flowed across its surface, radiating immense energy fluctuations like a Chaos egg on the verge of hatching. Within it, the outline of a nascent soul—the embryonic form of a primordial spirit—flickered in and out of view.

"I must succeed in one go!" Determination flashed through Li Wuyang's eyes. The situation outside was ever-changing. The contaminated shell of "Xuan" was like a ticking bomb, while the Stomach of the Glutton and the undercurrents within the immortal boat lurked menacingly. He had no time to slowly temper himself. Only by breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm and gaining sufficient strength could he face the coming storm.

He stopped suppressing himself and pushed the Huang Ting Jing to its limit.