Great Heavenly Tribulation: Tempering the Body with Tribulation Lightning (Part Two)

Rolling Thunderclap, mixed with sharp Gale Force, transformed into Lightning Storm. Under the Great Heavenly Tribulation, even a Void Returning Stage expert could be killed; its power was self-evident.

Creatures within a radius of hundreds of miles fled in terror. Life naturally fears Lightning, let alone a heavenly Heavenly Tribulation powerful enough to kill even Void Returning Stage.

Beneath the Lightning Storm, Zhuge Xiang, wielding the Slaying Luo Sword, did not attempt to defend against or resist the Lightning Storm's Heavenly Tribulation. Instead, he allowed his physical body to bask in the Divine Might of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Zhuge Xiang, who Great Accomplishment the Second Layer the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique, possessed a physical body as powerful as a defensive spiritual Lingbao. However, his flesh and blood were slowly being worn away by the lightning tribulation...

The flesh and blood, like snow meeting the sunlight, smiled, revealing stark white bones. Arms, thighs, cheeks—all the flesh and blood turned to ashes under the onslaught of the Lightning Storm, until finally, Zhuge Xiang's body was nothing but a skeleton...

A skeleton, its white bones standing proudly between Heaven and Earth, Zhuge Xiang's eyes fixed on the Thunderclap in the sky.

Although it was just a skeleton, the jagged bones exuded an aura of unyielding strength and unyielding dominance. Even under the onslaught of the Lightning Storm, it didn't even bend at the waist...

The Great Strength Bull Demon Technique, at its Third Layer, had begun to activate. Sharp Gale Force and violent Lightning, devoid of flesh and blood defense, all struck the skeletal skeleton. However, these bones, far from showing any damage under the Tribulation Lightning's attack, had become even more resilient...

The Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer is activated: 1%...10%...25%...

Mechanical System Prompt sounded in Zhuge Xiang's mind, indicating his progress on the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer.

For Zhuge Xiang, the complete obliteration of his physical body, bathing his skeleton in the Heavenly Tribulation to refine his bones, was an excruciatingly painful experience. Yet, Zhuge Xiang could also clearly feel his bones growing stronger and stronger...

The stark white bones, under the influence of the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique and the tempering of the Tribulation Lightning, slowly began to emit a milky white luster. The bone texture also appeared more rounded. Of course, the hardness of the bones was also rapidly increasing...

The Great Strength Bull Demon Technique is Body-Refining Technique from the Demon Realm, which transforms the physical body into a powerful entity, even making the body the strongest weapon and armor.

After being tempered by Flame and hammered with force, the bones, as the main support of the physical body, naturally need to be properly tempered; otherwise, wouldn't this Body-Refining Technique be nothing more than a hollow shell...

Progress, 100%...

Time flew by, and finally, the Mechanical System Prompt announced that Zhuge Xiang had successfully completed the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer. After deducting one Skill Point, Zhuge Xiang's physical body underwent a tremendous transformation...

Under the Tribulation Lightning, Zhuge Xiang had successfully cultivated the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer. Naturally, he had no intention of enduring it any longer. His withered skeleton emitted a milky white luster, and despite being bathed in the Heavenly Tribulation, it remained completely unharmed. With the completion of the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer Zhuge Xiang Mighty Bull Demon Technique, the Heavenly Tribulation of this Lightning Storm was no longer enough to harm his physical body.

"Heavenly Tribulation!? Nothing special!" Looking up at the sky, Zhuge Xiang's skeletal mouth opened and Slaying Luo Sword. Holding the Zhanluo Sword, he finally made his move. A Sword Qi beam, whose momentum even surpassed that of the Heavenly Tribulation, shot straight into the starry sky, Vast Sword Qi!

The Vast Sword Qi —although Zhuge Xiang this Skill Book when he was in the Qi Refining Stage, he has kept Skill all this time. This is because this Skill can be used regardless of cultivation level, instantly consuming half of one's own power to form a powerful and terrifying attack...

With a single move, Zhuge Xiang's power was halved, but the magnificent Sword Qi pillar was incredibly powerful, like a giant pillar Sword Qi the Sky-Supporting Pillar, clearly visible even from hundreds of miles away, and it pierced directly into the Tribulation Clouds.

With a ripple of Sword Qi, the Tribulation Clouds that had covered dozens of miles were actually shredded by this pillar of Sword Qi.

The Heavenly Tribulation, with its magnificent aura, naturally attracts attention. Judging from the scale of this Lightning Storm, everyone in the Cultivation World knows that someone has entered the Void Returning Stage. Many powerful figures with active minds want to come and see. However, these people also know that it is most taboo for others to be present when undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation. Otherwise, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation will be doubled, and it is very likely that they themselves will also be caught in it.

It can be said that many powerful beings were secretly watching Zhuge Xiang's Tribulation Transcendence, the Great Heavenly Tribulation of the Void Returning Stage, and were waiting for Zhuge Xiang to complete the Tribulation Transcendence so that they could come and congratulate him. After all, it is not a bad thing to get to know another powerful being in the Void Returning Stage.

Of the two billion inhabitants of the Great Qin Empire, only about two thousand have truly reached the Void Returning Stage. Each and every one of them is an absolute powerhouse, without a doubt.

However, just as these powerful beings were waiting for Zhuge Xiang's Great Heavenly Tribulation of Lightning Storm to pass, an incomparably magnificent pillar of Sword Qi rose against the heavens, actually shattering the tribulation Tribulation Clouds. This scene left many people speechless with disbelief...

Heavenly Tribulation —who dares to underestimate it? Even the most talented must proceed with extreme caution when Tribulation Transcendence. No matter how strong one is, it only makes the Tribulation Transcendence easier. But such a domineering method, capable of directly shattering the Tribulation Clouds, is truly terrifying...

When did the Great Qin Empire produce such a powerful figure? He just broke through to the Void Returning Stage and is still undergoing his Heavenly Tribulation, yet he has the ability to shatter the Tribulation Clouds? Although he has just entered the Void Returning Stage, the magnificent sword strike he just unleashed, with its terrifying power, is no less than that of a powerful expert in the Dao Seeking Realm.

The Vast Sword Qi terrified countless Cultivators, but immediately, these powerful figures became even more curious about Zhuge Xiang's identity. To be able to shatter the Tribulation Clouds and Tribulation Transcendence, such formidable strength was extremely rare throughout the entire Great Qin Empire. In the future, he would surely stand at the very top of the entire Cultivation World.

Rumble...

After shattering the Tribulation Clouds with a single sword strike, the Heavenly Tribulation seemed to be enraged by Zhuge Xiang's domineering method. The Tribulation Clouds that had been shattered refused to disperse, and even more magnificent roars of Lightning resounded, as if the Heavenly Dao were shouting in anger. Then, an even more terrifying aura locked onto Zhuge Xiang...

"Oh? There's more? Could it be Heavenly Tribulation of an even higher level, like the Sword of Heavenly Punishment?" Locked onto by this aura, Zhuge Xiang looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with deep solemnity. This aura was extremely strong, and even Zhuge Xiang felt a warning bell ringing in his heart.

Many powerful figures had already flown towards Zhuge Xiang, eager to see who this expert was who could shatter the Heavenly Tribulation. However, upon hearing the even more magnificent thunder and the more terrifying aura emanating from the sky, these powerful figures hastily stopped, gazing at the heavens with varying degrees of fear in their eyes. Looking in Zhuge Xiang's direction, many of them sighed inwardly...

"Thunder God's Hammer! As expected of a peerless powerhouse, he was able to trigger the Heavenly Tribulation of Thunder God's Hammer's Thunder God's Hammer. Throughout history, how many brilliant Cultivator have perished under Thor's Thunder God's Hammer..." Many powerful figures looked in the direction of Zhuge Xiang and secretly shook their heads and sighed.

The mortality rate of Heavenly Tribulation is extremely high. Even with a regular Heavenly Tribulation, surviving it is considered extremely fortunate. Higher-level Heavenly Tribulation have an even lower probability of survival, perhaps one in a hundred. Whether it's the Sword of Heavenly Punishment of Small Heavenly Tribulation in the Deity Transformation stage or the Thunder God's Hammer's Hammer of Great Heavenly Tribulation, once it appears, it almost certainly means certain death...

A roar! The roar of Thunderclap! But to Zhuge Xiang, it sounded like a human voice. Within the Tribulation Clouds, Lightning flashed menacingly, yet it hesitated to strike; only more and more powerful Thunderclap gathered together...

The Tribulation Clouds Tribulation Lightning emitted blinding light, but instead of falling, they coalesced and, under Zhuge Xiang's gaze, transformed into an enormous humanoid figure, stretching across the sky...

The Thousand Zhang -tall Demon Body looked down upon Zhuge Xiang, whose original body was already quite large (several dozen feet tall), but under the gaze of this Thousand Zhang- tall divine body, Zhuge Xiang still appeared extremely small. His Demon Body's height barely reached the toes of this Thousand Zhang- tall divine body.

A skeleton tens of meters tall arrogantly raised its hand to the sky. Then, its Nine-Orifice Demon Heart pounded violently, and streams of Essence Blood gushed out from its heart, turning into blood streaks that swirled around the skeleton's entire body. Then, muscles slowly grew, skin covered it, and hair grew...

In just a few breaths, Zhuge Xiang's skeletal body transformed back into Demon Body, with flesh and blood. He looked up at the Thousand Zhang -tall Tribulation Lightning incarnation. Although his aura was much weaker, Zhuge Xiang's expression showed no sign of submission. He exuded the same magnificent aura, subtly standing shoulder to shoulder with the Thousand Zhang -tall Tribulation Lightning incarnation.

"Ding! The Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer has been successfully mastered. Attack power and defense power have each increased by 50,000 points, and maximum HP has increased by 150,000 points."

As Zhuge Xiang's Zhuge Xiang and blood covered his skeleton, Mechanical System Prompt sounded in his mind.

After completing the bone refining, Zhuge Xiang also successfully cultivated the Great Strength Bull Demon Technique Third Layer. His physical strength reached a terrifying level, with his attack and defense each increasing by a full 50,000 points, and his maximum HP increasing by a staggering 150,000.

However, Zhuge Xiang was not in the mood to be happy at the moment; his attention was focused on the Thousand Zhang -Tribulation Lightning avatar overlooking him...

The divine body, about Thousand Zhang tall, had a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks, with Wind and Thunder sprouting from its ribs, and wind and thunder swirling around its wings. It held a chisel in its left hand and a hammer in its right. Although it was only formed from Tribulation Lightning, its eyes actually had a divine light, making it lifelike, like a living Thunder God.

"Sinner! Deserves death!" The Thousand Zhang divine body actually spoke, its powerful and rigid voice, like Deity judgment, resounding throughout Heaven and Earth. (To be continued...)