"Rumble... rumble... rumble..."
As Jiang Zhen awakened, the heavens and earth changed color in an instant. Dark clouds gathered, rolling in from who knew how far away.
Gradually, above the stone statue, they formed an incomparably black sea of churning clouds.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhen finally woke completely amid the rumbling.
"Crack... crack..."
At that moment, cracking sounds rang out around him, followed by a violent eruption of energy.
"Rumble..."
In an instant, the energy exploded. The stones around Jiang Zhen shattered, and he opened his eyes, revealing crimson pupils.
"Roar..."
Jiang Zhen let out an enraged roar that shook heaven and earth, as if he wanted to shatter the dark clouds in the sky completely.
Jiang Zhen's roar seemed to provoke the clouds, causing the dense cloud cover in the sky to grow even gloomier and more terrifying.
Yet Jiang Zhen did not care in the slightest. Instead, he quietly watched the scene unfold.
"Heavenly Tribulation!!!"
Jiang Zhen's slightly hoarse voice rang out.
He then swept his gaze over the surroundings before slowly speaking.
"I never expected my breakthrough to encounter a Heavenly Tribulation. Interesting, truly interesting!!!
"But what exactly is going on right now? Have I been worshipped..."
Looking at his situation, Jiang Zhen frowned and said,
"A Heavenly Tribulation? For me right now, it is an opportunity—a perfect opportunity to completely break through to Level Five...
"After a thousand years, although the energy within my body has fully reached the Stellar Realm, it has not completely transformed.
"That Law Force has yet to fully merge into the star within my body.
"Perhaps I can use the power of the Thunder Tribulation to give it a try."
With that thought, Jiang Zhen raised his head and looked at the sky.
"Rumble... rumble..."
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in