In the Ink Jade Realm, thunderclouds rumbled without end, and lightning crackled and exploded in every direction.
Ye Kang's family all gazed toward the distant thunderclouds, hands clasped tightly before their chests as they prayed for his safety.
Madam Ye's eyes brimmed with tears. She murmured over and over, "Kang'er, you've suffered so much..."
As they watched, the final bolt of tribulation lightning struck.
From a pitch-black pit, Ye Kang slowly struggled to his feet, his entire body charred like coal. Though every inch of him was wracked with pain, he still managed to draw a long breath.
Blood Scale Treasure Qi coursed through his body, healing his injuries. His flesh had been tempered once more by the tribulation lightning, taking another step forward.
Then Heaven and Earth Blessing descended. Before long, Ye Kang had returned to normal, and his aura had risen to a new level.
The five Star Rings behind him slowly revolved. His true qi transformed and strengthened, while the range of his Primordial Spirit expanded dramatically.
Having successfully broken through, Ye Kang didn't hesitate. He ate another treasure fish, then slowly absorbed it as he consolidated his cultivation. At the same time, he summoned the Myriad Laws Furnace.
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[Hundred Flowers Sword Finger upgraded successfully. Congratulations, Host, on successfully advancing the minor-stage martial art to "Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Finger"]
[Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Finger: A mysterious martial art with no clearly defined levels. The sky is its leaves, the earth its stamens; it plucks flowers to make swords, and the swords roam wherever the heart wills. Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Finger has fused with the Host's Pink Qi. Countless beloved beauties have given the Host their ardent affections, which merge into the Sword Qi and can unleash ten thousand sword fingers in an instant—nothing