Great Destiny Technique, River of Destiny!

At the extreme end of the North Sea, within the Kunpeng Nest.

A pair of sinister eyes suddenly snapped open, piercing through the endless void to gaze toward the location where the Lightning Tribulation had erupted.

"Hmm? Such heavenly might... is that the direction of the Old Turtle? He is actually undergoing Transformation? How strange!"

Before the words had even faded.

A black shadow soared into the sky, transforming into the Dharma Body of a Peng bird that blotted out the sun and moon. With a single beat of its wings, it traveled ninety thousand miles, arriving at the edge of the Lightning Tribulation in an instant.

Kunpeng retracted his form and stood in the void, watching Shen Gui, who was enduring the heavenly might at the center of the thunder. He had already taken on the Daoist form of a youth in gray robes.

A look of profound astonishment flashed through his eyes.

"This Old Turtle has lain dormant in the North Sea for countless eons, trapped by Miasma and his Origin Foundation, making it difficult to undergo Transformation.

Why today... and for an Innate Being to undergo Transformation, why is this Lightning Tribulation so brutal?"

He was an Innate Sacred, his wisdom profound. After a brief deduction, he felt that the Heavenly Secrets were in complete chaos; the fate of this Black Turtle was shrouded in a thick fog, making it impossible to calculate anything at all.

But looking at the magnificent Heavenly Lightning that seemed determined to never cease until its target was destroyed, Kunpeng felt a vague suspicion arise in his heart.

"Could it be... that his inability to undergo Transformation was not merely due to Miasma and his heritage, but because he bears some monstrous Karma?

Now that he is forcing this Transformation, he is attempting to reverse his predetermined fate, thus inviting the backlash of Karma?"

Thinking of this, a trace of helplessness could not help but flash in Kunpeng's eyes.

He and this Black Turtle lived as neighbors; while they could not be called close friends, they were, after all, both born in the North Sea.

Had they not been trapped here, they should have long since become Great Spiritual Power Users at the pinnacle of the Primordial World.

Now, seeing him attempt to defy the heavens and change his fate, he felt a sense of sorrow for a fellow traveler, as if a rabbit were mourning the death of a fox, given their shared cultivation in the North Sea.

"Defying the heavens is easier said than done..."

Kunpeng sighed inwardly.

He could see that Shen Gui's protective spiritual power was incredibly profound, capable of resisting such a Lightning Tribulation. However, this tribulation contained the killing intent of the Heavenly Dao, endless and continuous; how could it be exhausted by defense alone?

If no one helped him, he feared this Old Turtle would ultimately be unable to escape the backlash of Karma, failing at the final hurdle.

At this moment.

Shen Gui, situated at the center of the Lightning Tribulation, felt the pressure coming from the light barrier of his Great Protective Technique, which grew stronger with every wave. Yet, his gaze became increasingly sharp.

He looked up at the sky, as if locking eyes with the existence hidden in the vast unknown.

"Damn heavens, you think you can strike me dead with just this?

The sieges I faced from Heavenly Monarchs and Immortal Kings at the Gate of Eternal Life were a hundred times more perilous than this!"

But Shen Gui knew that relying solely on defense would hardly resolve this tribulation.

The next moment.

The energy within Shen Gui's body shifted abruptly; he was no longer merely holding his ground.

"Great Chaos Technique!"

Shen Gui let out a low shout in his heart, and the Great Chaos Technique, originating from the Eternal Life World, erupted instantly.

It transformed into streaks of thunder, dark and deep as an abyss, yet containing the power to create heaven and earth!

Great Chaos Thunder Method!

The supreme thunder technique upon which the God Clan relied to create the world and reset the Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth!

"Rumble—!"

He was no longer just resisting; he was counterattacking!

Countless streaks of grey, hazy Chaos Divine Lightning burst forth from Shen Gui's body.

Unlike the purple Heavenly Tribulation lightning, which was magnificent, righteous, and filled with a will of destruction, these appeared restrained and profound.

Yet, with every flash of lightning, it was as if a miniature chaotic world was being born and destroyed. Wherever they passed, space twisted and the laws of nature retreated.

The Chaos Divine Lightning surged upward, colliding violently with the purple Heavenly Tribulation thunder descending from the sky!

There was no earth-shattering explosion as one might have imagined; instead, there was a more terrifying "annihilation."

The moment the Chaos Divine Lightning made contact with the Heavenly Tribulation thunder, it was not a simple cancellation of energy.

It was like cold water dripping into boiling oil, or the meeting of Yin and Yang, triggering a violent conflict and mutual consumption at the level of laws.

The purple lightning was entangled, torn apart, and assimilated by the hazy Chaos Qi, ultimately returning to nothingness.

The Chaos Divine Lightning was consumed in the process, but new thunder was continuously generated from within Shen Gui's body.

For a time.

The place where Shen Gui stood seemed to have transformed into a battlefield of thunder. On one side was the destructive purple lightning sent down by the Heavenly Dao.

On the other was the thunder of chaos. The two sides bombarded each other madly, turning that stretch of sea into a forbidden zone of laws, where even light and sound were twisted and swallowed.

"This... what is this?!"

In the distance, Kunpeng, who had been watching the battle with intense focus, could no longer maintain his composure. A look of disbelief erupted in his sinister eyes.

He stared fixedly at the gray thunder that was holding its own against the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Thunder techniques? How could he possibly be proficient in such exquisite thunder techniques?!"

A stormy sea of shock surged within Kunpeng's heart.

"This Old Turtle's Origin Foundation is the North Sea Black Turtle. He is innately attuned to the Great Dao of Water, specializing in defense and endurance. He belongs to the realm of extreme yin and stillness!

Even after his Transformation, he should at most have evolved his naturally formidable defensive power to its peak.

How could he possibly command such violent power of thunder?"

This completely defied the Innate Inheritance of the Primordial World.

One's Origin Foundation is heaven-ordained; Innate Sacred beings are born with an affinity for certain Great Daos.

This is a gift, but in a sense, it is also a shackle.

Just like him, Kunpeng, who was born in command of the Great Daos of Wind and Water.

He makes rapid progress in these two paths, but if he were to attempt to comprehend the Great Dao of Fire or the Great Dao of Metal—which are either contradictory or unrelated—he would achieve half the result with double the effort, finding it as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Yet, this Black Turtle before him...

Not only did he use a thunder technique that ran counter to his Origin Foundation.

But the level of this thunder technique even made him feel a sense of palpitations!

It far exceeded his current Taiyi realm.

"Could it be that he obtained some heaven-defying opportunity, allowing him to break the shackles of his Origin Foundation and comprehend a completely contradictory Great Dao law?"

Kunpeng's gaze flickered as his thoughts raced.

"Or is it that his dormancy for countless Eons was not spent in vain, but rather in secretly comprehending such earth-shattering methods?"

However, Shen Gui, who was contending with the heavenly thunder, was frowning deeply. He could feel the power within his body being constantly consumed.

And the speed was extremely fast.

Yet, this thunder showed no signs of stopping even now. The meaning was simple: unless he reverted to his turtle form, this tribulation would not cease.

Damn it, is it really going to come to giving up? It's a pity I can't use the Great Destiny Technique. Otherwise, I could temporarily modify my own Heavenly Mandate with it.

That would be enough to survive the tribulation. Once I truly reach the point of breaking through to Daluo, I wouldn't fear this so-called Heavenly Mandate!

Shen Gui was helpless.

In the Eternal Life World, only Fang Han and Fang Qingxue could use the Great Destiny Technique.

The former was the Gate of Eternal Life itself, while the latter had entered the deepest reaches of the Gate of Eternal Life and obtained the right to use it.

He actually knew the Great Destiny Technique as well; after all, he was the Vice Sect Master of the Epoch Gate, and Fang Han was never stingy with his own people.

But he simply couldn't use it!

Yet, as his thoughts stirred, he discovered that his power was being consumed at a terrifyingly rapid speed.

That's right, I entered the Gate of Eternal Life. Perhaps it is because of this that I am able to wield the Great Destiny Technique.

The next moment.

Streaks of profound and mysterious energy gathered around him, converging into a long river that surged and churned.

In an instant, Shen Fei's perspective was elevated, and the North Sea began to shrink within his field of vision.

Finally, a vast, mighty river appeared in his sight—without source or end, boundless and infinite, ancient and desolate.