Everyone knew that the tribulation of achieving godhood was the descent of divine lightning from the nine heavens, tempering the flesh and remaking the body.
But only those who truly reached this step understood that the mysteries of heavenly tribulation never lay in the lightning itself.
The core of achieving godhood was condensing a divine godhood Dao fruit that belonged to oneself alone.
Ten thousand years ago, when the Divine Realm still existed, most Soul Masters achieved godhood through inheritance.
The Divine Realm bestowed a divine position Dao fruit, and a Soul Master who accepted its authority could ascend to heaven in a single step. The Spirit Pagoda's founding ancestor, for instance, had inherited the divine position of the God of Emotion, taking command of a portion of the Divine Realm's authority.
The God of Elements, the God of Strength, the God of Speed... each god of the Divine Realm had their own Dao fruit legacy.
But now, the Divine Realm had vanished without a trace, and the Douluo Continent had only entered its golden age a few thousand years ago.
No one knew that, for these Limit Douluos forcing their way into the Divine Realm through their own strength, heavenly tribulation was far more than a simple test of the flesh.
Nine bolts of heavenly lightning meant nine rounds of tempering.
Before all nine bolts of divine tribulation fell, they had to thoroughly condense their command of laws and understanding of domains into a Dao fruit uniquely their own.
Once the Dao fruit formed, authority would arise of its own accord.
Only then would they truly have set foot in the Divine Realm.
Yun Ming followed the Sky-Piercing Dao, condensing the Dao fruit of the Sky-Piercing Vast Sea.
Ha Luosa followed the Way of Life and Death, condensing the