Transformation (Part 2)

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Yuan Tian had been rather anxious to undergo Transformation sooner. Generally speaking, those born innately with profound foundations and deep fortune all hoped to transform later rather than sooner. There was no other reason: the stronger one was before Transformation, the firmer one's foundation would be laid, and the greater one's potential and talent would become. Moreover, compared to the Daluo Golden Immortals of the era when heaven and earth had first opened, the Daluo Golden Immortals of later generations were as far apart in mana, cultivation, strength, and every other aspect as a firefly was from the bright moon.

It was not that Yuan Tian did not know that the later he transformed, the stronger he would become. But there had to be a limit to how late he could delay it. If Yuan Tian continued cultivating, he could reach the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm in less than a thousand years. But if he transformed only after reaching that realm, the Heavenly Dao would not permit it, even if the Heavenly Dao was currently hidden and the Great Dao was temporarily in charge.

For if he transformed after reaching the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm, then once his Transformation succeeded, he would possess the strength of a Daluo Golden Immortal. And Daluo Golden Immortal was the realm of Immortal Great Perfection. How could the Heavenly Dao permit someone to possess the realm of Immortal Great Perfection the instant they transformed? The Heavenly Dao would never allow such a thing to occur. Should it happen, the Heavenly Dao would certainly destroy him beneath heavenly tribulation.

Yuan Tian's true body had originally been an Innate Spirit Root. It was already difficult for an Innate Spirit Root to undergo Transformation, and on top of that, the Heavenly Dao would not allow someone to emerge from Transformation with the strength of a Daluo Golden Immortal. Thus, it was best for Yuan Tian to transform at the Zenith Heaven Loose Immortal realm. Once he transformed, he would possess the strength of a Zenith Heaven True Immortal. With proper cultivation, he could reach Immortal Great Perfection, the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, and thereby live as long as heaven and earth.

Time passed like a white colt flashing through a crevice. In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had gone by. Today was finally the day Yuan Tian would undergo Transformation.

With a turn of his mana, Yuan Tian transported the two Green Willow Spiritual Roots beside him, together with the earth beneath their roots, far into the distance, lest they be harmed when the heavenly tribulation arrived.

Just as Yuan Tian sent the two Spiritual Roots away, the sky above his true body, once clear for ten thousand miles, suddenly filled with countless black clouds converging from every direction. As the tribulation clouds gathered over the valley, they brought an oppressive feeling. After roughly half an hour, the tribulation clouds finally took shape. They stretched for hundreds of miles, black from end to end, with red light flashing across them. Strands of black, red, and purple lightning snakes raced along the outer edges of the clouds, while wave after wave of pressure descended from the sky.

"Hmm? It is actually the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation. Now this is interesting."

Transformation Tribulations were divided according to the strength, foundation, and karmic burden of the one undergoing Transformation. There were five kinds: the Three-Three Heavenly Tribulation, Three-Six Heavenly Tribulation, Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Of these, the Three-Three Heavenly Tribulation was the weakest, while the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation was the strongest, also known as the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation.

The Transformation Tribulation Yuan Tian now had to endure was precisely the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation. As for karmic burden, Yuan Tian had none. After all, he was an Innate Spirit Root, and Spiritual Roots belonged to the plant kind. Most plants could not move, so even if Yuan Tian wanted karmic burden, it was impossible for him to possess any at present. Besides, Yuan Tian possessed Creation-Splitting Merit. Even if he had karmic burden, it would be dissolved away.

Thus, the reason Yuan Tian had to endure the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation lay in his strength and foundation. In terms of strength, Yuan Tian was a Zenith Heaven Loose Immortal, on the verge of stepping into the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm. It could be said that he had already reached the limit for undergoing a Transformation Tribulation. In terms of foundation, Yuan Tian was a Creation-grade Innate Spirit Root, comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure Spirit Treasure. This too could be said to be the limit within the scope of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, it was not in the least unfair that Yuan Tian had to undergo the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Suddenly, a massive bolt of purple lightning burst from the tribulation clouds and struck toward Yuan Tian. When Yuan Tian saw the Tribulation Lightning descending upon him, an inexplicable wave of nervousness rose in his heart. This was Tribulation Lightning! In his previous life, even household electricity could electrocute people to death. How much stronger was this than household electricity? How could Yuan Tian not be nervous?

In the blink of an eye, the Tribulation Lightning slammed into Yuan Tian's body. Before Yuan Tian felt anything, the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art within him began circulating on its own. Nothing happened at all. The Tribulation Lightning struck his body, yet he did not feel a thing.

A moment later, the second bolt of Tribulation Lightning was ready and came crashing down. Yuan Tian still felt nothing.

The third bolt of Tribulation Lightning arrived immediately after. Yuan Tian still felt nothing.

The fourth bolt of Tribulation Lightning...

The fifth bolt of Tribulation Lightning...

The sixth bolt of Tribulation Lightning...

The forty-seventh bolt of Tribulation Lightning...

In the blink of an eye, forty-eight bolts had already descended. Yuan Tian's impression of the heavenly tribulation was that it felt like nothing. In truth, it really did feel like nothing. The heavenly tribulation had not affected Yuan Tian in the slightest. He began to feel that this heavenly tribulation was nothing remarkable, and his entire body relaxed, unconsciously revealing an attitude of contempt.

The tribulation clouds overhead seemed to know Yuan Tian's thoughts. As if enraged by them, the forty-ninth bolt of Tribulation Lightning fell from the clouds. It was only as thick as a thumb and black from end to end. It appeared slow, yet was astonishingly fast. Only a few breaths after leaving the tribulation clouds, it was already less than a hundred zhang from Yuan Tian.

With a BOOM, the Tribulation Lightning struck Yuan Tian's body. "Puh!" Yuan Tian nearly coughed up blood from the strike. Fortunately, he was in tree form and could not vomit blood. Moreover, the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art specialized in cultivating the physical body, making his fleshly body incomparably powerful. It took no time at all for his injuries to heal.

Unfortunately, the Tribulation Lightning in the sky seemed unwilling to give Yuan Tian any time. One bolt came after another, and the later they came, the greater their power became. In less than a quarter of an hour, twenty-eight bolts had descended, leaving Yuan Tian no time to repair his injured body and causing injury upon injury to pile atop him.

At last, the seventy-eighth bolt of Tribulation Lightning descended. Yuan Tian knew that if he did not use a divine ability now, the moment the Tribulation Lightning ended would be the moment he was finished.

"Star Devouring!" Yuan Tian wished he could roar it aloud as he unleashed the Star Devouring divine ability. Star Devouring could not only devour an enemy's energy, but also the energy of Tribulation Lightning. Yuan Tian had not used it earlier because he had wanted to temper his physical body with the Tribulation Lightning. But that was no longer possible. If he still did not use it, he feared he would never have another chance.

The Tribulation Lightning did not care whether Yuan Tian used divine abilities or resisted with his physical body. Its task was simply to keep descending. In the blink of an eye, two more bolts fell—the seventy-ninth and eightieth—but Yuan Tian still withstood them.

At last, only the final bolt of Tribulation Lightning remained. Whether he lived or died would be decided in this single thought.

The Tribulation Lightning in the sky seemed finally to know fatigue and was "resting." Or perhaps it was gathering strength, preparing to deliver Yuan Tian a thunderous killing blow.

Though Yuan Tian did not know how powerful the final bolt would be, he knew its power would absolutely be unprecedented and never to be seen again. From the moment the final bolt began gathering strength until now, several decades had passed—nearly a hundred years—and its energy had still not fully accumulated. That alone showed how terrifying this bolt would be.

Yuan Tian's injuries had healed years ago, but he did not dare show the slightest contempt now. At last, the hundred years came to an end, and the Tribulation Lightning finally finished storing its energy.

A black-purple bolt of Tribulation Lightning, only the size of a thumb, descended from the tribulation clouds. Yuan Tian did not underestimate it merely because it was small. The instant the lightning neared his body, Yuan Tian activated the divine ability Star Devouring. Yet even this heaven-defying divine ability devoured only one-third of the Tribulation Lightning. With two-thirds remaining, Yuan Tian had no choice but to activate Absolute Defense while frantically circulating the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art. By the time the Tribulation Lightning entered his body, less than one-tenth of its original power remained. Yet even this less-than-one-tenth was equivalent to half the combined power of the previous eighty bolts. Yuan Tian's situation was exceedingly perilous.

"Aah—"

The lightning burrowed into Tongtian's body, crazily tearing Yuan Tian's body apart. Yuan Tian only had time to let out a miserable scream. He hurriedly circulated the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art, drawing in spiritual energy as he tried to refine the lightning that had invaded his body and repair the damaged areas. Fortunately, this bolt of Tribulation Lightning had been blocked twice, leaving it with less than one-tenth of its original energy. Otherwise, Yuan Tian truly did not know what he would have become.

Five days later, relying on his profound cultivation and the top-grade cultivation art, the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art, Yuan Tian finally refined the lightning that had invaded his body. At the moment he finished refining it, the tribulation clouds filling the sky finally dispersed. A golden light of Transformation descended, signifying that Yuan Tian had finally passed the Transformation Tribulation and officially advanced to the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm.

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