Transformation (Part 2)

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Yuan Tian was anxious to transform as soon as possible. Generally speaking, those born innately with deep foundations and great fortune all hoped to delay their transformation. There was no other reason: the stronger one became before transforming, the firmer one's foundation would be, and the greater one's potential and aptitude would become. Moreover, compared to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals at the dawn of creation, the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of later generations were as different in mana, cultivation, and strength as fireflies and 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 long he delayed it. If Yuan Tian continued cultivating, he could reach the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm in less than a thousand years. Yet if he transformed after reaching the Zenith Heaven True Immortal realm, the Heavenly Dao would not permit it, even if the Great Dao was currently hidden and the Heavenly 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 Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal was a realm of Immortal Great Perfection. How could the Heavenly Dao allow someone to possess the realm of Immortal Great Perfection immediately upon transforming? The Heavenly Dao would never allow such a thing to happen. Should it occur, it would surely destroy him beneath heavenly tribulation.

Yuan Tian's true body was originally an Innate Spirit Root, and Innate Spirit Roots already found it difficult to transform. Coupled with the Heavenly Dao's refusal to permit someone who possessed Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal strength immediately after transforming, it was best for Yuan Tian to transform at the Zenith Heaven Loose Immortal realm. That way, once he transformed, he would possess the strength of a Zenith Heaven True Immortal. With diligent cultivation, he could reach Immortal Great Perfection, the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, and thereby live as long as heaven and earth.

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

With a turn of his mana, Yuan Tian teleported the two green willow spirit roots beside him, along with the soil beneath them, far away to prevent them from being harmed when the heavenly tribulation arrived.

Just after Yuan Tian sent the two spirit roots away, countless dark clouds suddenly gathered above his true body, where the sky had been clear for miles. As tribulation clouds accumulated above the valley, they gave off 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 flickering across them. Strands of black, red, and purple lightning snakes raced along the outskirts of the clouds as waves of pressure descended from the sky.

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

Transformation Tribulations were classified according to the strength, foundation, and karmic burden of the one transforming. 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 and was also called the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation.

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

The reason Yuan Tian had to face the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation was therefore 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. He had already reached the utmost limit for undergoing a Transformation Tribulation. As for his foundation, Yuan Tian was a Creation-grade Innate Spirit Root, equivalent to an Innate Supreme Treasure Spirit Treasure. He had likewise reached the utmost limit permitted by the Heavenly Dao. Thus, it was hardly unfair for him to face the Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation.

Suddenly, a massive bolt of purple lightning burst from the tribulation clouds and struck toward Yuan Tian. Seeing the tribulation lightning descend upon him, Yuan Tian felt inexplicably nervous. This was tribulation lightning! In his previous life, even household electricity could kill people. This was countless times stronger than household electricity—how could Yuan Tian not be nervous?

In the blink of an eye, the tribulation lightning struck Yuan Tian. Before he could feel anything, the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art within him began operating on its own. Nothing happened at all. The tribulation lightning hit his body, yet he did not feel a thing.

A moment later, the second bolt of tribulation lightning was ready and struck downward. Yuan Tian still felt nothing.

The third bolt of tribulation lightning swiftly followed. 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 of tribulation lightning had fallen. Yuan Tian's impression of the heavenly tribulation was that he felt nothing. In truth, he really felt nothing. The heavenly tribulation had no effect on him whatsoever. Yuan Tian felt that this heavenly tribulation was nothing special, and he relaxed completely, unconsciously showing a contemptuous attitude.

The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to know what Yuan Tian was thinking, as though they had been enraged by his thoughts. The forty-ninth bolt of tribulation lightning fell from the clouds. It was only as thick as a thumb and entirely black. It appeared slow, but was actually 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. "Pfft!" Yuan Tian nearly coughed up blood from the blow. 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 would not take long for his injuries to heal.

Unfortunately, the tribulation lightning in the sky seemed unwilling to give Yuan Tian any time. Bolts descended one after another, each more powerful than the last. In less than a quarter of an hour, twenty-eight bolts had fallen, leaving Yuan Tian with no time to heal his injured body and worsening his wounds again and again.

At last, the seventy-eighth bolt of tribulation lightning descended. Yuan Tian knew that if he did not use a divine ability now, then by the time the tribulation lightning ended, he would be finished as well.

"Star Devouring!" Yuan Tian almost roared 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. The reason Yuan Tian had not used it earlier was because he wanted to use the tribulation lightning to temper his physical body. But he could not continue now. If he did not use it, he feared he would no longer have the 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 sending down lightning. In the blink of an eye, two more bolts descended, the seventy-ninth and eightieth. Yet Yuan Tian still endured them.

Only the final bolt of tribulation lightning remained. Whether he lived or died would be decided in this instant.

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

Although Yuan Tian did not know how powerful the final bolt would be, he knew that its power would be unprecedented. It had been gathering strength for decades, nearly a hundred years, and still had not finished accumulating energy. That alone showed how powerful this bolt would be.

Yuan Tian's injuries had already healed years ago, but he no longer dared to underestimate the tribulation. At last, a hundred years passed, and the tribulation lightning finally finished gathering its energy.

A thumb-sized bolt of black-purple tribulation lightning split down from the tribulation clouds. Yuan Tian did not underestimate it just because it was small. The instant it neared his body, he activated the divine ability Star Devouring. Even with such a heaven-defying divine ability, Star Devouring only devoured one-third of the tribulation lightning. With two-thirds remaining, Yuan Tian had no choice but to activate Absolute Defense while frantically operating 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 that was equivalent to half the combined power of the previous eighty bolts. Yuan Tian was in grave danger.

"Aah—"

Lightning burrowed into Yuan Tian's body, madly tearing it apart. Yuan Tian only had time to let out a miserable cry before hurriedly operating the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art and drawing in spiritual energy, trying to refine the lightning that had invaded his body and repair the damaged areas. Fortunately, the bolt had been blocked twice and its energy had been reduced to less than one-tenth of its original power. Otherwise, Yuan Tian truly did not know what he would have become.

Five days later, relying on his profound cultivation and the top-tier cultivation technique, the Ninefold Soul-Origin Mystic Art, Yuan Tian finally refined the lightning that had invaded his body. 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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