In just a few breaths, a sea of lightning had gathered. Black bolts flashed within it, radiating fatal waves of destruction.
The Void cracked inch by inch. The power of the Heavenly Tribulation clouds was simply too terrifying—even heaven and earth could not bear it.
Qin Sheng immediately rose to his feet, carrying boundless vital essence with him as he left the Ascension Immortal Pool and rushed onto the Tribulation Platform built beside it.
The Tribulation Platform had been constructed by the Shaking Light Holy Land specifically for its disciples to face Heavenly Tribulations. It had been passed down since ancient times.
Although very few young disciples could trigger a Heavenly Tribulation, a holy land still had to possess such a thing.
"Rumble!"
Thunder roared as black lightning howled down, striking Qin Sheng directly. His body instantly charred and split open, and Heavenly Lightning appeared even upon his Primordial Spirit.
This was a Heavenly Tribulation aimed directly at his entire being. Neither his flesh nor his Primordial Spirit could escape it.
"This brat actually encountered a Heavenly Tribulation? Terrifying! Since ancient times, few young prodigies have faced tribulation at this stage!"
"The Saint Son also experienced a Lightning Tribulation. He was like a young Great Emperor reborn into this world. Could Qin Sheng possess such talent as well?"
"He is outstanding, but saying he can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Saint Son may be premature. The Saint Son not only possesses extraordinary cultivation talent, but his talent and comprehension are equally astonishing. His profound arts and secret techniques have already reached the heavens."
"Dragon-Pattern Peak has produced two prodigies in succession. How enviable."
"..."
The appearance of the Heavenly Tribulation left even those watching from afar too shocked to close their mouths.
Throughout the ages, only the most heaven-defying geniuses had encountered Heavenly Tribulations in the Four Extremes.
It was a great crisis, but also heaven and earth's acknowledgment of one's talent.
The sea of lightning surged mightily. That previous bolt seemed to have merely been a warning to Qin Sheng. The next instant, the entire sea of lightning crashed down!
The power was far too violent. Qin Sheng was instantly struck until even his bones were exposed, his blood dried up, and his appearance became utterly miserable.
Yet his vitality was immense. The essence of the special substances continuously released energy, resisting the power of the Heavenly Tribulation and transforming him.
The Human Emperor Banner and the coffin Qin Sheng had been refining emerged, instantly becoming targets of the Heavenly Tribulation as well.
This was destruction, but also rebirth; hardship, but also Fortune.
Only by passing through one Heavenly Tribulation after another could cultivators ultimately control all Dao, and only then could their artifacts truly bear the Great Dao.
As for the fact that Qin Sheng's artifacts had yet to be completed, that was not a problem.
The Human Emperor Banner was an extension of his Primordial Spirit, while the coffin had been forged from Divine Marks. Both could bear the laws of the Heavenly Tribulation and Innate Dao Patterns. Once he successfully refined the artifacts later, he could make up for what was lacking this time.
Besides, Qin Sheng could trigger nearly a hundred more Heavenly Tribulations in the future—enough to temper his artifacts to perfection.
Lightning crackled and transformed into True Dragons, Divine Phoenixes, White Tigers, and Black Tortoises, showing no mercy.
The black radiance of thunder formed saber, spear, sword, and halberd—countless divine weapons that tore toward Qin Sheng.
Seeing scene after scene unfold, the people of the Shaking Light Holy Land trembled in fear. They quietly imagined what the result would be if they were the ones facing this tribulation.
They would definitely die!
Qin Sheng also felt bitter. As a Mortal Body, he should not have been facing a Heavenly Tribulation with such power.
But the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art was truly hated by heaven, rejected by earth, despised by gods, and loathed by immortals.
Still, Qin Sheng naturally would not give up. He erupted with unprecedented potential to face the Heavenly Tribulation, using this disaster to temper himself.
Wave after wave of destructive Lightning Tribulation roared down. Qin Sheng's bones were shattered, he coughed up fragments of his organs, and his Primordial Spirit cracked apart. He looked utterly miserable.
Yet in this process, his comprehension of the rules of heaven and earth, and the countless Dao of the Void, deepened further and further.
He had cultivated the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art to an entirely new realm. He even began to devour the power of the Heavenly Tribulation's Origin in reverse!
This greatly eased Qin Sheng's crisis, but it also enraged the Heavenly Tribulation. Chaos Heavenly Lightning came screaming down, and though it was only thread after thread, it was extraordinarily terrifying.
"It's the Chaos Heavenly Tribulation! This is a Heavenly Tribulation of Legend!"
"The Firmament has sent down such punishment. It truly does not intend to leave him any path to survival!"
"..."
Qin Sheng's gaze remained unyielding as he manifested even more profound arts. Five great divine spirits flickered into view behind him, joining forces to strike the heavens.
Regardless of their thoughts or positions, everyone who witnessed this Heavenly Tribulation felt a measure of admiration for Qin Sheng.
He was really hard to kill.
At a certain moment, Qin Sheng suddenly underwent a strange transformation.
His left arm, which had already been mangled beyond recognition, suddenly vanished into heaven and earth, merging into the Void.
A vast amount of the rules of heaven and earth was drawn forth by Qin Sheng and rushed into his body, forming the final baptism.
The Four Extremes referred to the four limbs.
A person's four limbs supported heaven and earth and were also their most direct points of contact with the outside world.
On the path of cultivation, they served as mediums for the Void.
At this moment, Qin Sheng imprinted himself into the vast Void of heaven and earth, reaching a strange state with the world.
It also meant that, under the baptism of endless Heavenly Tribulations, he had broken through into the Four Extremes Secret Realm!
The world-shaking Heavenly Tribulation began to thin, and the thunderclouds faded away.
A Heavenly Tribulation came to stop one from breaking through. Since the breakthrough had succeeded, this trial naturally came to an end.
With every breath Qin Sheng took, an ocean of heaven-and-earth essence entered his body.
His dead flesh began to regenerate, and bones that had been reduced to fragments began to regrow. By the end, Qin Sheng had been completely renewed.
His flesh was full, his hair was black, and his eyes shone bright as the sun. Qin Sheng now possessed a different kind of bearing—seeing him was like seeing heaven and earth itself.
Divine halos rose one after another behind Qin Sheng, illuminating the six directions and eight wastes. This was a sign that he had cultivated the Shaking Light Scripture and its related secret techniques to a profound level.
"He succeeded in transcending the tribulation!"
"Inconceivable! Even such a Heavenly Tribulation could not do anything to him. What a monster!"
"Perhaps even a young Great Emperor would be no more than this?"
"Our Shaking Light Qin Sheng has the bearing of a Great Emperor!"
Qin Sheng stood in the air, overlooking the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Shaking Light Holy Land, his heart surging with emotion.
With a single extension of his divine sense, he could easily grasp the traces of various rules and contemplate the mysteries of the Dao.
If Qin Sheng fought someone at this time, every move and technique would be accompanied and strengthened by the rules of heaven and earth, becoming boundlessly terrifying.
Even for a supreme prodigy, it was extremely difficult for someone at the Dao Palace Fifth Heaven to challenge the Four Extremes using only their own strength.
"After twenty-seven years, I have finally entered the Four Extremes."
Qin Sheng looked back on the past, filled with endless emotion and firm resolve.
"This is only the beginning. I will continue onward, until I reach the very highest point."
Qin Sheng took a step and left the Tribulation Platform.
He could sense countless gazes fixed upon him. With an extension of his divine sense and the unfolding of his domain, he easily blocked those people's sight.
"After this, I suppose I will truly become famous throughout the Eastern Wilderness..." Qin Sheng murmured inwardly.
After returning to Dragon-Pattern Peak, Qin Sheng sorted through his condition. Three days later, a young man arrived outside Dragon-Pattern Peak and challenged him.
"What is Chen Han trying to do?"
"He is a battle maniac who refuses to acknowledge anyone. Perhaps he wants to challenge Qin Sheng."
"Was this ordered by the Saint Lord?"
Many people turned their attention toward them because of this.
Qin Sheng emerged from his cave abode and faced Chen Han from afar, asking,
"Who are you?"
"Candidate Saint Son, Chen Han!"
Qin Sheng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Never heard of you."
Chen Han's expression darkened. He was a Candidate Saint Son of the Shaking Light Holy Land, yet Qin Sheng dared humiliate him like this?
Qin Sheng was truly being wronged. Within the holy land, he only knew of the Shaking Light Saint Son and the Saintess. He genuinely knew nothing about the other disciples.
It was not that Qin Sheng looked down on Chen Han. Qin Sheng simply treated everyone with equal indifference.
"You entered the Four Extremes by transcending a Heavenly Tribulation. What grand prestige. I would like to test your mettle!" Chen Han shouted.
Qin Sheng understood. It seemed some people could no longer sit still and wanted to test him.
But this was a little too hasty.
"I don't have time."
Qin Sheng turned and returned to his cave abode, but a divine spirit emerged from his body.
"He is your opponent."
"You actually dare send a Dao Palace Divine Spirit to fight me? You have gone too far!" Chen Han could no longer endure such humiliation. He was also at the First Heaven of the Four Extremes!
Chen Han unleashed a profound art and charged directly at him.
But Qin Sheng's Heart Divine Spirit opened his mouth and spat out a stream of Fire Essence, incinerating all things between heaven and earth. Its might was so great that it left everyone horrified.
"Ah!"
Chen Han screamed as he was blasted onto the Combat Platform of Dragon-Pattern Peak. The Heart Divine Spirit pressed its advantage, its divine might like a prison and its fire arts towering to the heavens.
Before ten exchanges had passed, this Four Extremes cultivator was already sprawled on the ground, unable to rise. The sight silenced the entire Shaking Light Holy Land.
Dao Palace Divine Spirits were projections of a cultivator's potential. They possessed mystical abilities, but at this stage, they should not have possessed powerful combat strength.
But now? A mere Dao Palace Divine Spirit could suppress and beat a Candidate Saint Son at the First Heaven of the Four Extremes?
It was simply like telling a Mythology story.
The Heart Divine Spirit flew back into Qin Sheng's cave abode. As for his opponent... what was his name again?
Qin Sheng could not remember.
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