Some Divine Source continuously shattered and was absorbed into Ji Hao's body. Dazzling radiance shot into the sky, illuminating the ten directions!
Ji Hao, peerless in white, sat cross-legged amid the Divine Source. His black hair danced in the air, his body crystal-clear. At this moment, he was exceptionally calm, like an Exiled Immortal—serene and peaceful. Unfortunately, no one could witness this scene.
Ji Hao could not help feeling regretful. Breaking through to the Four Extremes was such a perfect opportunity to show off before others, yet he had failed to seize it. What a pity.
"This is truly one of life's greatest regrets!"
A vast amount of Source Qi entered his body, washing over his Physical Body until it became as translucent as crystal. His scarlet blood roiled with earth-shaking force.
His Divine Sense took the form of a little golden figure seated cross-legged, brilliant as a blazing sun, illuminating the Heavens, immaculate and flawless. Countless strands of Essence Qi and endless Divine Radiance washed over his Physical Body, even drawing forth the Living Flame to burn the Source Qi, tempering himself and remolding his body.
He felt every pore across his body open. The radiance transformed from Divine Source flowed continuously in and out of him, while his organs and bones were stained with a dazzling brilliance, like resplendent colored glass.
His black hair flew amid the surging spiritual energy. As he broke through, he pushed the Wa Huang Scripture to its limit. That shimmering aura of Vitality turned the surroundings into a dense mist, and a wisp of life force burst through the great formation, immediately transforming the outside world into a vibrant paradise.
A massive amount of Source surged into his body, battering against that invisible Barrier.
At the same time, Ji Hao's five great "Heavens and Earth" resonated together, transmitting Great Dao Heavenly Sound that echoed through sky and earth. It was like the trembling of great bells and bronze chimes, and like the Heavenly Emperor's Daoist shout!
Whoosh!
Above the Divine Bridge, a Tai Chi Diagram transformed into a streak of light and rushed out, hovering above Ji Hao's head as it cast down a hazy glow.
This was the Vessel Ji Hao had forged, exceedingly mystical. Yin-Yang Qi flowed through it continuously; at times, it transformed into the Other Shore Golden Bridge, and at others into the Tai Chi Diagram. It seemed to contain the deepest truths of the Origin of Heaven and Earth, concealing the true meaning of Great Dao Transcendence and giving one a sense of enlightenment.
The Great Dao was simple. The primitive, ordinary Tai Chi Diagram contained the most fundamental truths of Heaven and Earth. Especially when it shifted between bridge and diagram, it seemed to fully reveal the mysteries behind the existence of Heaven and Earth.
There was also a Sword Germ that had long been nurtured in the Sea of Bitterness, not yet ready to leave its sheath.
Ji Hao knew that cultivating the supposedly strongest ancient scriptures for each realm produced roughly the same results as cultivating one complete ancient scripture—perhaps even worse.
Because the various secret realms were connected, and every secret realm laid the foundation for those that followed.
In the original work, Ye Fan had sought out the strongest ancient scripture for every stage only because he lacked a complete ancient scripture inheritance.
Although Ji Hao possessed many ancient scriptures, including the complete Hengyu Scripture, Void Scripture, and Wa Huang Scripture, he focused solely on the Wa Huang Scripture. He was not obsessed with cultivating the so-called strongest ancient scriptures and using Furnace-Nurtured Myriad Scriptures.
Because that was not his path.
At this moment, Ji Hao's entire body seemed to have become a vessel for the Dao, covered in all kinds of patterns. His Essence Qi surged like dragons, washing over every inch of his flesh.
The five regions of Heaven and Earth trembled together, while the Great Dao Heavenly Sound continued without end. It seemed to come from ancient times, crossing endless time and space.
Ji Hao's treasured body shone. It resonated with the chanting from his Dao Palace, and his flesh and bones changed into another color, undergoing an intense transformation. Glass-colored flames spread out, and there was even the ringing sound of clashing metal!
Boom!
At that moment, violet lightning descended from the sky, seeking to split him apart. Majestic Heavenly Might swept over the land.
Ji Hao opened his mouth and expelled a supremely powerful stream of Gang Qi, like the Milky Way falling from the Nine Heavens.
Innate Grand Void Astral Qi!
Bang!
The Gang Qi smashed through the lightning with irresistible force. Then Ji Hao opened his mouth again and inhaled sharply. Before the lightning could dissipate, he sucked it into his abdomen and refined it.
"Still not enough. Again!"
As though it had sensed Ji Hao's blatant provocation, several layers of Lightning Tribulation gathered together, gradually forming a sea of violet Thunder. It was an ocean of lightning, with electric radiance surging down in waves. Thunder crashed like a tide, shattering everything. The world was flooded with blazing violet light, as though the world itself were being destroyed!
Ha!
Ji Hao let out a long roar, and one phenomenon after another evolved.
Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram, Splendid Mountains and Rivers, Golden Crow Rising from Fusang, Bright Moon Rising over the Sea.
Although he was not a Sacred Body, no one had ever said that he could possess only one phenomenon. Ji Hao had been unable to break through to the Four Extremes these past years because of Death Qi.
In his previous life, these phenomena had been what he envied most. So Ji Hao had simply cultivated them himself, producing several phenomena in succession, each of extraordinary power.
Several phenomena coexisted, firmly blocking the lightning outside. He opened his mouth once more and inhaled sharply, swallowing countless bolts of lightning into his body like a whale gulping down water.
Electric light burst from every inch of Ji Hao's skin, while the roars of tigers and dragons rang without end.
"Still not enough. I will break all restraints and stand above the Nine Heavens!"
Like a God, his aura surged to the heavens. A Divine Mountain condensed in his palm, rumbling as it moved, before he slammed it toward the sea of Thunder ahead!
Towering and majestic, its aura was vast and imposing, as though it could suppress the Heavens. It was Mount Tai, now condensed by Ji Hao into a means of battle.
Embracing Mountain Seal!
As though it had sensed his provocation, the Thunder Cloud solidified in the next instant, covered in five-colored Thunder Light.
It was an ocean of lightning, with electric radiance surging down in waves. Thunder crashed like a tide, shattering everything. The world was flooded with blazing violet light.
Majestic celestial halls and immortal palaces emerged within it, as though the Ancient Heavenly Court had descended into the world!
A Battle Halberd shot down from the Firmament, colliding with the phantom of Mount Tai in Ji Hao's hand.
Boom!
Light—boundless light burst forth. Terrifying power erupted, destroying everything around it and leveling the mountain peaks.
Ji Hao slowly withdrew his hand. Before drops of blood like red diamonds could even fall, his wounds had already healed.
"Elder, what is that... Heavens, what immense Source Qi!"
"Do not meddle in other people's affairs. Someone is undergoing tribulation!" the elder immediately rebuked.
"Such an existence is not someone our Lingxu Paradise can afford to provoke!"
"According to legend, anyone capable of triggering a Heavenly Tribulation is at least a Four Extremes expert. Leave quickly!"
Boom!
Thunder sounded again, giving him no time to react. It was like the Nine Skies Thunder God descending Heavenly Punishment, shattering one's soul, linking heaven and earth, vast beyond measure.
Ji Hao stirred his blood and Qi, and the sound of dragons roaring rang ceaselessly. A crimson divine dragon surged from his body, shaking its head and tail as it shot straight into the clouds.
The two people who had not gone far were instantly dumbfounded at the sight.
"How could this be?! Am I dreaming?"
"According to the records in ancient books, shouldn't Heavenly Tribulations be extremely difficult to overcome? How could anyone dare to actively provoke one?"
Void Monument Hand!
He swung a palm back toward the sky, transforming it into an ancient Stone Tablet that suppressed the Void and directly shattered the Thunder.
Rumble—
At the center of the Lightning Tribulation, the Thunder Light became even more blazing. Dazzling lightning filled every inch of space, like the Milky Way of the Nine Heavens pouring down, as though tens of thousands of Great Stars were crashing to earth.