Ji Hao sat cross-legged atop a small mound. This had once been a small hill, but after the Lightning Tribulation, more than half of it had been shorn away.
He carefully recalled the scenes of the previous battle, replaying them in his mind again and again as he searched for his own flaws.
He had now reached the peak of the Eight Forbidden and was only one step away from the Supreme Divine Forbidden. Yet that single step might trap Ji Hao for more than a decade.
Only by constantly strengthening his foundation and accumulating power could he make the ultimate leap.
Strands of Chaos Divine Thunder surged from within his body. He had swallowed more than half of the Chaos Divine Thunder in one gulp earlier, and he still had not completely refined it.
His Divine Soul and physical body separated. His physical body refined the Chaos Divine Thunder, while his Divine Soul underwent the cleansing of Chaos Qi.
His physical body reorganized itself with crackling sounds. His essence qi was as vast as the sea, pure and flawless, brilliant and crystalline.
His Divine Sense shone resplendently, transforming into a deity. Having undergone the cleansing of Chaos Qi, it grew ever stronger and more solid. Gradually, it too took on a trace of chaotic coloring before rushing into his brow.
As for the Tai Chi Diagram, it had initially formed its own Laws and begun the evolution of the Great Dao. The Humanoid Lightning and chaotic radiance had left indelible Dao Marks upon it.
The palm-sized Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Sword Embryo grew increasingly sharp. Ji Hao opened his mouth and spat out streams of Chaos Divine Thunder, continuing to temper the Sword Germ.
The Saint Spirit Furnace became even sturdier and more exquisite. Having forged two weapons in succession,