"Hahaha! Even if your flesh has reached the divine, how long can you hold out? Keep going."
The attacks grew fiercer! Yet they still could not break through Lin Yue's flesh.
As time passed, more and more lightning gathered together. Sensing Lin Yue's terrifying body, heaven and earth began to rage! Lightning engulfed the entire firmament! An enormous sphere of white light condensed within the thunderclouds.
"The thunder pool has become a platinum ancient star, emerging amid golden thunder dragons! It's manifesting a phenomenon! How can this be?"
Some felt chills run down their spines. Who could remain calm before an ancient star formed from a pool of lightning?
"This is different from an ordinary True Immortal's emergence. It has surpassed an Immortal Dao lightning tribulation!"
"It's a heavenly tribulation, also called heavenly punishment! Not the breakthrough tribulation we know, but punishment sent down by the Great Dao in response! To think such a heaven-defying body exists. As expected of a body refinement cultivator-his flesh has reached full attainment!" By now, Lin Yue had been mistaken for a cultivator who practiced both body refinement and the ancient method.
Amid the crowd's cries, one figure after another took shape at the center of the ancient star formed from lightning. Their silhouettes were indistinct, yet familiar.
"Immortal King Descends Upon Nine Heavens! Hiss...! A phenomenon like this! Is a king emerging?"
"Are those the kings of this ancient history? The Great Dao imprinted the phenomena of their ascension to kingship, and now it's manifesting them again. I've never heard of such a thing."
As more and more Immortal King figures appeared within the Thunder Core, thunder dragons rained down upon Lin Yue. These attacks were mightier than the precious techniques of Immortals and True Immortals.
The divine abilities of the Foreign Realm's three Immortals were swallowed by the thunder dragons before they could even reach Lin Yue.
After years of bloody battle, today he would become an immortal through a single fight!
Chapter 48: Thunder Refining the King's Body
High in the firmament, thunder dragons roared as they battered Lin Yue's flesh. Finding their efforts useless, they transformed directly into interwoven bolts of heavenly lightning and drew forth heavenly dao fire. Strand after strand of heavenly lightning fire began to spread and descend, burning everything.
The firmament became a furnace, and heavenly fire ignited the void.
This was Heavenly Dao's Thunderfire Refinement.
Lin Yue's body burned red, like molten lava.
"Hmph. You sought your own death. You have no one else to blame."
"Exactly. I don't believe he can survive this. The Heavenly Dao won't permit it."
Helpless, the three Immortals could only sneer! Their attacks were swallowed by the lightning, rendering every strike useless!
"Hah...!" An immortal voice shook the world.
First, a massive axe formed from lightning cleaved toward him, crossing the river of time and stirring ripples with power that did not belong to the present age.
Boom...
Terrifying power struck Lin Yue's flesh, its unbridled energy blasting apart primordial stars.
Lin Yue staggered backward beneath the blow, his treasured body tearing and bleeding! His golden blood pierced straight through stars and scorched earth.
Then a long spear extended from within the Thunder Core.
"That is his Chaos Artifact. There's no mistake-it's that lord."
A Nine Heavens cultivator gazed at the familiar divine weapon, tears brimming in his eyes.
Clang!
The sound of clashing metal rang out.
Lin Yue's treasured body was nearly pierced through.
"Ah! Lord Lin Yue, don't push yourself!"
A group of cultivators cried out!
Just after the Nine Heavens cultivators cried out, a long sword slashed toward him. Every attack seemed to be testing Lin Yue.
"This is Immortal King Questioning the Dao!"
"Indeed. A legend recorded in the Emperor-Fall Ancient History!"
The Immortal Domain was a great realm, and some had seen records of such an event. One Immortal King phenomenon after another unleashed its precious techniques and divine abilities, testing this heaven-defying being.
At first, Lin Yue's treasured body nearly collapsed under every blow. As time passed, he slowly grew accustomed to these attacks, then gradually began to fight back! The magnificent radiance of his flesh grew ever more brilliant, and the immortal splendor within his primordial spirit erupted in full.
Within the divine universes inside his body, 1,296 divine repositories began to rise, surging against the divine universes of his inner world and excavating them again and again. One, two, three; one vast swath, two vast swaths, three vast swaths-they lit up the 129,600 acupoint firmament divine embryos within Lin Yue.
From that moment onward, the divine universes within Lin Yue circulated on their own, releasing an endless stream of vitality.
Finally, he even used his formidable flesh to withstand these kings' precious techniques head-on and blast the lightning apart!
"Is he going to succeed? Lord Lin Yue is magnificent! We're about to witness history, haha!"
"Hmph!"
"It's still too early."
Someone spoke with a grave expression.
Puzzled, everyone looked toward the firmament. From the void, from the firmament, from above the Great Dao itself-
Drops of blood rain began to fall, gradually pouring down like a torrential downpour.
Heaven and earth began to mourn, and the Heavenly Dao sent down blood rain.
"Even the Heavenly Dao has begun to weep because it cannot suppress this man's flesh. He defies heaven to an outrageous degree!"
"It's coming!"
The old Quasi-King of the Nine Heavens had appeared nearby at some unknown point and spoke gravely.
"Coming? What's coming?"
"If it cannot suppress him, it will destroy him. The Heavenly Dao's Heavenly Wrath Strike!"
The moment his words fell, the Thunder Core, like a primordial star, trembled and began to descend!
Lin Yue defied heaven too greatly. The Heavenly Dao had grown furious!
Boom...
Endless waves of air were forced aside. Like a meteor, it shook the clouds apart and crashed straight toward Lin Yue! The difference was that this Thunder Core was larger than a primordial star.
Its terrifying pressure shattered the void section by section. More than that, every Immortal King phenomenon struck together at this moment, unleashing peerless divine abilities at Lin Yue!
Like a drop of water falling into a lake, they blasted ripples through time!
Boom...
True Immortals and Immortals were hurled away by the rampant energy, as though a king were destroying the world!
An epoch seemed to pass, yet it also seemed only an instant. This power transcended space and time, leaving everyone unable to tell when they were!
Thunderclouds still churned where Lin Yue stood, with thunder dragons weaving through them. Yet no one could sense his presence!
"Did he fail?"
"Lin Yue-that was his true name. In the end, he left only a legend! Still, he shone more brilliantly than us True Immortals. After endless ages, no one will likely remember our names. But heaven and earth have remembered him."
"What a pity! He could defy his realm to slay immortals, yet he could not truly defy heaven."
"Hmph! Even among kings, how many could meet an attack like that head-on? Do you think an enraged strike from the Heavenly Dao is mere talk? Throughout the ages, some have indeed become immortals through a single battle, but even the emergence of a Battle Immortal never produced such phenomena. He was too greedy. Or rather, his cultivation method defied heaven too greatly. Once he crossed into the next realm, he would surge ahead of everyone at once, violating heaven's principles and provoking the Heavenly Dao. How could the Heavenly Dao possibly allow such a being to emerge?"
A True Immortal of the Immortal Domain spoke.
"Alas... I thought our Nine Heavens would take another step toward glory. I never imagined..."
Jing Ci sighed, his eyes moist.
"Waaah... Lord Lin Yue, why must you always be so bullheaded! Sob... It's over!"
"He defied heaven too greatly to be allowed to defy it! In the end, he was only a night-blooming flower, gone in an instant!"
"Lin Yue!"
A startled roar swept across the firmament. It was the sister and brother of the Heavenly Horned Ant Clan! After punching back the two Immortals and several Supreme Dao Venerables surrounding them, they rushed over! Years of bloody battles had carried them another step forward, allowing them to fight Immortals from a lower realm.
"Impossible! Where is Lin Yue? Where is he!"
Yu seemed utterly distraught.
"Don't worry, Sister. Lin Yue will be fine. He'll appear very soon!" Unlike Yu, Yan was more mature. A smile lingered at the corner of his mouth, and he had great faith in Lin Yue! Even against a strike filled with the Heavenly Dao's hatred, he believed Lin Yue would not fail.
For Lin Yue was his faith.
"Hahaha, he merely sought his own death. Now look-we didn't even need to act! Hehe, in the end, he was nothing more than entertainment for us all."
"Exactly. He really was impressive. He made us very happy! Hahaha...!"
The middle-aged man standing atop the great cauldron spoke, laughing wildly.
"See? You are acting against heaven, and the Heavenly Dao will never permit it. Come, we'll let bygones be bygones. Embracing us is the proper path!"
Just as the Foreign Realm's people cheered, the endless thunderclouds in the void began to disperse. Golden lotuses, each as large as a star, manifested in the void! They radiated a soothing golden light. Even the wounds of Immortal Domain and Nine Heavens cultivators bathed in that light began to heal.
A wondrous melody unique to the Heavenly Dao rang out from the void, celebrating the emergence of an Immortal Dao being.
If it could neither suppress nor destroy him, then it would make peace! Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was a trait shared by all things-even the Dao was no exception!
After all, heaven and earth always left a thread of hope for survival!
"This is! Void-born blossoms, immortal dao golden lotuses-is an immortal emerging?"
"He isn't dead? Impossible! How could he survive an attack like that...?"
As the thunderclouds dispersed, more and more golden lotuses appeared. The place where Lin Yue had stood was fully revealed, and an enormous golden bud emerged, as though it were nurturing a supreme being within!
"Battle Kindling Golden Lotus!"
"Thunder Refining the King's Body!"
"The Immortal King Questions My Dao!"
"What Is a Heaven-Defying Immortal!"
Lin Yue's distant voice rang out from within the golden lotus bud, as though echoing from the river of ancient history.
The golden lotus's petals opened one by one, and Lin Yue emerged bathed in golden immortal light. His entire body was crystalline and spotless, impervious to all arts.
Only when the golden lotus fully bloomed did everyone truly see the being within.
He wore black battle robes and held the Black Gold Battle Sword. He looked barely past twenty, with ink-black hair falling to his waist! His brows were like sharp swords, his eyes like seas of stars! A Golden Lotus Mark rested between his brows. Immortal, indestructible radiance suffused his entire body.
"He succeeded! Hahahahaha! History changed at this very moment!"
"I knew Lord Lin Yue would succeed in defying heaven! This is the glory of our Nine Heavens!" someone cried out loudly.
"Weren't you the one crying hardest just now? You even called him bullheaded!"
"You must have seen wrong. I'm Lord Lin Yue's most devoted supporter. I always believed he could defy heaven!"
...!
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist!"
True Immortals from both the Immortal Domain and the Nine Heavens spoke at this moment! An Immortal Dao being had emerged!
"See? Lin Yue would never fail!" Seeing Lin Yue appear and even enter the Immortal Dao, Yan spoke smugly!
"I trust you are all well!"
Lin Yue's voice held neither joy nor sorrow!
"So what if you're a True Immortal? Kill!"
"We're in the same realm. I don't believe you can overturn the heavens!"
The three Immortals once again unleashed their peerless precious techniques and attacked Lin Yue!
Watching the three Immortals charge, Lin Yue showed not the slightest concern. He held the Black Gold Battle Sword across his chest! The Black Sword rejoiced. Having undergone almost the entire tribulation alongside Lin Yue, it now possessed a complete consciousness of its own and had become a Primordial Chaos Ancient Artifact.
"The instant I draw my sword is the pinnacle of Ultimate Bliss. Ultimate Bliss at its pinnacle will carry you into the rebirth years. From this moment onward, you belong to the rebirth years!"
"This sword strike is named Rebirth!"
Chapter 49: A Body to Rival Kings
Without even manifesting his martial dao divine infant, Lin Yue directly unleashed the sword strike Rebirth!
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