"Oh?"
Lin Fan glanced at the sky; the scale of the tribulation clouds far exceeded that of an ordinary Sage Tribulation.
The area within a radius of hundreds of miles was shrouded in darkness, and a dark golden lightning bolt faintly appeared at the center of the tribulation clouds, like a lurking divine dragon of heavenly punishment.
"That's interesting."
He stepped into the void, his white robes fluttering, and his figure shot into the clouds of tribulation like an arrow.
The cultivators who had been observing from the sidelines had been frantically retreating the moment they saw the tribulation clouds. Now, seeing Lin Fan taking the initiative to face the heavenly tribulation, they erupted in chaos.
"Holy crap! He's going to tank the tribulation clouds head-on?!"
"These tribulation clouds are strange! I'm only at the Early Sage, and I've seen quite a few Sage Tribulation, but I've never seen one of this scale!"
"This isn't Sage Tribulation, this... this is like Great Emperor's Tribulation! Or rather, Monstrous Genius Tribulation even more terrifying than Great Emperor's Tribulation!"
"What kind of strange thing has the Lin Clan son attracted?"
"Boom!"
The first bolt of lightning struck.
It was a dark golden lightning pillar as thick as a water vat, carrying the Law of Destruction and the divine might of heavenly punishment, which struck down towards Lin Fan.
The power of this lightning bolt was enough to instantly vaporize a Middle-stage Sage cultivator.
Lin Fan did not dodge; he raised his fist and threw a punch directly at the pillar of lightning.
boom!
The fist imprint collided with the lightning pillar, the roar resounding through the heavens, lightning flashing everywhere, and the power of the laws swept outwards like a storm, tearing cracks into the already gloomy sky.
The lightning shattered into countless golden fragments, like an inverted meteor shower.
Lin Fan remained completely still, not even lifting a corner of his robe. "That's it?"
His voice was light and airy, with a hint of disappointment in it.
The tribulation clouds seemed to be enraged; when the second bolt of tribulation lightning struck, it was no longer a single bolt, but three bolts falling simultaneously.
"Boom!"
Three dark golden lightning pillars intertwined to form a lightning net, carrying divine power capable of splitting the heavens and earth, sealing off all his escape routes.
He still didn't dodge.
This time, he did something even more outrageous.
He circulated the Chaos Scripture, and the chaotic energy within his body surged suddenly, forming a hazy chaotic light curtain around him. That light curtain was like a living thing, swallowing the heavens and the earth, and absorbing the energy contained in the three lightning pillars.
"Buzz!"
The destructive power within the tribulation lightning was broken down and refined layer by layer before the Chaos Gods and Devils Body, eventually transforming into strands of pure golden energy that merged into his meridians and physical body.
"Comfortable."
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes, feeling the warm current within his body, tempered by the tribulation lightning, flowing through him, and he felt a sense of enjoyment.
"Again."
The third bolt of tribulation lightning struck—not one, not three, but nine.
Nine dark golden lightning pillars poured down simultaneously, turning the entire sky into a dazzling golden sea of lightning.
"That's more interesting."
Lin Fan grinned, not out of fear, but out of excitement.
He soared into the sky, charging towards the center of the sea of lightning, facing the nine pillars of thunder.
His white robes fluttered, and his body surged with chaotic energy. At this moment, he was like a humanoid ancient beast that had rushed into a sea of lightning. Instead of retreating, he took the initiative to jump into the very center of that destructive storm.
"Boom!"
The lightning engulfed him completely.
From afar, the center of that golden sea of lightning resembled a black sun, with chaotic energy and lightning constantly colliding, merging, and splitting, weaving together a magnificent yet terrifying spectacle.
"The Imperial Prince... he's... taking a bath in the sea of lightning?"
Ji Kun stood at a distance, his lips twitching.
The surrounding cultivators were also dumbfounded. "Wait... this tribulation lightning looks completely different from ordinary Sage Tribulation, how did he just walk in like that?"
"You call this 'transcending tribulation'? This is clearly him being struck by lightning!"
"I've lived for three thousand years, and this is the first time I've ever seen anyone dare to rush into the center of the tribulation clouds."
"Boom!"
Another clap of thunder.
That bolt of lightning was thicker than the previous nine combined, as if the entire sky had pressed down, carrying endless Law of Destruction, and slammed fiercely into that chaotic-colored sun.
The chaotic energy exploded.
A figure in white robes flew out, his body wreathed in golden lightning, like a thunder god emerging from a tribulation.
A smile played on his lips, "That was satisfying."
He flipped his hand, and chaotic energy condensed into a black hole-like vortex in his palm. He simultaneously activated the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art and the Devouring Talent of the Chaos Gods and Devils Body.
Above his palm, the vortex grew larger and larger, as if an ancient behemoth had opened its gaping maw to devour everything.
"Buzz!"
The calamity clouds churned violently, as if sensing a deadly threat.
But it was too late.
The chaotic vortex shot into the sky, crossed the layers of lightning, and crashed straight into the core of the tribulation clouds.
"Clang!"
A deep, resounding boom echoed from the depths of the clouds.
Immediately afterwards, the terrifying tribulation cloud that had covered hundreds of miles of sky was actually torn open by the vortex, creating a crack.
The cracks continued to widen, and the entire cloud of calamity began to disintegrate inch by inch from the center outwards, like a piece of black glass being crushed by a giant hand, turning into countless fragments that fell in all directions.
"Buzz!"
The sky flashed with golden lightning one last time before completely dissipating.
The sky cleared, and sunlight streamed down again, carrying the fresh scent of light that had just been tempered by the lightning tribulation.
Lin Fan stood in the air and slowly withdrew his right hand.
The chaotic energy within his body was still circulating automatically. The tribulation lightning energy he had just absorbed was being refined and absorbed one by one by the Chaos Gods and Devils Body, making his cultivation, which had just broken through to the Middle-stage Sage, even more solid.
"Boom!"
"Not bad, this was a huge profit."
His aura surged once more, firmly establishing him at the peak of the early stage of the Sage. He glanced down at his palm, a slight smile playing on his lips.
[Ding! The host's physical body and soul have both undergone transformation during the tribulation, and the Chaos Gods and Devils Body's Devouring Talent has been upgraded to the Great Perfection! The fusion rate between the True Dragon Precious Technique and the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood has increased to 71%!]
"The Emperor's Son!"
Ji Kun rushed over, his eyes slightly red. "Are you alright? I was almost blown away by the residual force of that tribulation lightning from so far away..."
"It's nothing, I just took a shower."
Lin Fan brushed his white robe, on which a few wisps of residual lightning still flickered.
He patted his robes and looked up ahead.
Behind the golden palace, an ancient stone path winds its way through the void into the distance, with the outline of the Shiyi level faintly visible at its end.
Let's go...
He stepped onto the Nine-Dragon Chariot, and the nine true dragons raised their heads in unison, their roars echoing across the land. Nine golden streaks of light soared into the sky and sped toward the thirteenth pass.
He sat cross-legged inside the carriage the entire way.
He devoted a wisp of his mind to refining the essence of the tribulation lightning he had just acquired, and the True Dragon Precious Technique was also circulating and integrating within his body. He felt that he was in excellent condition.
"Peak Middle-stage Sage, three perfected laws, dual cultivation of the True Dragon Precious Technique and the Chaos Gods and Devils Body, and that Primordial Hunyuan Bell..."
He opened his eyes, his gaze filled with surging chaos. "This Immortal Ancient Ruins is likely to be conquered by me alone."
Several days later.
Lin Fan passed several levels in a row!
Upon reaching the thirteenth level, it appears ahead.
This level is different from the previous ones; once you pass this level, you can reach level fourteen!
At the entrance stood a gate made of massive black stones, about a hundred feet high, its entire surface as black as ink, covered with dense ancient runes that gleamed with a deep, eerie light, as if they were slowly flowing with life.
Lin Fan looked up at the door.
Rumble!
The void shattered, and a terrifying cold light shot out, aiming straight for Lin Fan's brow.
snort!
Lin Fan sneered, his words rippling with the laws of nature, his cold light shattering inch by inch in the void. "Who dares to challenge me?"
Just then, a deep voice came from behind the altar. "You are the Lin Clan prince?"
The voice was deep and resonant, carrying a sense of antiquity and almost the vicissitudes of time, as if it had been naturally born from the depths of a rock.