Fate's Path Revealed · Soul Lightning Condenses the Abyss
Outside the Ancient Thunder Tribulation Tower, dark clouds churned once more in the sky. The third layer of lightning rings on the tower suddenly lit up, and billions of silver-purple lightning bolts outlined the ancient patterns of the "Wheel of Time," slowly rotating in circles and stretching to the horizon, as if the laws of heaven and earth themselves were also incorporated into it.
Inside the tower --
The moment Zhou Yu stepped into the third level, the world seemed to collapse. He felt as if he had fallen into an eternally still "ghostly void."
Space is distorted, time is frozen, and all light has been removed.
However, in the deathly silence of the darkness, a silver lightning bolt suddenly ripped through the void with a "whoosh," flowing like a dragon and leaving behind a "time-lightning tail chain" thousands of meters long.
Then, a blurry but towering lightning shadow slowly emerged from the darkness.
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The third level guardian: Thunderous Obsession, Lord of the Gray Wheel
Composed of fragments of time and broken lightning bones, its six arms hold the following respectively: the Life Bell, the Wheel of Calamity, the Sand of Time, the Wheel of Fortune, the Lightning Crystal, and the Empty Chain.
• Behind it is a "gray behemoth" locked in time, engraved with billions of birth and death marks, every movement causing space to collapse.
It spoke in a whisper, "The Heavenly Tribulation asks: Can you change the course of fate?"
In that instant, the entire "Netherworld" space collapsed into fragments, and Zhou Yu was brought into the "Trial of Three Time Dimensions".
Trial One: Thunder of the Past - Reflection of Fate
Zhou Yu suddenly returned to the time when he first cultivated the Dao of Thunder, and everything was magnified into fragments of the Thunder Spirit. He was trapped in tens of thousands of Thunder Shadows of "memories of his past self," each of which could mimic his past attack methods, truly "attacking himself."
The Fourth Tribulation: Tribulation Flame Sinking Lightning
Zhou Yu suddenly unleashed a sword strike, the Imperial Surge Sword scorching the lightning and fire, using Soul-Burning Lightning to entwine the tribulation flames, instantly forming a blazing lightning dragon that bombarded ahead. With each swing of its tail, the lightning dragon detonated a "memory node," annihilating past lightning shadows into ashes.
The Thunder Dragon's exoskeleton is composed of deep purple thunder flames, and its body is filled with leaping thunder flames like burning meteors.
With each explosion of a shadow, time flows back to a point in the past, with audio and visuals flashing back simultaneously, creating a powerful sense of visual immersion.
Trial Two: Lightning Now - A Swift Struggle for Life
Time Chain Compression
The Lord of the Gray Wheel activated "Time Breakpoint," slowing down Zhou Yu's attacks, while Lei Shi's main body accelerated its attacks tenfold, like streaks of lightning striking simultaneously, attempting to tear apart his sea of consciousness.
Eight Tribulations - Order-Extinguishing Lightning Bane
This move breaks the order and disrupts the flow of time. Zhou Yu inserts the Imperial Surge Sword into the ground, using soul power as a guide and tribulation power as a source to construct a lightning-order anti-explosion domain.
The ground exploded with countless lightning patterns, forming a gigantic lightning palace array shaped like an eight-pointed star, with the "Causal Breaking Wheel" at its center.
The entire space returned to its normal rhythm; Lei Shi's true form was erased by time, and his phantom was "sequentially annihilated."
Trial Three: The Thunder of the Future - The Torture of Fate
Zhou Yu atop the ruins of a collapsed future era. Dozens of "dead Zhou Yu" flashed in the void: some were bound by chains of cause and effect, some were sealed by time, and some were falling in a state of alienation.
This is a judgment projected from the soul: if one cannot overcome all the "future of death," then one's own destiny will be frozen, and one will be trapped in the tower for eternity.
Countermeasure: Final Tribulation - One Restriction of the Nine Abysses
Zhou Yu slowly closed his eyes, as countless bolts of lightning surged beneath his feet. The Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword was raised high into the sky, nine beams of purple-gold lightning converging at its tip from the heavens.
He cleaved through the void with a single sword stroke:
"--Above Heaven's Mandate, the Nine Abyss is a forbidden realm, shattering all destiny-binding souls!"
The sword light slashed out a "Fate Track Annihilation Crack," tearing the entire ruins into a thousand layers of light.
All "deathly futures" were frozen in an instant, then annihilated, turning into causal dust that scattered with the wind;
A huge thunder wheel emerged from behind Zhou Yu, with the word "Thunder" inscribed on it: Forbidden!
Third level - Successfully cleared
The Lord of the Gray Wheel whispered forlornly, "You... have passed the interrogation of the qualitative change in your destiny."
It slowly disintegrated, leaving behind a lightning crystal core.
Third Thunder Core - Mystic Void Lightning Soul Crystal
Zhou Yu absorbed it into his Soul Sea, and the entire Netherworld slowly collapsed, revealing the Thunder Gate leading to the fourth level.
He strode firmly into the realm where lightning re-emerged.
The moment Zhou Yu stepped into the fourth level, the entire Ancient Thunder Tribulation Tower roared violently, and the fourth ring of lightning suddenly ignited with azure lightning, transforming into three thousand strands of "spatial lightning lines" that intertwined in the air, as if the entire space had been cut into billions of fragments by lightning.
This level is no longer a "flat trial," but rather—
Shattered Dimensions: The Void Realm, a spatial sea torn apart by lightning!
The entire space resembled a "sea of thunderous stars," with swirling thunderous nebulae high above. The ground no longer existed, only floating "sky-shattered islands" remained.
Spatial lightning cracks are scattered between the floating islands, with electric snakes crawling around, each pulse capable of reshaping the heavens and earth;
Thunderous sounds surged like a tide, like ten thousand dragons roaring in unison, filling the entire area with a sense of oppressive "spatial collapse."
Zhou Yu atop a suspended island, surrounded by swirling lightning. The Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword hummed softly, as if responding to some ancient call.
The Gatekeeper Appears
Space suddenly tore open, and a bolt of lightning transformed into a vortex, from which a strange creature slowly rose:
Sky Realm Thunder Soul - Lord of the Rending Tide
Its form resembles a thunder whale, thousands of feet long, with a body entirely composed of azure thunder bones made of "spatial echoes";
The two wings are spatial slits, capable of severing space and time with a single swing;
A surge of thunderous energy emerged from his back, triggering a spatial collapse with every breath.
It spoke in human language, its voice booming like divine thunder:
"If you cannot stand firm amidst the thunderous tide, how dare you peek into the realm of emptiness?"
Immediately—a massive surge of thunder erupted, with lightning rising from all directions. All the lightning streams contained spatial folds, and once they touched someone, they were exiled to a "space dead zone"!
Zhou Yu's expression was as cold as ice. The Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword to the sky and whispered:
"Then let's advance by breaking through the air."
Fifth Tribulation - Abyss Breath Realm Lightning
Construct Lightning Prison to trap the enemy's soul and lock the spatial collapse point.
Zhou Yu plunged the sword into the heart of the island, formed hand seals, and lightning patterns spread out from beneath his feet;
Nine layers of lightning rose beneath his feet, advancing in succession, with lightning pillars piercing the sky, constructing a "Deep Abyss Lightning Domain";
The entire space was pulled into the "Heavy Thunder Boundary," and Lord of the Rending Tide's thunder tide was forcibly suppressed within the domain!
Six Tribulations - Reverse Soul Lightning Bind
Chains of lightning bind the soul, severing the enemy's dimension of consciousness.
Zhou Yu raised his right palm, clenching his five fingers, and the "Reverse Soul Seal" condensed from his soul consciousness into chains of azure lightning;
The lightning chains danced like dragons and snakes, striking directly at the four wings of the Lord of the Rending Tide;
Each chain is engraved with "Severed Consciousness Inscriptions," locking it into the soul and pulling its consciousness into the "Thunder Matrix" constructed by Zhou Yu!
Lord of the Rending Tide roared in fury, forcefully unleashing a void-shattering attack—
The space was shattered like paper, Zhou Yu's body trembled as he was swept into the spatial Realm Splitting!
Breaking Through the Shattered Realm: A Desperate Counterattack
Zhou Yu closed his eyes, and a surge of dark lightning erupted within him. In an instant:
Seven Tribulations - The Ultimate Silence Heavenly Blast
Using his soul to command the heavens, he summoned the lightning of ultimate calamity, annihilating the heart of space in a single strike.
Zhou Yu cleaved the sky with a single sword strike, and a black-purple lightning seal roared into the air;
The lightning seal reached the heart of the Thunder Star Cloud, and the sky tore apart in response, unleashing a bolt of annihilating lightning—as thick as a mountain and as long as a galaxy—that crashed into the center of the shattered realm!
The void shattered like a mirror, the thunderous tide collapsed like a whale, space returned to normal, and Zhou Yu landed steadily, surrounded by lightning!
Fourth level clear
At the end, Lord of the Rending Tide murmured a fragmented thought, "You have already glimpsed a corner of the meaning of emptiness..."
It transformed into countless lightning runes, scattering and falling into Zhou Yu's Soul Sea, where it condensed into:
Fourth Thunder Core - Void Consciousness Lightning Spirit Crystal
The Gate of Thunder reopens, and the fifth level, the Gate of the Fate Lightning Abyss, is slowly opening, emanating an aura of resonance between the mysterious trajectory of fate and the power of thunder.
When Zhou Yu stepped into the fifth level, the space beneath her feet was no longer a floating island, no longer void, but a pitch-black abyss of destiny.
High in the sky, streaks of blood-red "lifelines" intertwine across the heavens, forming eerie totems;
Beneath the earth lie countless slumbering lightning veins and their soul bones, silently floating in the abyssal sea of lightning.
Between heaven and earth, there was no wind, yet there was the sound of thunder—as heavy as fate itself weighing on our shoulders!
This level is no longer a simple test of strength, but an assessment of "the ability to manipulate destiny".
The Gatekeeper Appears: Fate Soul Judge Thunder Envoy - Xuanxi
The one who appeared was a strange being, half-human and half-thunder, with snow-white hair, eyes swirling with lightning patterns, and wearing a robe of life-tracking silk. Behind him floated a huge thunder drum, on which were engraved six Fate Soul- tracking patterns:
"Those who dare to brave the lightning of destiny must break their destiny's trajectory and sever their life's wheel. Otherwise, their souls will be locked in the lightning domain, never to be freed."
Its voice seemed to come from the very source of destiny, sending shivers down one's spine.
Zhou Yu stood motionless, lightning energy emanating from his body. He gently stroked the Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword and whispered:
"If fate does not allow me to go, then—I will tear it apart with lightning."
Eight Tribulations - Order-Extinguishing Lightning Bane
Destroy the enemy's laws of operation and shatter the causal chain of destiny.
Eight "Thunder Fate Arrays" appeared around Zhou Yu, each representing a basic logic of destiny (birth, death, movement, stillness, connection, break, return, reversal);
With a single sword strike, the eight sequences of lightning shook the heavens and earth, as if Shatter Cause;
All spatial trajectories began to malfunction, and the Thunder Drum behind Xuanxi emitted a violent roar, with strands of life patterns beginning to peel away!
Xuanxi roared, unleashing six Fate Soul Wheel Seals with both hands!
Xuanxi Skill: Six Fate Wheels Formation-Breaking
The six wheels rotate, severing the six fundamental logics of space, time, soul consciousness, destiny, logic, and consciousness, attempting to seal Zhou Yu's soul consciousness within the Thunder Domain of Fate!
Limit Formation Breaker: The Strongest Spear
At this moment Zhou Yu closed her eyes and remained silent for a moment.
The next instant, the Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword exploded with lightning, and a black-gold lightning shadow appeared behind him:
--It was the "Nether Lightning Battle Soul" that he activated for the first time after breaking through to the Ninth Tribulation!
"I will wield my sword with my life to sever your destiny!"
Release the Seven Tribulations - Ultimate Silence Heavenly Blast once again
This technique resonated within the Fate Lightning Abyss, causing the very essence of thunder to erupt from the earth, transforming into the "Light of Fate Realm Severing Boundaries," which soared into the sky.
Six wheels severed instantly!
Xuanxi's body trembled violently, and the Thunder Drum shattered into countless thunderbolts, which transformed into fragments of the Life Talisman and merged into the depths of Zhou Yu's soul!
Fifth floor clear - Reward
Fate Tribulation Core Crystal x1 -- Can be integrated into the body, allowing Zhou Yu's fate trajectory to synchronize with Lei's, and in the future, it can sever the fate sovereignty of others.
Xuanxi's Remnant Words:
"Destiny is no longer a shackle... You will become the Lord of Fate Thunder?"
The Annihilation Arena is about to begin...
Annihilation Thunder Sea emerges, presence is completely erased, and soul consciousness cannot be inscribed. Zhou Yu will face an unprecedented calamity of being "denied by heaven and earth"!
The moment Zhou Yu stepped into the sixth floor, everything around him instantly collapsed into nothingness. Space, color, and sound all vanished into Silent Void.
He felt as if he had fallen into an abyss called "annihilation"—
The world was dark, and even one's own form seemed to be being "negated."
A "Black Moon of Annihilation Lightning" floated above their heads, its surface covered with forbidden runes indicating the deletion of soul consciousness, the annihilation of origin, and the severance of existence.
With each step you take, an echo of presence emanates from beneath your feet, signifying that "you were here just now."
This place is the true birthplace of the Annihilation Lightning.
The gatekeeper appears: Annihilation Lightning Envoy - Moyin
It has no form, only a mask with the word "" engraved on it suspended in the void.
When he spoke, space could not contain his voice; each word transformed into a divine power of "existential smearing" that poured into his soul.
"Annihilation is not destruction, but rather—never having existed."
With a wave of its hand, the entire battlefield began to annihilate Zhou Yu:
Name stripping: Make him unrememberable.
Concealing his presence: making his existence imperceptible to heaven and earth.
Skill Seal: Deprives the user of the logical basis for "activating the skill".
First Form: Recognition Annihilation Soul-Slaying Wave
Moyin unleashed a "Wuhen Thunder Wave," which sliced through the core of Zhou Yu's sea of consciousness.
Suddenly, the Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword began to "transparent," seemingly about to be released from Zhou Yu's "ownership."
Zhou Yu burst forth instantly:
The Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword resonated on its own, and the thunderous aura surged dramatically!
"Thunder is silent yet unceasing; destiny is defied yet indestructible—how can I, Zhou Yu, be forgotten by the world!"
The Nine Abyss Silent Lightning Canon - Eight Tribulations - Order-Extinguishing Lightning Bane + Five Tribulations - Abyss Breath Realm Lightning are released in tandem!
Zhou Yu unleashed lightning seals with both hands simultaneously, and the phantom of the "Nine Abyss Thunder Realm" appeared behind him, with lightning runes intertwining to form causal shackles;
He unleashed "Order-Extinguishing Lightning Bane," directly striking the "existence logic node" of the annihilation space;
Then, "Abyss Breath Realm Lightning" unleashed its Lightning Prison, sealing off the space and preventing Moyin from escaping the "locked-in" battlefield!
Although the Annihilation Lightning Envoy was formless, it was forcibly anchored within Zhou Yu's domain of consciousness!
Final Tribulation: One Restriction of the Nine Abysses
Zhou Yu slowly raised the Nether Lightning Imperial Surge Sword, nine layers of thunder patterns floating behind him.
The sword's edge touched the ground, time around it began to reverse, and then it exploded!
Nine "Cause and Effect Thunder Tracks" fell from the void, intersecting to form a "Destiny Seal Diagram";
All spatial nodes, time segments, and existence perceptions are frozen;
The "Thunder of the Nine Abyss" erupted from the sword's edge, completely piercing through the "Annihilation Thunder Envoy"!
As the mask of the word "annihilation" is shattered, the Wucun mine field is deconstructed.
After fusing 1 Annihilation Lightning Crystal, the fifth form of the Heavenly Tribulation Profound Lightning Scripture can be triggered.
Echoes of Mysterious Words:
"This child cannot be given a title, nor can his path be destroyed... The fate of thunder will rest upon his single thought."
Zhou Yu knelt in mid-air, nine bolts of lightning swirling around his body. The cultivation technique about to awaken within his sea of consciousness slowly revealed its full form.
The title of the fifth form of the Heavenly Tribulation Profound Lightning Scripture has already been revealed:
Controlling Calamity - Lightning Meteor Over a Thousand Mountains
--The heavenly tribulation lightning will be transformed into a thousand-thunder mountain range, which will be used to suppress and seal the enemy's consciousness and soul domain in one strike!