The Thirteen-Element Heavenly Mandate Tribulation: Becoming a God at This Moment!
Thunderclouds surged across the sky, like the roar of countless giant dragons, shrouding the entire world in an aura of Destruction.
Endless lightning intertwined like a net, its dazzling light illuminating Xu Xingyu's figure and highlighting his unwavering gaze.
He stood atop the mountain, gazing up at everything, his expression unwavering, as if the might of the heavens could not sway his will.
The Lightning Tribulation is an insurmountable obstacle on the path to godhood for cultivators in the world.
Legend has it that this law was created at the beginning of the universe, attempting to eliminate those cultivators who vainly sought to transcend it in the most brutal way.
Only the truly strong can survive the baptism of Lightning Tribulation and glimpse the realm of gods.
In the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent, the Lightning Tribulation is the ultimate trial that every Soul Master strives for in their lifetime to attain God Position.
Normally, forcibly elevating someone to godhood through the inheritance of God Position can bypass the tribulation of Lightning Tribulation. However, such a method of becoming a god is ultimately a wrong path, as it results in a generally low degree of compatibility between the individual and the God Position, requiring a significant amount of time to solidify it.
Xu Xingyu's father, the Dragon God, would naturally not allow Xu Xingyu to take such a harmful and pointless shortcut; of course, even if he wanted to, he couldn't.
There's no way around it. Even if the Dragon God were still alive, he wouldn't be able to do that, let alone if he only had the last remnant soul left in the inheritance space.
Because once the Dragon God God's God Position is passed down, the inheritor's cultivation will directly surge to the Peak Supreme God King level, which is the strongest cultivation level in the entire universe so far, except for the Creation and the Tianshou.
Therefore, the Universal Consciousness will not allow any shortcuts to this level of God Position. If you want to cross over, you must demonstrate your own qualifications!
As mentioned before, the Lightning Tribulation that lead to godhood are divided into three major levels based on their power and significance.
The Four-Colored Elemental Tribulation, the Seven-Colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation and Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation —these Heavenly Punishment not only represent the intensity of the Lightning Tribulation but also symbolize the talent and potential of those who break through.
The most basic Four-Colored Elemental Tribulation is composed of four basic elements: water, fire, earth, and wind. This kind of Lightning Tribulation is the starting point of the path to godhood and also the most common Heavenly Punishment. Most cultivators who can trigger the Four-Colored Elemental Tribulation can only stop at the True God level, that is, the level of Third-Level God.
Although they have crossed the threshold of Godhood, they can hardly take another step forward in their lifetime.
The Seven-Colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation and Earth Tribulation represents an even higher level of aptitude. This Lightning Tribulation combines seven attributes: water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space, making it far more powerful than the Four-Colored Elemental Tribulation. Soul Master who can withstand the Seven-Colored Heaven and Earth Tribulation are considered to possess Super God Level potential, which is equivalent to the aptitude of Second-Level God.
If they grow up smoothly, possess extraordinary talent, or have exceptional luck, they may even have the opportunity to ascend to the level of First-Level God, also known as the Supreme God level, and become a top powerhouse in a Divine Realm.
As for the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, it is the most powerful Heavenly Punishment in legend. The power of nine attributes—water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, Destruction, and creation—is intertwined, forming the core of this Lightning Tribulation.
The appearance of this Lightning Tribulation symbolizes that the cultivator possesses the potential to reach the level of God King. Those who can withstand the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation are expected to become Supreme God King in the future, standing at the pinnacle of the Divine Realm and looking down upon all living beings in the myriad worlds.
In the original Douluo series Tang Xuanyu, the Dragon God Inheritor, the grandson of the Tang family who is jokingly called a "salted fish" by many readers, faced Lightning Tribulation of this level.
Xu Xingyu slowly closed his eyes, quickly sorting through the common knowledge of Lightning Tribulation in his mind. However, when he opened his eyes again and his gaze fell on the churning thunderclouds, he clearly understood that this Lightning Tribulation did not belong to any of these three categories.
This Lightning Tribulation not only surpassed the Nine-Colored Chaos Great Tribulation, but it also exceeded all his understanding of Lightning Tribulation.
However, the unfamiliarity with this Lightning Tribulation did not last long, because Xu Xingyu soon realized that the composition of this Lightning Tribulation was not unfamiliar to him at all; in fact, it could be said that he was extremely familiar with it.
That was Lightning Tribulation formed by the fusion of thirteen elemental forces: water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, stability, creation, destruction, fate, and chaos.
Each attribute represents a rule in the universe, and when these rules intertwine, the resulting power is devastating.
Xu Xingyu slowly raised her head, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.
"Thirteen attributes... I never imagined I would actually face it under such circumstances." He muttered to himself, his voice low but tinged with mockery. For the Lightning Tribulation before him was not formed naturally by heaven and earth, but created by himself.
Long ago, in order to temper his dragon bones, he attempted to construct an unprecedented body-refining Lightning Tribulation based on his understanding of the elements.
At that time, he never imagined that this power would one day truly descend upon him.
Now, this familiar Lightning Tribulation has reappeared, not to help him refine his body, but to become the greatest trial on his path to godhood.
"What an irony of fate," Xu Xingyu sighed softly, but without a trace of regret.
Because he knew that everything before him was not accidental, but rather stemmed from his own potential surpassing that of his father, the Dragon God.
The Dragon God was once Peak Supreme God King level, just one step away from breaking through to become a powerful being capable of creating God Star by himself.
However, even the mighty Dragon God could not break through the shackles of the Supreme God King and ultimately perished due to the split of his will.
Xu Xingyu possesses power that his father never had, and also has greater potential.
Once he successfully survives this Lightning Tribulation, his cultivation will not only reach the peak of the Supreme God King, but he will also have the opportunity to enter a completely new realm that his father never reached.
"In that case, let's call it the ' Thirteen-Element Heavenly Mandate Tribulation '." Xu Xingyu's gaze refocused on the churning thunderclouds, a fighting spirit igniting in her eyes.
This was a judgment of fate, and an unparalleled trial. His body trembled slightly, but not from fear, but from the excitement and desire to face the unknown challenge.
The thunderclouds in the sky grew thicker, the light from the thirteen elements intertwining and crisscrossing, as if splitting everything in the world into countless fragments. Amidst the roaring thunder, an indescribable pressure swept in, making the entire space tremble precariously. Even the space around the Dragon Ascension Pillar began to distort, as if it might collapse at any moment.
Xu Xingyu, however, remained unmoved. He stood quietly on the mountaintop, letting the wind whip his hair around.
The light of thunder shone on his face, highlighting his sharply defined features.
He did not back down, nor did he choose to escape, because he knew that this Lightning Tribulation would be the final obstacle on his path to the highest realm.
"Come on!" he shouted, gripping the Yuansou Divine Weapon tightly, and his aura exploded forth. Nine-colored light radiated from his body, like a newborn sun, echoing the churning thunderclouds.
This is a battle of fate, a moment for him to prove himself to the world.
The Thirteen-Element Heavenly Mandate Tribulation: Become a God at This Moment!