Heart Demon Lightning Tribulation

"Eleven zhang!"

"Twelve feet!"

It must be said that the Jade Emperor's statement that the Twelve-Foot Golden Body Technique requires being cleansed by heavenly lightning is very reasonable.

Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation progressed remarkably quickly amidst the heavenly lightning, even more smoothly than before.

However, Zhang Xuezhou also discovered a problem: even after he had finished cultivating the Jade Emperor's Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, the heavenly thunder had not stopped and the bombardment continued without end.

What is the pattern of this thunder?

"Has no one shut off the power?"

"Energy can't be infinite, can it?"

Zhang Xuezhou had been standing on the streets of Leiata City, but the continuous bombardment had forced him to step into the aquifer.

The rolling thunderbolts blasted and melted the ground, bombarding it nearly a hundred meters underground. Groundwater gushed out, and the area where Zhang Xuezhou was located had turned into a body of water.

Countless bolts of lightning churned and rolled across the water, creating splashes and sending up plumes of steam.

If there was anything that made Zhang Xuezhou feel even slightly better, it was that Hu Yu's wails were even louder than his own; the other seemed to be enduring immense pain, and even the world's very essence was struggling to provide repair.

"If this continues for a while, we might be able to kill Hu Yu, saving me the trouble of taking action!"

Zhang Xuezhou hoped the lightning would end, but as long as his body could withstand it, he also hoped the bombardment would last a little longer, ideally killing Hu Yu but leaving him half-dead. That would be satisfactory.

"Hahaha, my body is changing, I'm no longer Tiger Crispy!"

Zhang Xuezhou was enduring it all, and Hu Yu, who was also stubbornly holding on, seemed to have noticed something and began to see his body changing. He too chose to endure it.

Zhang Xuezhou continuously improved his resistance by using the Twelve-Zhang Golden Body Technique, while Hu Yu squeezed out as much of the world's primordial power as possible.

Although the world's origin was now emerging in spurts for him, no longer as continuously as before, being alive was better than dying.

Hu Yu was confused; everything that had inexplicably appeared was beyond his comprehension.

He was like a native of this world hunting wild beasts, when suddenly a fiery meteor fell from the sky, and he lacked sufficient understanding of such an extraordinary event.

For most of humanity, the pioneers of the fireball meant disaster.

But for some gifted individuals like Huang, it might be an fortuitous opportunity.

Hu Yu undoubtedly saw himself as a cultivator who could obtain fortuitous opportunity.

He was inexplicably struck by an unavoidable thunderbolt; his misery was real, but so was his benefit.

As long as he isn't killed in one go, the world's essence he draws upon can sustain his life intermittently.

The world's origins were constantly depleting, and the intervals between recoveries were getting longer and longer, but his body was also able to withstand each recovery better than the last.

It seemed as if seeds were sprouting within his body, even stimulating new growth.

Only when he occasionally glanced at that tall, majestic golden figure, like a mountain range, did Hu Yu feel a sense of resentment and intense wariness.

He was constantly benefiting, and this outer elder of the Tiger Saint Lineage also seemed to have benefited, his body exhibiting a kind of transcendent state.

"I'm definitely the strongest. I'm almost finished refining the world's origin, and I should be about to ascend to another dimension. No matter how strong he is, it's useless!"

Hu Yu wanted to kill Zhang Xuezhou, but he was unable to move his body.

More importantly, Hu Yu noticed that the torrential lightning falling from the sky was decreasing, and a colorful passage appeared—the dimensional ascension passage he had longed for every day.

When the colorful light shone on him, Hu Yu felt as if his whole body was floating.

He gazed into the vibrant, colorful depths, and as his eyes swept back, he felt the world beneath his feet receding further and further away.

"I've ascended to a higher dimension! I've truly ascended to a higher dimension! Only I meet the requirements for dimensional ascension, hahaha!"

Uncontrollable emotions surged within Hu Yu, causing him to let out a series of excited tiger roars that he couldn't contain.

The roar of the tiger echoed around Leiata City, startling Zhang Xuezhou was in pain, awake.

Tiger Feather's roar is not just a simple sound, but a form of attack capable of instantly destroying the physical body.

Zhang Xuezhou had almost reached the pinnacle of physical endurance. He didn't die from the blows, but he inevitably suffered pain, which was even more painful than being struck by lightning. After all, Zhang Xuezhou's current defenses were almost maxed out in terms of electrical resistance, and he could only rely on his physical body to withstand Hu Yu's attacks.

"What dimensional ascension?! This guy's gone mad!"

Tiger Feather's roar reached Zhang Xuezhou's ears, and the image of Houtu and Hongjun fighting that he had just seen flashed through his mind. His heart tightened, and he could no longer care that his physical body was still resisting the heavenly lightning.

In a mere blink of an eye, Zhang Xuezhou's soul had pierced through the darkness and appeared deep within the hidden depths of his soul.

You've come!

In the void, 'Zhou' had not yet left, standing upright like a piece of wood.

It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou's soul traveled through the void and entered that 'Zhou' seemed to be startled awake.

"I have a feeling you won't live much longer?"

Zhou felt that Zhang Xuezhou had at least several decades left to live and shouldn't have returned so quickly, but he also suspected that he had spent too much time in the void, which might have caused a counting error.

I want to live a long time!

Zhang Xuezhou gave a brief response, then suddenly remembered how he had withstood the heavenly lightning, and suddenly saw Houtu and Hongjun clashing in the dim, unseen depths.

The two exchanged blows, each aiming for the other's vital points.

Just when Zhang Xuezhou thought the two could fight to the death, he was awakened by excruciating pain in his body. Everything he saw disappeared, and he quickly guided his soul to escape, leaving only his physical body to endure the lightning.

Zhang Xuezhou felt that Lei Ting's situation seemed a bit different; he sensed that it was affecting his soul.

"Zhou, have you ever heard of the Void Heaven Palace?"

"I think I've heard that name before!"

"I've heard that the Void Heaven Palace guided the great demons of the Three Realms Lightning Tribulation!"

"Yes, the Lightning Tribulation originates from the Void Heaven Palace. Great demons that undergo the Void Heaven Palace's Lightning Tribulation can break free from their cocoons and grow stronger!"

Is there any pattern to this Lightning Tribulation?

Zhang Xuezhou didn't really know much about demons, nor did he know much about Heavenly Tribulation. He had only been struck by lightning once before, which he had managed to endure.

Aside from that, he didn't know much else.

"This Lightning Tribulation has a nine- Lightning Tribulation. A great demon that withstands this Lightning Tribulation needs to endure nine lightning strikes. This is the weakest Lightning Tribulation, which also means that such a great demon is not worth cultivating. After successfully passing the tribulation, it is considered the lowest-level transformed great demon, and it is extremely difficult to increase its strength. Next is the twenty-nine Heavenly Tribulation..."

Zhou is indeed a very nice person and is willing to share his knowledge.

From the introduction of the first nine Heavenly Tribulation to the eighth nine Heavenly Tribulation, and then to the top-level ninth nine Heavenly Tribulation, 'Zhou' knew them all like the back of his hand. There were Heavenly Tribulation that he was familiar with and had witnessed, as well as those that he had heard about.

All of these factors combined to form his understanding of Heavenly Tribulation.

"The final Heavenly Tribulation the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulations is the Tribulation of Inner Demons; you can see whatever you think in your heart."

After continuous analysis, Zhang Xuezhou finally understood what had happened to him and why Hu Yu had fallen into madness.

Everything the other party sees is what they think. Hu Yu's physical body has passed the tribulation, but his soul has not, thus falling into this Lightning Tribulation that confuses his mind.