We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"Roar~~"

With the continuous Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens, the level 5 [Iron Body] had reached its limit. Shen Bailian let out a painful growl to relieve the psychological pressure.

He was no longer the carefree person he used to be.

Despite the immense pain, the habits he had developed over time enabled Shen Bailian to remain extremely calm under any circumstances.

But precisely because of this, he could clearly feel that his muscles, bones, flesh, and even cells were being torn apart, destroyed, and tempered.

People often say that true gold is not afraid of being tested by fire, but little do they know that if the temperature is too high, reaching thousands or tens of thousands of degrees, even true gold will melt into a pool of liquid.

Shen Bailian is in this state now. The violent power of lightning not only carries high-voltage current that ordinary martial artists cannot withstand, but also comes with a temperature of hundreds of thousands of degrees. The surrounding rain has not even touched him before it has been evaporated into water vapor by the high temperature.

Enveloped in this hellish environment, even with Shen Bailian's current physical body, it was difficult to resist, and he had to use his source power to condense source power weapons.

Even so, it is showing signs of becoming unstable.

Extremely terrifying.

Meanwhile, on Shen Bailian's panel, from an angle he couldn't see, one notification message after another popped up—

Congratulations! Your skill "Iron Body" has been upgraded. Experience points: +5

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 5.

【…】

Congratulations! Your skill "Iron Body" has been upgraded. Experience points: +7

……

As the Heavenly Tribulation progressed to the third stage, Shen Bailian's rate of gaining experience points also experienced a qualitative leap. However, at this point, he had no time to focus his attention on the panel.

pain!
Extreme pain, unimaginable pain, swept over every inch, every thread, and even every micrometer of Shen Bailian's body. His pupils seemed to explode, filled with fine blood vessels.

Blood seeped from his chapped lips, but it evaporated instantly the moment it appeared. The half-sleeve he was biting between his teeth was soaked in dark red. His Adam's apple convulsed on his bronze neck, and a dying cry of a young beast rolled from his throat. His trembling right hand gripped the fabric at his chest tightly, his knuckles turning a deathly pale blue.

This can be said to be the most painful training Shen Bailian has ever endured since he began practicing martial arts.

Because at the very center of that towering pillar of light, the energy released every hundredth of a second is equivalent to several "Little Boys" being detonated simultaneously.

Such a terrifying burst of energy would be too much for ordinary martial artists to bear, let alone come here to undergo the baptism of the heavenly tribulation. If they could even stay by Shen Bailian's side for a second, they would be considered absolute heroes.

The temperature was absolutely terrifying; the scorching heatwave had distorted the air, making it look from a distance like a blazing fireball radiating blinding light.

But as the saying goes, misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise.

This astonishing pain also brought astonishing gains; the experience points for just the two skills, [Five Elements Breathing Technique] and [Iron Body], increased by an unknown amount.

Not to mention the most important physical and mental attributes.

Yes.

Having undergone the tempering of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, not only did Shen Bailian's physical attributes experience a qualitative leap, but his mental attributes also received a new boost.

The First Nine Heavenly Tribulation and the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation only target the physical body of the person undergoing the tribulation.

However, after the Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens, it is not only aimed at the physical body, but also at the relatively weak soul of ordinary tribulations.

This is one of the reasons why the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation is so famous.

For ordinary cultivators, and ordinary righteous gods, that is, gods at the level of heavenly soldiers and generals, the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation is the most powerful heavenly tribulation they will encounter in their lifetime.

"Almost there...almost there..." For the first time since advancing to the Moon Embracing Realm, Shen Bailian felt the limits of his physical body. He murmured softly, silently counting down the hours until the end.

We await the arrival of that moment of ultimate sublimation!

Just moments before, in the space between the real world and the illusory world.

"Damn it, damn it... This martial artist seems a bit too outrageous. Is this something a Celestial Realm martial artist could do?" As the copper bells jingled, Horse-Face's gray-white eyes grew even more gloomy.

If someone can easily overcome the Nine Heavens Tribulation, it can only mean that this martial artist does indeed possess a certain level of skill.

But for those two underworld officials, they were still not worthy of being mentioned in public.

However, to the surprise of Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Shen Bailian survived the Tribulation of the Second Nine Heavens unscathed and did not appear to be in a sorry state.

This is a bit frightening; it completely transcends the realm of Celestial Realm martial artists.

What Horse-Face found most unacceptable was that they had already reached the stage of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, yet Shen Bailian still showed no sign of giving up.

And even now, Shen Bailian is still directly using his physical body to withstand the lightning tribulation, as if he wants to use the lightning tribulation to temper his body... Horse-face stopped abruptly when he thought of this.

Because a terrifying thought suddenly surfaced in his mind, one that he himself did not want to believe.

"Ox-Head, do you think this guy... this guy isn't using this lightning tribulation to temper his body?!" Horse-Face frowned, his gray-white eyes flashing, looking at Ox-Head beside him with trepidation.

In fact, when he asked the question to the bull-headed man, coupled with Shen Bailian's current state of enduring the lightning tribulation, he already had the answer in his mind.

Horse-faced was simply unwilling to believe his own judgment, after all, this was far too shocking for a Celestial Realm martial artist.

"You didn't just notice now, did you?" This time, Ox-Head's answer was completely different from his previous ones, and Horse-Face was stunned, wondering if he had misheard.

But when he saw the mocking look deep in the bull's eyes, the horse-faced man was stunned for a moment before he instantly realized what was happening.

This ox-headed fellow, his seemingly honest and simple nature was all an act. It turns out that for so long, he had been playing the fool. Indeed, one should not underestimate the underworld messengers.

Those who can become the ox-headed ghosts are indeed not easy to deal with.

After turning his head, the mockery in Minotaur's eyes completely disappeared, and his gaze became increasingly serious as he looked at the figure of the black-haired man.

Given this, it's no wonder that Guanyin would summon Yama and have the two of them take action, instead of randomly sending two underworld messengers.

It now seems that if an ordinary underworld messenger comes to capture a soul, the soul may not be captured, but the messenger will definitely be baked to ashes by the person's vigorous blood and energy.

Outside the lightning tribulation, Xiaoqing's shock was no less than that of Ox-Head and Horse-Face. "Gurgle..."

"This, this...is this guy...is he really human?" Xiaoqing didn't know how long she had been stunned. She only knew that ever since Shen Bailian passed the second half of the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation, she couldn't take her eyes off him.

Because this is simply illogical. A martial artist? When and what kind of martial artist could have such a physical body?

She felt like she was witnessing history and might be going to be remembered in history.

"No, ptooey! What kind of nonsense is this 'leaving a mark on history'?" Thinking this, Xiaoqing shook her head quickly, as if she'd touched a sore spot, trying to dispel the thought.
"I intend to live a long and prosperous life in this world, to witness firsthand how this event becomes a story, how the story becomes a legend... and how the legend becomes an epic..."

Although she has fallen to such a state, Xiaoqing still remains true to her original aspiration and wants to cultivate immortality with Bai Suzhen through her own efforts.

Little did they know, Xiaoqing was not destined to become an immortal. In this deeply entrenched world, there was no way she could attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality.

Bai Suzhen is different; she is destined to become an immortal. As long as the tribulation of the Wenqu Star descending to the mortal realm proceeds smoothly, even if her cultivation level is not up to standard, Bai Suzhen can still become an immortal.

After all, for beings with great magical power like Guanyin, the realms set for becoming an immortal are merely an insignificant threshold. They possess numerous rare and precious materials and innate spiritual plants that can enhance cultivation.

at this time.

Xiaoqing's ears twitched slightly. Amidst the booming thunder and Shen Bailian's deep roar, she caught a strange cracking sound, like a chick hatching from its shell.

"Sister has awakened!" Xiaoqing looked toward the source of the voice and immediately noticed the giant white cocoon that was cracking open. That was Bai Suzhen, who was in a healing state. The giant white cocoon was formed from extremely pure spiritual energy.

It has already reached the point where it can solidify into a physical form, which is enough to show how abundant the spiritual energy brought by the arrival of this heavenly tribulation is.

However, this is normal, since the Tribulation of the Third Nine is not as good as the Tribulation of the Sixth Nine or the Tribulation of the Ninth Nine, the former still contains a glimmer of hope.

But what about the latter two? All they possess is destructive power. Heaven will no longer grant those defying immortals and gods a single chance of survival; they can only rely on their own inherent strength to withstand it.

"Sister! Sister!" Xiaoqing cheered with joy when she saw Bai Suzhen emerge from the giant cocoon, especially when she saw the gleaming white scales that were beginning to heal.

what does this mean?
This means that Bai Suzhen's injuries, while not fully healed, are at least 70-80% healed, so even if Shen Bailian can't hold on any longer, Bai Suzhen can step in.

With only a few bolts of heavenly lightning remaining, coupled with the dense spiritual energy that had solidified into a tangible form beside her, Bai Suzhen's chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation suddenly increased several times over.

It's impossible not to be excited.

In Xiaoqing's heart, her older sister will always be number one, just as she was hundreds of years ago, just as she is now, and just as she will be hundreds of years from now!
Eternal and unchanging!

"boom!"

"Boom~~"

The sound of thunder echoed continuously throughout this land, and under the illumination of the lightning, it seemed to have become a place of eternal daylight.

Shen Bailian was bathed in lightning tribulation, experiencing inhuman brilliance, and underwent inhuman evolution.

The one who is about to face the calamity is the true protagonist of this Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

Bai Suzhen, however, was reaping the benefits without lifting a finger. As soon as she broke out of the giant cocoon formed by the extremely pure and dense spiritual energy, she felt an unusual power surging into her body from an unknown place.

From the outside, it appeared as a beam of light shooting into the sky, completely enveloping it.

"That's...no, it doesn't look like a lightning tribulation." Xiaoqing was startled when she saw this, but after concentrating her magic power to take a closer look, she realized it was a false alarm:
"I knew it! That man hasn't been reduced to ashes yet, so how could this Heavenly Tribulation have landed on my sister?"

Upon realizing that it wasn't a heavenly tribulation descending upon Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the same time, precisely because of this, Xiaoqing became increasingly at a loss. Shen Bailian's strength was simply too strong, a bit too strong.

Putting aside other aspects, just in terms of the strength of the physical body alone, even those terrestrial immortals cannot compare with it.

As far as Xiaoqing knew, even those terrestrial immortals and mountain gods with the status of true gods had to be in their prime and use all their methods to have a 50% to 60% chance of surviving the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

"This is?"

Bai Suzhen had just emerged from the giant white cocoon, and before she could even let out a long howl to vent her pent-up morning grumpiness, she was already out of control.

suddenly.

A pillar of light reaching the sky enveloped it.

The beam of light seemed to transcend time and space, giving her no time to react. Just as Bai Suzhen was about to escape the beam of light, a message suddenly appeared in her mind.

"The creation...the light of creation, how could this be?!?"

Bathed in the light of creation, Bai Suzhen, though not yet fully understanding what was happening, could clearly sense that her body was yearning to absorb it all, yearning for change, yearning for evolution.

It's already been delivered to my lips, so why wouldn't I swallow it?
In the light of creation, Bai Suzhen's flat head quickly changed, and crackling sounds of bones popping emanated from her body. Her hundreds-of-foot-tall body began to condense, but she did not feel any pain as a result.

It felt more like soaking in a hot spring.

It only took a short while.

A strange monster with a single horn on its head appeared in the sky.

Its head resembles a tiger, its tiger-shaped face exuding ferocity and domineering power, inspiring awe. Its broad forehead is raised, and its large, round eyes, as big as a house, are slightly sunken, like deep pools, shimmering with a cold and sharp light.

Its gaping maw was filled with sharp, knife-like teeth, each gleaming with a cold light. Saliva was constantly dripping from its mouth, but upon closer inspection, it had no foul odor; instead, it carried a strange, pleasant fragrance.

The smell of it invigorates and invigorates the spirit!
At this moment, Bai Suzhen has white patterns on her neck, giving her an overall jade-like white appearance, which creates a strong visual impact. Under the illumination of lightning, she appears exceptionally beautiful.

Its body was slender, its length reduced to several tens of feet, much shorter than before it transformed into a dragon, but its power was also greatly enhanced, and its whole body was covered with hard, jade-like scales.

At this moment, flying has become Bai Suzhen's natural talent; she no longer needs magical support to fly.

"Sing!" Bai Suzhen looked up at the sky and let out a long howl.

however.

boom!
An invisible pressure swept over us.

Before Bai Suzhen could even express her joy, a chill suddenly rose in her heart, her heart stopped, and the scales on her body scraped together with a metallic clang. She instinctively prepared for battle. (End of Chapter)