The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 157 The Third Level of the Power of Spacetime!

"Ok?"

"This is……"

Looking at the Bodhi Patriarch from afar, a hint of surprise suddenly appeared in his slightly worried eyes.

"Congratulations, Bodhi!" Tathagata also smiled. "This little fellow Lei Zhan has quietly reached the third level of spatial power."

"Judging from his spear technique just now, his spear power has reached the second level! Combined with that, and with a top-grade innate spiritual treasure... he might really be able to do something unprecedented!"

"Why congratulate me?" Patriarch Bodhi looked on from afar, shook his head and laughed, "You monstrous talent, aren't you also half a member of Buddhism? Aren't you also a disciple of your Buddhist leader, Tathagata?"

"However, his mental strength is at the third level, his spatial strength is at the third level, and his spear strength is at the second level... Although I don't know what level his time power and spacetime power are at, he might actually be able to easily overcome this unprecedented... innate lightning tribulation!"

The Buddha's gaze was deep and mysterious.

"Innate lightning tribulation..."

He looked at the chaotic vortex high in the sky, where the lightning that was being born was golden and red. However, the gold in the lightning was getting lighter and lighter, while the blood red color was getting deeper and deeper!

"This is truly a world-destroying tribulation of lightning! This Qi cultivation method is powerful, but how many cultivators can ultimately survive such a tribulation?"

It should be noted that, although rare, it is not unheard of for someone like Lei Zhan to comprehend the Great Dao while only possessing a Void Returning Body.

Although fewer people have grasped the power of origin compared to those who have comprehended the Great Dao and returned to the Void, there are still quite a few.

However, among these cultivators, those who can reach the level of accumulating and perfectly combining their primordial power and mental strength are few and far between!

Among the billions of immortals and demons in the entire Three Realms, they are few and far between!

"This method, though powerful, cannot be widely adopted. It requires too many resources! And it places too high demands on the cultivators undergoing tribulation! Unless..." Patriarch Bodhi glanced at Tathagata.

“Unless, with the help of external forces!” Tathagata also thought of this possibility, “like the Goddess Nuwa. After breaking through the Pangu level, she was not afraid of the Heavenly Dao’s punishment and could fully help those undergoing tribulation to overcome the tribulations of wind, fire and thunder.”

"So only the final inner demon tribulation remains. Once you reach that level, there are corresponding ways to deal with it."

"In this relatively mild environment, those undergoing tribulation can receive the necessary tempering while also reaping the benefits bestowed by Heaven after the tribulation. It is a win-win situation!"

"This will allow the cultivation of Qi in my Three Realms to flourish greatly!" A glint flashed in the eyes of Patriarch Bodhi:

"And our cultivation of Qi Refining will also advance further! Pure Yang True Immortals are comparable to Great Luo Dao Ancestors, and Great Luo Dao Ancestors... are comparable to the Leader level!"

“However…” Buddha pondered, his voice gradually lowering.

"It's too hard! It's too hard!"

"All of this was our plan! Moreover... Nuwa left the Three Realms in a hurry, and billions of years have passed since then, and there has been no news of her since..."

"Alas~~~" Bodhi Patriarch also thought of this problem, sighed deeply, and then stopped the conversation.

His gaze fell once again on Lei Zhan beneath the chaotic vortex.

"Ok?"

This sight immediately startled even Patriarch Bodhi.

"This... the power of time has actually reached the third level?"

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Even Patriarch Bodhi became somewhat excited.

His disciple, including his cultivation in the spacetime distortion area, has accomplished in just two or three thousand years what other immortals and demons have not achieved in billions of years.

Bodhi Patriarch was already skilled at teaching disciples, and many of his disciples attained enlightenment in ancient times.

But as countless years passed, those disciples' understanding of the power of origin was only at the third or fourth level!
Yet, the achievements of those disciples over countless years were caught up by Lei Zhan in just a few thousand years!
"My disciple is indeed a prodigy!" Tathagata also revealed a smile. "He appeared amidst heavenly lightning far more powerful than the Pure Yang Golden Light Lightning, yet he remained calm in the face of danger. He certainly has some trump cards up his sleeve."

……

Above the wilderness.

Thunderbolts struck down one after another.

It has now gradually transformed from the pure gold color, which is extremely yang, strong, and sharp, into blood red.

"Give it to me, broken!"

Lei Zhan had already revealed himself to have three heads and six arms, with three long spears among his six arms, one of which was the Rahu Spear, a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

The other two are Blood Refined Divine Weapons, the Cold Shadow Divine Spears, which have been transformed into weapons comparable to mid-grade Pure Yang magic treasures.

"Bang bang bang bang~~~"

Three dazzling spear beams flashed past, each infused with the user's own mental strength. Each beam was a perfect fusion of second-level spear power, third-level time power, and spatial power, its power terrifying beyond compare.

Meanwhile, in the sky, the golden-red lightning bolts descending from the chaotic vortex were all shattered by the three spears.

Then, terrifying golden-red lightning snakes struck Lei Zhan's body, causing his divine body, which was comparable to a pure yang magic weapon, to feel a sense of collapse.

Although Lei Zhan's divine body was somewhat unable to withstand the strain, his divine power instantly repaired the damage.

And his body, through this process of damage and repair, became even more perfect.

"The seventy-third one," Lei Zhan silently counted in his mind. He bathed in endless crimson lightning, carefully sensing the power of the heavenly thunder.

Even he is finding it difficult now.

Boom~~~

The seventy-fourth bolt of heavenly lightning descended!
This bolt of lightning contained very little gold; it was almost entirely blood red.

"Shatter!" Lei Zhan roared, his entire being becoming like the innate spiritual treasure, the Rahu Spear, in his hand, a long spear with its sharp edge fully revealed.

Surrounded by water and fire for hundreds of feet, he roared as he charged toward the crimson lightning.

The spear is like a dragon; with a single strike, time reverses and space shatters. The ethereal mental power contained within the Rahu Spear is even more terrifying.

boom!
When the spear made contact with the heavenly lightning, the crimson lightning trembled, but still carried an unstoppable destructive force as it struck down.

"Ok?"

"Star-Picking Hand! Yin-Yang Wheel of Life and Death!"

Lei Zhan's expression changed, and with a thought, he raised his spear to defend himself. Visible star-picking divine patterns appeared on his six arms.

Boom~~~
The Four-Turn Star-Picking Hand technique, with just a pair of hands, is comparable to a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure; its explosive power is terrifying.

With a small amount of mental energy and several perfectly combined primal forces, in just a moment, the crimson lightning shattered and transformed into countless tiny electric snakes that surged and spread around him.

"Phew." Lei Zhan breathed a sigh of relief, shaking his head inwardly. "The third level of combining time power, space power, and spear power with mental power... it still leaves me somewhat strained. If only I could combine time power and space power..."

Over a thousand years, although Lei Zhan did not use the black bead to achieve enlightenment, he accelerated his own time by relying on his understanding of the Dao of Time and Space.

Although the frequency was not high and the flow rate was not as exaggerated as when using a time-accelerating magic item, a thousand years was equivalent to three thousand years.

With such extraordinary comprehension, Lei Zhan's understanding of the Dao remained rapid.

Not only have the power of fire and water reached the first level, but the power of the spear has also reached the second level.

Furthermore, the two fundamental forces of time and space have also reached the third level through continuous study of the secrets of time and space.

Over three thousand years, although Lei Zhan could not accelerate the replenishment of energy by the black bead during this time, he was able to perfectly combine the original power he had comprehended with each other, making his strength increasingly terrifying.

However, human power has its limits.

And what about enlightenment?

It gets harder and harder as you go on.

It is common for cultivators to be stuck at a bottleneck for hundreds of millions of years.

While enhancing many fundamental powers, Lei Zhan can also achieve perfect integration.

However, the only shortcoming is that the power of time and space in this third level is always slightly lacking and has not been perfectly integrated to form the power of time and space in the third level.

"Space-time... the third level of space-time power..."

Lei Zhan murmured to himself, sensing something in his mind—he was about to seize that sliver of opportunity to break through to the third level of spacetime power!
Boom! Another bolt of lightning struck, and Lei Zhan gripped his black spear tightly, like a carp swimming upstream.

Welcoming this crimson thunder, it awaits only the leap of the dragon gate, and upon encountering wind and clouds, it will transform into a true dragon soaring through the nine heavens!

boom! ! !
With a loud bang, Lei Zhan was struck by a bolt of blood-red lightning and forced back dozens of feet.

However, that bolt of lightning also transformed into countless electric snakes, which eventually surged into Lei Zhan's body, becoming the resources for his divine transformation.

"Again!" Lei Zhan laughed heartily.

If you don't go crazy, you won't live!
Under such an unexpected and terrifying heavenly tribulation, only by surviving it can one live a carefree life!

The seventy-sixth...

The seventy-seventh...

The seventy-eighth...

The bolts of lightning never ceased for even a moment.

Until the eightieth...

"puff!"

Lei Zhan spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning somewhat crazed.

"Hahaha! It's blocked!"

"The eightieth heavenly lightning bolt! We blocked it!" Lei Zhan laughed wildly.

Above the sky, within the chaotic vortex, an even more terrifying bolt of lightning was gathering momentum.

The final bolt of heavenly lightning took an exceptionally long time to prepare, as if it were also preparing for the final, world-destroying divine punishment.

It was the purest, most terrifying crimson of lightning, without a single blemish.

This blood-red lightning bolt... carried a terrifying power that could destroy and annihilate everything; just one glance at it was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Is this the last one?

Lei Zhan stood in the void, looking into the distance, his expression grim.

"Space-time, space-time! The power of time and the power of space at the third level... how can they be perfectly combined?"

My mind is filled with countless thoughts.

In such circumstances, a thousand thoughts can arise in an instant.

But among these countless thoughts, he could not find that one spark of opportunity.

"Looks like... it's time to fight with all our might!" Lei Zhan murmured softly, his whole demeanor suddenly becoming very calm.

The third level of mental power is mastery!

Master your own heart, master your own emotions, master... everything!
"Hmm? Dominate...everything?"

boom!
As if a ray of sunlight had pierced through the thick dark clouds, the mental strength that had been stagnant for thousands of years suddenly began to slowly grow.

Having been using mental energy to fight the lightning tribulation, I had already depleted it to less than 30% of my peak strength. Now, with the slow recovery, it has returned to about half of its normal level.

"Hmm? Mental strength... has broken through to the peak of the Dominator realm?" Lei Zhan smiled, the improvement in mental strength was a completely unexpected surprise.

The final bottleneck in the fusion of the two fundamental forces of time and space remains unresolved, but the process of building up the foundation is becoming increasingly natural.

……

"What terrifying heavenly lightning!" Ju Hua Immortal watched from afar, and even with his mental strength at the second level, he could feel his entire heart trembling slightly.

"World-Destroying Heavenly Thunder!"

Jiang Jun, Yin Yue, and Hong Xue were all shocked.

"This is the last bolt of heavenly lightning... This feeling of world destruction reminds me of the scene when the ancient world was destroyed."

Sun Wukong shook his head, saying that he had watched Lei Zhan go from relaxed to serious, and from serious to gradually going mad...

The terrifying power of this heavenly lightning was beyond doubt. It even made him feel a very faint sense of threat.

"Yes, this is the last one." Ji Dian looked around and stopped waving his fan. "If you pass, you will shed your mortal body. If you don't..."

Ji Dian glanced at his junior sister Wang Shu, who was beside him with eyes full of worry and concern, and immediately fell silent.

I can't get through this...

Under such heavenly lightning, even the soul and true spirit cannot easily escape. In the end, they can only die and their true spirit perish!
"Junior Brother can withstand this innate heavenly lightning," the woodcutter said calmly, then fell silent.

He could tell that this youngest junior brother possessed a ruthless streak. In crucial moments, he could be ruthless to others, and equally ruthless to himself.

When he was engulfed in karmic flames, he had also cast a glance at the scene. His decisive action at that crucial moment, which conveniently led to the annihilation of countless mortal beings…

Even the first one he obtained, the Qiankun Pearl containing billions of lives, he deliberately crushed...

With such a temperament, regardless of whether he is a demon or not, his heart is extremely extraordinary.

……

"It's the last one! Let's give it our all!"

Lei Zhan suppressed the myriad distracting thoughts in his mind and with a flick of his hand, he put away the three spears.

Wow~~~
With a sway of its body, Lei Zhan revealed its true form as a three-legged golden crow.

Three giant claws supported his enormous body as he stood in the void, and the void itself began to shatter beneath those terrifying claws.

With a flap of its wings, which are tens of thousands of feet wide, it is like a beam of light, covering two hundred thousand miles in an instant.

The Golden Crow True Form is the most trump card that Lei Zhan's second primordial spirit has up its sleeve. Lei Zhan fights less these days, and generally no one can force him to use his full strength, so naturally there is no need for him to use his trump card to reveal the Three-Legged Golden Crow True Form.

But now, under this terrifying heavenly lightning, he naturally has no choice but to conserve his strength.

This is the last one.

Get through this, and all will be well!
Rumble~~~
Thunder is roaring.

A fierce glint flashed in Lei Zhan's eyes, and with a flap of his wings, he soared into the sky. He was surrounded by a vast expanse of solar fire and weak water.

The three terrifying golden crow claws seemed to contain the entire world, and could easily crush stars.

Even the slightest trace of its power was enough to shatter and annihilate the void.

"Give it to me—break it!"

With a clear cry, the giant divine bird plunged into the chaotic vortex that had given birth to countless terrifying lightning bolts.

A hazy white light flickered on the three enormous golden crow claws, as Lei Zhan poured all of his remaining 50% of his mental energy into these three giant claws.

With a single claw strike, space and time shattered, water and fire collided, and countless spear beams appeared.

bang~
bang~
bang~
Three giant claws grabbed at the descending crimson lightning in succession, and a series of loud "bang bang bang" sounds echoed throughout the sky.

In an instant, this world-destroying heavenly lightning, representing ultimate destruction, trembled and was completely crushed by the Golden Crow's divine claw.

"Ok?"

In the sky, the enormous three-legged golden crow shattered the lightning and stood there dumbfounded.

He was surrounded by endless spatial and temporal power.

"The power of spacetime... This is the power of spacetime? The third level of the power of spacetime?"

The three-legged golden crow whispered softly, its words tinged with a faint joy.

……

(End of this chapter)