I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 57 Nine Extremes Profound Thunder Tribulation

"boom"

Suddenly, Shi Daohan's body trembled violently, he spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell backward, covered in blood.

"What's going on?!"

"Could it be that they failed to pass the test?"

Everyone was shocked and confused.

The old Taoist priest, Huanglong Zhenren, and the handsome young man also showed surprise.

"Bang"

Shi Daohan sat up, closed his eyes again, and stirred up his boundless energy.

When her physical body had completely transformed, she rose up with a "whoosh," causing the entire sky to tremble.

She looked up at the starry sky, her disheveled hair flying, exuding a powerful aura.

"boom!"

A bolt of purple lightning descended from the sky and struck her.

"Oh my god! Why is there lightning?!"

The high-ranking members of Horagaka Academy all exclaimed in surprise.

"I remember that cultivators in the Eastern China have a tradition of undergoing tribulations. I think Shi Daohan is undergoing a tribulation right now," said Dean Donaldson somewhat uncertainly, his cloudy old eyes fixed on everything happening in the arena.

"boom!"

As the purple lightning struck, Shi Daohan's entire body shimmered with divine light, managing to withstand it without being harmed in the slightest.

"boom!"

The purple lightning struck again, but this time it was not a single bolt; instead, it was a vast sea of ​​purple lightning!

Endless lightning engulfed Shi Daohan, turning the world into a terrifying purple haze.

"Throughout history, only a few exceptional geniuses have faced heavenly tribulations when they break through to the next level. Although I was prepared, Xiao Daohan's heavenly tribulation seems to be even more terrifying than others'."

The elders of the Shushan Council Hall were all secretly astonished.

The sect leader, Qingxu, shouted, "Girl! You must hold on! Surviving this tribulation will bring you many benefits! In the past, our Shushan ancestors were often struck by lightning. As long as you survive, if you persevere, your future achievements will be immeasurable!"

Endless lightning transformed into a purple ocean, with electric sparks surging down like a tsunami. The world was a vast expanse of purple, intensely intense, obliterating everything in its path.

"boom!"

The thunder shook the sky, as if millions of stars had crashed down, making people's eardrums ring and their heads spin.

The thunder was deafening, surging and filling every inch of space. Even from a distance, it was enough to make one feel terrified. It was hard to imagine what kind of ordeal Shi Daohan was going through at the center of the sea of ​​thunder.

The high-ranking members of Mount Shu, along with the two patriarchs, all opened their divine eyes and watched closely.

The tribulation of a cultivator is directly initiated by the Heavenly Dao, not by the Heavenly Thunder Department.

This kind of heavenly lightning is the most terrifying, representing the will of heaven and earth. It can obliterate all living beings in this world, and just looking at it makes one's soul tremble.

Shi Daohan was in a sea of ​​thunder, his skin torn and bleeding, his blood flowing with a purple glow, enduring unimaginable torment.

However, even though she was severely injured, her vitality remained strong and vigorous, her blood and energy were soaring, and she showed no signs of defeat, fighting back with all her might.

The high-ranking members of Horagaka Academy were all shocked; the cultivators of the Eastern China were truly terrifying.

If any one of them were to go up there, they would probably be reduced to ashes by a single bolt of lightning, leaving not even a trace of their bones.

But Shi Daohan persisted and continued to fight back, a scene that deeply shocked them.

"boom!"

Another massive bolt of lightning struck, incredibly intense, engulfing Shi Daohan. Countless bolts struck her body, splattering her purplish-red blood, and the faint sound of bones cracking could be heard.

"Now Xiao Daohan can only rely on himself to get through this; none of us can help him," the old Taoist priest, sitting on the green ox, muttered to himself.

If this calamity was initiated by the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Realm, they could try to plead with the gods of the Thunder Department, or even with the Great Heavenly Venerable of Universal Transformation of Thunder in the Nine Heavens, to ask for leniency and simply go through the motions.

However, this tribulation is initiated by the Heavenly Dao itself, representing the will of the Heavenly Dao. Outsiders cannot help at all. If they forcibly intervene, they may invite an even more terrifying tribulation.

This calamity can only be overcome by Shi Daohan himself. The Qingxu Sect Leader, the elders of the Council Hall, and the two ancestors, Huanglong Zhenren and Qingxiu Shao Nian, can only watch from the sidelines, unable and unwilling to intervene.

Because that would not only fail to help Shi Daohan, but they themselves would also have to endure the divine punishment of the Heavenly Dao, a fight to the death!

The lightning was intense. Even though Shi Daohan had just completed the transformation from mortal to immortal, his physical body was now battered and broken, almost to the point of being pierced through. The wounds were so deep that the bone was visible, and blood with a purple glow flowed out.

"This is getting a bit troublesome..."

The old Taoist priest, sitting on the green ox, frowned and murmured something under his breath.

The Yellow Dragon Immortal and the handsome young man beside him both heard his whisper and quickly asked, "What does Grandmaster mean by this?"

"If I'm not mistaken, what Shi Daohan is experiencing right now is the legendary Nine Extremes Profound Thunder Tribulation."

"Nine Extremes Profound Thunder Tribulation?"

Both Huanglong Zhenren and the handsome young man showed surprise. Although they had never heard of this name before, a heavenly tribulation that could be given a name must be extremely terrifying.

"He's only trying to break through to the Void God Realm, yet he's already been subjected to a Heavenly Tribulation with a name like the [Nine Extremes Profound Thunder Tribulation]. Heaven really thinks highly of our little Dao Han."

The two patriarchs of Mount Shu, Huanglong Zhenren and the handsome young man, looked at each other, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

"The Nine Extremes Profound Thunder Tribulation consists of nine heavenly lightning bolts. Shi Daohan has already withstood four of them. There are five more to go. Whether she can survive this tribulation depends entirely on her own fate," the old Taoist priest said slowly.

On the other side, Sect Leader Qingxu continued to encourage Shi Daohan.

"Girl, you must hold on! Having survived the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, you will have many benefits on your cultivation path from now on. This is a great fortune bestowed by heaven, so you must make the most of it!"

Shi Daohan did not respond. At this moment, she had no time for such things. If she made the slightest mistake, she would be reduced to ashes and completely erased from this world.

"boom!"

Thunder surged, heaven and earth roared, and divine lightning descended from the sky, piercing through the heavens and the earth, like countless awe-inspiring dragons soaring into the sky.

One of the purple divine lightning bolts was the most intense, as thick as a mountain range, and extremely terrifying. It was the fifth heavenly lightning bolt in the Nine Extremes Profound Lightning Tribulation!

Shi Daohan's natal flying sword hovered above her head, experiencing the heavenly tribulation with her and being struck by purple lightning.

Everyone involuntarily held their breath, watching nervously.

After the fifth bolt of divine lightning struck, the sixth, the seventh, and so on...

The power of the ninth divine lightning bolt was several times more terrifying than the previous eight. It was a thousand bolts of lightning, and the purple lightning became the only thing in the world.

Shi Daohan, standing amidst it all, felt like a piece of duckweed on a vast ocean, instantly submerged.

Once everything calmed down, Lei Hai disappeared without a trace, as if nothing had ever happened.

"when!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out as Shi Daohan's natal flying sword fell to the ground, shattering the tranquility.

Everyone was filled with doubt and uncertainty, wondering whether Shi Daohan was dead or alive at that moment.

Beneath the divine moon, only a body, completely black and charred, sat there, motionless.

"Did she survive the heavenly tribulation?"

"His form was like a withered tree, devoid of any vitality..."

The elders of the Shushan Council Hall were all discussing amongst themselves, creating a noisy and lifeless atmosphere.

"Thump"

Shi Daohan fell straight down, his charred body like charcoal that had been through a thunder and fire calamity, utterly devoid of life.

"It failed..."

"It was almost a success, and then it just vanished like that."

……

The world was in an uproar. The elders of Mount Shu all had heavy expressions. They had finally produced a once-in-a-millennium genius, but he hadn't even truly grown up before his life ended. It was a heartbreaking outcome.

Meanwhile, various forces in the Eastern China region witnessed everything that was happening here through secret methods, and they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Pop!"

Suddenly, the body, which looked like a withered tree, moved slightly.

Shi Daohan shook his body and then slowly stood up. Although his whole body was charred black like charcoal, his eyes were clear and full of divine light.

"Click click click..."

Like the sound of shattering ceramics, her body surface was cracking, and then layers of charred old skin peeled off, revealing a shimmering, new skin.

"She's not dead!"

"The heavenly lightning cleansed her physical body, giving her a new lease on life from dire straits. Her current physical body must be infinitely close to that of an immortal!"

Everyone was shocked, never expecting that Shi Daohan would actually pull through.

The charred old skin fell off in a rustling sound. After being baptized by the Heavenly Tribulation, Shi Daohan's body was as white as jade, ethereal and otherworldly, with her black hair flowing like a waterfall, flying in the wind.

She took out a brand new dress from her storage ring, looking like a fairy descended to earth.

In another realm, within the eastern borders of China, people from various esoteric sects were astonished.

Shi Daohan is unharmed. Does this mean that she has successfully broken through the barrier and has officially entered the Void God Realm?

Shi Daohan felt the changes within herself; her body had definitely successfully broken through the barrier, but she still couldn't display her innate extraordinary phenomena.

"Why is this happening? Could it be that the breakthrough wasn't truly successful?"

She murmured to herself, noticing that the newly sculpted body didn't fit her in the right way.

Moreover, after advancing to the Void God Realm, one can comprehend the order of heaven and earth, experiencing various wondrous changes and sensations, yet she could not perceive anything.

"Yes, the problem lies in the soul!"

Shi Daohan suddenly understood.

Everything she had just experienced was by her physical body, but her soul had not undergone the test and baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, resulting in a gap between her soul and her current physical body, preventing them from becoming one.

"The tribulation of lightning is not over yet!"

Shi Daohan looked up at the sky, knowing that there was still a "bitter battle" to fight.

Before long, an extremely oppressive atmosphere filled the area, causing everyone to feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Boom!"

The thunder roared, like a thousand troops galloping and charging.

"Girl, be careful!" the old Taoist priest riding on the blue ox shouted. "The Heavenly Dao has given you five tribulations of divine soul lightning, and each major tribulation is divided into nine minor tribulations. You're in for a tough time this time!"

[One level has nine minor tribulations, and five levels would be forty-five tribulations. Good heavens, is the Heavenly Dao deliberately trying to kill me?] Shi Daohan was speechless. He never expected that just breaking through to the Void God Realm would involve so many trials and tribulations.

"boom!"

Before she could finish complaining, lightning struck down. There was no terrifying sea of ​​lightning, only nine phantoms, interwoven with electric sparks, like nine primordial deities!

"Is that... a god?"

The high-ranking members of Horagaka Academy were stunned. There were nine figures, some humanoid, others dragons, phoenixes, and other birds, beasts, fish, and insects, each with a different shape.

Not only the people from Horagaka Academy, but also the group from Shushan were all dumbfounded, because those were not the gods of the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Realm.

"Is it a primordial deity? Or a Daoist aura representing the will of Heaven?"

Master Huanglong and the handsome young man looked at each other in disbelief, both of them horrified.

"They are neither innate deities nor embodiments of the will of Heaven; they are merely manifestations of the Heavenly Tribulation," the old Taoist priest on the green ox said calmly.

Ancient sages believed that the tribulation of lightning was closely related to the person undergoing it. In addition to some specific and common tribulations of lightning, there were also some tribulations of lightning that were determined by the individual and had no specific manifestation.

"boom!"

While everyone was discussing this, Shi Daohan also fell into an even greater ordeal, fighting a phantom formed by lightning.

This time, not only was her physical body undergoing tribulation, but her soul also took form and rushed out to accept the test and baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, enduring excruciating pain that was almost shattering.

"Bang!"

The first phantom shattered, and the second one immediately followed, giving Shi Daohan no chance to catch his breath.

The lightning that transforms into the form of living beings is far more terrifying than ordinary lightning tribulations!

Shi Daohan's soul was being tormented; it was an excruciating pain that was hard to describe in words, but she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

She fought back with all her might, engaging in fierce battles with different creatures formed from lightning.

At the same time, her natal flying sword was also being tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation, and complex and profound innate patterns were imprinted on the sword body.

"boom!"

With a final loud bang, the ninth lightning phantom flew down from the sky. With just one strike, it sent Shi Daohan flying. Then it quickly pursued her, its every move unleashing an endless barrage of lightning that engulfed her.

"puff"

Shi Daohan raised his sword and slashed down, instantly cleaving the lightning phantom in two. The endless thunder receded like a tide, and peace returned to the world.

A small, purplish-blue figure, exactly like her, sat cross-legged on Shi Daohan's brow; it was her very soul.

After undergoing the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, her soul was noticeably different, possessing an ethereal aura that was close to that of an immortal.

[Indeed, while undergoing tribulation, the divine soul can also perceive the trajectory of the [Dao]. The trials and tribulations are proportional to the gains; only in this way can one truly be said to have transcended the Heavenly Tribulation!]

Shi Daohan murmured to herself, having experienced all of this, she had gained many insights and felt that she was infinitely close to the Void God Realm.

(End of this chapter)