215: Chapter 215 Breaking Through to the Saint Realm (Part 1): What is a Heavenly Tribulation?

"Rumble—!!!"

Above Tianyuan City, the layer of tribulation clouds, so thick it seemed as if it would crush eternity, had finally brewed to its limit.

The first bolt of lightning fell.

But this was not lightning in the ordinary sense.

It was a Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, ten thousand feet long, like a crazed dragon of destruction, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it tore through the Void Realm, carrying the will to destroy everything, crashing fiercely toward that tiny figure.

"Purple Heaven Divine Thunder?!"

Below, in front of the Xu Family main hall, the Grand Elder looked at the lightning, the blood draining from his face instantly, "This is the destructive lightning that only appears in the legendary Great Saint Tribulation! How could it appear as the first bolt of the Saint Tribulation?!"

"Heavenly Dao is unfair! Is this meant to strangle the Qilin child of my Xu Family?!"

Xu Changsheng's eyes were bloodshot, his spiritual power surging, and he almost couldn't help but rush up to block the lightning for his son.

However, just when everyone thought Xu Chen was about to suffer heavy injuries, high above, the young man in white, facing this world-destroying lightning dragon, did not dodge or avoid it.

He simply raised his right hand slowly, and toward the lightning dragon diving down, he made an extremely provocative gesture—he crooked his finger.

"Is that it?"

Xu Chen chuckled, and the Hongmeng Creation Art within his body roared into operation.

"Hongmeng Heaven Swallowing!"

With his low shout, the space behind him suddenly twisted, turning into a massive purple-gold black hole.

That ferocious Purple Heaven lightning dragon, the moment it touched the black hole, was like a clay ox entering the sea; without even enough time to let out a scream, it was forcefully... swallowed!

That's right. It was simply swallowed.

That terrifying energy, capable of blasting an ordinary Saint to death, upon entering Xu Chen's body, was instantly broken down and refined by his Hongmeng Body, finally turning into the purest Origin energy, nourishing his limbs and bones.

"Burp—"

Xu Chen even let out an incredibly unrefined burp and patted his stomach, "The flavor is a bit bland, not strong enough."

The entire scene fell into dead silence. Whether it was the Xu Family members below, or the old monsters from various powers hiding in the shadows and peeking through Divine Thought, everyone was dumbfounded.

That was the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder! Did you really just eat it like a snack?!

Is this the foundation of the Young Master of the Imperial Clan? This is too unreasonable!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Seemingly enraged by Xu Chen's contempt, the tribulation clouds above the firmament instantly erupted.

It no longer struck bolt by bolt, but like a torrential downpour, thousands of divine lightning bolts descended simultaneously.

Five Elements Divine Thunder, Yin and Yang Divine Thunder, Chaos Divine Thunder... all sorts of legendary forbidden lightning were thrown down as if they were free, instantly turning the Void Realm for ten thousand miles into an ocean of lightning.

"He should be dead now, right?"

In the distance, a Saint King powerhouse from a hostile faction, looking at the sea of lightning where nothing could be seen, cursed inwardly.

However, the next moment, a scene that shattered his Dao Heart occurred.

Within that sky-filling sea of lightning, a purple-gold figure was strolling leisurely.

Xu Chen was shirtless, revealing a perfect physique that looked as if it were cast from divine metal.

Those terrifying lightning bolts struck his body, not only failing to leave a single scar but instead sparking a chain of fire, emitting the crisp sound of metal clashing.

"Clang, clang, clang—"

Is this Undergoing Tribulation? This is clearly blacksmithing!

Xu Chen was using the most violent power in the world to temper his Physical Body, polishing his Hongmeng Golden Body!

"Refreshing!"

Xu Chen laughed, feeling completely refreshed.

As the lightning continued to temper him, he could clearly feel his Physical Body undergoing a qualitative transformation. His cells, already incredibly strong, seemed to be cheering now, greedily devouring the fragments of Law within the Lightning Tribulation.

"This level of massage is the only one worthy of This Young Master!"

Xu Chen twisted his neck and looked up at the churning tribulation clouds, a trace of impatience flashing in his eyes, "Hey, you up there. Can you bring something stronger? This bit of lightning isn't even enough to scratch an itch."

"Rumble—!!!"

The will of the Heavenly Dao was thoroughly enraged.

The tribulation clouds contracted violently, originally covering a hundred thousand miles, they compressed in an instant to only a thousand feet in size. But the color within changed from black to an eerie blood-red.

An Aura that made even Great Saint powerhouses feel palpitations slowly emerged from that blood-red vortex. It was a foot. A foot formed by condensed blood-red lightning, stepping through the ages of time.

Following that, a blurry humanoid figure exuding supreme Emperor's might walked out of the tribulation clouds.

"That is..."

Deep within the Xu Family Forbidden Ground, an Old Ancestor who had lived for countless years opened his eyes abruptly, his voice trembling, "A Young Emperor phantom?!"

"The Heavenly Dao actually manifested the Dao marks of an ancient Emperor during his youth to stop him?!"

This was no longer an ordinary Lightning Tribulation. This was Heavenly Punishment! It was proof that the Heavenly Dao did not allow such a Prodigy who broke the balance to exist!

"Interesting."

Looking at the blood-red figure walking out of the sea of lightning, the purple-gold light in Xu Chen's eyes finally lit up.

He could feel that the "person" opposite him was very strong. That was a truly invincible existence at the same rank, the strongest mark left in the world by an Emperor who had once suppressed the heavens and myriad worlds in some era.

"Finally, someone who can fight has arrived."

Xu Chen's lips curled slightly, and he grasped the air with his right hand. "Hum—"

Hongmeng Purple Qi surged crazily, condensing into a simple, ancient longsword in his hand. Although it was not a physical object, under the amplification of the "Chaos Sword Body" and "Sword Dao Origin," the sharpness of this sword was enough to sever time.

"Come and fight!"

Xu Chen let out a long shout and took the initiative to charge toward the Young Emperor phantom.

"Bang!"

Two figures collided fiercely ten thousand feet in the air. At this moment, the world lost its voice. Only the terrifying shockwaves, visible to the naked eye, swept across the sky of the entire Central Region like a nuclear explosion.

Countless watching powerhouses were shaken until blood flowed from their seven orifices, their Divine Thoughts shattered.

And in the center of that destruction, Xu Chen grew braver as he fought. He did not use any fancy Divine Ability, but relied solely on the purest Physical Body strength and the supreme Sword Intent he had just comprehended to clash head-on with the Young Emperor.

Fist for fist. Sword for palm.

"Satisfying!"

Xu Chen laughed, the sword light in his hand growing brighter, the purple hue in his eyes deepening. He could feel that in this hearty and unrestrained battle, the last bit of mortal Impurities within his body was being completely removed.

The Saint body was reaching Major Achievement!

"Break... for me!"

Xu Chen roared, gathering all his strength onto the tip of his sword, and slashed out the strongest sword strike of his life toward the Young Emperor phantom.

"Grass Character Sword Art—Slashing the Stars!"

A ten-thousand-foot Sword Qi spanning the firmament instantly split the Young Emperor phantom... in two!