216: Chapter 216 Breaking Through to the Saintly Realm (Part 2): Physical Sainthood!

"BOOM——!!!"

In the heavens above, that sword energy spanning heaven and earth, after cleaving through the Young Emperor's phantom, its residual force unabated, actually forcibly slashed a terrifying, ten-thousand-mile-long fissure through the heavy, ink-black tribulation clouds.

Under this sword strike, the Young Emperor's phantom didn't even have a chance to struggle, instantly disintegrating into a sky full of Great Dao fragments.

Those fragments were no ordinary objects; they were the Dao traces of a past great emperor inscribed by the Heavenly Dao, the most precious nourishment of laws in the world.

"Good stuff. Can't let it go to waste."

Xu Chen looked at the light points about to dissipate, a flash of purple light in his eyes.

"Hongmeng Force Field, Devour!"

At his chest, a vortex of purple-gold erupted suddenly, generating an overwhelmingly domineering force of suction.

Those law fragments containing supreme Dao charm, like iron filings drawn to a magnet, madly surged into Xu Chen's body.

"Sizzle—"

As these fragments merged, Xu Chen felt his bones, meridians, even every cell undergoing a violent transformation. The pale golden blood originally flowing in his veins was now gradually changing into a more noble, more mysterious purple-gold color.

That was the symbol of the perfect fusion between the Hongmeng Origin and the Chaos Sword Body.

"Not enough, still not enough."

Xu Chen looked up, gazing at the tribulation clouds above his head that, wounded, had begun to churn violently, seemingly trying to re-condense into a stronger offensive.

If it were any other tribulation transcender, they would have probably long since taken the opportunity to gulp down recovery pills, set up defensive formations, and cling on to life.

But who was Xu Chen?

He was a cheat.

"Since you're so slow, this Young Master will come up and take it myself."

The corner of Xu Chen's mouth lifted in a wild, arrogant curve.

The next moment, under the horrified, despairing gazes of countless people below, he didn't choose to defend. Instead, he stomped fiercely on the void with both feet.

"Bang!"

Space shattered.

His entire person shot up like a purple-gold cannonball defying the heavens, directly charging into the terrifying heart of the tribulation cloud vortex!

"Holy shit?! Has the Young Master gone mad?!"

The Grand Elder was so frightened he pulled out a handful of his beard, "That's the eye of the heavenly tribulation! The core of the heavenly punishment! Even a Saint King would be skinned alive going in there!"

"He's not mad."

Although Xu Changsheng's hands were clenched tight, his knuckles white, the light in his eyes was startlingly bright, "He is... plundering the Heavenly Dao."

...

Inside the Tribulation Clouds.

This was an ocean of thunder, a forbidden zone of destruction.

Every wisp of lightning arc here was enough to easily annihilate a peak Semi-Saint expert.

But now, this forbidden zone had welcomed an even more unreasonable invader.

"Hongmeng Golden Body, Full Release!"

Xu Chen hovered at the center of the thunder sea, purple qi swirling around him like an inviolable Divine King impervious to all laws. He spread his arms, letting the violent thunderbolts bombard his body.

"Crackle—"

Terrifying lightning danced across his skin, trying to tear his physical body apart.

However, a layer of fine, dragon-scale-like purple-gold patterns surfaced on Xu Chen's skin. Not only could the lightning not harm him, it was greedily absorbed and transformed by these patterns.

Body Tempering!

Using the power of the heavenly tribulation to forcibly temper the Hongmeng Body!

"Refreshing!"

Xu Chen let out a long, comfortable roar.

He could clearly feel his physical body crossing a certain limit.

His bones turned into a brilliant jade color, indestructible; his internal organs emitted divine light, vibrant with vitality; his soul spirit condensed into a small golden sword, stationed in his Sea of Consciousness, slaying all inner demons.

"Crack—"

Finally.

As the last, thickest, world-destroying black thunderbolt was swallowed whole by Xu Chen, something inside him seemed to shatter completely.

It was a shackle of life's hierarchy.

At this moment, it was utterly pulverized.

"BOOM——!!!"

An indescribably terrifying aura erupted instantly with Xu Chen at its center.

This aura was no longer the spiritual power of a mortal, but the true... majesty of a Saint!

Even more profound, more domineering by a hundredfold than an ordinary Saint—the majesty of a Hongmeng Saint!

The Outside World.

The originally ink-black sky suddenly brightened.

Not with the light of lightning, but with a wisp of purple qi.

A wisp of purple qi, initially as fine as a hair, that in the blink of an eye became vast and mighty, covering the entire firmament!

Purple Qi Comes from the East, Spanning Thirty Thousand Miles!

Immediately after.

A rain of light fell from the sky. Every drop that landed transformed into a golden lotus. Withered wood met spring, a hundred flowers bloomed in unison.

The Great Dao's harmonious sounds resonated in the void, as if three thousand divine demons were chanting softly, celebrating the birth of a supreme existence.

"Hea... Heavenly and Earthly Phenomena!"

"Physical Body Transcending to Sainthood! This is the legendary Physical Body Transcending to Sainthood!"

"Purple Qi Thirty Thousand Miles, Golden Lotuses Surging from the Earth... This is the grandeur reserved for the ascension of Great Emperors and Ancient Emperors!"

At this moment, the entire Middle Province was shaken.

Countless ancient traditions, slumbering old monsters, all turned their horrified gazes towards the direction of the Xu Family in Di Prefecture.

They knew, the times were changing.

That Xu Family Young Master, once regarded by them as a "second-generation wastrel," someone who "rose to power by relying on a woman," from this day forth, would completely become a sharp sword hanging over their heads.

...

High in the Sky.

The tribulation clouds, seemingly realizing they could do nothing against this freak, let out a resentful rumble and began to slowly dissipate.

Sunlight spilled down once more.

A figure clad in spiritual energy-created white robes, with hair black as a waterfall, slowly descended from the void.

His aura was now completely restrained, making him look like an ordinary young master without a trace of cultivation.

But with each step he took, a Great Dao golden lotus would spontaneously bloom beneath his feet in the void, supporting his step.

Lotuses Blooming with Each Step.

Ten Thousand Laws Following in Accord.

"Chener!"

Xu Changsheng was the first to rush forward. Looking at his son, whose temperament had changed so dramatically he couldn't quite fathom him anymore, his voice trembled:

"You... succeeded?"

"Succeeded."

Xu Chen smiled slightly, a flash of purple-gold light passing through his deep eyes.

He stretched out his hand, sensing the power of the laws between heaven and earth—which had previously ignored him but now clamored to get close—and said softly:

"This feeling... isn't bad."

"Not just 'not bad'!"

The Grand Elder, tears streaming down his face, threw himself over, "Young Master! You've kept this old man in the dark! A Saint under twenty! And a Physical Body Transcendent Saint at that! If this gets written into the clan records, this old man's brush will glow with pride!"

"Be low-key, be low-key."

Xu Chen waved his hand. Though his mouth spoke of low-key, the expression on his face clearly said, "Hurry up and praise me more."

His gaze swept over the clansmen below, kneeling and shouting excitedly, then looked towards the direction of the Listening Sword Pavilion.

There, Nangong Waner was holding their child, looking at him with a face full of pride.

Though separated by distance, he could still feel that joy of hearts connected.

"From today onward."

Xu Chen stood with his hands behind his back. His voice was calm, yet it clearly spread throughout Tianyuan City, and even farther:

"My Xu Family no longer needs to consider anyone else's face."

"If anyone is unconvinced..."

He paused, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold arc:

"Feel free to come and test my sword."

As the words fell.

A sharp, extreme Sword Intent shot into the sky, directly shattering the last remaining vestiges of tribulation clouds in the firmament.

Xu Changsheng watched this scene, took a deep breath, abruptly turned, and roared at the already stunned council of elders behind him:

"What are you all still standing there for?!"

"Pass down the order!"

"Prepare a grand Saint's Banquet! Send out invitations far and wide! Invite all the myriad races of the Middle Province, the great holy lands, the ancient families!"

"Tell them, my Xu Family's Young Master has achieved Sainthood, and joyfully welcomed a daughter!"

"Three days from now, I want this Tianyuan City to host ten thousand sects paying homage!"