563: Chapter 564 The Five Elements Thunder Sea Forges a Golden Body, the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Displays Divine Power

Nine wild dragons of lightning in various colors, carrying a world-destroying momentum, instantly submerged Lu Chen.

This was no ordinary lightning, but the Five Elements Divine Lightning—the manifestation of the Laws of Heaven and Earth. Each bolt contained the ultimate destructive power of rules. The sharpness of Gold could slice through the Void Realm, the explosiveness of Fire could incinerate the vast seas, and the heaviness of Earth could crush mountains.

"Bring it on!"

Standing at the center of the thunder sea, Lu Chen let out a long howl.

In an instant, his skin turned bronze, and his muscles bulged like mountain ranges. Beneath every inch of his skin, an ancient giant elephant seemed to lie in wait, and a true Dragon seemed to be coiled. This was pure power of the Physical Body, a qualitative change produced after pushing one's vital energy and blood to the extreme.

"Bang!"

A bolt of Gengjin Divine Lightning was the first to strike Lu Chen's shoulder, creating a deafening metallic clang.

The lightning, powerful enough to level a mountain peak, was actually bounced off by his insanely tough Physical Body the moment it touched his skin, leaving only a faint white mark.

Immediately after, the Binghuo Divine Lightning slammed into his chest. The high temperature instantly ignited the air around him, turning it into a vacuum sea of fire. However, the blood within Lu Chen's body flowed like the surging Yangtze River, its high-speed circulation carrying away the heat. Simultaneously, the Lihuo Heaven-Burning Scripture automatically protected its master, drawing away and assimilating the violent fire energy thread by thread.

"Not enough! This isn't satisfying enough!"

Lu Chen's figure weaved through the thunder sea, advancing instead of retreating. He clenched his fists and punched toward a bolt of Kuishui Divine Lightning with a straightforward blow.

"Bang!"

The water lightning exploded, turning into a sky full of ice crystals, which were then instantly vaporized by the high temperature carried by his fist's wind.

At this moment, Lu Chen was like a stubborn rock thrown into the Five Elements furnace of the heavens' vast blacksmith shop to be repeatedly forged.

Every lightning strike caused his body to tremble violently, his skin to split open, and blood to splatter. But with every injury, the terrifying Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture would instantly activate. Green life energy, like threads and wisps, wove together at the wounds, restoring them to their original state in the blink of an eye.

This cycle of destruction and Rebirth proceeded at an astonishing frequency.

As time passed, Lu Chen's body began to undergo a strange transformation. His originally bronze skin gradually became transparent, and the bones beneath could be faintly seen emitting a jade-like, warm luster—this was the sign of Major Achievement in "Golden Skin and Jade Bones." His blood was no longer bright red but shimmered with a faint golden light; it was as heavy as mercury and made a rumbling sound like thunder as it flowed.

"Thirty-six strikes!"

Lu Chen counted silently. The Nine-Nine Great Tribulation consisted of eighty-one strikes in total, and more than half had already passed.

But these first thirty-six strikes were merely an appetizer for his Body Tempering.

*Rumble—*

The tribulation clouds in the sky suddenly stopped churning. All thunder vanished in an instant, and the world fell into an eerie silence. However, the sense of oppression immediately increased more than tenfold.

The originally multicolored lightning began to contract and undergo Fusion, eventually transforming into two intertwined pillars of lightning—one black and one white.

Yin-Yang Dual Polarity Divine Lightning!

This was no longer a simple elemental attack but a crushing force involving the Laws of the Origin. The Yin lightning corroded the Divine Soul, while the Yang lightning dissolved the Physical Body. Combined, they were meant to completely erase the one Undergoing Tribulation from body to Soul, leaving not a single trace behind.

"Is this the Dao of Yin and Yang?" Lu Chen looked up at the slowly descending black-and-white millstone, a flash of realization crossing his eyes.

He stopped throwing punches and instead moved his hands slowly, his left hand tracing a circle and his right hand framing a square.

"Taiji!"

The flow of Qi within his body actually formed a massive phantom of a Taiji diagram outside his body. The Yin and Yang Qi circulated around him endlessly, in a cycle of perpetual life.

"Boom!"

The Yin-Yang Divine Lightning fell, slamming violently onto the Taiji diagram.

There was no violent explosion; instead, a tooth-aching grinding sound erupted. The black and white lightning tried to tear through Lu Chen's defense, but they were skillfully guided and diverted by the Taiji diagram.

The Yang lightning was led into the Yin fish, and the Yin lightning into the Yang fish. Under Lu Chen's guidance, the two canceled each other out, and a portion was even converted into pure Origin Qi, feeding back into his body.

But this divine lightning was, after all, the Divine Might of the Heavenly Dao. The pressure was so immense that the Kunlun Main Peak beneath Lu Chen's feet began to crack. Massive fissures spread in all directions, and avalanches erupted like tsunamis.

A trace of golden blood seeped from the corner of Lu Chen's mouth. His Taiji diagram was trembling and distorting, as if it could shatter at any moment. Yet, the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"I shall borrow the power of heaven and earth to forge my Incorruptible Golden Body!"

He suddenly let out a great shout. No longer merely defending, he actively opened his Dantian and Qi Sea.

He actually began to frantically suck the violent Yin-Yang lightning into his body!

He was gambling with his life!

As the lightning entered his body, it rampaged through his Meridians like countless steel knives scraping against him. But relying on his powerful willpower and his formidable Physical Body—which was already at the half-step Human Immortal stage—Lu Chen stubbornly withstood the impact.

Under the tempering of the lightning, the Impurities on the surface of his Chaos Golden Core were removed bit by bit. Although its size shrank slightly, its texture—perfectly round, flawless, and impervious to all techniques—became even more pronounced.

"Pfft!"

Lu Chen spat out a mouthful of clotted blood, but as soon as it hit the ground, it dissipated into Spiritual Qi. His aura, far from weakening, became even purer and more condensed.

At this moment, he was covered in blood and his clothes were in tatters, yet standing there, he was like a spear piercing the sky—sharp, imposing, and impossible to look at directly.

The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to sense the tenacity of this ant. They grew furious and began brewing an even more terrifying killing move.