82: Chapter 82 Then we'll have to get serious!

Rumble!!!~~~

Thunder rolled, and the Lightning Tribulation surged!

Purple Lightning Dragons, each over a hundred zhang long, plummeted from the tribulation clouds. Their dragon heads were ferocious, their dragon whiskers like lightning, carrying a destructive power sufficient to burn mountains and boil seas, they slammed fiercely toward Chen An!

The yellow sand of the Black Wind Gobi was instantly vaporized in the aftermath of the thunder. The earth cracked into deep, spiderweb-like ravines. Those low-level exotic beasts that had luckily survived were already prostrate on the ground, shivering, not even daring to raise their heads.

"Kill!!!~~~"

Chen An stood in the center of the Gobi, his black hair dancing wildly, not a hint of fear in his eyes, but instead, a raging Battle Intent ignited. He gripped the black iron longblade in his hand tightly, and his Dan-yuan at the Peak of the Early Stage of the Martial King Realm erupted without reservation. A blade gleam as black as ink shot into the sky, colliding violently with the purple lightning filling the sky!

"Clang——!!!"

A loud sound like metal clashing shook heaven and earth. The eighteenth Lightning Tribulation was forcefully shattered by the blade gleam. The dissipated lightning light poured down like a waterfall, blasting several scorched deep pits hundreds of zhang wide into the yellow sand within several li of Chen An.

Chen An landed from the Void Realm, panting heavily. His face was flushed, and his hands were trembling slightly.

Even with his cultivation at the Peak of the Early Stage of the Martial King Realm, having forcefully withstood seventeen Lightning Tribulations in a row, the depletion was immense.

At this moment, nearly half of his Dan-yuan had been depleted, leaving less than sixty percent.

But there were still nine Lightning Tribulations to go; if he wasn't careful, he feared he would be seriously injured, or even perish.

"Crack!!!~"

Suddenly, a crisp sound came from the blade in his hand.

Immediately after, in Chen An's stunned gaze, the Earth Rank High Grade precious blade in his hand actually shattered, turning into powder.

"Holy crap!"

"No way, it broke?!"

Looking at the bare hilt in his hand, Chen An's mouth twitched slightly.

It really was when it rains, it pours!

Whoa!!!~~~

Tens of li away, many Martial Artists watching the scene couldn't help but clamor when they saw the shattered longblade in Chen An's hand.

"Oh no, that Senior's blade broke?!"

"It's over, it's over. The blade has shattered. The remaining Lightning Tribulations will only become more ferocious. Without a divine weapon to block them, he won't be able to hold on!"

"What a pity. This Senior has peerless Aptitude. Judging by his previous tribulation, I thought he had a chance to pass the Lightning Tribulation, but now without a weapon, his situation is dire."

"Having forcefully withstood eighteen Lightning Tribulations in a row, he must have lost eight or nine tenths of his Dan-yuan. Now that even his protective battle blade has shattered, he is truly in a dilemma."

"In my opinion, he likely won't be able to hold out against the remaining Lightning Tribulations. At best, he will be seriously injured and his cultivation will plummet; at worst, he will perish directly under the Lightning Tribulation!"

The Martial Artists looked at this scene, all revealing expressions of regret.

Although they didn't know the person undergoing the tribulation, the Human Race still had the Ancient Demon Race as a major enemy outside.

If the Human Race could gain another Martial King Realm powerhouse, it would add another point of strength to defend the territory. For the entire Human Race, this was undoubtedly a huge boon, as it could stabilize the border defenses and deter various alien forces.

But seeing such a powerful Senior about to perish here, everyone felt immense regret and heartache.

...

"Alright, I thought I could pass this Lightning Tribulation by relying on 'Seven Demonic Blades of Extinction'!"

"It seems I thought too much!"

Looking at the bare longblade in his hand, Chen An sighed slightly, then looked up at the tribulation clouds roiling more violently above the firmament, the lightning dragon becoming larger and more majestic, the biting destructive pressure pressing down to cover the sky. The nineteenth terrifying Lightning Tribulation was already poised to strike, ready to crash down at any moment. A flash of gravity appeared in his eyes.

"Since that's the case, I have no choice but to get serious!"

"However, before that, I need to recover!"

Chen An took a deep breath, shifted his gaze, and then with a thought, opened the System:

Host: Chen An

Age: 17

Aptitude: High-grade Martial Bone

Cultivation: Martial King Realm (Early Stage)

Current Balance: 69000

"That's enough!"

Looking at the balance in the System, Chen An's eyes flickered, and then he shouted in his heart:

"System, consume 20,000 balance to exchange for 20,000 years of cultivation time!"

[Ding!]

[Exchange successful, starting cultivation!!!]

The next moment, Chen An arrived in the System space again. A mysterious, great power descended upon him, and endless Dan-yuan poured into his Martial Dao Golden Core, frantically replenishing his depleted Dan-yuan.

Five seconds later!

Chen An suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing in their depths and then vanishing. A majestic pressure exploded from his body, and biting energy swept in all directions, immediately whipping up gusts of howling wind, sending the dust and sand within several li flying everywhere.

The Dan-yuan that had long been depleted in his body was now completely full. His Martial Dao Golden Core vibrated steadily, and an immensely powerful force circulated throughout his entire body. Most of the Dan-yuan consumed during the previous tribulation had been completely replenished, returning him to his Peak state.

Feeling the Dan-yuan that had become full again and completely recovered, a smile of excitement couldn't help but appear on Chen An's face.

Before this, he had guessed that the ten thousand years of cultivation time exchanged from the System, while only a fleeting moment in the outside world, could be used to break through Realms, so it should also be able to quickly repair his own depletion.

Now that he had tried it, it really worked!

Taking a deep breath, he forcibly suppressed the excitement surging in his heart and slowly closed his eyes. Beneath the skin all over his body, wisps of fine purple lightning suddenly began to coil.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!~"

The harsh sound of electric currents rang out continuously. Purple electricity filled the sky, surging and wandering wantonly, wrapping around his limbs and bones, lingering around his Meridians, the lightning light dazzling and eye-catching.

In an instant, his whole body surged with lightning light, his robes fluttered without wind, and his Aura was awe-inspiring and intimidating, as if a Thunder God who wielded the Nine Heavens Lightning Punishment had descended to the world, his power vast and soul-shaking!

"Thunderous Hegemon Fist"!

This Martial Skill was the legacy town-sect ultimate technique passed down from the Ancient Hegemon Sect thousands of years ago. The version circulating in the world was already incomplete, and no one could Cultivate it to the Perfection Realm.

Now, however, it had been deduced and perfected by Chen An with the help of the System's power, filling in all the missing Profound Truths, and he had completely mastered the full version!

With this, he had also firmly grasped this Heaven Rank Supreme Grade Martial Skill in one fell swoop.

The "Thunderous Hegemon Fist" was a pure, supreme Lightning Dao Cultivation Technique, extremely fierce and domineering. When the power of thunder was activated, its momentum was monstrous. In terms of lethality, it far exceeded the "Seven Demonic Blades of Extinction" he had previously cultivated.

What was even more rare was that the fist technique and lightning power merged seamlessly. Being in the midst of the Lightning Tribulation world, he was like a fish in water, borrowing the power of the heaven and earth lightning to amplify his might, and his combat power could soar once again!

Chen An had originally not intended to use the "Thunderous Hegemon Fist" during this Heavenly Tribulation. After all, there were too many people watching him undergo the tribulation, and he did not want to rashly use this trump card.

However, after the longblade in his hand was shattered by the Heavenly Tribulation, he couldn't care about that anymore.

Rumble!!!~

The tribulation clouds erupted. A few seconds later, the nineteenth Lightning Tribulation was finally fully gestated. Then, a huge lightning dragon over two hundred zhang long and over ten zhang wide roared and lunged fiercely toward Chen An on the ground.

"Hahaha, well come!"

"Break for me!!!"

Facing the huge lightning dragon roaring toward him, Chen An's face showed no fear at all. Instead, he laughed loudly, his figure shooting into the sky, his whole body bursting with brilliant lightning light as he met the lightning dragon head-on.

Boom!!!~~~

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