Chapter 156: Ignorant of the Height of the Heavens and the Depth of the Earth!

A long time passed, and the heavens and earth remained terrifyingly silent...

"Is it still brewing?" Lin Potian was incomparably solemn, striving to adjust himself to his best state.

In the distance, the Holy Emperor, who was guarding the tribulation, was tense to the extreme, his Spirit Body trembling slightly; he had a premonition that these last two bolts of Tribulation Lightning would be terrifyingly powerful!

Indeed!

The next second, the two masses of tribulation clouds suddenly merged into one, actually transforming into a giant Thunder beast. Its entire body was entwined with violent lightning, each bolt as thick as a flood dragon, flashing with a heart-palpitating light as it charged ferociously toward Lin Potian!

Lin Potian stood in the shadow of the giant Thunder beast, his face as pale as paper, and in the moment before the giant beast was about to close its massive maw...

"Potian Golden Body!"

Lin Potian roared, his hands forming seals, and his unique Heaven-Breaking Dao Principle surged out like a tidal wave, transforming into a giant golden body that blocked the path of the giant beast!

Boom!

The giant Thunder beast slammed fiercely into the golden body, erupting with a deafening roar!

Lin Potian's figure shook violently, continuously being pressed downward, his silhouette appearing incomparably tiny amidst the thunder...

"Oh no, the Young Master might not be able to hold on!"

Seeing this, the Holy Emperor immediately flew toward the center of the tribulation!

"Don't come over! I can still hold on. You are a Spirit Body and fear the strikes of the lightning tribulation the most; get further away!"

Lin Potian struggled to slow his descent and shouted loudly, but the giant Thunder beast became increasingly violent, spitting out a thick pillar of lightning from its mouth that shot toward Lin Potian!

Electric arcs danced on the surface of the lightning pillar like countless frenzied silver snakes. Lin Potian stood beneath the pillar, his figure as small as an ant, yet he felt no fear. His eyes were wide open, roaring repeatedly as the power within his body surged crazily. In the instant before the lightning pillar was about to devour him, he bit his finger with lightning speed and, with the momentum of a thunderbolt, drew the Immortal God Instant Execution Array once more!

Boom!

The lightning pillar slammed fiercely into the array, lightning light splashing everywhere before dissipating into nothingness. Then, the Immortal God array transformed into a giant sword, stabbing straight at the giant Thunder beast above!

Zzzzz!

The giant Thunder beast struggled for a good while, continuously emitting sizzling sounds, but it was no match for the Immortal God Instant Execution Array and was trapped and killed until it vanished!

However, the array also exhausted all its power and dissipated.

"Cough, cough... Pfft!"

Lin Potian coughed incessantly, then actually spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, unable to stand in the void, and fell toward the sea below!

"Young Master!"

The Holy Emperor's Silver Pupil shrank to the size of a needle tip. He took one step using Shrink Ground to an Inch, caught Lin Potian, and said with a trembling voice, "You, Young Master, stop the tribulation, stop it!"

"I will take you away!"

Although helping Lin Potian undergo the tribulation was a monumental task for the Holy Emperor, if he only had to take Lin Potian away to avoid the lock-on of the Heavenly Dao, he could do it!

But if he did that, Lin Potian's efforts would fall short of success...

"No, I cannot leave. If I leave, I will lose this opportunity forever and will never be able to summon this Venerable Tribulation again!"

Lin Potian refused immediately and stood up staggeringly.

"But I only want you to live! Living is stronger than anything else!!" The Holy Emperor was even more agitated, his saliva spraying onto Lin Potian's face.

"Living?" Lin Potian shook his head and actually chuckled, his voice faint: "It is better to pursue a moment of brilliance!"

The Holy Emperor was stunned; how could a moment of brilliance be better than eternal life?

He opened his arms to block Lin Potian, who was about to rush into the sky to face the lightning tribulation again, and pleaded earnestly, "Young Master, there is no one in this world who is a true variable; nothing will change if anyone is missing. As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood!"

Lin Potian shook his head again, his head held high, a smile on his face. His lips parted slightly, and he said with a touch of indifference, "But isn't one their own variable? There are too many things that require me to possess powerful strength. I don't want to change the world..."

"I just want to be able to protect everyone when disaster or other things arrive!"

The Holy Emperor was stunned for a moment, his expression exceptionally conflicted, and then he actually pleaded, "But like this... you really cannot hold on, you will die, Young Master!"

"Stop the tribulation, really... stop it!"

"Die? I don't think so. Actually, I am just like you—ignorant of the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth!"

Whoosh...!

Lin Potian ignored him and teleported away, his voice only faintly lingering in the Holy Emperor's ears.

"Young Master, since you want to risk it, then I will lend you a hand; otherwise, in your withered state, you truly cannot withstand this lightning tribulation."

"Heavenly Mandate, heed my command! In my name, protect Lin Potian's safety."

Looking at Lin Potian, who could not be stopped and had already soared into the sky, the Holy Emperor did not know what to do. He merely raised his arm slightly and pointed a finger at Lin Potian, adding a layer of protection for him.

Instantly, golden light shone brilliantly on Lin Potian, but the price of this protection... would be great.

The Holy Emperor's silver hair turned half-white in an instant!

Lin Potian's figure rose slowly amidst the golden light, his body suddenly filled with Immortal Origin Power!

"Thank you, Holy Emperor!"

Lin Potian thanked him loudly, then shot upward, and the final bolt of Tribulation Lightning arrived right on schedule!

The Tribulation Lightning transformed into a sky full of Thunder Fire, each spark containing the terrifying power to burn the heavens and boil the seas, combining into a Thunder Fire Purgatory!

"Break!"

Lin Potian raised his fist and dove into the Thunder Fire Purgatory. In an instant, his clothes were destroyed and his skin was scorched black by the thunder fire, but his eyes were incomparably bright!

The Thunder Fire gradually extinguished.

"Young Master, Young Master!" The Holy Emperor went over anxiously, but he did not see Lin Potian's figure at all, not even a remnant of his body!

His eyes suddenly lost focus, and he sat blankly on the spot, muttering incessantly, "It's over, it's over!"

At the same time, a long roar resounded through the clouds!

"Stand!"

The voice came precisely from Lin Potian!

The Holy Emperor's expression turned to great joy, his mood instantly soaring from the bottom of the valley to the clouds. He looked around and shouted, "Young Master, where are you?!"

Before Lin Potian's whistling sound had faded, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the void; one could see fine rays of light from all directions gathering like fireflies, slowly converging toward the center!

Those rays of light gradually condensed, actually transforming into wisps of flesh and blood essence, and a faint scent of blood intertwined with vitality began to permeate the air!

Within the light, Lin Potian's silhouette gradually became clear; his skin shifted from blurred to solid, the charred marks quickly faded away, replaced by a skin texture as warm and smooth as jade!

His eyes suddenly snapped open, brilliant as a Star, seemingly able to perceive all things in the world; at this moment, he achieved Nirvana and rebirth!

Crack...!

A sound of shackles being broken echoed between heaven and earth, and an aura dozens of times stronger than before surged out from Lin Potian's body, its pressure terrifying to the extreme!

Subsequently, Lin Potian's figure jolted, the Immortal Spirit Qi and Godly Light circling his body erupted suddenly, his eyes like torches piercing through the void, the Immortal and Divine powers within his body intertwining and winding, like a dragon and phoenix bringing auspiciousness, soaring through the nine heavens!

Upon seeing this, the Holy Emperor was overjoyed beyond measure and spoke with a trembling voice: "The Young Master has become a Venerable, an Immortal God Dual Venerable!"

No sooner had the words fallen than a sudden change occurred, and the Holy Emperor's heart nearly jumped out of his chest!

One saw Lin Potian suddenly collide his own Immortal Power and Original Force; he was actually attempting to fuse two completely different types of power together!

"No one has ever attempted fusion before; Young Master, you really have no regard for your life!"

"People have indeed attempted to cultivate both the Immortal and Divine paths, but fusion... there really has been no precedent; Young Master, you are playing with fire!"

The Holy Emperor felt he had gone mad, truly mad!

He nearly tore his scalp off, yet he still could not understand why Lin Potian would be so bold!

However, Lin Potian could not see the Holy Emperor's anxious appearance at all at this moment; he had fallen into a mysterious state, and a voice in his heart kept telling Lin Potian to fuse the Immortal and Divine powers!

Lin Potian was not sure if it was a heart demon or something else, but he only wished to follow his inner heart and fuse the two completely different powers together.

Because this way, he would definitely be stronger!

Lin Potian opened his eyes for a fleeting moment, saw that the Holy Emperor had already opened a barrier to protect him, and then closed his eyes tightly, cutting off his six senses to wholeheartedly fuse these two completely different powers of Immortal and Divine, being extremely cautious.

The two powers within his body were like converging rivers; at first, the collision was so intense that it was like the tip of a needle against a barley awn, with neither power willing to retreat!

"Hiss...!"

Lin Potian grimaced in pain, fine beads of sweat instantly seeping from his forehead; he endured with all his might, and slowly the Immortal Spirit Qi gradually softened, the Godly Light also retracted its sharpness, and the two began to slowly draw near...

Subsequently, Lin Potian attempted the fusion.

The moment he tried, the Immortal Spirit Qi and Godly Light within his body seemed to be ignited, erupting with astonishing energy fluctuations. Lin Potian's body was stretched so taut by this power that his skin began to seep blood!

"Ah...!"

Lin Potian's complexion turned pale as paper, the veins on his forehead bulged as if every inch of his skin was enduring unspeakable pain; the Immortal Spirit Qi transformed into countless tiny light swords, shuttling through his meridians, while the Godly Light condensed into scorching Flame, burning away all obstacles!

"Endure... endure it!"

Lin Potian gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling; he knew deep down that if he were the slightest bit careless, he might perish and his Dao would dissipate, but there was no turning back once the bow was drawn; once he had embarked on the path of fusion, there were only two results: either fuse...

Or die!

Although it was very painful, Lin Potian could still endure it, cautiously continuing to fuse the two powers...

But just at this moment, an irresistible force came from nowhere, and it went out of control!

The Immortal Power light swords shattered instantly, and the Divine Power Flame rampaged wildly, impacting Lin Potian's internal organs!

Lin Potian's vision went black, and he nearly fainted, but a strong desire to survive made him suddenly snap awake!

He saw that the light around his body had dimmed, and a cold, sinister aura was quietly spreading, like the hand of the netherworld, attempting to drag him into an endless dark abyss...

"What on earth is this thing?!"

Lin Potian struggled, feeling as if billions of insects and ants were gnawing at him from within his body, the pain unbearable!