Chapter 311

Heavenly Gift Divine Ability — Contains Thunder!

Although Yunhe had already awakened this divine ability long ago, the more he developed it, the more he felt the power of this Heavenly Gift Divine Ability.

Especially after he condensed his own Thunder Pouch and absorbed a certain amount of heavenly thunder power, it had already become one of his trump cards.

This time his tribulation lightning for transformation, although for him it was a calamity, but how could it not also be an opportunity?

Upon swallowing this first bolt of heavenly thunder into his mouth, Yunhe felt a stabbing pain transmitted from within his body.

This was not like when he initially wandered around the Tribulation Land Mountain Turtle, absorbing those scattered heavenly thunder powers; rather, he absorbed an entire bolt of heavenly thunder completely, the difference can be imagined.

But at this moment Yunhe is no longer his former self; his Cultivation Base has already reached the Fourth Level demon beast tier, which also gives him the confidence to withstand the heavenly thunder.

Correspondingly.

After the waves of stabbing pain subsided, Yunhe felt a warm sensation rising within his body.

Heavenly thunder is a calamity, representing destruction, but after the thunder passes and rain comes, spring is born; having completely absorbed the heavenly thunder's power, after withstanding its impact, he transformed into an extremely pure power that instantly spread throughout his body, accompanied by a slight tingling numbness.

Apart from the portion he retained in his Thunder Pouch, the rest of the heavenly thunder power was digested and converted by the Thunder Pouch into the purest demonic power, which entered his three demon cores.

"Heavenly thunder actually became a great tonic."

Yunhe gazed up at the heavy dark clouds, took a deep breath, and roared.

"Ang!!!"

Rolling air waves surged upward, actually shaking the tribulation clouds into turmoil.

The tribulation lightning seemed provoked, accompanied by two flashes of daylight, and under the rumbling "boom-boom" sound, two terrifying bolts of lightning actually fell simultaneously.

At that moment, the whole world seemed to dim, leaving only these two consecutive falling bolts of lightning.

Yunhe's heart trembled, but facing these almost simultaneous two tribulation bolts, he once again opened his mouth, accompanied by a peculiar demonic power vibration, and in one gulp absorbed both bolts completely.

Instantly.

On his body leapt up bowl-thick streaks of lightning, his entire body seeming to become brightly illuminated at this moment.

Moreover, on the sharp horn atop his forehead, a golden light shone forth from within the black.

"Again, again swallowed two?"

In the distance, Bai Ning swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Is this how one passes the transformation tribulation?

The little fox looked at Qingyao, amazement mixed with deep doubt.

Facing its gaze, Qingyao's eye corner twitched.

Don't look at it, it doesn't understand either!

And just as they were astonished, the tribulation clouds had already dropped the fourth bolt of lightning.

One could clearly feel that the speed of the lightning strikes was accelerating!

But this time, Yunhe did not swallow this tribulation bolt; instead, he let it strike his body.

"Ang!!!"

The pained Yunhe directly roared out.

Seeing this, the demon beasts of Huanhu Dao were startled.

Earlier they had clearly been mighty and overwhelming, that posture of wanting to swallow the tribulation lightning and even the tribulation clouds in one gulp; how now they switched to using their bodies to resist?

It's not that there's anything wrong with that.

After all, normally demon beasts undergoing transformation tribulation resist with their bodies; it's just that the earlier scene made them think Yunhe's performance would be different.

"He is tempering his body."

Only Qingyao perceived something, and spoke softly.

Seeing this scene made it secretly relieved; it had truly worried that Yunhe would swallow all the tribulation lightning, and even if he succeeded in breaking through to the Fourth Level, could his body withstand it?

Tempering the demonic body with tribulation lightning enables the body to undergo another metamorphosis after breaking through to the Fourth Level.

Only after undergoing the baptism of tribulation lightning can the demonic body, after passing the transformation tribulation, gain the ability to assume human form.

In fact.

Qingyao guessed about seventy or eighty percent, but there were also differences.

"Absorbing heavenly thunder to refine the five viscera and six bowels, withstanding heavenly thunder to temper scales, armor, and flesh, internal refinement and external tempering, yields better results than merely relying on the demonic body to bear heavenly thunder."

Moreover, the first three bolts of heavenly thunder also required him some time to digest and absorb.

Naturally, given his demonic body's strength, he could completely withstand even the fourth bolt of heavenly thunder.

"How mighty the tribulation clouds!"

In the distant continuous mountains thousands of li outside Huanhu Dao, an old man wearing earth-yellow robes stood on a mountaintop with his hands behind his back.

This person, naturally, is the master of the Ten Thousand Li Mountains, Lu Shan Jun, the Land Mountain Turtle.

After successfully refining part of that pearl, he gained stronger confidence in his own strength and abilities.

Perhaps he lacks much certainty in dealing with the Xiong Wu Ji of the Snow Plains and the Zhuan Chou Jun of the Volcano, but against the late-stage third-level black great turtle of Huanhu Dao, he still has sufficient confidence.

According to Lu Shan Gui's plan, he intends to first practice on Huanhu Dao's black great turtle; if he can easily defeat it, then even when later facing Xiong Wu Ji or Zhuan Chou Jun, he will have at least some confidence, at least not be easily defeated.

Moreover, if he succeeds in defeating that black great turtle of Huanhu Dao, as fellow turtle clan demon beasts, by devouring it he will surely obtain great benefits.

At the very least, his bloodline can advance further!

By then, when facing those two fellows from the Snow Plains and the Volcano, his bloodline will no longer be at a disadvantage, and subduing subordinates will become easier and more adept.

At that time, he will truly be able to take root in the Ten Thousand Li Mountains and become a major power in the Yao Shou Shijie.

He seems already able to see himself shaking one region, calling himself king and ancestor, with a wave of his arm, myriad demons paying homage.

However, before he even arrived at Huanhu Dao, on the road he already faintly sensed that extremely familiar aura of transformation tribulation.

This made him involuntarily startle.

After demon beasts pass the Fourth Level, each small realm advancement is accompanied by the descent of transformation tribulation, for only after experiencing these transformation tribulations can they better assume human form.

But fortunately it reacted quickly; it had only just broken through to the Fourth Level a few decades ago, and with its Cultivation Base it is still far from the mid-Fourth Level.

Immediately it rushed toward the direction where the tribulation clouds were gathering.

For no other reason.

Having survived the Human-form Tribulation, it knows best what a tribulation‑stricken demon beast will face; if the opponent truly succeeds in tribulation, the shattered Fourth Level demon beast—whether its demon flesh or its demon core—will grant it tremendous benefit!

This is far more important than dealing with the black giant turtle of Huanhu Dao.

Moreover, this will not affect its ability to deal with the black giant turtle of Huanhu Dao; at most it will merely delay its plan a little.

At this moment, the Land Mountain Tortoise finally understood why occupying the Ten‑Thousand‑Li Great Mountain had drawn the hostility of the snow plains and the volcano.

This place is only tens of thousands of li from its Ten‑Thousand‑Li Great Mountain, a distance that could threaten it.

But what the Land Mountain Tortoise did not expect was that, as it followed the aura of the tribulation, it discovered that the demon beast undergoing tribulation was actually the demon beast of Huanhu Dao!

So just who is undergoing tribulation is obvious.

The black giant turtle!

At that moment, the Land Mountain Tortoise felt great joy.

If that black giant turtle also broke through to the Fourth Level, whether its demon core or its bloodline concentration would receive a tremendous boost, and even if the opponent managed to scrape through the tribulation successfully, it would merely be a heavily wounded body, making it all the easier to deal with.

A Fourth Level turtle suffering heavy injuries and with extremely high bloodline concentration is, in the eyes of the Land Mountain Tortoise, undoubtedly an absolute supreme tonic!

However, when it drew near to within a few thousand li of Huanhu Dao, it involuntarily halted its steps.

Gazing at the terrifying tribulation clouds looming in the sky and the thunder broth brewing within them, the Land Mountain Tortoise could clearly feel that this tribulation was far stronger than the one it faced during its Human-form Tribulation—by more than double.

"Can a demon beast really survive such a tribulation?"

This was the first thought that flashed through the Land Mountain Tortoise's mind at that time.

But immediately afterward, a deep sense of jealousy welled up in its heart.

It knew that such a powerful tribulation must be closely related to the bloodline hidden within the black giant turtle of Huanhu Dao.

If it could possess such a bloodline, even without that pearl, it would have confidence in dealing with those two fellows from the snow plains and the volcano.

"I hope you don't die beneath this tribulation!"

With that thought, the Land Mountain Tortoise dared not linger even a moment, swiftly rushing toward Huanhu Dao.

Boom!!

A thick bolt of thunder crashed down violently.

Yunhe's body instantly split open with lines of blood.

But soon a surge of vigorous vitality burst from his body, and under the weaving of the extracted sprouts, his wounds quickly healed.

"Using the vitality generated by heavenly thunder to offset the damage caused by the heavenly thunder's fall—such a tribulation survivor is probably only me."

Yunhe gritted his teeth in pain.

Between destruction and rebirth, as his demon flesh continually strengthened, he also endured intense pain.

Fortunately, the pain he felt when earlier assaulting the Fourth Level—when spiritual energy twisted his flesh and congealed his blood—was no less than now, and he had actually grown accustomed to it.

"This is already the seventh bolt, isn't it? Still not over?"

Looking at the tribulation clouds showing no sign of dispersing, Yunhe couldn't help but mutter a complaint.

The Land Mountain Tortoise's Human-form Tribulation consisted of only five lightning bolts, yet he has already endured seven and it still hasn't ended—could it be that he must face nine layers of thunder?

"The tribulation thunder I swallowed earlier has mostly been digested. After this baptism, my demon flesh should be able to take human form, right?"

"Then from now on, there's no need to forcibly resist anymore."

Thinking this, Yunhe, standing atop Huanhu Dao, lifted his head, and a cold gleam suddenly condensed in his eyes.

Roar!!!

Accompanied by the roar, his body swelled at a visible speed, instantly becoming as large as a mountain.

Innate Divine Ability—As You Wish!

Boom!!

The eighth bolt of heavenly thunder fell.

The originally massive heavenly thunder now appeared somewhat puny before Yunhe at this moment.

Yet the might contained within that heavenly thunder was overwhelmingly powerful.

However, no matter how fierce the tribulation, as soon as Yunhe opened his mouth, that terrifying bolt of tribulation thunder was swallowed into his mouth.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Yunhe's body instantly burst with cracking sounds; his armor and scales also shattered, and he spat fresh blood.

This eighth tribulation bolt is far beyond what the first three could match; even with his current demon flesh and the 'Thunder‑Storing' ability, he cannot avoid sustaining considerable damage.

But Yunhe held his head high, his expression unchanged.

Because he was given no time to react, the ninth tribulation bolt had already successfully condensed.

Crack!

This ninth tribulation bolt struck down almost immediately after the eighth, with hardly any interval.

And greeting it was Yunhe opening his mouth once again.

Thunder‑Storing!

The rolling thunder, which seemed poised to destroy everything, was swallowed before it could inflict much damage.

Instantly, a terrifying wave of heat rose from Yunhe's body.

And his scales and turtle shell also shattered nearly half at that moment.

He stared fixedly at the tribulation clouds, his cheeks twitching as he split his mouth open, blood pouring out as he muttered:

"Nine layers of tribulation thunder—if you've got the guts, come again!"

At the same time, outside Huanhu Dao.

"Thunder has passed ninefold, the ninefold heavenly tribulation has ended," Qing Yao let out a long sigh.

Although Yunhe sustained significant injuries, it should still be within his capacity to endure; passing the ninefold transformation heavenly tribulation signifies that Yunhe has officially broken through to the fourth level, achieving the body of a fourth‑level great demon!

"These thunderclouds, why haven't they dispersed yet?"

Bai Ning also secretly let out a sigh of relief, but as it gazed at the thunderclouds in the sky, doubt appeared on its face.

"Huh?"

Hearing that, Qing Yao's pupils contracted, and they abruptly lifted their head to look at the tribulation clouds.

Just as Bai Ning had said, the tribulation clouds, though surging with the sea of clouds and appearing more active, showed no sign of dispersing at all.

More importantly.

The lightning fluid churning within the black tribulation clouds unexpectedly shifted from its former gold to a pure, flawless white!

White lightning!

"How is this possible?" Qing Yao's face filled with disbelief.

Although Yunhe's earlier consumption of lightning exceeded its understanding, it also knew that Yunhe possessed the ability to control lightning, which was still within the limits of what it could accept.

But this white heavenly tribulation.

Hum—

Suddenly.

Huanhu Dao and the surrounding spiritual energy, which had just recovered, underwent a violent tremor.

Immediately thereafter, a black giant turtle silhouette shot up from the ground, tens of zhang, hundreds of zhang, thousands of zhang.

Reaching up to the blue sky, down penetrating the earth!

It was impossible to tell whether this was an illusion or a tangible form.

"That is—"

"Heaven‑Earth Dharma!"

True divine ability, Heaven‑Earth Dharma!

At this moment, the terrifying aura emanating from this dharma manifestation actually stood equal to the white lightning fluid nurtured within the tribulation clouds!

In the deepest part of the Abyssal Ravine.

The cluster of light formed by the three clusters of special spirit‑sense fluctuations, now extremely active, was accompanied by waves of dissipating spiritual energy.

"Damn it! Old turtle, do you want to die? Behave yourself for this lord!"

"Guiyuan, you know the turtle clan has produced a promising junior; don't get too agitated, calm down a bit, otherwise we—"

"Calm down, you old fools!"

Another voice, tinged with coarseness, sounded.

It interrupted those two voices.

In the words lay an indescribable excitement and joy.

". Manipulating divine thunder, Heaven‑Earth Dharma. My spirit‑turtle clan will surely flourish! Flourish! Hahahaha!!"

(End of chapter)