Chapter 800

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Ping'an let out a long breath.

Although this tribulation lacked the power of the first tribulation's Ultimate Turbid Thunder, it excelled in being agile and bizarre, consuming a considerable amount of his mental focus.

He took out a Gathering Yuan Pill and swallowed it, beginning to recover his spiritual power.

Li Wudao's tone was full of pride: "This kid is a born War Cultivator!"

Xu Zhangqing heard this, his expression quite subtle: "This... is this really my son?"

Xu Ping'an's spiritual power had not yet recovered when the tribulation clouds thoroughly went berserk.

The lead-gray cloud layers rotated wildly, forming a massive vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a terrifying pressure slowly descended, ten times more intense than the previous two tribulations combined!

Roar!

A deafening roar came from the center of the vortex.

This roar not only shook eardrums painfully, but also assaulted the divine soul.

Immediately after, a thunder beast emerged from the center of the vortex.

This thunder beast had a body like a mountain peak, four limbs thick as pillars, treading on the cloud layers; every step made heaven and earth tremble violently.

Its skull was even more terrifying — it had a full five heads.

The metal head resembled a White Tiger, fangs like forged Geng Metal, flashing with a sharp light that could pierce the Void; opening its mouth, it spewed vast sky-filling white saber radiance.

The wood head resembled an Azure Dragon, scales blue-green like jadeite; from its mouth and nose it sprayed light blue thunder fire, which upon landing turned into a sea of fire, scorching all vitality between heaven and earth.

The water head resembled a Black Tortoise, tortoise shell thick as bedrock, surrounded by Gui Water Thunder, transforming into myriad water arrows, dense as a sudden rainstorm shooting out in all directions.

The fire head resembled a Vermilion Bird, feathers scarlet like blazing flames, its entire skull burning with roaring thunder fire, emitting heat that could melt metal and stone.

The earth head resembled a Qilin, a single horn like white jade, its roar able to pierce the divine soul, its body surrounded by thick earth-yellow thunder power, able to suppress all disturbance.

Not waiting for Chao Jin to speak, Xu Zhangqing spoke first: "The third tribulation, Five Elements Thunder Beast!"

Li Wudao's expression carried a trace of solemnity: "A tribulation like this tests not only spiritual power, but also the strength of the flesh body and divine soul!"

The Five Elements Thunder Beast had just formed when it charged straight at Xu Ping'an.

Its speed appeared slow, but in truth was fast as rushing thunder; its massive body carried a momentum that crushed everything; where it passed, cloud layers shattered, space twisted.

"Then come!"

Xu Ping'an responded calmly, hurling the Po Sha Spear into mid-air.

The spear shaft swelled several times over, turning into a streak of white flowing light, stabbing toward the Five Elements Thunder Beast's metal head.

At the same time, he took out a Xuanhuang Pagoda from his Storage Bag.

The pagoda stood nine levels tall, its body engraved with dense earth-element spirit patterns.

As he channeled spiritual power, the Xuanhuang Pagoda instantly enlarged, hovering above Xu Ping'an's head, emitting rich yellow light, forming a thick protective shield.

At the same time, the Soul-Suppressing Jade was gripped tightly in his hand, its gentle halo protecting his divine soul, neutralizing the impact from the thunder beast's roar.

Roar!

The Five Elements Thunder Beast's five heads launched attacks simultaneously.

The white saber radiance spewed by the metal head, dense as a locust swarm, slammed into the Xuanhuang Pagoda's protective shield, emitting crackling explosion sounds.

The green thunder sprayed by the wood head landed on the protective shield, sizzling for a time.

The myriad water arrows spewed by the water head shot out like a violent rainstorm, battering the protective shield's defense.

The roaring thunder fire spewed by the fire head wrapped around the Xuanhuang Pagoda, attempting to melt the pagoda body.

The earth head suddenly lowered its head, its single horn carrying momentum that suppressed everything, ramming fiercely into the Xuanhuang Pagoda!

Bang!

The Xuanhuang Pagoda's protective shield shook violently, its light dimming by more than half in an instant; the pagoda body even let out a groan of being unable to bear the load.

Xu Ping'an was shaken so his qi and blood surged, the spiritual power within his body fluctuating violently.

His fingertip changed, controlling the Po Sha Spear to stab from the side at the thunder beast's wood head.

The spear radiance was like a golden rainbow piercing the sun, carrying a sharp momentum that tore everything, stabbing hard into the wood head.

Clang!

Once again the sound of metal striking metal rang out; the wood head was stabbed open with a tiny wound, green thunder liquid flowing from the wound.

The Five Elements Thunder Beast, in pain, let out a furious roar, opening its huge mouth to bite down viciously.

Seeing this, Xu Ping'an immediately retreated, simultaneously activating several Golden Crow Talismans.

Ten golden Three-legged Crows flew out from the spirit talismans, pouncing toward the thunder beast's wood head.

The Three-legged Crows burned with roaring flames on their bodies, colliding with the wood head's green thunder, emitting sizzling sounds.

"Binding Immortal Rope!"

A sharp light flashed in Xu Ping'an's eyes, spiritual power surging within his body, the Light Rope appearing once more.

At this moment, taking advantage of the opening while the Golden Crow Talismans restrained it, it shot out swiftly, precisely winding around the Azure Dragon wood head.

Hiss!

The Azure Dragon wood head struggled violently, countless thunder vines wildly whipping the Binding Immortal Rope, its body surface also emitting dense green thunder light, attempting to melt through the white Light Rope.

But the Binding Immortal Rope was condensed from spiritual power; the Light Rope not only was undamaged, but instead wound tighter and tighter, its halo flowing as it locked this head dead tight.

However, by this step, the battle had already become meaningless.

No matter how powerful Xu Ping'an was, he was ultimately just a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

He had neither divine abilities nor a Dharma Aspect, and could not launch a better counterattack; forcing one would only waste spiritual power, resulting in loss outweighing gain.

Thus it became a tug-of-war, seeing who could not endure first.

Only to see the remaining four heads of the Thunder Beast unleash all their violent thunder power, four-colored thunder light falling like waterfalls toward Xu Ping'an, submerging his entire person.

The protective shield of the Xuanhuang Pagoda blazed with brilliant light, trembling violently under the thunder light's scouring, cracks spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xu Ping'an gritted his teeth, allowing the violent thunder power to penetrate the shield and strike the Jingang Armor, remaining unmoved from beginning to end, instead opening part of his defense so the thunder power could drill into his body.

With a crisp "clang," cracks instantly covered the armor's surface, yet he firmly held his mind, operating the Five Elements Secret Art, actively guiding the thunder tribulation power surging into his body toward the Golden Core Prototype in his Qi Sea.

Xu Ping'an knew clearly in his heart that although he could no longer counterattack, he could borrow this thunder tribulation power to accelerate the tempering process of his Golden Core.

Xu Zhangqing stared wide-eyed: "Direct tempering?"

Chao Jin's eyes flashed with brilliance: "Ordinary cultivators only seek self-preservation when undergoing tribulation, yet he actively transforms the thunder tribulation power into nourishment.

Such a state of mind will surely produce a Heaven-grade Golden Core!"

Everyone present was experienced and well-informed.

Yet facing this scene, they were still dumbfounded, deeply shaken in their hearts.

Xu Ping'an had no time to care about the outside world's reaction; the meridians in his body were struck by thunder power with waves of agony, but the Golden Core Prototype at his Qi Sea, under the scouring of pure thunder power, became solid at a speed visible to the naked eye, its five-colored halo growing ever more brilliant.

The Thunder Beast's violent power surged into the Golden Core, the prototype trembling violently in an instant, as if it would shatter at any moment.

Xu Ping'an's gaze was firm, enduring agony like scorching, guiding the thunder power to scour every inch of the Golden Core, peeling away impurities bit by bit.

As time passed bit by bit, Xu Ping'an's complexion grew increasingly pale, but the Golden Core Prototype at his Qi Sea became increasingly solid under the tempering of the thunder tribulation power, its five-colored halo also growing increasingly brilliant.

After an unknown amount of time, the power of the Five Elements Thunder Beast was finally exhausted; its massive body collapsed into vast sky thunder light in unwillingness, then was completely devoured by the Golden Core Prototype in Xu Ping'an's Qi Sea.

The Third Thunder Tribulation, survived!