Chapter 329: Chapter 8: Supreme Dao Foundation
As Zhong Ming looked down on everything, muttering in his heart, ’What doesn’t kill me will only make me stronger,’ a bolt of Divine Thunder, even more dazzlingly white and brilliant than the last, cleaved through the heavens like a Nine Heavens Divine Sword. Carrying a might that seemed capable of destroying everything, it once again descended furiously upon him!
BOOM!
This time, the Thunderbolt’s power was even greater, its piercing force even stronger.
What made Zhong Ming’s Heart Spirit shudder was that as the tribulation bolt struck him, he could clearly sense that it contained the supreme intent of the Breaking Technique.
The moment the surging Spiritual Qi in his body touched this Divine Thunder, it was like fresh winter snow meeting the scorching midday sun. It instantly melted and vaporized, unable to muster even a shred of resistance.
SIZZLE!
CRACKLE—
Arcs of lightning intertwined as silver serpents danced wildly!
And just like that, Zhong Ming, who had just recovered to his peak state and was levitating in midair, didn’t even last for a single breath before he was viciously slammed back into the earth by the Thunderbolt, sending a cloud of dust and smoke into the air.
His condition was absolutely wretched—he resembled a piece of charcoal, his body charred black. What was even harder to endure was the Thunderbolt’s overwhelming piercing power and the targeted nature of the Breaking Technique. It made his Dantian, meridians, and the 360 acupoints throughout his body feel as if they were being pierced by thousands of steel needles while a Thunderbolt rampaged within them.
The resulting agony bored into his very bones, threatening to tear his consciousness asunder.
But, in the end, this strike failed to extinguish his life force.
The Talent originating from the Forbidden Demon Object, Demon Star Tai Sui, was simply too absolute—’If you can’t annihilate my physical body in one go, you can’t kill me.’
And after Zhong Ming endured this Thunderbolt head-on with his extraordinarily resilient body, a wisp of source vitality from creation, hidden deep within the tribulation bolt, seeped into his limbs and bones like a gentle spring rain, silently repairing his broken form.
’No, it’s not just repairing...’
Once he caught his breath, Zhong Ming sank his Heart Spirit into his body and instantly noticed something unusual. After this baptism by thunder, the Magical Power within his Dantian was now tinged with the faint Qinghui of the Thunderbolt. It had gained a certain indescribable vitality, and as it flowed, it faintly exuded a sense of vibrant life.
[Vitality Spiritual Qi (Sparse)]
’It’s as if my Magical Power can now bestow Spirituality upon all things.’
This was a world where all things possessed a spirit. Aside from humans, birds, and beasts, everything from plants and stones, strange gates and ritual masks, Divine Weapons and armor, to ancient mirrors and dilapidated houses, broken steles and fragmented tablets... so long as it was steeped in Spiritual Qi for a long time, anything in the world had a sliver of a chance to develop Spirituality and transform into a "Spirit Monster."
And now, that wisp of source vitality from creation, driven into his Dantian by the Thunder Tribulation, had granted Zhong Ming’s Magical Power a touch of the "Enlightenment" ability. By infusing things with his Magical Power, he could make it easier for them to awaken their Spirituality.
’The probability is about three in one hundred thousand.’
’That’s low, but it makes sense. After all, I only managed to gather a faint wisp of source vitality from creation. Still, the potential for this ability is immense—I have a feeling that if it were advanced to its absolute limit, it might evolve into "Mediation of Creation," the first of the Thirty-Six Celestial Transformations!’
Of course, this was only a possibility. Just as countless Cultivators all have a chance at immortality, in thousands of years, only a handful have ever truly ascended to the Immortal Dao.
Zhong Ming’s Vitality Spiritual Qi was much the same.
’However, I have Heaven Rewards Diligence. As long as I cultivate with perseverance, I might just be able to turn this slim possibility into a reality! Besides, even if I never reach the level of Mediation of Creation, this bit of Creation Spiritual Mechanism will still be of great use to me.’
As this thought crossed his mind, before Zhong Ming could even sort out more uses for his Vitality Spiritual Qi, the tribulation thunder in the sky began to condense and contract once more.
The trials of the Celestial Dao also followed certain rules. They often started with a Four-Nine Tribulation (the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation), followed by a Six-Nine, and then a Nine-Nine.
But Zhong Ming was an exception. The Celestial Dao was ruthless, but it was also impartial. Having advanced ahead of schedule, he was not at the Golden Core realm, so he naturally did not have to face the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation.
’My Celestial Tribulation has only three bolts, and this is the last one... If I’m not mistaken, this one will target my Divine Soul!’
Zhong Ming still wasn’t sure what a Golden Core’s Four-Nine Thunder Tribulation looked like.
His Thunder Tribulation, however, targeted his physical body, Magical Power, and Divine Soul... Or, to put it more elegantly, it was a trial and a tempering of these three aspects.
At this moment, Zhong Ming could truly feel the calamitous nature of the Celestial Tribulation Thunder.
’Essence, Qi, and Spirit. Three bolts of thunder, a three-fold trial. If I fail in any one of them, my body will perish and my Dao will be extinguished. A Thunder Tribulation is an opportunity, but it’s also a great ordeal. It’s not something one can pass so easily.’
HUM—!
As Zhong Ming was muttering to himself, his heart filled with emotion, the final Thunderbolt in the sky finished gathering its power.
Unlike the blazing white bolts from before, this Thunderbolt had no terrifying energy fluctuations, nor was it surrounded by constantly crackling, blazing-white sparks.
Although it was the final bolt, its presence was somewhat subdued. The only thing unusual about it was the faint, pale purple hue it emanated, and an aura of profound silence.
But the moment they saw this Thunderbolt, everyone in the courtyard felt their hearts lurch. A sense of impending doom, of the Divine Soul’s annihilation, shrouded their minds like a pitch-black night, causing their breath to catch in their throats.
!!!
"Is that... Purple Sky Divine Thunder?!"
The instant she identified the Divine Thunder, Luo Zhiwei’s pupils contracted sharply.
She could no longer be bothered by her earlier thought—that warning Zhong Ming would affect his Dao path. Instead, she yelled out a sharp warning.
"Zhong Ming, be careful! That’s the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, which strikes the Divine Soul directly!"
"Whatever you do, don’t try to withstand it head-on! Injuries to your body and Dantian can still be healed, but if you fail to resist the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, your Divine Soul will be utterly annihilated!"
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