Chapter 330: Chapter 8: Supreme Dao Foundation (2)
She was crying out a warning to Zhong Ming, and so was Chu Hanzhen, who had also recognized the Divine Thunder. Her face was deathly pale and her breathing ragged as she tried to persuade him, "Sir, where there’s life, there’s hope. You’ve already done so well, why must you put yourself in such peril for a minuscule boost in power!"
Both women were terrified of the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, which directly attacked the Divine Soul.
Even if the Thunderbolt aimed at Zhong Ming only contained a faint purple tinge, it was still enough to shatter the Divine Soul of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
However, despite their heartfelt pleas, Zhong Ming remained unmoved.
He did this not because he was being stubborn or refusing to listen to their advice, but because: ’A Divine Soul attack might be a threat to others, but I’m different. My Divine Soul is my strongest attribute of all!’
Although Zhong Ming’s Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Will had all achieved Breaking the Norms, there were still levels even to Breaking the Norms.
As for his Essence and Qi, Zhong Ming had barely managed to break the norms. However, his Spirit and Will, having comprehended "Heaven and Earth, Only I am Supreme," were a different story. They had broken the norms simply because there was no other category for them—they had already surpassed the very limits of the Qi Cultivation realm.
Now, facing the Thunderbolt aimed directly at his Divine Soul, Zhong Ming did not retreat. Nor did he use any other abilities to weaken or block it. Instead, he dropped all of his defenses and allowed his Dao Seed, the Dragon of the Morning Star, to begin circling within his sea of consciousness.
BOOM!
The circling Dragon of the Morning Star first transformed into a golden Great Sun that illuminated the universe. The next moment, the Great Sun rotated, its radiant light converged, and a Light Saber of immense Divine Power, one that seemed capable of sundering illusion and cleaving through darkness, slowly rose from within his sea of consciousness.
HUMMMMM—!
As Zhong Ming finished condensing the Divine Sword, the purple Thunderbolt at the zenith of the sky also finished gathering its power. The next moment, the Purple Sky Thunderbolt transformed into a flash of lightning and, with divine speed, furiously struck toward the spot between Zhong Ming’s eyebrows!
CRACK-BOOM!
Gazing at Zhong Ming, who stood completely unprotected in mid-air, and then at the incomparably swift Purple Sky Divine Thunder, Luo Zhiwei felt utterly exasperated:
’So arrogant! Is he really not going to defend himself at all?!’
At this moment, Luo Zhiwei felt that while she wasn’t sure if Zhong Ming’s Talent was on the level of "Heaven and Earth, Only I am Supreme," his arrogance definitely was!
Seeing Zhong Ming ignore their advice and relentlessly court death, Chu Hanzhen felt a mix of helplessness and anxiety:
’Zhong Ming... he’s too fond of risky maneuvers. Hasn’t he ever heard that a man of great worth shouldn’t court needless danger?!’
But just as both women were lamenting how conceited Zhong Ming was, the events of the next moment made both Chu Hanzhen and Xiyue’s pupils contract in shock.
!!!
The descending Purple Divine Thunder was incomparably swift. An aura of destruction radiated from it, lending it unrivaled Divine Power.
And yet, just as this very Celestial Tribulation Thunder was about to strike the spot between Zhong Ming’s eyebrows, it abruptly split in two!
KSSSHHH—!
A dazzling golden divine light burst forth from Zhong Ming’s eyes. Like a celestial sword being unsheathed, it instantly cleaved the Purple Sky Divine Thunder in two!
And that wasn’t the end. SWOOSH! The golden divine light continued upward, its momentum unabated, and pierced the heavens, tearing a massive hole through the gloomy, overcast sky. Then, the Golden Divine Sword detonated amidst the dark clouds. Innumerable golden lights shot out in every direction like a meteor shower, sweeping away the sky-blotting clouds and letting the light shine down on the Immortal Martial Daoist School once more!
Faced with the Celestial Tribulation Thunder, Zhong Ming did not evade or defend. After tanking two previous bolts, he actually forged his Divine Soul into a sword, defied the heavens, and annihilated the third bolt of Purple Sky Divine Thunder!
This grand feat—drawing a sword to challenge the heavens and striking back against the Celestial Tribulation—left Xiyue and Chu Hanzhen utterly shaken.
Beyond their shock, as the two women gazed at Zhong Ming—who now stood in the sky, looking down upon the firmament and all of existence—a peculiar light began to shine in their eyes.
’So strong!’
They no longer thought of Zhong Ming as arrogant. Showing off without the strength to back it up is arrogance. But unbridled confidence backed by true power? That is the soaring spirit of a true prodigy!
’I was wrong... Even though I tried to estimate his power as highly as I could, I still underestimated Zhong Ming’s Talent.’
Zhong Ming had no time to heed Chu Hanzhen’s shock and awe. An endless, excruciating pain was ravaging the depths of his Divine Soul, threatening to swallow his consciousness whole.
The golden light that had just burst forth was completely different from the Sword Light and Sword Qi that Zhong Ming had unleashed before.
To successfully sever the Thunderbolt and temper his Divine Soul, he had sent his Divine Soul out of his body, forging it together with his Dao Seed and the very essence of "Heaven and Earth, Only I am Supreme" into a single Divine Sword to strike at the sky.
An attack like that was immensely powerful, but force is a two-way street.
The moment the Light Divine Sword sliced through the Purple Sky Divine Thunder, Zhong Ming’s Soul Spirit inevitably clashed head-on with the soul-destroying Thunderbolt.
The Purple Sky Divine Thunder’s penetrating power was extreme. The Power of Annihilation contained within this tribulation bolt pierced his Divine Soul’s defenses and instantly annihilated a portion of his Divine Soul Energy. The pain of his soul being torn apart and incinerated far surpassed any physical wound.
Fortunately, the collision was brief. More importantly, after he destroyed the Thunderbolt, the vital essence from the Power of Origin Creation within the tribulation bolt flowed into his Divine Soul like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.
HUMMMMM—!
As the origin life force merged with him, Zhong Ming’s Divine Soul became faintly imbued with a Thunder Rhyme and a celestial rhyme. Even more astonishingly, a tiny fraction of his Yin Soul was tempered by the Power of Creation and transformed into Yang Soul!
’I remember that a Yang Soul doesn’t just make a Soul Spirit immune to Wind, Rain, and Thunder; it also makes integration with Gang Qi countless times easier... A Thunder Rhyme, a celestial rhyme, and a bit of Yang Soul. The rewards this time were immense.’
With the third tribulation bolt annihilated and all the Power of Origin Creation within it absorbed, Zhong Ming’s Celestial Tribulation finally came to an end.
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