Chapter 40: The Tribulation of the Desolate Ancient Holy Body, One Hundred Thousand Lightning Tribulations for Body Tempering, Breaking Through to Godhood

At only ten years old, Jun Xiaoyao was already a master of the Ninth Heaven of the True Spirit Realm, a feat sufficient to shock the world.

But now, seeing Jun Xiaoyao's aura rising once again, everyone present was stunned, staring in speechless amazement.

Was he about to break through again?

"This is bad. Could it be the Tribulation of the Desolate Ancient Holy Body?" Jun Zhantian looked up at the rolling dark clouds in the sky, his brow furrowing.

Ordinary cultivators do not face any heavenly tribulations when breaking through from the True Spirit Realm to the Divine Bridge Realm.

But the Desolate Ancient Holy Body was different.

This physique was rejected by Heaven and Earth; besides being naturally restricted by ten innate shackles, whenever the Desolate Ancient Holy Body achieved a major breakthrough in realm, the heavens would descend with a tribulation.

And the transition from the True Spirit Realm to the Divine Bridge Realm was a major breakthrough.

Seeing this spectacle, it was not just Jun Zhantian; the other guests also took notice.

"Could that be... the Tribulation of the Desolate Ancient Holy Body?"

"Indeed. Rumor has it that when a Desolate Ancient Holy Body crosses a major realm, they suffer a heavenly tribulation. The Jun Family's Divine Son is in for some trouble now."

For cultivators, the most dreaded thing was undergoing a tribulation.

One wrong move, and one's life and Dao could vanish, leaving nothing but emptiness.

And the tribulations drawn by a physique like the Desolate Ancient Holy Body were even stronger than ordinary heavenly tribulations.

An average genius might not even survive a single strike.

"Xiaoyao, do not worry. Your grandfather and the others will protect your Dao!"

Jun Zhantian and a group of clan elders stepped forward, radiating the aura of Saint Realm powerhouses.

In the past, there were many factions that sought to nurture the Desolate Ancient Holy Body. Every time such a body underwent a tribulation, a group of experts would stand guard to assist them in surviving.

However, Jun Xiaoyao's handsome, immortal face remained as calm as still water, his eyes undisturbed by the ripples of the moment.

"Grandfather, there is no need. A mere heavenly tribulation is not worth mentioning. Let your grandson handle this alone..."

Hearing Jun Xiaoyao's words, Jun Zhantian and the others were stunned.

The expressions of the many cultivators surrounding them froze simultaneously.

Just then, the lightning tribulation finally transformed into a torrent of lightning and descended!

That terrifying tribulation pressure was bone-chilling!

Jun Xiaoyao stood in the void, his black hair flowing like silk, shimmering with divine light and fluttering in the wind.

His white robes were as pure as snow, his sleeves billowing, looking like an exiled immortal ready to ride the wind away.

Jun Xiaoyao raised a single hand, and the Hellish Furnace manifested once more.

The torrent of lightning crashed directly into the Hellish Furnace.

In an instant, Jun Xiaoyao's body shuddered.

Within him, endless golden blood qi surged upward, and the phantom of a golden Primordial Divine Elephant suddenly appeared, carrying a vast majesty capable of suppressing the heavens and the earth!

With its trunk pointing toward the sky, it inhaled, and the rolling thunder was all sucked into Jun Xiaoyao's body.

"One hundred thousand lightning tribulations to forge my immortal holy body!"

Instead of fearing the lightning, Jun Xiaoyao used it as a means to temper his Desolate Ancient Holy Body.

*Rumble!*

The lightning continued to fall, yet it could not harm Jun Xiaoyao; at most, it could only push him back.

"This... is simply a monster..." The people from various factions were speechless, unable to utter a word.

Which genius undergoes a tribulation without trembling in fear of falling?

Yet Jun Xiaoyao treated the heavenly tribulation as nourishment to forge himself.

"Sigh, it seems I still underestimated Xiaoyao..." Jun Zhantian and the other elders shook their heads with bitter smiles.

Sometimes, Jun Xiaoyao's talent gave even Saint Realm powerhouses like them the feeling that their Dao hearts were collapsing.

If even they felt this way, one could imagine the state of mind of the young geniuses attending the banquet.

"I feel like I can never catch up to the Jun Family's Divine Son in my entire lifetime..."

"Indeed, this era of great contention seems to be a stage for the Jun Family's Divine Son alone..."

The top geniuses of several major powers spoke thus, their Dao hearts beginning to crack.

Ultimately, the lightning tribulation could do nothing to Jun Xiaoyao.

"Disperse!"

Jun Xiaoyao pushed out a palm. The phantom of the Primordial Divine Elephant let out a long roar toward the heavens, the lightning recoiled into the sky, and the vast, pitch-black tribulation clouds were all shaken apart!

Light finally returned to the world.

And Jun Xiaoyao's harvest was also gratifying.

First, his cultivation had broken through to the Divine Bridge Realm; not only that, but he had directly reached the late stage of the Divine Bridge Realm.

The Divine Bridge Realm is divided into the early, middle, and late stages, as well as Great Perfection.

Upon reaching Great Perfection, the Divine Bridge within the body is successfully constructed.

Then comes the Unity Realm, where spirit and flesh merge into one.

After that, one seeks out Dao Seeds, Immortal Seeds, and so on, to integrate into oneself, known as Dao Integration.

Following Dao Integration is the Nirvana Realm, where one seeks a spark to baptize the divine palace within the mind, allowing the True Spirit to transform into a Primordial Spirit.

After Nirvana, strength explodes, reaching the Heaven-Reaching Realm.

Finally, one ignites the Divine Fire, opening the ladder to the Saint Realm.

Divine Bridge, Unity, Dao Integration, Nirvana, Heaven-Reaching, Divine Fire!

These were the cultivation realms of the middle stage.

Above that were the tiers of the Saint Realm.

And Jun Xiaoyao, at only ten years old, had reached the late stage of the Divine Bridge Realm, making him an absolute freak.

Usually, geniuses his age were still wandering between the Divine Palace Realm and the True Spirit Realm.

Even the previous Long Haotian had only barely stepped into the Divine Bridge Realm by utilizing the power of Dragon Essence.

In addition to his realm, by utilizing the power of the lightning tribulation and the Dragon Essence energy, ten thousand Great Elephant particles had awakened within his body once more.

In other words, Jun Xiaoyao's physical strength had now reached a staggering five hundred million jin!

It was simply terrifying!

An ordinary genius's physical strength would top out at a few hundred thousand jin at most.

Even the top-tier geniuses would only reach several million or tens of millions of jin.

Jun Xiaoyao possessed a full five hundred million jin of divine strength.

Furthermore, Jun Xiaoyao discovered that the Supreme Bone in his chest was also absorbing the power of the heavenly tribulation and the Dragon Essence.

"It seems the Heavenly Tribulation Light is not the complete form of this divine ability. I must find a way to nourish this bone more in the future," Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.

Like the Desolate Ancient Holy Body, the Supreme Bone possessed infinite potential and would accompany Jun Xiaoyao forever.

But similarly, these two special physiques required vast amounts of heavenly treasures and earthly medicines for nourishment.

They were essentially two bottomless pits.

"Fortunately, I was born into an ancient great family. If I had been born into a small clan, I would have struggled even to find resources, let alone cultivate."

Jun Xiaoyao could not help but sigh again; reincarnation truly was an art.

"Right, I almost forgot about the flesh and blood of the Quasi-Supreme," Jun Xiaoyao thought.

"Come, Brother Xiaoyao, eat some dragon meat!" Jiang Luoli was bright and elegant, with a glow of wisdom flowing across her snowy forehead. She was very intelligent and had been observing Jun Xiaoyao.

At this moment, she brought a plate of roasted dragon meat to Jun Xiaoyao, blinking her watery eyes with an expression of being very well-behaved.

"Thank you," Jun Xiaoyao nodded indifferently.

The way he ate was even more composed and elegant than Jiang Luoli's.

It had to be said that the life essence of Quasi-Supreme level dragon meat was astonishing; the Supreme Bone in his chest was also desperately absorbing it.

Jun Xiaoyao was also looking forward to the day the Supreme Bone would undergo its transformation.

The Heavenly Tribulation Light alone was already this powerful.

If it were to transform again, to what extent could his Supreme Bone become?

"After signing in at the ten-year-old banquet, the next one is the Yuan Tian Supreme Secret Realm sign-in. It seems I need to start preparing," Jun Xiaoyao thought.

The sign-in rewards were incredibly rich; the Great Success Desolate Ancient Holy Body, the Primordial Elephant Prison-Suppressing Strength, and the Supreme Bone had all been of immense help to him.

Jun Xiaoyao was very curious about what rewards he would obtain by signing in at the Yuan Tian Supreme Secret Realm.

"And that Xiao Chen—I wonder if he still has any value for me to harvest," Jun Xiaoyao thought.

After the ten-year-old banquet, Jun Xiaoyao would finally be able to enter the world and travel through the Immortal Realm.

He was very much looking forward to this vast and boundless Immortal Realm.

"In this era of great contention, I hope it won't be too boring for me..." Jun Xiaoyao stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky and sighing.

He carried an aura of the profound loneliness that comes with being invincible.

(End of Chapter)