We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"There's hope! There's hope! A glimmer of hope! There really is a glimmer of hope amidst the heavenly tribulation!" Xiao Qing became excited as soon as she thought of the key point. She swirled and danced beneath the tribulation clouds, her broken scales emitting a metallic clang and shimmering with a cold, eerie light.

If you look closely, you can see that her broken blue scales are slowly healing, giving her a more rounded and powerful appearance.

However, Xiaoqing was completely unaware of this subtle change in her at that moment.

Therefore, at this moment, she truly experienced tears of joy. A large, crystal-clear, hot tear, the size of a marble, slid down her cheek and then fell to the ground.

Unlike other raindrops that evaporate in the high temperature of the air, that teardrop slowly solidified, like a star fallen to earth, carrying endless mysterious light, rushing towards the winding, undulating mountains below.

We await the arrival of those destined to be with us.

However, the heavenly tribulation had now entered the second stage of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Purple lightning flashed like dragons, thunder roared, and the sky was shaken. Like an angry prehistoric beast, it completely drowned out Xiao Qing's excited shouts.

At this moment, even Bai Suzhen, who had already transformed into a dragon, could not perceive what was happening within the tribulation clouds through her senses of sound waves and spiritual energy.

That place was completely isolated from the world!

"It's over, it's all over, this time it's completely over." Bai Suzhen refused to believe it, but she was helpless. If it were an ordinary lightning tribulation, she might still have a slight chance to intervene.

But this is the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. If she dares to interfere, let alone a full heavenly tribulation, she would have difficulty withstanding even one percent of the current heavenly tribulation's power.

Moreover, if Bai Suzhen were to barge in now, it would be tantamount to provoking the Heavenly Dao consciousness of this world. What Xiaoqing would likely face is an even more terrifying Heavenly Tribulation!

In fact, the Tribulation of the Third Nine Heavens at this moment, in terms of intensity alone, is already approaching that of the Tribulation of the Fourth Nine Heavens, only in essence, they are slightly different.

This difference is enormous.

Back to the original topic.

At this moment, Bai Suzhen was utterly despondent. If it weren't for the fact that the heavenly tribulation hadn't ended yet and Xiaoqing still had a sliver of a chance to survive, she would have left long ago to search for Xu Xian in the underworld.

Amidst the calamity clouds.

"But who exactly is this martial artist?" Xiaoqing was only excited for a moment before calming down again.

Even with her sluggish mind, she noticed something was amiss.

Was that man really named Shen Lian? Now it seems that it was probably just an alias. And was that man really just a simple martial artist?
Now it seems that, no, or more accurately, he was more than just a simple warrior!

In the hundreds of years of cultivation that Xiaoqing has experienced, she has seen many martial artists in the mortal world, and similarly, there are many body cultivators in the cultivation world.

However, regardless of the circumstances, this type of body cultivator all have their own limits.

Simply put, it's a bottleneck period.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was no bottleneck in the cultivation of immortality. It was only because there were so many cultivators that the Heavenly Dao set up the bottleneck to prevent all living beings in the world from becoming beings that could live as long as heaven and earth.

It is used to limit the growth in the number of cultivators.

However, this seemed to have lost its effect on Shen Bailian. Xiao Qing could clearly sense that Shen Bailian was gradually getting stronger along the way.

She simply didn't have the opportunity or the ability to explore where Shen Bailian's limits truly lay.

Clearly, after experiencing the previous Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens, Shen Bailian's strength was not only undamaged, but was further enhanced.

This can no longer be considered a blessing in disguise.

This was a double blessing for Shen Bailian, after all, where else could a martial artist like Shen Bailian find such a good opportunity to temper his body through heavenly tribulation?
However, this cultivation method is unscientific for the cultivators of this world, and is a cultivation method that has never been heard of or seen before.

After all, in this world, according to common sense, most of the cultivators who specialize in body tempering prefer to use lightning to temper their bodies.

Because the effects of Thunder Body Tempering are so good, it not only has extremely pure energy, but also can activate the body's internal energy.

But too much of a good thing is bad.

Most of these body-refining cultivators, even upon reaching the True Immortal realm, would not choose to use Heavenly Tribulation to temper their bodies.

Because the Heavenly Tribulation contains not only pure destructive power, but also the laws of destruction; it is not simply a matter of lightning power.

Therefore, even body cultivators have always kept their distance from heavenly tribulations.

As far as Xiaoqing knows, even the legendary Monkey King, after he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was captured, was only struck by lightning from the Thunder God.

This clearly demonstrates the special nature of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Within the towering thunder pillar.

"Ah!!!" Shen Bailian roared in pain as the destructive laws contained within the Heavenly Tribulation ran rampant through his body as if they were nothing.

He painfully tilted his head back, every muscle in his body tense and trembling violently, like a taut string about to break. The sweat that had just seeped from his pores was evaporated by the high temperature.

It turned into white water mist.

Congratulations! Your skill "Iron Body" has been upgraded. Experience points +3

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 3.

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Congratulations! Your skill "Iron Body" has been upgraded. Experience points +4

【…】

Passive Skill: Steel Body LV5 (3003/3200)

As time slowly passes, the experience bar for the passive skill [Iron Body] is almost full, and it's getting closer and closer to advancing.

Even though Shen Bailian was in excruciating pain, he couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw the results on the panel.

Yes! That's it! Let the heavenly tribulation come even more fiercely!

Shen Bailian is no ordinary martial artist; he is a martial artist with a talent cheat code. The principle of "you reap what you sow" is perfectly embodied in him.

"However, it should be close to its limit by now." Bathed in lightning, Shen Bailian spared a moment to sense the condition inside his body.

At this moment, his physical body was on the verge of collapse. Every inch of his muscles, bones, and flesh was covered in lightning, and his muscles, bones, and flesh had almost become ethereal, turning crystal clear. Even the bones inside his body that had previously shone with a silver light mixed with a trace of gold light had now become crystal clear, which was a very terrifying thing.

Even Shen Bailian had to admit that he had overestimated himself and underestimated the intensity of the tribulation in this world.

This is only the lowest level of the three levels, the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, yet its power is already so great that even a level five steel body cannot withstand it to the end.

If Shen Bailian's physique weren't strong enough, and if it weren't for the fact that every time his physique attribute value was improved, a surge of primal power would emerge from his body to correct his physical condition, then he would have been in a much better position.

With his level-five steel body, his physical recovery speed had reached a special balance with the destructive power of the laws of destruction within the lightning tribulation.

If nothing changes in the outside world, Shen Bailian can maintain this state indefinitely and gain a large amount of experience points.

The only skill that gets an upgrade is [Iron Body].

Because Shen Bailian's current situation is no longer sufficient to support him in using the skill [Five Elements Breathing Technique], let alone other skills.

However, all of this is predicated on the absence of external influences, meaning that the intensity of the heavenly tribulation will no longer change.

But is this possible?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Because at this moment, the Tribulation of the Three Nine Heavens has only sent down three pillars of lightning. There are still six more pillars of lightning yet to descend, and each one is stronger than the last.

Shen Bailian's "failure" this time is a foregone conclusion. Of course, this is based on the premise that nothing will change about him, that is, his skills will not be upgraded.

Sudden.

"Click~"

A barely perceptible sound suddenly rang out amidst the deafening roar of the thunderstorm, only to be completely drowned out in an instant.

However, Shen Bailian heard this subtle sound. Ever since he activated the [Eye of God] skill on the panel, he would usually keep the skill active as long as his mental strength did not reach the warning line.

Of course, the skill Eye of God has now been upgraded to Divine Sense. The original skill effects have not changed, but have been enhanced once again.

However, Shen Bailian did not hear the sound first; rather, his body sensed it first. Accompanied by a soft "crack," cracks appeared on his once crystal-clear body, just like cracked porcelain.

And it spread rapidly.

outside world.

"Wait, why are those screams getting weaker and weaker?" After figuring it out, Xiaoqing immediately focused all her attention on that glimmer of hope.

But in just a short while, most of her excitement dissipated, and she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her heart sinking into a deep chill.

It didn't matter that she wasn't concentrating; once she did, she immediately discovered the blind spot. As time passed, Shen Bailian's shrill screams were becoming weaker and weaker.

It was almost inaudible.

what does this mean?
This means that Shen Bailian is likely in dire straits, on the verge of collapse, while the current Heavenly Tribulation has only brought down a few bolts of lightning.

Three ways!

In terms of quantity, it has only reached one-third of the threshold, but in terms of power, what it has unleashed is less than one-tenth of the peak of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

Now that things are like this, how can we possibly withstand the next few heavenly tribulations?

next moment.

Boom~
With a deafening roar of thunder dragons, the fourth bolt of heavenly lightning crashed down, its gaping maw lunging towards Shen Bailian below.

The piercing screams were completely drowned out by the thunderous roar.

Or to be more precise, Shen Bailian's shrill screams suddenly disappeared, and Xiaoqing understood exactly what this meant.

This means that Shen Bailian is very likely dead!
At this thought, Xiaoqing's eyes widened, filled with fear and helplessness.

Her breath caught in her throat, as if she had been suddenly gripped by an invisible hand. Then her body trembled violently and uncontrollably, as if she were in a frozen wasteland.

It felt as if countless cold, venomous snakes were coiling around him, causing his entire body to tremble like a leaf.

A deep fear surged from the depths of her heart like a tidal wave, quickly spreading to every inch of her body, even turning her once bright and icy pupils into a deathly gray.

It's over, it's over!

The martial arts fanatic who dreamed of tempering his body through heavenly tribulation has come to an end in this way, giving people an unusually strange feeling. However, in Xiao Qing's opinion, such a funeral can be considered quite grand.

If this gets out, as time goes by, the facts will become stories, the stories will become epics, the epics will become legends, and eventually it will return to its starting point and be submerged in the long river of time.

All of this is predicated on Xiaoqing surviving this deadly tribulation of transforming into a dragon!

However, no matter what Shen Bailian does, it is irrelevant to Xiao Qing now; she is more concerned about herself!
Shen Bailian has turned to ashes and vanished, so she must follow in his footsteps.

Sudden.

Xiaoqing suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and her whole body felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. She immediately snapped out of her thoughts, her eyes wide with shock, and looked up in disbelief at the thunderclouds.

Because at some point, the deafening roar of thunder in her ears had completely disappeared, and the surrounding area for hundreds of miles had become completely silent.

It was so quiet that Xiaoqing could hear the gurgling of blood flowing through her veins.

"Gulp~" Xiao Qing swallowed hard, feeling as if she had encountered her natural enemy. Her hair stood on end, and her smooth, shiny blue scales rubbed together, making a metallic clanging sound.

She sensed it; the gaze of the Heavenly Dao consciousness had begun to shift towards her. Although this Heavenly Dao consciousness was less than one ten-millionth of its original form, it still made her shoulders feel as heavy as if a mountain were pressing down on them.

Pressure! Immense pressure!

'Dead, really dead!' Xiaoqing was shocked. She never expected that a legendary figure like Shen Bailian would perish like this, leaving not even ashes behind.

If one has never seen hope, one can face death with equanimity.

But after seeing hope, how can one face death with equanimity?

However, just as Xiaoqing's face turned ashen, a dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth... (End of Chapter)