Original God: Start with Qiuqiu, become stronger with food and beauties

[Xiangling's favorability towards you increases to 4, and you gain experience points]

You ate Xiangling's hidden dish: Braised Cake and Cake, and gained experience points.

[You have a sudden realization (although you haven't, I can force it), and your cultivation has reached the peak of the ninth level of the Golden Core. After surviving the thunder tribulation created by the system, you can break through to the Nascent Soul stage.]

"!" King Hao's eyes lit up, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Xiangling changed. Although there was a mask covering her face, there was no difference between the change and the non-change, but it did not hinder his excitement to take Xiangling into his account.

……

After the show, Zhongli congratulated King Hao, "Congratulations! It seems your strength is about to reach a higher level." Obviously, he had noticed the changes in King Hao.

King Hao smiled slightly and said modestly, "It's just a small improvement. However, I want to ask, where is the most suitable place to go to overcome the tribulation?"

Zhongli thought for a moment and slowly said, "Guoyun Pavilion is a good place. It's rarely visited, and the surrounding seas are still affected by the remnants of the demon god. Few people go there, so we won't be disturbed."

King Hao nodded in agreement. He knew that a quiet environment was necessary to avoid external interference during the tribulation. Solitary Cloud Pavilion perfectly met this requirement.

"Okay, then I will go to Guoyun Pavilion to prepare for the tribulation. Thank you for your advice, Zhongli." King Hao thanked him.

Zhongli smiled and replied, "You're welcome." Then his expression turned serious. "However, I have some advice for you. It's better to have someone to protect you when you break through."

"Is that so? Well, thank you for your trouble." King Hao nodded.

Zhongli was not surprised. He said calmly, "Well, you just recovered recently and have lost your memory. I will be your security, but..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhongli waved his hand lightly, and rows of golden words appeared in the air, each word exuding a mysterious and solemn atmosphere.

King Hao instantly understood what this was - a contract!

He nodded in agreement without hesitation, secretly thanking himself for having the system's prompts.

Zhongli raised his eyebrows slightly and reminded, "Are you sure you won't take another good look?"

King Hao answered confidently: "I believe that the Emperor never arranges unreasonable terms." He was very confident, after all, his system had asked him to agree directly.

At this moment, the system's voice sounded again: [Mission Completed: Obtain the Power of Rock Element]

Zhongli nodded in satisfaction and solemnly announced, "Alright then. The contract is concluded. Anyone who violates it will be punished by being eaten by rocks."

Afterwards, King Hao left the venue and headed towards Guyun Pavilion with Zhongli.

That night, there was a strong wind in Guyun Pavilion, with lightning and thunder. Clouds continued to form a rotating center in one place, and a huge amount of energy was condensing.

"With such a huge force of thunder elements and earth veins, I'm afraid there will be some big changes. Big sister, it's better for us not to go over there." A sailor put down the telescope and said.

Another sailor said: "I'm afraid that the demon god suppressed by the emperor is about to be born. That would be terrible."

Standing at the bow, a woman in long boots, a Thunder Elemental God's Eye tucked into her waist, and a red shawl draped over her chest, her chest as surging as tonight's waves. A red ribbon tilted to cover one eye, she drank from a wine jug and gazed at the thunderclouds in the sky above Lonely Cloud Pavilion, lost in thought: "I think I see someone floating in the sky, beneath that vortex of clouds."

"Really?" A sailor raised his telescope and immediately covered his eyes. "The thunder is so bright now. I can't see it. I can't see it."

She ordered: "Stop sailing! Wait where you are."

……

[3...2...]

"Boom--" The thunder that had been brewing for a long time fell from the sky, bringing with it endless pressure and terrifying power, making the entire world tremble.

The thunderbolt was like a giant dragon, sprinting towards the earth with bared fangs and claws, as if to destroy everything. Yet, faced with such a powerful thunderbolt, King Hao seemed unfazed. He sat quietly, his body relaxed, his expression composed: "How can a mere thunderbolt tribulation harm me?"

[You still installed it, didn't you? ]

"Ugh..." As the thunderbolt struck, King Hao felt a massive impact, sending a wave of excruciating pain through his entire body. It felt like being pierced through every acupuncture point by thousands of the same black sticks used by rice carriers. It was indescribable and unbearable.

Despite this, King Hao persisted in his meditation position. If he had simply cried out in pain and rolled over, his reputation would have been ruined. He silently endured the pain. After all, he knew this was a baptism of thunder. Only through such torture could one truly grow. As the saying goes, only through knowing pain could one transform from a mortal into a god.

Zhongli stood outside the range of the thunder tribulation, looking up at the sky, his eyes filled with confusion. He wondered to himself: There seemed to be something wrong with this thunder tribulation, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was. Could it be that the "Heavenly Law" that resides high above has altered this world in some way?

Also, this first bolt of lightning seemed a bit thick, even more exaggerated than the water column that a sea otter kept spewing out.

"This type of thunder tribulation is the first time I've seen it." Zhongli looked at the sky-reaching thunder pillar seriously.

"Emperor?" Xiao appeared beside Zhongli, and the rest of the "animal army" also rushed over.

"Who is that? How could he make the Emperor protect him?" Lishui Dieshan and Xueyue Zhuyang looked at King Hao who was being washed by the thunderstorm, their tone full of curiosity.

Liu Yun Jie Feng was panicking at the sight of the thunderbolt. Even when the Emperor had endured the tribulation in the past, it wasn't this big of a scene. "This thunderbolt is incredibly powerful. I've never seen one in a thousand years. I wonder if this young man can make it through it?"

"This person's future achievements will definitely be no less than mine. If he had been discovered a hundred or thousand years earlier, some bad things might not have happened." Zhongli was so fascinated that he said subconsciously.

After a long time, the lightning gradually became thinner, and King Hao, who had been charred black, regained his original handsome face. The negative buff brought by The fish was also washed away by the lightning, which really made his condition the best it could be.

However, he really didn't want to experience this process a second time. He seriously suspected that the system was just looking for an opportunity to torture him and let him know what pain was. To improve his realm, wouldn't it just need to change the values ​​casually?

[Okay, okay, I’ll give you a tormenting task every day from now on.]

I was just kidding, please stop! King Hao pleaded: “You didn’t hear anything just now, Daddy.”

While he was interacting with the system, Zhongli and the immortals came over.