Chapter 188 - 217: Crossing the Thunder Tribulation, Entering the Daoist Palace, Shattering the Great Saint with a Palm
At this moment, it seemed as if the Great Dao itself was celebrating!
Previously, fueled by Experience Points, Su Bai’s Martial Arts Cultivation had already reached the very limit of the Divine Platform Realm.
He was ready to cross the Thunder Tribulation and officially step into the Dao Palace Realm at any moment.
Now, as Su Bai took a step, the vast thunderclouds gathering in the sky continued to brew rapidly, as if they would never stop.
Looking up at the dense, dark clouds, a realization dawned in Su Bai’s mind.
’The final step of my ascension to the Dao Palace Realm is about to be taken.’
’Next up is the so-called grading of the Daoist Palace Dharma Aspect!’
"This man..."
The Bai Gu Saint Son, standing suspended in mid-air, was staring blankly into the distance.
His heart trembled with shock!
In his senses, Su Bai’s aura had grown to an unbelievably powerful degree.
And, from the looks of it...
’Could it be that this person is about to undergo a tribulation to break through to the next realm!?’
Beside him, the Bai Gu Great Saint narrowed his eyes, his expression exceptionally grave.
He stared intently at the white figure in the distance undergoing the tribulation.
A black flame bloomed on his chest, surging powerfully!
A dark vortex of air swirled around him, and a torrent of Evil Qi surged between his brows as he continued to refine the Blood Demon Dao Flower within his body!
The energy of the Blood Demon Dao Flower was immense. If he finished refining it, his strength would increase even more.
High above the clouds.
Su Bai didn’t look at the two men; instead, he was lost in thought.
He had previously killed many Dao Palace Realm experts.
His understanding of the Dao Palace Realm could be considered thorough.
Similar to the Divine Platform Realm, the Daoist Palace Dharma Aspects condensed in the Dao Palace Realm were naturally divided into different grades.
Specifically, it was a Nine-Grade System, with the First Grade being the highest.
However, compared to the Divine Platform Realm, where the grade of a Divine Platform was determined by the number of Thunder Tribulations one endured...
...the grading of a Daoist Palace Dharma Aspect was more straightforward.
The Dharma Aspect condensed in the Dao Palace Realm was an external manifestation of a Martial Artist’s Divine Spirit connecting with heaven and earth, drawing upon the great powers of the world.
The strength of the condensed Dharma Aspect depended entirely on the Martial Artist’s Divine Spirit, their internal True Qi, the Martial Arts Skills they had learned, and the power of their Divine Techniques.
All these things could be categorized as one’s foundation.
The stronger the foundation and the more profound the Martial Dao background, the greater the worldly power one could channel, and naturally, the more magnificent and powerful the resulting Daoist Palace Dharma Aspect would be.
"A one-hundred-zhang Dharma Aspect is Ninth Grade, two hundred zhang is Eighth Grade, three hundred zhang is Seventh Grade..."
"And so on."
"A First Grade Dharma Aspect is nine hundred zhang tall!"
As information about the Dao Palace Realm flooded his mind, Su Bai wondered silently, ’I wonder what my Daoist Palace Dharma Aspect will be?’
’And how many zhang tall will it be?’
It certainly wouldn’t be short.
Whether it was his Divine Spirit, the True Qi in his Dantian, or his Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques, Su Bai’s foundation and accumulation in all three aspects were unprecedented and peerless.
If he still couldn’t condense a top-tier Dharma Aspect with all that, it would be simply unreasonable.
’First Grade should be the starting point...’
With that thought, his body moved. His robes billowed, fluttering in the wind.
He stepped into the air!
And just like that, he headed straight for the rumbling Thunder Tribulation descending from above.
Su Bai was even a little disdainful of how slowly the Thunder Tribulation was falling.
He couldn’t help but speed up, charging toward the sea of lightning!
RUMBLE—
Several dazzling bolts of lightning struck one after another, nearly seamless.
They merged into a blinding flash that lit up half the sky.
The deafening roar and the terrifying aura of the Thunder Tribulation made people tremble with fear, even from a great distance.
Even the most powerful Martial Arts Strongman would feel their own insignificance and inadequacy under such oppressive might.
This was exactly how the green-robed young man, the Bai Gu Saint Son, felt.
A thought even surfaced in his mind.
’Should I flee this place?’
But then he remembered that his master, the Bai Gu Great Saint, was right nearby.
He forcibly suppressed the thought.
Coming back to his senses, he stared at the distant sky once more, concentrating his gaze.
Within his line of sight...
...a figure faced the might of heaven and earth, soaring straight up!
Then, to his utter horror, he watched as that terrifying swath of lightning was completely sucked into the man’s stomach, leaving not a single trace behind.
Even though he was the Bai Gu Saint Son and had seen his fair share of storms, he couldn’t help but feel his Heart Spirit waver and his expression contort in shock!
Absurd!
Truly and utterly absurd!
In all his years of Martial Arts Cultivation, he had never seen anyone cross a Thunder Tribulation like this.
When ordinary Martial Artists crossed their Thunder Tribulations, weren’t they all walking on thin ice, suffering through immense torment?
But this man was something else, slurping up the lightning like a bowl of noodles.
Swallowing the Thunder Tribulation whole!
But before the surprise could fade from the Bai Gu Saint Son’s face, an even more shocking scene appeared before his eyes!
He saw the figure who had been slurping up the lightning.
Apparently feeling that it wasn’t quite satisfying enough.
His body moved, and with a flash of golden light, he resembled a soaring Golden Dragon and vanished completely into the Thunder Tribulation.
Then...
WHOOSH!!
A fierce wind swept across the land!
The Bai Gu Saint Son’s robes were whipped forward by the gale.
Visible currents of air, like transparent spirit snakes, appeared one after another, all surging into the distance!
An overwhelmingly powerful suction force emanated from the far distance.
After that, the Bai Gu Saint Son saw the vast expanse of thunderclouds that had been brewing the tribulation.
It was as if someone had punched a giant hole in its center, causing it to rapidly shrink inward and collapse on itself...
"Hiss!"
The Bai Gu Saint Son couldn’t help but let out a sharp gasp.
An expression of utter shock and disbelief appeared on his face.
"This man isn’t just swallowing the Thunder Tribulation..."
"He’s going to eat the entire thundercloud raw!"
...
"RUMBLE!"
Su Bai sat cross-legged within the thundercloud.
A golden figure nine zhang tall appeared behind him, roaring at the sky!
It continuously absorbed vast amounts of tribulation clouds with its mouth!
This made Su Bai seem like a human-shaped black hole.
His entire body emitted an unparalleled gravitational pull.
Everything around him surged into his body.
The boundless thunderclouds and the sea of nature’s spiritual energy suspended high in the sky.
All of it seemed to flow towards him as its final destination, pouring into his body.
Even the void itself was twisted by his suction.
And his aura grew stronger and stronger!
And at that moment.
The Bai Gu Great Saint finished refining the Blood Demon Dao Flower in his body. His Martial Arts Cultivation had reached the limit of the Dragon Mansion Realm.
His aura had also surged dramatically!
If he were to trigger a celestial Thunder Tribulation now, he could cross it, break through to a new realm, and become an even stronger Nine Tribulations Realm Great Power!
But he had no confidence in successfully crossing the Thunder Tribulation.
After his thoughts returned to the present.
He gazed at the boundless lightning with deep eyes and muttered softly.
"The Great Xia Boxing Saint..."
The Bai Gu Great Saint had a guess as to the identity of this mysterious person undergoing tribulation.
Speaking of which, there was indeed some history between the two of them.
Previously, when Su Bai was returning to the Imperial City from the North Sea, he had suppressed the Bai Gu Enchantress of White Bone Hall on the road.
And she was one of his most capable subordinates.
Staring at Su Bai, whose aura was growing ever stronger.
A profound killing intent emerged from the Bai Gu Great Saint’s eyes!
BOOM!
Suddenly, he extended a giant bone hand toward the patch of sky where Su Bai was undergoing his tribulation.
It tore through countless dark clouds.
And swiped viciously!
’Master has made his move!’
Under the pressure of this glorious might, the Bai Gu Saint Son couldn’t help but retreat a thousand zhang, his Heart Spirit trembling.
Before he could think any further.
He saw the figure undergoing tribulation in the sky above.
Slowly rise to his feet!
The man wore a white robe, and a golden light flickered between his brows.
To look at him was to see an Immortal God walking the earth!
BOOM—
Facing the giant palm sent by the Bai Gu Great Saint, the man simply pointed a finger, tearing the ghastly white bone apart!
In an instant, a rain of blood showered down in all directions.
Shattered bone fragments flew everywhere!
"Fellow Daoist, what a fine technique! This one is impressed..."
The Bai Gu Great Saint narrowed his eyes, but before he could finish his sentence...
...a massive, shimmering golden palm came crashing down toward him!
It was like the sky itself was falling!
"Cyan Nether Undying Technique!"
Facing the attacking golden palm, the Bai Gu Great Saint’s pupils contracted sharply!
Not daring to be careless, he directly used a Forbidden Secret Technique, hoping to contend with Su Bai.
In an instant, an extreme light completely enveloped the Bai Gu Great Saint!
BOOM—
Immediately after, a deafening roar exploded all around.
Like ten thousand thunderbolts stampeding at once!
The terrifying aftershock of the battle slammed directly into the Bai Gu Saint Son, severely injuring him in an instant. His body was blasted backward, and he crashed to the ground with a loud thud!
He lay in a pool of his own blood.
"AHH!!"
In a daze...
The Bai Gu Saint Son heard a familiar roar.
It echoed across the sky!
When he opened his eyes again.
He saw his master, the Bai Gu Great Saint, with his body shattered to pieces.
His fate unknown!