Ye Lingluo nodded slightly.
She naturally knew all this.
Her own heavenly tribulation count had been fifty-four, the same as the Sword Son of the Sword Sect.
That was also the confidence that allowed her to contend with him.
The elders each announced their guesses.
“Fifty.”
“Fifty-three.”
“Fifty-two.”
Sheng Xuzi smiled faintly. “I think it will be fifty-four. Uncle Master Qingxuan, what about you?”
“This old man also guesses fifty-four.”
In the sky, the tribulation clouds churned and expanded continuously, thunder rumbling without end.
“Judging by the scale of these tribulation clouds, it may be more than fifty bolts.”
“This tribulation cloud is far larger than when I formed my Nascent Soul back then.”
“Based on my years of experience, this tribulation cloud signifies fifty-four bolts,” Sheng Xuzi said with blazing eyes. “Our sect’s Holy Son possesses the aptitude to ascend to immortality!”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Time passed second by second.
At last, the tribulation clouds ceased changing.
They hovered quietly in the sky like a slumbering beast, ready to awaken at any moment and unleash world-destroying might.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the final outcome.
On the mountain summit, Xia Ningbing slowly opened her eyes and looked toward the sky.
A strange light flickered in her purple pupils.
“Six-Nine united as one…” she murmured softly, “Not bad.”
An eerie silence enveloped the mountain peak.
The tribulation cloud seemed to have solidified.
It neither continued expanding nor released lightning. It simply floated there.
“What’s going on? Why has the tribulation cloud stopped moving?”
“Yes, normally once the tribulation cloud gathers, the heavenly lightning descends. Why is there no movement?”
The elders began discussing in confusion.
Elder Qingxuan’s expression grew grave as he stared intently at the cloud.
Suddenly, his body trembled and he cried out, “Heavenly Tribulation Convergence! It’s Heavenly Tribulation Convergence! How… how is this possible?”
“Uncle Master Qingxuan, what is Heavenly Tribulation Convergence?” Sheng Xuzi asked urgently.
“Heavenly Tribulation Convergence means all the tribulation lightning merges into a single bolt. Its power is over a hundred times stronger than an ordinary tribulation!”
“Such a tribulation can only be triggered by someone bearing immense destiny, someone destined to ascend to immortality!”
“Although it is a tremendous trial for the cultivator, it also brings immense benefits. After being tempered by such a tribulation, the cultivator will become far stronger.”
Elder Qingxuan’s voice trembled with excitement.
“Destined to ascend to immortality?”
Everyone inhaled sharply, the surrounding temperature seeming to rise from the collective shock.
Ye Lingluo stared at the tribulation cloud in the sky, her eyes filled with fear.
Destined to ascend to immortality.
Too terrifying.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Land would rule the Heavenly Mystic Continent for another era.
They already had two, and now another? The heavens were truly unfair.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Land was too dangerous.
“Heavenly Tribulation Convergence will certainly be even more perilous. Xiao Yu… can he survive it?” Sheng Xuzi asked, concern mingling with his shock.
“Hard to say.” Elder Qingxuan shook his head slowly, his brows deeply furrowed.
Ye Lingluo clenched her fists within her sleeves, her knuckles turning pale as she prayed inwardly.
Heavenly Dao, please strike him dead.
Living in the same era as such a monster was a nightmare.
On Jade Veil Peak, Mo Yu looked up at the sky.
Why had this tribulation not descended yet?
Suddenly, Yan Xi’s urgent voice echoed in his mind. “Xiao Yu, quickly! Use all your strength to resist this tribulation! All the lightning has merged into one. If you are careless, you will truly die!”
“What? What do you mean?”
Mo Yu was startled, confusion flashing through his mind.
But he trusted Yan Xi completely and acted at once.
Within his dantian, the Golden Core spun wildly, and vast spiritual power surged through his limbs like a river bursting its banks.
At that moment, a sudden change occurred in the sky.
A massive golden lightning pillar, like a raging dragon, roared down from the heavens, carrying world-destroying might as it charged directly toward Mo Yu.
Wherever the golden lightning passed, space twisted and burst with explosive sounds, as if unable to withstand such terrifying force.
The air was filled with suffocating destruction.
Damn!
Mo Yu’s heart jolted, every hair on his body standing on end.
Was this really a Nascent Soul tribulation?
He immediately activated his divine ability, the Indestructible Golden Body.
A faint golden glow enveloped his body.
Boom!
The golden lightning pillar struck Mo Yu directly.
In an instant, the entire Jade Veil Peak was swallowed by golden lightning.
In the distance, the elders stood dumbfounded, horror written across their faces.
“Can he really survive this?”
“I couldn’t withstand that strike when I was at the Golden Core Realm.”
“Forget Golden Core. I couldn’t endure that even at the Divine Transformation Realm.”
The elders spoke in hushed tones.
“Everyone, prepare yourselves to apologize to Fairy Ye. Her treasured disciple has been struck dead by heavenly lightning right before us,” Elder Qingxuan sighed.
Clearly, he did not believe Mo Yu could survive.
Ye Lingluo closed her eyes, not daring to watch.
It was too terrifying. Even at her current Nascent Soul Realm, she would not dare to face that tribulation.
A mere aftershock could annihilate her.
The Holy Son of the Heavenly Profound Holy Land was likely dead beyond doubt.
The Heavenly Mystic Continent had lost a future immortal.
Their Demonic Sect had lost a future great enemy.
…
On the peak, Xia Ningbing gazed at the place where Mo Yu was crossing his tribulation.
Her usually tranquil purple eyes rippled with surprise.
The world claimed the Heavenly Dao was heartless, but in truth, the Dao possessed its own form of balance.
Humans, as the spirits of all things, were favored by the Heavenly Dao.
The intensity of heavenly tribulation was always matched to a cultivator’s strength, leaving a sliver of survival.
Mo Yu’s tribulation was extraordinarily powerful, even touching the upper limit of the Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
This could only mean the Heavenly Dao deemed him capable of withstanding it.
That surprised her somewhat.
But only somewhat.
Such strength could indeed be unparalleled in this small world.
Yet in the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, it would only rank as above average.
Perhaps he might have a slight chance at contending for the position of Immortal Emperor.
But defeating her at the same realm was still far from possible.
…
Mo Yu let out a long breath.
That was terrifying.
Thankfully, he had the Indestructible Golden Body.
Otherwise, he would have been bedridden for at least one month.
The Heavenly Dao was too ruthless. Was he even its biological child?
He carefully sensed the changes in his body.
Within his dantian, the former Golden Core had vanished. In its place was a small figure about ten centimeters tall.
The tiny figure was crystalline and radiant, emitting a gentle yet dignified glow.
It was completely different from any Nascent Soul Mo Yu had seen before.
It practically had “extraordinary” written all over it.
“Sister Yan Xi, I feel like my Nascent Soul is different. It seems stronger.”
Ordinarily, cultivators in the first three stages of the Nascent Soul Realm had fragile Nascent Souls that could not remain outside their bodies for long.
But he was different. Even if his Nascent Soul left his body for an extended time, he felt no discomfort.
Moreover, the spiritual power within it was far more powerful.
“It’s a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul!” Yan Xi’s voice rang out in his mind, unable to conceal her excitement.