Chapter 177 – Thunder Baptism, Finally Breaking the Limit! (Third Update, Vote Monthly Tickets!)

Chapter 175 – Thunder Baptism, Finally Breaking the Limit! (Third Update, Vote Monthly Tickets!)

Looking at the simulation text before him, Su Xing’s heart held three parts anticipation and seven parts anxiety.

After breaking through to the Void-Shattering Realm, Su Xing’s strength would skyrocket.

When that time came, there would be so many things Su Xing could do!

Whether it was exploring the ancient tomb ruins in the Immortal Martial Era dungeon… or inheriting Old Dog Zong’s legacy…

If he was willing to take risks, Su Xing could even plunder the Advent Cult’s treasury!

And the Heavenly Thunder Physique was an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If he successfully condensed it, he would obtain a mutated spirit root—the Thunder Spirit Root—something only one in a hundred million possessed!

Su Xing let out a long breath. After easing the tension in his heart, his gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【You did not hesitate and stepped into a small thunder zone.】

【The moment you stepped in, the terrifying thunder within the zone seemed to sense a foreign intruder and launched an attack against you.】

【Boom! The terrifying thunder struck the Protective Hardened Qi that had been shielding you all along.】

【The Perfection-level Protective Hardened Qi possessed astonishing defensive power!】

【The Protective Hardened Qi merely trembled slightly for a moment before remaining as stable as ever, showing no signs of shattering whatsoever.】

【Meanwhile, a thread of thunder power, accompanied by the faint force of the Law of Thunder, began baptizing your physical body.】

Seeing this, Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he had predicted, after the Protective Hardened Qi reached Perfection, its defensive capabilities had improved by far more than just a little.

【Agony—incomparably terrifying agony flooded your mind in an instant!】

【Under this kind of pain, you had no doubt that even the most iron-willed, steely-hearted man would faint on the spot.】

【But you were different. You were a cultivator who had passed the Five Trials of Spirit Transformation; your resolve in seeking the Dao had long surpassed that of ordinary people.】

【The agony brought by the thunder power made you grit your teeth and grimace, yet your mind only grew clearer!】

【You struggled to control the spiritual energy within your body, guiding the thunder power bit by bit to temper your physical form.】

【The cooling sensation carried by the spiritual energy helped alleviate the pain in your body.】

【You seized every moment, further digesting this surge of thunder power.】

【At the same time, as you digested the thunder power, your physical body continued to strengthen, and you inched closer and closer to your bodily limits.】

【A quarter of an hour later, you had completely digested that thread of lightning power, and the thunder zone was slowly dissipating.】

【You hurriedly seized the opportunity and prepared to head toward the next thunder zone.】

【Because of the experience from the first time, you appeared much more composed during this second thunder baptism.】

【The Protective Hardened Qi blocked most of the thunder while you guided a thread of thunder power, accompanied by faint traces of the Law of Thunder, to temper your physical body drop by drop.】

【Soon, another quarter hour passed. You could clearly feel your body had strengthened further, and that you were one step closer to breaking through your limits.】

【After that thunder zone dissipated, you decisively headed for the next one!】

【Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded. Within the stomach space of the giant beast, amidst the void and chaotic spatial currents…】

【A lone figure was constantly dodging spatial turbulence while ceaselessly searching for small lightning zones.】

【As you continued to accept the baptism of thunder power, your body drew ever closer to its limit.】

【Your affinity and resistance to thunder also grew higher and higher.】

【The time it took you to digest the thunder power and complete a baptism gradually shortened from a quarter hour to ten minutes.】

【After two hours had passed, you had traveled between thirteen thunder zones and absorbed the thunder power from all thirteen.】

【By now, you felt that your physical strength had nearly doubled compared to before, and you could even sense the trajectory of incoming lightning within the zones.】

【You knew this was a sign that the Heavenly Thunder Physique was gradually forming. Through the continuous baptism of heavenly thunder, a faint Law of Thunder was nearly being born within your body.】

【But at the same time, your spiritual energy had been severely depleted.】

【You took out a bottle of spirit liquid from the pouch on your person and drank it in one gulp.】

【In this space of chaotic currents, the spirit field grotto-heaven could not be opened, nor could spatial artifacts be used. Therefore, you had placed some useful resources on your person ahead of time.】

【As the spirit liquid entered your body, you worked hard to replenish your spiritual energy. The spiritual energy you had previously consumed was rapidly recovering.】

【Even if your spiritual energy was exhausted, you still had spirit liquid to replenish it—this was not something you worried about.】

【However, what gave you a headache was the consumption of your primordial energy.】

【In this void of space, strange suction forces and terrifying spatial turbulence were everywhere.】

【You had no choice but to continuously maintain the divine ability Protective Hardened Qi. Combined with the thunder assaults within the thunder zones, the rate at which your primordial energy recovered fell far short of the rate of consumption.】

【In just over two hours, a third of the primordial energy within your body had already been consumed.】

【To be safe and ensure nothing went wrong, you had no choice but to rest briefly.】

【After your primordial energy had recovered somewhat, you began searching for the next small thunder zone.】

【But as time passed, the small world-fragment shards in this void space grew fewer and fewer, and the probability of world fragments colliding also decreased.】

【Looking around, what surrounded you were mostly medium and large world fragments.】

【With your current strength, you could only choose to stay away from them for now while searching for the next thunder zone that might be born.】

【Fortunately, you soon spotted several world fragments that were about to collide.】

【You prepared in advance. After the collision, a thunder zone slowly formed, and you immediately rushed inside to absorb the thunder power.】

【And so, another hour passed.】

【By now, you had undergone a total of nineteen baptisms of thunder power within small zones.】

【Your physical body had been tremendously strengthened—the improvement was far more than just double what it had been.】

【And your body was slowly approaching its limit.】

【You knew you were not far from breaking through your own limits.】

【What excited you even more was that your Heavenly Thunder Physique, under the continuous tempering of thunder power, was becoming ever more refined… You could feel a new power within your body on the verge of bursting forth!】

【With your body already nearing its limit, you continued searching the surroundings, hoping to find more small thunder zones.】

【But by now, small thunder zones had become virtually extinct—you simply could not find any.】

【Worse still, as time went on, even the number of medium thunder zones was steadily decreasing.】

【You understood that if you delayed any further, your only option would be to enter a large thunder zone.】

【And a large thunder zone was something no Void-Shattering Realm cultivator could possibly endure.】

【If you delayed any longer, you would likely miss this golden opportunity to step into the Void-Shattering Realm.】

【So you hesitated no more. You located two medium world fragments that were relatively far apart.】

【You judged that they were trending toward collision but had not yet collided.】

【You maintained a safe distance from them and then began adjusting your condition with all your effort.】

【Then you took out a bottle of spirit liquid and rapidly replenished your spiritual energy. The spiritual energy within your body became abundant once more.】

【Meanwhile, the primordial energy seed within your body was also continuously replenishing the primordial energy you had greatly expended.】

【After a short while, the primordial energy within your body had mostly recovered.】

【And at that moment, a thunder zone was already slowly forming.】

【You knew you could not hesitate any longer. So while continuing to restore your primordial energy, you charged toward the thunder zone.】

Seeing this, Su Xing was so tense that his palms were nearly dripping with sweat. He prayed ceaselessly in his heart:

“I must succeed… I absolutely must succeed!”

“Once I step into the Void-Shattering Realm, it’ll be like a dragon entering the sea… the vast ocean where fish leap freely!”

His gaze turned to the simulation panel.

【You arrived within the medium thunder zone.】

【The instant you set foot inside, a thick bolt of thunder power came crashing toward you, slamming heavily against your Protective Hardened Qi.】

【You watched your Protective Hardened Qi nervously. Fortunately, the Perfection-level Protective Hardened Qi’s defensive power did not disappoint.】

【The Protective Hardened Qi blocked this strike of thunder power. Although it shook violently, there was no risk of it shattering.】

【You breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly guided that strand of thunder power to begin tempering your body.】

【This strand of thunder power was more powerful and more violent than any you had encountered before.】

【Fortunately, you had absorbed a great deal of thunder beforehand, and your Heavenly Thunder Physique had already taken rudimentary shape, greatly increasing your resistance to thunder.】

【You endured the pain that the lightning’s stimulation inflicted upon your body, tempering your physical form drop by drop, approaching your limit.】

【Boom!】

【Yet at that very moment, a second thick bolt of thunder power descended once more, crashing heavily upon your Protective Hardened Qi.】

【This time, the Protective Hardened Qi was covered in spiderweb-like cracks, nearly torn apart.】

【You hurriedly channeled your primordial energy, trying to rapidly repair the Protective Hardened Qi that was on the verge of shattering.】

【The primordial energy within your body was being consumed at an alarming rate.】 【What was worse, the second bolt of thunder brought another wisp of thunder force into your body.】

【You hadn’t even fully digested the first wisp yet. The two wisps of thunder force overlapping caused your body to tremble in agony.】

【Gritting your teeth, you downed another bottle of spirit liquid, simultaneously repairing your Protective Hardened Qi while desperately using spiritual energy to guide the digestion of the thunder force.】

【Under this extreme pressure, your physical body’s strength rapidly increased—you were approaching your very limit.】

【”Almost there, just a little more, one more bolt of thunder will be enough!…” you screamed internally, your gaze locked firmly on the lightning and thunder rumbling across the endless void.】

【As if answering your call, a third bolt of thunder descended once more!】

【BOOM!】

【In an instant, the terrifying thunder force shattered the already battered Protective Hardened Qi.】

【A massive surge of thunder crashed toward your body. You knew clearly that if the lightning struck you directly, death was certain.】

【Fortunately, you still had one final defense—primordial energy armor!】

【In this moment, you held nothing back, pouring every last drop of primordial energy into the layer of primordial energy armor coating your body.】

【The invisible primordial energy armor seemed to emit a faint glow.】

【This was the final line of defense constructed from every ounce of your primordial energy!】

【You were confident that even a mid-stage Void-Shattering cultivator would be unable to shatter this primordial energy armor!】

【As the thunder collided with your primordial energy armor, you were still desperately trying to digest the two wisps of thunder force inside your body.】

【A tremendous roar of thunder exploded beside your ears, and the intense agony nearly made you black out.】

【You survived after all. After being filtered through the primordial energy armor, the vast majority of this bolt’s thunder force had been ground away to nothing.】

【But at the same time, a thunder force far more powerful than before entered your body, tempering your flesh.】

【Endure it, and a broad path opens before you… fail, and only death awaits!】

【You pushed the spiritual energy within your body to its absolute limit. Spiritual energy and thunder force collided wildly inside you, doing everything possible to protect your physical body from being devastated by the thunder force.】

【You felt grateful for your Nine-Revolution Golden Core, superior Nascent Soul, and Heavenly Spirit Root—otherwise, your spiritual energy would have been utterly incapable of suppressing this terrifying thunder force.】

【And so, your body maintained a wondrous state of equilibrium.】

【Pain, alongside the immense euphoria of repeatedly breaking past your limits, coexisted within you simultaneously.】

【An unknown amount of time passed, and just as your mind was on the verge of going numb…】

【You felt it—an invisible shackle within your body was finally shattered!】

【Your physical body underwent a metamorphosis in that instant. You felt as though the very essence of your life had been elevated.】

【Boundless, inexhaustible power surged forth from within you…】

【At this moment, you had finally stepped into the Void-Shattering Realm!】

【Just as elation surged through your heart, another thick bolt of thunder in the sky locked onto you, about to descend!】

【This was the fourth bolt of thunder!】

【But now, you were no longer who you once were.】

【Your gaze locked firmly on that bolt of thunder in the sky. You roared, you howled… you were going to shatter this thunder!】

【Invisible primordial energy armor coiled around your body once more. With a gentle leap, you faced that bolt of thunder force head-on.】

【When the purple lightning struck your body, the primordial energy armor blocked the vast majority of the damage.】

【The remaining thunder force was rapidly merging into your flesh, tempering your body!】

【Gone was the agony from before. Bathed in the thunder, you even felt a thread of pleasure!】

【This feeling of pure, uninhibited exhilaration…】

【At the same time, the four bolts of thunder force had accumulated a trace of the Law of Thunder within your body…】

【Though it was merely an insignificant trace, you felt that some tremendous transformation had occurred within your body!】

【The next second, the Law of Thunder dispersed throughout your body.】

【Part of it merged into your flesh, making your Heavenly Thunder Physique even more perfect.】

【The other part quietly altered your spirit root…】

【Your spirit root had changed. You hastily turned your divine sense inward to examine what had happened.】

【Upon your original Heavenly Spirit Root, in addition to the green and red representing your wood and fire spirit roots, there was now an additional streak of deep purple!】

【This was a mutant spirit root—the Thunder Spirit Root!】

【Joy surged wildly in your heart, for your spirit root had transformed from a Wood-Fire Dual Heavenly Spirit Root into a Wood-Fire-Thunder Triple Mutant Heavenly Spirit Root!】

【Having gained an additional spirit root attribute not only didn’t hinder your cultivation speed—it actually made you slightly faster than before with just the dual attributes!】

【Congratulations on condensing the Heavenly Thunder Physique!】

【After your breakthrough to the Void-Shattering Realm and condensation of the Heavenly Thunder Physique, the thunder region began to slowly dissipate.】

【At the same time, even more chaotic spatial turbulence surged toward you!】

【The spatial turbulence, imbued with the power of worlds, tore at your body with an irresistible, overwhelming force.】

【You gritted your teeth and activated your Protective Hardened Qi, but it held for less than an instant.】

【Your physical body was torn to shreds. Your divine soul was annihilated by the turbulence…】

【You died!】

【Ding, this simulation has ended!】

After the simulation ended, Su Xing let out a long breath, unable to contain his excitement.

“Finally, I finally did it!”

“Stepped into the Void-Shattering Realm! Condensed the Heavenly Thunder Physique!”

Su Xing’s face was full of joy. Though the simulation had been perilous beyond measure, fortunately, he had ultimately completed the mission with nothing worse than a scare.

“A Void-Shattering Realm cultivator! With that kind of power… I should be able to instantly kill Old Dog Zong, right?”

Su Xing felt a surge of anticipation, already eager to claim Old Dog Zong’s inheritance.

But at the same time, he was shocked by the sheer terror of the giant beast.

“What on earth is that giant beast… Just the horrifying world fragments inside its stomach space were enough to kill even a Void-Shattering Realm me…”

“And yet, despite harboring such terrifying power, that giant beast is still alive?”

Su Xing’s expression darkened, an ominous premonition rising in his heart.

“Could it be… that giant beast’s power surpasses even that of an immortal?”

Su Xing drew a deep breath, and finally let out a helpless sigh.

“Who cares how powerful it is… If this young master wants to survive, I absolutely must smash that giant beast to pieces!”

“How does that saying go? If the heavens stand in my way… I’ll pierce through the heavens!”

For Su Xing—for every Class User on Earth—that giant beast was, at this moment, no different from the heavens themselves…

With burning ambition blazing within him, Su Xing turned his gaze to this simulation’s rewards.

【Self-Help Guru】: Purple-tier talent. Price: 1,000,000 energy points.

【Twenty Years of Alchemy Experience】: Alchemy insights, including Perfection-level refinement insights for the mid-grade Rebirth Pill. Price: 5,000,000 energy.

【Protective Astral Aura (Perfection)】: A primordial energy divine ability. Perfection-level Protective Hardened Qi—within three chi of the aura, nothing may intrude. As long as the aura remains unbroken, one faces no danger. Price: 50,000,000 simulation energy.

【Heavenly Thunder Physique (Minor Accomplishment)】: Having undergone baptism by heavenly thunder, the body tempered by the Law of Thunder. Contains the ultimate power of thunder within, forming the mutant Thunder Spirit Root. Greatly increases affinity with the thunder element, slightly improves cultivation aptitude and spiritual energy sensitivity, moderately strengthens the physical body. Price: 200,000,000 energy.

【Void-Breaking Realm, First Layer】: Body Tempering cultivation. Gathering all mighty forces into one body, seeing through illusions and evil. Price: 100,000,000 energy.

【Spring Dew Pure Water, 18 Drops】: The first drops of rootless water that fell on the day of the Awakening of Insects. Contains mysterious power and can be used to refine Void-Refining Pills. 18 drops total. Price: 1,800,000 energy.

【Sword Flight Art (Introductory)】: A movement divine ability—the Sword-Controlling Technique. Speed depends on the quality of the spirit sword and the sword cultivator’s strength. On the offensive, one can take an enemy’s head from a thousand li away; in retreat, one can ride the sword in carefree freedom, traversing ten thousand li in an instant. Price: 30,000,000 energy.

Su Xing surveyed the rewards from this simulation.

This simulation’s rewards were nothing short of bountiful.

Whether it was the talent “Self-Help Guru,” the alchemy experience, or the Protective Hardened Qi—Su Xing wanted them all.

But he could only choose two.

“Is there… even any hesitation needed?”

The corner of Su Xing’s mouth curled upward, and he said without a moment’s hesitation:

“I choose the Void-Breaking Realm, First Layer cultivation, and… the Heavenly Thunder Physique!”

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