Chapter 468 – Reversing Cause and Effect: The Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation About to Pass? Who Could Have Predicted This Sudden Turn!
by spirapiraChapter 468 – Reversing Cause and Effect: The Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation About to Pass? Who Could Have Predicted This Sudden Turn!
As a dignified Great Firmament Golden Immortal, even the White Emperor wore an expression of shock on his face.
“This old man possesses supreme spiritual roots, was born with an Innate Sword Body and an ancient sword heart… with endless fortune blessings, comprehending the Great Dao is as simple as eating and drinking.”
“Perfect Golden Core, supreme Dao foundation, ultimately transcending tribulation to become immortal… the entire journey has been one of perfect Dao foundations!”
“Yet even so, during my Supreme Unity Golden Immortal Thunder Tribulation… it was merely a seven-revolution tribulation cloud!”
Gazing at Su Xing’s distant figure undergoing tribulation, the White Emperor’s tone carried a complex mix of emotions:
“In the tens of millions of years this old man has lived, the person with the highest aptitude I’ve ever seen… was none other than the Celestial Secrets Pavilion Master!”
“Yet even so, according to her own words, the Thunder Tribulation she faced back then was merely an eight-revolution Thunder Tribulation…”
“And an eight-revolution Thunder Tribulation, even in ancient times, already signified the aptitude of a Saint!”
“A Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation is utterly unheard of… one is either one despised by heaven, or possesses the innate aptitude of a Saint!”
Pausing briefly, the White Emperor observed Su Xing from afar and said:
“But from what I can see, this kid’s fortune is astonishing, not much less than my own…”
“No matter how I look at it, he doesn’t seem like one despised by heaven!”
“Could it be… this kid’s aptitude has truly exceeded the heavens themselves?”
The more the White Emperor looked, the more something felt off, and for a moment, even he felt uncertain.
“However, this Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation possesses terrifying power… I wonder if this kid can safely endure it!”
“What a pity… there isn’t much time left between heaven and earth. This kid’s aptitude is extraordinarily high, yet he doesn’t have much time to grow!”
The White Emperor’s gaze toward Su Xing grew ever more complex, ultimately dissolving into a long sigh.
“Alas~ What grievance! What fate!”
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On the other side, Su Xing, in the midst of his tribulation, paid no attention to anything else.
He focused single-mindedly, pouring all his strength into confronting the Thunder Tribulation before him.
In the blink of an eye, over another year had passed…
This was Su Xing’s third year of Thunder Tribulation!
Over more than seven hundred days, the lightning bolts that had struck down from the sky totaled eight thousand and eight hundred!
This had already surpassed the number of strikes in a Supreme Unity Thunder Tribulation!
And the power of the Thunder Tribulation in the sky grew ever more terrifying!
At this point, any single bolt was powerful enough to instantly kill a Peak Golden Immortal cultivator!
Most likely, only a true Supreme Unity Golden Immortal could withstand this tribulation head-on!
But fortunately, Su Xing’s Great Dao of Thunder had finally advanced to the sixth realm half a year ago!
After his Great Dao of Thunder entered the sixth realm, Su Xing’s defense against Thunder Tribulation and thunder-based techniques and supernatural arts improved by more than just a single level.
It was precisely because of this that Su Xing had managed to hold on until now.
Even so, Su Xing was handling things with considerable difficulty!
With every clash against the lightning, it was impossible for Su Xing to endure it with his physical body alone.
Otherwise, a single bolt of lightning would cause him serious injury, or even grievous wounds.
Fortunately, the eight thousand one hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura possessed terrifying defensive power, already rivaling that of an early-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivator.
Combined with Su Xing’s physical body, for the time being, things hadn’t reached the point of being unsustainable.
While fighting the Thunder Tribulation, Su Xing couldn’t help but grumble:
“Damn it, isn’t this going beyond the rules?”
“Ptui… is this Heavenly Dao cheating or what?”
“Eight thousand one hundred bolts of tribulation lightning have already struck… why is it still going?”
Grumbling aside, Su Xing still gave it his all, drawing as much benefit for his cultivation advancement as possible while fighting the Thunder Tribulation.
As the nine thousandth bolt of tribulation lightning struck down, Su Xing’s physical body finally reached another level!
His progress toward the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, Seventh Layer had already reached nearly one-third.
And Su Xing’s physical strength, compared to before the Thunder Tribulation, had nearly doubled!
At the same time, Su Xing could feel that his body’s regenerative power was growing at a terrifying rate.
With nearly every bolt of tribulation lightning that struck, Su Xing could feel his recovery ability and vital energy being strengthened!
As the Thunder Tribulation grew stronger, Su Xing… was also growing stronger!
This was the real reason Su Xing had been able to hold on until now!
“Good heavens, once this Supreme Unity Thunder Tribulation is done, my Great Shaman Body Forging Art won’t just directly break through to the seventh layer, will it?”
“The seventh layer of the Great Shaman Body Forging Art, plus Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivation… my combat power at that point would probably directly rival a late-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal!”
“At that point, it wouldn’t be as simple as ranking sixty or seventy on the Prodigy List…”
“Even somewhere in the fifties wouldn’t be impossible!”
Su Xing’s eyes were filled with longing.
Right now, the greater the power of the lightning, the more solid Su Xing’s Dao foundation would become!
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And so, before the eyes of all onlookers, the number of tribulation bolts continued to climb, and the power of the Thunder Tribulation gradually intensified!
Nine thousand… nine thousand one hundred…
Nine thousand five hundred… nine thousand eight hundred bolts of tribulation lightning!
Nine thousand nine hundred bolts of tribulation lightning!
In the blink of an eye, another half year had passed!
The three-year deadline for the Thunder Tribulation was drawing ever closer…
By now, the power of the Thunder Tribulation had reached a staggering level.
Originally, some cultivators above the Golden Immortal level had still dared to observe from within a thousand li (500 km) of Su Xing.
But now, even some Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivators had no choice but to retreat to ten thousand li (5,000 km) away to watch Su Xing’s tribulation.
Because at this point, the power of the Thunder Tribulation was already enough to grievously wound an early-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal cultivator!
Every single bolt of tribulation lightning carried the force equivalent to an early-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal’s full-power strike!
And Su Xing had already endured hundreds of such attacks!
By now, even Su Xing was beginning to feel a trace of fatigue.
For nearly three years, every single day had been spent in a state of extreme mental tension, constantly prepared to face the terrifying lightning.
This was only possible because it was Su Xing — any other Golden Immortal in history who had undergone the Supreme Unity Thunder Tribulation would likely have been unable to hold on…
“The Thunder Tribulation takes nine as its highest number… the final count of tribulation bolts shouldn’t exceed ten thousand!”
“That means there are only ninety-nine bolts of tribulation lightning left…”
Su Xing took a deep breath and continued bracing against the pressure, enduring the Thunder Tribulation.
The nine thousand nine hundred and first bolt of tribulation lightning struck down!
Su Xing reversed the power of yin and yang, and black and white enveloped the sky, forming a massive bagua-shaped disc that shielded Su Xing within.
This was a supernatural art Su Xing had mastered over the past half year.
Combining the powers of yin-yang and the Five Elements, supplemented by the Formation Dao, it achieved the effect of reversing yin and yang and weakening incoming attacks.
Su Xing named this supernatural art Yin-Yang Reversal!
In an instant, more than ninety percent of the Thunder Tribulation’s power in the sky was neutralized.
At the same time, the Yin-Yang Reversal that Su Xing had released became half-translucent.
The remaining ten percent of the Thunder Tribulation’s power that struck Su Xing was naturally nothing to worry about.
Thus, under the effect of the Yin-Yang Reversal, Su Xing endured ten bolts of tribulation lightning in one breath!
But after those ten bolts, the Yin-Yang Reversal shattered, and Su Xing’s comprehension of the Dao of Yin-Yang was completely expended.
The Thunder Tribulation in the sky continued to brew.
Without hesitation, Su Xing threw out his next trump card.
Protective Sword Aura!
Eight thousand one hundred strands of Protective Sword Aura rapidly solidified around Su Xing’s body.
They erupted with defensive power even more terrifying than before!
Su Xing called this state sword aura unity!
In this state, the Protective Sword Aura’s defensive power was multiplied several times over.
But the energy consumption increased by dozens of times!
Mere moments after activating it, Su Xing could feel his primordial energy draining away like a mountain flood.
The consumption of primordial energy was a minor concern — after all, the Primordial Energy Tree within his body provided constant replenishment.
What truly mattered was that Su Xing’s Sword Dao comprehension was also rapidly diminishing.
In the end…
Relying on the Protective Sword Aura, Su Xing withstood a full forty bolts of tribulation lightning!
With that, the Thunder Tribulation had reached the nine thousand nine hundred and fiftieth bolt.
Only forty-nine bolts remained before the Supreme Unity Thunder Tribulation was completely overcome.
“Phew… Five Elements Spirit Burst, here we go!”
Su Xing took a deep breath as brilliant five-colored radiance swirled around him.
Great Dao of Earth!
The mountain peaks that had been flattened by the tribulation lightning suddenly rose from the ground once more, shooting upward like an express elevator, soaring tens of thousands of zhang…
In the end, a mountain peak thirty thousand zhang (99.9 km) tall erupted from the earth!
Su Xing stood atop the peak, feeling the empowerment granted by the earth!
Great Dao of Wood!
Atop the mountain peak, towering trees grew like fortresses, sheltering Su Xing within.
Great Dao of Water!
Within a million li (500,000 km) of Su Xing’s tribulation site, the great rivers, streams, and oceans… all began to boil simultaneously!
Then, those rivers and seas, like the Milky Way descending from the Nine Heavens, surged from hundreds of thousands of li away.
In the sky, they converged into a complete defensive curtain.
With the power of one person, he had stirred the waters within a million li (500,000 km)!
Next came the Great Dao of Fire and the Great Dao of Metal…
In an instant, all Five Elements Dao were unleashed!
This was another application of the Five Elements Spirit Burst that Su Xing had comprehended over the past half year!
The art of the Five Elements could be concentrated to a single point, unleashing infinite power — ideal for single-target annihilation.
But what Su Xing was now executing used the power of heaven and earth to accomplish a singular feat.
Not only was the range vastly expanded, but it was a supernatural art that combined both offense and defense.
At this moment, Su Xing’s enemy wasn’t just facing Su Xing alone.
It was facing the heaven and earth within a million li (500,000 km), the Five Elements Dao within a million li (500,000 km)!
After comprehending this supernatural art, the Five Elements Spirit Burst could truly be called a technique combining offense and defense, wielded with total freedom!
Su Xing used his sixth-realm Five Elements Dao, combined with the complete form of the Five Elements Spirit Burst, to stand against the Thunder Tribulation descending from the Nine Heavens!
One bolt… ten bolts… thirty bolts!
In the blink of an eye, Su Xing withstood over forty more bolts of tribulation lightning!
At this point, only the final nine bolts of the Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation remained…
Su Xing raised his head toward the sky and seemed to sense a trace of “fury” from the Thunder Tribulation above.
“Haha… is that frustration I sense?”
Su Xing found it somewhat amusing.
This Five Elements Spirit Burst harnessed the power of heaven and earth, wielding the art of the Five Elements.
By conventional understanding, what Su Xing was borrowing was the power of nature itself — the power of the Great Dao!
In other words… Su Xing was using the Heavenly Dao’s own power against the Heavenly Dao’s Thunder Tribulation!
How could the Heavenly Dao not be furious?
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And so, after Su Xing’s repeated provocations, the power of the Thunder Tribulation grew ever more terrifying.
In the distance, the White Emperor watched the Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation brewing in the sky for a long time, murmuring:
“The true test… only begins now!”
“The Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation — how terrifying is its power?”
“The final nine bolts of tribulation lightning are also the most difficult… even a mid-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal taking them head-on would be grievously wounded!”
“This child, though his talent is astonishing… is ultimately only a Peak Golden Immortal. Can he endure it?”
The White Emperor felt a twinge of anxiety, gazing at the Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation as if he himself were the one undergoing the tribulation.
He understood even more clearly — if Su Xing survived this Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation!
Then it would be like a dragon entering the vast sea… from then on, the sky would be the limit!
Great Firmament Golden Immortal would be merely a matter of time!
This was the genuine, true aptitude of a Saint!
“So then… are you the one that the karmic secrets have been waiting for all along…” the White Emperor murmured.
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Meanwhile, atop that towering peak, Su Xing stood unmoving.
Three years of time. Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety bolts of tribulation lightning endured.
Su Xing had played virtually every trump card he had!
And during the five signs of celestial decay before this, his “time stop” and One More Shot talents had already been used.
“What comes next is truly the moment to fight for my life!”
Su Xing took a deep breath, and his Spirit Realm expanded in an instant!
Within simulations, countless years of comprehension and the Ten-Thousand-Li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm made it seem as though everything around him was under Su Xing’s control!
But this was still not enough!
Extreme compression!
Su Xing compressed his Ten-Thousand-Li (5,000 km) Spirit Realm down to ten thousand li (5,000 km), then to one thousand li (500 km), then to one hundred li (50 km)!
Finally, within a ten-li (5 km) radius around Su Xing, his Dao comprehension and mastery of supernatural arts and techniques were amplified severalfold!
“Heaven has its cycle, good and evil are known to the heavens… power of cause and effect — reverse for me!”
Su Xing took a deep breath as his comprehension of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect and Destiny surged forth in this moment!
And what Su Xing intended to do was use his sixth-realm power of cause and effect to reverse his already-depleted Dao comprehension!
In an instant, the Sword Dao, Five Elements Dao, spatial Dao…
All the Dao comprehensions that Su Xing had exhausted were recovering at an astonishing speed!
At the same time, Su Xing’s lifespan was burning away rapidly!
Consuming millions of years of lifespan, Su Xing’s Dao comprehension was fully restored!
“Damn, if it weren’t for the Eternal Indestructible Body… I really wouldn’t dare use this move!”
Su Xing gritted his teeth, feeling the Dao comprehension within his body recovering.
He sensed the reversed cause and effect!
Reversing the cause and effect of Dao comprehension! From nothing to something!
The price paid was far more than just a few million years of lifespan…
Su Xing also vaguely sensed that he had paid some other costs as well!
“But it doesn’t matter! As long as I survive this Supreme Unity Thunder Tribulation, everything else can be dealt with!”
Su Xing murmured, his gaze fixed on the Thunder Tribulation brewing in the sky above, brimming with boundless confidence!
This was Su Xing’s strongest state at present!
What came next was a head-on confrontation with the final nine bolts of tribulation lightning!
He didn’t have to wait long before the first bolt of lightning struck down once more!
At the sight, Su Xing let out a mighty roar, his entire body surging upward several zhang as a towering phantom of ten thousand zhang (33.3 km) appeared behind him!
The Great Shaman phantom!
That Great Shaman phantom, whose eyes had been tightly shut all this time, now quietly opened them in this very moment!
Those scarlet eyes, brimming with killing intent and boundless might!
They glared upward at the Thunder Tribulation in the sky with an air of defiance and contempt!
This was the fusion of the Great Dao of Killing and Su Xing’s Great Shaman power!
At this moment, Su Xing’s physical body had reached its most powerful state!
So what if it was the striking power of a mid-stage Supreme Unity Golden Immortal?
One bolt… two bolts… three bolts!
Su Xing endured six bolts of tribulation lightning in succession!
The Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation now visibly had only its final three bolts remaining!
“Phew… I still have strength left!”
“This Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation — I’m going to see it through!”
Su Xing’s eyes were full of confidence. The realm of Supreme Unity Golden Immortal seemed to be beckoning to him!
However, just as Su Xing thought… the Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation was about to be successfully overcome!
A sudden upheaval!
Within a radius of ten million li (5,000,000 km) around Su Xing’s tribulation site, black malevolent qi began to drift across the sky in unison!
At the same time, rivers of crimson appeared in the high skies above the Heavenly Secrets Domain, like great rivers of blood.
One… ten…
Over a dozen rivers of blood appeared!
Spatial rifts tore open across the Celestial Secrets Realm!
Foreign auras surged through!
The Advent Cult and the alien races… had actually chosen this very moment to launch a full-scale assault on the Celestial Secrets Realm!
“Son of a bitch! I’ve lived for tens of millions of years, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a Nine-Revolution Thunder Tribulation!”
“What the hell is this kid’s background!? He actually carries the legacy of the ancient Wu Clan… could he be from the lineage that was already destroyed?”
A figure clad in black robes appeared in the sky, cursing furiously.
A senior cadre of the Advent Cult — Blood Three!
“Don’t hesitate! This kid’s aptitude is the greatest this old man has ever seen in his life. We absolutely cannot let him grow!”
“In this battle, we must kill him… otherwise, all our arrangements in the Celestial Secrets Realm over the past thousand years will have been for nothing!”
Another dark figure appeared as well, its gaze locked firmly on the distant White Emperor.
A senior cadre of the Advent Cult — Blood Two!
Beyond them, there was also Blood Four, whom Su Xing had yet to slay… and Blood Five…
Over a dozen Golden Immortals, several Supreme Unity Golden Immortals, and one Great Firmament Golden Immortal!
And there were even several first-tier deities, all appearing in the Celestial Secrets Realm at the same time.
And they had only one objective!
To stop Su Xing from completing his tribulation…