Chapter 156: World-Destroying Thunder Dragon, Holy Realm Level 1

Having experienced the harsh realities of society in his previous life, Zhou Chen's state of mind had long been tempered to be incredibly resilient, so this level of illusion…

What's more, with his current formidable strength and the System, how could he be deceived by such a minor illusion?

"What is… a leader?" A series of low, intermittent echoes came from within the illusion.

"Far more powerful than you, an indescribable great terror. You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"Break!"

Zhou Chen no longer hesitated, letting out a soft shout in his heart.

His Perfection-level Slaughter Sword Intent instantly erupted, shattering all illusions.

The Heart Demon Tribulation was easily overcome.

Immediately after, the Primordial Spirit Tribulation descended.

This time, it was an attack targeting the Divine Soul.

Countless fragments of Divine Thought suddenly appeared in the Void Realm, wildly assailing Zhou Chen's Divine Soul.

Ordinary Cultivators would have their Divine Souls shattered under such an attack.

However, Zhou Chen's Divine Soul, tempered by the Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art, was already incredibly tough.

Coupled with the aid of the Spirit Condensing Pill refined by Han Li, this attack was simply not worth mentioning.

The Spirit Condensing Pill transformed into a faint blue light, tightly protecting Zhou Chen's Divine Soul.

From Zhou Chen's Divine Thought, countless Divine Sense chains extended, blocking all Divine Thought fragments, making it impossible for them to advance even an inch.

Not to mention, he also had two Perfection-level Sword Intents guarding his mind, preventing any illusion from shaking Zhou Chen in the slightest.

The Primordial Spirit Tribulation was also easily overcome.

Finally, there was the Spirit Tribulation.

This was the tribulation that tested a Cultivator's Foundation the most.

It required a vast amount of spiritual power to forcibly break through the Realm's shackles.

Insufficient spiritual power would result in failure.

However, for Zhou Chen, this was not a problem at all.

The chaos dao infant within his body slowly circulated.

Vast Chaos spiritual power surged out like a bursting river.

Boom!

The shackles of the Saint Realm shattered under the impact of this terrifying spiritual power.

The Spirit Tribulation was also easily overcome!

All three tribulations were broken through!

Zhou Chen's aura began to surge wildly.

First Level of the Saint Realm!

"I've broken through."

Zhou Chen slowly opened his eyes, his aura more than ten times stronger than before.

First Level of the Saint Realm, yet his combat power was enough to rival an ordinary Fifth Level of the Saint Realm.

More importantly, the two Perfection-level Sword Intents elevated his attack power to a terrifying degree, and with the third layer of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Art, Zhou Chen believed he wouldn't fear even an ordinary Sixth Level of the Saint Realm.

However, if his opponent were an unworldly Prodigy, he would still feel some pressure.

At the same time, strange phenomena frequently occurred in the sky.

The clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.

Immediately after, golden lightning bolts weaved through the clouds.

However, the clouds did not contain ordinary lightning, but dark-gold lightning snakes entwined with Chaos Qi.

A bottomless vortex formed in the center of the tribulation clouds, like the vertically opened eye of the Heavenly Dao, with Dragon-shaped runes faintly appearing in the lightning, and a booming sound that made the eardrums of Cultivators within a thousand miles ache.

The Lightning Tribulation had arrived, and it was a phenomenon caused by breaking through to the Saint Realm.

A Saint Realm powerhouse had already initially touched upon the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and a Breakthrough would inevitably cause a resonance with Heaven and Earth.

However, Zhou Chen's Lightning Tribulation seemed far more exaggerated than a typical Saint Realm Breakthrough.

On one hand, his accumulation far surpassed Cultivators of the same Realm; on the other hand, it might be related to his arrogant Body Tempering with lightning when he condensed his chaos dao infant.

It seemed he had angered the Lightning Tribulation, so this time it was going to be a big one?

Zhou Chen was no longer able to think at this moment.

Rumble!

Thunder rolled, resounding through the Nine Heavens.

This time, the Lightning Tribulation didn't come one by one as before, but struck down all at once, as if determined to put Zhou Chen to death.

Nine dark-gold lightning snakes transformed into terrifying ten-thousand-foot Thunder Dragons, swooping down towards him!

If Elder Xuan hadn't been thrown into the Guiyi Secret Realm by Zhou Chen, he would surely recognize that this was no longer an ordinary Lightning Tribulation; this was the legendary Nine Heavens World-Destroying Thunder Dragon, formed by the convergence of three tribulations when ancient Prodigies broke through to the Saint Realm!

Nine Thunder Dragons roared as they descended from the sky, each ten thousand feet long, their Dragon scales shimmering with dark-gold destructive light.

Even a Ninth Level Saint Realm Cultivator would only face certain death against such a Lightning Tribulation.

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, and the chaos dao infant within his body furiously circulated.

The third layer of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Art was fully activated, and his Physical Body strength instantly surged to its peak, with three ancient Dragon Elephant phantoms breaking out of his body.

Great River Sword Intent!

Slaughter Sword Intent!

Both Perfection-level Sword Intents erupted simultaneously, forming a Sword Intent protective shield around him.

"Come on!"

Zhou Chen roared, directly soaring into the sky, actively meeting the nine Thunder Dragons.

Rumble!

The first Thunder Dragon struck the Sword Intent protective shield, and the terrifying lightning instantly illuminated an area of a thousand miles as if it were daytime.

The shield shattered instantly.

Zhou Chen grunted, his body sent flying backward.

But he didn't stop, throwing out both fists to directly confront the second Thunder Dragon.

Fists and Dragons collided, and the Void Realm exploded.

Zhou Chen's fists were scorched black by the lightning, but the powerful regenerative ability of the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Art quickly healed the injuries.

"Seven more!"

The third and fourth Thunder Dragons followed one after another.

Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and persevered, his Physical Body constantly being destroyed and reshaped in the Lightning Tribulation.

Each reshaping made his Physical Body even stronger.

The fifth Thunder Dragon struck his chest, directly sending him spewing blood.

But the next moment, the chaos dao infant within his body released a hazy Chaos Qi, rapidly repairing his injuries.

"This Lightning Tribulation… seems to be tempering my Physical Body?"

Zhou Chen suddenly realized that although these Lightning Tribulations were terrifying, the energy contained within them was constantly strengthening his Foundation.

Thinking of this, he simply gave up resisting.

He allowed the remaining four Thunder Dragons to strike his body.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

With four consecutive loud bangs, Zhou Chen's body flickered in and out of sight amidst the lightning.

"Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Art, absorb!!!"

Zhou Chen endured the pain, furiously circulating the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Art.

Previously, his Undying Golden Body had already developed a trace of lightning resistance in his physique, and at this moment, this lightning resistance was completely activated.

Rumble!

Rumble!

The last Thunder Dragon dissipated, and the tribulation clouds also began to slowly disperse.

Zhou Chen's clothes had long turned to ash, and electric arcs occasionally flickered on his skin, yet it radiated a bronze-like luster.

But in the sky, an even more spectacular sight appeared.

Dao charm stretched for ten thousand miles, with lotus flowers blooming with every step.

Golden rays of light poured down from the depths of the clouds, nourishing Zhou Chen's body like sweet dew. Zhou Chen could feel his injuries instantly recovering as before, and his physique became even stronger.

This was the reward from the Heavenly Dao rules for his successful Undergoing Tribulation.

In the distance, Cultivators who felt this terrifying aura all changed their expressions.

"What kind of Lightning Tribulation is this? How could it be so terrifying?"

"To be able to summon the Nine Heavens World-Destroying Thunder Dragon, there are only a few people in the entire Tianxuan Continent!"

"No, look in that direction…"

Countless Divine Senses probed towards the valley.

But Zhou Chen was already prepared, operating the Divine Concealment Art to its extreme, completely concealing his aura.

Those Divine Senses swept over, but found nothing.

"Strange, I clearly felt terrifying Lightning Tribulation fluctuations…"

"Never mind, this Dead Emperor Cave is inherently strange, it might be some ancient Formation that has revived."

Everyone discussed animatedly, but none had any intention of investigating further. After all, the Dead Emperor Cave was extremely dangerous, and rashly entering would only lead to death.

After all, only the Lightning Tribulation appeared, and there was no aura of any treasures.