Chapter 4098: Golden Body Great Perfection

Encouraged by Qing Yangzi, the remaining five also braced themselves, preparing to face the upcoming Lightning Tribulation.

“Rumble!”

Six black streaks of lightning descended from mid-air, like evil Dragons crawling out of Hell, baring their fangs and claws, emitting a terrifying aura of destruction.

“Ah, break for me!”

Qing Yangzi let out another furious roar, both to cheer himself on and to encourage his fellow Sect members.

At the same time, his Saint Emperor Domain was expanded to its maximum, with the fourfold Domains of metal, wood, water, and fire intertwining, continuously weakening the power of the lightning in mid-air.

It must be said that the Saint Emperor Domain was still very powerful; when the Extinction Divine Lightning penetrated it and reached him, its power was reduced by more than half.

At this moment, the Immortal Artifact sword in Qing Yangzi’s hand erupted with a sky full of sword energy; as the sword light flashed, it swept away most of the remaining lightning power, with only a small amount finally landing on his Physical Body.

His protective Immortal Qi shattered, and a burnt smell emanated from his Physical Body; he looked even more disheveled.

However, they were only superficial injuries, relatively minor, and did not harm his foundation.

Although the remaining two Fourth Grade Saint Emperors were not as strong as him, they also only sustained some minor injuries and safely passed the sixth stage of the Lightning Tribulation.

In contrast, the three Third Grade Saint Emperors were much weaker; they barely survived, but lay on the ground covered in wounds, already at their last gasp.

“Hahahaha, we finally succeeded, Ye Bufan, I’d like to see where you’ll run this time!”

Qing Yangzi burst into laughter, venting the frustration in his heart.

What he had originally thought was a simple mission resulted in heavy losses: three dead and three severely injured out of nine people. How was he going to explain this to the Sect Leader when he returned to the Sect?

It was precisely because of this that he felt both frustrated and angry, just waiting for the Lightning Tribulation to pass so he could vent properly.

Ye Bufan still easily passed the sixth stage of the Lightning Tribulation, calm and composed, and the Qi on his Physical Body was much stronger than before; his Thunder God Body Tempering Art was one step closer to the Great Perfection Realm.

Hearing Qing Yangzi’s shouts, he looked over with a playful gaze, not showing the slightest bit of tension.

“Kid, what are you laughing at? This old man is going to cut you into a thousand pieces today…”

Qing Yangzi stopped halfway through his sentence, looking up with a face full of astonishment.

The lightning clouds in mid-air showed no sign of dissipating; instead, lightning surged, and thunder rumbled, with the aura of destruction countless times denser than before.

“This… this… this is actually a nine-stage Lightning Tribulation!”

Heavenly Tribulations are divided into three, six, and nine stages. Ye Bufan’s was not a three-stage Lightning Tribulation, and in his mind, it would at most be a six-stage one.

After all, the Extinction Thunder Tribulation was already extremely Heaven-Defying; if a nine-stage one came, it would simply be beyond imagination.

But reality once again refreshed his understanding; something unimaginable appeared before his eyes.

Looking at the lightning clouds in mid-air, a sense of despair rose in his heart.

He had already pushed himself to the limit, barely enduring the sixth stage. Could he still endure the seventh stage?

Thunder rumbled in mid-air, and the lightning clouds seemed to be completely enraged; countless thick bolts of lightning descended from mid-air, as if wild beasts unleashed from their reins, intent on destroying this entire world.

For the seventh stage of the Lightning Tribulation, there were twelve bolts for each person. Now there were seven people present, totaling eighty-four bolts of lightning power; the destructive aura alone was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

“No!”

The three dying Third Grade Saint Emperors let out a desperate wail; they had no power left to resist, and under the power of the lightning, they instantly turned into nothingness.

Not to mention Third Grade Saint Emperors, even Fourth Grade ones could not resist.

Facing twelve bolts of Extinction Divine Lightning, the other two Fourth Grade Saint Emperors ultimately could only die on the spot, turning into ashes.

Qing Yangzi, being the strongest, miraculously survived in the end.

However, he lay on the ground, his entire Physical Body charred like charcoal, his left arm completely gone, and his Qi extremely weak.

Thunder rumbled again in mid-air, condensing the eighth bolt of Extinction Divine Lightning.

But at this moment, Qing Yangzi’s eyes were filled with despair and unwillingness; he no longer cared about the Lightning Tribulation in mid-air, his eyes venomously fixed on the figure beside him.

“Prodigy, you scoundrel, who exactly are you? Why is it like this?

Why can you summon a nine-stage Extinction Thunder Tribulation, why are you yourself unharmed, why does heaven treat my Xingyao Sect like this?”

The fall of nine Saint Emperors at once, including three Fourth Grade ones and the Four Great Elders—even a five-star Sect like Xingyao Sect could not bear such a loss.

Qing Yangzi shouted countless “whys” in succession, showing how much anger and unwillingness he felt in his heart.

But no one gave him an answer; the only response was the eighth stage of the Lightning Tribulation descending from mid-air.

This time, Qing Yangzi couldn’t even move a finger, let alone resist; after the lightning flashed, he was completely erased from this world.

Ye Bufan faced the eighth stage of the Lightning Tribulation with a grim expression; at this moment, he couldn’t spare a glance for the Xingyao Sect members.

The Immortal Emperor Lightning Tribulation was the highest Rank of Lightning Tribulation in the Upper Heaven Domain, but up until now, his Undying Golden Body Realm had not yet reached Great Perfection, and the energy of the Extinction Divine Lightning descending from the Lightning Tribulation seemed much lower than expected.

This should be related to the nine unfortunate souls from Xingyao Sect; the Extinction Divine Lightning was originally prepared for him, but now much of it had been diverted.

Even for a Heavenly Tribulation, the total amount of energy it contained should be limited, so his side would be much weaker.

Normally, this should be a good thing, but he urgently needed the power of lightning to improve his Body Refining Art.

Moreover, the Extinction Divine Lightning was a rare and good thing, and this might be his last time Undergoing Tribulation; he should store as much as possible, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to find it later.

Twenty-four bolts of lightning descended at once during the eighth stage of the Lightning Tribulation. Ye Bufan used the Fallen Thunder Gourd to collect half, and the remaining half was used to frantically temper his Physical Body.

When the lightning dissipated, a golden light shone, and his Imperishable Golden Body finally reached the Great Perfection Realm.

“Hahahaha…”

Ye Bufan burst into laughter; he had finally succeeded.

It seemed like only a small Realm had been improved, but his strength had increased geometrically, countless times stronger than before; there was a qualitative difference between Great Perfection and an ordinary Undying Golden Body Realm.

He had a clear feeling that simply by relying on his Physical Body, he could crush an ordinary Immortal Emperor Peak with a mere flick of his finger.

How powerful he truly was would have to be gradually tested in future actual combat.

“Rumble…”

Seeing that he had passed the eighth stage of the Lightning Tribulation, the lightning clouds in mid-air seemed to be completely enraged; lightning surged, and the ninth stage of the Lightning Tribulation descended.

A full forty-eight bolts of Extinction Divine Lightning were like raindrops, carrying an endless aura of destruction.

“Collect for me!”

Ye Bufan shouted, and a hundred Fallen Thunder Gourds of Immortal Artifact Rank appeared above his head.

Since his Undying Golden Body Realm had reached Great Perfection, there was no need to use these lightning powers to Cultivate anymore; it was best to collect them all.

Currently, some of these hundred gourds were more filled, some less, but overall, there was still about two-thirds of their capacity remaining.

Lightning flashed, and the Fallen Thunder Gourds absorbed frantically; in the blink of an eye, all hundred Immortal Artifacts were filled.

But even so, there was still some Extinction Divine Lightning left, all of which landed on Ye Bufan’s Physical Body. He felt a tingling sensation all over his Physical Body, and then all the lightning power was absorbed; this was the power of the Imperishable Golden Body at Great Perfection, complete immunity to lightning.