Chapter 863: Ascension to Sainthood

Thunder Light surged like a sea; a single strand as thin as hair was enough to kill a Martial Artist. Though the Dugu Imperial Son and the other two were strong, they did not dare step into it.

They watched from beyond the Thunder Sea, waiting for the final outcome.

Would this Saintly Tribulation Thunder be something Su Han successfully transcended, or would he be reduced to tribulation ash?

Without seeing the result, they could not be at ease.

The rumbling boomed on without pause; the terrifying destructive power roared for a full day and night before it finally began to weaken.

In the end, the Thunder Light dispersed, and this stretch of heaven and earth was completely destroyed. The ground had become scorched earth, thick smoke billowed upward, piercing the sky; the earth split open, great fissures everywhere, forming one abyss after another, as though one could fall straight into Hell.

Up in the air, space was shattered into pieces, thick spatial rifts endlessly spreading outward; the entire midair looked like a broken mirror, collapsing and falling apart, a terrifying sight.

All vegetation, all living beings, all mountains and rivers had been reduced to ruins, annihilated without even a trace remaining.

In the distance, Wood Spirit Qi drifted over, gradually dispersing the lingering Thunder Light. The power of nature was also automatically repairing this heaven and earth, but without a year or half, it would be hard for this place to return to its former appearance.

"He’s still alive!"

The Heavenly Strategy Princess paid no heed to the shattering of this world. Now that there was no interference from the Saintly Tribulation Thunder, she once again cast the Bagua Deduction Technique and deduced that Su Han was still alive.

This result left the Dugu Imperial Son and the Chu Family Imperial Son utterly shocked. Such a terrifying Saintly Tribulation Thunder had actually been transcended by Su Han; it was simply inconceivable.

"This man is eight or nine parts likely to be the Nineteenth Prince of the Heavenly Sword Dynasty. He hides an enormous secret on his person. If we don’t kill him today, we may never have another chance in this life, and his Saintly Tribulation Thunder was so frightening; after his breakthrough, his strength will become even more terrifying. Since we are already enemies, if we don’t kill him, he will kill us."

The Dugu Imperial Son quickly spoke, weighing pros and cons, laying bare the threat Su Han posed to the Chu Family Imperial Son and the Heavenly Strategy Princess. He wanted to join forces with the two, and while Su Han had just undergone Tribulation Transcendence and not yet recovered, quickly cut him down.

This Nineteenth Prince was too terrifying—he was actually a pure-blood Evil Demon, and had even passed the Saintly Tribulation Thunder. Once he recovered, he feared he would no longer be a match.

Right now was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, his only chance; if he could not seize it, what awaited him would only be death.

"He has just successfully undergone Tribulation Transcendence and is surely extremely weak. The three of us joining hands can definitely kill him. Come, let’s go in and take a look!"

The Chu Family Imperial Son’s expression turned solemn; he agreed with the Dugu Imperial Son’s words. Murderous intent surged as he prepared to join forces in a siege.

At the invitation of the Dugu Imperial Son and the Chu Family Imperial Son, the Heavenly Strategy Princess also stepped into the scorched earth; she too wished to see what Su Han’s final outcome would be.

The three moved with extreme speed; in the blink of an eye they crossed ten thousand meters of space and arrived at the Hundred Flowers Valley.

The Hundred Flowers Valley had been utterly destroyed; nothing remained. Even the surrounding several mountain peaks had been razed to the ground, leaving only a stretch of pitch-black scorched earth.

At this moment, in the central area of the Hundred Flowers Valley, a charred figure lay there—it was Su Han.

Yet Su Han was in an incomparably miserable state. His entire body was charred black like a lump of charcoal; his skin was cracked, flesh and blood a blur; all his bones had fractured, his organs were damaged, and the Demonic Qi in his Dantian was utterly emptied.

If not for him devouring the blood and flesh energy in the Great Emperor’s severed arm at the final moment, he likely would not have been able to preserve even this final breath.

Indeed, at this moment Su Han had only a single breath left, on the verge of death, hanging by a thread.

"Heaven aids me!"

Seeing this scene, the Dugu Imperial Son’s eyes shone with brilliance, wild joy overflowing.

A Su Han like this could be slapped to death with a single palm, and since Su Han had not died under the Saintly Tribulation Thunder, his Demonic Blood remained; he still had a chance to obtain that Demonic Blood.

This was simply the best possible outcome!

"To avoid long nights and many dreams, let’s kill him first and talk later!"

The Dugu Imperial Son could no longer restrain himself. He reached out and grabbed; at once, black light poured forth like a waterfall, transforming into a pitch-black demonic claw that gleamed with metallic cold light, bearing terrifying killing power as it pounced toward Su Han.

The Dugu Imperial Son did not hold back. Even though Su Han was now on his last breath, he did not grow careless. He unleashed his full strength in this strike, determined to slay Su Han in a single blow.

Boom!

The demonic claw crashed down savagely upon Su Han’s body, causing this scorched earth to tremble once more, and Su Han’s final trace of Aura vanished at that moment.

A smile appeared on the Dugu Imperial Son’s face. This thorn in his heart had finally been pulled out; next would be seizing the Demonic Blood and obtaining fortune.

Whoosh!

Yet at this very moment, the demonic claw swiftly dissipated, as though water falling upon the ground and being absorbed by the soil; the energy of the demonic claw was completely absorbed by Su Han, emptied in the blink of an eye.

Crack!

At the same time, a crisp cracking sound rang out. A fissure appeared on Su Han’s body, and a strand of golden radiance burst forth from within the crack, incomparably bright.

Crack! Crack!

More and more fissures appeared, the golden light growing ever brighter, as though some sacred spirit was about to break its cocoon in Butterfly Transformation.

"Not good, he’s undergoing a transformation!"

The Heavenly Strategy Princess’s expression changed drastically; she instantly discerned Su Han’s current state.

Transformation?

He actually still wasn’t dead!

For such a terrifying individual, if he succeeded in his transformation, just how powerful would he become?

The scalps of the three—Dugu Imperial Son included—went numb; the gazes they turned upon Su Han were filled with horror.

"While he’s sick, take his life—strike, quickly!"

The Dugu Imperial Son could no longer hold back. He reached out and grasped, drawing forth a dark demonic sword, then immediately executed a Heaven Rank Martial Technique, slashing toward Su Han.

The Chu Family Imperial Son and the Heavenly Strategy Princess did not hesitate either; they likewise struck with full force, seeking to join hands in killing Su Han and eradicating this future calamity.

Yet when these attacks landed upon Su Han’s body, they once again were like water falling onto the ground, entirely absorbed.

With the absorption of this energy, more and more fissures appeared on Su Han’s body; the charred outer layer of his skin was constantly shedding, the golden radiance growing ever more dazzling. A terrifying half-Saint, half-demon pressure spread forth, as though a holy demon was being born into the world.

Crash!

Suddenly, Su Han rose to his full height; the charred layer on his body swiftly flaked off, vanishing completely.

In that instant, Su Han opened his eyes. His whole body blazed with resplendent golden light; his flesh was crystalline, his Qi-Blood surging, his heartbeat like thunder, his organs powerful, his bones like gold.

Not only that, in Su Han’s Dantian, pitch-black Demonic Qi surged, forming a vortex Black Hole that swallowed all things; ten drops of the power of time flowed within, shifting through myriad changes.

Within his sea of consciousness, Su Han’s Divine Sense Stellar shone brilliantly, and their number had greatly increased: from the previous one hundred twenty-nine Divine Sense Stellar, it had now risen to one hundred eighty, an increase of fifty-one.

Physical Body, Demonic Qi, Divine Sense, Dao Heart—Su Han had undergone a transformation in every respect; compared to before, his strength was increased by far more than tenfold.

In this moment, Su Han had successfully passed the Tribulation Transcendence, broken through his shackles, and finally stepped into the realm of Saint!