Chapter 327 - 7: Advancing to Foundation Establishment, How Can There Be a Celestial Tribulation?
Chapter 327: Chapter 7: Advancing to Foundation Establishment, How Can There Be a Celestial Tribulation?
At this moment, she inexplicably sensed that what was happening ahead was of great importance—it might even determine the rise or fall, the very survival, of her clan.
Thus, even though she was reluctant to disturb Luo Zhiwei, she couldn’t help but follow.
"!!!"
Then, the moment they stepped into the courtyard, both women froze in place, the expressions on their faces instantly hardening.
In the courtyard, Luo Zhiwei—the one they had assumed to be the source of the phenomenon—was standing guard at the entrance, her focus sharp and alert.
Looking past her figure, the two women clearly saw a young man suspended cross-legged in the void. A majestic spiritual aura surged around him like a raging sea, churning and crashing. The pressure and Thunderbolt from the sky were aimed directly at him, like a primeval beast choosing its prey to devour.
By now, the two women understood perfectly well that the one causing all this wasn’t Luo Zhiwei, as they had assumed, but Zhong Ming.
This reality-defying sight left the two women utterly dumbfounded.
"This... How is this possible!!!" Chu Hanzhen’s voice was hoarse and broken from the sheer shock. The words that escaped her lips were less an exclamation and more a pained groan.
Xiyue, beside her, was in no better state.
The serene, otherworldly calm on her face had vanished without a trace. All that remained was a stark paleness.
She didn’t speak, not because she wasn’t shocked, but because the scene before her was so incredible that she was horrified into silence, her very fingertips trembling.
’Foundation Establishment... triggering a Thunder Tribulation? Does... does that even conform to the principles of the Celestial Dao?’
...
Zhong Ming neither noticed the two women’s shock nor had the luxury to care.
Zhong Ming himself had never anticipated that his Foundation Establishment would trigger such a massive phenomenon, let alone cause Heaven and Earth to send down a Thunder Tribulation.
At the same time, this Thunder Tribulation made Zhong Ming feel an immense and very real threat.
VWOOM—!
The crushing pressure, as if the heavens themselves were collapsing, instantly plunged Zhong Ming’s Divine Soul world into an inky blackness, as dark as an endless night.
He could now only perceive his surroundings within a five-foot radius. Beyond that lay a silent, heart-stopping abyss—the ultimate suppression and rejection from the Power of Heaven and Earth.
At this moment, Zhong Ming felt as if he were confined to a tiny cage, or perhaps abandoned by the entire world.
’What terrifying suppression. So this is a Celestial Tribulation? No wonder so many Cultivators in the Cultivation Realm turn pale at the mere mention of one.’
The weight of the entire world seemed to press down on him, making each breath difficult and strained.
Yet, there wasn’t a trace of fear in his eyes—only a fiercely burning battle intent.
’The Great Dao has fifty aspects, yet the heavens only manifest forty-nine, leaving one to be sought by man... A Celestial Tribulation is never meant to annihilate a Cultivator, but to test them. Therefore, no matter the Celestial Tribulation, there is always a sliver of a chance to pass.’
’Since there is a chance of survival, it’s impossible for me to lose!’
’My body, Divine Soul, Magical Power, and even my spiritual resonance have all been cultivated to the absolute peak of the Qi Cultivation realm. If I cannot pass this Celestial Tribulation for advancing to Foundation Establishment, then no one in Heaven or on Earth can. That would contradict the very principle that the Celestial Dao Thunder Tribulation always leaves a thread of hope. Therefore, unless the fundamental laws of the world itself change, I will survive this.’
’As for Heaven and Earth changing its rules just for me—I’m not that important. The Celestial Dao wouldn’t go that far.’
KABOOM—!
As Zhong Ming’s thoughts raced and he bolstered his own resolve, the dark clouds in the sky grew ever denser. Purple-gold lightning patterns writhed within the inky blackness, and the pressure intensified, feeling like a mountain was crashing down, threatening to suffocate him.
And then, at a certain moment, Zhong Ming suddenly felt the pressure he was sensing vanish completely, as if a great mountain weighing him down had been lifted away.
However, the relief his body and Soul Spirit felt didn’t make Zhong Ming sigh in relief. On the contrary, his Heart Spirit tensed to its absolute limit.
’The first tribulation bolt—it’s here!’
Just as this thought formed in Zhong Ming’s mind, an anxious shout came from the side. It was Luo Zhiwei.
"Quick, cast a Defense Magic! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
Luo Zhiwei’s warning was quick, but it was still a step too late.
KABOOM!!!
Before her voice could even fade, the roar of the Thunderbolt echoed between heaven and earth. The colossal peal of thunder shook the very air and ground, its boom traveling for dozens of miles.
This was the Celestial Dao Thunder Tribulation!
As the roar of thunder echoed through the Thousand Mountains, a blinding bolt of lightning, like a divine spear from the heavens, descended from the zenith of the firmament and struck viciously at Zhong Ming’s body.
CRACK!
Since Zhong Ming neither dodged nor released the protection of the Divine Monarch, the searing Thunderbolt struck him head-on.
BAM!
The instant the Thunderbolt struck his body, Zhong Ming sucked in a sharp breath. An extreme, tide-like pain washed over his entire being.
He felt as if he had been struck head-on by a speeding Nine Heavens Immortal Ship. The immense force of the impact smashed him out of the air, sending him plummeting heavily toward the earth.
THUD!
Amidst the violent crash, a deep crater was forcibly blasted into the small courtyard that Luo Zhiwei had protected with an Array.
During his descent, Zhong Ming felt his internal organs shift, and his bones crackled ominously.
GACK...
A mouthful of crimson blood sprayed violently from his lips, splattering onto the scorched earth in a shocking display.
But it wasn’t over yet.
The tribulation bolt was not only incredibly powerful, but it also possessed a potent penetrating force.
CRACKLE—
The instant the Thunderbolt struck his flesh, a violent, searing electrical current, like a billion tiny needles, bored into his every limb and fiber. The intense heat from the tribulation bolt incinerated his flesh. Half of his fragile internal organs were reduced to charcoal. Only his bones, which glowed with the luster of gold and jade, merely fractured, not shattering completely.