Chapter 112: The Transformation of the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, A great divine artifact!
Just as Lei Chen's thoughts were racing, high in the sky, the heavy tribulation clouds that had accumulated destructive energy and reached a critical point let out a roar that shook the universe, like an enraged primordial beast!
"Boom crack—!!!"
A dark thunderous light of indescribable power tore through the ink-like clouds. Like a world-destroying giant claw reaching down from the nine heavens, carrying the purest will of destruction, it ignored the distance of space and struck straight down toward the summit—targeting the Xue Di, who was at the most critical stage of converting her Soul Power into Divine Power!
This Tribulation Lightning was dark purple, nearly black, with heart-palpitating destructive electric arcs dancing on its surface. Everywhere it passed, space shattered inch by inch like fragile glass, leaving behind black trails that could not be mended for a long time.
The energy level contained within it far exceeded any single bolt encountered by Du Busi during his tribulation. It was even several times more powerful than his final bolt that had condensed into a lightning sphere!
If this Tribulation Lightning were to strike the Xue Di solidly in her current fragile state—where the vast majority of her Soul Power had yet to complete its transformation—she would surely die or be heavily injured even with the heart of the ice god protecting her. A million years of bitter cultivation would be destroyed in an instant, with no hope of survival!
At the edge of the distant ice valley, the Ice Empress's heart nearly stopped the moment this Tribulation Lightning appeared. Her jewel-like eyes were filled with endless despair and fear. She wanted to scream, but found she couldn't even make a sound. She could only watch helplessly as that bolt of destruction fell toward the Xue Di like fate itself.
However, at this critical moment—
Lei Chen, who had been standing silently by, suddenly had a sharp light burst from his eyes. He had long been prepared. How could he allow this'sustenance' to harm his future capable subordinate, let alone allow any accidents to happen to the prize right in front of him?
"Go!"
Lei Chen let out a low shout. Without making any large movements, he simply pointed his fingers like a sword toward the falling dark Tribulation Lightning from a distance.
"Swoosh—!"
A purple-gold electric light, like a long-dormant true dragon, burst forth from Lei Chen's fingertips. It was the divine artifact connected to his mind—the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword!
As the divine sword emerged, it let out a clear and stirring sword hum. Its speed was so fast that it arrived first despite starting later, drawing a perfect purple-gold arc in the air and accurately meeting the tip of that destructive Tribulation Lightning!
In the blink of an eye, the tip of the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword collided violently with the glow of the dark Tribulation Lightning!
"Dong—!!!"
A massive sound erupted—not sharp or piercing, but extremely dull—as if two stars had collided head-on at close range!
At the center of the collision, space first collapsed inward, forming a tiny black hole vortex. Immediately after, an unimaginable energy storm swept madly in all directions like a tsunami!
A blindingly intense light instantly swallowed everything, completely submerging the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword and the hundreds of meters of space around it. The light was not a simple bright white, but a chaotic color produced by the frantic intertwining and annihilation of dark purple, purple-gold, silver-white, and many other hues, as if the scene of the world's creation was being replayed.
The terrifying shockwave spread in a ring, leveling layers of the summit's eternal ice, shattering it into powder. Even some slightly shorter mountain peaks in the distance were directly flattened by the aftershocks!
The Ice Empress was forced back repeatedly by this energy aftershock and had to circulate her Soul Power with all her might to resist, her heart filled with even greater horror.
She could not imagine how the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword at the center of the explosion—and more importantly, the Xue Di who was currently transforming—could possibly withstand such an impact.
However, the expected scene of the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword being blown away or even damaged did not occur.
Just as the destructive energy reached its peak and was about to vent completely, the lightning runes on the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword—which had previously been moving slowly—suddenly shone with unprecedented brightness as if injected with life!
"Hum—!"
The sword body let out a joyful hum, and a massive purple-gold vortex emerged from the hilt, quickly expanding to cover the entire sword.
The moment the violent Tribulation Lightning energy—enough to annihilate ordinary divine artifacts—touched this purple-gold vortex, it was forcibly torn and pulled, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, and was continuously swallowed into the interior of the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword!
Lei Chen stood with his hands behind his back, a seven-colored halo flowing around him, easily neutralizing the energy aftershocks that reached his side. He simply watched the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword in the sky as it frantically devoured the Tribulation Lightning with a calm gaze.
At the same time, it could be clearly seen that the profound lightning mark on Lei Chen's forehead, which usually remained hidden, was now emitting a warm yet bright purple-gold luster, as if it had established some deep resonance and connection with the sword in the sky.
As the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword swallowed more and more Tribulation Lightning energy, the light of the lightning mark on Lei Chen's forehead became increasingly brilliant. A pure and ancient aura of the Thunder God Origin diffused from that mark, slowly strengthening.
This was precisely the awakened power of the Thunder God Origin within his body, being nourished and expanded through interaction with this high-level energy belonging to the Laws of Thunder!
Although the first bolt of Tribulation Lightning possessed infinite power, it ultimately failed to cause much of a stir in the face of the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword's almost "perfectly suited" devouring ability.
In just a few short breaths, the raging thunderous light was swallowed clean. The sky temporarily returned to darkness, leaving only the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword floating quietly, surrounded by purple electricity, its brilliance seemingly a bit greater than before.
However, the Heavenly Tribulation had not ended. As if enraged by the "provocation" of Lei Chen and the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, the tribulation clouds in the high sky churned frantically, and even more terrifying energy condensed within them.
"Boom crack! Boom crack! Boom crack!"
Following that, the second, third, and fourth bolts... each one thicker and swifter than the last, dark Tribulation Lightning fell in succession like a gale and rain. The power of each bolt was not in the least inferior to the first, and some were even greater!
But the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword was not to be outdone either. It transformed into a purple-gold bolt of lightning, darting back and forth in the sky, accurately meeting every falling tribulation bolt.
"Bang!" "Dong!" "Boom!"
Deafening explosions rang out one after another. Orbs of destructive thunderous light continuously exploded in the high sky, only to be quickly swallowed by the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword.
The purple-gold light on the sword became brighter and brighter, and the lightning mark on Lei Chen's forehead seemed to catch fire, flowing with a luster like liquid lightning. The improvement of the Thunder God Origin within his body was clearly perceptible.
This process was entirely under Lei Chen's control. The Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword was originally forged from the power of lightning tribulations and contained the intent of Heavenly Punishment; it had a natural affinity and control over lightning. Coupled with Lei Chen's secret enhancement using the authority of the Thunder God, although there was a slight risk of being "overstuffed" by devouring this masterless heavenly tribulation energy, there was absolutely no danger of it being destroyed.
Tribulation Lightning fell one after another as if endless. The Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword acted like the most loyal guardian, firmly protecting the Xue Di below and blocking and devouring all fatal attacks.
Below, the Xue Di was focused, putting all her effort into the final transformation. An increasingly rich ice-blue divine light began to emanate from her body, and her aura steadily climbed toward the God-level realm.
An unknown amount of time passed until the ninth and final bolt—which condensed all the remaining power of the tribulation clouds, was as deep as ink in color, and had shrunk to the thickness of an arm, yet emitted an extreme destructive fluctuation that would make even a First-level God take notice—descended from the sky like a spear of judgment—
The Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword let out an unprecedentedly stirring sword hum. The entire sword body seemed to transform into a purple-gold sun as it took the initiative to meet it!
"Qiang—!"
This time, the sound of the collision was no longer an explosion, but a clear sound like divine metals clashing!
That bolt of extremely concentrated destructive Tribulation Lightning was actually sucked entirely into the sword body by the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword, starting from its tip, without any hindrance!
When the last trace of dark thunderous light was swallowed completely, the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword suddenly went still in the air.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The next moment—
"Hum... hum hum hum..."
The Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword began to vibrate violently. Inside the sword body, it felt as if billions of bolts of lightning were roaring and colliding simultaneously. On the surface of the sword, those purple-gold lightning runes were frantically flowing, combining, and reconstructing at an unprecedented speed!
A thick purple-gold pillar of light suddenly shot up from the sword, piercing straight into the clouds and instantly dispersing the remaining tribulation clouds. Within the pillar of light, countless tiny runes of the Laws of Thunder could be faintly seen emerging and evolving.
The form of the sword also began to change. The sword body became more slender and elegant, with smooth and perfect lines, as if it contained the ultimate principles of the Laws of Thunder in the world. The cold light flowing at the blade carried a supreme sharpness capable of tearing through the void and judging gods and demons.
A majestic pressure, several times stronger than before, spread out from the sword like a tide. Within this pressure was the flavor of the complete Laws of Thunder; it had clearly stepped into that higher realm—a great divine artifact!
After devouring this complete Heavenly Tribulation, which was comparable in volume to a Second-Tier God, the Nine Heavens Thunderstrike Sword finally broke its shackles and completed its transformation, promoting to a great divine artifact of the same level as Electrolux's eternal pagoda!
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