Chapter 1831: Thunder Weapon Tribulation

"Indeed, it is even more powerful than the Golden Body Tribulation!"

Looking up at the sky, Zhang Xuan felt neither joy nor sorrow.

Having experienced the myriad facets of life, his state of mind had advanced further. Though the thunder before him crushed heaven and earth, threatening to grind him to dust, it could not shake his resolve.

"Let's try!"

Thinking of something, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. His soul lightly shook and then drilled into his physical body.

"What is the guild leader going to do?"

Mo Ling Ancient Sage felt as if his head was about to explode.

The other party was only breaking through with his soul, while his physical body remained at the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm. Entering the physical body with his soul would directly attract the heavenly tribulation, and if things went wrong, his body would be shattered, leading to instant death.

"He must be trying to use the pressure of the Ancient Sage Tribulation to temper his physical body and true qi, to see if he can break through to that realm!"

Chen Yong Emperor narrowed his eyes, revealing a look of shock.

The reason he had his current strength was fundamentally because he had been extremely desperate in his youth, experiencing near-death situations, which led to his achievements. Only by daring to fight could one win...

But compared to the young master, his own desperation was nothing!

With his talent, breaking through to Ancient Sage was only a matter of time; there was no need to be so anxious. Yet he chose this most extreme method!

Using the pressure of the Ancient Sage Tribulation to forcefully charge into the Ancient Sage realm with his physical body and true qi... the slightest mistake would lead to death and destruction, with no room for error.

Too crazy!

In an instant, both sides of the battle were drawn to the scene before them, forgetting to fight.

Boom!

As the soul entered the physical body, true qi boiled, and the body swelled. Two more massive dark clouds formed, merging with the previous one.

Heavenly fire and thunderbolts fell like meteors, crashing down incessantly. Black flames blazed fiercely, soon completely engulfing Zhang Xuan's figure.

Supreme Heavenly Fire!

And it seemed even more powerful than the one from the Golden Body Tribulation, with higher temperatures. Even ordinary Ancient Sage treasures could not withstand it.

"Ancient Sage Power!"

Zhang Xuan roared, opening the scroll again, allowing Ancient Sage Power to surge into his body.

In an instant, the essence blood throughout his body seemed to ignite. Sweat and blood simultaneously evaporated in the scorching environment.

Crack! Crack!

His skin and muscles turned charred, with bloody cracks appearing.

His physical body and true qi had not yet begun to break through; at their strongest, they were only at the Great Perfection of the Immortal Realm. Facing the Ancient Sage Tribulation head-on, especially one beyond the ordinary, he simply could not withstand it.

If not for the constant nourishment of the Heavenly Dao true qi, he would have long shattered into pieces.

"Is it impossible?"

Suppressing the excruciating pain, Zhang Xuan clenched his teeth.

He knew the power of the Ancient Sage Tribulation. The reason he let his soul enter his physical body, as Chen Yong Emperor had said, was to use the pressure of the thunder to also achieve a breakthrough in his true qi cultivation.

Others knew that he cultivated almost without obstacles, progressing rapidly, and becoming an Ancient Sage was only a matter of time.

Barring accidents, he would surely succeed within a hundred years.

An Ancient Sage around a hundred years old... whether on the Master Teacher Continent or among the Otherworldly Tribe, he would definitely rank among the top.

But... he couldn't wait that long!

He needed to find Luo Ruoxin and demand an explanation from her in person... Time could not be wasted.

Therefore, even if it meant taking risks, even if it meant possible death, he would do it without hesitation!

Rumble!

Thunder and heavenly fire continued to assail him. Zhang Xuan felt as if he were trapped in an alchemy furnace, his body destroyed and true qi scattered, on the verge of collapse.

"Ancient Sage Blood!"

Opening his mouth wide.

Whoosh!

Ancient Sage Blood poured into his body like it was free, nourishing his depleted energy and sustaining his life.

"Keep charging!"

Scenes of the Demonic Aberrant Mystic Blade, Yuan Tao, and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear charging into the Ancient Sage realm flashed through his mind.

Why was it so easy for them, yet so difficult for him?

His body flickered, and he charged into the dark clouds.

"Crazy, absolutely crazy..."

Huo Xu Ancient Sage trembled uncontrollably.

The Sacred Beast Clan was born with powerful bloodlines and bodies, yet even so, when they charged into the Ancient Sage realm back then, they dared not rush into the thunder to confront it.

This master, only at the Great Sage level, was doing this—did he think he wasn't dying fast enough?

Although the Ancient Sage realm was powerful, losing one's life over it was utterly not worth it!

Sizzle!

The dark clouds in the sky seemed to sense the provocation and grew angry. A bolt of lightning tore through space, ripping a pitch-black rift. Then, more and more lightning gathered within the rift, and flames continuously burned atop it, gradually solidifying.

From a distance, it looked like a massive blade suspended in the air.

"It's the Thunder Weapon Tribulation! Legend has it that this is a calamity that occurs when charging into the fourth level of Ancient Sage, Shattering Void. Why would it appear here..." Chen Yong Emperor's face turned pale, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat.

As the first emperor of the Otherworldly Tribe, with a grandfather who was a Hater, he had read books about charging into the fourth level of Ancient Sage.

It was said that to reach that realm, one had to undergo the Thunder Weapon Tribulation, where heavenly fire and thunder materialized into divine weapons.

With every move, heaven and earth shattered, and one could revive from a single drop of blood at the peak. Even at his prime, encountering this would result in being easily split in two and dying on the spot.

The young master... was only charging into the Ancient Sage realm; why had he drawn out this thing?

"It's over..."

Mo Ling Ancient Sage and Huo Xu Ancient Sage were also too terrified to speak.

Although they didn't know what the Thunder Weapon Tribulation was, the massive long blade formed by thunder and heavenly fire in the sky was definitely not something they could withstand. Even a single glance left their minds in chaos, unable to bear it.

Chen Ling Emperor above the altar, frightened, stopped absorbing power. Even the black hole seemed somewhat awed, involuntarily shrinking a circle. This power born of heaven and earth inspired awe in everyone.

"Normally, a soul tribulation wouldn't produce such a powerful calamity. But by simultaneously resisting with my physical body and true qi, I've angered it, equivalent to facing three thunder tribulations..."

Zhang Xuan's scalp tingled.

Both Zhang Hongtian and Yan Qing Ancient Sage had told him that the more times one charged into the Ancient Sage realm, the greater one's future achievements. Back then, Teacher Kong had charged four times before choosing to break through on the fifth.

Yuan Tao had also charged once, then deliberately lowered his cultivation, choosing not to succeed.

His soul had attracted the thunder. Normally, releasing his soul would count as one thunder tribulation. But now, with his physical body charging in, both body and true qi deliberately drew the power.

This was equivalent to three thunder tribulations叠加 together, resulting in such a powerful divine weapon.

If he could survive, it would be like charging into the Ancient Sage realm three times in one go, greatly benefiting his physical body, true qi, and soul. If he couldn't, he would die and be destroyed, utterly annihilated.

This move was definitely a risky venture, using the most extreme method.

"Let's try! I don't believe I can't succeed..."

With a roar, he clenched his fist and charged straight at the divine weapon blade in the sky.

Whoosh!

The long blade lightly shook, cleaving through the air. Before Zhang Xuan's fist even reached it, a tremendous pressure swept over, causing cracks on his palm. Blood flowed, and in the blink of an eye, his muscles were stripped away, revealing stark white bones.