Chapter 616: Defying the Heavenly Tribulation!

"Boom!"

Before Ye Yuan's words faded, a bolt of lightning thicker than before struck them both.

"Ah!"

A miserable cry escaped Shangguan Yunrong.

Heavenly tribulation was what martial artists feared most; after entering the Soul Sea realm, any breakthrough could result in falling under the tribulation.

"Ye Yuan, you madman! You're only breaking through to the Soul Sea realm—why is the tribulation so powerful?" Shangguan Yunrong roared.

It was also because a Divine Travel realm cultivator was too strong; if it had been any other Soul Sea realm martial artist crossing the tribulation with Ye Yuan, they would have long been reduced to ashes.

From another perspective, if Ye Yuan's tribulation hadn't been so overwhelmingly powerful, Shangguan Yunrong would have killed him long ago, and he wouldn't have had the chance to undergo the tribulation.

The power of heavenly tribulation generally depended on the martial artist's strength; before this, Ye Yuan had nearly reached the limit of the Sea of Energy realm.

Now, the power of his tribulation had grown so strong that even Shangguan Yunrong, a Divine Travel realm expert, feared it.

But no matter how he struggled, Ye Yuan held him tight and wouldn't let go.

Shangguan Yunrong was constantly bombarded by the tribulation and had no time to deal with Ye Yuan.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Dense thunderbolts continuously struck down, blasting rocks into flying debris.

After the second round of tribulation, Ye Yuan endured it just as easily, while Shangguan Yunrong was once again knocked down a minor realm!

"Bang!"

Ye Yuan suddenly released Shangguan Yunrong and kicked him out with a fierce blow.

This kick caught Shangguan Yunrong off guard, sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.

But this kick also sent Shangguan Yunrong out of the range of the heavenly tribulation.

Then, Ye Yuan sat cross-legged, his expression turning solemn.

The power of this heavenly tribulation was somewhat beyond his imagination. Although he had passed the first two rounds easily, the intensity was far greater than the tribulation he had faced in his previous life!

Ye Yuan had originally planned to use the heavenly tribulation to wear Shangguan Yunrong down to death, but he never expected the tribulation to be this powerful.

Rumble!

The clouds in the sky thickened again; without a doubt, the next round of tribulation would be even fiercer.

Everyone stared at Ye Yuan in the center of the storm, hoping he would fail and be struck dead by the lightning tribulation.

Yet their eyes revealed deep terror, for they had never seen such a violent heavenly tribulation.

Hahaha... Truly worthy of being a peerless genius, even your way of undergoing tribulation is different from others! Judging by this, you'll have to endure at least the Four-Nine Tribulation, right? Even if you can withstand the Three-Nine Tribulation, let's see how you survive the Four-Nine Tribulation!

Shangguan Yunrong crawled out of the mud, his face covered in filth.

But at this moment, he didn't care about his dignity; he was gloatingly mocking Ye Yuan.

This bastard deserved to die—using him to block the heavenly tribulation had caused the tribulation to knock him down two minor realms!

To Shangguan Yunrong, this was an utter disgrace!

So now, more than anyone, he wished for Ye Yuan to be struck dead by the lightning tribulation!

Of course, his words were also laced with strong jealousy.

The heavenly tribulation is divided into nine levels; each time a martial artist passes one level, their strength increases further.

Although crossing the tribulation carries great danger, it also contains great opportunities.

The heavenly tribulation is a product of the Heavenly Dao and itself carries many fragments of the Heavenly Dao. Although most of these fragments dissipate, a small number remain within the martial artist's body.

These fragments of the Heavenly Dao can help martial artists comprehend artistic conception more quickly.

The more layers of heavenly tribulation one crosses, the more fragments of the Heavenly Dao one obtains, and naturally the greater the benefits for the martial artist.

Ordinary martial artists crossing tribulation at most cross the Second-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

When Shangguan Yunrong crossed the heavenly tribulation back then, he only crossed the Third-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, yet he still gained tremendous benefits.

But looking at Ye Yuan's current momentum, he will at least cross the Fourth-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and possibly even the Fifth-Nine Heavenly Tribulation!

Then once Ye Yuan successfully crosses the tribulation, his strength will inevitably see another massive increase!

This is not the situation Shangguan Yunrong wants to see. In his view, it would be best if Ye Yuan were struck dead by the thunder tribulation!

Given the current intensity of the heavenly tribulation, that is not impossible!

Each round of heavenly tribulation consists of ninety-nine thunderbolts, with no breaks in between. The martial artist must withstand all of them to enter the next round.

As for how many rounds of heavenly tribulation each martial artist has, only the heavens themselves know.

Of course, the vast majority of people are below the third round of heavenly tribulation.

"Chi... boom!"

Finally, the Third-Nine Heavenly Tribulation began!

Ye Yuan still sat cross-legged, seemingly with no intention of resisting the tribulation.

The violent lightning directly struck his body, but Ye Yuan was unharmed.

Moreover, strands of electric current swirled around his body.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yunrong's expression changed drastically!

"You... you bastard, you're actually using the heavenly tribulation to temper your physical body! You... you're simply insane!" Today, Shangguan Yunrong finally witnessed what it meant to be abnormal.

He had been pinned down by Ye Yuan earlier and hadn't noticed what Ye Yuan was doing.

Now, watching Ye Yuan cross the tribulation from outside, he finally understood what Ye Yuan was up to.

When others cross the tribulation, aren't they all trembling with fear, as if walking on thin ice?

But Ye Yuan, on the contrary, was using the heavenly tribulation to temper his physical body!

A martial artist's physical body is the weakest link, generally unable to keep up with their own realm.

Although under the catalysis of primal force, a martial artist's physical body is much stronger than an ordinary person's, it is usually one to two major realms lower than their own.

Therefore, when ordinary people cross the tribulation, they exhaust their protective primal force to resist the heavenly tribulation. It is absolutely impossible for them to use their physical body to withstand the heavenly tribulation like Ye Yuan; this is simply no different from seeking death.

As each thunderbolt fell, a red light blazed on Ye Yuan's body, and his aura gradually grew stronger.

The reason he dared to withstand the heavenly tribulation was that the dragon blood within his body had not been fully absorbed. Using the heavenly tribulation to temper his physical body could stimulate his body's potential, allowing the unrefined dragon blood to be refined again.

Ye Yuan's blood and qi power grew stronger and stronger. When the final thunderbolt fell, Ye Yuan finally broke through the bottleneck in one go!

At this moment, Ye Yuan felt exceptionally good. Now, relying solely on the power of his physical body, he had already reached the Soul Sea Realm.

Combined with the Coiling Dragon Breaking Heaven Palm, he could almost sweep through the Soul Sea Realm!

"Uncle Rong, what happened? How is Ye Yuan... crossing the tribulation? And this heavenly tribulation... seems a bit too powerful, doesn't it? Huh? Uncle Rong, your realm..."

Shangguan Lingyun regulated his breathing for a while, and his injuries finally came under some control.

He sensed that the commotion here was very intense, and the situation seemed unfavorable, so he came over to take a look, only to see Ye Yuan crossing the tribulation.

Shangguan Yunrong's face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's all that brat Ye Yuan's doing! Lingyun, I'm starting to feel that things are not good. Let's ask the family head for reinforcements!"