Chapter 123 World-Destroying Divine Thunder, Breaking Through to the Venerable Realm
The vast, boundless void was dark and deathly silent.
With Gu Qing's arrival, the void's winds and clouds gathered. Thick, heavy clouds covered the sky, and red lightning flickered.
"The World-Destroying Tribulation..."
Gu Qing's expression changed slightly.
Tribulations come in different grades.
There is the ordinary one-nine tribulation, where one only needs to endure nine heavenly thunders to succeed.
The three-nine tribulation has three waves, totaling nine heavenly thunders.
The nine-nine tribulation has nine waves, totaling eighty-one heavenly thunders.
The better one's aptitude, the higher the grade of the tribulation.
The nine-nine tribulation is for the talent of monstrous freaks.
Above that is the Purple Sky Tribulation, which lasts for nine days. It refines the post-heavenly body, and if one passes through it, one can transform into a pre-heavenly constitution.
But the World-Destroying Tribulation, this damn thing isn't a tribulation at all; it's a punishment.
An existence not tolerated by heaven and earth will be struck with the World-Destroying Tribulation, which also lasts for nine days.
"System, have I done some evil deed? Why is there a World-Destroying Thunder Punishment?"
Gu Qing was extremely panicked.
According to records, only those demonic heads with monstrous killing karma, who destroy heaven and earth, or heretics, would face the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment.
[Host, you are the heretic. Also, you've killed so many Sons of Destiny. Your future tribulations will only get more and more terrifying.]
The system's gentle, magnetic voice held a hint of confusion. The attribute panel clearly marked it; surely Gu Qing couldn't have been unaware all this time?
"..."
An oversight.
Gu Qing had been so smooth-sailing all along that he had forgotten about this.
[Rest assured. Your physique is comparable to a sacred artifact, you possess the power of blood regeneration, and with the Calamity Black Dragon and the Primordial Ruyi Pagoda, the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment can't do anything to you.]
[Moreover, the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment is destruction, but also rebirth. After passing through it, the host's constitution will also transform.]
The system explained.
If Gu Qing couldn't pass it, He would have reminded him long ago.
So, everything was under control.
Gu Qing breathed a huge sigh of relief. It was good that nothing was wrong.
"A heretic..." Zhi Meng stared blankly at the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment, murmuring to herself, her heart churning with stormy waves.
This was an existence only recorded in legends, a heavenly anomaly, the one that slipped away.
What virtue or ability did she have to take a heretic as a disciple?
"It's also possible he's a demonic head," Ji Ning interjected.
She remembered Gu Qing's Calamity Black Dragon.
Gu Qing definitely didn't receive the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment because of monstrous killing karma.
After all, he had only killed that many people; it wasn't a big deal at all.
The only explanation was that Calamity Black Dragon. Just one look at it, and she felt she was about to fall into the unending demonic abyss, her heart demons multiplying, and her very soul feeling polluted.
That Calamity Black Dragon was the source of all evil, an existence not tolerated by the heavenly way.
"Oh!"
"Tell me more!"
Zhi Meng finally realized, belatedly, that she didn't understand Gu Qing at all.
"I'm not sure either."
Ji Ning shook her head, indicating she didn't know either, and gestured for her to watch Gu Qing endure the tribulation, and she would understand everything.
"Is that so!" Zhi Meng looked at the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment.
Her eyes were filled with worry. After all, this was the World-Destroying Thunder Punishment, capable of destroying all living spirits.
Without the aid of treasures, it would be impossible to pass through it by one's own strength, even if one's physique was comparable to a divine artifact.
Boom!
The red lightning illuminated the boundless void. A bucket-thick World-Destroying Divine Thunder, carrying the might of world destruction, shattered Gu Qing's Star Dou Divine Fist and divine body with a single strike.
Gu Qing's physical body instantly reformed, but the World-Destroying Divine Thunder was like a bone-attached maggot, rampaging through his body, destroying all life force.
If he couldn't grind it away in time, all his life force would be extinguished by the World-Destroying Divine Thunder in a short moment.
Gu Qing hurriedly circulated the Chaos Indestructible Scripture, unleashing the Chaos Treasure Vase Seal to refine it, transforming it into pure life force, containing pre-heavenly essence.
Before the next World-Destroying Divine Thunder could descend, Gu Qing's thought moved, and the Calamity Black Dragon appeared in the sky, its massive dragon body seeming as if it could burst the river of stars.
The myriad stars, before the Calamity Black Dragon, were as insignificant as dust.
Every dragon scale flickered with an evil black light, like a black hole of the unending demonic abyss, devouring everything.
"Hiss~"
The two, watching from afar, took a sharp breath, their expressions horrified.
The moment they saw the Calamity Black Dragon, an instinctual fear arose, and they subconsciously wanted to flee.
It was too terrifying and evil.
The ferocious and terrifying dragon head; one more glance at it, and it felt as if one would be corrupted, falling into the unending demonic abyss.
The aura it emanated was supremely evil and demonic, impossible to look upon directly.
Zhi Meng finally understood why Gu Qing dared to attack the Qin family.
With such an evil black dragon, let alone the mere Qin family, he could run rampant across the heavens.
Her disciple had already become the supreme powerhouse of this plane, fearless and without restraint.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The World-Destroying Divine Thunder struck down one after another, causing the aura of the Calamity Black Dragon to continuously weaken and its body to shrink.
Meanwhile, Gu Qing, after refining one bolt of World-Destroying Divine Thunder, moved on to the next.
And so it went, Gu Qing's divine body was shattered again and again, only to reform each time, his aura growing ever stronger.
He even devoured and refined the World-Destroying Divine Thunder within the Calamity Black Dragon's body.
After absorbing a massive amount of pre-heavenly essence, Gu Qing's constitution was transforming at extreme speed, and his origin was evolving.
Whoosh!
Just as the Calamity Black Dragon was too weak to block and Gu Qing was too occupied to spare any attention, a great cauldron appeared in the sky, its chaotic laws spreading out to block the World-Destroying Divine Thunder.
This was Zhi Meng's Dao-attaining sacred artifact, the Chaos Cauldron, its power utterly terrifying.
However, after taking on one bolt of World-Destroying Divine Thunder, a crack instantly appeared on the cauldron.
Gu Qing and Zhi Meng used all their methods, fighting against heaven for their lives, quickly refining the World-Destroying Divine Thunder.
Nine days later, the last bolt of World-Destroying Divine Thunder fell from the heavy clouds, which then rapidly dissipated.
"Whew!"
Gu Qing let out a long breath. He had finally passed.
If the World-Destroying Divine Thunder had not left, the Calamity Black Dragon and the Chaos Cauldron would have been blasted to pieces.
Gu Qing comprehended the mighty power of the Venerable Realm.
If the King Realm was about controlling a domain, then the Venerable Realm was the absolute master of a heaven and earth, wielding the power of laws.
With a single thought, one could destroy heaven and earth and shatter the void.
Thinking this, Gu Qing silently recited to the system, summoning the system's attribute panel.
[Name] Gu Qing.
[Realm] Venerable Realm, First Layer, Peak.
[Constitution] Supreme Dao Bone, Chaos Indestructible Body, Dao Pupil.
[Talents] Great Dao Companion, Unparalleled in Ancient Times, Immortal and Indestructible Body.
[Destiny] Variable.
[Fate] Unknown.
[Fortune] 1,473,000.
[Innate Divine Abilities] Chaos Treasure Vase Seal, Yin Yang Wheel, Star-Seizing Hand, Chaos Returning Ruins Sword Art, Shattering Star Finger, Star Dou Divine Fist, Divine Prison, Blood Drop Reshaping, Xuan Huang Heaven-Sealing Art.
[Divine Abilities] Spatial Shift (Minor Achievement), Reincarnation God Pupil. Heaven-Opening Divine Halberd (Destroying Eight Desolations, Five Elements Splitting, Yin Yang Opening Heaven, Yin Yang Chaos, Minor Achievement.)
[Treasures] Reincarnation Divine Halberd, Sun Mirror, Void Flying Ship, Heavenly Gang Nine Swords.
[Companion Treasures] Calamity Black Dragon.
[Strange Fires] Ice and Fire Heart.
[Innate Spirit Roots] Nine-Color Soul Lotus.
[Innate Treasures] Golden Gourd, Spatial Divine Pattern, Xuan Tian Sword, Primordial Ruyi Pagoda, Gui Yi Sword.
[Cultivation Method] Chaos Indestructible Scripture.
"Chaos Indestructible Body, Great Dao Companion, Immortal and Indestructible Talent..."
Gu Qing looked at these three changes, his excitement palpable.
[Yes, Host, you have now completely transformed into a pre-heavenly constitution, possessing the chaotic origin and an indestructible divinity, making you an existence difficult to extinguish.]
[Even if the Host wanted to commit suicide, you wouldn't be able to die.]
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"
Gu Qing was overjoyed and manually locked his adoptive father in the small black room.
He turned his head to look at the great cauldron beside him. The Chaos Cauldron, once brimming with divine might, was now covered in cracks, its light dim.
Gu Qing picked up the Chaos Cauldron and channeled a massive amount of Xuan Huang Mother Qi into it to repair the damage.
Xuan Huang Mother Qi was the origin of all things; it could be used to raise one's cultivation level or for refining artifacts.
"Thank you for your help, Master!"
Gu Qing offered the Chaos Cauldron with both hands, his expression full of gratitude.
If Zhi Meng had not intervened, he would have had to use the Primordial Ruyi Pagoda.
But this was a pre-heavenly supreme treasure; it was best not to expose it if possible.
As for the Calamity Black Dragon, it didn't matter if it was exposed. After all, no one could discern its true nature.
They only knew it was the source of all evil, terrifying and strange, but just how strange and terrifying it was, or what the Calamity Black Dragon's upper limit was, was completely impossible to discern.
"You are my disciple. This is what I should do. Besides, the World-Destroying Divine Thunder is also of great benefit to me."
Zhi Meng's face was ashen, her voice trembling, yet a pair of beautiful eyes sparkled with joy.
Ji Ning, watching from the side, was so envious she could cry, a small figure in her heart silently wiping away tears.
The World-Destroying Divine Thunder contained pure pre-heavenly essence.
If there was enough of it, it could allow one to reverse their constitution to a pre-heavenly one. How could she not be envious?
She only hated that her own strength was insufficient, unable to intercept even a single bolt of World-Destroying Divine Thunder.
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