Chapter 734: He’s Really That Strong

At this moment, every prodigy who was still alive felt an immense sense of oppression, but they couldn’t bring themselves to hate him.

After all, everyone knew perfectly well what karma had led to this scene.

Hate? It wasn’t that they felt no hatred, but that it was utterly meaningless.

The strong were strong, and the weak were weak. If they died at the hands of the Hell Celestial Tribulation, they could only blame their own lack of strength.

On the ground, corpse after corpse was bombarded by the Thunder Tribulation. They quickly turned black, blasted until not even bones remained—a truly tragic sight.

...

Ye Tianling sat quietly cross-legged in the Void, his entire body bathed in the light of the Thunder Tribulation.

The celestial punishment had not ceased, striking Ye Tianling’s body again and again.

However, the Celestial Tribulation inside his body resonated with the divine punishment striking from without, unexpectedly allowing Ye Tianling to achieve a state of balanced coexistence.

’It really works.’

Ye Tianling let out a sigh of relief.

The Mechanical Heart had provided this Tribulation Crossing Technique, and it was nothing short of a gamble with his life.

But Ye Tianling had done it without hesitation, and now he was already seeing results.

After surviving this difficult phase of the Celestial Tribulation’s assault, the rest would be much easier.

Ye Tianling absorbed the Celestial Tribulation and channeled it into his Mirror Flower Moon Water Armor. Here, in this Space under the Celestial Tribulation, the Imprisonment of the Laws was shattered, and the defensive effect of his Mirror Flower Moon Water Armor had been activated.

Therefore, he was no longer afraid.

With the Celestial Tribulation upon him, his bones, organs, and every part of his body began to course with the power of the Hell Celestial Tribulation.

Ye Tianling began a whole new metamorphosis.

With every breath he took, he inhaled and exhaled the power of the Hell Celestial Tribulation.

He even used the Divine Thunder from the Hell Celestial Tribulation to power his Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique, replacing his Bloodline Power and allowing endless Thunderbolts to become the Energy circulating within him!

Through this, he absorbed the power of the divine punishment’s thunder and nourished his Thunder Flame Divine Body.

The process was excruciating, as if he were constantly enduring the Hell Celestial Tribulation. Every single one of his cells was being tempered by its aura.

But amidst the pain, his strength was also growing.

An exceptionally divine golden light even began to flash from the spot between Ye Tianling’s brows.

His Dragon Soul Divine Blood, his Sword Venerate Dominating Body, his Azure Celestial Dominator Blood, and all his other foundations underwent an ultimate transformation as well.

At this point, Ye Tianling was no longer content. His figure flashed, and he shot into the sky.

To the utter horror of all the prodigies, he charged into the Thunderous Celestial River and sat cross-legged within it.

He allowed the endless Celestial River and the infinite power of the Hell Celestial Tribulation to wash over him as he sat cross-legged in Cultivation, absorbing the Hell Celestial Tribulation, forcefully undergoing his Tribulation, and devouring the Origin power of the divine punishment’s thunder.

This scene shocked Ji Yun and the other prodigies to the point of numbness. Their eyes filled with unease and profound shock, and at the same time, the light within them seemed to dim.

"I think I remember who this is."

Suddenly, Duan Cangyue’s clear and pleasant voice carried across the area.

After Ye Tianling charged into the Thunderous Celestial River, the peerless, divine punishment-laced thunder below had subsided significantly.

The Hell Celestial Tribulation was no longer bombarding the area on a massive scale, so Ji Yun and the others were temporarily safe.

But their hearts only grew heavier.

Duan Cangyue’s voice snapped them all back to reality.

"Who is he?"

Ji Yun was in extreme pain. He had suffered many blows from the Tribulation Thunder and was now heavily injured.

He trembled all over, and when he spoke, his throat felt as if it were being torn apart.

"The Celestial Secret Divine Son, Ye Tianling! In the Soul Burial Starry Sky, he’s considered a seed, a pawn, and also some kind of experiment for the Dragon Race. But his life is the stuff of legends. Back when the Soul Burial Starry Sky was transforming into the Buried Soul Star Domain, he survived a Celestial Dao Erasure..."

Duan Cangyue had awakened some of her memories. After the Fusion of the two Worlds’ resources, many of her memories began to resurface.

Although she had never had any contact with Ye Tianling in that World, let alone fought him.

Yet, that World was filled with legends about him.

If she had previously thought they were two different people, she was now absolutely certain they were one and the same.

"Celestial Secret Divine Son? Survived a Celestial Dao Erasure? So it was him!"

Ji Yun’s expression turned incredibly grim.

Of course he knew who Ye Tianling was.

He was the ant that the peerless Daoist Ancestor of the Ji Family had once taken notice of, an unpredictable pawn who had even drawn the attention of the Lord of Life Law Guardian...

He just never imagined that the two were one and the same person!

But as a pawn, as a seed, as an existence meant to be harvested, how could he have broken free from such a prison and even achieved a Fusion of the resources of two Worlds?

It was simply unbelievable.

Ji Yun fell silent.

Duan Cangyue, Su Wanhe, Su Mufan, Qianyu, and the others also fell silent.

They stopped trying to dodge. By now, all the Celestial Tribulation Thunder from the Hell Celestial Tribulation was converging on Ye Tianling.

"The Hell Celestial Tribulation... With our Defense Power, a single strike injures us. How can he withstand it? This is illogical."

Qianyu was indignant. Even with her Green Lotus Divine Body, she couldn’t block the Hell Celestial Tribulation. On what grounds could Ye Tianling block it? On what grounds could he achieve Refinement?

Ye Tianling’s current Battle Power wasn’t any stronger than theirs—they were more or less on the same level. So why was he handling the Hell Celestial Tribulation with such ease?

Qianyu couldn’t understand it at all.

"The Thunder Flame Divine Body, and Inner and Outer Cultivation."

Ji Yun gave the answer after a long silence.

"Is the Thunder Flame Divine Body that ridiculously powerful?"

Qianyu was clearly incredulous.

"Among the Ancient Divine Bodies, the Thunder Flame Divine Body is ranked second. It’s not that it’s weaker than the Sword Venerate Dominating Body... rather, too few people possess this physique to rank it accurately. If one were to truly rank them, the Thunder Flame Divine Body would likely be the unparalleled number one. Its benefits aren’t just for Tribulation crossing; more importantly, it grants mastery over the Thunder Law and the Celestial Fire Law.

The Thunder Law and the Celestial Fire Law... in the future, these things will be the bane of all Battle Souls.

You must understand, the physical body is ultimately just a vessel, a sea of suffering. To achieve Transcendence and step into the supreme Realm, we must all eventually discard our physical bodies and allow our Souls to undergo a complete metamorphosis, to surpass their mortal coils.

That’s when you’ll understand just how terrifying the Thunder Flame Divine Body truly is.

The innate advantage it grants a Battle Soul by allowing it to command Thunderbolts is simply unimaginable."

Duan Cangyue sighed, revealing what she knew.

"The Thunder Flame Divine Body is that strong?"

Su Mufan, Su Wanhe, Ji Yun, and the others couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

This was far too shocking.

"It really is that strong! What’s more, it’s incredibly difficult to achieve any level of mastery in the Cultivation of the Thunder Flame Divine Body. But looking at Ye Tianling, his Thunder Flame Divine Body has likely already reached the stage of Great Success. At this stage, he doesn’t even need to fear the Hell Celestial Tribulation; he can nullify at least 99.999% of its Attack Power.

Plus, he has comprehended the Chaos Law and understands the balance of ’inner and outer.’ There’s almost no doubt he will pass this Tribulation.

This is the Second Level Hell Celestial Tribulation, and he’s pretty much already passed it."

Duan Cangyue added.