Chapter 3512: The First Great Heavenly Tribulation of Mahayana

Sixty years had passed, spring turning into autumn.

Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged in the stone pavilion, his eyes slightly closed, unmoving.

After a while, Wang Changsheng opened his eyes and exhaled slowly.

A deafening thunderclap echoed from high above. The originally clear sky suddenly darkened as a massive black cloud appeared overhead.

The black cloud roiled violently like boiling water, continuously expanding its area.

Soon, the thundercloud covered an area spanning ten thousand miles, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling, and electric serpents dancing wildly, giving off a powerful oppressive sensation.

With a startling clap of thunder, a silver lightning bolt, like a shooting star, streaked across the sky and struck towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng's body radiated a brilliant blue light as he unleashed a punch.

With a dull thud, the silver lightning bolt shattered under Wang Changsheng's strike, leaving his arm feeling somewhat numb.

Wang Changsheng had consumed two Myriad Phenomenon Pills, further strengthening his physical body and significantly increasing his stamina.

Soon after, the second lightning tribulation struck.

Wang Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron flew out. Just as the silver lightning bolt was about to strike it, the cauldron dodged directly, flying to land on a distant mountain peak.

Wang Changsheng frowned. Was it a coincidence that the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron withstood the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder last time? Or did it only choose to resist specific types of lightning?

If it was the latter, the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron possessed considerable pride, deeming ordinary lightning power beneath its notice.

The silver lightning bolt struck, and Wang Changsheng unleashed a punch, shattering it.

Soon, the third silver lightning bolt descended.

Wang Changsheng flicked his right hand, and five command flags shimmering with blue light flew out. Judging by their spiritual power fluctuations, they were clearly mid-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasures.

After circling Wang Changsheng, the five blue-glowing command flags unleashed countless blue seawater. The water surged violently, transforming into a massive blue water curtain that enveloped him.

The silver lightning struck the blue water curtain, which remained motionless. The silver lightning then exploded, its blinding electric light engulfing the water curtain.

With a deafening rumble of thunder, the fourth silver lightning bolt struck, followed by the fifth, then the sixth.

Thunderclaps resounded continuously as one lightning tribulation after another descended. Blinding electric light enveloped the entire mountain peak, and shockwaves rolled outwards.

A few clan members remained in the Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm, observing from a distance, not daring to approach.

More than an hour passed, and the thundercloud was still over a hundred zhang in size.

The blue water curtain vanished, revealing a golden-glowing shield floating before Wang Changsheng, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

It was the high-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasure, the Lapis Lazuli Shield, refined primarily from Lapis Lazuli Wood that was over one hundred thousand years old.

Wang Changsheng's expression remained calm. He had attempted multiple times and discovered that the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron was unwilling to resist ordinary lightning power.

A piercing thunderclap sounded beside Wang Changsheng. An exceptionally thick silver lightning bolt tore through the sky, heading straight for him.

Wang Changsheng lightly pointed a finger, and the Lapis Lazuli Shield moved forward to meet it.

The silver lightning struck the Lapis Lazuli Shield with a dull thud, and the silver electric light engulfed the shield.

Before the electric light could dissipate, an even thicker silver lightning bolt struck, intensifying the glow.

As lightning tribulations continued to strike, the thundercloud's area gradually shrank.

After a short while, the thundercloud violently churned and transformed into a gigantic silver Qilin, its body enveloped by countless silver electric arcs, emanating an aura of world-destroying power.

The silver Qilin swooped down from high above, charging directly towards Wang Changsheng.

The void vibrated and warped, as vast amounts of blue seawater surged forth. The blue seawater violently churned, forming a gargantuan misty blue fist that, with a piercing whoosh, slammed towards the silver Qilin.

The silver Qilin collided with the gargantuan fist. The fist exploded, turning into a vast expanse of blue seawater. The water then instantly condensed, forming tens of thousands of blue water arrows that struck the Qilin in succession.

The silver Qilin shattered many of the blue water arrows, but it couldn't withstand their overwhelming numbers. Its body became riddled with holes and instantly exploded, a colossal silver sun rising into the sky and engulfing an area of a hundred miles.

A deafening roar erupted, and smoke and dust billowed. A powerful tremor was felt within a hundred-thousand-mile radius. Numerous plants were uprooted, and hundreds of mountain peaks were leveled by the powerful shockwaves.

The clan members observing from afar gasped, their eyes filled with awe at what must be the Grand Heavenly Tribulation of a Mahayana cultivator.

Not long after, the silver sun dissipated. Wang Changsheng stood atop a vast blue sea, the Lapis Lazuli Shield floating before him. Its surface bore several tiny cracks, and its spiritual light appeared slightly dim.

Had he used the Lapis Lazuli Shield to resist the lightning tribulation from the beginning, it would certainly have been ruined. With an eighth-tier formation master from the family helping to set up formations, Wang Changsheng's passage through the Grand Heavenly Tribulation would have been much easier.

A set of mid-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasures was ruined, and the Lapis Lazuli Shield sustained minor damage, but Wang Changsheng successfully passed his first Grand Heavenly Tribulation.

This time, the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron offered no assistance; perhaps it only chose to resist specific types of lightning power.

Wang Guangfeng flew over. He was a descendant of Wang Zonglang and currently in the late Void Refinement stage.

Wang Changsheng entrusted the area to him.

Wang Changsheng exchanged a greeting and departed the Thousand Butterfly Secret Realm.

An endless expanse of azure sea stretched out, cloudless for ten thousand miles.

A colossal silver ship, over a hundred zhang long, swiftly skimmed through the sky at an extraordinary speed.

Onboard the silver ship was a thirty-six-story pavilion. A silver-robed young man with ordinary features stood on the deck; it was Wang Mengbin, who had altered his appearance.

Flying high-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasures were fast, but still somewhat slower than Trans-Spiritual Treasure Ships.

The sea breeze blew in gusts, making Wang Mengbin's hair dance in the wind.

The sea surface violently churned, raising a colossal wave hundreds of zhang high. The wave moved rapidly, growing larger and larger.

The colossal wave surged directly towards the Trans-Sea Thunder Boat. As it passed, the void emitted a dull 'buzzing' sound, and long, thick cracks appeared.

Wang Mengbin flipped his right hand, and with a loud crack of thunder, a long spear enveloped in electric arcs of nine different colors appeared in his hand, radiating astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

It was the high-grade heaven-reaching spirit treasure, the Nine Thunder Soul-Exterminating Spear, obtained from the Lizard Race.

Wang Mengbin lightly flicked his wrist, and a thick nine-colored lightning bolt swept forth, shattering the colossal wave.

Wang Mengbin chanted an incantation, and a deafening thunderclap echoed from high above. A massive thundercloud covering an area of ten thousand miles appeared overhead, filled with lightning flashes and rumbling thunder.

With a thunderous rumble, tens of thousands of thick silver lightning bolts struck down from above, heading straight for the seawater below.

The sea surface exploded, and countless blue water blades shot out, shattering the silver lightning.

The sea surface violently churned, and a gigantic, entirely blue sea ox emerged from the water. Judging by its aura, it was clearly an eighth-tier demonic beast.

Wang Mengbin immediately recognized it.

Wang Mengbin's expression turned cold. He recalled Wang Changsheng mentioning that when Wang Changsheng crossed the sea to Xuanguang Continent, he encountered an eighth-tier demonic beast on the way. If not for meeting Ni Wuting, they would have perished.

So many years had passed, yet the blue sea ox remained a low-grade eighth-tier demonic beast.