Chapter 40 (1/2)

Jun Xiaoyao was already powerful because he reached level 9 of the True Spirit Stage when he was only ten. That fact alone was enough to astonish just about everyone in the realm.

Upon seeing Jun Xiaoyao’s aura surging once more, the people throughout the venue were left shocked and dumbfounded.

Was he going to attain another breakthrough?

“This is bad. Could this be the Trial of the Sacred Body of the Ancients?” As Jun Zhantian raised his head to look up at the dark sky, he knitted his eyebrows together.

Regular cultivators wouldn’t have to go through any Tribulation when breaking through the True Spirit Stage to the Celestial Bridge Stage.

However, the process was different for anyone who wielded the Sacred Body of the Ancients.

This body type was forbidden by the heavens, being restricted by the body type’s ten inherent locks.

Whenever a wielder of the Sacred Body of the Ancients attained a massive breakthrough, the heavens would set off a Tribulation.

Getting from the True Spirit Stage to the Celestial Bridge stage was significant enough to trigger one.

Aside from Jun Zhantian, the other guests also noticed it at the sight.

“Could that be the Trial of the Sacred Body of the Ancients?”

“Yes, it is. It is said that whenever someone who possesses the Sacred Body of the Ancients goes through a massive breakthrough, they will cause a Tribulation. Things are about to become challenging for the Jun Family’s Divine Child.”

What cultivators feared the most was having to go through a Tribulation. If they weren’t careful enough, they would perish. If that were to happen, then all of their achievements would’ve become meaningless

For a body type such as the Sacred Body of the Ancients, the Tribulation it would trigger was more challenging than regular ones.

Normal cultivators could never withstand even a single bolt.

“Xiaoyao, don’t worry. We’ll all shield you!”

Jun Zhantian and a group of clan elders stood up, exuding the mighty aura of the Saint Stage.

In the past, some forces wanted to rear individuals in the Sacred Body of the Ancients.

Every time a Trial of the Sacred Body of the Ancients took place, they would have a group of geniuses to assist the individual in going through the Tribulation by providing protection.

However, the expression on Jun Xiaoyao’s godlike and handsome visage was as calm as water, with not a single hint of fear in his eyes.

“Gramps, that won’t be necessary. It’s just a Tribulation, nothing worth worrying about. Let me go through it on my own…”

Upon hearing what Jun Xiaoyao said, Jun Zhantian and the others were all stunned.

The expressions of the many cultivators around him were all petrified.

At that moment, the Thunder Tribulation finally turned into a stream of lightning that struck the earth!

The terrifying might of the Tribulation sent shivers down everybody’s spine!

Jun Xiaoyao stood within the void, his silky black hair fluttering sacredly and lightly like a piece of satin moving with the wind.

His pure white robe was being blown around, making him look like a deity that was about to depart with the wind.

As Jun Xiaoyao lifted one hand, the Furnace of Hell appeared once again.

The torrent of electricity fell directly into the Furnace of Hell.

Then, Jun Xiaoyao’s body suddenly pulsated.

An unceasing amount of golden qi rose within his body. The phantom of the Divine Elephant of the Ancients abruptly appeared, carrying with it an imposing power capable of suppressing the entire universe!

The elephant’s trunk absorbed whatever was in the sky, while the strikes of lightning poured into Jun Xiaoyao’s body.

“100,000 Thunder Tribulations shall cast my everlasting flesh!”

Jun Xiaoyao did not fear the Thunder Tribulation. Instead, he had used it as a method to temper his Sacred Body of the Ancients.

The ground rumbled again!

Lighting continued to strike, but it could not hurt Jun Xiaoyao. At most, it only made him move back a little.

“This child… he’s a literal monster…” The people of many forces were left speechless.

What genius would not be trembling in fear at the possibility of dying while going through a Tribulation?

Instead, Jun Xiaoyao was using his Tribulation as a resource to strengthen himself.

“Ah, it seems that I have underestimated Xiaoyao again…” Jun Zhantian and other clan elders smiled bitterly and shook their heads.

The elders were normally considered to be powerful figures in the Saint stage, but witnessing Jun Xiaoyao’s abilities made them feel as if their enlightened minds were breaking apart.

If even such accomplished people felt that way, then it would’ve made sense for the young geniuses at the banquet to feel that way too.

“I don’t think I’ll ever catch up to the Divine Child of the Jun Family for as long as I live…”

“Agreed. This world of massive conflict seems to benefit only the Jun Family’s Divine Child.”

Some of the top geniuses from the greater forces all spoke as fissures began to appear in their enlightened minds.

In the end, the Thunder Tribulation couldn’t do anything to Jun Xiaoyao.

“Scatter!”