Chapter 13 - Power cannot exist without Suffering

As soon as he realised he returned to the nature realm, he was alarmed by the changes his body was going through. His whole body was shrouded by a purple gas and within the purple gas, lightning sparks flickered throughout, the gas surrounded him like a cocoon. Sun Wukong saw this and immediately rushed over

"Sun Feng!!" shouted Sun Wukong with fear written all over his face

"Huh, whats happening to me?" questioned Sun Feng confused why Sun Wukong looked so fearful

"SUN FENG, BRACE YOURSELF!!" shouted Sun Wukong

"I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOUR LUCKY OR NOT BUT THAT LIGHTNING IS... PRIMAL CHAOS LIGHTNING"

"Its turns out that nature of your awakened celestial dragon is Primal Chaos lightning. It's a Dao that specializes only in chaos and leaves destruction in its wake. This is the trial you must face in order to fully accept the acknowledgement of the Celestial dragon. It will cause you immense suffering but bring you unimaginable benefits if you can persist!" declared Sun Wukong

Sun Feng's eyes widened in shock and fear as he stared at the gas that surrounded him, he could suddenly sense the impeding danger but instead of cowering, he gritted his teeth and steeled himself 'I MUST PASS THIS TRIAL NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES' he thought

"Wukong!" shouted Sun Feng

"Create some sort of barrier so that I don't disturb the others cultivating!" asked Sun Feng, he was certain that Sun Wukong would be able to accomplish such a simple task given his past prowess

Sun Wukong looked at Sun Feng with appreciation and worry, as even in the face of danger, he prioritized the well being of his subordinates.'I chose the right person to lead my brethren'

He waved his hand and conjured a transparent barrier that could block out sound and contain the violent aura. As time trickled away, the purple gas surrounding Sun Feng loomed in closer and closer till it was merely a single inch away from his skin, the sparks made his skin tingle.

A second passed and the gas finally reached his skin...

"Arr… Argggghhhh…" Sun Feng's body contorted along with his arm as lightning wildly crackled all over his body. Low roars of pain continuously came from his mouth, each sounding more painful than the last

The purple gas seeped into his skin and reaches his muscles, embedding itself deeper and deeper as time went by accompanied by the tiny purple sparks of lightning.

"ARGHHH…" Sun Feng's cries were painful and hoarse and at this moment. His blood-colored eyes suddenly widened to the point where they looked like they were going to explode as he let out a hoarse howl which rent the heart and tore at the soul, "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!"

Countless sparks of lightning explosively landed on his body, causing his body to become riddled with wounds. Not a single part of his body had been left unblemished since a while ago, but he did not circulate any energy to suppress his injuries. He allowed his body to be riddled full of bloody holes.

The world in Sun Feng's vision had long ago turned blurry and blood-colored. His body was being broken down, layer by layer, as the violent gas wrecked havoc within his body. His organs tore open and mended themselves countless times, his muscles stretched and tore and then compressed countless times, the gas reached his niwan and thousands of lightning sparks exploded within his niwan,making his soul shake with pain. His fresh blood pooled on the moist ground

His eyes, however, remained frighteningly calm and there was only determination and the will to live within them…

And then it all stopped.

The last bit of gas seeped into his organs and the remaining lightning sparks huddled together within his niwan and formed a purple ball of pure Chaos lightning where you could still see the tiny sparks. An extreme soothing sensation replaced the extreme pain he just felt and started to repair his body from the inside.

But before he could collect himself, his legs buckled under him, he collapsed and fell unconscious.

While he slept miraculous changes occurred within his body, as a purple stream of energy circulated from his head to his toes and forged his body.

As all those events passed, the Burning Sun monkey's cultivated without having a clue as of what was occurring. Sun Wukong sat near Sun Feng patiently.

Time passed and soon Sun Feng began to regain consciousness. Noticing Sun Wukong sitting besides him, he smiled gratefully

"Thanks for warning me, if you hadn't, I wouldn't have been mentally prepared and probably would have failed the trial " said Sun Feng

Sun Wukong merely nodded at his gratitude

"If I were you, I would be focusing on the changes within your body"

Sun Feng eyes opened in excitement and then he concentrated and sensed the changes within his body. He was shocked to find out that he had made continuous breakthroughs and reached the [Demi Lord] rank, although he was only at the first stage he was still very pleased. However the more amazing thing was his body.

Sun Feng could detect that his body underwent some form of metamorphosis. He did some stretches and contractions and found that his body had became incredibly flexible but springy at the same time.

His bones had been reformed by the purple gas and they were tougher along with feeling indestructible, they also seemed to glow purple a bit. His organs had been cleansed and they seemed durable and full of vitality. And deep within his body, besides his veins were purple streams of energy that seemed frozen as they did not circulate like his blood, but just somehow maintained their position as if bound by space.

However the most amazing change that Sun Feng detected was within his niwan. As he sent his consciousness to his niwan he noticed a small purple sphere that contained the horrific gas, and within it, thousands of lightning sparks.

Sun Feng felt as if the sphere of Chaos lightning had fused with his niwan, because he sensed some connection with the ball, He felt as if he could feel the pulse of the ball and felt like he could draw out its power any time. His niwan even felt more stable .

He withdrew his consciousness from his body and grinned from ear to ear, feeling very pleased with the benefits he gained. The mystery purple ball would only bring benefits in the future he imagined, and his increase in cultivation itself made him excited. His battle intent surged as if wanted to try out his new strength. He looked towards the group of monkeys that were cultivating and started to get impatient.

Suddenly Sun Rushang, eyes sprung open, and emitted an immense aura. Sooner or later the monkeys behind him all did the same and 100 aura's covered the area, their aura's all seemed similar. The surroundings started to look hazy as their auras burned the air and made the temperature drastically increase. Beads of sweat started to form on Sun Feng's forehead.

Sun Rushang withdrew his aura and the rest all followed, they advanced towards the pair, with long cheeky grins spread across their faces. They bowed to Sun Wukong and then Sun Rushang stepped forward towards Sun Feng

"Master, although this mere strength is far from enough to restore the might of the Burning Sun tribe. We are however no longer the weaklings we were before , now we can at least be of some use to you" Sun Rushang said with his chest held high.

Sun Feng merely nodded, as he didn't expect much of a strength increase since they hadn't even cultivated for half a day and the majority of them before even getting the manual were at low [Mortal] ranks

He activated his martial sense, and directed it towards the group in front of him in order to determine their new cultivation ranks.

As soon as Sun Feng's martial sense swept over all of them and revealed their cultivation's, his eyes went dark and his lips started trembling as his clutched fists shook in anger...

"WHAT THE FU*CK" roared Sun Feng