Chapter 209: Thunderstorm, Great Terror

Chapter 209: Thunderstorm, Great Terror

In the first year, you were on the Wangchuan River, facing dozens of great saints chasing you. Unafraid of danger, you chose to break through on the spot, significantly advancing your journey back to the Tao seed.

[In the second year...]

[In the third year...]

The breakthrough was successful. This round of breakthrough lasted for three cycles, consuming 9 billion breakthrough points.

Remaining breakthrough points: 112.9 billion.

Buzz -

Chu Xiu's consciousness sank into the Tao Palace. He observed the changes in the Tao seed at this time. The blood-colored stars were constantly rotating clockwise, their speed increasing.

Waves of strange energy spread throughout. The entire galaxy, the starry sky, and the Tao Palace trembled.

Chu Xiu closed his eyes and deeply comprehended. His return to the Tao seed had undoubtedly ushered in a new cultivation system. Unlike other cultivators who primarily cultivate the divine power of a single attribute and study the rules of time and space to ascend as great saints and saint kings, Chu Xiu's path was unique. He cultivated the five elements, the nine sources, and all attributes of the Dao without prioritizing any as secondary.

Thus, the existing exercises in the world no longer suited his practice.

He squinted his eyes, pondering, "What am I?"

A small saint, upon successfully comprehending the Dao of space, ascends as a great saint. After a great saint comprehends the Dao of time, they become a saint king.

If I, embodying the divine power realm, comprehend both the Dao of time and space, am I still in the divine power realm, or have I reached the saint king realm? By common sense, the divine power realm shouldn't grasp the Dao of time and space...

Yet, remember, Chu Xiu possesses a system that accelerates comprehension and breakthroughs, defying conventional wisdom.

He shook his head, choosing not to dwell on these thoughts for now.

His gaze returned to the Tao seed. The blood-colored star hadn't changed much in shape, but its size had expanded significantly. What was once the size of a ping-pong ball was now as large as a basketball.

More crucial than its increased size was the blood-colored throne floating above the star, emitting rays of blood-colored fluorescence of the same size.

The throne seemed both real and illusory. Its backrest, adorned with various Dao patterns including flames, water, ice, darkness, and light, represented the five elements and nine source attributes.

"What is that throne?" Chu Xiu wondered. "Could it be that my innate magical power has also mutated?"

For now, he decided not to ponder too deeply. "Let's overcome the tribulation first..."

Chu Xiu regained consciousness and slowly opened his eyes.

Boom————

On the Wangchuan River, black clouds surged, and a thunderous sound shook the heavens and the earth. A long dragon of purple lightning streaked through the air, briefly illuminating the dark space.

Chu Xiu stood up, turned, and faced the group of demon barbarians and small saints chasing him, a sunny smile on his lips.

Seeing this...

Qi Mengdie's eyes flickered, and she quickly signaled the human race strongmen to retreat.

Thanks to her, the human cultivators were far from Chu Xiu and managed to go ashore in time to avoid the thunder tribulation...

As for the powerful monsters, hehe...

"What's wrong with the master of Yunxia Peak?" Old man Jiang Qi was puzzled.

Qi Mengdie explained, "Didn't Daoist Jiang Qi sense the power of the thunder tribulation?"

The other human warriors exchanged glances.

"The thunder just now..."

Ji Changshou's eyes twitched, and he quickly said, "Everyone, retreat quickly... Go ashore quickly, Chu Xiu is probably going to play a big game..."

Although some powerful individuals were unclear about the situation, seeing everyone from Taisu Holy Land retreating, they had no choice but to follow suit.

Rumble -

Just as they neared the shore, two more thunderclaps sounded in the sky.

The monsters chasing Chu Xiu also sensed something was amiss...

They all stopped and looked up at the sky. Among them was a very conspicuous figure—the fourth sword master of the Endless Sword Domain.

Noticing the human race retreating, he sensed something amiss. The distance was too great for sound transmission; otherwise, he would have inquired with the third sword master about the unfolding events.

"It's the power of thunderstorms."

"No, look at Chu Xiu."

"He's actually paddling back."

"What incredible speed."

The demon barbarians turned to look and saw Chu Xiu, a smile on his face, energetically propelling himself with a bamboo pole. The stone tablet under him sliced through the water as he rapidly closed the distance.

Five miles.

Four miles.

Three miles.

Boom boom -

The sky cracked open.

A terrifying cascade of purple thunder poured down, engulfing Chu Xiu in an instant.

The lightning spread, affecting a hundred-mile radius, ensnaring all the powerful demons in its reach.

"Damn it!" exclaimed a bull-headed great sage, his eyes blazing red. "This kid wants to undertake his tribulation on the Wangchuan River and drag us into it too... So vicious."

The expressions of the powerful beings transformed drastically as they turned and paddled frantically, swimming toward the far shore.

Chu Xiu's actions were ruthless. As an ancient saint, his lightning tribulation was fearsome. Moreover, he intended to pull nearly thirty great saints and hundreds of small saints into the tribulation with him.

One must understand, when so many beings undergo a lightning tribulation together, the force is not simply additive. The tribulations superimpose upon each other, multiplying their power exponentially.