Chapter 107: Baptism by Heavenly Tribulation

Thunder roared.

Lightning snaked through the sky.

The heavens trembled.

In that instant, the expressions of the ten-plus criminals who had escaped from the Dimensional Prison changed drastically. They glared at Lin Jiufeng with fury and fear.

"Are you insane?! With each additional person, the power of the tribulation doubles! You're bringing death upon all of us!"

"Undergoing tribulation together like this is sheer suicide! If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"

"Damn it, I'm getting out of here!"

"Madman! You're a lunatic!"

Curses, panic, and desperate attempts to escape filled the air.

But would Lin Jiufeng give them that chance?

Boom!

In the next moment, he unleashed his Four Great Phenomena, cutting off their escape routes entirely.

A vast ocean surged into existence, waves crashing violently, flooding the surroundings with boundless energy. Towering waves rolled, forcing the fleeing criminals back.

A radiant full moon rose behind Lin Jiufeng, casting a soft yet eerie glow over the battlefield, illuminating his blood-stained robes like a painting from hell.

A golden lotus swayed gently in the center of the ocean, exuding an intoxicating fragrance, its petals blooming with mysterious power.

A massive white carp leaped from the waters, its scales inscribed with profound Daoist patterns, eyes brimming with yin-yang energy. With a flick of its tail, it sent a fleeing criminal hurtling back.

From the distant horizon, the Bridge of the Other Shore descended, crashing into the ocean with a thunderous boom. The impact sent three or four criminals flying back into the tribulation's grasp.

At that moment, the criminals stood frozen, glaring at Lin Jiufeng's Four Great Phenomena with both dread and rage.

A moon rises over the sea.

A golden lotus blooms in the bitter ocean.

A fish leaps through the waves.

A flower blossoms on the Other Shore.

Under Lin Jiufeng's control, the Four Great Phenomena grew even stronger. What had initially been mere Daoist resonances had now elevated to the Human Dao Realm, their power vastly transformed.

Even these once-formidable beings—who had escaped the Dimensional Prison—could not break through.

They were trapped.

Trapped with Lin Jiufeng to endure the wrath of the heavenly tribulation.

Above, the thunderclouds churned violently, sensing the powerful forces below. The heavens responded with overwhelming might—lightning surged, and the scope of the tribulation expanded from a mere hundred miles to a thousand.

The sky darkened.

Black clouds converged.

Thunderous dragons roamed through the heavens, their roars heralding destruction.

"It's over… we're doomed! The tribulation has locked onto us—we can't escape!"

"Damn you, human! If you wanted to die, why drag us into this?"

"A tribulation of this scale will obliterate everything!"

"I should've ascended to the Dimensional Battlefield instead of dying here like a fool!"

Regret filled the criminals' hearts.

They had thought themselves superior, believing they could easily subdue Lin Jiufeng.

But in the end, it was Lin Jiufeng who had ensnared them.

Now, they were all set to be buried under the wrath of heaven.

"If we're going to die, we might as well take him down first!"

"Yes! If we're doomed, then this human must perish first!"

"Kill him! Together!"

At that moment, the criminals had only one thought:

To slay Lin Jiufeng before they themselves perished.

Boom!

A bull-headed, human-bodied warrior let out a furious roar, his enormous hand clawing through the air. Streams of inky-black energy surged forth, intertwining into a cage forged of Netherworld Cold Iron—unyielding and absolute. It descended upon Lin Jiufeng like an inescapable hell.

"You wretched human! I had a bright future ahead, but you've dragged me into this disaster! I'll kill you first!" the bull-headed warrior bellowed.

Lin Jiufeng showed no fear. He raised a hand and unleashed—

The Ten Kings of Hell!

Boom!!!

From his spine erupted ten towering, obsidian-colored abyssal gates. Behind each stood a fearsome Hell King, their terrifying might shaking the heavens.

They crashed forward, smashing the Nether Cage into fragments.

Lin Jiufeng's figure blurred. Like a drifting cloud, he maneuvered effortlessly, appearing behind the bull-headed warrior in an instant.

Mountain-Crushing Strike!

A simple yet devastating combat technique.

But wielded by Lin Jiufeng, whose body was as indestructible as the Primordial Mountain, it became a force of destruction.

With one ferocious slam, his entire being transformed into an unstoppable force.

Boom!

The impact sent the bull-headed warrior flying, blood spraying from his mouth.

"Impossible!!!"

He could not believe it.

How could a human—supposedly weak in physical strength—possess such terrifying raw power?

The other criminals rushed forward, intent on finishing Lin Jiufeng—

But heaven itself refused to wait.

Boom!!!

Above, the tribulation, now fully charged, erupted.

Colossal lightning bolts, thick as rivers, rained down in relentless fury.

The first ten bolts struck Lin Jiufeng directly.

Electricity danced wildly, illuminating the battlefield with dazzling radiance.

Amid the blinding flashes, Lin Jiufeng activated the Divine Demon Body Refinement Art, forcing himself to endure the onslaught—absorbing the tribulation's power to temper his flesh and soul.

But the tribulation was not yet done.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Silver oceans of lightning descended, submerging Lin Jiufeng entirely.

The surrounding criminals, however, were far less fortunate.

Unlike Lin Jiufeng, who had trained his body and soul to endure such punishment, they had spent centuries imprisoned in the Dimensional Prison—where there was no Qi, no resources, no Dao, only endless darkness and slaughter.

Their once-mighty cultivation, their indestructible bodies and divine souls, had long since withered.

They had escaped, but before they could recover, they were now facing this unprecedented calamity.

For them, this was not a tribulation.

It was annihilation.

As the lightning crashed down, their screams filled the air.

Some were instantly vaporized.

Others struggled, only to be torn apart moments later.

A massacre.

An execution by heaven itself.

The human cultivators watching from afar remained utterly silent.

This… was the tribulation?

This was the path to ascension?

It was beyond terrifying.

One lightning strike was enough to erase a once-mighty warrior.

And Lin Jiufeng was enduring them all.

Boom!!!

From the heavens, a vast Lightning Ocean materialized.

A celestial Sea of Divine Thunder, rolling forth with boundless fury.

An apocalyptic storm descended.

In that instant, Lin Jiufeng was swallowed whole.

Lightning surged through his body, his flesh trembling, a mouthful of blood escaping his lips.

The criminals?

They no longer existed.

Every last one of them had been reduced to ash.

Now, only Lin Jiufeng remained.

Within a thousand-mile radius, he alone faced the wrath of the heavens.

The tribulation intensified further.

Each bolt of lightning now carried a force surpassing even the Eleventh Prohibition's ultimate attack.

And now—thousands of them converged into a single, devastating surge.

This was no longer a mere tribulation.

It was a divine punishment.

An extinction-level catastrophe.

And yet, amidst the endless lightning—

Lin Jiufeng stood tall.

His black hair cascaded wildly, his bloodstained robes in tatters, revealing a body as flawless as white jade—

His soul and flesh, refined by thunder.

At that moment, he concentrated everything—his mind, his spirit, his very existence—into a single purpose.

He embraced the lightning.

He would not resist.

He would transcend.