A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 173

Chapter 170 Tribulation of Lightning, We’ve Met Before

the quality of the five metals in a magic weapon determines the starting point of the Invisible Needle.

The one Han Li provided was undoubtedly of the highest standard in this world.

Furthermore, he added the essence of gold refined from infant fire.

Actually,

according to Qiong Laoguai’s initial idea, the best material for refining the Invisible Needle wasn’t the five metals of a magic weapon, but rather a higher-grade essence of metals.

However, the essence of metals was too difficult to obtain, so he had to choose a better magic weapon.

The original trajectory was willing to bet a few Invisible Needle talismans with Li Huayuan, betting two pieces of iron essence, precisely because he wanted to obtain two pieces of superior iron essence refined from the Three Yang Pill Fire for his only disciple.

Li Huayuan’s cultivation wasn’t high, and his reputation wasn’t great either, but the quality of the magic weapon’s five metals refined by the Three Yang Pill Fire of a Three Yang Body was absolutely top-notch among Core Formation stage cultivators. Using the magic weapon’s five metals refined by Li Huayuan to refine the Invisible Needle was outstanding, far surpassing the Invisible Needle refined from ordinary magic weapon’s five metals.

Han Li here…

Although he didn’t need the five metals refined by Li Huayuan,

there were better ones.

“Rise.”

Activating with twice the mana of a cultivator of the same level, his divine sense attached to each flying needle, he controlled twenty-seven needles with ease.

Relying on his powerful divine sense, even though it was his first time simultaneously wielding so many magical treasures, he still managed to control them as if they were extensions of his own limbs.

If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, they might not be able to do it,

or rather, they wouldn’t be able to do it so easily.

“Let’s try to find some high-level demonic beasts in the sea…”

He spread out his divine sense

, sweeping through the surrounding sea area, but unfortunately, he didn’t find any trace of high-level deep-sea demonic beasts.

Then, he even flew around Biling Island.

The result was the same: nothing.

“I can’t even find someone to practice on.”

Han Li put away all the invisible needles.

These were Feng Hun’s natal magical treasures, and could also be the natal magical treasures of his main body.

It’s just that now, only when Feng Hun’s body was used to drive them could they unleash their full power.

When the main body was used, only nine-tenths of their power was unleashed.

The reason it’s not 100%, not 70%, but specifically 90%, lies in the fact that they share the same soul but are in different bodies.

As for why this set of invisible needle magic treasures is also the original body’s natal magic treasure,

the key lies in the subsequent dispersal of the nascent soul.

As long as the nascent soul returns to the original body with the main spirit and then disperses within the original body, the natal magic treasure will fully recognize the original body.

This is also a major reason why nascent soul cultivators need decades to recuperate after possessing a new body.

It’s not just to restore and improve the depleted vital energy of the physical body, but also to allow the natal magic treasure to re-recognize the new body.

At least so far, there’s no precedent for a nascent soul cultivator changing their natal magic treasure after possessing a body.

“In this outer sea, without the Rainbow Grass to lure demons, the probability of encountering high-level demonic beasts is still too low,”

Han Li said, landing on a ten-thousand-foot-high mountain and gazing into the distance.

After pondering for a while, he sighed,

“Forget it, I’ll go back to the Inner Star Sea.”

“There are only about three years left until the Void Heaven Palace opens…”

“Although my estimations have been mostly accurate, it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

He had to be careful.

If the Void Heaven Palace instance opened while he was still in the Outer Star Sea, it would be troublesome.

The Void Heaven Palace gates would only be open for two months.

If he missed those two months, the gates would close.

The next restart wouldn’t come for another three hundred years.

He couldn’t afford to wait.

“Let’s go.”

With a flash of light, he headed straight for the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.

At this point, he could barely integrate the key points of the Invisible Escape Technique into the Wind Escape inherited from the Forbidden Land.

After incorporating the small tricks of the Invisible Escape Technique, his speed didn’t change or increase, but his concealment improved significantly; it was almost impossible to see the traces he left as he cut through the air.

Before, he was like a gust of wind; the wind would always stir up something.

For example, it would disperse the clouds.

Or it would scatter the oncoming sea breeze.

In short, some traces will be left behind.

Wind Escape, which can be integrated into the Invisible Escape Technique, is like a needle; no matter what lies ahead, it’s like a needle piercing through without leaving a noticeable mark.

Once Han Li uses it,

the Gold-Eating Insects and other spirit insects and beasts like Lao Liu will find it difficult to detect him.

His escape speed was incredibly fast; in just over ten days, he traversed tens of millions of miles of sea,

far away from Biling Island and Leikong Island.

But it was at this moment that he suddenly noticed a black mass gathering below him.

It was a dark cloud exceeding a hundred miles in size.

Within the cloud, lightning flashed and thunder roared, silver snakes slithered, and deafening roars echoed far and wide.

“This is… the transformation lightning tribulation of an eighth-level demon beast?”

He had actually witnessed a demon beast undergoing tribulation once before in the outer seas.

However, at that time, he wisely had Xiao Liu take him away, not going to watch the spectacle, and certainly not entertaining dangerous thoughts like “kicking someone when they’re down” or “trying to pick up a bargain.”

“Back then, I was only at the early stage of Core Formation, and my only additional Core Formation-level combat power was Xiao Liu and the Fiend Soul.”

The Gold-Eating Insect and the other spirit beasts were simply not enough to stand up.

“But now…”

The demon beast undergoing tribulation below was destined to meet him.

Of all times, he had to encounter it now; it was clear that his opportunity had arrived.

“Demonic beast friend, don’t panic, don’t be hasty, I, Li, have come to protect you.”

Han Li concealed his presence and crept up.

Twenty-seven invisible needles flew out silently from his sleeves.

Holding a sharp blade, his killing intent rose.

…

“Roar…”

In the sea below, a thousand-foot-long whale, its body wreathed in lightning, roared towards the thunderclouds hundreds of miles above.

The long, drawn-out roar shook the air, creating ripples hundreds or even thousands of feet wide visible to the n*ked eye.

It even seemed to disperse some of the thunderclouds overhead

. Dozens of miles beyond the transformed thunderclouds,

two more colossal beings existed.

This was another thousand-foot-tall whale.

However, this whale wasn’t wreathed in lightning; instead, it was covered in dense, fine scales.

This whale wasn’t a thunder whale, but a dragon whale.

Along with the Suanni Clan, the two major royal clans of the Chaotic Star Sea are known as the two great sea races, each with two level-ten demon kings residing within their ranks.

Level-ten demon kings have lifespans of ten thousand years.

With both kings alive, they enjoy dominion over a vast sea area. If anyone angers a royal clan, the two clans can use their royal privileges to issue a “Royal Conscription Order,” forcibly conscripting countless unintelligent mid-to-high-level demons from the vast sea to fight for them.

Therefore, the presence of two kings ensures the clan’s stable reproduction for tens of thousands of years.

No one dares to provoke them.

Opposite this level-eight dragon whale, a sea monster over two thousand feet long surfaced, displaying intense hostility towards the two giant whales. The

sea monster clan, also known as the Azure Demon Clan, is one of the powerful demon races of the Chaotic Star Sea, similar to the Flood Dragon Clan.

They possess a level-ten demon king.

However,

friction always exists between large clans over resources.

The demon race is no exception.

Territorial disputes are quite brutal.

Furthermore, the Azure Demon clan has always been close to the Suanni clan, while the Flood Dragon clan is even closer to the Dragon Whale clan.

The Dragon Whale clan happens to be at odds with another royal clan, the Suanni clan.

Correspondingly,

the Azure Demon clan and the Dragon Whale clan are also not on good terms, and the Azure Demon clan, which is allied with the Dragon Whale clan, also cannot get along.

Most importantly, level eight and above transformed demon cultivators have already developed intelligence, their wisdom is no less than that of humans, and they are even more cunning, and almost all of them have a strong sense of territory.

The Thunder Whale, choosing not to undergo its tribulation elsewhere, specifically chose this sea demon’s territory.

It was practically riding on the sea demon’s head and shouting.

“Dragon Fatty, Thunder Big Clumsy, don’t go too far. If you want to undergo your tribulation, go somewhere else. My Azure Demon sea area does not welcome you.”

The level eight sea demon raised two of its many tentacles, each a thousand feet long, now covered in green mist, its hostility and threat very obvious.

“Hmph, Azure Longshou, I’ll borrow your territory for a bit, enough nonsense.”

The thousand-foot-long dragon whale stepped forward on a cloud, exuding power and showing no fear whatsoever. It completely disregarded the warning from the level eight sea monster.

Clearly, it was used to being arrogant in this alien sea area.

On the other side,

the Thunder Whale began to suffer the baptism of the transformed lightning.

Its powerful body allowed it to easily withstand the first three waves.

It wasn’t until the fourth lightning bolt that its skin began to turn black and show signs of damage.

But this damage was insignificant to the near-level eight Thunder Whale. It wasn’t

until the fifth lightning bolt that it began to show some signs of pressure.

The sixth lightning bolt struck, causing the Thunder Whale’s entire body to emit blue smoke, its skin torn and bleeding.

It should be noted that the Thunder Whale was born with the ability to control lightning and had an extremely high affinity for it. Yet, even so, it was injured by the lightning, and the lightning shield defense on its body was broken by the lightning bolt. The

lightning’s attack penetrated deep into its flesh, piercing its bone marrow, causing the Thunder Whale to let out a cry that was no longer arrogant.

“Aow…”

The seventh lightning bolt struck, its power immense.

Facing this attack, the Thunder Whale gathered its lightning power into its mouth, forming numerous compressed lightning balls. It then unleashed them, colliding violently with the seventh lightning bolt.

Many of the lightning balls were shattered by the lightning and then struck the Thunder Whale.

The Thunder Whale let out another painful scream.

Much of its flesh was charred and torn away.

Yet, it still withstood this lightning bolt.

Soon, the eighth began to brew.

At the same time, the thunderclouds in the sky showed signs of dissipating. This meant that this transformation lightning bolt was the last one the Thunder Whale would experience.

If it could withstand it, it would successfully transform and reach level eight.

If it couldn’t, it would turn to ashes.

“Crack…”

A bolt of lightning with a hint of gold fell.

This time, the Thunder Whale poured all its lightning power into the single horn on its head.

The outer shell of the unicorn shed, revealing a newly sprouted horn. The detached horn, carrying immense lightning, crashed into the eighth bolt of lightning striking the sky.

Two bolts of lightning exploded in mid-air.

For dozens of miles around, the lightning was dazzling.

After only a brief struggle, the tribulation lightning prevailed, destroying the detached horn and annihilating the upward-rushing lightning, before striking the Thunder Whale with significantly weakened power. The Thunder Whale screamed in agony.

Seeing this, the Dragon Whale laughed:

“Good, good, good, Fellow Daoist Thunder, your talent is indeed no less than mine. It was not in vain that I, Dragon Whale, protected you here. The Thunder Whale clan of the Chaotic Star Sea will have another member among our generation of demons.”

The Dragon Whale roared from outside the tribulation clouds.

The more tribulations, the stronger the talent.

Those who could withstand more than seven tribulations were already considered quite talented among demon beasts. Those

who could withstand eight were extremely rare, often easily advancing to the ninth level.

Those who can withstand nine tribulation lightning bolts may even become level ten demon kings in the future.

The Thunder Whale summoned eight tribulation lightning bolts and withstood them all, its potential no less than his.

But just then, the Thunder Whale let out a shrill scream:

“Ahhh… Save me!”

Huh? What’s going on?

The sea monster and the dragon whale stared at each other,

completely unable to see what was wrong.

Only the Thunder Whale itself knew what had appeared inside its body.

There were more than twenty invisible needles, each carrying intense killing intent.

They had silently burrowed into its body through its wounds.

They had entered right after the last tribulation lightning bolt.

Just now, it had been careless. Overjoyed

at surviving the transformation tribulation lightning,

it hadn’t noticed.

“Save me…”

The Thunder Whale, already severely injured by the tribulation lightning, had no strength left to fight off the invisible needles wreaking havoc within its body.

In mid-air.

In an unseen corner.

Han Li’s eyes shone brightly:

“I remember now, we’ve met before.”

Back then, in the waters off Biling Island, he was chased and bullied by this thunder whale for a long time.

Back then, we couldn’t win, we really couldn’t.

Now…

“Hehehe…”

(End of Chapter)