Breaking Through the Tribulation Realm

After the barbecue party ended, everyone lost the mood to keep playing and pretty much just wanted to go home.

"Chuan Chuan, let's head back," Luo Xi said.

"Mm, alright."

Ye Chuan snapped his fingers, activating his Origin Magic. With a flash of white light, the group was instantly transported from the seaside on the third floor of the tall tower straight back to the living room of their rented apartment.

"So convenient," Lan Xiaoke couldn't help but say. This ability was simply too handy.

"Ye Chuan, you're really getting more and more freakish," Lan Xiaoke said to Ye Chuan.

"Can I take that as a compliment?"

Bai Qianshuang happened to walk out of the training room. Seeing that everyone was back, she said, "You came back so fast. Did you guys not set off?"

"We came back the same day."

"The same day..." Bai Qianshuang wasn't aware of the mass teleportation and thought Ye Chuan had flown everyone there. It would be fine if they used a flying boat, but flying directly would have been quite exhausting.

"Let's get some rest," Luo Xi said with a smile.

...

The bustling house gradually quieted down. At this moment, Ye Chuan had also returned to his room. He casually closed the door and opened the system panel on his phone.

[Tribulation Crossing Realm Breakthrough Conditions—]

[Mahayana Realm Perfection (√)]

[Dao Foundation Perfection (√)]

Looking at the two bright checkmarks on the panel, Ye Chuan stroked his chin.

His Dao Foundation perfection, which had previously been stuck at a few dozen percent, had actually maxed out after this trip and his newfound proficiency in Origin Magic.

"I can finally break through."

"Tribulation Crossing Realm."

He casually tossed his phone onto the bed, choosing not to break through near the rented apartment.

The lightning tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing Realm was no joke. If it really struck down in the city, even if Ye Chuan absorbed the vast majority of it, the surrounding cities would still be leveled by the shockwaves. Hurting the people around him would not be worth the cost.

With a single thought, Spatial Jump was activated, and Ye Chuan's figure instantly vanished from the room.

The next second, he was already standing in the sky above the uninhabited waters of the central Pacific Ocean.

Below his feet was the endless azure sea, with the ocean breeze churning the crashing waves. There wasn't a single island for thousands of miles around. It was completely deserted, making it the perfect place to undergo his tribulation.

[Breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing Realm—]

Meanwhile, the monitoring screens of major meteorological agencies across the globe instantly exploded into chaos.

At the Meteorological Administration, the meteorologist on duty was staring at the real-time satellite cloud imagery when his pupils suddenly shrank, and he abruptly stood up:

"This is bizarre! An abnormal cyclone has appeared in the central Pacific! The clouds are gathering like crazy! Wind speeds are surging by fifty meters per second!"

"What?!" The team leader immediately rushed over. Looking at the rapidly forming heavy clouds on the screen, his face instantly changed.

"This isn't right. There have been no signs of typhoon formation in this area recently. How could such a strong cyclone suddenly appear?"

"The wind speed is still rising! The central pressure is absurdly low! It has already surpassed the threshold of a Category 17 super typhoon in an instant!"

"There's a heat source."

Everyone was dumbfounded and hurriedly pulled up the highest-definition real-time satellite footage.

When the image was magnified, clearly showing the black silhouette standing quietly in the sky right beneath the clouds, the entire duty room instantly fell into a dead silence.

"A person?!"

"How could someone be standing in the sky above the Pacific Ocean?! Are these clouds... gathering around him?!"

"This is insane! What exactly is going on?!"

"Is he a Super Martial Artist?"

The news instantly spread across the globe. Meteorological agencies, militaries, and Super Martial Artist alliances of various countries all received the alarm at the exact same time.

...

At this moment, the sky above the Pacific Ocean had completely changed.

The originally clear sky was rapidly covered by thick, lead-black storm clouds, centered around Ye Chuan.

In just a dozen seconds, the sky for thousands of miles around was plunged into total darkness. Only within the clouds did purplish-black lightning wildly churn, emitting deafening thunder claps, as if countless lightning dragons were lurking and roaring within the storm.

The terrifying pressure of the Heavenly Tribulation descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ocean surface. Even the sea breeze stagnated in mid-air. The entire world seemed to be frozen in place by this pressure originating from the Heavenly Dao.

This was the Heavenly Tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing Realm. It was the first, and also the most perilous, hurdle for cultivators breaking through mortal limits to touch the threshold of the upper realms.

Since ancient times, countless exceptionally talented Mahayana Realm cultivators had perished under this lightning tribulation, their souls completely scattered.

Rumble—!!!

The first bolt of the Heavenly Tribulation lightning crashed down!

A purplish-gold divine thunderbolt as thick as a water bucket, like a giant axe swung by a celestial deity, tore through the pitch-black canopy of the sky and viciously struck toward Ye Chuan!

Yet Ye Chuan stood there without moving an inch. He didn't even put up a defense, simply allowing the lightning tribulation to strike his body.

The Chaos Indestructible Body activated instantly, and faint black chaotic mist surged around him.

The moment the apocalyptic lightning tribulation landed on him, it was like a clay ox entering the sea. It was instantly and completely devoured by the chaotic mist, not even stirring up a single ripple.

Not only did it fail to harm him in the slightest, but the power of chaos that swallowed the tribulation actually grew a bit, causing his aura to rise slightly along with it.

"That's it?" Ye Chuan raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but sneer. "The Heavenly Tribulation in the real world is a bit weak."

He had thought the lightning tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing Realm would be terrifying, but it turned out it wasn't even qualified to tickle him.

With this kind of power, it certainly wouldn't be enough to deal with that old geezer who ascended.

As if completely enraged by his mockery, the thunderclouds in the sky instantly churned even more frantically!

Within the pitch-black clouds, countless bolts of lightning wildly converged. The thunderous roars shook the entire ocean as the second, third... and ninth tribulation bolts fell in succession!

Each bolt was thicker than the last, and each was more terrifying!

Finally, a sea of lightning thousands of meters wide poured down. The purplish-black divine thunder, carrying the power to annihilate everything, completely submerged Ye Chuan!

The ocean surface was evaporated by the terrifying lightning, instantly forming a massive vacuum zone. Even the seawater was boiled, emitting scalding white steam!

But when the lightning dissipated, Ye Chuan was still standing quietly in place. Let alone being injured, not even a corner of his clothes was scorched.

All the lightning tribulations had been treated as nourishment by his Chaos Indestructible Body and devoured completely.

After swallowing the sky full of lightning tribulation, his aura skyrocketed madly like a rocket!

The barrier of Mahayana Realm Perfection was easily shattered as if it were made of paper!

Boom—

A terrifying aura far exceeding before erupted explosively from Ye Chuan!

The pitch-black thunderclouds were forcefully dispersed by this aura, and sunlight spilled back onto the ocean surface.

[You have entered the Early Stage of the Tribulation Crossing Realm]

Ye Chuan slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the surging power within his body, a smile curved on his lips.

The Tribulation Crossing Realm, achieved.

"I am a mighty figure of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, who dares to mess with me!"

Ye Chuan simply stood in the void, and the aura emitting from his body alone agitated the Pacific Ocean's waters as if an earthquake was about to occur.