MM Racing Chapter 129, Fourth Divine Aperture: Soul Tribulation
Chapter 129, Fourth Divine Aperture: Soul Tribulation
Chapter 129 The Fourth Divine Aperture, Soul Tribulation
As soon as the Thunderfire Nirvana Soup entered his stomach, Chen Yi felt a blazing cloud of fire rise from the depths of his soul.
The innate spirituality contained within the phoenix egg is like a blazing sun, continuously pouring forth intense fiery spiritual energy into the divine soul and the heavens.
A tingling, slightly itchy sensation came from the Baihui acupoint, the fourth acupoint, as if sparks were quietly gathering deep within the acupoint.
This sign had first appeared half a month ago, but at that time Chen Yi was still able to suppress it by force through his willpower.
His spiritual cultivation is now vastly different from what it used to be, especially his ability to resist soul lightning, which has reached an unprecedented level.
Chen Yi then stopped trying to restrain himself and let the mysterious changes unfold naturally.
The true meaning of Nirvana hidden within the spirit of the fire phoenix was being slowly absorbed by the Baihui Divine Acupoint.
Sparks of crimson light flickered in the void of the divine aperture, gradually converging into a stream.
These sparks sometimes fluttered like fireflies, and sometimes bloomed like red lotuses; each alternation of light and darkness subtly matched the rhythm of the breath of heaven and earth.
After countless cycles of circulation, a clear "crack" was heard, as if a phoenix egg had just broken open.
A tiny red flame suddenly leaped up from the depths of Baihui, its color like the first blush of dawn, its shape like a newly sprouting bud.
The instant this flame was born, a profound resonance simultaneously occurred within Chen Yi's three major acupoints—
The icy water droplets within the ancestral aperture shimmered with a blue light.
The green leaves of the spirit tree within the Niwan Palace unfurled.
The Venus star in the Tianmu acupoint shone brightly.
Blue, cyan, and gold divine light surged toward Baihui like a tide, intertwining and entwining with the newly born crimson flames.
The four colors of light first tentatively touched each other like streams converging, then communicated tacitly like old friends reuniting, and finally merged into a harmonious whole, rotating in a cycle of the four elements.
Each ray of divine light created ripples of Daoist energy, outlining profound Daoist patterns in the void of Chen Yi's Purple Mansion.
Suddenly,
Chen Yi's sea of souls expanded wildly like a river bursting its banks, with towering waves surging across the vast sea.
Each wave carries pure spirituality, stirring up brilliant lightning and fire.
The spiritual essence of the Thunderfire Nirvana Soup flowed like a hundred rivers into the sea, rapidly nourishing the expanding sea of the soul.
As its spiritual energy flowed, it transformed into a wandering lightning serpent, illuminating the entire sea area as if it were a fairyland.
The five hundred strands of divine sense that had already reached the third rank were now even busier:
It involves sorting out the spiritual veins of new life, stabilizing the boundaries of expansion, and shaping the space for new life.
Each wisp of divine thought shimmered with crystalline light, weaving into an intricate net in the void, ensuring that every detail of the expansion of the sea of divine soul was flawless.
Above the Sea of Divine Souls, the small thundercloud that had been there had vanished.
Instead, a dark, thundercloud covered the sky.
This newly formed third-order thundercloud was as thick as lead, with purple-gold lightning constantly flashing inside, each flash causing the entire sea of divine souls to tremble.
Deep within the thunderclouds, faint patterns containing the laws of heaven and earth could be seen slowly taking shape.
This is precisely the soul lightning tribulation cloud that Chen Yi is about to face.
On a solitary island in the center of the Sea of Souls, Chen Yi's original soul manifested as a gentle and refined young man.
At this moment, a powerful third-stage early-stage soul lightning force surged within him. This was the result of him gathering most of the energy from the thundercloud in the sky above his sea of souls and returning it to the origin of his soul.
Although these soul lightning powers are only of the third-tier low-grade, Chen Yi possesses the ability to convert between magnetic lightning and other types of energy.
In defenses within the same lightning attribute, it's entirely possible to defend against attacks of a higher level.
Only by absorbing this power of soul lightning into his body could Chen Yi safely overcome the tribulation of soul lightning.
His eyes were slightly closed, his face calm.
Yet it takes in every subtle change in the entire world.
He could see the tribulation cloud gathering in the sky in particular very clearly.
The lightning aura within that tribulation cloud contained the essence of pure lightning, and carried a primal power akin to the creation of heaven and earth.
Mysterious runes appeared amidst the lightning, sometimes transforming into the shapes of dragons and snakes, each change subtly conforming to the ultimate principles of the Heavenly Way.
however,
Despite the lightning strike, Chen Yi's soul felt no threat of death.
This was not arrogance; after being bombarded by the Thunder Pool's will for so many days, his soul's resistance to the power of thunder had reached an unprecedented level.
He carefully examined his inner state of mind, repeatedly checking everything from the structure of his thoughts to the spiritual pathways.
Even with the most conservative assessment, he was confident that he could withstand the complete nine third-order divine soul tribulations that Qin Chengcheng had overcome back then, almost without any damage.
The success rate for this tribulation is at least 98%!
Chen Yi felt somewhat at ease, and a sense of peace rose within his sea of consciousness.
Moreover, even if things really come to a head, there's always the system to fall back on.
With the system's assistance, his success rate has climbed to 99.99%, making it almost foolproof.
The remaining one ten-thousandth was a trace of awe he left for the Great Dao of the Heavens—after all, there might be some supreme power in this vast world that is beyond the system's understanding, and we must be wary of it.
However, such a tribulation is both a calamity and a new beginning.
If you can get through it on your own, that would be best.
On the isolated island, Chen Yi slowly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as lightning, piercing through the layers of clouds in his sea of souls and reaching the heavens.
The green rice swayed beside him, its dewdrops on the tips of the leaves brimming with vitality;
The icy crystal pendant on her chest exudes a restrained chill, seemingly capable of freezing any restlessness in the soul;
The golden sword in his hand gleamed with a sharp edge, capable of slaying all things with a single thought;
The flames on his shoulders grew stronger, and the heart of the flame seemed to reveal a sense of rebirth, like a hidden, raging inferno.
The four divine apertures and the four colors of divine consciousness are now interconnected, forming a profound cycle.
According to the cultivation method of "Refining the Gods Technique", the strength of the divine sense will double every time a divine aperture is opened.
At this moment, Chen Yi's sea of souls was expanding outward at an astonishing speed, its size already exceeding the limit of a second-tier cultivator.
Moreover, his Five Elements Divine Consciousness has already condensed into four colors, and he only needs the last color to complete the Five Elements.
Add to that the five hundred strands of divine sense that had already reached the third rank, and the thunderclouds above the Sea of Divine Souls...
Any one of these would exceed the upper limit of a second-tier divine soul.
Even ordinary cultivators who have just entered the True Core stage, if their souls can achieve one of the major characteristics of Chen Yi's current soul, they can be considered outstanding in the direction of soul cultivation.
Chen Yi has already reached such a level that if he doesn't undergo the tribulation of his soul soon, even the heavens will find it unbearable.
Thinking of this, on that lonely island in the Sea of Divine Souls, the youthful figure formed from Chen Yi's divine soul essence slowly rose up.
With a solemn expression, he clasped his hands together and bowed deeply towards the churning tribulation clouds above the sea of souls, his posture respectful and devout.
"Disciple Chen Yi, by sheer luck, touched the threshold of spiritual cultivation and glimpsed the profound mysteries of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Today, I am blessed by the Heavenly Dao, which has sent down a spiritual tribulation to temper my body."
"With reverence in my heart, I am willing to face the tribulation lightning directly with my soul and body, without avoiding, retreating, concealing, or hiding."
"If there are still deficiencies in my soul, I will diligently make up for them and wait for the next opportunity."
"If I am fortunate enough to succeed, I will surely uphold my principles and cultivate with integrity to repay the grace of Heaven and Earth!"
His voice wasn't loud, yet it seemed to resonate with the entire sea of divine souls. Every word and phrase transformed into invisible fluctuations of divine consciousness, slowly rising and merging into the tribulation clouds.
Boom—
Deep within the clouds of tribulation, a faint, almost imperceptible will seemed to descend, indifferent and lofty, sweeping over Chen Yi's soul state as if looking down upon ants.
Then, that will, seemingly disdainful yet also approving, rippled only slightly—
Click!
The first bolt of soul lightning struck down suddenly, without warning or any build-up, and struck directly on the top of Chen Yi's soul source!
After sensing the intensity of this soul lightning,
Chen Yi did not use any divine sense for protection, nor did he even condense the most basic divine sense barrier. He simply used his pure divine soul essence to withstand the lightning.
In an instant, blinding lightning completely engulfed him, illuminating the entire island as if it were daytime.
After the lightning dissipated, Chen Yi's divine soul essence remained standing in the same spot.
His body was almost completely unharmed, with only a few faint strands of electricity flickering across his skin like snakes.
"Well……"
Chen Yi looked inward and was slightly surprised.
"The intensity of this first soul lightning bolt seems to be several levels stronger than the tribulation Qin Chengcheng faced back then?"
"But the results...were far from what we expected."
He wondered to himself if it was because he had cultivated too ruthlessly before, to the point that even the divine soul lightning tribulation could not shake him now.
Before I could think it through, the second and third soul lightning bolts struck down in quick succession!
boom--
boom--
Two bolts of lightning, each thicker than a bowl, struck Chen Yi's soul one after the other, like whips of divine punishment.
The power of the lightning tribulation raged, completely engulfing his soul and body in blinding lightning.
However, once the lightning dissipated, Chen Yi remained standing safely in the center of the isolated island.
The effect of the first three soul lightning bolts was merely to make the lightning spirit power within his divine soul source even more abundant.
The tiny sparks that used to occasionally fly across his body have now transformed into arcs of lightning as thick as a finger, which occasionally travel around his body and make a soft crackling sound.
Chen Yi was slightly taken aback, and his body, formed from the essence of his divine soul, paused for a moment on the deserted island.
"This divine soul tribulation... seems to have little effect on improving my divine soul?"
A near-blasphemous thought vaguely surfaced in his mind—"Could it be that this tribulation lightning is just tickling me?"
But he forcibly suppressed the thought as soon as it arose.
After all, the will of heaven and earth is mysterious and unpredictable. If such disrespectful thoughts are perceived, it may bring unnecessary trouble.
boom--
In the sky, even the thick, dark clouds seemed to pause for a moment, and the speed at which the lightning surged noticeably slowed down.
Immediately afterwards, an even more magnificent will of heaven and earth descended with a thunderous roar!
This will, as deep and unfathomable as a prison, carried supreme majesty and slowly swept over Chen Yi's soul essence.
It meticulously examined the four-colored divine consciousness flowing around him, as well as the thunderclouds deep within his sea of souls that constantly spewed out lightning.
No detail escaped the scrutiny of this will, as if even the most subtle structure of divine thought had been thoroughly understood.
A moment later, the tribulation clouds stopped striking down with lightning and instead began to expand wildly!
In the void, countless soul thunder wills containing the aura of destruction were drawn from nowhere and surged into the tribulation clouds like rivers flowing into the sea.
The lightning tribulation, which was originally only at the third level, was visibly accelerated to the middle level of the third level under the infusion of this power!
Chen Yi felt a chill in his heart. This lightning tribulation could actually think. It had discovered that the previous lightning bolts had no effect on him, so it was increasing the level of the lightning tribulation!
Could it be that the will of heaven and earth also has several different modes of operation?
Subconscious standby, automatic detection, and proactive conscious intervention – what are these strategies?
"Fortunately, I bowed respectfully earlier and didn't utter any arrogant words..."
Chen Yi secretly rejoiced.
If someone were to actually clamor like some arrogant cultivators, saying things like "If you don't kill me today, I will defy the heavens and destroy the Dao one day," then what would be descending now would probably be more than just a mid-grade third-order lightning tribulation.
Snap! Snap!
The fourth bolt of tribulation lightning suddenly struck down, its power more than double that of the previous three!
Above the Sea of Souls, a thick bolt of lightning, as thick as a dragon or snake, suddenly struck down, its blinding light instantly illuminating half of the entire Sea of Souls.
The lightning contained pure destructive power, and wherever it passed, even the void trembled slightly, as if it were about to be torn apart.
On the isolated island, Chen Yi's divine soul remained seated, his expression calm and unwavering.
This time, he still did not use any divine sense defense, but faced the lightning directly with the purest divine soul essence.
boom--
The lightning struck Chen Yi's soul fiercely, and the violent power of the lightning spirit surged into his soul body like a tidal wave.
In an instant, Chen Yi felt a sharp pain in his soul, as if his entire body was being pierced by thousands of needles, and a tingling sensation instantly spread to every inch of his soul.
However, that's all.
The Thunder Spirit Will within his body expanded once more under the stimulation of the tribulation lightning, churning endlessly like a boiling thunder pool, but was instantly suppressed and assimilated by Chen Yi's powerful divine soul foundation.
He had been struck by lightning far too many times, and this lightning tribulation, twice as strong, had not even managed to move him in the slightest.
Immediately afterwards, the fifth and sixth bolts of tribulation lightning struck down in succession.
Although these two lightning tribulations were slightly stronger than the fourth, they were still like scratching an itch through a boot for Chen Yi.
He didn't even sense the slightest danger, so he didn't even use the most basic spiritual protection.
He trains relentlessly and improves himself every day, all for the sake of staying alive for this moment.
However, he seemed to have protected it too much, and the lightning tribulation lost its intended effect.
Normally, when an ordinary cultivator undergoes the tribulation of the divine soul, they are already close to the Six Paths.
However, the strength of Chen Yi's divine soul essence clearly exceeded the expectations of the lightning tribulation.
After the six tribulation lightning bolts struck, the tribulation clouds above the soul not only did not dissipate, but strangely lingered for a moment.
Immediately, a mysterious fluctuation emanated from the depths of the tribulation clouds, as if it were drawing upon a purer form of thunderous will from the void to replenish itself.
Given the current intensity of the tribulation clouds, even if a seventh, eighth, or ninth lightning strike were to occur, the effect would not be very good.
The essence of the tribulation of lightning is "to be reborn from the brink of death".
But now, it doesn't even have the ability to "kill people," so how can it talk about "coming back to life"?
The tribulation clouds also felt a bit numb.
After a while, the oppressive force of the tribulation clouds suddenly increased!
The dark clouds churned like ink, and the lightning flashing within them gradually turned from purplish-gold to deep black, faintly revealing an aura of destruction.
Tier 3, Superior Grade!
The intensity of the tribulation clouds at this moment is rarely seen, even when the top geniuses of Zhongzhou are undergoing tribulation.
This is even stronger than the divine soul tribulation that Qin Chengcheng underwent back then!
boom--
The seventh bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down!
This attack finally made Chen Yi feel a strong sense of crisis!
He clearly realized that if his soul were to withstand this lightning bolt head-on, it would surely suffer severe damage!
However, in a moment of hesitation, he still resolutely withdrew the divine sense shield—even though he had successfully condensed a four-colored divine sense shield in the short time just now, and its strength was even comparable to a mid-grade third-tier defensive magic weapon.
However, Chen Yi sensed that he couldn't afford to have too much defense, otherwise the energy of the tribulation lightning might not be enough to allow his divine soul to advance to the third tier.
Moreover, the lightning tribulation before him would at most cause some pain, but wouldn't seriously injure him.
Besides,
Deep within his mind, the power of the system had been quietly awakened.
In case of an emergency, he can use the system at any time to save his life.
Click!
A jet-black soul lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, carrying the power to destroy heaven and earth, struck Chen Yi's soul essence fiercely!
In an instant, Chen Yi felt as if he had been thrown into a hellish inferno, every inch of his soul feeling as if it were being torn apart by thousands of lightning snakes, and excruciating pain swept over his entire body like a tidal wave.
However, at this critical moment—
The power of thunder spirit that had been accumulating in his soul for so long was finally triggered and erupted!
Including the lightning spirit power accumulated in his divine soul's origin when the first six lightning bolts struck.
All of it transformed into a raging river of thunder, circulating wildly within its body to neutralize the terrifying power of the heavenly tribulation lightning.
In the midst of extreme pain, Chen Yi became incredibly calm.
His third-tier divine sense, along with the precise control over energy that came with his third-tier culinary skills, allowed him to maintain.
This allowed him to precisely guide each strand of tribulation lightning power amidst the chaos of the raging tribulation, channeling it into the four divine apertures: the Ancestral Aperture, the Niwan Point, the Heavenly Eye, and the Baihui Point!
The treasures within the four divine apertures simultaneously shone brightly—
The icy water droplets on his chest sent a chill down his spine.
The green shoots beside me are full of vitality.
The golden sword in his hand was fully revealed.
Flames burned fiercely on his shoulder.
Stimulated by the lightning tribulation, these treasures began to grow and transform at a speed visible to the naked eye!
At the same time, the entire Sea of Divine Souls underwent earth-shattering changes—
A few glittering stars gradually appeared in the sky.
Beneath the surface of the sea, undercurrents surge, with distinct layers.
The chaotic, turbid energy that had previously enveloped the heavens and earth was now being slowly parted as if by an invisible hand.
The entire world of the soul is becoming clearer and clearer, more and more real!
At the same time, Chen Yi's five hundred strands of divine thought, which had already reached the third-order quality, were assimilating the surrounding divine thoughts that had not yet transformed, just like a hungry man.
Each wisp of third-tier divine thought was like an experienced general, leading the newly born divine thought soldiers to rapidly evolve under the baptism of thunder.
Those divine thoughts that were originally at the second level were now rapidly transforming into third-level quality under the stimulation of this violent thunder power, like spring snow melting away.
"Um--"
Chen Yi let out a muffled groan that was a mixture of pain and satisfaction.
"Hmm, this lightning bolt is barely powerful enough, more like it~ Cough cough, Thunder Tribulation is indeed incredibly powerful!"
He thought to himself that the first six tribulation lightning bolts were like scratching an itch through a boot, not even a warm-up.
It wasn't until the seventh lightning strike that his soul finally underwent some substantial change.
Chen Yi felt a little guilty, wondering if he had refined the tortoise shell of his soul too strongly, causing the tribulation lightning to be unable to penetrate it, thus wasting the six tribulation lightning bolts.
click -
click -
The eighth and ninth tribulation lightning bolts arrived one after another, each more ferocious than the last.
Chen Yi's soul was charred black by the attack, and blinding sparks kept flying from his body. Every inch of his soul was immersed in extreme numbness and burning pain.
However, his spirits became even more abundant, as if these tribulations were not punishments, but the most nourishing sustenance.
The four divine apertures were reborn under the baptism of lightning:
The ice droplets in the ancestral aperture became increasingly crystal clear, their chilling aura contained within like an abyss.
The green seedlings inside the mud ball sprouted branches and leaves, bursting forth with vitality like the sea;
The golden sword at the Heavenly Eye was fully exposed, its sharpness soaring straight to the heavens;
The flames above Baihui (GV20) swelled in the wind, their meaning of Nirvana flowing endlessly.
Most importantly, Chen Yi's third-order divine sense has now increased from five hundred strands to six thousand strands!
Nearly 60% of the divine sense has already completed the transformation from the second to the third level.
"I'm alright, a few more times!"
Chen Yi was full of fighting spirit.
Although the surface of his soul body was charred and cracked, these high-grade third-tier soul lightning bolts could only damage the surface and could not shake the essence of his soul.
At this moment, he was in a mysterious state of "pain and pleasure at the same time," and even began to look forward to an even more powerful tribulation.
however,
The next moment, Chen Yi's expression changed.
He waited for a long time, but the tenth bolt of tribulation lightning in the sky did not fall.
Moreover, the tribulation clouds above the Sea of Souls, which were originally as thick as lead, were now thinning at a visible speed, as if they would disappear into nothingness at any moment.
"No way? It's not finished chopping yet!?"
Chen Yi spread his hands, looking flustered and anxious.
(End of this chapter)