Chapter 334: Breakthrough to Level 99
Yang Xiong felt the pressure intensify as he approached the Thunder God's Hammer. It felt as if his entire body was being melted, with every cell, every inch of skin, and even every bit of his soul seemingly taking a tremendous blow.
The Thunder God's Hammer was so powerful that it scared Yang Xiong. Even compared to the time when the Sea King Whale King had sacrificed itself, the rule force of the Douluo world felt more terrifying. It was as though he was experiencing immense pain.
Without hesitation, Yang Xiong sat down near the Thunder God's Hammer, closing his eyes and quietly focusing on the blood-red Heavenly Tribulation Lightning within him.
Since obtaining this Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, Yang Xiong had never been able to fully control it or unleash its full power. He had only used it once, in the battle against the Sequential Trials, but even then, he felt as though this lightning was uncontrollable, indiscriminately attacking both his enemies and himself. If his martial soul and soul collided head-on with the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, he would likely be reduced to ashes. This was one of the reasons why he rarely used it.
However, under the blood-red lightning of the Thunder God's Hammer, the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning seemed to show signs of fear, even weakening a bit.
Yang Xiong recognized this rare opportunity. He immediately sat still and summoned the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, attempting to balance its power against the Thunder God's Hammer.
The entire space lit up with countless lightning bolts, continuously clashing with each other.
At that moment, Yang Xiong was in immense pain, as though his entire body were pierced by a thousand arrows, or as if he were once again undergoing a lightning punishment.
Just at the crucial moment, Yang Xiong's body seemed to subtly begin to change, as if his martial soul was transforming. A massive blood-red figure appeared behind him, looking identical to the Asura God.
The Heavenly Tribulation Lightning came from deep within Yang Xiong's body, but at that moment, it felt like a floating weed, unable to truly contend with the super artifact before him.
All of Yang Xiong's focus was directed at the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning as he carefully sensed its intricacies.
The Heavenly Tribulation Lightning appeared like regular lightning, but it was entirely different from the lightning-based martial soul Yang Xiong had once absorbed, or from the lightning control of the Sea King Whale King. Besides its extreme destructive power, it seemed to contain some special power. This power was unlike any force Yang Xiong had encountered before— it was imposing, unwavering, and seemingly forbidding any intrusion.
Any force that touched the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was like an offense to the gods, as if attempting to break the world's rules, and would be met with relentless retaliation.
Yang Xiong's eyes widened. This Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was no ordinary lightning-based energy; it was the very force of the Douluo world, even a fusion of various forces, akin to the so-called power of order.
Yang Xiong concentrated with all his spirit, using the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning to sense the surrounding environment.
As expected, the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was also his martial soul, and Yang Xiong's spiritual power could be infused into it. However, he couldn't sense anything beyond a certain distance, as if he had left the Douluo world, or was in an entirely different realm.
After countless clashes between the two forces, Yang Xiong felt his body being continuously battered, on the verge of collapse.
At that moment, Yang Xiong suddenly felt a warmth. The Asura Demon Sword seemed to emit a blood-red energy, a unique killing intent. This killing intent gradually merged into his martial soul, Asura.
Yang Xiong felt a brief moment of disorientation, as if the world around him was beginning to change.
It was a special world, like a massive planet. The planet was covered in sand, with no living creatures in sight.
But over time, life began to emerge on this planet. Various special creatures were born, such as dragons, phoenixes, and qilins, alongside various other plants and animals.
All these creatures sought strength, devouring the planet's energy and growing larger.
Among them, a giant dragon struggled fiercely, growing stronger over countless battles. In the end, it stretched over hundreds of thousands of meters, with a presence that seemed to swallow the world.
As all the creatures grew stronger, the planet became increasingly vibrant, filled with an overwhelming life force.
These creatures became incredibly formidable, breaking their own limits, transcending their bloodlines, and resembling gods.
However, with the constant battle between the creatures, bloodshed began to fill the planet, which started to suffer immense damage. The destruction was approaching the planet's limits, and if it continued, the entire planet would perish, leaving no hope for any living being.
At this moment, the dragon let out a mighty roar, and all creatures seemed to respond to its call. Their energy gathered together into a massive orb.
This orb began to undergo a transformation, adapting itself for the survival of both humans and soul beasts, eventually forming a separate small world.
The creation of this small world seemed to signify two vastly different realms. All the powerful creatures moved into this new world, where the energy density was higher and more conducive to cultivation.
But both the small world and the original planet had limited energy. It was impossible to endlessly create powerful beings. If things continued this way, it was inevitable that the world would eventually decline.
The dragon emitted a blood-red glow, separating the small world from the original planet, even taking the small world away from the planet. However, a subtle link still connected the two worlds.
The blood-red lightning quickly enveloped the entire planet, suppressing everyone in this world. When they reached their limits, they could no longer progress, as though their steps forward had been severed.
The small world, under some form of special pressure, began to form its own set of rules. It also restricted the beings within it, preventing them from advancing infinitely.
The force that separated the small world and the original planet was the blood-red lightning, created by the dragon and gathered by all the powerful beings. It represented the world's unbreakable force, the rules that could not be violated.
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When Yang Xiong opened his eyes again, they had turned blood-red, filled with blood-red lightning, which now covered his entire body.
Yang Xiong felt that he had begun to understand the origin of his Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. It was a force created by all the gods of the Divine Realm, a set of rules for managing the Douluo Star and the Divine Realm's order.
The terrifying dragon was likely the Dragon God, and the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning was not only the foundation of the gods of the Divine Realm but also the will that gave birth to Douluo Star, even the very essence of the Douluo Star.
Yang Xiong now felt as though he was no longer concerned about leaving the Douluo Star's world, and that he still remained on Douluo Star, but was separated by some special power.
This power was also the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, but this force came from the Thunder God's Hammer, preventing Yang Xiong from returning to the Thunder Canyon.
With Yang Xiong's current strength, he would have never been able to feel the changes in this world or break through the separation.
However, just earlier, Yang Xiong's creative power allowed him to fully perceive the entire process of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning's creation, as well as the birth of the Douluo Star and even the Divine Realm. Under the power of creation, anything could be understood at its core.
Yang Xiong now felt as though he had merged with the rules of Douluo Star. He could sense everything happening in the Douluo world, as if he had become the embodiment of the world's rules, controlling all the power of Douluo Star. Anyone or anything was in his grasp.
As Yang Xiong blinked his eyes, the entire world seemed to tremble. His eyes could now seemingly pierce through the void, seeing everything's essence as if he were a god.
Yang Xiong felt his soul power surge, as if breaking through some limitation, reaching an unprecedented level of strength.
Level 99. Yang Xiong had finally broken through to Level 99. This was not only thanks to his own strength but also his creative power, the immense pressure from the Thunder God's Hammer, and his understanding of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning.
For a soul master to break through from Level 98 to 99 was incredibly difficult. Even the most talented soul masters needed hundreds of years of cultivation. Each 99th-level Title Douluo had unimaginable opportunities and had to endure various life-and-death trials.
Yang Xiong, however, achieved this breakthrough through the collision of his special martial soul, the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, and the Thunder God's Hammer. His body had undergone countless lightning tempering, and his body and soul power endured an unimaginable amount of force. Finally, he had surpassed this last barrier.
Any soul master attempting to break through to Level 99 needed perfect fusion between their body and martial soul. They needed to understand the rules of the world and start comprehending its laws.
Now, Yang Xiong was a little surprised himself. Through the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, he had finally understood its essence, perfectly merging his body with the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning and breaking through to Level 99.
Yang Xiong stood up, a glimmer of joy in his eyes. "I was right. I've succeeded. From now on, no one can stop my progress. No one can stop me from becoming a god."
As Yang Xiong spoke, the entire space seemed to be completely under his control. The blood-red lightning, which had once repelled him, was now at his command, and even the Thunder God's Hammer posed no threat to him.
Even the entire Douluo Star seemed to let out a terrifying roar at this moment, as the heavens and earth shook.
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