Stronger with Crimson Modifier

At that moment, his body measured a colossal one hundred meters.

His scales shimmered with an icy glint, like armor cast from solid steel.

The white dots that once peppered his scales had stretched into slender, interlocking lines, forming neat, white rings around his body.

The white bands were narrow while the black ones were wide. The black-and-white pattern was strikingly conspicuous.

At first glance, he bore some resemblance to a Silver Ring Snake.

An unknown amount of time passed.

The massive vortex formed from Spiritual Energy abruptly shattered without warning.

Following this, the Spiritual Energy, so dense it was almost tangible, surged like a ferocious tide, flooding into the giant snake’s mouth and nostrils.

Meanwhile.

A thousand meters above, on the surface of Tai Ze Lake, night had fallen.

The moonlight spilled like water, and the lake was perfectly calm.

Suddenly, vast, ink-black clouds swarmed in from all directions, swiftly blotting out the moon.

Thick bolts of lightning arced and writhed within the clouds, accompanied by deafening peals of thunder.

A heart-stopping, overwhelming celestial might rolled out in all directions like a great wave.

This abrupt change instantly drew the attention of countless members of the Demon Race and Cultivators alike.

"Huh? What’s happening? Why am I suddenly filled with such a strong sense of dread?" a Cultivator in the Qi Cultivation Realm asked, his voice trembling with confusion and unease.

"This... Don’t tell me this is the Nascent Element Thunder Tribulation?" a well-traveled Cultivator exclaimed, his eyes wide with shock.

"It’s coming from the direction of Tai Ze Lake! Could a Great Demon be breaking through to the next realm?"

The crowd broke into speculation, their gazes fixed on the area shrouded by dark clouds.

The weaker members of the Demon Race were utterly baffled by this pressure and could only scatter in terror.

But the stronger, more experienced experts among them recognized the source of this terrifying phenomenon immediately.

Each wore an expression of astonishment as they watched the thunderclouds expand across the night sky.

’They secretly wondered what kind of powerhouse was advancing to the Nascent Element Realm to have triggered such a potent Thunder Tribulation.’

Generally speaking, the intensity of a Thunder Tribulation is directly related to the power of the one undergoing it.

The more powerful the individual, the more potent the Thunder Tribulation.

But the speed and terrifying power of the unfolding Thunder Tribulation, which threatened to engulf more than half of Tai Ze Lake, were simply unheard-of.

Though they were all burning with curiosity, faced with a Thunder Tribulation that seemed capable of annihilating everything, not a single member of the Demon Race or a single Cultivator dared to go near the area.

They knew all too well that anyone caught in the tribulation’s wake would be lucky to escape with their life, and would at the very least be gravely injured.

And so, everyone watched from a safe distance.

"Hm?"

「At the same time.」

Deep at the bottom of the lake, within the Water Ape Mansion, Hu Qi’s eyes flickered as he keenly sensed the powerful aura of the Thunder Tribulation.

In an instant, he understood what was happening.

In this world, a member of the Demon Race who reaches the Nascent Element Realm is honored with the title of Demon King.

Upon reaching this realm, they gain the ability to take on human form.

But to truly cross this threshold, one must pass through the most crucial step: the tribulation.

Only by successfully enduring the Thunder Tribulation could one be considered to have truly entered the Nascent Element Realm.

It was equivalent to receiving the recognition of the world itself.

According to what he had learned from Bai Tongtong and Ape Celestial Dragon, under normal circumstances, the vast majority of Cultivators and Demon Race members powerful enough to attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Element Realm would perish beneath the Thunder Tribulation. All their years of arduous Dao Practice would turn to dust, returning to the world.

In some Cultivation Sects, Cultivators increase their odds of surviving the Thunder Tribulation by setting up special Arrays and consuming precious Elixirs.

Even so, the mortality rate remained staggeringly high.

He’d heard that within the Cangzhou Realm’s Three Great Immortal Sects—Jue’an Temple, Taiqing Palace, and the Celestial Righteous Institute—there was a method to circumvent the Thunder Tribulation for the Nascent Element Realm.

Disciples of these Three Great Immortal Sects could supposedly enter the Nascent Element Realm directly, without even needing to face the tribulation’s trial.

Of course, this was just a rumor Bai Tongtong had heard; no one knew for certain if it was true.

But one thing was certain.

As Sects that had produced Immortals, the Three Great Immortal Sects had endured for ages, so they must possess something special.

’The Three Great Immortal Sects, huh? I should probably find a chance to check them out. They must have the most complete and powerful Cultivation Techniques,’ Hu Qi mused, his eyes glinting.

In the Cangzhou Realm, the Three Great Immortal Sects were unshakeable behemoths. Their power was terrifying, placing them above all other beings, Sects, and even the Demon Race. They were the holy grails of cultivation, a destination countless Cultivators dreamed of reaching.

’I have to go there at some point.’

’But there’s no need to rush. I need to get stronger first, at least enough to protect myself.’

Although, thanks to the Eternal Ring, he wasn’t afraid of being killed.

But Hu Qi had no desire to experience being beaten to death and reborn again.

’Then again,’ he thought, ’since there’s a way to reach the Nascent Element Realm while avoiding the Thunder Tribulation, it must mean the tribulation isn’t a mandatory part of the breakthrough. It’s more like a test set by the world, a gate to restrict the number of powerful Cultivators and demons.’

As he considered this, Hu Qi felt the aura of the Thunder Tribulation above him grow even denser. The terrifying power seemed to have already locked onto him.

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