Ninth in The World - Chapter 159

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Boom! Boom! Boom! More than 10 thunder streaks landed on Di Jiu’s body . Di Jiu, who was already burnt by the flame, could no longer feel any pain . However, he could hear the sounds of his bones cracking .

Di Jiu suddenly collapsed on the floor . The frightening thunder streak attacks started to ravage him . When his spine was broken, the rest of the bones in his body also started to break .

Di Jiu’s heart sank before he frantically started circulating the Galaxy Art to attain the Essence Soul Realm .

He knew very well that he could die there . However, he would still have a chance of surviving if he broke through to the Essence Soul Realm in time . Meanwhile, Di Jiu craved for a body-tempering cultivation technique even more . He would not have been in such a sorry state if he’d had one .

The Essence Soul Realm barrier vibrated continuously under Di Jiu’s relentless attacks . Before Di Jiu could manage to break through to the Essence Soul Realm completely, a second wave of thunder streaks was generated in the sky . Soon, it landed .

More than 10 thunder streaks engulfed Di Jiu once again . Di Jiu lifted his head and looked at the thunder streaks in despair . He had never seen a thunder streak before, so he did not know if the Thunder Tribulation of the Essence Soul Transcendence was this scary .

However, he was certain that even if he survived being burned by the Golden Core Quintessential Flame, he would most likely not be able to survive these terrifying thunder streak attacks .

Little Tree trembled as it looked at the thunder streaks . Although it had seen people undergo an Essence Soul Tribulation Transcendence before, it had been a nebulous big tree back then .

Based on its memories, no one’s Tribulation Transcendence had been as scary as Di Jiu’s . It suddenly recalled that those had been 3-9 or 4-9 Thunder Tribulations, which meant that there had been nine thunder streaks at a time with three to four times average . It had even seen a 1-9 Thunder Tribulation, which meant that things had been alright after nine thunder streaks had landed .

On the other hand, Di Jiu’s Thunder Tribulation included 18 thunder streaks at a time . One time was already 2-9, so two times would be 4-9 . What was this Thunder Tribulation? Little Tree would definitely not be able to survive if it faced this type of Thunder Tribulation when it advanced to level-four .

Actually, if Big Brother was killed by the Thunder Tribulation, it would not even get a chance to attain level-four .

Di Jiu took out and swallowed two Soul Origin Fruits . Then, he circulated the Galaxy Art and slammed against the Essence Soul Realm barrier even more urgently . There was no question about it . If he failed to break through, he would die .

Although these fruits were no Condensing Soul Elixir, they contained dense amounts of Heaven Earth Law Spirit Qi . Along with the Qi Circulation of the Galaxy Art, this Spirit Qi was the most suitable option for Essence Soul Realm Cultivation . The Spirit Qi slammed against the Essence Soul Realm barrier .

Crack! A minute cracking sound was heard . Di Jiu was so excited that he almost shouted . As the second wave of thunder streaks engulfed him and started to shatter his flesh and bones, he broke the Essence Soul Realm barrier .

The boundless Quintessential Essence Spirit Qi within his starry sky meridian had found a way out!

Di Jiu’s cultivation and aura both soared rapidly . The destruction caused by the second wave of Thunder Tribulation weakened as his cultivation increased .

Crack! Crack! Crack! The sounds of bones cracking were heard once again . However, Di Jiu was reassured . The fact that he was alive implied that he had survived the attacks of this Thunder Tribulation Wave . As for the flame within him, he would find a way to get it .

As soon as he attained the Essence Soul Realm, his Quintessential Essence started to increase rapidly . His Spiritual Sea also expanded, and his Spiritual Force increased multifold .

The limitless Spirit Qi within the blue spirit meridian was taken away by Di Jiu before it dissolved . The Spirit Qi surrounding Di Jiu almost took form .

Di Jiu’s Spirit-Binding Array had long since disappeared . It was fortunate that this was a relatively remote area . Although the density of the Spirit Qi was shocking, no one would find this place anytime soon .

Even though the second wave of Thunder Tribulation had injured him further, his healing capabilities had increased multifold after he had attained the Essence Soul Realm . Other than the increase in his Quintessential Essence and Spiritual Force, the recovery speed of his broken bones had also increased . Di Jiu was even more pleased when he discovered that the Golden Core Quintessential Flame was being suppressed by the Thunder Tribulation .

When the third wave of Thunder Tribulation landed, he remained calm . He had survived two terrifying waves of Thunder Tribulations when he had been at the Golden Core Realm, so he would definitely be able to survive a third Thunder Tribulation wave now that he had attained the Essence Soul Realm . His severe injuries would not stop him .

Boom! Boom! Amid the sounds of roaring thunder, the third Thunder Tribulation wave maintained more than 10 thunder streaks .

Before the third wave of Thunder Tribulation could land completely, the fourth and fifth waves had also landed .

Di Jiu’s expression changed . Although his cultivation had improved significantly, this Thunder Tribulation was too abnormal . How had other cultivators attained the Essence Soul Realm if Thunder Tribulations were always so abnormal?

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Fountains of blood left Di Jiu’s body as his newly-healed bones started to break again . Even though he was at the Essence Soul Realm, his body suffered even more injuries as it faced the concentrated attack of the thunder streaks .

Fortunately, after breaking through to the Essence Soul Realm, he no longer ran the risk of dying .

Di Jiu took out the remaining cyan life-force and swallowed it . The sixth, seventh and eighth Thunder Tribulation streaks landed while his bones were healing .

Di Jiu relaxed even more after experiencing five Thunder Tribulations . Three Thunder Tribulations actually landed one after the other . He had found a way to deal with this, even if he obtained more injuries .

The more than 10 thunder streaks were unable to cause him more damage after he had attained the Essence Soul Realm . Instead, they could only shatter his newly-healed bones to a greater extent . However, his healing capability was so impressive that he would heal very fast .

So long as his flesh remained intact, Di Jiu would not die .

Several dozens of thunder streaks engulfed him, splattering blood around once more . Di Jiu’s skin was eroded quite a bit by the Thunder Tribulation, while the rest of his bones were mostly broken . Although his state seemed alarming, his Essence Soul Realm was more condensed now, so even though his injuries appeared to be worsening, they actually were not .

The Spirit Qi of the blue spirit meridian was endlessly being absorbed by Di Jiu as his aura continued to rise .

Boom! A ninth Thunder Tribulation wave landed, hitting Di Jiu with nine thick thunder streaks . Di Jiu’s Essence Soul cultivation was very strong now . Therefore, besides breaking two of his shoulder bones and making him spit a fountain of blood, they did not cause much damage to him .

Di Jiu let out a sigh of relief . He had predicted that when this Thunder Tribulation ended, this inhumane torture would finally stop . Despite being covered in injuries and having 70 percent of his bones break, he was still alive .

Di Jiu frantically circulated the Galaxy Art to stabilize his cultivation and heal . Meanwhile, rays of Spirit Rain gathered on top of Di Jiu and landed on him .

The healing capabilities of this Spirit Rain were more effective than any Spirit Elixir . Di Jiu’s skin healed rapidly and his bones reconnected . He recovered as fast as he had gained these injuries during the Tribulation Transcendence .

Two hours later, Di Jiu’s injuries had fundamentally been healed . Suddenly, Di Jiu was shocked to discover that the Golden Core Quintessential Flame engulfing him had disappeared .

In its place was a cooling sensation that helped his bones and injuries heal through the Galaxy Art .

As a black flame floated in his starry sky meridian, Di Jiu felt happy . Could this be a Dao fire? Had he unintentionally condensed a Dao fire? The color was not right, though . There had been no black flame mentioned in the jade slip . However, there was a tinge of blue in the center of his black flame .

This was not right . Where was the frosty blue pearl?

Di Jiu discovered that the blue pearl he had sent into the starry sky meridian had disappeared . He quickly guessed what had happened . The blue pearl must have merged with the flame . Otherwise, the black flame in his starry sky meridian would not have had a tinge of blue and frost .

When he stretched out his hand, a flame appeared on his palm once more . This flame, which was red and significantly weaker than the black flame in his starry sky meridian, was his Essence Soul Quintessential Flame .

The black flame within his starry sky meridian was undoubtedly a Dao fire . Di Jiu put away his Essence Soul Quintessential Flame as the black flame appeared on his palm with a mental order .

This flame belonged to Di Jiu . He could clearly sense that the black flame contained a boundless galaxy aura that had to be a result of his Dao Art . Although he had cultivated the Galaxy Art, his insides had transformed into a galaxy . He could not be wrong . This had to be the Dao fire he had condensed .

His Thunder Tribulation seemed to comprise of two Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulations, so it was highly likely that one of them was related to the Dao fire . His Dao fire was newly-condensed, which was why he had suffered through one Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation . Fortunately, he had managed to break through to the Essence Soul Realm in time . Otherwise, he would have died .

Although this Dao fire was a trap that had almost killed him, he had finally obtained a flame that belonged to him .

As he looked at the flame in his hand, Di Jiu suddenly remembered that he was supposed to come up with a name for it .

Black flame, black starry sky…

Other flames brightened up the world by creating light, yet his flame was black in color . How could he create light?

The line of a poem suddenly emerged from his memories: The dark night gave me black eyes, but I use them to seek the light

The Dao fire he had condensed was indeed black in color, but this would not prevent him from creating a world of light by using it . Perhaps one day his flame would transform into a vast, boundless starry sky . From now on, this flame would be called Luminous Starry Sky .