Chapter 353: The Divine Thunder's Punishment and the Birth of a Martial God

Chapter 353: The Divine Thunder's Punishment and the Birth of a Martial God

Thump, thump, thump—

The sound of a rapidly beating heart, as if stirring up every drop of blood in his body.

Within his chest, a Dao Fruit leaped, causing the other numerous Dao Fruits to bounce along with it.

Ripples formed in his heart, spreading to every inch of his blood, flesh, bones, and cells!

It was as if his entire being was stirred by this sensation.

"It's the Thunder Magnetic Dao Body!"

Beneath the black and white divided mask of the Judge of the Netherworld, Li Che's eyes shone brightly. The Celestial Thunder he had captured from the Heavenly Gate had caused his Thunder Magnetic Dao Body to frantically and violently pulsate.

Excitement!

Overwhelming excitement!

It was like Xi Xi smelling the braised pork her mother had cooked, an aroma that made her mouth water.

So fragrant!

Thump, thump, thump—

With each pulsation of the Dao Fruit, it was as if electric currents were coursing through his entire body.

However, Li Che remained rational.

This was the Celestial Thunder Tribulation, a tribulation that even Divine Tribulation Realm experts treated with utmost caution.

Naturally, Li Che wouldn't rush headlong just because the Dao Fruit smelled enticing.

In this life, with a wife and daughter, Li Che was as cautious as walking on thin ice.

As he stood there, he sensed the Celestial Thunder Tribulation captured by Huangmei Great Mage from the Heavenly Gate, causing the excitement of his Thunder Magnetic Dao Body.

Li Che took a deep breath.

His body twisted like a cannonball, charging forward.

He collided with one of the Three Calamities, the Celestial Thunder!

The Celestial Thunder Armor on his body glowed brilliantly.

"With Celestial Thunder, I shall bear Celestial Thunder!"

Boom!!!

In the instant he collided with the thunder, Li Che felt as if everything between heaven and earth had gone utterly silent.

Only the suppressed roar from his throat remained, a sound of sheer exhilaration.

"Refreshing!"

...

...

Boom, boom, boom!

Violent currents of air raged and intertwined, howling and surging between heaven and earth! Even within the Ink City Fengdu, which Li Che had summoned with his divine power, thick, dark clouds formed, a heavenly anomaly. Wherever this phenomenon occurred, it seemed like the heavens and earth were undergoing a transformation!

This was the unparalleled might of a top-tier expert standing at the peak of the Martial Dao Summit, opening the Heavenly Gate.

Huangmei, standing atop the Martial Dao Summit, had opened the Heavenly Gate, allowing the divine river of nature to pour forth. At this moment, nature and the Martial Dao seemed to achieve a near-perfect fusion!

This was the foundation of Martial Divinity and the beginning of the Divine Tribulation. Huangmei was ambitious; he didn't merely aim to step into the Divine Tribulation Realm. He wanted to elevate his Martial Dao to the Divine Realm, becoming a Martial God beyond the Martial Saint!

After opening the Heavenly Gate, nature's essence surged. A golden thunder intertwined, roaring like a dragon's cry, stirring up layers of air currents that shattered with a deafening sound!

It was like a golden divine dragon, vividly lifelike, with countless golden thunders forming genuine dragon scales. Each scale shimmered and glowed, resembling a divine dragon nurtured by immortals in the Nine Heavens!

This was... one of the Three Calamities, the Celestial Thunder!

Incredibly terrifying thunder, even a single strike could instantly kill or severely injure an apex Martial Saint. Even the top-tier experts who had opened the Heavenly Gate and crossed the Divine Tribulation could only barely withstand it!

This was the calamity of the Divine Tribulation Realm!

It was the embodiment of the will of heaven and earth!

The Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations were said to be the manifestation of all disasters and tribulations, the solidified will of heaven and earth. Resisting the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations was, in essence, a process of challenging heaven and earth.

It was a gradual process of transcending heaven and earth!

At this very moment, the Ink City Fengdu was in turmoil. The endless darkness was completely dispelled, as if the ink itself had been dyed with a layer of golden light.

The light shone as the Celestial Thunder, released from the Heavenly Gate, whipped like a dragon's tail. Compared to Buddha Light, it was far more scorching, dazzling and majestic. Even the ghosts and demons were illuminated and melted away.

The Celestial Thunder, descending from the Heavenly Gate, connected with the Dao Essence Tribulation Buddha unleashed by Huangmei. The Dao Essence was in motion, flowing, and it was the Dao Essence of killing. Huangmei had comprehended the Dao Essence of killing, cultivating the Dao Essence of killing, anger, and the Celestial Thunder Tribulation Buddha. It was a transformation and elevation of the Vajra Dharma Body.

Incredibly powerful!

Lu Tai Bai's Dao Essence God Slaying Wind Vengeful Sword, though formidable, lacked the certainty to slay Huangmei after cutting through his Golden Dao Essence Tribulation Buddha.

Moreover, the Celestial Thunder was even more domineering and fierce in its assault.

However, Li Che had almost effortlessly reached beneath the Heavenly Gate, directly facing the Celestial Thunder Dragon!

He stared at the terrifying thunder, its power warping space.

As Lu Tai Bai was about to extract the Dao Essence Vengeful Sword from his forehead, intending to infuse it into the Tai Bai Sword and unleash its full killing power, he suddenly heard Huang Mei's furious roar.

"What are you doing?!"

Lu Tai Bai was taken aback...

He looked up, his silver hair flying, his expression slightly odd, and a hint of strangeness in his eyes.

This Netherworld King...

He was actually charging headlong towards the Celestial Thunder Tribulation?

Madness!

Madman!!!

That was one of the Three Calamities, the Celestial Thunder Tribulation, which even a Martial Saint like Huang Mei, who had stood at the peak of the Four Open Heavenly Gates for many years, dared not touch lightly. He only dared to try to trigger a single Celestial Thunder Tribulation and then bind it to his Dao Essence for refinement.

By choosing one of the Three Calamities to fuse with his Dao Essence, it was as if he had decided the type of Dao Position he would attain. He would then have to continuously strive along this path in his cultivation.

The reason for taking it slow was the sheer terror of the calamities.

It had cost the lives of countless powerful Martial Saints and Divine Embryo Great Deities to experiment with!

It was built upon countless piles of white bones!

The Netherworld King... actually dared to confront the Celestial Thunder Tribulation head-on?

Wouldn't he die?!

Lu Tai Bai was stunned as a look of horror emerged from the depths of his eyes.

He saw the Netherworld King, wearing a mask divided into black and white halves, like a fool, colliding head-on with the Celestial Thunder Tribulation that Huang Mei had drawn from his Heavenly Gate!

The massive Celestial Thunder Tribulation emerged like a true golden thunder dragon, stretching across.

It was extremely terrifying!

Boom!!!

The Netherworld King collided with the connection between the Celestial Thunder Tribulation and Huang Mei's Dao Essence Tribulation Buddha behind the Heavenly Gate.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Terrifying explosions erupted, and in an instant, the Netherworld King seemed to be swallowed by countless dazzling thunderbolts, which exploded with arcs of electricity, warping space, shattering the void, and stirring up layers of turbulent ripples that spread in circles around them!

Lu Tai Bai watched in astonishment, but as the golden light reached its zenith, it transformed into a dazzling white heat.

Yet, within this brilliance, Lu Tai Bai did not see the Netherworld King's body shattered to pieces.

Instead, he saw the Netherworld King with his arms outstretched, embracing the massive Celestial Thunder Tribulation and Salvation: In the case of the Celestial Thunder Tribulation Buddha," the songs of salvation and the desire for spiritual redemption are intertwined with the tribulations they face.

This moment, the entire Ink City Netherworld was engulfed in a terrifying gale.

It seemed to obliterate everything, freezing and extinguishing souls, a terrifying sword aura that swept away all in its path!

Buddha Light shone, and the Angry Buddha roared!

Faced with such a heaven-shaking and earth-shattering sword strike, akin to a divine being, even Huang Mei, hidden within the Dao Essence Tribulation Buddha, dared not underestimate it and had to prepare for a formidable defense.

Buddha Light enveloped him, thunderbolts entwined, and they reformed into a terrifying thunderbolt, which was thrust towards the sword strike.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Sword aura raged, and Buddha Light flashed!

The Buddha Light seemed to be slashed by a branding iron, melting like an ice cream cone, gradually dissolving.

The Buddha Light even transformed into solid golden droplets, pattering onto the ground, corroding the already ruined Ink City, creating pit after pit.

Huang Mei's expression changed slightly.

"No... My Dao Essence Tribulation Buddha is starting to weaken..."

His golden eyes, which had been calm, began to flicker with a hint of fear.

"I will die!"

Boom!

The sword qi unleashed by Lu Tai Bai with all his might slammed into the ground, shattering the entire Ink City into pieces, exploding in all directions.

Huang Mei's five fingers clenched tightly, and the Heavenly Jade burst forth with a colorful glow.

In an instant, four golden wooden sculptures floated around him, and the four Sacred Falcon Master sculptures transformed into golden-bodied arhats!

Huang Mei bit his index finger, and four drops of crimson blood shot out.

The crimson blood landed on the foreheads of the four golden-bodied arhat Sacred Falcon Masters, and their eyes opened, as if they had come back to life!

A terrifying burst of vital energy and blood erupted, and behind them, a Buddha image appeared. The explosive vital energy, coupled with the surging power, the intertwining Buddha light, and the lifelike veins beneath the Sacred Falcon Masters, as if blood was flowing through them, seemed to imbue these sculptures with true vitality!

Boom—!!!

The four Sacred Falcon Masters instantly ascended, completely burning, and in a flash, they attained the power of the Supreme Apex.

Transforming into four golden lights, they swiftly flew towards the madman Yan Wang, who was frantically devouring the Divine Heaven Lightning.

They wanted to stop the Netherworld King's devouring action.

Lu Tai Bai's eyebrows furrowed, and with a snap of his fingers, he unleashed a sword strike.

The sword light raged, intending to slash and explode the four Sacred Falcon Masters who had briefly ignited their divine nature, releasing the power of the Supreme Apex.

Although it was only a fleeting moment of brilliance, it was indeed the power of the Supreme Apex. Although it wasn't the top-tier Supreme Apex, if it interfered with Yan Wang's devouring of the tribulation lightning, Huang Mei might be able to regain the power of the Dao Essence Vengeful Buddha!

However, at this life-and-death moment, Huang Mei became incredibly cruel. The Vengeful Buddha with a murderous gaze shattered the sword qi, and he fought fiercely with Lu Tai Bai. Even with cracks on his Dharma image, he didn't retreat.

Huang Mei was well aware that he must restore the connection of the Divine Heaven Lightning to the Vengeful Buddha, otherwise...

He would surely die!

However...

Huang Mei's heart sank into the depths of despair.

Because...

A plump figure blocked the path of the four Sacred Falcon Masters.

"Yue Huang Long?!"

Huang Mei was stunned.

Lu Tai Bai, hidden behind the Star Hunter King mask, was also taken aback.

It wasn't...

Why was Yue Huang Long here?

Yue Huang Long didn't respond. His fat melted away, and his aura soared. The Mystic Seed floated and directly exploded! A dark netherworld gate spanned across the sky.

Then, Yue Huang Long ascended to the height of the top-tier Supreme Apex and fought alongside the four Sacred Falcon Masters.

The four Sacred Falcon Masters ignited their divine nature, achieving a fleeting brilliance and reaching the strength of a top-tier Supreme Apex.

However, they were still inferior to the top-tier Supreme Apex.

Yue Huang Long completely suppressed them, and after a few moves, he brutally smashed them, turning them into countless scattered wooden chips!

Yue Huang Long's face twitched as if he had thought of something.

He felt immense pain.

Thinking of his master's greedy nature, these Sacred Falcon Masters were all treasures!

Damaging one would make Yue Huang Long hurt for a long time. This was a perfect opportunity to please his master.

Yue Huang Long changed his approach, from smashing the Sacred Falcon Masters to a challenge in her gaze. "Bring it on."

"A test of your endurance. You must withstand my massage without moving or making a sound."

"What?"

"That's right. If you can endure, I'll stop. If you can't, I'll continue until you can't take it anymore."

"You..."

"Let's begin."

Yue Huang Long's fingers danced across her body, his touch both soothing and stimulating.

A gust of wind blew past.

Li Che maintained his arms spread wide, and his entire body slowly awakened from a comfortable immersion.

His physical body had undergone a thousand hammers and ten thousand temperings...

It was truly too comfortable.

In front of him, a golden prompt appeared.

His gaze swept across.

【Dragon Elephant Fusion Furnace: Pure Martial Purity (90%)】

Even though absorbing the Celestial Thunder Tribulation Lightning was not the main focus of the Dragon Elephant Vajra, the leaked thunder power tempered his body, and the refinement of his Pure Martial body also played a significant role!

This allowed Li Che's Pure Martial body to reach nine-tenths!

Nine-tenths Pure Martial body!

Li Che clenched his five fingers, and a powerful force surged, his whole body trembled, and every pore seemed to be erupting with mighty power!

The Qi Sea Golden Pool expanded within the Dragon Elephant Fusion Furnace, and it instantly reached a hundred zhang!

A hundred zhang Qi Sea Golden Pool!

A deep laugh escaped Li Che's throat!

He had grown stronger, and even stronger!

His body twisted, and his gaze fell on Huangmei, who was completely suppressed by Lu Tai Bai.

"Huangmei, it's time for your journey!"

Li Che stood at the pinnacle of the Dominant Body, his five fingers spreading wide.

In an instant, the spirits that emerged from the Ink City buildings, their faces filled with fervor and excitement!

Each spirit had a thread of ink-colored silk connecting them to the Ink City, and these threads frantically wrapped around Li Che's palm.

Like a puppeteer controlling their puppets.

Li Che clenched his five fingers.

A thought moved!

In an instant.

The powers of these spirits, following the ink-colored threads, surged into Li Che's body, causing the power of the six Marvelous Gate Divine Seeds that Li Che had detonated to continuously strengthen...

The Primordial Aura and blood essence of the four Qi Sea Martial Saints—Huang Jian Jiu, You Li Qing, Su Lei Bao, and Yan Jing—all converged within Li Che's body language.

do you mean?"

"A test of your strength."

Lu Tai Bai held his Tai Bai Sword, and I'll use my Dao Essence Vengeful Sword."

Lu Tai Bai gripped the Tai Bai Sword, the sword trembling wildly.

This punch... was very impressive and strong!

It definitely had the strength to rank among the top five at Heaven Gate Pass!

Huangmei looked up, his Vajra Incarnation covered in cracks from Lu Tai Bai's Dao Essence Vengeful Sword... also raised his head.

He seemed a bit dazed, gazing at the descending fist.

Bang—!!!

The sound of explosion reverberated, and the entire Ink City seemed to crumble inch by inch!

But at this moment, Huangmei couldn't afford to care about these things.

Because that fist had shattered his Vajra Incarnation!

The fist's momentum showed no signs of diminishing, and beneath the black and white divided mask, his eyes erupted with surging killing intent.

The Judge of the Netherworld, Male, stood before Huangmei, pushing out a fist!

The sound waves were like thunder, and the fist's aura was like lightning!

The Dragon and Elephant merged, shaking the heavens!

Dragon Elephant Fusion!

Ten Thousand Transformation Dragon Elephant!

Reaching the Transformation Deity True Martial level, this is the Divine Seed Martial Art that Li Che had created, reaching its pinnacle at this moment!

The golden dragon and golden elephant!

The dragon entwined the elephant!

Descending from the heavens!

This was all of Li Che's martial arts insights and cultivation erupting.

The golden dragon and golden elephant!"

The golden dragon and golden elephant!

The golden dragon entwined the golden elephant!

This was Li Che's cultivation and insights into martial arts, all converging in this fist to seduce and allure, and her allure, and her touch to seduce him.

From the heavens, descending!

This fist contained all of Li Che's martial arts insights and cultivation, converging in this punch!

Lu Tai Bai held the Tai Bai Sword, the sword trembling wildly.

This fist... was stunning and powerful!

It absolutely had the strength to rank among the top five at Heaven Gate Pass!

Huangmei looked up, his Vajra Incarnation covered in cracks from Lu Tai Bai's Dao Essence Vengeful Sword... also raised his head.

He seemed a bit dazed, gazing at the descending fist.

Bang—!!!

The sound of explosion reverberated, and the entire Ink City seemed to crumble inch by inch!

But at this moment, Huangmei couldn't afford to care about these things.

Because that fist had shattered his Vajra Incarnation!

The fist's momentum showed no signs of diminishing, and beneath the black and white divided mask, his eyes erupted with surging killing intent.

The Judge of the Netherworld, Male, stood before Huangmei, pushing out a fist!

The fist's aura was fierce, and the Dragon Elephant Fusion Furnace smashed down!

Bang—!!!

Huangmei also clenched his fist and pushed it forward, like a straight punch from a Buddhist monk!

Facing the Judge of the Netherworld, Male, fist to fist!

Puchi!

Huangmei spat out blood, his past and future lives severed, leaving only the present.

With the death of his present life, he truly died!

No means of revival, no way to recover!

He was finished!

Huangmei's face twitched violently, his face turning red, never expecting to die in such a way!

The Judge of the Netherworld, Male, had an overwhelming aura, and Huangmei felt like he was facing not one but tens of thousands of people!

Behind him, one shadow after another stood, ghostly figures standing, and as the Judge of the Netherworld, Male, punched...

A stiff smile appeared, staring at him intently!

Puchi!

Puchi!

Huangmei took several punches, continuously spitting blood, unable to stop the bleeding.

(End of Chapter)The power of the Dao Essence Vengeful Sword, fueled by the God Slaying Wind, was still somewhat taxing for him.

After all, he wasn't truly in the Divine Tribulation Realm, and had never possessed the God Slaying Wind Dao Position.

However, Lu Taibai also knew that Huangmei had reached the end of his path.

Even without the Dao Essence Vengeful Sword, combined with the Underworld Judge's siege...

Huangmei's fate was sealed!

Whoosh!

A sword qi ravaged through Huangmei's chest!

A fierce punch landed on Huangmei's head, causing him to stagger.

Concentric ripples of qi spread out like a surging tide on the Grand Canal, expanding in all directions.

Countless pieces of rubble from the ruins of Ink City were pushed to the edge of the city.

Silence.

Extinction.

The Underworld Judge and Lu Taibai instantly teleported away.

Only Huangmei remained, standing unsteadily like a drunk monk, unable to maintain his balance.

"Hahaha...hahaha..."

"This monk...is going to die."

"Buddha...this monk is going to die..."

Huangmei's mouth, nose, and eyes were all bleeding, his entire being pitiful and aged, suddenly becoming ancient in an instant.

All signs of youth had vanished.

He coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

Then, he spread his arms, looked up to the sky, and laughed and cried hysterically, as if he had completely lost his mind.

"I, Huangmei...am going to die..."

Suddenly, his voice deepened.

He sat cross-legged.

A strand of blood trickled from his mouth.

"I, Huangmei, started my Buddhist journey at the age of three, and was hailed as a once-in-a-millennium Buddhist genius! A true Buddha reincarnation, with an innate Buddha heart, at the age of six, I left Little Harmony Temple and traveled through three hundred cities in Xiling...I saw frozen corpses on the roads, and the citizens followed Buddhist laws, sacrificing their children, skinning and extracting their bones..."

"Where is the Buddhist land? This is a human hell, a true hell!"

"At that time, my Buddha heart was shaken. I was furious, I didn't believe, I rebelled...I wanted to create a new Buddhist law, to change this situation, to make hell empty, and for the Buddhist land to no longer be a hellish Buddhist land, so that countless citizens would not enter hell..."

"From the age of six to ten, then twenty, thirty, fifty, a hundred..."

"Now, this old monk is seven hundred and thirty-six years old..."

Huangmei raised his head...

Blood and tears flowed down his face.

"I've forgotten the vow I made at the age of six. This old monk personally sits in hell, holding a high position, practicing a Buddhist law that extracts the blood of citizens as its source, becoming a practitioner of the hellish Buddhist law."

"At the age of six, I wanted to create a new Buddhist law, but I wasted my life. This old monk...has become the master of the hellish Buddhist land, ruling over the hellish Buddhist country."

"Hahaha..."

Huangmei opened his bloodshot eyes, staring at the Underworld Judge, and at the masked Lu Taibai.

He trembled as he pressed his palms together.

He opened his mouth, wanting to recite the purest Buddhist law that he had started learning at the age of three.

But...

His cracked and bloodstained lips, covered in crimson blood, trembled slightly.

He couldn't remember a single word.

Even though he was sincere and yearned for it at the age of three, and his Buddha heart was clear and pure...

But now...

He couldn't recite a single verse.

A tear, like a Bodhimanda crystal, silently fell.

It hit the ground, shattering like porcelain into four or five pieces.

Huangmei lowered his head.

His breath extinguished.

The face beneath Lu Taibai's mask turned deathly pale as he looked at the completely lifeless Huangmei. There was no joy in his eyes, only a sense of loss.

"The Xiling Dao borders the Western Buddhist land, and the hellish Buddhist country has lost one Huangmei, but there will be a new Huangmei..."

"There will always be more to kill..."

"Brother Judge, if one day, my sword tires, will you be able to finish it?"

Lu Taibai raised the Taibai Sword.

The Underworld Judge, with his black and white mask, had an indifferent gaze, devoid of any emotion.

The golden qi and blood mist on his body surged, making his figure even more mysterious and unpredictable.

"In this world, there will always be more to kill..."

"It's just that your protective obsession isn't strong enough!"

"It's just that your sword isn't sharp enough."

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