While Ling Feng focused entirely on facing the tribulation, three figures appeared in the next moment. They positioned themselves not too near and not too far from him, forming a formation that enclosed him at the center.

Those three were naturally Xu Zhengfeng and two other Supreme Elders at the peak Great Emperor level.

Ling Feng felt a trace of gratitude. He had not expected the three of them to step in to assist him against the tribulation. Even so, he intended to rely on his own strength. Only by resisting the lightning tribulation himself could he break through his limits and rise beyond them.

Crackle!

Lightning surged as black clouds churned and pressed down like a collapsing sky.

Ling Feng felt as though heaven and earth themselves were on the verge of destruction. The pressure was suffocating and crushing.

Boom!

At last, a deafening explosion rang out. A ferocious lightning dragon tore through the sky and charged straight at Ling Feng.

"It's coming!"

Ling Feng locked his gaze onto the descending arc of lightning. His accumulation of elemental force and his understanding of heaven and earth had both reached their peak. Only this final trial remained before he could truly step into the Human Emperor realm!

"Come!"

Ling Feng's eyes burned with fervor. He did not dodge or retreat. Instead, he rushed forward to meet the lightning dragon head-on.

He needed the power of that lightning to shatter his current limits and temper his body to an even higher level.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The power of the Blood Echelon tribulation did not disappoint him. He felt his body crack like a fragile shell, fine fractures spreading across it like a spiderweb. It seemed that with the slightest push, he would break free from his physical form and merge into heaven and earth!

Violent lightning slammed into him again and again!

Strike after strike crashed down onto his body!

With nothing but flesh and blood, Ling Feng began devouring the tribulation lightning itself. His body was blasted into a mangled state, yet it continuously reformed. Destruction and rebirth cycled endlessly, refining him with every moment.

Lightning poured down like a raging waterfall. The experts watching from afar felt their scalps go numb. Is this really just a Human Emperor tribulation?

Even a typical Great Emperor in the third level of Divine Destiny Realm might not withstand such force.

Even Xu Zhengfeng swallowed hard. Ling Feng's monstrous nature had already surpassed his expectations.

"To temper his body in such a way... for ordinary people, that would be suicide!"

Xu Zhengfeng's eyelids twitched as he watched. Still, Ling Feng specialized in body refinement, so he likely had his own method.

Under the relentless tempering of lightning, Ling Feng's body grew increasingly perfect. It resembled a piece of raw jade filled with energy, refined into pure essence.

Before long, the originally blue-purple lightning began turning a deep dark red.

The tribulation lightning could sense the strength of the one undergoing it. At that moment, Ling Feng's entire body seemed to be a condensed mass of energy, almost completely free of impurities.

The stronger his body became, the more violent the lightning grew.

Boom!

Lightning split the sky once more.

Dark red lightning gathered into countless Blood Echelon phantoms. Illusions of gods and demons filled the heavens, pressing down with an overwhelming force that sought to crush Ling Feng completely.

"Come! Strike me!"

Ling Feng showed no hesitation. He leapt directly into the core of the Blood Echelon tribulation lightning and allowed the violent power to wash over his body.

"That kid actually dares to face those divine and demonic illusions head-on. He's insane!"

Even the three peak Great Emperors felt their scalps tingle. They gradually retreated farther away. At this rate, it seemed they would not need to intervene at all.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The raging tribulation lightning condensed into exploding spheres that filled the entire space and rained down relentlessly.

Ling Feng soared upward and charged directly at the divine illusion without a trace of fear.

Gods and demons might stand above the heavens, but these were only illusions, not even true projections.

Ling Feng carried the Blood of the Emperor and was a child of the Heavenly Dao. Even true divine beings would be wary of him. How could he fear mere illusions?

At last, the terrifying tribulation began to approach its end.

Ling Feng's battered body, riddled with damage, began to recover from within the destruction. A newborn force wrapped around him as his body was reforged. It became unified and flawless, like a divine artifact tempered through countless trials.

This was a Dao body.

A Chaotic Dao Body!

At that point, his physical body had already reached the level of an Emperor. In terms of body refinement, he had stepped ahead of his Qi cultivation and reached the Great Emperor realm first.

"It ends now! Break!"

In an instant, fourth-phase Devouring Flames ignited around his body as he faced the remaining lightning and Blood Echelon power.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lightning tore downward. Countless illusion figures filled the sky, chanting in deep, resonant tones like sacred incantations. Their overwhelming might pressed down with unstoppable force!

One aspect of the tribulation sought to destroy his physical body.

Another aimed to annihilate his soul with those formless chants.

This was the true terror of the Blood Echelon Creation Tribulation Lightning.

Yet as terrifying as the tribulation was, Ling Feng was even more terrifying!

At that moment, he made a move that left everyone stunned.

Without changing expression, he opened his mouth and swallowed the lightning itself!

"H-Heavens, has he lost his mind?"

Even Xu Zhengfeng and the others closest to him were shaken to the core. It looked like he was throwing his life away.

Yet what followed defied all expectations.

After devouring the tribulation lightning, Ling Feng remained completely unharmed. His aura instead grew stronger!

The violent lightning raged within his dantian world, exploding endlessly, yet his body showed no signs of damage.

"Haha! Just as I thought!"

Ling Feng felt a surge of joy. This had only been a test. If lightning could refine the body from the outside, then perhaps it could also refine the inner world.

That was why he had taken the risk and swallowed it.

And he had been right!

With the Chaotic Source reinforcing him, his dantian world was unbreakable!

"Come, tribulation lightning. Temper my body!"

A fierce light burned in his eyes.

"Come harder!"

Boom!

Lightning exploded again. The Blood Echelon tribulation was continuously devoured and transformed within his dantian world, expanding its boundaries and accelerating his growth!

First level of the Creation Realm!

Second level of the Creation Realm!

Third level of the Creation Realm!

...

The moment he stepped into the Human Emperor realm, Ling Feng's immense accumulation erupted all at once. Combined with the power of the lightning, he broke through three levels in succession and reached the third level of the Human Emperor realm in a single leap!

The three peak Great Emperors watching nearby felt their scalps go numb.

Ordinary cultivators relied on every possible method to resist tribulation lightning, using treasures and techniques to survive.

Ling Feng did the exact opposite. He used his body as the medium and devoured the tribulation lightning itself.

His physical body was so tyrannical that it seemed as if it had been forged by lightning itself!