Boom!
When he opened his eyes, a lightning-like lustre flashed in his eyes as a rumbling sound resonated between the heavens and earth. An indescribable Spiritual Energy pressure condensed on Mu Chen's body as it swept out in an earth-shattering manner.
Rustle!
The Heavenly Lake was swept up by the powerful Spiritual Energy pressure, causing a myriad foot wave that shattered in the sky and turned into a torrential downpour that enveloped the heavens and earth.
At Mu Chen's location, a crater of a few myriad feet was formed on the surface of the river. His figure stood above the vortex. When the torrential rain was a few feet away from him, it had turned into nothingness, unable to touch his body.
He stood amidst the torrential rain, and his slender body glowed with a jade-like luster. Perhaps it was because he had been tempered by the Celestial Thearch Sword, but his body was always emitting a heart-palpitating aura. It felt as though he was not a physical body, but a divine sword that could pierce through heaven and earth.
There would occasionally be dazzling spiritual lustre flickering on the surface of his body, but it swiftly dissipated. That was because there was still a terrifying Spiritual Energy shock wave in his body. But along with the countless reconstructions of his body, his current physical body could withstand the shock wave of his Sovereign Sea shattering.
As the spiritual lustre flickered, the runes of the True Dragon and Phoenix vaguely appeared under his skin. It was the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits that were refined from the Dragon-Phoenix Physique.
But at this moment, the powerful True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits were faintly visible.
That's because Mu Chen's physical body was too powerful, so much so that even the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits were fearful of them.
Thus, they no longer dared to casually reveal them like in the past.
The torrential rain blurred his vision. At this moment, Mu Chen's eyes gradually recovered a little. He seemed to have just woken up from the shock. He lowered his head and blankly stared at his body, which had been reconstructed after being shattered countless times.
He could sense the terrifying power contained within his body. That power even made him feel a little dazed and unreal.
That was because he had been searching for this power for many years.
However, when this moment truly arrived, even someone as tough as Mu Chen was at a loss as to what to do.
Mu Chen was a little hesitant as he stretched his hand out, before slowly clenching it. Although he did not circulate any Spiritual Energy, the space in his palm had already been torn apart by pitch-black spatial cracks.
Bang!
Mu Chen casually threw a punch.
The space in front of him shattered like a mirror, and countless spatial fragments scattered.
He stared blankly at this scene. Although this punch was thrown out casually.
But if it was a month ago, he wouldn't have used the Spirit-Slaughtering Army, even if he used all his trump cards.
He would probably be gravely injured or even killed by this punch.
That was a power of absolute suppression!
"This, this is the power of an Earth Sovereign?"
Mu Chen muttered to himself. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little fearful.
If Elder Zuo was at his peak, then he might not be able to escape unscathed, even with the Spirit-Slaughtering Army as his trump card.
Even if he had the Spirit-Slaughtering Army as his trump card, he might not be able to escape unscathed. That's because with the absolute suppression of an Earth Sovereign, there would be many means that could kill him before the Battle Will of the Spirit-Slaughtering Army could be unleashed.
However, the lingering fear only lasted for an instant before the corner of Mu Chen's lips rose, bit by bit. That's because, at this moment, he truly possessed such a terrifying power!
Now, even if Elder Zuo appeared in front of him in his peak condition, he would not be afraid.
Far away from the Heavenly Lake, Jiu You and Datura stood on the surface of the river, looking at the silhouette with a smear of joy on their faces.
"Did Mu Chen succeed?"
Jiu You asked in surprise. She could already sense a suffocating pressure coming from Mu Chen. That pressure wasn't something that a Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereign could possess.
"Half of it."
A smile appeared on Datura's face as she gently nodded her head. At this moment, Mu Chen had started to possess the power of an Earth Sovereign.
Hearing her words, Jiu You felt heavily relieved before looking at Mu Chen's silhouette with a complicated gaze. Many years ago, when she first met Mu Chen, the latter was just a weak youth in her eyes. But at that time, she never expected that the weak youth would step into the Earth Sovereign Realm before her!
In the past, she could protect him and could be considered as a trump card for him. But right now, their relationship had been flipped.
How could Jiu You not sigh?
"Why only half of it?"
After a brief moment of sigh, Jiu You suddenly recalled Datura's words and asked in puzzlement.
Datura raised her head and looked into the sky. "There's still an important hurdle in the Earth Sovereign Realm that many geniuses have fallen on."
Jiu You was startled, before she understood what was going on and said with a grave expression, "The Spiritual Tribulation?"
Earth Sovereigns were too powerful. Every time they were born, it would definitely attract the jealousy of the heavens and a tribulation would descend. This tribulation was known as the Sovereign Spiritual Tribulation, also known as the Spiritual Tribulation.
The might of the Spiritual Tribulation was boundless. Under this tribulation, god-knows how many geniuses that attempted to reach the Earth Sovereign Realm were turned into ashes. At the same time, it was also something that many Perfected Ninth Grade Sovereigns feared the most.
"If the shattering of the Sovereign Sea was used to reconstruct the physical body, then the Spiritual Tribulation is targeted at the Sovereign Celestial Body. A genuine Earth Sovereign is no longer a Celestial Body, but an even more powerful Sovereign Immortal Body."
Datura nodded her head as she continued, "Only a Sovereign Celestial Body that has endured the Spiritual Tribulation can transform into a Sovereign Immortal Body. At that time, it would be able to communicate with the heavens and earth on a deeper level, possessing the majestic power of laws."
"Now that Mu Chen has passed through the first stage, what comes next is the Spiritual Tribulation."
When Jiu You heard her words, a smear of worry flashed in her eyes. After all, the ferocious name of the Spiritual Tribulation was too powerful. Who knew how many geniuses that could shake the heavens and earth were turned into ashes under it.
Buzz!
Buzz! Not long after Jiu You and Datura's voices resounded, a deep buzzing noise suddenly resounded in the sky of the Heavenly Lake. That sound was extremely mystical. When it resounded, the entire heavens and earth gradually turned dark. It was so much so that even the Spiritual Energy between the heavens and earth was violently boiling like a pot of oil.
Mu Chen had also sensed the changes. Immediately, she raised her head and looked at the sky with a grave expression. Space was extremely distorted as endless Spiritual Energy gathered between the heavens and earth, vaguely showing signs of forming into clouds.
A pressure that made Mu Chen's heart palpitate emitted from it.
"So this is the legendary Spiritual Tribulation?"
Mu Chen muttered as he clenched his fists. This was the greatest hurdle of the Earth Sovereign Realm. Only by getting through it, would he be able to step into the realm that he had been dreaming of.
"The Spiritual Tribulation mainly targets the Sovereign Celestial Body. But if the Sovereign Celestial Body is destroyed, you will also be greatly implicated and might even be destroyed." The Heavenly Emperor faintly said from not far away.
"No one can help you with this tribulation, you can only rely on yourself. So whether you can get through it will depend on yourself."
Mu Chen deeply inhaled a mouthful of air and heavily nodded his head.
He did not speak any further and his hands twirled. Instantly, myriad-foot waves swept up in the Heavenly Lake with visible surging Spiritual Energy that swept out and was devoured by Mu Chen.
If it was the previous Mu Chen, he would probably need at least half a day to refine the boundless Spiritual Energy. But right now, Mu Chen was already half-a-step into the Earth Sovereign Realm. He could sense that when the boundless Spiritual Energy entered his body, it would be devoured by his thirsty body.
Along with him stepping into the Earth Sovereign Realm, his Sovereign Sea had already shattered. But from a certain degree, his Sovereign Sea did not disappear, since it had integrated into Mu Chen's flesh and cells.
Right now, every single piece of Mu Chen's flesh could be considered as a Sovereign Sea. So the Spiritual Energy that his body could contain had already reached an unimaginable height.
"It's no wonder why an Earth Sovereign Realm can look down on all the other realms beneath it!"
Sensing the indescribable Spiritual Energy in his body, Mu Chen couldn't help sighing. Beneath the Earth Sovereign Realm, many experts relied on their Sovereign Sea as a foundation, but Earth Sovereigns had Sovereign Seas everywhere in their bodies. Thus, one could understand the true suppression of power.
Under this suppression, no means could make up for it.
Rustle!
While Mu Chen sighed at the power of an Earth Sovereign, he was also endlessly absorbing Spiritual Energy from the Heavenly Lake. Evidently, he wanted to make use of the abundant Spiritual Energy in the Heavenly Lake to bring his Spiritual Energy to the pinnacle state.
Rumble!
While Mu Chen was constantly absorbing Spiritual Energy, the vast and terrifying Spiritual Energy had already condensed to an extremely frightening degree in the sky. The Spiritual Clouds overlapped as multi-coloured lightning flashed within the Spiritual Clouds.
Rumbling noises resounded between the heavens and earth, causing everything to be silent, as if they did not dare to compete with the might of the heavens.
Huff.
Mu Chen took in a deep breath and his expression turned solemn. He suddenly formed seals with his hands and a purplish-golden lustre swept out from his back, forming into a purplish-golden giant that was a few hundred feet in size.
Immortal Golden Body!
With the Immortal Golden Body behind him, Mu Chen's eyes blazed with fighting intent as he looked at the dense clouds in the sky and licked his lips.
Today, no one could obstruct his determination to step into the Earth Sovereign Realm. If the Spiritual Tribulation wanted to obstruct him, then he would shatter it!
(To be continued.)