kiwanis-nylisc Chapter 508 - 16: Millennium! Apotheosis! (Part 2)
Chapter 508 - 16: Millennium! Apotheosis! (Part 2)
Then, blood is born from the bone!
The blood is like lead mercury, becoming dense and viscous, every drop seemingly capable of crushing the eternal firmament, containing boundless power!
Blood gathers in the heart, and his heart begins to transform.
His blood gradually turns golden.
Simultaneously, blood and heart radiate infinite golden light, and his body surface also has endless golden brilliance flowing, filled with an immortal aura!
This is his mortal emperor’s physique ascending and transforming towards an innate divine-demonic body.
"Brother Chen is about to become a god!"
Qin Hongyu clutches her heavy burden over her chest, her heart in her throat, seemingly ready to leap out, tightly watching Zhou Chen.
Huangfu Yueyao, Qing Yuyao, Sword Hero, Yaoji, Li Changhen, Shi Qingxuan, Cyan Cloud Fairy, Empress Dong Huang, Empress of the East Sea, Celestial Phoenix Empress, and countless others watch Zhou Chen with equal tension.
Zhou Chen’s aura intensifies madly.
Rumble!
A purple thunderbolt suddenly strikes from the boundless, heavy thunderclouds.
The starry sky trembles.
The heaven sways.
Everyone’s spirits shudder, as though their bodies might shatter, their souls disintegrate.
Zhou Chen’s mighty body is torn and scorched, a piece of charred black, with purple lightning crazily flickering on his surface, crackling.
The breaths of the crowd halt, their hearts cease to beat.
Fortunately, Zhou Chen is unharmed.
Layers of charred dead skin shed, growing new tender skin, as crystalline as jade, full of gem-like immortal brilliance.
Rumble!
One after another thunder tribulation descends.
Growing ever stronger.
Followed by wind tribulation, fire tribulation, earth tribulation, water tribulation, gold tribulation, wood tribulation...
Various terrifying celestial tribulations leave the assembly of Great Emperors, Mahayana Supremes, and Supreme Powerhouses stunned, horror-stricken, simply too terrifying.
Humans cannot pass through this.
The divine tribulations of Profound Celestial Emperor, True Dragon Emperor were far weaker than this.
If all divine tribulations were like Zhou Chen’s.
They might as well find a piece of tofu to smash themselves to death.
Absolutely impossible to overcome.
"Master truly is a divine being!"
Witnessing Zhou Chen remain unfazed amidst such terrifying divine tribulations, the assembly of Great Emperors is further shocked and in awe.
Though they have long known Zhou Chen is very strong.
How strong, they had no concrete concept.
Only knowing Zhou Chen could instantly kill the Great Emperor.
But at this moment.
They have seen but the tip of Zhou Chen’s iceberg.
Terrifying beyond measure!
At this moment.
Zhou Chen’s Dharma Aspect manifests behind him, equivalent to his colossal version, surrounded by the Three Thousand Worlds, withstanding the thunder tribulation alongside him.
Crack.
At this moment, sudden cracks appear on the million zhang gigantic Dharma Aspect of Zhou Chen, swiftly spreading out.
In just a few breaths, Zhou Chen’s Dharma Aspect is like a porcelain filled with cracks, looking extremely wretched.
Simultaneously.
Zhou Chen’s corporeal body also suffers similarly, as though the damage is synchronized.
"How could this be?"
"Could it be..."
All the Great Emperors widen their eyes in disbelief.
Could he fail the tribulation?
Although they have absolute faith in Zhou Chen, this divine tribulation is too abnormal.
Rumble!
At this moment, Zhou Chen’s million zhang gigantic Three Thousand Realms Dharma Aspect shatters thunderously, vanishing into smoke.
His body also breaks along with it.
"No!"
"Brother Chen!"
Qin Hongyu screams in fear, about to rush forward.
"Rest assured, he’s fine!"
The Yaochi Empress grabs Qin Hongyu, stopping other anxious women.
Indeed.
Though Zhou Chen’s body completely disintegrates, he does not perish.
After his flesh explodes, it transforms into countless particles, each gleaming with crystal light, quietly hovering.
Twelve billion nine hundred sixty million particles float, their brilliance flashing.
Yet the celestial thunder tribulation above does not cease.
One after another tribulation thunders of various shapes descend from the sky, striking those twelve billion nine hundred sixty million particles.
Every particle is filled with boundless lightning, some are annihilated, only to instantly split and replenish, regardless of the thunder’s strike.
Ultimately, they stabilize at twelve billion nine hundred sixty million particles.
As time passes, the continuously splitting and regenerating particles grow brighter, larger, stronger.
Eventually.
Although the tribulation thunder grows stronger, the particles it can annihilate grow fewer.
For an unknown time thereafter.
A sudden gentle breeze gathered, howling as it continuously drew in countless crystalline particles, attempting to reshape them.
Faintly, a figure appeared intermittently within.
Rumble!
At this moment, a purple-black thunder dragon, more terrifying than all previous tribulation lightning combined, descended from the sky, seemingly trying to prevent Zhou Chen from coalescing, intent on striking him dead!
"Blade!"
A sound resembling a grand bell echoed through the sky and earth, countless swords and sabers trembled and clanged, transforming into twelve billion nine hundred and sixty million golden particles abruptly reassembled.
Yet it did not turn into Zhou Chen.
Instead, they formed a blade.
The blade wasn’t large, only three feet long and five centimeters wide, entirely golden.
However, the sharpness it emanated could slice through space and time, sever chaos.
The void split open into a pitch-black fissure.
Brilliant blade light shone.
All the Great Emperors and Mahayana Supremes, their eyes blazing, felt dazzled, as if countless divine swords were striking, causing stinging pain throughout.
Unconsciously, they closed their eyes.
When they reopened them, the terrifying purple-black thunder dragon had been halved by the blade, transforming into countless purple-black thunder rain, tempering the golden blade.
The golden blade seemed unsatisfied, transforming into a long spear, long lance, longsword, great bell, great cauldron, even morphing into a divine dragon, phoenix, qilin...
"Has the sovereign ascended to godhood?"
The Nine Tribulations War Emperor gazed in amazement at Zhou Chen beneath the sea of thunder, changing forms with curiosity and wonder mixed with shock.
In fact, Zhou Chen hadn’t completely become a god yet, but he had transformed substantially.
His flesh had reversed from acquired to innate, the twelve billion nine hundred and sixty million particles undergoing transformation from the deepest essence.
His body could shift into myriad forms.
It could be large or small, tall or short, long or short, thick or thin, even becoming dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and all things in the world.
This transformation wasn’t ordinary metamorphosis but a change from the particle structure, even when he becomes a dragon, he can possess the divine techniques of a dragon.
This is his Myriad Phenomena Dao.
Changing into all things in the world is merely an insignificant ability among it.
Boom!
Zhou Chen transformed into a golden dragon, soaring upward, crashing headfirst into the sea of thunder.
Bathing in the sea of tribulation.
Tempering through thunder.
It’s unclear how much time passed, amidst everyone’s anxiousness and unease, a terrifying aura descended from the sky, commanding all beings to bow their heads, permeating the whole world.
All living creatures bowed in submission.
Though they hadn’t seen Zhou Chen, they knew Zhou Chen had attained godhood.
"Congratulations to the sovereign for ascension, blessings for the sovereign’s eternal dao, holy longevity beyond measure!"
"Congratulations to the sovereign for ascension, blessings for the sovereign’s eternal dao, holy longevity beyond measure!"
"Congratulations to the sovereign for ascension, blessings for the sovereign’s eternal dao, holy longevity beyond measure!"
Voices erupted, resounding through the heavens.
Eventually, countless voices converged into a torrent of human rejoicing, soaring to the sky, stirring the firmament.
"It succeeded!"
"Brother Chen has ascended!"
Qin Hongyu and the other women cried tears of joy, faces covered in tears, excitedly and emotionally overwhelmed, unable to express.
Buzz!
In the next moment, billions of purple-golden rays of light burst forth from the sea of thunder, shattering the boundless sea of thunder, transforming into a rain of spiritual essence, spiritual mist.
While amidst that boundless radiance, twelve billion nine hundred and sixty million golden particles descended like the celestial river, coalescing into an elegant form.
Zhou Chen, clad in a purple robe with wide sleeves, surrounded by purple-golden light, each flicker of the light inciting tremors in the heavens and earth, stirring winds and clouds.
Just then.
Zhou Chen, whose eyes were tightly closed, slowly opened them, with pitch-black pupils seemingly containing the universe, celestial dome, and the cycle of all things, profoundly deep, causing the void to tremble merely from his gaze.
He slightly lowered his head, gazing at his post-divine-transformation divine-demonic body.
Only to see his flesh exuding jade-like light, a state of true purity beyond contamination, utterly clean, not golden but a jade color reflecting the essence of returning to nature.
His body could transform into twelve billion nine hundred and sixty million particles, undergoing countless transformations.
Even a single particle could transform into a terrifying avatar.
"Is this the Celestial God?"
Zhou Chen felt his own immense power capable of annihilating the world with a mere wave, leaving him mesmerized by it, a force previously unimaginable to him.
The Celestial God is the first realm of godhood.
Correlates to Celestial Immortal.
Transcending the Three Worlds, outside the five elements, eternal life, and longevity equal to the heavens.
Buzz!
Streams of golden light pierced through the firmament, turning the vast heavens and earth into a golden hue!
Dragons and phoenixes danced, qilins presented auspicious signs.
The sound of dao persisted, myriad phenomena unfolded.
Amongst the myriad phenomena and the sound of the great dao, countless spiritual qi gathered, falling as spiritual rain!
Spiritual rain descended, on the land covered by yellow sand, countless grasses and vegetation grew wildly, countless beasts gained intelligence, countless treasures of the heavens and earth emerged from the ground, rapidly thriving!
The once desolate land transformed into lush fertile soil.
All beings of the Celestial Essence World cheered, with increased cultivation and enhanced physique...
This is the reward of heaven and earth, a gift and benefit to the entire world.
Heavenly flowers rain down, earth surges with golden lotuses!
Spiritual qi like rain, all things flourishing!
Upon ascension, heaven and earth together celebrate!
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