Chapter 241. A Mere Martial God Tribulation Is Hard? I Can Pass It Lying Down
At the peak of Kunlun Mountain, the sea of clouds stretched endlessly.
Atop one of the mountain peaks, Jiang Yichen felt the qi and blood throughout his body surge like a dragon. Scarlet waves of energy blasted apart the surrounding snow, instantly vaporizing the ice within ten thousand meters into white mist.
CRACK! CRACK!
His bones also let out crisp cracking sounds, echoing through the clouds like rolling thunder.
Hm?
Yet Jiang Yichen, who was lying down, did not feel the slightest pain. It was as though the phenomenon of breaking through to the Martial God Realm had nothing to do with him at all.
“System, why don’t I feel anything?”
【For the Host’s improved slacking experience, the tribulation and pain the Host should have experienced during the breakthrough have been removed. However, in consideration of the Host’s feelings, the grand changes of the breakthrough have been specially preserved.】
Jiang Yichen raised an eyebrow. This system really was something he could get along with.
According to the reports of the Huaxia Cultivation System Research Institute, breaking through to the Martial God Realm required one to undergo a Martial God Tribulation. Simply put, one had to be struck by lightning and temper one’s body with thunder, raising the strength of the physical body to an entirely new level.
However, this process was not only painful, but also carried an extremely high chance of being struck dead by the Martial God Tribulation. Therefore, martial artists who generally reached the peak of the Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor Realm had to make thorough preparations if they wanted to break through to the Martial God Realm.
The slightest carelessness could lead to death during the breakthrough.
That was why, in the hundred years since the Great Cataclysm, Huaxia had only produced five Martial Gods.
Of course, Divine Contract Holders, martial artists who could use the power of gods, were able to contend against Martial Gods while still at the Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor Realm.
That was why, before completing a Divine Contract Mission to revive a god, the Divine Battle Division did not permit Divine Contract Holders to attempt breaking through to the Martial God Realm. After all, the probability of death was extremely high.
However, these concerns did not exist for Jiang Yichen at all.
This slacking system truly would not let him suffer even the slightest hardship.
What else could he do?
Enjoy it, of course!
Jiang Yichen lay on the reclining chair, picked up the roasted Eight-Treasure Chicken, and smelled the charred fragrance it gave off. His mood was incomparably comfortable.
Eating roast chicken while watching the Martial God Tribulation churn across the heavens—this method of breaking through was truly pleasant.
Just as Jiang Yichen was comfortably enjoying himself, the Divine Battle Division at the center of the Kunlun Mountain Range could no longer sit still.
BEEP BEEP BEEP—
An ear-piercing alarm resounded through the Divine Battle Division’s skyscraper. Countless people revealed looks of shock and turned their gazes toward the sky.
High above, dark clouds gathered into a black curtain that blotted out the sky. Purple lightning and golden thunder shuttled through it like giant pythons, and tribulation clouds filled with dense pressure were taking shape.
“Minister, look! What is that?” Lingling looked at the sky, a trace of fear appearing in her eyes.
Mei Xue’er looked in the direction Lingling was pointing. The alarm blaring beside her ears, together with the sight of dark clouds pressing down like a city under siege, made her heart tremble uncontrollably.
“A natural phenomenon, rolling thunderclouds... This scene looks a little like a Martial God Tribulation!”
A Martial God Tribulation!
The moment those three words were spoken, Lingling, Mo Yan, and the others all revealed shocked expressions.
Could someone be breaking through to the Martial God Realm?
...
“Report, Commander Gu! A Martial God Tribulation is condensing above the peak of a mountain on the southern side of the Kunlun Mountain Range. A martial artist is breaking through to the Martial God Realm!”
At the Battle Division command headquarters, Gu Yuan shook when he heard the reason the danger alarm had been triggered, and he hurriedly asked, “Is it someone from the Divine Battle Division?”
“No.”
Gu Yuan let out a slight breath of relief. The death rate of the Martial God Tribulation was frighteningly high, and the Battle Division had clear regulations: before completing a Divine Contract Mission, no one was allowed to attempt breaking through to the Martial God Realm.
This was also why Huaxia currently had only five Martial Gods.
Those who could successfully reach the Martial God Realm were exceedingly rare.
But if it was not someone from the Divine Battle Division, then who was breaking through to the Martial God Realm in the Kunlun Mountain Range?
Gu Yuan frowned slightly. “Lock onto the coordinates immediately. I’ll go take a look myself.”
“Commander Gu, you must not! The space within ten thousand meters of the coordinates has been displaced and formed spatial turbulence. We sent several unmanned probes, but none of them returned.”
Gu Yuan was startled. When a martial artist broke through to the Martial God Realm, the domain of their Martial Arts talent would automatically activate and sublime within the tribulation clouds.
In other words, the person breaking through to the Martial God Realm was a Space-type martial artist?
“A Space-type martial artist.” Gu Yuan sank into thought, and Jiang Yichen’s figure appeared in his mind. “Is it him?”
However, after thinking for a moment, he quickly denied it. When Jiang Yichen had challenged the Divine Battle Division two months ago, the Battle Division had studied the battle footage from that time.
Jiang Yichen’s control over his Spatial Domain had not been deep enough. At most, it was only at the first or second layer of the Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor Realm.
Only two months had passed, and Jiang Yichen spent all day slacking off. How could he possibly break through to the Martial God Realm?
Gu Yuan did not believe it at all. The path of Martial Arts only became more difficult the further one progressed. Taking Huaxia’s five Martial Gods as examples, without several decades of accumulation, it was impossible to break through from the Eighth-Realm Martial Emperor Realm to the Martial God Realm.
But if so, then who was this person breaking through to the Martial God Realm?
His brows were tightly furrowed. If the breakthrough succeeded, Huaxia would gain another peak combatant—and a Space-type Martial God at that.
“Seal off the coordinates immediately. Do not let anyone disturb that person’s breakthrough to the Martial God Realm.”
“Yes, Commander Gu!”
Gu Yuan also strode out of the command headquarters and arrived at the rooftop of the Divine Battle Division’s skyscraper, from where he could overlook the entire mountain range.
However, Mei Xue’er and the others had already arrived there early, observing the magnificent scene of the Martial God Tribulation.
“Old Gu, you’re here too. Who exactly is breaking through to the Martial God Realm?” Lingling asked curiously.
Gu Yuan shook his head. “I don’t know either, but I can confirm that he is a Space-type martial artist.”
“Right now, spatial turbulence has formed within ten thousand meters around the Martial God Tribulation. No one can step inside. We can only wait until the Martial God Tribulation ends before we learn that person’s true identity.”
Mei Xue’er and the others were slightly stunned.
A Space-type martial artist. Their minds involuntarily thought of Jiang Yichen. His spatial ability could only be described as monstrous.
However, Jiang Yichen had only been at the early stage of the Eighth Realm two months ago. It was impossible for him to break through to the Martial God Realm so quickly.
“Old Gu, why not let the Sleep God go take a look? He’s a god, so he should be able to withstand the spatial turbulence,” Mei Xue’er suggested.
Gu Yuan shook his head decisively. “If our interference causes that person’s breakthrough to fail, it won’t just be killing someone. It will also cause Huaxia to lose its sixth Martial God!”
Mei Xue’er fell silent. She nodded and turned her head to look at the heart-stopping tribulation clouds.
They knew very clearly how difficult it was to survive a Martial God Tribulation. Failure meant death.
The only thing they could do now was pray inwardly as fellow citizens of Huaxia, hoping that he could break through to the Martial God Realm and allow Huaxia’s sixth Martial God to be born.
There was worry in everyone’s eyes, but there was also expectation.
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Huaxia Headquarters.
“Commander-in-Chief, according to the news from the Divine Battle Division, someone is breaking through to the Martial God Realm at Kunlun Mountain. The Martial God Tribulation he triggered is even more terrifying than those of Huaxia’s five Martial Gods.”
Inside the office, Hong Wu’s face showed shock.
According to the research institute’s studies, the stronger the Martial God Tribulation, the more terrifying the strength after the breakthrough would be.
However, it also meant that the probability of successfully breaking through was extremely low.
Hong Wu sighed. In the hundred years since the Great Cataclysm, many Eighth-Realm Martial Emperors had attempted to break through to the Martial God Realm, but only five had succeeded.
All the others had died in the Martial God Tribulation.
To him, breaking through to the Martial God Realm was not anything rare. Successfully completing the breakthrough was what was rare—and that was enough to make all of Huaxia cheer.
Huaxia’s sixth Martial God? As the Commander-in-Chief of Huaxia, he naturally yearned to witness such a birth more than anyone.
Hong Wu put down the documents in his hand, walked out of his office, and looked in the direction of Kunlun Mountain.
“On behalf of Huaxia, I hope you can successfully survive the Martial God Tribulation.”