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The five-clawed golden dragon roared."You can seize the Dragon Pulse yourself. As for Owen, I already told you.His Divine Soul isn't here. He betrayed the dragon clan. If we had his Divine Soul, there's no way we'd let him live."

"So you're not here to talk, then." Pitiless didn't waste words. She swung her longsword, freezing the seawater around her, and slashed at the surrounding dragons.

"Lunatic!" the five-clawed golden dragon bellowed. He gritted his teeth and charged at Pitiless.

Boom! Boom!

Deafening blasts rang out. Terrible power ripped outward. The sea heaved; shards of ice whirled everywhere.

Both Pitiless and the five-clawed golden dragon were Core God experts. For a while neither could overpower the other, but the watching dragons suffered. The stray energy was something ordinary dragons just couldn't withstand.

Ice spikes rained down. Johnnie instinctively used Vajra Indestructibility to block them.

Bang, bang…

Spike after spike shattered. Golden light flashed around Johnnie, and he managed to hold the attack off.

"Hm? A human—it's you!" A sharp shout cut through the noise. Sensing his aura, Pitiless abandoned the massive five-clawed golden dragon and came straight at Johnnie.

She can even find me here?

Johnnie tried to teleport on instinct, but he was too slow.

Slash!

Blood sprayed. The blade of light tore him apart.

[Ding, you were instantly killed by Pitiless. Resurrection Ring triggered. You revive on the spot.]

A system prompt popped up. Johnnie revived where he stood.

Before he could react, Pitiless was already on top of him.

"Die!" she hissed, and another dazzling blade of light howled down.

A soul attack!

Johnnie's face fell. She was dead set on killing him.

His soul had been devoured by Owen and then badly hurt by a Heavenly Tribulation. He probably couldn't withstand this strike.

Unicorn!

The thought flashed by. He summoned the unicorn from the Map of Heaven and Earth and placed it in front of him.

"Despicable!" Seeing the unicorn appear, Pitiless forcibly dispersed the blade of light.

"Ngh!" She let out a low groan. A thin line of blood slid from the corner of her mouth—clearly her soul had suffered backlash.

Johnnie was a bit surprised. This woman didn't seem truly heartless—she actually cared whether the unicorn lived or died.

"Master!" The unicorn was overjoyed to see Pitiless again.

There was no way Johnnie could catch it now.

Run!

He didn't hesitate. He used the Celestial Mirror and vanished on the spot.

Johnnie knew he was no match for Pitiless right now. Luckily, she had no way to suppress the Celestial Mirror.

"Damn it, he got away again!" Pitiless was furious. She turned her gaze back to the dragons, letting her rage explode.

"Maniac!"

The five-clawed golden dragon cursed, and they clashed again.

Boom, boom…

The roaring never stopped. Power flooded the sea, whipping up towering waves that came crashing down.

"So scary…" Douglas hid in the crowd, his scalp tingling.

He had almost been instantly killed by the aftershock of Pitiless's strike at Johnnie.

He had thought staying near Johnnie would make things easier.

Now it seemed he was wrong.

Johnnie had too many enemies. It was safer to move alone.

Douglas took one last look at the battle on the sea, then turned and entered the city.

…

The Fractured Sea, at the center of the thunderstorm. A figure suddenly appeared—it was Johnnie.

"That was close!"

He let out a breath. Lightning kept slamming down around him. It was terrifying, but it couldn't really threaten him; it could even help him train the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art.

Crackle, crackle…

Bolts crashed down. Johnnie didn't dodge or block. He took them with his body.

In seconds, his skin was split open.

These bolts were no weaker than a Heavenly Tribulation—only they didn't attack the soul.

Luckily, his Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art started running on its own, absorbing the power of the lightning.

[Ding, your physique improves: Body toughness +1, Lightning affinity +1]

The system prompts flashed. Absorbing this lightning could even raise his understanding of the lightning element.

Johnnie was delighted.

He had slaughtered plenty of Slimes before, and among the loot was some lightning-type Slime ooze.

The Dark Golden Golem used the Gastro‑sac Transmuter to refine and absorb that ooze, raising its Lightning Elemental Gift.

But there wasn't much lightning-type ooze, so his Lightning Elemental Gift only went up to 53%, and he still hadn't grasped the Lightning Law.

Now, with the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art absorbing the power of the lightning, his understanding of the lightning element kept rising. Maybe he could even comprehend the Lightning Law.

[Ding, your physique improves: Body toughness +1, Lightning affinity +1]

...

Bolts kept crashing down, and system prompts kept popping up.

By now Johnnie was a mess, covered in blood and looking savage.

He still gritted his teeth and held on, drawing lightning to temper his body. His Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art proficiency and Lich bloodline fusion were both climbing steadily.

Johnnie couldn't help looking forward to it. What would happen once the Lich bloodline fully fused?

[Ding, you broke through to the third layer of the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art. Four basic attributes +100,000]

[Lich bloodline fusion reached 30%. Four basic attributes +100,000]

Soon, his Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art broke through to the third layer, and his Lich bloodline fusion hit 30%. His strength rose a lot again.

Not only that, his Lightning Elemental Gift climbed to 89%. At this pace, he would soon grasp the Lightning Law.

By now, his power was no weaker than a Half-God expert. If Divine powerhouses didn't have divine power shielding them—where only true damage works—he could even kill a Half-God without using the Seven Sword.

However, after the art reached the third layer, the lightning hurt him less, and the art's growth slowed a lot.

But it still worked.

Keep going!

Johnnie kept bathing in the lightning as arcs flashed and slammed down again and again.

The Dragon Pulse wouldn't appear anytime soon. He had to use this chance to raise his power as much as possible, or facing Pitiless would end badly.

[Ding, your Lightning Elemental Gift has reached 100%. Lightning Law comprehension +1%]

A system prompt appeared—Johnnie had finally grasped the Lightning Law.

But now the lightning's damage dropped again. With just his body, he could already endure these strikes, and the Body-Tempering Art slowed down again.

His Lich bloodline fusion had reached 38%. This lightning should be enough to push the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art to the fourth layer.

…

Time passed. Three days went by.

[Ding, you broke through to the fourth layer of the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art. Four basic attributes +100,000]

[Lich bloodline fusion reached 40%. Four basic attributes +100,000]

At last, Johnnie raised the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art to the fourth layer, and his Lich bloodline fusion passed 40%. His strength jumped again.

But by now, the lightning could barely hurt him, and the art's growth was tiny.

Isn't this art way too hard to advance? Damage from one element seems to only push it up about two layers.

Johnnie frowned. His four basic attributes had gone up by 400,000 points, but it still wasn't enough.

He stood in the storm, face calm.

"If the lightning here can't hurt me anymore, what about the ascension Heavenly Tribulation?" With that thought, Johnnie directly triggered the Heavenly Tribulation.

Whoosh…

Winds howled around him. A powerful aura spread out. The thunderstorm zone grew darker, and the black clouds turned into heavy tribulation clouds.

Under the pressure, Johnnie felt a hint of danger, and the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art started running on its own.

It works!

He was thrilled. The power of the Heavenly Tribulation was different from normal lightning.

Crack!

With a roar, the sky split. A purple bolt fell from the clouds and slammed into Johnnie.

He still didn't dodge, taking the first tribulation strike head-on.

Boom!

Endless current flooded over him, wrapping his whole body and splitting his skin open again.

[Ding, your physique improves: Body toughness +1, Lightning affinity +1]

A system prompt appeared. The Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art ran on its own, absorbing the power of the Heavenly Tribulation and rising fast.

Johnnie frowned, pain on his face.

It wasn't from the lightning—it was soul damage.

These days, he had been soaking in the storm, but his soul strength hadn't improved, and his soul wounds weren't fully healed.

Also, this is the Dragon Pulse secret realm; there don't seem to be any undead monsters.

Still, he felt he could handle the soul attacks inside this Heavenly Tribulation.

Rumble…

Thunder rolled overhead. The clouds churned as if a giant dragon was hidden inside, stirring the skies.

This was the second wave of the Heavenly Tribulation forming.

A stronger bolt of lightning wrapped Johnnie and crashed down.

He still didn't use any defense.

The worse the damage, the faster the Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art grew.

Crack!

A deafening boom. Waves soared, and even the air seemed to shudder.

Johnnie's injuries got worse again, but he held on. The art sped up, and his wounds even began to heal before his eyes.

"This doesn't seem good."

Johnnie frowned and muttered. He suddenly felt that this ascension Heavenly Tribulation couldn't kill him. Even if he didn't resist at all, at most his soul would be badly hurt.

He was only at Stage 6 and still had plenty of room to grow. He didn't want to become a Half-God too early.

Boom!

Another roar.

The third tribulation fell. His injuries deepened again, but his life wasn't in danger.

The Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art ran at full power, absorbing the tribulation's force. His wounds healed fast, and even his soul strength rose again.

The Eight Desolations Body-Tempering Art can absorb soul damage too!

It was a pleasant surprise, but Johnnie couldn't feel happy.

At this rate, the ascension Heavenly Tribulation wouldn't be able to kill him.

Crack!

Then the fourth, the fifth… the tribulation kept falling.

Johnnie looked wrecked—soaked in blood, face pale, body and soul both heavily damaged.

But even this couldn't finish him. Instead, as the art kept running, his body and soul strength climbed fast.