At only ten years old, Jun Xiaoyao was already a master at the ninth level of the True Spirit Realm, enough to shock everyone.
But now, seeing Jun Xiaoyao's aura rising again, everyone in the venue was stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief.
Was he about to breakthrough again?
"This is not good. Could it be the Ancient Sacred Physique's tribulation?" Jun Zhantian looked up at the sky rolling with dark clouds, his brows furrowed.
For ordinary cultivators, breaking through from the True Spirit Realm to the Divine Bridge Realm wouldn't trigger any heavenly tribulation.
But the Ancient Sacred Physique was different.
This constitution was not favored by heaven and earth. Besides the ten innate shackles that restricted it, every time the Ancient Sacred Physique made a major breakthrough, the heavens would send down a tribulation.
And the leap from True Spirit Realm to Divine Bridge Realm was indeed a major breakthrough.
Seeing this scene, not just Jun Zhantian, but other guests also noticed.
"Could that be... the Ancient Sacred Physique's tribulation?"
"That's right. It's said that the Ancient Sacred Physique faces heavenly tribulation when crossing major realm boundaries. The Jun family's young master is in for some trouble now."
For cultivators, the most feared thing was facing tribulations.
One misstep could lead to death and the dissipation of one's cultivation, turning all achievements to nothing.
And for a constitution like the Ancient Sacred Physique, the heavenly tribulation it attracted was even stronger than ordinary tribulations.
Most geniuses might not even be able to withstand a single strike.
"Xiaoyao, don't worry. Grandfather and the others will protect you!"
Jun Zhantian and a group of clan elders stepped forward, emanating the aura of Saint Realm powerhouses.
In the past, some forces had tried to nurture those with the Ancient Sacred Physique.
And every time an Ancient Sacred Physique faced tribulation, a group of strong cultivators would protect and assist them in passing through the heavenly tribulation.
However, Jun Xiaoyao's divinely handsome face remained calm as still water, his eyes showing no ripples of concern.
"Grandfather, there's no need. Mere heavenly tribulation is nothing to worry about. Let your grandson handle this alone..."
Hearing Jun Xiaoyao's words, Jun Zhantian and the others were stunned.
The expressions of the many cultivators around also froze simultaneously.
At this moment, the lightning tribulation finally transformed into a torrent of electricity, descending from above!
That terrifying tribulation pressure made people tremble!
Jun Xiaoyao stood in mid-air, his black hair like silk, flowing with divine light, gently swaying in the wind.
His white clothes were like snow, his robes fluttering, resembling an immortal about to ride the wind and depart.
Jun Xiaoyao raised one hand, and the Hell Smelting Furnace appeared once again.
The torrent of lightning directly crashed into the Hell Smelting Furnace.
In an instant, Jun Xiaoyao's body shook.
Inside his body, endless golden qi and blood surged upwards. The illusory image of a golden ancient divine elephant suddenly appeared, carrying a vast and mighty presence that could suppress all of heaven and earth!
The elephant's trunk raised to the sky and inhaled, drawing all the rolling thunder into Jun Xiaoyao's body.
"One hundred thousand lightning tribulations, forge my immortal sacred body!"
Not only was Jun Xiaoyao unafraid of the lightning tribulation, but he also used it as a means to temper his Ancient Sacred Physique.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The thunder kept falling, but it couldn't harm Jun Xiaoyao. At most, it could only force him to retreat slightly.
"This... he's simply a monster..." Many from various forces watched speechlessly, unable to say a word.
Which genius, when facing tribulation, wasn't trembling with fear, afraid of perishing?
But Jun Xiaoyao was treating the heavenly tribulation as nourishment, using it to forge himself.
"Sigh, it seems I still underestimated Xiaoyao..." Jun Zhantian and the other clan elders shook their heads with bitter smiles.
Sometimes, Jun Xiaoyao's talent made even these Saint Realm powerhouses feel like their dao hearts were about to collapse.
If even they felt this way, one can imagine how those young geniuses who came to attend the banquet must have felt.
"I feel like I'll never be able to catch up to the Jun family's young master in my lifetime..."
"Indeed, this era of great competition seems to be a stage for the Jun family's young master alone..."
Some top geniuses from major forces spoke thus, cracks beginning to appear in their dao hearts.
Finally, the lightning tribulation couldn't overcome Jun Xiaoyao.
"Disperse!"
Jun Xiaoyao pushed forward with one palm. The illusory ancient divine elephant roared to the sky, the lightning rolled back into the heavens, and all the black tribulation clouds in the sky were scattered!
The world finally regained its light.
And Jun Xiaoyao's gains were indeed gratifying.
Firstly, his cultivation broke through to the Divine Bridge Realm, and not just that, he directly broke through to the late stage of the Divine Bridge Realm.
The Divine Bridge Realm is divided into early, middle, late, and grand perfection stages.
Upon reaching grand perfection, the divine bridge within the body is successfully built.
Then comes the Unity Realm, where flesh and spirit combine and integrate as one.
After that, one seeks out various dao seeds, immortal seeds, etc., to fuse with oneself, known as merging with the dao.
After merging with the dao comes the Nirvana Realm, where one seeks out fire seeds to cleanse the divine palace in the mind, transforming the true spirit into a primordial spirit.
After Nirvana, one's strength increases dramatically, reaching the Heaven-Reaching Realm.
Finally, one ignites the divine fire, opening the stairway to the Saint Realm.
Divine Bridge, Unity, Dao Merger, Nirvana, Heaven-Reaching, Divine Fire!
These are the cultivation realms of the middle stage.
Beyond this are the levels of the Saint Realm.
And Jun Xiaoyao, at merely ten years old, had reached the late stage of the Divine Bridge Realm, which was absolutely monstrous.
Usually, geniuses of his age were still lingering in the Divine Palace Realm or True Spirit Realm.
Earlier, even Long Haotian had barely entered the Divine Bridge Realm by borrowing the power of dragon essence.
Besides the realm breakthrough, Jun Xiaoyao, using the power of the lightning tribulation and dragon essence energy, awakened another ten thousand giant elephant particles within his body.
This meant that Jun Xiaoyao's physical strength had now reached five billion jin!
This was simply terrifying!
An ordinary genius would have at most a few hundred thousand jin of physical strength.
Even top-tier geniuses would only have several million or tens of millions of jin.
Jun Xiaoyao had five billion jin of divine strength.
Moreover, Jun Xiaoyao discovered that the supreme bone in his chest was also absorbing the power of the heavenly tribulation and dragon essence.
"It seems the Heavenly Tribulation Light is not the complete form of this divine ability. I'll need to find ways to nourish this bone more in the future," Jun Xiaoyao thought to himself.
Like the Ancient Sacred Physique, the supreme bone also possessed unlimited potential and would accompany Jun Xiaoyao forever.
But similarly, these two special constitutions also required various heavenly and earthly treasures for nourishment.
They were practically bottomless pits.
"It's fortunate that I was born into an ancient noble family. If I had been born into a small clan, resources would have been scarce, let alone cultivation," Jun Xiaoyao once again sighed, realizing that being born into the right family was truly an art.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about the flesh of the quasi-supreme being," Jun Xiaoyao thought.
"Come, Brother Xiaoyao, eat some dragon meat!" Jiang Luori, charming and intelligent, with wisdom light flowing across her snow-white forehead, had been observing Jun Xiaoyao attentively.
Now, she brought a plate of roasted dragon meat to Jun Xiaoyao, blinking her clear, watery eyes, looking very obedient.
"Thank you," Jun Xiaoyao nodded slightly.
The way he ate was even more graceful and elegant than Jiang Luori.
It must be said that the life essence in the dragon meat of a quasi-supreme being was truly astonishing. The supreme bone in his chest was also frantically absorbing it.
Jun Xiaoyao was also looking forward to the day when the supreme bone would transform.
Just the Heavenly Tribulation Light alone was already so powerful.
If it were to transform again, how formidable would his supreme bone become?
"After the check-in for the ten-year banquet, next is the check-in for Yuan Tian Supreme Being's secret treasury. It seems I need to start preparing for that," Jun Xiaoyao thought.
The rewards from checking in were indeed abundant. The fully developed Ancient Sacred Physique, the Divine Elephant Subduing Prison Technique, and the supreme bone were all extremely helpful to him.
Jun Xiaoyao was very curious about what rewards he might receive from checking in at Yuan Tian Supreme Being's secret realm.
"Also, that Xiao Chen, I wonder if he still has any value for me to harvest," Jun Xiaoyao thought.
After the ten-year banquet, Jun Xiaoyao could finally enter the world and travel the immortal domain.
He was also very much looking forward to this vast and boundless immortal domain.
"I hope this era of great competition won't be too boring for me..." Jun Xiaoyao stood with his hands behind his back, sighing as he looked up at the sky.
He had somewhat of a feeling of loneliness at the top.