CHAPTER 692: SOUL TRANSFORMATION

In the first eighteen years of Wang Hong's seclusion, on thi

In the first eighteen years of Wang Hong's seclusion, on this day, Qizhou Island suddenly stirred up, with the Spirit Qi from all around crazily converging towards the direction of the King's City in the middle.

Originally rich in Spirit Qi, Qizhou Island now had it all converging towards the King's City, with the Royal Palace at its center, where the surrounding Spirit Qi condensed into mist.

Wood Fairy, stationed outside the secret chamber where Wang Hong secluded himself, suddenly sensed this scene, instantly filled with joy.

She had been waiting here for eighteen years. During these eighteen years, due to Wang Hong's prohibition, she couldn't step out of the Royal Palace.

This caused her to go eighteen years without even touching a man, which was truly unbearable loneliness.

Proficient in the art of cultivation, she hadn't been nourished for eighteen years, feeling that her appearance had already become much haggard.

At this moment, with the Royal Palace as the center, a drizzle began to fall, with these rain threads all condensed from Spirit Qi.

As these spiritual rains fell into the palace gardens, the flowers and plants absorbed them, rapidly growing. Some weeds slowly transformed into Spirit Herbs.

Inside the secret chamber, Wang Hong sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his Nascent Soul showing countless cracks at this moment.

Rays of light radiated from these cracks, illuminating the entire chamber.

Meanwhile, the Spirit Qi from the outside world was crazily pouring into Wang Hong's body, entering his Nascent Soul, as if something within the Nascent Soul was about to break out of its cocoon.

As the Spirit Qi continued to pour in, the cracks on the Nascent Soul grew larger and larger, then piece by piece fell off, turning into pure Spiritual Power, merging into it from the cracks.

When the outer layer of the Nascent Soul completely fell off, revealing a shining figure inside, its appearance was no different from Wang Hong's.

This was the Nascent Soul of a Cultivator. Only at this moment was it truly formed.

From the earliest stages, from Qi Cultivation period to Foundation Building and beyond, it was all about nurturing the Nascent Soul, allowing it to continuously grow and strengthen until this moment when it truly took shape.

At this moment, the Spirit Qi from heaven and earth, crazily absorbed, was rapidly converted into its own Spiritual Power, entering into this tiny luminous figure.

This luminous figure was absorbing this Spiritual Power and growing at a visible speed.

This scene on Qizhou Island had long alarmed the surrounding Cultivators, especially those in Harbor City felt it the most profoundly.

Experienced Cultivators naturally recognized that this should be the phenomenon of a Nascent Soul Cultivator advancing to Soul Transformation.

"If Qizhou Island can produce a Soul Transformation Cultivator, even if it's just one, it can completely rank among the top forces."

"Yes, Qizhou Island was already powerful, with a large number of Nascent Soul and Golden Core Cultivators. Now, it's like adding wings to a tiger."

"I've always had the keenest insight. I've said it before, we should make connections with forces like Qizhou Island as soon as possible."

"Well! If someone on Qizhou Island advances to Soul Transformation, there will surely be a grand ceremony. We should prepare some appropriate gifts in advance."

"Fellow Daoists, let's not be hasty. There's still the final hurdle of the Soul Transformation, which requires overcoming the heavenly tribulation. If the tribulation fails, wouldn't it all be for naught?"

"Yes, let's observe the tribulation of Soul Transformation a bit more. Perhaps it will also provide insights for our cultivation."

Seeing that this Cultivator spoke sensibly, the others were not in a hurry, opting to watch and wait for changes. Most of them knew nothing about the Soul Transformation stage, so this was a good opportunity to learn more.

After all, one must have aspirations, even if there's a chance to advance to Soul Transformation several years later.

Two more hours passed, and the Spirit Qi from all around finally ceased converging towards Qizhou Island. Instead, a vast expanse of dark clouds appeared in the sky.

Within the dark clouds, Thunder and Lightning slowly gathered. At this moment, a luminous humanoid figure flashed in the air, gazing suspiciously at the heavenly tribulation clouds.

"I didn't expect this senior, who just advanced to Soul Transformation, to have a Nascent Soul already three feet tall. Truly remarkable," praised a young man in white.

"Is having a three-foot-tall Nascent Soul really that remarkable?" Another nearby Cultivator, also observing, asked curiously.

"Of course, it's impressive. Typically, when Cultivators first enter Soul Transformation, the height of their Nascent Soul is only less than a foot," the young man in white responded.

Realizing he may have spoken out of turn, the young man in white quickly shut his mouth, refraining from speaking further, allowing the others beside him to probe, yet he remained silent throughout.

Due to the blockade by various major forces, ordinary Cultivators found it challenging to acquire information related to Soul Transformation.

Now, encountering someone who understood the situation, they naturally wished to glean some information from it. In the end, they could only shake their heads in disappointment, continuing to gaze at the sky above Qizhou Island.

At this moment, a Thunder and Lightning bolt, as thick as a wrist, condensed in the air and struck towards Wang Hong's Nascent Soul.

The luminous figure in the air received this blow, its radiance dimming slightly, trembling all over.

The Soul Transformation thunder tribulation comprised a total of six bolts, each stronger than the last. This first bolt was only the weakest one.

If unable to withstand this kind of tribulation and the Nascent Soul was shattered by the Heavenly Tribulation, it would result in utter annihilation, with no chance of reincarnation.

Hence, some Cultivators, knowing they couldn't endure the thunder tribulation, chose to abandon it altogether and pursue the path of a loose immortal.

Nascent Souls that hadn't completed the tribulation couldn't merge back with their physical bodies. The flesh would decay gradually without the Nascent Soul, while the Nascent Soul would dissipate over time without the flesh.

The so-called path of a loose immortal involved abandoning one's physical body and solely cultivating the Nascent Soul. It was said that if cultivated to the end, one would eventually ascend to immortality.

This was the information he had obtained from the inheritance of the Soul Transformation Cultivator. However, the specific methods of cultivating as a loose immortal were not detailed in the inheritance.

Thus, Wang Hong couldn't cultivate techniques specific to a loose immortal. His only path now was to safely pass through the heavenly tribulation.

After the first bolt of tribulation passed, although the Nascent Soul received some blows, he found that it became even more solid.

Soon, the second bolt of tribulation struck, dimming his radiance once again, yet he felt the Nascent Soul becoming even more condensed.

Then came the third, fourth, and he managed to withstand them all.

But by the fifth tribulation, the Heavenly Tribulation had grown as thick as a water bucket. Wang Hong didn't dare to be careless and hastily summoned a shield to block in front of him.

At this moment, this huge Thunder and Lightning bolt directly shattered his shield.

With the remaining momentum, it struck again, still thicker than his thigh. He hastily summoned another shield.

After this shield was also shattered, what remained of the Heavenly Tribulation was finally similar to the second one, and Wang Hong directly bore it with his Nascent Soul.

However, as soon as the fifth Heavenly Tribulation ended, the sixth one formed, several times larger than the fifth.

If there weren't exceptionally powerful defensive magic weapons, this final Heavenly Tribulation could have killed Wang Hong several times over.

At this moment, Wang Hong's hands danced like fluttering butterflies, quickly forming a Rune in the void in front of him.

This Rune shone briefly in the air before integrating into Wang Hong's Nascent Soul once again.

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