The very instant the second wave of thunder tribulation dispersed, the third wave followed hard on its heels!
This time it was no longer a pillar, but a pool of lightning!
Yet calling it a pool still felt inadequate, because this pool covered a full ten miles!
This was no mere pool.
It was clearly a sea of thunder!
In practically an instant, every cultivator, Mo Fan included, was completely swallowed by the thunder sea.
“Ah!!”
Far away, a cultivator screamed. The protective treasure above his head exploded with a boom, and immediately afterwards his body also burst into a cloud of blood mist.
Some stood motionless within the thunder sea, yet cracks gradually appeared across their skin. Countless bolts of lightning shot out from those fissures; the sight was utterly horrifying!
Still, a few powerful cultivators continued to hold on desperately.
This time, forget the ordinary Core Formation cultivators; even the three personal disciples, Corpse Daoist included, were gritting their teeth and persevering.
The phenomenon around Sun Ying’s body had long since shattered. Now he could only rely on a great sun to endure. He had practically merged himself into that blazing sun to resist the might of the thunder sea.
Moon Chan was in no better state. She had originally planned to strike Mo Fan, only for the thunder sea to descend. Now she could barely look after herself. She hastily performed a secret technique, freezing herself in ice while sacrificing a crescent moon that revolved around her, shielding her from the thunder sea’s power.
As for the Corpse Daoist, he was even more extreme. He directly burrowed into his black coffin and let the coffin drift within the thunder sea.
Of course, the one suffering the most was still Mo Fan. In almost the same instant, the protective dragon qi on his body exploded. The tribulation lightning truly seemed to turn into seawater, seeping into every pore. Nothing could stop it!
At this moment Mo Fan felt like dying. It was as though countless tiny insects were gnawing at him. Skin, organs, bones, every part ached to the marrow!
This pain was something he had never experienced before. Even the lightning mark between his brows felt as though it would split open from the infusion of thunder sea power.
Buzz.
At the critical moment, the demon core inside Mo Fan radiated brilliant light. It began to absorb the power of the thunder sea without pause, tempering itself.
Seeing this, Mo Fan immediately activated his Regeneration divine ability to repair the tribulation wounds. At the same time he sacrificed the Thunder God Spear, letting it float within the thunder sea to be tempered by the tribulation!
Yet the instant the Thunder God Spear appeared, it was like a fish in water. It frantically drew in tribulation lightning power. In just a few moments it released an even more terrifying aura.
“Roar!”
A beast roar rang out from within the Thunder God Spear.
Mo Fan sensed it immediately. It felt as though life had been born inside the spear.
It was an extremely special feeling. One possibility occurred to him: the Thunder God Spear had given birth to a spirit!
This spirit could also be called a tool spirit!
He had learned the term “tool spirit” from the memories of human cultivators. It seemed that only the sect-suppressing treasures of great sects might possess a tool spirit.
A treasure with a tool spirit was far more powerful than even a supreme-grade magic treasure!
Yet giving birth to a tool spirit was exceedingly difficult. Legend said that some Divine Realm cultivators spent their entire lives unable to make their treasure produce one. In the end they gained enlightenment, directly ascended to the Spirit Severing stage, and flew to the upper realm!
Although tool spirits were rare, there were many known methods to subdue one. The simplest was to refine it with essence blood. That way the tool spirit would form an even closer bond with the treasure’s master.
Once that bond was established, even if someone else seized the treasure it would be very hard to make it recognise a new owner unless they forcibly refined the tool spirit as well.
At this thought Mo Fan did not dare hesitate. He instantly pointed a finger at the Thunder God Spear. Drops of essence blood broke through his fingertip and merged into the spear.
“Roar!”
This time a much clearer roar sounded beside Mo Fan’s ear. Then he saw the entire Thunder God Spear instantly transform into a pitch-black thunder beast!
The beast resembled an oversized porcupine covered in sharp, long spines. Endless lightning flowed across its body. Its eyes shone brightly.
“Master!”
Suddenly a young, tender voice rang in Mo Fan’s mind.
“You are… the Thunder God Spear?” Mo Fan asked, overjoyed.
“Master, I am the tool spirit born from within the Thunder God Spear. Please bestow a name upon me!”
“Since you were born from the Thunder God Spear, how about I call you ‘Jing Lei’?”
Mo Fan’s heart stirred. Then he frowned. “A porcupine looks too ugly. Can you change into something else?”
“Of course!”
Jing Lei nodded. Immediately it changed from a porcupine into a majestic thunder beast. This beast looked like a black panther, yet it had a single black horn on its forehead and was covered in fine scales. Lightning flowed all over its body.
“Much better!”
Mo Fan’s eyes lit up at once. In that moment the pain tormenting him did not seem so bad anymore.
“Do you now count as possessing life?” Mo Fan asked.
“Master, I do not know if I count as a living being. I have merely gained consciousness. That is all. I have no flesh or blood, not even the most basic lifespan that living things possess,” Jing Lei replied.
“Then what is the difference between you and an ordinary demon ancestor’s holy weapon?”
Mo Fan frowned at once.
“I can fight autonomously and protect my master!”
“Oh?”
Mo Fan’s heart leapt with joy at these words. He immediately ordered, “Good. Go eliminate those demonic cultivators for me!”
Whoosh!
The moment Mo Fan finished speaking, Jing Lei turned into a bolt of lightning and vanished from his side.
Boom!
In the next instant a muffled explosion came from afar. A black coffin was sent flying by a single slap from a thunder beast.
Then the thunder beast attacked Sun Ying and Moon Chan once more.
For a time all three great personal disciples of the demonic path faced disaster together. Shock and fury filled them.
The three were already struggling just to resist the thunder sea. Now this giant beast had come to make trouble. Their situation instantly became far worse.
Yet the three lived up to their status as personal disciples. Though they looked rather sorry, Jing Lei could not kill them quickly.
Left with no choice, Jing Lei changed targets and charged towards the ordinary demonic cultivators farther away.
Soon those common cultivators met tragedy. None could withstand a single blow from Jing Lei. Before long they had all fallen within the thunder sea.
“Kill!”
Not long afterwards Jing Lei returned, turning back into a war spear. Mo Fan grasped it and charged straight at the three personal disciples.
The third wave of thunder tribulation had indeed dealt him heavy injuries, but with the aid of his Regeneration ability he quickly became lively again and took the initiative to attack the trio.
Mo Fan’s body turned into lightning. With one thrust he sent Moon Chan’s protective crescent moon flying. With a “pfft” the spear pierced the solid ice on her body and ran her through together with her flesh!
“Junior Sister Moon Chan!!”
Far away Sun Ying’s eyes cracked with rage at the sight. He raised his hand and hurled a blazing heavenly sun at Mo Fan!
Mo Fan ignored it completely. The demon core inside him erupted. King power instantly flooded the entire Jing Lei war spear.
Boom!
In the next moment Moon Chan’s body shattered into pieces!
Yet at the same time that he killed Moon Chan, Mo Fan was also struck by that heavenly sun and vomited blood uncontrollably.
Still he turned and whipped the heavenly sun until it cracked, then continued killing towards Sun Ying.
Seeing this Sun Ying did not dare linger in battle. He directly transformed into a blazing supreme sun and fled into the distance in an instant!
His speed was so great that even Mo Fan frowned.
As the might of the thunder sea gradually weakened, Mo Fan did not choose to continue pursuing Sun Ying. Instead he turned and charged at the black coffin.
The Corpse Daoist knew he was no match. He refused to leave the coffin no matter how Mo Fan attacked. Mo Fan found it hard to completely break the coffin.
Only when Mo Fan grabbed the coffin and flew straight towards the mass of black thunderclouds in the sky did the Corpse Daoist finally panic.
He abandoned the coffin and tried to flee, but he could not escape Mo Fan’s palm. He was impaled by a single spear thrust!
Still this fellow’s life was tough. He actually survived.
Yet in the next moment the thunder beast that Jing Lei war spear had become grabbed him in its jaws and dragged him back.
Mo Fan did not kill him. Instead he sealed the gravely injured man’s cultivation and stuffed him into his storage bag.
After doing all this, tiger stripes bloomed between Mo Fan’s brows. He saw that within the thunder sea there was still one wandering soul struggling to hold on.
That wandering soul was none other than Moon Chan!
Mo Fan was rather surprised that Moon Chan could still resist the thunder sea with only her soul after death.
After all this thunder sea was no ordinary thing. It was his Demon King tribulation, the natural nemesis of souls and ghosts.
Yet Mo Fan could also see that Moon Chan was struggling greatly. If he did not intervene she would probably soon be reduced to ashes. Therefore he directly sacrificed a Bewitching Ghost Chain and forcibly captured Moon Chan’s wandering soul!
Moon Chan was one of the personal disciples of the Sun Moon Holy Church, a true heaven’s chosen. Her memories were the most precious treasure of all.
Mo Fan would naturally not waste such a perfect opportunity.
After taking action several times in succession, an immense sense of crisis rose once more in Mo Fan’s heart. It forced him to give up pursuing Sun Ying.
He raised his head towards the sky and saw a black heavenly blade gradually take shape, completely formed from thunder!
The fourth wave of thunder tribulation had appeared!
