Chapter 622: The Emergence of the Holy Blaze Saber

Boom!

There was no time to breathe as another threefold lightning bolt descended from the sky.

"Divine consciousness!" Tang San shouted.

Immediately, a red light shot up from above Mei Gongzi's head, transforming into the shape of a saber in the air, slashing toward the descending golden lightning.

𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

The lightning scattered, and as if baptized by the lightning, the red blade light turned a reddish-golden color, glittering brilliantly.

Mei Gongzi let out a muffled groan as the blade light returned—it was the Holy Blaze Saber, her new divine weapon.

The Holy Blaze Saber was one of the rare divine items that could integrate into the divine consciousness, becoming a part of it. As the tribulation went on, it leveraged the power of the lightning to fully merge into Mei Gongzi’s sea of consciousness.

The Holy Blaze Saber also communicated with the Asura Sword, assisting it. Now that Mei Gongzi used it to counter the lightning tribulation, it slashed the lightning with a blade of divine consciousness. Imbued with a trace of the Asura Sword's sword intent, this strike proved highly effective.

This scene made the Peacock Great Demon King's eyes light up. What a fine artifact!

Mei Gongzi had now endured five of the forty-eight strikes, and she was rapidly evolving. Fine patterns began appearing on her Peacock Crown, and her aura was completely transformed.

Boom!

Four golden lightning bolts appeared simultaneously.

Thanks to the time gained by the Holy Blaze Saber, the silver peacock had recovered again and soared into the sky. The starlight from Star Shifting was noticeably more brilliant than before. Although it was struck down again, it seemed to handle it more easily.

This was the effect of Mei Gongzi's evolving cultivation. As her cultivation improved, it naturally became easier for her to resist the lightning tribulation.

Although the lightning struck her once more, Mei Gongzi's injuries did not worsen.

After defending a few times and even being hit once, she had some experience and was able to adjust her tactics based on it. This was a display of her foundation and strength.

The tribulation clouds in the sky, swirling with golden light, once again fell into temporary calm. But it was clear that the upcoming lightning would only become more powerful.

Mei Gongzi opened her eyes, and a faint trace of gold flashing in her pupils. She turned to look at Tang San, now somewhat understanding why he had previously told her to absorb some of the lightning. Only now did she sense the secrets of the lightning.

Though the lightning was terrifying and powerful, when it coursed through her body, the benefits were obvious. It triggered a complete transformation, allowing her spiritual power and physique to fully integrate with one another and ascend together. Stimulated by the lightning, they would continuously transform, provided they could withstand the relentless attacks.

Tang San nodded to her. "Give it your all. I've got your back."

Mei Gongzi pressed her hands lightly on the ground beside her, then leapt up, forming seals with her hands in front of her chest. Silver light flickered around her, and a vast amount of spatial power gathered around her, drawn by her evolving divine consciousness.

The upcoming lightning would only grow stronger, and she didn't know how many more there would be. But at this moment, her eyes showed a proud expression. She wanted to rely on her own strength to face this tribulation, not always depending on Tang San.

Boom!

The sky resounded with deafening rumblings again. The vast tribulation clouds seemed to expand further, bringing more violent golden lightning fluctuations.

Terrifying bolts of lightning converged in the air, six golden streaks flashing almost simultaneously. In the next instant, a brilliant lightning bolt shot down.

Mei Gongzi let out a cold snort and raised her hands united in a seal. At the same time, she stepped onto the beach, dancing gracefully against the backdrop of the lightning.

The spatial energy around her body moved with a special rhythm, driven by her dance. Rings of silver light transformed into ripples, blooming around her.

Tang San could feel that a spatial energy field had formed around Mei Gongzi, containing unpredictable spatial fluctuations.

The powerful sixfold lightning struck in and instantly disappeared. What could be seen was layer upon layer of silver light expanding outward, carrying strands of golden lightning. In an instant, the spatial power had divided the lightning into hundreds of parts, gradually dispersing it.

What a Celestial Dance!

Tang San marveled inwardly, his figure flickering as he retreated to a safer distance.

At this moment, the small island was Mei Gongzi's stage. Each movement seemed to embody the principles of heaven and earth, and each movement was incredibly graceful. Every step, every shift of her hands seemed to draw all the spatial energy between heaven and earth. Instead of weakening after dissolving the lightning, the rings of silver light grew even more radiant, drawing more spatial energy from the air toward her.

Undoubtedly, having evolved into divine consciousness, her spiritual power now afforded her a new understanding of spatial power.

The Peacock Great Demon King looked somewhat dazed as he gazed from afar. When the sixth lightning strike fell, he knew that his preparations were probably useless. This was the Celestial Dance, the true Celestial Dance! At this moment, he finally understood why his ancestor had become an Emperor while he had not.

Spatial energy without the guidance of the Celestial Dance had no soul. At this moment, Mei Gongzi was the child of space, the master of space, and the guardian of space. Even at the peak of the eleventh order, he couldn't do what Mei Gongzi was doing now. At this moment, she was like an heavenly maiden dancing gracefully in the heart of her own cosmos. Thousands of spatial fluctuations surrounded her, enveloping the space between heaven and earth. Compared to the golden lightning in the sky, the ever-expanding rings of silver ripples on the ground were tiny, incredibly tiny. Yet, it was these tiny silver ripples that deflected the brilliance of the golden lightning in the sky.

Tang San gradually understood why Mei Gongzi faced the Six Directions Eight Desolations Golden Fiend Tribulation. Only such an incredibly sharp lightning tribulation had the potential to break through spatial barriers. Likewise, by absorbing the Golden Fiend Tribulation, Mei Gongzi's spatial power would become more unpredictable while also gaining a sharp edge.

Boom!

The seventh lightning followed almost immediately, and it was sevenfold! It was even stronger than the one before!

Mei Gongzi, however, was unafraid. Her steps remained graceful, and the silver halos rippled; countless tiny golden lightning streaks flowed within the silver light, expanding over a larger area and making the silver light even more dazzling. Mei Gongzi was always surrounded by golden light, but through countless spatial shifts, she diminished its destructive power.

Celestial Dance, a true divine technique!

Tang San sincerely admired her and felt slightly relieved. Such a tribulation was immensely beneficial for Mei Gongzi. She was now using not only Celestial Dance but also Star Shift at the same time. These two divine techniques were the most solid foundation of the Peacock Demon clan, but how many of her clansmen could even dream of using them like this?

There was no better time to truly comprehend them than while under the threat of such a tribulation. If she continued along this path, then once she successfully crossed the tribulation, she would be able to integrate the two divine techniques.

Boom!

Eightfold... and then ninefold! The lightning continued to fall, and Mei Gongzi resisted each strike!

The Celestial Dance grew faster and faster, the silver halos it generated expanding from an initial diameter of ten meters to a hundred meters. Her figure became difficult to discern, but the spatial field grew increasingly powerful. The entire space within was unpredictable, bringing various marvelous changes only spatial power could create.

At this moment, Mei Gongzi's enlightenment regarding space had well and truly crossed the threshold into the god level. Even Tang San, who was intently watching from the side, benefited from this, and his own understanding of the Peacock Transformation gradually deepened.