Chapter 479: Has a Divine Beast Been Born?
"As expected, it was still impossible to achieve Divinity in a single step using this method."
Yu Tianlin shook his head.
After this attempt, his cultivation had risen from rank 97 to rank 99, reaching the absolute limit of rank 99 with no room for further improvement.
Earlier, after raising his cultivation to its limit, Yu Tianlin had attempted to continue breaking through. However, he was suppressed by a strange force that was both inexplicable and omnipresent.
No matter what method he tried, he could not overcome that mysterious suppression. In the end, he could only seal the excess energy within his body.
Logically speaking, once a person's cultivation reached the limit below the Divine Rank, they could no longer continue absorbing energy to improve themselves.
However, Yu Tianlin had cleverly sealed all the remaining energy generated by the collision between the Heavenly Tribulation and the two great Dragon Souls within his body.
After all, his physical constitution had already reached the level of a Divine Body, allowing him to contain far more energy than an ordinary Spirit Master.
Of course, he could only contain it. The excess energy could not undergo a qualitative transformation simply through further accumulation.
To describe Yu Tianlin's current state, he was like a Spirit Master who had broken through a bottleneck but had not immediately obtained a Spirit Ring. Instead, he continued accumulating Spirit Power.
His rank remained unchanged, but the amount of energy within his body continued to grow. Only after obtaining a Spirit Ring, or in Yu Tianlin's case, breaking through to the Divine Rank, could all that accumulated energy erupt once again.
However, that could only happen after he successfully reached the Divine Rank.
Although Yu Tianlin regretted failing to achieve Divinity in one attempt, the improvements to his Spirit Rings had far exceeded his expectations. They could even be considered a pleasant surprise.
"Two Divine Rank Spirit Rings..."
Looking at his first and ninth Spirit Rings, which shimmered with purple-gold and seven-colored light respectively, Yu Tianlin nodded in satisfaction.
Considering the terrifying strength of the Heavenly Tribulation, it was entirely within Yu Tianlin's expectations for his first Spirit Ring to reach the Divine Rank.
However, the advancement of his ninth Spirit Ring to the Divine Rank was a completely unexpected gain.
"I didn't expect my ninth Spirit Ring to improve as well."
His ninth Spirit Ring had come from Di Tian. Although it contained a portion of the Dragon God's power, its age should not have continued increasing under normal circumstances. It should have remained at the 800,000 year level.
The primary reason for its unexpected advancement was the eight-colored dragon horn.
The eight-colored dragon horn could fuse the powers of the Thunder God and the Dragon God within Yu Tianlin, maintaining a stable balance between them.
However, as Yu Tianlin continued absorbing the power of lightning and increasing the age of his first Spirit Ring, the balance between the Thunder God's power and the Dragon God's power was disrupted.
Under those circumstances, the eight-colored dragon horn instinctively attempted to restore that balance.
As a result, it stimulated Yu Tianlin's ninth Spirit Ring, causing it to absorb the surrounding Dragon Power and improve alongside his first Spirit Ring until both finally reached the Divine Rank.
Possessing two Divine Rank Spirit Rings before even becoming a Deity had given Yu Tianlin an enormous advantage.
"But even so, I still haven't broken through to the Divine Rank."
After inheriting their respective God Positions, Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong would each possess only one Divine Rank Spirit Ring. Even so, they would ultimately become true Deities.
Yu Tianlin now possessed two Divine Rank Spirit Rings, yet he still had not reached the Divine Rank himself.
However, he had already gained a general understanding of how he might accomplish that breakthrough.
"The main issue is the God Position, but the problem of obtaining a God Position is not without a solution..."
Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, Yu Tianlin slowly descended from the sky.
"Huh? Yu Tianlin, are you finished?"
As Yu Tianlin landed, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm opened its sleepy eyes and asked in confusion.
When the Heavenly Tribulation had first been summoned, Snow Empress and the others had immediately fled the area.
However, due to its own limited strength, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm had not dared to wander around. Instead, it remained below and waited for Yu Tianlin.
Its method of waiting was remarkably simple.
It slept.
Perhaps it had instinctively sensed that the violent energy in the surroundings had disappeared, causing it to finally awaken.
"Mhm."
Yu Tianlin nodded before reaching down and picking up Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
"You won't have to worry about the Heavenly Tribulation anymore. All the Heavenly Tribulations before the million year threshold have already been overcome, while the power of the million year Heavenly Tribulation that follows has been weakened considerably. You should be able to endure it in the future."
Although Yu Tianlin had extracted a tremendous amount of power from the Heavenly Tribulation, he could still sense that it had not completely disappeared because of his actions.
It still existed, but its remaining power had become extremely weak.
In Yu Tianlin's estimation, barring any unexpected changes, the million year Heavenly Tribulation would only possess strength comparable to the first Heavenly Tribulation previously faced by Spirit Beasts for a long time to come.
A Heavenly Tribulation of that level would have almost no effect on powerful Spirit Beasts. Overcoming it would be effortless.
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm would only face some risk because its own combat strength was simply too weak.
"Really? That's wonderful!"
After hearing Yu Tianlin's explanation, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm immediately revealed a pleasantly surprised expression.
It had always been worried about the Heavenly Tribulation.
Although it might still encounter some difficulties, according to Yu Tianlin, the danger was no longer significant.
"Let's return first and see what happened during the half year I spent in seclusion."
Since Yu Tianlin's spiritual power had reached the Divine Rank, he could clearly sense the passage of time even while cultivating. Therefore, he knew that this cultivation session had lasted for half a year.
In only half a year, Bibi Dong should not have achieved Divinity yet.
As for Qian Renxue, she had not only lost her Divine Artifact, but one sixth of her Divine Suit had also been damaged. Her chances of successfully achieving Divinity were even lower.
After deciding to return, Yu Tianlin immediately set off while carrying Tianmeng Ice Silkworm.
If possible, he wanted to use this opportunity to kill Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue in one fell swoop, completely eliminating the threat they posed.
With Yu Tianlin's current strength, accomplishing this should not be difficult as long as neither of them had achieved Divinity.
However, Yu Tianlin did not expect that while he was returning to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, something astonishing was occurring in the sea west of the Douluo Continent.
A massive blind whale floated high in the sky.
With a casual sweep of its enormous tail, it shattered the dark clouds above.
As the clouds dispersed, an overwhelming and captivating pressure gradually spread from its body.
At the same time, enormous waves rose across the boundless sea.
Amid the howling wind, a vortex-shaped pillar of water gradually rose from the ocean's surface. It continued climbing until it pierced the sky, forming a towering column of seawater that connected the heavens and the sea.
"Hahahaha!"
"The power of the Heavenly Tribulation has actually been weakened to such an extent!"
"Human Yu Tianlin, I truly have you to thank this time!"
"I will definitely repay you properly!"
The enormous whale laughing wildly in the sky was none other than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King!
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