Chapter 1360 : Heart of the Endless Thunder

"This Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder [a legendary and perilous region of endless lightning storms], truly lives up to its reputation as a famous forbidden land within the Western Essence Divine Abyss Sea [a vast and mysterious ocean realm]."

"I fear that even an Immortal [a being who has ascended to immortality] traversing within it would face the danger of perishing."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, finding himself unknowingly delving deeper into the heart of the Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder.

The expanse of this sea region far surpassed that of the Returning Abyss Sea [a known sea of profound depths], its vastness immeasurable, spanning billions upon billions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters]. Even a colossal Kun-fish [a mythical giant fish] spanning ten million Li-lengths dwelling within would appear as nothing more than an insignificant minnow in a boundless ocean, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.

The deeper they ventured, the more terrifying the Thunderclap [a deafening crash of thunder] sea became. As they pressed onward, even Eldrin Chen began to feel significant pressure.

They journeyed for an unknowable duration, finally arriving at the very core of the Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder.

"This place is the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss [the fathomless chasm at the heart of the thunder sea]," Eldrin Chen declared, his gaze heavy with solemnity as he looked upon the scene ahead.

The location of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss marked the absolute center of the entire Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder. This place was perpetually drowned in an endless Sea of Thunder [a tempest of pure lightning energy], where searing bolts of lightning and the roar of thunder echoed ceaselessly between heaven and earth.

And at the point where the Thunderclap fell most fiercely, there lay a bottomless, infinite chasm—that was the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss itself.

Legend holds that billions of years ago, the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss was originally a rare, primordial divine mountain.

For reasons lost to time, in the distant past, a Thunder Vein [a subterranean channel or deposit that naturally concentrates and generates thunder-attribute spiritual energy] formed here, gradually gathering vast amounts of Thunderclap Force and beginning to be forged by ceaseless heavenly thunderbolts for countless eons.

Over those billions of years, the Thunderclap God Mountain, hammered incessantly by the heavenly thunder, eventually sank into the depths of the Endless Sea.

Yet the heavenly thunder never ceased. As time flowed on, it gradually carved out a bottomless abyss at the location where the Thunderclap God Mountain once stood.

This fathomless thunder abyss is filled with the Thunderclap Force accumulated over those billions of years.

Eldrin Chen was certain that even a being at the Late Ascendant Immortal Realm would be utterly annihilated, reduced to ashes, by the Thunderclap Force should they dare set foot within the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss.

"The Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss is far too perilous. Only a being of the Earth Immortal Realm could likely enter, and even then, only briefly," he mused, gazing upon the chasm.

"Only those who command the Thunderclap law, or cultivate a thunder-attribute World-Opening True Body, could hope to delve into its depths."

Contemplating the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss before him, he spoke thoughtfully.

Exquisite Jiang nodded in agreement. "Then let us not delay. We should enter now."

"Very well," Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement.

With those words, the two of them wasted no further time and immediately stepped inside.

This Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss was an exceedingly perilous place. Even an ordinary existence at the Earth Immortal Realm would find it extremely dangerous to venture within.

Such a treacherous Blessed Land was guarded by what amounted to a natural Slaughter grand formation. For this reason, the Divine Clan of the Myriad Tribulations Sea of Thunder had not stationed many powerful experts here, leaving only a few Half-Step Earth Immortal cultivators to guard the area outside the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss.

Using the Polarity Void Mirror, the two of them bypassed the Divine Clan's Half-Step Earth Immortal guards and stealthily infiltrated the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss.

After an indeterminate amount of time, they traversed the first layer of the thunder abyss and arrived within the second layer.

The power of this second layer was far greater than the first. The accumulated Thunderclap Force here was significantly more potent; a single, random Thunderclap contained enough force to annihilate a Primordial Spirit Path Lord.

And within this second layer, there were not merely millions, but countless billions of such Thunderclap. Should they all rain down in a sky-obscuring deluge, even an Immortal would likely be reduced to ashes in a single breath.

Given the intensity of power at this level, it was probable that even an ordinary Early-stage Earth Immortal would find it difficult to remain here for an extended period.

Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen remarked with surprise, "Legends say the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss has nine layers in total, and the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the divine calamity of heavenly thunder] in each successive layer grows significantly more powerful than the last."

"The second layer of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the divine manifestation of heavenly punishment through thunder] is already so overwhelmingly potent. I can scarcely imagine what power resides within the ninth layer."

As they conversed, the pair continued their journey deeper into the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss [a legendary chasm filled with the accumulated power of countless heavenly tribulations]. Unconsciously, they arrived within its third layer.

In the first two layers, the first still had Thunderclap Divine Spirit [divine beings born from thunderclaps] cultivating within, and the second also contained a few Half-Step Earth Immortal Realm [cultivators on the cusp of becoming Earth Immortals] Thunderclap Divine Spirit tempering their bodies. The third layer, however, was exceptionally vast and empty, almost devoid of living beings.

Within it, only a single, dazzlingly brilliant Nine Heavens Divine Spirit [a divine spirit of the highest heavens] bathed in the endless power of the Sea of Thunder [an ocean of condensed thunder essence] as it cultivated.

"This is..."

Eldrin Chen felt a flicker of astonishment, his expression shifting to one of surprise.

Exquisite Jiang's gaze also sharpened slightly before she spoke. "It is a Great Extinction Thunder God, one who seems to have stepped into the Eight Tribulations Realm [the realm of having survived eight heavenly tribulations]."

So this Divine Spirits [a classification of powerful spiritual beings] before them was actually a Thunder God of the Eight Tribulations Realm.

It was undeniable that the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss lived up to its reputation as a supreme Blessed Land [a place of immense natural spiritual power]. Within its depths, the endless power of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation had accumulated for countless eons. It was a treasured abyss for cultivating Thunderclap Path Principles [the fundamental laws of thunder and lightning], and also the ultimate sacred ground for tempering the World-Opening True Body [a legendary physique capable of withstanding the forces of creation].

Even the Abyss of the Returning Abyss [the deepest chasm within a specific blessed land] within the Returning Abyss Blessed Land, with its boundless Primordial Heavy Water [water of immense density from the dawn of creation], fell short when compared to the present Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss.

"Cultivation remains the priority; do not disturb him."

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then, harnessing the power of the Polarity Void Mirror, advanced further into the fourth layer.

The power of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation within this fourth layer of the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss was even more astonishing. Eldrin Chen estimated that only Earth Immortal cultivators who had mastered the Thunderclap principle and possessed the World-Opening True Body could cultivate here for extended periods.

Yet for Eldrin Chen, this was not yet his limit.

He continued his descent, pausing only when he reached the sixth layer of the abyss.

This sixth layer was a place where only Heavenly Thunder Tribulation Divine Spirit beings of the Sixth Level Earth Immortal realm could dwell permanently.

Typically, only Thunderclap Divine Spirit cultivators within the Earth Immortal Realm could practice here. Currently, however, the Earth Immortal Patriarch figures within the Myriad Tribulation Thunder Abyss were all engaged in besieging the Spirit Abyss Sea Region, leaving this place profoundly Serene.

"This will suffice."

Seeing no imminent danger of discovery, Eldrin Chen immediately stepped out from within the Polarity Void Mirror.

In that instant, an endless torrent of Thunderclap Force crashed upon Eldrin Chen's physical body, erupting into a blaze of searing, incandescent lightning.

Eldrin Chen was struck by endless Thunderclap upon his physical form, feeling the boundless Thunderclap Force pierce through his flesh, continuously ravaging his World-Opening True Body.

Fortunately, the Primordial One Indestructibility Body proved truly Extraordinary. This World-Opening True Body was impervious to myriad calamities and was not restrained by the heterogenous energies of heaven and earth.

Even as the boundless power of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly punishment of thunder and lightning] hammered against his physical form, relentlessly tempering his Immortal Body, it could never inflict sufficient injury upon him.

"This level of force is still insufficient,"

Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then turned to Exquisite Jiang and said, "Let us descend another level. The pressure here upon my physical form is still not enough."

"Very well."

Exquisite Jiang nodded and immediately stepped with Eldrin Chen into the seventh layer of the Thunder Abyss [a profound abyss filled with primordial thunder and tribulation lightning].

The moment they set foot into the seventh layer, Eldrin Chen felt an overwhelmingly tyrannical Thunderclap Force crash against him, so potent it carved fine, hairline cracks upon his very Primordial One Indestructibility Body.

"Such formidable power of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation,"

Eldrin Chen thought inwardly, voicing his astonishment aloud.

Within this seventh layer of the Thunder Abyss [a terrifying realm of endless lightning], each Thunderclap [a devastating lightning strike] that descended carried the force of a full-power blow from an Earth Immortal Patriarch [a powerful cultivator who has ascended to the Earth Immortal realm]. Even Eldrin Chen's Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique said to be nearly unbreakable] felt immense pressure under such an assault.