Translator: Silavin
*Peng!*
With just the first contact, Qin Yichen’s body was shaken back several steps. If one could see through the golden river, they would certainly observe that from that single strike, his chest already bore a patch of charred marks. Even the flesh beneath had become somewhat mangled!
“Truly worthy of being Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate!”
From the first contact being so unbearable, Qin Yichen’s expression was extremely grave. His physical body, even when facing a Mid Stage Martial Emperor or Late Stage Martial Emperor, he could still hold up in a fight. This sufficiently demonstrated how tough his body was.
Yet just now, merely a single bit of Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate had caused injury to his formidable body. [The reputation of Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate is indeed well-deserved!]
*Peng!*
At this moment, within the golden river, several more Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate like wild pythons flashed out. Seeing this scene, even with his tough Physique, Qin Yichen dared not be careless in the slightest.
He immediately activated his Spirit Body Technique to its utmost limit, and a layer of transparent Yuan Energy coated the surface of his body.
*Peng!*
As Qin Yichen resisted the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, not far away in the golden river, Li Yuanba walked at the forefront, wielding his giant hammers and fiercely clashing directly with an incoming lightning strike.
The tremendous sound resonated, immediately drawing everyone’s attention. They saw that from this direct clash, Li Yuanba’s figure retreated two steps, but that lightning strike was forcibly shattered!
“This guy…”
Seeing Li Yuanba’s domineering posture, everyone’s mouths twitched. With such strength, no wonder even Gu Feitian and Yao Yue were wary of him!
Finally, driven by desire, someone could not resist. Their figure violently shot out, powerful Yuan Energy fluctuations rippling around them as they plunged into the golden river.
For a time, rumbling thunder and unceasing screams of agony resonated throughout the world.
Entering this Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate had nothing to do with one’s cultivation realm. What it primarily tested was the strength or weakness of one’s Physique.
No matter how high one’s cultivation realm, if their Physique was inadequate, they equally could not cross this river.
Therefore, looking at it now, Li Yuanba held the greatest advantage among everyone, walking at the very front.
Qin Yichen had originally thought his Physique differed little from Li Yuanba’s. Now it seemed the difference was more than just one tier.
If he did not know Li Yuanba’s origins, he would truly suspect he was transformed from some ancient Demonic Beast.
What drew attention was Mu Yanzhen.
Though she was a woman, she closely followed behind Li Yuanba, even walking ahead of Gu Feitian and Yao Yue.
This indicated her Physique was several degrees stronger than Gu Feitian and Yao Yue.
For a woman to temper her Physique to such a degree was truly remarkable.
Qin Yichen was positioned behind these four, and though he walked the slowest, he was still far better off than those who had barely entered before becoming bloody and torn.
Most importantly, Qin Yichen persisted.
This caused Qiao Linlang, who had not yet stepped into the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, to twitch repeatedly, while a shadow of gloom flashed through his eyes.
However, even so, he did not believe Qin Yichen could cross the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate and ascend the Towering Mountain!
The mountain stood ten thousand metres tall.
This was merely the beginning.
Qiao Linlang did not rush to step into the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, but instead began seizing time to recover from his injuries.
Though anxious, he had no choice. The Peak Stage Martial Emperor Realm Demonic Beast had injured him too severely.
…
Inside the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, every minute, every second was torment.
Not yet reaching a thousand metres high, even Li Yuanba walking at the forefront had slowed down. The others need not be mentioned.
At this time, Qin Yichen had only barely climbed to a hundred metres high.
His physical body was indeed stronger than ordinary people’s, but ahead of him were Late Stage Martial Emperors like Gu Feitian and Yao Yue.
Before them, Qin Yichen naturally had no advantage whatsoever.
Him being able to reach a hundred metres height with his Early Stage Martial Emperor Realm cultivation had already earned him many admiring glances.
If Qin Yichen currently possessed Late Stage Martial Emperor Realm cultivation, the situation would be entirely different.
Positioned within the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate river, inside, lightning continuously emerged, transforming into electric serpents that struck Qin Yichen’s flesh and skin. Moreover, he even felt electric arcs penetrating his body, striking his blood, flesh, bones, and internal organs.
This was no longer merely crossing a river. As that voice had said, this was baptism.
However, not everyone could withstand such baptism.
Although those Martial Emperors continuously attempted, at this moment, only five people, including Qin Yichen, had reached above a hundred metres in height.
The higher one went, the more turbulent the golden river became, and the greater the pressure.
This also allowed Qin Yichen to see how vast the gap between himself and Li Yuanba and the others truly was.
At five or six hundred metres, Gu Feitian and the others had already deployed their Martial Souls or Yuan Energy to resist.
A wild and domineering fluctuation rippled from Gu Feitian’s body. Golden radiance sparkled across his Physique like divine light, making him appear like an Emperor walking through a river full of lightning.
Though he did not possess an innately advantageous Martial Soul like Xia Lieyang and others, his Yuan Energy was nevertheless extraordinary.
As now, the golden radiance covering his entire body actually resisted the river’s corrosion of lightning. Clearly, the power of his Yuan Energy would absolutely not be inferior to a Martial Soul like the Sky Elephant.
Simultaneously, beside him, Yao Yue employed a peculiar method… an Artifact Incarnate.
Behind Yao Yue, a mysterious Crescent Moon slowly rose, suspended behind his head. Silver lustre like moonlight descended, sheltering him within and protecting him from corrosion of lightning.
Seeing the Artifact Incarnate behind him, a trace of surprise flashed through Qin Yichen’s eyes.
Artifact Incarnates were actually a special type of Martial Soul. However, these Martial Souls were no longer of living beings but objects. For instance, lotus flowers, bamboo, or like the Crescent Moon Yao Yue was currently displaying.
Artifact Incarnate Martial Souls came in countless strange and varied forms.
However, Mu Yanzhen was somewhat special. She seemingly hadn’t deployed Yuan Energy or her Martial Soul. Yet like a divine maiden, pure and refined, though positioned within the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, when those lightning struck toward her, they would invisibly disappear.
Though her methods were not as dazzling as Gu Feitian’s, nor as attention-grabbing as Yao Yue’s Artifact Incarnate, precisely because they were invisible, she appeared even more transcendent.
Qin Yichen had barely climbed over two hundred metres when he was already bloody and torn.
After all, his cultivation was too low.
However, just as he prepared to use his Taotie Martial Soul, he noticed Li Yuanba at the very front.
Li Yuanba positioned at the forefront, exposing his body to accept the cleansing of those golden lightning bolts. Though injured, Qin Yichen detected that Li Yuanba’s Physique was becoming stronger under that repeated cleansing.
Seeing this scene, Qin Yichen seemed to understand what that voice truly meant. [I need to receive the baptism to continue.]
If one intentionally resisted the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate, that would naturally make ascending the Towering Mountain easier, but one would also consequently fail to receive the benefits of the baptism.
If one could not even endure the Golden Sea Lightning Concentrate baptism, how could one obtain the Demon Subduing Great Saint’s inheritance?!