Cultivation Starts from Farming-Chapter 661 - 317: Fourth Rank Demon Monarch

"The tribulation thunder is coming..."

Xu Ping took a deep breath, and the joy on his face quickly faded away.

The true test had only just begun!

Once the essence core formed, there was no way back.

Either succeed in the tribulation and transform; or perish, leaving nothing behind.

Boom!

A loud noise suddenly erupted from the direction of the stone hall, causing the entire ground to tremble and the earth to quake incessantly.

Soon after, a massive figure in purple and blue shot up from the dust, bringing a cloud of dust as it soared straight to the sky.

As the dust cleared, a giant rat over five zhang in length, with purple and blue markings all over its body, stood proudly mid-air—the true form of the Water Rat Lake.

"Squeak—"

The Water Rat Lake howled towards the sky, its voice shaking the fields, with sonic waves spreading out in all directions as if tangible.

It opened its mouth, and the newly formed essence core of purple and blue floated above its head, emanating waves of intense Fourth Rank Demonic Power.

"Zzzt zzzt zzzt..."

The azure lightning in the tribulation clouds seemed provoked, going berserk instantly, like an enraged beast that had been dormant.

Countless tiny lightning serpents danced wildly in the clouds, intertwining, merging, and frenziedly converging, in a moment forming into an arm-thick terrifying thunder!

"The first one is coming!"

Xu Ping’s pupils shrank sharply, watching as a blinding azure light tore through the sky, like a sword of heavenly punishment slicing down.

The Water Rat Lake’s eyes burned fiercely, showing no retreat in the face of the heavenly thunder.

It swallowed its essence core with one gulp, integrating it into its body.

Then, the purple-blue demonic power around it instantly condensed into a thick crystalline pillar, charging straight towards the thunder.

"Boom Kaa!"

The demonic power pillar collided with the heavenly thunder, erupting in a deafening booming sound.

The crystalline pillar shattered on impact, but the heavenly thunder was also significantly weakened, with the remaining dozens of lightning serpents striking the Water Rat Lake, leaving charred marks across its fur.

"Though it’s just flesh wounds, the might of the remaining heavenly thunders will continuously increase and explode in power."

Xu Ping watched the tribulation clouds in the sky with a solemn gaze, where the lightning surged aggressively, clearly accumulating even more terrifying power.

"However, with the tenacious life force of the Water Rat Lake, it should have no major issues enduring through this," he assessed internally, quickly reaching a conclusion.

Before long, the second, even more substantial heavenly thunder descended, its power increased by fifty percent compared to the first.

This time, the thunder was thicker, its color more profound, and contained the awe-inspiring might of the heavens.

But by now, the injuries on the Water Rat Lake’s body had already healed completely, not even a trace of scorch marks remained.

Relying on this extraordinary self-healing ability, the Water Rat Lake breezed through the second thunder tribulation almost effortlessly.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The tribulation clouds seemed infuriated, striking down three increasingly terrifying thunders in succession.

Each one thicker than the last, with the final one reaching the thickness of a barrel, turning the entire sky azure.

The Water Rat Lake roared repeatedly, still enduring the third heavenly thunder.

It then spat out its innate demon fire to weaken the fourth, and finally, directly used its physical body to withstand the fifth thunder.

Each strike caused its massive body to tremble violently, its fur charred black in large patches, but it rebirth under its powerful regeneration ability soon after.

"No need to endure the last thunder tribulation!"

Perceiving the even more terrifying energy fluctuations brewing in the sky, Xu Ping remained composed, transmitting his voice from afar using Divine Sense.

The body, after the baptism of heavenly thunder, would grant more benefits to the promoted Demon King.

But if the consumption was too great, diminishing the will, it would be difficult to overcome the subsequent and stronger Heart Demon Tribulation.

Having already withstood five successive heavenly thunders, the performance has far surpassed many of its same-rank Demon Beasts.

There was no need to take unnecessary risks with the final thunder tribulation.

The Water Rat Lake nodded, opening its mouth to spit out a silver-white umbrella.

It was the "Umbrella of Tribulation" gifted by True Monarch Lan Ling.

The silver-white umbrella expanded to ten zhang upon catching the wind, floating mid-air above its head.

Following this, the Water Rat Lake summoned several artifacts and strange items to help resist the thunder tribulation, though the rank was not high, there were many in number.

Boom!

The tribulation clouds in the sky seemed to have reached some critical point, suddenly erupting with energy fluctuations that stirred the heart.

The final heavenly thunder finally took shape, looking like an apocalyptic Thunder Flood Dragon, with the world for a hundred miles around vacillating between light and dark, striking down like a doomsday judgment amid the flashing thunder.

This blow far exceeded the scope of the Early-Stage Nascent Soul.

Crack!

The heavenly thunder, like the Thunder God of destruction, obliterated all the artifacts and marvels suspended above the Water Rat Lake almost instantly with its terrifying might, turning them into countless charred fragments scattered across the skies, vanishing into the world.

Finally, the remaining energy of the heavenly thunder heavily struck the ’Umbrella of Tribulation’.

This precious artifact, personally gifted by True Monarch Lan Ling, finally displayed its extraordinary value at this moment.

The two fiercely clashed, lightning flaring wildly.

Though ultimately, the ’Umbrella of Tribulation’ was also shattered under this terrifying impact.

But it had successfully fulfilled its mission, reducing the heavenly thunder’s power to a relatively safe level.

The purple-blue demonic power surged wildly around the Water Rat Lake, forming a shield of demonic power on its body.

Although the demonic power shield was pierced by the heavenly thunder, the escaping arcs of electricity compelled the Water Rat Lake to let out a muffled hum.

Yet, it still managed to withstand it in the end!

Despite being scorched all over, the fierce gleam in the crimson eyes of the Water Rat Lake did not diminish in the slightest.

"Roar!"

It stood proudly in the void, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

The ferocious aura of a Fourth Rank Demon King swept across the land, filling countless disciples of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons with immense dread.

Frightening some of the weaker cultivated disciples into trembling.

Whoosh!

With the dissipating of the final thunder, the tribulation clouds in the sky began to slowly disperse, the glow of lightning gradually retreating and dimming.