The Great Ruler Cultivator
First Lightning Tribulation

"OK" said Shen Li

After establishing a contract with Katana that he has, ehh?! Perhaps more precisely the legacy he received, Shen Li sheathed back he said and put it into his storage.

"Alright I have to go out, even though it is full of dense energy but it will be useless if I use it" Guman Shen Li himself.

Shen Li then walked out to the mouth of the cave, while in the middle of the branching road that used to be, he remembered the road on the left that was so curious. Not wanting to take a headache, he then entered it casually, maybe if other people enter they will experience a terrible pressure because the energy that is here is the source of dark energy which is the origin of why this abyss can be called the abyss of darkness. But all that pressure meant nothing to him.

However, the current Shen Li is no longer the weak Shen Li he used to be and can easily be bullied. He who now has power and existence beyond the common sense of all beings.

After a few minutes of climbing, he discovered that the source of the energy came from a pitch-black pearl covered in blood-red flames.

"What system do you know what that thing is?" Shen Li asked curiously. In fact Shen Li was able to figure it out easily because he was the reincarnation of the Primordial that with his knowledge he was able to know everything that existed in the Whole Universe in such detail.

But it was not allowed to happen by the figure residing in his body. The figure deliberately sealed the existing knowledge because now Shen Li is still fairly weak, although in this mortal world he was considered a god.

[It was the source of the darkness essence of the master, or so-called by cultivators as 'Noir'. You can absorb the black pearl to have the element of darkness]

"Isn't it bad if I absorb the essence of darkness? Wouldn't I become as evil as in the stories?!" Shen Li was actually not afraid to absorb it, but the thing he was afraid of was if he became evil, and hurt the people around him.

[That will not happen sir, because the essence of darkness has no effect on changing its absorbent properties. Because it is basically the essence of darkness that adapts to its owner, if the owner is clean-hearted, then it will be a source of strength. But if the owner has an evil heart, it will be a source of destruction]

"Ooo..so it's like that, but why are you changing? You seem wiser than usual, is it because of your improvement that is the reason you are like that?" Shen Li asked investigating as he felt that there was something strange about his system after the past primordial incident.

[No sir, it's just the feeling of the master]

[Thank you, Your Majesty, for helping me give an excuse] the sound of the system was heard talking to the figure inside Shen Li, but Shen Li could not hear that.

"What's wrong, after all you're just following my answer advice. Because I want him to have great power in the near future. Actually, the essence of darkness is a source of tremendous power if it is in the right hands. Therefore, I gave him the instinct to approach the source of that dark essence, because I felt that it would be fine if this child had it" the figure replied meekly.

Back to Shen Li's place

"Okay I'll absorb it"

Shen Li then extended both of his hands to absorb the essence of darkness. This time, it only took him about 5 minutes to absorb the darkness essence, due to the Primordial cultivation he had.

Wush!!

Shen Li's body was enveloped by a pitch-black aura, for a while until it was absorbed into his body through the pores of his skin.

"It's far from what I thought, I think it'll take a long time to absorb. Is this because of my current strength?" Inner Shen Li asked himself.

After successfully absorbing the darkness essence, Shen Li immediately shot flying out of the cave. He no longer walked because he wanted to see the world outside immediately. Shen Li flew so fast that the depth of the abyss was as deep as 5 miles he could pass in just a few seconds.

As it shot out earlier, Shen Li felt like he was breaking out of an invisible barrier, but he was able to figure it out by flowing energy into his vision. He ignored it and flew towards the empire, but he stopped in the middle of the road listening to the system's notifications.

[Master will receive the lightning tribulation for breaking through the heavenly realm]

"Huhh?! What'sthat?"

The small thunderbolts began to strike the entire area below within a 5-mile radius of the center where Shen Li was standing. Just with his small lightning alone could result in a disaster of this magnitude, let alone with his lightning tribulation.

"What the fuck? Why is it so creepy?" Inner Shen Li.

"What system do I have to run it? Can't I refuse it?! Because the small lightning bolts just like want to eat me, especially with a big lightning later!!" Shen Li asked the system.

[Master must do so in order for master to bring out his full ability from the cultivation level of the master to the peak of the mortal realm. Sir cannot refuse it. Believe in the system, that master will be fine]

The phenomenon of lightning tribulation woke up the entire population in the Dao empire. However, the clouds of the phenomenon covered the entire night sky in the empire.

"Are there any cultivators who would undergo heavenly tribulation?" Asked one of the residents who was looking up at the clouds in the sky.

The imperial palace

"Who is the cultivator who is able to attract Ashura's lightning tribulation, I only hope that person will have a good impact and not the other way around" the Inner Emperor from his bedroom who saw a flash of red-colored lightning in the imperial sky.

Back to Shen Li's place

"OK well I believe you" Shen Li replied to his system earlier as he looked up at the enormous energy fluctuation above him as if he was waiting for Shen Li to get ready.

"I'm ready, whenever you want! You can do it and I hope you finish it soon because I am in a hurry right now, otherwise you will get the reply!!" Shouted Shen Li defiantly to the sky.

As he answered Shen Li's challenge, the energy fluctuation began to form a huge Black lightning bolt and then ferociously struck Shen Li.

Duarr!!

Shen Li did not feel anything from the effects of the lightning strike he had just experienced, even his clothes still looked fine. "Hurry up and finish it now!!" Shouted Shen Li.

Duarr!!

Duarr!!

Duarr!!

...

Such a huge lightning struck Shen Li unceasingly for eight times in a row.

And at the ninth lightning, it appeared that lightning of such magnitude formed like a spear, and shot extremely fast towards Shen Li.

DUARR!!!!

The explosion was so deafening that it destroyed the area around Shen Li to form a crater 500 meters in diameter with a depth of 50 meters at its center. The trees within a 25-mile radius started to burn violently just because of the lightning strike effect.

***