Chapter 126: The Heavenly Tribulation for the Divine Grade Artifact
BOOM!
The loud crash of thunder marked the beginning of the Heavenly Tribulation. A giant white lightning bolt struck with such immense power that it sent chills down the spines of any bystanders. Aldrian, too, was stunned—this strike could fatally wound even a low-level Emperor stage cultivator! He hadn’t expected it to be this powerful.
"It’s no wonder people fear the Heavenly Tribulation," Aldrian thought. "But to think that creating a Divine-grade artifact would require withstanding lightning as powerful as an Emperor stage cultivator’s strike... It seems the universe balances itself this way. The strength of the lightning is likely because the creator is at the King stage. The heavens take the creator’s cultivation into account and send a tribulation a few minor realms stronger than the creator."
Despite the terrifying power of the lightning and the oppressive aura of the tribulation, Aldrian felt a strange connection to it. He didn’t sense the danger others would feel. In fact, he could almost ’communicate’ with it. It was a strange feeling, like...
"It’s like I’m connected to something from my past," he mused, as the second strike came down, stronger than the first. This time, it was powerful enough to cripple a Low Emperor stage cultivator.
"Eternal Spirit will have to withstand seven strikes of the Heavenly Tribulation," Duke Valiard said, standing beside Aldrian. "Each strike will grow stronger than the last. If Eternal Spirit can survive this, it will truly become a divine grade sword and gain sentience."
"I just hope Eternal Spirit can pass this trial," Valiard added grimly. "If not, there will be nothing left of it."
To create a divine-grade artifact requires passing through many steps and phases. Even when a blacksmith completes their creation, it doesn’t guarantee success. Once the Heavenly Tribulation begins, there’s no turning back—either the artifact ascends to the divine grade, or it’s reduced to ashes.
This arduous process is fitting, given the power of a divine artifact, making the struggle worthwhile. It’s no wonder that the legacy artifacts of major families or sects are often divine grade, serving as symbols of fortune and prestige for their factions.