The entire Grand Sky Sect... no... to be precise, the entire Blazing Sun Continent was in chaos at this moment.
Through the Grand Sky Mirror, everyone on the Blazing Sun Continent witnessed the divine light enveloping Chu Xinghe, transforming him completely, and then the divine light enveloped Gu Mingchao.
This strongest person in the world was reborn within the divine light, becoming the first to step into the realm of Martial God in a thousand years.
With the birth of a Martial God, a thunder tribulation descended!
Many people might have seen a thunder tribulation before, but when they saw the countless bolts of lightning unleashed by the purple lightning dragon in the sky, the entire Blazing Sun Continent was terrified by the overwhelming power.
If all that lightning had struck, there was no doubt that the entire Grand Sky Mountain Range would have been blown apart today.
But just as everyone marveled at the terrifying power of the Martial God’s thunder tribulation, Gu Mingchao's divine form stood proudly in the void, and with a wave of his hand, the countless bolts of lightning vanished.
This is the power of a Martial God!
Although a Half-Step Martial God and a Martial God seem only a half-step apart, it is the difference between a mortal and a deity.
In the thunderclouds above, the purple lightning dragon opened its massive mouth once more, and in an instant, a colossal bolt of lightning descended from the sky. Gu Mingchao rose with the wind, his nine-colored divine form returning to him, and he punched towards the lightning.With this strike, the space in front of Gu Mingchao shattered like a giant mirror.
A Martial Emperor can temporarily shatter the void, but even the strongest Martial Emperor could never shatter the void with a single strike like this.
The lightning shattered along with the void.
Gu Mingchao charged into the sky, the purple lightning dragon transforming into the final bolt of lightning coiling around his body.
The lightning fiercely baptized Gu Mingchao's body, and even as a Martial God, his flesh was continuously torn apart under the baptism of the lightning dragon. However, the Martial God's regenerative ability was so terrifying that everyone could see with the naked eye that Gu Mingchao's body, torn apart by the lightning, was restored almost instantly.
The lightning dragon exhausted its last strength and finally vanished, while the thunder tribulation in the sky was torn apart by the divine light emitted by the nine-colored divine form.
The sky returned to brightness once more...
Gu Mingchao stood proudly in the void, and at this moment, even he was trembling with excitement.
The power of a Martial God... this is the power of a Martial God!
No martial artist does not yearn to reach the pinnacle, but the pinnacle of this era was the Martial Emperor, and Gu Mingchao had been at this pinnacle for many years.
There was a time when Gu Mingchao thought he might never advance further in this lifetime.
But today... he, Gu Mingchao, stepped into the realm of Martial God.
Today, during the Millennium Grand Festival, the Holy Soul descended upon the world. When he saw the Holy Soul's inheritance directly sending Cheng Xiaotian and Wu Xingyun into the Half-Step Martial God realm, even surpassing himself, Gu Mingchao would be lying if he said he wasn't a bit sour inside.
The former number one in the world suddenly became third, and even others who received the inheritance might challenge him, making his position as the third in the world uncertain.
But despite the bitterness, Gu Mingchao did not blame Xinghe for any of this.
This time, Xinghe used the Millennium Grand Festival to summon the Holy Spirit, revitalizing the spiritual energy of the world. From any angle, Xinghe did nothing wrong.
Although today our Grand Sky Sect did not gain any benefits, and our position as the number one sect in the world might be affected, Gu Mingchao harbored no resentment towards Xinghe.
But just then, divine light descended from the sky, and Xinghe was transformed by it. Gu Mingchao was initially overjoyed, even considering whether the divine light might directly elevate Xinghe's realm to Martial Emperor, or even to the higher Half-Step Martial God.
Yet Gu Mingchao never dreamed that after Xinghe's transformation, he would give the remaining opportunity to enhance spiritual power to himself.
It was precisely by utilizing the spiritual power Xinghe gave him that he became the first Martial God on the Blazing Sun Continent in a thousand years.
What about Cheng Xiaotian... what about Wu Xingyun... what's there to boast about being a Half-Step Martial God?
You guys just had a trial run as the number one in the world, and now your trial period is over!
We have Xinghe, and with Xinghe's help, I, Gu Mingchao, directly stepped into the realm of Martial God. Even if all your sects received inheritances, what of it?
With me, Gu Mingchao, holding down the fort, who can shake the Grand Sky Sect's position as the number one sect in the world?
Moreover, Xinghe received a transformative inheritance, which is even more beneficial than my Martial God status. Xinghe is essentially pre-booked for the position of Martial God. Today, we have me, Gu Mingchao, and in the future, we have Xinghe. Who can overthrow our Grand Sky Sect?
Gu Mingchao descended step by step from the sky, as if an invisible staircase was supporting him.
At this moment, the entire Grand Sky Sect was in chaos, and someone led the chant, "God Bless Grand Sky Sect," which echoed throughout the sect.
Everyone welcomed Martial God Gu Mingchao with the chant of "God Bless Grand Sky Sect!"
Gu Mingchao walked down step by step, finally arriving before everyone. The nine-colored divine form flew out from behind him, enveloping the entire Grand Sky Sect. At this moment, everyone could feel the power of the Martial God.
Every disciple of the Grand Sky Sect cheered for the Sect Master's Martial God power, while the other sects across the world, looking at the nine-colored divine form, were all pale-faced.
Especially Wu Xingyun, who just a moment ago was sighing that the heavens couldn't only favor the Grand Sky Sect... today, the heavens' blessing finally came to our Demonic Sect.
I, Wu Xingyun, stepped into the Half-Step Martial God realm!
But Wu Xingyun's excitement lasted less than a minute before Gu Mingchao arrived... with his Martial God cultivation...
Chu Xinghe!
It's Chu Xinghe again... Wu Xingyun expressed that he was damn wrong... just a moment ago, he said he forgave Chu Xinghe, but he was terribly mistaken.
Wu Xingyun never imagined that Chu Xinghe would give that spiritual power to Gu Mingchao. Wu Xingyun really wanted to open up Chu Xinghe's head and see what was inside.
Do you know how big of an opportunity that spiritual power was?
It was an opportunity that could change fate... and you just gave it to Gu Mingchao like that?
Are you crazy?
Chu Xinghe didn't know what Wu Xingyun was thinking... but Chu Xinghe expressed that the spiritual power was indeed fate-changing... as for giving it to the Sect Master, damn it, it wasn't even his doing... it was the Compass of Misfortune saving him.
But if the Compass of Misfortune hadn't done that, he would have been blown to bits by now...
That spiritual power was very powerful, but the problem was that Chu Xinghe had to be able to handle it.
What? Lobsters are delicious, but if I give you ten thousand lobsters to eat at once, would you survive?
Chu Xinghe was grateful that the Compass of Misfortune finally did something right, forcibly transferring the potentially deadly spiritual power to the Sect Master.
But the truth proved that breaking into the Martial God realm wasn't easy, and the Sect Master was actually about to fail.
Fortunately, the Compass of Misfortune realized its actions were a bit unfair, so at the last moment, it intervened. It was that divine light, visible only to Chu Xinghe, that pulled Gu Mingchao back from failure.
So for today's outcome, Chu Xinghe felt it was the most satisfactory one in his life.
His own life was saved... and crucially, he seized the opportunity to transform and reached the long-desired Seventh Grade Martial Saint realm.
The Sect Master was unharmed and even stepped into the Martial God realm.
But here's the problem... it seems like our Grand Sky Sect is once again the undisputed number one sect in the world.
Damn it, it seems even more solid than before, doesn't it?
But Chu Xinghe couldn't help it... if the Sect Master had died earlier, our Grand Sky Sect would have been doomed.
But to exchange the Sect Master's life for the destruction of the Grand Sky Sect, to secure his own future as a Martial God, Chu Xinghe felt he couldn't do such a thing.
However, thinking carefully, it seems like we didn't lose out... think about it... if the Grand Sky Sect were destroyed, he could become a Martial God, and now that the Grand Sky Sect isn't destroyed, the Sect Master became a Martial God... so whether destroyed or not, we gained a Martial God, right?
And if Chu Xinghe finds a way to dissolve the sect harmoniously and reorganize it on the spot, then Chu Xinghe could directly become a Martial God, and then we'd have two Martial Gods, wouldn't we?
So, when you calculate it like this, isn't it a huge win?
No matter how you look at it, we're forcefully winning big!
Whether it's a huge win or not, at this moment, Chu Xinghe in the Grand Sky Mirror was the focus of everyone on the Blazing Sun Continent, even more so than Gu Mingchao.
At this moment, whether young or old, everyone was thoroughly impressed by Chu Xinghe.
Previously, many people didn't understand why Chu Xinghe could do so many seemingly outrageous things in the Grand Sky Sect without anyone stopping him.
Even when Chu Xinghe caused big trouble, the entire Grand Sky Sect always fully supported him.
At this moment, everyone understood...
A disciple willing to give his Martial God cultivation to the Sect Master on the spot, what's wrong with letting such a disciple do whatever he wants?
If our sect had someone like Chu Xinghe, even if his ability to cause trouble increased a hundredfold, wouldn't the sect support him?
Not to mention, every time Chu Xinghe's seemingly reckless actions ended up being a huge win for the Grand Sky Sect.
Today was no different. Just a moment ago, the whole world was sighing that Chu Xinghe had shot himself in the foot.
He awakened the Millennium Holy Soul, and as a result, other sects received the inheritance, while the Grand Sky Sect got nothing.
Chu Xinghe single-handedly knocked the Grand Sky Sect from its position as the number one sect in the world.
But at this moment, everyone realized, the joke was on them!
Chu Xinghe probably foresaw all of this. Other sects seemed like the winners, but the biggest winner was still their Grand Sky Sect.
With Martial God Gu Mingchao holding the fort, who can shake the Grand Sky Sect's position as the number one?
And Chu Xinghe became an even bigger winner than Gu Mingchao!
Although Gu Mingchao stepped into the Martial God realm, everyone just learned from the Great Sage what true transformation means.
This transformation is far more terrifying than the Martial God realm!
The Great Sage openly stated that if given a choice, ten Martial Gods couldn't compare to a transformation, because even if you're a Martial God, you can't help someone transform even if you exhaust your life...
Martial Gods are common, but those who transform are future peak existences that even Martial Gods would bow to...