After returning to the new capital, Dustin went into seclusion for an entire month. He had absorbed less than thirty percent of the Spirit Transformation Pill's power. The remaining seventy percent had settled within him, requiring slow refinement. The "Buzhou Immortal Scripture" also needed time to comprehend. A month later, when he emerged from seclusion, he was an entirely different person. His aura was restrained, appearing no different from an ordinary mortal. But occasionally, golden light would flash in his eyes, making others unable to meet his gaze. This was the mark of a Spirit Transformation powerhouse—returning to simplicity. "Brother Dustin!" Scarlet was the first to greet him, looking him up and down. "You... you really reached Spirit Transformation?" Dustin smiled slightly: "More or less." "What do you mean, 'more or less'?" Scarlet said, dissatisfied. "I saw you crossing tribulation that day! Shattering...
"Hiss—!" Everyone gasped. The second bolt, the third, the fourth... each tribulation lightning stronger than the last, yet Dustin fought with growing ferocity! He faced the heavenly thunder with his physical body, each punch shattering the tribulation lightning. Thunder coiled around him as if the Thunder God himself had descended! "His physical body... is being tempered by the tribulation, growing ever stronger!" Adam murmured. "This is the true path of a powerhouse! Not avoiding heavenly tribulation, but facing it head-on!" Wonder flashed in Margaret's eyes. The seventh bolt, the eighth, the ninth! The final tribulation lightning was also the strongest—a purple-gold divine thunder, like a heaven-cleaving sword, crashed down from the nine heavens! This strike's power was enough to annihilate everything! Dustin roared toward the heavens, concentrating all his power into his right fist, and threw a punch! The instant fist met lightning, heaven and ...