Lin Beichen’s eyes flashed with a glint of brilliance, but in the next instant, it vanished.
He suddenly thought...
The "Thunder Tribulation" that signifies a realm upgrade, he didn’t feel it this time.
Could it be...
Was I mistaken?
Just as he was pondering.
Lin Beichen finally threw his punch.
At that moment...
The faint golden glow that should have enveloped his fist suddenly detached, transforming into a faint golden light, and shot out in the direction of his punch with a swoosh.
This light ball appeared to be the size of Lin Beichen’s fist, and one could even vaguely make out the shape of a fist.
Moreover...
It was evident the sharpness contained within, as if countless cold, glittering blades were hidden inside.
In just an instant!
The light ball struck a sturdy tree in the forest ahead.
"..."
Silence.
At the moment of contact, the light ball made almost no sound.
It melded into the tree like a fish swimming into water.
And then in the next instant.
A faint sound of dry wood snapping echoed.
"Crack—!"
The sturdy tree snapped at the point of impact and fell with a thunderous crash.
"Boom—!!"
The tree fell with a loud noise.
For a moment, swirling wood chips gushed out from the break, scattering and floating through the air, enveloping the entire area like a sandstorm, obscuring the surroundings.
Only when...
The wood chips settled down to the ground did the surroundings become clear again.
Half of the tree trunk lay broken on the ground.
Whether it was the broken half on the ground or the remaining stump rooted in the earth, both were hollow inside when viewed from the break.
Anyone unaware...
Might think it was a bamboo split open.
"External release of Gold Element...?"
"Have I advanced to the Third Realm of Gold Element?"
Lin Beichen looked at the scene before him, his face showing a mix of surprise and astonishment.
But this Thunder Tribulation...
Before he could think further.
Immediately afterward.
That familiar feeling surged throughout his body.
It was oppressive, shocking, a tremor to the soul!
It’s here!
Though delayed, the Thunder Tribulation has arrived.
The sound of heaven cracking echoed loudly across the clear sky!
"Crash—!!!"
A thick purple-white lightning bolt descended from the sky.
It flashed into Lin Beichen’s field of vision.
Striking the open ground not far before him.
"Boom—!!"
Sand and rocks splashed out!
Shooting straight toward Lin Beichen!
However, given Lin Beichen’s current bodily strength, these flying stones and sand were no more than an itch, unable to harm him at all.
"This Thunder Tribulation..."
Lin Beichen looked at the distance between the spot struck by lightning and himself, feeling increasingly that the lightning was getting closer to hitting him.
In other words, as the Thunder Skill approaches the Fourth Realm, it’s getting nearer!
After all...
According to his previous conjecture, the moment the Thunder Tribulation hits him, might just be the moment Thunder Skill breaks through to the Fourth Realm.
Now his body’s toughness had already reached an astonishing level.
Plus, he had the Thunder Tribulation Sword with him.
He wondered...
If he could really withstand this bolt of Thunder Tribulation lightning.
Lin Beichen was unsure, but he felt confident in his heart.
But that was for later.
He didn’t dwell on it now but focused on the present.
He had cultivated the Gold Element to the Third Realm!
External release of Gold Element...
Isn’t this exactly like the Third Realm of the Electric Element—the Externalization Realm?
Lin Beichen thought that he didn’t even need to name the Third Realm of Gold Element, he could just call it the Externalization Realm as well.
At that moment, the thought that had appeared by Moon River resurfaced inexplicably—
Water Floating!
He was in the mountains, not by the sea to try it out.
Though he couldn’t try Water Floating...
He thought he could give the lightweight skill from martial arts novels a try, right?
After all, when he hadn’t even cultivated Gold Element to the First Realm, he could already stand on the sea for a moment, and now he stepped into the Third Realm of Gold Element...
It shouldn’t be overreaching to perform the Lightweight Skill, right?
Lin Beichen’s face lit up with a bright smile, and he immediately started pondering how to execute the Lightweight Skill.
Perhaps...
It’s similar to Wave Treading?
Just the difference between treading on waves and treading on air?
With that thought, he recalled how he stood on the sea before.
Just that pondering...
He immediately had a rough idea.
Feel the flow of air!
Lin Beichen calmed his mind and focused entirely on sensing his body’s perception.
At that moment, he could clearly feel the flow of air.
Soft, continuous, uninterrupted, never ceasing.
Then.
He gathered the Gold Element from within the "Golden Core" to his feet and quickly stepped onto the airflow he sensed.
In that instant, it felt as if there were invisible steps beneath his feet.
He steadily stepped about twenty centimeters above the ground.
"!!!!"
Lin Beichen was greatly startled, did it actually work??
Before he could think further.
In the next instant.
He felt as if he was about to lose balance.
The Gold Element was running out!
At the same time...
The air flow was constantly changing.
Lin Beichen quickly channeled more Gold Element to his feet, stepping higher and farther with the changing airflow.
One step...
Two steps...
...
He took six or seven consecutive steps.
Now, Lin Beichen had moved about ten meters away from his original position and had risen nearly two meters higher.
He couldn’t go any further!