At this moment, Bexia was extremely uncomfortable. The golden crystal in his hand continuously surged with power into his body, without any obstruction, as natural as a child returning home.
However, these golden energies brought extreme pain upon entering his body. It was like adding a piece of ice to boiling water. A sizzling sound emanated from his whole body as pale yellow mist seeped out of his pores.
And this wasn't the most painful part, because the real terror came from the pain in his mind. He didn't know what ruthless power this was. It not only entered his physical body but also tormented his spirit, inside and out!
His body felt as if it were being devoured by countless voracious ants, and his brain felt as if it were being pricked by thousands of needles. The pain was unimaginable!
Bexia only knew the physical pain he was experiencing now. The threat in the sky seemed much more terrifying to others. It was the wrath of heaven and earth, the divine punishment! Just looking at it made them feel the suffocating sensation of death. So, at the first opportunity, they flew out of a distance of a thousand meters, even stopping their fight, afraid of accidentally angering the divine punishment in the sky and being annihilated along with it!
The divine punishment! Many of those present knew something about it. Generally, it only occurred when breaking through to a Sovereign or when some legendary heavenly and earthly treasure was born, requiring a baptism from heaven and earth.
As far as they knew, they naturally believed that Bexia had broken through the limitations of a Sovereign and was undergoing the divine punishment's baptism. If he could withstand it, a new Sovereign would be born. If not, he would be reduced to ashes in minutes.
The divine punishment of heaven and earth was not thunder and lightning. Although it looked like thunder and lightning, it was completely different from ordinary thunder and lightning. These golden lightning arcs represented the will of heaven and earth, the power of the gods!
The golden light was dazzling in the dark clouds, and the flickering electric arcs made Mordell and the other two feel their hearts pounding. They didn't leave; this was a baptism of a "Sovereign." Perhaps they could gain something from it and advance further, even breaking through to the level of a Sovereign!
The terrifying golden lightning had been brewing in the clouds for a long time, while Bexia had already been tortured to the point where he felt close to death by the golden energy on his body. The pain made him even want to faint. It was purely mental anguish that made him wish for death.
"Boom!"
The golden lightning finally exploded at this moment. A streak of light swept across the sky, instantly crossing vast distances, and accurately struck Bexia's body with a golden lightning bolt as thick as a bucket. Even the three kings who watched from afar felt their hearts skip a beat!
Could he withstand it?!
This doubt rose in their hearts. In their opinion, if they were facing this golden lightning, they would probably turn to ashes in minutes. The power of the divine punishment was too formidable, an utterly terrifying power that brought despair.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!" The golden lightning struck, and Bexia let out a mournful scream. Then his whole body was blown apart by the impact, turning into a mist of blood. There were also large amounts of electric arcs roaming within the mist, as if they were trying to vaporize all the flesh and blood before relenting!
What was even more bizarre was that the blood mist caused by Bexia's explosion was not vaporized by the golden lightning. Instead, another kind of black aura surged, and all the golden lightning was completely devoured by this black aura, leaving nothing behind.
"How is this possible?!
The following scene was even more inconceivable because the blood mist that Bexia transformed into under the energy of the golden crystal actually took on a humanoid form. After a few breaths, a new Bexia appeared before everyone's eyes, but he had not completely solidified yet. Then, a deafening sound shook the sky again, and another golden lightning struck, turning Bexia into a sky full of blood mist once more, as if it wanted to completely annihilate him without allowing him to live.
"Boom!"
One golden lightning followed another. Every time Bexia's body just began to take shape under the energy of the golden crystal, the lightning in the sky would strike directly, causing him to explode again. And after five times, an inexplicable black aura joined the process of his restoration. The originally bright red blood eventually turned into a dark golden red color, even the shattered bones were the same.
After enduring the destruction of nine lightning strikes, the three kings in the distance became numb, even feeling fear deep in their hearts about breaking through to become monarchs. This was simply too terrifying. They had to understand that breaking through to become monarchs was for the sake of a longer life and stronger power.
But now, seeing Bexia's appearance, they suddenly felt afraid, because it was truly horrifying. Just the thought of having to face such a terrifying thing even after breaking through to become monarchs made them realize that with their current strength, they would instantly perish under this divine punishment!
"It should be over soon, there have already been nine divine punishments...!" Mord said to himself. He had read from ancient texts that the ascension to monarch required enduring nine divine punishments, and now that nine divine punishments had passed, it meant that Bexia had already gone through the punishments.
However, when Mord lifted his head to look at the sky, he found that the dark clouds carrying the divine punishments had not dissipated. On the contrary, the arcs of electricity within them were continuously brewing, as if preparing for an even stronger attack!
"How is this possible... could it be that he is not ascending to monarch?" Mord exclaimed. According to reason, ascending to monarch only required nine divine punishments. No matter what, no matter how monstrous one's talent, as long as they ascended to monarch, there could only be nine divine punishments, no more.
At this moment, Bexia's body was emanating a dark golden light, and a powerful aura was brewing within him. The golden crystal floated above his head, layer upon layer of golden brilliance falling into Bexia's body below.
"Boom!" The dark clouds in the sky became even more furious, and the overwhelming pressure made everyone's faces turn pale. Especially the three kings who were watching, they didn't hesitate when they heard this loud rumble, immediately turning around and flying thousands of kilometers away to a nearby reef, only stopping there. They watched from a distance as the divine punishments fell, feeling as though the entire world had become enraged, and these falling divine punishments were the anger of the gods.
"Battle... God... Will!" Bexia's lips softly uttered these words...
