I Was Born Stronger Than The Protagonist
Chapter 18: Auto Cultivate

Chapter 18 - Auto Cultivate

In just a few more seconds, Xing Tian would be dead.

Seeing his condition, Su Yan started panicking. "Look—our last hope is gone now!"

But then Thomas stepped forward and stopped her. "I already knew this would happen, so I prepared for this moment in advance."

He took out the Life Elixir from his space ring and threw it toward Xing Tian.

The elixir hit Xing Tian. The bottle shattered in the air, and the glowing liquid flowed out, touching his body.

The moment the Life Elixir made contact, Xing Tian's body began to heal instantly. In a flash, his wounds disappeared, and his condition returned to its peak.

"See why I saved the Life Elixir?" Thomas said.

But suddenly, the entire place started shaking.

Su Yan asked, "What happened now?!"

Thomas's face darkened. "It's the sign of Tribulation Number Three. The strongest one."

"Should we cover ourselves with our best defensive skills?" Minamoto asked.

"No," Thomas said seriously. "We can't just survive like that. The third tribulation is so strong, it could kill us instantly. Our barriers will break the moment the thunder touches them."

Su Yan looked afraid. "Then how do we survive this?"

Thomas replied calmly, "Don't be scared. We can survive."

Minamoto asked, "How?"

"Basically, we have to combine all our power and make a four-layer defensive shield."

Suddenly, a white thunderbolt appeared in the sky.

"Oh no—the third thunder is coming! Everyone, prepare your barriers quickly!" Thomas shouted.

They all gathered, combining their energy and forming a powerful four-layer defensive shield.

Then the white thunder fell.

It felt like the entire world was being destroyed. The light, the sound—it all shook the heavens.

After several minutes, the thunderstorm passed. The third tribulation had ended.

They deactivated their shield.

Three of the four layers had been completely destroyed.

They looked around—and saw nothing but destruction. As far as their eyes could see, everything was ruined.

Then they turned to look at Xing Tian—and were shocked.

This time, Xing Tian was completely fine.

He floated down toward them and stood strong.

Thomas asked in disbelief, "How...? The third one was the strongest tribulation. How are you unharmed?"

Xing Tian replied with a smile, "It's a secret. But your Life Elixir helped me a lot."

"By the way... where is everyone?" he asked, looking around.

"They're all in the Demon Capital," Thomas replied.

"What? Why?"

"Why do you ask? Did you not see the massive destruction you caused during your breakthrough?"

"Okay, okay... I understand. Don't be angry," Xing Tian said sheepishly.

Then Minamoto stepped forward. "So how powerful did you become after this breakthrough?"

"Want to test it?" Xing Tian smirked. "Let's have a match—me vs all of you."

But Thomas immediately stopped them. "Stop, you two! Xing Tian, you just broke through. You need to stabilize your spiritual energy first."

Hearing Thomas's words, everyone fell silent.

Then Xing Tian asked, "So... should we head to the Demon Capital now?"

"Oh! You remembered the right thing. Let's go to the Demon Capital."

As they began to leave, someone noticed a stone on the ground.

"Wait... is this the Talent Stone?!"

They were shocked to see it still there—and completely uncracked.

Gu Jian said, "What? How can it be untouched after all that?"

Xing Tian smiled. "Because it's a Mythical Treasure. It can't break that easily."

Minamoto raised an eyebrow. "Then how did it get destroyed earlier just from your daughter-in-law's blood?"

"Because my grandchild's talent will be greater than mine. He'll surpass me in the future."

"Ohhh... big talk," Gu Jian smirked.

"Just wait and see," Xing Tian replied confidently.

Then, they picked up the Talent Stone—and set out for the Demon Capital.

Some time ago, in the Demon Capital—

"System, where are we?" Jin asked, holding his head. "My soul power was completely drained earlier... I've just been recovering this whole time."

[System Message: Host, we are in the Demon Capital now.]

"Wait, what? Isn't that my hometown? Did the Talent Ceremony end and we return home already?"

[System Message: No, Host. When you lost consciousness, you forgot something. Let me remind you—your grandfather had reached his bottleneck. He was preparing to break through to the Supreme Peak Realm. To do so, a massive Thunder Tribulation was required. The destruction from it would be devastating—so your mother teleported all of you here to safety.]

"Oh... now I remember."

Jin paused for a moment. "But System, did my grandfather successfully break through to the Supreme Peak Realm?"

[System Message: Yes. The three tribulation simulations are already over. Your grandfather should be fine now.]

Hearing this, Jin sighed in relief.

But then the system added:

[System Message: Host, you also have a reward you haven't received yet.]

"Oh right... I remember. The Auto-Cultivation Talent."

[System Message: Would you like to accept it now?]

"No... Let's wait until Grandfather arrives. I'll receive my reward then. For now, I should deactivate my Golden Eyes—they're draining too much soul power."

He deactivated his Golden Eyes and waited silently.

After some time passed, the System spoke again.

[System Message: Host, your grandfather has arrived.]

"Oh?" Jin immediately activated his Golden Eyes and looked outside.

Xing Tian and the other elders were arriving. (Tian Zhen had been teleported away earlier with the others, since he couldn't have survived the tribulation.)

As they landed, the surrounding crowd rushed toward them, surrounding Xing Tian and the elders with concern.

"Elder! Great Elder! Are you okay?! What happened?!"

Thomas raised a hand. "Everyone, please stop. Everything is fine now. Ten days from now, a ceremony will be held in the Demon Clan. You can come and ask all your questions then."

With that, Thomas and the other elders departed for the Demon Clan.

Before leaving, they gave one final order to their people:

"Prepare. All of you—come to the Demon Clan ten days from now."

After they left, the crowd burst into conversation.

"Did you hear what he said?"

"Yeah, Great Elder Xing Tian looked completely fine. It seems like... he actually completed his breakthrough!"

"Well, I guess we'll know the full truth at the ceremony."

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