Douluo Dalu 4: Ultimate Fighting
Chapter 1053: Creation And Destruction

TL: GoldenLung

Lan Xuanyu ultimately never asked why he had to undergo such painful training with the Nirvanic Divine Lightning. In front of his father, he didn’t want to show weakness, nor did he want his father to look down on him. He gritted his teeth and persevered, repeatedly breaking through the brink of collapse and unleashing the Nirvanic Divine Lightning again and again.

Gradually, Lan Xuanyu began to sense changes within himself. He was surprised to discover that through repeated use of the Nirvanic Divine Lightning, he had adapted to his newly enhanced strength. More importantly, he felt that his entire body was undergoing a transformation.

Right after his breakthrough, although he had felt powerful—almost like he had been reborn—it was as if his whole being were floating. His strength had suddenly surged, the change was immense, but it left him with a sense of instability.

Through continuous practice with the Nirvanic Divine Lightning, that sense of instability gradually faded. He started to experience the solid, grounded feeling of having accumulated strength before breaking through.

With each session of training, he built up more inner strength. His entire body began to feel more solid, until eventually, he no longer felt any pain at all. In fact, he began to actively increase the total amount of thunder energy in the elemental storm, seeking the thrill of that overwhelming pressure.

More miraculously, although the Nirvanic Divine Lightning was indeed terrifying, after each release, Lan Xuanyu could feel his body subtly changing. It became more resilient, his soul power and bloodline power fused more harmoniously, and even the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King bloodlines were stimulated, becoming more active.

After an unknown number of repetitions, Tang Wulin once again took a blast of Nirvanic Divine Lightning from Lan Xuanyu and nodded, saying, “That’s enough.”

Lan Xuanyu rested his hands on his knees, panting heavily, and looked at Tang Wulin in confusion.

“You’ve basically mastered the Nirvanic Divine Lightning. From now on, when using it, make sure to keep the total lightning energy within your control,” Tang Wulin said with a smile as he came to Lan Xuanyu’s side and injected soft soul power into him, instantly revitalizing him.

“We’re not continuing the training?” Lan Xuanyu asked.

Tang Wulin replied, “That’s enough. Your time is up—you should be going back. You’ve done even better than I expected. I thought you wouldn’t be able to endure it, but you never uttered a single complaint. Very good.”

Lan Xuanyu forced a smile. The process had been too agonizing to want to recall.

Tang Wulin continued, “You should’ve felt the changes in yourself. The Nirvanic Divine Lightning—or elemental lightning—does possess terrifying destructive power, but at the same time, it has immense creative potential.

“It’s just like forging. When you reach the final stage of divine forging, the metal must withstand the power of a tribulation. Under the cleansing of the Tribulation Lightning, the metal undergoes a final transformation—from ordinary iron to divine iron. At that moment, the blacksmith must also endure the Tribulation Lightning's power, letting it gradually refine the metal instead of shattering it outright. That’s why divine blacksmiths are extremely rare and can’t forge for many years—the tribulation harms their bodies.

“Tribulation Lightning can transform metal because it’s the most mystical forging force, the elemental energy of nature's cycles. Thus, when you’re practicing Nirvanic Divine Lightning, it is also forging your body—comprehensively refining your spirit, body, soul power, and bloodline. For you, Nirvanic Divine Lightning is not only an offensive power but also a cultivation method.

“You should’ve noticed that normally your soul power improves slowly. That’s because your bloodline is too strong—it constantly absorbs your soul power during cultivation to nourish itself. The Nirvanic Divine Lightning compresses elemental power and infuses it into your body, strengthening you and enabling you to better absorb elemental energy for growth. With it, your cultivation speed will increase. But you must remain patient. Use the Nirvanic Divine Lightning within controlled limits to temper your body. It’s a method of cultivation, body refinement, conquest, and also divine forging.”

At this point, Tang Wulin smiled and looked at Lan Xuanyu. “Do you understand now?”

Lan Xuanyu finally saw the light and nodded gently.

Tang Wulin said, “Your situation is special. I’ve been thinking about what kind of training method would be most suitable for you and help you grow steadily and quickly. In the end, I thought of this method. I originally planned to help you practice Nirvanic Divine Lightning through forging, but I didn’t expect you’d already achieved it with elemental storms. Nirvanic Divine Lightning isn’t just lightning. In the future, once you can fully control it, you can even attach it to any weapon. This is a divine-level combat technique, embodying both creation and destruction. It will undergo two more evolutions. If you can complete them, the reappearance of the Dragon God will no longer be a dream.”

“Two evolutions? You mean…?” Lan Xuanyu already had some idea.

Tang Wulin said, “The first is when you master the dark element. When the four basic elements evolve into the seven primary elements, this will be one evolution—you’ll need to retrain your mastery of Nirvanic Divine Lightning. I must be by your side then, using my Time Reversal Domain to ensure your safety. The second is when you reach the peak and break through to nine rings. At that point, with the seven primary elements plus creation and destruction—nine elements in total—you’ll be one step away from the Dragon God level. At that moment, the Nirvanic Divine Lightning will face its greatest challenge. If you break through, you may truly possess the power of a God King. But that will also be the hardest step to take, because no one can help you then. You’ll have to rely solely on your own strength.”

Lan Xuanyu nodded.

Tang Wulin continued, “I will remain in seclusion at the academy, delving deeper into the insights of creation and destruction. When the time comes, I’ll share my realizations with you—they should help. But that’s still far in the future. For now, I pushed you to your limits in training, not just to help you improve faster, but to teach you that every risk pushes you close to the edge. One wrong move could cost you everything. So the more dangerous the path, the more stable you must be. Taking risks doesn’t mean being reckless.”

Lan Xuanyu took a deep breath. “I understand. Uncle Le… no, I…” He knew that everything Tang Wulin had done was for his own good. Overcome with emotion, he nearly changed how he addressed him.

Tang Wulin opened his arms and pulled him into an embrace. “No rush. Wait until your mother wakes up. Our family will soon be reunited. When the time comes, I’ll call you back. It won’t be too late then.”

“Mm, mm.” Lan Xuanyu nodded vigorously.

When the Thirty-Three Sky Wings warship set off again, it was unusually crowded for the first time. There was no way around it—forty-five hundred-thousand-year-old plant-type soul beasts were accompanying them.

After internal discussion at Sea God’s Pavilion, they decided not to send all the hundred-thousand-year plant soul beasts with Lan Xuanyu’s group. One reason was that the Thirty-Three Sky Wings warship couldn’t accommodate that many. Another concern was that if too many left at once, their absorption of life energy might attract attention.

Of course, the most important reason was that the success of the entire plan was still uncertain, and whether it would truly benefit the Eternal Tree or the plant-type soul beasts remained to be seen.

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