As long as one could withstand the Heavenly Tribulation, they could shed their mortal skin, ascend to the Immortal Realm, and step into the Saint Realm.

The strength or weakness of the Heavenly Tribulation was determined by the aptitude of the Dao-prover.

The more outstanding the aptitude, the more formidable the descending Heavenly Tribulation would be.

Since the establishment of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty tens of thousands of years ago, only four people had successfully proved their Dao and become Saints.

One was the founding ancestor of the Divine Blade Sect, the Sword Saint, Evergreat Sword Ancestor.

One was the founding monarch of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty, the Venerable Saint, Ancient Phoenix King.

One was a terrifying legend who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of living beings ten thousand years ago, the Slaughter Saint, Human Butcher.

And the last was the first-generation abbot of the Divine Flame Temple, the grandmaster who pioneered the Buddhist Dao, the Buddha Saint.

Among these four Saints, aside from the Buddha Saint, who relied on the supreme Great Dharma of the Buddhist Dao to achieve nirvana through fire and pass away into sainthood, the other three Saints, when undergoing their tribulation, all spent three days and three nights drawing down eight bolts of Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Lightning, causing the colors of heaven and earth to change and the stars to shift.

This proved that their aptitudes were already fully worthy of the word monstrous.

Of course, these kinds of words were basically no different from nonsense.

If one wanted to become a Saint, the most basic prerequisite was stepping into the peak of the Supreme Realm.

And as a mortal, unless one’s talent was borderline monstrous and coupled with heaven-defying luck, how could it be possible to reach this level of strength?

Looking across the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty, the only humans in the current world capable of reaching such cultivation were himself and Aurelia.

Alex muttered to himself. "Relying on the Divine Wood Starry Sky Armor, coupled with the power of the Vault of Divine Mirror, is enough to help me smoothly withstand eight tribulation lightning strikes."

"However, I cannot afford to be too careless."

"In the original novel, when Knox became a Saint, he actually attracted a full nine heavenly lightning strikes. The first eight, he was able to easily withstand with Aurelia’s help, just like the saints of past generations."

"But the power of the ninth heavenly lightning strike was tens of times more terrifying than the first eight combined."

"Using his physical body to forcibly withstand that strike should have been the closest Knox ever came to death in the original novel."

"Ultimately, it was his harem group who risked their lives to save him. Isolde, Iris, Lily, Lyra, Brina, Leona, and the rest all nearly paid the price of their lives."

"Added together with the power of willpower, friendship, true love, and trust, they barely managed to support Knox, allowing him to arduously survive the tribulation and step into the Saint Realm."

"Although it can be said that I do not have such monstrous talent, nor a protagonist halo to draw aggro, as the saying goes, carefulness makes the boat sail for ten thousand years."

"What if the heavens have a brain cramp when the time comes and decide to let me taste the flavor of the ninth tribulation lightning? Would all of my painstaking efforts and plotting not go to waste?"

Immediately, Alex made up his mind, opened the Providence Mall, and began to browse through it.

This time, he did not pick any secret manuals or spiritual treasures.

Secret manuals required cultivating from scratch, and spiritual treasures required learning how to use them.

The current Alex, holding nearly four hundred thousand Providence Points, could be considered well-off.

If he could save himself some trouble, he could not be bothered to add more complications.

Therefore, Alex decisively chose to pick a new bloodline or physique for himself. He browsed through the Providence Hall for a moment and found a favorable and suitable choice.

[Emperor-Tier Bloodline: Dragon Blood Dark Yellow Saint Body. Price: 100,000 Providence Points.]

[Allows the host to obtain the Dragon Soul Blessing.]

[When encountering danger, it can automatically summon a protective divine dragon to defend against external attacks. Massively enhances the host’s defensive power, and grants the Dragon Race’s exclusive Dragon Spirit self-healing ability.]

[Every time Dragon Race materials are devoured, the host can randomly awaken a different innate divine ability of the Dragon Race.]

Although these lines of introduction were simple and crude, to Alex, they could not be more practical.

First of all, the most primary effect, the Dragon Soul Blessing.

If he was heavily injured or lost consciousness yet encountered danger, it could summon a domineering divine dragon to automatically protect him.

If, when confronting the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Lightning, he failed to withstand the power and accidentally fainted, this protective divine dragon might just save his life at the critical moment.

Furthermore, the massive enhancement in defensive power could also strengthen his immunity against heavenly lightning.

And the included self-healing ability, although it could not possibly be infinite resurrection like the Giant Demons summoned by the Nether Earth Ghost King using the Nether Earth Soul Chase technique, was still icing on the cake.

Additionally, the bonus of devouring Dragon Race materials to randomly awaken different innate divine abilities.

The innate divine abilities of the Dragon Race were absolutely, without exception, insanely overpowered. Driving lightning and controlling electricity, commanding fire and manipulating water, shocking all creations, and revitalizing life force.

If he was fortunate enough to hunt down some Dragon Race mutated beasts and obtain the materials from their bodies in the future, then no matter which divine ability he awakened, it would be equivalent to an extra freebie.

"Not bad, you are the one!"

Immediately, Alex did not hesitate at all, boldly throwing down 100,000 Providence Points to redeem the Dragon Blood Dark Yellow Saint Body.

The instant the redemption was confirmed, a fierce, roaring dragon cry instantly echoed from the depths of his dantian. The earth-shattering roar caused Alex’s meridians and internal organs to tremble violently.

Alex hurriedly closed his eyes to concentrate, turning his inner sight toward his own body. He saw streams of golden light converging within his dantian, transforming into a small golden dragon.

Although the size of the small dragon was relatively miniature, the dragon may be small, but it has all its vital organs.