Visible to the naked eye, the highest point of the heavens above the Starry Sky Land was, within the span of a few short breaths, being swiftly and densely covered by endless Tribulation Clouds, gathering with lightning speed. The area spanned a staggering thousand li, a sight so terrifying it was utterly shocking.
An unimaginably vast and terrifying heavenly might slowly began to spread, covering this stretch of heaven and earth—an unprecedented terror.
Everyone felt a tremor in their souls, a tremor before the might of the heavens.
This great tribulation could absolutely be called peerless and matchless, difficult to conceive.
Ye Chen lifted his gaze to the massive Tribulation Clouds at the zenith of the heavens, then slowly let out a breath, preparing to face this rare, world-shaking, and boundless great tribulation.
"All of you, retreat! Return at once!"
Following the low shout of the Battle Saint King, no one dared to delay. The disciples and elders of the Heavenly Gate all rushed back inside the Heavenly Gate.
The others, having received permission from the Heavenly Gate elders, were all invited into the Heavenly Gate.
The five Immortal Forces that had not yet completely left retreated far away, at least a hundred li into the distance, for they all sensed that if they did not, they would likely suffer calamity.
This was Ye Chen's deliberate choice, selecting this place for his breakthrough because the Heavenly Gate possessed a peerless Defense Great Array personally laid down by the Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, fearing nothing.
This region was essentially a land of spiritual excellence. His tribulation was too terrifying; it would at the very least bring destruction to an area of ten thousand li. Choosing here allowed the Heavenly Gate's Defense Great Array to offset at least a portion of the tribulation.
If not for being too far away, he would have wished to cross great domains to undergo his tribulation within the Undying Sacred Land.
Unfortunately, he could no longer suppress it now. His Great Dao aura was completely released.
However, he was not about to break into the Saint Vault realm. Instead, during his seclusion, he had never undergone the tribulation, suppressing it all along. This time, all the accumulated tribulation was being completely and fully released.
Before Ye Chen, one divine halo after another manifested, representing one heaven after another within the human body's cultivation realms.
One, two, three...
Finally, after the ninth divine halo, the tenth divine halo also fully manifested, all of them dazzlingly brilliant, stunning all who beheld them.
Everyone knew that the reason the Battle Saint King of yore was invincible among the younger generation across the myriad domains was precisely because he was the first Heaven-Defying Supreme One since the Mythical Era to break into the Tenth Heaven.
It had always been a legend, but today, it was finally witnessed.
The legendary Tenth Heaven!
Boom—
The ten divine halos instantly attached to his body, then connected and merged behind him, finally completely condensing into a single divine halo, perfect and complete.
Peerless Tenth Heaven!
The moment the Tenth Heaven reached perfection, the Tribulation Clouds high above boiled even more violently. Boundless tribulation energy surged intensely, shaking the ten directions and eight wildernesses.
Tenth Heaven Supreme One Great Tribulation!
Breaking through the shackles of the Ninth Heaven to reach the mythical Tenth Heaven was restricted by heaven and earth, which would descend a terrifying great tribulation.
Even though this was not his first time breaking through.
Everyone could sense the aura of the Tribulation Clouds. They had originally thought the Battle Saint King was about to contend with the Saint Vault Great Tribulation, but clearly, this was not it yet.
Especially the four Demi-Saint Kings who had not left, watching the vast Tribulation Clouds in the heavens, their hearts tightened violently.
Recalling the past, their Divine Transformation tribulations were far inferior to what lay before them.
Was this the Battle Saint King's Divine Transformation tribulation?
It was practically comparable to a Saint Vault Great Tribulation.
Boom—
Suddenly, a thunderclap exploded through the Nine Heavens. Instantly, from the thick Tribulation Clouds in the heavens, one thick bolt of heavenly thunder after anothercrashed down, dense and numerous, sealing off the space in all directions.
The Heavenly Gate had long since activated its supreme Defense Great Array, transforming into a hazy heavenly curtain that isolated the two realms.
Yet even so, everyone could feel the terror of this tribulation the Battle Saint King was undergoing. Even Saint Lords were horrified, their faces changing color.
It must be known that each bolt of tribulation thunder was tinged with gold. An ordinary Divine Transformation expert would suffer heavy injuries, let alone endless bolts of tribulation thunder crashing down together. Even a Saint present would be instantly reduced to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
It could be said this was the most terrifying great tribulation, countless times more terrifying than when Ye Chen underwent his Demi-God tribulation back then. It was like the end of the world, far too dreadful.
The entire stretch of heaven and earth trembled violently, as if about to collapse—an unprecedented great terror.
Indeed, in this world, the more monstrous the individual, the more terrifyingly outrageous the tribulation they must undergo. No one was an exception.
Facing this unprecedented terrifying great tribulation, Ye Chen took a deep breath. From the four directions and eight lands, surging vital essence energy madly gathered, forming a vortex that continuously poured into Ye Chen, entering his body.
Then came the most terrifying explosion, shaking heaven and earth.
From the crown of his head, a pillar of golden divine light, dazzling to the extreme, suddenly shot up, transforming into a golden divine dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, soaring skyward to collide head-on with thevastheavenly tribulationThunder.
Passivity was never the Battle Saint King's style; taking the initiative was.
Boom—
The great dragon condensed from golden blood energy violently crashed into the myriad bolts of tribulation thunder, exploding with a deafening roar. Terrifying fluctuations erupted, annihilating the surroundings.
Even though they already knew of the Battle Saint King's dominance and absolute supremacy, they had never imagined he was powerful to this extent, daring to actively charge the tribulation thunder. This was unprecedented.
Generally speaking, even the most powerful cultivators would passively endure the heavenly thunder. For someone like the Battle Saint King to take the initiative and strike out was supremely rare throughout all eternity.
Naturally, only a peerless genius with absolute confidence in themselves would dare to act thus.
The tribulation thunder was fearsome, but Ye Chen was even more fearsome.
At this moment, he soared into the sky, plunging into the layers of Tribulation Clouds. The matchless golden blood energy of his Saint Body completely exploded amidst the clouds, like a vast golden ocean overturning, overwhelming heaven and earth as it swept forth, actually directly annihilating layer upon layer of impending tribulation thunder,shatteringing them within the Tribulation Clouds.
One could only say Ye Chen was too powerful, especially with his Saint Body truly revived. It was even more so, terrifying beyond description.
Unprecedented.
Yet Ye Chen's face showed no joy, for the Tenth Heaven Supreme One Great Tribulation could not possibly be merely this.
Sure enough, after a brief moment of clarity in the heavens, the next instant, tribulation thunder many times more terrifying appeared.
Above the Nine Heavens, it became a brilliant, dazzling expanse. Endless tribulation thunder gathered, transforming into a vast lake of tribulation light and thunder that directly cascaded down from Above Nine Heavens as if enacting the world's destruction, its terror reaching the heavens.
Even separated by the Heavenly Gate's light curtain, everyone could feel the great terror within, their hair standing on end!
If not for the Battle Saint King undergoing his tribulation high in the heavens, if it were on the ground, it could directly annihilate a vast land spanning hundreds of li.
It seemed exaggerated, but in fact, it was exactly so.
Visible to the naked eye, Above Nine Heavens, one bolt of thunderous light ten thousand zhang long after another cascaded down, converging into a vast and expansive Thunder Lake, like a silvery waterfall hanging from the Nine Heavens—magnificent, grand, and matchless in the world.
This heavenly tribulation was simply a world-ending great tribulation, terrifying and boundless.