A magnificent lake of tribulation light and thunder appeared, with golden Heavenly Thunder bolts tens of thousands of zhang in length manifesting one after another.
And these were not ordinary Heavenly Thunder, but tribulation thunder, imbued with the aura of the heavens—a form of heavenly punishment for Cultivators who defied the natural order. This was true world-destroying divine thunder, far more powerful than the Heavenly Thunder triggered by ordinary Cultivators.
As this lake of tribulation light and thunder slowly descended, the entire heaven and earth were instantly blasted apart. The void became emptiness; everything was annihilated, leaving nothing behind.
Let alone ordinary Cultivators, even genuine Saint Lords or figures of the old undying level would tremble with fear if faced with this at this moment.
As powerful as Ye Chen was, having recovered to the Tenth Heaven, transcending the Demi-Saint realm and reaching the Demi-Saint domain, even he felt a slight tremor in his heart when confronted with such an ultimate great tribulation.
Wasn't this a bit too terrifying?
Boom—
The terrifying heavenly tribulation descended. This tribulation thunder was immense, like a lake, with flashing thunder light filled with destructive tribulation thunder.
Vast stretches of forests and mountains on the ground were completely pulverized and annihilated. Even areas far across the firmament were directly affected.
Within the infinite great tribulation, the Battle Sacred Body was completely revitalized. The lake of tribulation light and thunder posed no problem, unable to harm the Sacred Body in the slightest.
Twelve years of secluded cultivation were not merely about simply reviving the Sacred Body. He had also utilized various priceless treasures of the world, such as myriad Dao marks, world seeds, Nine Tribulations Gold, ten drops of king's blood...
Now, his Sacred Body was even superior to his Sacred Body from his previous life at the same realm.
"What Supreme Tribulation? In this life, I am the Battle Saint King! The heavens shall not perish, I shall endure through the ages! Everything shall be shattered and annihilated!"
He roared with his strongest voice, shaking heaven and earth, reaching the pinnacle of power. Dazzling golden light coiled around his body as he swung his invincible sacred fist, striking against the heavens, throwing punch after punch, each one shaking the world.
The lake of tribulation light and thunder was so magnificent, so violent. Even those with Saint Lord-level combat power would avoid itsedge / sharpness (figuratively, their power or threat). But the Battle Saint King's offensive power was peerless throughout the ages, uniquely terrifying to the extreme. He actually used his sacred fist to directly shatter and annihilate it, causing it to dissipate in the sky, leaving nothing behind.
This scene caused everyone below to gasp in deep horror, sucking in cold breaths.
The Battle Saint King was too overwhelmingly invincible.
But the next moment, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, everyone's hearts tightened once again.
Because at this time, an even more magnificent expanse of thunder light emerged.
If what came before could be called a mere lake, then what appeared before their eyes could absolutely be called a vast ocean, boundless and immense.
The truly terrifying great tribulation was only now truly appearing!
How could the Supreme Tribulation of the Tenth Heaven be only of that level? Moreover, Ye Chen deeply understood that the true terror was still to come.
Ye Chen no longer hesitated, directly charging into the sea of tribulation light and thunder. Let it be turbulent with towering waves—what did it matter? The Battle Sacred Body's golden form was indestructible.
The Battle Saint King bathed in endless golden light of the Great Dao, illuminating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, permeating all directions, like an ancient golden war god emerging into the world, invincible across heaven and earth.
"Kill!"
Only one Dao shout, only one word. But thefrenzied / berserk sea of tribulation light and thunder churned and rolled, capable of annihilating hundreds of li of vast land in an instant. Yet the Battle Saint King charged right into it. That invincible will of a warrior erupted, that invincible divine majesty surged forth.
It didn't seem like he was undergoing a tribulation, but more like he was slaughtering the tribulation, killing all calamities.
Moreover, at this moment, endless tribulation light also surged within his body, clashing with the thunder tribulation, mutually annihilating.
That was the characteristic of the Nine Tribulations Gold, containing immeasurable tribulations. But during his twelve years of secluded cultivation, Ye Chen had actually used the domineering nature of his Sacred Body to forcibly fuse that piece of Nine Tribulations Gold into his body, transforming it into immeasurable tribulations that could provide immeasurable power.
Roar—
Within the tribulation light, there weren't just thick bolts of tribulation thunder; holy spirits in the form of exotic beasts also manifested.
With a roar, a giant, multicolored divine tiger charged out from the tribulation light, a hundred zhang tall, leaping dozens of li across the firmament in a single bound.
A cry rang out. A Vermilion Bird crossed the sky, its wings fanning out immeasurable immortal flames thatoverwhelm heaven and earth.
The Kunpeng appeared, leaping out from the sea of tribulation light and thunder, transforming from Kun to Peng, a fish leaping across the firmament, moving with extreme speed.
"What? Exotic beast holy spirits are actually manifesting within the thunder tribulation? So lifelike! In history, this only happens when those with extremely monstrous talents undergo tribulation."
Some older-generation figures, knowledgeable and experienced, exclaimed in continuous amazement.
Truly worthy of being the most monstrous Battle Saint King, to actually trigger such a peerless great tribulation.
The four Demi-Saint Kings, however, looked ashen-faced, knowing they couldn't compare.
These exotic beast holy spirits were very lifelike, as if they were genuine holy spirits, and they contained considerable power.
Ye Chen charged through the sea of tribulation light and thunder, bathed in golden radiance. The ten divine halos of the Tenth Heaven appeared behind him, flowing with hazy immortal aura of indestructibility. He continuously attacked fiercely, punch after punch, still not using any divine abilities, only colliding with his simple Sacred Body golden form to verify his own indestructibility.
Anyone would be amazed, because after undergoing the tribulation for so long, the Battle Saint King's Battle Sacred Body remained invincible and indestructible. Even colliding with the most powerful exotic beast holy spirits hadn't caused him to shed a single drop of blood. It was as if he were truly indestructible across all realms.
But there wasn't a trace of a smile on Ye Chen's face, because only he truly understood what kind ofterror great tribulation the Supreme Tribulation of the Tenth Heaven truly required him to face. What came later was the most terrifying part of the tribulation, far stronger than what was before him now by who knew how many times.
Even someone as powerful as him would face a life-and-death crisis.
Half a day later, Ye Chen tore the multicolored great tiger in two, trampled the Vermilion Bird underfoot, and shattered the Kunpeng with his fist, causing one exotic beast holy spirit after another to truly bleed across the firmament, slaughtered.
There, drops of crystalline blood hovered in the void. Clearly formed from tribulation light, they appeared so real, like genuine precious blood, making people unable to help but marvel at the extraordinary nature of the Battle Saint King's great tribulation.
Boom—
Suddenly, the thunder sea erupted violently. Above the Nine Heavens, atop the vast sea of tribulation light and thunder, at the highest, most unreachable point of the Nine Heavens, an ancient and weathered thunder gate suddenly appeared, standing tall between heaven and earth.
Watching all this, Ye Chen slowly spoke, his eyes shining brilliantly: "Is it finally about to begin?"
At the same time, many older-generation figures within the Heavenly Gate revealed looks of shock: "The tribulation manifests a thunder gate, suspended atop the Nine Heavens. Could it be..."
The ancient thunder gate swung open. Inside was a brilliant, dazzling radiance, impossible to see through clearly. One could only see figure after figure walking out from within—some majestic, some burly, some with immortal grace transcending the mundane.
The moment they stepped out, the entire sea of tribulation light and thunder trembled violently, on the verge of scattering apart, unable to bear their presence.
Finally, an older-generation figure couldn't help but speak in a trembling voice: "The Supreme Tribulation... the Heavenly Venerables descend!"