A sudden voice shook the heavens and earth, leaving everyone in disbelief!
"Master, it's the Master!" Cang Dragon cried out in pleasant surprise.
The Dark Abyss Demon Dragon, which had been devouring the demonic mist, couldn't help but pause, scanning its surroundings in shock.
In the distance, within the sea of tribulation light and thunder that had not yet completely dissipated, a hazy figure appeared. Standing tall amidst the terrifying lightning, with long black hair cascading over his shoulders, his heroic and imposing stature resembled an invincible war god.
Ye Chen!
All the experts of the demon domain stared in horror at this young generation's supreme of the human race who had suddenly appeared. They had clearly witnessed his flesh, bones, and everything completely undergo Dao dissipation. Yet now he stood before them, so abrupt, yet so natural.
"What? Weren't you supposed to have undergone Dao dissipation?" the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon exclaimed in shock, hurriedly retreating as if it had witnessed the most unbelievable thing in the world.
Ye Chen's Dao dissipation was something everyone had seen with their own eyes. So who was this person before them now?
Above the sea of tribulation light and thunder, Ye Chen smiled, but his smile was icy cold, cold enough to kill: "I underwent Dao dissipation? Ridiculous!"
Soon, everyone understood. Ye Chen had indeed undergone Dao dissipation, but it wasn't his true self. It was a Dao body that had undergone dissipation in place of his true self.
Upon realizing this, the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon couldn't help but curse: "You're despicable, shameless! You actually sent a Dao body inside to undergo dissipation."
But then, the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon's aura suddenly surged many times stronger. It sneered coldly: "But it doesn't matter anymore. Your heavenly tribulation is about to disappear. This old one no longer has anything to fear and can restore my original strength. And you? You've only just become a Saint, and after undergoing the tribulation, you've expended so much of your essence, energy, and spirit. How will you fight me? However, your physical body is indeed excellent—an indestructible golden body that can become another fleshly shell for this old one."
Thinking this, the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon became fearless.
Ye Chen continued to smile, still as cold as ever. At the same time, the sea of tribulation light and thunder, which had not yet completely vanished, suddenly intensified greatly, as if reviving once more.
Boom! Rumble!
Hundreds upon thousands of thick thunderbolts descended, striking the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon, blasting its skin open and flesh torn, shattering many of its demonic scales. It roared in agony.
"Idiotic old fool," Ye Chen shook his head. Even if the heavenly tribulation was about to disappear, so what? Releasing Saint Lord-level pressure before it was completely gone was just asking to be locked on by the tribulation and struck by Saint Lord-level heavenly thunder.
Moreover, the level of the tribulation was completely adjusted according to Ye Chen's own monstrous nature. Each bolt was extremely terrifying; at the very least, an ordinary Saint Lord would be severely wounded, with half their body blown apart. It was only because the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon possessed dragon blood and an exceptionally powerful physical body that it suffered mere skin and flesh wounds.
The Dark Abyss Demon Dragon evidently realized this too and hurriedly restrained its aura. However, Ye Chen swiftly charged forward, showing no mercy. He directly unleashed the Heaven-Shaking Palm, tearing through its demonic body.
Then, taking advantage of the sea of tribulation light and thunder still being present, he continuously suppressed its aura, forcing it to never dare to elevate its power. Ye Chen pressed on, pummeling it relentlessly.
The Dark Abyss Demon Dragon felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation, roaring and bellowing. Yet the situation remained unchanged—it was still being suppressed and beaten by Ye Chen, unable to fight back, lest it attract the terrifying heavenly thunder.
Even the final tribulation thunder, though about to dissipate, was not something to be taken lightly.
In the end, the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon sensed a lethal crisis and was prepared to elevate its realm at all costs. But Ye Chen, though acting later, arrived first. He activated the Battle God Seal, undergoing Extreme Sublimation. In an instant, his aura surged greatly, condensing into a strand of immortal light that pierced right through the demon dragon's body.
Pfft—
The light in the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon's eyes dimmed forever. A massive bloody hole appeared in its dragon head; its Primordial Spirit was extinguished.
The enormous dragon body crashed down from the sky, collapsing entire mountain ranges within the Dark Abyss Valley, causing the earth to tremble violently.
From this day forth, the Dark Abyss Demon Dragon, one of the overlords of the Huang Gu Demon Domain, was completely erased from existence.
In the distant sky, all the demon domain experts watching this scene felt a deep tremor from the depths of their hearts. This young generation's supreme of the human race was simply powerful and peerless, having slain a Saint Lord-level overlord. Although he had used some clever tactics, there was no doubt that his performance during the heavenly tribulation was sufficient to prove his unparalleled strength. No one dared to voice any opposition.
Cang Dragon laughed heartily, but his reverence for Ye Chen grew even deeper from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Chen paid no mind to the thoughts of others, nor even to the demon dragon's corpse. With a single step, he ascended once more to stand before the gate of light formed by thunder.
At this moment, the sea of tribulation light and thunder had dimmed many times over. The Thunder Gate flickered in and out of sight, beginning to close; it too was about to vanish.
The Thunder Gate was still slightly ajar. Ye Chen gazed intently at that magnificent and boundless Imperial Court, not blinking. In the instant before the Thunder Gate closed completely, he saw a figure appear, standing atop the Imperial Court.
That person's upper face was hazy and indistinct, impossible to see through, yet he appeared peerless throughout the ages, imposing and majestic, as if capable of bearing the weight of the entire great world.
But when Ye Chen saw him, the corner of his mouth lifted into a slight curve, as if smiling at him.
Eerie!
Ye Chen's heart jolted in alarm. He hurriedly looked again, wanting to see more clearly. But at that moment, with a soft *puff*, the gate of light formed by thunder completely dissipated, ceasing to exist.
Only the shattered sea of tribulation light and thunder remained, slowly fading away.
Everything seemed so eerie.
Who was that person? Why was he smiling at him?
Could it be that the human-shaped lightning within the heavenly tribulation had developed sentience?
Ye Chen pondered for a long while before helplessly shaking his head. The secrets within the heavenly tribulation were far too many; it was impossible to know them all. He would have to wait until his next tribulation to try and glimpse them again.
As for why the ten Heaven's Avatars had not appeared, Ye Chen was not surprised, because only he knew the true causality behind it.
He charged into the sea of tribulation light and thunder that had not yet completely dissipated. With a shudder through his entire body, the Great Dao Treasure Vase manifested. Its enormous, crystalline and sparkling vessel enveloped him, then transformed, turning into a deep and boundless Black Hole.
Boom!
The remaining sea of tribulation light and thunder was still quite vast, radiant and brilliant. But at this moment, it all surged toward Ye Chen, swallowed up like the sea devouring a whale, continuously and endlessly absorbed.
In the distant sky, all living beings were horrified. This human Supreme One was so formidable that he dared to directly devour the entire thunder tribulation. It was unimaginably astonishing.
Throughout the ages in this ancient realm, there likely hadn't been many who dared to do such a thing.
Within Ye Chen's body, the Saint Body Regeneration Art automatically circulated, continuously repairing his injuries, devouring the residual tribulation light and thunder to restore himself.
Boom—
His entire body underwent transformation once more. His wounded body was completely healed. Every inch of his physique brimmed with radiant splendor, washed clean of all impurities. Standing amidst the starry sky, he seemed like a deity descended to the mortal world, fearsome and immeasurable, as if the very heavens and earth were about to be crushed under his presence.
From the crown of his head, a massive pillar of golden blood energy shot into the heavens, exploding through the starry sky, spreading out into a vast golden ocean that filled the sky, causing all who saw it to tremble.
Ye Chen had become a Saint!