Chapter 2332 - A Petty Trick, Not Even Worth Mentioning

About an hour later, Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye convulsed and almost fell to the ground.

All that remained of him was a wisp of soul. He’d repeatedly tried to borrow the power of the Flame of Supreme Emergence, and he was nearing the limit of his endurance.

“Fellow Daoist, I really won’t be able to endure much more of this,” he said with a bitter laugh.

“It’s enough,” said Su Yi. “Watch this.”

He raised his fingertip, and a streak of incomparably resplendent divine flame surged forth. It emanated taboo, mysterious, and tyrannical heat, and it was terrifying beyond limit.

It was just a tiny spark, yet it instantly set the surrounding skies ablaze. The entirety of Sundial City was suddenly a pot of boiling water.

Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye stood there in a daze, visibly bewildered.

He really grasped the mysteries of the Flame of Supreme Emergence!?

A moment later, he slumped in despair. He’d poured a lifetime of effort into mastering the Flame of Supreme Emergence, but he’d never succeeded. Now, Su Yi had done it in less than two hours.

Who could possibly have accepted that?

Su Yi didn’t know what Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye was thinking. He was busy sensing the Flame of Supreme Emergence, and he too was inwardly dazzled and astonished.

It might have looked like a flame, but in truth, it was a supreme, unparalleled source power of the Grand Dao!

In another age, its power had covered the God Domain. It was like the true natural order of the heavens!

They called that age “Supreme Emergence.” Although it had ended, vanishing into the long river of history, there was no denying that Supreme Emergence Source Power had once presided over the natural order of the entire God Domain.

And the Flame of Supreme Emergence was part of Supreme Emergence Source Power!

Unlike the Whip of Supreme Emergence, the Flame of Supreme Emergence was searing and tyrannical, and it contained a portion of temporal light.

In a sense, the Flame of Supreme Emergence was really the Flame of Time!

But the Flame of Supreme Emergence was far more tyrannical than the Laws of Time. It was a taboo!

Its aura alone gave Su Yi the distinct sense that so long as he refined it, he could glean insight into the wondrous truths of Eternity.

It was no wonder that Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye had been so fixated on it. What Undying Realm expert

didn’t

dream of proving their Dao and achieving Eternity?

After a while, Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye sighed. “I spent a lifetime obsessed, but in the end, it seems I was climbing a tree in search of fish. It’s truly... a joke.”

“Determination is necessary for success,” said Su Yi. “But obsession will only hinder you. You must look inside your heart to find the right balance.”

Su Yi paused, then said, “In other words, you must be willing both to pick something up and to set it back down. Only then can you advance unfettered.”

Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye pondered, then nodded in complete agreement. Then, he looked at Su Yi. “Fellow Daoist, I have one last question for you.”

“Go right ahead and ask,” said Su Yi.

“You entered Sundial City of your own accord, so I’m sure you had means of exiting safely. I’m curious. What if I hadn’t tried to possess you, and instead simply tried to kill you? What would you have done then?”

Su Yi chuckled. “Want to see?”

“If you wouldn’t mind, yes,” said Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye.

“Very well.” Su Yi gazed into the dome of heaven and exerted his will. His vital energy rumbled and boomed as it coursed through him.

At the same time, tribulation clouds silently gathered deep within the dome of heaven. Mysterious, calamitous tribulation light surged in the depths of the clouds, permeated with endlessly terrifying power.

In that moment, everyone throughout the Ruins of Supreme Emergence was stunned, from the outsiders here in search of good fortune to the old monsters trapped here since long ago.

All of them simultaneously gazed up into the dome of heaven.

Ink-dark tribulation clouds gathered there, like a funnel hanging upside-down from the heavens. Streaks of tribulation light, each as thick as a dragon, surged violently within the clouds.

Just looking at them was enough to make them feel suffocated. Their hearts filled with despair.

Even Master Cloud Refiner, Hua Yin, and the other old monsters couldn’t help but gasp. Their scalps went numb.

What kind of taboo grand tribulation is this!? And who invited it?

Practically simultaneously, the same answer rose unbidden to their minds: Su Yi!

Because the grand tribulation had appeared directly above Sundial City.

“Fellow Daoist Su isn’t dead? That means that Master’s Flames of Supreme Emergence didn’t kill him. On the contrary, they helped him shatter his fetters and break through!?” Qing Niu, the stalwart young man, exclaimed. He found this unbelievable.

“Senior Apprentice Brother, what do you think of this tribulation?” stammered Hong Li. She looked utterly astonished.

“This grand tribulation is far too calamitous. It’s far beyond what I faced when becoming a Nine-Tribulation Master God.” Qing Niu furrowed his brow. “I thought your tribulations were freakish enough, Junior Apprentice Sister, but they can’t compare with this one. It’s just too sinister!”

Hong Li had a strange look in her eyes. She sighed, “Just judging by the tribulation’s aura, I can see how enormous the disparity between me and Fellow Daoist Su is...”

Boom!

Tribulation clouds surged beneath the dome of heaven, and tribulation light dazzled the eyes. A terrifying, apocalyptic aura enveloped the entire Ruins of Supreme Emergence.

Within Sundial City, Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye looked stunned.

“Tell me,” whispered Su Yi. “If conflict broke out between us, could I use this tribulation to create a path to life?”

Breaking through had been one of his goals for this expedition into the Ruins of Supreme Emergence all along!

He could have broken through whenever he pleased while challenging Blue Sky Divine Mountain.

“You could have!” said Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye without missing a beat. “At the very least, you could have escaped Sundial City effortlessly.”

A moment later, his expression grew strange, and he sighed, “At first, I thought you had an external treasure sufficient to contend with me. I would never have thought your hidden card was just a tribulation, much less that that would be enough to render me helpless. I... have no choice but to admit defeat.”

Su Yi chuckled. “This is just a petty trick. It isn’t even worth mentioning.”

“But how do you plan to overcome the tribulation itself, Fellow Daoist?” Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye furrowed his brow. “It seems to me that this tribulation... is far too sinister and strange. I see no possible way to overcome it. Anyone who tried would surely be doomed.”

Su Yi nodded in complete agreement. “I’m no match for a tribulation of this caliber either, but... at the same time, breaking through this tribulation won’t be the least bit difficult for me.”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, Su Yi soared into the heavens and charged into the firmament.

Crack!

The temporal power blanketing Sundial City split. It could in no way threaten Su Yi, who now controlled the Flame of Supreme Emergence. He passed through it with ease.

Then, as countless people watched, he charged into the heart of the tribulation clouds.

Incomparably dazzling tribulation light erupted, enveloping the entire dome of heaven and illuminating the entire Ruins of Supreme Emergence with stingingly bright radiance.

Everyone felt a piercing pain in their eyes, and they didn’t hesitate to sever their divine senses. They in no way dared to keep looking.

That tribulation light was just too strange and too taboo. Who knew what would happen if it touched them?

Clang!

It was indistinct, but deep within the tribulation clouds, the boundless, mysterious hum of a sword rang out.

In a place no one could see, Su Yi controlled the Sword of the Nine Hells, attacking the nine heavens, cleaving through tribulation clouds, and breaking tribulation light. It was as if nothing could stand in his way!

Crunch! Crack!

One after another, the tribulation clouds collapsed. Waves of tribulation light exploded and collapsed.

This time, no unexpected developments arose across time and space at the far end of the tribulation clouds.

The reason was simple. When Su Yi overcame his tribulation and stepped into the Creation Realm, Di E, the spirit of the natural order from the River of Destiny, and numerous other terrifying existences appeared, only for Grandmaster Bodhi to appear and singlehandedly stave them off.

Before he left, Grandmaster Bodhi obscured that corner of the River of Destiny completely.

Thus, when Su Yi underwent tribulations going forward, he’d no longer need to fear external foes trying to interfere!

This tribulation was a perfect example. He swung the Sword of the Nine Hells, shattering the tribulation clouds and dispersing the tribulation light, but he never encountered any external foes.

Kaboom!

Just nine snaps of the fingers later, the calamitous aura faded away.

When the crowd could see clearly again, they gazed over and saw an unbelievable scene——

Su Yi stood beneath the dome of heaven, proud and upright, blue robes billowing around him. He was like the incarnation of the heavens themselves!

A boundless rain of light poured down from the shattered tribulation, enveloping Su Yi completely.

His whole body was instantly resplendently bright, dazzling, and holy!

Like a sovereign presiding over the nine heavens!

Everyone was stunned. Their eyes widened as if they were witnessing a miracle!

“He... overcame his tribulation, just like that?” Qing Niu’s mind went blank.

How terrifying and sinister had that tribulation been? Yet it was over in less than ten snaps of the fingers.

They couldn’t help but find it anticlimactic, like a massive thunderclap followed by a drizzle.

Still, all of them knew that that tribulation hadn’t been simple. It absolutely could have threatened a Nine-Tribulation Master God’s life.

All of them knew that they couldn’t possibly have overcome that tribulation.

Yet somehow, Su Yi had pulled it off. This just proved that Su Yi had some hidden card capable of contending with tribulations!

Meanwhile, within Sundial City.

Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye muttered to himself, “That damned fatty Mountain Guardian was right. Fellow Daoist Su really is the most special Bringer of Order beneath the heavens...

“Fortunately, he’s the only one of his kind in history. If there were more... the God Domain would long since have plunged into chaos.”

As he pondered, Su Yi finished absorbing the last of that resplendent rain of light.

His cultivation had now smoothly advanced to the Fortune Realm. He was now a true Greater God!

His soul, body, cultivation base, and powers of the Grand Dao had all undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

He was like a completely different person.

As Su Yi silently took in his transformation, he took a step forward and landed in Blazing Sunset City.

“I’m going to borrow this place for a bit,” said Su Yi. He sat down, crossed his legs, and began to meditate.

Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye didn’t disturb him.

Su Yi had only just overcome his tribulation, and he needed time to cultivate quietly and stabilize his new Fortune Realm cultivation base.

Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye pondered briefly, took out a jade box, then sent it out of Sundial City.

“Qing Niu, deliver this to Fellow Daoist Wan Zitian.”

As Celestial Venerate Zhou Ye’s hoarse, aged voice rang out, the tall young man solemnly assented. He took the box in hand, then delivered it to Wan Zitian.

“Fellow Daoist, please accept this. If I’m not mistaken, it contains the Flying Light Grass you wanted!”