Chapter 2183 A Never Historically Seen Tribulation

In the Underworld.

Zhong Qiu and Xi appeared on a lonely, lofty mountain peak.

It had already been seven years. They had been waiting here, either having brief talks or quietly gazing into the distance.

To characters like them, seven years was only a snap of the fingers, as time had long become a trivial concept.

The aura of the Nirvana of Transcendence was still permeating the sky, but the entrance to it had since disappeared.

Even with Zhong Qiu's power, there was still no way he could deduce what was happening there.

Xi couldn't help but ask, “Something has been bugging me for a while now. Why are you so sure that Heavenly Emperor Shi cannot return?”

After a brief thought, Zhong Qiu answered truthfully, “The Return Dominion is one of the four great dao dominions. The taboo law power from the other side of the cosmos cannot evade it.”

After a pause, he said disdainfully, “Without any taboo law power to borrow from, Heavenly Emperor Shi isn’t worth a fart. In such a place as the Return Dominion, his meager strength would at least make a mess of him if not kill him outright.”

His remark was a little vulgar, but Xi understood what he meant at once.

She asked, “What if he comes back?”

Zhong Qiu indifferently said, “The power of the Nirvana of Transcendence is the result of the Nebula’s origin law power, so it’s more than capable enough of blocking any interference from the taboo law power. Even if he returns, he wouldn't dare to rear his head. The only thing he could do then is lay low and wait for the day when the Nirvana of Transcendence disappears.”

From beginning to end, Second Senior Brother appeared very confident.

Seeing him like this, Xi couldn’t resist saying, “But what if he dares to rear his head?”

Zhong Qiu extended a fist and said, “If he does, do you believe I’ll blow his dog's head off with one punch?”

Xi was greatly amused.

This proud and conceited fellow never changes.

Boom!

Suddenly, there was a dull thunder in the sky above. It was so far and faint that the vast majority of the cultivators in the Underworld weren’t aware of it.

However, Zhong Qiu had heard it, and his eyes gleamed brightly.

What he had been waiting for during these seven years was precisely this thunder!

“It's started?” Xi wanted to confirm.

“Yeah, it's started.” Zhong Qiu actually seemed a bit nervous at this moment. For once, he took a deep breath before he said, “I have taken root in the Underworld, waiting for countless years, all for this sound of a ‘flower blossoming.’”

It naturally referred to the lotus that bloomed in solitude.

Xi asked, “Can one really set foot on that so-called path of eternal supremacy by becoming a supreme Emperor in the Nirvana of Transcendence?”

Zhong Qiu went quiet briefly, then replied, “Remember what I said? Back then, my master had paid a hefty price in order to deduce the mysteries of this Nirvana of Transcendence.

“Now that it has truly descended, it’s indisputable evidence that his deduction then isn’t wrong.

“Therefore, the Eternal Supremacy Path definitely exists!

“What's more, the countless moons I have spent waiting must not go to waste.”

Toward the end of his declaration, his expression and words became incomparably firm.

After a moment of silence, Xi asked, “But what makes you so sure that Lin Xun is that solitary lotus? Or rather, aren't you worried that it will fall to misfortune before it gets to bloom?

“After all, you also said that some terrifying existences on the other side of the cosmos won't allow the Eternal Supremacy Path to surface.”

It wasn't that she thought a little of Lin Xun. Instead, she just didn’t know what kind of monstrous difficulties he would encounter this time.

Zhong Qiu's eyes were cold as his gaze traveled beyond the sky. He said softly, “All I know is that whoever wants to sabotage it will have to pay the according price!

“Just wait and see, the great calamity has already begun. Soon, a very good show...will be staged!”

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Lin Xun clearly felt that after every time he passed a round of life-or-death tribulation ordeal, he underwent a metamorphosis.

Each metamorphosis allowed him to take a step further on the road to becoming an Emperor!

Boom!

After a short period of peace, the fourth round of tribulation lightning descended.

From the depths of the black clouds emerged gorgeous, colorful lightning. Red, cyan, yellow, black, white...

Vaguely, one could see magnificent scenery being manifested: a towering mountain, a big river, and verdant vegetation.

However, that picturesque sight had been drawn by nothing but the power of tribulation lightning. Filling everything, down to every blade of grass, was a destructive aura.

Just a look from afar caused despair and wrecked one’s mind. This kind of calamity was completely beyond the imagination of the Emperor experts present.

No one could believe that this was an Emperor tribulation.

Rumble! Rumble!

The painting made of lightning began to descend. In just an instant, the starry void violently shook and distorted.

Even Xia Zhi frowned and retreated far away without hesitation.

She sensed extreme danger.

In the meantime, Lin Xun's figure had already been engulfed in the picturesque world.

As vast as the soil expanded, as far as the undulating mountain and river stretched, they were accompanied by the omnipresent power of tribulation lightning.

The grass and trees spewed out the sharpest tribulation sword qi. The big river flooded up with nothing but wanton tribulation lightning in its tides. From the immovable mountain, pieces of rock flew out and became a rain of lightning as they fell, each piece having the power to slay gods and devils.

As soon as Lin Xun entered it, he suffered all kinds of bombardment. No matter where he ran to or what method he used to dodge, this world was like a prison, and it distributed endless fatal punishments that accurately aimed at him.

There was simply no way to escape and avoid. The only option was to endure and resist!

Fortunately, Lin Xun was no longer in a badly wounded state after undergoing two metamorphoses. Moreover, he was confident that he would be elevated after each round of tribulation.

Therefore, being trapped here didn’t make him lose composure. In fact, he was burning with a fighting spirit, as well as a will that could not be shaken for eternity.

He kept striking out, and even though he was ridden with injuries, he remained tenacious.

Later on, his body was once again mangled. It was to the point that anyone would believe he could die at any time, annihilated in both body and soul.

However, after the magnificent world of lightning dispersed, his figure coalesced again in the torrent of destruction, as if he had been reborn in nirvana.

“He survived again?” The old Emperor monsters felt so agitated that their chests wanted to explode. Every time, it had looked like Lin Xun was dying, but every time, he had miraculously come back to life.

This was like a merciless slap in the face over and over again, simply unbearable to them.

On the other hand, Battle Emperor Lingfeng’s heart fell back to his chest with relief. The scene of Lin Xun crossing his tribulation had been too thrilling, making one's emotions also rise and fall suddenly and it was hard to control.

Rumble!

Lin Xun's qi boiled as he quietly experienced the metamorphosis occuring to him.

For this moment of certifying supreme Emperorhood, he had put in uncountable efforts and hard work over the years.

In Dark Hidden Purgatory, he had killed his way to the ninth floor, broken the Dao Forbidden Tract, and entered the lightning forbidden zone, resulting in his mind, will, dao, and martial power reaching perfection.

In his previous trip through reincarnation, he had built his cultivation all over again, from the stage of True Martial to Spirit Dipper, Spirit Sea, Heaven Ascension, Cyclic Derivation, Longevity King...

This had allowed his cultivation to achieve flawlessness. His dao could now be ranked number one in all history and considered unique in all worlds!

All those endeavors had been just for this moment.

Few had been able to step onto the Supreme Emperor Stage. It was hard to even find one among a thousand of Emperor experts.

On top of that, the supreme Emperor path Lin Xun sought was not ordinary. It boiled down to six words: Invincible and unique in all history!

Soon, the fifth round of lightning tribulation descended.

In the depths of the tribulation clouds, palaces, pavilions, martial halls, altars...and various other buildings appeared. Majestically huge and mysterious, they had been manifested from the supreme power of tribulation.

The whole audience was dumbstruck. Since the beginning of time, those who crossed their Emperor tribulation would be faced with four rounds, which were also known as the ‘four sets of nine punishments.’

As long as one passed through them all, they would cross the threshold and become an Emperor on the spot. From then on, one could freely roam the universe and overlook worlds.

However, Lin Xun’s case had broken the inherent convention!

“Now isn’t that great? As long as the tribulation is still present, this brat will definitely be lashed to death!” Some old monsters gnashed their teeth.

“Even his previous four sets of nine punishments were much more powerful than average. This is most likely a certification of supreme Emperorhood!” Some looked unsightly, and their hearts were trembling.

Turns out this kid is trying to become a supreme Emperor!

There were immediately clamors from other onlookers.

“Supreme Emperorhood? Completely delusional! It’s been a hundred thousand years since the ancient Dao War of Emperors ended, and no one has ever been able to step onto this path during this!”

“This man is destined to fail!”

Amidst all the talk, the fifth round of lightning tribulation belonging to Lin Xun had already erupted, and it was much more powerful than the previous ones.

In the end, after Lin Xun's skin had cracked, his flesh and blood had been split to bits, and his spirit had been struck to the point of lightlessness, he endured through it.

He’s still alive!

Those old monsters looked like they had mistakenly eaten a dead fly, shocked and finding it hard to accept reality. It upset them so much that they wanted to cough up blood.

How is this possible?

Even that kind of lightning couldn’t kill him?

Lin Xun had no time to care about what anyone thought. His mind was completely focused on the tribulation. He didn't dare to show the slightest negligence.

He already had a premonition that this unprecedented calamity...would not end like this.

In other words, up next would be an unpredictable and deadly threat.

Sure enough, Lin Xun’s premonition was right.

In the following period of time, the sixth round of the lightning tribulation cascaded down from the depths of the ink-black clouds!

Endless lightning intertwined and eventually coalesced into a tribulation bell that floated among the stars. Every time it rang, the ripples from the vibration easily blew up Lin Xun's muscles, tendons, and bones, ruining his flesh and blood.

In the end, his Will Dharma Form had to take its furnace form, allowing him to tightly hold on to a trace of clarity. Only then was he able to endure until the last bit of that bell’s power was whittled away.

The peril and horror of it was something that outsiders simply could not comprehend.

After this calamity, both his physical body and cultivation had taken one step closer to the Emperor Stage as usual, but that was not the only benefit. Instead, Lin Xun keenly sensed that the most astounding change belonged to his spirit.

The Will Dharma Form, which was the energetic furnace sitting in his mind-sea, after all the hammering and refining, had gained mysterious runes on its surface and also became almost solid. It was indescribably strange and mysterious.

Only, this still was not the end.

The seventh round of lightning was crazily brewing among the tribulation clouds.

By this point, all the Emperors on the Great Wall of Thousand Daos had all frozen in shock. Even if they couldn't wait for Lin Xun to be struck to death, a calamity of this horror still hit them with an unprecedentedly immense impact.

No matter who it was, they had come to the firm conclusion that the event unfolding before them was a great tribulation that had never been historically seen!