Chapter 426: Tribulation Descends

“What’s going on?”

The heavens and earth dimmed, terrifying tribulation might blanketing the entire battlefield. This sudden turn of events instantly caused everyone present to start in shock.

“What happened?”

All gazes lifted toward the high sky. They could clearly feel that dreadful aura continuously seeping down from the pitch-black clouds, making hearts involuntarily tremble.

“It’s a Celestial Tribulation!”

Someone cried out in alarm, their expression abruptly changing.

The sudden Celestial Tribulation instantly brought the chaotic melee to a halt.

On every face appeared a look of panic and dread.

It was obvious that at such a time, in such a place, if a Celestial Tribulation were to descend, the range it affected would be incomparably vast; no one knew how many people would be dragged into it.

“Retreat, quickly!”

Very soon, such a shouted command rang out.

Immediately, the Cultivators of both sides who had been locked in intense combat withdrew in tacit unison, not daring to remain here any longer, all fearing being implicated in the Celestial Tribulation that was about to descend.

“Who is breaking through?”

Someone spoke, voicing a puzzled inquiry as his gaze swept the field.

He saw, in a certain direction in the void, within the darkened heavens and earth, a young figure standing suspended in midair. Strands of astonishing aura were continuously spreading from his body, accompanied by a terrifying Power of the Dao, as though it meant to completely drown this mortal world.

“Ji Chen!”

Looking closely, the crowd quickly recognized that young figure. It was no one else; it was Ji Chen.

“Ji Chen is breaking through?”

“His cultivation should already be at the Peak of the Nirvana Realm Ninth Layer. Breaking through at this moment, doesn’t that mean…”

“Emperor Tribulation! He’s actually going to break through to the Reincarnation Emperor Realm!”

Once such words were spoken, they instantly left everyone present gaping in astonishment.

One must know, not to mention in this era.

Even if one looked back upon those dazzling golden ages of antiquity, those qualified to break into the Reincarnation Realm and draw down an Emperor Tribulation were still existences that could be counted on one’s fingers, as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

Throughout the ages, though there have been many who became Emperors, they were almost all born in different eras. In any given era, those able to step into the Venerable Emperor Realm were exceedingly few.

Yet in the present Desolate Realm, because Spiritual Qi was far too thin, countless tens of thousands of years had already passed without anyone stepping into such a realm.

Even the few contemporary Venerable Supremes all had their cultivation completely shackled at the Peak of the Nirvana Realm Ninth Layer, unable to take that final step.

Originally, in everyone’s eyes, let alone this age— even in future ages, in the next thousand years, ten thousand years, or even hundred thousand years, the Desolate Realm was almost impossible to birth an Emperor Level figure.

But now, Ji Chen’s existence had shattered this pattern, overturning the world’s understanding.

Tempered in the Ancient Battlefield for but a few months, he had risen from the Sixth and Seventh Layer of the Nirvana Realm, advancing in great strides all the way to this decisive moment of the final war, taking that step and drawing down his own Reincarnation Emperor Tribulation!

“Whoosh!”

Emperor Yan was greatly shocked. The instant he sensed that the Tribulation Crosser was Ji Chen, his body rapidly flew backward, not daring to draw too near. Otherwise, if that terrifying tribulation might above sensed his presence, it might be too late to retreat.

“He’s going to break through to the Reincarnation Emperor Realm…” ℴ

The Celestial Saint Venerable and the others also ceased their clashes, flying back into Divine River City and directly activating the City Defense Array.

Otherwise, once the Emperor Tribulation descended, with Divine River City so close, if there were no Grand Array to protect it, who knew how many people would be caught in the blast and die tragically!

In another direction of the void, Qin Zhihai’s phantom gradually dimmed. In the battle against Emperor Qing, he exhausted that final strand of Divine Thought and reverted to Qin Wenchang himself.

After all, though Celestial Venerable Qin of old was powerful, what was manifested now was merely one strand of his Divine Thought incarnate; to truly repel a contemporary Quasi-Emperor was exceedingly difficult.

However, in the clash with Emperor Qing, the phantom incarnation manifested by Celestial Venerable Qin forced the other party to reveal all his trump cards, consuming him greatly.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Under countless watching eyes, high above, within the surging dark clouds, waves of world-shaking tribulation might continuously seep down.

That terrifying aura made everyone present feel their scalps go numb.

“He’s actually attempting to break through to the Emperor Realm? If so, this will not be a good thing for our Yu Realm.” Someone frowned, unable to keep from speaking.

The birth of an Emperor Realm powerhouse would inevitably bring enormous changes to the war situation.

In the view of many from the Yu Realm, Ji Chen being able to battle Emperor Yan fiercely with the strength of the Peak of the Nirvana Realm was already proof of how terrifying his power was.

If now he truly succeeded in breaking through to the Reincarnation Emperor Realm, no one knew how great an increase that would bring; it would definitely deal a massive blow to the stable advantage of the Yu Realm.

“He may not succeed in breaking through. The Reincarnation Emperor Tribulation is no trivial matter. Throughout the ages, of all who have drawn down this tribulation, fewer than thirty percent have managed to overcome it!” Someone spoke, harboring a sliver of wishful thinking in his heart.

They only hoped Ji Chen would fail to pass the tribulation smoothly; otherwise, the variables it would introduce would be far too great.

Once he failed the tribulation, what awaited him would be a doom of no return.

In the lighter case, his cultivation would be completely lost, and he would be reduced to a cripple for eternity; in the worse case, he would be annihilated by the Celestial Tribulation, body and soul scattered.

“Boom!”

Finally, amid the countless discussions of the crowd.

Above the void, the rolling sea of clouds let out a heaven-shaking roar.

Then everyone saw a streak of purple annihilation lightning like a world-ending bolt pierce through the clouds, descending like a roaring Thunder Dragon.

“Perish!”

Ji Chen stood suspended in midair, the Immortal Format within his body continuously repairing the wounds on him.

By now, the injuries he had suffered in the battle with Emperor Yan had already recovered considerably.

He took a deep breath, then let out a low shout, and his whole being charged up toward that falling purple lightning punishment.

“Hum!”

As his fist clenched, the Stellar Law Phenomenon was also manifested by Ji Chen.

Endless Power of the Stars spread out from within it, showering onto his body, as though forming an Immortal Armor around him.

“Boom!”

His fist light shone upon the world, shaking the entire firmament.

Under countless watching gazes, they saw Ji Chen actually relying solely on Physical Power, blasting his fist into that terrifying purple lightning.

“Crack!”

“Crack!”

“Crack!”

Accompanied by sounds of shattering, extreme astonishment surfaced on everyone’s faces.

Under Ji Chen’s single punch, that terrifying world-annihilating lightning punishment was actually smashed apart by him, crumbling inch by inch.