Chapter 428: Dust Emperor, Ji Chen!

“Hoo!”

Ji Chen stood above the sea of clouds, his face had turned extremely pale.

After repelling the seventh thunder tribulation, he took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

“Swish!”

Without pausing for too long, he leapt again towards the high skies, ready to face the descent of the eighth Reincarnation Emperor Tribulation head-on.

“Rumble…”

The power in his tightly clenched fist shook, causing the void to tremble continuously.

Terrifying energy ripples spread out, collapsing and crumbling the heaven and earth.

The surging momentum boiled, like invisible monstrous waves, relentlessly battering the void.

“Puh!”

After the collision, the terrifying force directly blasted Ji Chen far away.

He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, and his entire arm seemed like it was about to explode, blood continuously seeping out, soaking through his clothes.

“He blocked it!”

Someone exclaimed, unable to hold back.

With the eighth celestial tribulation successfully repelled by Ji Chen, he now only had one last tribulation left.

If he successfully crossed it, from this day forward, few in the world would be able to rival his strength.

Even elders like Emperor Yan and Emperor Qing who had stepped into the Reincarnation Realm for years would pale in comparison before him.

“Only one tribulation left, could he really ascend to become an Emperor today?” From the Yu Realm side, many people’s faces turned ugly.

Judging from the power Ji Chen displayed in overcoming the tribulation, today, if he successfully breaks through, the cultivation boost will be extraordinary. Even the likes of Emperor Qing and Purple Emperor, both Quasi-Emperors, could hardly claim any advantage before him.

“Now he’s at his limit, with his current state, there’s no way he can withstand the ninth Reincarnation Emperor Tribulation!”

Emperor Qing and the other two stood side by side, their gazes focused on Ji Chen throughout.

They could sense that his current state was much weaker than before. Once the ninth tribulation descends, Ji Chen will certainly be unstoppable; if he forcibly resists, he’ll likely be obliterated into ashes by that terrifying tribulation.

“He’s reached his limit.”

Not only observers from the Yu Realm, but also from Divine River City, Qin Wenchang and Celestial Saint Venerable, noticed Ji Chen’s greatly declined state.

Repelling the preceding eight celestial tribulations had nearly exhausted him.

Now, the tribulation’s power could inflict fatal wounds on his Hongmeng Body.

If he forcibly resists the ninth tribulation, there’s little hope Ji Chen could survive under such terrifying lightning punishment.

“Hoo!”

However, while everyone was discussing this, Ji Chen took a deep breath high in the skies, then slowly exhaled again.

Meanwhile, his gaze suddenly brightened significantly, with flickers of dazzling light flashing across.

Space trembled, and in his area, an invisible force seemed to spread, warping the void greatly.

Next, waves of radiance emanated from Ji Chen’s body, like divine brilliance blessing him.

On the surface of his body, where the skin had cracked open, it miraculously healed at a visible speed under the bath of genuine divine light.

“What is happening?”

This sudden scene shocked the entire audience once again.

Qin Wenchang and others were first astonished, then their faces showed fervent expressions. Celestial Saint Venerable couldn’t help but say, “He’s succeeded; he tempered his body with the tribulation and pushed his Hongmeng Body to a higher realm — now he has become an Emperor in the flesh!”

“An Emperor in the flesh!”

These words caused countless in Divine River City to erupt in astonishment, their faces filled with extraordinary surprise.

Throughout history, there have been many who ascended to Emperor, but those were breakthroughs in cultivation.

Becoming an Emperor in the flesh.

In countless ages, those who achieved such an accomplishment were few and far between, true rarities.

From the Yu Realm side, including Purple Emperor, Emperor Qing, and all others, they all showed terribly grim expressions now.

For this meant that Ji Chen, after becoming an Emperor in the flesh, his Hongmeng Body’s power would transform in essence.

This transformation would undoubtedly allow him to successfully withstand the upcoming ninth tribulation.

Moreover, after successfully crossing the ninth tribulation, in addition to becoming an Emperor in the flesh, Ji Chen’s cultivation would officially step into the Reincarnation Emperor Realm, becoming a modern Quasi-Emperor!

This change in the battle situation was completely beyond the control of the three Purple Emperors.

“Boom!”

Finally, high above in the sky, the roiling sea of clouds reached unprecedented boiling levels.

A purple thunderbolt pierced through heaven and earth, like something extending from ancient times, roaring as if to destroy the entire world, harshly striking down towards Ji Chen.

“Buzz!”

However, facing the descent of this ninth celestial tribulation, Ji Chen stood quietly in the void.

His injuries had been fully healed the moment he became an Emperor in the flesh.

At this moment, enveloped in radiant divine light, he could feel an inexhaustible power.

This was the immense confidence brought by his body successfully stepping into the Emperor Realm.

“Destroy!”

Below the void, Ji Chen’s calm voice sounded.

And then everyone saw that by the time the ninth celestial tribulation neared above his head, he finally acted.

Only to see him put two fingers together and lightly pointed forward.

In an instant, the invisible Power of the Dao surged fervently.

“Crack!”

At the moment his fingers made contact with the ninth thunder tribulation, everyone could clearly see the tribulation shatter inch by inch, unable to pose any threat to Ji Chen.

This scene astounded countless people.

With casual movements, the ninth Reincarnation Emperor Tribulation was neutralized!

“Buzz!”

The roiling momentum gradually calmed, and the terrifying power of the tribulation dissipated.

Between heaven and earth, the endless sea of clouds in the void was destroyed at this moment, sunlight breaking through the clouds, shedding down on Ji Chen, making him seem like a god descending to the mortal world.

Everyone could feel, at this moment, his aura seemed to have broken through some barrier, finally stepping into the First Layer of the Reincarnation Realm.

“Dust Emperor, Ji Chen!”

“How many millennia… has the Desolate Realm finally birthed another Reincarnation Emperor Realm expert?”

In Divine River City, everyone was incredibly excited, their voices trembling, their gaze focused solely on that young figure between heaven and earth.