CHAPTER 159: CHAPTER 159: NINEFOLD EMPEROR TRIBULATION!

The two emperors descended simultaneously, like two mountains suddenly rising from the ground, casting a shadow over everyone.

In the east, the great sun hung high.

In the west, the stars and moon towered!

It seemed as if the original sun in the sky had vanished, completely replaced by the two emperors.

Everyone around felt a suffocating pressure, their faces turning pale as they dared not even breathe heavily.

Qin Chuan, standing between the two emperors, also felt a hint of pressure, the aura belonging to the might of the Realm Emperor pressing down on him, making him feel as if he was carrying two towering mountains, his whole body tense.

This was an unprecedented pressure.

Previously when facing Emperor Yu and the Sword Emperor he remained calm, because at that time he had gained the Realm Emperor’s power.

And now, he was just a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint.

Only now did he intuitively feel the gap between the Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint and the Realm Emperor, an insurmountable Celestial Abyss!

However, there was still no sign of reverence on his face, smiling as he said, "Forgive me for saying, but even with you, it’s probably still not enough."

"Such an arrogant young man!"

The Jiang Family Emperor laughed, his gaze slightly cold.

"Heh, I’m not worthy of the word ’young’; these old bones are tens of thousands of years old, I dare not feign youth."

Everyone showed surprised expressions.

Tens of thousands of years?

Qin Chuan offered no explanation, smiling as he said, "In the realm of the Realm Emperor, there are nine tribulations, and each tribulation is divided into nine Heavenly Layers. I wonder, how many Emperor Tribulations have the two of you passed?"

The expressions of the two Realm Emperors changed slightly, hearing such words made them feel something ominous.

Because in the eyes of ordinary people, a Realm Emperor is just that, no one cares about the level of the Realm Emperor, because as long as it’s a Realm Emperor, they can easily crush them.

When someone asks about their level of Realm Emperor, it directly uses the Realm Emperor as the benchmark, drawing them into a comparison within the same realm.

And this made them, who had always been aloof, suddenly remember... they weren’t exceptionally outstanding among the Realm Emperors!

Even the question itself carried a condescending tone, like a senior questioning a junior, making them feel displeased and even insulted.

"My talents are mediocre, two thousand years of cultivation, barely reaching the third tribulation, fifth Heavenly Layer."

The Ji Family Emperor said indifferently, though his heart still carried a trace of pride.

At least, he wasn’t at the bottom!

"I too have average talent, three thousand years of cultivation, third tribulation, seventh Heavenly Layer."

The Jiang Family Emperor also said coldly.

"Indeed, quite average."

Qin Chuan nodded.

The eyes of the two Emperors shot out cold light!

Qin Chuan continued, "However, in such a barren land as the Eastern Domain, reaching the Emperor state, it’s not bad."

"Heh, really?"

The Ji Family Emperor said playfully:

"I’m quite curious, as just a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint, where do you get the courage to comment on Realm Emperors?"

"Just?"

Qin Chuan chuckled, asking meaningfully, "Is the Ninth Heavenly Layer so low? Have you perhaps reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer yourself?"

"If I’m not mistaken, you should have stopped at the Fifth Heavenly Layer back then. I’d also like to know, where does a mere Fifth Heavenly Layer get the audacity to scorn the Ninth Heavenly Layer?"

"Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"

The Ji Family Emperor laughed heartily, his laughter filled with unrestrained sarcasm:

"What a world of difference! Who doesn’t know that the Fifth Heavenly Layer is the best opportunity to become an Emperor? Over the sixth layer, becoming an Emperor is nearly impossible, and the Ninth Heavenly Layer... seemingly powerful, but utterly wasted!"

"Even if you are ambitious, in this life you’ll only remain below the Emperor! You’re hailed as the number one below Emperor, yet you’ll only ever be the number one below the Emperor!"

"Every Emperor will always be your lifelong admiration!"

As he finished speaking, the pressure from his body surged, any trace of apprehension completely gone.

A Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint, doomed and dismissible.

"Utterly foolish!"

Qin Chuan snorted coldly, mocking, "Taking ignorance as glory and feeling complacent, nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well."

"The Eastern Domain truly is a barren land, primitive and ignorant brutes, reckless!"

"What did you say?!"

The Ji Family and Jiang Family Emperors were thoroughly enraged, their eyes shooting out terrifying light, the Realm Emperor’s power turning into columns of terrifying light, soaring into the sky!

"Cannot become an Emperor at the Ninth Heavenly Layer? That’s just because you can’t do it, taking your incapability as truth, truly a laughingstock!"

Qin Chuan laughed boldly, saying, "Today, I’ll show you how a Ninth Heavenly Layer Saint becomes an Emperor!"

Bang!

With that, he stamped his right foot fiercely in the void, a transparent shockwave rippling out from underfoot, sweeping across the area.

His body, taking advantage of the recoil force, soared upwards like a great roc spreading its wings, ascending straight to ninety thousand li!

"Let the tribulation come!!!"

He raised his right hand, shouting.

Rumble!

Instantly, above the celestial vault over his head, the winds and clouds converged suddenly, an immense divine might descending, suppressing a radius of hundreds of li!

Everyone felt an invisible pressure on them, unable to move, even the two Emperors felt incredibly heavy, as if a giant mountain pressed upon them.

"Is this... the Emperor Tribulation?!"

"He’s going to undergo tribulation? Is he crazy!"

Everyone was terrified. What kind of scene is a Ninth Heavenly Layer Emperor Tribulation? Unimaginable!

To know, even the Fifth Heavenly Layer’s Emperor Tribulation is incredibly terrifying, with an eighty percent chance of falling when undergoing it.

The Sixth Heavenly Layer’s Emperor Tribulation doubles in power, the Seventh doubles again, showing how terrifying the Ninth Layer’s Emperor Tribulation must be.

"Humph, attempting the Ninth Heavenly Layer Emperor Tribulation? Dreaming, I’ll see how you die!"

The Ji Family Emperor sneered.

"Overreacher!"

The Jiang Family Emperor also snorted coldly.

They felt a kind of resentment, even a sense of insult—they thought, what did this person take the Emperor Tribulation for?

Does he really think the Emperor Tribulation is so easily passed?!

Does he truly believe that all these Emperors are mediocre, that they only chose the simplest Fifth Heavenly Layer Emperor Tribulation because they lacked courage?

Utter nonsense!

"Boom!"

At this moment, countless black clouds gathered above Qin Chuan’s head, rapidly spinning, forming a thundercloud vortex with a diameter of ten zhang.

It resembled an overturned furnace, and looking through the furnace mouth, it was crimson inside, as if lava was boiling.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, above the vortex, a golden halo appeared, like a massive crown being lowered, overlapping with the thundercloud vortex, and then, the thundercloud vortex actually expanded to twice its size!

It became twenty zhang!

"Buzz!"

Then, a green halo representing the Law of Wood was lowered, and the vortex once again violently expanded, transforming into forty zhang!

"Buzz!"

The blue Law of Water halo appeared, and it was lowered...

Soon, the halos representing Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth were all lowered, and at this time, the thundercloud vortex had expanded to a diameter of one hundred and sixty zhang, which is four hundred and eighty meters!

At this moment, the thundercloud vortex had begun to show its fierce power. The terrifying aura of destruction made the surrounding experts feel their scalps tingle, and they retreated in horror, fearing they would be caught in it.

However, at this moment, another halo was born above the vortex, this time, it was the Law of Light.

"Buzz!"

After the halo was lowered, the vortex doubled in size again, and then another light ring fell, continuing to stack up...

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

"Buzz!"

Finally, all nine law rings fell, and the thundercloud vortex expanded to an unimaginable two thousand five hundred and sixty zhang!

At this time, within a radius of several hundred miles, it was pitch black, and the magnificent light in the center of the vast vortex seemed to contain a sun. An indescribable power of destruction emanated from the vortex.

"Hiss!!"

"Retreat, quickly retreat!"

The surrounding experts retreated once more, backing off over a dozen miles, still feeling their scalps tingle as they viewed this scene in horror.

Even those two Emperors felt their faces twitching a few times, sensing the power contained within this Emperor Tribulation...

This power of destruction, even they, in their current state, would find it hard to withstand. If they didn’t die, they’d at least shed a layer of skin!

"What a terrifying Emperor Tribulation. What would happen if he survived it?"

The two exchanged looks, their hearts trembling violently.

According to the growth pattern of the Emperor Tribulation’s power, once a nine-layered Saint survived the tribulation to become an Emperor, they might directly rival their fourth Emperor Tribulation!

And when they face their ninth Emperor Tribulation, they would directly rival their thirteenth Emperor Tribulation, but... where would the thirteenth Emperor Tribulation come from?

Nine Emperor Tribulations is the limit.

This means that someone who survives nine-layered Emperor Tribulation is equivalent to having four more minor realms than an ordinary Realm Emperor, gaining a tremendous advantage.

"He cannot succeed!"

"No one can succeed; he will surely die under the Emperor Tribulation!"

The two of them began to pant, their eyes fixed on the small white-clothed figure beneath the terrifying thundercloud vortex.

They expected that person to be crushed at any moment.

And he must be crushed.

If this person were to survive this tribulation, the consequences would be unimaginable, potentially rewriting the entire landscape of the Eastern Domain...

"Boom—"

Finally, like the wrath of a deity, the terrifying ninth-layered Emperor Tribulation was unleashed.

There was no grandeur, just endless power of destruction, transformed into a crimson beam of light shooting down.

From afar, it looked like a crimson waterfall pouring down, with a diameter of over a hundred zhang, akin to a celestial river!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The light beam completely engulfed Qin Chuan, then continued to fall on the earth beside Divine Radiance Mountain, causing the ground to tremble.

Within a thousand meters, all grass, trees, and mountains instantly evaporated, and a pitch-black abyss appeared on the spot, bottomless!

Such vast heavenly might, terrifying indeed!

And the pouring of this light beam continued for a full two minutes, the violent and scorching power seeming to pierce the earth through completely.

Finally, the light beam vanished.

The Emperor Tribulation vortex also slowly dispersed, and where Qin Chuan previously stood, there was nothing left but a pitch-black abyss.

"Hahaha, he’s dead!"

"Hehe, nothing to celebrate, it was expected."

"Arrogant and conceited, he brought about his own destruction!"

After a brief moment of silence, the crowd became excited. Now that this fierce individual was dead, who could stop them from capturing Qin Zi?

"Qin Zi, come out and accept your punishment!"

"Qin Zi, come out, no one can protect you today!"

Several experts shouted, preparing to cross the pitch-black abyss and enter Divine Radiance Mountain to capture Qin Zi.

But as they flew over the abyss, they suddenly felt a chill down their spines. As they looked down, they were almost scared out of their wits.

"Ahhh!!"

"What is this!"

They screamed and quickly retreated.

"Boom—"

In the next moment, a massive column of magma erupted from the abyss, barely brushing past the two, shooting into the sky, and the hot wind made the hair on their foreheads stand on end.

"Don’t be afraid, this is magma. The ninth-layered Emperor Tribulation’s power pierced through the earth’s crust, causing the magma from the mantle to erupt due to high pressure."

An erudite elder said.

He stroked his goatee and sighed, "This Emperor Tribulation is so terrifying that it even pierced the earth’s crust. Qin Chuan must be dead..."

"Dong!"

Before he could finish his words, a muffled sound came from the sky, as if someone had stomped their foot.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

The sound of ice cracking rang out, and the magma column that had shot up thousands of meters cooled rapidly from top to bottom, a black hue extending downwards, eventually forming a pitch-black peak towering into the celestial vault!

At the top of the peak.

An authoritative figure stood with arms behind his back, his white clothes fluttering and his black hair dancing wildly, the domineering might of an emperor filled the world...

The elder with the goatee stammered, "He must have... narrowly escaped death."