98: Chapter 98 The Final Trial of the Nine Realms Tower

Inside the Nine Realms Tower.

Everything was still as familiar as before.

Ye Xiu's combat power was virtually unstoppable in this Heaven-Reaching Extreme Realm.

As battle after battle passed, the time spent on comprehension also slipped away day by day.

The ancient runes of the [Heavenly Emperor Sutra] within his Sea of Consciousness were gradually being understood, and a terrifying vibration extended from Ye Xiu's body all the way to the Nine Realms Tower.

Causing the entire tower to tremble slightly.

One month later.

Thirty consecutive days in a state of Epiphany had allowed him to almost completely comprehend the ancient runes in his Sea of Consciousness.

But Ye Xiu always felt that something was still missing.

It was like being one step away from the goal, yet always feeling like a piece was missing.

Moreover, this state had already lasted for several days.

Another thirty days later.

Ye Xiu, with an almost invincible posture, crushed all his opponents.

Among these opponents, in the later matches, even the youthful imprints of the strongest experts began to appear.

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute combat power...

even the imprints of the strongest, under the Heaven-Reaching Extreme Realm, were still ruthlessly crushed.

The Epiphany continued.

Time passed day by day.

But that state of being unable to advance further, of being one step away, remained like a lump in his throat.

For some unknown reason...

the [Heavenly Emperor Sutra] simply could not enter the Domain of the fourth stage.

Even though his Yang Power had reached saturation and the ancient runes were fully understood...

Ye Xiu's current state was simply one where he could not advance.

It was as if he had reached a critical point.

Either he would never be able to break through, or once he did, he would reach an unimaginable level.

Time passed day by day.

Until the Guardian of the 81st level appeared.

Only then did a new variable emerge.

Originally, only one Guardian would appear in the battles.

But now, four hazy figures appeared simultaneously.

They carried an invincible aura.

Like Supreme deities, they sat high upon thrones, scrutinizing Ye Xiu below.

"Blade Master, Xing Mu, Human Emperor, Great Heavenly Venerable?"

Ye Xiu's brow furrowed deeply.

Among these four, he would not mistake the auras of the Blade Master and Xing Mu.

Thus, with them appearing together, it wasn't hard to guess.

They must be the Human Emperor and the Great Heavenly Venerable.

The simultaneous appearance of their four imprints truly gave Ye Xiu a shock.

"Not bad. To think someone in the Imperial Court could reach this step; you are quite good."

After those cold words...

the four vanished instantly, and a terrifying Dao of Rules enveloped the battlefield.

Ye Xiu shook his head slightly.

Even if the opponents were unimaginably powerful, under the constraints of the Heaven-Reaching Extreme Realm, they could at most possess Great Saint-Grade combat power.

In his eyes, they were fragile.

With 100 units of Yang Power, even if four Supremes came, he was confident he could crush them.

Let alone just four at the Heaven-Reaching Extreme Realm.

Boom...

Following a continuous series of explosions...

the four imprints of the strongest were eventually slain one by one by Ye Xiu.

At this moment, the Nine Realms Tower shook violently, and countless rays of auspicious light emerged within. The prayer mat meant for Epiphany was further surrounded by purple qi.

"Holy crap... this is a bit extravagant..."

Ye Xiu dared not waste time. After defeating the imprints of the Human Emperor, Blade Master, Xing Mu, and Great Heavenly Venerable, there was a high probability that he had cleared the Nine Realms Tower.

The benefits appeared all at once.

The amount of purple qi at the prayer mat was terrifyingly high.

It wasn't like back in the Imperial Court Trial Secret Realm, where it was calculated by the wisp.

The purple qi before him was measured by the cubic meter; the entire three-square-meter area around the prayer mat was enveloped in purple qi, an unimaginable extravagance.

He sat cross-legged upon the prayer mat.

As he comprehended the [Heavenly Emperor Sutra], the purple qi slowly poured into his Sea of Consciousness.

Instantly, the entire Sea of Consciousness was shrouded in a purple hue.

Time passed, second by second.

One day later.

The state of Epiphany did not disappear.

After clearing the 81st level, the rules of the Nine Realms Tower seemed to have changed; the state of Epiphany was extended almost indefinitely.

The third day.

Under the supply of purple qi, Ye Xiu broke into the fourth stage of the [Heavenly Emperor Sutra].

At that very moment...

his blood energy surged, and the ancient runes in his Sea of Consciousness were completely ignited by the purple qi.

Gold-purple flames spread from his Sea of Consciousness, igniting his entire body.

The refinement began.

Under the scorching of the flames, his Yang Power gradually merged with his Physical Body.

This process was extremely long.

The Yang Power within Ye Xiu's body was incredibly vast; it would likely take an extremely long time to fully refine it into his body.

Fortunately, the current state of Epiphany had almost no time limit.

As long as he didn't complete his Breakthrough...

he could stay here indefinitely.

Sizzle...

Under the gold-purple flames, the Yang Power slowly fused with his Bloodline, muscles, and bones; his physique began to shine with a golden light after the Yang Power entered his body.

Cultivation knows no time.

When all the Yang Power was refined into his Bloodline, muscles, and bones...

a loud boom vibrated within his Sea of Consciousness.

The gold-purple flames gradually contracted and were entirely absorbed by the ancient runes of the [Heavenly Emperor Sutra].

Boom...

The ancient runes vibrated.

They rushed out of the Sea of Consciousness and, along his Bloodline, muscles, and bones, began to hammer at Ye Xiu's physique.

Boom... Boom...

Amidst a series of dull explosions...

the aura on his body gradually climbed.

At this moment, Ye Xiu was like a piece of divine iron, gradually taking shape under the hammering of the ancient runes.

No one knew how much time had passed.

The Nine Realms Tower began to shake violently.

A world-destroying Heavenly Tribulation roared madly outside.

Phantoms of the Heavenly Tribulation took shape one by one within the lightning; their terrifying presence was far more horrifying than even a Supreme's.

The Dragon Clan guarding near the Divine Mountain showed expressions of horror.

The seven Great Saints were filled with disbelief.

"Everyone, return to the boundaries! Quick!"

Following a roar, the Dragon Clan near the Divine Mountain began to retreat rapidly toward the Realm Passage.

But only a dozen seconds passed...

as the Heavenly Tribulation phantoms within the lightning completely condensed.

Boom...

They moved.

A dozen hazy figures, like the strongest deities in the world...

mobilized the strongest Dao in the world.

They fiercely attacked the Nine Realms Tower below.

Ah...

Too many members of the Dragon Clan were unable to retreat in time...

and were directly obliterated by the unknown Dao.

The horror in the eyes of the seven Dragon Clan Great Saints grew even stronger; they no longer cared for the Prodigies of their clan who couldn't retreat in time.

Controlling the Realm Passage...

they began to distance themselves from the Divine Mountain area.

This place was truly too terrifying; thirteen phantoms of Heavenly Venerables had appeared together.

This Heavenly Tribulation seemed intent on destroying this world.

Boom...

The Nine Realms Tower shook.

Strands of Dao transformed into chains, striking at the tower's body.

But these terrifying Dao attacks were like mere scratches before the Nine Realms Tower.

Even though those Dao chains could tear the heavens and earth apart...

they could not shake it in the slightest.

Clang...

A Heaven-Reaching Sword Dao descended within the Heavenly Tribulation.

The terrifying power of the Dao instantly crushed a thousand miles of mountain ranges.

Whish... Whish...

Amidst a series of earth-shattering explosions...

the ten-thousand-mile area where the Nine Realms Tower was located was completely reduced to nothingness by the power of the Dao.

But even so...

the Nine Realms Tower remained as steady as Mount Tai, hovering above the Void Realm.

This terrifying Heavenly Tribulation continued unabated.

As time passed...

powerful experts arrived one after another, watching from tens of millions of miles away, wanting to investigate.

But the power of the Dao here was too terrifying.

These Heavenly Tribulation phantoms basically possessed Dao Lord-level combat power.

Currently, no Cultivator dared to brave the attacks of the Dao power to investigate the Nine Realms Tower area.

Years passed one by one.

By the time the world underwent its third recovery, thirty years had already passed.

But even so...

the world-destroying Heavenly Tribulation at the Nine Realms Tower area still showed no sign of stopping.