61: Emperor Yanzheng Dao Dadi

Outside the Taiyan Imperial Study.

Di Yan stood with his hands behind his back, while Bai Qi and Wei Zhongxian stood respectfully behind him.

The three of them looked together toward the end of the sky at that world-shaking Great Emperor Tribulation of attaining the Dao.

"How are your Breakthroughs progressing?" Di Yan asked indifferently.

Bai Qi cupped his fists and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble general has already broken through to the third level of the Great Emperor realm."

Wei Zhongxian bowed and answered, "This old servant is untalented; I have just entered the sixth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm."

Di Yan nodded slightly and continued to gaze silently at the sky.

At this moment, the Quasi-Emperor experts throughout the entire Five Evolutions True Realm sensed the commotion here.

"Less than a day has passed, yet someone in the Dynasty is actually about to become an Emperor!"

"What's even more terrifying is the scope of this Imperial Tribulation; it actually covers the entire Central Plains. This is simply unheard of!"

Soon, the final bolt of the Imperial Tribulation struck down.

Meng Tian descended from the sky and knelt on one knee before Di Yan: "Your Majesty, this humble general did not disappoint. I have successfully broken through to the Great Emperor realm!"

Di Yan nodded with satisfaction.

Meng Tian had not only become a Great Emperor but had reached the Peak of the first level in one go, only a step away from the second level.

Di Yan took a step forward, void lotuses blooming beneath his feet as nine-colored divine light swirled around him, illuminating the entire Taiyan Imperial Palace like a God Realm.

"Your Majesty is planning to...?" Wei Zhongxian's pupils constricted sharply.

Bai Qi gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist and said in a deep voice, "His Majesty is about to trigger his Great Emperor Tribulation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the celestial phenomena across the entire Central Plains changed drastically once more.

The tribulation clouds that had just dispersed gathered again in an even more terrifying form, and a rift spanning heaven and earth tore across the vast sky.

Tumbling within it were no longer ordinary lightning bolts, but purple-black electric serpents formed from the Immortal Dao Qi!

"How is this possible!?" The Quasi-Emperors spying from far beyond the Central Plains turned pale with horror. "Is the Dynasty going to produce a second Great Emperor within a single day?"

What suffocated them even more was that the pressure of this Imperial Tribulation far exceeded the one triggered by Meng Tian!

Countless Quasi-Emperor beings were jolted awake from their slumber, their Divine Senses all turning toward the Dynasty.

"The Heavenly Dao of the Five Evolutions True Realm... is trembling!"

...Eternal Imperial Palace.

Inside the Shuang Hua Palace, the atmosphere was warm and cozy.

Four women of peerless beauty were sitting around a mahjong table carved from ten-thousand-year-old Spirit-Warming Jade.

Mu Xuanyin, dressed in water-blue palace attire, pushed out a tile with a smile: "Four Bamboo. Sister Consort Xue, it's your turn."

Sitting below her, Ming Yueyao wore a deep purple long dress; she pursed her lips and chuckled, her eyes naturally exuding a sense of charm.

Opposite her, Chu Cailin was dressed in colorful clothes, her aura vibrant and spirited. She rested her chin on her hand, observing the game with great interest.

Murong Xue, who had been called upon, was dressed in plain white palace robes, her aura as cold and clear as snow.

She glanced indifferently at the table, picked up a jade tile with her slender fingers, and said in a clear voice: "Eight Bamboo."

"Winning hand!" Mu Xuanyin smiled and pushed down her tiles. "Flush, single-wait on the Eight Bamboo."

"Sister Consort Xue's mind isn't on the game today."

Murong Xue's expression remained unchanged as she calmly pushed her chips over. She then stroked her bulging pregnant belly. "The child has been kicking me a lot lately. I feel like I'm about to give birth."

Ming Yueyao waved her hand with a laugh. "It's still early. The child in my belly has been kicking me for eight hundred years, and there's still no sign of it being born."

Just as Chu Cailin was about to respond, a sudden flurry of urgent footsteps came from outside the hall.

Lu Xueqi walked in quickly, her face filled with shock. "Sisters, stop playing! His Majesty has triggered the Imperial Tribulation!"

"What!"

Chu Cailin was so startled she almost knocked over the teacup beside her.

The smile on Ming Yueyao's face instantly vanished, replaced by a flash of solemnity in her eyes.

Even the consistently indifferent Murong Xue had a flicker of emotion in her eyes as she looked out of the hall.

"What's there to fear? I'd prefer if something happened to him," Mu Xuanyin said, but she was the first to stand up, her expression serious. "Come, let's go take a look."

Seeing this, Ming Yueyao whispered, "A woman who says one thing but means another."

The concubines followed closely behind, coming out of the hall to lean against the railing and look into the distance.

They saw the vast sky shattered, thunderous serpents dancing wildly. Even from such a distance, the destructive aura made them tremble.

"This Imperial Tribulation seems more than a hundred times stronger than the one just now!" Ming Yueyao murmured, her beautiful eyes full of shock.

Chu Cailin covered her mouth and gasped, "How long has His Majesty been cultivating? Is he really going to prove his Dao and become an Emperor directly now?"

Lu Xueqi clenched her fists, her eyes filled with worry.

Murong Xue stood silently, her white robes fluttering slightly. Looking at the dark-clad figure at the center of the Lightning Tribulation, a trace of concern was hidden deep in her eyes. "Nothing will happen to His Majesty!"

Mu Xuanyin's tone was firm. "He is destined to sweep across the eight desolations and rule over all under heaven."

It wasn't just the Shuang Hua Palace.

Almost all the concubines in the Eternal Imperial Palace stepped out of their halls to gaze at that figure from afar.

Having spent tens of thousands of years together, the grudges of the past had long since vanished into thin air, leaving only deep concern.

Beyond the Central Plains.

The Quasi-Emperors of various races looked at the tribulation clouds overhead and felt their scalps go numb.

"The tribulation clouds have covered the entire Five Evolutions True Realm. Just how strong is this Imperial Tribulation?!"

"I thought the previous Imperial Tribulation was terrifying enough, but I didn't expect there to be an even more frightening one."

"But why is it Emperor Yan undergoing the tribulation? Didn't he already prove his Dao and become an Emperor?"

Outside the Tai Yan Imperial City.

Xuanyuan Che, Xiao Heng, Wang Jian, and the others escorting Chen Yue and Ling Long also stopped and looked excitedly toward the sky.

Xiao Heng's voice trembled: "His Majesty is about to undergo the Great Emperor Tribulation!"

Wang Jian said in a deep voice, "If His Majesty becomes a Great Emperor, won't I become useless? It seems I must intensify my cultivation."

Xuanyuan Che glanced at Wang Jian.

By now, he knew that Wang Jian was originally at the sixth level of the Great Emperor realm and had broken through to the seventh level in the Human Emperor City a day ago.

Xiao Heng had also used this opportunity to step into the second level of the Supreme realm, while he himself had broken through to the second level of the Great Emperor realm.

"As expected of my big brother, this Imperial Tribulation is more than a hundred times stronger than mine back then!"

Throughout the Central Plains.

The generals of the Dynasty's Heavenly Army, who were taking over various forces, also stopped and looked toward the Imperial City.

By now, their cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Supreme realm, thanks to the previous heavenly fortune sweet dew and Di Yan's endless allocation of resources.

Su Ying clenched her fist. "If His Majesty breaks through to the Great Emperor realm, I'll be another step further from him. No, I must break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm as soon as possible!"

Xia Die's gaze was firm. "Your Majesty, Xiao Die must have you."

Feng Qingge's eyes sparkled. "This is truly the man I've set my sights on."

Huan Liuli's eyes rippled. "My Illusion Arts have reached the eleventh level. The next time I see His Majesty, I must make him fall under my spell and favor me for thirty... no, three hundred years!"

Huangfu Yu sighed softly, "Your Majesty, I, Huangfu Yu... really want to be a woman!"

At this moment, Di Yan had ascended to a height of ninety thousand feet.

His Dark-Gold Imperial Robes whipped in the wind as he looked at the tribulation clouds gradually forming above him, his gaze calm.

"Come."

BOOM—!!!

The first tribulation lightning bolt fell like a mountain, the space crumbling inch by inch wherever it passed.

Di Yan neither dodged nor avoided it, allowing the Lightning Tribulation, which was enough to kill an ordinary Great Emperor, to strike his body.

The lightning vanished into his body, failing to even ruffle the hem of his clothes.

"Di Yan is using the Imperial Tribulation for Body Tempering!" a foreign Quasi-Emperor exclaimed in shock.

The second tribulation lightning transformed into billions of sword glows, each containing the power of the Law that could pierce through heaven and earth.

Emperor Yan finally raised his hand, pressing his fingers together like a sword and making a light swipe at the rain of swords filling the sky.

Chiii—

The rain of swords swept back, surging toward the tribulation clouds even more violently than it had come, tearing the cloud layer into countless holes.

"Using the tribulation to break the tribulation—this shows a significant comprehension of the Great Dao," a Quasi-Emperor lurking in the shadows sighed. "Ancient records state that only a True Immortal can touch even the surface of the Great Dao."

"It seems that having the higher-ups dispatch a True Immortal to descend to the Five Evolutions True Realm was the right move!"