424: Chapter 424 Breakthrough in progress…

At that moment, a thought flashed through Cao Yang's mind—breaking through his Realm within the Golden Crow Clan seemed somewhat inappropriate. After all, his Breakthrough this time would involve the baptism of a Grandmist Lightning Tribulation! If the power of this Lightning Tribulation were too great and directly destroyed the Golden Crow Clan's grand array, wouldn't that bring immense losses to the clan?

Although Cao Yang would be able to set up a Barrier with defensive power comparable to the Golden Crow Clan's grand array after reaching the Transcendence Realm, it would still just be a simple Barrier. Compared to the Golden Crow Clan's grand array, it would still pale in comparison.

Thinking of this, Cao Yang made a prompt decision and decided to contact Jinwu Ji immediately to tell her about his concerns. He then performed a Voice Transmission Technique to send his voice into Jinwu Ji's ears.

Not long after, Jinwu Ji, the Fifth Ancestor of the Golden Crow Clan, appeared in Cao Yang's room like a phantom.

“Yang, why have you called for me?” Jinwu Ji looked at Cao Yang with a face full of suspicion, secretly wondering to herself. They had only just parted ways, so why had Cao Yang sought her out again so quickly? Did he still want to continue discussing those profound principles with her?

However, Cao Yang did not give Jinwu Ji much time to think. He said straightforwardly, “Ji, I am now fully confident that I can break through to the Transcendence Realm! So, hurry and take me away from your Golden Crow Clan's grand array, lest I accidentally destroy the array set up by your clan's Transcendence-level powerhouses while Undergoing Tribulation.”

Upon hearing this, Jinwu Ji was overjoyed, but at the same time, she asked with some concern, “Really? Yang, are you truly confident in breaking through to the Transcendence Realm? Then, how much confidence do you have in surviving the great tribulation of the Transcendence Realm?”

Seeing this, the corners of Cao Yang's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile as he replied, “Of course it's true! Rest assured, I am someone who possesses an Invincible Domain. A mere tribulation is simply a piece of cake for me.”

Hearing Cao Yang's confident reply, most of the worry in Jinwu Ji's heart instantly dissipated. She said excitedly, “That's wonderful! I'll take you out right now!”

Before her voice had even faded, Jinwu Ji waved her arm, a flash of golden light occurred, and both her and Cao Yang's figures vanished from the room without a trace.

In the sky hundreds of millions of miles above Jinwu City, Jinwu Ji and Cao Yang stood side by side, as if the entire world were beneath their feet. Jinwu Ji gently took out a Golden Token, which flickered with a faint light in her hand.

Suddenly, a dazzling golden light shot out from the token, like a bolt of lightning piercing the night sky, directly hitting the grand array ahead. With a crisp "crack," a visible gap actually appeared in the grand array, as if it had been forcefully torn open.

“Yang, let's go,” Jinwu Ji said softly, then stepped into the gap in the grand array without hesitation, her figure instantly vanishing within it.

Seeing this, Cao Yang followed closely behind Jinwu Ji and stepped into the gap. As his body passed through, he felt a powerful force pulling at him, as if it wanted to swallow him whole. But he was fearless, walking forward firmly, and finally successfully stepped out of the Golden Crow Clan's grand array.

As soon as the two stepped out of the array, they sped away like meteors. Their speed was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared in the high sky quintillions of miles above the Golden Crow Clan's grand array.

“Yang, you must be careful during the tribulation!” Jinwu Ji stopped her pace, turned to look at Cao Yang, and said with a face full of worry. She tightly gripped Cao Yang's hand, as if doing so could give him some strength and courage.

Although Cao Yang had once told her that his Domain was invincible, Jinwu Ji knew very well in her heart that true invincibility did not exist in this world. Even if Cao Yang's Domain was strong, she didn't believe he could easily withstand the great tribulation required to break through to the Transcendence Realm.

After all, the Transcendence Realm was an unimaginably powerful existence. To become such a powerhouse, the tribulations one had to experience would inevitably be extremely powerful and beyond imagination.

“Don't worry, my baby,” Cao Yang comforted her gently. “In fact, no matter how great the Lightning Tribulation is, as long as I am unwilling, it cannot enter my Invincible Domain, let alone harm me. So, you really have no need to worry.”

He gently patted Jinwu Ji's hand, guaranteeing with full confidence. However, although Jinwu Ji nodded, the worry in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and her hand still tightly held onto Cao Yang, seemingly unwilling to let go.

Seeing this, Cao Yang did not hesitate to pull Jinwu Ji into his embrace. Jinwu Ji was instantly surprised and asked in confusion from within his arms, “Yang, aren't you about to break through and undergo the tribulation? How can you undergo the tribulation while holding me like this?”

Cao Yang explained with a smile, “It's the same even if I hold you while Undergoing Tribulation. Anyway, no tribulation can ever enter my Invincible Domain, so naturally, it won't hurt you one bit.” With that, he continued to fly higher with Jinwu Ji.

“But Yang, how can this be? Undergoing Tribulation is a matter of life and death, we cannot treat it so lightly.” Jinwu Ji began to struggle uneasily.

She thought to herself that Cao Yang was far too confident, actually treating that legendary and extremely powerful Lightning Tribulation as if it were nothing, as easy as children playing house. This level of overconfidence was truly difficult to understand.

“Yang, listen to me, with me by your side, the difficulty of the Lightning Tribulation will definitely increase significantly. So, you should hurry and put me down, I don't want to become a burden to you!” Jinwu Ji continued to advise Cao Yang with a face full of worry.

She was deeply concerned for Cao Yang's safety, fearing that because of her presence, Cao Yang would be unable to successfully survive the Lightning Tribulation. After all, that was a legendary-level Lightning Tribulation, and its terrifying power was by no means comparable to ordinary ones.

However, Jinwu Ji was also filled with fear herself. Facing such a powerful Lightning Tribulation, with her mere Chaos Cultivation at the Chaos Emperor Realm, she would probably be blasted into ashes in an instant, leaving not a single trace behind.

“You must believe in your husband! How could I possibly treat my own safety as a joke? And even more so, I would never joke about the safety of you, the woman I love most! Trust me, today I will let you see with your own eyes your husband's true strength, and see just how invincible my Invincible Domain really is! A mere Transcendence Realm Lightning Tribulation cannot shake us in the slightest!” Cao Yang said with a face of confidence.

Cao Yang held Jinwu Ji tightly, as if she were a precious treasure, fearing she might slip away from his embrace. His hands tightened more and more, making Jinwu Ji completely unable to move, only able to stay obediently in his arms.

At this moment, Cao Yang exuded a powerful confidence and Aura, which gushed out from him like surging waves. Jinwu Ji was deeply shocked by this indescribable Aura and confidence emanating from Cao Yang. She widened her eyes and stared blankly at him, forgetting to respond for a moment.

After a good while, Jinwu Ji finally came to her senses. She nodded mechanically, indicating she understood what Cao Yang meant. She had never seen such a confident person; this confidence gave her a strange sense of peace, as if as long as Cao Yang was by her side, any difficulty could be easily resolved.

Just then, the prompt from the System Loli suddenly rang in Cao Yang's mind: “Ding, congratulations Master, Jinwu Ji's favorability has reached ninety-nine, gaining one hundred thousand Grandmist sign-in counts!” Hearing this news, Cao Yang shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected that one of his actions would cause Jinwu Ji's favorability to rise so high.

However, since he had received the reward, Cao Yang naturally wouldn't refuse it. He smiled slightly and gently kissed Jinwu Ji on the forehead. Although the kiss was light, it caused Jinwu Ji's pretty face to instantly turn bright red, like a ripe apple.

“You woman, when we were interacting last time, you didn't show such a maidenly posture!” Cao Yang teased. A mischievous smile hung on the corner of his mouth, clearly finding Jinwu Ji's current reaction very interesting.

Jinwu Ji was a bit embarrassed by Cao Yang's words. She gently waved her small fists, lightly thumping Cao Yang's broad chest, and then, like an ostrich, buried her face back into Cao Yang's embrace.

Cao Yang secretly nodded to himself, knowing well that he had already put a considerable distance between himself and the Golden Crow Clan's grand array.

“Mm, this should be fine,” he muttered to himself. “Undergoing the tribulation here definitely won't cause any impact on the Golden Crow Clan.”

Cao Yang stopped his pace and looked around, discovering that the powerful Chaos astral winds were actually unable to get close to him at all. He couldn't help but feel a bit dazed, as if all of this weren't real.

“Have I... actually become this powerful?” Cao Yang marveled inwardly. He hadn't realized that his strength had undergone such a massive increase without him even noticing.

Coming back to his senses, Cao Yang took a deep breath, steadied himself, and then said to the System in his mind, “System, help me break through to the Transcendence Realm!”

“Ding, alright Master, ten million Chaos Cultivation points have been spent. Master is currently breaking through...” The System Loli's voice rang out, clear and concise.

Before the voice had even faded, the breath on Cao Yang's body erupted like a volcanic eruption. The powerful pressure and Aura swept toward the surrounding Void Realm like crashing waves. Everywhere they passed, space seemed to be kneaded by an invisible giant hand, instantly becoming distorted; time also lost its meaning before this terrifying power, as if completely erased.

Close call! Cao Yang secretly felt lucky that he had activated the Invincible Domain beforehand; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Within this Domain, everything was safe and sound, as if completely isolated from the chaos outside.

Jinwu Ji was also not affected in the slightest by Cao Yang's powerful Aura and pressure. Her Divine Sense keenly sensed the phenomenon of space and time being annihilated around them.

This startling change shocked her immensely, so she looked at Cao Yang in confusion and asked, “Yang, is this annihilation of surrounding space and time caused by your Breakthrough?”

Cao Yang nodded with a relaxed face and replied, “That's right, my Breakthrough process is actually quite simple. However, I haven't truly broken through to the Transcendence Realm yet; my strength is still continuously increasing. As for those scenes of destruction outside, that is caused by the Aura I am emitting.”

While explaining, Cao Yang said to the System in his mind, “System, is there any way to accelerate my Breakthrough?”

“Ding, Master, I'm sorry, but your current remaining Grandmist sign-in counts are insufficient to support an accelerated Breakthrough.” The System Loli's voice rang in Cao Yang's mind.

Hearing this, Cao Yang couldn't help but frown and continued to ask in his mind, “Then how long will it take for me to break through to the Transcendence Realm?”

“Ding, in reply to Master, breaking through to the Transcendence Realm takes about ten days, while Undergoing Tribulation takes a month!” The System Loli replied quickly.

“Fine then!” Cao Yang had been careless; previously, he was afraid he wouldn't have enough to break through his Realm, so he had exchanged almost all his Grandmist sign-in counts for Chaos Cultivation.

“Yang, your Invincible Domain is actually this powerful!” Jinwu Ji exclaimed, her beautiful eyes revealing a look of disbelief. “Even the powerful Aura you emit during your Breakthrough cannot stir the slightest ripple within this Domain.”

The corners of Cao Yang's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a confident smile. He nodded gently, showing his agreement with Jinwu Ji's assessment, and then said slowly, “That is natural. My Invincible Domain is not just an empty name. Within this Domain, I am the absolute Dominator, the true king.”

Though his voice was not loud, it was filled with an unquestionable majesty, as if the entire world were under his control. Cao Yang continued, “In this Invincible Domain, everything depends on a single thought of mine. Whether it's an enemy's attack or any other factor, nothing can affect me.”

Cao Yang's Aura and breath were still continuously increasing, though the impact within the Invincible Domain was minimal.

Outside that distant Domain, the destruction of the Void Realm and the energy fluctuations were like surging waves, rapidly spreading further away. Although this powerful force did not directly impact the Golden Crow Clan's ancestral land, such a huge commotion could hardly escape the keen perception of the nine Chaos Emperor Realm Old Ancestors below the Golden Crow Clan.

In an instant, the nine Old Ancestors of the Golden Crow Clan emerged from their seclusion simultaneously. Their figures were like lightning, instantly leaving their respective grand arrays and rushing into the Void Realm to see exactly what had happened.

Although Cao Yang had intentionally chosen a place quite far from the Golden Crow Clan's ancestral land to undergo his tribulation, for these powerful Chaos Emperor Realm Old Ancestors, this distance was a piece of cake. Soon, they crossed the endless Void Realm and arrived at the place where the small void was being destroyed.

When they focused their gaze, the scene before them left them stunned. In the center of that small void, a dazzling sphere of light was shining with intense radiance, and in the very center of the sphere of light, two people were actually standing!

What shocked them even more was that one of them was actually the Queen of their Golden Crow Clan! They saw the Queen being held tightly in Cao Yang's arms, her face overflowing with an indescribable satisfaction and enjoyment, as if she were completely immersed in some wonderful situation.

This left the Golden Crow Clan's Old Ancestors dumbfounded!