45: Chapter 45: Revenge of the Ascended Emperor! Little Stone Proves His Dao!!!

Inside Undying Mountain.

Chu Tianjiao stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky. His gaze seemed to pierce through layers of formation patterns, seeing the great battle about to erupt in the depths of the starry sky.

"Go," he said softly, looking at Xiao Shitou beside him. "I will conceal your Aura."

"Yes, Teacher!" Xiao Shitou nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with determination.

He hesitated no longer. Turning around, he took a step forward, and his figure dissipated like foam within Undying Mountain.

In the next moment, he appeared in the Cosmic Borderlands, a deathly silent Star Domain.

This place was far from any ancient life planets and any spheres of influence, making it the perfect location for Undergoing Tribulation.

Xiao Shitou took a deep breath and released all suppression of his Aura.

In an instant—

"Rumble!!!"

The Great Dao Laws of the entire Universe began to riot! Endless thunderclouds emerged from the depths of the Void Realm, their coverage so vast that it was several times more terrifying than Xiao Nannan's Ninth Heaven of Quasi-Emperor Tribulation!

This was the Great Emperor Tribulation!

It was the most terrifying heavenly punishment a Cultivator must experience when stepping onto the imperial road to seize the heavenly heart mark!

The moment the Lightning Tribulation appeared, all living beings in the Universe sensed it. Countless old monsters in seclusion were startled awake, the ancestral weapons of various Holy Lands revived on their own, and even the ancient Supremes slumbering in the deepest parts of the Forbidden Zones of Life cast their shocked gazes toward it.

"Someone else is attaining the Dao?!"

"What day is it today? First, Emperor Jiaoheng's wife seeks revenge on Emperor Yuhua, and now someone else is triggering an Emperor Tribulation!"

"In this era... the heavens are about to change!"

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Starry Sky Battlefield.

Xiao Nannan and Emperor Yuhua stood facing each other, the void between them already beginning to crack due to the collision of their Auras.

But at the very moment the battle was about to erupt, both of them simultaneously sensed the terrifying fluctuations coming from the Cosmic Borderlands!

That was... the Aura of an Emperor Tribulation!

"Someone is attaining the Dao?!" Emperor Yuhua's expression changed.

Xiao Nannan was also incredibly shocked, a hint of astonishment flashing in her eyes behind the mask.

The timing was too coincidental! Just as she had confronted Emperor Yuhua, someone triggered an Emperor Tribulation; it was as if they were creating an opportunity for her!

Emperor Yuhua's heart was in even greater turmoil. He had not yet recovered from his heavy injuries, and his strength was only eighty percent of his Peak. If he were only dealing with a Ninth Heaven of Quasi-Emperor Chaos Body, he would still be confident.

But if another enemy who was attaining the Dao and could become a Great Emperor at any moment was added...

Then it would be dangerous!

"A good opportunity!"

Xiao Nannan reacted instantly. Hesitating no longer, she pushed the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art to its full power. Behind her, a terrifying devouring vision emerged—darkness spreading, all living spirits wailing, and the figure of a woman in the center slowly turning around!

"Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art—Myriad Transformations Returning to the Source!"

She transformed into a stream of light and charged toward Emperor Yuhua!

"Impudent!" Emperor Yuhua was, after all, a Great Emperor of this era, and he reacted in an instant. At this moment, his hatred for the being attaining the Dao reached its Peak, and his killing intent toward Xiao Nannan seethed.

They just had to appear at his weakest moment!

"I'll kill you! Then I'll go and stop that other one!" Emperor Yuhua roared, and the Imperial Dao Laws around him erupted completely!

The pressure of Emperor Wuque was fully revealed at this moment!

"Boom—!!!"

The entire Star Domain was trembling! Behind Emperor Yuhua, a massive phantom of a divine map appeared; it was the imprint of the yuhua divine map. Although the original had been destroyed, the imprint remained and could still exert part of an Emperor weapon's power!

Flying Immortal Light blossomed from the divine map, and three thousand streaks of immortal light transformed into chains, sealing the void and strangling toward Xiao Nannan!

Xiao Nannan's pressure increased greatly! But she did not back down. She pushed her Chaos Body to its limit, the Chaos Qi in her Sea of Bitterness surged, and the Tyrant Blade in her hand hummed as she struck out!

The blade light poured out like the Milky Way, tearing through the void and colliding with the three thousand immortal light chains!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ..."

Amidst a series of explosions, the immortal light chains continuously shattered, but Xiao Nannan was also forced back three steps, a trace of blood leaking from the corner of her mouth.

A Great Emperor was still a Great Emperor; even if heavily injured and without an Emperor weapon in hand, they were still not someone a Quasi-Emperor could easily contend with.

But there was no hint of fear in Xiao Nannan's eyes; instead, her Battle Intent grew even stronger!

"You aren't that strong either! Today, I will surely take your head to offer as a sacrifice to my husband and brother!" She sneered and charged forward again.

Emperor Yuhua was completely infuriated.

"A mere Quasi-Emperor! Impudent!!!"

He no longer held back, burning his essence blood to forcibly increase his combat strength! The Imperial Dao Laws around him materialized, and he seemed to transform into a burning sun, his light illuminating the entire Star Domain!

The full eruption of Emperor Wuque shook the Universe!

The Supremes in the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginning, Shangcang, the Immortal Mausoleum, the God Ruins, and the Reincarnation Sea were all surprised by Emperor Yuhua's eruption.

"A Great Emperor fighting a Quasi-Emperor—is that really necessary?"

"This brat Yuhua is really disgracing the name of Great Emperors."

"It seems that when he was heavily injured by that Sacred Body back then, the damage was even more severe than we imagined."

The Divine Thoughts of the Supremes were filled with sarcasm and disdain. In their eyes, even if Emperor Yuhua was heavily injured, he should still be able to easily suppress a Quasi-Emperor. Now that he was forced to burn his essence blood, he had utterly disgraced the title of "Great Emperor."

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On the other side, in the Cosmic Borderlands.

Xiao Shitou stood in the center of the sea of lightning, looking up at the sky.

The first wave of the Lightning Tribulation had already fallen; it was Nine-Colored Chaos Lightning, its power several times more terrifying than a normal Great Emperor Tribulation. But he was completely fearless. The golden blood Qi of his Sacred Body soared into the sky, and with a single punch, he directly dispersed the Lightning Tribulation!

The second wave, the third, the fourth...

Each wave of the Lightning Tribulation was more terrifying than the last. By the seventh wave, three blurry Emperor phantoms actually appeared—they were the heaven and earth imprints of those who had attained the Dao throughout the ages!

Xiao Shitou fought a bloody battle against the Emperor phantoms, his Sacred Body Visions unfolding completely. The golden Sea of Bitterness was boundless, and visions like the Immortal King Descends upon the Nine Heavens, Chaos Seeded with a Green Lotus, and the Yin-Yang Life-Death Diagram... all nine major visions appeared together, reflecting the entire sea of lightning as if the Mythical Era had reappeared!

The more he fought, the braver he became. The Sacred Body Origin grew increasingly pure under the tempering of the Lightning Tribulation, and wisps of mysterious purple-gold patterns began to emerge within the golden blood Qi.

That was the sign of the Sacred Body moving toward Perfection and being on the verge of a qualitative change!

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Inside Undying Mountain.

Chu Tianjiao stood before a water mirror, which reflected two battlefields—one was the life-and-death struggle between Xiao Nannan and Emperor Yuhua, and the other was Xiao Shitou's bloody battle in the Emperor Tribulation.

His hands moved through the void, and streaks of Chaos Runes emerged, merging into the void to obscure the heavenly secrets and interfere with any investigation into Xiao Shitou's identity.

At the same time, his gaze was fixed on the battle on Xiao Nannan's side.

After burning his essence blood, Emperor Yuhua's combat power soared, and he had completely suppressed Xiao Nannan. Although Xiao Nannan's Chaos Body was at Perfection and her Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art was overbearing, she had not yet become an Emperor, after all. Facing a Great Emperor in full eruption, she was still at a disadvantage.

Several wounds had already appeared on her body, blood constantly leaked from beneath her silver mask, and her white clothes were stained red.

But she did not retreat.

Her gaze remained cold and firm.

Every time she was injured, the immortal peach tree would sprinkle divine liquid, instantly repairing her wounded body. Every time she was repelled, she would charge forward again, her blade light even sharper and her devouring will even more resolute.

She was risking her life.

And also... waiting for an opportunity.

A flaw revealed by Emperor Yuhua due to distraction.

And at this moment, the increasingly terrifying fluctuations of the Emperor Tribulation from the Cosmic Borderlands were the best distraction.

Emperor Yuhua's heart was already in disarray.