Eternal Holy Emperor
Chapter 280 - 251 Martial God Great Tribulation! (1st Update)

Chapter 280: Chapter 251 Martial God Great Tribulation! (1st Update)

Above the Heavenly Dome, dense, dark clouds had unknowingly gathered to obscure the sky, blocking out the sunlight and casting everything into pitch darkness.

Crack—

A thick bolt of silver lightning flashed across the sky, startling everyone. Looking up, they discovered that a massive expanse of dark clouds had amassed overhead, covering tens of miles and layered upon each other, with fierce flashes of lightning illuminating the heavens and the earth.

The thunderous roar was deafening, spreading a powerful Heavenly Might that oppressed the world, causing all beings to tremble uncontrollably, daring not to make a move.

"A Heavenly Tribulation? Is someone undergoing the Heavenly Divine Tribulation?"

Everyone was taken aback. Not long after the Young Great Demon King challenged the Martial God Realm, someone had already begun their tribulation, but who among the Peak Martial Gods had broken through to the Heavenly Divine Realm?

On the path of cultivation, when one ascends from the Martial God to the Heavenly Divine Realm, a Heavenly Tribulation would appear to obstruct them.

Only through the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation could one truly become a Heavenly God and reign supreme.

The reason one must cross the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation when breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Realm is because ascending from Martial God to Heavenly God represents a sublimation and transformation of life, a promotion from the mundane to the divine.

It also marks the true beginning of one’s cultivation journey, a communion with the Heaven and Earth Dao. Cultivation itself is an act against the natural order, an attempt to seize longevity from the heavens, which the Heavenly Dao does not tolerate, hence the need to endure the tribulation to overcome these successive adversities.

"Which Peak Martial God from our Tiandu Academy has broken through to the Heavenly Divine Realm? Could it be Elder Li Qing, Elder Huai Gu, or Elder Xue Qing? This is a joyous occasion; our Academy is about to gain another Heavenly God, which is indeed a cause for celebration," even the elders of the Tiandu Academy speculated.

However, they were stunned when they saw a dazzling blue light entering the Heavenly Dome from between Ye Chen’s eyebrows. It seemed that the Heavenly Tribulation had appeared because of Ye Chen.

Could it be that Ye Chen had also broken through to the Heavenly Divine Realm?

This shocked everyone. Hadn’t he just achieved Martial God status shortly ago? How could he have ascended to the Heavenly Divine Realm so quickly? It all seemed so incredible.

"Impossible, Ye Chen’s aura is clearly still at the Martial God Fourth Layer Level, it couldn’t possibly be the Heavenly Divine Realm, I recognize the aura of the origin,"

A Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Divine Realm shook his head, denying it all. He could sense Ye Chen’s Original Aura. Although strong enough to battle a Super Martial God, the aura was unmistakably of the Martial God Realm Fourth Level, let alone the Heavenly Divine Realm.

"That’s not the Heavenly God Tribulation, it’s the Martial God Tribulation!"

The Supreme Elder realized, and breathed a sigh of relief. If Ye Chen had reached the Heavenly Divine Realm so quickly, he—an elder who had painstakingly spent over a hundred years to reach the Heavenly Divine Realm—might as well have killed himself out of frustration.

However, the next moment, upon realizing something, he couldn’t help but gasp in shock as he stared at Ye Chen on the mountain peak.

Although it wasn’t the Heavenly God Tribulation, it was even more terrifying than the Martial God Tribulation.

Undergoing a tribulation upon advancing to a Martial God Level was unheard of; not even the Four Great Ancient Heroes had ever faced tribulations within the Martial God Realm. However, without a doubt, the manifestation of the Heavenly Tribulation signified an extraordinary freak of nature, which was otherwise impossible.

This indicated that Ye Chen’s potential was far more terrifying than imagined, so much so that the Heavenly Dao had sensed it and bestowed the Martial God Great Tribulation upon him.

Elder Yan was shocked too. To face such a great tribulation upon advancing to the Martial God Realm was unheard of, not just in the vast Heavenly and Myriads of Realms but even historically, very few could withstand such a Heavenly Tribulation.

Truly he was the heir of the Combat Saint lineage’s strongest legacy. Undertaking a Heavenly Tribulation upon reaching the Martial God Realm, his potential might even match those suspected to carry the bloodline of the sealed descendants of the Supreme Emperor.

These were the true Young Supremes, each unparalleled in the world, with heaven-defying Bloodline Power capable of defying and overcoming higher realms, unmatched among their peers.

"Ye Chen, it’s you? Are you undergoing the tribulation, the great tribulation that appeared upon your breakthrough to the Martial God Realm, is it the Martial God Great Tribulation?"

The Five Great Ancient Heroes revealed their astonishment. A great tribulation occurring right upon breaking through the Martial God Realm was simply unprecedented, even they, as Ancient Heroes, had never endured such.

Generally, the heavens envy the talented, and only the most monstrous talents would trigger the descent of a Heavenly Tribulation, which is both an obstacle and a baptism, for those who survive it become much stronger.

Ye Chen paid no mind to their questions; at that moment, he looked up at the Heavenly Tribulation forming above, where the thunderclouds grew increasingly massive, spanning tens of miles with vortexes swirling and bolts of silver lightning flashing, surging, and roaring provocatively.

Boom—

A lightning bolt as large as a water barrel hurled directly towards him, carrying immense thunderous might.

Even Yang Wushuang and others felt their hair stand on end, sensing the threat of the silver lightning, strong enough to injure a fifth-layered heaven Martial God.

Ye Chen was indeed monstrously abnormal; his breakthrough to the Martial God Realm had not only attracted a Heavenly Tribulation but one capable of harming a fifth-layered heaven Martial God.

Boom—

The heavenly thunder struck like lightning, directly hitting Ye Chen. This was an unavoidable ordeal, as the Heavenly Dao would relentlessly pursue him.

Lightning exploded into dust, and many were worried for Ye Chen, whose immense strength could not guarantee his safety under the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, when the dust had cleared, Ye Chen still stood firmly on the peak. His clothes were tattered, yet the robust body that emerged clearly signified that Ye Chen was unharmed, his whole figure shimmering with a faint radiance.

Having endured the Heavenly Tribulation unscathed, his physique seemed absurdly powerful.

Everyone gasped in shock, but at that moment, from the vortex-like tribulation clouds, five barrel-sized Heavenly Tribulations struck simultaneously, all aimed at Ye Chen, larger in number and stronger in force, tinged with a hint of gold.

"Hmph, do you think this can harm me?"

Ye Chen snorted coldly and, under the stunned gaze of the crowd, he charged into the sky, threw a punch, and collided with the heavenly thunder, causing a terrifying boom.

The Heavenly Dome exploded with dazzling light, blinding many spectators.

When everything had dissipated, Ye Chen still stood in the void, even more ragged than before, yet his Treasure Body remained unscathed, only marked with white scars as wisps of blue smoke rose from his fist.

"Truly worthy of being the Young Great Demon King. Such a strong Treasure Body," the world couldn’t help but exclaim. The fearsome heavenly thunder could only leave such scorch marks on his body. One could imagine how far Ye Chen had advanced, not just in cultivation but also in body refinement, becoming even more terrifying.

Boom—

An even more frightening sound erupted, and strong figures like Yang Wushuang could open their eyes to see everything happening above in the Heavenly Dome. The vortex-like tribulation clouds twirled and intertwined, torrents of thick thunder continuously fell like a forest of lightning, filling every inch of space with as many as twenty-three strikes, permeating extreme terror.

This incredible force shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, exploding the vast skies, resplendent and extremely glaring.

Everyone felt their scalps explode. What sort of Martial God Tribulation was this? It was almost comparable to the Heavenly God Tribulation, and even a Super Martial God going up might likely never return.

Even several Ancient Heroes felt a chill, feeling that if they went up, they might not die but would definitely be skinned.

But what about Ye Chen? Even an Immortal Golden Body would likely explode under such formidable power of the Martial God Great Tribulation.

"Ye Chen!"

"Brother Ye Chen!"

Thirteenth Prince, Vivian, Princess Hong Rong, Xia Yang and others all witnessed this scene, growing anxious.

But the next moment, amidst the Heavenly Tribulation, an overwhelmingly strong aura erupted, so powerful that even the vast thunder tribulation couldn’t conceal it.

Boom—

It was as if a volcano erupted or the Heavenly Divine Furnace was overturned. Within the tribulation, an immense amount of fresh red blood Qi exploded, sweeping like a sea of fire, engulfing and annihilating swathes of lightning.

There stood a figure, majestic and heroic, with black hair wildly fluttering, body like a Divine Furnace, releasing an incredibly strong blood Qi, deep like an ocean, boundlessly vigorous.

He was like an invincible divine being, bathing in the Heavenly Tribulation, unscathed, even warding off all kinds of tribulations from reaching him.

Too powerful, invincible!

This invincible might left everyone in awe, truly unparalleled.

"Such strong blood Qi, even ordinary Heavenly Gods cannot compare," a Supreme Elder from the Heavenly Divine Realm praised. Such vigorous blood Qi far surpassed the Martial God Realm, incomparable.

Yang Wushuang, Li Taixu, Long Guao, Wu Yunyan and other Ancient Heroes fell into a rare silence.

Yuan Jiu’s eyes sparkled, muttering to himself, "No wonder Ye Chen said to see the outcome in three months. Such unparalleled blood Qi and an invincible War Body. Are these the real basis of his confidence? Truly remarkable, incomparable by us."

The world was in shock, even the perennially dormant Old Immortal was startled awake, distant gazing at this vigorous blood Qi, feeling inferior.

Now, whether in Tiandu Academy or Tiandu City, many powerful divine thoughts probed in, investigating everything.

"Heavenly Tribulation, you want to kill me too?" Ye Chen’s indifferent voice spread, like a loud booming bell, echoing over the skies of Tiandu Academy, deafening.

"Just a Martial God Tribulation isn’t enough, not even the Ten Layers of Heaven Embodiment appearing together could kill me in the past, let alone these lower realms of the Heavenly Realm. Disperse!"

Under the astonished eyes of everyone, Ye Chen did not use any Divine Skills to counter, but simply punched, a supreme Dao Will erupting, surpassing the ancient and the future.

With a loud boom, the clouds gathered in the sky were blasted clean by this raw punch, leaving nothing behind.

The Heavenly Dome was cleared, struck by Ye Chen into a bright and clear universe!