Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1498 - Facing Tribulation

Just as Chen Fan broke through the tribulation of inner demons, the immortal marks he had condensed began multiplying at a speed nearly invisible to the naked eye. The immortal stones blazed with renewed ferocity, and his aura burst forth like a raging flood.

Countless threads of laws intertwined and flickered above him, forming an immortal platform. Bursts of resplendent immortal light erupted, triggering the heavenly tribulation. The dark clouds above roiled and expanded wildly, as if monstrous beasts were trapped within, struggling to break free and tear the heavens apart.

“Quickly retreat, leave this place!”

As the dark clouds of Chen Fan’s immortal ascension tribulation expanded, it shrouded the entire mountain valley in an instant. The expressions of the people in the vicinity changed drastically, and they frantically retreated, fleeing from the area covered by the tribulation clouds.

They were here to observe Chen Fan facing his tribulation, not help him overcome it. Doing that would be no different from courting death. To interfere, hoping to kill the one facing it and seize his treasures, was a death wish few would dare make.

Rumble!

Thick bolts of lightning flashed in the tribulation clouds. Deafening thunderclaps rumbled, reverberating through the Chang’an Mountain Range.

A terrifying aura of destruction swept out, striking fear into all living creatures who sensed it, no matter whether human or demon beasts.

Cultivation itself was a defiance of the heavens: a struggle to snatch life and destiny from fate’s grip. Every cultivator had faced countless trials. Only by enduring them could one rise to the summit. They had all suffered the baptism of tribulation, some even the immortal ascension tribulation itself, and knew too well its terror. None among them would ever wish to experience it again.

Endless thunderclouds gathered frenziedly. Lightning dragons tumbled within. Celestial troops were armed and waiting, vaguely visible amidst the clouds.

The majestic might of heaven reached the soul directly. No matter the species or how strong they were, all of them were children of heaven. There was no difference under the majestic heavenly might.

Crash!

Blinding lightning poured down, lancing through the air and crashing into the valley. Towering peaks, thousands of feet tall, were pulverized in an instant, reduced to drifting dust beneath the fury of divine retribution.

Chen Fan gradually rose into the air, emitting a resplendent immortal light that resembled a tiny sun, which looked incredibly blinding.

Immortal marks condensed on him. Laws flickered. Above him, the immortal platform continued to form, every surge of energy perfecting its structure as his aura raged and erupted without end.

Boom, crack!

Rumble!

Thunder and lightning fell like torrential rain, sweeping down in an instant and engulfing the entire mountain valley. Seeing this scene, the crowd’s hearts skipped a beat.

Countless lightning dragons descended from the sky, rushing to bombard Chen Fan. Wisps of green smoke rose from him. He would have been blown to death long ago if he were someone ordinary.

“Come! Come at me with even greater intensity!”

Chen Fan raised his head, gazing at the sea of thunder. He immediately rushed forth into the sea of lightning and thunder.

Crackle!

Only a torrential rain of lightning and thunder remained in heaven and on earth. Within the sea of thunder, he was like a heavenly god fighting against terrifying lightning dragons.

Boom, boom, boom!

His aura burned with unmatched ferocity. The dragons’ strength was terrifying; each strike was strong enough to annihilate even experts like Ji Lanshan in an instant, yet Chen Fan did not waver. He strode through the tempest like a celestial warlord, tearing through one lightning dragon after another, his strikes shattering them into storms of thunder and light.

“Ahhh.” Some people in the vicinity screamed miserably.

Scattered lightning swept down and fell on these people who couldn’t dodge in time. Smoke rose from them in an instant, their flesh torn open. Some were flung away with torn bodies and seared skin; others collapsed, their fates uncertain.

“Retreat further.” An immortal realm expert’s expression changed repeatedly as he retreated further away.

This was too terrifying.

This was merely the aftershock, the scattered remnants of Chen Fan’s tribulation, yet even that residual power could injure immortal experts. One could only imagine the terror of the lightning at its core, where Chen Fan stood alone.

Bang!

A lightning dragon struck Chen Fan. Part of his head turned into a mix of flesh and blood, and he was sent flying out from the sea of thunder like a cannonball, crashing head-first into the ground heavily.

Even though Chen Fan’s physique was incredibly tough, nearing the level of a mid-grade immortal artifact, green smoke rose from him. His flesh was torn open, his wound burnt black, even emitting the aroma of roasted meat.

The immortal ascension tribulation was too terrifying. His current heavenly tribulation was several thousand times more terrifying than any other he had experienced before.

Each lightning dragon carried power brushing against the limits of the mortal world, enough to obliterate even Immortals.

When Chen Fan crashed head-first into the ground, dozens of lightning dragons immediately followed and rained down upon him.

Boom, boom, boom!

Little mushroom clouds rose from the ground. One could imagine how destructive they were.

Chen Fan’s skin cracked, his flesh torn, with bits of bones and flesh blown away, looking incredibly miserable. He almost fell apart.

Even more heavenly tribulation descended from the sky, wanting to kill Chen Fan and blast the immortal platform he had cast into pieces. Even the slim hope of survival that the Heavenly Dao often leaves open seemed to have gone missing.

Clang, clang, clang.

Sounds of metal clashing rang out. Chen Fan panted heavily, spewing large mouthfuls of blood. The Eight Treasures Universe Cauldron rose within him, shielding him.

This was an immortal art he had cultivated, not a weapon. So, it wouldn’t draw upon the rage of the Heavenly Dao.

Overcoming a tribulation was a solitary path, a trial that allowed no interference. Any external aid would only enrage the Heavenly Dao, inviting a calamity far more dreadful than before. Even one’s own treasures were forbidden.

Although the Eight Treasures Universe Cauldron had very tough defensive powers, it trembled violently from the onslaught as if it were enduring the attack of a supreme expert.

Then, even more lightning dragons as thick as rivers descended.

They barely gave Chen Fan any time to catch his breath. It was as if the heavens wanted him dead.

Rumble!

Dozens of lightning dragons bombarded the Eight Treasures Universe Cauldron, their combined might equivalent to the strikes of tens of peak experts below the immortal realm. The cauldron was reduced to nothingness in an instant.

The terrifying tribulation force struck Chen Fan, causing him to let out a mournful scream.

“Ahhh!”

The tribulation of inner demons tested his will. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The immortal ascension tribulation was a baptism for his physique, tendons, bones, and bloodline. If he endured it, he would undergo a metamorphosis in his essence of life.

It was akin to a caterpillar breaking out of its cocoon and becoming a butterfly, or a python transforming into a dragon. Endure it, and one would soar to the heavens. Fail, and one’s path ended here, snuffed out before ever reaching the stars. In the face of the Heavenly Dao, one could rely only on themselves.