, On Par with the Emperor's Son! [Please Subscribe!]

Chapter 75, On Par with the Emperor's Son! [Please Subscribe!]

The sacred land of Yaochi, the palace of the holy son.

As soon as Su Ye returned to the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the energy within his body suddenly surged.

Deep within the sea of ​​suffering, the purple divine power, like a long-suppressed tide, suddenly surged under the influence of the rules of heaven and earth in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

The aura of two breakthroughs surged from the third level of the fourth realm to the peak of the fourth realm, released layer upon layer.

This aura burst through the palace dome and soared into the sky.

Su Ye raised her head.

"They're here."

The essence of heaven and earth surged into the sky, gathering wildly in the dome above the palace.

High above the heavens.

Calamity clouds are forming.

In just over ten breaths, the calamity clouds covered the sky for several miles around, and showed no sign of stopping, continuing to expand.

Lightning flashed deep within the clouds.

"The superposition of two heavenly tribulations —"

Su Ye narrowed his eyes, his gaze reflecting the churning purplish-black thunderclouds.

He broke through two minor realms in succession on the Dou Qi Continent. The rules of heaven and earth were different, and the tribulation lightning did not descend.

Now that they have returned to the world of Shrouding the Heavens, the will of heaven and earth sensed the aura of these two breakthroughs and actually merged the two heavenly tribulations into one.

The two tribulations merged into one.

Such a thing is extremely rare in the history of Beidou's development.

Su Ye simply chuckled softly.

"That's good, saves us from having to cross twice."

The outer perimeter of the palace.

Several female disciples of Yaochi who were collecting morning dew all stopped what they were doing.

"Why did it suddenly get dark?"

A round-faced girl in a pale yellow dress looked up at the sky, almost dropping the jade bottle in her hand.

The senior student next to her did not answer her.

Because that senior sister was completely frozen in place.

The calamity clouds high in the sky are expanding at an utterly unreasonable speed.

The surging lightning at the edges had already shrouded the entire Holy Son's palace in a layer of purplish-black shadow.

What was even more terrifying was the oppressive aura; even from several miles away, it still made these Dao Palace Realm disciples tremble with fear.

"That's—the direction of the Holy Son's palace!"

The round-faced girl finally realized what was happening, her voice trembling.

"Senior Brother Holy Son has broken through!"

Another handsome disciple with an oval face turned his head, his eyes filled with shock.

"But what kind of tribulation clouds are these? I've never seen tribulation clouds in the Four Extremes Secret Realm so domineering!"

The girl in the yellow dress swallowed.

"Senior sister, have you ever seen an elder in the Dragon Transformation Realm undergo tribulation?"

The disciple with the oval face was taken aback and shook his head.

"Never seen it before."

"I've never seen it either." The girl in the yellow dress pointed to the thunderclouds in the sky that were getting lower and lower.

"But I think the pressure of the Dragon Transformation Tribulation is probably nothing more than this."

The surrounding air grew heavier and heavier.

The essence of heaven and earth was being frantically drained by the tribulation clouds, and the concentration of spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles was decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Several medicinal herbs by the roadside had begun to wither, their leaves curled into a clump of yellowish-brown.

Another group of disciples rushed out from the nearby cultivation pavilion.

"What's going on!"

"Who is undergoing tribulation?"

"Judging by the direction, that's the Holy Son's palace!"

"Didn't the Holy Son only break through to the Fourth Level not long ago? How come he's broken through again so quickly?"

An older female disciple's expression changed drastically, and she shouted sharply, "Quickly report to the elder on duty! This is no ordinary Four Extremes Tribulation!"

Immediately, two nimble disciples transformed into streaks of light and sped off towards the Hall of Internal Affairs.

The crowd of onlookers grew larger and larger.

Several disciples from the Four Extremes Secret Realm were also alerted and flew out from their respective caves.

They stood in mid-air, gazing at the expanding cloud of calamity, their faces all looking rather grim.

"The calamity clouds are still expanding—"

"There are two celestial tribulation energies at the center; this is a superimposed tribulation!"

A female disciple in a dark blue dress said in a deep voice, "I have seen similar records in the ancient books in the library."

"When a cultivator breaks through multiple minor realms in succession, all the corresponding heavenly tribulations will be triggered simultaneously."

"The combined power of the two attacks at least doubles."

She paused, her gaze turning solemn as she looked towards the faintly visible purple figure deep within the palace.

"The Holy Son is in some danger this time."

Before the words were finished, a clear, cold voice came from behind the crowd.

"not necessarily."

The disciples turned around.

A slender white figure slowly walked out from the clouds.

Her face was veiled in white gauze, revealing only her eyes.

Those eyes were as clear as the bottom of a mountain spring in late autumn, reflecting the surging lightning in the sky.

Her steps were unhurried, each step landing on a lotus flower that seemed to bloom out of thin air.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

"Greetings, Holy Maiden!"

The disciples all bowed in greeting.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi nodded slightly, her gaze passing over the crowd and landing on the courtyard beneath the vast cloud of tribulation.

Even across miles and through layers of tribulation clouds, she could still clearly sense that calm and steady aura.

"The Holy Son has only been in seclusion for a few months."

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi spoke softly: "Breaking through two minor realms in just a few months, among the younger generation of the Northern Dipper Eastern Wilderness, there are very few who can achieve this."

The disciple in the deep blue dress couldn't help but ask, "But the combined power of the two tribulations is doubled. No matter how strong the Holy Son is, he is still only at the Fourth Extreme Secret Realm—"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi glanced at her.

"Have you witnessed the spectacle when the Holy Son transcended the Four Great Tribulations?"

The disciple in the dark blue dress was stunned and shook her head. At the time, she was on duty outside and not inside the holy land.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi withdrew her gaze, her voice still clear and melodious, and said, "When the Holy Son was undergoing the Four Great Tribulations, he attracted the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation and humanoid lightning."

"The current combined threat is certainly dangerous, but for him, it may not necessarily be a matter of life and death."

After saying this, she stopped talking and simply stood quietly in front of the disciples.

The gaze beneath the white veil never left the purple figure standing beneath the clouds of tribulation.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the various peaks of Yaochi were in an uproar.

"The Holy Son has emerged from seclusion!"

"Not only that, his cultivation level broke through, triggering a heavenly tribulation!"

"What kind of heavenly tribulation covers forty or fifty miles? Even the breakthrough of any of our Yaochi's Dragon Transformation Elders wasn't accompanied by such a grand spectacle!"

"It's said that two heavenly tribulations overlapped, and the Holy Son broke through two minor realms in succession!"

"Breaked through two levels in one go? And he's only been in seclusion for a short time?"

"A few months, perhaps?"

"His Highness has broken through again in just a few months? And he even broke through two minor realms of the fourth level?"

"Have you forgotten what kind of constitution the Holy Son has?"

"The Primordial Dao Embryo—"

The murmurs spread like ripples from one peak to another, from one hall to another.

Even the outer disciples who were meditating and cultivating in the Lingxiu Pavilion were alarmed, and they all peered out the window towards the direction of the Holy Son's bedroom.

A young girl who had just been promoted from the outer sect tugged at her senior sister's sleeve, her eyes wide with surprise.

"Senior sister, is Senior Brother Holy Son really that powerful?"

"Impressive?" The senior sister smiled wryly and rubbed her head. "You'll see for yourself in a bit."

The plaza outside the Son of Christ's Chamber.

A beam of holy light pierced through the air from the direction of the Immortal Pool. After the light dissipated, a dignified and graceful figure was revealed.

The Sage of Jade Balance.

She didn't even glance at the cloud of calamity, and simply flicked her sleeve.

A Saint-level barrier rose out of thin air, enveloping the entire Holy Son's palace and the surrounding area of ​​dozens of miles.

The surface of the barrier shimmered with a faint starlight, each ray of light containing sacred laws powerful enough to shatter mountains.

"The two tribulations merged into one."

She finally looked up and glanced at the cloud of calamity, a hint of approval appearing on her lips.

"The little guy certainly knows how to pick his time."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than another streak of light swept in from the direction of the temple.

The Queen Mother of the West landed amidst the rosy clouds, followed by Yao Jin.

Yao Jin's gaze swept over the calamity clouds that had already covered the sky, and a rare hint of worry appeared in her usually cold eyes.

"Grandmaster Yuheng, this calamity—"

"Don't worry."

The Sage Yuheng raised his hand to interrupt her.

"The combination of two calamities is certainly dangerous, but within danger there is also opportunity."

She paused, then glanced sideways at the Queen Mother of the West and Yao Jin.

"Besides, this little guy's background is far more profound than you and I have ever seen."

The Queen Mother of the West remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

She recalled the scene when Su Ye survived the Four Great Tribulations: the Ninefold Thunder Tribulation, the human-shaped lightning, and how he used his physical body to withstand the might of heaven.

Such a scene would have annihilated any ordinary holy son, but Su Ye not only survived it, but also used the power of the heavenly tribulation to temper his physical body.

A bolt of lightning peeked out from the clouds of calamity.

Golden and purple light intertwined and swirled, transforming into a pillar of lightning thicker than a water bucket, which descended from the sky!

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boom!

With a wave of his hand, Su Ye sent the Primordial Divine Mark Tower flying out of the Sea of ​​Bitterness.

The palm-sized, nine-inch purple-gold pagoda swelled in the wind and grew into a ten-zhang-tall giant pagoda in the blink of an eye, with nine stories and purple-gold divine patterns hanging down.

Each divine rune is a manifestation of a great law, shimmering with a cold luster under the light of lightning.

The Primordial Divine Mark Tower hangs above Su Ye's head.

The innate Dao traces on the tower resonated with the Dao rhythm of the innate Dao embryo within Su Ye's body at the same instant.

A vast wave of Daoist energy emanated from the tower, rippling through the air in layers of purple waves.

And the purple-gold lightning tribulation had already descended.

Su Ye circulated the Dao Scripture, and the Daoist essence of his innate Dao embryo condensed into a thin layer of purple light around his body.

The halo was as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it exuded a sense of perfect harmony with the natural order.

The violent lightning power was gradually dissipated by the Daoist aura emanating from Su Ye.

The destructive lightning energy was stripped of all its malevolence and transformed into the purest form of天地能量 (heaven and earth energy), which Su Ye absorbed.

Under the tempering of lightning, his physical body became more and more transparent, and the connection between his arms and legs and the four poles of heaven and earth became even closer.

Every inch of flesh and blood was greedily devouring this gift from the heavenly tribulation.

"Comfortable."

Su Ye exhaled softly, a flash of purple light disappearing from his eyes.

The second lightning tribulation followed immediately.

Within the lightning tribulation, faint, blurry rune phantoms even appeared.

That was the embodiment of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in the tribulation of lightning, and each rune contained the fundamental law of destruction and rebirth.

Su Ye raised her hand.

Suddenly, the Primordial Divine Mark Tower lit up, and countless purple light threads fell from the tower, weaving a layer of fine Dao patterns around Su Ye.

The pattern appeared thin, but each strand of light was actually a projection of a fundamental law.

The third way.

The fourth one.

The fifth one.

Each bolt of lightning was faster and thicker than the last.

And Su Ye.

He stood directly beneath a thousand-foot sea of ​​lightning, with a ten-foot-tall purple-gold tower above his head and countless rays of light hanging down from his body.

The eighth bolt of lightning struck.

This bolt of lightning was completely different from the previous seven.

It was no longer columnar, but transformed into a jet-black thunder dragon, locking onto Su Ye below.

Su Ye finally took another look.

"The lightning tribulation takes human form—"

He pushed the Primordial Divine Mark Tower above his head.

A beam of purple-gold light shot up from the top of the tower, heading straight for the swooping thunder dragon.

Hundreds of ancient characters could be faintly seen flowing within the beam of light.

The Yaochi disciples watching from the outside of the square all changed color.

"If that thunder dragon were to strike me, even ten of them couldn't withstand it—"

"Nonsense! You, at the first level of Dragon Transformation, dare to compare yourself to the Holy Son's Four Extreme Tribulations?"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi stood at the forefront of the crowd, a strange light flashing in her eyes beneath the white veil.

The Dao traces of the Primordial Divine Mark Tower directly disintegrated the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Dragon.

really.

The next instant, the thunder dragon exploded.

Dark purple fragments of lightning lit up half the sky.

Su Ye withdrew the pillar of light above the Primordial Divine Mark Tower and glanced down at the tower.

Under the repeated tempering of thunder, the innate Dao traces on the surface of the Divine Mark Purple Gold became increasingly clear.

The naturally imprinted patterns of the Great Dao seemed to come alive, slowly flowing across the surface of the tower, radiating a purer, softer purple-gold light than before.

The golden tree phantom deep inside the tower had become more solid than before, with every detail of its branches and veins clearly visible.

"Following me through this tribulation isn't exactly treating you unfairly."

Su Ye gently patted the tower, and the Primordial Divine Mark Tower emitted a clear Dao sound, as if in response.

If it were a Dao-proving artifact made of ordinary materials, it would have been destroyed long ago under the tempering of the combined tribulation lightning.

However, this tower was forged from Divine Mark Purple Gold, one of the Nine Great Immortal Golds, and it also incorporated the Daoist essence of Su Ye's innate Dao embryo and a source of power from the World Tree.

For it, the tribulation of lightning is a form of tempering.

The ninth bolt of lightning.

This is the last dish, and also the strongest.

"This is the aura of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder."

The Queen Mother of the West was taken aback.

Sage Yuheng smiled and said, "With the two tribulations overlapping, the essence of the Heavenly Tribulation has already touched the boundary of the Dragon Transformation Realm."

"The fact that he was able to draw down a wisp of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning during the minor tribulation of the Four Extremes shows that Heaven and Earth have recognized this little guy's potential."

She paused, her voice carrying a hint of meaning.

"Those who are so highly regarded by heaven and earth either die young on the way or go very far."

During the Heavenly Tribulation.

Faced with the purplish-black divine lightning, Su Ye finally put away the Primordial Divine Mark Tower.

He took the tower into the sea of ​​suffering, then put his hands behind his back and looked up at the sky.

"The final blow will be received with the flesh."

The words fell.

Su Ye's body surged with purple light.

The innate Dao embryo was operating at full capacity, and the strange phenomenon of the Five Elements evolving into chaos manifested autonomously behind him.

In that hazy world, a chaotic dharma image resembling Su Ye sat cross-legged in the void, its body swirling with purple Daoist energy.

The Dharma Image slowly opened its hands, and invisible Dao patterns intertwined between its five fingers.

Purple divine lightning struck the strange phenomenon.

The strange phenomenon of the Five Elements evolving into chaos trembled violently, and countless fine cracks appeared at the edge of that world.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the Chaos Dharma Form, each crack emitting a dazzling purple light.

Su Ye groaned.

This was the first time he had made a sound since he began his tribulation.

Divine thunder rampaged through the strange phenomena, shrinking the surrounding area by a fraction with each impact.

The chaotic Dharma Form continuously released Daoist energy to repair the cracks, but the speed of repair could not keep up with the speed of shattering.

Just as the strange phenomenon was about to be completely destroyed by the lightning pearl, Su Ye suddenly closed his eyes.

The Daoist essence of the innate Dao embryo reached its peak at this moment.

That power surged along Su Ye's meridians, flowing into his entire body, into his internal organs, and into the depths of his suffering.

Fine purple lines appeared on the surface of Su Ye's body.

Those patterns are not scars, but rather the further manifestation of innate Dao traces under the tempering of lightning.

His cultivation at the Four Extremes and Four Heavens level was completely solidified.

It even faintly touched the barrier of the peak of the fourth level of the four extremes.

The calamity cloud in the sky began to dissipate.

The purplish-black clouds faded from the edges, turning grayish-white, and were then dispersed by the wind.

Su Ye himself was completely unharmed, his blue and white Taoist robe intact.

His face showed no signs of fatigue after the tribulation, and his body was as clear as jade, with faint Dao patterns flowing under his skin.

Every gesture and movement is in natural harmony with the rhythm of heaven and earth.

It was as if he himself was a primordial seed of the Dao born from this world.

"This level of lightning tribulation isn't even enough to make me take it seriously."

Su Ye looked down at his palm.

With his fingers slightly spread, purple divine power danced twice at his fingertips.

The phrase "two tribulations combined" sounds impressive, but in reality, it's just the superposition of two minor tribulations.

For an ordinary cultivator of the Four Extremes, it might be a matter of life and death, but for him—it was nothing more than a tickle.

The only thing he could truly take seriously was the tribulation that occurred when he broke through to a higher realm.

For example, the Four Extremes Breaking the Dragon.

For example, the Dragon Transformation Platform.

At that time, the divine lightning that descends during the heavenly tribulation will no longer be the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

Su Ye withdrew his thoughts, dispelled the remaining lightning around him, and walked out of the palace.

The smile on the dignified and beautiful face of the Jade Balance Saint became even more pronounced.

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She turned around and looked at the Queen Mother of the West and the group of elders behind her. Her voice was not loud, but every word was firm and resounding.

"To be able to weather the dual tribulations so easily, this child's foundation is already comparable to that of the Emperor's own son."

A glint flashed in the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West.

"Does the Patriarch mean that he already possesses the talent of an imperial prince or princess?"

"Talent is talent, and combat ability is combat ability."

Sage Yuheng shook his head slightly and said, "The path to becoming an emperor requires far more than just talent; it also requires luck, temperament, and opportunity."

"But at least at the starting line, he is no less than any of the ancient princes."

An elder with white hair standing nearby couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, Ancestor, what is the Holy Son's current combat strength—?"

Sage Yuheng glanced at the elder.

"Of all the cultivators you've encountered at the fourth level of the Four Extremes Heaven, who could emerge unscathed from the combined power of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning and the dual tribulations?"

The white-haired elder fell silent.

He has lived for over a thousand years and has seen at least eight thousand, if not ten thousand, cultivators of the Four Extremes.

It is rare to find someone who can escape unscathed from an ordinary four-fold tribulation, and even rarer to survive a double tribulation.

As for being completely unharmed?

I've never even heard of it, let alone seen it.

The Yaochi disciples outside the square were in a frenzy.

The round-faced girl in the pale yellow dress covered her mouth in shock.

"Senior Brother Holy Son is truly amazing!"

The disciple in the dark blue dress remained silent for a long time before suddenly sighing.

"I've survived four tribulations in the Dragon Transformation Realm—and each time I was left battered and bruised."

"The Holy Son, on the other hand, stood directly under the sea of ​​thunder from beginning to end, and when he came out, he acted as if nothing had happened."

A junior sister whispered, "Senior sister, don't compare yourself to the Holy Son. He has a primordial Dao embryo."

"The Primordial Dao Embryo—"

The disciple in the dark blue dress repeated the four words, then suddenly smiled wryly and said, "That's true."

"The innate Dao embryo physique is so rare that perhaps only one person in all eternity could appear."

Several young female disciples of Yaochi exchanged glances, their eyes revealing a hint of something indescribable.

His expression held admiration, awe, and a hint of a natural yearning for greater power.

As Su Ye stepped out of the palace, she was greeted by a dense crowd of people in the square.

His steps faltered slightly as his gaze swept over the faces, some shocked, some in awe, before finally settling on the Jade Balance Sage and the Queen Mother of the West.

"Greetings to Ancestor Yuheng, greetings to the Holy Lord."

He bowed with his hands clasped in greeting, his tone calm and indifferent.

The Sage Yuheng looked him up and down, then nodded and smiled.

"No need for formalities. Go into seclusion to consolidate your cultivation and come to me in half a day."

Su Ye nodded.

The Queen Mother of the West stepped forward, a rare gentle smile appearing in her usually aloof eyes.

"Well done."

Su Ye cupped his hands in greeting again, and then, amidst whispers and intense gazes, turned and walked back to his bedchamber.

The palace doors slowly closed behind him, shutting out all the noise from outside.

In a quiet room.

Su Ye sat down cross-legged on the purple jade futon.

He closed his eyes and let his consciousness sink into the sea of ​​suffering.

Within the sea of ​​suffering, purple divine power surged ceaselessly, growing even stronger than before the tribulation.

The Primordial Divine Mark Tower hangs in the very center of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and the Dao marks on its body grow ever deeper.

The World Tree sapling swayed gently beside the tower, and the golden threads of fortune coiled on its three tender leaves were slightly brighter than before.

The four poles and four heavens.

They were just one step away from reaching the threshold of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Meanwhile, the cultivation level of the one-star Dou Zong in the Dou Qi system has been completely stabilized under the previous spiritual energy infusion, and the initial control over the spatial laws and the integration between the secret realm law system are becoming more and more harmonious.

The two systems, one primary and one secondary, one static and one dynamic, form a unique and harmonious balance within him.

Su Ye did not rush to break through that threshold.

He circulated the Daoist scriptures, guiding the divine power in the sea of ​​suffering to slowly circulate along the meridian routes of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

Each cycle of the cycle makes the body and meridians, which have just undergone the tempering of the lightning tribulation, even more stable.

Half a day later.

Su Ye opened her eyes.

A wisp of purple light flashed from the depths of his pupils, and his aura became even more restrained than when he had just finished his tribulation.

If he was like a newly drawn sword, its sharpness fully revealed, then he is now like a sword embryo perfectly wrapped in its scabbard.

Its sharpness is hidden in its sheath.

You only realize how sharp it is when you draw it.

"It's time to go see the patriarch."

Su Ye stood up, dusted off non-existent dust from his Taoist robe, and pushed open the door to walk out of the meditation room.

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