Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Breakthrough, Celestial Tribulation Descends
"The two great legacies of Kunlun, it is said that the Taiyin lineage, which has been severed for nearly ten thousand years, unexpectedly sees the emergence of the Taiyin Immortal Body today. In the near future, Kunlun might become the strongest force in the current era."
Everyone was discussing, the appearance of the Taiyin Immortal Body apparently caused a significant impact on their hearts.
This physique, rarely seen over tens of thousands of years, apart from its uniqueness, is formidable beyond comparison.
Back then, the third generation Saint Master of Kunlun possessed such a physique, dominating the world with the Unrivaled Immortal Body, reaching the pinnacle of martial arts, and eventually becoming one of the few Ancient Emperor-level powerhouses in the history of the Human Race.
This is the Emperor Talent, Qu Luoning possesses the Taiyin Immortal Body, indicating that she has the potential to strive for the Emperor Realm in the future.
Throughout history, only a few have achieved emperorhood.
And once someone with Emperor’s Talent emerges, it invariably draws the world’s attention.
"Emperor Talent, huh..."
Listening to the discussions of everyone present, Ji Chen couldn’t help but gaze into the distance, feeling happy for Qu Luoning.
In his past life, he cultivated the Supreme Scripture, becoming a Saint at twenty. If not for unforeseen events, he might have proven the Dao and become an emperor before the age of thirty.
In this life, Ji Chen naturally also has the confidence to become an emperor.
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The gathering continued until deep into the night, only ending when everyone had gradually dispersed.
However, Ji Chen did not leave Enlightenment Lake but planned to meditate here overnight, awaiting the upcoming grand birthday celebration of the Ye Family’s ancestor.
He sat cross-legged in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, closing his eyes to cultivate.
Gradually, Ji Chen felt as if everything around him had become incomparably quiet.
The lake water reflecting the bright moon occasionally rippled, and gradually, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered around the pavilion unconsciously reached a very dense state.
"Buzz..."
At a certain moment, Ji Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of insight crossed his gaze, as if he had comprehended something.
Meanwhile, an aura on his body was quickly climbing, reaching a certain pinnacle level in just a few breaths.
"It’s finally here, huh..."
He whispered, looking up at the sky, as it was the first time Ji Chen grasped the opportunity for a breakthrough.
"Whoosh!"
Along with his words, a strong wind suddenly swept across the entire area of Enlightenment Lake, and the clear and bright sky turned dim.
Dark clouds rolled, in the blink of an eye covering this void, shrouding the bright moon.
"Boom boom boom..."
A series of muffled explosion sounds reverberated, as if thunder was roaring, clearly audible to every cultivator in Bicheng.
"What’s happening?"
The sudden change surprised the cultivators in the city, prompting them to come out in amazement. Looking up at the sky, they felt an astonishing aura spreading down.
The terrifying level of this aura made everyone feel a tingling on their scalp.
"Boom!"
Finally, a loud explosion shattered the night’s tranquility.
In the mountains outside Bicheng, birds and beasts flew in panic, and following this, high in the sky, within the roiling dark clouds, purple lightning emerged, like thunder dragons intertwining in the boiling sea of clouds.
"Celestial Tribulation!"
Someone exclaimed, finally realizing something.
This was a sign of an impending Celestial Tribulation; a cultivator in Bicheng above the Returning Ruins Realm had made a breakthrough!
"Judging by the pervasive tribulation aura, it should be the Returning to Ruins Tribulation. Who made the breakthrough?" An elder spoke.
"It seems to be coming from the direction of Enlightenment Lake, let’s go see." Many people started moving, hurrying towards Enlightenment Lake.
Meanwhile, Ji Chen, who was sitting cross-legged in the pavilion, felt an inexplicable power surging into his body, causing him to rise involuntarily, reaching mid-air beneath the sea of clouds within a few breaths.
This was the temporary Controlling the Sky ability gained while breaking through the Returning Ruins Realm, indicating that the one breaking through should face the tribulation directly.
"Who is that?"
"He looks so young, is he the one breaking through?"
In various parts of the city, all eyes turned towards Enlightenment Lake, seeing the white-robed young man standing beneath the cloud sea.
"Ji Chen?"
In a certain pavilion, a stunning figure stood before the window, also observing the distant scene.
This was an incomparable woman, none other than Mo Wanqing, the eldest daughter of the Mo Family.
"It’s actually him?"
At this moment, Mo Cheng also appeared beside Mo Wanqing.
Upon recognizing the white-robed figure standing beneath the cloud sea, Mo Cheng couldn’t help but show immense surprise on his face.
"How could it be that he is only now breaking through the Returning Ruins Realm? Impossible..."
Mo Cheng’s shock was understandable, as he had recently crossed hands with Ji Chen, thinking Ji Chen probably had the cultivation of the third or fourth layer of the Returning Ruins Realm.
But the truth now revealed that Ji Chen wasn’t even at the Returning Ruins Realm at that time.
"Returning to Ruins Tribulation, huh..."
In the Ye Family, at this moment, Ye Yunge stood in a courtyard, also staring at the scene high in the sky, "The power of this tribulation... far surpasses the terrors typically accompanying a breakthrough to the Returning Ruins Realm!"
"Boom!"
Deafening sounds reverberated throughout the sky and earth, roaring thunder echoed, and under the gaze of the entire city, finally, a terrifying purple lightning pierced through the barriers of time and space from the endless sea of clouds, descending mightily.
Purple light illuminated the heavens, descending with world-destroying force.
"So strong!"
"Is such a Celestial Tribulation really just for the Returning Ruins Realm?"
The moment the tribulation descended, everyone in the city couldn’t help but change their expressions, feeling the terrifying tribulation aura, causing a tingling sensation.
In Bicheng at this moment, the wind and clouds gathered, and Returning Ruins Realm experts were everywhere.
They had all experienced such baptisms and knew the horrors of the Celestial Tribulation.
But the tribulation Ji Chen summoned was far more terrifying than they could have imagined.
"How could this be..."
Someone couldn’t help but speak, "When I broke through the Returning Ruins Realm... the tribulation wasn’t nearly this powerful, could he be breaking through to the Celestial Essence Realm?!"
Astonishment filled the crowd, as no one could contain their surprise.
The rolling sea of clouds covered the void, roaring thunder echoed while the terrifying tribulation aura seemed like a colossal mountain pressing upon the heavens.
"Buzz..."
Amidst the crowd’s surprised discussions, Ji Chen stood in the air, letting the brisk wind flutter his garments.
He gazed at the terrifying tribulation crashing down on him, like a purple thunder dragon, entirely locking onto him, with endless terrors pressing towards him.
"Annihilate!"
At a certain moment, he softly commanded, internally vibrating his nine Spirit Veins, unleashing an incessant flow of Spiritual Power.
Then, within the watchful eyes of everyone in the city, Ji Chen raised his hand towards the sky.
The Void Finger erupted as Ji Chen unleashed it unreservedly.
An ancient giant finger materialized from thin air as if reaching across from distant ancient times, clashing fiercely with the terrifying purple lightning in the blink of an eye.