Chapter 244: Consecutively Passes Four Tribulations, Finally Becomes Supreme Expert! Ji Qing Enters The Void, Saber Slashes Nine Lives Demon Emperor!
Area Thirty-One.
Ji Qing stood in the void, his eyes ice-cold.
A hint of anger also surged in his heart.
Gone!
That Demon Emperor had actually escaped without even a moment’s pause.
What’s more, the Great Emperor of Area Thirty-One was dead.
The Great Emperor of Area Thirty-One was the Divine Martial Great Emperor!
This Great Emperor’s strength was actually not weak.
He was also a veteran Great Emperor.
And now he had fallen?
Soon, Ji Qing found several Saint Venerables from Area Thirty-One.
They were closest to the location where the Divine Martial Great Emperor had fallen.
“Greetings, Supreme Great Emperor!”
Seeing Ji Qing, the Saint Venerables quickly bowed.
“The Divine Martial Great Emperor has fallen. Do you know which Demon Emperor killed him?”
Ji Qing’s words struck the hearts of the Saint Venerables with great shock.
The Divine Martial Great Emperor had actually fallen?
If this were true, he would be the first Great Emperor of the Human Race to fall in this war with the Demon Country!
“Reporting to the Supreme Great Emperor, we… couldn’t see clearly.”
The Saint Venerables all lowered their heads, their hearts heavy.
“Couldn’t see clearly?”
Ji Qing then found other Great Experts and Saint Venerables from Area Thirty-One.
The result was the same for all of them; they hadn’t seen clearly which Demon Emperor had acted.
Ji Qing returned to the command center.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor had already been waiting for a long time.
“Supreme Great Emperor, how did it go?”
“The Divine Martial Great Emperor has fallen… As for which Demon Emperor killed him, it is not yet clear.”
Ji Qing’s words caused the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor to fall silent.
“Only a Supreme Expert can kill a Great Emperor in a one-on-one fight! Could it be that the Demon Country has sent a new Supreme Expert?”
Ji Qing asked.
“A new Supreme Expert… Impossible! Fellow Daoist Ji, if it were a new Supreme Expert, I would definitely sense it the moment they made a move. Even with formations concealing them, their aura would leak out the instant they acted. The power of a Supreme Expert has reached the limit of the Black Ruins; no formation can conceal their aura.”
“But that aura back then was very strange. From the aura, it wasn’t a Supreme Expert, but a Quasi-Emperor! My estimation is that, like you, Fellow Daoist Ji, they can unleash a Supreme Expert’s strike. They are considered Half-step Supreme Experts!”
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor spoke slowly.
“Half-step Supreme Expert” was not a cultivation level, nor a cultivation realm.
It was merely a title.
One who could unleash a Supreme Expert’s strike, but not sustain it, and could also kill a Great Emperor in a one-on-one fight, was a Half-step Supreme Expert.
Clearly, the Demon Country also had such powerhouses now.
Ji Qing understood. The Demon Country had seen his situation and specifically found a strong individual from their ranks.
But were Half-step Supreme Experts really that common?
Could they be found so casually?
Before Ji Qing appeared, there were no such powerhouses in the Demon Country.
“Sun Swallowing Great Emperor, there shouldn’t be many such Half-step Experts in the Demon Country, right? Perhaps only a handful at most…”
Ji Qing asked.
“Yes, indeed not many. Thinking carefully, there is probably only one, it should be the Profound Nether Demon Emperor! This Profound Nether Demon Emperor is very special. He possesses the Profound Nether Bloodline, and his combat power was incredibly strong from birth. After activating the Profound Nether Bloodline, he could unleash a Demon Emperor’s strike even at the Quasi-Emperor level! He has also killed some Demon Emperors in one-on-one combat.”
“Unfortunately, the Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s bloodline was both his strength and his downfall. He is bound by the Profound Nether Bloodline and can only be a Great Emperor his entire life, unable to achieve Supreme Expert status! There has been no news of the Profound Nether Demon Emperor for many years. This time, it’s likely the Demon Country has brought out the Profound Nether Demon Emperor…”
Ji Qing understood.
Profound Nether Demon Emperor!
The legendary Profound Nether Bloodline.
Ji Qing was very clear about bloodline power.
Look at him; he had the Giant Spirit God Clan Bloodline.
It was comparable to a Great Emperor!
If his Giant Spirit God Clan Bloodline reached Perfection of the Third Order, it would be far more than just comparable to a Great Emperor.
He would undoubtedly and easily become a Supreme Expert in the Black Ruins.
“Profound Nether Demon Emperor… Sun Swallowing Great Emperor, please keep an eye on the Demon Country’s Supreme Experts! Regardless of whether it’s the Profound Nether Demon Emperor or not, he will definitely show himself!”
A sharp glint flashed in Ji Qing’s eyes.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, you are going to…”
Ji Qing didn’t reply, but instead flashed and disappeared without a trace.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing directly traversed space and arrived at the Tuo Long Demon Domain!
The Tuo Long Demon Domain command center.
Ji Qing could see it from afar.
Near the Tuo Long Demon Domain, many demons and monsters were entering and exiting.
“Hmph.”
Ji Qing snorted coldly.
No Demon Emperors?
It didn’t matter.
He was near the Demon Country’s command center.
Let’s see if the Profound Nether Demon Emperor among the demons and monsters could remain seated?
As for the Nine Lives Demon Emperor, a Supreme Expert.
Ji Qing didn’t care.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor was watching his back.
He wasn’t afraid of the Nine Lives Demon Emperor making a move.
Ji Qing saw a group of demons and monsters at the Saint Venerable level returning to the demon command center.
Thus, Ji Qing made his move.
“Boom.”
Ji Qing’s Five Layered Heavenly Domain enveloped them.
Five-colored light descended.
Any demon or monster caught within the five-colored light, whether they were at the Great Expert or Saint Venerable level, let out a miserable wail and were crushed by the Five Layered Heavenly Domain.
With Ji Qing’s current strength, suppressing them with the Five Layered Heavenly Domain was simply too easy and efficient.
No matter how many Saint Venerables or Great Experts there were.
Once swept by the Five Layered Heavenly Domain, they were ground into powder.
“What?”
“Who is it?”
“That’s… Human Race’s Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing. He dares to kill people outside our Demon Country’s command center?”
“Simply audacious…”
The Demon Country’s command center naturally saw this scene.
Many Demon Emperors showed their fierce expressions.
However, the normally ferocious Demon Emperors did not leave the command center.
They all spoke fiercely.
But they didn’t move.
Instead, their eyes were fixed on the Nine Lives Demon Emperor sitting at the head of the table, and a strange Demon Emperor beside him.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor said calmly, “Profound Nether Demon Emperor, this Human Race Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing is likely coming for you. How do you intend to respond?”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor remained unmoved, and said calmly, “I am here only to kill Human Great Emperors. As for this Ji Qing, he is also a Half-step Supreme Expert, and I am not confident I can kill him. However, there is a better way to deal with Ji Qing?”
“What way?”
“Ji Qing is a Half-step Supreme Expert; he can only unleash one Supreme Expert strike. After unleashing this strike, he will be unable to unleash another Supreme Expert strike for a short period. Therefore, we only need to dispatch Great Emperors to surround and kill Ji Qing, forcing him to unleash his Supreme Expert strike. Then, I will immediately act, and we will likely be able to kill Ji Qing!”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s words caused the expressions of many Demon Emperors to change.
Sinister!
Truly too sinister!
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor, a dignified Half-step Supreme Expert, was still so sinister.
It was commonplace for demons and monsters to be sinister.
The key was, if the Profound Nether Demon Emperor was sinister towards other Demon Emperors, it would be a different story.
The plan was quite good.
But there was a crucial factor.
Which Demon Emperor would bear Ji Qing’s Supreme Expert strike?
That was a strike capable of killing a Demon Emperor.
It was equivalent to going to one’s death.
Which Demon Emperor would go to their death?
Even the Nine Lives Demon Emperor could not order a Demon Emperor to their death.
Therefore, as soon as the Profound Nether Demon Emperor finished speaking, all the Demon Emperors fell silent.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely oppressive.
“I’ll go then.”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor spoke.
“Then we will trouble the Profound Nether Demon Emperor.”
The Nine Lives Great Emperor also knew that only the Profound Nether Demon Emperor could deal with Ji Qing.
The other Demon Emperors dared not.
“I will fight Ji Qing and make him unleash his Supreme Expert strike. But all other Demon Emperors must be ready to act at any time. Once Ji Qing unleashes his Supreme Expert strike, you must attack Ji Qing immediately! If you can gang up on him, do so, and don’t give Ji Qing any chance to catch his breath!”
“Remember, there is only one chance! If Ji Qing does not die this time, he will definitely be on guard next time, and we will have no more opportunities.”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor spoke slowly.
The many Demon Emperors also understood the Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s meaning.
If two Half-step Supreme Experts unleashed their Supreme Expert strikes, neither could defeat the other. At that point, Ji Qing would be at his most vulnerable.
“As long as Ji Qing dares to unleash a Supreme Expert strike, we will act immediately!”
A Demon Emperor said.
The Nine Lives Great Emperor also nodded and said, “Profound Nether Demon Emperor, rest assured, I will make proper arrangements.”
“Good!”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor said no more.
He immediately got up, took a step, and disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, outside the Tuo Long Demon Domain command center.
“Buzz.”
A ripple of spatial distortion gently spread.
Immediately after, a Demon Emperor appeared.
Ji Qing’s pupils constricted.
“Profound Nether Demon Emperor?”
“Indeed, it is me. Human Race Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing, I have heard of your reputation for a long time. Unfortunately, you shouldn’t have come here…”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor did not hesitate.
He directly activated the Profound Nether Bloodline within his body.
Immediately, a wave of extreme coldness instantly permeated the void.
This extreme cold air seemed capable of freezing Ji Qing’s physical body.
It was second only to the cold air Ji Qing had felt in the Immortal Lord’s Tomb.
This was merely the cold air naturally emanating from the Profound Nether Bloodline.
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor also cultivated Laws.
Although not Supreme Laws, they were Top-tier Laws.
His Top-tier Law was the Ice Law.
The Ice Law combined with the Profound Nether Bloodline.
The two stacked together allowed the Profound Nether Demon Emperor to unleash a Supreme Expert strike at the Great Emperor level!
But it was only one strike!
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor unleashed a Supreme Expert strike as soon as he attacked.
Without any hesitation.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing did not retreat.
Instead, he drew his saber.
Blade light blazed like a galaxy.
The inherent sharpness of the Emperor Weapon made the Profound Nether Demon Emperor feel as if his entire body were being cut by a sharp blade edge.
Furthermore, Ji Qing’s physical body expanded to a hundred zhang.
The Third-Tier Giant Spirit God Clan bloodline also erupted completely.
This saber slash, Ji Qing’s strongest to date, also reached the limit of the Black Ruins, a true attack from a Supreme Expert!
At this moment, the Profound Nether Demon Emperor and Ji Qing, one a Demon Emperor, one a Great Emperor, both unleashed a Supreme Expert strike.
It was as if a clash between Supreme Experts.
At least this strike was no less inferior than the battle between the Nine Lives Demon Emperor and the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor back then.
“Boom.”
The two forces collided fiercely.
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s attack even froze Ji Qing’s Emperor Weapon, the Blade of Destruction.
Even Ji Qing’s body stiffened slightly.
Although he could still move, he was indeed affected by the cold air’s erosion.
This showed the power of the Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s strike.
However, Ji Qing’s saber slash also directly broke through the Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s cold air.
Terrifying aftermath spread out in all directions.
Seeing this, the Profound Nether Demon Emperor smiled.
“Hahaha, Ji Qing, you and I are both Half-step Supreme Experts. You can only achieve a Supreme Expert strike with this one saber slash. Now that this saber slash is gone, you are just an ordinary Great Emperor.”
As soon as the words fell, Ji Qing found the surrounding void distorting.
A terrifying attack instantly locked onto him.
Demon Emperors!
These were all Demon Emperors!
At the same time, the Human Race Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators reacted quickly enough.
However, their objective differed from that of the Demon Emperors.
The Demon Emperors’ objective was to kill Ji Qing.
The Human Race Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators were merely there to support Ji Qing, to prevent him from being surrounded and attacked.
Although Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators could traverse space.
In theory, they could reach Ji Qing for support in less than a breath.
But late is late.
They were not as prepared as those Demon Emperors.
This mere one-breath delay in activation created a time difference.
“Not good, the Supreme Great Emperor is in danger!”
“Insidious Demon Emperors…”
The Human Race Great Emperors traversed space one after another, preparing to save Ji Qing.
But suddenly, a terrifying force approached from afar.
“Rumble.”
The void shattered one after another.
Accompanied by the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s voice: “Sun Swallowing Great Emperor, let’s fight again!”
Ostensibly, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor was fighting the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor.
But in reality?
As soon as the Nine Lives Demon Emperor made a move, he directly shattered ten thousand li of void in the Black Ruins.
It was impossible for the Human Race Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators to traverse space.
They could only wait for the void to recover.
But this recovery would take at least a few breaths.
Normally, it would be fine, but at this critical moment, with dozens of Demon Emperors attacking simultaneously, it was hard to say if Ji Qing could even withstand one breath, let alone a few breaths.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s expression changed, and he immediately understood the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s plan.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor directly extended his great hand and grabbed towards Ji Qing’s direction.
Attempting to “rescue” Ji Qing.
But the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s attack also arrived.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor could not free his hand at all.
“Ji Qing, you can’t escape!”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor also immediately took action, sealing the surrounding space to prevent Ji Qing from escaping through spatial traversal.
Ji Qing’s situation was truly perilous at this moment.
Dozens of Demon Emperors attacking together.
They were determined to surround and kill Ji Qing.
Moreover, the closest was the Profound Nether Demon Emperor, who was tying down Ji Qing.
Preventing Ji Qing from escaping.
A fierce glint flashed in Ji Qing’s eyes.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing unleashed another saber slash.
This saber slash was still as brilliant as a galaxy descending from the nine heavens.
Its terrifying sharpness locked onto the Profound Nether Demon Emperor.
At this, the Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s expression changed drastically.
“You…”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor seemed to tremble inwardly.
That was fear, dread.
This saber slash also reached the limit of the Black Ruins’ might.
This meant it was still a Supreme Expert’s strike.
But how was this possible?
How could Ji Qing unleash two Supreme Expert strikes?
“Who said I could only unleash one strike?”
Ji Qing was determined to kill the Profound Nether Demon Emperor.
For this, he did not hesitate to unleash a second strike.
The reason he could unleash a second strike was very simple.
In his first saber slash, Ji Qing had contained the power of six Supreme Laws, enabling him to unleash a strike comparable to a Supreme Expert’s.
His second saber slash contained the power of the Five Elements Law, equivalent to Ji Qing integrating the Five Layered Heavenly Domain into this strike, which also allowed it to reach the level of a Supreme Expert strike.
However, doing so would cause Ji Qing to lose the protection of the Five Layered Heavenly Domain.
He would have to face the full might of dozens of Demon Emperors head-on.
But when facing the combined full-power attack of dozens of Demon Emperors, it made little difference to Ji Qing whether he had the Five Layered Heavenly Domain or not.
“No…”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor never imagined that Ji Qing could unleash a second strike.
This was a strike comparable to a Supreme Expert!
“Pfft.”
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor’s body was instantly cut in half by the Blade of Destruction and annihilated by saber qi, completely turning into dust.
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor is dead!
This was the third Demon Emperor to fall by Ji Qing’s hand.
And it was a Half-step Supreme Expert capable of unleashing a Supreme Expert strike!
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor was dead.
But not a single one of those dozens of Demon Emperors mourned.
Instead, they were extremely excited.
Ji Qing unleashed a second strike comparable to a Supreme Expert’s.
This was a good thing.
It meant Ji Qing had displayed all his trump cards.
The Profound Nether Demon Emperor died worthily!
Once their attack landed on Ji Qing.
Ji Qing would surely die!
In reality, Ji Qing knew very well that even with the strong defense of his Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body and his Supreme Law of Life.
It was impossible for him to withstand the full-power attack of dozens of Demon Emperors.
His physical body would be instantly obliterated.
It was too late to leave now.
With almost no hesitation, while killing the Profound Nether Demon Emperor with one saber slash, the Supreme Laws on Ji Qing’s body began to vibrate intensely.
“Buzz.”
The Supreme Laws vibrated, and other laws of the same attribute also vibrated.
Instantly, a terrifying will descended upon Ji Qing.
Within this terrifying will, all Great Emperors, and even Supreme Experts, felt a chill in their hearts.
As if they were being targeted by some terrifying entity.
“This is… Heavenly Dao Will?”
“How can there be Heavenly Dao Will?”
“Once targeted by Heavenly Dao Will, Heavenly Tribulation might occur. That is facing the Heavenly Tribulation of the entire Black Ruins. Even Great Emperors would turn to ashes. How could Heavenly Dao Will suddenly appear?”
“This Heavenly Dao Will is aimed at Ji Qing… Is that… a Lightning Tribulation?”
“Ji Qing, Lightning Tribulation? He… Is he just a Saint Venerable?”
At this moment, dozens of Demon Emperors were greatly shocked.
Saint Venerable!
Ji Qing is merely a Saint Venerable?!
Actually, this was not a secret.
But many Demon Emperors had not paid attention to these “details.”
The intelligence that Ji Qing was a Saint Venerable was not scarce.
Now, these Demon Emperors seemed to only “remember” that Ji Qing was merely a Saint Venerable.
And Saint Venerables had to undergo Lightning Tribulation.
Ji Qing’s recent vibration of laws was him actively exposing himself to the Black Ruins’ Heavenly Dao Will, actively triggering the Lightning Tribulation.
During the Lightning Tribulation, no other cultivator could have any contact with the person undergoing tribulation.
Otherwise, they would be targeted by the Heavenly Dao Will as well.
The stronger one’s strength, the more terrifying the Heavenly Punishment they would face!
Heavenly Punishment was an existence even more terrifying than Lightning Tribulation.
Let alone Demon Emperors, even Supreme Experts would surely die if they encountered Heavenly Punishment!
The Black Ruins had a long history.
Countless Heavenly Punishment events had been recorded.
But without exception, every person who underwent Heavenly Punishment ultimately died.
Dozens of Demon Emperors were in a panic.
“Quickly withdraw your power…”
However, how could they withdraw it?
“Boom.”
The Lightning Tribulation descended.
The first bolt of lightning struck Ji Qing.
At the same time, it dispersed some of the Demon Emperors’ power.
At this, the “Heavenly Dao Will” instantly targeted these Demon Emperors.
Thus, a terrifying Heavenly Punishment appeared.
Since it was a group of Demon Emperors.
Therefore, this Heavenly Punishment was also unprecedented.
It was countless times stronger than Ji Qing’s Lightning Tribulation.
“What, such terrifying Heavenly Punishment, no…”
The Demon Emperors despaired.
They never imagined they would provoke such terrifying Heavenly Punishment.
Thus, Heavenly Punishment descended.
Dozens of Demon Emperors were annihilated under the Heavenly Punishment.
Without any power to resist.
Ji Qing also felt a shiver in his heart.
Terrifying!
It was truly terrifying!
Is this Heavenly Punishment?
Actually, Ji Qing hadn’t thought that far just now. He only wanted to use the power of the lightning tribulation to offset some of the Demon Emperor’s attacks.
He succeeded.
It indeed offset some of the Demon Emperor’s attacks.
It even successfully triggered heavenly punishment, causing dozens of Demon Emperors to turn to ash.
It’s just a pity that these Demon Emperors were not killed by Ji Qing, so he did not gain any Origin Points.
And some of the Demon Emperors’ attacks landed on Ji Qing, his Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body could not withstand it either, and was instantly annihilated by eighty percent.
But fortunately, there was the Supreme Law of Life.
It was rapidly recovering Ji Qing’s physical body.
Ji Qing had actually already prepared himself mentally.
At worst, this physical body would be “annihilated,” and he would spend a long time to “condense” another physical body.
But that time would likely be very long.
After all, it was a Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, which was extraordinary.
But now that he was indirectly “saved by the lightning tribulation,” that would be even better.
Who would have thought that the lightning tribulation could also “save people”?
However, the “Heavenly Dao Will” had no emotions.
It naturally did not know that it had been “used” by Ji Qing.
It was just acting according to the rules.
As the heavenly punishment descended and annihilated dozens of Demon Emperors, the lightning tribulation continued.
Thus, the lightning continued to strike Ji Qing.
The second bolt, the third bolt, the fourth bolt, the fifth bolt…
While Ji Qing was undergoing the lightning tribulation, the Heart Demon Tribulation also descended.
But Ji Qing’s mind was now at the Fourth Realm Tenth Order.
A mere Heart Demon Tribulation of the Sixth Lightning Tribulation could not defeat Ji Qing.
When all nine bolts of lightning power had struck, Ji Qing returned to his original state.
He had even become more powerful.
Because he had passed the Sixth Lightning Tribulation, his Law Power had also surged.
Seeing this, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s face turned ashen.
Ji Qing was not dead?
And he had even brazenly passed the Sixth Lightning Tribulation?
And the Demon Country?
Dozens of Demon Emperors had died!
Not Great Experts, Saint Venerables, or even Quasi-Emperors.
But Demon Emperors!
Among them was even a Half-step Supreme Expert.
Even the Nine Lives Demon Emperor could not withstand such a loss.
“Ji Qing…”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor went mad.
He risked his life to shift the battlefield with the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor towards Ji Qing’s direction.
He wanted to destroy Ji Qing along with it.
But Ji Qing did not care.
Instead, a smile appeared on his face.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing vibrated the Supreme Law again.
Then, the lightning tribulation descended again.
The Seventh Lightning Tribulation!
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor trembled and forcibly stopped his advance.
Again?
Another lightning tribulation?
How many tribulations did Ji Qing want to undergo consecutively?
Regardless of how many tribulations Ji Qing wanted to undergo, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor dared not advance any further.
If he were to be targeted by the Heavenly Dao Will, the heavenly punishment was no laughing matter.
The dozens of Demon Emperors turning to dust earlier was a lesson.
Even if he were a Supreme Expert, he would die if the heavenly punishment descended.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor was filled with rage.
Since Ji Qing could not be touched, he would head towards the Kun Wu Human Domain.
He was now extremely angry and needed to vent.
He wanted to lead the battlefield to the Kun Wu Human Domain.
With the residual power of the battle between two Supreme Experts, he would shatter the Kun Wu Human Domain!
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor also knew that Ji Qing had truly angered the Nine Lives Demon Emperor this time.
He desperately held on, but both were Supreme Experts, and their strength displayed in the Black Ruins was the same.
He could not completely stop the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
He could only delay as much as possible.
He knew that once Ji Qing passed his tribulation and became a Quasi-Emperor, he would possess the combat power of a true Supreme Expert.
Then, with the combined strength of the two, they would be able to stop the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s madness.
The situation on the field changed too quickly.
Who would have thought that Supreme Experts would be engaged in a great war again?
And the Supreme Great Emperor would turn to undergo lightning tribulation instead?
Even the Human Emperors showed a strange expression on their faces at this moment.
A Great Emperor undergoing tribulation to become a Saint?
This was truly… very strange.
But when considering the Supreme Great Emperor Ji Qing, whose cultivation was indeed only that of a Saint Venerable, this strange feeling grew even stronger.
But no matter what others thought, Ji Qing began to undergo the Seventh Lightning Tribulation again.
“Boom.”
The first bolt of lightning descended.
Then came the second bolt, the third bolt, the fourth bolt… all the way to the ninth bolt of lightning!
It was as if it were tickling Ji Qing’s physical body.
However, the continuous bombardment of lightning on the Supreme Law caused its power to surge.
Unconsciously, Ji Qing’s strength was steadily improving.
And this rate of improvement was extremely fast.
With each lightning tribulation, Ji Qing’s strength would improve significantly.
Finally, the Seventh Lightning Tribulation passed.
But Ji Qing continued to activate the Supreme Law.
“Rumble.”
The Eighth Lightning Tribulation descended again.
At this point, everyone knew that Ji Qing was likely determined to directly pass the Eighth Lightning Tribulation.
“Is there a possibility that the Supreme Great Emperor wants to directly undergo tribulation to become a Quasi-Emperor?”
“You mean, the Ninth Lightning Tribulation?”
“There’s a possibility…”
Many Great Emperors fell silent.
To go from a Five-tribulation Saint Venerable directly to a Nine-tribulation, which is a Quasi-Emperor…
This was truly unheard of.
The Black Ruins had such a long history.
Breaking through two tribulations consecutively had records, but they were also very rare. Breaking through three tribulations consecutively was even rarer, like a phoenix’s feather.
As for breaking through four tribulations consecutively, it was unheard of, they had never heard of it.
But Ji Qing… it didn’t seem too surprising.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor was still struggling to hold on.
But the Nine Lives Demon Emperor was determined to lead the battlefield to the Kun Wu Human Domain.
For the time being, the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor had no solution.
He could only hope that Ji Qing would finish his tribulation as soon as possible.
Soon, Ji Qing had continued to summon the Ninth Lightning Tribulation.
This was also the last lightning tribulation.
Once he successfully passed the tribulation, he would be a Quasi-Emperor!
“Rumble.”
The lightning tribulation struck again and again.
The Law Power within Ji Qing’s body surged even more crazily.
As for the Heart Demon Tribulation.
For Ji Qing’s current mind, it posed no threat at all.
After an unknown amount of time.
The void quieted down.
Everyone’s gaze turned towards Ji Qing.
This time, no more lightning tribulation descended.
Ji Qing had already passed all the lightning tribulations!
Quasi-Emperor!
At this moment, Ji Qing was the undisputed Quasi-Emperor!
“Congratulations, Supreme Great Emperor, on achieving Quasi-Emperor!”
The Human Emperors congratulated Ji Qing.
A crowd of Great Emperors congratulating Ji Qing on becoming a Quasi-Emperor, this was truly… a subversion of order.
But everyone knew that Ji Qing, having passed four tribulations consecutively, must have had his strength surge to an unimaginable degree.
When he was a Five-tribulation Saint Venerable, Ji Qing was already a Half-step Supreme Expert and could unleash a Supreme Expert’s attack.
And now, Ji Qing had passed the Nine Lightning Tribulations and achieved Saint Venerable.
Then how strong would Ji Qing’s power be?
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“So this is what it’s like to be a Quasi-Emperor?”
Ji Qing carefully sensed the changes within his body.
Especially the changes in Law Power.
Quasi-Emperor was not a cultivation realm, but merely a title.
The true title should actually be “Nine Tribulations Saint Venerable.”
But once the Ninth Lightning Tribulation was passed, the strength would undergo a heaven-and-earth-shattering change.
Ji Qing carefully examined his own situation.
The physical body had not changed much.
Perhaps there were changes, but compared to the Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, these changes were negligible and not worth mentioning.
Then came the Supreme Law.
Ji Qing’s eleven Supreme Laws were now basically thousands of copies of each Supreme Law.
The might of each Supreme Law was world-shattering.
Ji Qing could clearly feel that even without using the power of his Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, he could easily unleash a Supreme Expert’s attack.
If it were eleven Supreme Laws, each with thousands of copies of Law Power, then Ji Qing could do more than just unleash a Supreme Expert’s attack; with every movement, every strike would carry the might of a Supreme Expert.
Then what would be the difference from a true Supreme Expert?
At this moment, Ji Qing had truly gained the combat power of a Supreme Expert!
And he could rival true Supreme Experts!
Moreover, if Ji Qing were to unleash all of his eleven Supreme Law powers, combined with his Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body, how terrifying would his might climb to?
It would definitely far exceed the Black Ruins’ limit!
Just like the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor and the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
The Black Ruins’ limit was just the limit of the Black Ruins, not their limit!
“Fellow Daoist Ji, quickly come and lend me a hand, otherwise the Kun Wu Human Domain will truly be shattered…”
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s transmission reached Ji Qing’s ears.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor had truly given his all.
At this moment, the battle between these two Supreme Experts had already reached the Kun Wu Human Domain.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor had done it intentionally, wanting to shatter the Kun Wu Human Domain.
In the great battle between Supreme Experts, those Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators could not intervene.
“Whoosh.”
Ji Qing directly traversed space, suddenly appearing beside the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
“Hm? You…”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor was startled.
But he was a dignified Supreme Expert, and even with Ji Qing added, what of it?
His goal was to shatter the Kun Wu Human Domain.
With Ji Qing added, the Kun Wu Human Domain would shatter even faster.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
This saber strike was as brilliant as a galaxy, its edge sharp and exposed, a genuine strike from a Supreme Expert, its might reaching the Black Ruins’ limit.
However, this strike was not aimed at the Nine Lives Demon Emperor, but at the void.
“Boom.”
The void shattered.
Ji Qing’s saber strike tore open the Black Ruins.
Revealing a patch of utter darkness within.
That was… the Void!
There was no space, no time, nothing in the Void.
Even venturing deep into the Void could cause one to become lost.
But the Void also had its uses.
Its greatest use was to bear the battles of Great Emperors and even Supreme Experts.
No matter how they fought, within the Void, no ripples would be stirred.
“Fellow Daoist Sun Swallowing, let’s work together to drag the Nine Lives Demon Emperor into the Void.”
Ji Qing transmitted this message to the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor.
In fact, there was no need for Ji Qing to transmit the message; the moment Ji Qing tore open the Black Ruins and revealed the Void, the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor understood Ji Qing’s intention.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor also knew.
But two Supreme Experts working together forcefully pushed him into the Void.
The three figures disappeared.
The Black Ruins’ space quickly recovered, and the Kun Wu Human Domain fell into complete calm.
All the Great Emperors and Mahayana cultivators exchanged bewildered glances.
“Taking advantage of this opportunity, let’s directly kill all the demons in the Tuo Long Demon Domain and completely control it!”
The Great Emperors immediately made a decision.
Now that they had two Supreme Experts dealing with the Nine Lives Demon Emperor,
this was a rare and golden opportunity.
Moreover, Ji Qing had previously used heavenly punishment to destroy dozens of Demon Emperors.
The Tuo Long Demon Domain was currently at its most vulnerable.
The Human Race Great Emperors held a complete advantage!
At this moment, within the Void.
The three Supreme Experts paid no mind to what was happening in the Tuo Long Demon Domain or the Kun Wu Human Domain.
Once they entered the Void, Supreme Experts were no longer all equal.
Because, there was no limit in the Void.
The gap in strength between Supreme Experts immediately became apparent.
The strong were strong, and the weak were weak!
“The Void?”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor, however, calmed down.
“Finally, I no longer have to be restricted…”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor even chuckled.
At the same time, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s aura rose again.
Far surpassing its state in the Black Ruins.
In the Black Ruins, no matter how strong one was, they could only reach the Black Ruins’ limit.
But the Nine Lives Demon Emperor had fought for many years on the Immortal Path, long exceeding the Black Ruins’ limit.
“Fellow Daoist Sun Swallowing, do not be arrogant!”
At the same time, the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s aura was also continuously climbing.
It was not at all inferior to the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor was also a renowned figure on the Immortal Path.
He had countless Demon Emperors’ blood on his hands.
Once they left the Black Ruins and entered the Void, these two Supreme Experts seemed to have shed all their shackles.
On the other hand, Ji Qing, the two Supreme Experts seemed to have paid him no mind.
“Sun Swallowing, on the Immortal Path, I wanted to fight you, but there was never an opportunity. Now it’s good, in this Void, there are no more concerns…”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor attacked instantly.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor did the same.
The two Supreme Experts unleashed their most terrifying power, colliding head-on.
If this were in the Black Ruins, these terrifying aftershocks would have already annihilated the Tuo Long Demon Domain and the Kun Wu Human Domain.
But this was in the Void.
There was no space, and the Void could not even stir a ripple.
No matter how terrifying the power, it did not cause much commotion.
Ji Qing, on the other hand, retreated a distance.
He did not try to be brave.
After all, these were two veteran Supreme Experts.
Having fought on the Immortal Path for tens of thousands of years, their strength was certainly not comparable to ordinary Supreme Experts.
Ji Qing was only a Quasi-Emperor.
Even if he could unleash the might of a Supreme Expert,
compared to the two veteran Supreme Experts, he was still somewhat lacking.
However, Ji Qing was waiting.
Waiting for the best moment!
He wanted to deliver a heavy blow to the Nine Lives Demon Emperor!
Ji Qing was well aware that with his current strength, if he unleashed the Five Layered Heavenly Domain and the other six Supreme Laws together, he would definitely be able to unleash an extremely terrifying strike.
But it would only be one strike.
The might of this strike would surely be earth-shattering.
But Ji Qing needed to unleash it at the most critical moment.
At the very least, he had to kill the Nine Lives Demon Emperor!
Therefore, Ji Qing had to wait for the best opportunity.
Time passed little by little.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor and the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor were now completely unrestrained, and the two sides had truly fallen into a fiery battle.
Terrifying power was being unleashed without restraint.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor was like a black hole; any attack that landed near him would be directly devoured and vanish without a trace.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s attacks, on the other hand, were incredibly fast.
He attacked the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor furiously, almost circling him.
Ji Qing was also observing the great battle between these two Supreme Experts carefully.
After all, such opportunities were rare.
Even on the Immortal Path, there weren’t that many great battles between powerhouses of the caliber of the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor and the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
If Ji Qing wanted to contend on the Immortal Path, he had to observe carefully now, what were great battles on the Immortal Path like?
“Boom.”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor gathered all his power and struck the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor.
This was the only time the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor could not completely devour the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s power.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s figure faltered slightly.
The terrifying black hole seemed to show a flaw.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor seized the opportunity and attacked fiercely.
“Devour the Heavens and Swallow the Earth!”
Suddenly, the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s body expanded countless times.
Like a true black hole, he was about to “devour” the Nine Lives Demon Emperor in one gulp.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor also rapidly expanded his body.
But it was useless.
This was one of the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s ultimate moves.
Once devoured, even a Supreme Expert would die.
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor had finally seized this opportunity.
Naturally, he would pour all his effort into “devouring” the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
“Fellow Daoist Ji…”
The Sun Swallowing Great Emperor immediately transmitted a message.
Ji Qing immediately understood the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor’s intention.
This was the time for both sides to fight desperately.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor had basically used his strongest means.
At such a time, external forces were needed.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
He did not hesitate in the slightest.
After all, Ji Qing had been waiting for such an opportunity.
A fatal opportunity!
And now, the opportunity had arrived!
This strike was still Ji Qing’s “Supreme Saber Technique.”
The Third-Tier Giant Spirit Race Physical Body erupted with full power.
Furthermore, this strike also contained eleven Supreme Laws.
Each Supreme Law contained thousands of units of Law Power.
This strike was as brilliant as a galaxy, vast and mighty, seeming to “illuminate” the pitch-black Void.
This was Ji Qing going all out, the strongest saber strike he could unleash so far!
It also far exceeded the power limit of a Black Ruins Supreme Expert.
“What?”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor had not taken Ji Qing seriously.
Even if Ji Qing had become a Supreme Expert, so what?
The gap in time could not be bridged.
Ji Qing was at most a newly made Supreme Expert; how could he compare to him, who had been fighting on the Immortal Path for tens of thousands of years?
But now, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor knew he was wrong.
Terribly wrong.
The might of Ji Qing’s strike was earth-shattering, no less than the strike from him and the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor.
Perhaps Ji Qing only had this one strike.
But it was enough!
As Ji Qing’s saber strike landed, the saber light, as brilliant as a galaxy, instantly penetrated the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s body.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor, who was already at his last gasp, being suppressed by the Sun Swallowing Great Emperor, could no longer withstand it when struck by Ji Qing’s saber light.
“Gurgle.”
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s body was instantly cleaved open.
Simultaneously, terrifying Saber Qi directly annihilated the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s physical body.
In a short time, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor’s physical body was annihilated into ashes.
The Nine Lives Demon Emperor was dead!
The dignified Supreme Expert, the Nine Lives Demon Emperor who had fought on the Immortal Path for tens of thousands of years, had died just like that.
“Hoo…”
Ji Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
However, when Ji Qing checked his Origin Points, he still only had three trillion Origin Points.
The Origin Points were only from killing three Demon Emperors.
“The Nine Lives Demon Emperor isn’t dead?”
Ji Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.
He knew that the Nine Lives Demon Emperor was rumored to have “nine lives,” but whether he could resurrect on the spot after death or revive elsewhere, Ji Qing was not entirely sure.
But within the Void, there was no longer any trace of the Nine Lives Demon Emperor.
