Four long swords pierced Long Chen's body at once, piercing him like a hedgehog.
People's hearts stopped pounding. How could this happen? Victory was clearly within reach, yet in the end, failure was still the main issue.
Qingxu Emperor slowly released his hand, looked at Long Chen with a slight smile, and then disappeared. Immediately after, Emperor Moli and Emperor Ziyang also vanished, their faces filled with relieved smiles as they vanished.
Emperor Hanwei looked at Long Chen, a trace of sadness in her beautiful eyes, a faint smile at the corner of her mouth:
"Do you understand now? My good little brother, goodbye. Wait, don't believe the nonsense of those four. Live well. In my heart, you are more important than the whole world. Emperor
Hanwei reached out her jade hand and caressed Long Chen's cheek. Her cherry lips slowly approached Long Chen, her body disintegrating. Just as her lips touched Long Chen's forehead, her whole body transformed into countless runes and slowly disappeared between heaven and earth.
For a moment, everyone was stunned. They didn't know what had happened—the emperors had disappeared, but Long Chen still had four sharp blades stuck in his body, with blood dripping from them.
"Tick-tock...
Long Chen's blood slowly dripped along the blade into the Tianwu Ring Sea. The world fell silent, but the faint ticking sound carried a strange rhythm, as if it were the rhythm of heaven and earth, the trajectory of all things.
Long Chen remained motionless, like a statue, pinned to the void. The Great Emperor had vanished, but the sharp blade still flickered.
"Boss Long Chen... The
Thunder Dragon Emperor seemed a bit slow-witted, and only now did he react and called out to Long Chen.
Long Chen raised his large hand slightly, as if responding. Seeing his actions, the Dragon Blood Warriors cheered, and Meng Qi and the others wept with joy. Long Chen had survived and had finally made it.
"Buzz"—
the void trembled, the whole world began to darken, the power of the heavenly tribulation dissipated, and endless darkness started to envelop the world.
Long Chen paid no attention to the outside commotion; he was fully immersed in his own world.
The blades in the hands of Qingxu, Moli, Hanwei, and Ziyang were actually the manifestations of their lifelong ultimate skills.
Each of their cultivation methods and techniques was self-created and not passed down in the world. Moreover, the techniques they created based on their unique experiences and insights could only be used by themselves; others could not cultivate them.
Every Great Emperor is unique; their cultivation techniques and combat skills are all tailor-made for themselves.
Previously, every attack they struck him would make his body and soul tremble, forming physical memories.
Now, with the blade on his side, resonating with the attacks Long Chen had previously received, in that instant, Long Chen fully understood all the moves of the four Great Emperors.
Only now did Long Chen realize that the Great Emperor had never intended to kill him, but was using his own power to show him a different path.
Among the Five Emperors, Yun Shang, Qing Xu, Mo Li, and Ziyang Dadi all had hearts of stone and showed no emotion. Only Han Wei Da Di felt sorry for Long Chen and showed reluctance several times.
These martial insights were the last gifts the Great Emperors left Long Chen. The Heavenly Tribulation used them to kill Long Chen, but the Great Emperors used the Heavenly Tribulation to help Long Chen. The Great Emperor is the true being standing above the Heavenly Dao.
The blade slowly melted and was absorbed by the thunder dragon. It was the purest divine thunder power in the world, and the four emperors had given it to Long Chen.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, a divine light from the void descended from the sky, shining down on Long Chen, its brilliance carrying endless divine talismans.
"Heavenly Dao Divine Light, Verification Talisman"
— This is the Heavenly Dao seal, just like a disciple chef issuing a certificate. Only when illuminated by divine light can one be recognized by the Heavenly Dao, and in the future, one can merge with the power of the Heavenly Dao and become a true Heaven-Fusion Mirror expert.
"Whoo...sh!"
Mo Nian, Yun Tian, Nangong Zuiyue, Beitang Rushhuang, Ziyan, and others all rushed into the divine light to receive their baptism.
Dan Fairy pulled Wanqing in as well. This was the final step of the heavenly tribulation; if she lost this step, it would also mean failing the tribulation.
"Boom boom boom...
Suddenly, the void exploded, and one figure after another appeared, causing people to cry out in surprise.
The Nine-Headed Lion, Blood Fiend Demon Lord, Mo Luo Tianxing, Dragon Maiden, Night Darkness, Long Aotian, and others also appeared within the divine light.
"Long Chen is to die!"
As soon as they appeared, a sudden shout rang out. The nine-headed lion was the first to strike. All nine of his heads glowed simultaneously, a single point under Long Chen's feet glowing, and then spiderweb-like runes appeared in the void, instantly enveloping a radius of several hundred li around Long Chen.
As soon as the nine-headed lion appeared, it launched an attack, and as soon as it did, it instantly trapped Long Chen. Clearly, he had been preparing for this for a long time.
Facing the nine-headed lion's attack, Long Chen snorted coldly, slashed the Evil Moon of the Dragon Bone, and a blade shadow flew by.
"Boom!"
The spiderweb-like sphere trembled violently. Long Chen's blade failed to strike it. As the web trembled, one massive figure after another appeared.
There were nine ancient lions, each radiating an ancient aura. Their bodies were as massive as mountains, exuding a terrifying aura.
"Ancestral Spirit Blood Sacrifice!"
The nine-headed lion roared, and the ancient lions roared in unison, opening their huge mouths as streaks of blood-red light shone toward Long Chen.
Suddenly, Long Chen found himself unable to move. The blood-red divine light carried a strange power, as if it contained endless curse power.
"Die! This is the strongest divine ability of our Nine-Headed Lion Clan. I will sacrifice you to our Realm God. Your Pearl of Fortune is mine." The nine-headed lion laughed wildly.
He had been waiting for this strike for a long time. It was an unstoppable deadly technique—those hit by it would die.
However, to perform this move, he sacrificed nine suppression heroic spirits from the Nine-Headed Lion clan, a very high price. He was determined to obtain Long Chen's Fortune Pearl.
"Buzz!"
Illuminated by the red light, Long Chen felt as if all his secrets had been being peeked into, like a prisoner about to have everything looted by the guards, unable to keep anything.
This was a strange and terrifying sacrificial technique. The nine-headed lion used Long Chen as a sacrifice, so everything Long Chen possessed would be sacrificed.
The divine light actually pierced straight into Long Chen's soul. Within his sea of consciousness, the Shenguan Star lit up. However, this time, the Shenguan Star failed to repel the red light, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.
The red light tried to invade the Soul Gate. Shenguan Star trembled and collided with the red light. To Long Chen's shock, the red light was slowly approaching the Soul Gate, showing signs of suppressing Shenguan Star—a sign that had never appeared since Shenguan Star's birth.
"Hahaha, no need to struggle to the death." Seeing that Long Chen's body hadn't disintegrated, the Nine-Headed Lion sneered. He charged wildly, his power surging throughout his body, and he was also on guard against others.
When Long Chen's Divine Gate Star blocked the red light, his body was illuminated by the red light. The divine light penetrated every hole, rapidly penetrating his body and reaching his limbs and bones.
Long Chen was actually unable to move, let alone resist. Long Chen was both shocked and furious—was he about to capsize right here?
When the divine light examined Long Chen's body, entered his dantian, and headed straight for the Chaos Pearl.
Suddenly, the chaotic space trembled, and an invisible divine might erupted, rapidly spreading outward.
"Boom!"
The divine light around Long Chen exploded, shattering the spider web, and the nine-headed giant lion was instantly reduced to dust.