Heavenly Tribulation Descends
With everything prepared, Zhou Tong arrived directly at a desolate Cosmic Frontier.
"That's about it, this is it!" Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, then casually tossed it aside. Instantly, the Array Diagram he had crafted from the skin of the Undying Heavenly Emperor completely merged into the Void the Great, silently isolating more than a dozen nearby star regions.
"With this Array Diagram blocking the way, at least the seventh or eighth level of Heavenly Tribulation should go unnoticed!" Zhou Tong took a deep breath, then circulated the scriptures, and in an instant—
"Om!"
Countless runes and Dao Pattern emerged from Zhou Tong's body; but immediately afterward, the Dao Body the Stone Emperor, the Lord of Reincarnation, the Light and Dark Supreme, the Heavenly Abandonment Supreme, the Lord of Divine Ruins, and the Azure Emperor reappeared simultaneously, transforming into six Order Divine Chains that bound Zhou Tong tightly from head to toe.
However, Zhou Tong's body merely trembled slightly, and with a resounding "clang," the six supreme-level Imperial Dao Laws shattered instantly. The Order Divine Chains, like chains, broke inch by inch and vanished in an instant.
As the Imperial Dao Laws of the six supreme beings shattered, Zhou Tong's aura continued to rise, and in the blink of an eye, he broke through to a completely new realm. Simultaneously—
"Boom!"
In an instant, divine World Destruction the world. The dozen or so star fields shrouded by the Array Diagram were engulfed by the vast lightning. No Star Scripture could be seen here anymore; they had all been shattered by the lightning. Zhou Tong's seven-fold Thunder Tribulation was more powerful than the world could imagine; it was comparable even to the eighth-fold Heavenly Tribulation of Quasi-Emperor.
Fortunately, the place where Zhou Tong underwent his tribulation was a vast, desolate star field; otherwise, the prelude to the Thunder Tribulation alone would have been enough to "World Destruction."
At this moment, lightning intertwined across these dozen or so star fields, each streak resembling a galaxy, its terrifying brilliance slicing through the cold, dark universe with a power that was awe-inspiring.
This terrifying sea of lightning spanned more than a dozen star systems, and could be said to transcend the principles of the mortal world.
However, all fluctuations were ultimately blocked by the Array Diagram that Zhou Tong had refined, and no one outside noticed anything. Even if a cultivator passed by the Array Diagram, they would only sense that someone seemed to be undergoing a Great Sage- level Heavenly Tribulation; they would never realize that it was Zhou Tong's seventh-level Quasi -Quasi-Emperor tribulation.
Amidst a sea of thunder, Zhou Tong sat leisurely cross-legged, circulating the Thunder Emperor Method and absorbing the power of lightning.
In fact, Zhou Tong had already reached the Ninth Heaven realm, and was only one step away from achieving enlightenment. The Thunder Tribulation of the Quasi-Emperor Seventh Heaven could no longer harm him; it was merely a Fortune to him.
After an unknown amount of time, the Thunder Tribulation gradually weakened, and the Thunder Tribulation of the seventh level of Quasi-Emperor was finally about to end.
However, at this moment—
"Boom!!"
Throughout the eight directions and six realms, endless divine light transformed into an extremely terrifying sea of lightning, descending once more. This was the Heavenly Tribulation of the eighth level of the Quasi-Emperor. The muffled sound was like the chariots of the High Heaven crushing across the battlefield, rumbling and shaking.
Endless lightning descended once more, and this time the thunder was even more terrifying. It came down with eighty-one layers of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, the light of the Great Dao, the Heavenly Tribulation Light, which transformed into boundless Purple Qi, pressing down, supreme and immense, and invincible.
Such Thunder Tribulation would likely have rendered an ordinary eighth-level Quasi-Emperor completely immobile. However, Zhou Tong remained motionless, sitting quietly in the sea of lightning, absorbing the Thunder Tribulation with his mouth open.
Moreover, the Array Diagram continued to exert its power, blocking almost all of Zhou Tong's Thunder Tribulation fluctuations. Outsiders would only think that an ordinary Great Sage was advancing to Quasi-Emperor. Such fluctuations would dissipate within a single star field, so the Supreme Being far away in the Big Dipper would naturally be unaware of Zhou Tong's condition.
"Boom!"
The Heavenly Tribulation became even more violent, with lightning World Destruction. Dozens of star fields were completely in a state of collapse, as if this place had become the source of the universe's destruction, and everything was about to be Obliteration and destroyed.
The vastness of the Thunder Sea exceeded everyone's imagination. If it weren't for the Array Diagram blocking it, even the most deeply slumbering supreme beings in the Big Dipper Forbidden Zone might have been awakened.
"When!"
Zhou Tong also summoned his own bell, which was surrounded by Chaos Qi and Profound Yellow Qi, and even had Nine-Colored Immortal Light soaring into the sky. The bell's waves rippled and instantly shattered the Thunder Tribulation of more than a dozen star fields, and then swallowed them all.
The sight was utterly awe-inspiring; anyone who witnessed it would be utterly terrified. It was an extremely terrifying power; Zhong Bo had shattered the vast sea of lightning with a mere tremor.
A wisp of bell-shaped waves can suppress the universe; this is a terrifying technique that only an unparalleled supreme being could possess, surpassing the understanding and cognition of ordinary people. Even Forbidden Zone Supreme would turn pale upon seeing it, because such a technique could already threaten them.
"Boom!!"
However, the Eighth Heavenly Tribulation was not so simple; this was only the beginning. Soon, even more violent and powerful lightning poured down, with dozens of different lightning punishments descending in unison.
This Thunder Tribulation caused the universe to wail, and a sea of thunder swept across the starry sky. Lightning filled the eight directions and six realms, and every inch of the Void the Great was interwoven with the most terrifying thunder.
All of this is trace of the most fundamental rules of the universe, it's like the World Creation, the Taichu energy surges here, and the world -World Destruction divine power is vast here.
However, no matter how powerful the Thunder Tribulation was, Zhou Tong remained quietly seated in the sea of lightning, breathing deeply. The Hegemonic Bell awakened, absorbing the Thunder Tribulation from all directions and imprinting the Dao Pattern within it onto the bell's surface.
Zhou Tong knew very well that his Array Diagram could withstand the fluctuations of the eighth Heavenly Tribulation, but it could definitely not withstand the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation.
The Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation is the real test, so he needs to take this opportunity to reach his peak condition as soon as possible, and the Thunder Tribulation becomes the best nourishment.
Within the Forbidden Zone of the Big Dipper, a supreme being, sensing something, opened his eyes. "I feel there's an oppressive aura in the Cosmic Frontier. Is someone secretly undergoing tribulation without our knowledge?"
"Now that you mention it, I also sense it. Perhaps someone really is hiding their tribulation from us!" another Supreme's cold voice rang out.
"Whether he's hiding it from us or not, we'll find out if we investigate. Hopefully, it's not that Hegemon Body!" The voice of the third Supreme Being rang out.
"That's right, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not that Hegemon Body!" A fourth sinister voice rang out. "That Hegemon Body is a bit strange. Quasi-Emperor of the Sixth Heaven possesses such terrifying power. If he manages to pass the Seventh Heavenly Tribulation, we'll be in big trouble!"
"That Hegemon Body is truly an anomaly. Logically speaking, he should be bound by the Supreme Imperial Dao Laws and should not be able to make any further breakthroughs; but I am uneasy as long as he lives, and perhaps he really might break through!" The voice of the last Supreme echoed among the many Forbidden Zone.
This statement was echoed by countless supreme beings, and immediately some supreme beings extended their divine thoughts towards the Cosmic Frontier—
"Boom!!"
However, before these supreme beings could even extend their divine senses beyond the Big Dipper, the universe trembled violently, as if a vast celestial realm had descended upon the world. The aura of the Ninth Heaven swept across the heavens and earth, and Zhou Tong's aura could no longer hold back.
"What? Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation? It's that Hegemon Body!" All the Forbidden Zone Supreme were shocked.
They were just discussing not letting Zhou Tong pass through the seventh heavenly Heavenly Tribulation, but in the blink of an eye, he is already undergoing the Nine-Layered Heavenly Tribulation.