Hidden Crisis Emerges

Although Zhang Xingfeng didn't want many people to go, reality wasn't as he had imagined. Not only did Hong Xiao insist on going, but even A Yu, whom he had met once before, wanted to go. If A Yu went, her protector, Pang Yan, would definitely go as well.

Xiao Lin couldn't refuse, because A Yu was Uncle Tie Yang's daughter, Pang Yan was Uncle Tie Yang's apprentice, and Xiao Lin was their elder brother. How could Xiao Lin refuse? Besides, Xiao Lin didn't want to refuse in the first place!

Zhang Xingfeng was utterly helpless. In the end, Zhang Xingfeng could only say, "Fine, you can go if you want, but remember, no one is allowed to approach the area where Yu Yan is undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation. Because your power levels are all higher than Yu Yan's, the Heavenly Tribulation might even turn against you, which would affect Yu Yan's power enhancement!" Zhang Xingfeng muttered to himself, "It's just a Heavenly Tribulation, what's so special about it? Why do they all want to go and watch?"

Perhaps this is curiosity!

The next day, Zhang Xingfeng, Yu Yan, and their group left Tianluan Star and arrived in a star field within the Black Prison Star Region to await the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation.

Zhang Xingfeng casually cast a restriction, binding Xiao Lin and the others within its range and preventing them from leaving. Zhang Xingfeng, however, stood outside the restriction, watching Yu Yan had prepared everything.

The top-grade Immortal Armor that Zhang Xingfeng had refined once again shimmered with white light on Yu Yan's body. An ancient immortal sword hovered above Yu Yan's head, and a shimmering silk ribbon surrounded Yu Yan's body. It could be said to be the best equipment for cultivators to overcome the Heavenly Tribulation.

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly thought, "What's the big deal about Yu Yan undergoing her Tribulation Transcendence in the Demon Realm? At least it saves me a spirit stone, though I don't care! If she were Tribulation Transcendence in the Cultivation World, the Immortal Realm would definitely find out, and I'd have to waste a spirit stone to escape their control. But the Demon Realm is free; after the Tribulation Transcendence, she'd still be in her own territory, and nobody would care. This leads to the fact that in the Cultivation World, the founding patriarchs of most sects are in the Immortal Realm, but in the Demon Realm, their founding patriarchs remain in their own sects until they undergo their Divine Tribulation! For example, the Black Sun Ancestor of the Black Sun Sect, and the Blue Cod Demon Emperor of the Blue Cod Sect!"

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng felt a fluctuation above him, a fluctuation of energy.

"It seems the Heavenly Tribulation is coming!" A smile appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's face.

The first thing to form was the tribulation cloud, and the fiery red tribulation cloud caused the heavenly fire to spread out. The purple heavenly fire instantly completely surrounded Yu Yan, making Yu Yan look like a fairy in the fire. Her silk robes swirled around her, and the heavenly fire could not advance an inch.

Yu Yan even took the opportunity to give Zhang Xingfeng a smile.

The heavenly fire, having failed to achieve its purpose, returned to the tribulation clouds. The tribulation clouds immediately began to rumble with thunder, and wisps of lightning flashed within them, as if the tribulation clouds were constantly accumulating powerful lightning energy.

Thunder roared!

Lightning bolts pierce the sky!

Bolts of lightning struck Yu Yan fiercely.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...

The lightning struck fiercely, but no matter how powerful it was, it could only stop outside of Lingluo and the Immortal Armor. Yu Yan kept muttering, "...36, 37, 38..."

Zhang Xingfeng chuckled. With three Top-grade Immortal Artifacts on his person, if lightning were to come near him, those three Top-grade Immortal Artifacts would become second-rate. In the Cultivation World, possessing just one immortal artifact was enough to guarantee survival through the Heavenly Tribulation. Let alone three, especially Top-grade Immortal Artifact!

"Hmm, this is the 49th one!" Zhang Xingfeng saw the tribulation clouds compressing wildly, and a bolt of lightning was constantly accumulating power. Yu Yan, however, was already waving to Zhang Xingfeng, ready to celebrate, completely disregarding the 49th Heavenly Tribulation.

"Boom!"

A clap of thunder, a flash of lightning, and suddenly the ancient, unassuming immortal sword that had been hovering above Yu Yan's head the whole time without doing anything finally moved! The immortal sword had crashed head-on into the heavenly lightning!

"Boom!"

The lightning vanished like smoke, but the immortal sword remained unscathed!

A perfect Tribulation Transcendence!

Yu Yan instantly put away the several immortal artifacts and flew to Zhang Xingfeng's side, saying, "Brother Feng, I successfully Tribulation Transcendence! Didn't you say you'd give me those two divine artifacts? Now you can!"

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly. Those two divine artifacts were precisely what Zhang Xingfeng had obtained from the Ancient God Forbidden Zone. Zhang Xingfeng had specially selected them for Yu Yan, but now was not the time to give Yu Yan.

"Yu Yan, you need to know that to control a divine artifact, you need at least immortal energy and Demonic Yuan Power. Right now, your True Primordial Energy as a cultivator is constantly transforming into immortal energy. Once your True Primordial Energy has completely transformed into immortal energy, you will be able to use the divine artifact. At that time, I will give you both divine artifacts!" Zhang Xingfeng explained.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yan immediately pouted, feeling quite unhappy. However, since Zhang Xingfeng had said so, it must be for her own good. What could she do but blink helplessly and sulk?

Xiao Lin cleaved through Zhang Xingfeng's barrier with an axe and rushed over, saying, "Senior brother, you're really something! You told us to watch from a distance and not to come over, but you yourself got so close to watch. That's really going too far!" Although Xiao Lin said this, he didn't come out of the barrier at first. Zhang Xingfeng's barrier was just something he set up casually, and Xiao Lin's Sky-Opening Divine Axe could easily break it. However, Xiao Lin still knew Zhang Xingfeng's intentions and only came out at the very end.

A Yu said, "Ah, Sister- Yu Yan is really amazing. That Heavenly Tribulation couldn't even touch her. I really envy those three Top-grade Immortal Artifacts. I wish I had one of Top-grade Immortal Artifact too!" As she spoke, A Yu became sad.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xingfeng was shocked and asked in confusion, "This A Yu is Uncle Tie Yang's daughter, doesn't she also have Top-grade Immortal Artifact?"

Xiao Lin knew what Zhang Xingfeng was thinking, so he explained, "Our small forces have very few top-tier Devil Artifact. Devil Artifact are basically immortal artifacts, as you know, senior brother!"

Zhang Xingfeng nodded, but felt a little embarrassed. He only found out after Tianyu explained it to him.

"Normally, a force as large as ours would be quite good if we had a few dozen top-tier Devil Artifact. My Black Prison Star only has 24 top-tier Devil Artifact in total, and there are four Demon Emperor- level experts on Black Prison Star: Uncle Tie Yang, Brother Zheng Shun, and Big Fool Second Fool Sha! But this is just to deceive outsiders. Black Prison Star was originally a prison, and many highly skilled people went undiscovered. These people became the true strength of Black Prison Star. There are twelve early-stage Demon Emperor, and one late-stage Demon Emperor! Including the four on the surface, that makes a total of twenty! I was worried that this news would be discovered by other forces, and we were also fighting against the Tianluan Star. If other forces attacked Black Prison Star, then Black Prison Star would probably be finished!"

Upon hearing this, A Yu exclaimed with delight, "Ah, twenty Demon Emperor -level experts! Brother Xiao, why didn't you tell me this before? So many! Would any other force dare to offend us?" Suddenly, A Yu's expression changed, "Why didn't you tell us this before? Why are you only telling us now! Brother, you didn't even tell me about this!"

Pang Yan chimed in, "Back then, we were worried about Tianluan Star. After all, the three leaders of Tianluan Star were all Demon Emperor-level figures, while our Black Prison Star didn't have a single Demon Emperor. If it weren't for Big Brother's support with the Divine Axe of Tianluanxing, Tianluan Star would have attacked long ago. If Tianluan Star and other forces had known that we had twenty Demon Emperor -Tianluan Star level experts, they would have joined forces to attack us. Those three terrifying Demon Emperors would have been finished. Even if the other major forces in the entire Black Prison Starfield joined forces, they wouldn't be a match for us. So what are we worried about now?"

A Yu understood. She knew her own personality—a big mouth who liked to talk nonsense. She probably couldn't keep such a confidential matter a secret. Xiao Lin's decision not to tell her was a wise one.

Xiao Lin smiled and said, "Pang Yan is indeed clever. That's right. Of the twenty-four top-tier Devil Artifact on my Black Prison Star, twenty were given to twenty Demon Emperor- level figures, and the remaining four were given to several Demon King-level figures who made great contributions. Your cultivation is too low, only at the Devil Lord level. I cannot violate the rules! However, your request for top-tier Devil Artifact from my senior brother is none of my business. Let me tell you, my senior brother has so many top-tier Devil Artifact, and forging them is so easy for him, probably even easier..." As he spoke, Xiao Lin glanced smugly at Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled helplessly and said, "You... But I'm not trying to criticize you, but as the boss, you didn't even give Hong Xiao a top-tier Devil Artifact. That's going too far. Hong Xiao is your wife, after all!"

Xiao Lin's expression was solemn as he said, "We on Black Prison Star are a group, a force. Rules are the most important thing. We can't disregard the rules for the sake of the workers. How can I command respect in the future? It's certain that you can't receive top-tier Devil Artifact if your cultivation level isn't high enough!"

Zhang Xingfeng frowned. He sensed a significant change in Xiao Lin! He even found it difficult to understand Xiao Lin anymore. Suddenly, a thought struck Zhang Xingfeng: "Could it be that you, Junior Brother, enjoy pursuing powerful forces?"

Zhang Xingfeng immediately dismissed the idea. "Back in the Mortal World, Junior Xiao Lin possessed a powerful force in the Tianya Mountain Range, yet he easily gave it to me and lived a happy life with Hong Xiao. From this perspective, Junior Brother shouldn't be someone who likes to pursue power; he should be someone who prefers to live a peaceful life with the person he loves."

But how could Zhang Xingfeng know that people can change!

At this time, in the chaotic southernmost region.

Black Sun Ancestor is very frustrated. Although he has become Guest Elder of the Asura Gate, the Blood Kill Gate is the leader of the three sects in the Demon Realm. Moreover, Ling Xia Yu is determined to kill Black Sun Ancestor. As a late-stage Demon Lord, Ling Xia Yu is someone the Asura Gate dares not provoke casually.

The Black Sun Ancestor's wish to return to his original sect through the Asura Gate has been completely dashed!

Arriving in the Southern Chaotic Region, I realized just how chaotic it was. There were countless experts here; almost every planet had a Demon Emperor level expert! There were also quite a few Demon Lord level experts, and I might encounter one if I wasn't careful. The most dangerous thing was the Devil Beast race in the Southern Chaotic Region!

For some reason, the Devil Beast race is unable to leave this chaotic southern region, but within this region, the Devil Beast race is the true leader!

The Devil Beast beasts can transform into human form, making them indistinguishable even to the Demon Lord. This is truly terrifying. Moreover, the Devil Beast beasts possess extremely powerful Divine Sense, making it impossible to know their location (the Beast Origin Power of the Devil Beast beasts is on par with Zhang Xingfeng's Limitless Power; similarly, their Divine Sense is also incredibly strong, beyond the detection of even the most powerful Devil Beast realm experts!). This is precisely the fundamental reason why the major forces of the demon realm dare not enter the Southern Chaotic Domain.

Among the Devil Beast race, experts in the Void Realm are equivalent to Demon Lords, and experts in the Tribulation Crossing Stage are even Low-grade Divine Human!

"What a bitter pill to swallow!" Black Sun Ancestor sighed deeply. Ever since he brought the murderer into the range of the Hall of Illusory Fire God, Black Sun Ancestor had returned. As soon as he returned, he found that someone was attacking them, and the other party was a person in the early stage of Demon Lord. Fortunately, his power had increased to the middle stage of Demon Lord, and he was able to eliminate the opponent.

However, he can only stay on this planet for now and dares not go to other places at will.

"You are the Black Sun Demon Lord, are you?" Suddenly, a cold voice rang in the Black Sun Ancestor's ears. The Black Sun Ancestor was shocked. It was unbelievable that he, with his mid-stage Demon Lord strength, had not detected the arrival of his opponent.

"I am the Black Sun Demon Lord. May I ask who you are?" The Black Sun Demon Lord dared not be presumptuous and could only swallow his anger!

"I am an envoy of the Devil Beast race. Your power has reached the mid-stage of Demon Lord, giving you both status and strength to conquer a planet. I have come to welcome you to become a core member of the Southern Chaotic Domain! I wonder if you are willing?" the envoy said coldly.

The Black Sun Demon Lord was overjoyed. He had long known that there was a power core in the far south of the chaotic region. As long as he entered this power core, other forces would not dare to easily deal with him.

"I wonder what I need to do and what powers I will have if I join this core of power?" the Black Sun Ancestor asked cautiously.

The envoy said coldly, "As long as you join this core of power, other forces will not dare to attack your territory. If they do attack, my Devil Beast race will definitely destroy them, unless they are not forces from the Far Southern Chaotic Domain! You don't need to do anything, just know how to protect the interests of the core members. You can attack forces that are not part of the core of power, but once other forces attack forces within our core of power, you must unite to attack that force! Remember, we are the core of the Far Southern Chaotic Domain, and we will not allow other forces to provoke us."

"Yes! I understand, I'm willing to join!" Black Sun Demon Lord immediately agreed.

The messenger sneered a few times and his figure disappeared, leaving only a Jade Slip in front of the Black Sun Demon Lord!

The Black Sun Demon Lord took the Jade Slip into his hand, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and a smile immediately appeared on his face. He felt a sense of relief; from today onwards, he would no longer need to face attacks from the chaotic southern region. With his mind at ease, the Black Sun Demon Lord also remembered some trivial matters.

"Hmm, I wonder if that bastard is dead or not in the Hall of Illusory Fire God?" The Black Sun Demon Lord took out the cylinder and began to examine Zhang Xingfeng's aura. Suddenly, the Black Sun Demon Lord's expression changed.