In the borderlands of the universe, boundless divine tribulation raged, growing ever more terrifying. Shocking arcs of lightning illuminated the vast cosmos.
Amid the boundless sea of thunder, a figure was struggling to resist, facing the Heavenly Tribulation and battling it without pause.
Laozi wore a solemn expression as he fought the lifeforms formed from thunder while continuously undergoing transformation.
He could not help feeling fortunate. If he had been as he was back then, he probably would never have had any hope of proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
But ever since consuming the Immortal Peach, he had remained at the peak of his life, showing no signs of entering his later years.
Moreover, for some unknown reason, he felt that the Immortal Peach contained a strange power that had actually raised his strength once more.
Perhaps that was precisely why he had managed to defeat Chuan Ying in their competition and become the first to undergo the Great Emperor Tribulation.
He had finally reached this stage. If he could survive the Great Emperor Tribulation, he would be able to become like the Emperor Venerable of old.
The Nine Heavenly Venerables had lived out a second life and then proved the Dao to become Emperors. His own life was destined to be extraordinary.
He wondered whether, by then, he would be able to see the back of Haotian the Great Emperor and glimpse an even higher level.
Suddenly, Laozi seemed to sense something. His expression changed drastically, and he looked toward the depths of the boundless sea of thunder.
"Rumble!"
The aura of the Heavenly Tribulation became so oppressive that it was suffocating, a hundred times more terrifying than before, as if a million mountains were pressing down on his heart.
Chaos surged, and scenes of the creation