Crossing the Tribulation, Second Layer of the Immortal Emperor Realm

[Slaughter Points +70,000,000]

Hua Qiang was overjoyed when he heard the notification sound in his mind. This... giving him too much!

If he can rack up another 30 million Slaughter Points, he can advance to the next level.

With a swift reach, a dark, Ghost-Faced Storage Ring appeared in his hand.

Upon seeing the design of this ring, Hua Qiang curled his lip in disapproval, saying it showed a complete lack of aesthetic sense.

He immediately scanned the area with his consciousness, and what he saw inside made his mouth gape in astonishment.

More than ten piles of immortal Immortal Crystals, as well as piles of Medicinal Herbs and immortal Immortal Fruits that were even taller than the mountains, bottles of medicinal herbs, various weapons and treasures, and some cultivation manuals and so on. Damn, this Ghost Emperor is really too rich.

Could he have carried all the resources of the entire Ghost Hall with him?

But all of this benefited him.

Wasn't that the scroll that the Ghost Emperor attacked him with before? It's actually inside it too.

It was cut in half by his sword before, but now it has automatically repaired itself. This is a real treasure!

Hua Qiang held the River and Mountain Painting and played with it repeatedly, clearly enamored with it.

You should collect more of these things. It would be best to get one or two for his wife, children, and parents. These are super-powerful, all-around defensive and offensive treasures.

I won't worry too much about their personal safety anymore.

They can't stay in their Small World forever. Sooner or later, they will have to come out into the world, travel around, and seek their own opportunities. This will help them grow.

Hua Qiang had been troubled by this matter for a long time, and he even created several Clones to secretly stay by his family's side and protect them.

He had a premonition that it wouldn't be long before he left this plane and went to a wider world.

At that time, he will face more unknowns and greater dangers.

If they were to remain in this Small World, and were to be targeted by an invincible opponent who were to destroy him, his wife, children, parents, and family would perish along with him.

This is something he doesn't want to see, and he won't allow!

Once this matter is settled, he will return to the Cloud Water Sect to recuperate for a while, and then leave his entire family there.

Right, it's time to undergo my tribulation.

Although Hua Qiang possessed the combat power of Immortal Emperor, his cultivation level was not yet that of one.

One must overcome the Lightning Tribulation and gain the approval of the will of Heaven in order to truly become Immortal Emperor Realm.

Hua Qiang stepped into a desolate and remote region, the blood-red afterglow of the setting sun reflecting on his cold and stern face.

Even birds and beasts dare not approach this place; only the Gale Force blows past.

He took a deep breath, releasing all the pent-up energy he had been suppressing for so long.

In an instant, the sky seemed to be stirred by a pair of giant hands, and thick, dark clouds surged in like a tide, pressing down on the earth layer upon layer.

Purple lightning roamed freely within the clouds, like a lurking Flood Dragon, brewing destructive power.

Thunderclap roar erupted, shaking the very void, as if the heavens and earth were warning of the impending cataclysmic change.

The first bolt of lightning struck down with World-destroying force, but Hua Qiang remained calm, neither dodging nor avoiding it.

The lightning struck him, instantly engulfing him in a dazzling burst of light.

His skin instantly turned black, and excruciating pain surged through him like a tidal wave, but he didn't make a sound. He circulated his Immortal Essence, channeling all the power of thunder into his meridians for tempering.

The second, the third... thunderbolts rained down like a torrential downpour, crashing down one after another.

Hua Qiang's clothes were already torn, and his body was covered with scorch marks and bloodstains, but he still stood firmly.

Every inch of his skin was being scorched by the lightning, and every meridian was fighting against the violent power. In the pain and tempering, his physique was constantly being strengthened.

The sky cracked open with a spiderweb-like black fissure, and thousands of purple-gold lightning bolts, like an inverted Milky Way, bombarded the figure suspended in the center of the void.

Hua Qiang's flesh and blood surged, and the skin that was struck was instantly charred black, but was then reshaped by the immense life force in an instant.

The intense pain felt like a million steel needles piercing his bone marrow at once, but he crushed them with his clenched teeth.

"This is the nineteenth Lightning Tribulation..."

Hua Qiang wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his eyes burned with an even more intense fighting spirit.

Since the Lightning Tribulation descended, he has been resisting it with his powerful physique, frantically absorbing the lightning containing the pressure of the Heavenly Path Dao, and refining it in his meridians to transform it into his own power.

At this moment, his body was crackling with tiny electric lights, and the Immortal Essence in his dantian was like boiling magma, threatening to break through its shackles at any moment.

Another bolt of lightning, as thick as a bucket, crashed down. Instead of retreating, Hua Qiang advanced, his bones cracking like popping beans, and dark golden Dragon Scales scale patterns appeared on his body.

"Break!"

With a roar, the dormant World-Destroying Thunder Dragon Body within him was fully awakened. A hundred-meter-long phantom appeared behind him, its dragon head held high, its whiskers dancing wildly in the wind, and every scale exuding a destructive aura capable of tearing apart space.

The Lightning Tribulation seemed to sense the provocation, and a huge lightning dragon suddenly condensed in the sky.

The dragon's body was wrapped in endless Tribulation Lightning, and it opened its blood-red maw and pounced towards Hua Qiang.

Hua Qiang's eyes sharpened, and the Dragon Scales scale patterns on his body shone brightly, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he met the attack head-on.

In an instant, the void was torn apart, and two figures collided fiercely in the air. The thunderous roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and wherever the aftershocks passed, space collapsed inch by inch.

"Roar--"

The Thunder Dragon roared, its tail sweeping out and unleashing countless bolts of lightning.

Hua Qiang groaned, and cracks appeared on the Dragon Scales on his body, causing blood to splatter.

But his fighting spirit remained undiminished. He formed hand seals and chanted, "Thunder Dragon descends, annihilation of all calamities!"

Before he finished speaking, the phantom of the World-Ending Thunder Dragon behind him suddenly swelled up and engaged in a fierce battle with the thunder dragon.

For a moment, the sky and earth turned black, and the whole world seemed to consist only of the battle between two giant dragons.

Hua Qiang seized the opportunity and charged towards the Thunder Dragon's vital point, his hands forming sharp claws as he fiercely stabbed into the dragon's head.

The Thunder Dragon struggled violently, unleashing destructive power. Hua Qiang's hands were instantly mangled and bloodied, yet he still held on tightly.

"Explode!"

Hua Qiang exerted all his strength, mobilizing all the power within his body, and exploded with a deafening roar.

The Thunder Dragon roared in resentment, shattering into pieces amidst the dazzling light, and the heavenly Tribulation Lightning dissipated along with it.

Hua Qiang's figure slowly descended, his aura surging, and one after another, dazzling golden rays burst forth from his body, soaring into the sky.

After a long while, the light faded, and Hua Qiang slowly opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing in them.

The second level of the Immortal Emperor realm—this long-awaited state—has finally been reached, and moreover, it directly transcends two levels.

He looked up at the sky, a confident smile playing on his lips. "Upper Three Heavens, wait for my arrival!"