Two years slipped by unnoticed.
Within the Primordial Imperial City, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, which had endured for two years, finally stirred.
Boundless life force burst from within, sweeping away every trace of deathly energy.
The aura of an Immortal King spread across Heaven and Earth, rousing everyone cultivating in seclusion within the Primordial Imperial City.
A middle-aged man stepped out of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Sun and moon rose and fell in his eyes, and his aura crushed the void of the Eternal Ages.
"Congratulations on your return, fellow Daoist. You've reached an even higher level." The Saint King's voice rang out.
"Brother Ant didn't disappoint us after all." Meng Chuan and the others appeared one after another.
In those two years, the old Heavenly Horned Ant had escaped the Death Domain, reversed life and death, and advanced his cultivation another step.
The old Heavenly Horned Ant bowed solemnly to Meng Chuan. "The fortune I've gained today is entirely thanks to your help, fellow Daoist."
"If you ever have need of me, I'll brave boiling water and fire without a moment's hesitation!"
Boom!
Thunder suddenly roared across the sky. Endless symbols of the Laws sprang forth, and terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
The Immortal King Tribulation—the Heavenly Rules Tribulation.
The old Heavenly Horned Ant had taken that step, so a tribulation naturally descended upon him.
If he survived it, he would obtain the Immortal King Dao Fruit and be counted among the supreme powers of the Boundary Sea, his standing exalted.
If he failed, he would not necessarily die. The old Heavenly Horned Ant was strong enough to survive even a failed tribulation.
Of course, with strength like his, he was unlikely to fail in the first place.
"Brother Ant, go face