The Primordial Human Demon cultivated both taiyin and taiyang and had already reached the very pinnacle of the Quasi-Emperor Realm. He sought to emulate Lu Chen, forcibly defy heaven, and break the laws of heaven and earth to fully prove his Dao.
Alas, although this outstanding talent of the Primordial Era possessed peerless gifts and the potential to prove his Dao and become an emperor, his strength was still far from sufficient to break the restriction of one Dao suppressing all others.
After all, throughout history, Lu Chen alone had slain the reigning Great Emperor before proving his own Dao and successfully risen against heaven.
Soon, the old Human Demon's heaven-defying breakthrough seemed to provoke the heavens' wrath. The myriad Daos of heaven and earth crashed down upon him, inflicting a terrifying backlash. Unless something intervened, the heavenly punishment would surely annihilate both his body and soul.
History held many such examples, and those who managed to survive by the skin of their teeth were few and far between.
At that moment, Lu Chen stepped into the vast heavenly punishment and employed a Substitution Divine Art, transferring the Human Demon's karma onto himself and enduring the backlash of the great Dao laws in his place.
"Break!"
Lu Chen shouted coldly. Turning his palm and fingers, he struck upward with an invincible Battle Immortal Seal, like a God of Creation cleaving heaven and earth apart. Chaos qi surged, shattering the firmament and making the myriad Daos wail.
With just one strike, Lu Chen forcibly shattered the immense lightning tribulation summoned by the Human Demon's forced breakthrough, and it slowly dissipated into the starry sky.
This sight left many peerless talents marveling at Heavenly Emperor Chen's might. They also understood that not just anyone could defy heaven and prove their Dao when