"Gasp! Are those... nine bolts of humanoid lightning?"
"The one with an ancient mirror hovering over his head looks like the Void Emperor. That ancient mirror looks very much like the legendary Void Mirror!"
"There's no mistaking it. That's the Hengyu Furnace-it's Emperor Hengyu!"
"Gulp! Could all those figures be Ancient Great Emperors?"
"Hmm? That's the legendary Devouring Heaven Demon Jar. It's the Heaven-Swallowing Great Emperor!"
"A tribulation like this is simply unprecedented throughout the ages!"
They gazed at this astonishing sight.
The Saints in the starry sky all paled in horror.
None had imagined that his tribulation would be so terrifying, or that it was still far from over.
He had just fought and killed a bolt of humanoid lightning identical to himself when nine lifelike bolts of humanoid lightning immediately descended, and those figures vaguely resembled Ancient Great Emperors.
Everyone was shaken, unable to believe their eyes.
Rumble!
The great battle erupted.
The nine bolts of humanoid lightning charged over menacingly, bearing their respective weapons.
Each struck with incomparable ferocity and without mercy. One terrifying killing attack after another made the powerful figures in the starry sky shudder; even the Great Saints felt their scalps prickle.
"Just a bunch of empty shells without the consciousness of Great Emperors... never mind a mere nine. Even if there were ten or a hundred, what would I, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, have to fear?"
Taiyi was utterly fearless, his battle intent splitting the firmament.
With the Chaos Bell above his head, he drove the Nine Divine Weapons and five Immortal Gold Arrows.
He resembled a true young Heavenly Emperor. Even facing nine foes alone, his expression never changed, and he exuded the spirit of one who reigned supreme, looking down upon all the world's heroes.
His golden blood qi was as