But the Eastern Emperor swept through his tribulation with bold, sweeping attacks, cutting through it like a blade splitting bamboo.
Even the ninth heaven immortal tribulation, in which all Nine Heavenly Venerables appeared together, failed to truly threaten the Eastern Emperor.
Though the fighting was brutally fierce, it was not one-sided at all. The two sides were evenly matched.
Facing nine opponents alone, the Eastern Emperor actually held his own completely.
They traded blow for blow.
"Hiss! That fighting strength..."
"What an Eastern Emperor. His fighting strength really might rival a Flawless Great Emperor's!"
"Once he makes it through this tribulation, we may truly have no hope of dealing with him unless we undergo ultimate sublimation!"
"More than that... that Dao Body secret technique is truly terrifying. It possesses fighting strength fully on par with his true body. Yun Gen is being completely suppressed!"
"Yun Gen miscalculated... now he may end up losing the rice without stealing the chicken!"
"Hmph, he brought this on himself. After possessing the Golden Crow Quasi-Emperor, why couldn't he have been cautious, quit while he was ahead, and obediently returned to the Reincarnation Sea?"
"Not necessarily. If he undergoes ultimate sublimation, he might turn things around!"
"Perfect. Let him test the true strength that demon prodigy of an Eastern Emperor currently possesses!"
The fighting strength the Eastern Emperor displayed made the Supremes pale in horror, filling them with the utmost wariness.
The ninth heaven immortal tribulation was only the nine-layer heaven tribulation. Even though its power varied from person to person and could be immensely formidable, it was ultimately not a true attain the Dao tribulation. However powerful it was, it had limits. It could not possibly be so outrageous that every humanoid lightning figure rivaled a Flawless Great Emperor.
If it were only a