The Immortal Emperor Reborn, Starting at the Tribulation Transcendence Peak Stage
Flame City, on the outskirts.
"This familiar feeling..."
"Did I fucking transmigrate again?"
Lin Yu slowly opened his eyes.
This was not his first time transmigrating.
Lin Yu recognized it at a glance. This was precisely where he had arrived when he first transmigrated into this world.
Commonly known as the starter village.
In his previous life, he had been attacked here and awakened his system in the nick of time.
Then, step by step, he had cultivated from an ordinary youth at the Qi Refinement Second Stage into a supreme Immortal Emperor!
[Congratulations, host. After enduring countless hardships and walking an entire lifetime on the immortal path, you have finally become a supreme Immortal Emperor.] [Having accompanied you throughout your life, this system has fulfilled its destiny.] [Now, the system will send you back to the beginning of that long immortal path with unrivaled strength.] [May you enjoy your journey along this path once more.] [Then, farewell.]
The familiar electronic voice of the system rang in Lin Yu's ears.
This time, however, it was not issuing him a quest or a reward.
It was saying goodbye.
"Farewell, old friend."
A trace of nostalgia appeared in Lin Yu's eyes.
Although his affectionate nickname for the system had always been "damned system."
He knew full well that without its help, he might have died at the very beginning of his last transmigration.
He had never expected to have to say goodbye to the system right at the start of transmigrating again.
All those scenes along that long road of cultivation...
They really were worth reminiscing about.
"So, will I inherit my old strength this time?"
Feeling the power inside him, Lin Yu slowly clenched his fists.
The next second.
A terrifying, sky-swallowing presence suddenly erupted from Lin Yu's seemingly rather slender body!
Qi Refinement Peak Stage!
Peak Foundation Establishment!
Core Formation Peak Stage!
Nascent Soul Peak Stage!
Integrated Body Peak Stage!
Mahayana Peak Stage!
Tribulation Transcendence Peak Stage!
Within a single breath.
Lin Yu's strength skyrocketed straight from the Qi Refinement Second Stage to the Tribulation Transcendence Peak Stage!
This was already the upper limit of strength in the lower realm.
As long as Lin Yu wished, he could summon a lightning tribulation at any time, transcend it, and ascend!
This powerful presence erupted for only an instant before Lin Yu brought it under control and reined it in.
"Tribulation Transcendence Peak Stage..."
"This is way too weak."
Feeling the abundant power within his body, Lin Yu nonetheless shook his head.
He was accustomed to the feeling of a supreme Immortal Emperor's power.
It had been a very, very long time since he had felt this weak.
"Forget it. As long as it's barely usable."
The lower realm seemingly could not withstand power beyond Tribulation Transcendence.
If he kept breaking through... would he transcend the tribulation and head to the immortal realm?
How boring would that be?
Even the system had wished him a pleasant journey revisiting this path.
He might as well follow the route of his previous life and travel around.
The immortal path stretched endlessly.
Those old friends, sworn enemies, teachers, and female confidantes.
And those stories, the laughter and tears...
They all moved him.
Even though Lin Yu had ultimately reached the pinnacle, he had inevitably been left with some regrets and things he could not let go of.
Transmigrating again had given him the chance to make up for those regrets.
And with his invincible strength now, he would not have to struggle as hard as he had in his previous life.
"Found that Lin Household brat!"
"That's right, it should be him. Those clothes-there's no mistaking them!"
"After him! Don't let him get away! When you cut the weeds, pull out the roots!"
"Don't worry, boss. He won't escape!"
"Hehe, Lin Household brat, submit obediently. Everyone in your Lin Household is going to die today!"
Just then, a sudden clamor rang out.
Several burly men with vicious looks appeared before Lin Yu, savage grins spreading across their faces.
They were all deathsworn trained by the Li Household.
Every one of them was an expert at the third tier of the Qi Refining Stage or above!
Just now, the head of the Li Household had promised that if they killed Lin Yu, each of them would receive a "Qi Augmenting Pill"!
This kind of pill was extremely precious to Qi Refining Stage cultivators.
It guaranteed an increase in cultivation, with no side effects!
The only difference was how much it increased.
"I really don't know what the household head is thinking, sending all of us to catch him."
"This brat's only at the Qi Refinement Second Stage, right? I could kill him myself!"
"Exactly. He's practically handing us pills for free! I've never had such a good assignment in my life!"
The burly men all sneered. In their eyes, Lin Yu was a fat piece of meat ripe for the taking.
"Oh, if it isn't some familiar faces. It really has been a long time..."
Lin Yu yawned, regarding the men before him with a faint, ambiguous smile.
He knew these men all too well.
In his previous life, these were the very men who had pursued him as soon as he transmigrated.
If he had not awakened his system at that critical moment, the story probably would have ended in chapter one.
But now...
To Lin Yu, these people did not even qualify as ants.
"Familiar faces? Haha, brothers, this brat must've run his brains out while trying to escape."
One of the burly men scoffed.
He simply assumed Lin Yu had gone mad before his death.
"Why does this brat look different from the portrait?"
Another burly man suddenly asked in some confusion.
None of them had ever seen Lin Yu. They relied entirely on the portrait provided by the Li Household's head.
Earlier, when Lin Yu broke through his cultivation realms, not only had his physique changed, but his appearance had changed greatly as well.
His entire bearing was now completely different!
There was an obvious difference between him and the portrait the Li Household had made.
"Who cares? Judging by his clothes, he's the Lin Household's eldest son. Just kill him!"
"Exactly. The household head's information can't be wrong!"
"Enough talking! Attack together and kill him outright! There's something strange about this brat!"
The man in the lead shouted, a trace of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.
Lin Yu's expression just now had left him inexplicably uneasy.
Hearing this, the others nodded. Then their powerful Qi Refinement Third Stage presences surged forth as they charged straight at Lin Yu!
This terrifying combined strike would probably have been difficult for any cultivator below the fifth tier of the Qi Refining Stage to withstand!
"Ah, the same old routine. Not a bit of improvement."
"See you in your next life."
Lin Yu shook his head, an indifferent, cold gleam flashing through his pitch-black eyes.
"Quick, kill him! There's something wrong with this brat!"
Looking into Lin Yu's eyes, the burly man in the lead suddenly felt his scalp prickle violently.
His instincts told him that the youth before him was very, very dangerous!
The burly men froze at his words, then nodded, pouring all their spiritual power into their fists and striking with all their might!
"Die!"
Cruelty and savagery filled their eyes.
A full-force strike from several Qi Refining Stage experts!
In their eyes, Lin Yu was certain to die from this blow!
Yet, the next second.
Their movements abruptly froze, their eyes filling with horror and disbelief.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Their bodies exploded, one after another.
In a mere instant.
All these burly men were bizarrely reduced to fine dust!
Before dying, they had not even had time to make a sound!
"Ah, killing trash like this doesn't even drop gold."
"To think these people put me in such a sorry state back then..."
Lin Yu shook his head as he spoke. These people were simply too weak.
They could not even withstand one several-ten-billionth of his pressure.
To think he had nearly been hunted to death by these people back then.
Impossible. Absolutely impossible.
Nothing of the sort ever happened. I must be remembering it wrong.
"The Li Household..."
"In my previous life, I wasn't strong enough and could only flee..."
"I had to leave my father gravely wounded in your hands, with countless members of my lineage dead or injured..."
"In this life, I can settle this grudge ahead of time."
Lin Yu raised his head and looked in a certain direction within the city.
Before retracing the immortal path, he would take care of these household matters first.
The next second, Lin Yu took half a step forward, and his body vanished straight into the void.
Flame City, the Lin Household.
The once magnificent Lin Household estate was now utterly dilapidated.
The plaque above the main entrance had also been smashed to the ground and was already covered in a layer of dust.
Inside, the members of the Lin Household were surrounded by a group of cultivators, the atmosphere tense with drawn swords and strung bows!
Around the Lin Household estate, many people were secretly keeping an eye on the situation!
No one had expected this.
The Lin Household and the Li Household.
The two lineages that had maintained a delicate balance within Flame City had suddenly begun fighting!
What was more, they had chosen precisely the day when the Lin Household and the Su Household were holding a gathering!
"Lin Tian, Su Zhiyuan, submit obediently, and I'll give you a quick death."
On the Li Household's side, a middle-aged man in the lead spoke indifferently, a trace of sinister light appearing in his eyes.
As his words fell, the middle-aged man raised the ink-black longsword in his hand, and terrifying Sword Qi gathered upon it.
"Isn't that Li Yuan, the head of the Li Household? He's actually broken through to the Golden Core Stage?"
"I never thought Li Yuan would be the first in Flame City to break through to Golden Core!"
"Now the Lin Household is probably in for big trouble!"
"Yeah, even Lin Tian, the head of the Lin Household, and Su Zhiyuan, the head of the Su Household, might both fall here!"
The watching cultivators could not help sucking in a breath of cold air, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
The Golden Core Stage!
Among the forces in Flame City, there had never before been a supreme expert of this caliber!
The keen Sword Qi Li Yuan had gathered filled everyone with utter terror.
Just a single glance was enough for them to sense an endless breath of death and gloom!
A Golden Core expert was actually this terrifying!