The Sacred Body Became an Emperor! Two Emperors in One Era, a Clash of Emperors!
Abundance!
Divine power surged within him like a vast ocean!
His Sea of Bitterness gleamed golden, thirty percent broader than before it had dried up!
"Benevolent... so benevolent!"
Ye Mingyuan stood at the frontier of the universe, divine light blazing from his eyes to illuminate the world.
His heart surged, and he could not suppress the emotions churning within him!
Originally, he had thought that even if Lu Qingyun could heal all his Dao injuries, it would go no further than healing his wounds.
Yet he had never imagined that the vast life essence pouring into his body would be virtually endless!
It had helped him break through the shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao at the greatest possible speed!
Even afterward, it had not paused in the slightest.
It had filled his Sea of Bitterness and opened his Divine Bridge, bringing him straight back to his peak!
Compared to back then, he was now...
Even stronger!
This time, he had nearly fallen into the dust, yet he had clawed his way out of the abyss!
That had made him even stronger!
And...
A flame shaped like a phoenix burned within Ye Mingyuan's heart. It was the intent he had desperately committed to memory!
It was also why he had begun his great Dao vindication tribulation the instant he recovered his peak strength!
He could feel it...
That intent was steadily fading.
Although he could settle down during this time to comprehend it and turn it into a foundation truly his own.
But...
He preferred to use this most blazing intent to help himself... cross that heavenly chasm!
"Come!!"
"This time, I will cast everything aside!"
"Success or death!"
Ye Mingyuan roared at the churning lightning tribulation.
Then, unwilling to waste even another moment, he actually charged straight at it!
Compared to his first attempt.
He was far more experienced this time.
Even his fighting style... was more aggressive!
Wound for wound, blood for blood!
He shattered countless humanoid lightning bolts, obliterating the imprints left behind by ancient Great Emperors.
He soared all the way upward, seeking only to charge toward that corner of the heavenly palace and face... that heavenly saber once again!
He had all but abandoned thought.
He was driven solely by instinct.
Fighting, charging...
He suffered devastating blows again and again, his presence inevitably weakening.
Yet the flame burning within his chest... only blazed more fiercely!
Until he swept aside every obstacle!
He gazed up at that corner of the majestic heavenly palace, faintly visible, as though it existed only in ancient history.
At that moment, every living being in the universe held their breath.
Last time, Ye Mingyuan had fallen here.
Only a single drop of blood had survived by chance, barely preserving his life.
But this time...
Could he still be so lucky?
"Wishful thinking."
Upon his imperial throne, the Black Emperor lowered his eyes, his expression neither sorrowful nor joyful.
He knew just how powerful that heavenly saber was.
And this time, Ye Mingyuan was in an even more wretched state than during his first tribulation!
Even at his peak, he might not have survived it, let alone in this condition.
Yet, although he had already pronounced Ye Mingyuan's death sentence in his heart.
For some reason, he glanced toward the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone...
Back then, he had also declared with absolute certainty that Ye Mingyuan was beyond saving, yet the result...
Then this time, might something unexpected happen again...
"The Chaos Heavenly Emperor..."
"Does he truly possess such might?"
Boom-!!
Thunder roared, and the clouds gradually dispersed.
That heavenly saber appeared again, pure and flawless white, as though formed from the purest power in existence.
It slashed down at Ye Mingyuan!
A boundless white radiance seemed to illuminate the world, preventing any living being from seeing this final scene clearly.
"Aaaah-!!"
All anyone heard was Ye Mingyuan's furious roar resounding throughout the universe!
The emotion within it was not despair.
It was a conviction that cast everything aside, firmly believing he could cross this heavenly chasm!
Clang-!!
A bell seemed to toll throughout heaven and earth.
It brought everyone back to their senses.
The frontier of the universe sank into deathly silence once more.
The outcome seemed unchanged.
Yet before the world could mourn Ye Mingyuan, a supremely exalted imperial figure, wreathed in the myriad Daos, already stood at the frontier of the universe.
The Black Emperor frowned, divine light flickering ceaselessly in his eyes, as though searching for something.
This sight sent Ku Mu and the others' hearts into their throats once again!
For this reigning emperor to react so unusually, could it be...
That it was not over yet!?
Screee-!!
A clear phoenix cry rang throughout the cosmos!
Yet this was not the true phoenix lightning manifestation within the tribulation, which Ye Mingyuan had already torn apart and devoured.
It came from the void, from heaven and earth!
A drop of golden blood slowly condensed in the void.
Then...
Overwhelming essence gathered, pouring madly into it!
A powerful, burly body steadily took shape.
The next instant!
An ultimate imperial might swept across the entire universe, pressing down upon the myriad Daos and ruling over all!
"Ten thousand years of struggle."
"At last, I have entered this realm. My journey through this life has not been in vain."
Ye Mingyuan raised a hand to his chest. That intent of transformation and rebirth had completely vanished.
But he did not mind.
Because... what he had pursued his entire life had finally been realized.
With the body of a Sacred Body, he had entered the Emperor Realm.
Perhaps he could be called... a Heavenly Emperor!
The living beings of the world had already begun proclaiming the title of Heavenly Emperor.
Everyone was tremendously excited. They were not merely witnessing ancient history, but living through it!
In this era, someone had truly broken the curse that forbade two emperors from existing in the same era!
Moreover, he had attained the Dao as a Sacred Body!
It was equivalent to breaking two heaven-ordained rules in succession!
Such an achievement was rare even throughout ancient history!
Yet after their brief excitement, everyone suddenly realized something!
No era could have two emperors.
Previously, because the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had transformed himself into a forbidden zone and had thereafter been counted among the Supremes, his case had been exceptional.
But now...
Two beings who had entered the Emperor Realm were both at the frontier of the universe!
Could an ultimate battle between two reigning Great Emperors take place today!?
Throughout history, Great Emperor had been the title of the strongest being of an era.
All emperors could only be measured by how widely their accomplishments and influence were celebrated.
As for their combat strength... there was no way to compare it!
But now, perhaps a victor could be decided between Great Emperors!
Some declared outright that Sacred Body Ye was undoubtedly the strongest!
Breaking into the Emperor Realm as a Sacred Body was already difficult, let alone doing so under the suppression of the myriad Daos.
In combat strength alone, he was surely stronger than the reigning Great Emperor!
Others disagreed.
They believed that the Sacred Body had only just vindicated his Dao, whereas the Black Emperor had reigned for nearly ten thousand years. His strength was surely superior!
The arguments went on endlessly, but soon they stopped arguing...
At the frontier of the universe.
Ye Mingyuan looked at the Black Emperor standing before him, who had never once acted to obstruct his attainment of the Dao.
After a moment of silence...
"Thank you."
Ye Mingyuan spoke.
He was not merely thanking the Black Emperor for refraining from obstructing his Dao.
He was also thanking him for having treated his injuries back when he had been half-crippled.
But the Black Emperor did not reply.
He expressed his stance solely through the battle intent surging within him!
Just as he had said back then.
Even if Ye Mingyuan successfully vindicated his Dao, he would still suppress him with absolute dominance!
He would even... knock him off his imperial throne!
Sensing this battle intent, Ye Mingyuan smiled.
Back when he had yet to become an emperor.
He had considered himself inferior to the Black Emperor. There was nothing to deny about that.
But now, after enduring countless hardships, he had finally succeeded in vindicating his Dao.
If I still couldn't match you now, wouldn't I have become an emperor for nothing?
Now, he felt that he was... terrifyingly strong!
Yet the smile on his face did not last long.
When the Black Emperor's fist came hurtling toward him!
The terrifying power surging from it made his expression change abruptly!