Ye Yun's words, coupled with the appearance of the Kunlun Mirror, silenced everyone from the six hidden forces.
They weren't afraid of someone who could destroy the Heavenly Dao Sect, but of someone who could seize control of the Kunlun Mirror after its destruction. They could only look up to such a person.
The Kunlun Mirror was a full rank higher than the spirit artifacts of the other five sects, which was why the Heavenly Dao Sect was the leader among the six. In truth, whether it was the Heavenly Dao Sect or any other sect, though they appeared majestic to the outside world, only they themselves knew that they were merely spokespersons for the spirit artifacts of their respective sects. All their cultivation methods and resources were almost entirely provided by these spirit artifacts.
Now, however, they couldn't sense any aura of a spirit artifact within the Kunlun Mirror, meaning the spirit artifact had been thoroughly vanquished.
"You... you are the one who slaughtered my Heavenly Dao Sect?"
The sole remaining disciple of Qian Chenzi pointed at the Kunlun Mirror, trembling as he asked.
Neither Qian Chenzi nor his disciple had witnessed the tragic state of the Heavenly Dao Sect and the Kunlun Mirror. At that time, they had only felt the disappearance of the mark the spirit artifact had placed upon them, and the collapse of the entrance to the small world.
"Jun Wu, your performance this time is commendable! I, the Emperor, hereby confer upon you the title of Deputy Commander of the Eighth Group Army of my Ten Directions Empire. In the future, diligently assist Liu Lang in developing the Eighth Group Army and uphold the reputation of my Ten Directions Empire!"
Ye Yun ignored their unspoken questions.
The rolling sound waves reverberated through all the star fields within the territory of the Ten Directions Empire. Then, to everyone's terrified gaze, a golden dragon appeared in the star fields and entered Jun Wu's forehead.
Bestowing official titles, protected by national destiny! This was a fundamental function of the empire's national destiny. However, what terrified Yao Die and the others was the sheer magnitude of the national destiny contained within the golden dragon.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace! Jun Wu will certainly do his utmost!" Jun Wu, disregarding the gazes of those present, knelt directly in the direction of the Kunlun Mirror. Although Ye Yun himself did not appear, he could feel Ye Yun's aura emanating from the Kunlun Mirror.
Within the Ten Directions Empire, all cultivators looked up in awe. The Ten Directions Empire had eight group armies, and with the addition of the Ice Tribe, there were six more. Apart from the commanders of these group armies, this was the first deputy commander that Ye Yun had personally enfeoffed!
This undoubtedly sent a signal to the officers serving as deputy commanders within their respective group armies.
Jun Wu knelt in the void, his entire body trembling, not just from excitement, but more so from the soul-deep pain caused by the national destiny cleansing his body.
Rumble...
Thunder boomed in the void, and countless lightning snakes writhed through the air. Under the blessing of the national destiny, Jun Wu not only recovered his previously depleted talent but his strength also directly broke through, finally ushering in the Extreme Realm Heavenly Tribulation he had longed for.
"All troops, retreat three thousand miles." Jun Wu stood up, looking at the thirty million soldiers behind him, his eyes filled with excitement.
He was alive!
Ever since Yao Die had forced him to deplete his talent by threatening his kin, severing his future, he had lived in a daze year after year. Even after entering the Ten Directions Empire, it felt no different from before.
Depleted talent meant he was stuck at Monarch Perfection, and then he could only watch time pass, waiting for his life to fade.
If there was one, there would be two! As long as these brothers behind him followed His Majesty's footsteps, they too would one day recover their depleted talents like him and step into the new world of the Extreme Realm together!
The thunder tribulation above gathered. Not only were the thirty million Monarch soldiers retreating, but the quasi-emperors of the Fu Tian Empire retreated even faster. Their strength had already reached the peak of the Ten Directions Heavenly Realm, and they were constantly trying to avoid the induction of heavenly tribulations.
Therefore, whenever someone underwent a tribulation, they would hide far away, suppressing their aura to the extreme, fearing that others' tribulations might trigger their own ascension tribulation.
"Heh heh, quasi-emperors?" Jun Wu looked at the retreating quasi-emperors of the Fu Tian Empire and couldn't help but sneer. He then seemed to chase after them, as if trying to drag them into his lightning tribulation.
"Jun Wu, why must you do this?" Yao Die frowned as she looked at Jun Wu. Jun Wu's actions, if he managed to drag anyone into his lightning tribulation, would only result in their utter annihilation. This was a suicidal act.
"Why? Haha... Yao Die, these two words actually came from your mouth?" Jun Wu burst into laughter but stopped his movements. He knew he couldn't catch up to them; it was just a scare tactic, a moment of satisfaction.
Through the star river, Ye Yun noticed that Yao Die's gaze towards Jun Wu seemed to carry some peculiar emotions. Jun Wu felt the same, filled with resentment towards Yao Die.
Could there be some melodramatic love story between these two?
Above the void, the lightning snakes converged, forming nine lightning dragons of varying sizes, from a thousand to ten thousand feet. The lightning tribulation took shape, nine dragons and nine formidable obstacles. Everyone present was astonished and awestruck.
"What kind of talent did this brat have before? How is it that he's only just recovered and already drawing upon the Nine Extreme Lightning Tribulation? This is a once-in-ten-million-years occurrence even in our Immortal King Hall!" an elder of the Immortal King Hall, who had reached Extreme Realm Perfection, exclaimed involuntarily as he looked at the lightning tribulation in the sky.
The cultivation world had a saying about numbers: five was a threshold, seven was a prodigy, eight was a celestial talent, and nine was the utmost, representing the word 'supreme' among all cultivators, transcending the definition of genius.
Nine Dragons Dominating the Heavens. Let alone Jun Wu, who was facing the lightning tribulation directly, even those who had reached Extreme Realm Perfection glanced at the lightning dragons in the sky with a hint of apprehension. They were three ranks above Jun Wu, yet they felt wary. One could imagine the terrifying nature of this heavenly tribulation.
"One sword!"
A clear, cold voice sounded, and the lightning dragons, right before everyone's eyes, were abruptly severed into tens of thousands of pieces. They then transformed into endless tribulation energy, which flowed into Jun Wu's dantian and forehead.
In everyone's bewildered state, Jun Wu's aura surged, and he officially entered the Extreme Realm.
With a single sentence, he severed the Extreme Realm Heavenly Tribulation. What a terrifying display of power!
The quasi-emperors of the Immortal King lineage watched the disappearing Kunlun Mirror, feeling a chill run down their spines.
The Kunlun Mirror vanished, leaving behind only a miniature replica of the square gate in its place.
"How can this be! How can I not see through it? This is impossible..."
Just as everyone was still immersed in Ye Yun's might, the third eye of the Divine Oracle on the side, bloodshot and crimson, stared intently in the direction where the Kunlun Mirror had disappeared, as if entranced.
However, no one paid attention to his demeanor, for at this moment, they were completely stunned by the miniature square gate that had appeared.