The flying sword, infused with true fire, lunged at the pack of wolves like a fierce tiger. Despite the cold youth's renewed attacks and defenses, Ye Yun's strike shattered him into powder, and the relentless momentum continued towards the nebula.
*Ding...*
A crisp sound suddenly erupted from the nebula, like pearls scattering on a jade plate, warm yet imbued with boundless killing intent.
*Ding...*
Each kingly sword shadow seemed to come under attack, and a series of pearl-like sounds struck their bodies from within each shadow.
Sound kill?! The energy intensity was twice that of the previous time, and this lightning tribulation had manifested in more than one form this time?
Ye Yun controlled the sword shadows, accelerating them sharply.
For this sword shadow, Ye Yun had utilized nearly thirty percent of his True Fire Dao. It could be said that such terrifying energy was almost invincible in the lower realm. However, for some reason, Ye Yun felt that this Emperor Tribulation would not be simple.
*Deng...*
*Dong...*
A melodious sound of a zither suddenly joined the pipa music, and visible curtain-like walls appeared, blocking the sword shadows.
The killing intent of the two major musical instruments, pipa and zither, permeated the entire void simultaneously. The immense energy greatly slowed the sword shadows, and more than half of the tens of thousands of sword shadows were lost under the music.
"Pure child's chant, Heavenly Punishment, whip points east!"
"My heart yearns, Heavenly Punishment, longing in my heart!"
Two graceful figures emerged from the nebula. Their delicate feet, like flawless jade, were exposed in the void. One, playing the pipa while unfettered and dancing, the other, seated and strumming the zither, smiled in response. If not for the sword shadows being broken by the handfuls a hundred miles away, one would truly feel as though the music was like the wind, a gentle caress.
Were the legendary celestial maidens any more than this?
Ye Yun gazed at the two women, who were almost excessively beautiful, and felt his mind gradually sinking into the music. Both visually and audibly, they were soul-stirring.
Unfortunately, Ye Yun's divine sense had long surpassed the boundaries of the Ten Directions World, even exceeding the limits of a fifth-level deity. His strength far surpassed that of a fifth-level deity, as indicated by the feedback information from Hei Yi's slaying of deities outside the heavens.
How could such a minor heavenly tribulation cause Ye Yun any harm!
Die!
Divine sense poured out, and the sword shadows accelerated violently. The musical attacks landed on the sword shadows like hitting a protective shield, only causing ripples on the surface, unable to affect them in any way!
The celestial sashes were torn to shreds, and the pipa and zither alike shattered into pieces under the terrifying power. The sword shadows surged forward like a broken bamboo, and with Ye Yun's intervention, they directly slew the two approaching celestial maidens.
There was no scene of blood splattering. All that remained in their place were two energy orbs emitting a faint glow.
What was this?
Ye Yun drew the two energy orbs closer. He could feel the purest True Fire Dao within these energy orbs. In fact, the True Fire Dao within Ye Yun's body even showed a hint of longing.
Ye Yun reached out and grasped an energy orb. To his surprise, as the energy entered his hand, the True Fire Dao within him surged uncontrollably, enveloping Ye Yun in a ball of black flames.
"This... has my True Fire Dao become stronger after devouring that energy orb? Even my anomalous fire has evolved again?" Ye Yun exclaimed in disbelief.
To transform his True Fire Law from law into Dao, Ye Yun had consumed a considerable number of law fragments, even half a Dao fruit, to elevate it to Dao. Now, this residual energy from the tribulation had almost perfected his Minor True Fire Dao, pushing it towards the Major True Fire Dao. This was simply inconceivable.
Ye Yun looked at the other energy orb and no longer hesitated, directly absorbing it into his body.
*Boom...*
Heaven and earth roared, and the void cracked. Endless flames soared into the sky, transforming into ten thousand-foot fire dragons that roared around Ye Yun.
A profound sound echoed, and countless fiery petals rained down from the void. Each petal, like a blade cutting through tofu, carved streaks into the reinforced void barrier around Ye Yun. Under the terrifying energy, a vast and terrifying void storm formed.
And Ye Yun's physical body and cultivation seemed to have broken through a certain specific bottleneck at a certain moment, entering a completely new realm.
"Major True Fire Dao perfected! This... this is too f***ing powerful!" Ye Yun had not felt his strength increase so drastically since reaching the peak of his extreme realm.
Unbeknownst to Ye Yun, the figure of him sitting in Dragon City within his game world was also undergoing a terrifying transformation.
The countless attribute points were rapidly decreasing at a terrifying speed until all attribute points became 1. His level also instantly changed from 105 to the capital letter 'First-Level Deity'. His talent level rose by one level from its original base, reaching a talent level Ye Yun had never seen before: 'Lin' (临).
"Hmm?"
The changes in the game were too significant, causing the energy from the one hundred thousand high-grade辟谷丹 (Bigu Dan) Ye Yun had consumed to be rapidly depleted at a terrifying rate. Thus, Ye Yun noticed the anomaly immediately.
However, despite noticing the anomaly, Ye Yun did not enter the game, as he was currently undergoing his seventy-second lightning tribulation.
"Above and below, I alone am honored! I act as Heavenly Punishment, the Ninety-Five Supreme Emperor's Slash!"
As the sword shadows approached the nebula, a soaring blade dao erupted. Light and shadow formed a blade, forcefully blocking the offensive of the sword shadows. A middle-aged man clad in black imperial robes, gripping a black saber with both hands, bowed and slashed at the sword shadows.
Even Ye Yun had never witnessed such boundless dominance before.
This was an Emperor of the Blade Dao!
*Boom...*
As the saber fell, the void, which Ye Yun had reinforced with the Dao of Space, trembled slightly under the dominant blade. What shocked Ye Yun the most was that his remaining ten thousand sword shadows were directly annihilated by this single strike.
Although those sword shadows had consumed most of their energy, they were still infused with a trace of Ye Yun's True Fire Dao. In the lower realm, there was absolutely no strong practitioner who could destroy them with a single strike.
However, Ye Yun's shock was far from over, as another figure appeared within the nebula.
Clad in golden robes emitting a soft glow, with a golden dragon constantly winding on his robe, his shoulder-length hair casually tied with a red string, his sharp eyes fixed on Ye Yun, his right index finger pointed directly at Ye Yun, his face contorted with boundless rage.
"Beyond men, beyond heavens, within the universe, all deities are my subjects! I, as Heavenly Punishment, shake the heavens with a single finger!"
*Boom Dong...*
*Boom Dong...*
The golden-robed emperor unleashed a single finger, and his oppressive aura immediately covered the entire void. The entire void felt as if it were inside a giant drum being struck by a massive hammer, the dull thudding reaching the depths of the soul!
Ye Yun stared at the golden-robed emperor in terror. This finger was a soul attack!