Unrivaled Martial Emperor

Crash!

Thunderclaps rumbled, causing the crowd present to feel their ears buzzing and their eyes dizzy.

Ninety-nine dagger-axes appeared, raining down on Chen Fan. The momentum and the might alone were enough to plunge onlookers into despair. It was like heaven and earth were about to collapse.

Some of the more timid spectators fainted on the spot.

No one expected such a ferocious assault at the very start of the tribulation; it seemed bent on total annihilation of the person trying to overcome the tribulation.

Did the person undergoing the tribulation commit some grave, heartless crime to deserve this?

Even the tribulations faced by peerless monsters weren't this terrifying; it was simply beyond belief.

Rumble!

The ninety-nine dagger-axes rained down like lightning pillars from the heavens. They didn't fall randomly. They formed a fearsome grand formation, multiplying their power.

Moreover, when the ninety-nine dagger-axes fell, a sea of lightning tumbled within the tribulation clouds. Lightning lances, spears, axes, swords, sabers, and all sorts of weapons emerged, poised to strike.

"Hiss, hiss."

Exclamations of shock rang out continuously in the vicinity.

Generally speaking, when martial artists faced heavenly tribulations, a wave of attacks would rain down, then pause, giving the cultivator a brief moment to recover.

But now, the first wave of attacks had just descended when the next wave was already forming. It was a storm of attacks, offering no time even to breathe.

However, the crowd didn't have the mind to care about all this. They looked straight at the spot where the lightning lances had struck.

Terrifying heavenly might pressed down. The lightning lances' power erupted and blossomed; blinding light burst out in all directions. Lightning snakes struck the already collapsing mountainside, sending cracks spreading with sharp snaps. Boulders tumbled continuously. Total collapse was imminent.

Inside the cave, Chen Fan's aura had stepped into the Lesser Legendary realm. His law threads danced wildly around him. There were flames, ice, storms, starry light, and more.

Rumble!

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, he jolted to his feet. His legendary might erupted, and the mountain, unable to withstand the force, gave way and crumbled instantly.

Boom, crack, crack!

As the mountain body collapsed, the absolute killing formation formed from the ninety-nine dagger axes fully descended.

"Perfect timing!"

Anyone else would've been paralyzed with fear facing such a tribulation.

But not Chen Fan.

His momentum was unstoppable. Eyes sharp, aura wild, he charged headlong into the oncoming dagger-axes.

"Look, who's that person facing their tribulation? Does anyone know him?"

Someone shouted in shock as the crowd recognized Chen Fan, and murmurs spread like wildfire.

"Wait... he looks familiar... That's Chen Fan. From the Tianwu Continent. The same guy Ye Yuanming chased for ten days and nights after he stole that immortal artifact!"

"So that's him! Damn, what on earth did he do to trigger a legend tribulation this brutal? It's terrifying!"

"Honestly, I don't think it's because of anything he did. He's just too monstrous. Think about it, for a Greater Peak Manifestation realm, even with an immortal artifact, could they hold off a peak Lesser Legendary realm expert? And not just anyone but Ye Yuanming, a peerless pride of heaven!"

"......"

They finally realized that the person facing their tribulation was Chen Fan, the talk of the town in recent days.

While the crowd whispered and speculated, Chen Fan had already begun overcoming his tribulation.

"Break, break, break!"

His iron-like fists destroyed the lightning dagger-axes that could annihilate a newbie Lesser Legendary realm martial artist, turning into nourishment to temper his body.

"He's insane," someone muttered. "When we face tribulations, we try to endure. But he... he's on the offensive!"

Eyes twitched across the crowd as they watched in disbelief.

Soon, Chen Fan destroyed all dagger-axes. Cloaked in crackling electricity, he looked like an ancient lightning god, a supreme deity that had mastered the profundities of lightning.

However, before the lightning dagger-axes were gone, the second wave of the heavenly tribulation was already raining down.

All sorts of weapons descended.

Each radiated a deadly aura that made even seasoned Legendary experts break out in cold sweat.

Yet, none of the attacks could suppress Chen Fan. He crushed everything thrown at him, his aura growing ever stronger until lightning swirled behind him like a divine cloak.

Boom, boom, boom!

The space stirred violently, rumbling nonstop.

Next, an endless stretch of lightning mountains appeared.

These weren't ordinary illusions: they looked like the primordial mountains that birthed thunder at the dawn of creation, pressing down on the world itself.

Their lightning aura was alarming.

The nearby crowd trembled fiercely. A chill rose from the bottom of their feet to the top of their heads.

If this type of lightning mountain had appeared during their tribulation, they would've been reduced to pulp on the spot.

"Hahahaha, not enough, this is far from enough. This weak heavenly tribulation can't do anything to me. Shatter for me!"

The lightning cloak at Chen Fan's back billowed violently, crackling with noise. He looked every bit like a lightning battle god.

His fists were like comets, blasting the lightning mountain continuously.

Boom, boom, boom...

Fatigue didn't seem to exist for Chen Fan. He launched punch after punch without pause, shattering the falling mountains. Each collapse turned into a torrent of lightning, which he absorbed.

Next came a lightning-immortal palace. The sound of lightning bugle horns rang out. As the lightning rampaged, a terrifying might swept through heaven and earth. It scraped three feet off the ground, causing the nearby mountains to shatter by the inch.

The palace looked like the dwelling of an ancient lightning god, sacred and untouchable. It descended with overwhelming force, aiming to crush Chen Fan completely.

In an instant, he felt an extremely terrifying pressure descending onto him.

"Roar!" Chen Fan roared furiously to the sky. His aura kept boiling and rampaging like an unyielding lightning battle god.

"Break open for me!"

As he roared furiously, starry light shone on him. He grabbed at the void with both hands. Hands of Sky Rending Stars grabbed onto the descending lightning immortal palace and tore at it ruthlessly.

Crack, crack, crack, crack...

The palace, so majestic and imposing, fractured under the strain. Cracks spread fast, until finally, it was ripped clean in half.

"My god... this isn't him overcoming the tribulation. It's him beating it into submission! He's too freaking terrifying!"

"Lightning mountains destroyed, and the immortal palace torn apart. If it were me, I wouldn't even survive the first wave of dagger-axes. Freak. No—mega freak!"

The corners of the crowd's eyes twitched, hearts pounding violently, as if they might burst from their chests.

Suddenly, a furious roar that shook heaven and earth rang out.

"Roar!"

A head peeked out of the tribulation clouds.

A dragon's head!

A lightning dragon's head!