"Great Emperor! You cannot withstand the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation alone! Not even a true Great Emperor could face it! I beg you, reconsider..."
Qin Zhantian’s eyes dimmed as he reached out and shouted, but before he could finish, he froze in place.
Boom!
The World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation descended, a terrifying force of destruction plummeting from the heavens!
Qin Feng looked up at the tribulation, a look of disdain curling the corners of his lips.
"The World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation? Is that all it is?"
He was a Great Emperor born of heaven; the Great Dao itself had baptized him. The World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation could not harm him in the slightest, so naturally, he had no need for fear.
He didn't even bother to put up a defense, letting the lightning strike him directly.
In that moment, everyone was dumbfounded.
"What the hell! No way, why is this white-clothed Great Emperor just standing there?"
"That’s the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation! He doesn’t block it, and he actually just lets it hit him?"
"He’s a madman! An absolute lunatic!"
Everyone stared in astonishment at the proud, white-clad figure.
Who didn't know the power of the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation?! Even a Great Emperor would have to go all out to face such a strike, let alone this white-clothed man who had yet to officially attain the throne.
But they soon realized what was happening.
Seeming to sense Qin Feng’s provocation, the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation transformed directly into a thunder dragon, roaring as it struck at him!
"Hiss!"
Everyone gasped. A Great Emperor’s dignity could not be violated. The World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation was an existence that even Great Emperors could not overcome! It was the wrath of heaven and earth!
And this white-clothed Great Emperor had not only challenged the dignity of the tribulation but dared to stand still and let it strike him? This was sheer suicide!
"It’s over. This wild Great Emperor is going to be obliterated, body and soul."
"Alas, the path for a Human Race Great Emperor to attain the throne is a hundred times harder than anyone else’s, and here he is, showing off!"
"Is this white-clothed Great Emperor too unyielding? How can he be so confident?"
"A pity for a Great Emperor about to attain the throne. Our Human Race has lost yet another."
"Sigh."
..........
"It’s over, it’s really over this time."
Qin Zhantian looked up at the tribulation, his heart sinking into despair. He had hoped the man would resist, but now... he hadn't even raised a defense.
"Could it be that he knows he’s doomed... and has given up?"
He felt confused. But in the next heartbeat, when he saw the lightning strike Qin Feng, he was stunned.
Boom!
The tribulation roared, lightning ravaging the sky and forming a peerless thunder dragon, as if it intended to swallow the world whole.
Qin Feng bathed in the sea of thunder, calm and unmoved.
"The white-clothed... Great Emperor?"
Everyone stared in shock. The white-clad figure remained standing proudly in the air, unscathed. Even the thunder dragon... was circling him, emitting deep, rhythmic roars!
"My God, he’s actually ignoring the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation?!"
"What is his origin? Why can he ignore it?"
"This is the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation! It’s a catastrophe that even Great Emperors must face with full preparation!"
"Am... am I hallucinating?"
Everyone gaped, their faces filled with disbelief, unable to process what they were seeing.
The tribulation descended, lightning filling the sky. Millions of cultivators were terrified out of their wits. Supreme-tier experts were so frightened they fell to their knees, calling out that it was a miracle!
In everyone's mind, even if a Great Emperor were born, they would have to face the tribulation with extreme caution—yet here, someone was utterly indifferent? How could this be?
And yet, it was plain for all of humanity to see!
"I hold the sun and moon in my hands, and pluck the stars; in this world, there is no one like me!"
Qin Feng tilted his head slightly, a flash of gold crossing his eyes.
"Mere thunder tribulation, let this Emperor refine you!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it exploded in everyone’s ears!
At that moment, millions of cultivators witnessed a scene they would never forget! Qin Feng opened his mouth and swallowed the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation whole!
"Holy hell! He swallowed it! My God, what did I just see? The World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation was swallowed!!"
"Damn it, that’s the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation! Even Great Emperors fear it, and this guy treats it like a snack?"
"Our Human Race has produced a true Great Emperor, one who can eat the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation!"
"Who exactly is he? This is too terrifying! If he's this monstrous before attaining the throne, wouldn't he be an invincible Great Emperor once he succeeds?"
"A Human Race Great Emperor! This is a true Great Emperor!"
Everyone stood frozen. They looked at the figure wreathed in lightning, moved to tears. This was their white-clothed Great Emperor! A Human Race Great Emperor!
Qin Zhantian was completely dumbstruck. What kind of freak was this? He actually ate the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation? Was this even human?
"I wish this Great Emperor belonged to my Immortal Qin Empire." Qin Zhantian sighed inwardly. It was a pity this white-clothed Great Emperor was "wild," not belonging to any faction, and certainly not to his empire.
Just then, the tribulation began to dissipate, the sky clearing up. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the ordeal was over. But to their absolute astonishment...
"Stop! Don't run!"
Having swallowed the tribulation, Qin Feng felt a surge of explosive power flowing within him. Where else could he find such a benefit as increasing his cultivation just by standing still? This was more satisfying than lying in bed earning money!
"You want to run?!"
Qin Feng turned into a beam of light, chasing after the retreating thunder. He was going to corner the tribulation!
"If you've got the guts, strike me! What’s wrong? Scared? Today, this Emperor will fight you to the death!"
Qin Feng strolled under the thundercloud, looking provocatively at it. Provoked by his taunts, the fading tribulation began to evolve again.
Boom!
Thunderclouds gathered. This time, they were not black, but multicolored!
Everyone was startled, falling to the ground.
"That's... the legendary Five Elements Divine Thunder!"
"And there's more! The Taiyi Divine Thunder! Purgatory Divine Thunder! Hongmeng Divine Thunder..."
"Is this even a Great Emperor's tribulation?!"
Everyone was terrified. This was no ordinary path to the throne!
"Hahaha, come on! Today, this Emperor will fight all of you to the death!"
"I am invincible in this world; if I do not battle the heavens, whom should I battle?"
Qin Feng laughed wildly. He stood there, looking at the multicolored lightning, feeling better than ever.
"Roar!"
The lightning evolved into dragons, phoenixes, and qilin, charging straight at Qin Feng! The Five Elements and Taiyi Divine Thunder flooded the sky, forming a peerless divine beast that opened its maw and swallowed Qin Feng whole!
"It’s... it’s over."
The people of the Immortal Qin Empire were pale, believing they were about to watch the Human Race’s strongest Great Emperor being consumed.
"This white-clothed Great Emperor is too arrogant. If he had listened to my advice, he wouldn't have ended up like this," Qin Zhantian sighed.
The others remained silent, their hearts filled with admiration and awe for Qin Feng.
But just then!
"Open up!!"
Qin Feng’s roar erupted from within the Five Elements Divine Thunder! The next moment, they saw the lightning being torn apart!
"Boom!"
With an earth-shattering sound, the multicolored lightning scattered, turning into pure energy that Qin Feng swallowed and refined!
"My... my God!"
They stared in shock, unable to believe their eyes. This white-clothed Great Emperor... had actually swallowed the Five Elements Divine Thunder as well!!
"Again! Today, this Emperor will battle you to the end!"
Qin Feng stood there, full of spirit. The Heavenly Dao evolved various powerful beasts: Qilin, Taotie, Qiongqi... all manner of ancient, terrifying creatures!
"Come on! All of you, come! If you don't show up, I'll count it as my loss!"
Qin Feng’s arrogant, domineering voice resounded through heaven and earth! He would let the world know that he, Qin Feng, was the number one Emperor in heaven and on earth! He was invincible!
Boom! Boom!!
At that moment, the Heavenly Dao was enraged! It began to manifest every single divine tribulation used for attaining the Great Emperor throne! The Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Chaos Divine Thunder... all of them descended at once!
The Heavenly Dao seemed to have gone mad, fusing the tribulations into one immeasurable, cataclysmic force!
Everyone was terrified. This wasn't a divine tribulation! This was an annihilation event!
"Holy crap, what kind of monster is he to enrage the Heavenly Dao like this?"
"Is... is this the Heaven-Extinguishing Tribulation?!"
Billions of people trembled in fear, hiding far away. Even if a Great Emperor were present, they might not survive this!
Qin Feng stood his ground, not dodging, swallowing everything that came his way. His aura grew stronger under the nourishment of the tribulation.
"Hahaha, satisfying!"
Qin Feng laughed heartily. His body was being tempered within the lightning. From an ordinary physique, he was being forged into a Myriad Dao Thunder Body!
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the legendary identity trait: Myriad Dao Thunder Body! A purgatory of thunder, a body of divine punishment; I am the heavens, and the heavens are me!]
"Refreshing!"
Qin Feng breathed out, feeling invigorated. He glanced at the tribulation, noticing it had weakened significantly. But Qin Feng was a cautious man—how could he waste it? A mosquito is still meat, and this was the power of the heavens.
While being struck by lightning, he pondered.
"Now that I am no longer an ordinary physique, I still lack my own Immemorial Emperor Weapon and a Great Emperor Cultivation Method..."
He had the strength, but no means to fully exert it.
"The Myriad Laws Convention is in two days. I must make Su Qingwan experience what true despair is!"
"But before that, I need to pay a visit to the Human Race’s Scripture Pavilion and find a Great Emperor Cultivation Method to practice."
As Qin Feng thought, he stood still, allowing the lightning to continue hitting him.
Below, the millions of cultivators had their eyes wide, jaws dropped, their bodies numb.
"Big brother, do you get the feeling that this Great Emperor isn't here to survive a tribulation, but to enjoy it?" Qin Aoshuang asked, looking at the figure in the sky with a strange expression.
Qin Zhantian, standing beside her, nodded dully. After a long time, he spoke slowly.
"I think so, too."
The siblings exchanged a look of shock. Was this really a tribulation? It looked more like he was taking a bath in it! This white-clothed Great Emperor was too ferocious!
Countless cultivators felt their knees go weak and fell to the ground. Why were they kneeling? Because not kneeling to watch this white-clothed Great Emperor’s tribulation would be a grave sign of disrespect!
Drinking the World-Extinguishing Thunder Tribulation like water. Mocking the heavenly punishment. Refining a tribulation that only existed in ancient myths with one hand.
He could no longer be described as a talent or a monster; he was clearly the greatest powerhouse the Human Race had ever seen!