I, the Villain, Become Invincible the More Descendants I Have

Chapter 111 A Massive Audience’s WatchWith only three days left until the Ascension Portal opened, the entire Xuanhuang Mortal Realm was completely plunged into revelry.

The news that Emperor Cao Xukun, at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence stage, was about to trigger the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation spread like wildfire to every corner of the Five Regions. From centenarian cultivators down to toddlers just learning to walk, everyone rushed toward the Luoyang Divine Capital as if they had gone mad.

The city walls of Luoyang had been temporarily expanded threefold, yet it was still packed to the point of immobility. Vermilion Bird Avenue was teeming with heads, shoulder to shoulder, with not even a spot to place one’s feet. Barbarian men from the Northern Territory carried cowhide drums, Hu maidens from the Western Desert danced the Whirlwind Dance, the Phoenix Clan of the Southern Region transformed into hundreds of birds circling in the sky, and the Sea Clan of the Eastern Region carried massive pearls to serve as streetlights. The leaders of the three great ancient guardian clans were personally leading their teams to maintain order, each one so busy they barely had time to touch the ground.

”My goodness! This is too exaggerated!” Standing on the city gate tower, Li Tieniu looked at the dense sea of people below, so shocked that the roasted chicken in his hand dropped. ”I reckon there must be over a hundred million people, right? This is ten times livelier than the market during the New Year! If they keep crowding like this, the city walls will collapse!”

Crown Prince Cao Hao, dressed in his crown prince court robes and holding an amplification spirit talisman, had shouted until his throat was hoarse. ”Grand Governor Li, please stop complaining. Another thirty thousand people have squeezed in from the east; hurry and take a squad of soldiers over to guide them. Also, tell the kitchen to steam more steamed buns, otherwise, so many people will go hungry.”

”Got it, got it!” Li Tieniu grabbed his giant axe and walked down, cursing under his breath. ”These people are too desperate. To watch a tribulation, they traveled thousands of miles overnight—is it really worth it?”

”Of course it is worth it.” An aged voice drifted over. An elderly cultivator with white hair, leaning on a cane, walked over tremblingly, his eyes filled with excitement. ”This old man has cultivated for eight hundred years and has never seen anyone trigger the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation. Emperor Xuan is the first person in the history of the Mortal Realm to do so. To be able to witness this moment with my own eyes, even if I die, it is worth it!”

The surrounding cultivators nodded in agreement. ”Indeed! Emperor Xuan unified the Mortal Realm, allowed us to live good lives, and even taught us cultivation techniques for free. He is the benefactor of us all! Even if we have to stand for three days and three nights, we must watch His Majesty succeed in his tribulation!”

Just then, a dark figure slowly rose on the Star-Gazing Platform of the imperial palace. Emperor Cao Xukun was dressed in a dark dragon robe, wearing a flat-topped crown, and stood with his hands behind his back. The pressure of his Tribulation Transcendence peak stage radiated faintly, and the entire noisy Luoyang instantly fell silent. Over a hundred million people held their breath simultaneously, to the point where one could hear a pin drop on the ground.

Everyone looked up, gazing at that figure standing in the clouds, their eyes filled with awe and adoration. It was this man who ended the thousand years of war in the Mortal Realm; it was this man who broke the sects’ monopoly on cultivation techniques, allowing ordinary people to cultivate; it was this man who led the Mortal Realm toward an unprecedented golden age.

”Long live Emperor Xuan! Long live Great Xuan!”

It was unknown who shouted first, but immediately after, a tsunami-like roar erupted, spreading across the entire Mortal Realm. The voices of over a hundred million people converged, shaking the heavens and the earth so that they trembled slightly, and even the clouds in the sky were dispersed by the sound.

Emperor Cao Xukun slightly raised his hand, and the shouting instantly ceased. His voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone’s ears. ”Thank you all for coming to witness this. At noon three days from now, I will trigger the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation here. Regardless of success or failure, the Great Xuan Dynasty shall endure for eternity, and the people of the Mortal Realm shall remain safe and prosperous forever.”

”His Majesty is sure to succeed in the tribulation!”

”His Majesty will surely succeed in ascending!”

Another earth-shattering cheer erupted.

Just as everyone was immersed in the excitement, the sky suddenly darkened. Countless black thunderclouds gathered from all directions, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and a terrifying aura of tribulation swept across the entire Divine Capital. A young man dressed in a black thunder robe, holding a Thunder Tribulation Sword, stepped on a thunder dragon and slowly descended into the air opposite the Star-Gazing Platform, his pretentiousness maxed out.

This person was none other than the Son of Destiny from the ancient Thunder Tribulation Clan, Leijiezi. His family had controlled the power of thunder tribulations for generations and believed that only members of their family were qualified to trigger the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation. Upon learning that Emperor Cao Xukun was going to undergo the tribulation, he had come specifically to snatch Emperor Cao Xukun’s tribulation opportunity and seize his fortune.

”Emperor Cao Xukun! Get down here!” Leijiezi pointed at Emperor Cao Xukun and roared sternly, his voice carrying the rumbling of thunder. ”The Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation is a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Dao; only the Son of Destiny from my Thunder Tribulation Clan is qualified to trigger it! A mere mortal like you is worthy of bearing the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation? That is pure delusion!”

”I am the Thunder Tribulation Overlord personally appointed by the Heavenly Dao. Today, I shall act on behalf of the heavens to reclaim your tribulation opportunity! Immediately cripple your own cultivation and get off the Star-Gazing Platform, and I might spare your dog life! If you dare to defy me, I will trigger the World-Ending Thunder Tribulation and turn you and the entire Luoyang into scorched earth!”

The disciples of the Thunder Tribulation Clan behind him raised their thunder hammers and shouted in unison, ”The Thunder Tribulation Overlord is invincible! Emperor Cao Xukun, get lost! Hand over the tribulation opportunity!”

Black thunder snakes writhed around their bodies, looking aggressive.

The commoners below instantly exploded:

”Where did this lunatic come from? Daring to disrespect Emperor Xuan!”

”Exactly! Emperor Xuan’s tribulation is none of his business! Trying to snatch the tribulation opportunity—how thick-skinned can one be!”

”I think he’s gone mad! Does he think he’s invincible just because he can play with a bit of lightning?”

Li Tieniu was so angry his nose was crooked. He grabbed his giant axe and prepared to charge up. ”Damn it! Another show-stealing poser! Does your family run a power plant? Playing with lightning every day! And you want to steal Emperor Xuan’s tribulation? I think you’re looking for death!”

”Stop.” Emperor Cao Xukun said calmly, raising his hand to stop Li Tieniu. He didn’t even look directly at Leijiezi, just glanced at him indifferently, his tone full of contempt. ”With your paltry tricks, you dare to call yourself the Thunder Tribulation Overlord? I think you’ve been struck by lightning so much that your brain is fried.”

”Presumptuous! How dare you insult me!” Leijiezi was furious and swung his Thunder Tribulation Sword violently. ”Today, I will let you witness the true power of thunder tribulation! World-Ending Divine Thunder, strike!”

In an instant, dozens of black divine thunders as thick as water buckets, carrying earth-shattering power, struck fiercely toward Emperor Cao Xukun. Wherever the divine thunder passed, space was torn apart, emitting a sizzling sound.

Everyone held their breath, watching the Star-Gazing Platform nervously.

Emperor Cao Xukun stood motionless. Just as the divine thunder was about to strike him, he slowly raised a finger and tapped it lightly.

”Crack!”

Those black divine thunders instantly reversed direction and struck back toward Leijiezi.

”Ah!”

Leijiezi let out a shrill scream as he was struck by dozens of divine thunders simultaneously. His thunder robe instantly turned to ashes, his hair stood on end, his whole body was charred black and smoking, and the Thunder Tribulation Sword in his hand snapped in two.

”Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Leijiezi widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. ”I am the Thunder Tribulation Overlord! The thunder tribulation should obey me! How could it turn around and strike me?”

”In the Mortal Realm, what I say is the Heavenly Dao.” Emperor Cao Xukun walked slowly to him, his tone icy. ”Thunder tribulation is for transcending, not for you to show off and steal opportunities. With your meager skills, you’re not even worthy of carrying my shoes, yet you dare to come and steal my tribulation?”

He extended a finger and tapped it lightly on Leijiezi’s forehead. The thunder tribulation bloodline inside Leijiezi was instantly drained, and his entire cultivation turned to nothing. He fell from the sky, slamming heavily onto the ground, turning into a piece of charcoal, unable to even speak clearly.

”I... I don’t accept this... I am the Thunder Tribulation Overlord...”

”Accept it or not, you have to.” Emperor Cao Xukun said calmly. ”Considering you haven’t taken any lives, I’ll cripple your cultivation and banish you from Luoyang. If there is a next time, I’ll have the thunder tribulation strike you into ashes directly.”

The guards stepped forward and dragged the charred Leijiezi away. The onlookers erupted in thunderous cheers and laughter:

”Hahaha! So satisfying! He tried to show off and hit an iron plate!”

”Calling himself the Thunder Tribulation Overlord, but ended up getting roasted like a suckling pig by his own lightning!”

”This is definitely the most pathetic show-stealer of the year, bar none!”

Li Tieniu laughed until he couldn’t straighten his back. ”Emperor Xuan is awesome! One move of reverse tribulation, and he completely stunned this kid! I don’t think he’ll ever dare to play with lightning again!”

Emperor Cao Xukun ignored the cheers of the crowd and looked up toward the nine heavens. There, the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation was slowly condensing, and an earth-destroying aura was quietly descending.

[Ding! System highest-level alert! The Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation has begun to condense!]

[First Layer of Heavenly Tribulation: Violet Heaven Divine Thunder, will descend at noon three days from now!]

[Warning: The intensity of the tribulation far exceeds the historical records of the Mortal Realm, host please be prepared!]

Emperor Cao Xukun curled his lips into a confident smile.

What of the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation?

What of the Golden Immortals of the Immortal Realm?

He, Emperor Cao Xukun, has never feared any challenge.