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

Chapter 113 Six Tribulations Gua Sha, Reverse UpgradeThe sixth dark green world-destroying divine thunder crashed down, carrying the might to burn the heavens and boil the seas, causing the space around the Star-Gazing Platform to ripple.

Hundreds of millions of commoners covered their eyes in fear, and even Li Tieniu instinctively gripped his giant axe. Yet, the next second, they saw Emperor Cao Xukun stretch, allowing the divine thunder to strike him.

”Sizzle—”

The divine thunder exploded against his black dragon robe, not even sparking. Emperor Cao Xukun brushed nonexistent dust off his shoulder, looking disdainful. ”Is that it? The force isn’t even as strong as a fart from my Prince Cao Feng. Did the Heavenly Dao not eat?”

”Holy crap! Emperor Xuan is awesome!”

Li Tieniu was the first to jump up and cheer, swinging his giant axe with a whistling sound. ”I told you this lousy thunder is just scraping! The first five added together didn’t even scratch an itch for His Majesty, and this sixth one is purely just to make up the numbers!”

The crowd below instantly erupted, the cheers of hundreds of millions shaking the earth.

”Oh my god! This is the Six-Layer Heavenly Tribulation! In history, anyone who could withstand the third layer was considered a peerless genius, yet His Majesty Emperor Xuan is acting like it’s nothing!”

”Look at His Majesty’s expression; he clearly thinks the thunder is too weak. I feel embarrassed for the Heavenly Dao!”

”This isn’t a tribulation; this is clearly the Heavenly Dao delivering experience points to His Majesty!”

As it turned out, ever since the first layer of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, Emperor Cao Xukun hadn’t taken these heavenly tribulations seriously.

For the first layer, he casually crushed it to watch as fireworks; for the second, he stood still and let it strike him, treating it as free electrotherapy; for the third, he simply opened his mouth and drank the divine thunder like a beverage; the fourth and fifth layers were even more outrageous—he actually used the divine thunder to curl his hair and roast sweet potatoes, leaving the commoners below dumbfounded.

”I’ve lived for five hundred years and have never seen a tribulation like this!” An old cultivator wiped sweat from his face, looking shocked. ”Others face a nine-in-ten chance of death during their tribulations, but His Majesty Emperor Xuan treats it like a farm stay, roasting sweet potatoes and curling his hair. It’s simply absurd!”

The young cultivator beside him nodded, looking adoring. ”Exactly! His Majesty Emperor Xuan is the ruler of the Mortal Realm; the Heavenly Dao is just a little brother in front of him! Never mind the Six-Layer Heavenly Tribulation, even if it were ninety-nine layers, His Majesty could easily handle it!”

Just as everyone was jubilant, a sharp sonic boom suddenly came from the sky.

A golden figure broke through the clouds and landed in mid-air not far from the Star-Gazing Platform. This person wore golden armor, held a Heavenly Tribulation Staff, and was surrounded by nine thunder rings of different colors, his pretentiousness overflowing.

”Emperor Cao Xukun! Stop right there!”

This person was none other than the Son of Destiny from the hidden Heavenly Tribulation Sect, the Heavenly Tribulation Saint Monarch Lei Wanjie. His family had controlled the power of heavenly tribulations for generations and believed that all tribulations belonged to them. Upon learning that Emperor Cao Xukun had triggered the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation, he had come specifically to seize it, wanting to devour the power of the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.

”You Mortal Realm native, are you worthy of bearing the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation?” Lei Wanjie pointed at Emperor Cao Xukun and roared sternly. ”The Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation is a supreme treasure of the Heavenly Dao; only I, the Heavenly Tribulation Saint Monarch, am qualified to enjoy it! Get off the Star-Gazing Platform immediately and cede the tribulation to me, and I might leave your corpse intact!”

”I am the Heavenly Tribulation Sovereign personally appointed by the Heavenly Dao, controlling all thunder tribulations in the world! Today, I shall revoke your qualification to undergo the tribulation and trigger the Nine-Layer Heavenly Tribulation myself! All who follow me will be guaranteed a position as a deity in the Thunder Department when they ascend to the Immortal Realm; all who oppose me will have their hearts pierced by ten thousand thunders, their souls extinguished!”

Behind him followed dozens of disciples from the Heavenly Tribulation Sect, who raised their thunder hammers and shouted in unison: ”Heavenly Tribulation Saint Monarch is invincible! Emperor Cao Xukun, get lost! Hand over the tribulation!”

Nine thunder rings rotated around them, making sizzling sounds and looking menacing.

The commoners below were instantly enraged.

”Where did this lunatic come from? Trying to steal the spotlight again!”

”Exactly! His Majesty Emperor Xuan is properly undergoing his tribulation, what does it have to do with him? Calling himself the Heavenly Tribulation Sovereign, I think he’s a Heavenly Tribulation moron!”

”Get lost! Or we’ll throw eggs and smash you to death!”

Li Tieniu was so angry his nose was crooked, and he grabbed his giant axe, ready to charge up. ”Damn it! Another pretender here to steal experience! The last one, Leijiezi, was struck into a roast suckling pig, and this guy actually dares to come? He really forgot the pain once the wound healed! Watch me split him in two with one axe and let him know what it means to bring disaster upon himself with his words!”

”No need.” Emperor Cao Xukun raised a hand to stop Li Tieniu, yawning with a bored expression. ”It just so happens that the first six layers of thunder were too weak, and I didn’t get to warm up properly. Let’s use this kid for practice.”

”Insolent! How dare you look down on me!” Lei Wanjie was furious and violently waved his Heavenly Tribulation Staff. ”Nine Thunders as One, World-Destroying Divine Punishment!”

In an instant, the nine divine thunders of different colors converged to form a thunder pillar a thousand feet thick, carrying world-destroying power as it smashed fiercely toward Emperor Cao Xukun. Wherever the thunder pillar passed, space shattered, the earth cracked, and even the distant mountains were shaken to the point of crumbling.

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

Emperor Cao Xukun stood motionless in place. Just as the thunder pillar was about to strike him, he slowly raised his right hand and gave a light squeeze.

”Crack—”

That seemingly terrifying world-destroying thunder pillar was instantly crushed in his hand, turning into wisps of electric current that dissipated into the air.

”Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Lei Wanjie widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. ”My ’Nine Thunders as One’ is the strongest ultimate technique of the Heavenly Tribulation Sect! Even a Golden Immortal could be struck to death! How could you crush it so casually?”

”With just this bit of skill, you dare to call yourself the Heavenly Tribulation Sovereign?” Emperor Cao Xukun scoffed, walking slowly toward him. ”I don’t think you’re a Heavenly Tribulation Sovereign; you’re a Heavenly Tribulation joke. Others risk their lives to undergo the tribulation, but you, on the other hand, actively delivered yourself to my door to be a target. You really are a living Bodhisattva.”

He extended a finger and tapped it lightly on the center of Lei Wanjie’s brow.

”Ah—!”

Lei Wanjie let out a shrill scream as the source of heavenly tribulation within him was instantly drained, and all nine thunder rings shattered. He fell from the sky, slamming heavily onto the ground, turning into a piece of charcoal with his hair standing on end and black smoke rising from his mouth.

”I... I don’t accept this... I am the Heavenly Tribulation Saint Monarch...” Lei Wanjie lay on the ground, roaring weakly.

”Accept it whether you like it or not.” Emperor Cao Xukun said indifferently. ”Considering you didn’t take any lives, I’ll cripple your cultivation and banish you from Luoyang. If there is a next time, I’ll let the heavenly tribulation strike you into ash.”

The guards stepped forward and dragged the charred Lei Wanjie away. The onlookers erupted into thunderous cheers and laughter:

”Hahaha! Another pretender has crashed and burned!”

”This wave was purely feeding kills and experience, so hilarious!”

”I declare him the second most miserable spotlight-stealer of the year, second only to the previous one, Leijiezi!”

After dealing with Lei Wanjie, Emperor Cao Xukun looked up at the sky. The thunderclouds of the first six layers of the heavenly tribulation had not yet dissipated and were still rolling and roaring in the sky.

”Since the Heavenly Dao is so polite and has delivered so much experience to me, I won’t be polite.”

Emperor Cao Xukun hooked his lips into a smile, formed hand seals, and whispered, ”Chaos Devouring Origin Art, activate!”

In an instant, a terrifying suction force erupted from within Emperor Cao Xukun. The rolling thunderclouds in the sky, along with all the residual power of the heavenly tribulation, surged toward Emperor Cao Xukun like a tide. Purple, blue, green, and black lightning intertwined, forming a massive vortex that engulfed Emperor Cao Xukun.

”Oh my god! Emperor Xuan is actually devouring the power of the heavenly tribulation!” Li Tieniu widened his eyes, his face full of shock. ”Others are too busy dodging the heavenly tribulation, but His Majesty is actively eating it. This is just too absurd!”

Crown Prince Cao Hao was also shocked. ”Father’s Chaos Devouring Origin Art is truly the number one divine art in the world! Being able to even devour the power of the heavenly tribulation is simply heaven-defying!”

As more and more of the heavenly tribulation’s power was devoured, Emperor Cao Xukun’s aura grew stronger and stronger. His original cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcendence stage began to skyrocket wildly. His physical body became even more indestructible, and his divine sense became even sharper; he could even hear the breathing of the three Golden Immortals above the clouds clearly.

[Ding! Successfully devoured all the power of the first six layers of the heavenly tribulation!]

[Obtained reward: Control over Heavenly Tribulation power!]

[Cultivation skyrocketed! Successfully broke through to Half-Step Golden Immortal!]

[Current cultivation: Great Perfection of Half-Step Golden Immortal! Only one step away from the early stage of Golden Immortal!]

[Physical body strength increased tenfold! Can withstand a full-strength blow from an early-stage Golden Immortal!]

As the system notification ended, Emperor Cao Xukun slowly opened his eyes. A golden beam of light shot out from his eyes, straight into the sky. The entire Mortal Realm could feel this terrifying aura, and countless cultivators knelt on the ground, kowtowing and worshipping in the direction of the Star-Gazing Platform.

Above the clouds, the three Golden Immortals saw this scene, and their expressions finally changed.

”This kid can actually devour the power of the heavenly tribulation! And he even broke through to Half-Step Golden Immortal!” Golden Sword Immortal looked incredulous. ”How is this possible? How can a Mortal Realm cultivator have such strong power!”

Blazing Fire Immortal licked his lips, the greed in his eyes intensifying. ”The stronger, the better! His Chaos Origin must be even more powerful than we imagined! As long as we can kill him and seize his origin, we will definitely be able to break through directly to the mid-stage of Golden Immortal!”

Mystic Water Immortal frowned and said in a deep voice, ”Do not be careless. This kid is much more powerful than we imagined. But it doesn’t matter; when the seventh layer, the Ancient Thunder Beast Tribulation, descends, he will surely be severely injured. We will act then, guaranteeing success without any risk.”

Golden Sword Immortal nodded and sneered, ”That’s right! The seventh layer, the Ancient Thunder Beast Tribulation, is an Ancient Thunder Beast with strength comparable to an early-stage Golden Immortal! Even if he can win, he will definitely be severely injured. When that time comes, we will all attack together, and he will undoubtedly die!”

The three looked at each other and smiled, hiding in the void again, waiting for the seventh layer of the heavenly tribulation to descend.

On the Star-Gazing Platform, Emperor Cao Xukun looked up at the clouds, his lips hooking into a cold smile.

”Three little mice, don’t be impatient. Once I deal with the Ancient Thunder Beast, I’ll deal with you slowly.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky suddenly turned blood-red. An aura, even more terrifying than the previous six layers of the heavenly tribulation combined, slowly descended. Countless blood-colored lightning bolts rolled in the clouds, and deafening beast roars came from the depths of the clouds. The seventh layer of the heavenly tribulation, the Ancient Thunder Beast Tribulation, had officially descended!