Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 172 The Cry of the Divine Sword
The crimson chains were firmly grasped by Di Yi, leaving Ying Huo with no choice but to relinquish control and retreat rapidly, moving away from Di Yi's location.

But how easy is it to avoid the tribulations of heaven and earth? When Di Yi broke through his realm, she was already enveloped in them and became part of the tribulation.

Not only did the earth beneath their feet gather terrifying calamity, but lightning also appeared out of nowhere in the darkness above their heads, exploding in the underground space.

Yinghuo was only struck by one of the lightning bolts when blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and she was blasted into the ground, creating a large crater.

Fortunately, she had many ways to protect herself. The moment the lightning struck, she activated a protective talisman, which erected a shield around her body.

Otherwise, given the strength of her physical body, a single bolt of tribulation lightning would have been enough to take her life.

At the center of the calamity, Di Yi bore the brunt of the power. The impact of the earth and lightning constantly washed over his body, tearing his flesh and meridians apart. Then, under the nourishment of the essence of the Seven Star Divine Poria Cocos, he quickly recovered.

"Even the calamities of heaven and earth cannot stop me!"

Emperor Yi activated the Heavenly Demon Nine Revolutions Diagram, simultaneously using both the True Character Divine Script and the Origin Character Divine Script to empower himself.

Every bone and every muscle in his body was constantly being torn apart and reassembled, becoming stronger and stronger.

Besides tempering his physical body, the power of the tribulation was also tempering Di Yi's spiritual power, sanctifying his Baihui acupoint. Di Yi's spiritual power had already increased dramatically, rising from the early stage of the 50th level to the peak of the 50th level. At this moment, the tribulation power was constantly tempering his spiritual power and thoughts, and the essence of the divine medicine, specifically the part belonging to the Azure Dragon Leaf, was constantly being integrated, pushing Di Yi's spiritual power cultivation towards the 51st level.

After casting three protective talismans, Yinghuo finally retreated to a safe area and looked at Di Yi, who was still undergoing tribulation, with lingering fear.

"He cultivates three paths simultaneously, and all three paths are so powerful. His spiritual power has already reached sainthood. If he can overcome this tribulation, his physical body will also become a saint. He is indeed the greatest hero since the Middle Ages, and his reputation is well-deserved."

A cultivator who achieves physical sainthood is invincible within their realm, even surpassing a sword saint of the same realm.

There are only about one or two tenths of spiritual saints in the world, and those who achieve sainthood through physical means are even rarer, one in a thousand, and only a handful among ten thousand saints.

The Undying Blood Clan is full of talented individuals, but only the Demon Prince and the Heavenly Prince have the opportunity to achieve physical sainthood.

Even after the Demon Prince and the Heavenly Prince cultivated their physical bodies to an extremely high level, they were still blocked at the threshold of becoming saints, wasting several years.

How long has Di Yi been cultivating? He even broke through to a higher realm during a life-or-death battle, and there was no sign of any bottleneck.

The calamity of heaven and earth lasted for two and a half hours, leaving hundreds of miles around in ruins.

"It's finally over. Did he succeed or fail?"

With the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror hanging in front of her, and the blood-red chains gone, Yinghuo was left with only a thin layer of blood-red gauze, revealing most of her snow-white skin.

The underground space was originally dark and desolate, but the power of the earth calamity melted the earth, turning the soil into magma, releasing a large amount of light and heat, illuminating the surroundings.

Yinghuo was eager to know the outcome of Di Yi's tribulation, so she released her spiritual power and probed towards the center of the lava lake.

However, when her mental energy probed into it, it vanished without a trace, swallowed up by a strange power.

With the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror protecting him, Yinghuo flew out and rushed towards the center of the lava lake.

Di Yi's figure had vanished without a trace, even his aura had been erased, leaving no trace whatsoever.

"He failed?"

Yinghuo found it hard to believe that the greatest hero since the Middle Ages had actually died under the tribulation of the physical body achieving sainthood.
But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. Throughout history, countless geniuses have perished under the heavenly tribulation. Although Di Yi possesses exceptional talent, the heavenly tribulation applies equally to all beings; those who cannot overcome it will die.

Yinghuo continued to search with her spiritual power. Di Yi may have died under the calamity of heaven and earth, but her two spiritual artifacts could not possibly be destroyed.

The Crimson Chains and the Holy Staff are the two most important treasures of Yinghuo besides the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror, and they must not be lost.

Suddenly, a strong wind swept from behind Yinghuo, and Di Yi's figure burst out of the lava, blood-red chains wrapped around his left arm, and he held the holy staff in his hand.

He held the Heaven-Sealing Sword in his right hand and unleashed a single strike using only the strength of his physical body.

Yinghuo possessed powerful spiritual energy and reacted the instant Di Yi made his move. Using the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror as a shield, she instinctively hid to her side.

"Oh!"

Having survived the tribulation of heaven and earth, and with his physical body reaching the Saint Realm, Emperor Yi's physical body was far stronger than before, as if he had transformed from a piece of ordinary iron into refined steel.

The Heaven-Sealing Sword struck the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror, leaving no mark on it, but sending it flying.

The shockwave struck Yinghuo, sending her flying dozens of feet away.

Her bare feet took more than ten steps in the void before finally stopping. The injuries caused by the tribulation lightning had become more severe, and crimson holy blood flowed from the corner of her lips.

"Di Yi, do you really intend to fight me to the death?"

"Between the Undying Blood Clan and the Undying Blood Clan, there is only a fight to the death."

Di Yi suppressed the blood-red chains and the holy staff, stored them in the Azure Dragon Bracelet, picked up the Heaven-Sealing Sword, and charged forward again.

The distance of a dozen or so feet was already very short, and with Di Yi's current speed, he arrived in front of Yinghuo in an instant.

Yinghuo originally intended to suppress Di Yi with her mental power. After unleashing the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror, her mental power would no longer be suppressed, reaching the fifty-third level, enough to fight against a Saint of the Thorough Earth Realm. However, she was surprised to find that Di Yi blocked her attack with his mental power. In just a few hours, Di Yi's mental power had increased so much.

Golden light and demonic energy surged from Di Yi's body. His physical strength and spiritual power combined, and every sword strike he unleashed had the overwhelming power of a tidal wave.

Compared to physical and mental cultivation, the martial arts cultivation of a ninth-level half-saint seems insignificant.

Yinghuo naturally dared not engage in close combat with Di Yi, and could only raise a mental energy shield to protect herself, retreating continuously, unable to resist.

She realized that Di Yi truly intended to kill her here, so she hardened her heart, formed a hand seal with her jade fingers, and summoned back the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror not far away.

Then he ignited the holy blood within his body and poured it into the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror at any cost.

In an instant, the Treasure Mirror of Myriad Beasts released spatial fluctuations, and waves emanated from within the mirror that made one's soul tremble.

Di Yi sensed something was wrong and used his movement technique to retreat rapidly.

A beast claw, a hundred feet in size, emerged from the Treasure Mirror of Myriad Beasts. It slammed the ground with its claw, causing the earth to collapse and the lava lake to surge.

Di Yi retreated a thousand feet before stopping, looking at the beast claw that had retracted into the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror with eyes full of apprehension.

The aura emanating from its claws surpassed that of a Saint, classifying it as an eighth-tier savage beast, comparable to a human Saint King.

The Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror is the supreme treasure of the Myriad Beasts Sect, an ancient sect in the Kunlun Realm. It is a special time-space treasure, within which time is almost frozen, imprisoning a large number of ancient divine beasts and sacred beasts.

With Yinghuo's cultivation level, he couldn't unleash even one ten-thousandth of the power of the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror. Even with his best efforts, he could only get the weakest of the sacred beasts to extend one of its claws.

But it was already extremely terrifying. If even a saint didn't react in time to this attack, he could be severely injured.

Activating the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror to unleash a strike also greatly depleted Yinghuo's energy, causing her face to turn pale.

"Emperor Yi, this place is eerie everywhere. I can sense endless dangers lurking in the darkness. Continuing to fight will only result in mutual destruction, and we will both die here in the end." Yinghuo's spiritual power was strong, and she sensed a powerful aura approaching from the edge of the molten lava sea. Her tone became more urgent than ever before.

Di Yi's spiritual power had reached level fifty-one, and his perception was no weaker than Yinghuo's. He also discovered that an unknown entity was approaching them.

The aura of the unknown being was terrifying, far beyond their ability to withstand, and it exuded extreme cold and evil, unlike anything benevolent.

Di Yi used the Flowing Light Flying Rainbow Escape Technique to disappear into the darkness, far away from the lava lake.

"Zheng!"

A sword's cry that nearly shattered eardrums rang out from beneath the lava lake, instantly splitting the entire lake surface in two.

An unknown entity that had come from the lakeside revealed itself; it was an ancient human corpse dressed in an ancient Taoist robe, its entire body emanating an aura of death.

The ancient corpse exuded an aura of immortality, indicating that it must have been a great saint in its lifetime.

The corpse of a powerful sage, so powerful that even a holy king might not be able to defeat it, was so frightened by the sword's cry emanating from the ground that it fled in a sorry state without looking back. Most of its deathly aura dissipated, and it suffered unimaginable injuries.

"How could there be a sound of swords ringing out?"

Both Di Yi and Ying Huo had blood flowing from their ears, their mental energy and blood energy were in chaos and churning, and they had suffered serious injuries.

Yinghuo's physical body was weak, and her injuries were more severe than Di Yi's. After putting away the Myriad Beasts Treasure Mirror, she plunged into the darkness without daring to linger for a moment, fearing that Di Yi would take advantage of her.

Emperor Yi activated the Origin Divine Script, and his injuries were rapidly healing. Instead of chasing Yinghuo, he landed on the cracked ground.

A fissure, a hundred feet long and three feet wide, with no bottom in sight.

The earlier sound of swords clashing came from within it.

Holding the Heaven-Sealing Sword in his hand, Di Yi could feel the call emanating from the crack.

It was as if another part of the Heaven-Sealing Sword existed beneath the earth.

"Could it be... that there are fragments of the Stellar Divine Sword underground?"

The holy swords held by the six sword-wielders of the Sword Tomb are actually sub-swords of the six supreme holy swords used to suppress the King of the Underworld in the Netherworld Dungeon.

The six Supreme Holy Swords were merely fragments of the Stellar Divine Sword, one of the Ten Great Divine Artifacts of the Kunlun Realm.

The reason why the entire Hades Sword Tomb can form such a special set of rules of heaven and earth, and provide such a powerful boost to sword cultivators, is all because of the existence of the Stellar Divine Sword.

It can be said that the Sword Tomb is the embodiment of the Star God Sword.

The remaining fragments of the Stellar Divine Sword are naturally buried beneath the Sword Tomb.

A fragment of a divine artifact is of immeasurable value. Judging from the previous sword cries, this fragment is probably an extremely important part of the Stellar Divine Sword.

After hesitating for a moment, Di Yi plunged into the crevice, following the sensation of the Heaven-Sealing Sword, and quickly descended into the deeper underground.

(End of this chapter)