Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 176 The Tribulation of Forty-Nine

Back at the foot of Mount Ling, where the cave was located, Nangong Shi was already waiting there.

The pursuit of the four Blood Emperors yielded no results.

The ten Blood Emperors of the Undying Blood Clan all possess powerful life-saving methods, and even a true Great Sage might not be able to capture them.

The reason why the Yellow Heaven Blood Emperor died inside the Yama Bell was because the Fire Demon Xiao Sheng self-destructed his Sacred Source, severely injuring him first and forcing him to use his life-saving measures in advance.

The Blood Emperor of Heaven was killed by the Evil Emperor, but even the Evil Emperor pursued him for a day and a night before finally killing him.

After reshaping his foundation with the energy of the Fusang Divine Tree, Nangong Shi's combat strength is among the top in the entire Kunlun Realm below the Great Saints. Even the Death Zen Ancestor, who has mastered the divine corpse, may not be his match.

This overlord of the Northern Region's heretical sects did not possess the domineering aura befitting a Great Sage-level warrior. He wore a green robe and sat on a blue stone at the foot of Mount Ling.

Di Yi released the Purifying Divine Fire, burning away the bloody aura on his body, leaving his black robe clean, though it was riddled with holes, a testament to the previous bloody battle.

"Senior brother returned so quickly? It seems that the Blood Emperor of the Undying Blood Clan is indeed a first-rate escape expert."

Nangong Shi took out two jars of wine and threw one of them to Di Yi.

"The ten Blood Emperors of the Undying Blood Clan were already Saint King level experts eight hundred years ago. How could they be simple characters? This time, the four Blood Emperors came to the Sword Tomb together. Even if the Great Saint made a move, he couldn't keep them here."

"The main battlefield of the Undying Blood Clan is in the Northern Region, where too many forces are tied up. If they were to launch a full-scale attack on the Sword Tomb, even the six sword wielders together wouldn't be able to stop them."

As the head of the Northern Region Black Market, Nangong Shi had been operating in the Northern Region for hundreds of years. After the Undying Blood Clan landed in the Northern Region, they not only impacted the major sects of the ancient religions in the Northern Region, but the Black Market was also greatly affected. In particular, after the death of the Yellow Heaven Blood Emperor, the retaliation against the Northern Region Black Market was almost devastating.

"Senior brother is about to set off back to the Northern Region?" Di Yi slapped open the mud seal on the wine jar and took a big gulp of wine.

As soon as the wine entered his stomach, his whole body seemed to be set ablaze, with flames constantly gushing from his seven orifices.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Shi laughed loudly, "Junior Brother, this is Dragon Flame Wine from the Divine Dragon Half-Human Race. It ranks eighth among the world's strongest wines. Even a Holy King wouldn't dare to guzzle it down like you."

The emperor smiled bitterly as he activated the Heavenly Demon Stone Carving to refine the power of the Dragon Flame Wine.

Dragon Flame Wine is a treasure of the dragon-human race, and Nangong Shi doesn't know how he obtained it.

He broke the mud seal, lifted the wine jar with one hand, and drank it down in large gulps, like a dragon sucking water.

His physical body was many times stronger than Emperor Yi's, so even the intensity of the Dragon Flame Wine could hardly have a significant impact on him.

“I am the head of the Northern Black Market. I have been away for more than half a year, and I must go back to take charge. Although the Northern Region is weak, it will not be an easy task for the Undying Blood Clan to conquer it.”

"The energy of the Fusang Divine Tree has now replenished my foundation. If I want to reach a higher level, I must fight and battle, and be tempered between life and death."

"The rules of heaven and earth are changing. The restriction that one cannot become a god after the Middle Ages may have been broken. The path to godhood is fraught with danger. My master has paved the first half of the road for me. I have to fight for the rest myself."

"The northern region is in turmoil, a land of constant warfare, but for me now, it is the most suitable place to go."

"Junior brother, today we drink Dragon Flame Wine together. If I die on this road in the future, when you come to pay your respects, you don't need to bring anything else, just ten jars of strong liquor."

For Nangong Shi, the Great Sage realm was already within reach. The reason he had not yet broken through was that he had not yet reached the limit of the Nine-Step Saint King realm and still had considerable room for improvement.

The deeper one's accumulation during the Saint King realm, the more likely one is to condense a higher-grade Saintly intent after breaking through to the Great Saint realm, thus laying the foundation for becoming a god.

Catching up with the Illusion Queen and the ancient gods of the Kunlun Realm is Nangong Shi's goal.

Di Yi was covered in crimson dragon flames, but he did not stop drinking and continued to gulp down his drinks.

“Senior brother, although I have only recently become a saint, I know that the path to godhood is fraught with difficulties, filled with bones buried in green tombs. Becoming a god is a very distant prospect…”

"My senior brother aspires to become a god, and so should I..."

"When we meet again in the Divine Realm, we shall gather all the finest wines in the world and drink to our hearts' content for three days and three nights, no, ten days and ten nights..."

The Dragon Flame Wine was extremely potent, and Di Yi was already quite drunk, becoming incoherent.

Nangong Shi no longer suppressed the effects of the alcohol with his physical body and cultivation, letting the alcohol take effect.

The two of them drank together on a stone platform at the foot of the mountain. Emperor Yi drank an unknown amount of wine and became so drunk that he lost consciousness.

When Di Yi woke up the next day, he found himself lying on his bed in the cave, with a woman's figure guarding the window.

She is Mei Xiluo, the second disciple of the Azure Feather Sword Saint.

"You finally woke up."

When Emperor Yi woke up, Mei Xiluo breathed a sigh of relief. It was the first time she had ever seen such strong liquor that could turn a saint into a rag doll.

Di Yi looked around and saw that apart from Mei Xiluo, there was no other figure. He immediately felt somewhat disheartened. "Senior Nangong left the Zhenyu Ancient Clan before dawn, leaving me here to watch over you."

A warm sensation came from the palm of his hand. He spread his fingers and saw a talisman branded in his palm, containing unfathomable power. It was the Sacred Talisman left by Nangong Shi.

Coming to his senses, still feeling a bit dizzy, Di Yi smiled and said to Mei Xiluo, "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Xiluo."

"I only stayed for a few hours. To be able to share a room with the number one talent in the Kunlun Realm, if word gets out, many people will probably be envious." Mei Xiluo joked a few times, then took her leave: "Now that you've woken up, I'll go report to my master first. I won't disturb you any longer."

Di Yi did not try to stop her, but thanked her again. After Mei Xiluo left, he began to refine the remaining alcohol in his body.

Dragon Flame Wine is not only potent; it is also considered a treasure by the dragon-human race, as it is extremely beneficial for tempering the physical body and sacred soul, and for improving martial arts cultivation.

Di Yi only needed half an hour to adjust his breathing, and his martial arts cultivation as a ninth-level half-saint reached its peak.

He stepped out of the cave, and his cultivation naturally broke through.

Above Mount Ling, thick clouds gathered for miles, like ink splashed across the sky.

Between becoming a ninth-tier half-saint and achieving sainthood, one needs to overcome three heavenly tribulations: the fourth and ninth tribulations, the eighth and ninth tribulations, and the tribulation of life and death.

The three heavenly tribulations correspond to the three realms of Quasi-Saint.

Once a Quasi-Saint who has accumulated enough power through the Three Tribulations can condense the Sacred Source and Sacred Appearance, and become a true Saint.

What Emperor Yi is currently invoking is the weakest of the Four-Nine Tribulations.

The Forty-Nine Tribulations will bring down thirty-six bolts of tribulation lightning to test the cultivators undergoing the tribulation; it is the first test of heaven and earth on the path to sainthood.

Di Yi looked up at the thick clouds in the sky, his expression unchanged. Even setting aside his physical body and spiritual power, in terms of martial arts alone, no one below the Saint Realm could rival him.

Before long, the first bolt of tribulation lightning descended from the sky, as thick as a bucket, tearing through the heavens and striking directly on Di Yi's head.

Di Yi neither dodged nor defended, but took the initiative to meet the heavenly lightning head-on, intending to use the power of the tribulation lightning to temper his physical body's acupoints and his spiritual power.

The fluctuations from the Fourth Tribulation quickly alarmed everyone within the Ancient Prison Suppressing Clan.

The talented woman of the Holy Book, Wan Canglan, and Shi Qiankun were discussing matters inside the Sword Tomb Palace when they came out with the saints of the Ancient Prison Suppression Clan. Looking at the tribulation clouds not far away, they guessed that the person undergoing tribulation was Emperor Yi.

Looking at the dark, boundless sea of ​​clouds stretching for miles, Shi Zhenshan said with emotion, "Is Young Master Di Yi undergoing a life-or-death tribulation?"

“Di Yi’s martial arts cultivation is only at the ninth level of half-saint. What he is undergoing is the forty-nine tribulations,” said the talented woman of the Holy Book.

Upon hearing the words of the talented woman from the sacred book, even Shi Qiankun and Wan Canglan were moved, especially the latter, whose lips parted slightly, remaining silent for a long time.

Shen Jiajia said, “The range of the tribulation clouds triggered by an ordinary half-saint is only thirty or forty miles. Even those with exceptional talent can only manage fifty or sixty miles at most. The tribulation clouds of the 49th tribulation cloud exceed one hundred miles. Only the young gods of the Middle Ages could achieve this. In the past 100,000 years, only the Thousand Bone Empress has been recorded.”

The talented woman of the Holy Book said, "Emperor Yi's accumulation before reaching the Saint Realm has already surpassed all the cultivators in the Kunlun Realm after the Middle Ages. Even the Empress at the same level is probably not as good as him. It is reasonable for him to reach the achievements of the Thousand Bone Empress 100,000 years ago."

Empress Chi Yao holds an extremely high position in the heart of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden. She is not only invincible in the world, but also invincible among those in the same realm.

The fact that the talented woman of the Holy Book could say that Emperor Yi was stronger than Empress Chi Yao, who was at the same level, shows that Emperor Yi's performance had deeply impressed her.

Before coming to the Sword Tomb, Wan Canglan's impression of Di Yi was just that of the young master of the Eastern Region Black Market, a somewhat talented junior of the evil path.

After experiencing the blessing of the Ancestral Master's Holy Soul, the Blood-Illuminating Mirror, and the terrifying power of the Forty-Nine Thunder Tribulation before him, his attitude towards Di Yi changed drastically.

The most stunning figure in the "Hero's Ode," Wan Zhaoyi, the Little Saint Heavenly King and elder brother of Wan Canglan, only stirred up a tribulation cloud of sixty miles when he was undergoing the forty-nine tribulations.

No one knows the extent of the tribulation clouds that Empress Chi Yao's forty-nine tribulations attracted, but it is estimated to be at most seventy or eighty miles, with the possibility of reaching a hundred miles being extremely slim.

Wan Canglan looked at the talented woman from the Sacred Book: "Danqing, your judgment is truly unique. When you established your friendship with him, his cultivation level should have been far lower than it is today, right?"

"I really don't know what happened between you two."

Wan Canglan spoke without thinking, but the talented woman of the Sacred Book felt a tremor in her heart as she heard it. All sorts of things from the Fallen God's Tomb kept surfacing in her mind, and her thoughts became chaotic.

Unaware of this, Wan Canglan continued, "Danqing, you said that the method of refining the Blood Mirror has been passed down. Doesn't that mean it can be refined in large quantities? If it were sent to the various forces in the Kunlun Realm, the Undying Blood Clan would definitely suffer a great blow."

Even with Shi Qiankun's composure, he was immediately excited upon hearing this: "The Blood-Illuminating Mirror can be mass-produced? You must leave one for my Zhenyu Ancient Clan."

The talented woman from the Sacred Book regretted telling Wan Canglan about this, but Wan Canglan had already guessed that the Blood-Illuminating Mirror came from Emperor Yi. As more and more Blood-Illuminating Mirrors appeared, she would definitely guess the truth as well.

However, it was rather inconsiderate to say it so openly. It wasn't that they didn't trust the people of the Zhenyu Ancient Clan, but the major forces in the Kunlun Realm had been suffering from the Undying Blood Clan for a long time, and it was inevitable that someone would intentionally or unintentionally spread this news.

(End of this chapter)