Chapter 3092: Thanks to You

In Taigu Honghuang, thunder boomed loudly. It was all because Ye Chen and Hong Yan, like a dragon and phoenix soaring through the nine heavens, cast brilliant golden light that filled the dim sky, with every strand of golden light seeming to be etched with hope.

The commotion in the illusory realm was also significant. Di Huang's Heavenly Emperor Tribulation outlined a sea of thunder, and the once-strongest sacred body underwent nirvana in the tribulation, its golden form indestructible and unbreakable.

"Suppression has weakened."

Many emperors murmured, feeling it deeply. Whether it was Ye Chen's transformation or Hong Yan and Di Huang's advancements, all could be seen as a collective nirvana for the sacred body lineage. This nirvana naturally carried a force that impacted the heavenly dao, causing the heavens' restraints on all beings to loosen considerably.

Looking at the generation of sacred demons, they appeared grotesque and unbearable, representing the heavenly dao itself. Their demeanor reflected the heavenly dao's state, as the sacred body lineage's nirvana and transformation affected its supposed dominion.

"Attain the dao."

Amid the rumbling, a wolf howl echoed through the air.

Following that came the emperor tribulation, stirring the clouds of the nine heavens. It was Xiao Lingwa.

Since arriving in Taigu Honghuang, he had rarely been seen, but today his opportunity was sufficient, allowing him to break through the barriers in one go. When the world looked upon him, he no longer appeared as a small figure but revealed his true form as the Bawang Long, a towering body like a mountain, exuding the aura of a king. He bathed in the emperor dao thunder, ascending against the heavens, his dragon roars shaking the vast sky.

His attainment of the dao also benefited from the sacred body lineage. It wasn't that he couldn't become an emperor without their nirvana, but Ye Chen and the others' collective transformation accelerated his path. With the mystical restraints weakened and his opportunity ample, he broke through in an instant.

Roar! Roar!

After Xiao Lingwa, two more dragon roars sounded. One was from Bawang Long Huang, his father in this life, whose Bawang Long body was massive like a mountain.

Such opportunities were truly unpredictable. Like Xiao Lingwa and Bawang Long Huang, a father and son, the son actually attained the dao before the father.

The other roar came from Bao Long Huang. In terms of seniority, Xiao Lingwa would address him as Second Grandpa.

"Impressive."

Many divine generals gathered to watch from afar, seeing the three giant dragons positioned in three corners of the void, frolicking in the sea of thunder, each more domineering than the last.

But it wasn't over yet—more emperor tribulations followed.

In the eastern haze, a figure in purple robes shot up into the sky, treading on the immortal sea with wondrous visions hovering above his head and mysterious heavenly sounds resonating through the realm.

It was Kunlun Shenzi.

His opportunity had been damaged before, but now it was restored to perfection. Due to the weakened suppression and restraints, he also broke into the emperor realm.

Boom! Rumble!

The western sky was equally turbulent, with Huashan Shen Nu advancing at the same time as Kunlun Shenzi, taking that step as well.

"They're truly a perfect couple."

Kunlun Laodao clicked his tongue in amazement. They were silent for a long time, but when they made their move, it was astonishing—emerging after many days directly into emperor tribulations.

Compared to those two juniors, he was still a bit short on readiness. He excelled at alchemy but lagged in enlightenment compared to those monstrous talents.

However, he could see the gate to the emperor dao. If he delved deeply enough into the dao of the pill and his opportunity was sufficient, he could also attain the dao against the heavens.

Boom!

No sooner had Kunlun Laodao spoken than another boom resounded.

It was another emperor tribulation. Everyone from the ancient heavenly court recognized the one undergoing it, as did those from the heavenly realm—it was their former ruler.

That's right, it was Yu Di.

As one of the fourth batch of divine generals to arrive in Taigu Honghuang, he seized this opportunity and attained the dao against the heavens.

"Honestly, I still don't like him."

The remaining three Yue Zhang Jiao huddled together, some with hands in pockets, others stroking their beards. They had once been arch-enemies in the heavenly realm. Even after forming a great alliance, old grudges lingered.

In reality, Yu Di was no longer the Yu Di of the past. Having been transformed by the heavenly demon bloodline, it was like a reincarnation, and he remembered little of his former life.

"Holding his head high."

Shen Zun straightened his back a bit more. In his life, he had only taken two disciples: one was Qiong Cang, and the other was Yu Di. Seeing this, he could say he had mentored two supreme beings.

Qiong Cang, rarely, smiled. In terms of talent, Yu Di surpassed him. If not for the wars of the past, how could he have waited until today?

Fortunately, though the emperor position came late, he still claimed it.

"Attain the dao."

Howls continued endlessly. As the world listened, two more figures rushed into the sky: one was Niu Mowang, and the other was Jiao Long Wang.

These two brothers were quite impressive. They had died fighting the outer domain invasion and were later revived here. After much accumulation, they finally broke through to the emperor dao.

"Not bad."

Kui Niu Di and Long Di both stroked their beards, smiling with delight. In terms of origins and lineage, Niu Mowang and Jiao Long Wang were connected to the Niu Clan and Dragon Clan by great ties.

In contrast, the Honghuang Clan's emperors seemed rather disheartened. The entire Honghuang Clan had been flattened, so even if more people became emperors, none would be from their ranks. Because of this, when Ye Chen brought Yao Chi over earlier, the faces of the Honghuang emperors were all dark as could be. The sacred body's family bride was truly generous—she hadn't left a single junior for them.

Boom! Rumble!

With one person's transformation, two advancements, and eight attainments of the dao all on the same day, it had been quite some time since things were this lively. The rumbling shook the entire Taigu Honghuang.

Tsk, tsk, tsk!

The most recent batch of divine generals marveled. Back in the various heavens, witnessing an emperor tribulation was incredibly difficult, but in Taigu Honghuang, not only did they see people attaining the dao every few days, but it happened in groups.

Such a grand spectacle was impossible in the various heavens. Each emperor tribulation was like a grand performance, with every attainer of the dao as the most outstanding actor on the stage of time.

"Old daoist, if we go to war with the heavens this time, what are the chances of survival for all beings?"

Many divine generals looked toward the emperors of the heavenly court.

"Not even one percent."

The responses from the heavenly court's supreme beings were remarkably consistent.

"This..."

The divine generals were stunned, collectively swallowing hard. With so many quasi-wild emperors, heavenly emperors, and great emperors, and still no chance of winning?

It was a certain defeat.

If the emperors added another sentence, it would undoubtedly be these two words.

The various heavens had wild emperors, and so did the enemy—and there were three of them. The various heavens had quasi-wild emperors, heavenly emperors, and great emperors, and the enemy had them too, with numbers that absolutely crushed all beings.

Only after truly fighting did they realize the terror of the heavens. People like them were the remnants of that war, with their full strength reduced to less than ten percent. If not for the empress's desperate advancement turning the tide for all beings, they would have been completely wiped out in the previous epoch.

To this day, recalling it still filled them with lingering fear. Those who hadn't participated wouldn't know how brutal the war was—aside from the empress, no one could stand alone.

What good were quasi-wild emperors? Countless had fallen in battle. It was a certain defeat.

Even if the empress answered, it would be the same. As a wild emperor, she knew it best.

The world only knew that the ancient heavenly court had challenged the three domains, but few realized that the enemy's supreme beings in that battle weren't their full force. Not to mention others, just Tian Mo Huang Di and E Mo Huang Di hadn't truly reached the battlefield.

If all three wild emperors had been there in that war, all beings wouldn't have had a chance to turn the tables, let alone the eternal heavenly schemes that followed.

Ye Chen's guess at the altar back then wasn't entirely wrong—even with the sacred body bloodline, she couldn't have won. Waging war against the heavens couldn't be done by one person alone; without equal power, the heavenly dao couldn't be slaughtered.

"I should thank you."

The empress would occasionally reminisce, often saying this, though no one could hear it except the generation of sacred demons.

That's right, she should thank that great demon lord. If not for his overconfidence in attacking early without waiting for the other two wild emperors to fully arrive, how could there be the continuation they had now?

So, in that battle, the heavenly court appeared to lose outright, but it was actually a pyrrhic victory. They hadn't wiped out the heavens, but they preserved a living force for later generations, holding back the heavenly dao for two epochs in their struggle to survive.

"You will all be defeated."

The sacred demon grinned viciously and cruelly. The heavenly court's war was brutal, leaving their strength at less than ten percent, but the three domains were different—they could sustain indefinitely, with their overall power perhaps even greater than in the previous epoch.

What if the sacred body attained the dao? What if they became quasi-wild? This universe couldn't accommodate a fifth wild emperor.

Once Tian Mo rushed through the Seven Killings to manifest in the world, with the various heavens' current strength, they couldn't withstand the heavenly dao's iron hoof.

Roar!

Under the gaze of all, Ye Chen rose and stepped into the illusory void.

Nine days was too short; going to the void was more practical. One day outside was roughly a hundred years within.

Ye Chen understood this principle, and so did Hong Yan. She vanished in an instant and reappeared deep in the void.

Before sitting down, he couldn't help but glance at Di Huang, who was undergoing his tribulation. The thunder tribulation had dissipated, and now he faced the tribulation of the dharma bodies. At a glance, there were countless dharma bodies—some hers, some Ye Chen's, and some from past supreme beings. Even someone as strong as Di Huang was fighting with bones shattered and blood flying, his sacred body torn apart multiple times.

Thus, the void became even more lively.

Two sets of visions spread across the sides: dragons coiled through the nine heavens, phoenixes reborn from the flames, and added to that was Di Huang's tribulation, truly a magnificent scene.

Overlooking Taigu Honghuang, the sight was grand indeed, with eight emperor tribulations forming eight seas of thunder like eight pearls embedded in the dim sky. Each one was more domineering than the last in power.

This was only the beginning.

On the second day, the grand performance of emperor tribulations continued. It was an old immortal venerable from the heavenly court's heavenly realm, who had been stuck at the quasi-emperor peak for endless ages and finally took that step in his twilight years.

"Attain the dao."

The next wolf howl was enough to shock the heavens and move ghosts and gods. It was from Qi Wang, originally a donkey and quite an ambitious one at that. He carried a trace of Honghuang Qilin blood within him, which had only now perfectly fused. He seemed unreliable, but his talent was monstrous.

"I am quite comforted."

Honghuang Zu Long Di stood with hands behind his back, quite fond of that donkey. Though he had transformed into human form, his face was still as long as ever, and his two front teeth as straight as before.

"I am quite comforted."

Ren Huang also stroked his beard, but he referred not to Qi Wang, but to the third person triggering the emperor tribulation.

It was a bearded old daoist who looked fierce and malevolent at first glance—the Yan Laodao who slayed demons and eliminated evil. In terms of true lineage, he belonged to the Zhou Tian lineage.

"He attaining the dao is truly unexpected."

Taixu Long Di sighed. Many supreme beings felt the same. Yan Laodao's talent wasn't particularly monstrous; what was truly heaven-defying was his fortune. Slaying demons and eliminating evil must have been his unique path, accumulating mystical fortune over the years. With long-term buildup leading to a sudden breakthrough, and seizing the opportunity, he managed to break through at once.

By the end of the day, three more emperors were added.

The supreme beings of past generations were already accustomed to this. In Taigu Honghuang, there was no suppression from great emperor-level imprints—perhaps there was, but it was as good as nonexistent.

The true suppression came from the wild emperor level. Naturally, this also benefited from the sacred body lineage, with restraints weakened to a great extent, giving them the advantage of timing, location, and harmony.

Speaking of harmony, the emperor dao divine punishments on the third day were truly united, with nine people rushing into the sky together, all looking identical and exuding an air of prestige—or rather, their faces themselves represented prestige.

That's right, it was Ye Chen's nine dharma bodies.

They were truly like brothers, their emperor tribulations coming together. Seizing the opportunity, they all attained the dao collectively.

"This has completely overturned our worldview."

Watching the nine heavenly tribulations descend, the supreme beings sighed. Counting Ye Xing Chen, Ye Chen's former ten dharma bodies had all become emperors. Thinking back to their own days, how difficult it was to attain the dao—how could they compare?

Compared to the emperors, the divine generals in Taigu Honghuang felt truly awkward, especially those from the first batch. It was strange—they had been at quasi-emperor peak for many years and had been in Taigu Honghuang for quite some time. With timing and location in their favor, others seemed to attain the dao so easily, but for them, it was harder than climbing to the sky.

The ancient supreme beings could provide a good explanation for this. Living long below the emperor level had advantages, but also disadvantages, especially for those who had self-sealed in ancient times. The advantages were the accumulation of dao essence; the disadvantages were the imprints.

If the emperor dao imprints of the various heavens were like a poison, then they were deeply poisoned. While Taigu Honghuang had no great emperor-level imprint suppression, they themselves carried traces of suppression from the various heavens' past supreme beings.

Generally speaking, for people like them to attain the dao was much harder than for later generations, but once they became emperors, they would be stronger than ordinary great emperors because they had endured more suppression beforehand.

Of course, heaven-defying figures like the Creation God King or stunning ones like the Feather Immortal King were exceptions.

"Holding their heads high."

Ye Chen, sitting in meditation with eyes closed, peered through the void toward Taigu Honghuang and saw his nine dharma bodies. It wasn't in vain that he had granted them freedom.

So, being a leader like him was truly worthwhile—he had derived ten emperors. You couldn't find anyone else like that.

If Di Zun were awake, he would be even more gratified. Ye Chen had derived ten emperors, but he had derived Ye Chen. In terms of prestige, his was the most dazzling.

"It's done."

Ye Chen smiled, withdrawing his gaze from the ten dharma bodies and looking toward Taigu Jade Maiden Peak.

Ye Ling had already emerged from within, ascending step by step until she reached the highest misty peak. Her petite figure reflected an extraordinary elegance, much like her mother.

Beyond that, she carried a certain quality inherited from her father—a genuine transmission.

"His family are all emperors now."

The supreme beings coughed dryly. By "his family," they meant Ye Chen. The sacred body's wives, sons, daughters, and dharma bodies were all supreme beings now.

The empress glanced up for a moment, rarely showing a touch of maternal warmth, belonging to Chu Xuan and Chu Ling.

Rumbling thunder shook the heavens. Ten emperor tribulations, world-shaking and astonishing. Yet, this was still not the end.

From the perspective of quasi-wild emperors, overlooking the entire Taigu Honghuang and all the divine generals here, there would be more surprises. Those touching the emperor dao weren't just one or two.

It wouldn't be long before emperor tribulations occurred daily. The new great emperors would become a force to be reckoned with in the future's great decisive battle.