Chapter 2098: Surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, the Eighteen-Year-Old Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal

Brilliant and resplendent light once again shrouded heaven and earth.

This light was scorching, destructive, and law-annihilating; it incinerated every sentient thing in this starry sky and grasped all rules firmly in its hand.

Within that terrifying radiance, the figure of a youth in green robes emerged, wearing a smile.

"Senior truly favors this Lord; clearly, the figures of other True Immortals did not appear during their heavenly tribulations."

"I am truly grateful."

Jiang Ding sighed.

"However, Senior, this is not the true Immortal Dao universe constant."

"Senior also lacks a dharma body and the dharma body required to match your Immortal Dao universe constant experience formula; your strength is much weaker..."

Flames burned upon his body, much flesh and blood turning to white ash, revealing gray-white bones; Jiang Ding's face showed a smile: "Fighting an opponent like you, this Lord has gained immensely."

"This is an supreme opportunity!"

Around him, strange phenomena rose and fell; many rules were weaving, forming something entirely new. This thing bore some resemblance to that palm which takes heaven and earth into a square inch, sharing many commonalities.

The aura of the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal clearly strengthened by a notch!

The changes occurring within were very obvious; after merely this single strike, his Immortal Dao universe constant experience formula was corrected, bringing him one step closer to the true Immortal Dao universe constant.

In just this instant, he surpassed fighting opponents across many star domains by far!

"One strike."

The towering figure within the heavenly tribulation Lei Ting was hazy, speaking faintly.

Almost non-human.

It did not change at all due to the words of the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal deliberately provoking emotions, as if everything in heaven and earth lay within variables and fate.

One strike.

This was his judgment.

The residual power within this Lei Ting heavenly tribulation was only enough for him to unleash one more strike.

It also meant he had easily seen through the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal's indifferent disguise, realizing the cultivator burning himself possessed only the strength for one final strike; if the opponent could not withstand this strike, death was certain, with no remaining strength whatsoever.

"Palm!"

The towering figure within the Lei Ting casually blasted out a Zhang Yin.

The instant this Zhang Yin appeared, the boundless Lei Ting and storms sweeping the starry sky suddenly vanished; even his own figure vanished. All power in heaven and earth was condensed into this single palm, leaving not a single thread, hair, or fraction behind.

This palm was hazy, ethereal, and lofty.

This palm was not between the mortal world, but more like above the nine heavens!

This palm descended from above the nine heavens toward the mortal world with immense power; its speed constantly increased, growing faster and faster. A terrifying heavenly fire gradually erupted on the palm, burning the rules and space, even incinerating the Immortal Dao universe constant experience formula, erasing this path from the level of causality.

The palm descended slowly, its terrifying power constantly increasing.

These things did not happen in an instant.

On the contrary, this palm descended so slowly it was infuriating; although its speed grew faster and more terrifying, the distance it covered was merely a tiny bit.

Too bizarre!

Although the speed grew faster and faster, the distance moved was so short!

Physical phenomena failed completely here; speed, distance, time, and all things under heaven did not apply here.

Over several breaths, over several quarters of an hour, it was still slowly descending. A terrifying aura shaking the endless starry sky was constantly emerging, growing heavier and heavier, making it nearly impossible to breathe.

Clang!

Jiang Ding felt increasingly uneasy; the instant this Zhang Yin appeared, he had already slashed a sword qi, unwilling to remain passive.

This sword qi slashed straight through the palm, as if cutting the moon in the well or the flower in the water, affecting nothing.

Only that terrible pressure strengthened again, locking tightly onto the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul; no matter what concealment or escape secret techniques were used, they were useless, and escape was impossible.

"Illusion art?"

"Reflection?"

Jiang Ding's heart trembled; extreme unease surged.

This was an incomparably terrifying art; as time passed, its power would constantly increase, seemingly without limit.

If it could not be blocked, allowing it to constantly gather momentum, in the end he would die instantly, turning into a pool of lifeless mud in an instant like a mosquito being swatted; there was absolutely no possibility of survival!

Clang!

Clang-clang!

Jiang Ding could not find the true core; with a small amount of power, he unleashed hundreds of millions of sword lights. Each sword light contained attributes such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, the six realms of reincarnation, illusion-breaking, law-annihilation, and so on. His powerful divine soul computing power crazily deduced the true meaning of this art, seeking to locate its main body.

But it could not be done!

This was the art of the Human Emperor of the previous generation, an art polished over countless years!

How could it possibly be found in such a short time?

The Zhang Yin within the starry sky was constantly approaching his head, constantly approaching, descending from the heavens, growing more and more terrifying and dreadful. The vitality of the True Immortal was withering like a candle flame in the wind.

This heavenly tribulation was absolutely not an ordinary supreme heavenly tribulation for a True Immortal!

The Human Emperor of the previous era must have arranged something before his death; after fulfilling many conditions, it manifested at this specific moment to eliminate certain things, certain hidden dangers.

He valued the Supreme Great Sun True Immortal especially!

To such a ruler of the endless starry sky, one's own kind did not count as an important chip.

"This Lord!"

"This Lord said, this is not the true Immortal Dao universe constant!"

Jiang Ding felt the life-or-death crisis more and more; growing more and more excited and frenzied, he roared: "An unsolvable Human Emperor art?"

"No, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Even if a True Immortal revives, before the True Immortal ascends to the Immortal position, this Lord can still cut them down beneath the sword!"

"What is this mere remnant will of a Human Emperor? How insignificant!"

Boom—

Behind Jiang Ding, the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul emerged with a thunderous roar; behind it, the Authority of the Path of Annihilation bloomed like a halo, making him the spokesperson of the Path of Annihilation, as if supported by the entire infinite starry sky, transcending countless things of the mortal world at their root.

Supported by the Authority of the Path of Annihilation, the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul's black-and-white pupils blazed forth.

The pitch-black Annihilation Eye annihilated all laws and all sentient beings of heaven and earth;

The brilliant Immortal Eye controlled all sentient things under heaven!

Combined, anchored in the Path of Annihilation, these two eyes instantly amplified the Sword Soul's power to an unimaginable degree; wherever their gaze fell, matter, heavenly dao, rules, and all things were dissected, transforming into countless pieces of information the Sword Immortal could comprehend, flooding into his spiritual soul, endlessly calculating.

Flames burned in Jiang Ding's eye sockets; his eyeballs were incinerated to ash, leaving behind two hollow, black pits—terrible beyond measure.

He was burning himself without regard for anything, drawing near to death!

Yet this death did not affect a single calculation; the Sword Immortal's heart remained as calm as a still lake, not a ripple stirred, continuously scanning and observing the Zhang Yin slowly descending from the sky, drawing ever closer, its speed constantly increasing, analyzing everything, refusing to believe that any non-authentic Immortal Universe constant could crush him.

So what if it was the remnant will of a Human Emperor?

In the Sword Immortal's eyes, it was merely more years endured; after being worn down by time, how could it dare claim to crush him?

Ridiculous!

Absurd!

"I!"

"I see it!"

Jiang Ding growled.

Finally, at this moment, within his flickering black-and-white eye sockets, he saw the true form of this technique.

Nine Heavens!

In many ancient lineages, there existed a place—a realm beyond the infinite universe and starry sky, a higher-dimensional domain—rumored to be the dwelling of True Immortals, where their Immortal Court resided, atop the infinite starry sky, in a higher dimension beyond it.

This palm print was drawing near to the Nine Heavens!

The colossal, indistinct figure within the thunder, through an unimaginable technique, placed this palm print near the Nine Heavens, using the vast distance and the higher-dimensional vantage point to unleash a blow so terrifying and unfathomable that mortals could not comprehend it!

"Kill!"

"Kill… kill…"

Jiang Ding's expression was icy and manic, utterly contradictory.

Without hesitation, he unleashed all his power in an instant, striking his ultimate, supreme sword slash.

No time to waste!

If another fifteen minutes passed, that terrifying palm print, empowered by higher-dimensional force, would gain the power to crush him—ignoring all techniques, evasion, foundations, and arrays, crushing him with brutal, overwhelming violence!

At that moment, he would surely die!

Every breath that passed was time he was moving closer to death.

Clang!

As this sword slash struck, Jiang Ding's own physical form instantly shattered.

Only the Sword Soul fused with the Taiqing Flying Sword remained, transforming within the mirror-like radiance of the endless starry sky into a terrifying teardrop-shaped sun, all his sword intent, the Authority of the Path of Annihilation, and everything he possessed merged into this single strike, forming his lifetime's ultimate sword, slashing decisively upward along the path calculated by the Great Sun Immortal-Mortal Sword Soul.

This sword slash aimed at the higher-dimensional Nine Heavens!

Clang~

In the sound of the sword's ringing, all of heaven and earth fell silent.

All sound vanished.

Faintly, all sentient beings seemed to witness this scene.

A brilliant sword light transcended the mortal world, carrying the lifetime's conviction of a True Immortal, surging toward the Nine Heavens, breaking through layers of mortal seals, striking the thunderous palm print descending from the Nine Heavens—the sharp sword light piercing into it.

Time froze at this moment.

An instant.

Or perhaps many years—near the Nine Heavens, time and space were chaotic, rendering all sense of time confused and useless.

Only the sound of booming shattering echoed endlessly.

Above, heaven and earth changed color, shattered and regenerated; near the Nine Heavens, unimaginable destruction and apocalypse occurred, and only after a long time did calm return.

Long silence.

Long silence—no human voices.

"What was the outcome…"

The Immortal Sect's Supreme Lords instinctively trembled with dread.

"He will win."

Only Yuan.

Yuan could see nothing, could not comprehend this battle.

Yet he was filled with absolute confidence, not a trace of hesitation—because in every war he had witnessed throughout all the years, the Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal had never lost, not once.

This time, he would not lose either!

All waited anxiously, their dread growing heavier.

Until…

Until a wild laugh echoed back from the Nine Heavens!

"Ha!"

"Hahahaha… Hahahaha…"

A terrifying, broken Sword Soul plummeted from the Nine Heavens, laughing maniacally.

His Sword Soul was shattered, his blade bent, his chest bearing a palm print deep into his heart—a palm print of countless variables and thunder, endlessly surging and extinguishing, like a bone-deep curse that could not be erased, constantly draining his life force, as if he would die at any moment—yet he laughed wildly!

"How is the Will of the Human Emperor?"

"This Lord understands!"

Jiang Ding laughed heartily, boundless joy spreading out.

"Ah..."

In the sky, a faint sigh echoed; the suppression tactics left behind failed, and the last trace of the Supreme Heavenly Tribulation faded away.

The Supreme Great Sun Sword Immortal Maiden has crossed the Supreme Heavenly Tribulation and ascended to Supreme!

This year, eighteen years old!