Chapter 165: Lin Yao Becomes an Immortal, the Grand Assembly Ends

Wu Chen's divine sense probed the past, and he was immediately shocked and dismayed!

Even when facing a pinnacle Great Emperor, he remained calm and unperturbed.

Seeing that familiar figure, he completely lost his composure.

Even though nearly two hundred thousand years had passed.

He could never forget that figure.

On the platform, Ning Yan unleashed the Azure Cloud Immortal Method, his Flame Yang Holy Body fully activated, vast spiritual power surging in all directions.

He was battling a heaven's pride genius from a Central Region sect.

In the Divine Palace, Wu Chen murmured in shock.

"What on earth is going on?"

On the platform, that figure still wore those azure-white sect robes, and a familiar aura came rushing over.

Two hundred thousand years ago, the words left by that youth when he departed are still fresh in his memory, as if yesterday: "If we have the chance, we will meet again."

Back then he also declared, hoping to fight him again someday to wipe away the shame of defeat.

Wu Chen now felt completely bewildered, his face filled with incomprehension.

Could this be fate's arrangement?

No, that's not right!

This youth's aura is not much stronger than it was two hundred thousand years ago.

I myself have already reached the Half-Immortal Realm.

This is impossible! It's sheer nonsense!

"Could someone have interfered with the River of Time and Space?"

Wu Chen immediately thought of this possibility.

To cross the River of Time and Space, what tremendous power would be needed!

Or perhaps a supreme treasure capable of interfering with the River of Time and Space!

Wu Chen calmed his mind, probed again, and discovered that the youth's sect robe was embroidered with the three characters 'dragon soaring, phoenix dancing'.

"A disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect?"

"Again, the Azure Cloud Sect!"

Just where did this Azure Cloud come from? Could it be a great sect of the Heavenly Realm Region?

Could the Azure Cloud have mastered a supreme treasure of time and space?

Wu Chen's just-settled state of mind was once again thrown into turmoil.

All of this has already surpassed his understanding.

Even though he is a Half-Immortal Realm expert, he feels as if he has fallen into the hands of a hidden mastermind.

Now thinking about it, everything about the Azure Cloud since the beginning seems unbelievable.

Its rise has been too fast.

Supremes and Great Emperors keep appearing one after another.

There are even Half-Immortal Realm experts like him holding down the fort.

Even if the present Azure Cloud is the Azure Cloud Emperor Sect of the ancient era, it still couldn't be this absurd, could it?

Afterward, Wu Chen stopped thinking further and withdrew his divine sense.

He now had a myriad of thoughts, going in circles on the spot.

"No, the Azure Cloud is too mysterious; it very likely controls a supreme treasure of time and space, or is a great sect of the Upper Realm."

"As for the plan regarding the Azure Cloud, we still need to deliberate long-term."

Wu Chen pondered for a while, then silently said.

No matter what, before we clarify the Azure Cloud's details, we cannot act rashly.

Everything will wait until Lin Yao breaks through, then we will make a decision.

Time flowed, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

The Heaven's Pride Grand Assembly also drew to a close.

At the same time.

Divine Palace, inside the Cultivation Hall.

Lin Yao's aura emanating from her body became increasingly overbearing.

Threads of immortal qi continuously overflowed outward.

The surrounding void could not bear it and began to collapse.

The five Emperor Sources she had finished refining all began to operate together at this moment.

Vast Dao power continually poured into Lin Yao's body.

The Dao power within her body continually transformed into immortal source.

Great Emperor Realm masters command the Dao, while Immortal Realm beings merge with the Dao.

Once the Dao power is transformed into immortal source, one can merge the Dao and become an immortal.

"Break!"

Lin Yao gave a delicate shout, and endless immortal source power surged toward the Immortal Realm barrier, continually breaking its rules.

In an instant, the winds and clouds between heaven and earth became tumultuous.

Vast golden tribulation lightning descended upon the world.

For a moment, the Five Regions trembled.

"Golden tribulation lightning?"

"This is another powerful expert breaking through the immortal realm!"

"Holy crap!!! Now it's not trendy to break through to Great Emperor, but trending to break through to immortal realm? What on earth has happened to the Barren Martial?"

"Looking in that direction, it seems to be the Dust Continent."

"Dust Continent? Could it be that Empress Lin Yao of the Chaos Heaven Divine Kingdom is undergoing tribulation?"

"In the Central Region, cultivators with prior experience all know what that golden tribulation lightning signifies."

"Peak Great Emperor!"

"Merge the Dao and become an immortal!"

"On this side, after Lin Yao finished merging the Dao, she shot straight up into the sky."

"Bang!"

"The grand cultivation hall was directly shattered by the impact."

"Lin Yao came to the void, raised her head, and indifferently gazed at the dark, oppressive tribulation lightning in the heavens."

""Wu Chen can get through it, and so can I, the Emperor.""

"At that moment, thick golden tribulation lightning bolts boomed down fiercely from the heavens."

"A world-destroying aura permeated the void."

"Lin Yao's thought moved, and she fully activated her Emperor realm cultivation method."

"Endless immortal source circulated within her body; her eyes turned fierce as she shot forward, colliding head-on with the tribulation lightning in the void."

"Countless golden tribulation lightning bolts struck her body fiercely."

"Boom!"

"A powerful shockwave radiated outward from the impact center in all directions."

"Moments later, the tribulation lightning dispersed."

"Ten-thousand-year immortal light shone down from the heavens."

"Golden lotuses surged from the earth, and heavenly omens descended."

"The immense immortal realm's aura enveloped the entire Barren Martial."

""The tribulation was successful.""

""The empress has ascended to immortality! My Chaos Heaven Divine Kingdom is now also an immortal power.""

"Countless citizens and cultivators of the Chaos Heaven Divine Kingdom cheered without end."

"Their God Kingdom's empress successfully underwent tribulation, merging the Dao and becoming an immortal!"

"In the void, after sensing her own immortal realm's aura, Lin Yao's thoughts instantly turned to a single idea."

"Not long after."

"In the Divine Capital, within the Divine Palace."

""Congratulations, Empress, on breaking through to the immortal realm.""

"Wu Chen stepped forward and said with a smile."

"Lin Yao sat in the seat of honor, wearing a white long robe, her cold, beautiful visage unchanged."

"But her bearing underwent a tremendous change."

"She gained an ethereal immortal aura, making her appear even more otherworldly."

""Wu Chen, I have also broken through to the immortal realm.""

""Emperor… immortal… I feel the power within my body is incomparably strong, enough to pluck stars with a single hand, far beyond what a Great Emperor can compare to.""

""When will we make our move?""

"Lin Yao asked eagerly, her eyes full of longing."

"After toiling for tens of thousands of years, I finally get to taste the sweet reward."

"Assassinating the Great Emperor together with Wu Chen isn't it all for this day?"

"Now she craves greater power to venture into vaster lands."

"The Barren Martial is too small; it no longer suffices."

""Don't rush; the situation has changed.""

"Wu Chen's eyes shifted, and he told Lin Yao the speculation he had discovered at that day's Heaven's Pride Gathering."

""What! You're saying the only heavenly pride who ever defeated you actually…!""

"Lin Yao was also shocked, saying in disbelief."

""Exactly, so we should not act rashly; first we must ascertain the true and false of this Qingyun Sect.""

""Moreover, there's no need to panic; the limit the Barren Martial can withstand is exactly our half-immortal realm.""

""At worst, we first destroy the remaining major powers, then gather the strength of the Barren Martial to overturn Qingyun.""

"Lin Yao heard this and nodded."

"On the other side, the main venue of the Divine Capital's gathering."

"On this day, all heavenly prides gathered at the gathering's main venue."

"The Heaven's Pride Gathering ended; after millions of heavenly prides fought fiercely, the ten strongest were selected."

"However, this time's selection of the ten heavenly prides defied everyone's expectations."

"Heaven's Pride Gathering main venue."

"With white hair and a steady aura, the Floating Life Pavilion Elder and the God Kingdom's official in charge stood together atop the largest platform, looking down."

""This Sage declares that this Heaven's Pride Gathering is officially concluded.""

""The top ten heavenly prides will receive huge rewards and be worthy of being listed on the Five Domains Heaven's Pride Ranking.""

""Below, This Sage announces the strongest ten heavenly prides are…""