Chapter 332: Chapter 330: Heart-Refining Tribulation

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Chapter 330: Heart-Refining Tribulation

Boom—!

A deafening roar completely engulfed Li Xun. Everything turned crimson; heaven and earth lost all sense of direction—east, west, north, and south indistinguishable—boundless and desolate.

It was as if the world had returned to the time before creation.

Countless bolts of lightning surged in through the crown of his head, dazzling and blinding, then spilled out through the soles of his feet. Like a raging tide, they swept across the distance, flattening even a distant star.

At this moment, Li Xun was being tempered by lightning from the inside out.

Endless arcs of lightning burst from his seven orifices. His entire being seemed to have transformed into a mass of lightning, indistinguishable from it.

"The ninth tribulation... even if it isn’t the Heart-Refining Tribulation, it’s already terrifying enough..." Jiang Yunzong muttered.

Watching Li Xun undergo his tribulation, a trace of fear involuntarily rose in his heart regarding his own future tribulation. The thought had just appeared and had not yet settled before—

Buzz!

—A soft hum echoed through heaven and earth.

Within tens of thousands of miles, everything turned incandescent white in an instant. Everyone lost their five senses—they could see nothing, hear nothing, as if they had collectively gone deaf.

The discomfort made them nearly vomit blood. Some of the more powerful beings even felt their souls being torn into pieces.

Their faces turned deathly pale, and fresh blood flowed from their seven orifices.

"Heart-Refining Tribulation!"

Though their senses were gone, their thoughts remained. In an instant, everyone realized what had happened.

"How did it come so fast?!"

This was everyone’s first thought.

The ninth lightning tribulation had just descended, and judging by its progress, Li Xun hadn’t even finished enduring it—yet the tenth Heart-Refining Tribulation had abruptly appeared.

It was as if no path of survival had been left for him at all!

No one knew how much time had passed.

It felt like a single instant, yet also like billions of years.

Li Xun slowly opened his eyes.

He stood in the heavens, his clothes tattered.

Beneath his feet lay a vast, silent, desolate universe.

He looked down at his own body, sensing the nearly world-destroying power within it. He froze slightly.

Was this... the power of a Saint?

It seemed excessively exaggerated.

Right now, he felt that with his current strength, he could probably sweep away several forbidden zones. Even that supreme being he encountered in the Abyssal Demons Burial before seemed somewhat insignificant before the current him.

His blood and vitality were terrifying to the extreme. With just a slight fluctuation, the surrounding stars trembled, as if they could shatter at any moment.

As for his spiritual sense, it was even more vast—like a tidal wave spreading outward. After covering the entire Desolate Ancient Continent, it continued expanding beyond.

He even saw the homeland of Huang Xi—the Heavenly Island Ancient Domain.

"Is this really something a Saint can achieve?"

Li Xun looked at his hands. There was no joy of having passed the tribulation in his expression—only doubt.

Just as he was lost in thought, a gentle voice drifted over from afar.

"Congratulations, husband, on passing the Emperor Tribulation."

In the distant void, several figures approached gracefully.

At the front was a woman with a graceful figure, surrounded by drifting immortal mist. As it dispersed, it revealed her celestial beauty—bright eyes, white teeth, and an elegant, otherworldly charm. Her smile was warm and gentle.

Her hair was glossy and smooth, her brows curved delicately, her skin fair and flawless, carrying a lively aura as though she had seen through the mortal world.

"Qin Xueyi?"

Li Xun’s brows furrowed even tighter.

The Qin Xueyi before him had undergone a complete transformation compared to his memory. She now possessed a unique, transcendent aura.

Her strength had reached the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Behind her stood several other figures—Huang Xi, Lu Qingxian, and others. He even saw Chu Lingyue of the Great Chu Dynasty.

All of these women had stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm. The strongest among them, Qin Xueyi, was only a step away from becoming an Emperor, as if she could trigger her own Emperor Tribulation at any moment.

"Husband... Emperor Tribulation..."

Li Xun muttered the words to himself and couldn’t help but chuckle.

He was clearly undergoing a Saint Tribulation, so where did this "Emperor Tribulation" come from?

If nothing unexpected had happened, this should be the final stage of the Saint Tribulation, the legendary Heart-Refining Tribulation.

Only...

This Heart-Refining Tribulation seemed rather underwhelming.

The scene was far too fake. He barely needed to think—one glance was enough to tell that none of this was real.

"Big brother, you’ve become an Emperor?"

"Congratulations, Immortal, on attaining Emperorhood!"

"Senior brother, does that mean our Profound Sun Holy Land needs to change its name again?"

At this moment, more people rushed over from afar. Xiao Fan, Jiang Taixuan, Ye Han, and others were all among them. Looking closely, one could even spot the First Prince of the Great Zhou Empire and the Third Princess.

Every one of them looked at him with reverence and envy.

"The Heart-Refining Tribulation... is nothing more than this."

Li Xun shook his head slightly.

He slowly raised his hand. The Azure Dragon Halberd—now already an Imperial Weapon—instantly appeared. Sun, moon, and stars revolved around it; Dao rhythms and laws cascaded down like waterfalls, crushing the surrounding void into collapse.

Under the confused gazes of countless people, the halberd let out a thunderous roar and smashed downward through the air.

Boom!

The divine might of the Azure Dragon Halberd was now beyond compare. It contained within it an entire universe, like a vast world. In an instant, it wiped out countless living beings.

Since he already knew that this world before him was fake, his first thought was to break the illusion through brute force. He had no intention of lingering here.

Thus, he chose this method.

"Husband, what are you doing?"

"Big brother, why are you attacking me?"

"Immortal?"

"Senior Li Xun, why? We have followed you for countless years—how can you now be so heartless as to exterminate us all?"

Everyone was shocked and retreated in panic. But their speed was far inferior to that of the Azure Dragon Halberd. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

In mere moments, more than half of the beings who had rushed over were already annihilated.

"Something’s wrong."

Looking at Jiang Taixuan and the others lying in pools of blood, Li Xun frowned again. A trace of unease arose in his heart.

By doing this, not only had he failed to escape, he seemed to be sinking deeper into the illusion created by the Heart-Refining Tribulation.

If this continued, not only would he be unable to leave, he might end up completely trapped here.

Realizing this, Li Xun stopped his actions. He stood silently in the universe, motionless like a statue.

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Note:

Cultivation Realm so far:

1, Body Refinement

2, Qi Condensation

3, Spirit Meridian

4, Profound Elixir

5, Divine Power

6, Life and Death

7, Divine Palace

8, Half-Saint

9, Saint

10, Saint King

11, Great Saint

12, Quasi-Emperor

13, Emperor

Treasure Level so far:

1, Mortal Weapon

2, Magical Treasure

3, Spiritual Treasure

4, Dao Weapon

5, Sacred Weapon

6, Sacred King Weapon

7, Imperial Weapon

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