The Jade Emperor’s mind was on the brink of collapse as endless desires transformed into giant hands, trying to pull him completely into the abyss.

Marx’s seductive words echoed in his ears, continuously shaking the Jade Emperor’s intellect.

The Jade Emperor found himself in unprecedented peril at this moment.

Marx laughed arrogantly, seemingly foreseeing the Jade Emperor’s demise, envisioning another powerful Demon King in his Heavenly Devil Realm.

Seeing this, many furrowed their brows, though they were pleased to see the Jade Emperor’s defeat, the possibility of another Demon King transformed from a Heavenly Emperor would undoubtedly make the future demon calamities much more challenging—a dire news for many aspired for Unity of Dao.

However, Marx was prematurely joyous; the Jade Emperor, as the Supreme of the Three Realms and the first to step towards Unity of Dao, especially outclassing ordinary beings.

Just when Marx thought he had victory in his hands, a bright sun suddenly lit up behind the Jade Emperor’s head.

The sun was so bright that it instantly dispelled the darkness in the Jade Emperor’s heart.

This was the light of merit, capable of suppressing all evil demons and purifying the mind. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

As the Jade Emperor presided over Heaven and Earth, maintaining the order of the Three Realms, he naturally accumulated infinite merit for ensuring that all was orderly and that life and death followed the laws.

This sun of merit, now shining, was the reward for his many years of dedication to keeping the Three Realms stable.

The Heavenly Dao is unfeeling yet follows causality, and the Jade Emperor’s years of hard work finally came to fruition today.

The moment this sun of merit appeared, Marx knew he could no longer stop the Jade Emperor. The immense merit was unbearable for him at a glance, restraining all his power.

This was a drawback after transforming into a demon of the Demon Realm; although he was fortified by the power of the Heavenly Dao, which tempered all beings during their practice of cultivation, boosting his Divine Skills, his weaknesses became more pronounced—merit was like poison to him.

The light of merit cleansed everything. The surging demonic energy Marx brought was dissipated by the bright sun behind the Jade Emperor’s head. Marx couldn’t even utter a word before being turned to ashes by the scorching light of merit, with a hint of his True Spirit returning to the Demon Realm.

Now recognized by the Heavenly Dao as the lord of the Demon Realm, each failed downfall did not result in his death, but merely sent him back to the Demon Realm to await another opportunity.

The Jade Emperor slowly opened his eyes, the illusions around him disappearing without a trace, and he couldn’t help but sigh with relief.

The illusions had shaken his mind, and Marx’s abilities had continually eroded his spirit, almost causing him to fall completely into becoming a Demon Head.

This Heart Demon tribulation was truly terrifying, the only one in his lifetime, but thankfully, the many years of hard work finally paid off, with the sun of merit behind his head being sufficient to deal with evil demons.

However, at this moment, after enduring this calamity, he was completely exhausted, the mental tug-of-war with Marx in his mind having drained him greatly.

But the Heavenly Tribulation did not give him much time to rest. Not long after Marx’s figure disappeared, the Jade Emperor’s expression suddenly changed.

He saw Heaven and Earth reversing, the sun and moon hanging in the sky, and the stars twinkling—an anomaly that immediately caught everyone’s attention.

"It has finally come," someone said with a hint of lament.

It was the tribulation of Gods and Demons, recreating the Gods and Demons from before the creation of the world, transforming into obstacles to the path; it was the true tribulation faced by the Venerated Way of the Three Pure Ones when they ascended to the Great Dao.

To break through this tribulation, there was no good method, only to charge out with one’s true strength.

Although the Jade Emperor was already somewhat exhausted after the previous three tribulations, he still forcefully rallied his spirits to face the tribulation.

At this moment, time seemed to reverse, and Heaven and Earth appeared to return to that chaotic and undeveloped age.

Then, everyone saw countless Gods and Demons appear at the end of time, each with a massive body, wrapped in the aura of laws, quietly sleeping at the end of time.

Influenced by the aura of the Jade Emperor, the sleeping Gods and Demons opened their eyes one after another and looked towards the Jade Emperor.

Merely with a glance, the Jade Emperor felt an unprecedented pressure. These Gods and Demons had died at the hands of Pangu and the Daoist Ancestor at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth, and later generations had no chance to witness their strength.

Even those Gods and Demons that later lived in the Three Realms were far inferior in both strength and ferocity compared to them; they were the source of the laws of the Three Realms.

It was precisely because of their death that the laws of the Three Realms became so perfected, capable of sustaining the existence of so many True Spirits.

But also because of this, these Gods and Demons instinctively hated the existence of the Three Realms, for this world was built from their blood and flesh, like an ark navigating through ages.

Their eyes, full of slaughter and destruction, were fixed on the Jade Emperor, making even the Supreme of the Three Realms feel a tingling on his scalp.

Each one among them was enough to destroy heaven and earth, but at this moment, they densely gathered at the end of time, their eyes filled with hatred and destruction staring at him.

"The Tribulation of Gods and Demons," someone sighed faintly.

Even if it was not the first time seeing this scene, one would still feel shocked; so many powerful Gods and Demons, how did Pangu and the Daoist Ancestor manage to kill them one by one, and how powerful they must have been.

Everyone pondered if they would be able to overcome such a tribulation themselves.

However, many shook their heads involuntarily; facing these ancient Gods and Demons was not an easy task. Though these Gods and Demons were merely reflections from days long past, under the enhancement of the Heavenly Dao’s power, they were no different from their originals—each possessing vast Divine Skills and indestructible bodies.

The exceptional among them even mastered heaven-defying Divine Skills, each such opponent would be extremely troublesome, let alone an entire group.

The Jade Emperor clenched the Treasured Sword in his hand. After overcoming the initial shock, his eyes were filled only with surging fighting spirit.

He could hardly remember the last time he found himself in such a situation. How could an unparalleled swordsman exist without worthy opponents?

The reason he had chosen the path of the Heavenly Emperor was to defeat all the powerful adversaries in the world, but unfortunately, he later became entangled with the Heavenly Dao, muddled and forgetting his original intention.

Under such pressure, the Jade Emperor rediscovered his original resolve, once again becoming the invincible Sword Immortal of Mount Kunlun from those olden days.

With a light shout, the Treasured Sword swung in his hand, the Sword Qi crisscrossing and the sword light flickering. The Jade Emperor charged into the midst of the Gods and Demons, showing no trace of fear.

After many years, the Jade Emperor once again displayed his Sword Immortal prowess, drawing sidelong glances from the surrounding crowd.

Time had been long, so long that many had forgotten the Jade Emperor’s former valor, forgotten the image of him defeating all the heroes in the world with just a sword.