I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Zheng Xuanfeng led a Shence Army of nearly a thousand men, all clad in armor and armed with weapons, each a Supreme Realm expert, who used the battle formation to advance through the air.

A dark mass appeared in the sky above Xuanhuang City, and everyone held their breath, not daring to breathe.

The city lord's mansion activated its grand formation, and the oval-shaped energy beam resembled an inverted bowl.

Zheng Xuanfeng remained silent, but made a hand gesture, and the armored soldiers moved in perfect unison, like a sophisticated war machine.

They formed a mysterious and powerful battle formation in the air, with spiritual energy surging like a tide and light shining across the sky.

A dazzling beam of light shot out from the battle formation, piercing the formation like a sharp sword.

The moment it collided with the great formation, a deafening roar erupted in the sky.

A powerful shockwave spread outwards, causing the defensive array to tremble violently and flicker with light.

The Shence Army erupted in a unified shout, and the light grew increasingly intense.

Finally, with a crisp cracking sound, the defensive array collapsed instantly, like shattered glass.

"Senior Brother Zheng, don't let innocent people get caught in the crossfire."

The rulers of the Lu and Wang families flew out and immediately declared that this was none of their business and that they would not resist the Divine Strategy Army.

Unexpectedly, Cui Xiuying from the Cui family and Li Weiyang from the Li family appeared side by side in the sky.

"Senior Brother Zheng, you're tearing your own house down," Cui Xiuying said helplessly.

Zheng Xuanfeng came from Xuanhuang City and is now said to be the commander of the Shence Army in the Panyue Dynasty, where he is very powerful and influential.

However, Cui Xiuying felt uncomfortable that the city lord's mansion's grand formation was broken without a word. She was the next city lord, and rebuilding it would cost money.

“If you weren’t from the five great families, you would have already died under my sword peak.”

Zheng Xuanfeng glanced at the four people, not taking them seriously, and looked towards the City Lord's Mansion. Through the layers of palaces, his dark eyes flashed with a cold light, reflecting the figure of a young man.

"Would hiding even help?"

Zheng Xuanfeng raised his hand, and a dangerously dangerous flame appeared at his fingertips.

Inside the city lord's mansion, Shen Ming made up his mind, spread his Wind and Thunder Wings, and flew out of the city with a whoosh.

"Run? Do you think you can escape?!"

Zheng Xuanfeng was not surprised. Having gone through three heavenly tribulations, he was incredibly powerful and had connections to all.

He stepped in front of Shen Ming, his five fingers clenched into a fist, flames roared and burst forth, forming four walls that sealed off the area.

The Shence Army followed closely behind, each standing atop the Flame Wall, their weapons poised to strike.

"Who said I was going to run away?" Shen Ming asked.

"Being stubborn won't help."

As soon as he finished speaking, the four walls of flame began to close in, and as the space compressed, the temperature soared instantly.

The heatwave alone was enough to burn away Shen Ming's defenses.

Secretly, Ning Yue and Yun Yi of the Eternal Academy frowned at the same time. They had finally waited for the Shence Army to arrive and wanted to see Shen Ming's performance.

It seems that Shen Ming has no way to deal with this.

"We were overthinking it," Yun Yi said, somewhat disappointed.

"Make your move." Ning Yue was starting to worry that she was too late.

Just then, the sky suddenly changed color, and the originally clear sky was instantly shrouded in thick dark clouds, as if a huge black curtain had been lowered from the horizon.

The dark clouds rolled and surged, like the raging waves of a stormy sea.

Streaks of purple lightning flashed and darted through the clouds, like giant dragons baring their fangs and claws.

Thunder rumbled in like a stampede of ten thousand horses, making people's eardrums ache.

Each thunderclap sounded like the roar of a god, filled with majesty and fury.

"Is this a calamity cloud? He didn't run outside the city to escape; he ran to avoid the calamity destroying the city!"

"How did he, a Supreme Realm cultivator, manage to actively trigger a Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ning Yue and Yun Yi were quite surprised, but the change that occurred in the next second caused a huge uproar in their hearts.

After the calamity cloud took shape, it resembled a majestic mountain, pressing heavily against the sky.

Among them, various mysterious colors began to intertwine and flow in the clouds of calamity, each color seemingly containing endless mysterious power.

Upon closer inspection, there were nine types of lightning. The nine-colored light flickered erratically in the tribulation clouds, sometimes merging with each other, sometimes colliding with each other, and bursting out terrifying fluctuations that made people tremble with fear.

"Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation!?"

This time, not only the two people from Eternal Academy, but everyone in the city was dumbfounded.

The tribulations that lead to breakthroughs in major realms are often extraordinary, with colors symbolizing the potential and talent of the person undergoing the tribulation.

Among them, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation is the one they know the most about.

"Could he really be the emperor's son!?"

Yun Yi felt a wave of fear wash over him; if it were true, his actions would have been extremely disrespectful.

“Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation, but… but why is it so sudden, without any warning?” Ning Yue was somewhat bewildered.

Transcending tribulation is a major event, and all cultivators must take it seriously and make thorough preparations.

Because failing the tribulation is possible, it's like facing a powerful enemy.

When Ning Yue faced her tribulation, she chose a blessed land and prepared several large talismans and Daoist soldiers.

Shen Ming's sudden movement outside the city, abruptly triggering the Chaos Tribulation, felt surreal.

Actually, it's because Shen Ming was unaware of this saying.

He had only seen two people undergo the Heavenly Tribulation: one was Elder Xuan Yuan who took the Elixir of Immortality in the Dragon Treasury.

One is that the sect leader came to the rescue, using heavenly tribulation to fight against the powerful enemy.

Therefore, Shen Ming felt that this was how tribulation should be conducted, and no preparation was needed.

Beneath the clouds of calamity, the wall of flames crumbled.

Zheng Xuanfeng frowned and led the Shence Army in retreat.

Entering the range of another's tribulation cloud will cause you to suffer even greater damage than the person undergoing tribulation.

However, Zheng Xuanfeng did not leave and chose to observe.

Firstly, the tribulation might fail; secondly, if one succeeds, one will only reach the first level of the Sovereign Realm, which is nothing to fear.

The Nine-Colored Heavenly Tribulation symbolizes talent and potential, but it is nothing until it manifests as true power.

Nine-colored lightning surged continuously within the tribulation clouds, as if it were about to pour down at any moment.

Shen Ming seemed not to have considered the possibility of failing the tribulation, and was eager to try, even somewhat impatient.

The first bolt of lightning crashed down, like a giant, colorful pillar of light.

It was incredibly fast, arriving above Shen Ming's head in an instant.

"Ancient King Fist!"

In an instant, Shen Ming had no choice but to throw a punch.

With a loud bang and bursts of lightning, the powerful impact caused Shen Ming to sway slightly, but he quickly regained his balance.

The Dragon God Supreme's defenses shattered, and his Azure Gold Battle Armor began to crack.

This is the drawback of insufficient preparation; most people would switch to better protective armor.

Without destruction, there can be no construction. After the lightning, my body felt as if it had been baptized by a mysterious power.

One can clearly feel that the primordial fire has become more solid, and after being tempered by this bolt of lightning, it has become even purer.

The Dragon God Supreme has reached the end of his path to supremacy, with one foot already in the realm of the Dominator.

A trace of magical power condensed within his body.

Magical power is the key to unleashing supernatural abilities!

However, the heavenly tribulation was not over yet, and the second heavenly lightning was about to strike.