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

The thunderous sword prison emanating from the Heavenly Dao resounded across the battlefield, instantly vaporizing any armored soldiers nearby.

Soldiers a little further away had their armor melt, molten iron seeping into their flesh, causing them to scream in agony.

Shen Ming grunted. At the early stage of the first level of the Heavenly Realm, he was like a bottle that was not full of water, neither abundant nor stable.

Thunder raged through my limbs and bones, bringing waves of numbness and pain.

The boundless magical power was working hard to mitigate the damage caused by the heavenly tribulation.

This is only the first bolt of heavenly lightning; there will be five more to come.

The number of tribulations increases with each level of the Sovereign Realm.

Zheng Xuanfeng stayed far away. Having witnessed Shen Ming's methods, he withdrew early and thus survived.

"He's finished! He's at his last gasp!"

Zheng Xuanfeng could tell at a glance that Shen Ming was suffering the backlash from forcibly undergoing tribulation.

They would all be reduced to ashes without his intervention, so naturally he wouldn't risk going up there and would choose to observe the situation.

The heavenly tribulation was merciless, giving no one a chance to prepare, and the second bolt of heavenly lightning followed immediately.

The Heavenly Divine Skill!

Shen Ming first summoned his flying sword, then transformed into a three-zhang-tall golden primordial spirit.

In an instant, the lightning engulfed the Mingxin Sword and covered Shen Ming's body, like a fragile tree branch being washed by a massive waterfall.

"Hengyu Ding!"

Shen Mingyuan's divine hand grabbed the Mingxin Sword amidst the heavenly lightning, causing the sword's size to surge. His left hand, the Hengyu Cauldron, expanded to its limit, its mouth bearing more than half of the lightning.

Shen Ming's golden primordial spirit held the Mingxin Sword in his right hand and the Hengyu Cauldron in his left, surrounded by heavenly lightning, like a god descending to earth.

Everyone knows he is facing a heavenly tribulation, but no one seems quite sure.

Shen Ming's eyes flashed with lightning. He was enduring the calamity, but he also wanted to pass on the pain to everyone. His gaze immediately locked onto Zheng Xuanfeng.

As I said before, if we meet again, it's uncertain who will be whose calamity!

"Heavenly Tribulation Sword!"

Shen Ming transformed into a moving celestial tribulation, traversing the sky. Wherever he passed, thunder roared and hordes of soldiers fell.

"Don't come over here!"

Zheng Xuanfeng was terrified and fled for his life.

Having reached the third level of cultivation was completely useless.

He was unwilling to accept this. After cultivating for so long, he had his trump cards, unique skills, and supernatural powers that he was proud of.

If possible, he would rather have a contest with Shen Ming.

But now, it's too late to say anything.

Shen Ming arrived in an instant, and the Heavenly Tribulation Sword crashed down.

Zheng Xuanfeng's vision went white, and he vanished into thin air, his existence erased without a trace.

This pride of the Zheng family, a commander who had achieved extraordinary success on the battlefields beyond the borders, perished.

"kill him!"

From the sky came the furious roar of the Great Western King.

Zheng Xuanfeng was his apprentice, whom he liked very much, but he died inexplicably.

The orders of the Great Western King were not to be questioned, and six generals from each army charged forward.

They are all quasi-kings, meaning they are half-step into the fourth level of heaven.

Shen Ming was not Ma Quandao; they didn't even need to form a battle formation to suppress and kill him.

Shen Tian's tribulation was not over yet, so they did not act rashly.

Of course, we should also be prepared to be wary of Shen Ming coming after us, just like he did when he killed Zheng Xuanfeng.

Six generals, just like the ones Brother Ma had faced earlier.

Is this how it feels?

Shen Ming burst into laughter, experiencing something like this for the first time in his life.

"Do you think you can stop me?!"

His gaze swept over the six generals, his face filled with a murderous intent.

The general from the Dragon Might Army was about to make a few sarcastic remarks, but after thinking about it, he took back his words. He keenly sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the world.

Shen Ming raised his head and looked at the tribulation clouds in the sky.

"Go completely insane!"

Shen Ming once again pointed his sword at the sky and swung it forcefully. Above the terrifying tribulation clouds in the sky, an even larger tribulation cloud appeared.

By killing Zheng Xuanfeng of the Third Heaven, Shen Ming can summon the tribulation lightning of the Third Heaven.

"A double lightning tribulation?! How is that possible!"

The six generals understood Zheng Xuanfeng's feelings just now. Shen Ming had no way out, so it was not hard to understand why he did this.

The question is, is this something that can be done simply by wanting to?

How come you've already attracted a third heavenly tribulation before you've even passed the second heavenly tribulation?!

Are there people like you?

"retreat!"

Not wanting to suffer the same fate as Zheng Xuanfeng, they retreated from different directions.

There was bound to be one unlucky person who became Shen Ming's target, and they hoped it wouldn't be them.

Their hopes were in vain; Shen Ming had no intention of letting any of them go.

Under the double tribulation of lightning, the golden primordial spirit shattered, and Shen Ming's body swayed. He had never suffered such a serious injury since he began cultivating.

"Heavenly Tribulation Sword!"

He drew his sword once more before the heavenly tribulation destroyed him.

With this sword strike, Thunder Sword Prison truly opened the gates of hell, and the void collapsed around him.

The six generals began to retreat, as if they were sinking into quicksand, deliberately crashing into the Thunder Sword Prison.

Do not!

One by one, those who approached Thunder Sword Prison were reduced to ashes and vanished without a trace.

"They're killing like mad! Every single one of the Eternal Lineage is a freak!"

The crowds from all directions were stunned and dumbfounded.

No one expected that it would be the Eternal Emperor's son who would wreak havoc on the battlefield.

Everything has a price.

The Eternal Emperor's Son was nearing his limit, his aura was chaotic, countless cracks appeared on the Mingxin Sword, and the Hengyu Cauldron's light dimmed.

Despite facing two lightning tribulations, they still dared not give up.

There's no way to save it!

They couldn't imagine what other way the Eternal God could do. Beneath the tribulation clouds, the lightning resembled a primordial beast capable of devouring everything.

"A person doesn't live a lifetime, but rather lives through a few moments."

At this moment, Shen Ming recalled Senior Brother Ma's words once again.

He got it.

He seemed to have come to a realization, and all the questions that had been troubling him were now answered.

Why are my senior brothers and sisters trapped in the Eternal Lineage, unable to receive the true teachings for so long, leading to the exhaustion of their lifespans?

Because it's all meaningless.

If you care about lifespan and fear death, what's the point of talking about eternity!

In the face of eternity, time has no meaning.

Once my fellow students grasp this point, they will realize that these years have not been wasted, because time has no beginning or end.

This is the eternal thought!

open!

Shen Ming's eyes burned with determination. No longer caring about his own life or death, he focused on comprehending the character '恒' in his mind, intending to pass on the Eternal Technique to his senior brothers and sisters.

In the Eternal Palace, the immortal spirit, who had only been asleep for half a day, opened her eyes.

"You're not letting anyone sleep anymore!"

The fairy spirit didn't understand, but an instinct drove her to act.

The gates of the Eternal Palace opened, and beams of light flew out, striking the other six members of the Eternal Lineage.

"This is?!"

Su Lianyun, Situ Qing, and the others gained a slight understanding and were so excited that they could hardly contain themselves. This was the eternal secret they had been waiting for all these years.

Between life and death, a single thought can transcend eternity!

At the same time, the double lightning tribulation crashed down, completely engulfing Shen Ming. People seemed to see his figure gradually disappear in the lightning.

Everyone sighed, guessing that it had been reduced to ashes by the lightning tribulation.

This is the only possibility; one can't possibly survive the tribulation of the third heaven in the early stages of the first heaven.