The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

A disdainful sneer rang out, causing Chu Xiu, who had initially intended to ignore it, to pause in his tracks.

The one who made the sarcastic remark was not human, but a demon!

The four demons, three old and one young, were staring at Chu Xiu with disdain.

As a demon, Tu Shan Mingyue could see through the other party's true form with just a glance.

The Wind Wolf Clan ranks among the top of the demon clans in the Southern Continent.

However, even Chu Xiu, who hadn't been in the Southern Continent for a full year, knew that the Wind Wolf Clan was subservient to the Azure Phoenix Clan, which possessed the bloodline of the phoenix. They were like the Azure Phoenix Clan's lackeys, biting people everywhere and making everyone in the Southern Continent disgusted with them.

"Oh? I thought it was someone barking like a dog, but it really is a dog!"

Tu Shan Mingyue sneered, and in a flash, she appeared directly in front of the Wind Wolf Clan youth who had spoken rudely earlier. She slapped him down from mid-air, and his body crashed into the ground, creating a large crater.

"You're asking for it...you..."

"You are Tu Shan Mingyue?!"

Seeing their young clan leader being beaten, the three old men of the Wind Wolf Clan were about to attack Tu Shan Mingyue, but after seeing Tu Shan Mingyue's appearance, they immediately showed a look of horror and took their young clan leader, whose head had been beaten into a pig's head, away from the place.

"Tu Shan Mingyue?"

"Wasn't this ancestor supposed to be in seclusion in his hometown of Tushan? How come he's in the Southern Continent, and with Chu Xiu?"

Only then did the powerful demons present recognize Tu Shan Mingyue's appearance.

There was no other way. Tu Shan Mingyue had been trapped in the Demon Emperor's Tomb for a thousand years, and in order to survive, she almost exhausted all her life essence.

Now, compared to before, she looks so haggard that even her "old acquaintances" couldn't recognize her at a glance.

"Senior, you are so famous in the Southern Continent?"

Chu Xiu stepped forward and asked with a smile.

Before Tu Shan Mingyue could answer, Chi Xiao interrupted, "The eldest, the eldest has gone."

"Back then, because she was teased by a certain demon king of the Southern Continent, she went to his door empty-handed and traversed all the demon clans of the Southern Continent. If it weren't for Emperor Yao's intervention, that demon king would probably have transformed into human form in recent years."

"Coincidentally, that demon king happens to be the master behind the Wind Wolf Clan—the Azure Phoenix Clan."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow.

The fact that the Wind Wolf Clan dared to speak so disrespectfully to me in public suggests that they were acting under the orders of the Azure Phoenix Clan.

Otherwise, how could the Wind Wolf Clan, with only one Reincarnation Realm expert in charge, dare to provoke Chu Xiu, who has three Reincarnation Realm experts by his side?

It would have been better if Chi Xiao hadn't brought it up, because if he had, Tu Shan Mingyue would have been furious.

She immediately caught up with the four members of the Wind Wolf Clan, first severely injuring three of them and casually tossing them aside, then grabbing the remaining old wolf and angrily shouting:

"Did that bastard Luan Xi send you here to die?"

The Luanxi mentioned by Tu Shanmingyue is the Qingluan Clan's Reincarnation Realm Demon King who provoked her.

Upon witnessing the fate of his people, the old wolf of the Wind Wolf Clan dared not conceal anything and immediately revealed in full the story of how the Demon King Luanxi had instructed them to provoke Chu Xiu.

Tu Shan Mingyue released the old wolf and immediately used her divine sense to locate the demon king named Luan Xi.

Her face darkened, and just as she was about to go, Chi Xiao stopped her.

Tu Shan Mingyue frowned: "Why are you stopping me?"

Chi Xiao shook his head and looked at Chu Xiu: "Master's cultivation is about to break through, it is not advisable to cause any more trouble."

"It's just advancing to the True Transcending Realm, what's there to be careful about..."

Before Tu Shan Mingyue could finish speaking, she saw wisps of lightning on Chu Xiu's body and sensed a hint of heavenly tribulation.

She was startled and looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a vast expanse of dark, golden-brown thunderclouds gathered in the once clear, cloudless sky, poised to strike. The thunderclouds' target was Chu Xiu, who was about to break through his bottleneck.

Lei Yun's appearance immediately caused a huge uproar.

When all the Reincarnation Realm experts present saw that Chu Xiu was the target of this thundercloud, they immediately realized that this thundercloud was probably the legendary Imperial Thunder Tribulation Cloud that could only be attracted when a clan's emperor broke through his realm!

The Imperial Tribulation is the only chance for an ordinary cultivator to obtain the legendary imperial aura!

The appearance of this imperial tribulation is a declaration to the world: Chu Xiu is indeed the only person among the human race in the Southern Continent, and even among all races, who possesses the aura of an emperor!

Dozens of miles away, the Luanxi Demon King, who had instructed the Wind Wolf Clan to provoke Chu Xiu, was overjoyed when he saw Chu Xiu summon the Imperial Thunder Tribulation Clouds and immediately changed his previous plans.

Originally, he wanted to target Chu Xiu and seize the imperial aura within him, but doing so would inevitably make him an enemy of the several Reincarnation Realm experts around him.

Now that Chu Xiu has attracted the imperial tribulation lightning, as long as he begins to undergo the tribulation, everyone present will have the opportunity to compete for the imperial aura and share in the spoils under this tribulation that originally belonged only to the emperor!

The Demon King Luanxi immediately slammed his hand on the table, channeling his mid-stage Reincarnation Realm cultivation to spread his words throughout a radius of a thousand miles:

"Since Venerable Chu is about to undergo his tribulation, why not do it here? With your help in blocking the lightning, we can ensure your safety!"

Upon hearing this, the Reincarnation Realm experts present, who harbored ulterior motives, all smiled knowingly, each remaining silent in their understanding.

In an instant, more than a dozen Reincarnation Realm experts from different races took to the air, surrounding Chu Xiu, Chi Xiao, and Tu Shan Mingyue, blocking all their escape routes.

Chi Xiao and Tu Shan Mingyue had gloomy expressions, especially Tu Shan Mingyue, who wished she could punch Luan Xi Demon King's pretty face, which she loathed so much.

This imperial tribulation was originally Chu Xiu's opportunity, but now it has been interfered with by these villains, which is truly hateful.

Chu Xiu glanced around but didn't see any human among these Reincarnation Realm experts.

He smiled wryly. Very good, at least the Southern Continent humans did not disappoint him.

Chu Xiu passed over the gloomy-faced Chi Xiao and Tu Shan Mingyue, his body slowly rising, the lightning on his body growing brighter, foreshadowing the imminent arrival of the Imperial Tribulation.

"Since you senior demon clan members are willing to help this junior withstand the heavenly tribulation..."

"Then this junior would be too impolite to refuse!"

Chu Xiu sneered and released the pure energy that he had previously extracted from the Butterfly Queen after refining ghost energy, which he had originally suppressed and stored in his middle dantian using imperial aura!

This pure energy can help him break through to the True Transcendence stage!

With the aid of these energies, the Reincarnation Realm is only one step away for Chu Xiu!

boom!

As Chu Xiu released the pure energy he had been suppressing, the power of the imperial thunder tribulation clouds in the sky expanded once more, almost covering the entire sky of the Eastern Continent of the Southern Lands.

"Is this the Tribulation of the True Realm Emperor?" Tu Shan Mingyue exclaimed in surprise.

"This is the Tribulation of the Emperor of the Reincarnation Realm! Apart from his own race, all living beings within the range of the tribulation will become its target!"

With quick reflexes, Chi Xiao pulled Tu Shan Mingyue away from Chu Xiu.

Before the Demon King Luanxi and the other powerful demons at the Reincarnation Realm could react to the sudden and overwhelming lightning tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck Chu Xiu in full view of everyone.

Chu Xiu's imperial aura automatically protected all his meridians and body, allowing him to withstand the attack steadily.

Even so, Chu Xiu could still clearly feel the power of the lightning tribulation.

If it weren't for his imperial aura protecting him, with his peak Void Shattering Realm physical cultivation, he would probably have been chopped into charcoal!

Immediately afterwards, countless bolts of lightning descended from the sky, but this time, their target was no longer just Chu Xiu...

Instead, they were all non-human races within a thousand miles of Chu Xiu!

Looking at the panicked demon race Reincarnation Realm experts, Chu Xiu couldn't help but burst into laughter:

"Trying to steal my opportunity? You'll have to ask the heavens if they'll allow it first!"