Chapter 766: The Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation
Just as with the breakthrough to the Earthly Sovereign realm, attempting to ascend to Heavenly Sovereign triggers a Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation a cataclysmic trial descending from the heavens.
This tribulation is so terrifying that even those who have already achieved the Heavenly Sovereign level regard it with dread.
The Gathering Storm
Within the Time Space Altar, surrounded by dense, dark clouds, Xiao Ze slowly opened his eyes. His gaze shone with a chaotic light, and a subtle aura seemingly harmonized with the heavens radiated from his body.
Looking up, his eyes landed on the strange, radiant pool of water hovering above him.
"So this is the Chaos Divine Emperor's promise? A man of his word, indeed," Xiao Ze murmured.
The pool's vast reserves of energy had been drained to near exhaustion, a testament to the immense aid it provided.
"A place like this, so potent and rare, must take centuries if not millennia to recover after such usage."
Xiao Ze raised his hand and collected the miraculous pool into his storage space, unwilling to see it destroyed during the coming trial.
With the pool secured, his attention shifted to the menacing black clouds swirling above. From within them radiated an overwhelming and oppressive energy, enough to make even seasoned Heavenly Sovereigns tremble.
Summoning His Supreme Avatar
Xiao Ze formed a hand seal, and a towering Supreme Avatar, radiating light like a blazing sun, appeared beside him.
Outside the altar, the Chaos Divine Emperor's eyes narrowed in surprise as he observed the avatar.
"This Supreme Avatar… such power! Its brilliance rivals the top tier avatars in the Great Thousand World, yet it doesn't appear on the list of the Ninety Nine Supreme Avatars."
"Could it be that the ranking has changed while I've been absent?"
Despite the Chaos Divine Emperor's shock, Xiao Ze remained calm within the altar.
He stood atop the shoulder of his thousand foot tall Supreme Avatar, feeling its newfound strength. Though smaller than some avatars, it exuded an imposing presence, as if it could hold up the heavens themselves.
Testing His Divine Abilities
"The transformation of my Supreme Avatar," Xiao Ze thought, "has elevated my divine abilities to an entirely new level. This tribulation is the perfect opportunity to test their true power."
As if enraged by his confidence, the black clouds roared to life. A torrent of inky black water, a hundred feet wide, surged from the sky like a waterfall from the heavens.
The water's appearance immediately fractured the surrounding space, its energy rippling out for tens of thousands of miles. The Chaos Divine Emperor, observing from outside the altar, felt a pang of shock.
"This first wave of Xiao Ze's tribulation surpasses what I endured in my own Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation," he muttered. "Could it be the altar's influence or is it simply the heavens resenting his extraordinary talent?"
Regardless, the Chaos Divine Emperor couldn't help but admire Xiao Ze's composure in the face of such devastation.
Unleashing the Catastrophic Tribulation
Xiao Ze gestured, and his Supreme Avatar formed a seal with its massive hands.
"The Three Catastrophes weren't truly three distinct calamities but rather a boundless concept," he reflected. "Now that this ability has transformed, it's time to reveal its full might."
Golden light spread across the avatar's form, gradually merging into hues of purple and green, coalescing into a complex sigil glowing in its hands.
"Divine Art: Boundless Catastrophic Tribulation!"
From the sigil emerged waves of disasters storms of wind, fire, lightning, and water all merging into an immense cloud of destruction.
The purple green catastrophe surged upward, colliding head on with the descending black torrent.
Overwhelming Destruction
The black water was no ordinary force. Every droplet was as heavy as a mountain, and the waterfall's sheer pressure mimicked the crushing weight of billions of tons.
Yet, the Boundless Catastrophic Tribulation was equally fierce. As the torrent roared down, the purple green energies constantly churned out new disasters, each wave wearing down the torrent bit by bit.
Finally, after a titanic clash, the black water dissipated into nothingness.
"Impressive…" the Chaos Divine Emperor murmured, his gaze fixed on the dissipating storm. "Such a divine art might not quite rival the Thirty Six Peerless Divine Arts, but it stands at the pinnacle of extraordinary abilities."
As he spoke, a spark of black flame appeared in the void.
A Dangerous Flame
At first glance, the flame seemed weak, flickering like a dying ember. Yet Xiao Ze's expression turned grave.
As a master alchemist, he immediately recognized the terrifying properties of this black flame it carried a corrosive energy capable of consuming anything.
The flame descended toward the purple green tribulation cloud. Rather than an explosive impact, it burned slowly and insidiously, corroding large portions of the disaster cloud with each touch.
In response, Xiao Ze controlled the tribulation cloud, intensifying its production of catastrophes. Wave after wave of disasters crashed against the flame, eventually smothering it.
A Moment of Realization
Xiao Ze exhaled deeply. The Heavenly Sovereign Tribulation consisted of four waves, and this second trial had already pushed his enhanced Boundless Catastrophic Tribulation to its limits.
"This tribulation…" he muttered. "It's far more powerful than I anticipated."
The Chaos Divine Emperor, watching from outside, echoed Xiao Ze's thoughts.
"The second wave alone has nearly overpowered him. It's a testament to his abilities that he's still standing. Yet this tribulation isn't ordinary it's a judgment upon a talent that defies the heavens themselves."
(End of Chapter )
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