As the heavenly tribulation clouds churned and surged, countless dazzling bolts of lightning descended from the sky. Midway through their fall, they transformed into radiant dao characters, drifting through the void.

Each character assumed a different form, radiating a distinct aura. They arranged and recombined in midair, some forming lines of text as sharp as blades and swords, others weaving into passages as resplendent and intricate as brocade. It was mysterious, profound and unfathomable.

Their power was terrifying beyond measure.

Writing was the vessel of civilization. Once inscribed, it became scripture, expounding the truths of heaven and earth, and unveiling the mysteries of the great dao. However, within this Grand Righteous Confucian Tribulation, every single character was akin to a world-destroying calamity, its destructive power far beyond imagination.

Lin Xun fought amid them, wounded time and time again. His cultivation foundation was repeatedly battered, pushed to the brink of collapse, leaving him in constant mortal peril. When he finally endured this tribulation, his body was torn and broken, his primordial spirit shattered and damaged. He was left in a state of utter misery.

Despite that, his eyes shone with incomparable brilliance. This tribulation had brought about a complete transformation in his cultivation!

“The eighth tribulation is called the Silent Emptiness Buddha Tribulation, born of the Buddhist Epoch...”

“The ninth tribulation is called the Three Purities Dao Tribulation, born of the Dao Epoch...Once it is overcome, one shall have truly proven the dao, and obtained the foundation to transcend this long river of time...”

Feeling the earth-shattering changes coursing through his body, Lin Xun drew a deep breath. Anticipation flickered within his eyes.

......

While Lin Xun underwent his tribulation, days slipped by in the outside world. On Silent Night Range, the patience of Mo Yang, Xingjia, and the other old monsters was wearing thin. Some had already begun to show signs of unease.

“There is only one day left,” Xingjia said, his brows knitted tightly. “The divine clans will strike tomorrow. Perhaps their forces are already on the way.”

Nine days had passed since the declaration of war. The once vibrant and bustling Fortune Divine City had fallen into desolation. An oppressive stillness hung in the air, like the calm before a cataclysmic storm.

“Little fellow,” someone said, glancing toward Lin Fan, “why don’t you go check on your father?”

“No.” Before Lin Fan could respond, Mo Yang cut in coldly. “What if you disturb Lin Xun at a critical moment? Don’t forget that this is Fortune Divine City. Even an Eternal Realm expert would be blocked and struck down by the city’s laws if they attempted to force their way in.”

“So we just wait?” someone asked, frowning.

“What other choice do we have?” Mo Yang replied, her tone heavy with helplessness.

In truth, even she had not expected Lin Xun to possess such composure. Before arriving at Fortune Divine City, he had openly declared war on the Gaoyang and Jiang Clans, and under such circumstances, he still dared to enter closed-door cultivation. Such unshakable tranquility was impossible not to admire.

“Esteemed elders, my father will never shrink from this battle,” Lin Fan finally said, his handsome face filled with determination.

The crowd couldn’t help but smile. Of course, they knew Lin Xun was unafraid. What truly worried them was that he might not realize that the forces approaching were not limited to the Gaoyang and Jiang Clans alone. Eternal beings from other major divine clans were also involved!

Previously, these old monsters had already analyzed that among the hundreds of epochal civilizations within the Fortune Dominion, thirty-nine had Eternal Realm figures stationed within them. Among them, eleven were overseen by Creation Realm experts.

Upon closer calculation, the invading army alone consisted of at least a hundred Law Transcendence Eternals and nearly twenty Creation Eternals! Among them, top-tier giants such as the Gaoyang and Jiang Clans alone each commanded more than ten Law Transcendence Eternals and roughly four Creation Eternals!

Such an army of Eternals, once assembled, could easily sweep away any single epochal civilization within Fortune Divine City. A lineup like this was enough to make even Eternal Realm figures restless and uneasy.

Had they not known that Lin Xun had once single-handedly overturned the Divine Ji Clan, Mo Yang and the others would never have been able to remain so composed.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, Dark Blood Underworld Emperor stiffened as if struck by lightning. His expression changed violently as he stared into the distant heavens. “The enemy...has arrived!”

The words sent a chill through everyone present.

“So soon?” someone blurted out in disbelief. “Wasn’t it supposed to be ten days?”

“That only means they can no longer restrain themselves,” Mo Yang said calmly, her gaze already fixed on the horizon.

Beyond the city, deep within the distant starry sky, countless figures emerged, advancing in silence. There were at least a hundred of them. Each figure suppressed their aura to the absolute limit, carefully avoiding any backlash from the laws of heaven and earth.

From afar, they resembled a vast, rolling mass of dark clouds sweeping in from the depths of the cosmos. At the forefront stood Gaoyang Huai of the Gaoyang Clan and Jiang Tao of the Jiang Clan. Both were Creation Realm Eternals

Behind them followed a group of Creation Realm experts, numbering roughly to slightly over a dozen, and further back was a vast assembly of Law Transcendence Eternals. When they reached a distance of ten thousand feet from Fortune Divine City, they halted in unison, hovering in the void like a gathering of heavenly gods, their gazes fixed upon the city.

This distance was the safest boundary. Any closer, and they would be repelled and struck by the terrifying laws of Fortune Divine City. Before the battle truly began, Gaoyang Huai and Jiang Tao naturally had no intention of forcing their way forward.

The starry sky fell deathly silent, but an oppressive, murderous pressure spread outward like a landslide and tsunami, engulfing every corner of this vast expanse. For Lin Fan and Su Bai, and even for old monsters like Mo Yang and the others, this was the first time they had ever witnessed such a terrifying lineup.

Nearly twenty Creation Eternals! Over a hundred Law Transcendence Eternals! 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Such an army, no matter where it appeared, was enough to plunge any world into despair and helplessness. Within the Fortune Dominion, such power was tantamount to a supreme sovereign!

Mo Yang and the others felt unprecedented pressure bearing down upon them, their expressions growing solemn and heavy. Even Lin Fan and Su Bai could no longer remain composed. No matter how much faith they had in Lin Xun, facing such a lineup still filled them with an indescribable sense of tension and unease.

In the starry sky, Gaoyang Huai, Jiang Tao and the others made their move the moment they arrived, immediately beginning their preparations.

Swoosh!

Nine entirely different Divine Rank law powers surged forth, forming a vast heavenly canopy that shot upward and spread outward like endless tidal waves. Visible to the naked eye, the starry sky in all directions around Fortune Divine City was covered layer upon layer by Divine Rank law power.

Then, Gaoyang Huai, Jiang Tao, and their Eternal army ceased suppressing their auras, releasing one terrifying surge of monstrous might after another.

Rumble!

The starry sky roiled violently and countless stars shuddered and swayed. The surging might of the Eternal Realm converged, crashing toward Fortune Divine City like a raging tide. Although this overwhelming might was ultimately blocked by the city’s laws, the residual destructive aura alone was enough to make Mo Yang and the others’ hearts pound in fear.

They were only Law Transcendence Eternals, just over twenty in number. Faced with such an Eternal army, even a single Creation Realm being would be enough to wipe them out completely!

They could not help but worry how Lin Xun alone could possibly resolve such a predicament.

“It’s over...”

Within Fortune Divine CIty, a handful of fearless cultivators had chosen to remain behind, intent on witnessing the coming battle. However, upon seeing this scene unfold, their limbs turned ice-cold and their scalps tingled with dread.

This lineup was far beyond anything they had imagined! Not a single person held out hope for Lin Xun anymore. Some even began to fear that Fortune Divine City itself would be obliterated, and that they would be dragged down with it.

For a moment, terror, regret, and remorse surged through their hearts. Many wished they could slap themselves senseless for stubbornly staying behind. They should have fled long ago!

“Where is Lin Xun? Didn’t you declare that you would settle all grudges here? Now that all our clans have arrived, why do you not even dare show your face?” Gaoyang Huai stood proudly amid the starry sky, his gaze fixed upon Fortune Divine City as his voice boomed like rolling thunder.

His expression was cold and domineering, confidence brimming within him.

“Lin Xun, you probably never imagined that we would join hands with all the divine clans of the world just to deal with you. Now that we have arrived, you don’t even dare show yourself, am I right?” Jiang Tao laughed loudly.

“Even a lion spares no effort when hunting a rabbit. Do not think that destroying the Ji Clan gives you the right to look down upon all the divine clans!”

“Everyone, do you see this? Lin Xun is so frightened that he doesn’t even dare show himself!”

“With such pitiful courage, how did you ever dare to declare war? What difference is there between this and courting death?”

One Creation Eternal after another spoke, their voices reverberating across the starry sky like divine thunder.

“Lin Xun, get out here and face your death!” someone shouted impatiently.

“Come out here and die!”

In that instant, hundreds of Law Transcendence Eternals roared in unison. Their combined might surged like a world-ending storm, sweeping across the heavens. The void howled and the stars suspended in the firmament shattered one after another. Had Fortune Divine City not been protected by its laws, the city itself would have been reduced to dust by that roar.

“Too terrifying...far too terrifying.”

At that moment, the remaining cultivators in the city were so terror-stricken that they collapsed to the ground, their minds utterly blank with fear.

Even Mo Yang and the others wore grim expressions, brows tightly furrowed. The enemy’s arrogance was suffocating, as though victory were already in their grasp.

Of course, they had to admit that such an army of Eternals truly possessed the power to plunge anyone into despair. Even if they fought with their lives on the line, they likely wouldn’t last even a single exchange!

“How...how can this battle be fought?” A crushing weight settled upon the hearts of these old monsters.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan and Su Bai clenched their fists, their faces dark with fury. So many Eternal beings joined forces just to deal with their father and master alone. How shameless and despicable!

“Lin Xun, why do you dare not show yourself? Come out and face your death!”

In the starry sky, a Creation Eternal with a mountain-like physique let out a thunderous roar, his arrogance utterly unrestrained.

“That damned bastard! If it were one-on-one, Father would slay him as easily as slaughtering a chicken!” Lin Fan hissed through gritted teeth.

Just then, a calm, unhurried voice rang out, “Fan’er, is it worth getting angry over a dying man?”

Everyone shuddered, instinctively whipping around. The tightly closed hall doors slowly creaked open, and Lin Xun’s tall, imposing figure strode forth.