Divine King of Honour

Saintly fluctuations rippled outward.

Xu Nian seemed to be shrouded in a layer of sacred brilliance.

"He has broken through, he has actually broken through!"

Xia Bingling and Bull Demon King, feeling the Saintly might emanating from Xu Nian, showed expressions of surprise on their faces.

The youngest Saint in the world was thus born.

An eighteen-year-old Saint!

This was truly unprecedented.

If word of this gets out, it will certainly shake the entire Imperial Capital.

Xu Nian slowly stood up as well.

However, his gaze was on the thunderclap hurtling toward him from above.

It was at the very moment he broke through to the Saint Realm.

He distinctly felt a terrifying pressure bearing down upon him.

It was the oppressive feeling brought by heavens and the earth.

Then the thunderclap descended.

Upon that thunderclap, Xu Nian sensed a formidable aura of destruction.

"Could this be... Heavenly Tribulation?"

Bull Demon King and Xia Bingling exclaimed in unison.

Legend said that leaving the Tianhen Continent and crossing the Forbidden Sea would attract Heavenly Thunders.

And such thunders were known as Heavenly Tribulations.

Now, as Xu Nian broke through to the Saint Realm, he had actually invoked Heavenly Tribulation.

Could it be that his cultivation was so defiantly powerful

it angered the heavens?

Xu Nian watched the approaching Heavenly Thunder, standing tall and proud,

without a trace of fear.

"Boom!"

The thunderclap struck Xu Nian's body,

releasing a sound that was earth-shatteringly loud.

The power of the thunderclap exploded, yet Xu Nian's figure stood as steady as Taishan.

A layer of green Spiritual Energy Defense Light Shield had condensed on the surface of his body.

The thunderclap had just struck against this Defensive Light Shield.

Despite blocking the thunderclap, the terrifying power was immense.

The Spiritual Energy Light Shield shattered completely under the impact of the Heavenly Thunder.

If more thunders were to come, it would be difficult to withstand.

However, fortunately after that bout of Heavenly Thunder,

the dark clouds in the sky began to disperse, and no further thunders descended.

Peace returned to the world.

Moonlight spilled down once more.

Everything began to return to its original tranquility.

The only change was that the Tianlin City beneath his feet had been completely transformed into ruins.

Xu Nian hovered in mid-air, his face contemplative.

He thought about the origin of the Heavenly Thunder just now.

He felt that the appearance of the Heavenly Thunder was no coincidence,

but rather, there was some force in the dark wanting to kill him.

"Kid, no need to think about it, that's because you violated a taboo, which is why the Heavenly Tribulation came," Emperor Ye Tian's voice resounded in Xu Nian's mind.

"Violated a taboo? What taboo?"

Xu Nian asked, puzzled.

Breaking through a level of cultivation could violate what taboo?

"Heavenly Prohibition. Heaven and earth follow the Tao, and all things in the world adhere to certain rules. Once someone defies these rules, they trigger a prohibition, which leads to the descent of Heavenly Tribulation. And since you've broken through to the Saint Realm at eighteen, you naturally stirred the heaven and earth, violated the taboo. However, the prohibition you violated is not significant, which is why the power of this Heavenly Tribulation wasn't great," explained the Yetian God Emperor.

"I see. Then what would be considered a serious violation of the Heavenly Prohibition?" Xu Nian inquired further.

"The Heavenly Prohibition has nine levels, each bringing forth a different Heavenly Tribulation. The higher the level reached, the greater the power of the tribulation. That's why, although it's the same Crossing Immortal Tribulation, the power varies from person to person," the Yetian God Emperor explained.

Xu Nian nodded, as if he understood but did not quite grasp the full meaning.

He knew that anyone who wished to ascend to the Immortal Realm had to cross the Immortal Tribulation.

Only those who succeeded in the Tribulation Crossing earned the qualification to ascend.

Xu Nian also knew that above the Battle Emperor, there were six more realms.

Only by passing through these six realms could one ascend to the level of an Immortal.

However, as to which six realms these were, Xu Nian was temporarily unaware.

Emperor Ye Tian wouldn't say, so Xu Nian could only suppress the doubts in his heart.

"Brother Xu Nian, are you okay?"

The Bull Demon King and Xia Bingling flew over from a distance.

"I'm fine!" Xu Nian replied with a smile.

Relief washed over the Bull Demon King and Xia Bingling upon hearing Xu Nian's words.

Xu Nian simply smiled.

Previously on the way here,

Xu Nian had already told Xia Bingling his name.

But after hearing it, she showed no reaction,

it seemed she was unaware of Xu Nian's exploits.

It was only later that he found out,

Xia Bingling had always been secluded in the Emperor Palace, cultivating with her master.

She seldom traveled the continent and had only recently decided to venture out.

She had barely left the Imperial Capital gates when she encountered pursuit from the Tianji Pavilion.

Thus, she had not heard anything about Xu Nian's deeds.

This actually suited Xu Nian just fine.

If Xia Bingling knew too much about him, it could potentially lead to troublesome matters.

On the other hand, with her knowing nothing, Xu Nian felt more at ease keeping her by his side.

"By the way, Brother Xu Nian, what was that Heavenly Thunder just now? Was it the legendary Heavenly Tribulation?" The Bull Demon King asked, recalling the scene when the tribulation had struck.

"It wasn't, it was just the Spiritual Energy I had gathered that formed into clouds and coincidentally let loose a thunderbolt, it wasn't the legendary Heavenly Tribulation," Xu Nian said with a laugh.

The Bull Demon King and Xia Bingling nodded upon hearing this.

After all, if it had been the legendary Heavenly Tribulation, it truly would have been too astonishing.

It seems that the thunderbolt really was just a coincidence.

Seeing that the two believed him, Xu Nian's face also showed a faint smile.

The people of this continent knew far too little about the Nine Level Heaven Forbidden.

Therefore, they easily believed Xu Nian's words.

As for why he concealed the fact that he had provoked the Heavenly Prohibition,

it was because such matters could easily lead to a fatal predicament.

After all, he understood the principle that a tree that stands out in the forest will be cut down.

"By the way, Brother Xu Nian, what does it feel like to breakthrough into the Holy Realm? How much stronger have you become?" The Bull Demon King suddenly asked.

Xia Bingling also looked at Xu Nian.

She was curious about this question too.

Before entering the Holy Realm, Xu Nian was able to slay Saints.

Now that he had entered the Holy Realm, what kind of strength would he possess?

"Do you want to give it a try?" Xu Nian said with a smile, looking at the Bull Demon King.

"Alright, since you, brother, want to spar, I'll accompany you. But let's agree beforehand, you're not to use your swordsmanship," the Bull Demon King said spiritedly.

He was confident that as long as Xu Nian didn't use that swordsmanship, he would still be able to fight him.

After all, he was a venerable Demon Saint.

A Demon Saint's physique was not much different from that of a Body Saint Expert.

Xu Nian smiled, stood with his hands behind his back, signaling that he promised not to use his swordsmanship.

Seeing this, the Bull Demon King's nostrils instantly emitted a puff of green smoke.

Then he swung his Iron Fist at Xu Nian with a ferocious attack.

His fist was filled with the mighty power of a Saint.

Although he was confident he would not lose, he did not dare to take Xu Nian lightly.

But the next moment, he realized he had made a mistake, and it was quite a ridiculous one.

Just as the Bull Demon King's fist was about to strike Xu Nian,

Xu Nian suddenly slapped out with his palm.

Immediately, the Bull Demon King's body uncontrollably flew backwards at high speed.

Like a meteor crashing to earth, he directly punctured through a distant wall that had yet to collapse.

The wall, which was a full ten zhang thick, was hard enough to be pierced by the body of the Bull Demon King.

Xia Bingling on the side watched, utterly astounded.

The Bull Demon King also climbed out of the rubble.

He looked up at Xu Nian, who stood proudly in the sky, his body trembling.