"Tenfold Power Divine Imprint, engrave!"
"Fivefold Instant Burst Divine Imprint, engrave!"
"Extreme Ice Power Divine Imprint, engrave!"
"..."
One Divine Imprint after another was engraved onto the weapon. The number of Divine Imprints that could be engraved depended on the weapon's grade. Now, this Star Divine Spear could accommodate several Divine Imprints.
The difficulty of engraving Divine Imprints was no less than crafting the weapon itself. The further one went, the more challenging it became. For example, the first Divine Imprint might have a 100% success rate, but the second could drop to 80%, increasing the difficulty exponentially.
The primary challenge was the repulsion force between the Divine Imprints on the weapon. This made it easy to fail. However, with his powerful spiritual strength, Yi Tianyun forcibly engraved the Divine Imprints onto the weapon.
After finishing, the previously pitch-black Star Divine Spear began to show faint divine patterns. These marks remained subtle, only glowing when activated, making the spear look plain and unremarkable.
Yi Tianyun's Star Divine Spear appeared so mundane that it would blend in with a pile of ordinary weapons. But that was precisely the look he wanted: an unassuming appearance that would reveal its true power when unleashed.
A high-grade Heavenly Dao weapon couldn't be weak even if it tried.
"Almost done," Yi Tianyun thought, his eyes flashing with determination. He had prepared everything. If he couldn't pass the tribulation now, there would be nothing more he could do.
He raised his head to the sky, his eyes filled with the vastness of the stars. "Begin the breakthrough to Heaven Monarch!"
"Ding, starting the breakthrough to Heaven Monarch. Progress: 1%..."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly, a massive vortex appeared in the sky, rapidly rotating and drawing in all surrounding energy. It grew larger and larger, with thick tribulation lightning and terrifying tribulation fire swirling within it.
Though similar to his previous tribulations, the combination of tribulation lightning, and fire this time was overwhelmingly powerful.
Deafening booms echoed as waves of lightning energy spread out in a dense web, enveloping the entire area. Within this web, layers of tribulation fire formed, creating a giant net of flames in the sky.
The commotion spread, even alarming those in the Cold Underworld Divine Realm. Every cultivator looked up, sensing the terrifying power above them.
"What is happening? Is some extraordinary treasure appearing?"
Strong cultivators looked up, feeling an overwhelming force spreading through the sky. This power even reached other divine domains, affecting a vast area.
"What incredible power! It's much stronger than the tribulation the Tenth Refined Earth Monarch faced."
Yi Tianyun felt a shiver down his spine, but this scene was nothing compared to the one in his dream, where the energy was even more potent. The current scene's power was at most at the peak of the Heaven Monarch level, far weaker than a God Monarch.
"Boom!"
The dense web of light closed in without giving him much time to think, leaving no room for escape. It resembled a tight net aiming to capture Yi Tianyun.
If he got caught, he wouldn't just be captured; he'd be incinerated.
"If this is all the power you've got, it's too weak."
Holding the Star Divine Spear, Yi Tianyun didn't exert much effort. He swept it in a fan-shaped arc, the spear's light cutting through space and easily slicing the light net into two, including the dense web surrounding him.
The once dense web disappeared with a single sweep, with no difficulty at all.
After the light net vanished, the tribulation clouds expanded again, releasing waves of energy. The clouds then emitted successive rings of colored light—red, blue, green, yellow, and finally gold—the Five Elements!
The Five Elements' power rapidly fused, forming five extreme beams that soon shot down like a rain of swords.
Looking around, Yi Tianyun saw nothing but dense beams. Though there were gaps, he knew that passing through them would be suicidal. Invisible energy connected these beams, making it impossible to dodge.
"If this is the second stage of the tribulation, its power has already reached the peak Heaven Monarch level..."
This sudden jump in power left him speechless. From the initial Heaven Monarch fifth level, it had jumped to the peak Heaven Monarch level, clearly aiming to kill him.
He hadn't even broken through to Heaven Monarch yet but was already facing peak Heaven Monarch power. Was this the kind of pressure a Ten Refined Earth Monarch was supposed to face?
"Activate Dragon God Bloodline!"
Yi Tianyun's eyes turned red as thick dragon scales covered his body, transforming him into a dragon. These scales looked indestructible, capable of withstanding any damage.
His strength instantly surged five hundredfold, and the Star Divine Spear in his hand glowed red. This power also activated a red dragon pattern on the spear.
"Break through for me!"
With a sweep of the Star Divine Spear, the space shattered, including the Five Elements beams. The beams turned into five-colored light dots, dispersing around him.
But it wasn't over. The Five Elements' power continued to surge, wave after wave. Yi Tianyun stood his ground, continuously fending off the beams.
The Five Elements' power spread beyond the Hanming Divine Domain, reaching other domains. Many cultivators, startled by this, flew over to investigate.
"What's happening? Such a change in the sky, it feels like a special Five Elements power is spreading."
"Is someone undergoing a tribulation?"
"Impossible! A tribulation wouldn't affect such a vast area. It must be some extraordinary treasure appearing. Let's hurry over before someone else gets it!"
None of them believed it was a tribulation. They had seen Earth Monarch and Heaven Monarch tribulations before, but none were ever this terrifying.