CHAPTER 1551: CHAPTER 1510: HEAVENLY TRIBULATION

Seeing this scene, Empress Wu Zong’s face suddenly darkened.

"You want to break through in the midst of battle? Dream on!"

"Whether it’s a dream or not, we’ll know by trying!"

Lu Chuan actively ascended towards the Heavenly Tribulation, stepping on the clouds, and after a moment of hesitation, Wu Zong followed.

Absolutely cannot let Lu Chuan break through to the Integration Realm!

In fact, one could say that if Lu Chuan were to break through to the Integration Realm, the threat he would pose would be greater than Old Master Situ!

At the moment, the Buddhist monks are defeated, that Niu Bizi Taoist is being restrained by Huo Ling’er, hard to tell the victor for now, the Immortal Domain old ancestor severely injured Han Qian by self-detonation, forcing him to retreat into the Small World to recuperate.

If at this moment, Lu Chuan succeeds in breaking through, the current balance will be completely disrupted, and the Empress will also be put on the defensive!

However.

With the assistance of the Blood Pill, Lu Chuan’s breakthrough to the Integration Realm is nearly inevitable, only a matter of time; she must grievously injure or even kill Lu Chuan before that happens!

While the Empress’s thoughts were churning, a Heavenly Tribulation bolt already struck Lu Chuan; yet with the blessing of the Primal Chaos Indestructible Body, Lu Chuan was unharmed and even seized a strand of the Heavenly Tribulation’s creation energy into his body!

With the Heavenly Tribulation having begun, the Empress had no other choice!

The Empress grunted, spiritual power surged within her, transforming into a giant hand pressing towards Lu Chuan, but Lu Chuan did not dodge, actively facing it; as the Heavenly Tribulation descended, the force of destruction shattered the Empress’s attack into pieces, while Lu Chuan remained unscathed!

This was Lu Chuan’s confidence.

With the Primal Chaos Indestructible Body blessing, combined with the Blood Pill’s help, Lu Chuan began persistently attacking the barrier!

The first time, failure!

Lu Chuan’s face darkened, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.

The second time, failure!

The Heavenly Tribulation struck, knocking Lu Chuan directly from the clouds.

The third time, failure!

Lu Chuan’s body seemed like a porcelain doll glued together again, cracking all over!

"Damn it, mere Integration Realm, I refuse to believe I cannot break this barrier!"

Lu Chuan clenched his jaw, took a deep breath, and drove his spiritual power to attack the barrier again, as the last Heavenly Tribulation bolt fell, a blinding light spread, its power so great that even the Empress couldn’t easily approach!

If not for her weakened state, having fought with Old Master Situ and further drained her strength, facing an enemy like Lu Chuan wouldn’t be this difficult!

Feeling the increasingly powerful momentum in the Thunder Light around Lu Chuan, the Empress’s face grew increasingly gloomy.

That was it, Lu Chuan finally succeeded in breaking through the Integration Realm!

Indeed, with a casual wave of his hand, Lu Chuan snapped the lightning bolt in half, playing with it in his palm.

Seeing this sight, Wu Zong didn’t hesitate for a moment and turned back to the top of the Sky-reaching Giant Tower!

"I said long ago, you should wash your neck and wait to die!"

Lu Chuan turned to the women, then turned into a stream of light entering the Sky-reaching Giant Tower; Lu Chuan focused, seeing the Tower Spirit and Old Master Situ both bound by the Array, Lu Chuan willed, and multiple arms appeared behind him in combined palm.

"Here, the Array is forbidden!"

As the words fell, the Precepts were immediately enacted, and only then were Old Master Situ and the Tower Spirit freed.

"Hahaha! Good boy, you didn’t disgrace the Lu family!"

Sensing Lu Chuan’s momentum, Old Master Situ laughed heartily, saying, "Now, even your father must call you senior when he sees you!"

"...Old Master, let’s us grandfather and grandson first take her down before talking!"

Lu Chuan clenched four fists simultaneously in fist seals, took a step forward, and the top of the Heaven-reaching Tower instantly cracked open, Lu Chuan moved forward, his fists falling like raindrops, leaving the Empress with no choice but to defend, unable to initiate a counterattack!

After the breakthrough, Lu Chuan’s strength actually became quite similar to hers, after all, the power Empress Wu Zong exhibited was merely the first level of Integration Realm; what was truly powerful was her mastery of Formations and this physical body, this Immortal Body was so formidable that despite the Realm advantage, Old Master Situ could only manage a draw with Wu Zong, perhaps even slightly losing ground.

But now that Lu Chuan joined the battle, the situation was different.

Wu Zong’s strength couldn’t be measured by an ordinary first level Integration Realm, yet how was Lu Chuan any different?

The Precepts, the Purple Cloud Demon-clearing Formation, and the Heaven and Earth Grinding Plate; one could say that the Divine Skills Lu Chuan mastered were no less, perhaps even superior, to Old Master Situ’s.

After all, the Precepts were simply too defiant of natural order.

"Here, Magic Artifacts are forbidden!"

Seeing Empress Wu Zong summon the Emperor’s Sword, Lu Chuan instantly activated the Precepts, forcefully suppressing the Emperor’s Sword’s anomaly, grabbing the Empress by the collar and flinging her away; Lu Chuan followed but was forced back by the Empress’s punch!

"Damn it, damn it!"

The Empress’s face turned steely, a hint of malice flickering in her eyes.

"You’ve forced me into this!"

Just then, Lu Chuan suddenly felt an oppressive force approaching, and in the next moment, the Tower Spirit’s voice rang in his ear.

"Lu Chuan, get back!"

"What happeni..."

"Lu Chuan, I’ll wait for you!"

The Empress roared skyward, and beneath her, the Heaven-reaching Tower suddenly shattered, and a sharp claw ripped through the tower body, rushing out!

The next moment, Lu Chuan finally glimpsed the full appearance of the claw, which was a whole jet-black leopard, as large as a small mountain, yet obediently floating before the Empress.

"How... how could this be?"

Seeing this scene, the Tower Spirit was filled with shock.

"Tower Spirit, what’s going on?"

"That... that Demon Beast used to be my mount, I thought it had died in the Immortal Realm battle, didn’t expect it to have survived."

Hearing the Tower Spirit’s tone, Lu Chuan frowned, asking, "Is it powerful?"

"Hmm... It used to be a pure-blooded Immortal Beast, but after that great battle, its physical body was nearly destroyed; now clearly a remade body, probably lacks its former wonders, but still not to be underestimated."

"Just a beast, kill it then!"

"No, Leopard’s true power wasn’t in combat might, but its bloodline power; it can sacrifice itself to become a dimensional gateway opening two worlds, I suspect Wu Zong used this method to come from the Small World to Earth, and also used this way to bring that group."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan’s face immediately became extremely grim.

"You mean... she’s calling reinforcements?"

"No..."

The Tower Spirit shook her head, and before she could speak, the black leopard’s body suddenly exploded, transforming into a light portal, engulfing Empress Wu Zong!

"Hold on... Lu Chuan, hurry and flee!"

The Tower Spirit instantly awoke, but unfortunately, its size was a step too late.

The portal had already firmly locked onto Lu Chuan, and the powerful suction left Lu Chuan unable to resist, unable to retreat a single step, only forced to move closer to the portal.

Old Master Situ intended to grab Lu Chuan, but his hand passed right through Lu Chuan’s arm!