All the more so, with the three calamities and ninefold tribulations merging into one, there remains the final and most formidable tribulation. Even the Yantian Pearl can only deduce that the sole chance of survival lies in the past. Unless I had never entered the demonic path in the first place, my fate is sealed—certain death with no hope of survival.

While fiercely battling the heavenly tribulation, I simultaneously urged the Yantian Pearl to search for a sliver of hope to survive the ordeal. Even in the face of certain death, I would never give up.

Although the ninefold heavenly tribulation is ferocious, with the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Banner and the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler protecting me, I remain calm and unafraid.

In fact, even without these two supreme treasures of the demonic sect, I could still overcome the ninefold heavenly tribulation. Using them merely conserves my magical power, so I can better deal with the coming tribulation of men.

In the blink of an eye, three layers of the heavenly tribulation were annihilated, and the fourth arose. Just as I was about to channel my power to forcefully cross this tribulation, suddenly, from within the chaos, seven rays of light emerged, countless purple auras and colorful clouds, heavenly flowers and bright lanterns, and even three sarira. A golden river surged in.

With the power of the seven True Lords, the heavenly tribulation became ten times more ferocious than before.

I was slightly taken aback, then laughed and said, “So it’s these seven old fellows, trying to kick me while I’m down during my tribulation—do they really think it’s that easy?” I pointed with my hand, and the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Banner unleashed ten thousand fathoms of demonic light. After a fierce battle lasting half an hour, I finally shattered the fourth layer of the heavenly tribulation.

With the collapse of the fourth tribulation, the fifth immediately arose, manifesting boundless thunder and a vast sea of lightning, crashing down upon me.

This time, I switched to the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler. The Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler was originally the supreme treasure of the Supreme Demon Sect, capable of emitting ten thousand fathoms of the Resentful Demon Light, transforming into the thirty-three layers of the Demon Palace’s wondrous vistas. When used in conjunction with the magic recorded in the Resentful Heaven Book, it possesses infinite power and unfathomable mysteries.

Legend has it that this treasure can traverse past and future, but no one has ever managed to activate this power, so even I do not know if this is true.

Even though the fifth tribulation was fierce and the seven True Lords’ power was immense, after a bitter struggle lasting seven or eight hours, they still could not break through the ten thousand fathoms of Resentful Demon Light. Instead, the thirty-three layers of the Demon Palace’s wondrous vistas within the light became ever more extravagant and illusory, with countless demon maidens dancing gracefully, their bare bodies conjuring endless marvels.

Outside the chaotic mass, the seven True Lords, relying on the power of the tribulation, fought me fiercely for seven or eight hours, secretly shocked.

Arthur Ford let out a long howl, and the auspicious cloud above his head, spanning several acres, suddenly spun and merged into the chaotic mass. The other six True Lords all sighed in unison at this sight. Henry Ford wanted to stop him, but after sighing, he pointed at the laurel and fusang twin trees above his own head, and they too flew into the chaotic mass.

The auspicious cloud above Arthur Ford, and the laurel and fusang twin trees refined by Henry Ford, were the fruits of their lifetimes of cultivation—reliances for breaking through the Nine Heavens Immortal Barrier and ascending to the thirty-three heavens. Without these fruits, they would need at least several hundred years of arduous cultivation to regain them, and their chances of ascending to the thirty-three heavens would be reduced by at least half.

With the two True Lords sacrificing the fruits of several hundred years of cultivation, I immediately found myself in a tight spot. I watched as the ten thousand fathoms of Resentful Demon Light emitted by the Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler gradually weakened, and the thirty-three layers of the Demon Palace’s wondrous vistas within the light began to collapse. Instead of fear, I was delighted. With a low shout, I shook my body, transforming into a ten-thousand-fathom demonic form, revealing the supreme true body of the heavenly demon, and with one grasp, I lightly crushed the fifth tribulation.

With the destruction of the fifth tribulation, the chaotic mass suddenly changed. Boundless red water emerged from the void, surging like ocean waves, vast and limitless, stretching endlessly, hanging from the sky and enveloping the clouds, forming a mighty force.

Even I dared not be careless with this tribulation. The red water of the heavenly tribulation is most adept at corroding both immortal and demonic bodies. The supreme true body of the heavenly demon, having never experienced tribulation, could not withstand the red water. If I tried to resist with my demonic body, in no more than an hour, my body, tempered a thousand times, would be dissolved by the red water.

I shook my body and withdrew the ten-thousand-fathom demonic form, once again unfurling the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Banner to resist the sixth tribulation.

In a flash, dozens of days passed. I crossed eight layers of tribulation in succession, while the chaotic mass formed by the tribulation produced billions of weapons, relentlessly attacking the protective demonic light. Once this tribulation passed, the ninefold heavenly tribulation would be over.

With the seven True Lords intervening, the tribulation of men was mixed into the heavenly tribulation. If I could survive these ninefold tribulations, I would have overcome most of the tribulation of men as well. But if the tribulation of fate appeared next, I would have no chance of survival at all—the Yantian Pearl’s deductions grew ever more dire.

Although I had always remained calm, at this moment I could not help but feel a slight anxiety. Seeing myself step into a situation of certain death, I found no way to break free.

Just then, the Yantian Pearl, which deduced the tribulations, trembled slightly. The fate of certain death suddenly underwent a strange change—the sliver of hope that should have existed in the past had shifted to the present.

If it were anyone else, they would surely hesitate, letting this fleeting chance slip away. But having cultivated demonic arts to this day, my will is incomparably resolute, and I wasted not a moment. Following the Yantian Pearl’s calculation, I abandoned the two supreme treasures of the demonic sect, as well as the supreme true body of the heavenly demon that was the foundation of my path, and merged my primordial spirit with the Yantian Pearl.

At that very moment, among the seven True Lords, George Hill also sacrificed the fruit of several hundred years of cultivation, sending forth ten thousand golden lotuses and a thousand heavenly lanterns to merge into the tribulation and increase its power.

The Heavenly Demon Departing Light Ruler suddenly trembled, and without my control, flew up to encircle the fruit of George Hill.