Chapter 0171: Breaking Through to the Calamity Transition Stage!

Lin Youwu, the legendary emperor of the Hengyuan Continent!
At the age of fifty, he entered the Sacred Realm, becoming the youngest powerful being in the Sacred Realm in tens of thousands of years—of course, that was before the Yellow Dragon appeared.
As an ordinary man, he gradually founded the Youwu Empire and made it the strongest empire of its time.
According to Hengyuan’s historical records, this Emperor Youwu reached the pinnacle of the Sacred Realm at over two hundred years old. However, he later disappeared without a trace, with various theories in the records—some saying he was killed by a powerful being from a divine realm, others claiming he transcended to a divine plane.
It now seems that Lin Youwu actually transcended to a divine plane.
But what forced him to return to the Hengyuan Continent after becoming a god?
With confusion in his eyes, the Yellow Dragon slowly descended above him.
There, after drawing divine power from the Netherworld Divine Tree, Lin Youwu lay there, his divine body withered like a mummy, breathing heavily, his eyes filled with terror.
His entire body flickered with unstable light as he exerted all his strength to resist the absorption by the Netherworld Divine Tree, but he couldn’t break free.
His terrified eyes gradually lost their luster.
For a god-tier powerhouse, losing their divine power meant their divine body would lose its vitality.
The Yellow Dragon stared at the roots of the Netherworld Divine Tree still embedded in Lin Youwu’s body, shocked—what exactly was the origin of this tree?
The Yellow Dragon was well aware of Lin Youwu’s strength.
Although Lin Youwu had suffered a severe blow from the Group of Immortals Pavilion earlier, it was merely a serious injury. But now, he had no strength left to resist at all.
The Yellow Dragon had seen this phenomenon many times before, yet it still seemed strange.
It wasn’t long before the Netherworld Divine Tree absorbed all the divine power from Lin Youwu’s body.
Lin Youwu’s eyes were wide open, but his gaze had become vacant.
Before dying, he could never have imagined he would die beneath the roots of a tree—right in the palace of the Youwu Empire, also known as the Blizzard Empire.
The palace of the Blizzard Empire was one he had built over six thousand years ago.
Six thousand years later, it had become his grave.
Lin Youwu was dead.
For six thousand years, many in the Hengyuan Continent had believed he was dead, but now that belief had been confirmed.
The cold wind howled, as if wailing for him.
Glancing at Lin Youwu’s body, the Yellow Dragon thought for a moment before storing it in the Five Pits Divine Cauldron, then placing the Group of Immortals Pavilion in his forehead.
As soon as the Group of Immortals Pavilion entered the Yellow Dragon’s body, a surge of powerful life energy spread out, washing over his entire body from top to bottom.

What is this? Huang Long felt a shock in his mind—as his vital spirit had changed. Alarmed, he ignored everything else, flashed away, and used the Five Elements Escape Technique to vanish into the air, already hundreds of miles away in an instant. By the time Lin Youwu appeared, Huang Long had already gathered the hundred-thousand army of dark ghosts under his Sky-Piercing Umbrella. Thus, the fierce battle did not affect those hundred-thousand dark ghosts. However, the army of the Blizzard Empire was nearly wiped out under Lin Youwu’s frenzied attacks after he lost his sanity; less than a hundred thousand managed to escape. Even Emperor Lin Er of the Blizzard Empire and its saints all perished under Lin Youwu’s assaults, with none able to escape. The imperial city of the Blizzard Empire, including the palace, became a ruin. When Huang Long left, some palace maids, guards, and eunuchs were still running around in panic. After this battle, the Blizzard Empire was finished—completely finished! This was far from what Huang Long had intended when he first launched his attack. Half an hour after leaving, Huang Long arrived at a desolate mountain range, set up a defensive formation around it, and after having Bogu and the others guard it, he began to sit in meditation, practicing the “Water-Fire Primordial Dragon Technique” to fully absorb the life energy transformed from the Divine Power of the Netherworld Divine Tree. Instantly, the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon appeared around Huang Long’s body, coiling around him. Pools of spiritual energy formed clouds and mist; Huang Long sat within them, gradually disappearing, leaving only the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon coiling around him, with bursts of dragon roars echoing. Meanwhile, in Huang Long’s mind, his vital spirit sat in meditation, practicing the Divine Thunder Body Tempering Technique. Above, lightning pillars descended into Huang Long’s body, constantly transforming into pure lightning energy that refined his vital spirit. The Divine Power of Lin Youwu, after being transformed by the Netherworld Divine Tree, turned into abundant life energy, which was converted from Huang Long’s dantian into divine essence and entered his mind. Fed by this energy, Huang Long’s vital spirit grew more solid, and scales began to appear on its surface, just like those on Huang Long’s dragon form. Above Huang Long’s mind, the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Chaos Bell also rotated endlessly. The Immortal-Slaying Sword emitted an ink-blue glow, while the Chaos Bell was covered in gray mist. As time passed, the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon on Huang Long’s body gradually grew thicker and longer. Half a year earlier, on the Gods’ Continent, under the nourishment of Angus’s divine energy essence, Huang Long had reached the peak of the Sacred Realm, and at that time the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon already had scales. This time, their spiritual bodies became even more solid, appearing like two living giant dragons of water and fire, rather than merecondensation of spiritual energy. The roars of the Water Dragon and Fire Dragon grew more frequent. Above Huang Long, columns of energy shot into the sky, radiating brilliant light.

The Bogues guarding around saw this and were both shocked and delighted in their hearts. “Young master, are you about to break through again?!”, they thought, sensing the growing power emanating from the Yellow Dragon. Just as they thought this, a powerful force suddenly surged out from within the Yellow Dragon, sweeping through the surroundings. With the Yellow Dragon at its center, all the trees and beasts in the barren mountains were lifted into the air. Rocks tumbled down, and dust filled the sky. Then, a figure rose from the chaos, with water and fire dragons coiling around it as it soared straight into the heavens. When the Yellow Dragon reached the heavens, it let out a roar that shook the winds and clouds. Then, its primal spirit emerged from its mind. As it breathed in, thunder rolled above the heavens, surrounding it entirely. Every pore of its primal spirit seemed to contain bolts of lightning. Its primal spirit was like an incarnation of the Thunder God, devoid of any trace of yin energy, with the purest yang energy emanating from it. It was still the cold spring season, but wherever its yang energy spread, it seemed as if warmth and spring had arrived. Its primal spirit had fully transformed from a yin spirit to a yang spirit, entering the Tribulation Phase. The Tribulation Phase was equivalent to the strongest beings in the divine realms of this world. Feeling the immense power within, the Yellow Dragon spread its arms, shouted loudly, and delivered a fierce strike. A terrifying column of energy rushed downward, causing the ground to shake violently. The barren mountain range where it had been sitting cross-legged shrank continuously. Rocks flew into the air, and plants were buried under dust. It took a long time before things settled. “Young master, have you broken through to the Tribulation Phase?” Bogue, Natt, Gusta, and the others came to the Yellow Dragon’s side, asking in astonishment. The Yellow Dragon nodded and smiled calmly, “Indeed. With the help of Lin You’s primal spirit, I have finally reached the Tribulation Phase!” “Congratulations, young master!” Hearing the answer, Bogue, Natt, Gusta, and the others were overjoyed and offered their congratulations. The Yellow Dragon nodded and smiled before retracting its primal spirit back into its body. “Let’s return to the Snowstorm Empire’s imperial palace now,” it said. “Return?” Bogue and the others were stunned, then puzzled. With Lin Erdaina and the others dead, why return? Amidst their confusion, the Yellow Dragon and his companions returned to the Snowstorm Empire’s imperial city. One day had passed since the Yellow Dragon left. During this time, not only was the Snowstorm Empire’s imperial palace in chaos, but the entire empire was in turmoil, as were the cities surrounding it that had learned of the battle situation. The Great Emperor of the Snowstorm Empire, Lin E, had actually died!

Along with Lin Er, over twenty sacred warriors of the Blizzard Empire perished—none escaped! They were killed in a fit of madness by their empire’s mysterious and suddenly appearing god-tier warrior, the “Ancestral Hero.” The people of the Blizzard Empire were in panic, and its noble families were stunned. As for that god-tier warrior, the Ancestral Hero, he was ultimately killed by the Yellow Dragon in his frenzied state! This was told firsthand by a general of the Blizzard Empire who managed to survive. As the news spread, it gradually became known to various forces across the Hengyuan Continent, causing widespread shock. The Blizzard Empire had a mysterious Ancestral Hero; no one knew his true identity, but it was confirmed that he was indeed a god-tier warrior! The Orc Empire, Dark Forest Empire, Grassland Empire, Dragon Speech Empire, Hell Demons, Overseas Sea Folk, Dragon Island, and the Church were all shocked. Beyond shock, they felt relieved—after all, that god-tier warrior had been killed by the Yellow Dragon in his madness! Various forces even secretly “thanked” the Yellow Dragon. Without him, the presence of such a god-tier warrior in the Blizzard Empire would have posed a great threat to everyone. Of course, after this battle, the Yellow Dragon’s status rose even further, far surpassing that of the Dragon Emperor and the Pope, as a god-tier warrior had died at his hands—no matter that it happened during his madness. With deliberate exaggeration by certain parties, the Yellow Dragon’s strength was overstated, while that of the god-tier warrior was downplayed. Thus, stories emerged of the Yellow Dragon fighting that god-tier warrior for over an hour without being defeated, or even for several hours. To some commoners and family members who blindly worshipped the Yellow Dragon on the Hengyuan Continent, their Yellow Dragon ancestor was an invincible war god who grew stronger the stronger his opponents became! No matter how people speculated, the downfall of the Blizzard Empire was inevitable. It was easy to imagine that without its sacred warriors and imperial army, the Blizzard Empire was nothing but a defenseless lamb ready to be slaughtered. Soon, the Dark Forest Empire, Orc Empire, Grassland Empire, and even the Church began to mobilize their armies frequently, creating a turbulent situation. Having reached the Tribulation Phase, the Yellow Dragon returned to the Blizzard Empire’s palace and asked Bog to rescue Zhao Miao, who was imprisoned—this was the request left by his grandfather Zhao Yang and mother Zhao Rong before he set out. After the battle in the Blizzard Empire, everyone on the Hengyuan Continent eagerly awaited the Yellow Dragon’s attack on the Sacred Mountain, but he disappeared without a trace.