Chapter 528 The Chaos Grinder

The four tribulations of earth, wind, water, and fire—the earth tribulation is the deadliest.

Because once you're pressed down by the mud, every inch deeper ramps up the pressure.

If you can't climb out of the mud, your body will sink further and further, the pressure keeps skyrocketing until it feels like the entire sixth layer is crushing you.

You’re assimilated into the earth.

But Lu Ye was unfazed.

Lu Ye's body remained at the very top.

The Primordial Power roared through him, shattering the binding seal and continuing to absorb the calamity's energy.

The whole thing went off without a hitch.

Time ticked by.

As Lu Ye absorbed the calamity's energy, a question arose in his mind—this heavenly tribulation was clearly overkill. Did this mean Little Providence and Shen Xitong were embezzling heavenly power?

Using the tribulation to power up?

No way, right?

After all, he was simply too strong. If not for his ridiculous power, Shen Xitong and Little Providence wouldn't have been able to whip up such a brutal tribulation for him in the first place.

By the time the earth tribulation ended, Lu Ye shook off the mud.

The eye of the tribulation clouds above showed no sign of vanishing—it was still watching him.

Lu Ye blinked. ???

What’s the deal?

Not done yet?

Then, another tongue of flame flickered.

After the flame came a gentle breeze, followed by a light drizzle, and then the ground gave a faint shudder.

Earth, wind, water, fire!

The four primordial forces emerged simultaneously.

Lu Ye froze—he couldn’t move.

His eyebrow ticked up—this hadn't happened in his previous life.

What was this about?

The four elements suddenly erupted into chaos, rocking the world.

The forces of the four basic elements began swirling violently, and all the calamity's energy gathered as well, merging into the tribulation clouds.

The clouds warped grotesquely.

The once eye-shaped tribulation clouds now morphed into a four-hued... colossal grindstone?

That’s right—the Great Mill!

The Four-Colored Great Mill!

But this wasn’t its final form, because as the great mill appeared, the four colors continuously shifted and merged, ultimately forming a chaotic hue.

The four-colored great mill transformed into the Chaos Mill!

The Chaos Mill radiated a boundless, primordial aura. A single glance made everyone feel its crushing weight on their chests.

The mighty spectators watching Lu Ye’s tribulation were dumbfounded.

No freaking way...

What the hell is this?

Earth, wind, water, and fire—the classic four tribulations—were conventional calamities, so where did this monstrosity come from?

They’d conjured up Chaos itself—was this the fusion of the four tribulations, culminating in the Chaos Mill?

Using this abomination as a trial? To test someone? Are you serious?

Who in their right mind could survive this?

By the Celestial Lord’s beard, this isn’t fair play!

Did the heavens themselves realize Lu Ye was too strong, and the ordinary four tribulations of earth, wind, water, and fire had little effect on him, failing to demonstrate the purpose of the tribulation, so they deliberately arranged this calamity just for him?

Too bad for them—this was meant for Lu Ye, the absolute monster. It probably wouldn’t be of much use!

Indeed, even though the tribulation had introduced a new twist, the experts of the Sixth Heaven still didn’t believe Lu Ye would fall to it.

Lu Ye wasn’t just monstrous—he was a straight-up abomination.

Trying to destroy him? As long as they were in the Sixth Heaven, even if Providence descended in person, it likely wouldn’t make much difference.

Lu Ye’s body still couldn’t move.

The Chaos Mill moved up and down, pressing toward him from both sides.

With a single mighty heave, Lu Ye shattered the bindings.

His feet pressed against the lower Chaos Mill, while his hands held up the upper one. His raw strength kept the two halves of the Chaos Mill from closing.

The great mill continued to rotate.

An annihilating force bore down on him from all sides.

Lu Ye couldn’t help but marvel inwardly—such concentrated tribulation energy—such raw cosmic power!

As for the Chaos Mill’s might? It was brutal, no doubt. Not only was it crushing his body, but it was also grinding against his Primordial Power, his soul, and even his nascent spirit, pulverizing them without mercy.

But it couldn’t break him!

If it couldn’t crush them, didn’t that make this one hell of a training session?

Realizing this, Lu Ye dropped his arms and simply allowed the Chaos Mill to envelop him.

The onlookers were shocked—Had the Chaos Mill’s power just devoured Lu Ye alive?

The Chaos Millstone continued to rotate endlessly, surrounded by terrifying primordial chaos mists and ominous swirling radiance, as if capable of obliterating all creation.

Within the Chaos Millstone, Lu Ye embraced the relentless grinding with fervor. His Nine Tribulations Indestructible Physique, subjected to such conditions, surged forward at a breakneck pace.

If the previous ordeals of earth, wind, water, and fire had been suspected of favoritism, then this Chaos Millstone was brazenly dumping heaven’s treasures straight into Lu Ye’s pockets.

Bold-faced. Unapologetic!

Lu Ye still suffered pain, but compared to his gains, it was utterly insignificant.

Pure ecstasy!

His physique hardened relentlessly, Primordial Power coursed through him, and his soul soared to new heights.

Everything that had already been forged through relentless discipline was now purified and reinforced beyond measure by the grinding of the Chaos Millstone.

Lu Ye devoured the energy voraciously.

The Chaos Millstone flickered into fading obscurity.

His Primordial Power ultimately transcended to a higher tier. His plump Nascent Soul began to slim down, like a collapsing star.

This single transformation meant the total reserves of his Primordial Power could now expand even further.

Eventually, it reached a state where it could no longer be compressed further—no room left.

Yet the Chaos Millstone still remained.

After a moment of thought, Lu Ye simply stood up, his body expanding to an immense size, heaving the Chaos Millstone upward.

His colossal form loomed, his black hair wild, his body radiating an immeasurable, awe-inducing might—sheer dominance incarnate.

Shangguan Huanling stared, utterly spellbound.

Not just her—nearly every cultivator watched in mesmerized fascination.

The women beheld Lu Ye’s overwhelmingly masculine allure, while the men witnessed his uncontested supremacy.

Lu Ye stretched out his massive hands, seizing the Chaos Millstone. Within his grasp, the millstone shrank, eventually compressing into a radiant orb before he swallowed it whole.

The final vestiges of tribulation vanished.

At this moment, Lu Ye officially broke through to the Broken Realm.

A realm beyond limits.

He was now one step closer to contending for the Dao, ascending as a Celestial Lord, and reclaiming his former pinnacle!

He raised his head, gazing at the sky.

Iridescent auroras spread across the heavens, celebrating his triumph over the tribulation.

The power of ascension arrived, calling him to a grander cosmos.

Lu Ye lowered his gaze, taking one last look at the Sixth Heaven.

Ascension!