The sky was dark and heavy, with no sunlight, yet there were no clouds either. The oppressive weight in the air forced even the Emperors hovering aloft to descend, until they were lower than the Blue Gold Palace itself. Only then did the pressure ease slightly.0

"It really is the Emperor Tribulation… But why is the pressure so terrifying?" the Sunborne Nymph Emperor said in astonishment. They had all crossed their own tribulations and knew well what the process entailed.0

Normally, the Emperor Tribulation had two stages. The first was called the Gauntlet of Ascension: When a Great Demon King or Great Nymph King attempted to step into the realm of Emperors, the plane tested...0