Supreme Emptiness

The East Sea Demon Emperor cast a sideways glance at her legs.

Teasingly, she said, "So pale and long, tsk tsk, I almost want to hold them and play."

The South Sea Demon Emperor was flustered.

She quickly stepped into the thunder pool with her long legs and squatted down promptly.

Only her head was exposed.

Still feeling uneasy, she looked around cautiously:

"I have a feeling this isn't a good idea."

The East Sea Demon Emperor rolled her eyes at her:

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you were some lovestruck maiden."

"At your age, why do you still care about that?"

"So what if someone sees you?"

"It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh."

The South Sea Demon Emperor glared at her with a pout:

"If you're so brave, why don't you meet the disciples like this?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor spread her arms confidently and laughed:

"Alright."

"It's not like it's a loss if those handsome young lads see me."

Suddenly.

A disturbance came from the distance.

The East Sea Demon Emperor's eyes narrowed sharply, and she whispered, "Someone really is coming!"

Swish—

She immediately shot into the sky, hiding amongst the clouds.

The South Sea Demon Emperor hurriedly followed suit, rising into the air and diving into the cloud cover.

She was so furious that she pinched the East Sea Demon Emperor's flawlessly slender waist.

"You said you'd take advantage of those young men, but the moment they show up, you run faster than me!"

The East Sea Demon Emperor's face flushed ever so slightly.

A bit flustered, she pulled a halter top and long skirt from her personal storage device and put them on.

Stubbornly, she said:

"What if it's an old geezer like a steward or a vice pavilion master? That'd really be a loss for me."

The South Sea Demon Emperor quickly dressed herself as well.

Her heart was still pounding mildly.

She grew increasingly upset at having listened to the East Sea Demon Emperor's nonsense.

They had almost been caught the moment they went into the thunder pool.

All of a sudden.

From the corner of her eye, she caught a silhouette weaving through the forest with a swift movement technique.

Before long, the figure arrived in the valley.

"Huh, it's your son-in-law!"

The South Sea Demon Emperor exclaimed softly as she finished tying her halter top.

The East Sea Demon Emperor was smoothing out her skirt.

Hearing this, she looked down and revealed a slight surprise: "Fancy running into him here."

"He's the disciple the Pavilion Master mentioned—one destined to train here."

"But the residual lightning from this place's heavenly tribulation isn't something he can easily withstand."

The South Sea Demon Emperor furrowed her elegant brows.

For the two of them, being in the Demon Emperor Realm, it was naturally effortless to train in the thunder pool.

But for Jiang Fan, it would be much more difficult.

They watched Jiang Fan approach the thunder pool.

A faint smile appeared on his face as he glanced around cautiously.

After a slight hesitation, he untied the jade belt from his waist and removed his black robe.

Revealing a strong, chiseled physique.

The South Sea Demon Emperor averted her gaze and muttered:

"Training in a place like this requires either someone standing guard or a completely shameless heart."

"Let's go, let's go."

She certainly did not want to undergo that nerve-wracking training experience again.

The East Sea Demon Emperor frowned and said, "Then let's go for now."

"If not for a coincidental bargain, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master would never have let me use this place."

"I'll wait a bit. I'll head down after Jiang Fan finishes his training."

She sat cross-legged on the cloud.

Peering down, she noticed Jiang Fan already sitting cross-legged in the thunder pool.

"Impressive composure."

"He's able to train as calmly in the thunder pool as we are."

The South Sea Demon Emperor looked down.

She saw Jiang Fan sitting in the thunder pool with an unchanged expression.

He even seemed more at ease than they were.

"Even if he's practiced Thunder Dao Divine Skills, such residual power from the heavenly tribulation shouldn't be something he can endure so easily."

"Your son-in-law must have undergone body refinement or experienced extremely arduous will-tempering training."

For the two of them, being unaffected while training there was naturally attributed to being in the Demon Emperor Realm.

But Jiang Fan, a human, at just the Sixth Level of Core Formation, could handle it the same way.

It was genuinely surprising.

At this moment.

Jiang Fan made another move, holding a stone surrounded by lightning in his hand.

With a gentle scrape.

A lotus seed emerged.

"Ha! Your son-in-law really isn't simple. He even has a spatial storage device."

"That's an incredibly rare item on the continent, right?"

The South Sea Demon Emperor was becoming a little intrigued by Jiang Fan.

Though she had intended to leave, she also sat down on the cloud.

The East Sea Demon Emperor inspected him closely and said with slight surprise:

"It's a naturally occurring spatial storage device."

"What good luck."

"Hmm, the item in his hand should be some sort of high-grade Heavenly Material or Earthly Treasure from the continent, no?"

"He really is a lucky fellow."

Without realizing it.

The two female Demon Emperors had become engrossed, as if watching a show, observing Jiang Fan's training with interest.

Occasionally, they even made comments.

Entirely unaware that Jiang Fan, whom they had been peeking at earlier during his bath, remained oblivious to the presence of voyeurs.

After consuming a Dragon Heart Blood Lotus Seed.

And with the assistance of the Divinity Transformation Realm blood from Concubine Yun Xia, he had recently advanced to the Sixth Layer of Core Formation.

Afterward, having battled the Giant Sect and continuously faced dangers in the underground world, his foundation was now rock-solid.

There was no longer a need to worry about an unstable foundation or the risk of leaking Void Flow Thunder Force.

As the lotus seed entered his body.

A blazing warmth dispersed into his limbs and bones.

He immediately sat cross-legged and activated his mental method, absorbing the Spiritual Energy radiating from it into his body.

As he broke through.

He also carefully absorbed strands of the tribulation lightning in this place.

Just as he had initially predicted.

The tribulation lightning here was authentic residual heavenly tribulation power.

It was the perfect boon for cultivating Thunder Dao Divine Skills.

As time slowly passed.

By midday.

The Spiritual Energy swirling above Jiang Fan's head began to coalesce.

When he opened his eyes, all the Spiritual Energy was absorbed into his body and entered his Golden Core.

The Sixth Layer Golden Core of his Core Formation expanded once again.

"Core Formation Stage Seven!"

"He broke through!"

Above the clouds.

The South Sea Demon Emperor's beautiful eyes lit up: "He broke through to the Seventh Layer of Core Formation so quickly?"

"Yizhu, your son-in-law possesses an extraordinary physique."

"The medicinal energy released by that lotus seed has been entirely absorbed."

The East Sea Demon Emperor also noticed traces of this and revealed slight astonishment:

"Indeed, his body seems like a bottomless pit, absorbing every strand of Spiritual Energy without losing any."

"I'm starting to believe what the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master said."

"He was only held back in his earlier years by a lack of resources; otherwise, he would have already reached the Ninth Layer of Core Formation Peak."

The South Sea Demon Emperor said, "So, what do you think now?"

"This is truly a dragon among men. Finding someone like him for your eldest daughter wouldn't be easy."

The East Sea Demon Emperor was silent for a moment.

Unlike the decisiveness she showed last time, she now hesitated.

After a long pause, she sighed softly: "He already has a family. Not to mention, the East Sea Royal Family wouldn't approve."

"And my daughter wouldn't accept it either."

The South Sea Demon Emperor showed a trace of pity.

"Then some other lucky girl will benefit."

"Whoever had the foresight to claim him early must have great judgment."

"Huh, what's he up to next?"

Suddenly, she noticed Jiang Fan taking out the Heavenly Thunder Stone again.

From it, he extracted a lightning-glowing token.

The South Sea Demon Emperor's expression immediately grew serious.

"The Thunder Extension Order? A technique from the Ten Thousand Tribulations Holy Temple?"

The East Sea Demon Emperor was equally astonished: "He actually has something like that?"

"Could it have been purchased on the black market?"

"He's got guts. If the Ten Thousand Tribulations Holy Temple finds out that an outsider is practicing their Divine Skills, they'll hunt him down."

"Unless he's like the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master and got their authorization in advance."

The South Sea Demon Emperor lazily leaned on the cloud.

Her silken hair flowed down the edge of the clouds, lightly fluttering in the breeze.

Growing somewhat bored, she said, "Let's go."

"He's about to practice the Heavenly Thunder Six Parts."

"That's a high-level Earth-grade technique. It'll take him several days to get anywhere."

The East Sea Demon Emperor let out a faint sigh.

It was true—they couldn't wait that long.

She stretched out her long legs and was about to stand up.

But suddenly, she sat back down:

"Wait!"

"Why is he starting to cast it directly?"