When the women heard Azrael's ominous words, which sounded like a prophecy on the verge of fulfillment, fear crept into their hearts.
Whatever beings—or forces—could make someone as proud and arrogant as Azrael reveal such an expression might possess strength that surpassed even the gods.
After all, whenever Azrael spoke of the gods, there was always a hint of disdain in his voice.
Then Azrael dropped another bombshell by revealing that he would eventually leave this world.
The women immediately began wondering what kind of immense secret Azrael was concealing behind his calm exterior.
What was so extraordinary that it required him to leave this world?
And where could he possibly go?
Unable to contain her curiosity any longer, Gaya finally asked the question that both Lilian and Selena had wanted to ask.
"Azrael, where are you going to leave for? The Divine World... or somewhere else?"
The women waited anxiously for Azrael's answer.
But no answer came.
In the blink of an eye, Azrael disappeared before their eyes.
Only a few words remained behind:
"My departure is inevitable. I am merely a passerby in this world.
And, Gaya... I will come for you at dawn."
The women stood there in silence.
There was something strange about the way he had spoken those words.
It was obvious that Azrael had remembered something from his distant past and needed some time alone.
Thus, the women eventually returned to the estate.
Meanwhile, Azrael appeared on the summit of a mountain several kilometers outside Moonfall City.
The night wind swept across the mountain, causing his long black hair to flutter behind him.
He stood alone beneath the vast night sky, his expression calm once again.
Without wasting any time, Azrael took out the countless Monster Cores he had plundered from the Infinite Races Guild.
One by one, he converted them into System Currency.
[Ding!]
[Monster Cores successfully converted.]
**[System Currency acquired: *****]
Azrael immediately opened the System Store.
He had no intention of wasting the wealth he had obtained from the Infinite Races Guild.
His only goal was to become stronger.
He began purchasing cultivation resources.
One treasure after another appeared before him.
Immortal-grade treasures.
Rare spiritual medicines.
Ancient cultivation resources.
Every single one of them contained an enormous amount of energy.
Azrael swallowed them without hesitation.
The resources he had accumulated over the past few days were consumed at an astonishing rate.
Dozens of treasures at the Immortal Ascension level were devoured by him one after another.
His cultivation began to rise rapidly.
BOOM!
A terrifying aura erupted from Azrael's body.
The spiritual energy within his body surged like an endless ocean.
Then—
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host!]
[Cultivation breakthrough!]
[Immortal Ascension—Sixth Level!]
Azrael's expression remained indifferent.
He continued consuming resources.
BOOM!
[Ding!]
[Cultivation breakthrough!]
[Immortal Ascension—Seventh Level!]
More resources were consumed.
Another breakthrough followed.
[Ding!]
[Cultivation breakthrough!]
[Immortal Ascension—Eighth Level!]
Azrael continued.
Every breakthrough required an increasingly terrifying amount of energy.
The higher a cultivator's realm became, the more difficult it was to advance.
The resources required for each breakthrough increased exponentially.
Yet Azrael possessed an astonishing amount of wealth after plundering the Infinite Races Guild.
He consumed treasure after treasure without hesitation.
Finally—
BOOM!
A massive wave of energy erupted from his body.
The surrounding mountains trembled.
The spiritual energy within several kilometers was forcibly drawn toward him.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations, Host!]
[Cultivation breakthrough!]
[Immortal Ascension—Ninth Level!]
[Current cultivation: Peak Immortal Ascension.]
Azrael slowly opened his eyes.
A faint crimson light flashed through them.
He had finally reached the peak of Immortal Ascension.
But he did not stop.
His next goal was even more important.
Bronze Immortal.
To enter the Bronze Immortal realm, he would have to summon and overcome the Immortal Tribulation.
Azrael looked up toward the night sky.
"Then let it begin."
The moment his voice fell—
The sky changed.
Dark clouds began gathering above the mountain.
One layer after another.
In a matter of moments, enormous thunderclouds covered the heavens.
BOOOOM!
A terrifying bolt of lightning tore across the sky.
The wind suddenly intensified.
It howled across the mountain like countless beasts roaring simultaneously.
The entire atmosphere changed.
The pressure spread outward from the mountain and gradually reached Moonfall City.
The powerful cultivators within the city immediately sensed the abnormality.
One after another, they rose into the sky to investigate.
Among them was Duke Valer Foyd.
This was his city.
If something powerful enough to cause such a disturbance had appeared nearby, he naturally had to determine what was happening.
Valer stared toward the enormous storm clouds gathering outside the city.
"What is happening?"
More and more cultivators gathered in the sky.
They watched the clouds with solemn expressions.
Suddenly, one of them widened his eyes.
"Wait..."
His voice trembled with disbelief.
"Those aren't ordinary thunderclouds."
Everyone turned toward him.
The cultivator swallowed before saying:
"That's a Tribulation!"
The expressions of the surrounding cultivators changed.
"A Tribulation?"
"Someone is attempting a breakthrough?"
Another cultivator carefully observed the phenomenon before his expression changed dramatically.
"Not an ordinary cultivation tribulation..."
He pointed toward the enormous thunderclouds.
"This is an Immortal Tribulation!"
Silence descended upon the sky.
Everyone stared at the storm in shock.
They all knew that cultivators could encounter different types of tribulations depending on the realm they were attempting to reach.
There were ordinary cultivation tribulations.
There were Immortal Tribulations, which occurred when a cultivator attempted to cross into the Bronze Immortal realm and beyond.
And above them were the even more terrifying Divine Tribulations, which occurred when a cultivator attempted to achieve true divinity.
The expressions of the cultivators became increasingly solemn.
An Immortal Tribulation meant that someone was attempting to break through into the Bronze Immortal realm.
That meant...
Somewhere on that mountain, a supreme cultivator was preparing to step beyond the Immortal Ascension realm.
A cultivator of the highest level was attempting to become a Bronze Immortal.
Valer stared at the enormous thunderclouds.
His expression became serious.
"Who is attempting such a breakthrough so close to Moonfall City?"
No one answered.
But all of them understood one thing.
Tonight, they were about to witness the birth of a Bronze Immortal.
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