Emperor's Reckoning

He entered the convulsing black cloud that was supposed to be heaven's tribulation forming. The symbol of heaven didn't look pretty as the stories went and it went on for countless years. The accumulation of ten tribulations into one was not a sight to be seen nor even felt. Dread kept permeating out of that strange object before he pierced in.

Cold shivers immediately went through the onlookers as they held their breath. The unheard silence filled the atmosphere that they were standing in. There was not a single sound heard, not even the flutter of their own clothes.

Jin was squinting his eyes as his hand instinctively put more pressure against her wife's slim waist. His eyebrows furrowed as the creases on his forehead were slightly visible. His jaw was thinly clenched before his pupils dilated, "Here it comes."

Cecile opened her auburn eyes as her lips pointed up to one side before her eyebrows slightly twitched.

*BOOM!

The black cloud burst open before the giant shockwave broke the sound barrier and crashed onto the suspecting onlookers. The raging wind sent those of lower cultivation back effortlessly. Even with their distance being pushed further by Lyon's will, the shock still caught up to them as their meridian lines trembled.

The cold fever from the thick cloud made those who were strong enough to handle the shock, had their goosebumps stimulated and erected as if gravity worked in reverse.

"Ma... Manifestation of heaven," gulped Jin as his eyes constricted from the shimmering glow at the center of his sight.

A figure made purely out of the source of cultivation was currently standing right in front of the young man that still had that confident smile on his face. Despite the otherworldly thing in front of him, he was unfazed by all of its uniqueness. The manifestation of heaven, the manifestation of ten levels of continuous breakthroughs brought about a massive ominous dread. A normal cultivator wouldn't have survived even standing near it.

"What is a manifestation of heaven?" asked Priscila as she couldn't help but worry. She let out her sense to gauge the figure cultivation level but she got no reading at all.

"Manifestation of heaven is... well manifestation of heaven," said Jin as he gulped his saliva. He was slightly profusing his sweat under his consciousness but deep down he was admiring the son he had acquired. He stood in front of something that could make huge natural disasters pale in comparison, yet so poise and full of confidence.

"Manifestation of heaven!" exclaimed Luke before letting his hand go from her daughter's and wife's waists.

"I've read about it before, but this is the first time I ever saw it happening firsthand," muttered Sophia as her hair started to drape around her shoulder as the cold blast of the wind had passed.

"Manifestation of heaven, during heaven tribulation process, very rarely would it occur for mana to coagulate and form some type of manifestation. Those who did have such tribulation are believed to have a powerful talent, so much that heaven themselves tried to suppress them," explained Sophia as she looked up and looked at the figure standing in front of the handsome thief.

"Looks like it's human form manifestation," muttered Shen.

"Be it human, stone, or even a goddamn catfish! Nothing can stand our way!"

"Hehehe, of course, nothing ca—!! Wait, what did you just say?!"

Lyon suddenly said under their bickering, "What are you supposed to be? Let me guess, a war god mannequin?"

The figure didn't respond before its head slightly faced down and landed its trajectory sight against the woman sitting calmly on the center of the grand lotus. The latter didn't seem to be at worry despite the overwhelming pressure that was pressing down her shoulder. She casually stretched her arms before letting out a fake yawn.

*Bzztt!

The slim figure that was made out of mana suddenly blurted itself from its standing. Its head was coming forward against Cecile Auburn who was still in the middle of her yawning.

"Cecile look out!" screamed Priscila as she tried to reach her arm out.

"It's okay," muttered Jin as he saw a silhouette approaching the manifestation of heaven by the side. He slowly grinned his face away before saying, "Our son got this."

Cecile opened her eyes before making a blowing gesture against it.

*Boom!

A leg slammed down from the side toward the nape of the figure before sending it down like a bullet. It crashed into the sea and leaving a huge splash that was towering high, so high that even Cecile managed to slap one of the droplets that were coming to her line of sight. The gentle slap didn't break the form of the droplet before it plunged forward toward Lyon's unsuspecting cheek.

*Splash!

Though the volume of the droplet was not that big, it still brought his cheek to a red hue. Not because of being embarrassed but because of pain. His eyes blankly blinked twice before he glanced at his beautiful auburn-haired wife.

"Hmm? What's that about? Hahaha!" laughed Lyon.

Cecile was chuckling at his response before she put her hand on top of her head, gesturing her height, "You know it's funny, I'm taller than you now."

"Really? Hmm... I guess you are... I still haven't remembered everything yet, but I guess you are right, maybe, I'm not sure."

"Why are you second or even third guessing yourself? Also..." She suddenly reached out for his arm and looked at both of his platinum rings.

"Selena is not your first wife..."

"What?"

"I'm technically one!"

"Technically?!"

"Yes!" smiled Cecile proudly with her hands on her waist

Lyon furrowed his eyebrows in confusion before he heard a huge gargle from below. The seawater splurted out like a fountain and leaving the remaining islands trembled before at the edge of the splash revealed the manifestation of heaven heading toward him with glaring intent.

"I know that you are not done, come at me!" taunted Lyon without a shred of fear from his eyes.

The figure opened its mouth but there was no scream present before it suddenly crunched up and pointed its heel toward Lyon's face. The latter opened its eyes slightly wider at the incoming style of offense before he let out a smirk and simply, turned around.

The attack missed narrowly before leaving a fluttering wind that fluttered his hair.

"Is this all you got? Too boring," muttered Lyon as he looked at Cecile who shook her head with a smile.

"You never change."

"Heh," smirked Lyon before sensing the incoming attack.

"You must be pretty bold to attack me from behind!" muttered Lyon as he kept his arms crossed the whole time.

He turned around before putting his knee right into its face before it staggered it. (I got you!) said Lyon inwardly as the enemy fell in the right range. He finally opened his arms as all four of his banners lit up. He leaned forward before all of his limbs work in a destructive rhythm. All of his four golden tails flared up before they added in other beats.

Jin's eyes opened wide as he saw thousands and thousands of shadow-like fists and kicks heading toward the dreaded manifestation of heaven while every single of them was coated with golden mana. All of this in the span of half a breath, even his brain didn't manage to generate his praises yet before the first loud contact was heard and followed by its cousins.

*Boom!

The loud blow was heard before everyone's eyes couldn't keep up with Lyon's exact movement as every part of the manifestation was hit. Sometimes two limbs hit two different spots, sometimes three, even four. There was no telling where the next hit is going to go as Lyon's body seemed to stand still while his enemy was blown back and forth from his attacks.

"That guy, he is bullying heaven's incarnation!" bellowed Luke in disbelief.

Each hit was heavier than before. The space surrounding its fist started to bend before it came into contact with the manifestation of heaven. There was no sign of fatigue on Lyon's face as his eyes made sure no counter-attack could be formed against him.

"Lyon, do you know why I'm your first wife? The real and genuine one."

"Huh?" Lyon stopped his barrage of attack in absolute cancel before he raised one of his eyebrows.

The onlookers gawked at the condition of the figure that was supposed to symbolize heaven's tribulation. It was deformed out of its original human form. The thing that was even dreadful than an apocalypse was ripped out of his pride in the most traditional of ways.

Lyon turned around and gave his back to his enemy openly before he tilted his head and looked at his wife who was grinning from ear to ear. The latter suddenly leaped over him before she calls out a chant that made him gaping.

"Feast the blood of your enemies, well... no blood this time I guess," chuckled Cecile before she hacked down the red-blood sword from above straight down across her heaven's tribulation.

Lyon turned around before seeing the tall woman with her hands behind her back muttering words that pounded his heart.

"I'm the one who turns you into a real man," smiled Cecile before she winked cutely.

It was the first time in forever but finally, Lyon had his mouth gradually gaping wider and wider, however, heaven's tribulation soon exploded and flashed out as the mana it was formed with, scattered across the world.