Resurrection

If it weren't for Gu Ding, the Three-Headed Demon Dragon Heavenly Tribulation Dragon would have already completed its Nine Waves Heavenly Tribulation and could have directly advanced to Four-Star Mid-rank God. His strength was indeed formidable; even under the amplified power of the Heavenly Tribulation, he only suffered minor injuries.

Gu Ding knew that he had made the right choice. If he had chosen to observe from the outside of the area covered by the Heavenly Tribulation, the Three-Headed Demon Dragon would probably be chasing him frantically by now.

The tenth wave of Heavenly Tribulation soon descended.

Five hundred and twelve golden lightning bolts poured down like a golden rainstorm.

This time, several bolts of lightning even reached towards Gu Ding's location.

The moment the ice block touched the ice that had frozen Gu Ding, it shattered completely, and Gu Ding dodged in that instant, avoiding the attacks of those lightning bolts.

For those destined to face the Heavenly Tribulation, there is no way to avoid it. But Gu Ding was not destined to face the tribulation; he was merely an innocent bystander, so he could dodge it.

After dodging, he cowered in a corner some distance away from the Three-Headed Demon Dragon, watching it undergo its tribulation from afar.

Since the black mist couldn't cover his entire body, the Three-Headed Demon Dragon simply suspended the black mist above his head.

Gu Ding could clearly see that after being filtered by the black mist, the thickness of the lightning bolts had indeed decreased significantly, but the black mist was also being consumed rapidly.

After the black mist passed, a region of icy blue flames appeared, reducing the speed of the lightning to about one-tenth of its original speed. Then, the demonic dragon spat out energy balls that crashed into the lightning.

The Three-Headed Demon Dragon barely withstood this Heavenly Tribulation, but the black mist above its head was almost completely depleted, and most of its icy blue flame energy was consumed.

Gu Ding watched from afar as the Three-Headed Demon Dragon withstood the attack.

The Three-Headed Demon Dragon seemed to notice his gaze and looked in the direction where Gu Ding was hiding. Upon seeing Gu Ding, it said with disdain, "You ant, you're still alive?!"

"I have to thank you for this too. With such a huge size, you withstood all the Heavenly Tribulation. Almost none of the lightning bolts hit my side." Gu Ding's words were not meant to be sarcastic, but they infuriated the Three-Headed Demon Dragon.

The Three-Headed Demon Dragon's body was indeed enormous; only by maintaining its size could it unleash its full Combat Strength. Therefore, it chose to maintain its size from the very beginning. In fact, even if it shrunk in size, the vast majority of Heavenly Tribulation attacks would still fall upon it, for it was the one destined to face the tribulation.

The Three-Headed Demon Dragon actually wanted to kill Gu Ding, but the Heavenly Tribulation had reached this point. For him, every ounce of energy was a waste. Therefore, he simply ignored Gu Ding's existence, withdrawing his attention to focus entirely on the upcoming Heavenly Tribulation. Mainly, having spent tens of thousands of years on this planet, he knew almost nothing about what was happening outside, had no idea who Gu Ding was, and was even less aware that Gu Ding possessed forbidden sealing abilities. He believed that Gu Ding posed absolutely no threat to him, which was why he chose to ignore him.

Gu Ding watched as lightning flashed across the sky. The eleventh Heavenly Tribulation was gathering, and he heard the voice of the Sea Emperor.

"That golden tribulation lightning attack just now was comparable to Mid-rank God with six-star Combat Strength. The attacks that follow will only get stronger with each wave. If these Three-Headed Demon Dragon don't have any other means, they probably can only survive this wave of Heavenly Tribulation at most," the Sea Emperor predicted. "If they're unlucky, they might not even survive this wave."

Under Gu Ding's watchful gaze, 1,024 bolts of tribulation lightning poured down like a golden waterfall, with several more overflowing and heading towards Gu Ding's location.

Gu Ding tried his best to dodge, but was still struck by the two bolts of lightning. After all, while Gu Ding's movement techniques were exquisite, his speed was still somewhat inferior to that of Mid-rank God. The Heavenly Tribulation attack, however, perfectly balanced speed and power. With attack power comparable to a six-star Mid-rank God, it naturally also possessed attack speed comparable to a six-star Mid-rank God. If Gu Ding had tried to withstand the attack with his physical body, he would likely have perished. But the terrifying attack was instantly blocked and dissipated by his Indestructible Golden Body.

"The stronger the Heavenly Tribulation's attack, the fewer attacks you can withstand," the Sea Emperor suddenly said, "Given your current Combat Strength limitations, your Indestructible Golden Body can only withstand one full-force attack from a peak Seven-Star Mid-rank God -Level God. Against an attack of that intensity, you can only withstand a maximum of twenty or so. But the subsequent attacks are increasingly stronger..."

Gu Ding knew that the Sea Emperor meant that he should try his best to avoid being struck by lightning, because once the Indestructible Golden Body was damaged, encountering a Heavenly Tribulation attack of this level would definitely result in death.

Gu Ding's side was finished, but the Three-Headed Demon Dragon's side was not yet finished; its black mist and Ice-Blue Flame had been exhausted.

Just as the lightning was about to strike the Three-Headed Demon Dragon, a sudden change occurred.

A blue shadow emerged from the mouth of the Three-Headed Demon Dragon. The blue shadow rapidly expanded, actually blocking all the lightning attacks.

"What?!" Gu Ding looked at the scene before him in shock. "What is that thing?"

"It's a divine shield..." The Sea Emperor could see it clearly. "Moreover, it's a two-star divine artifact; only Mid-rank God has the power to fully activate it."

Before long, all the lightning bolts were extinguished by the shield.

"Seeing this shield, are you disappointed? Because of this shield, this Heavenly Tribulation will be easy to overcome." The Three-Headed Demon Dragon suddenly said to Gu Ding, "I obtained this thing from the God Relic. Ordinary divine objects are not very effective for us demonic beasts to activate, but this thing is an exception. It's not something you wear, and it doesn't require any techniques or moves. As long as it recognizes a master, you can summon it and use it."

"A two-star divine artifact can defend against attacks from anything less than a high-level god. I just wonder what level of intensity the strongest lightning tribulation will be this Heavenly Tribulation," the Sea Emperor muttered to himself.

Gu Ding was indeed somewhat frustrated. He had originally planned to wait for the Three-Headed Demon Dragon to be blasted apart by the Heavenly Tribulation, cut off its head, and then contact Kepu. But now it seemed that getting the Heavenly Tribulation to blast it apart would be very difficult.

"Insignificant ant, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you witness my entire process of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation, and then I'll kill you with my own hands." The Three-Headed Demon Dragon was completely fearless after using the shield.

Soon came the twelfth wave, the thirteenth wave, the fourteenth wave...

A continuous stream of golden lightning tribulation poured down, all the way to the seventeenth wave of Heavenly Tribulation.

The number of golden lightning bolts had surged to over 60,000, truly a golden waterfall cascading down from the clouds. Each bolt possessed the power of a mid- Mid-rank God. Yet, even so, they were completely blocked by the cyan shield.

"There's only one more wave of the Heavenly Tribulation left..." Gu Ding frowned slightly. Although he had heard the Sea Emperor mention it before, he was still somewhat shocked to see the shield so powerful in person.

"Things have come to this point, and we can only wait for the outcome." The Sea Emperor knew the situation was far from optimistic. "If it were the earlier waves of Heavenly Tribulation, you might have had a chance to intervene. But now, if you get close to him, even just being grazed by lightning twice will reduce you to ashes. Now, those torrents of lightning have become veritable waterfalls; going in is suicide!"

Gu Ding clenched his fists with some resentment. He had never liked the feeling of leaving things to fate, but he had no choice but to do so at this moment.

The eighteenth wave of Heavenly Tribulation finally descended under Gu Ding's watchful gaze.

More than 130,000 golden bolts of lightning descended like a waterfall.

The cyan shield, like an indestructible castle, trembled slightly under countless bolts of lightning, yet remained stubbornly steadfast.

Suddenly, a crack appeared on the shield, followed by a second, a third... But after only a few seconds, the cyan shield could not withstand the crushing force of more than 100,000 bolts of lightning containing terrifying power.

When the Three-Headed Demon Dragon discovered the first crack, a look of horror flashed clearly in its eyes, but before it could react, the crack spread like a spider. In a short while, the shield above the Three-Headed Demon Dragon's head completely shattered.

Golden light poured down wildly, quickly piercing through the Three-Headed Demon Dragon's body, causing its mountain-like form to completely disintegrate, flesh and blood flying everywhere, and even its bones to be pulverized. Only a Beast Crystal remained, suspended in the air.

After this outburst of lightning, it finally dissipated completely, and the black tribulation clouds in the sky also slowly dispersed.

"Is it over?" Gu Ding breathed a slight sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"It should be over by now, the tribulation clouds in the sky are starting to dissipate. But that was the final blow. Whether he lives or dies, the tribulation clouds will eventually disperse." As soon as the Sea Emperor finished speaking, Gu Ding noticed something amiss.

"Sea Emperor, look over there, his body is actually starting to repair itself." Gu Ding was somewhat surprised. "His body was shattered like that, yet it can still repair itself?"

In the void, the Three-Headed Demon Dragon's body, which had originally turned into powdered flesh and blood, actually began to reform at the center of the Beast Crystal.

"The Three-Headed Demon Dragon race has a certain chance of developing resurrection abilities." The Sea Emperor did not deny this. "Judging from the current situation, this change should be the resurrection ability."

"Resurrection?!" Gu Ding hadn't expected such a thing to exist. "Can this process be interrupted?"

"This resurrection is uninterrupted. During the resurrection process, a defensive barrier automatically covers his body. This barrier cannot be damaged in the slightest, even by attacks from Peak-rank God. This is because it is a rule inherent to the ability. To break this rule, only a powerhouse surpassing deities could possibly do so. Although this resurrection cannot be interrupted, their clan's method of resurrection comes at a great cost..." (To be continued...)