Bad Luck

Duan De's eyes darted when he saw that white figure. A lewd grin spread across his face as he glanced back at the Saint Spirit Great Sage.

Sorry about this, he muttered inwardly, then charged toward that figure without hesitation.

Xu Changqing wrapped himself in the dark-red Demonic Banner and ignored Duan De, heading straight for the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass.

Only someone sick in the head or kicked by a donkey would fight a Great Sage.

Clang!

A violent sound rang out through the cold, dark Starry Sky. Blazing light erupted, illuminating the heavens as countless stars were destroyed.

Awoo!

"Damn it, you have a Great Sage Weapon too!"

A pig-slaughtering shriek came from the Starry Sky. Duan De stared gloomily at the Woman in White ahead of him, utterly dumbfounded.

He had just tried to run toward her when the Woman in White drew a weapon and sent him flying back. Duan De was also struck by the Great Sage's lingering energy.

When the Woman in White saw the enormous palm behind Duan De blotting out the sky, a bewildered look appeared in her eyes. She looked at Duan De's smug face.

This fatty... was a menace!

With no other choice, she could only reveal her trump card: a black long spear covered in dense inscriptions. Its divinity remained intact, and it gave off the aura of a Great Sage.

However, she only had one intact Great Sage Weapon, and now she had no choice but to use it.

Her black hair danced in the wind, and her white robes fluttered. A solemn expression appeared on her exquisite, peerlessly beautiful face, while unprecedented determination filled her eyes. She wielded the black long spear and pushed her combat strength to its absolute peak.

Screech!

The black long spear tore through the deep Starry Sky, trailing brilliant light behind it and stirring vast, surging power. The enormous palm paused briefly.

Boom!

The black long spear carried terrifying pressure as it collided directly with the enormous palm.

Boom!

The violent shockwaves made the entire Starry Sky tremble. Even the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass shook faintly, buildings throughout the city trembling until the city's great formation activated.

"Where is the Guide Envoy? They've come to bully us on our own turf, and he still hasn't appeared?!" The Heavenly Prides in the city went pale at the Great Sage's pressure in the Starry Sky.

No one had expected that even the city would not be safe.

"That is a Great Sage of the Saint Spirit Race. Our Guide Envoy is already old—how could he dare fight them to the death?!" another Heavenly Pride replied.

Saint Spirits were innately undefeated among those of the same realm. Unless they encountered freakish Heavenly Prides, they were practically invincible within their realm.

Boom!

A tearing sound came from above. Everyone in the city looked up and saw a white-haired man wrapped in a red banner plunging straight down from the Starry Sky.

Within the city, a black-haired woman gazed tearfully at that man. Her jade hand covered her mouth, her pupils trembling as she whispered, "He's not dead. He really isn't dead!"

"Die!"

A furious roar came from the Starry Sky. A gigantic black stone man holding a black warhammer suddenly appeared and smashed it toward the falling Xu Changqing.

Black Mist surged like a vast ocean. The Starry Sky seemed to evaporate, the rivers of stars going dark as immense Great Sage pressure descended.

That enormous black hammer was not only aimed at Xu Changqing, but also at the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass. The terrifying pressure made the city tremble ceaselessly, and the faces of the various Heavenly Prides turned pale.

It seemed this had been planned all along.

Xu Changqing's expression darkened. With a flick of his hand, he took out a dark-red needle thirty centimeters long. Patterns wound around its surface like an evil demonic dragon.

Without any hesitation, he erupted with all his strength, even burning his blood vitality, all to block that hammer.

Boom!

White holy light burst from the crown of Xu Changqing's head and tore through the clouds. Without any surprise, he stepped directly into the Divine Prohibition domain.

The Soul Slaying Nail in his hand radiated an incomparably sinister aura. Even through the city's great formation, people could smell the stench of blood.

The aura of a Great Sage spread outward, but that came only from the Soul Slaying Nail, not from Xu Changqing himself.

He twisted his wrist and hurled it fiercely at the descending black warhammer. With a whoosh, a streak of black light crossed the river of stars and finally collided with the black hammer.

Boom!

At the instant of collision, time seemed to freeze. All energy contracted before erupting in a terrifying shockwave.

At that very moment, Xu Changqing was struck by the Great Sage's lingering force and blasted away. His organs shattered; even with a Great Sage artifact protecting him, he could not withstand that terrifying aftermath.

He spat out a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of his organs, his face turning pale.

"Hey, hey, hey!!"

Bang!

Before Xu Changqing could react, he felt a violent impact from behind. He was injured again, his waist bent from the blow.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Duan De had somehow been sent flying here. Not only Duan De—even the Woman in White had been casually blasted away by that Great Sage.

Even their Sacred Artifacts had been crushed. They could not hold out for long at all.

"Damn Infinite Heavenly Venerate, this is rotten luck. Running into you two monsters was bad enough, and after following you, I've faced one pursuit after another. Now even Great Sages have shown up."

"Damn Heavenly Venerate, I've never been this unlucky in my entire life."

Duan De crashed into a sun. The remaining light made him squint slightly, but blood seeped from the corners of his mouth and nose, and cracks covered his Physical Body.

Yet he still did not forget to complain.

"Not only did I lose two Great Sage Weapons, I got beaten up too, and the Guide Envoy still hasn't appeared." Duan De was furious.

They had already attacked right at their doorstep. Why had the Guide Envoy not shown himself yet?

They were only two Saint Spirit Great Sages. What was there to fear?

Everyone in the city fell silent. Was this something the current generation of Heavenly Prides could accomplish? Two Great Sages had attacked, yet they had failed to kill those three outright.

And those three had far too many Great Sage Weapons. They did not even have one.

"Master, aren't you going to act?" Mu Miaomiao asked worriedly as she looked at Xu Changqing in the Starry Sky.

A blurry figure stood beside Mu Miaomiao, head held high and hands clasped behind its back as it watched the Starry Sky. Its face could not be seen, but its bright, clear eyes were visible.

It spoke softly, "No hurry. They are merely two Great Sages."

"Besides, there are others lurking in the shadows."

It regarded the two Great Sages as nothing, as though they were ants that could be crushed with a casual hand.

In the Starry Sky, Xu Changqing twisted his body. His bones cracked loudly; every bone in his body had been shattered, but he possessed a Healing Secret Method and quickly recovered.

A black star slowly rotated. A massive crater had been smashed into the gray ground. Xu Changqing, his hair disheveled, used both hands to crawl out of the deep pit.

At that moment, his face was covered in blood, making him look like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.

The dark-red Soul Slaying Nail had broken into five pieces. The divinity within it had been lost, and it no longer possessed the Divine Might of a Great Sage.

On the other side, the Woman in White was in the same condition. Her white robes were stained with blood, her hair disheveled as she lay in a massive meteor crater. Blood and fragments of organs poured from her mouth.

Great Sages were far too terrifying. If they had not possessed Great Sage Weapons for protection, they would already be dead.

They could not evade even a Casual Strike. Every avenue of escape had been sealed off, and the attacks were so fast that they could barely react. They could only defend.

"Ahhh!"

"I can't take this anymore! If the Guide Envoy won't come, I'll drag them into tribulation with me!" Duan De had been severely wounded and looked utterly miserable, though he still appeared full of life.

But he could no longer endure this humiliation.

His Physical Body had already split apart. Blood seeped from countless wounds, holy light radiating from them as it tried to restore his body.

Even more terrifying chaos energy surged within his Physical Body, ancient chaotic Great Dao patterns flickering within.

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, Duan De charged forward without hesitation, raising his strength to its absolute peak. His Nascent Soul then pierced through the First Layer Heaven of the Immortal Platform, directly becoming a Saint King.

Boom!

The next moment, an incomparably terrifying Saint King Tribulation descended. When the two Saint Spirit Great Sages saw this, their pupils contracted, and they immediately retreated, intending to flee.

How could Xu Changqing tolerate that? They had already fought, and now they wanted to run?

He never left revenge overnight—if he could survive this ordeal safely.

He would take a trip down the Emperor's Road of the Saint Spirit Race and massacre them all!

He would smash their Emperor's Road to pieces.

The Woman in White did the same. Expressionless, she rose from the meteor crater and triggered her Saint King Tribulation. Using all her strength and various Divine Movement Talismans, she barely managed to keep up with the Great Sages.

Just like that, the three young powerhouses underwent tribulation to become Saint Kings, chasing after the two Great Sages.

They refused to believe that the two Great Sages would dare attack. The moment they did, they would inevitably trigger the Heavenly Tribulation.

The two Saint Spirit Great Sages had not expected Xu Changqing and the others to choose tribulation. They had intended to endure the Great Sage Tribulation and kill them.

They had even planned to enter the Human Race's 50th City and seize all the special physiques and Heavenly Prides.

But they feared that the Human Race's Guide Envoy would appear after their tribulation.

They would certainly be weakened after crossing the tribulation and would definitely be no match for the Guide Envoy.

Thus, they chose to retreat.

In the city, the strongest members of the current Younger Generation lit up at the sight. Without hesitation, they stepped into the Starry Sky.

"Even if Wuqing and the others are our enemies, we cannot stand by and watch the Foreign Race kill our opponents. Let's undergo tribulation together and force them back!"

"Damn it, the Saint Spirit Race's experts are preparing to emerge. They want to use our flesh and blood to nourish their Heavenly Prides and let them emerge early. How can we let them have their way?"

Two hot-tempered youths immediately rushed toward the city gates, intending to enter the Starry Sky from there. Though they were not among the strongest of the Younger Generation, they were still at the peak of the Saint Realm and had reached the time for tribulation.

If not now, then when?

Besides, if they could injure a Great Sage while in the Saint Realm, their names would be recorded in history. That would be enough for them to boast about for the rest of their lives.

At that thought, several Divine Bodies on the verge of becoming Saint Kings were instantly fired up.

However, at that moment, a blurry figure appeared and stood at the city gates. It silently watched the young people before saying, "You will be too slow if you go like this. Let this old man give you a ride."

"Guide Envoy!" Everyone cried out. The Guide Envoys were among the Human Race's strongest. With them present, the Emperor's Road would be secure.

"What about you?" asked an extraordinarily handsome man.

He held a long spear and wore blue robes. His black hair, swordlike brows, and starry eyes gave him a face that seemed carved by the heavens themselves.

"Me? Naturally, I must guard the Imperial Pass. Otherwise, I would have acted the moment that Saint Spirit Great Sage appeared. Unfortunately, they came prepared this time," the Guide Envoy sighed.

He said no more. With a wave of his hand, gentle energy wrapped around the powerful young cultivators. He then flung them hard, sending them directly through the Imperial Pass and into the Starry Sky.

"Dragging two Great Sages into tribulation—just thinking about it is thrilling!"

Within the city, a young girl in a yellow floral dress stood beside a woman in a long blue dress. She tilted up her little head, looked at the woman in blue, and asked, "Miss, do you want to go too?"

Tian Youqing wore a veil. Her tall, alluring figure made mouths go dry, her silky black hair draping over her shoulders, parted bangs falling beside her ears. Her clear eyes resembled a pool of spring water.

White mist drifted around her from time to time, making her seem Ethereal and Immortal, like a fairy descending to the mortal world. As she stood in the city, countless men fell for her.

Tian Youqing nodded slightly. As an Innate Dao Body, her Heavenly Tribulation was exceptionally terrifying as well.

Her long, creamy-white jade leg stepped forward lightly. Wearing small pink flats, she walked through the void as her aura grew increasingly powerful, eventually nearing the point of breakthrough.

Then the Guide Envoy sent her into the Starry Sky. She appeared directly behind the two Great Sages, surrounding them.

Her Heavenly Tribulation descended with her.

The Feathered Divine Son was handsome, resembling an exiled immortal. He stood atop a pavilion with his hands behind his back, his jet-black hair dancing in the wind, dressed in a moon-colored battle robe.

Watching several members of the Younger Generation enter the Starry Sky to undergo tribulation, a disdainful smile appeared on his lips. He chuckled. "Do they really think they can heavily injure Great Sages just by relying on Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Which Great Sage did not survive Heavenly Tribulations all the way here?"

"They are merely wary of the Guide Envoy in the city."

"Besides, who said there were only two Saint Spirit Great Sages?"

He would not foolishly seek trouble with Great Sages out of a burst of hot-blooded passion. Would it not be better to watch the show instead?

If they pushed the two Great Sages too far, what if they endured the Great Sage Tribulation and chose to kill Xu Changqing and the others first?

A few strikes would be enough to ensure Xu Changqing and the others died.

The Feathered Divine Son looked down on and mocked those heading into the Starry Sky to undergo tribulation.

Did those people have no self-awareness?

Xu Changqing and the other two had been forced into it. What were the rest of them joining in for?

"Hahaha, good, good! You actually drew all of yourselves out. Then we can wipe you all out in one go!"

The two Saint Spirit Great Sages immediately laughed when they saw this. If only three people dragged them into tribulation, they would feel it was a loss.

But now that the most outstanding members of the Younger Generation had all come out, it would not be a loss.

They were Saint Spirits. Even if they underwent Great Sage Tribulation, they still had the strength to endure the tribulation and kill them.

But had they not considered that, after growing to this point, these people might have trump cards of their own?

Aside from Xu Changqing's group of three, which one of them was not the pride of a Holy Land or divine dynasty? Would their protectors simply watch their own holy sons be killed?

"The Great Emperor will definitely be able to emerge early!" The Saint Spirit Great Sages were ecstatic, their faces filled with fanaticism.

Before it had even emerged, they were already calling it a Great Emperor, leaving many Heavenly Prides speechless.

Still, it made sense. Once a Saint Spirit emerged completely, it would at least possess the level of Alternative Dao Attainment.

However, it was difficult for the Saint Spirit Race to produce a Great Emperor. A Saint Spirit required at least millions of years to gestate, and there could not be the slightest flaw. Once a flaw appeared, it could never emerge completely.

Upon hearing this, the Woman in White's gaze gradually turned cold. This was why they had been hunted all this time.

Once she cultivated to a sufficient level, she would visit their homeland, find the Saint Spirits still gestating, and absorb them all.

And once Xu Changqing finished his Saint King Tribulation, he would take a trip down the Emperor's Road of the Saint Spirit Race.

If he did not kill them until they were utterly dumbfounded, he would not be human!

A Great Emperor? Once he found that Saint Spirit, he would chop it apart.