"Senior Destruction..."
Sea God Tang San stammered.
Then God of Destruction and he both froze, staring at each other, speechless for a moment.
God of Destruction remembered when Sea God Tang San had first ascended to the Divine Realm.
Back then, he had addressed him as "Senior."
Later, Sea God Tang San's authority had grown ever greater, until he seemed to be on the verge of standing as his equal.
So "Senior" had been downgraded to "Destruction."
Why was he addressing him that way again now?
God of Destruction narrowed his eyes, increasingly certain that something was off about Sea God Tang San!
Sea God Tang San gave a dry cough. The panic vanished from his face in an instant, and he pointed at the mirror he had just been watching.
"Destruction, look here. The Soul Beasts in the lower realm have actually gathered together, and the power of the heavenly tribulation has weakened to this extent. How strange..."
God of Destruction gave a cold snort. "Since you already know that Soul Beasts have lost the chance to become gods, why are you paying attention to them?"
"They're just a bunch of insects clinging to life. Hardly worth making a fuss over."
"But if I discover you interfering in the lower realm and breaking the rules, I will show you no mercy!"
God of Destruction gave Sea God Tang San a disdainful look and left without another word.
"!!!"
Sea God Tang San's expression shifted repeatedly, his chest heaving.
He stared at God of Destruction's retreating back, silently thinking, You've got a death wish!
If he didn't lack a valid excuse right now—and if he could actually beat the other man—he would have hit him with Blue Silver Entanglement!
After taking several deep breaths, he turned back to the scene in the image.
They had reached the ninth round of the heavenly tribulation, yet Snow Empress's aura was even stronger.
At this rate, she would definitely get through the tribulation with ease!
"Strange. Why is it playing out like this?"
Sea God Tang San furrowed his brows, completely baffled.
Beneath the heavenly tribulation.
Snow Empress adjusted her state, waiting for the ninth round to descend. In a spare moment, she glanced at Liu Feng and smiled softly, her radiance dazzling.
Liu Feng smiled back. He was delighted that his One Leaf Covers the Sky had been put to the test.
At least this way, the Ferocious Beasts could survive the heavenly tribulation.
Di Tian could hardly hide his delight, either. Liu Feng might have saved him once again!
He had no confidence in surviving the next tribulation, either!
"Something's wrong. Someone's coming..."
Liu Feng drew a light breath and spoke seriously.
Di Tian frowned slightly, surveyed the surroundings, then shook his head.
"I can't sense anyone. No one should be showing up at a time like this."
With the heavens exerting such terrible might, ordinary people would be fleeing for their lives. How could anyone possibly come this way?
Di Tian thought Liu Feng had sensed wrong.
Liu Feng shook his head and drew another breath. "There's definitely someone!"
"..."
Di Tian raised an eyebrow. A six-year-old child was actually arguing the point with him?
Still, he extended his senses and searched for the possible intruder.
He found nothing, as before!
Within the heavenly tribulation's range, spiritual perception was disrupted. Naturally, no one was easy to detect.
"Rumble...!!!"
At that moment, the final round of the heavenly tribulation erupted!
Dozens of pale-white pillars of lightning tore through the darkness, all crashing down toward Snow Empress!
Snow Empress unleashed all her strength. Countless snowflakes surged upward, colliding head-on with the lightning!
The power of ice seemed to freeze even the thunderbolts!
They stalled in midair.
Snow Empress was about to seize the moment and shatter the entire tribulation in one go.
Suddenly!
A flash of green light appeared beneath her.
A triangular magic array emerged on the scorched ground.
Immediately afterward, a many-sided structure rose from within it. Like two pyramids joined at their bases, it glowed with a verdant light and suddenly floated upward, trapping Snow Empress inside.
Countless runes flowed across its surface, and Soul Power surged.
"Ha ha ha...!"
"I actually showed up in time for the transformation tribulation of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"
"I am Shen Chong, a Level 9 Soul Engineer of the Sun Moon Empire! You were destined to fall into my hands. Don't bother resisting!"
Shen Chong appeared in the distance, laughing as he controlled the Soul Tool that had trapped Snow Empress.
Snow Empress rammed herself against the inside from every direction, but couldn't break out in the short term.
"This is the God Sealing Platform! Even a Ferocious Beast might not be able to break through it, let alone a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the middle of transforming."
Shen Chong explained.
"..."
Behind him, Di Tian and Liu Feng fell silent.
Di Tian's expression darkened. This made no sense.
The Extreme North was so vast, and the heavenly tribulation so terrifying—why would anyone come to capture Snow Empress?
Was he really not afraid of dying?
And Di Tian hadn't sensed his presence at all just now...
"Do something! Snow Maiden's strength is down to a tenth of what it was. She won't be able to hold out much longer."
Liu Feng tugged at Di Tian's sleeve, urging him.
Di Tian nodded. He didn't move, only extending a dragon claw.
At the same time, a massive black dragon claw appeared out of thin air above Shen Chong, completely covering him.
Shen Chong's laughter abruptly stopped. His expression changed drastically.
He hurriedly raised a Soul Tool shield.
"Bang...!"
The dragon claw came down, and the shield shattered instantly.
Shen Chong vanished in the same moment, hiding himself.
"Damn it...! How can someone else be interfering? Is someone even more patient than me?"
Shen Chong couldn't make sense of it.
Di Tian looked around, but couldn't find Shen Chong.
Liu Feng pointed above the God Sealing Platform. "There."
Without hesitation, Di Tian brought down another Dragon God Claw.
"Ah...!"
Shen Chong screamed as he was forced to reveal himself, slammed against the God Sealing Platform.
The impact made the God Sealing Platform shake. Its surface grew dimmer and dimmer.
"How is this possible? I clearly used a Soul Tool to hide my aura. There's no way he could have found me! How can he...?!"
Shen Chong sensed the changes in the God Sealing Platform beneath him and struggled to hold on.
But soon, he wouldn't be able to hold out any longer!
"No! No! If I keep fighting this terrifying opponent, I'll die here!"
Shen Chong clenched his teeth, and his figure vanished once more.
The Dragon God Claw struck the God Sealing Platform, making it shudder.
Soon, the phantom image of the God Sealing Platform dissolved into specks of starlight.
Di Tian instinctively looked at Liu Feng. The heavenly tribulation was interfering with his senses, and he truly couldn't detect Shen Chong's position.
"He's already run off. Di Tian, hurry and take that Soul Tool!"
Liu Feng urged him repeatedly.
Elsewhere, the heavenly tribulation had hurled Ice Empress more than thirty miles away. She was badly injured, her jade-green carapace cracked in places, and even moving was difficult.
By a strange coincidence, she had landed right where Huo Yuhao was hiding.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was overjoyed and immediately jumped out to coax her.
"...Bingbing, just agree already! We'll create a god together! Then you'll be able to abandon your body! We'll forge a divine being, and become gods by another path..."
"Get lost... I have to go save Xue'er..."
Ice Empress said weakly, her voice edged with irritation.
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm no longer had any power. He could only suppress Ice Empress with his spiritual power, keeping her from controlling her body.
"Bingbing, face reality. Snow Empress's heavenly tribulation is impossible to survive! You're entangled in the aura of the heavenly tribulation. You're probably going to face one yourself."
"If you don't decide soon, you'll die too!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said urgently.
"..." Ice Empress fell silent. She understood that Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had a point.
"Bullshit!"
A cold voice suddenly rang out.
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