Heaven's will had truly outsmarted itself this time. Had it not summoned a million heavenly demons to assault Chen Xiao, only for them to be burned away by karmic fire and transformed into pure power that replenished Chen Xiao's heavenly tribulation laws, Chen Xiao would have been in genuine danger this time.
Conversely, if Chen Xiao had not possessed karmic fire within his body, the million heavenly demons summoned by Heaven's will would have been enough to break through the combined efforts of Chen Xiao and the seventeen Tribulation Disciples. Then Heaven's will could have slipped in through the gap, and Chen Xiao would have suffered tribulation.
Heavenly punishment could dissipate because Lian Shang killed Kuang Wen, but the great tribulation aimed at Chen Xiao... could only be passed once Chen Xiao drove back Heaven's will.
The instant Lian Shang returned to the heavenly punishment tribulation clouds, Chen Xiao's spirit jolted. Beneath him, all eighteen Tribulation Disciples took their places, instantly supporting Chen Xiao, the master of the heavenly tribulation, in full.
In that instant, Chen Xiao's original will was amplified without limit, reaching the point where it could confront Heaven's will head-on.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Though Kuang Wen had died and the heavenly punishment had dispersed, the tribulation clouds overhead only grew denser, a vast black mass that nearly covered the entire world below.
Bolts of black lightning continuously intertwined and coiled through the tribulation clouds, unleashing frenzied roars.
Heaven's will had neither shadow nor form, yet it truly existed. The current Chen Xiao could not use tangible Dao arts or power to contend against it; he could only resist Heaven with his own will.
Before this, Chen Xiao alone would likely have been reduced to ashes in an instant beneath Heaven's immense will. But now, the