All beings shouted once more.
As for Nuwa, upon hearing Zhou Yuan's words, her face turned ashen.
As a Saint, Zhou Yuan's actions were undoubtedly a grave offense against her.
"You sharp-tongued brat, you're courting death!"
Nuwa shouted furiously and prepared to strike directly, suppressing Zhou Yuan.
In her eyes, killing a mere Golden Immortal like him was no different from crushing an ant.
However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
Rumble—!
A series of muffled explosions suddenly rang out above the heavens.
All beings looked toward the sound and saw dense black clouds gathering overhead.
Within them, world-shaking bolts of lightning surged!
Heavenly Punishment Tribulation!
All beings stared in stunned disbelief, unable to understand why Heavenly Punishment had descended at this moment.
Only Nuwa felt her heart jolt violently the instant the tribulation descended, waves of dread crawling down her spine.
Clearly, the heavenly tribulation was directed at her.
After giving it some thought, Nuwa understood.
At this moment, Zhou Yuan bore the vast destiny of the human race and was already a man of great merit.
Such a person was naturally protected by the Heavenly Dao and could not be casually killed!
"Heavenly Dao, bear witness! Zhou Yuan is a member of the human race, yet he shows no respect for the Human Mother Saint."
"Such a rebellious person does not deserve the protection of the Heavenly Dao!"
Nuwa raised her head and shouted, trying to disperse the lightning tribulation.
However, the moment her words fell, Zhou Yuan sneered and questioned her directly:
"May I ask, Saint, what crime have I committed?"
"My human race has never been enemies with the world, yet we have been targeted for endless ages!"
"The demon race has slaughtered my people without restraint!"
"The Saint remained high above, standing by without