Boom!
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the clear sky, turning the entire sky black, as if the end of the world had arrived.
"This aura... it's not ordinary lightning, it's Heavenly Tribulation!"
Chu Xuanzi had experienced many Heavenly Tribulation and was very familiar with that aura, so he easily recognized it.
"Could it be that my Heavenly Tribulation has come early?"
He was greatly alarmed and temporarily let Chen Mu go, keeping his distance to observe the tribulation clouds in the sky, his eyes flickering uncertainly.
Cultivators at the Emperor Level and above will be subjected to tribulations by Heavenly Dao every so often. Only those who survive these tribulations will live; otherwise, they will be reduced to ashes and their bodies and souls will be destroyed.
Chu Xuanzi had been asleep for a thousand years. The reason he emerged from seclusion this time was because he sensed the approaching Heavenly Tribulation.
But according to his calculations, his tribulation should not arrive for at least another year; it shouldn't be coming so soon.
" Four Pillars Heaven-Reaching Formation, Eight Trigrams Fate-Changing Disc, activate!"
Suddenly, a yin-yang pattern appeared beneath Chen Mu's feet. This pattern gradually expanded outwards, first revealing the four illusory symbols, then the eight trigrams, and finally outlining the more complex sixty-four hexagrams...
On these hexagram positions, countless formulas are jumping around; mountains, rivers, and all things in the cycle of life seem to be within its calculations.
"Man follows the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows Nature!"
Chen Mu pointed a single finger to the sky, as if a celestial being's words were law, summoning endless thunderbolts to descend, yet not a single one struck him.
"It wasn't my Heavenly Tribulation, it was his! But how can he control heavenly lightning?"
Seeing that the heavenly lightning did not pursue him but instead circled around Chen Mu and struck down, Chu Xuanzi felt much more at ease.
However, seeing that Chen Mu was completely unharmed inside the heavenly lightning was quite unbelievable.
Heavenly Tribulation are no ordinary lightning strikes; they involve cause and effect, reincarnation, and the will of Heavenly Dao —the realm of gods. How did Chen Mu manage to do that?
Crackle! Boom!
Under the terrifying heavenly lightning, the evil spirits within the Baleful Demon Blood Domain trembled in fear, completely losing their will to fight. Even the once arrogant blood corpses now only dared to defend themselves in place and dared not move again.
Seeing this scene, Chu Xuanzi knew that maintaining the Baleful Demon Blood Domain was pointless, so he had no choice but to put the domain away.
"Hehe, this thunderbolt made quite a show, but its power is actually not that great."
Although Chen Mu condensed 107 Law Core at the same time, which is equivalent to 107 Core Formation Realm cultivators simultaneously attracting lightning tribulations, it is still far inferior to Saint Level lightning tribulation.
After discovering that the lightning tribulation was not as powerful as he had imagined, Chu Xuanzi once again leaped forward and charged towards Chen Mu.
Snap! Snap! Snap!...! Bang! Bang!
Chen Mu drew upon heavenly lightning with one hand and unleashed blue flames with the other, engaging Chu Xuanzi in battle once more.
With a snap, Chen Mu's body finally reached its limit; his right arm was broken, and he groaned in pain.
However, due to the condensation of the Law Core, a continuous source of vitality appeared within Chen Mu's body. This power was originally meant to help his cells transform, but now it has become a good medicine for repairing his body.
Thump...! Smack! Smack!
The two fought fiercely. Chen Mu endured the excruciating pain as his physical body continuously collapsed, only to be repaired by the power of life force, in a never-ending cycle.
With his tenacious fighting spirit, he finally managed to hold off Chu Xuanzi, buying the people of Iron Soul City a chance to escape.
However, a while later, Chen Mu received bad news.
Iron Soul City, Fang Yin, leading a group of powerful subordinates, blocked Mingye and his group from leaving.
Having just fought a battle within their territory, the people of Iron Soul City were exhausted and had no ability to break through their blockade.
Fang Yin, was relaxed and ready to fight, full of energy and exuding a murderous aura.
"Hehe, you can't escape now!"
"For the sake of our kin, I can give you one chance. Just kill all those filthy Human Clan around you and surrender to me, and I'll spare your lives."
Fang Yin sized up Mingye and the others, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.
He said this partly to sow discord among the people of Iron Soul City, and partly because he came from Extreme Evil Imperial Court and harbored great hostility towards the Human Clan.
However, he miscalculated. Iron Soul City was very united under Li Taiping's rule, and he could not possibly divide it with a few words.
"I'll hold them off, Shi Xing, you take the rest and go first!"
Han Xiao may seem cold, but he is actually very loyal and sentimental; otherwise, he would not have been able to build such a fierce and united Green Ghost Bandits Legion.
During his months in Iron Soul City, he no longer needed to be awakened by the slightest noise in the middle of the night, nor did he need to rack his brains to evade capture. He cherished these peaceful days more than anyone else.
Now that someone wants to ruin his and his brothers' good life, he will never allow it!
" Rushing Thunder Battle Formation, Seventh Form: Thunder Dragon Burst!"
All the members of the Rushing Thunder Battle Team took out a talisman and stuck it on their chests. Then, the entire team transformed into a giant lightning dragon, roaring as it charged towards the Yin Baleful Intent Sect members.
"Hmph! Even a grain of rice can shine."
Fang Yin was able to sit in the position of the Yin Baleful Intent Sect, so his strength was naturally not bad. Moreover, the group of subordinates he brought were all the backbone of the Yin Baleful Intent Sect. When they attacked at the same time, even though the Rushing Thunder Battle Team used their trump card talismans to fight desperately, they were still suppressed by the opponent.
Mingye also tried to activate the celadon bottle to help Han Xiao, but the bottle did not respond at all. It seemed that only Saint Level domain could revive it, and Mingye could not fully control it.
"They're really unreliable."
Left with no other choice, Mingye had to stop and fight the Yin Baleful Intent Sect to the death with the others. However, they were outside the range of the Iron Soul City's rune array and were no match for the Yin Baleful Intent Sect. They quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.
"You old bastard, don't push me!!"
Seeing that his men couldn't escape, Chen Mu's anger surged. He took out a missile launcher from his storage ring and pointed it at Chu Xuanzi.
Having suffered losses before, how could Chu Xuanzi not recognize this object?
"This thing can't kill me; it will only cause more of your people to die!"
As he said this, his hands slowed down.
"Even if we can't kill you, you won't get away unscathed. Let your people leave, or we'll fight to the death."
Chen Mu said in a fierce tone.
He no longer cared whether the missiles would hit his own people; if they couldn't defeat Chu Xuanzi, none of them could escape.
Chu Xuanzi was not intimidated by Chen Mu and continued to use ruthless moves, determined to kill him.
"Go to hell!"
Chen Mu gritted his teeth and launched the Saint Level missile.
The silver missile hurtled towards Chu Xuanzi, and a violent particle reaction began inside it, about to unleash a world-destroying force.
At that moment, the entire world suddenly froze.
"Um?"
Chen Mu discovered that he was completely unable to move. If it weren't for his strong Divine Soul, he might have even lost consciousness.
The rules of spacetime, rules that only gods can control—could it be that a deity has arrived?