Chapter 1351: Chapter One Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-Nine: The Tribulation Rises

Boundary River Domain, Sky Dragon City.

That enormous "Golden Scale Cloud Dragon Array" was now operating at full throttle, the vast and terrifying energy undulations spreading like a storm, shattering even the void itself as the energy flowed, leaving behind countless spatial fissures tens of thousands of zhang long across the sky.

A massive golden barrier of light enveloped the entire Sky Dragon City within it.

Beyond that barrier of light lay a black rainstorm.

The rain poured down from the nine heavens, exuding a cold, sinister aura; every single drop of rain felt ominous.

Within this curtain of rain, visibility was less than a zhang, and even sensing with phase force would be blocked by the malevolent aura contained within the rainwater.

Anyone caught within would surely lose all perception.

And as the rainwater pooled on the ground, slowly, twisted aberrations reeking of thick malevolent aura would crawl out from within, then drift about, wandering off in all directions.

It truly was a scene of ten thousand ghosts walking through the rain.

Within Sky Dragon City, countless powerful experts watched the black rainstorm outside the city with solemn and fearful expressions—this was the Boundary River Domain's most terrifying Black Rain Ghost Tribulation; even an upper-grade marquis-tier expert caught within it would face more danger than fortune.

At such times, only these great cities forged with top-tier protective strange arrays could shelter them.

Countless reverent gazes within the city turned toward the center of Sky Dragon City, where atop the towering Sky Dragon Pavilion, an aged figure could be seen standing with hands clasped behind his back, his gaze looking out toward the black rainstorm beyond.

It was Li Li Jingzhe.

His very presence gave countless people within the city a sense of security; looking across the entire Boundary River Domain today, there was likely no place safer than Sky Dragon City.

Because here, Li Li Jingzhe, a king-tier expert of the Void Triple Crown realm, was stationed to hold the line.

Although this Black Rain Ghost Tribulation had come somewhat unexpectedly, with Li Li Jingzhe here, Sky Dragon City was surely safe.

Li Li Jingzhe, standing atop the Sky Dragon Pavilion, paid no heed to the reverent gazes from throughout the city; his aged face, like an ancient well without ripples, stared at the black curtain of rain that blotted out the heavens and earth. That rain could block a marquis-tier expert's perception, but it could not obstruct his gaze.

So within Li Li Jingzhe's field of vision, he could see that beyond Sky Dragon City, more and more bizarrely shaped, grotesquely twisted aberrations were continuously emerging—only they could sense the terrifying might of the strange array, so they halted their steps, not daring to advance.

Among those aberrations were not a few true demons whose strength rivaled upper-grade marquis-tier experts, but Li Li Jingzhe paid them no attention, for such true demons could not threaten Sky Dragon City.

And this gathering of countless aberrations was because they were awaiting the descent of a king.

Only an aberration king could drive them to launch an assault against a city like Sky Dragon City.

Li Li Jingzhe's expression was indifferent; his gaze turned toward the depths of the Boundary River Domain—the direction of the Boundary River Treasure Domain. Only then did a hint of worry surface deep within his eyes.

He had originally thought that by coming to hold the line in the Boundary River Domain this time, he would surely be able to keep Li Luo safe, but he hadn't expected such an unexpected incident to occur.

The Boundary River Treasure Domain—even he could not enter it.

He wondered how Li Luo and the others were actually faring.

If something happened to Li Luo here, these old bones of his would truly have no face to meet the third brother.

Li Li Jingzhe heaved a deep sigh within his heart, then his eyes suddenly sharpened as his gaze shot toward a distant part of Sky Dragon City.

He saw the curtain of rain there suddenly converging toward one direction.

In Li Li Jingzhe's perception, the boundless malevolent aura was being devoured by some existence over there.

That kind of fluctuation.

An aberration king had descended!

"Finally here?"

Li Li Jingzhe murmured calmly; his gaze pierced through the curtain of rain across the sky, and he saw that the countless grotesque aberrations in the distance were now all prostrating on the ground, emitting countless strange sounds.

And in the direction they were prostrating toward, a figure pierced through the rain and came.

It was a strangely proportioned human figure, with a short body and thick limbs, and atop its neck sat an enormous golden head.

It was draped in a tattered robe, upon which a blood-drenched character for "death" was written.

Li Li Jingzhe looked at that golden-headed figure, his eyes betraying no ripple of emotion.

Just a one-crown king aberration king—hardly worth worrying about.

But for the Guiyi Hui to have plotted so deeply within the Boundary River Domain, their hand must surely extend beyond what was currently in sight.

So, what other moves did they have?

Boundary River Domain, Abyss City.

Qin Jiujie stood atop the city wall, staring at the black rain filling the sky, then glanced at an armored guard beside him and said blandly, "A one-crown king aberration king is probably no threat to Li Li Jingzhe."

That armored guard, seeing Qin Jiujie speaking to him, could not help but look utterly bewildered.

Qin Jiujie said impatiently, "At a time like this, could you stop playing tricks and acting mysterious!"

"Qin Jiujie, I wasn't anxious even after being wounded by Li Li Jingzhe—what are you anxious about?"

A strange smile curled at the corner of that armored guard's mouth, then the features on his face began vanishing one by one, until he became a faceless person.

It was the Faceless Underworld King.

He gazed toward the direction of Sky Dragon City and laughed, "No rush, no rush—the good show is just beginning."

Qin Jiujie was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Guiyi Hui had long been plotting within the Boundary River Domain. I'm afraid even if I hadn't contacted you this time, you still would have come."

"So, what exactly is your ultimate objective?"

The Faceless Underworld King's face writhed as he let out a giggling laugh, "Isn't it to help you remove that mortal threat, Li Li Jingzhe?"

"When you were laying out your plans in the Boundary River Domain, Li Li Jingzhe wasn't even a Void Triple Crown yet," Qin Jiujie snorted coldly.

The Faceless Underworld King said with a grin, "Qin Jiujie, your vision is still a bit too small. What's the point of just removing one Li Li Jingzhe? How about we help you uproot the entire Li Li Tianwang bloodline?"

Qin Jiujie's pupils contracted slightly as he said, "Don't act recklessly—Li Li Tianwang isn't dead yet!"

The Faceless Underworld King neither agreed nor disagreed, laughing, "Relax, relax—this tribulation, that Li Li Jingzhe definitely won't be able to escape it."

His gaze turned toward the depths of the Boundary River Domain as he said, "Now we only need to wait for the ninth-grade Summoning Platform within the Boundary River Treasure Domain to be successfully gestated, and then Li Li Jingzhe won't be far from death."

"Who are you trying to summon down?" Qin Jiujie asked in a low, grave voice.

The Faceless Underworld King smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know when the time comes."

Seeing the Faceless Underworld King playing tricks and acting mysterious, Qin Jiujie grew increasingly irritated in his heart. He felt that bringing this Faceless Underworld King here this time was truly like inviting a wolf into the house, but then again, even if he hadn't invited him, the other party still would have come...

So, it could only be considered Li Li Jingzhe's bad luck.

"Eh?"

The Faceless Underworld King suddenly let out a startled "Eh!" A single eyeball drilled out from his faceless visage, swirling with strange light within, as if probing into something.

"One chess piece is broken."

He helplessly shook his head; there were truly quite a few variables.

Fortunately, this was not the most important one.

He reached out, tore off a strand of bloodied flesh, carved some eerie runes upon it, exhaled a mouthful of black flame, and ignited it.

The flesh rune turned into black smoke and vanished into thin air.

Deep within the Realm of the Boundary River.

A massive Ghost Prison loomed here, yet this Ghost Prison was silent; everything within it seemed frozen, including time.

Within the Ghost Prison, faint human figures floated; these figures all had their eyes tightly shut, as if trapped in some kind of stagnation.

And upon looking closely, one would discover that among them stood Li Li Qingpeng, Li Li Jiluo, and numerous other top-tier Marquis-level experts from various factions.

These people were precisely the top-tier experts from the various factions who had previously rushed toward the depths.

But judging by their appearance, they were clearly plunged into a deep slumber.

And the fact that so many top-tier Marquis-level experts could be frozen in slumber showed what terrifying means were hidden within this Ghost Prison.

However, after this deathly silence persisted for a long time, faint footsteps suddenly echoed.

A figure was seen stepping out from that seemingly stagnant space, step by step, until finally stepping beyond the bounds of the Ghost Prison.

It was a woman, her hair disheveled, her eyes pitch black, a chilling aura slowly emanating from her.

She was...

Qin Qin Lian!