Chapter 279: It

"Zha'er, what are you doing!"

"I'll carry my own fate; don't implicate others." The Demon Pill Nezha loosened his hand, letting the fragments drift away with the wind.

"No, Zha'er, don't!" Li Jing had always thought he could trade his life for his son's, but he didn't expect Nezha to see through his Life-Swapping Talisman.

For a qualified pair of parents to watch their child die with their own eyes—what kind of psychological torture was that?

Dark clouds gathered in the sky; the Heavenly Tribulation was already brewing.

"It's nothing big. Three years is short, but I've had a lot of fun."

He wanted his parents to feel better, so he acted as if it didn't matter.

But at the moment of death, how could he bear to leave his parents?

"The only regret is that I didn't get to play shuttlecock with you."

Li Jing felt remorseful when he heard this. He had done everything he thought was good for his child, but in the end, he discovered he hadn't accompanied his child properly at all.

"Zha'er..."

"Today is my birthday banquet; no one is allowed to cry." He wanted to pretend to be strong, but he was only a three-year-old child.

He didn't let others cry, but his own tears couldn't stop.

"Embarrassing again."

Watching the Demon Pill Nezha making his final farewell, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to his parents.

"Father, Mother."

"Thank you."

Lady Yin and Li Jing were in tears, wanting to save their child, but they were trapped by the Red Armillary Sash and couldn't move, only able to cry in pain.

Seeing this scene, Tang An's tears didn't stop.

"Wuwuwu..."

"Too heart-wrenching." She pulled on Nezha's sleeve to wipe her tears.

Nezha was a bit disgusted, but helplessly let her wipe them.

"He won't die." Nezha didn't know if he was comforting Tang An or comforting Li Jing and Lady Yin.

The Demon Pill Nezha just wanted to say something when he found his body being restrained by a force, flying into the air.

Tang An took a tissue out of the Wealth Gathering Ring to wipe her tears and snot.

"Can't just watch; have to get to work."

She was forever the little expert at ruining the atmosphere.

"Crack! Pop!"

Thunder rolled, Heavenly Punishment descended, as if the end of the world had arrived.

A huge thunder pillar struck down, the pressure making it feel like one couldn't breathe, destroying dozens of houses in Chentang Pass in an instant.

Tang An exchanged glances with Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha. They had already discussed the plan to resist the Heavenly Tribulation while in the Picture of Mountains and Rivers.

Yang Jian moved first, sacrificing the Picture of Mountains and Rivers.

His move was to protect Chentang Pass and the commoners of Chentang Pass.

The Picture of Mountains and Rivers surrounded the Li residence, using the power of mountains and rivers within to absorb the energy of the Heavenly Tribulation.

"Ten Thousand Dragon Armor!"

Ao Bing flew into the Heavenly Tribulation, sacrificing the Ten Thousand Dragon Armor specially prepared for him by the Dragon Clan.

But Tang An knew that this Ten Thousand Dragon Armor couldn't protect the two of them.

"Cold Moon Bracelet!"

The Cold Moon Bracelet was a gift from Lishan Laomu, forged from a trace of Taiyin power borrowed from Taiyin Yuanjun. Below the Saint level, its defense was hard to break.

When the Cold Moon Bracelet was sacrificed, the Demon Pill Nezha and Ao Bing looked at Tang An at the same time.

"Who exactly are you? Why help me?"

"Me? I am Nezha's master. If you don't mind, you can also consider me your future master."

Ao Bing asked, "Do you really have a way to resist the Heavenly Tribulation?"

Tang An shrugged. "I am just a mortal; the Heavenly Tribulation is not something I can resist."

"Then you..."

"But I didn't say my disciples couldn't." Tang An signaled to the three disciples beside her.

One was Yang Jian, who was protecting Chentang Pass; one was Sun Wukong, who was eager to try; and Nezha, who stood beside her with a cold expression.

"We are all going to resist the Heavenly Tribulation, and no one will protect you." Compared to everyone here, Nezha cared more about Tang An's safety.

Tang An patted his shoulder with a grin, telling him to rest assured.

"Isn't Yang Jian still here? If it really doesn't work, I'll just hide in the Picture of Mountains and Rivers."

"You two go quickly, come on."

Tang An took out her mobile phone. "This time, I'm recording you two." She was referring to Nezha and Sun Wukong.

After Sun Wukong and Nezha exchanged glances with Yang Jian, they teleported away from Tang An's side.

The two of them flew into the Heavenly Tribulation thunder punishment, resisting only with their physical bodies, yet they didn't seem to be injured at all.

The Demon Pill Nezha looked at the two in surprise. Could he actually become this strong in the future?

Sun Wukong took the Golden Cudgel out of his ear. "Hehehe, this bit of thunder punishment isn't enough to scratch an itch for me."

Only to see him throw out the Golden Cudgel, which instantly became larger and thicker, spinning at high speed in front of them.

The power of the thunder punishment was blocked by the Golden Cudgel, finally allowing the Demon Pill Nezha and Ao Bing to catch their breath.

The Heavenly Punishment seemed to sense the change in energy. After one strike failed, the power brewing within it climbed rapidly, doubling.

"Brother Monkey, let me do it."

"This is his fate, and it is also Nezha's fate."

"Only I can help myself."

In this gap, Nezha looked at Tang An. He knew her good intentions; likewise, he also wanted to help himself.

Although Tang An didn't want this either, she could see it too. If Sun Wukong continued to help them survive the Heavenly Tribulation, the energy of the Heavenly Tribulation would upgrade to a strength that could destroy Sun Wukong.

Variables arose, and they could only make corresponding adjustments.

Just as Nezha himself said, at this time, only he could help himself, so the Heavenly Tribulation crisis wouldn't continue to surge.

"Little Brother Nezha, don't let your guard down." Sun Wukong also sensed the change in the Heavenly Punishment and had no choice but to fly back to Tang An's side.

"Master, Little Brother Nezha..."

Tang An looked at the thunder-cloud-filled sky, then looked at Nezha, the Demon Pill Nezha, and Ao Bing.

"I believe in him."

Apart from this, there was nothing else to say.

Or rather, any more words would seem pale and powerless before these three words.

Nezha heard Tang An's words, and he raised the corners of his mouth without any concealment; his rebelliousness and youthful spirit were expressed to the fullest.

"Watch closely."

"After this battle, you will understand how strong you will be in the future."

"It's just a small Heavenly Tribulation; how can it trap you and me!"

In the Heavenly Tribulation, a skull-shaped thunder form was visible, opening its huge mouth and swallowing toward the three of them.

Tang An covered her heart; she really felt like she couldn't breathe and could only take big, gasping breaths.

The power of the Heavenly Tribulation was truly terrifying.

That day at Lingshan, how did Master manage to resist the Heavenly Punishment with one hand while disposing of Zhunti with the other?

"Jinbao."

"Jinbao!"

Tang An wanted to summon the Qingping Sword to help, but the Qingping Sword didn't seem to like this name.

"Qingping!"

The Qingping Sword appeared in an instant, flying before Tang An.

Tang An held the Qingping Sword and swung it toward Nezha.

"Nezha, catch the sword!"

Nezha didn't look back when he heard the sound, extending his arm and accurately catching the Qingping Sword.

"This show-off is handsome as hell."

"Must take a few more photos to commemorate it." ===== CHAPTER 280 =====