Chapter 452: Touching My Reverse Scale? Fine, Then Let's Play for High Stakes

A glimmer of clarity and struggle appeared in the Jade Emperor's eyes; he clutched his head with the palm of his hand and shook his head.

"I am merely suppressing your mother; if you do not resist, she will not die."

"But if you persist in acting against the heavens, she will surely die without a doubt."

"Not resist?" Chenxiang roared until his voice cracked, "No one ever taught Chenxiang the logic that when one's own mother is being oppressed, a son cannot resist!"

The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Spear in Yang Jian's hand transformed into the Kaishan Axe, "In the battle at Guanjiangkou, I was weak and could not protect Mother."

"Today, Yang Jian will absolutely not let the tragedy repeat itself."

"I will protect Mother, I will protect Sanmei, and I will protect Chenxiang too!"

"Brother Yang Jian speaks the truth." Sun Wukong knocked away two of the Four Heavenly Kings and flew over as well.

"I say, old Jade Emperor, everyone else uses others to draw blood, only you always use your own kin to draw blood."

"The Heavenly Dao has been plaguing your family for thousands of years; why is it that you cannot even produce a single thought of resistance?"

"Do you truly feel comfortable only after following the will of the Heavenly Dao and becoming the first lonely and helpless person in the Three Realms?"

Nezha also flew over, "More talk is useless; he is controlled by the Heavenly Dao."

Sun Wukong laughed with immense spirit, "Good, good, good, then today, this old Sun will also clash with the Heavenly Dao."

"Yang Jian, Nezha, you two protect Chenxiang well."

"I will go with you!"

Sun Wukong and Nezha both flew away, engaging the Jade Emperor in battle once again.

Watching the situation spiral further out of control, Chenxiang felt helpless and panicked.

He did not want anything to happen to his mother, nor did he want his Master and Uncle Nezha to be harmed, and he especially did not want his grandmother, who had returned from the dead, to lose her life because of this.

"Uncle."

"Don't be afraid." Yang Jian shielded Chenxiang behind him, engaging the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals in battle.

"Kill me."

The Kaishan Axe in Yang Jian's hand paused, "Nonsense!"

Chenxiang, however, pressed down on his hand and firmly repeated the sentence, "Kill me."

Yang Jian seemed to suddenly think of something, but when it came to actually striking his own nephew, he could not bring himself to do it.

While he was hesitating, Chenxiang spread his arms and actively threw himself toward a long spear brandished by a Heavenly Soldier.

At the moment his left shoulder was pierced through by the soldier's spear, Chenxiang was smiling.

His smile and expression seemed to be saying: "You are all finished."

As the life-and-death crisis erupted, Chenxiang's Longevity Lock surged with intense light.

"Chenxiang!" Yang Jian never imagined that Chenxiang could be so ruthless toward himself.

"Chenxiang!"

"Chenxiang!!!"

Yang Chan summoned back the Lotus Lantern, her eyes stained with hatred and monstrous fury; no longer submissive, she struck at the Jade Emperor.

"I had already given up the struggle, yet you still insist on harming my son's life."

"Even if I die today, I will make you all pay with your lives for my son!"

The Dharma Power on her body surged violently; clearly, she had also lost her reason due to the interference of the Great Tribulation.

Heavenly Court.

Tang An had not picked up her chopsticks; she always felt a faint sense of unease in her heart.

Who had met with trouble? Or had the Heavenly Dao moved against someone again? Or were the Outer Realm Demon Race brewing some major conspiracy?

"Disciple." The figure of Tongtian Jiaozhu appeared above the Divine Residence of Zhao Gongming.

The moment she saw Tongtian Jiaozhu, Tang An's eyes widened, and the teacup in her hand instantly shattered.

"Master." The three siblings, including Gongming, were bowing, but Tang An's figure had already vanished from this place.

Mortal World, Huashan.

Everyone used the power of the Lotus Lantern and the Map of Mountains and Rivers to resist the Jade Emperor's attacks, and even more so to resist the Heavenly Dao behind him.

When Tang An arrived, everyone had sustained more or less some injuries. Sun Wukong and the others were all stained red with blood, making it impossible to tell for a moment if it was someone else's blood or their own.

"Master."

Tang An nodded and continued to search for Chenxiang's figure.

At this moment, Chenxiang was kneeling on the ground, the spear still piercing through his body; supported by the shaft of that spear, he had not yet collapsed.

"Godmother?" Chenxiang sensed that Tang An had arrived, and in his emotional agitation, he spat out another large mouthful of blood.

"Godmother, I'm sorry, it's Chenxiang who is useless."

Once these choked-up words were spoken, Tang An said nothing else; she merely took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, the killing intent on her body was instantly as cold as a blade.

"Old geezer, you've gone too far."

She appeared before everyone, and with a wave of her sleeve, she stripped away all the pressure exerted by the Jade Emperor. Then, she raised her hand and clenched it into a fist; with a single closing motion of her palm, she directly crushed the Jade Emperor's Dharma body.

"Pfft~"

The one injured and spitting blood this time was the Jade Emperor.

"Tang An!"

Tang An slightly lifted her chin, "Will you wake up on your own, or shall I beat you awake?"

"I am the Jade Emperor! I am executing the will of the Heavenly Dao!"

"I don't even care about the Heavenly Dao, so what kind of bullshit are you?" Tang An raised her hand to form a seal and summoned the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

"You dare to hurt my disciple and severely wound my son."

"Very well, you cannot escape this beating!"

She appeared instantly before the Jade Emperor, raised her hand holding the Jade Ruyi, and smashed it toward the Jade Emperor's head.

The Jade Emperor's body turned into a flowing shadow; he instinctively knew that he could not go head-to-head with Tang An.

"Thinking of running now? It's too late!"

She intercepted the Jade Emperor once again, holding nothing back, and fiercely smashed the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi toward the Jade Emperor's forehead.

"How dare you!"

Hongjun finally took action, blocking this strike from Tang An for the Jade Emperor.

Otherwise, even if the Jade Emperor were not beaten to death by Tang An, he would likely have been severely injured and forced to fake his death to descend to the mortal realm and undergo a tribulation.

"Finally willing to show your face?"

Tang An looked at Hongjun, no longer having any desire to play around.

"This is a tribulation of heaven and earth, and the New Heavenly Law has emerged as the times require; why must you insist on obstructing it?" Hongjun could also sense that Tang An had developed a murderous intent toward him, the Heavenly Dao.

"Insist on obstructing it?" Tang An laughed, "Are you blind?"

"It was you who used a feint to the east to attack in the west, and used the power of the Great Tribulation to forcibly cut off the connection between me and them, allowing the Jade Emperor to take the opportunity to raid our home first."

"If Master had not left a sliver of Saint's Power inside the Longevity Lock to protect him through three life-and-death crises, I would still be kept in the dark by you lot."

"You treated us as less than human first, yet you still use a phrase like 'tribulation of heaven and earth' to harm my family without cause, and then you want to charge us with a crime? And you say I am obstructing it?"

"Heavenly Dao, I am not a Saint. You don't really think I wouldn't dare to touch you, do you?"

Provoked on the spot by Tang An, Hongjun clearly could not save face. "Hmph, you only care about the lives of those before you; when have you ever cared about the living beings of the Three Realms?"

"I **f*** you!"

"Tang An, how dare you be so disrespectful to the Heavenly Dao!" The Jade Emperor rebuked Tang An angrily and prepared to attack her.

"Get lost!"

Tang An struck out with a palm toward the Jade Emperor; this palm contained supreme Dao essence, directly beating the Jade Emperor until he vomited blood and was severely injured, falling back into the Heavenly Court.

At the same time, it also restored clarity to his eyes.

After dismissing the Jade Emperor, Tang An stood with her hands behind her back, her Dharma body manifesting behind her as she and Hongjun gazed at each other.

"You want to complete this tribulation, is that it?"

"You want to suppress Yang Chan, is that it?"

"Fine." A fierce and sinister smile played on the corners of Tang An's mouth, "I can promise you that I guarantee I will absolutely not interfere in this matter."

Hongjun, however, dared not believe her; based on his understanding of Tang An's style, it was impossible for her to agree.

"What are you trying to do?"

"What am I trying to do?" Tang An sneered, "Naturally, I'm going to play for high stakes."

"Comply with the Great Tribulation of heaven and earth, is that what you said?"

"In this day and age, who doesn't have a Great Tribulation on their back? It just so happens that I have two on mine."

"One is the Wutian Great Tribulation, and the other is the Three Realms Defense Great Tribulation."

"If you insist on facilitating this tribulation today, fine, then let all three Great Tribulations come together!"

"You aren't trying to facilitate the Great Tribulation of heaven and earth to gain replenished Heavenly Dao power, are you?"

"Let's see if you can stomach this one."