Chapter 1348: We Were Wrong

Boom—boom—boom!

Outside Tian Sha City, wild winds howled as pitch-black clouds nearly obscured the entire sky, plunging Tian Sha City into darkness.

The giant dragons formed from streaks of golden lightning circled in the air, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, their momentum surging fiercely!

Everyone present involuntarily held their breath, their hearts filled with horror and terror!

Everyone had heard of the existence of the Ancient Calamity and knew that the golden lightning tribulation before them was precisely that Ancient Calamity.

Yet no one expected that the tribulation Xu Que was undergoing this time was not the heavenly tribulation for breaking through from the Human Immortal Realm to the Earth Immortal Realm, but rather five heavenly tribulations all at once!

"Holy crap! Look at Xu Que quickly, that lad's cultivation realm..."

"Great Luo Scattered Immortal!"

"No way, this... how is this possible?"

"Wasn't he only at the Human Immortal Realm? How did he suddenly reach the level of a Great Luo Immortal?"

"Oh my god, no wonder five heavenly tribulations are descending together; what exactly did this lad do to allow his cultivation realm to advance so rapidly?"

"The key is that his bone age is not even two hundred years yet; a Great Luo Immortal under two hundred? Is he trying to scare people to death?"

"Stop talking; just these five heavenly tribulations are enough to scare me to death!"

"Something huge is definitely about to happen; look quickly at those ten Immortal Kings!"

The crowd discussed endlessly, their faces filled with horror and disbelief, truly unable to accept this sudden, shocking fact!

Outside Tian Sha City, the ten Immortal Kings dragged into this by Xu Que were now so frightened that their scalps went numb and their hairs stood on end!

They could perhaps withstand one Ancient Calamity.

With two Ancient Calamities, if they fought desperately, they might just survive.

But... five?

Mai Pi, this is enough to make one completely despair!

"Xu Que, Young Friend Xu, I was wrong in this matter; please activate the Prohibition Array to let me out, and I swear by the Heart Demon that I will never pursue this matter again!" one Immortal King shouted aloud on the spot, truly terrified.

He certainly did not wish to lose his life over such a trivial matter.

Having spent a tremendous price back then and barely surviving through tens of thousands of years of slumber to reach this life, only to awaken for a few dozen days and then die here? That would be far too suffocating!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, same for me; as long as you let me out, I swear by the Heart Demon that I will not pursue any matter either, and from now on, whenever I encounter you or your Explosive Sky Gang, I will turn around and leave immediately!" another Immortal King also softened his stance.

In such a situation, there was absolutely no need to consider it further, nor any way to worry about things like face anymore.

If Xu Que did not let them out now, it was impossible for them to activate the restrictions and escape before the heavenly tribulation descended, meaning the result would surely be a dead end.

Conversely, if Xu Que let them go now, they could still avoid the heavenly tribulation, and as for losing face or anything similar, it no longer mattered.

Moreover, even if this matter spread, it would not necessarily become a laughingstock.

They did not believe that anywhere in Tianzhou, there was any Immortal King bold enough to claim they could simultaneously withstand five Ancient Calamities!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I admit I misjudged you; you truly do not need a backer, and regarding your talent and strength, I sigh in inferiority; furthermore, we are different from the Shennong Clan, we have no feud with you, and there is no need to take things this far; please let us leave, and from now on we will never provoke you or the Explosive Sky Gang again!" the young-looking male Immortal King also shouted loudly at this moment.

They were all retreating, daring not to approach Xu Que, but this had no effect whatsoever.

Once the heavenly tribulation descended, everyone within this area sealed by the Prohibition Array would be dragged into the tribulation, with absolutely no blind spots.

It was obvious that this area had been tailor-made for the scope of the heavenly tribulation; this was a killing trap planned long in advance!

Seven of the Immortal Kings were already filled with regret, and their gazes toward the three Immortal Kings of the Shennong Clan turned resentful and poisonous.

If not for the Shennong Clan's suggestion, they would not have made a special trip here to implement that Immortal Emperor Treaty.

This matter was optional for them.

Yet they still came, only to find the result would be like this!

A junior from the Human Immortal Realm had actually leaped straight to the heavens, directly becoming a Great Luo Scattered Immortal.

Even more terrifying was that this guy had not undergone any tribulation since the Human Immortal Realm, waiting until now to undergo five heavenly tribulations all at once, and damn it, they were Ancient Calamities!

Are you crazy!

Throughout history, no one had ever heard of such a situation; no one had ever been able to save up heavenly tribulations to undergo them all at once!

"Xu Que, do not act recklessly; think clearly, you can only undergo your heavenly tribulation this once; if you kill us, my clan still has another Immortal King who will definitely seek revenge against you," the elder of the Shennong Clan shouted.

His entire body was soaked in cold sweat, his spine chilling, as he truly dared not face those five Ancient Calamities.

"That's right, Xu Que, as long as you let us out, I, the Shennong Clan, swear that from now on we will never be enemies with the Explosive Sky Gang," another Immortal King of the Shennong Clan swore on the spot, extremely anxious.

However, no matter how these Immortal Kings swore or shouted, Xu Que turned a deaf ear.

He hovered in mid-air, high above, looking down upon the Immortal Kings like a Demon King monarch, exuding immense domineering power and strength.

Everyone looking at him could not help but feel terrified.

"It's over, it's over; I, Chang Duan Geng, and my Chang Family, are all finished!" the Chang Family Head's face was ashen as he retreated continuously, his expression one of grief and indignation.

With matters evolving to this point, even a fool could see that regardless of whether Xu Que survived the heavenly tribulation, the Chang Family's outcome would be tragic.

Ji Qinghan also stood stunned in place, staring blankly at Xu Que in the sky above Tian Sha City.

The five layers of Ancient Calamity behind that man seemed not to be his heavenly tribulation at all, but rather his subordinates, obeying his call and rushing forth to kill enemies.

No one could imagine what kind of feeling this was!

The Ancient Calamity that made even Immortal Kings tremble with fear was, before this person, actually overshadowed and reduced to mere background.

"Hahaha, this Divine Venerable said it long ago: daring to offend this lad, are you guys crazy!" Er Gouzi had already appeared at the gate of Tian Sha City, hands on hips, laughing loudly, incredibly arrogant.

"Indeed, no one who dares to offend this lad will have a good outcome! Of course, I, an old man, am an exception; surviving until now relies on my witty brain and my own powerful strength!" Duan Jiude also looked exceedingly proud, as if showing off himself.

After all, he had also offended Xu Que, yet he did not die, so he was even more awesome than these Immortal Kings who had offended Xu Que!

"Boom—!"

Simultaneously, in the sky above Tian Sha City, another deafening explosion resounded.

The five layers of thunder clouds had nearly converged; aside from the first golden giant dragon circling in the sky, the subsequent four layers of even larger thunder clouds had yet to reveal their true forms.

Yet after those four layers of thunder clouds converged, not only outside Tian Sha City, but even inside Tian Sha City, the atmosphere now felt incredibly oppressive.

Everyone felt their breathing become difficult; even cultivators with slightly lower realms had turned pale, blood spilling from the corners of their mouths as they collapsed onto the ground, unable to stand.

This was Heavenly Might!

Yet undeniably, what possessed an aura even more soaring than Heavenly Might was Xu Que.

He was the one truly about to undergo Tribulation, yet he stood between Heaven and Earth, chest out and back straight, towering above all; on his face appeared not a trace of tension or panic, but rather brimming excitement, eager to try!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, do you truly intend for both fish to die and the net to break? We have sworn by the Heart Demon, yet you still refuse to let us leave!" The Immortal Kings were already as anxious as ants on a hot pan, extremely agitated.

Seeing that the Heavenly Tribulation was about to descend, if they did not leave now, it would truly be too late!

"Heh!"

At this moment, Xu Que finally made a move.

His gaze swept over the ten Immortal Kings below, a cold smile covering his face as he shook his head and said, "Originally, I only intended to kill members of the Shennong Clan! But why did you have to meddle? Why did your mouths have to be so damn cheap?"

Speaking thus, Xu Que paused slightly, then a surge of violent anger suddenly erupted as he roared in a deep voice, "You dare mock my woman? Today, not a single one of you will leave, especially you!"

He extended his hand, pointing directly at that young-looking female Immortal King.

Earlier in Tian Sha City, it was she who had initiated the mockery of Zixia Fairy.

"No... no, I was wrong, I was blind without pupils; she is the one with discerning eyes! Fellow Daoist Xu, I am willing to apologize, just let me go..." The female Immortal King retreated continuously, hastily explaining.

Boom!

But before she could finish speaking, the Golden Giant Dragon in the sky suddenly unleashed a tremendous roar, diving down from the air without any warning.

The Heavenly Tribulation had descended just like that!

The female Immortal King trembled all over on the spot, her face losing all color as she nearly toppled to the ground.

The other nine Immortal Kings, eyes nearly splitting from rage, let out an angry howl filled with unwillingness: "No!"

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【First Update delivered! I originally intended to write during the day, but feeling very sleepy, I took a nap, and thus slept until nightfall. But it doesn't matter; I am very energetic now, with four chapters remaining, and I can finish before dawn!】