Chapter 156: The Ultimate Rule of the Great Desolation Heavenly Tribulation

Zixiao Palace, inside the main hall.

"How could this be?"

Hongjun had lost his composure at this moment, unable to fathom the situation before him.

He had already found it difficult to understand how the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures originally in the hands of Zhenyuanzi and the others had fallen into Lu Yun's possession.

After much thought, the only explanation he could conceive was that after Zhenyuanzi and the others entered the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Lu Yun had struck a deal with them, trading "Hongmeng Purple Qi" for these spiritual treasures.

This point could indeed correspond to the fact that after Zhenyuanzi, Minghe, and the others left the Map of Mountains and Rivers, the aura of Hongmeng Purple Qi appeared on them; it also aligned with his previous speculation that Lu Yun, this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon, was capable of imitating Hongmeng Purple Qi!

But he had not expected that Lu Yun could now even command the Zhou Tian Star Formation! This Great Array was different from spiritual treasures; it was the foundation of the Demon Race's current resistance against the Wu Clan!

Di Jun might use a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure to trade for Hongmeng Purple Qi, but he would absolutely never touch the Zhou Tian Star Formation, the foundation of the Demon Race! Moreover, Di Jun and the Demon Race under him were clearly always at odds with that Lu Yun, and Lu Yun was close to the Wu Clan side, making it even more impossible for him to have borrowed the Zhou Tian Star Formation to use! Otherwise, once the secret of the Zhou Tian Star Formation was known to the Wu Clan by Lu Yun, what could the Demon Race rely on to resist the Wu Clan's Dutian Shensha Array?

It couldn't be that the previous conflicts between the Demon Race and Lu Yun, or even with the Wu Clan, were all just an act! Thinking of this, Hongjun couldn't help but glance at Di Jun and the others, only to discover that the situation was indeed not as he had imagined.

Because, at this moment, he saw that the Demon Race, which had been colliding fiercely with the Wu Clan side, had suddenly lost a portion of the power of the Zhou Tian Star Formation, leading to vulnerabilities in their defense, which Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches took advantage of, resulting in heavy casualties! Even the Ten Great Demon Sages had several among them severely injured due to a moment of carelessness! This situation was clearly not an act!

"Looking at it this way, there is only one explanation: this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon has astonishing attainments in the way of arrays, to the point that he can forcibly seize control of the Zhou Tian Star Formation!"

When Hongjun thought of this, his expression became even uglier.

During this period, he had been repeatedly pondering which Primordial Chaos Demon God Lu Yun's predecessor was, and having never thought of a match, he was even less able to think of one now.

Fortunately, there was still the final Heavenly Tribulation he had meticulously prepared; even with the Zhou Tian Star Formation, Lu Yun might not necessarily be able to withstand it.

……

Outer Space, Sun Star battlefield.

"Hahaha..."

On the attacking Wu Clan side, many were laughing heartily at this moment, mocking the Demon Race.

Meanwhile, the Demon Race side was in utter chaos.

"What on earth is going on?!"

Di Jun looked at his heavy-casualty Demon Race subordinates, his eyes filled with raging fire, and questioned the Ten Great Demon Sages: "Why has the Zhou Tian Star Formation suddenly gone out of control?!"

Baize and the other Demon Sages were also extremely bewildered at this moment, clearly having no idea what was happening.

Because the Sun Star was quite far from the Ziwei Star, and they had been focused on the great battle just now, they had completely failed to notice the situation over at the Ziwei Star.

Just at this moment, Di Jun noticed the message transmitted back by Taiyi.

Upon seeing this, his pupils instantly contracted, and he exclaimed out loud: "How is this possible?!"

The Ten Great Demon Sages and other Demon Race powerhouses were all stunned upon seeing this.

Baize hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, what has happened?"

Di Jun took a deep breath, struggling to calm his emotions, but his voice still trembled as he said: "Lu Yun... that ant Lu Yun is currently on the Ziwei Star, driving the Zhou Tian Star Formation to resist the Heavenly Tribulation!"

"What?!"

Hearing this news, all the Demon Race were terrified, as if they had seen some Primordial Chaos Demon God.

The Zhou Tian Star Formation was their Demon Race's town-protecting treasure array; currently, apart from Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi, no one could drive it.

But now, Lu Yun, a member of the Human Race, was actually able to drive this Great Array to resist the Heavenly Tribulation?

This was even more outrageous than Lu Yun voluntarily selling Hongmeng Purple Qi!

"This is impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Why would it be like this?!"

……

The Ten Great Demon Sages could not accept this fact, and one by one, they exclaimed.

However, Di Jun kept a sullen face and did not utter a word.

Because he could clearly feel that the connection between himself and the Zhou Tian Star Formation had indeed been forcibly severed in part just now.

Moreover, he could also see that the starlight above the Ziwei Star had indeed gathered into a brilliant river of starlight, which was currently blocking that terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.

All of this indicated that Lu Yun was indeed driving the Zhou Tian Star Formation! "Damn it!"

"How on earth did this ant manage to do it?"

Di Jun's heart was filled with anger and doubt.

He truly could not understand why Lu Yun, a member of the Human Race, could drive their Demon Race's town-protecting Great Array. He clearly wished he could extract Lu Yun's soul and seize his spirit, yet now the Great Array he controlled was instead being used by the other party to resist the Heavenly Tribulation!

To him, this was simply a massive blow.

Yet he was unable to stop this matter; he tried various ways to regain full control of the Great Array, but he simply could not do it.

Of course, he could directly order the Demon Race on the major stars to deactivate the Great Array.

But if he did that, they would have no way to resist the Wu Clan side! This resulted in Di Jun having to watch helplessly as his enemy, Lu Yun, borrowed their Demon Race's Great Array to withstand the eighth bolt of Tribulation Lightning!

……

Shouyang Mountain.

The Three Pure Ones, the Western Two Sages, and many Great Desolation powerhouses were also staring blankly at the image manifested by Tongtian.

The entire place was silent.

If Lu Yun's previous display of four Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures had made countless people green with envy and jealousy, seeing Lu Yun now able to command even the Zhou Tian Star Formation to resist the Heavenly Tribulation made them all doubt their own lives.

Many were even wondering if they had made a mistake in their cultivation while listening to the Saint's sermon earlier and had been invaded by inner demons? Otherwise, how could such an inconceivable thing happen? It was not until cheers and shouts for Lu Yun erupted from the Human Tribe at the foot of Shouyang Mountain that everyone was jolted back to their senses.

After coming to their senses, everyone subconsciously scanned those around them, only to find that everyone still wore an expression of disbelief.

Qiongxiao could not help but ask Duobao: "Senior Brother, why is that Human able to command the Demon Race's Zhou Tian Star Formation?"

"This... how would this poor Daoist know?"

Duobao gave a bitter smile.

Slightly calming his emotions, he looked intently at Lu Yun in the image and muttered: "However, it seems that his achievement of the Great Luo Golden Immortal this time is now without any suspense!"

Guangchengzi, not far away, felt quite uncomfortable upon hearing his words. On one hand, it was because Lu Yun, whom he had previously viewed as merely a lucky ant, was now a step ahead of him in undergoing the Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation, which made him very uneasy.

On the other hand, Guangchengzi also recalled his own actions at the Zhushan Tribe, which had clearly already displeased Lu Yun.

Therefore, he was extremely unwilling to see Lu Yun achieve the status of a Great Luo Golden Immortal! He could not help but say, "It is too early to say! There is still the final Heavenly Tribulation!"

Duobao glanced at him, understood the other's thoughts, and did not refute him.

Because what Guangchengzi said was indeed correct; before the final Heavenly Tribulation descended, no one could truly say for certain that Lu Yun would be able to block it.

Many others at the scene were discussing how Lu Yun was able to control the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and even the Three Pure Ones were communicating about this matter via voice transmission at this moment.

Zhunti, however, suddenly looked at his senior brother Jieyin and transmitted, "Senior brother, this poor Daoist feels that we should head to Outer Space to take a look!"

Jieyin naturally understood at once that his junior brother was plotting against Lu Yun again! After all, Lu Yun now possessed numerous Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures and could mobilize the Demon Race's Zhou Tian Star Formation; his strength was already comparable to a Quasi-Saint, and his growth potential was incomparable.

If he could be brought into the Western Sect, it would definitely be of immense benefit to the Western Sect! Although they had failed once before and had not established a good relationship with Lu Yun, this did not affect them trying again.

What if they succeeded? Furthermore, the situation in Outer Space was chaotic now; even if they could not win Lu Yun over, it would be good to take the opportunity to gain other benefits! Thinking of this, Jieyin nodded and replied, "Good!"

The two of them immediately set off together, heading straight for Outer Space!

Such a sudden move naturally attracted the attention of others nearby.

Many Great Experts of the Great Desolation also wanted to go to Outer Space to join in the excitement, but they were reluctant to give up this opportunity to hear the Saint preach.

For a moment, they looked at the Three Pure Ones with hesitation, using their eyes to ask if the Three Pure Ones would continue the sermon.

Regarding this, Yuanshi and Tongtian did not dare to make a decision and only looked at Laozi.

Laozi took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, looked at Tongtian calmly, and said, "Disperse the light and shadow; let us continue the sermon!"

After all, this sermon concerned whether the Ren Sect could reclaim the lost Human Race Luck, so he absolutely could not terminate it prematurely.

As for Lu Yun, if he were lucky enough to achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal status, it would not be too late to find a way to deal with him later!

Tongtian nodded and acted accordingly.

Thus, the light and shadow manifested in the air directly disappeared, leaving others who still wanted to watch Lu Yun undergo the tribulation feeling somewhat disappointed.

However, seeing the Three Pure Ones resume the sermon, they quickly collected their minds and once again immersed themselves in the Great Dao explained by the Saint.

……

On Ziwei Star.

Lu Yun activated the Zhou Tian Star Formation and successfully blocked the eighth Heavenly Tribulation.

However, he did not relax or become careless in the slightest.

Because he knew that Hongjun would absolutely not let him off so easily.

Sure enough, just as he had let out a sigh of relief, the Tribulation Cloud above his head began to churn again.

Moreover, this time the Tribulation Cloud was more massive and thicker than any before, and the aura it emitted was even more terrifying.

"As expected, I still cannot let my guard down!"

Lu Yun felt a sense of foreboding in his heart.

He knew that this ninth Heavenly Tribulation was definitely Hongjun increasing the intensity, wanting to wipe him out in one fell swoop.

He had to bring out all his strength and trump cards to confront this ninth Heavenly Tribulation.

Otherwise, he would very likely perish here.

Thinking of this, he immediately activated all the magic power within his body and the power of the four Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures, while simultaneously communicating with the Zhou Tian Star Formation, preparing to welcome the arrival of this final Heavenly Tribulation!

But even so, he still felt somewhat uneasy.

Suddenly, he remembered that when he was resisting the eighth Heavenly Tribulation, he had faintly heard the system's notification sound.

His heart stirred: It must be that the legendary mission I received earlier is complete!

He hurriedly opened the System Space and, sure enough, saw a shining Legendary Treasure Chest! "Open the treasure chest!"

Lu Yun issued the command to the system directly in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 'Great Chaos Art'!"

Hearing this notification, Lu Yun's eyes lit up.

He did not expect that what he obtained this time was actually the 'Great Chaos Art', which ranked in the top ten among the three thousand Great Dao Supernatural Powers of the 'Eternal Life' world! This 'Great Chaos Art' is divided into many branches, including Great Chaos Lightning Method, Origin Essence, Qigong, Vortex, etc. All must be merged to be mastered.

Once mastered, one can also cast the Great Chaos Lightning Method, which is the innate lightning used by the Primordial God Race of the 'Eternal Life' world to open up worlds in the void!

For Lu Yun, after breaking through the Origin Stage next, he would need to deduce the cultivation method for the Qiankun Realm and prepare to open up his own world! Furthermore, the current final Great Luo Golden Immortal Tribulation was absolutely the strongest state of the Great Desolation Heavenly Tribulation; if he could cooperate with the 'Great Chaos Art' to gain insights, he might be able to glimpse all the Heavenly Tribulation rules of the Primordial World! This 'Great Chaos Art' came at just the right time!

Lu Yun immediately accepted this system reward and quickly began to gain insights.

With the help of his heaven-defying comprehension, he quickly glimpsed a portion of the mysteries of the 'Great Chaos Art'.

Just at this moment, a terrifying pressure descended from the sky!

Lu Yun felt immense pressure in an instant.

He suddenly raised his head and looked at the firmament, his heart sinking: "This... is the ninth Heavenly Tribulation?!"

Sure enough, as expected, this Heavenly Tribulation was extremely terrifying! At this moment, he clearly saw that this ninth Heavenly Tribulation contained three types of terrifying disasters—the Water-Fire Great Tribulation, the Wind-Thunder Great Tribulation, and the Chaos Great Tribulation!

Any one of these three disasters would be enough to make a Great Luo Golden Immortal turn pale, let alone them descending simultaneously.

At this moment, as the Heavenly Tribulation was about to fall, Taiyi in the distance even felt the danger and could not help but retreat a further distance.

As for Houtu, and Nuwa inside the Mountain and River Map, they both widened their eyes at this moment, their faces full of disbelief.

Because such a terrifying tribulation had never been seen before in the Great Desolation!

They really could not understand what Lu Yun had done to make the Heavenly Dao descend such a terrifying tribulation, insisting on putting him to death?

A guess suddenly surfaced in Nuwa's heart: "Could it be because Lu Yun mobilized the Zhou Tian Star Formation to resist the Heavenly Tribulation?"

Without a doubt, such an operation by Lu Yun was a first in the Great Desolation.

Because even the Demon Race had only just mastered the 'Zhou Tian Star Formation', and no one had ever used such an extravagant method to undergo a tribulation before! Thinking of this, Nuwa almost dared not hesitate and directly tried to pull Lu Yun into the Mountain and River Map again! But unsurprisingly, Lu Yun refused again!

(End of chapter)