Chapter 37: The Surprising Demon Emperor Di Jun

On the ground.

After Lu Yun finished dealing with the seventh tribulation lightning and had just recovered, he subconsciously used his spiritual sense to probe the surrounding activity.

When he sensed that three Ancestral Witches had suddenly left Houtu's side, a look of surprise could not help but appear on his face.

Originally, he had planned to show off his culinary skills to these Ancestral Witches after transcending the tribulation, but who would have thought that three of them would leave early! Lu Yun could not help but feel a bit worried in his heart: I wonder what exactly just happened? He had an inexplicable premonition that the Heavenly Condemnation Halo on his body seemed to be acting up again, and he feared there would be more variables to come.

Fortunately, Houtu remained on guard nearby and had not left, which made Lu Yun feel much more at ease.

In his view, with Houtu's strength, even if she were the only one guarding him, he should not face any insurmountable danger.

Although the Heavenly Condemnation Halo was powerful, it wouldn't go so far as to attract someone at the Quasi-Saint level just to deal with him, right? Just as Lu Yun was pondering this question, the eighth tribulation lightning crashed down! This time, the interval between the two lightning strikes was significantly shorter than before.

Moreover, the increase in power of this eighth tribulation lightning was even more exaggerated than the previous growth!

In his haste, Lu Yun had no heart to consider why those Ancestral Witches had suddenly left; he exerted all his magic power, activated his defenses, and resisted the tribulation lightning! A giant elephant appeared before him first, roaring as it charged toward the lightning descending from the sky.

This was naturally the defensive skill Lu Yun had learned previously—Elephant Shield! Unfortunately, this defensive skill was far too fragile in the face of the tribulation lightning and was torn apart directly in an instant.

But in that split second, Lu Yun had already activated another of his defensive means.

"Hum!"

One could see phantom images of roaming dragons emerging on his body, transforming into an immortal armor that draped over him, surrounded by immortal light, brilliant and dazzling.

This was precisely the Roaming Dragon Immortal Armor he had obtained from opening a treasure chest earlier! At this moment, under Lu Yun's full exertion, the power of this Roaming Dragon Immortal Armor reached its limit.

"Boom!"

The tribulation lightning slammed fiercely into the Roaming Dragon Immortal Armor, and the lightning light instantly swallowed Lu Yun whole.

Facts proved that Lu Yun's previous premonition was correct; even with him exerting the Roaming Dragon Immortal Armor to its full extent, he had only barely managed to block the eighth tribulation lightning.

This was only because the Thunder Origin Talisman had converted the majority of the lightning power at the critical moment, which allowed him to survive this strike.

Even so, he had sustained quite serious injuries! Fortunately, the massive Life Origin Power within his body immediately began to repair his physique.

If he had been negligent just now, he feared he would have lost his life by this point!

Lu Yun felt a lingering fear in his heart while simultaneously cursing inwardly: Could this also be a negative effect brought about by the Heavenly Condemnation Halo? However, he quickly composed his mind, focused on fully recovering his damaged body, and felt extremely wary of the upcoming ninth tribulation lightning.

He really wanted to ask in the group if everyone had any other ways to help him deal with the ninth tribulation lightning, but he worried that if he distracted himself, the ninth tribulation lightning would fall, and then he would be finished! After much deliberation, he ultimately did not open the Transmigration Chat Group at this time, but instead focused all his attention on dealing with the tribulation lightning that could descend at any moment.

However, he remained vigilant for quite a while, yet the tribulation lightning was slow to descend.

This made him even more nervous, as he felt that the power of this final lightning strike would likely be terrifying! He quickly thought, and it seemed that none of the items on his person were necessarily capable of handling it.

Finally, he gritted his teeth fiercely: "Since that's the case, I will take this opportunity to break through!"

The previous eight lightning strikes had already allowed him to accumulate a massive amount of Life Origin Power and energy; at this moment, he could completely break through to the Planet Stage! At the same time, Houtu and the others over there also noticed that Lu Yun's ninth tribulation lightning was a bit strange.

Jumang could not help but say: "It looks like this final tribulation lightning of the Human Race is somewhat special!"

Dijiang also developed some interest and said: "What exactly did this Human Race member do to incur such wrath that the Heavenly Dao would descend with an Immortal Ascension Tribulation of such extreme power?"

Houtu was equally puzzled, but she felt more worry than anything else.

However, she could do nothing at this moment and could only rely on Lu Yun to resist it himself.

Just at this moment—

"Hmm?" Dijiang suddenly frowned.

Jumang could not help but ask: "Big Brother, what is it?"

Dijiang said in a deep voice: "Zhurong contacted me, saying that that mangy bird Taiyi has also appeared over there and suddenly launched a sneak attack on them!"

"What?!"

Whether it was Jumang or Houtu, their expressions changed abruptly.

Jumang frowned and said: "Didn't those two mangy birds say they were in seclusion? Could it be that they had some breakthrough and specifically came to provoke us?"

Dijiang sneered: "I don't know, but since he has come, then let's keep him here! I actually want to taste whether roasted Golden Crow is delicious or not!"

Having said this, he had already risen abruptly.

Jumang also stood up.

Houtu was somewhat conflicted and said: "Two brothers, I..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Dijiang said directly: "Little Sister, you just stay here; it's merely a single mangy bird, we are enough to go over!"

Houtu glanced toward Lu Yun's side and ultimately nodded.

Thus, Dijiang grabbed Jumang and suddenly unleashed his spatial law Supernatural Power, disappearing from the spot instantly.

High above in the sky.

Di Jun, who was hiding himself with the help of the River Chart and Luo Book, saw that Dijiang and Jumang had been successfully lured away, and a smile could not help but appear on his face.

Although Houtu was still here, he did not care at all.

Because his speed perfectly countered Houtu! Although Houtu had exceptional defense, he was not looking to kill Houtu right now, but simply wanted to snatch away the person transcending the tribulation whom they valued and protected so much; that was more than enough!

And as Dijiang and Jumang left, Di Jun used the River Chart and Luo Book to investigate and finally saw the appearance of the person transcending the tribulation.

Upon seeing this, he was immediately somewhat surprised: "It is actually a member of the Human Race?"

He naturally knew of the Human Race; back when Nuwa created humans and became a Saint, Di Jun, like countless great powers in the Great Desolation, had paid attention to the Human Race.

However, the Human Race was simply too ordinary and too inconspicuous; even after observing them for thousands of years, Di Jun had no special discoveries and naturally gave up in the end.

Now he discovered that there was actually a human here who had drawn such care from several Ancestral Witches; it was truly too strange!

"Eh, wait! How is this human about to transcend the tribulation and become an immortal?"

"Could it be that Taiqing finally preached to the Human Race and passed down cultivation methods?"

"But why have I never heard of this matter?"

Just at this moment—

"Boom!"

The Tribulation Cloud, which had been brewing for a long time, finally erupted at this moment, and the ninth tribulation lightning crashed down fiercely!

(End of chapter)