Chapter 294 - 293: Sisters come to play, rebel Bai Yu

Heaven’s punishment tribulations show "sympathy" for each other; such a basic "knowledge point" is naturally known to Li Jing.

Seeing the Winged Tribe woman turning to run, Li Jing decided on a Chasing Wind Sword Style.

Even a mosquito’s leg is considered meat.

The multiple Winged Beings he expected did not appear, but encountering their mastermind, he must eliminate them!

No matter how exceptional she looks, or how pretty she is, it doesn’t matter.

If she has a Health Bar over her head, then she’s experience!

The Winged Tribe woman is very strong, unfathomably so.

But so what?

She’s just at the Seventh Realm!

Although Li Jing’s Heaven’s Punishment Tribulation is still brewing and has not yet fallen, he is now genuinely in the Seventh Realm.

Who would he fear at the same realm?

Even if the Winged Tribe woman takes the risk to cross the tribulation to rise to the Eighth Realm, he would still dare to attack.

He’d have to pretend a little at two higher realms.

At one higher realm, he had already surpassed it who knows how many times!

After rising to the Seventh Realm and having his own rich Immortal aura, the properties of the Spiritual Power within Li Jing changed drastically.

Driven by the strong Spiritual Power infused with a rich Immortal aura, the Flying Sword Blue Edge, which had already transformed to an Immortal Item, was like it was injected with adrenaline.

The limit speed of his Chasing Wind Sword Style increased by more than fifty percent in a single breath!

This, is normal.

The elevation of Li Jing’s cultivation level brought him a completely different upper limit.

A weapon, after all, needs a person to control it.

Li Jing at the Sixth Realm was unable to fully unleash the power of the Flying Sword Blue Edge.

Just like cultivating an Immortal Item requires a sufficient amount of Immortal aura inside one’s body.

To control an Immortal Item and to unleash its true might, it also requires a strong aura of Immortal strength.

The Winged Tribe woman’s escape speed is extremely fast.

If it were before, Li Jing would only eat her dust.

At this moment, however, he easily keeps up with her and even gradually closes the distance between them.

The Winged Tribe woman could not understand how Li Jing could be so strong after his breakthrough, and her face was ashen.

Why did his tribulation come so suddenly?

The Winged Tribe woman was one hundred percent sure that Li Jing was not suppressing his realm.

He was talking normally, and suddenly he underwent a tribulation!

This is, absurd!

What was even more unbelievable to the Winged Tribe woman was.

When one undergoes a tribulation, one must be cautious and prepared.

Li Jing, on the other hand, was different.

He provoked Heaven’s Punishment at the slightest disagreement.

Even if her appearance pressured him, crossing the tribulation amidst a battle would only harm Li Jing without any benefits.

The thing one must be most wary of when crossing a tribulation is interruption.

If one instigates Heaven’s jealousy while being an enemy of others, pulling down a suppressed realm tribulation might lead to both parties perishing together.

Otherwise, while the other party will also be affected by the tribulation, the main target of the tribulation is the one undergoing it.

As long as they can hold on for a while and "assist" Heaven’s Punishment to kill the person crossing the tribulation, they will be fine.

Li Jing, who induced Heaven’s Punishment in her presence, was reckless.

And that wasn’t all.

This guy, after invoking Heaven’s Punishment, when she expressed her fear and ran away, suddenly chased after her, acting as if saying "let’s battle," with no intention of dealing with Heaven’s Punishment.

This is...?

Has he never died before?

Seeing Li Jing controlling his Flying Sword Blue Edge to constantly close the distance between them, the Winged Tribe woman clenched her silver teeth, pulled out a rugged long spear, and her wings vibrated fiercely behind her back. Her flight speed suddenly increased.

However, even though she chose to control a tool, she still failed to widen the distance.

The flight speed of the two of them was only just barely level.

Li Jing, chasing her with his Sword Controlling, saw a hint of different hues flashing in his eyes.

This long spear of the Winged Tribe woman was a Level Ten Spirit Tool.

The speed at which she controlled the Level Ten Spirit Tool was comparable to the Flying Sword Blue Edge, which is known for its speed at the Immortal Item level, showing that she was extraordinarily powerful.

If she had an Immortal Item in her hand, he feared he would be left behind in minutes.

However, it is a pity that she obviously doesn’t have an Immortal Item.

If she did, she would’ve taken it out already.

Regarding this, Li Jing had some speculations in his heart.

The age of silence of the Ancient God’s Descendants has been at least tens of thousands of years.

Unlike the Ghost Clan left to guard the Chongyuan Holy Realm in sleep, the criminals led by the God-Human Race and the other Alien Species in the living space were always awake.

However, he had met quite a few Ancient God’s Descendants in the Seventh Realm, but he hasn’t seen anyone with an Immortal Item.

The only thing that was quite impressive was the Unnamed Taoist Tool, a broken piece in the hand of the High Priest of the God-Human Race.

Tens of thousands of years, and not one Immortal Item cultivated?

This was simply impossible.

Li Jing cultivated so quickly because he had special advantages.

Ordinary people can’t do it like him, that’s right.

But with enough realm and tens of thousands of years, who knows how many Immortal Items they could cultivate?

To put it in an exaggerated way.

As long as they have the mind to.

In tens of thousands of years, it would not be difficult to cultivate one hundred Immortal Items.

Is it hard for a hundred years to grind a sword? Is it?

No.

Look at the Qi Chen Sect, which as disciples are not very old in real age, yet they have Level Eight Spirit Tools in their hands.

They are already not far from the Immortal Items.

If he steps into the Seventh Realm and has the Immortal aura in his body, the efficiency of cultivating items will also be improved.

She turned her attention back to the winged woman in front of her.

The spear in her hand was a level-ten spirit weapon, with a bit more effort and focus, she could easily turn it into an immortal item.

In the sealed space she had been inhabiting for tens of thousands of years, she had plenty of time.

The fact that she and other descendants of the ancient gods did not have any immortal items indicated a problem.

The living space was not only limited in resources, it also imposed a great deal of restrictions on the inhabitants, the descendants of the ancient gods.

The power of the God-Human Race, still dormant after tens of thousands of years, was not much stronger than that of the Ghost Clan, and neither were the other descendants of the ancient gods living in the same space.

Despite the tens of thousands of years of cultivation and life nourishment, it only allowed their clans to develop.

From this, it’s not hard to conclude that it’s merely a means of survival for those living in this space, with no real advancement.

No wonder the Ghost Clan woke up at the time when the Chongyuan Holy Realm recovered enough to accommodate the return of the descendants of the ancient gods; it also triggered the same planning and preparations in the other clans.

Being stuck in the same place for a long time, nothing could be more torturous.

Li Jing glanced at the dense dark cloud above him, which was fully locked onto him and moving with him, he calmly followed the winged woman.

There are many types of heavenly tribulations.

The Seventh Realm only draws two kinds.

One of them is the regular Thunder Tribulation.

All you need to do to survive a regular Thunder Tribulation is to endure it.

Monsters are delighted when they encounter the regular Thunder Tribulation during their tribulation crossings.

Their strong physical bodies enable them to withstand the tribulation without panic, reaping great benefits from withstanding a regular Thunder Tribulation.

Unfortunately, very few monsters ever get the chance to face a regular Thunder Tribulation.

Heavenly Tribulation.

In literal terms, it’s the calamity given by heaven.

Once it’s a calamity, how could it possibly bring enjoyment?

Monsters usually have to face the Soul-refining Tribulation.

The Soul-refining Tribulation is also a Thunder Tribulation.

But what the tribulation thunder will strike, is not the physical body, but the Primordial Spirit.

The Primordial Spirit is the weakness of the monsters.

Similarly.

Human cultivators usually have to face a regular Thunder Tribulation that targets the physical body.

Some scholars in the present world have proposed theories.

The Heavenly Tribulation system has its own judgement mechanism, targeting the weak spots.

If every bottleneck is directly followed by tribulation crossing, no one in the world can withstand it.

Therefore, both human cultivators and monsters will suppress their cultivation level before the tribulation, accumulate strength, make sufficient preparations, and only then consider drawing down the Heavenly Tribulation.

The Heavenly Tribulation is indeed a fatal thing, but it also presents a great opportunity.

Whether the body or Primordial Spirit undergoes the baptism of Heavenly Tribulation, the more they endure, the more they gain.

Therefore, they usually grit their teeth to first endure the baptism during the Tribulation crossing, then employ any other prepared countermeasures when they can no longer endure.

The two types of Heavenly Tribulations that could potentially befall in the Seventh Realm pose no threat to Li Jing.

His Primordial Spirit, is strong enough.

His body, is also strong enough.

Sunk in the obsession with Thunder Skill, he feels confident facing a Heavenly Tribulation of a thunderous nature.

With an Immortal item at hand, serving as a back-up countermeasure, he is well-equipped on all fronts.

What’s there to worry about?

Bring it on!

The fiercer, the better!

At this moment, with a massive tribulation cloud above his head, Li Jing endured the overwhelming Heavenly Might. In fact, he felt it was not yet challenging enough.

The reason is simple.

The overwhelming Heavenly Might in this Heavenly Tribulation, is nowhere near the power of World Thunder Punishment he can muster when he exerts his full strength...

How uninteresting, right?

Of course.

If this Heavenly Tribulation possessed the same intensity as his World Thunder Punishment, he might as well lie down and prepare for his end right there.

World Thunder Punishment is different from Heavenly Tribulation after all.

The strength of the World Thunder Punishment depends on Li Jing’s proficiency with it and the amount of Heavenly and Earthly energy he can mobilize.

Heavenly Tribulation, instead, depends on the individual’s cultivation level.

In some ways, Heavenly Tribulation is a systemized phenomenon.

If you are in the Seventh Realm, what falls upon you is the Seventh Realm’s Heavenly Tribulation.

If it falls on someone in the Eighth Realm, no harm should come to them.

The World Thunder Punishment, on the other hand, can reach its peak depending on the caster.

More importantly.

The World Thunder Punishment can vomit a million heavenly thunders at once, while Heavenly Tribulation strikes one thunderbolt at a time.

Although the single thunder strike of the World Thunder Punishment might not match with a full-fledged Heavenly Tribulation, a change in quantity can lead to a change in quality.

Perhaps because heaven couldn’t figure out Li Jing’s weakness, the Heavenly Tribulation cloud, instead of falling, thickened as Li Jing and the winged woman pursued one another. The Heavenly Might also steadily intensified.

The strengthening of Heavenly Might gave Li Jing some pressure.

But it was only a small amount of pressure.

Having experienced the Heavenly Might caused by his fully concentrated World Thunder Punishment, this level of Heavenly Might was nothing to him.

The winged woman, however, was having a hard time.

Not only was Li Jing persistently chasing her, the Heavenly Tribulation was not falling and continued to strengthen, which gave her a strong sense of unease.

There are indeed only two types of Heavenly Tribulation in the Seventh Realm.

However, they are random in nature and people have to face different difficulties.

Everybody has a different duration for their Heavenly Tribulation to brew.

The longer the Heavenly Might accumulates, the stronger it becomes, and the more terrifying the consequent Heavenly Tribulation.

This is also a matter of fortune.

A powerful person won’t face a weak Heavenly Tribulation.

A weak person with bad luck might face a Heavenly Tribulation that means certain death from the beginning.

The tribulation cloud hovering over Li Jing’s head had been brewing for quite a while now, far surpassing the Heavenly Tribulation the winged woman faced when she first ascended to the Seventh Realm.

The Heavenly Might accumulated within it was so intense that it even made her feel some pressure.

This situation was unfavorable.

It was clear that Li Jing was very strong.

At the same time, he seemed to be the unlucky one.

This... could drag her down with him...

The stronger Li Jing’s tribulation, the more influence it would have on her, leading to a straight-line increase in the difficulty of the Eighth Realm tribulation that was triggered for her.

Unable to shake someone off, the Winged Tribe woman felt like turning around and killing him.

After all, his heavenly tribulation was not falling, and it would be easier just to kill him.

But remembering how badly Shenmin was defeated by him, the Winged Tribe woman lost confidence.

She was much stronger than Shenmin, the high priest of the God-Human Race.

But when Shenmin was taken down by Li Jing, the latter was still not in the Seventh Realm...

Having felt the aura emitted by Li Jing after he stepped into the Seventh Realm, the Winged Tribe woman was certain that this guy was a monster.

Seeing that she couldn’t escape, and that Li Jing’s unusual heavenly tribulation wouldn’t fall, the Winged Tribe woman fiercely bit down on her teeth and abruptly halted in mid-air, no longer attempting to flee.

Seeing this, Li Jing was slightly startled and then also stopped, keeping a distance from her.

The Winged Tribe woman didn’t have confidence in killing him, and he also didn’t believe he could take down this unfathomable woman.

After all, he had just entered the Seventh Realm, while she was at the peak of the late stage of the Seventh Realm.

Seeing how she ran faster than a rabbit, he could also judge that she had been suppressing her realm for a long time.

When his heavenly tribulation descends, her heavenly tribulation would also be triggered.

At that time, while he was enduring his Seventh Realm heavenly tribulation, he would also be occasionally taken care of by the Eighth Realm heavenly tribulation of the Winged Tribe woman.

No matter what form his heavenly tribulation would take, Li Jing wouldn’t panic too much.

The key was that he didn’t know what kind of heavenly tribulation the Winged Tribe woman would trigger.

The Eighth Realm heavenly tribulation was a blank page to him.

The present world didn’t have much information about the Eighth Realm heavenly tribulation. The only information available on the internet was that the types of heavenly tribulation weren’t limited to Thunder Tribulation and Soul-refining Tribulation, and there were even more peculiar types that were more targeted.

In this regard, Li Jing had considered it before.

If he was accidentally hit by the Eighth Realm heavenly tribulation, he was confident that he could withstand a few strikes.

Even if things got worse, he was in the Seventh Realm after all.

He wouldn’t be unable to bear it just by brushing past it.

As long as he meddled during the Winged Tribe woman’s tribulation and caused her to die, with the dissipation of the tribulation cloud it would naturally solve itself.

The issue now was that...

His own heavenly tribulation seemed a bit off.

Accordingly, the heavenly tribulation of the Winged Tribe woman would also become "unusual".

He definitely had to have reservations.

The two observed each other. The Winged Tribe woman’s icy gaze paused on Li Jing for a moment, then glanced at the clouds of tribulation overhead and refocused on him.

"My name is Bai Yu."

?

Li Jing slowly typed out a question mark.

Did this woman stop just to introduce herself?

Before he could consider it, a hint of struggle appeared on Bai Yu’s face. She said...

"If you spare me, I will go with you. I can be your woman, or I can be your slave."

???

Li Jing.

Half a step into the Eighth Realm, was she so weak?

As her face showed a strange expression, Bai Yu said...

"You don’t need me to tell you. You should be able to see for yourself. I am different from the average Winged Tribe member. I am stronger and more talented than them, even unaffected by the seal."

Li Jing raised an eyebrow at her words.

Bai Yu was stronger than the average Winged Tribe member, this didn’t need to be said.

She was even stronger than the high priest of God-Human Race, how could she be inferior to an average Winged Tribe member?

Her realm was indeed higher than that of Shenmin, but it was just a small realm, plus a bit of accumulated power.

If she hadn’t reached the Eighth Realm, the gap wouldn’t be that big.

There is a difference in the bloodline of Ancient God’s Descendants. Even if they were in the late stage of the Eighth Realm, an ordinary Winged Tribe member might not be able to beat Shenmin who was in the middle stage of the Eighth Realm.

Bai Yu being unaffected by the seal, was something Li Jing hadn’t expected.

He had originally thought that Bai Yu could come out before the seal was broken due to some special talent.

Now it seemed that there was some essential difference between her and the sealed descendants of the Ancient God, including the God-Human Race, which made the seal ineffective on her.

Just as he was speculating, Bai Yu said...

"My strength and talent has come at a great cost. For individuals like me, my offspring will not be affected by my personal bloodline and may not even be a Winged Tribe member. In your human language, my genes will not affect my offspring. You should have some understanding of how much the Ancient God’s descendants value bloodline. Whether within the Winged Tribe or among the entire Ancient God’s descendants, I have been rejected due to their choices."

Upon hearing this explanation, Li Jing looked at her with a strange expression.

The bloodline that could not affect offspring.

In other words, no matter who she mated with, the child would perfectly inherit the father’s traits.

In the Ancient God’s descendants who valued bloodline so highly, this was very lethal.

Especially since she was a woman...

In the Ancient God’s Descendants where the yin was very strong and the yang was weak, she was carrying the important "mission" to ensure the continuation of the race.

Being unjustly suspected was a destined outcome.

"I have strength, but I do not have a corresponding position in the tribe. Even that despicable Shenmin always treated me as a tool."

Bai Yu continued to speak.

"I don’t have much sense of belonging to the Winged Tribe or the Ancient God’s descendants. As long as you are willing to spare me, I can lower my cultivation and follow you to the Big World. You can treat me however you like, even as a plaything. I just want to survive."

Faced with Bai Yu’s statement, Li Jing stared at her for a moment and then smiled.

"Fine, lower your cultivation now, and I will let you go."

"I’m not that stupid."

Bai Yu shook her head and spoke softly.

"If I lower my cultivation now, you will kill me."

Before Li Jing could speak, she continued.

"I can assure you that if I promise to follow you, I will definitely follow you, and I will never go back on my word. I’ve never stayed in this Chongyuan Holy Realm, and I’ve never wanted to stay. I’ve learned about your Big World, and I really yearn for it."

Bai Yu’s words were very sincere.

Li Jing could see that she had made up her mind to break away from the Ancient God’s descendants.

But to him, he wasn’t particularly interested.

He didn’t need a woman or a slave.

The most important thing was...

He saw in Bai Yu a quality of being unwilling to reconcile with mediocrity that was almost distorted.

What she sought was more than mere survival.

It was also a longing for ascendance after being suppressed for so many years, even at any cost.

This twisted nature was dangerous.

Li Jing had no interest in keeping such a ticking bomb around him.

But you know, the Heavenly Tribulation has yet to fall and is still brewing, leaving Li Jing reluctant to invest too much thought in Bai Yu.

More than ten thousand experience points hardly even stuck in his teeth.

Bai Yu, with a rebellious nature and a desperate desire to ascend to higher ranks, was not bad to keep on the side of the God-Human Race.

As he considered this, Bai Yu spoke again.

"Besides me, there is another group of Winged Tribe who have already come out of the Chongyuan Holy Realm, lying low and waiting for orders. The quick withdrawal of the Big World Humans was due to their heavy use of soul imprints, turning some of the high-ranking members of the Western Alliance into puppets and causing chaos, facilitating the Yin Tribe’s withdrawal. If you agree to my terms, I can guide you to find them."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing let out a "hmm?" and raised his brow.

"The soul imprints were not planted by you?"

"I disdain such means."

Bai Yu shook her head and said,

"Also, I long for the Big World, it’s my backup plan. I’m not so stupid as to put myself in a corner for Shenmin’s calculations. My responsibility was to communicate with the Western Alliance. Many people died as a result, but it was all inescapable."

After saying this, she calmly continued,

"You Present World People are very greedy. Just a little bit of advantage and you will demand more. I need to ensure my own safety. Before I find the right person to take me to the Big World, I have to serve the God-Human Race to avoid being neither able to go to the Big World nor stay here."

Seeing Bai Yu speak so defiantly, Li Jing couldn’t help but marvel in secret.

Killing people or whatnot, he wouldn’t blame Bai Yu.

He had no right to blame her, either.

Besides, Bai Yu was indeed right.

Taking advantage of others was a common trait of the Western Alliance.

This woman, she indeed had some qualities.

After considering it for a moment, Li Jing looked up at the tribulation cloud looming overhead, then turned his gaze to Bai Yu.

"I can let you go, but I won’t take you to the present world. I need you to stay in the Chongyuan Holy Realm and keep an eye on the God-Human Race."

"Keep an eye on the God-Human Race?"

Bai Yu frowned.

"I’ll come back one day."

Li Jing smiled and said,

"The descendants of the Ancient God are not united. The Ghost Clan, who is friendly with me, has been dormant for tens of thousands of years without gaining any benefits. The first group the God-Human Race will target upon returning to the Chongyuan Holy Realm will be them, and I don’t want to come back and find them gone. I can help you connect with the Ghost Clan. I believe they wouldn’t mind having a ’friend’ deeply rooted within their enemy’s territory and won’t mind providing you with the necessary benefits and assistance."

After hearing Li Jing’s words, Bai Yu’s face showed a clear sign of interest.

Li Jing was not surprised by this.

From the moment Bai Yu began to confess, he had seen it.

What she craved was ascension.

Her desire to advance in the Big World was simply because she saw no hope of advancement here.

If she were really so yearning for the Big World.

She should have long picked the "right" person...

Having such a strong Western Alliance, wouldn’t it be easy to find anyone?

Did she have to be cornered by him and then reluctantly express her standpoint?

After all, the native beings of the Big World are restricted below the Seventh Realm in the present world.

Going to the Big World means she would no longer have room for advancement.

Could this woman, with her strong utilitarianism, bear to have her Cultivation level perpetually stuck in the Six Realm?

Seeing Bai Yu’s interest, Li Jing thought to say a few more words.

As he’d said,

He would eventually come back one day.

The civil war among the descendants of the Ancient God would not end in decades or even centuries.

Such a large Chongyuan Holy Realm would undoubtedly be sought after by all parties when the descendants of the Ancient God fully returned, not only because of the resurgence of the God-Human Race but also due to territorial disputes.

The God-Human Race is not foolish enough to immediately turn hostile upon their return.

After all, they only brought a bunch of second-tier followers. Directly confronting the entire descendants of the Ancient God would only result in them being sealed again.

Leaving Bai Yu as a thorn here, when he comes back in a few years or decades, it would be much more convenient for him.

Just as he was about to speak, Bai Yu abruptly spoke up.

"Alright, I agree. But I have a condition. If one day I assist the Ghost Clan in recasting the seal on the God-Human Race, the Ghost Clan must accept me and give me the position I deserve."

It was expected that Bai Yu would make demands.

If she didn’t raise any related to her status, Li Jing really wouldn’t feel comfortable sending her into the embrace of the Ghost Clan.

But the fact that she unhesitatingly stated her position surprised Li Jing.

This woman, she must have been suppressed for too long...

Her obsession with ascending was intense enough to reach such an extent.

Without thinking too much, Li Jing responded,

"I can’t promise that, but I can try to speak on your behalf. But ultimately it depends on the Ghost Clan."

Obviously, Bai Yu didn’t expect Li Jing to convince the Ghost Clan, but merely hope that he would put in a good word for her.

At his response, Bai Yu nodded in satisfaction.

"So be it, we have a deal. Tell the Ghost Clan that I will find a way to contact them. I won’t let you down. By the time you return, I will have my own power."

As she spoke, she looked up and quickly said,

"Your Heavenly Jealousy Tribulation is about to fall. Concentrate on surviving the tribulation. The next time we meet, you will be my king. The Winged Tribe outside the sealing space have more than ten people, all in the Kun Yuan Realm. I’m afraid you won’t have time to deal with them. I will take care of them for you."

After saying these words, she turned into a streak of light and flew away without any more discussion.

Li Jing was left dumbfounded.

What the hell?

When did he say he wanted to be her king?

Moreover!

He wasn’t too busy to handle those more than ten Winged Tribe!

Damn it!

Li Jing wanted to call Bai Yu back but time didn’t permit.

In the short time he and Bai Yu had been communicating, the menacing Heaven-defying power condensing in the tribulation cloud above his head had already weighed heavily upon him and clearly begun to bear down.

The Heavenly Tribulation was coming.