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Chapter 232 - 231: Crossing the Ancient God Tribulation! (Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 232 - 231: Crossing the Ancient God Tribulation! (Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 232: Chapter 231: Crossing the Ancient God Tribulation! (Please Subscribe!)
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Jiang Tiansheng left the venue ahead of time, he couldn’t sit there anymore, the entire arena was filled with strange glances and mocking smiles.
The auction wouldn’t worry about him defaulting on his debt, if he did, the Kong Family naturally had methods to collect.
The few he took with him were his lackeys, not numerous, just four or five.
Those that remained didn’t follow him, even though they had grouped together. But that didn’t mean that they got along very well, in fact, the competition was fiercely intense.
Yu Shuiyao initially could have stayed out of it, but she happened to sit next to Jiang Tiansheng. Eventually, under everyone’s gaze, she couldn’t bear those glances anymore and left early.
“Boring!”
Du Gang shrugged, originally intending to play a few more rounds with Jiang Tiansheng. Who knew he couldn’t take even a single round.
“Big brother, that’s eight million Saint Crystals!”
Little Hawk King had a helpless look on his face as he lamented, “Don’t you know how much effort it would take for us to get eight million Saint Crystals…”
“Jiang Tiansheng is miserable! Eight million Saint Crystals, and he lost them like this, his status as the first saint son can’t be saved anymore…”
Du Gang inquired curiously, “Does this have anything to do with his position as the first saint son?”
“Of course!”
Little Hawk King laughed, “The first saint son is someone who could potentially contend for the family head position in the future. If he doesn’t have good judgment, and causes great losses to the family, what do we do?!”
“Indeed, if someone like Jiang Tiansheng became family head, their Jiang Family might be done for…”
Du Gang, without Jiang Tiansheng present, found no amusement in his mocking. He made a few more jabs before he stopped.
In the following three hours, three More Divine Herbs appeared, each worth around ten million Saint Crystals. There were no surprises, as Du Gang securely secured them.
Thus, the first day of the auction concluded. Afterward, people could leave or mingle in the free-trade area.
Of course, those who harbored grievances could also go to the Sky Battle Arena to continue their fights.
The items in free trade were obviously inferior to those at the auction, which held no interest for Du Gang. Not staying for long, he left promptly.
For the following four days, he only appeared when the auction began, with all Divine Herbs taken in hand. He had spent a total of two hundred million.
“The Inner Court Auction Starts!”
On the sixth day, Du Gang participated in this auction that held significant relevance to him.
Interestingly, in this case, the Divine Herbs weren’t dispersed, but instead all presented on the first day.
As predicted, Du Gang successfully claimed all the Divine Herbs, with most of his money spent.
Just as he was pondering about the next step, Yao Zixuan came looking for him.
They found a secluded spot and began to chat.
“Du Gang, I visited the Primordial Continent!”
Yao Zixuan unexpectedly blurted out something baffling.
Du Gang paused for a moment then chuckled, “What about it?”
Wasn’t it normal for her to visit the Primordial Continent since she had reached the God Spirit Level?
Yao Zixuan shook her head, “No, what I’m trying to say is, the Primordial Continent is entirely different from what I had originally envisioned!”
“Originally, I shouldn’t tell you all this. The clans all intended to obscure the facts, only those above the God Spirit Level could know…”
“However, I asked our ancestors’ permission, you and I are bound by fate now, if you die, I will not survive. So…”
Hearing these words, Du Gang wore a stern look, “What is in the Primordial Continent?”
Yao Zixuan sighed, “I initially thought that our so-called enemy was far from us. When the Supreme opened the sky a hundred billion years ago, I presumed it was referring to Pangu…but it could be referring to Pangu as well…”
Du Gang was utterly confused, “I’m getting more and more muddled?!”
Sister, you know, I don’t! Can you please slow down?!
Perhaps Yao Zixuan had a lot to reflect upon after returning to Penglai Island, she couldn’t help but locate Du Gang, her emotions were still mixed.
After a while, she finally said, “Let me explain the situation in the Primordial Continent, then you’ll understand…”
Seeing this, Du Gang promptly straightened his posture and began to listen carefully.
Yao Zixuan shook her head, “Did you think that ‘eggshells’ would surround us, and once we enter, we would be in the Primordial Continent’s sky?”
Du Gang froze for a moment and then nodded, “Isn’t that the case?!”
“No!”
Yao Zixuan shook her head, “That’s not the case. When I entered the ‘eggshells,’ I unexpectedly found myself in a huge ancient city…”
Yao Zixuan nodded, “That’s one of the cities your ancient clans built, or rather, a city Pangu once constructed.”
Du Gang furrowed his brows, “You mean to say, on entering the ‘eggshells,’ one would find themselves in that ancient city, and not the sky?!”
“Exactly!”
Yao Zixuan nodded, “Within the ancient city, there’s a huge plaza named the Guiding Square. After I entered, I found myself at that square…”
“Or to put it another way, all of us here in Penglai Island, once we enter the ‘eggshells,’ we would appear on the Guidding Square of the ancient city!”
“To the original Primordial Continent, our universe is seen only as a secret realm, just a larger one…”
“But in fact, it is just so. Our universe is nothing more than Pangu’s inner world. He split his inner world to use against the enemies!”
Yao Zixuan seriously said, “You’ve seen Pangu Supreme creating the world, haven’t you?”
“At that time, did you see a bunch of fur?”
Du Gang nodded, “Correct!”
He felt that he might hear something astounding from the next conversation, so he perked his ears up to listen closely.
“That’s a creature called ‘Swallow.’ It is said to be even more powerful than the Supreme. Once targeted by this creature, unless you’re completely swallowed, you can’t stop…”
“Pangu created the universe initially to restrain ‘Swallow.’ He created a universe world and split it up to slowly feed ‘Swallow’…”
Yao Zixuan shook her head, “Do you know why Nuwa created humans?”
Du Gang’s eyes sparkled, disbelief evident in his voice, “Could it be because the ‘Swallow’s’ speed was swift or because Pangu Supreme’s creation of the universe turned out unsatisfactory, which led to this?”
“Precisely!”
Yao Zixuan nodded, “Just having infinite space and an endlessly expanding universe won’t do. The real way to restrain ‘Swallow’ and slow down the swallowing of our universe is through life!”
“Thus, Nuwa Supreme created a universe human race, a lower race of humans…”
She sighed, “Compared to the human race of the Primordial Continent, we really are second-rate!”
“The humans of the Primordial Continent are all eternal, even ordinary people who do not cultivate are also eternal!”
“Of course, their ‘ordinary people’ are not ‘ordinary’ in the universal human’s sense. Their commoners are equivalent to a Sector Lord!”
“Our Sacred and Divine bodies here, to them, are merely physical traits that everyone possesses…”
Second-rate humans, a sacred or divine body that only appears once in a billion years, is equivalent to an ordinary person’s physical attribute!
Du Gang didn’t care about these differences, he was more interested in the rim of the universe, so he quickly asked, “So, the so-called entropy boundary, is it actually ‘swallowed’?”
Yao Zixuan nodded, “It’s just that the state displayed when it is projected to our location appears like this, what it actually looks like, may only be known by the Supremes!”
How vast is the universe?
Du Gang didn’t know, and nobody else knew, because the universe is constantly expanding!
“However, I have had suspicions about this for a long time, and moreover, without Pangu and Nuwa, our Universal Human Race would not have been born…”
“What truly left me in shock was…”
Yao Zixuan’s face was complex as she slowly said, “The so-called creation of Heaven and Earth is actually real!”
“Legend has it that at first, the Primordial Continent had no concept of Heaven and Earth, I don’t know the specifics because I didn’t see any description, but I know they did not have this concept…”
“Heaven and Earth were formed long ago, by a Supreme being during the mythical era!”
“Above us there are nine heavens, beneath us there are eighteen layers of hell!”
Du Gang was still confused, not fully understanding her meaning.
Yao Zixuan added with melancholy, “Beyond the ninth heaven, are our enemies, the enemies of the Primordial Continent, and our enemies as well. The so-called nine heavens are barriers created by Supremes, who gambled their own lives!”
“Barriers?!”
Du Gang shuddered, exclaiming in surprise.
Enemies beyond heaven?
“Exactly!”
Yao Zixuan seriously stated, “The Nine Heavens are nine layers of barriers. According to them, beyond the Ninth Heaven, there are celestial beings; terrifying enemies!”
Celestial beings… are enemies?!
Du Gang felt his mind was overwhelmed.
He paused for a moment, asking, “What do these Celestial beings look like?!”
Yao Zixuan waved her hand and swiftly a projection appeared on the ground.
A fairy-like woman with pure skin and white hair, wrapped in an aura of immortality, appeared before them.
Looking at the celestial woman, who looked exactly like the fairies from ancient dramas, Du Gang was startled.
“Is she the enemy?”
The lady in the projection was extremely beautiful, epitomizing the fantasies of men…
Yao Zixuan nodded, “Not all are like this, there are male and female celestials!”
Du Gang frowned, “Why would they attack us?”
“I don’t know!”
Yao Zixuan shook her head, “The newcomers’ guide doesn’t explain why, it was given to me by the people in the Ancient City when I got there!”
“Inside the Ancient City live all the forces of Penglai Island, the city is very large. Even with all the people from Penglai Island living there, it still doesn’t feel crowded…”
“Apart from the Celestial beings beyond the Nine Heavens, there are also enemies underground!”
“Compared to the Celestials, there are more descriptions about the enemies from below…”
Yao Zixuan spoke seriously, “Didn’t you previously see the Demon Suppression Army?”
“They are the ones holding the fort in the abyss!”
“There are a total of eighteen layers of hell underground, which were created by Supreme beings as barriers…”
“You should have heard about the Demon Clan in the Abyss from Qingyu, right?”
“These eighteen layers of hell were created by our Supremes as a means to resist the Demons. Each of the layers intersects with the Demon Clan, both parties, as though skipping through time and space, can meet each other there.”
“Near our Ancient City, there is an abyss. All the forces of Penglai Island are responsible for guarding this abyss, the eighteen layers of hell.”
Du Gang furrowed his brows slightly, “Are you saying there are many abysses on the Primordial Continent?”
Yao Zixuan nodded, “From what I currently understand, there are over a thousand abysses, each with eighteen layers of hell. The major royal families on the Primordial Continent each guard different abysses.”
“Strong royal families might guard several abysses. Like our Penglai Island forces, if you add up the eighteen families, we are just able to guard one abyss…”
Hearing this, Du Gang was shocked again, “You mean, royal families guard the hell, while God Clans guard the heavens?”
“Correct!”
Yao Zixuan looked at him approvingly and nodded, “Compared to the Demon Clan, the Celestials are even more formidable…”
“The eighteen layers of hell and Nine Heavens are capable of weakening the enemies. All who appear in the Nine Heavens and layers of hell are said to have been weakened!”
“However, even the Demons in the first layer of hell are comparable to a God Spirit Level!”
Shocking!
This day, Du Gang experienced too much shock.
If it was not for Yao Zixuan, he might only have learned these things after reaching the Primordial Continent.
Yao Zixuan sighed, “I had previously thought that there were too few strong beings on Penglai Island, which made me suspicious, thinking that those people were all practicing in the Primordial Continent!”
“But now, I realize that most of the beings at God Spirit Level and above are guarding the abyss, suppressing the eighteen layers of hell!”
“Those who stay here are either direct descendants awaiting their turn to serve or have completed their service and are here for rest!”
“Beings of God Spirit Level and above have a mandatory period of military service, they must go to the abyss and battle. Only after killing a certain number of Demons can they return!”
Du Gang muttered, “So, the beginning is only at the God Spirit Level?!”
“Exactly, the God Spirit Level is just slightly stronger than your average person on the Primordial Continent…”
“The space there is more solid, much more so than ours!”
Yao Zixuan had a foreign look in her eyes, “Here, upon reaching the God Spirit Level, I can easily tear space and travel through the void, but on the Primordial Continent, my strength was suppressed to the limit…Actually it’s not really suppressed, it’s more like returning to my true state!”
“In our universe, because it’s continually expanding, continually tearing, continually inflating, everything is magnified, everything seems extremely powerful…”
“But in reality, if people from the Primordial Continent came here, they would only be stronger!”
She shook her head, “The laws we cultivate are all incomplete, only equivalent to the ones Pangu Supreme enlightened after his creation, pertaining to his inner world’s laws…”
“Upon arriving at the Primordial Continent, let alone using these laws, even a God Spirit Level being would find it difficult to fly!”
God Spirit Level beings can’t fly?
Du Gang was shocked.
“Is the suppression on the Primordial Continent that strong?”
Yao Zixuan chuckled, “It’s not really a matter of suppression. That place is a complete world…”
“Yes…if you have been there, you would understand what I mean. Here in the cosmos, everything feels full of loopholes, able to tear through the space at will, unleash terrifying attacks…”
“But on the Primordial Continent, you couldn’t even grasp the laws, let alone tear through space…”
“I see!”
These words deflated Du Gang’s inflated ego right away.
Turns out, even a Sector Lord is just an ordinary mortal, and a God Spirit is merely a martial artist who can run fast, they can’t even fly…
Du Gang was speechless for a while. After practicing for so long, he discovered that another world is the real one, and his world is just like a small secret realm.
Ascension?
At the moment, he suddenly thought of this word.
Going from cosmos to the Primordial Continent is very similar to ascending to a higher realm, starting from scratch…
However, the only difference is that it’s not like the infinite Matryoshka doll in novels, where there is a higher realm above the higher realm.
The Primordial Continent should be the final destination!
Yao Zixuan pondered for two seconds before saying, “The reason I’m telling you all this is to let you know the truth!”
“Furthermore, I hope you understand the universe human race’s view on your Ancient race and the Nuwa race…”
“In the view of the Heavenly Dao, the two Supremes of your Ancient and Nuwa races have created the world and people, so your two races are elevated to the status of gods. Once a member of your race reaches adulthood, they are eternal, they become God Spirits.”
“Likewise, because countless humans at the edge of the universe are dying continuously, the Heavenly Dao feels that the two Supremes owe it, not only did the backlash kill the two Supremes, it also brought catastrophe to your two great races…”
“The Ancient Race, also known as the Ancient Gods’ Clan, now only you remain…”
“And the Nuwa Clan has fallen from one of the top ten god clans to the end…”
She said seriously, “The high-levels of the Universe Human Race, to your two races, are still more grateful. Because, without the Supremes of your two races, there wouldn’t be us, the Universe Human Race…”
Du Gang fell silent.
Indeed, for Penglai Island, their gratitude towards Pangu and Nuwa is even deeper.
But what if people at the edge of the universe knew the truth? What would they think?
Compared to the unaffected people on Penglai Island, they have never faced the despair induced by ‘Swallow’!
Yao Zixuan said seriously, “The reason I’m telling you all this is because I feel that passing the Ancient God Tribulation is related to your identity and your thoughts, for this is the Heavenly Dao’s punishment…”
“Your identity is both an Ancient God, and carries the Merit and curse of the Ancient God Clan…”
“And you’re also a member of the Universe Human Race, moreover, unlike us humans in the centre of the universe, you come from the edge of the cosmos…”
Du Gang was taken aback, “What does that mean, should I forgive something? Or what?!”
He was a bit confused. Can he represent all the people at the edge of the cosmos?
Seemingly understanding his thoughts, Yao Zixuan said, “You can’t represent them, but you are a person from the edge of the cosmos!”
“The complexity of your identity can, to some extent, offset karma…”
She said solemnly, “I consulted the specifics of the Ancient God Tribulation in the ancient city, the so-called heavenly soldiers are human-shaped, likely to be imprints or illusions created by the Heavenly Dao from the people who died at the edge of the cosmos…”
About this point, she couldn’t understand it either, it was just her guess.
“Haha!”
Du Gang suddenly laughed, “So, if I were to die at the edge of the cosmos, could I also become one of these heavenly soldiers?!”
So, in this so-called Ancient God Tribulation, in the eyes of these heavenly soldiers, my identity is very complex, I’m both an Ancient God and a person from the edge of cosmos just like them?!
Even though they may not have self-consciousness, even though they may not know where they are…
“Is this…the Ancient God Clan’s self-rescue?!”
Find a person from the edge of cosmos, obtain the Ancient God’s inheritance, having this dual identity, they probably won’t die!
Yao Zixuan nodded, “That should be it, the Great Dao achieves fifty, the Heaven deviates forty nine, humans can seize one. The Heavenly Dao won’t seek complete extermination, it will always leave a chance for survival. Hence, you might be the life chance of the Ancient God.”
Du Gang fell silent for a moment, then abruptly burst out laughing, “I thought Pangu Supreme and the Ancient God were training me to become a savior, to chase away the furry monster, ‘Swallow’!”
Turns out, I’m just the redemption of the Ancient Gods!
However, he heaved a sigh of relief.
Originally, he thought there would be some earth-shattering conspiracy, but now it seems, it’s all just redemption.
“Forgive the Ancient Gods?”
Du Gang murmured, then began to laugh, “If I can represent the people from the edge of cosmos, I forgive them, I choose to forgive!”
This is actually a matter of life and death.
If there was no Pangu or Nuwa, there wouldn’t be Universe Human Race!
Even though, the people on the edge of cosmos only have a lifespan of a hundred years, very short-lived.
But, at least, we have been in this world!
If the two Supremes hadn’t existed, they might not have given birth to us…
Every edge cosmos person can hate Pangu and Nuwa, or they can love them, everyone can make their own choice.
“My choice, forgive them!”
Du Gang laughed, “Now I’m both a person from the edge of the cosmos and an Ancient God. If I don’t forgive myself, isn’t that seeking my own death?!”
He didn’t feel psychologically unbalanced.
Just like when he was a kid, he often imagined not having been born in a family where he didn’t have to go to school.
Birth is something that can’t be chosen!
If it were people from the Primordial Continent, who originally had an eternal life but now only have a hundred years left, they can hate for a lifetime.
But Du Gang couldn’t do that!
These beings from the edge of the universe originally lacked life. It was Pangu and Nuwa who bestowed them with life, although their lifespans are extremely short compared to those here, it was enough!
This act of granting life alone was worth a lifetime of respect and love.
“Although, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as an Ancient God, I believe that anyone who learns of this fact would choose to forgive.”
The son does not disparage his mother’s looks, the dog does not scorn the poverty of his house!
At this moment, Du Gang was filled with confidence in overcoming the Ancient God Tribulation!
In the next few days, Du Gang did not go anywhere, instead concentrating on researching the Jie-Character Secret.
This artifact passed down by the nine Supremes, according to Duan Youde, is a kind of pinnacle secret art, even on the Primordial Continent, it’s considered an incredibly powerful existence!
Unfortunately, a few days were not enough. He didn’t manage to decipher anything, and the day of the tribulation quietly arrived.
Mount Tai in Pangu is the highest and largest mountain in Pangu Continent and, like South Mountain, it has existed since time immemorial.
On a full moon night, at the peak of Mount Tai.
At this moment, Du Gang was standing on the highest peak, quietly waiting for the heavenly tribulation to arrive.
And ten thousand miles away from him, countless figures were watching.
This time, too many people came. Almost all the powerful forces from the various cosmic countries and the Penglai Island had arrived.
Everyone wanted to know if Du Gang could cross the Ancient God Tribulation.
This would imply their attitude towards Du Gang in the future!
An Ancient God who dies as a God Spirit and an Ancient God who has infinite possibilities and a slim chance of becoming Supreme in the future were two different concepts.
Especially since Du Gang comes from the cosmic human race, if he succeeds, he would be extremely desirable then, and some would probably want to marry him…
“What do you think, will Du Gang be able to make it?”
A bunch of people standing at the front, including Long Aotian, were discussing this.
“I don’t know, no one can be sure about this thing. I hope he makes it, but the previous Ancient Gods…”
Little Hawk King’s eyes dimmed. Honestly, if Du Gang were to make it, it would add a bit more challenge, making the future more interesting. Without Du Gang, it would indeed be a bit boring.
From within the crowd, Yao Zixuan calmly yet firmly said, “He will definitely make it!”
The crowd turned towards her, and their eyes sparkled with astonishment.
To Yao Zixuan, however, her relationship with Du Gang was transparent. It didn’t matter if there were misunderstandings. These were nothing but false reputations that only the materialistic minded would fuss over.
“Boom!”
Right then, a loud explosion echoed from the sky.
The originally cloudless night sky was slowly covered with dark clouds at this moment.
As if something was devouring the stars in the sky above, the once brilliant starry sky gradually disappeared with time.
“Boom!”
With another explosion out of thin air, the dark clouds in the horizon began to churn this time.
The originally black cloud color changed as it continued to churn.
Clusters of deep red appeared from inside the cloud, like worms wriggling out non-stop.
“This deep red color looks very ominous at first sight!”
“Yes, the color is too dazzling. Especially at night, it appears gloomy and terrifying.”
The people around weren’t speaking loudly at this moment and could only mutter under their breath. If it weren’t for the crowd next to them, they would have fled by now.
In the field, Du Gang was quietly contemplating as he watched the tribulation cloud before him.
From what he had heard, the first eight tribulations were all lower-rank law attacks and didn’t pose much of a challenge. The real problem was the ninth tribulation, which was Karma-powered!
Thinking of this, he asked, “Which gold-element spirit is willing to block the first tribulation thunderbolt for me?”
He didn’t want to get hurt in the first eight tribulations and wanted to save his divine power to deal with the ninth tribulation, so he made a request for help.
He had specifically researched this and knew that the first eight tribulations were fixed and interference from outsiders was harmless.
“I will!”
At this time, from the crowd, a figure flew out, smiling and said, “Let me, Li Kui, carry this first tribulation for you!”
Li Kui had also entered the Secret Realm back then, gaining one of the forty-nine divine titles.
Du Gang nodded and solemnly said, “Fine, after this tribulation, we’re even!”
Li Kui was overjoyed and quickly nodded, “Don’t worry, I will handle this tribulation, even if it kills me!”
As a god spirit bearing a deity within him, he was sensitive to karma. Thus, being able to completely resolve this karma was sufficient for him!
“Rumble!”
When the tribulation clouds in the sky stopped brewing, an aura of gold vigour appeared out of nowhere, with the Gold Element laws flashing incessantly, charging at Du Gang.
“Whoosh!”
Li Kui saw this and instantly appeared in front of Du Gang, blocking the Gold Element law.
It wasn’t over yet, this was just a premonition. The real tribulation was still in the sky.
“Rumble!”
At the moment when all eyes were on them, a bolt of golden lightning, like thunder but not thunder, shot out from the vibrant red tribulation clouds in the sky.
“Crack!”
This bolt of lightning, like a jolt from Pangu’s world creation, moved extremely fast. As soon as it appeared, it arrived in front of Du Gang.
“Ha!”
At this moment, Li Kui shouted loudly, throwing himself into the air. A strike was swiftly parried, and at the same time, his own god spirit sparked, simultaneously unleashing an attack of his own.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
They clashed several times in quick succession, causing thunderous echoes.
“Huff!”
“Boom!”
Finally, Li Kui managed to block the last weakened golden thunder after resisting it and coughing up a bit of blood.
“Hahaha!”
Regardless of the blood at the corner of his mouth, Li Kui burst into laughter, turned his head towards Du Gang, made a fist and said, “Mission accomplished!”
Du Gang nodded indifferently, “You have my thanks. We are now even.”
“Thank you!”
Li Kui was overjoyed, thanked him once again, and quickly left. He needed to clear the way for the person who would enter next.
Sure enough, after he left and the second tribulation thunder was brewing, Du Gang summoned another person.
This time, it was a Wood Element God Spirit who had karmic ties with Du Gang.
After Du Gang had crossed five times of calamities, a wind-element tribulation appeared in the sky. Suddenly, Little Hawk King seemed eager to join the fight.
“Hey, hey, hey!”
He was just about to move when he was grabbed by Long Aotian.
“You’re really unsupportive! You just said you didn’t want Du Gang to die, so why hurry?”
Little Hawk King grinned awkwardly and stopped, coughing, “I can’t help it! Seeing them fulfill their karma so smoothly… I couldn’t resist!”
Long Aotian laughed and said, “You rascal! I see through your plan. You just want to show off, don’t you?”
“Wait and see! When the ninth tribulation comes, the Ancient God will call us!”
So it went on, and eight people went up for the previous eight calamities, successfully blocking them all for Du Gang.
Finally, the ninth calamity began.
In the sky, the resplendent red tribulation cloud began to expand rapidly from its previous size of ten thousand miles, gradually reaching a size of a million miles or even larger.
By this point, Du Gang had nothing more to hide. He transformed into a giant 100 million meters tall, looking up at the tribulation clouds.
Yes, this tribulation cloud was really high, as if it knew how tall he could transform into, and even though he had transformed, he could still only look up at it.
“It’s about to start!”
Everyone was watching closely at this moment.
“Boom rumble!”
In the red tribulation cloud, celestial soldiers and generals formed by karmic power slowly emerged over time.
“They’re really here!”
Everyone was shocked to see them in the sky.
These divine soldiers and generals were different from those in people’s perceptions.These celestial soldiers and generals were like deadly poisons, making one feel a sense of fear.
Even the heads of major families were fearful.
Long Aotian gulped down saliva, “Damn it, are we supposed to block these guys?!”
“Haha!”
Little Hawk King sneered, “Aren’t you the one who was so eager to rush up? Why the hesitation now?!”
“Who’s backing out?”
Long Aotian retorted, “I was just expressing a thought, and I’m not backing out.”
“That’s more like it!”
Little Hawk King laughed and said, “Why not have a competition? We haven’t fought each other on the level of Sector Lords before, let’s have a go now as God Spirits?”
“Haha!”
Long Aotian laughed and said, “Let’s have this competition! Who can kill more celestial soldiers!”
“Okay!”
At that moment, other celestial prodigies laughed and spoke out in agreement.
“Count me in!”
“How could I miss something like this!”
Observing from afar, the crowd was moved by the carefree attitudes of these prodigies.
“These are the celestial prodigies…”
“These are the strongest people of this generation!”
“At the very least, their courage and generosity are beyond my reach!”
“Boom rumble!”
Finally, a red tribulation cloud finished brewing and released a celestial soldier wielding a long spear to attack Du Gang.
This seemed to be a signal, a signal for an attack. The red clouds in the sky split apart, sending heavenly soldiers and generals furiously storming towards Du Gang.
“Let’s go!”
With a loud yell from Du Gang, all the numerous Gods who had been waiting for a long time on the ground soared into the air.
Among these people were the eighteen God Spirits who had previously entered the temple with Du Gang, as well as the ninety-eight God Spirits who had entered the South Mountain Secret Realm later.
In addition to these people, there were another forty or fifty who had become gods long ago and who still held Gods’ Talismans from Du Gang.
In total, nearly two hundred God Spirits ascended into the sky, flying towards the attacking celestial soldiers.
“Attack!”
Each person against one celestial soldier, in an instant, they were all engaged in a fierce battle with nearly two hundred celestial soldiers.
As expected, these celestial soldiers were incredibly powerful. Even the third-rank God Spirits among them were struggling to gain an advantage.
These celestial soldiers seemed to be able to increase their strength at will, but they didn’t go beyond the capability of the Gods.
Almost every God Spirit encountered celestial soldiers that were stronger than them, but they could still barely resist.
This sight shocked the spectators.
“Each celestial soldier is equivalent to a God Spirit…”
“The good news is, it seems like they are not ganging up to attack!”
Everyone noticed that although there were hundreds of millions of these celestial soldiers, each of the two hundred people was basically confronting one each, without any surplus soldiers to deal with them.
At this moment, the vast majority of the heavenly soldiers surged towards Du Gang.
“Kill!”
At this moment, Du Gang didn’t hesitate at all, summoning his Ancient Divine Spear and attacking the enemy.
In an instant, he was facing tens of thousands of celestial soldiers and generals all at once.
“Boom boom boom!”
Surprisingly, Du Gang, who was furiously killing the celestial soldiers that others found hard to defeat, turned them into clouds of smoke and dispersed them.
However, even so, Du Gang was still at a disadvantage. There were simply too many celestial soldiers and generals.
They were almost endless, continuously emerging from the tribulation clouds and joining the battle without rest.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
At this moment, Du Gang turned into an Asura and began to fight viciously.
His body was too large, and each thrust of the spear could kill hundreds of celestial soldiers, but it still wasn’t enough!
More and more celestial soldiers and generals attacked him, their phantom artifacts seeming real, battering Du Gang’s body, tearing skin and flesh.
These were just surface wounds, what truly distressed Du Gang was that each of these celestial soldiers and generals, upon death, turned into a form of karma that wafted towards his body.
He didn’t know what function this karma had, although it didn’t physically hurt him, it gave him the impulse and thought of resisting it.
“Impossible!”
Du Gang roared, “You are innocent and so am I!”
“You are of the cosmic human race, and so am I!”
“You are marginalized beings, and so am I!”
“You are right, and so am I!”
With his roar, the ideas that had originally arisen gradually faded away.
The karma attacks could no longer threaten him.
“Kill!”
So, the situation returned to the previous state of furious slaughter.
Compared to Du Gang, the others appeared to be slacking off, each of them dealing with a celestial soldier for a long time without determining a winner.
“Don’t they both face different strength celestial soldiers?!”
Everyone was curious but still focused their gaze on Du Gang.
“Puff!”
After fighting for a while again, Du Gang was attacked by a celestial general and spat out blood.
At this moment, he was soaked in blood. Although these celestial soldiers and generals were small, their strength was not weak, and they could easily break his skin and injure him.
At this moment, he felt like he was being slowly tortured by countless people, and the pain was unbearable.
“Crack!”
Seeing this, Du Gang hurriedly took out a divine herb and swallowed it.
Who knew that the divine herb, which had worked miracles before, barely had an effect after being swallowed, as if it was suppressed.
It was not suppressed, but rather Du Gang’s injuries were too numerous. The divine herb couldn’t keep up with healing.
After all, his body size was too large, not the usual humanoid size, and the energy in the divine herb was insufficient!
Seeing this, Du Gang didn’t hesitate and quickly swallowed all the divine herbs he had.
“Boom!”
This time, a powerful green energy exploded within his body, quickly flowing towards his limbs and starting to repair his battered body.
Damn it!
Du Gang cursed under his breath, he had never consumed divine herbs after transforming, and he didn’t expect the effects to be so minimal.
Looking at the endless tribulation clouds in the distance, and the heavenly soldiers and generals endlessly emerging from them, he was somewhat confused.
Wasn’t it said that, with my status, I could resist? That there’s a chance of survival?!
At this moment, he couldn’t hold on for too long. This energy could at most repair his body a few times before it lost its effect.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
Even if Du Gang was distracted, he still continued fighting tirelessly.
Every thrust of his spear would kill a large number of celestial soldiers, turning them into smoke, but still, infinite celestial soldiers and generals descended!
In a short while, Du Gang once again became bloodied.
Feeling his bodily injury, he was somewhat uncomfortable. At most, a quarter of an hour later, he would die.
These celestial soldiers and generals, although ordinary, every attack seemed to be able to damage his origin, causing him to constantly bleed.
“Du Gang is finished!”
“The Ancient God is doomed!”
At this moment, everyone saw that Du Gang was nearing his end and was about to be destroyed.
“Alas, as expected, he still can’t overcome it!”
“Yeah, this kind of curse, it’s too terrible!”
“This is karma, no matter who you are, even the Supreme, can’t resist…”
Everyone was full of regret, feeling sorry for Supreme Pangu and the Ancient God clan.
“Boom!”
All of a sudden, a massive bolt of lightning appeared in the sky, heading straight towards Du Gang.
“Boom!”
This bolt of thunder, possessing immense divine power, shot Du Gang into the ground in an instant. Countless lightning snakes slithered inside his body, ruthlessly wreaking havoc on his physical structure.
And at that moment, Du Gang became immobile.
Desperation crept into his eyes.
Didn’t they say, I am the sliver of hope for survival?
Where is this survival they speak of?!
He was unwillingly to accept his fate!
He had just learned about the Primordial Continent, just gained clear enlightenment about everything. How could he just die like this?!
Gazing at the storm clouds in the sky that continued to roar menacingly, Du Gang roared out,
“Life came before death, this is the law of the universe…”
“Without Pangu, we wouldn’t even have life, how could we have death?!”
“I am both an Ancient God and a cosmic human, by what right do you claim my life?!”
“Heavenly Dao, what exactly are you? On what authority do you rule over me?!!”
At that moment, it was as if Du Gang had gone mad, daring to question the Heavenly Dao itself.
“Vroom!”
In that instant, the heavenly officers and soldiers that were relentlessly attacking him all came to a sudden halt.
They were old and young, male and female, staring blankly at Du Gang with wooden expressions.
It was as if they were pondering whether Du Gang’s words were true or false.
Did it work?!
Yao Zixuan’s previously contracted pupils relaxed slightly, and his tightly clenched fists also slowly loosened.
Not just him, at that moment, everyone on the outside was attentively watching everything unfold, all curious, to see whether Du Gang could overcome this catastrophe.
“Rumble!”
As if in response to the Heavenly Dao, the tribulation thunder in the sky continued to brew with an even larger wave of thunder.
Seeing this, Du Gang only became more enraged!
Furious beyond measure!
In that moment, invisible strength surged from somewhere, enabling him to break free from his paralysis induced by the lightning, forcing himself to stand upright.
He looked up at the heavens.
His lips curled into a gruesome and frenzied sneer as he fiercely said: “What right do you have to rule over me?!”
He was defiant!
“Rumble!!!”
As if it were the impending wrath of Heavenly Dao, a terrifying bolt of lightning descended towards Du Gang.
This bolt of lightning, possessing boundless might, seemed capable of annihilating anything, causing souls to tremble involuntarily.
“Boom!”
This bolt of lightning struck Du Gang directly, driving him hundreds of meters into the ground.
But astonishingly, he did not die. This bolt did not kill him.
He was still standing amidst the sea of lightning, unyielding, refusing to accept defeat, and valiantly resisting!
“Rumble rumble rumble!”
At that moment, it wasn’t just one storm cloud anymore; the heavens seemed to be in a frenzy.
Above in the sky, all the storm clouds began to roar, gathering thunder clouds and radiating an overwhelming power that made people’s hearts palpitate in terror.
And the crowd had long retreated thirty thousand miles—not because they wanted to, but the remaining power was too strong, making it impossible for them to stay.
Not just them, but even the two hundred god-level experts who had previously fought against the heavenly soldiers were now pinned to the ground by the might of the Heavenly Dao, unable to rise.
“Rumble!”
Finally, after brewing for a moment, the heavenly lightning descended and hit Du Gang all at once.
“Bang bang bang!”
The intense impact resounded continuously.
Every bolt of tribulation lightning that came down forced Du Gang’s body a bit lower.
Each bolt of tribulation lightning relentlessly struck Du Gang’s body, sinking him deeper and deeper.
In just a short amount of time, the previously towering giant, ten thousand kilometers tall, was beaten down to ground level. He was blasted deep into the earth!
But the lightning did not cease.
In that moment, countless bolts of lightning emitted a bright, blazing illumination, turning the dark night sky into something akin to broad daylight.
“Is he dead?!”
The crowd collectively gasped, staring at the temporarily paused lightning.
Then, a trembling voice came.
“My life is my own to command, not the heavens’!”
A figure quickly shot out from the ground, soared into the air, fearlessly charging towards the tribulation clouds in the sky.
“This!”
All were shocked and incredulous as they stared at him.
“What is he trying to do?!”
“Oh my god, he’s actually counterattacking the heavenly tribulation!”
“Is this defying the heavens?!”
Long Aotian watched Du Gang’s actions, astounded beyond belief.
“Charge!”
Du Gang, now back to human form, was like a flash of lightning that instantaneously burst into the tribulation clouds.
“Bang!!”
With a casual punch, the once fearsome tribulation cloud that exuded terrifying awe, was shattered in an instant!
“How is that possible!?”
Everyone in the distance was horrified, watching slack-jawed.
“Kill!”
At this moment, Du Gang furiously attacked the tribulation clouds. Every punch and kick unleashed unimaginable force, pulverizing the clouds in an instant.
In the span of one cup of tea, all of the tribulation clouds in the sky disappeared.
Only the originally stunned celestial soldiers and generals were left, all staring at him dumbly.
Looking at his once peers, now celestial soldiers and generals, or perhaps called karma, Du Gang declared word by word, “In the future, if I have the ability, I will definitely establish a cycle of six realms, giving the dead the chance to be reborn!”
“Boom, boom, boom!”
At this moment, as if in response, the nearly dissipated tribulation clouds roared three times.
Simultaneously, the sky-covering celestial soldiers and generals seemed to smile, one by one dispersing.
“Boom!”
Just when everyone was amazed that Du Gang had passed through the tribulation, another huge cloud again gathered in the sky.
This time, it was purple, not red.
“What’s going on, it’s not over yet?”
“I knew it, it couldn’t be that easy…”
Everyone sighed.
They thought Du Gang had made it through the tribulation, only to realize, this was just the beginning!
Du Gang, however, who was the centerpiece, greeted this tribulation not with anger, but with a light smile.
“He can still laugh!”
“What a bold spirit!”
“Boom!”
At this moment, the purple thundercloud dropped another bolt of lightning.
“Rumble!”
One purple thunderbolt after another descended onto Du Gang’s body like lasers.
This time, his body was not smashed into the ground, but each thunderous boom displayed its massive power.
“The previous one was the Karma Lightning Tribulation. This time it seems to be the Purple Chaotic Thunder Tribulation…”
A great power muttered in horror, “I heard this is the tribulation only Supreme figures would face!”
“Boom!”
“No, it’s not, it only contains a shred of its power, but it’s still more than he can handle!”
Everyone was stunned, wondering just how formidable Du Gang’s physical body was to withstand even a iota of the Purple Chaotic Divine Thunder.
At this moment, Du Gang was covered in blood, his Divine Power depleted, his spirit shattered, and his body teetering on the brink of collapse. Yet, he refused to give up.
He stood tall, constantly ascending, fighting with all his might!
Even his eyes seemed brighter and more resolute than ever.
“Hiss, hiss, hiss!”
In an instant, his body turned charred and black, and even the smell of roasted meat wafted in the air.
The smell of coriander?
Du Gang chuckled amidst his pain.
“Life is what I desire, but what I desire more than life, I wouldn’t compromise to get!”
“Death is what I fear, but what I fear more than death, I wouldn’t avoid troubles to escape it!”
“I’ve done what I should do, be it life or death, I pray to the Ancient God!”
No sooner had he finished speaking than he was shocked to find a surge of life force emerging from within his body.
This was the life force contained within the thunder!
“Crack!”
The charred old skin on his body cracked open, and a new layer of rejuvenated skin was growing.
“Rumble!”
At this moment, death and rebirth were relentlessly unfolding.
“I want to live!”
Seeing a spark of life force, Du Gang kindled hope, and fought hard again.
“Boom, boom, boom!”
Finally, after all the Purple Chaotic Divine Thunder in the sky had come down, the tribulation cloud was gradually dissipating.
“Did he make it?!”
At this moment, everyone was staring at the charred figure without blinking.
“Crack!”
At this moment, the charred skin split open, revealing Du Gang reborn within!
“He made it!”
“He really survived the Ancient God Tribulation!”
PS: This book has been through five outlines, this is the last one. Orange Cat is a new author and made quite a few mistakes. If investigated, this book could actually be split into five different themed books…
Even though the subscription has dropped by tens of times, at least it’s an experience gained, lessons learned, and some pointers concluded. The next one is likely to be even better.
However, I haven’t given up on this one. As long as there is still a manuscript fee and as long as it can maintain the minimum living standard, Orange Cat will try to finish it. The previous one ended at about 100k words at most, this one, Orange Cat’s initial target is 3 million words. If possible, Orange Cat also wants to write a super-long narrative, reaching seven to eight million words, and exercise the ability to control long texts.
PS: Thinking about the later settings and plots, the next chapter is around 12 o’clock tonight, probably more than 20k words. (After all, Orange Cat still wants to update a million words a month, breaking the web novel industry record. Actually breaking 900k words a month is a new record, but Orange Cat wants to break 1M words.)