studiobondurri Chapter 860: Karmic Tribulation
Chapter 860: Karmic Tribulation
Chapter 860: Chapter 860: Karmic Tribulation Sikong Jiu’s pupils reflected endless fury.
Strictly speaking, there was a karmic connection between Sikong Jiu and the Myriad Tribulations Great Formation.
Because the cultivator who created this formation was also in the Emperor Realm and had once sworn brotherhood with Sikong Jiu; both were hunted by the ancient Tiangui.
Actually.
Sikong Jiu had fantasized more than once.
He managed to survive until now, surely not all his brothers from back then had died?
But now...
Sikong Jiu had abandoned such unrealistic fantasies.
If not dead, that good brother would never have handed over the Myriad Tribulations Great Formation; it was his means of living.
"Yuan Ying, you won’t die a good death!"
Two lines of tears rolled down from Sikong Jiu’s eyes.
He hated.
He was angry.
Sikong Jiu couldn’t help but howl to the sky.
Facing this suddenly deranged child, the minions of the Tian Gui Tribe did not take him seriously.
They had only one enemy.
And that was the number one in the Immortal Domain today, Great Emperor Qingfeng!
"Xu Qingfeng! We have been training this formation since the day you became emperor, waiting for a full eighty thousand years."
Holy Master of Quicksand Tower shouted angrily: "Today, with Emperor Blood, we proclaim to the Four Immortal Domains, the Human Race will no longer have an emperor!"
"..."
The Holy Masters were shocked.
Dozens of Quasi-Emperors, hundreds of Immortal Venerables had been cooperating with the Slaying Emperor Formation since eighty thousand years ago, could Great Emperor Qingfeng really escape today?
Some worried.
Some feared.
And some looked indifferent, as if they were mere spectators, as if the battle that could change the situation in the Immortal Domain had nothing to do with them.
...
"Boom!"
Dozens of heavenly tribulations accumulated, shining in all colors.
If not for the terrifying doomsday aura crushing the heavens and shattering stars, it might be even more splendid.
Xu Lai raised his head.
Looking at the tribulation clouds in the sky, among them were a few great tribulations he had once traversed.
Xu Lai suddenly smiled.
For the Immortal Domain, he had obliterated all souls unable to reincarnate, thus tainting himself with karma.
Bringing about one of the strongest tribulations of all time, the Karmic Tribulation, an inevitable death.
Yet standing at the pinnacle of the Immortal Domain, venerated by myriad tribes, the Great Emperor of the Tian Gui Tribe had similarly prepared a great tribulation for him, Xu Qingfeng.
One tribulation, to save people.
One tribulation, to kill people.
Seeing the smile on Great Emperor Qingfeng’s face, the formation setters felt their hearts skip a beat, inexplicably tense.
Understanding.
Before them stood a Great Emperor!
Could the formation passed down by the Tian Gui Tribe really be effective?
The doubt existed in their hearts for less than two breaths because as the formation took shape, the first tribulation thunder fell.
Its aura could easily wipe out a Quasi-Emperor!
The cost was also significant, as an Immortal Venerable Realm’s spiritual energy was directly drained, vomiting a mouthful of blood and severely injured among the auspicious clouds.
This tribulation thunder.
Shattered inch by inch ten feet before Xu Lai, he squinted at the second tribulation thunder already gathering in the tribulation clouds.
Its power was several times stronger than the previous one, capable of killing the Nine Heavens of the Quasi-Emperor, at the cost of draining the spiritual energy from thirty Immortal Venerables and seven Quasi-Emperors.
"The Supreme Emperor!"
Sikong Jiu shouted: "Don’t let this thunder fall, once it does...the third tribulation thunder will instantly form, capable of killing the Emperor Realm!!!"
Ultimately, it was the signature formation of his good brother from the past; Sikong Jiu was well aware of the power of the Myriad Tribulations Great Formation.
But.
It was still said too late.
The second formation had already descended.
This time, the tribulation thunder halted one foot before Xu Lai, unable to move forward.
But the third tribulation thunder arrived in an instant, entirely black, only as long as an adult’s arm, looking so inconspicuous, and with no terrifying aura emanating.
Yet.
It made Sikong Jiu’s scalp tingle and tense the hearts of all present Holy Masters.
They knew, if they were the target of this tribulation thunder, there was no escape!
As the ’tribulation passer’, Xu Lai never thought of escaping, instead looked at the tribulation thunder instantly appearing in front of him, sighing softly.
Then.
Holding no longer concealed, nor suppressed his own Karmic Tribulation.
After ’growing’ for another two days, the range covered by the Karmic Tribulation above Xu Lai’s head became increasingly terrifying.
Upon appearing, the space and time on the scene seemed to stagnate, especially that third tribulation thunder capable of killing the Emperor Realm.
Stuck directly in the air, unable to move!
Xu Lai knew.
Under normal circumstances, under the bombardment of the Myriad Tribulations Great Formation, the ideal outcome would be heavy injury.
But.
Xu Lai had the Karmic Tribulation spell of doom.
The Great Karmic Tribulation had not yet fully formed; there was still an endless gathering of karma. How could the Heavenly Dao allow Xu Lai to die?
After all.
The Karmic Tribulation represented the righteous judgement descended by the Heavenly Dao.
"Boom!"
The tribulation clouds of the Great Karmic Tribulation above Xu Lai’s head rolled, forming a towering humanoid being, looking down upon thousands of Holy Masters perched on the auspicious clouds.
The watched ones trembled in fear, only feeling their Tao foundation shaking, ready to collapse at any moment.
They dared not raise their heads and stared down, horrified that the Supreme Emperor was tainted with the Great Karmic Tribulation!
Afterward, this humanoid being looked at Xu Lai, its gaze cold and devoid of emotion.
Xu Lai did not expect any feelings from it.
After all, it was a being formed by the laws of the Heavenly Dao, an existence without consciousness.
They.
Were truly killing machines.
Unaffected by anything irrelevant.
They absolutely would not allow the ’sinner’ to die prematurely, especially not under any other heavenly tribulations.
Therefore.
This humanoid being reached out with its hand, grasped the tribulation thunder less than half a meter from Xu Lai’s forehead, and slowly crushed it.
"Puff"
"Puff"
"Puff"
"..."
The Myriad Tribulations Great Formation set by the party of the Tian Gui Tribe shattered instantly; each Holy Master suffered backlash, consecutively vomiting large amounts of essence blood.
They were furious.
Having calculated countless possibilities, they never expected the Supreme Emperor to break the game in this way.
A sense of inexplicable sorrow surged within them.
How could they not know that the disappearance of the Samsara Sea was related to the Tian Gui Tribe?
This meant going around in circles for years; the cooperation in setting the formation had been in vain!
"Still lacking virtue."
With a cold laugh, Sikong Jiu remarked, making nearly two hundred Holy Masters furious enough to spill more blood.
"Xu Qingfeng, you’ve been tainted with the Karmic Tribulation; you won’t live long!" a Holy Master shouted.
"Indeed."
Xu Lai did not refute, calmly nodding: "I won’t live much longer, so I must do what needs to be done before I die."
With a wave of his hand.
The Karmic Tribulation dispersed.
Instead of vanishing, it returned to continue accumulating in the darkness.
Once a certain threshold was reached, the killing tribulation would descend, leading to true irreversible doom.
"Too bad, I won’t see that day..."
A Holy Master spoke in grief; their faction was a pawn of the Tian Gui Tribe, knowing today they would inevitably face retribution.
It was indeed so.
Xu Lai holding the Qingfeng Sword took steps, and then the Immortal’s Demise fell one after another, making the cultivators of the Four Immortal Domains plunge once more into infinite fear.