Chapter 532: Chapter 439: Killing Tribulation Fills the Sky, Peril at 1,000 Jun (Part 2)

There was no time to think, the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch raised his hand, and nine orbs of light behind him emitted a blazing brilliance. Volcanoes, earthquakes, cold waves, plagues... endless catastrophes descended. Whether it was the Ancient Netherworld Continent or the Celestial Ghost Buddha’s Star Realm, both were thrown into chaos in an instant.

The harrowing screams resounded in all directions. Those immortals were simply no match for him, and in the blink of an eye, several Little Worlds had collapsed and perished. Countless mortal cultivators were reduced to dust, and the operation of the Grand Array was forcibly halted.

The eerie and joyous laughter of the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch echoed through the heavens and the earth, "Ha, Celestial Ghost Monk, come out and see me!"

He hadn’t expected such an easy success. As long as he could stall the Celestial Ghost Buddha a bit longer, the significant loss would cost the opponent several days, at the very least. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

However, he immediately sensed something was amiss.

Not only did the Celestial Ghost Buddha not respond, but there was also no sense of his presence in the Star Realm above, leaving only immortals staring at him in terror and confusion.

"That bald donkey..."

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch instantly understood what was happening, and his face twisted in anger, "That bald donkey truly has no shame!"

Saying this, he paid no further attention to the nervous and frightened subordinates of the Celestial Ghost Buddha and immediately disappeared, heading back to his own Star Realm.

In mere breaths, he had returned, just in time to see nearly half of his Star Realm collapsing, littered with corpses ablaze with ghost fire. A few of his Nine Tribulation Generals were being suppressed by the black Slaughter Tower, struggling bitterly.

The massive figure of the Celestial Ghost Buddha turned to look at him, with a still indifferent expression, but there was a trace of anger and complexity in his eyes.

The two had been fighting for thousands of years, both claiming supremacy and venerability. They usually sent their underlings to fight, but at this critical moment, both had chosen to personally engage in underhanded tactics.

Boom!

Given the situation, the two did not waste words and simultaneously took action. Instantly, a sinister wind howled, and terrifying immortal light tore through space.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch, having cultivated the "Nine Prisons Reincarnation Scripture", had slain countless Disaster Beasts to merge them into the nine orbs of light behind him. Now, unleashing his full power, enormous Disaster Beast Evil Spirits swarmed out, their howls shaking the heavens and the earth.

The Celestial Ghost Buddha was no less formidable. He refined endless evil qi to create the Slaughter Tower and captured countless Immortal Fiends to place within it, conducting evil sacrifices night and day.

Both ancient monsters struck at once, and strange visions descended. Space distorted, the heavens collapsed, and the shadows of Disaster Beast Evil Spirits and Immortal Fiends gnawed and swallowed each other.

Boom, boom, boom!

On the Ancient Netherworld Continent, massive land plates cracked, black sand whistled upward, freezing or melting in an instant. Jagged rocks hard as iron crumbled into dust in a moment.

The two old monsters fought fiercely, unleashing their full power, and the impact spread over the entire continent, making the Ancient Netherworld Space seem on the brink of apocalypse.

On the two Star Realms above, orbs of light soared into the sky. Immortals retreated frantically, while mortal cultivators gazed in terror at the Star Realm Grand Array on the verge of collapse.

Perhaps because the killing tribulation had commenced and there was no retreat, or due to the terrifying and bizarre Domains of the two old monsters affecting their minds, all the immortals’ eyes turned blood-red, and they charged into chaotic slaughter.

Boom!

The Ancient Netherworld Continent trembled, surrounding massive stones continued collapsing, shattering into the Dark Void.

Buzz!

Terrorizing immortal light, evil qi, and disaster fire entwined and frenziedly diffused, space almost transformed into chaos. Visible shockwaves surged like waves, one after another.

Affected by the upheaval, majestic ancient Stone Halls at the center of the Netherworld Continent began to tremble violently and crack, followed by large-scale collapse.

Roar!

Two huge black shadows soared into the sky. One was an armor-clad giant beast as large as a mountain, with numerous hollow eyes on its head, surrounded by constantly diffusing black mist that turned even stones into pus...

The other was a twisted orb of light, like an inflating balloon growing larger, soon hanging in the firmament like a Moon Star. Mortal cultivators who glanced up immediately grew red fur, went mad, and tore off their companions’ heads...

This was precisely the Starry Sky Evil God Divine Fiend Zhang Kui sought, originally sleeping within the Netherworld Palace, now awakened by the great battle and unleashing its might.

Along with it emerged many oddities, including the Corpse Demons of the Heritage Zhou had encountered, as well as Disaster Beasts and Star Beast Evil Spirits.

These beings, though powerful, were mere cannon fodder in such a massive battle, instantly swallowed by the twisted space and endless immortal light. Only the two Starry Sky Evil God Divine Fiends were peculiarly extraordinary, wantonly slaughtering all life.

The two old monsters, Nine Calamities Divine Monarch and Celestial Ghost Buddha, naturally harbored no fear, but tangled in their own fight, they couldn’t manage to save their subordinates from falling.

If the defensive core "Black Calamity" was still in place, no one would dare strike so wantonly. But when Zhang Kui took the Ancient Divine Statue, the fate of this Ancient Netherworld Secret Realm might have already been sealed.

From a distant view, the entire Ancient Netherworld Continent island seemed to start tilting slowly...

...

Rumble!

Large stone blocks accompanied by dust continuously fell as surrounding stone pillars cracked with splitting sounds.

Zhang Kui and his group, exploring their way out, came to a stop.

"What...what happened?"

The two demons from the Spirit Corpse Sect looked around in panic and disbelief, feeling as if doomsday was approaching.

Fatty Tiger also swallowed hard, anxiously swishing his long tail, "Taoist, isn’t this place a separate space? Why does it feel like it’s about to collapse?"

Zhang Kui’s expression was grim. Without a word, he began to fully exert his Observing Through a Wall Immortal Skill, as stars and cosmic rotation reflected in his pupils.

He had a hunch that something had happened outside the Netherworld. Because it was a separate space, he could only investigate through the Observing Through a Wall Immortal Skill.

Amidst the space tremors and falling stones, the power suppressing cultivation was somewhat weakened but still present. Zhang Kui had to mobilize all his mana to gradually penetrate the space barrier.

What came into view were blinding lights and a chilling chaos. Murderous intent pervaded the void, as if the end of all things was upon them.

Damn!

Zhang Kui felt his scalp go numb, "This is bad; the great battle has begun. Without the protection of ’Black Calamity,’ the entire Secret Realm may collapse. Let’s get out of here quickly!"

With that, he directly expanded the Void Domain, enveloping the group, and they spiraled away rapidly.

This space was extensive, with almost every stone pillar suppressing a Demon Corpse or Disaster Beast Evil Spirit, and possibly even a lurking Starry Sky Evil God Divine Fiend.

Zhang Kui had initially intended to proceed cautiously, considering the suppression of cultivation here to prevent being ambushed by these evil beings. But the situation was urgent, leaving no time to deal with them now.

Roar!

With the space on the verge of collapse and their blatant aura, waves of uproar were immediately stirred.

On one towering Heaven-Reaching Stone Pillar after another, hundred-meter-high Demon Corpses, their eyes ablaze with blood flames, roared as they broke free from chains, brimming with endless resentment and evil poison, surging toward them.

The space along the way was entirely corroded and twisted. Moreover, with the Divine Statue used for suppression taken by him, the entire space became even more unstable, with thick space fissures appearing.

These were not exits but absolute nothingness, akin to the sharpest blades. Even Zhang Kui’s current body would be torn to pieces if touched.

"Get lost!"

Zhang Kui was irked. He glared fiercely, bellowing as he directly summoned the Immortal King Tower. Its dazzling brilliance swirling, the black hole at the tower’s base hummed and spun, and regardless of what bizarre entities, anything blocking the way was swept into the Immortal Tower’s space.

They sprinted onward, with massive Demon Corpses occasionally sucked into the Immortal King Tower’s void like vortices. Zhang Kui even glimpsed some strange existences he couldn’t recognize.

As countless Demon Corpses surged in, the Immortal King Tower grew heavier, Divine Thought became sluggish, and it felt as though a thousand-pound boulder was pressing on his chest.

Not good!

Zhang Kui inwardly sensed trouble. Although the Immortal King Tower was formidable, its power depended on its master’s cultivation. After taking in and suppressing so many Demon Corpses and oddities, his Divine Soul was overwhelmed. If this continued, the Immortal King Tower might immediately reverse, sucking him into a desiccated corpse.

Just then, Zhang Kui suddenly sensed a space presence.

There was no world-ending murderous intent. It wasn’t the exit to the outside either, with its location unknown.

But there was no time to care. Zhang Kui immediately cast Time Freeze, and mystical white light instantly froze everything. Before the purgatory could collapse, their figures vanished...