Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Heavenly Tribulation? Dragging Sealing Demon into the Water

Everyone’s eyes instantly widened in disbelief.

They had thought some Great Demon was undergoing a tribulation, but it turned out to be...

A Demon Cultivator?

"How could it be a Demon Cultivator?"

"When did a Demon Cultivator sneak into these mountains? The demon beasts didn’t even notice?"

The crowd was in an uproar of astonishment, and the Beast Clan was in no better shape.

A group of Half-transformed Beasts huddled together, staring at the figure in the sky as if they had been struck by lightning.

An enemy had infiltrated their ranks and was now attempting Divinity Transformation, while they were still busy charging the front lines.

It was a resounding, painful slap in the face.

Song Wanning ascended high into the sky, her form wreathed in so much Demonic Qi that no one could make out her features, much less sense her true aura.

Even her own father wouldn’t have recognized her.

She gazed down indifferently. She had originally planned to rescue the members of the Song Family first, but unexpectedly, the Great Demon had abandoned them and come straight for her.

"Who are you?"

The Great Demon rose into the sky, keeping a great distance from Song Wanning, yet his voice boomed as if he were speaking right in her ear.

Now that Song Wanning was the target of the Heavenly Tribulation, no one dared to provoke her, lest they be pulled into it as well.

Even if the Great Demon wanted to kill her on the spot, it was nothing more than a fantasy for now.

"And who are you?"

Song Wanning deliberately distorted her voice, making it sound like that of a vigorous old man.

"Me? I am the King of Ten Thousand Demons, Sealing Demon!"

A demonic air clung to his name as he spoke it. Sealing Demon licked his moist, red lips, a predatory glint in his eyes.

’If I can devour this Demon, my Cultivation will surely reach a new level.’

"Sealing Demon? Never heard of you."

Song Wanning replied nonchalantly, but inwardly, she was shaken.

Though she had never met Sealing Demon in her previous life, his name was legendary.

All because he had died for "love"...

And the one he loved so deeply was none other than Ye Chuxue.

’So he’s another one of those devoted male supporting characters.’

’The last one was the Young Master of the Demon Clan, and I just castrated him. Now another one pops up.’

A vicious glint appeared in Song Wanning’s darkening gaze.

’In my past life, the Song Family disciples probably died at Sealing Demon’s hands, treated as toys and casually slaughtered.’

’He might have even known Ye Chuxue at the time, and upon learning that the Song Family didn’t get along with her, decided to take revenge for her.’

As these speculations flooded her mind, Song Wanning suddenly smiled.

’A Great Demon, are you?’

’Willing to die for love, are you?’

’Then let’s do this together!’

A flash of madness crossed her eyes as Song Wanning lunged toward Sealing Demon.

Just then, the Heavenly Tribulation arrived. A rift tore open in the pitch-black sky, and a bolt of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder came crashing down with a deafening roar.

!!!!

Sealing Demon was horrified.

"You’re insane!"

If someone else gets involved in a tribulation, its power doubles!

That’s why cultivators are always extremely cautious, meticulously selecting an isolated place to undergo their tribulations.

He had come out to taunt her, certain the Demon wouldn’t dare to involve him. The outcome, however, was completely unexpected.

’I’ve run into a complete lunatic!’

Sealing Demon was filled with regret, but it was too late. By merely getting closer, he had been locked onto by the Heavenly Thunder.

The ordinary Heavenly Thunder instantly escalated into the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!

’This isn’t a tribulation!’

’This is a Heavenly Punishment!!’

Sealing Demon wanted to turn tail and flee, silently cursing Song Wanning with every fiber of his being.

BOOM—

The Divine Thunder instantly engulfed them both.

"Heavens above, is that the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder? What kind of outrageous crime did this person commit to deserve that?"

"It’s terrifying... Is this the tribulation for Divinity Transformation? I’m not sure I want to advance anymore..."

"Now that a powerful Demon and a Great Demon are both trapped by the Heavenly Tribulation, it would be for the best if they both get wiped out. We’d all be safer!"

By now, all members of the Human Clan had retreated to their encampment, and protective Arrays all around them lit up.

Everyone was fraught with worry. If they succeeded, there would be two new Divinity Transformation experts...

...and both were mortal enemies of the Human Clan. One could only imagine the predicament that would create.

The people below were all praying for the tribulation to fail. Song Wanning was oblivious to their thoughts, and even if she knew, she had no time to spare them any attention.

The moment the Divine Thunder enveloped her, an oppressive sense of impending death washed over her. For an instant, she thought she was finished.

But deep down, she knew she wouldn’t be defeated so easily. Her confidence stemmed from the Tai Chi Pattern in her Dantian.

The Tai Chi Diagram, formed from Demonic Qi and Spiritual Energy, was constantly spinning, radiating a vast, unfathomable, and inviolable aura.

As the Heavenly Tribulation had been gathering, the Tai Chi Pattern had been growing uncontrollably excited...

Song Wanning formed a hand seal, her posture erect as she stood beneath the raging Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.

The Tai Chi Pattern expanded from her Dantian, tightly shrouding her body.

As the Divine Thunder struck, the Tai Chi Pattern shuddered violently. It looked ready to shatter, yet it held firm, protecting her.

Sealing Demon, on the other hand, was not so lucky.

He was a Demon Cultivator, for whom tribulations were already difficult. His kind had an innate fear of lightning, and that remained true even now that he was a Divinity Transformation Great Demon.

The Heavenly Thunder slammed into him, forcing him to instantly revert to his true form—a leopard, whose fur stood on end in terror.

AAAAHH—

He let out a terrible shriek. In the next instant, the Divine Thunder seared all the fur from his body, and his flesh began to emit a sickening stench.

The Divine Thunder smashed him straight into a mountain, and with a tremendous explosion, a crater over a kilometer wide was blasted into its side.

PFFT—

Sealing Demon slammed into the bottom of the crater, nearly every bone in his body shattered.

He coughed up blood, dizzy and disoriented. For a long while, he couldn’t even get up, his heart filled with nothing but terror.

’Humans are so cunning, using countless Magical Treasures to get through their tribulations. But we demon beasts... we have to endure it with our physical bodies alone...’

’If we succeed, our bodies undergo a fundamental transformation. It’s a massive gamble.’

But...

’This is fucking Heavenly Punishment!’

’This isn’t a Heavenly Tribulation at all!!!!!’

Sealing Demon was so full of regret he could have coughed up blood. ’What in the world did that Demon do?’

’If I’d known, I would never have gone anywhere near "him"!’

However, he had little time for regret. A second bolt of Divine Thunder tore through the sky and descended.

The terrifying pressure made one’s entire body tremble.

Sealing Demon’s body trembled, and he shut his eyes in despair.

’If I survive this, I’ll probably be knocked all the way back to the fourth rank...’

BOOM—

The Divine Thunder submerged him once again.

Meanwhile, Song Wanning’s Tai Chi Pattern was still holding.

But its persistence had thoroughly enraged the Heavenly Dao. The third bolt of Divine Thunder descended with overwhelming force, determined to obliterate everything in its path.

At that moment, all the humans and demon beasts were forced to their knees by the pressure, unable to even lift their heads. It felt as though their very breath was being strangled.

In that instant, everything seemed to stand still.

Song Wanning lifted her head, her sharp gaze locking onto the Divine Thunder. Brimming with defiance, she flew up to meet it.

BOOM—

The Tai Chi Pattern shattered, and Song Wanning plummeted downwards.

THUMP—

AAAH—

She landed heavily on Sealing Demon, the impact so painful that he nearly stopped breathing and passed out.