Chapter 2177: Heavenly Tribulation
Regardless of what was said, under Hades’ strong intervention, everyone settled down.
Even the originally most unruly Titan was now behaving very honestly.
After all, Hades was different from Xiao Zheng; her image was always one of extreme dominance. Although Xiao Zheng had his moments of being domineering, most of the time he was very approachable in front of his brothers.
Therefore, after she issued the order, everyone dared not delay and began to take action immediately.
Both Sky Net and the Blood Clan took action, painstakingly searching for Xiao Zheng’s whereabouts.
However, Xiao Zheng knew nothing about the happenings outside.
He was now wholly focused on the matter of seclusion.
After a hard-won acquisition of a piece of Golden Bone, Xiao Zheng planned to use this Golden Bone to strive for a higher realm. If he could successfully breakthrough into the Derivation Realm this time, then even entering the Ancient World alone, he was confident of accomplishing seven victorious entries and exits!
The process of seclusion was invariably tedious.
Xiao Zheng was dwelling in the cave, feeling as though a century had passed.
Suddenly, the energy within his body became violent.
It was like a ticking time bomb had always existed inside him, and now someone had ignited it; instantly, the energy exploded terrifyingly, nearly tearing apart his meridians!
Pain crept across Xiao Zheng’s face, feeling as though someone was tearing at his very soul!
If someone were standing right opposite him now, they would surely be astonished to find that Xiao Zheng’s body was beginning to differentiate slowly. His doppelganger appeared automatically without being summoned, mirroring him in the state of cross-legged cultivation.
Including his actual body and doppelganger, a total of eight Xiao Zhengs were all sitting cross-legged in the cave.
Moreover, this fragmentation piece was not stopping; Xiao Zheng was beginning to conjure new doppelgangers!
The eighth doppelganger, appeared!
The ninth doppelganger, appeared!
The tenth doppelganger, also appeared!
Ten is the number of completeness; once ten doppelgangers are refined, it signifies that Xiao Zheng’s realm has reached the Creation Realm Peak. Yet, his Creation Realm Peak was not like others’.
Even though the number of doppelgangers had reached ten, the tumultuous energy within Xiao Zheng remained unresolved.
The painful expression on his face intensified, with every muscle on his body bulging out.
As for the outside, phenomena were unfolding incessantly.
The originally pitch-black Netherworld suddenly turned stormy right above Xiao Zheng’s seclusion site; a mass of thunderclouds were converging, with Thunder Snakes slithering within them, emanating an aura of destruction.
To the Undead Clan, this power of thunder and lightning was undoubtedly a lethal threat.
All beings of the Undead Clan at this moment felt the aura of death.
On Death God Mountain, within a mysterious ancient castle.
One powerful being after another awoke at that moment.
These individuals were garbed in ancient attire, belonging to different clans, and the aura each emitted could easily ascertain they were at least once powerhouses of the Transcendent Realm.
"What on earth is happening outside? Why would there be a Heavenly Tribulation appearing in the Netherworld?" someone asked.
Yet everyone was filled with confusion internally, not knowing how to respond.
At this juncture, Kurt standing amidst the crowd suddenly thought of something, then exclaimed in shock: "This, could this Heavenly Tribulation be caused by that intruder from yesterday?"
"Intruder? Kurt, what exactly is going on?" a being of terrifying aura asked coldly.
Kurt seemed quite intimidated by him, promptly narrating what happened yesterday to everyone.
After learning the entire story, everyone couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.
"No wonder we didn’t see Jiang Chen earlier; didn’t expect he had already died!" a middle-aged man with a golden-purple complexion frowned and said, "Such a significant event happened, why are you only telling us today?"
Upon hearing this, Kurt immediately felt wronged and replied, "Reporting to Lord Li Xuan, it wasn’t that I didn’t report; it was actually because all the lords were in seclusion. At the time, besides Lord Jiang Chen, I couldn’t find anyone else."
"Forget it, does the Netherworld King know about this?" asked the middle-aged man called Li Xuan.
Kurt then shook his head again.
Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but furrow their brows.
Though Kurt had been somewhat negligent, now wasn’t the time to hold him accountable. Because the thunderclouds in the distance were continuing to expand. Bolt after bolt of lightning flashed amongst the clouds, releasing a terrifying aura.
Boom!
With massive sounds echoing, a lightning bolt as thick as an arm shot down towards Xiao Zheng!
The mound where he was hiding was blasted open, exposing him and his doppelgangers to the air entirely! However, due to the previously released Vigorous Energy Shield, this bolt of lightning did not harm Xiao Zheng in the slightest!
Although Xiao Zheng was not injured, the Netherworld sustained considerable damage.
Lightning inherently being of the utmost Yang nature, a single strike reduced the Yin Sha energy of the Netherworld significantly. This directly impacted the beings of the Undead Clan dependent on the Yin Sha energy for survival; their bodies, to varying extents, suffered some influence.
Some Undead Clan beings of lower realm were instantly reduced to ashes under the overwhelming power of lightning.
As for Li Xuan, Kurt, and the others, their complexions were somewhat pale.
"Lord, what should we do now?"
Kurt, tremblingly asked while hiding among the crowd.
Li Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "Let’s wait and see first; the aura of that Heavenly Tribulation is overwhelmingly powerful; going over would be akin to death. Once he gets through the Heavenly Tribulation, we’ll strike and kill him!"
"Since he was able to bring about a Heavenly Tribulation, it means there’s certainly some treasure on him!"
"Everyone be ready for battle at any moment; once the Heavenly Tribulation dissipates, we’ll act immediately!"
"What if he doesn’t withstand the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation?" someone couldn’t help but ask.
"If he doesn’t withstand the baptism of the Heavenly Tribulation, then naturally we won’t need to act." Li Xuan said, "Stop talking nonsense, the second bolt of Heavenly Tribulation is about to strike!"
Upon hearing his words, everyone’s gaze immediately shifted towards where Xiao Zheng was located.
At this point, the second lightning bolt was already plummeting towards Xiao Zheng’s head!
Boom!
The terrifying explosion echoed once again, centered around Xiao Zheng, the hundred meters radius was entirely enveloped by lightning as if forming a Thunder Sea!
Even a mere trace of aura leaked from this Thunder Sea caused palpitations among Li Xuan and others standing far away on Death God Mountain!
But this was not the end!
The third and final lightning bolt was also thundering down now!